Chapter 284: Chapter 282: This Opportunity Is Mine
Sell? Absolutely.
He’d be a fool not to.
At that moment, the ship owner’s attitude changed completely. He looked at Celeste Grant with utmost respect and a wide smile, saying, "Fellow Daoist, from now on, this ship is yours."
You can cross anyone or anything, but you should never cross money—that was his motto.
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a scroll of blueprints materialized. He presented it with both hands and said, "These are the ship’s blueprints. Please accept them, Fellow Daoist. They will help you familiarize yourself with the vessel quickly."
"Alright, give them to me."
Celeste Grant held out her hand, and the scroll flew into her grasp. She unrolled it for a quick look, getting a general idea of the ship’s layout. It even clearly marked the location to activate the ship’s Defensive Array, all laid out with perfect clarity. ’Not bad at all.’
Celeste Grant was very satisfied. She nodded slightly and said, "Good. In that case, this ship is now mine."
The man standing before her smiled and nodded.
"Yes, from this moment on, the ship is yours, Fellow Daoist. I’ll get my people off right away." He added, not forgetting to introduce himself, "I’m the Young Master of the Hughes Family’s apothecary in Moonshadow. If you need anything in the future, Fellow Daoist, please feel free to let me know."
Celeste Grant nodded slightly.
"If I need anything, you’ll be the first I call."
"Then I’ll be on my way."
With that, the man waved his hand to store the Spirit Stones, then gestured for his men to follow. They departed one by one, some on various Flying Artifacts, others using Sword Control.
After they had left,
Javier Sinclair’s figure appeared at her side. His eyes swept over the ship as he asked, "You bought a ship?"
Celeste Grant nodded. Her gaze shifted from the ship back to him. "What do you think? It’s not a bad-looking ship, right?"
Javier Sinclair nodded slightly. "It’s alright. Just a bit on the small side."
A bit on the small side?
Hearing this, Celeste Grant rolled her eyes at him. "Archfiend, do you hear yourself? This ship is considered huge in the Cultivation World. Do you think everyone is as extravagant as our family? The Immortal Ships we use for travel are like entire manors built on top of them."
That was true enough. The Immortal Ships from their Bloodfiend Den were several times larger than anyone else’s. When it came to putting on a show, they never lost to anyone.
Javier Sinclair just smiled faintly, not refuting her.
"We’ve come all this way, so let’s stay for a while. We can treat it as a vacation."
As she spoke, Celeste Grant linked her arm with Javier Sinclair’s. "We’ll be living on this ship for a few days. As far as I know, if the Divine Beast appears, it will be in the most dangerous part of the Open Sea. So, let’s head over there first, find a spot, and hide the ship while we wait."
’We’re still just on the outskirts right now. The book mentioned that the vision of a serpentine shadow coiled around a giant turtle appears in the most dangerous, central part of the Nulvar Sea. So if there really is a Divine Beast, I absolutely can’t miss it. The little turtle... no... this Black Tortoise is mine.’
’I’m also a little curious if Jocelyn Grant will show up. And if she does, how will she make her appearance? It’s been so many years. I’m actually looking forward to our reunion.’
Javier Sinclair, of course, had no objections. He lightly lifted a finger and swiped, controlling the ship. It shot off into the distance, and in the blink of an eye, the massive vessel vanished from sight.
The Cultivation World was vast and boundless, and an open sea like this was certainly so large you couldn’t see the end of it.
In the Cultivation World, a long journey could easily cover tens of thousands of miles. This world was equivalent to countless Earths combined. To the mortal lands, it was massive. But to the Cultivation World as a whole, this was just a small corner of the Lower Realm. Higher up, an even vaster, greater world awaited her.
There were certainly things to look forward to in Cultivation. Not only could you gain endless life, but you could also witness all sorts of unimaginable things.
Having been in this world for so long,
Celeste Grant had let her imagination run wild with many ideas.
’If I ever get the chance to shatter the void and return to Earth, I’ll definitely establish a spatial passage. Or maybe I’ll dig up a few Spirit Veins and plant them on Earth, letting my old home enter an era of Spiritual Energy Revival and kickstart cultivation for everyone.’
’Then I could proudly tell them all: My fellow people, Cultivation is real! Just thinking about it feels amazing.’
For the next two days, Celeste Grant and her husband moored the ship near a reef.
The ship’s Array wasn’t very strong, and the seafloor here was home to all sorts of powerful marine Demonic Beasts that could definitely sense the ship’s presence. So, Celeste Grant casually set up a Barrier, and the two of them settled in on board.
Everything was ready; all they needed was the catalyst.
After settling in on the ship, the two began a sweet, uninhibited life together. During the day, they would sit on deck chairs, sunbathing, enjoying the sea breeze, and watching videos.
As for Javier Sinclair, he would sometimes catch a fish or a giant pincer prawn—a Demonic Beast—and barbecue it for her. The key was the freshness of the ingredients, and he would only use the best parts. The rest would be tossed back into the sea, only to be devoured instantly by a passing Demonic Beast below. As for the nights... of course, it was the Demon below and her on top, his abs always within reach.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed. Nothing had happened in this part of the sea. Well, that’s not quite right. A few things had happened.
Every now and then, Demonic Beasts in the sea would fight over territory, stirring up monstrous waves. But other than that, nothing happened. Not even a shadow of the Black Tortoise. She did see a few rather large sea turtle Demonic Beasts pass by their ship, but they weren’t the Black Tortoise she was looking for, just ordinary Demonic Beasts.
「That morning.」
Celeste Grant stood on the ship’s railing. She looked down at the water, then out into the distance. ’I’m starting to wonder, will the vision of the serpentine shadow coiled around a giant turtle really appear here?’
At this thought, she murmured to herself, "Could what the book said be fake? Or maybe it was just a rumor deliberately spread by the Nulvar Cultivator Dynasty to let everyone know that one of the Four Cardinal Beasts, the Black Tortoise, is in their territory? Or... could it be that the Black Tortoise isn’t in this part of the sea at all?"
"Whatever. I’ll just keep waiting."
Celeste Grant wasn’t in a hurry.
They had come all this way, after all.
It was just a matter of waiting a few more days.
If the Black Tortoise really wasn’t here, it’s not like they’d lost anything.
Starting that afternoon, the sky above their patch of sea suddenly darkened. The weather had turned.
Thunderclouds gathered over the water, filled with flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. Amidst the howling gales, rain began to fall, quickly turning into a torrential downpour. This scene continued unabated into the night.
Celeste Grant’s ship was moored near the reef, fortified by the Barrier and steady as a mountain. Only outside the Barrier could one witness the kind of dangerous natural spectacle usually seen only in TV dramas.
In the midst of the downpour, the seawater churned into waves dozens of feet high. Within them, the massive figures of various marine Demonic Beasts could be seen.
They even saw the figures of colossal deep-sea whales. In the Cultivation World, they were far from being the overlords of the sea, as there were many Demonic Beasts far stronger than them.
