Running to the mountain is a dead horse

On the azure sea, Zhong Qing traveled at high speed.

Qilin and Little Ga, these two fellows, were quite active along the way.

One fully enjoyed the thrill of power brought by his Big Brother, while the other completely adopted the role of a younger brother.

One was willing to hit, and the other was willing to take it; they were quite an unusual pair.

This sea area was vast!

Even with Zhong Qing's current speed, after traveling for many days, he still hadn't reached its end.

However, as the group traveled rapidly, many islands appeared in the sea.

Those islands were not connected but appeared at intervals.

Within a day, they could encounter three to five.

There were many living beings on the islands.

Most of those people's Cultivation was at the Three Yin level, with a small portion reaching the Three Yang Realm.

Killing and contention seemed to be the theme of this sea area.

Zhong Qing passed ten islands; on nine of them, living beings were fighting, and on one, they were on their way to fight and kill.

The feeling it gave was one of chaos.

This made Zhong Qing curious.

"Are the people on this island not from Middle State?"

Ancient records stated that Middle State was a place of spiritual essence and outstanding individuals.

It was a land that produced Prodigies, a breeding ground for Geniuses, and a stage for strong practitioners to showcase their abilities.

Logically, such a place should feel peaceful.

Although strife and killing were the eternal themes of the Cultivation world, Middle State should not be filled with Killing Intent and widespread slaughter.

Zhong Qing ignored them and continued forward.

Qilin trotted behind Zhong Qing, and Little Ga trotted behind Qilin.

Time passed again for seven days.

On this day, Qilin raised his head and pointed forward, saying, "Master, we're almost at the continent!"

Zhong Qing looked up.

In the distant ocean, the outline of land was faintly visible.

Mountain ranges stretched across the horizon, connecting with the sea.

Those mountain ranges were extraordinary, some spanning the land like a Sleeping Dragon, others standing tall like a white tiger looking up at the sky.

Their Aura was magnificent, and their Spiritual Qi was extraordinary.

This made Zhong Qing inexplicably excited.

He had departed from the Eastern Region, crossed the Northern Region, passed through the Chaotic Demon Sea, and traveled via Heavenly Abyss; now, he finally saw the outline of the Middle State Continent.

He quickened his pace again.

However, this sea area was truly too vast.

Even though they could see the land's shadow, Zhong Qing and his group traveled for many days, and while the land appeared closer and closer, they were still traversing the sea.

"This is probably what they call 'looking at the mountain and running a dead horse,' isn't it?"

Zhong Qing no longer forced himself to speed up but maintained a steady pace.

As dusk approached, he decided to rest on an island he was passing.

Tomorrow, he would make a concerted effort to land directly.

"Master, there are many living beings below. My Qilin Clan's reputation is immense. To avoid bringing unnecessary trouble to Master, should I avoid them for a while?"

Above the sky, Qilin said in a low voice.

Zhong Qing pondered for a moment before nodding.

The name of Qilin resounded throughout the universe and was known across the world.

Once he appeared, he would undoubtedly attract the covetousness of countless people.

Although Zhong Qing was not afraid, he disliked trouble.

Then, Qilin transformed into a stream of light and reattached itself to Zhong Qing, becoming a totem.

Seeing this, Little Ga's eyes lit up, and he also wanted to burrow into Qilin's body, turn into a totem, and attach himself to Zhong Qing.

But Qilin nudged him with his head, sending him flying out.

For a moment, Little Ga looked at Qilin with teary eyes, his big, star-bright eyes showing a hint of grievance and confusion.

"Big Brother, don't you want me anymore?"

Qilin's exasperated voice came.

"Big Brother is avoiding them because his identity is too awesome, fearing he might cause trouble for Master."

"What is your identity?"

"You're a little fellow that looks like nothing, so there's no need for you to come in!"

"Moreover, is Master's body a place where a little thing like you is qualified to stay?"

"No manners!"

"Oh!"

Little Ga responded aggrievedly.

For the first time, a young heart conceived what it considered a grand goal.

That was to Cultivate diligently and strive to be qualified to stay on his Master's body and become his totem one day.

Zhong Qing looked at these two lively treasures, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

He had figured it out; this Qilin had completely led this bird astray.

"Let's go!"

He beckoned Little Ga to follow.

From above the clouds, they descended onto the island.

Upon entering, they saw that the island was quite primitive and hollow.

The island was riddled with large pits, and even the interior of the island itself had been hollowed out.

Describing it as a hollow island was most fitting.

However, there were also people on the hollow island.

In fact, a life-and-death struggle was unfolding not far from Zhong Qing.

"Kill!"

With a loud shout, over a dozen men were besieging a young man!

The young man wore coarse linen, had a dark complexion, and his Cultivation was at the Three Yin Three Realm. He looked somewhat malnourished.

Malnourished, this term usually only appeared among ordinary people.

As Cultivators, each absorbing the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, seizing the mysteries of the sun and moon, who wasn't full of vigor and bright-eyed?

Moreover, he was a strong practitioner at the Three Yin Three Realm, who had made considerable achievements on the Cultivation path.

However, the young man gave Zhong Qing the impression of being malnourished.

His clothing also seemed very shabby.

And this was not an isolated case.

Including the group of people chasing him, and even the people he had seen on the islands these past few days, they were basically all like this.

It seemed that there wasn't a single well-dressed person in the nearby sea area.

On the island, the killing continued, with various divine lights erupting.

Powerful profound techniques were hurled at the young man as if they were free.

"Xiang Fei, surrender!"

"Today, you won't escape!"

In the crowd, a one-eyed man, clearly the leader, said in a deep voice.

"Haha, if this young master wants to leave, how can trash like you stop him?"

The young man, Xiang Fei, despite facing the encirclement of over a dozen strong practitioners of the same Realm, showed no signs of falling behind.

Instead, he could even exchange verbal jabs.

"Hmph!"

"Stubborn!"

The one-eyed leader snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping towards Zhong Qing in the distance.

He immediately ordered two of his subordinates, "You two, go and kill that person!"

"This ambush of Xiang Fei is of great importance; the news cannot be leaked."

As he gave the order, two people immediately rushed towards Zhong Qing with Killing Intent.

This made Zhong Qing a bit depressed.

Did he look that easy to bully?

At the same time, Xiang Fei, who was being besieged and attacked by the crowd, became anxious.

"One-eyed freak, if you want to kill, kill me. Why involve an innocent person?"

"Can you at least have some ambition?"

"You can't kill me, so you take your anger out on a passerby!"

His taunt was clearly ineffective.

The one-eyed freak's gaze towards him was even more like looking at a dead man.

Cold and ruthless.

Xiang Fei was helpless, he turned back and shouted to Zhong Qing, "Brother, hold on for a moment, I'll come save you right away!"

"Haha, still thinking of saving someone? You should take care of yourself first!"

For a time, the battle became even more intense!

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