Chapter 258

A month later, somewhere along the coast of Mystic Spirit Island, a Crimson Red treasure ship, a full hundred zhang in size, was floating on the endless ocean.

The Crimson Red treasure ship had its hull wrapped in a special Crimson Red substance that resembled both iron and stone, making it exceptionally sturdy. Furthermore, the ship was inscribed with special array patterns, clearly indicating that this was a very rare treasure ship, its value far exceeding that of ordinary Heaven-Rank Spiritual Treasures.

The Chaotic Demon Sea was vast, and the weather on the ocean was unpredictable. All sorts of strange disasters could occur at any time: mirage clouds that could disorient people, powerful thunderstorms with the might to destroy the heavens and the earth, and even terrifying soul-eroding storms...

Unless one had reached the Revolving Wheel Realm, or was a strong individual who could barely control space, no one would dare to recklessly charge through the Chaotic Demon Sea like Lin Dong and his brothers. That would be completely entrusting one's life to luck.

Therefore, in most cases, people used these treasure ships for travel, which could generally defend against attacks from most Nirvana Realm Sea Beasts.

When traveling in the Chaotic Demon Sea, safety was always the top priority. What humans occupied were just some scattered islands of various sizes on this endless ocean. The true masters of this endless ocean were ultimately the Sea Beasts.

Among the vast and powerful Sea Beasts, there were many with violent tempers and a ferocious, bloodthirsty nature. If a ship's hull was not sturdy enough, a single impact from a Sea Beast could directly lead to the death of everyone on board.

On the Crimson Red treasure ship, a huge Gu character was emblazoned on the massive sail, fluttering in the wind.

This was the Gu Family's treasure ship. As one of the five great families in the Sky Wind Sea Region, the Gu Family's ships were not something any force in this sea area dared to intercept.

On the Gu Family's treasure ship, Lin Dong, Little Marten, and Little Flame were standing at the ship's railing, admiring the vast and boundless ocean.

Even with Lin Dong's current spiritual power as an Immortal Symbol Master, he could not probe too deep into the water. Moreover, during the probing process, Lin Dong always felt a deep sense of fear, which made him feel somewhat suppressed.

"Tsk tsk, it seems that little girl is quite sensible."

After standing for a while, Little Marten felt a little tired. He directly plopped down on a chair next to him, then picked up a fruit from the side and threw it into his mouth to eat.

Looking at Little Marten's lazy appearance, Lin Dong couldn't help but feel a bit disgusted. This guy was always so unserious whenever he had nothing to do.

"Speaking of which, the Gu Family is really willing to give up all three slots for the Primordial Tower?"

Lin Dong thought of something and couldn't help but ask softly. Little Marten couldn't help but curl his lip and scoff.

"What's there to be afraid of? If the Gu Family dares not give them, hehe, then Marten Lord will just snatch them directly. Don't even mention the Gu Family, even if all five great families come together, Marten Lord can still handle them!"

Little Marten wasn't just talking big. In the Flame Master's place of slumber, he had finally made a breakthrough in his realm. After a month of cultivation and comprehension, cough cough... mainly because he had a well-behaved Flame Master lying there for him to comprehend, his cultivation naturally progressed extremely quickly.

The current Little Marten was only half a step away from the Revolving Wheel Realm. Perhaps, it could be said that Little Marten had already broken through to the Revolving Wheel Realm. The Life and Death Reincarnation step had already been completed. What was truly limiting Little Marten now was his physical body.

Although reshaping a physical body was not difficult after reaching the Revolving Wheel Realm, it was naturally not comparable to the Sky Demon Marten true body reshaped in the Sky Demon Marten Tribe's blood pool.

Little Marten was even thinking that after returning, he might be able to obtain the Sky Demon true body of their Sky Demon Marten Tribe's ancestor. If that were the case, he might even have hope of touching the boundary of the Reincarnation Realm.

Don't underestimate Little Marten's month of cultivation. You must know that the object of his comprehension was the Flame Master. Although the Flame Master's Reincarnation intent was not the power of space, it still provided a direction for the comprehension of Reincarnation Realm. If he also had the help of the Sky Demon Marten Tribe's ancestor's bloodline power, touching Reincarnation Realm would not be difficult.

With the Death Profound Realm peak realm, the comprehension of the Revolving Wheel Realm, plus the Sky Demon Marten clan's royal secret techniques, and a slightly stronger understanding of the Space Ancestor Symbol, Little Marten was enough to beat up ordinary Revolving Wheel Realm experts.

Therefore, in this Sky Wind Sea Region, Little Marten was really not afraid. Even if the two Revolving Wheel Realm experts from the two great paradises arrived together, Little Marten wouldn't be intimidated.

Besides this, Little Marten still had even greater confidence, and was rushing towards the Chaotic Demon Sea. If worst came to worst, he would retreat first, and when his family members arrived, hehe, he would slowly settle the score.

"Big brother, don't worry. This was originally the condition she promised big brother. If their family dares to go back on their word, I'll beat them to death!"

Little Flame said in a muffled voice. As he spoke, the aura within his body involuntarily leaked out a bit, but just as it was about to spread out, it seemed to encounter some kind of barrier and dissipated into nothingness.

And this powerful and violent aura, carrying a bit of fierce and bloody intent, had actually reached the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm!

Of course, during this month, not only had Little Marten and Little Flame's strength greatly improved, but Lin Dong's cultivation had also broken through to the Small Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm and the Small Accomplishment of Immortal Symbol Master in terms of Origin Power and spiritual power, respectively. Moreover, he was only one step away from the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm. In fact, if Lin Dong hadn't deliberately suppressed it, he would already be at the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm.

More importantly, for Lin Dong, the gains were not just these. There was also the Burning Heaven Cauldron he had obtained, which, with Yan's help and the Flame Master's great array, had reached its peak state.

What is called peak condition? That is, this Burning Heaven Cauldron, because it contains a trace of Flame Master's energy, is now enough to trap a Revolving Wheel Realm expert for a moment.

"Little Flame, don't be so fierce, or you won't find a wife in the future."

Looking at Little Flame with a fierce expression, Lin Dong jokingly said a few words with a smile. He didn't know why, but looking at the boundless ocean in front of him, Lin Dong actually began to miss home a little, missing his parents in Flame City, missing Mu Qianqian who was waiting for him to return in the Great Desolate Province, and even missing Lin Ke'er and Qing Tan, the two girls who were cultivating in Dao Sect.

Thinking of this, a few happy expressions couldn't help but appear on Lin Dong's face, which made Little Marten feel awkward for a while.

"I'll stay with big brother for the rest of my life!"

Little Flame scratched his head, smiled honestly, and said in a voice like thunder. Fortunately, Marten Lord had already sealed this place off with the power of space, and outsiders couldn't sense it. Otherwise, this voice would probably be enough to alarm the Sea Beasts hidden in the waters below.

"Alright!"

Lin Dong smiled and patted Little Flame on the shoulder, then looked at a certain place on the boat and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I believe the Gu Family won't go back on their word. That Miss Gu Yan's status in the Gu Family shouldn't be low, and her ability is not to be underestimated!"

In a hall on the Gu Family's treasure ship, Gu Yan was sitting with two Gu Family elders who had reached the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm.

"Gu Yan, you are too bold and reckless in this matter. You actually made such a heavy Promise on behalf of the family so easily. Where do you place the family?"

An elder wearing a light gray robe said with a stern face and a cold voice, his tone was very unpleasant, and even had great prejudice. The other elder in a green robe did not speak, but calmly held a teacup and sipped tea.

Gu Yan's expression straightened when she heard this, and she was not afraid at all. The aura in her body was released without hesitation.

"If I hadn't made a heavy Promise, what the two Clan Leaders would have seen would not be me, but an empty tomb! How could I have my current strength?"

"Alright, Gu Yan, what is this? Are you going to fight the Clan Leader? Why don't you put it away quickly and let others make a joke?"

Seeing that Gu Yan was so irritable, the green-robed elder immediately put on a stern face and quickly spoke. After speaking to Gu Yan, the green-robed elder turned his head and scolded the light gray-robed elder.

"You too, Gu Yan can be considered to have made a contribution. Not to mention breaking the Wei Family's conspiracy, she also eliminated Wei Song and broke through to the Life Profound Realm. How can you not take Gu Yan's face into consideration?"

"Humph!"

The light gray-robed elder snorted coldly, but didn't say anything. Gu Yan was able to break through to the Life Profound Realm at such a young age, and in the future, she would be able to reach his realm at the very least. Moreover, there was a very high probability that she would break through to the Death Profound Realm. Therefore, in terms of status, she was not much inferior to him.

Gu Yan glanced at the light gray-robed elder, and the anger on her face subsided a little. Then, she said to the green-robed elder in a calm tone.

"Elder Gu Hua, now that the Promise has been made, if the family goes back on its word, how will it gain a foothold in the Sky Wind Sea Region in the future?"

Gu Yan's words directly stumped the two elders. In fact, they didn't really want to agree to this condition. Of course, it wasn't that they wanted to go back on their word, but they didn't want to give out all three places. Even if they gave some other treasures as a reward, it would be fine.

But Gu Yan's words made the two elders feel embarrassed in an instant. They originally planned to play the roles of a red face and a white face, first suppressing Gu Yan, and then slowly bargaining.

"Elder Gu Hua, you rushed here from the clan, presumably, big brother Gu Yuntian should have been attacked, right?"

Gu Yan said faintly. At that time, after Lin Dong came out of the lake, he gave her a few Life Spirit Profound Fruits and asked her to wait for a while. He wanted to retreat and break through.

During this period, Gu Yan also sent someone to send the news back to the Gu Family. However, judging from the fact that the two Clan Leaders were sent directly now, big brother Gu Yuntian must have been attacked, and it was very likely that he was seriously injured and unable to fight at all.

"Big brother Gu Yuntian was attacked. If I hadn't survived, do you think our Gu Family would still have a chance to compete for the Primordial Tower? Since there is nothing to begin with, why not let them try? If they win, what does it matter if the places are given to them? Although we can't get the places this time, we can befriend the three of them."

Slowly standing up from the stool, Gu Yan came to the window of the hall, looking at the endless sea, letting the sea breeze blow her hair up, and a calm voice came from the sea breeze with a bit of coldness.

"The three of them are all extraordinary in strength and have extraordinary origins. In the future, if they can grow up, they will probably be top experts like the Flame God Hall Master. If our Gu Family can befriend them, wouldn't it be stronger than those mere three places?"

Hearing Gu Yan's words, Gu Hua and another clan elder couldn't help but widen their eyes, looking at Gu Yan's back with disbelief.

In the sea breeze, that white-clothed figure actually exuded a bit of domineering aura, shocking the hearts of the two clan elders, making them unable to resist the urge to submit.

"It seems you haven't considered that with their strength and talent, could they really have no power behind them cultivating them? If the forces behind them know that our Gu Family is bullying their three brothers like this, will they unleash their thunderous rage? Can you withstand it?"

Gu Yan turned around, a hint of ambition appearing in her bright eyes.

"Although our Gu Family is one of the five great families, we only have considerable power in the Sky Wind Sea Region. Above us, there are still two great paradises!"

"But if we can form a connection with them, or even—a marriage alliance! Then, the Sky Wind Sea Region will no longer be able to confine our Gu Family!"

Gu Hua and the old man in the light gray robe instantly looked moved. They had not thought of this.

"That's right, our Martial Gathering is a competition between the five great families. If we want to find outside help, we can only find one person. We cannot recruit all three of them as outside help at the same time. However, you and Gu Mengqi are not yet married. If we promise you two to two of them, all three of them will naturally be able to fight!"

The more Gu Hua spoke, the more excited he became. After all, the Martial Gathering competition required three people, but their Gu Family's strongest member, Gu Yuntian, was severely injured. To be honest, the remaining Gu Mengqi and Gu Yan were not very reliable.

Gu Mengqi was not weak. Even among the five great families, she was considered one of the top talents, but she was still young and had suffered some losses.

Originally, the Gu Family had Gu Yuntian and Gu Mengqi, two top geniuses. Gu Yuntian was enough to face the top geniuses of the other three families, and he even had a good chance of winning. No one else in the three families could defeat Gu Mengqi.

In addition, there was the breakthrough of Gu Yan, or the search for an outside helper. The chances of winning the third match were not small, and they might not even need to compete in the third match.

But now, Gu Yuntian was seriously injured, and Gu Mengqi was still at a disadvantage compared to the leaders of the younger generation of the other three families. The rest was even more difficult.

According to what Gu Yan said, Lin Dong's three brothers, Little Marten and Little Flame, both had strength above the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm. Although Lin Dong was only at the Small Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm, he was only lacking accumulation to reach the Great Accomplishment, and he was also an Immortal Symbol Master, making him no weaker than the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm.

If the three of them joined forces, not to mention the other three families, even that monster from the Shentu Family would never be their opponent.

Besides, even if they lost, could Lin Dong and his brothers blame their Gu Family? They had given them the opportunity, and if they lost, it was their problem.

No matter how they calculated it, their Gu Family would not lose. They could also earn a favor, and perhaps even earn two or three good sons-in-law.

"Okay, we will send a message to the Clan Leader immediately. When we arrive at Martial Gathering Island, we will let Gu Mengqi take a look as well. If you can find one of them that you like, we will help you propose marriage. The family will not force you."