Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1297 611: The Struggle for Taiyue

The Black Pot returned from afar, back to the Tower Ship, looking around in confusion, unable to find traces of Luo Xiyao and the mute, and couldn't help but feel perplexed.

"They are noble-hearted, for feeling guilty about the threat that happened aboard their ship to us passengers, so they left the ship to us and departed on their own."

Chen Shi explained to the Black Pot, spreading out the Geographical Map, to determine the location of their ship.

"Woof?" The Black Pot deeply doubted this.

Miss Tenfold is clearly very greedy, how could she feel guilty and give the ship away, choosing to walk herself?

At this time, the big fish pulling the ship laughed, "Two Dao friends, they are not the ship owners, I am the ship owner. This ship is mine, I had agreed with them that they would collect money, I would sail the ship, and afterward, they would receive thirty percent and I seventy percent."

Chen Shi was stunned and moved to the bow, addressing the big fish in the Xuanhuang Sea, "Dao Brother, you are not a Cultivator, what do you need so much money for?"

"Though I am not human, I also cultivate."

The big fish laughed, "I too have a heart seeking the Dao, an ambition to achieve the Dao, a desire for enlightenment, making money is only for better cultivation. I am a being of awakened wisdom, why should cultivation require a human form?"

Chen Shi greatly admired this, "I've learned a lot."

He continued to consult the Geographical Map.

The Xuanhuang Sea is vast and boundless, most islands are carried by giant turtles swimming in the sea, thus one cannot determine direction based on these islands. However, the Geographical Map marks some immovable islands, these islands are rooted in the depths of the Xuanhuang Sea, unshakable, and the closest island to Chen Shi and the others is called Taiyue Island.

Besides the islands, one can also gaze at the Heavenly Palace of Emperor Ziwei, that palace lies in the polar region amidst the constellations, from any place in the Earth Immortal Realm, it is always situated precisely to the north.

With these two places, it's enough to determine their location.

Chen Shi tugged at the Tower Ship's iron chain, instructed the big fish pulling the ship, and immediately, the big fish of the Xuanhuang Sea pulled the Tower Ship toward Taiyue Island.

The big fish pulling the ship was quite a talker, swimming while chatting with Chen Shi and the Black Pot, "You two don't need to flip through the Geographical Map, just find me, Yu San, directly upon arriving in the Xuanhuang Sea. Though I may not dare claim the best, when it comes to understanding the geography of the Xuanhuang Sea, I, Yu San, claim second, no fish would dare claim first."

Chen Shi inquired, "Do you know the Thick Virtue and Bright Heaven Palace?"

Yu San felt somewhat embarrassed, saying, "That place is the territory of Emperor Houtu, how could I enter there? But if it were any other place, I would know it all. The Taiyue Island you're heading to is considered a famous mountain in the Xuanhuang Sea, with a peculiar origin. The Xuanhuang Sea is unfathomable, and this mountain is likewise unfathomable. Someone once bribed me to swim to the end of Taiyue Island's mountain roots. I swam desperately downwards, swam for an unknown time and distance, yet still couldn't reach the mountain's end."

Chen Shi and the Black Pot were utterly shocked, is this really an island?

Yu San continued, "I even suspect that Taiyue Island's mountain roots have pierced through the Xuanhuang Sea, growing from an unknown realm as a Divine Mountain. There's also a rumor that this island is a piece of extraterrestrial rock that flew from some unknown realm and crashed into the Xuanhuang Sea. This rock possesses incredible power, able to shuttle through time and space."

Chen Shi laughed, "The more you say, the more mysterious it sounds."

The Black Pot nodded repeatedly, expressing disbelief.

Yu San wagged its head, swimming while saying, "I'm not speaking nonsense, but someone discovered that floating in the Xuanhuang Sea in each world, there is often a mountain identical to Taiyue, with absolutely no differences. Some suspect that these mountains are all the same, that is, Taiyue. Those with a penchant for naming have given such mountains the same name, calling them Taiyue."

Chen Shi and the Black Pot were greatly astonished, all these identical mountains across worlds, are they the same mountain? Is Taiyue truly so miraculous?

Ahead, a dragon turtle carries an Immortal Mountain in the sea, slowly swimming by. On the Immortal Mountain are thousands of Immortals, some are playing the zither, some are singing songs, some are brewing tea, and others are leisurely riding cranes, utterly carefree.

Faint singing is heard from the island.

Half a scroll of pine wind half pillows the clouds

Floating fame flung as wave-tossed sand

Not to be a guest before the Jade Emperor's hall

Simply brewing a solitary tea in the Cloud Sea

The song is one to savor, Chen Shi, upon hearing it, felt an overwhelming surge of emotions, saying to the Black Pot, "This is Immortality, this is the Immortal Dao. No striving for fame or wealth, indifferent to honor and distinction, just brewing tea in the Xuanhuang Sea, resting among the clouds, being a free wanderer. These Dao Brothers' realms are far too profound, beyond my reach."

The Black Pot felt a deep resonance, lifting its head and howling, echoing the singing from the Immortal Mountain.

"Stop howling!"

Yu San felt somewhat anxious, poking its head out from the Xuanhuang Sea, staring with its eyes resembling dead fish towards the Immortal Mountain, saying, "On that Immortal Mountain is a group of Tribulation Ash Immortals! Don't be fooled by them!"

Chen Shi inquired, "What are Tribulation Ash Immortals?"

Yu San said, "These are Immortals seeking a life of non-contention, avoiding the conflicts between the Heavenly Court and Immortals, thus retreating to the Xuanhuang Sea, doing nothing but playing the zither and singing all day. They don't refine treasures or seek them, nor do they cultivate to enhance their power, resulting in their demise when the Opening Tribulation arrives, leaving not a single Immortal alive on the mountain."

Chen Shi and the Black Pot shuddered, looking towards the Immortal Mountain, seeing the dragon turtle carrying it slowly and leisurely through the sea.

The wind blows across the sea, the physical bodies of the Immortals on the Immortal Mountain scatter backward like light smoke, revealing piles of eerie white bones, still playing the zither, still singing songs, still brewing tea, utterly untethered!