Teng Qing Shan looked up at the divine bird 'Qing Luan' in mid-air.

  But in his heart, he was puzzled, what was this Qing Luan doing perched on his boat? His side didn't seem to have provoked the divine bird 'Qing Luan'.

  The high-flying Azure Bird, yet its beautiful eyes are fixed on Mount Tengqin.

  "Xiao Juan, you ask him, what brings him here." Teng Qing Shan said.

  Li Jun immediately raised her head and let out a series of shrill cries, Qing Luan looked at the human girl below in surprise.

  "Wow~~" The green phoenix let out a pleasant cry.

  Li Jun turned his head to look at Teng Qing Shan in an unbelievable manner. Teng Qing asked, "Huh? What did it say?" Li Jun continued, "Brother Teng, the green bird just said that it saw you practicing your marksmanship from a distance! It felt the aura of heaven and earth, and it wants to engage in a friendly competition with you."

  Hong Qingshan burst out laughing in surprise: "It wants to have a cutting contest with me?"

  "How interesting! How interesting!" Teng Qing Shan laughed as he gazed at the Azure Luan in mid-air.

  "Ya~~ya~~" The green phoenix let out several cries.

  Li Kun also said: "Teng big brother, Qing Luan said that it won't hurt you, just wants to have a try with you, hoping you can use the same shooting technique as before."

  Hong Qing Shan laughed: "Xiao Yun, it seems that this qing luan also wants to comprehend the Heavenly Way just like us humans! This qing luan, once it grows up and reaches adulthood, will be at the Xiantian Jindan level. It wants to break through again and reach the Void Realm. Indeed, it needs to comprehend the Heaven and Earth. Hmm... I was just practicing 'Du Long Zuan', which contains the intent of 'Water Walking Fist'. Perhaps it sensed it. This qing luan has a pretty venomous gaze!"

  "Understand the Way of Heaven?" Li Kun was also somewhat surprised.

  "Tell it, I'm willing to compete with it." Teng Qing Shan smiled, "Legend has it that this Green Luan is a divine bird! If humans can't reach the Void Realm, they're absolutely no match for the Green Luan. I don't believe it."

  Li Jun immediately looked up and told Qing Luan that Teng Qing Shan was willing to compete with it.

  "Wow~~" Qing Luan immediately let out an excited cry.

  Suddenly, a fiery red phantom flashed across the sky, diving straight towards Teng Qing Shan. Teng Qing Shan was also on guard, holding the Wheel Return Gun at the edge of the boat, being extremely cautious.

  "Ah!"

  A wave of scorching air came surging over, and Teng Qing Shan only saw two blurry claw silhouettes.

  "Good speed!" Teng Qing Shan immediately performed the 'Mixed Yuan One Qi' gun technique, and the spinning spearhead became a blur. All that could be heard was a loud "Clang", and Teng Qing Shan stumbled back several steps, each step causing the tung wood ship to shake violently. Fortunately, Teng Qing Shan regained control, otherwise he would have crushed the tung wood ship's deck with one foot.

  That blue bird also flew away.

  "Wow~~" Qing Luan was very excited.

  "Teng Qing Shan let out a loud shout and jumped down from the tung wood boat with his bare feet!"

  If it were to be fought on the tung wood ship, Teng Qing Shan was worried that his own tung wood ship would be destroyed after one battle! And Teng Qing Shan's worry was not unfounded. Just once, a shockwave impact left scratches on the mast, and this was still the case when the mast was made of the hardest and thickest old tung wood in the entire ship.

  "Brother Teng!" Li Kun rushed to the bow of the boat and looked down, with Feng Ying by her side. It seemed that even Feng Ying sensed Li Kun's concern and gently nudged her head against Li Kun in comfort.

  "Hmm." Li Kun nervously looked down below.

  Only in the ocean, Teng Qing Shan stood on the surface of the sea, with only his ankles submerged in water. The waves under his feet were constantly rolling, as if a powerful force was acting on the waves.

  In fact, ordinary people with good physical strength can do "treading water". And with Tan Qing's current incredible physical strength, his feet haven't even entered the water yet and he can already produce a force of over 1,000 kilograms just by treading water. To support one person is simply too easy.

  "Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"...

  Hong Qing Mountain clashed with Qing Luan on the sea surface about a dozen zhang away from the Wumu boat.

  That revolving gun in Teng Qing Shan's hands seemed to transform into a silver dragon, and the gun head transformed into a dense phantasmagoria. No matter how fast the Azure Luan was or how fierce its attacks were, it couldn't break through Teng Qing Shan's defensive gun technique. The second segment of "Earth Walking Fist" had been cultivated, and when combined with the revolving gun, it became impenetrable. Teng Qing Shan's defense was truly terrifying.

  "Qing Luan, you truly are a divine bird!" Teng Qing Shan's eyes were sharp as knives. "The minute movements within this range of several meters are too terrifying."

  The azure bird's sharp claws can grasp and move sideways by one foot in an instant.

  These subtle movements often catch people off guard!

  At first glance, Qing Luan's claw seemed to be grasping towards his own neck, but in the blink of an eye, it was attacking his own chest. The shadow of the claw appeared to split into two. This strange and terrifying subtle change was something that Teng Qing Shan had never encountered before.

  "Frightening! No wonder it's said that if humans can't reach the Void Realm, they're absolutely no match for the Azure Phoenix." Teng Qing Shan was well aware.

  His "Earth-style Fist" has reached the second stage and has already delved deep into the "Way".

  Even if another Innate Golden Elixir expert were to take his place, they would still be unable to withstand this barrage of attacks.

  "Whoa~~~" Qing Luan seemed to be getting more and more excited from killing, and let out a loud cry.

  "Hah!" "Hah!"

  Through the subtle vibration of its wings, combined with the control of flames all over its body, Qing Luan can move back and forth in a small range, constantly changing its attack position. Even to the point where Teng Qing Shan's eyes widened, three or four illusions of Qing Luan appeared before his eyes. Teng Qing Shan was completely unable to lock onto his opponent with his eyes.

  "Clang!" "Clang!"...

  Teng Qing Shan's consecutive defensive moves were flawless. As he executed the 'Mixed Yuan One Qi', Teng Qing Shan could feel an intangible power surrounding him, or what could be called the 'Earth Element' heavenly power, which was precisely what allowed him to block every one of Qing Luan's attacks with ease.

  The green bird cannot continuously launch crazy attacks, she also needs to adjust.

  "Poison Dragon Drill!" Teng Qing Shan took aim with his gun and suddenly turned, executing a move called "Poison Dragon Drill".

  "Hum!"

  Space seemed to have been blasted open, a silver lightning bolt flashed!

  "Huh!" The cyan bird's wings trembled, and in an instant, it forcibly shifted two feet to the side. Teng Qing Shan's Wheel of Reincarnation gun tip grazed the cyan bird's wing, and this shot missed its mark.

  "Whoa~~~" Qing Luan immediately took advantage of the situation and swiped with a claw!

  Hong Qing Shan immediately changed his gun technique, directly switching to Hunyuan One Qi Gun Technique!

  Flawless!

  "Clang!" He firmly blocked Qing Luan's sharp claw.

  ……

  One man and one monster fought on the surface of the sea for a long time before finally separating.

  "Wow~~~" Qing Luan looked at Tan Qing Shan, nodding its head. After such a long time of fighting, it also admired the human's marksmanship.

  "You're also very impressive." Teng Qing Shan smiled.

  The Azure Luan is indeed a divine bird, its subtle movements can be said to be instantaneous, it's simply unbelievable.

  With a loud cry, the Qing Luan, enveloped in flames, spread its wings and transformed into a fiery red phantom, disappearing into the northern horizon.

  Whoosh!

  Teng Qing Shan also continuously treaded on water and then jumped over ten zhangs, landing on the deck of the tung wood ship.

  "Teng big brother, Qing Luan said you're very impressive, your marksmanship is outstanding." Li Kun continued.

  Teng Qing Shan gazed into the distance at the northern horizon: "This Cyan Luan is quite formidable, it relied solely on its swift movements, akin to flashes of lightning within a small area, and its sharp claws to attack me. This Cyan Luan's flames are also extremely fierce. Yet, it didn't use its flames to attack me."

  "Hmm." Li Kun also looked at the northern horizon, "The divine bird 'Qing Luan', indeed is only for sharpening and testing."

  "Moving an inch of land."

  Teng Qing Shan exclaimed, "This is a very frightening lightness skill! If anyone can master this lightness skill and move in an instant to reach the level of Qing Luan... that would be formidable!" This lightness skill was something Teng Qing Shan had never seen anyone achieve, not even other demonic beasts.

  Perhaps - only Chi Yun's kind of talent can achieve it.

  "If my shooting skills were 'Poisonous Dragon Drill', I could shoot even faster, and Qing Luan would not be able to dodge either." Tan Qing Shan thought.

  ******

  Competing with the divine bird 'Qing Luan', Teng Qing Shan also felt his own inadequacy.

  The Water-Flowing Fist has only grasped the first move, while the Earth-Flowing Fist has already grasped two large sections with a total of six moves. The difference is quite big. After this battle, Teng Qing Shan became even more serious and dedicated to his training, striving to make the speed of 'Poisonous Dragon Drill' faster, willing to sacrifice some attacking power if necessary, as long as the speed was fast enough!

  After all, with Qing Shan's current physical strength, using the 'Poison Dragon Drill' technique would still be unbearable for ordinary innate gold dan demonic beasts and humans, even if its attacking power was reduced by 20%.

  Power Ning can weaken points, speed must be fast!

  ……

  It sounds easy but is actually difficult! Tian Qing Shan devoted himself wholeheartedly to secluded self-cultivation.

  ******

  The sixth night after the battle with Qing Luan.

  Inside the tungsten wooden cabin, it's very quiet.

  "Wow~~~~"

  The sound of the sea came in faintly from outside the cabin, and Teng Qing Shan sat cross-legged on a cushion, meditating quietly.

  "Whoosh... Boom!"

  The sound of the waves outside was very loud, but there were many situations on the sea, and Teng Qing Shan usually wouldn't care. But today... Teng Qing Shan opened his eyes.

  "It's not right." Teng Qing Shan furrowed his brow and said, "The tung wood ship was extremely fast at first, then slowed down. Then it sped up again, and slowed down once more... This process has already repeated three times! It's very regular!" Teng Qing Shan felt that something wasn't quite right, the tung wood ship drifting on the sea, speeding up wasn't unusual.

  It's strange if it can accelerate and decelerate regularly.

  Hong Qingshan stood up and pulled open the cabin door with a "whoosh" sound.

  "Second Brother Teng, is there something outside?" came Li Kun's voice from behind the screen.

  "It should be nothing, I'll go out and take a look." Teng Qing Shan said as he closed the cabin door.

  On the tung wood boat deck, that mad wind eagle was curled up beside the mast asleep. As soon as Teng Qing Shan came up, it stood up.

  "Whoa~~~" The Crazy Wind Eagle immediately flew over.

  "Don't be noisy." Teng Qing Shan smiled and glanced at Feng Wu, then looked carefully at the sea surface from the bow of the ship.

  With Tong Qing's eyesight, even in the dark of night, he could still see extremely clearly. The seawater on the entire surface of the sea was very turbulent.

  "The speed is increasing!" Tan Qing Shan observed while feeling the tung wood boat's speed.

  After a long time, suddenly——

  Teng Qing Shan clearly saw that the flow rate of the water surface began to slow down.

  "This is the fourth time!" Teng Qing Shan furrowed his brow in observation.

  Once quickly, slowly alternating, there are tens of miles of sea journey. Although Teng Qing Shan felt eerie, he was a skilled and fearless person who didn't fear any strange areas in the sea. Even if it was dangerous, he could just ride the wind eagle into the sky. So he carefully observed this eerie sea area.

  The speed of seawater is fast and slow, but even if it's slow, it's relative.

  When Mount Tai was counted for the 'seventh time'.

  "What is that?" Teng Qing looked far into the distance at the northern horizon, where the coastline stretched out endlessly.

  Hong Qingshan was taken aback.

  "It's been just over three months at sea, I reckon, should be, shouldn't have reached the North Sea continent yet!"

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