Stellar Transformation-Chapter 98: Episode 5: Red Blood Cave Mansion - 1: Drifting

Chapter 98: Episode 5: Red Blood Cave Mansion Chapter 1: Drifting

Qin Yu and Little Black, man and eagle, flew rapidly toward the south, surpassing cities, mountain ranges, grasslands, and lakes one after the other, until suddenly a vast forest appeared before them.

"Little Black, come down with me," Qin Yu suddenly communicated through spiritual transmission.

Little Black immediately stopped flying, and asked in confusion, "Big Brother, we should not be far from the southern sea of the Hidden Dragon Continent by now; why are you not continuing to fly, but instead want to enter this forest?" Little Black couldn’t understand at all.

"Haha, you wouldn’t know about this," Qin Yu said with a smile all over his face, explaining, "Do you know how far the Overseas Immortal Islands are from the Hidden Dragon Continent?"

"I don’t know, but it should be very far," Little Black said, looking puzzledly at Qin Yu, still unsure how the distance to the Overseas Immortal Islands from the Hidden Dragon Continent related to entering the forest with Qin Yu.

Qin Yu laughed and said, "Let me tell you, even the nearest Overseas Immortal Island is tens of thousands of miles away, and the Penglai Immortal Domain is even billions of miles distant. The vastness of the sea is beyond your imagination. With such a long distance, should we just keep flying over the ocean? That would be too boring."

"Big Brother, do you mean to say?" Little Black suddenly had a bit of an understanding.

"We’ll make a big ship and store it in the space ring. When drifting on the vast ocean gets boring, we can take out the ship; we’ll fish on board, or sunbathe, and enjoy the sea breeze. Wouldn’t it be tiring to keep flying all the time?" Qin Yu had already prepared for a long period of drifting.

For Cultivators with nearly endless lifespans, time was not of concern, and drifting and adventuring in the sea was a form of cultivation as well.

Little Black immediately became excited: "Good idea, this forest is so large, there must be large trees. Let’s go find one quickly." Without waiting for Qin Yu, Little Black dove down and entered the boundless forest on his own.

Qin Yu chuckled and dove down as well.

Upon entering the vast forest, Qin Yu and Little Black discovered that there were virtually no traces of humans inside this tremendous forest. The thick underbrush and intertwining vines spoke of a very primeval forest.

Man and eagle moved swiftly through the forest, not minding the so-called fierce beasts; they only needed to release a trace of their aura to ensure that none of those beasts dared to come close.

"Ah, there’s a very thick dawn redwood tree there," Little Black suddenly communicated through spiritual transmission. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Qin Yu spotted the dawn redwood tree at once; its diameter was almost ten or so meters, making it quite a large tree in this primeval forest indeed. Qin Yu sighed and said, "What a pity. Back in the Primordial Wilderness, there were so many giant trees, and we didn’t think to cut one down to build a ship."

In the Primordial Wilderness, where human presence was not seen for a million years, those ancient trees had trunks ninety to a hundred meters in diameter, utterly astonishing. But after leaving the wilderness, even though this forest was also primeval, those ancient trees of a hundred meters in diameter were nowhere to be seen.

"Big Brother, this forest is within the territory of the Three Great Dynasties, though," Little Black said helplessly. "Even though this place is rarely trodden by humans, some Innate Experts can still move through it. Trees that are extremely large are simply treasures; they would have been cut down long ago."

In his heart, Qin Yu was not content; although a diameter of ten or so meters was not small, it was still too small for what he had in mind.

"The forest is large; let’s keep moving and see if there are any larger trees." Qin Yu made a decision, and Little Black, without any objections, continued to fly with him at high speed as man and eagle, using their spiritual sense to carefully search for even larger trees.

On the Hidden Dragon Continent, there were only so many Cultivators, and using spiritual sense to search for trees was indeed very rare.

Qin Yu and Little Black had dashed over a hundred li by this route, during which the thickest tree Qin Yu had discovered was only about twenty meters in diameter. Yet he and Little Black continued their search.

Traversing seven to eight hundred li through the forest wasn’t considered far for Qin Yu and Little Black.

"Ah, Little Black, there’s a very thick tree six thousand meters ahead!" Qin Yu exclaimed excitedly.

"Very thick? How thick is it?" Little Black was also astonished. He wondered how thick a tree would have to be to excite and surprise Qin Yu. This forest wasn’t in the Primordial Wilderness, after all. How thick could these trees really get?

In just a short while, Qin Yu and Little Black had approached the big tree.

"Wow, what a huge wall," Little Black communicated with spiritual sense in amazement. Qin Yu was also brimming with excitement. The dark red ancient tree was surrounded by twisted branches, seemingly carved from stone, and it was obviously very hard.

The diameter of the ancient tree reached a staggering fifty meters, making it appear like a wall. Although it couldn’t compare with some ancient trees in the Primordial Wilderness, it was still exceptionally rare outside of it.

"Good, this one will do, it’s wide enough," Qin Yu nodded in satisfaction, then a Flame Sword flew directly from his body, emitting a long, enchanting, faint silver Star Sword Light.

The Star Sword Light stretched for more than ten meters. Although the ancient tree was extremely tough, there was a vast difference compared with the Sword Light.

With a smile, Qin Yu pointed with one hand, and the Flame Sword sliced through the base of the tree. Despite the tree being fifty meters in diameter, under the Star Sword Light, it was cut through instantly, and the colossal tree fell with a thunderous crash, felling dozens of other large trees.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...

The Star Sword Light effortlessly cut through the branches. The ancient tree was three to four hundred meters tall, but for Qin Yu, too much length was useless. He directly selected the thickest two-hundred-meter section of the trunk and then Qin Yu began to carefully craft a boat.

Boat crafting was simple.

First, he completely cut off the bark and smoothed out the trunk. Qin Yu had seen boats before. He split the main trunk in half, turned one half over, and hollowed out the center to create a space thirty meters wide and eighty meters long, to be used for sleeping and resting.

"Haha, just set up some simple Defense Restrictions and this boat’s defense will be stronger than those of big ships," Qin Yu laughed as he set up the Defense Restrictions on the large wooden ship. He believed that even under a hurricane, this ship wouldn’t fall apart.

Little Black, on the other hand, spat out his Spiritual Artifact Sharp Cone and began to carve on the boat. Some simple lines served a decorative purpose. Just like that, a sailing ship was made.

"Hmm, very good, quite nice," Little Black was quite satisfied with his carving.

Qin Yu grabbed the rapidly crafted sailing ship, and with a thought, directly stored it in his Space Ring. Such a large boat could only be accommodated by Qin Yu’s Dream Ring. The Storage Bracelet’s space, however, was too small.

"Little Black, let’s go."

Qin Yu laughed heartily as he shot into the sky, with Little Black also soaring up with him. Both felt extremely content for handcrafting a large ship themselves. Making something step by step personally felt completely different from buying it.

The man and the eagle immediately hastened their speed, with Qin Yu standing on the Flame Sword and Little Black speeding up several times as well. Although Qin Yu hadn’t employed the Human and Artifact Fusion and Little Black hadn’t used Fleeting Lightning Nine Flashes, their speed was already very quick.

Half a day later, Qin Yu and Little Black finally arrived at the sea area south of the Hidden Dragon Continent.

The two streaks of light descended directly onto the seashore, transforming back into man and eagle. Qin Yu and Little Black gazed at the boundless ocean, feeling an irresistible thrill in their hearts. Under the sun’s reflection, the azure sea displayed various hues, including light blue and pale purple, making it incredibly beautiful.

"Ah, compared to this ocean’s expanse, the Hidden Dragon Continent really doesn’t count for much. The difference between them is too vast," Qin Yu couldn’t help but exclaim as he looked at the vast ocean, "At first glance, the sea seems so calm, but who knows how turbulent the currents underneath are, how many demon beasts exist, and how many Immortal Islands and Demon Islands are out there in the distant waters."

Little Black was also very excited, "Wow, Cultivators, Demon Cultivators, and various demon beasts, maybe there are even treasures. The mere thought is thrilling. Big Brother, let’s not worry about all that, let’s go."

With that, Little Black immediately spread its wings and flew towards the boundless sea, and Qin Yu also laughed, feeling an unstoppable surge of boldness in his heart, "Boundless Sea, this is the world of Cultivators!" Qin Yu too dashed like lightning into the boundless sea.

On the beach, a child playing with seashells stared blankly as the man and eagle flew toward the boundless sea, and in just an instant, the man and eagle disappeared beyond the horizon.

"Er, are my eyes tricking me? How can people fly, and so fast at that?" The child rubbed his eyes, then looked carefully around. Everything was still so tranquil, as if the man and eagle had never appeared.

"Hmm, seems like my eyes really are playing tricks on me," the child chuckled, then went back to playing with his shells.

On this day, the once-in-a-generation prodigy of the Hidden Dragon Continent, a twenty-year-old who was already comparable to a late-stage Golden Core expert, a brother of the Emperor of the newly established Qin Dynasty, His Highness Prince Yu of the Qin Dynasty—left the Hidden Dragon Continent.

In these twenty years, Qin Yu had finally wiped out the Xiang Family, unified the Chu Dynasty, and established the Qin Dynasty.

For Cultivators, time is endless; twenty years is just the blink of an eye. What will happen in the decades, centuries, and millennia to come?

The boundless, infinite sea.

"Haha, exhilarating," Qin Yu strode across the waves, his arms stirring up surging billows. At this moment, he was wearing clothes forged by Lei Wei, trousers on his lower body, and a sleeveless black sweatshirt on his upper body, with his muscles fully outlined.

Right then, Qin Yu was brimming with vitality, strolling freely on the sea as if he were the Sea God, stirring up the wind and waves.

"Ha!" With a vigorous wave, streams of water began circling around Qin Yu’s body, reminiscent of the Qi Columns he had trained with the Tongtian Three Diagrams. Yet, these water columns were ten times thicker and covered an area tenfold larger than the original Qi Columns.

Beams of water whirled around him as Qin Yu released his energy freely.

Suddenly, Qin Yu stretched out his hand, and a large fish weighing over a dozen pounds began to float in midair, drawn by his power. With a mere thought, he had the fish in his grasp.

"Little Black, get ready for roasted fish," said Qin Yu, looking up at Little Black in the sky. Then with a wave of his hand, a colossal object appeared on the sea’s surface—a wooden ship two hundred meters long and fifty meters wide. However, the ship, with its Defense Restriction, boasted defensive capabilities unmatched by any vessel among the Three Great Dynasties.

"Grilled fish, wow, that’s great." Little Black dove down and landed directly on the deck.

Qin Yu also leaped from above the sea surface directly onto the deck. He then walked straight into the central cabin, which was thirty meters wide and eighty meters long, with a depth of ten meters. There were many things in this cabin, such as water beds, grills, fishing rods, and so on, all of which were taken from Thunder Mountain Residence.

Back when Lei Wei wanders the universe, he knew how to enjoy life. Of course, he had these things, and Qin Yu had put them in the cabin.

"Master’s setup of this grill is really..." Qin Yu still couldn’t help but admire it. The grill, to be precise, should be something like the Furnace of Eight Trigrams used for refining spiritual artifacts and even more complicated than that.

Because if you used True Star Fire to grill ordinary food, it would definitely turn to ash instantly. Hence, this special grill existed, with various restrictions to adjust the temperature of True Star Fire, achieving just the right heat.

"Big Brother, to be honest, the seasonings on Hidden Dragon Continent are quite different from the many seasonings left by your master." Little Black eyed the fish on the grill with sparkling eyes, while speaking to Qin Yu.

Qin Yu had to admit that Lei Wei indeed had many seasonings and even made his own blends. Many foods tasted much better with those seasonings.

"Sizzle, sizzle"

The oils from the fish began to seep out, and Little Black’s mouth was almost drooling, yet he had to wait, had to wait for the heat to be just right.

"It’s done," Qin Yu said and directly split the fish in half. This fish, weighing over a dozen pounds, was shared equally between Qin Yu and Little Black, and then they started to eat heartily. Despite the large fish, after Qin Yu and Little Black ate, their bellies showed no change.

Suddenly—

"Boom!"

The ship shook violently.

"What’s going on?" Qin Yu immediately swept with his spiritual sense, then laughed, "These sharks actually want to break through my ship, too bad, my ship is very tough." It was equipped with defense restrictions; it was not something these sharks could break through.

Qin Yu suddenly smiled, "But since they hit my ship, they need to leave some interest."

Qin Yu, like a roc spreading its wings, flew straight out of the cabin, touching the deck with his foot and landing in the ocean. There were dozens of sharks outside the ship, Qin Yu immediately chose one, the leading shark, and jumped onto its back, gripping its fin. The shark, feeling someone on its back, frantically started to swim wildly, diving deep one moment and leaping through the waves the next.

"Calm down!"

Qin Yu’s legs squeezed tight, and the shark let out a pained cry. At the same time, Qin Yu’s Star Power surged into the shark’s body, making quite a sweep through it. Feeling Qin Yu’s might, the shark dared not make any more fuss.

"That’s more like it, lead the way."

Qin Yu sat on the leading shark, with a group of sharks trailing behind him, while Little Black steered the ship alongside. Under Qin Yu’s control, the group of sharks swam southward, and Little Black started catching fish. After all, grilled fish was delicious.