The seawater reflects a dreamy color under the sunlight, Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun are standing at the bow of the boat, leaning on the railing to gaze out at the endless sea view.

  Li Kun's face was full of smiles, a genuine smile from the heart. At this moment, she was happier than ever before: "Teng big brother, when we were on the grassland, you told me that this time you went out to sea to cultivate something... It turns out that you have been deceiving me all along! Tell me, what is the North Sea Continent?"

  Teng Qing Shan couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

  "You're all going together, so I won't hide it from you!" Teng Qing Shan looked far into the north, "The North Sea Continent is in the north... probably still tens of thousands of miles away."

  "Tens of thousands of miles?" Li Kun sucked in a breath, his eyes wide with wonder. "The nine provinces are only so big, and you want to drift tens of thousands of miles? This wind won't always blow northward, when the wind direction changes, it's feared that these tens of thousands of miles will take a long time to reach. Moreover, such a distant place, how can we discover it? Teng Big Brother, how did you know?"

  Li Kun was now full of doubts.

  Yu Huang told me! Teng Qing Shan said mysteriously.

  Yu Huang? He's been dead for who knows how many years. How can I tell you? Through a dream? Li Kun also laughed.

  "This involves the Yu Huang treasure in Dayan Mountain!" As Teng Qing Shan described, Li Kun also quieted down and listened carefully. It was only then that she knew what a tragic battle had taken place at the bottom of the lake in Dayan Mountain back then, and why Teng Qing Shan went to the North Sea Continent.

  Li Kun sighed softly: "Qing Qing died a terrible death, she was completely caught in the crossfire!"

  "Really!"

  Looking at the endless waves, Hong Qing Shan's gaze drifted away. "Actually, it's all about benefits. All the major sects want to get their hands on the Yu Huang treasure. Later, they fought and killed each other for the 'North Sea Spirit'! No matter if it was me, or Qing Qing, or even my own Yuan Yuan Sect, we were all just pawns in this struggle! Why do we have to be manipulated? It's because we're too weak!"

  "If I return to the Yuan sect, I will be as powerful as the Mani Temple. Who dares to let me return to the Yuan sect? Three thousand Black Armor Army will search for him one by one."

  "Even if it's not as good as the Mani Temple, as long as it can reach the level of Xiangyang Palace, Qinghu Island, and Sheyeshen Mountain, those people won't dare to be excessive! That's what real power is!"

  Teng Qing Shan saw it very clearly.

  Like in Yicheng, the strong villages are where the clan members live a good life. The girls from other villages all want to marry into this village. This is what it means to be strong!

  In the previous life, a top-notch killer, the killer organization could easily manipulate you. But for an SS-level killer, the killer organization would have to indulge you! Even ordinary people, if they have money or a good job, can find a girlfriend more easily. And others wouldn't dare bully you either. The principles of the world are all the same!

  You're strong, others will respect you!

  "For me, this journey to the North Sea Continent is a kind of tempering!" Teng Qing Shan's eyes gleamed, "The Divine Axe Mountain is one aspect! Even if I hadn't gone to the Divine Axe Mountain, just the setbacks along the way would have allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of the 'Way'! Only when my strength has increased can I return, back to the Nine States Continent!"

  Li Kun watched as Cong Qing Shan recounted his story, a faint smile also appearing on her face.

  ……

  The journey of fleeing, Teng Qing Shan actually felt that his state of mind had changed!

  For more than half a year on the grasslands, Teng Qing Shan used the sky as his blanket and the earth as his bed. He either helped ordinary poor residents of the grasslands or killed some horse thieves... In this process of cultivation, killing, and helping, Teng Qing Shan's entire soul gradually approached perfection, making it easier for him to comprehend 'the Way'.

  For example, when Zhuge Yuanhong first saw Teng Qing Shan's strength, he was amazed and thought that Teng Qing Shan was a man who took heaven and earth as his teacher, with a heart as pure as an infant!

  Actually, Teng Qing Shan didn't have a child's heart in the past!

  What is an innocent heart?

  It's just like a newborn baby, at that time he has no distinction between good and evil, good or bad, he observes the world with the most pure and innocent eyes! His heart is pure and flawless, untaught by external influences, unrestricted. Precisely because of its purity, it can recognize this world more clearly! Come into contact with the 'Tao'!

  But Qing Shan is different!

  Teng Qing Shan spent his past life in the midst of hellish training as a killer, and his heart was already affected. In this life, after a series of setbacks, he finally understood that one must enter the world to transcend it! Teng Qing Shan has experienced many things, seen through many essences, and on the grasslands, he felt the heavens and the earth, ultimately making his heart tend towards purity and simplicity.

  All things point directly to the mind!

  Teng Qing Shan understood that the heart of a newborn baby is actually a return! After experiencing the trials and tribulations of the world, one returns to the heart of a newborn baby at birth! Recognize yourself, recognize your true heart!

  Only a soul tempered by the trials of the mundane world is truly accomplished!

  Such a heart is more likely to experience 'the way'!

  Thus, Teng Qing Shan achieved such a high level of 'Earth Element' in just over half a year!

  "The journey of drifting in the North Sea is also a process of tempering one's heart and experiencing the Tao!" Teng Qing Shan's mind was calm, without any ripples.

  ……

  In the evening, the sea breeze blows.

  "Catching fish? How is Brother Teng catching fish?" Li Kun stood on the deck, looking down at the seawater. Earlier she said it was time to eat, but Teng Qing Shan actually said he wanted to catch some live food and directly jumped into the sea.

  Wow~~~~

  The sea water began to churn.

  "Huh?" Li Kun immediately widened his eyes and looked closely, only to see the rolling sea water, which was getting more and more violent!

  "Huh?" Li Kun looked down in surprise, only to see a fiery red glow surrounding Teng Qing Shan's body. His hands were forming a fist technique, and in front of him was a massive ball of water floating in mid-air, seemingly controlled by his hands. Inside the water ball was a large school of fish.

  Li Kun was completely stunned: "How is this done? Why can't the fish swim out of that water sphere? How is that water sphere controlled?"

  "Alright!" Teng Qing Shan burst out laughing and with a swift motion, he made a sudden push.

  "Boom!"

  A huge water ball suddenly flew up, and when it reached mid-air, it burst open, turning into a large amount of water flowers that fell directly onto the deck of the tung wood boat. There were at least hundreds of white flower-like fish that fell onto the deck, splashing continuously, making a spectacular scene!

  Wow!

  Hong Qing Shan stepped on the water and jumped directly onto the deck with one leap.

  "Xiao Juan..." Teng Qing Shan couldn't help but burst out laughing when he looked at Li Juan.

  "You didn't say a word beforehand!" Li Kun was so angry that she gritted her teeth!

  At this moment, Li Kun's clothes were also wet, and even a fish was smashed on her head and then rolled onto the deck, rolling continuously.

  "I didn't say that, did I?" Teng Qing Shan smiled, "Hurry up and prepare the grilled fish. Oh, you should go change your clothes first."

  "Hmm!" Li Kun hummed a sound, and immediately went down into the cabin.

  Teng Qing Shan gazed at the deck filled with rolling fish, his mood getting better and better. Teng Qing Shan also realized that although he had only been at sea for two days, his mental state seemed to be more comfortable and natural when practicing fist intent.

  After Li Jun and Teng Qing Shan finished eating the roasted fish together, Teng Qing Shan practiced his fist techniques. Occasionally, Li Jun would also practice her fist and leg techniques, or sometimes she would just watch from the side.

  It wasn't until late at night that the two of them entered the cabin.

  ……

  Inside the cabin, the large flower cloth hanging from the ceiling divided the entire cabin into two parts. Teng Qing Shan slept in the outer area, while Li Jun was usually inside.

  "At first, I brought Xiaoyu along, but it seems that wasn't a wise decision after all." Teng Qing Shan rubbed his chin and sighed. In just two days, he had discovered many problems! For example, people have three urgent needs, and there's also changing clothes, sleeping, etc., many trivial matters in life are troublesome because of the differences between men and women.

  Yesterday night, Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun were busy decorating the cabin and didn't sleep well.

  Tonight is truly a night of rest.

  The cabin floor was covered with a blanket, and Teng Qing Shan sat cross-legged on it with his eyes closed in meditation. Meditation and sleep were the same to Teng Qing Shan!

  "Wow~~"

  The sound of water flowing outside the cabin was continuous, and for a while, the inside of the cabin seemed very quiet.

  Li Kun quietly opened the flower curtain, looked over at Teng Qing Shan's side, saw that he was calmly cultivating, and then smiled and closed the curtain again.

  "Uggghhh..."

  Li Jun lay on the bed, looking up at the cabin ceiling. "Finally together with Tan Big Brother! Watching him meditate and sleep, watching him practice his fist, watching him eat, watching him sometimes smile wryly in distress..." Li Jun thought to herself, a smile involuntarily appearing on her face.

  She is very beautiful in his heart!

  After a long time, she finally fell asleep.

  Rumble...

  The cabin suddenly started shaking, and Li Kun's body shook off the bed. He exclaimed in alarm: "Teng big brother, what happened?" As he spoke, he put on his clothes and pulled open the curtain.

  At this moment, Teng Qing Shan also stood up and walked onto the stairs.

  "It must be a storm!" Teng Qing Shan also dared not confirm, "You are in the cabin, don't go out!"

  "Oh." Li Jun obediently stayed inside the cabin.

  Whoosh!

  As soon as the hatch was opened, a large amount of rainwater poured in, hitting his face with a chill: "It's only the second day, has something gone wrong?" Teng Qing Shan immediately jumped out and then quickly closed the hatch.

  Rumble...

  It wasn't until they were outside the Qing Mountains that they realized how dire the situation was. All they could see in front of them was the dark, turbulent sea water raging and roaring as it swept forward, with the entire tung wood ship swaying back and forth in the violent waves.

  "What bad luck!" Teng Qing Shan immediately lowered all the sails at once.

  Teng Qing Shan stood on the boat and felt unsteady, Teng Qing Shan suddenly jumped.

  Whoosh!

  In one leap, it was over twenty zhang high, standing in mid-air and looking down at Qing Mountain with a humble attitude.

  All that could be seen was the water swirling around, a massive and terrifying whirlpool had formed, and the tung wood boat was in the midst of it, constantly rotating along with the whirlpool, tumbling about in the waves. The tung wood boat seemed like a toy, as if it might shatter at any moment, making Teng Qing Shan's heart tense up.

  "Maelstrom? What bad luck! The tung wood ship shouldn't be that fragile, should it?"

  Hong Qingshan's body fell again, and this time he fell into the sea water.

  "Hush!" Teng Qing Shan treaded on the water and charged towards the tung wood boat.

  "Rumble~~~" But a huge wave came and submerged Teng Qing Mountain.

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