623: Reach destination

"Moo..."

The giant whale let out a terrified bellow, like a cow's cry, trembling and slowly backing away.

After retreating several hundred zhang, the giant whale opened its mouth and spat out a foul-smelling black lump covered in mucus, which shot into the sky and fell towards the Ghost Ship...

And after the giant whale spat out this object, its two massive fins and thick tail thrashed wildly against the water. Its Demonic Qi erupted like smoke signals, propelling it to dive into the waves, against the tide, and straight down...

No matter what the figure sitting on its head did, the giant whale completely ignored him, single-mindedly rushing beneath the waves.

In just a few breaths, the giant whale's terrified, urgent cries slowly faded away...

Along the ship's rail, a group of fellows waiting for dinner stared dumbfounded as the giant whale fled.

The group of trembling passengers on the Ghost Ship stood there with their mouths agape and eyes vacant.

What about the promised South Sea Whale Rider? Weren't they invincible sea beasts?

How could it just run away after one collision?

It seemed the giant whale was scared witless by something.

And it had no choice but to spit out a piece of ambergris, attempting to block the other party's path...

"Captain, did it run away?" Hei Pi asked with a disappointed look, his drool now completely uncontrollable.

"I told you to rein it in, but you wouldn't listen. Look at your man-eating expression; it's not stupid, it can see that, right?" Shen Bei tapped Hei Pi's head, speaking in a tone of exasperation, "You scared it away! What are you going to eat now?"

Shen Bei was quite annoyed. The South Sea Whale Rider of the White Water Tribe, this beast-taming technique, he had never seen it before; it was very cool.

If he could capture a White Water Tribe and perform a 'Great Memory Restoration Technique' on him, he would definitely learn this technique.

It was a rare opportunity to have one delivered to his doorstep, to completely exploit the other party, it was only natural.

Now the giant whale had been scared away. Could he really turn around and chase it?

Damn it, I'm not blind. Can't I tell if it was the Whale Rider controlling it or if the giant whale itself was scared?

That giant whale was already startled; the Whale Rider couldn't control it anymore!

"Captain, I'll listen to you next time," Hei Pi said, his face full of disappointment, honestly bowing his head to admit his mistake.

"Never mind, at least it wasn't a total loss..." Shen Bei patted Hei Pi's head, unable to bear scolding the poor, always-hungry child anymore, "Go find Chang Huan. Let her see if there's anything else to eat..."

"Thank you, Captain," Hei Pi grinned foolishly, slurping his drool, and trotted away.

Meanwhile, Shen Bei walked to the center of the deck, his eyes gleaming as he looked at the black, mucus-covered, foul-smelling object.

"The finest ambergris! Look at this smell, look at this color. It must have been accumulating for a long time. It's definitely the best Materials..."

He took out a shovel, collected the unformed ambergris, and placed it in a cabin to dry, waiting for the final ambergris to take shape.

This substance itself was the best spice and also one of the most versatile ingredients; it could be used in almost all spices and was a panacea for improving the quality of fragrance.

Especially this ambergris, voluntarily spat out by a Demonic King giant whale, was a treasure among treasures, with even more uses.

In the Night Watcher's library, he had once read about a very rare type of Cultivator called a Perfumer. The fragrances they created all possessed a very special ability, each one different.

In the earliest times, they were as mysterious as the Cultivators who made 'fate lamps.' However, later, they became increasingly rare until they disappeared completely. Among the perfumery methods passed down today, some of the Spirit Fragrances most favored by evil entities originated from these Perfumers...

Not having killed the stealthy, ambushing Whale Rider, but gaining a large piece of the best fresh ambergris, was still not bad after all.

Such self-aware giant beasts are rare...

If he sees it next time, and it can give him another piece of ambergris, then he won't eat it, and this matter will be settled.

The crisis hadn't even begun, and it was resolved just like that. After the false alarm, those passengers, none of whom looked like good people, also became much friendlier.

Originally, they just felt that since they were all on the same ship, if it capsized, they would all be finished. That's why they were a bit polite to this captain, who seemed a bit weak but was still greedy for money and took advantage of the situation.

However, now seeing that the captain merely leaned over the edge and stared at the giant whale for a few moments, and the giant whale was so scared that it offered a bribe before daring to flee...

Everyone was certain of one thing: the rumors circulating outside were definitely a trap deliberately spread by this captain, who was waiting to ambush people and lure them to their deaths!

Thus, the atmosphere was very harmonious. People who usually had conflicts would at most exchange a few sarcastic remarks, not even using foul language.

This made Shen Bei, who didn't understand why, deeply respect the overall quality of his fellow South Sea pirates.

At least they were quite self-aware.

Outside the Ascension Tide, the Void Realm, ever-changing and unpredictable, began to show clouds and mist. The distorted sensation slowly disappeared.

When everyone saw the waves ahead rush into the clouds, the distinctly different aura made them instantly realize they had entered a Secret Realm!

The ship burst out of the clouds, suspended in mid-air, its sails billowing, propelling the Ghost Ship to drift slowly.

In the boundless sea of clouds, there was only a single wave, stretching for over ten li, that surged from beneath the clouds, transforming into a rolling current that cascaded down with a whooshing sound.

Water vapor converged frantically, and the sea of clouds was also gradually dissipated by the continuously gathering water.

As the cloud layer thinned little by little, the huge waves erupting from beneath the sea of clouds also dissipated.

The entire world began to undergo earth-shattering changes.

Beneath the sea of clouds, there was actually a vast forest covering the land. From high above, the trees almost completely obscured the ground.

Torrential rain, as if the sky had broken, fell from above in thick columns of water.

The gullies between the mountains quickly converged into mighty rivers, and the water level rose rapidly. In some places, the water gathered so quickly that it had already formed monstrous waves, sweeping across the entire land.

In just a quarter of an hour, ninety percent of the land was submerged beneath the water. Only some towering peaks remained, their tips visible above the surface, forming small islands.

Just as everyone marveled at these dramatic changes,

Shen Bei's voice rang out.

"We've arrived, everyone. Time to disembark."

"Captain, may we meet again!"

"Thank you, Captain, for your righteous help!"

Polite words were thrown out freely.

Seeing the instantaneous, earth-shattering changes here, coupled with the dense Spiritual Qi that was almost condensing into a misty aura.

Everyone present knew that there would definitely be substantial gains here.

Even just going beneath the surface of the sea to salvage some Spirit Medicine that had been untouched for many years might be enough to make up for the ticket price.

Furthermore, in such an untouched, seemingly lifeless new boundary, never before explored by Cultivators, there was a high probability of finding extremely rare, high-aged Spirit Medicine.

Even the legendary Immortal Plant might not be out of the question.

Seeing someone transform into a divine light and impatiently fly away, the others became even more eager.

In just a few breaths, all the passengers flew off like that...

In a flash, the Ghost Ship became somewhat empty again, with only the crew remaining...