Chapter 123: One Palace, Two Sacred Lands, Three Caves of Heaven, Four Sects, Five Great Families

  The iron ship rode the wind and waves, slowly approaching. On the deck, one by one, young and beautiful girls stood on tiptoes, gazing far into the distance, seemingly very curious about this place.

  A piece of brocade flag, dancing in the wind, with a vivid spring palace picture on it.

  Those men and women on the deck, however, were chatting in hushed tones about something, pointing at the rocky reef, discussing Xia Xinyan's appearance, seemingly having found some interesting topic.

  After Xia Xinyan's appearance changed, her expression became cold again, standing still on the sandy beach of the island.

  Shi Yan stopped his mournful howl, furrowed his brow and looked somewhat unwell.

  At first, he was very excited and extremely curious about the people on the iron boat. Especially when Xia Xinyan said that the disciples of Yinyang Cave Heaven were very liberal in matters between men and women, Shi Yan became even more cheerful, thinking that this journey would not be lonely or boring.

  But when Xia Xinyan mentioned that the disciples of Yinyang Dongtian also had a fondness for men, his face immediately turned gloomy and he became extremely depressed.

  The other party has already discovered this place. Now that they want to regret, it's too late. Missing this iron boat, I don't know when I'll have the opportunity to meet again.

  Helpless, Shi Yan still felt that he should find an opportunity to board the ship and observe it quietly. Before long, this huge iron ship, which was about 20-30 meters wide and 100 meters long, arrived here.

  On the deck, people were coming and going constantly. The men and women were mostly good-looking, with the younger ones looking like they were only 13 or 14 years old, and the older ones only in their thirties or forties. There wasn't a single elderly person among them.

  "What kind of people are you? How did you end up here?" A thin, yellow-faced man in his forties shouted loudly from the deck.

  This person has a cultivation of Nie Jia's realm, with a loud and clear voice, and an alert expression.

  "We came from the West, intending to travel across the endless sea. Midway, our boat encountered a dragon whirlwind and was destroyed. The two of us barely escaped with our lives and were washed up here by the waves. Please let us board your ship and help us leave this desolate island."

  "From the West?" The yellow-faced man furrowed his brow, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, staring at Shi Yan for a moment before glancing at Xia Xinyan beside him, saying in a lukewarm tone:

  "What valuable things can you have on you? We won't take you for nothing." Shi Yan's expression was delayed, and he dryly laughed: "The things on our bodies were all washed away, only some dried rations were left...".

  "Cast off," that yellow-faced big man coldly snorted, turning his head to shout an order, and surprisingly didn't plan on letting Shi Yan and the others board the boat.

  Shi Yan furrowed his brow, but didn't say anything else.

  There was also a demon crystal of a sixth-grade demon beast in the backpack behind him, and apart from that, there were many crystal coins, not worthless items.

  However, he was cautious and knew that if he showed off his wealth at this time, not only would he not be able to board the ship, but he might even be killed on the spot.

  It's better to cry poor than to die rich. If you can't get on the boat, at least you can live a little longer on the island.

  As soon as he heard that the man was going to set sail, Shi Yan's face showed disappointment, but in his heart, he secretly let out a sigh of relief.

  "Wait a minute", at this time, a lazy female voice came from a cabin on the third floor of the iron boat. The window of the cabin was opened with a gap, and it seemed that a woman looked over through the gap.

  Shi Yan stood on the beach, involuntarily looking towards the window from which the sound came, and found a bright gaze among them, as if staring at himself.

  It's lucky she is a girl.

  Shi Yan took a deep breath and calmed down, quietly observing the changes.

  "What instructions does the guardian have?" The yellow-faced man frowned and said displeased.

  "It's not worth mentioning," the woman inside the window chuckled, her voice full of temptation. "I think these two are quite pitiful. The flowers and plants on the lower deck need to be taken care of, and we also need more people to clean up the debris. Why don't we let them get on board and do some work? Let's just consider it as their fare." Since Hu Xiu spoke up, I naturally have to give you this face." The yellow-faced big man hesitated for a moment, seemingly aware that the woman in the side room had taken a liking to something. He nodded and said, "Let them get closer, let them board the ship. Li Wei, arrange for them later, don't let them clumsily damage the flowers and plants, got it?" The yellow-faced big man gave an order, furrowed his brow and also went up to the third floor, ignoring Shi Yan and the others.

  A handsome young man with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, spoke to the back of the yellow-faced man: "Uncle, rest assured, I will take care of them." This young man had the cultivation of the Hundred Calamities and Double Heaven Realm, seeming youthful but with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, his true age seemingly not as young as his appearance.

  Shi Yan and Xia Xinyan glanced at each other and walked towards the iron ship. After the rope ladder was lowered, they climbed up one after another.

  On board, Shi Yan only discovered that this iron boat was indeed not small, with three layers of height, made entirely of black steel, and the deck was also an iron-wood structure.

  On the boat, dozens of men and women stood together, mostly in pairs, intimately standing together. In the midst of a large crowd, they were making embracing and kissing gestures. Several men had their hands inserted into their female companions' collars, smiling and rubbing them. There were also some coquettish and beautiful women who were quite unrestrained, with their small hands inserted into the crotch of the pants of the male companion beside them, sliding back and forth on his bulging erection.

  In the three-story building with a room in each unit, from time to time, there were loud and unbridled shouts of men and women, extremely high-pitched and without any restraint.

  The stone cliff had an eerie expression, and he clicked his tongue in wonder.

  The men and women here are more open-minded than many places in the world, seemingly unaware of what shame is, and their behavior is so unrestrained that even Shi Yan can't help but sigh in dismay.

  Xia Xinyan's expression was indifferent, seemingly extremely disdainful of the atmosphere here, and afraid that people would see the disgust in her eyes, so she kept her head down.

  "Come with me," said a young man named Li Wei, casting a cold glance at the two of them before walking straight ahead.

  The two of them followed silently, without saying a word.

  Li Wei took the two of them all the way to the bottom of the iron boat, where there were pots and pots of flowers and grasses, as well as several sealed large boxes, with unknown goods inside.

  The iron ship is divided into three layers, this layer is at the bottom, it seems to be a place for storing goods and flowers, with a mixture of damp fragrance, poor air circulation.

  Li Wei took the two to a shabby cabin, frowning as he pushed open the door, and quickly retreated back to his original position. His gaze wandered over Xia Xinyan's body for a while, and his eyes gradually took on a different meaning. "Ugly is ugly, but the figure is indeed tempting. Hmm, if it were at night, it wouldn't be impossible to use," he said. Xia Xinyan, who had been lowering her head, felt a chill in her eyes, and lightly clenched her teeth.

  Shi Yan stood quietly beside Xia Xinyan, took her hand and smiled: "We are husband and wife, one room is enough, no need to trouble brother to arrange another." Xia Xinyan was held by Shi Yan, at first she struggled secretly but after Shi Yan spoke, she understood and stopped struggling.

  "Husband and wife?" Li Wei's eyes sparkled with amusement, and he nodded slightly. "This cabin is yours now. You can rest tonight, but starting tomorrow, the man will move the flowers and plants on this floor to the deck for sunbathing, and the woman will be in charge of sweeping this floor. Got it?"

  "Got it," Shi Yan replied.

  Li Wei nodded and his eyes wandered over Xia Xinyan's body for a while before he left with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.

  "I'll kill him," Xia Xinyan said coldly, lifting her head after Li Wei left.

  "Wait until you've recovered your strength," Shi Yan walked straight towards the wing room, but found that this wing room was extremely narrow, less than five square meters.

  Apart from a wooden bed covered with dust in the room, there was no furniture at all, and there wasn't even a quilt on that bed.

  The room was sealed, without windows, the air was foul, and there were many cobwebs. When I pulled down those cobwebs on the stone wall, dust flew everywhere in the room, making the air even more unbearable.

  Xia Xinyan didn't go in at all, frowning and standing outside, watching Shiyan clean the shed.

  "Yin Yang Cave Heaven is one of the 15 major forces in the Endless Sea, and it's relatively close to the Corpse God Sect, the Savage Sect, and the Cao Family. It has always been at odds with the Yang Family and our Xia Family. Here, we'd better not reveal our identities, or else it might be difficult for us to leave the ship alive," Xia Xinyan said in a low voice while cleaning up the cabin on the rocky shore.

  "Endless Ocean's fifteen major forces? Which ones are they?" Shi Yan turned his head to glance at her, continuing to clean up the dust in vain.

  "In the endless sea, there is one palace, two sacred places, three caves in the sky, four sects, and five big families. The one palace is the Martial Soul Palace, the two sacred places are the Tianchi Sacred Place and the Penglai Sacred Place, the three caves in the sky are the Lingbao Cave, the Yin-yang Cave, and the Tianxie Cave. The four sects are the Three Gods Sect, the Holy Spirit Sect, the Corpse God Sect, and the Desolate Sect. The five big families are the Yang Family, the Dongfang Family, the Cao Family, the Xia Family, and the Gu Family. These fifteen major powers are the most powerful in the endless sea. Apart from these, there are many other sects, families, and various forces, but they are all far inferior to these fifteen major powers." Xia Xinyan explained softly.

  I heard you say before that the Three Gods Sect and the Yang Family are not in the same camp, now you're saying that the Yin-Yang Cave Heaven is also not in the same camp as the Yang Family. These 15 major powers, how many camps do they actually belong to? Shi Yan asked doubtfully.

  "The current endless ocean is divided into five major sea areas, each with tens of thousands of islands. One sea area is one camp."

  Yang and Xia families, as well as the Tian Xie Cave Heaven, are in the Gala Sea Domain, which is considered one camp. The Yin Yang Cave Heaven, Corpse God Sect, Savage Sect, and Cao family are in the Tu Ta Sea Domain, while the Wu Soul Hall and Penglai Sacred Land are in the Cang Teng Sea Domain. The Tian Chi Sacred Land, Ling Bao Cave Heaven, and Sheng Ling Sect are in the Hei Shui Sea Domain, and the San Shen Sect, Dong Fang family, and Gu family are in the Yuan Luo Sea Domain.

  The fifteen major powers are divided into five major sea domains, forming five major camps. They often clash with each other. The Endless Sea is more complex than you can imagine!

  "I already feel complicated," Shi Yan shook his head. "I don't care about so many things, but after hearing what you said, I think the Endless Sea must be very interesting. Hmm, we're on the Yin Yang Cave Heaven's ship, are we going to the Tu Ta Sea Domain?"

  "Yes, the Tu Ta Sea Domain is far from our Gala Sea Domain, so it seems like we'll have to take a big detour this time. In the Yin Yang Cave Heaven, post-heavenly, pre-heavenly, and human realm warriors are considered ordinary disciples. Hundred Calamity, Earthly, and Human Realm warriors are core disciples, while Nirvana Realm warriors are protectors. The Heavenly Realm is for elders, and at the very top are two masters, known as the Heavenly Queen and the Earth Emperor, who are said to have attained divine realm cultivation.

  There are only two Nirvana Realm warriors on this iron ship, who should be the Yin Yang Cave Heaven's protectors responsible for collecting various spiritual herbs and beautiful jade, silk, and satin. We need to be careful and hope to arrive at the Tu Ta Sea Domain smoothly and leave the Yin Yang Cave Heaven's iron ship," Xia Xinyan said with a frown.

  "Alright, come in and take a rest," Shi Yan said suddenly.

  The room was cleaned up a lot after he messed with it, but there was only one bed. Xia Xinyan just took a glance and frowned.

  "You're on the bed, I'll rest down here, don't worry, I won't do anything to you, no need to be so guarded," "I don't trust you," Xia Xinyan hummed, but still entered the room, silently sat cross-legged on the bed, closed her eyes and began to meditate.

  Shi Yan was about to ask more questions about the Endless Sea, but seeing that she didn't seem willing to talk much, he gave up and sat down on the ground, closing his eyes to meditate.

  A night without words.