Master of Strange Dao

As he entered, he saw Yang sitting there grandly.

"The disappearance of the Great Mistake is related to you, isn't it?"

"It's not just related to me; it's related to everyone. I just gave it a little push. The main effort wasn't even mine."

Yu Ziqing explained briefly, and Yang sighed.

"That's quite absurd, although with you, it's somewhat expected.

We've all been very busy lately, dealing with the aftermath.

Too many cultivators are sick, too many people overall. I anticipate it will be a troublesome matter, needing long-term research."

"Did you call me just for this?"

"Not really, have you forgotten about that strange, flying great whale?"

"The Cloud Whale?"

"Yes, exactly. It flew all the way from the East Sea to help out, waiting for you for so long.

If you have time, at least come meet it.

Moreover, it recently said it felt that a god has revived.

That's the ancient demon's arch-enemy.

There are also ancient demons reviving, and changes in the deep sea.

You must see it now."

"Alright, alright, there's nothing much for me to do right now.

The preparations here at Dazhen for the super large spirit transformation array are too slow.

I'll head to the Southern Sea first then."

Leaving from the Seventh Floor ring, Yu Ziqing took out the Flying Boat and flew towards the South Sea Island.

Honestly, without teleportation gates or arrays, he really doesn't like making trips to the Big Island.

On land, traveling can be somewhat comfortable. When tired or bored, you can find a city to land in, enjoy unique delicacies, and experience the local culture.

But at sea, traveling means seeing no change for ten days or half a month. Horizon in all directions remains the same, nothing but the sea—a situation that quickly leads to boredom.

However, having let the Cloud Whale wait for so long, with him seeming to sense what Cha Wang has been up to, it's better to go have a look...

After flying for over half a month, the Flying Boat finally landed on the Big Island.

This nominally Yu Ziqing-owned Big Island appeared different from the last visit.

The spirit transformation array was continuously running, and the Sun, Moon, and Star Radiance was converted into spiritual energy, spreading incessantly day and night.

The thousand miles around the Big Island were now full of life, and numerous sea creatures, sensing the rich spiritual energy, instinctively gathered closer to the island.

Within a hundred miles of the island's coastline, the spiritual energy was so dense that it materialized into wisps of luminescent mist, seemingly turning it into the fairyland of Yu Ziqing's imagination.

As Yu Ziqing's Flying Boat approached, he saw spiritual birds flying with spread wings in the clouds.

Parting the clouds, the lush, vibrant Big Island came into view. The spiritual energy was intense, and on the coastline, he noticed a giant tree, dozens of feet high, moving slowly on its thick roots, constantly sowing spirit plants and various saplings.

Within the near-shore area, some gentle sea creatures played, and some daft green sea turtles laid their eggs on the beach and didn't seem to leave even afterward.

As the clouds dissipated in the sky, a melodious and vast whale song echoed, and the gigantic Cloud Whale, swaying its tail, emerged from the mist.

From the Black Ship on the Cloud Whale's back, the somewhat desperate calls of the Black Ship High Priest could faintly be heard.

"What are you doing again, carrying us like this? Put us down.

We're a ship, we should be sailing in the sea.

This is a ship, no need for you to carry it flying..."

Standing at the prow of the Flying Boat, Yu Ziqing cheerfully watched this place that was as peaceful as an Immortal Realm. Even if explosions could faintly be heard from the other side of the island, Yu Ziqing still found it amusing.

It signified that the deans coaxed to the island for research were all reluctant to leave.

This was quite alright; Yu Ziqing didn't openly suggest poaching the deans from Lihuo Institute or Langya Institute, and the deans didn't mention returning.

Even though everyone somewhat understood the situation, as long as it wasn't pointed out, they could maintain this understanding.

Additionally, they could continue seeking funding from Dali and Daqian.

Yu Ziqing even thought that for these deans, this might be the most crucial point.

After all, no dean would consider having too much funding.

Seeing some people flying over, with seemingly a bit of embarrassment on their faces, Yu Ziqing waved his hand, letting them do as they pleased.

As long as no one died, even if they blew up the Big Island, Yu Ziqing could tolerate it.

Yu Ziqing put away the Flying Boat, soared towards the Cloud Whale, beckoning to it while flying out of the island.

The Black Ship High Priest, seeing Yu Ziqing, hurriedly guided the Cloud Whale.

"Didn't you always want to meet the master? The master is here, so catch up. Do you want those big shots examining your bloodline again by staying so close to the island?"

At these words, some bad memories instantly surfaced in the Cloud Whale's mind.

Those deans, under the guise of examining its bloodline and studying why it got lost, tricked a lot of things out of the Cloud Whale.

Letting a few vats of blood was the least of it; the issue was some even went inside it to cut out a few pieces from its body.

Even though those wounds healed the same day for the Cloud Whale, the experience was not pleasant.

The last time, a dean suggested that since the Cloud Whale kept getting lost, its mind and Divine Soul must be the problem and wanted to check...

Since then, the Cloud Whale had been too scared to get too close to the island.

This time, hearing Yu Ziqing finally arrived, the Cloud Whale rushed out of the sea but had forgotten the previous incidents.

Now, seeing several deans flying in its direction, the Cloud Whale immediately twisted its body, gathering a thick cloud to wrap itself in, like someone covering themselves with a blanket exposing only their eyes, and swiftly followed Yu Ziqing.