226: Chapter 226 The Two Giants Meet!

Beneath Tianqiong Peak.

Venerable Tianqiong and Venerable Yueli slowly descended.

Venerable Yueli trailed half a step behind and raised her hand.

A streak of pale purple light flew out from her storage ring and rapidly expanded in the Void Realm.

In the blink of an eye, a spiritual boat thirty zhang long appeared in mid-air.

"Senior, please."

Venerable Yueli turned slightly to the side, making a gesture of invitation.

Venerable Tianqiong glanced at the spiritual boat, a smile appearing on his aged face.

"Hahaha, little girl Yueli, your spiritual boat is not bad."

He stroked his beard, his tone filled with the kindness of an elder.

"But since you are traveling with this old man, it cannot be too shabby."

"Come, ride on this old man's spiritual boat."

He raised his hand and waved.

In the Void Realm, a silver-white light flashed.

A spiritual boat appeared out of thin air.

Venerable Yueli was slightly stunned.

That spiritual boat was only ten zhang long, a full two sizes smaller than her own.

The hull was silver-white, devoid of any ornate decorations, its lines so simple they were almost plain.

Yet that Aura...

Venerable Yueli's pupils constricted slightly.

Although the spiritual boat was not large, it exuded a heart-palpitating sense of oppression.

The array patterns on the hull were dense, each one flowing with profound Dao rhymes, as if they were not carved on, but rather imprints of Laws generated naturally by heaven and earth.

The complexity of those array patterns was far beyond what her spiritual boat could compare to.

"This is..."

Venerable Yueli's voice carried a trace of shock.

Venerable Tianqiong smiled slightly, his tone carrying a hint of pride.

"Little girl Yueli, let me broaden your horizons."

"This spiritual boat is a top-grade Spiritual Artifact."

"It is extremely fast; traveling a million li a day is nothing for it."

"Back in the day, I rode this spiritual boat, traversing the Star Domain and visiting countless continents."

"I have even been to the Tianluo Star Domain."

He paused, a look of reminiscence flashing in his eyes.

"Back then, I was still young and full of vigor, believing that the world was so vast that there was nowhere I could not go."

"Now that I am old, this spiritual boat has been left idle for who knows how many years."

Venerable Yueli was shocked in her heart.

A top-grade Spiritual Artifact.

Traveling a million li a day.

Traversing the Star Domain.

The glory of Venerable Tianqiong back then far exceeded her imagination.

"Senior's divine object, this Junior cannot hope to match it."

Venerable Tianqiong waved his hand and stepped onto the spiritual boat.

Venerable Yueli hurriedly followed.

The two boarded the spiritual boat, and Venerable Tianqiong raised his hand to point in the Void Realm.

The spiritual boat trembled slightly, the array patterns on the hull lit up simultaneously, and a silver-white light enveloped the entire boat.

"Whoosh!"

The spiritual boat turned into a streak of silver-white light and disappeared into the horizon.

The speed was extreme.

Venerable Yueli stood at the bow, feeling the wind whistling past her ears, and was filled with amazement.

Her spiritual boat could only travel a hundred thousand li a day.

While Venerable Tianqiong's spiritual boat could travel a million li a day.

This speed was ten times hers.

"Senior, the speed of this spiritual boat is truly astonishing," Venerable Yueli exclaimed sincerely.

Venerable Tianqiong stroked his beard and laughed.

"What is this?"

"When I was roaming the Star Domain back then, the true experts I encountered used immortal boats whose speed was more than ten times faster than this one of mine."

"Experts of the Dao-Entering Realm can cross countless Star Domains in a single thought."

"Things like spiritual boats are merely toys in their eyes."

Venerable Yueli was silent.

Dao-Entering Realm.

That was the Realm she dreamed of.

It was also the reason why she approached Nangong Liuyun.

But now that Nangong Liuyun was dead, her hope was shattered.

"Don't think too much."

Venerable Tianqiong seemed to see through her thoughts and said calmly.

"The path of cultivation relies on oneself."

"Depending on others will never get you far."

Venerable Yueli was stunned, then bowed.

"Senior's teachings, this Junior will keep in mind."

The spiritual boat sped on, mountains and rivers retreating rapidly beneath their feet.

At this speed, it would only take an hour or two to travel from the Far West to the Southern Territory.

Suddenly, the sound of something tearing through the air came from ahead.

"Hum!"

Venerable Tianqiong frowned.

A silver-white light wave headed straight for the spiritual boat!

The light wave was extremely fast, arriving before them in the blink of an eye.

"Hmm? What is the meaning of this?"

Venerable Tianqiong raised his hand and waved it gently.

An invisible barrier condensed in front of the spiritual boat.

"Bang!"

The light wave struck the barrier, shattered with a boom, and dissipated into countless specks of light.

The spiritual boat did not even shake.

Venerable Yueli's expression changed, and she moved to rush out.

"Senior, this Junior will go and teach this blind fool a lesson!"

"How dare they block Senior's path, they must be tired of living!"

Venerable Tianqiong raised his hand to stop her.

"Don't act recklessly."

His tone was calm, but a look of gravity flashed in his cloudy old eyes.

"He is here."

Venerable Yueli was stunned.

"He?"

She looked in the direction of Venerable Tianqiong's gaze.

In the Void Realm ahead, a figure slowly appeared.

That person was tall and burly, like a moving mountain.

He wore coarse cloth short clothes, with his collar open, revealing a sturdy chest.

A thick mane of white hair and beard hung messily over his shoulders, like an old lion.

His face was rugged, with fleshy cheeks; one look and you could tell he was not someone to be trifled with.

Yet there was no fluctuation of spiritual power on his body.

He looked just like an ordinary old mountain warrior.

"Hahaha!"

A rough and bold laugh erupted from that person's mouth, shaking the Void Realm.

"Tianqiong, you old immortal, weren't you preparing to go into the grave? Why do you have time to come out today?"

His gaze fell on Venerable Yueli, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Eh, why did you bring a little girl?"

"You old thing, wanting to enjoy yourself before you die?"

Venerable Yueli's face turned bright red.

Although she had lived for tens of thousands of years and had seen countless storms, this was the first time she had been teased like this to her face.

"Senior is joking..."

She said in a low voice, her tone carrying a trace of embarrassment.

Venerable Tianqiong smiled slightly, not angry, and just said calmly.

"Jiwu, it has been two thousand years, I hope you have been well."

Venerable Jiwu!

Venerable Yueli's pupils contracted; so it was that one of the strongest experts on the Xuanhuang Continent, who was as famous as Venerable Tianqiong.

He was also an old monster who had lived for who knows how many tens of thousands of years.

However, this Venerable Jiwu was always elusive; trying to meet him was harder than ascending to the heavens.

Only Venerable Tianqiong, who lived at the peak of Tianqiong, had the opportunity to see him.

Venerable Jiwu's laughter gradually ceased, his gaze sweeping between Venerable Tianqiong and Venerable Yueli, a smile-like expression on his face.

"Tianqiong, where are you going?"

Venerable Tianqiong put away his smile and said solemnly.

"Southern Territory."

"Southern Territory?"

Venerable Jiwu's brows furrowed slightly.

"That place that has been sealed for two thousand years?"

"What are you going there for?"

Venerable Tianqiong spoke slowly.

"Nangong Liuyun is dead."

"You should know that he is from the Nangong Family."

"The Nangong Family will not let this matter rest."

"For the safety of the Xuanhuang Continent, I must go to the Southern Territory to investigate the truth."

"Find the murderer, or find the reason for Nangong Liuyun's fall."

"Otherwise, if the Nangong Family sends people here, the entire Xuanhuang Continent will suffer."

Venerable Jiwu was silent.

He lowered his head, seemingly thinking about something.

After a long time, he raised his head, his voice lowering a few degrees.

"Tianqiong."

"Juniors have their own blessings."

"Let them solve their own affairs."

"You and I are old bones now, so let's not get involved in these matters."

"We are both about to go into the grave, why not stay at home and enjoy our twilight years instead of worrying about those things?"

His tone was very calm, but beneath that calm hid an unsettling indifference.

"The sky will not fall."

Venerable Tianqiong's brows furrowed.

Venerable Jiwu, like him, was an old monster who had lived for ninety thousand years.

The ten-thousand-year limit was getting closer and closer.

The experts of his era had either fallen or ascended to the Tianluo Star Domain.

Only the two of them, because their talents were similar, were stuck at the Bottleneck of the Venerable Great Perfection and could never make a Breakthrough.

For ninety thousand years, although they did not interact much, they both knew each other's temperament.

Although Venerable Jiwu had a fiery temper, deep down, he cared more about the safety of the Xuanhuang Continent than anyone else.

How could he today...

Actually say such irresponsible things?

Venerable Tianqiong's voice slowly turned cold.

Could it be that this old thing has become senile?

"Jiwu, if you are unwilling to go, I will not force you."

"Now, leave immediately."

"Do not block my path."

Venerable Jiwu looked quietly at Venerable Tianqiong, the corners of his mouth slowly curling into a cold sneer.

That sneer made Venerable Tianqiong's heart tremble.

"What if I am unwilling?"

As the words fell, the air in the entire world seemed to solidify.

A great battle seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.