novelraw Chapter 309: Leaving the Island
Chapter 309: Leaving the Island
With the help of a group of kind-hearted people, Long Xuan quickly led his group to the edge of Sky Island.
Di Xin looked at him with a complicated expression. She had long realized that the Integrity Gu he carried was unusual.
Today, she could confirm it beyond a doubt: this Integrity Gu was double-faced. It forbade others from lying but turned a blind eye when its master lied. This revelation completely shattered her understanding of the Integrity Gu.
Carrying such a deceitful Integrity Gu around to trick others? Truly, this was a deadly pitfall for anyone who crossed him. Today, Shui Juanyun had fallen victim to his scheme.
From now on, the whole world would likely believe that the Repair Insect was in Shui Juanyun's hands. Even the Shui Clan patriarch would probably think the same.
What would Shui Juanyun face after this? She didn’t need to think hard to know. She silently mourned for him.
The other crew members also felt a chill for Shui Juan Yun, secretly sighing at how devious their captain was.
Using the Integrity Gu to frame someone? Only he could come up with such a tactic. If he went around using this faulty Integrity Gu to falsely accuse others, no one would stand a chance.
No exaggeration: if he wanted to, even a Gu King could be framed to death by this method.
Imagine him claiming that a Gu King had the Elixir of Eternal Life and then showing that the Integrity Gu didn’t light up. How could that Gu King avoid death? It was no wonder he often called this Integrity Gu the most ruthless Gu insect. Ruthless indeed—it could even frame a Gu King.
Long Xuan sighed inwardly as he noticed the strange looks from the crew members.
They had seen him lie outright, and yet the Integrity Gu hadn’t reacted. The secret of his faulty Integrity Gu couldn’t stay hidden anymore.
As a result, when this journey ended, this group absolutely couldn’t be dispersed. He needed to keep them firmly under his control and ensure no one returned.
The secret of his Integrity Gu's flaw must not be exposed yet. The Integrity Gu was far too useful to him—it would allow him to trick many more people in the future.
Originally, holding the Repair Insect in a world where no one had lost their memories was a dead-end for him. Abandoning the Repair Insect was the only way to survive.
But thanks to this deceptive Integrity Gu, the deadlock had turned. Now, everyone believed the Repair Insect was with Shui Juanyun. Shui Juanyun had truly taken the blame for him.
If the secret of his Integrity Gu's flaw were exposed, all his efforts would go to waste. People would once again suspect that the Repair Insect was in his possession, potentially even attracting the pursuit of a Gu King.
Thus, the secret of the Integrity Gu could not be revealed for now.
“You should understand: only the dead can keep secrets,” Di Xin said with a smile, her soul voice echoing to Long Xuan.
It was unclear whether she was joking or testing him.
“How could you suspect I’d harm you? Could I even beat you?”
“Plus, there’s a peak-grade Spiritual Sea expert, Yang Zhan, on the ship. Who could defeat him?”
“Even if I wanted to silence someone, I wouldn’t have the strength!”
“Enough! Stop testing me!”
“Even if the Integrity Gu's secret is safe, silencing anyone is useless. If Shui Juanyun is killed and the killer doesn’t find the Repair Insect on him, they’ll still suspect me.”
“Whether the secret stays safe or not, I plan to use a Face-changing Gu to change my appearance and go into hiding for a while. The name Long Xuan will disappear for a long time, and I’ll never return to the Long Clan.”
“I’ll leave the ship at a random location and lay low for a while.”
“Lend me a Face-changing Gu again. I need to create a clone disguised as my junior apprentice brother to take over as captain.
“With the Sou Gu onboard, I can maintain firm control over the crew. I don’t plan to let them go—they’ll still be useful.”
“I know you have ways to see through my clone. This plan can’t deceive you, so I might as well tell you outright.”
Long Xuan sighed inwardly. Di Xin’s capabilities were so unfathomable it was terrifying. Back when their group, the Far West F4, raided that lava cave mansion, she had effortlessly seen through his clone.
To this day, he still didn’t understand how Di Xin had done it.
His clone had been so well-made that even a Gu King couldn’t detect it, yet she could.
Long Xuan stopped speaking and immediately retrieved the Shenlong Ship from the Ocean's Heart' before leaping onto it.
“Board the ship! This place is too dangerous to stay!” Long Xuan shouted to those below.
The crew wasted no time and quickly jumped aboard.
“The Sky Island hasn’t started descending yet. I’m not confident we can sail the ship down the waterfall,” Nie Qingcheng remarked.
“No problem. I anticipated this might happen, so I didn’t return the Earth Master to the ground.”
“With the Earth Master’s strength, it’s more than enough to slow the Shenlong Ship’s descent,” Long Xuan replied.
Dung beetles can indeed fly, and after their mutation, they possess immense strength. Long Xuan firmly believed that twenty Earth Masters would be more than enough to carry a small boat.
Additionally, the Shenlong Ship was well-built, and with the anti-gravity system engaged, landing steadily on the ocean surface wouldn’t be a problem.
With that said, Long Xuan released twenty Earth Masters that had already shed their insect shells. The Earth Masters flapped their wings, propelling the Shenlong Ship toward the waterfall below.
The gravity of the Endless Sea was astonishing. Under such immense pressure, the Shenlong Ship should have plummeted downward at extreme speed.
However, with the twenty Earth Masters pulling, the ship descended slowly along the waterfall.
The twenty massive Earth Masters flapping their wings resembled heavy-duty helicopters, producing hurricanes of incredible force.
The wind was so strong that the crew couldn’t open their eyes. They had to hold onto the railings tightly to avoid being blown away.
Seeing that the twenty Earth Masters were indeed capable of pulling the Shenlong Ship, the crew collectively heaved a sigh of relief and finally felt at ease.
Before long, the Shenlong Ship landed steadily on the ocean surface and began moving slowly into the distance.
Meanwhile, on Sky Island, the battle between the Gu cultivators continued in chaos. They were still fighting fiercely, completely unaware that someone had already left long ago.
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Onboard the ship, after handing over navigation duties to Nie Qingcheng, Long Xuan retreated to his bedroom once again.
He stealthily took out a black toad and cradled it in his hands, chuckling foolishly.
This was the legendary Repair Insect, the primary target of his journey to Sky Island.
Obtaining it had been no easy feat. He had to engage in a battle of wits and courage with the God of Gambling, nearly burning out his brain cells before narrowly emerging victorious and claiming the Repair Insect.
The risks he took to acquire this Repair Insect were far from trivial.
However, compared to the Repair Insect’s extraordinary value, everything he had sacrificed was entirely worth it.
Although the Repair Insect couldn’t currently repair heaven-defying objects, that was because it was merely a 'spiritual insect' in its current state. If it were transformed into a 'Gu insect', its potential would be terrifying. It could repair anything in this world and, perhaps, even mend broken worlds in the future.
If used correctly, the Repair Insect could truly become a bug-like existence in this world, capable of achieving countless feats.
However, to unlock its full potential, a Gu recipe specifically for the Repair Insect would first need to be developed.
Long Xuan couldn’t wait and immediately entered the Soul Library to start creating a Gu recipe centered on the Repair Insect.
As expected, he encountered the same situation as with the Medicinal Insect.
The Repair Insect’s abilities were so extraordinary that turning it into a Gu insect required materials numbering in the millions.
Most of the materials came from the Divine Realm, which were impossible to find in the Gu Realm.
Using the same method he had used for the Medicinal Gu, Long Xuan continuously downgraded the recipe by substituting high-grade materials with common ones, eventually reducing the material count to about ten thousand.
This weakened version of the Repair Gu wouldn’t be able to fix legendary objects like the Heaven-Mending Tree or the World Tree, but Long Xuan was already satisfied.
While it couldn’t repair many items in the Spirit Realm and the Divine Realm, it would suffice for most treasures in the Gu Realm.
In the future, when he eventually reached the Divine Realm, he could seek out the Decomposition Insect, one of the ten legendary insects, and use it to refine the weakened Repair Gu into a more potent form.
For now, the weakened Repair Gu was more than adequate.
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Two months passed in the blink of an eye.
During these two months, Long Xuan remained in his bedroom, diligently working on the Gu recipe and barely stepping outside.
Only when Shangguan Wuwei prepared some gourmet food did Long Xuan occasionally move to the dining hall to satisfy his appetite.
At the same time, he hadn’t forgotten about crafting the Heaven-Devouring World Toad Gu.
With the golden toad he had found in the ruins of Sky Island, all the materials required for the Heaven-Devouring World Toad Gu recipe were finally gathered.
Since crafting the Heaven-Devouring World Toad didn’t require a special location, he began the process within the Ocean's Heart .
Now, two months into the crafting process, there was still a long wait ahead.
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One day, inside his bedroom, Long Xuan wrote the title on a thick stack of papers:
“Repair Gu Recipe”
Written By Long Xuan
He put down his pen and smiled faintly.
After two months in the Soul Library, he had finally completed the Repair Gu recipe.
This recipe required over 30,000 materials in total.
Such a number would terrify most people. A Gu recipe with this many materials would leave everyone speechless.
But Long Xuan, having encountered numerous heaven-defying Gu insects, had broadened his horizons.
Compared to those legendary insects, the 30,000 materials required for the Repair Gu were negligible.
Unfazed, he calmly put the recipe away and stepped out of his room.
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Outside, after two months of sailing, the Shenlong Ship was nearing the edge of the Endless Sea.
Just as the crew was about to cheer upon seeing another sea beyond the border, their expressions froze.
A massive seven-story treasure ship was blocking their path, waiting silently.
This ship was pitch black, slightly damaged, with a dragon head carved on its bow and a black dragon embroidered on its flag.
Wasn’t this the infamous Black Dragon Ship, the terror of the seas?
Yet, for some unknown reason, the once-feared Black Dragon Pirate Crew now seemed reduced to a single ship.
The pirates onboard were scattered, with barely any standing on deck.