On the river.
It was nighttime.
A light rain was falling.
Guo Feilong leaped out of the water.
He formed a hand seal.
A white cloud appeared beneath his feet.
He glanced around.
There was nothing but the surging river water.
Apart from knowing which way was upstream and which was downstream, he had no idea which direction led to the Primordial Sect's shore and which led to Wanhua City's shore.
Based on the location where the large ship was ambushed by the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, it was right in the middle of the river, about equidistant from both shores.
The river was filled with many aquatic spiritual beasts, some of which were as powerful as Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.
These aquatic spiritual beasts would attack and eat people if they encountered individuals alone or in small numbers.
Aquatic spiritual beasts at the Foundation Establishment stage could also fly, and they were quite fast, though they didn't particularly like flying.
"Motherfucker, whatever, I'll just pick a direction and fly."
"With the Auspicious Clouds boosting the power of the Golden Body Technique, even if I encounter aquatic spiritual beasts comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage, they won't be able to do anything to me."
Guo Feilong chose the direction to his left and began flying that way.
He didn't dare release the Seventh Rank flying spiritual beast, Da Gui, because the aquatic spiritual beasts in the Endless River loved to hunt flying spiritual beasts.
After flying for a short while, Guo Feilong suddenly saw a large turtle emerge on the water's surface, its shell larger than a house.
The large turtle spiritual beast even raised a paw as thick as an elephant's leg and waved at him in a friendly manner, as if meeting an old friend.
Guo Feilong was momentarily stunned, then remembered that this was the same Sixth Rank large turtle he had fed beef strips to while standing on the deck of the large ship.
It was rare for this Sixth Rank large turtle to remember him. Guo Feilong took a strip of beef from his storage bag and tossed it to the Sixth Rank large turtle below.
The Sixth Rank large turtle caught the beef strip in its mouth, ate it, and then patted the water with its paw, indicating it wanted more.
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During his time at the Spirit Creek Sect, Guo Feilong had spent over a decade as an Outer Disciple in the Beast Hall, specifically tending to spiritual beasts, including large turtles, so he understood some of their expressions and actions.
Any spiritual beast, when friendly towards humans, would have non-aggressive eyes.
If they were hostile, their eyes would appear fierce.
If they were afraid, their eyes would show fear.
Guo Feilong was one hundred percent sure that the Sixth Rank large turtle on the river had a friendly, non-aggressive look towards him.
Guo Feilong threw a few more five or six-pound beef strips to the Sixth Rank large turtle, then flew in front of it and tentatively asked, "Do you know which direction Wanhua City is?"
To Guo Feilong's delight, the Sixth Rank large turtle seemed to understand, turned around, and pointed its paw forward.
Guo Feilong took out a few more beef strips for it and then asked, "Brother Turtle, can you carry me to the dock near Wanhua City? I'll not only give you plenty of beef every day but also lots of spirit stones. If you can, nod your head; if not, shake your head."
The Sixth Rank large turtle immediately nodded and pointed to its back with its paw.
Guo Feilong was overjoyed and landed on the large turtle's shell.
As the saying goes, if you want a horse to run, you must let it eat its fill.
Without hesitation, Guo Feilong took out a few more beef strips for the large turtle and also gave it a dozen spirit stones.
With these benefits, the large turtle moved across the river like a round speedboat, faster than the large ship.
This Sixth Rank large turtle was truly gluttonous; every now and then, it would stop, stretch its neck, and look at him with its disproportionately small eyes, indicating it was time for more beef strips and spirit stones.
Guo Feilong chuckled and fed it beef strips and spirit stones.
With this Sixth Rank large turtle carrying him, no other aquatic spiritual beasts attacked him along the way, as they all assumed Guo Feilong was the large turtle's food.
The Sixth Rank large turtle could travel at a speed of about 350 li per hour on the water, covering seven to eight thousand li in a day.
Two days later, Guo Feilong saw land in the distance, along with a port and many ships of various sizes.
"Brother Turtle, don't approach the port; let's head to that deserted area over there. I want to go ashore from there." Guo Feilong took out a few beef strips and spirit stones and tossed them into the large turtle's mouth.
With food in its mouth, the large turtle obediently swam towards the deserted shore.
When they reached the deserted shore, Guo Feilong gave all the beef strips to the Sixth Rank large turtle and also handed it a hundred thousand spirit stones as a token of gratitude.
The large turtle, as big as a house, swallowed the hundred thousand spirit stones in a few bites, enough to sustain it for a long time, at least helping it advance two or three minor cultivation stages.
The large turtle rubbed its head against him reluctantly before sinking into the river and disappearing.
Guo Feilong released the Seventh Rank flying spiritual beast, Da Gui, and flew to the cultivation market by the dock.
Walking through the market streets, Guo Feilong heard shocking and unexpected news: the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had come out of hiding and declared war on the Primordial Sect across the river.
In Guo Feilong's current understanding, demon cultivators were like rats crossing the street; once discovered, the entire cultivation world would unite to attack them.
The Ten Thousand Demons Sect could remain hidden, and no one could find their headquarters, so people couldn't do anything about them.
But now, they were like lice on a bald man's head, exposed for all to see, and people wouldn't hesitate to crush them.
What shocked and surprised Guo Feilong even more was that the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had three Golden Elixir stage cultivators at the Great Perfection stage who, by slaughtering multiple ships from the Primordial Sect, used the blood and flesh of tens of thousands of cultivators to refine a large number of blood spirit pills, breaking through to the False Nascent Soul Realm.
The False Nascent Soul Realm was a vague stage between the Golden Elixir stage and the Elemental Infant stage.
In essence, it was still a Golden Elixir stage cultivator, but one who could wield some of the abilities of an Elemental Infant stage cultivator.
The appearance of three False Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect allowed them to capture the Primordial Sect's Third Grade Heavenly Abode in less than a day.
They slaughtered nine out of ten Golden Elixir stage cultivators from the Primordial Sect, and countless Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stage cultivators were also massacred.
Now, the entire territory of the Primordial Sect had become the domain of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect.
The destruction of the Primordial Sect was a massive shock to the cultivation forces on the Arctic Continent, including the Spirit Creek Sect, which naturally couldn't tolerate the existence of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, a demon sect.
The cultivation forces on the Arctic Continent, including the Spirit Creek Sect, sent twelve False Nascent Soul stage cultivators to attack the three False Nascent Soul stage demon cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect.
However, the result was only a slight advantage, and they couldn't do anything about the three False Nascent Soul stage demon cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect.
The Spirit Creek Sect and other cultivation forces on the Arctic Continent then came to the Northern Borders Continent to seek external aid. After all, demon cultivators were too evil, using the blood, flesh, and divine souls of ordinary people and cultivators for alchemy and crafting, making it easy to find help.
After all, if the demon cultivators were allowed to grow stronger, it would be a disaster for all nearby cultivation forces.
Just as the Spirit Creek Sect and other cultivation forces from the Arctic Continent found dozens of False Nascent Soul stage external aids on the Northern Borders Continent across the Endless River, preparing to wipe out the Ten Thousand Demons Sect in one fell swoop, something unexpected happened.