403: Chapter 403 Missed

"A-Qi, what's wrong?"

The old Sand-Devouring Rat was startled by this sudden movement and hurriedly approached, asking with a face full of concern.

A-Qi propped himself up from the ground and slowly rose, his movements still somewhat staggering, but his eyes were already clear. His gaze swept the surroundings as if searching for something, and then he spoke urgently:

"They... where did that group of Cultivators from before go?"

"Quick! We must stop them! Camel Bell Ferry hides a beast at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm; it's absolutely not an existence they can provoke. Going there would only be throwing their lives away for nothing."

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"Junior Sister, what's wrong? Still peeking at Fairy Dongfang?"

Mu Wanqing teased via soul transmission within her mind palace.

Yun Xuanxuan immediately withdrew her gaze and looked ahead: "Senior Sister, do you feel like there's a mysterious ripple coming from Fairy Dongfang? And Revered Master has it on him too."

"Ah?"

Mu Wanqing knit her small face. Her sweet and obedient oval face was both moe and cute, and the tear mole at the corner of her eye added a touch of spiritual charm and flirtatiousness.

Then she said seriously: "Are you saying that Fairy Dongfang should become our Revered Master's wife?"

"It's not that it's impossible, but I think Elder Qi Yue probably wouldn't agree."

"Senior Sister, I'll tell Revered Master these words once we return to the sect."

Mu Wanqing's expression changed instantly, and she hurriedly changed the subject: "Junior Sister, don't, don't, don't! Isn't it normal for Revered Master to have mysterious ripples on him? Revered Master is a natural-born Banished Immortal after all."

Yun Xuanxuan was momentarily speechless. What she felt was a sense of intimacy coming from her Bloodline.

Furthermore, it only appeared after entering the Secret Realm.

The group traveled in that direction for about half an hour. After passing over a sand dune, they finally saw that city—Camel Bell Ferry!

Right at that moment!

A gust of wind and sand blew past, blurring their vision ahead.

Immediately following that, the sky suddenly darkened. Rolling dark clouds surged like waves of ink, instantly obscuring the blazing sun.

The light between heaven and earth plummeted, as if the daylight had been forcibly swallowed whole.

At the southern horizon, a colossal pale-gold object suddenly appeared.

The bow rose high like an ancient Divine Beast lifting its head. The wings unfolding on both sides shed hundreds of millions of pale-gold streams of light, like a hanging galaxy.

The entire ancient boat floated among the clouds, so massive it was suffocating, as if it had been moored here since the dawn of Chaos.

With just one look, a sense of awe spontaneously arose in one's heart.

The guixu immortal ferry boat!

At this moment, everyone had only one thought in their eyes.

Even Chen Xuan, who had seen many movies and TV shows, was seeing such a magnificent sight for the first time.

The words "Holy crap" escaped his mind.

"It's the guixu immortal ferry boat! It really appeared."

Dongfang Li's face paled, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and excitement.

"Truly, one finds it without even trying..."

Pavilion Master Shen's eyes narrowed. Without any hesitation, the spiritual Qi around his body suddenly erupted, transforming into a streak of green light that rose with the wind, rushing straight toward that ancient immortal boat.

But in the next second, Chen Xuan's brow furrowed sharply. A bone-chilling sense of crisis pierced his Divine Soul like an icicle!

He looked back in the direction behind them.

Hundreds of miles behind the group, a terrifying spiritual Qi storm had already taken shape.

Yellow sand filled the sky, and violent spiritual Qi transformed into hundreds of millions of astral winds, tearing through space and forming a massive storm. Even the Void Realm was twisting and collapsing.

Even though he was now at the second level of the Mahayana Stage,

Chen Xuan also felt the danger. It was obvious that anyone caught in it would surely be ground to dust, their Divine Soul completely extinguished!

"Not good! It's a spiritual Qi storm! Leave, quickly!"

Gu Yunshen's face changed drastically. He also noticed the crisis behind them and shouted sternly.

"Any later and it will be too late! Everyone, immediately move toward the guixu immortal ferry boat."

Seeing this, everyone no longer hesitated. They all chose to avoid the storm and flew toward the guixu immortal ferry boat.

Gu Yunshen and Dongfang Li stood on the left and right, protecting the other Tiangong Pavilion Disciples as they traveled at full speed.

Before Chen Xuan could say anything,

Mu Wanqing had already arrived at Chen Xuan's side, gently tugging a corner of his sleeve.

"Revered Master~"

It wasn't that she was afraid; she just had a habit of relying on her Revered Master when he was around.

If Chen Xuan weren't here right now, this Yellow-Skirts Girl would have unhesitatingly shown the responsibility of a Senior Sister.

Just like during the Heaven's Choice Competition in the Lesser Exquisite Grotto-Heaven.

"Let's go as well. I will bring up the rear for you all."

As his voice fell, Chen Xuan's spiritual Qi quietly spread out, forming a solid barrier to protect everyone as they sped away.

The group traveled rapidly and in a moment reached the place where the guixu immortal ferry boat had just been floating.

But the sight before them made everyone freeze in unison.

That ancient immortal boat spanning the horizon still stood towering, its divine iron hull shimmering with light. However, when everyone reached out to touch it or used their power to rush toward it, they passed straight through the boat's body.

Everything before them was actually just a phantom so massive it could be mistaken for the real thing.

It had no physical form.

There was no place to board, and not even a single spot where one could land.

Pavilion Master Shen's forward momentum suddenly stiffened. Looking at his palm which had passed through the phantom, his face was full of bewilderment:

"How can this be? Fake? This guixu immortal ferry boat is actually just an illusion?"

Gu Yunshen's brow furrowed tightly. His gaze quickly swept across the surroundings of the phantom, his fingertips lightly rubbing together. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke slowly:

"It probably isn't fake. The aura of this boat from before was definitely not something a common illusion could simulate. It's only possible... that we used the wrong method."

"Correct!"

Dongfang Li nodded and added: "The guixu immortal ferry boat is the number one wondrous object of the Immortal Realm. If it were so easy to board at will, it wouldn't have such a resounding reputation."

"I'll try again!"

Pavilion Master Shen's expression was grave, unwilling to give up just like that.

The spiritual Qi around him surged once more as he prepared to forcibly strike the phantom, attempting to find an opportunity to board the boat.

But at the very instant he moved,

The violent wind stopped abruptly, the dark clouds dispersed, and the gloom filling the sky receded like a tide.

The blazing sun broke through the clouds again, shedding ten thousand rays of golden light as the world returned to clarity.

That phantom of the guixu immortal ferry boat that had shocked everyone also slowly faded and dissipated under the sunlight, finally merging completely into the horizon, leaving no trace behind.

Chen Xuan looked at the empty southern sky, nodded slightly, and said softly:

"It seems we missed it this time."