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To survive within the sub-dimensional layer, even for special lifeforms born suitable for such environments, one's strength must at least be at the Transcendent level.

That is to say, these mosquitoes are at least all Tier 1 Transcendent beings.

There are a few particularly enormous ones that are Tier 2 mosquitoes, but no Tier 3 ones have been discovered.

When the densely packed mosquitoes crashed into the Azure Cloud Boat, the tremors that the cultivators expected did not occur.

The moment the mosquitoes came into contact with the Azure Cloud Boat's protective light, they were dissolved and melted away, and under the transformation of the bottom-level furnace and the Twelve Celestial Pillar Formation, they were rapidly converted into energy to enhance the boat itself.

"Haha, we're fine, we're fine?"

A pillar in the ship's cabin exclaimed.

"Phew!" Liu Wenhe in the cockpit also breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew the Azure Cloud Boat was powerful, but he didn't know just how powerful.

Seeing the Azure Cloud Boat withstand the mosquitoes' attack without damage, Liu Wenhe felt much more at ease.

At this moment, another piece of information entered his divine soul.

"There is a treasure you need, a treasure that can help you advance?"

The Azure Cloud Boat sent another message, causing Liu Wenhe to hesitate.

His task was to pilot the Azure Cloud Boat back and forth between various stations, a responsibility and mission entrusted to him by Master Xuan.

Making changes was not something he could decide on his own.

But the Azure Cloud Boat said there was a treasure that could help it advance, which was too important.

What to do?

Just as Liu Wenhe was hesitating.

Xuan Huang, on Azure Cloud Mountain, suddenly smiled.

[Master, your cousin is being too indecisive; he's still hesitating. Please come quickly; I sensed a treasure that can help me advance. It is the Heart of Space condensed by a master.]

This was the message Xuan Huang suddenly received.

The Azure Cloud Boat saw that Liu Wenhe was being too long-winded and chose to report directly to its master.

Xuan Huang didn't have anything important to do, so since he encountered it, he would go take a look.

Mosquitoes appearing in the sub-dimensional layer was the first time he had seen lifeforms in the sub-dimension.

This group of mosquitoes was gnawing on a secret realm space, looking quite frantic. This secret realm was not a secret realm space nurtured by heaven and earth.

It was artificially created.

Presumably, the treasure the Azure Cloud Boat mentioned was the core of this secret realm, the Heart of Space condensed by a high-level cultivator.

Immediately, Xuan Huang disappeared from Azure Cloud Mountain.

"Co, Cou...Master Xuan."

The hesitating Liu Wenhe suddenly felt a flash of light and a figure suddenly appeared.

Surprised, he discovered it was his cousin.

"You, you?"

"Don't ask, don't say anything, just watch," Xuan Huang waved his hand, telling him to be quiet.

"Yes!"

Liu Wenhe followed suit, and at the same time, his previous hesitation instantly dissolved. With his cousin here, everything would be easy.

"Go!"

Xuan Huang gave an order, causing the Azure Cloud Boat to deviate from its predetermined course and head towards the mosquito cloud not far away.

"What's going on?"

"Deviating from the course?"

"What is Boat Master Liu trying to do? Is he actively going to find trouble with the mosquitoes?"

"Ah? Wouldn't that be very dangerous?"

Although more than 90% of them were riding for the first time, there were also a few who had ridden many times and noticed that the course was a bit off, combined with the previous mosquito attack.

They were overthinking it, assuming that Boat Master Liu wasn't following the rules.

The Azure Cloud Boat's staff, especially the few arranged by the High School Alliance to assist Liu Wenhe, were also quite frightened.

After all, Liu Wenhe's main responsibility was to pilot the Azure Cloud Boat, while Han Caiying was the head housekeeper of the entire Azure Cloud Boat.

She was not only arranged by the High School Alliance to assist Liu Wenhe but was also a former teacher of Liu Wenhe and Liu Wenhe's girlfriend.

There were relationships everywhere.

Seeing this, Han Caiying thought that Student Liu was getting carried away, arbitrarily deciding to change the route and go find trouble with the mosquitoes.

Han Caiying hurriedly headed towards the cockpit, hoping to stop him as soon as possible.

Everything must be done according to the rules. They could go back and report to Master Xuan, and Master Xuan would decide.

They couldn't make decisions on their own.

They couldn't rely on being Master Xuan's cousin to change Master Xuan's regulations. Countless people were eyeing this Boat Master position.

Good heavens, in a short period, he went from the third or fourth level of the Entrance Stage to the late stage of the Great Perfection.

Who wouldn't be envious of such an increase?

Even if he was Master Xuan's cousin, there would still be envious people.

It was too abnormal, raising a person with ordinary talent to the late stage of Great Perfection without any side effects in a short period.

Even the geniuses on Azure Cloud Mountain didn't have such a rapid increase in strength.

"Liu..."

When Han Caiying hurriedly arrived at the cockpit door, she couldn't enter the cockpit.

Besides Liu Wenhe, no one could enter the cockpit.

The cockpit was not only the cockpit but also the place where Liu Wenhe merged with the Azure Cloud Boat's aura.

Therefore, no one but him could enter.

"Shh, Master Xuan is here, inside. Don't make noise," Liu Wenhe immediately stopped her when he saw Teacher Han.

"You no...ah, Master Xuan? Then, then it's okay."

Han Caiying changed her tune three times in one sentence. After clarifying that Master Xuan was in control, all her worries disappeared.

It was fine as long as Student Liu didn't arbitrarily decide to change the route. Master Xuan could do whatever he wanted.

Did she have any objections?

"Let's go, don't disturb Master Xuan. Come with me to the cabin to appease the cultivators riding the boat," Liu Wenhe continued.

"Yes, yes, yes, don't disturb Master Xuan." Although Han Caiying said so.

But her eyes revealed four words: yearning to the extreme.

How much she wanted to go in and communicate with Master Xuan, even if she didn't speak, just let Master Xuan become familiar with her face.

Unfortunately, she didn't dare.

The two quickly arrived at the cabin, where the cultivators were discussing animatedly.

Among them, the people from the Four Great Families looked like they were watching a show.

Han Caiying was right; indeed, many people coveted this Boat Master position.

As long as Boat Master Liu didn't make mistakes, they wouldn't dare have any thoughts or use schemes.

After all, he was Master Xuan's closest cousin.

But if Boat Master Liu made a mistake himself, and Master Xuan blamed him and dismissed him, then there would be an opportunity.

In short, the Boat Master's identity was too tempting, and such a position should have been planned by the Four Great Families. The Eight Middle Schools, especially the High School Alliance, were still a bit lacking.

Don't find it unbelievable; they would even dare to replace Master Xuan's cousin?

Reality is even more outrageous than this; don't underestimate people's pursuit of progress.

"Eh? Boat Master Liu?"

Suddenly, Liu Wenhe and Han Caiying appeared in the hall.

"Fellow Daoists, the Azure Cloud Boat is now personally controlled by Master Xuan. Therefore, it will not follow the predetermined route. How long it will take to get to the specific destination? I don't know either... Sorry for the inconvenience. If you have any opinions, go talk to Master Xuan."

After saying that, Liu Wenhe left amidst everyone's shock, not giving them a chance to ask at all.

"Ah!"

Liu Wenhe left, and it took a while for everyone to react.

"That is to say, Master Xuan is on the Azure Cloud Boat?"

Someone asked after sorting out the situation.

Everyone:…

Go talk to Master Xuan if you have any opinions?

Boat Master Liu, are you speaking human language?

On the other side.

The Azure Cloud Boat, at full power, headed towards the mosquito cloud.

This action immediately made the mosquitoes seethe. Under the command of four or five Tier 2 mosquitoes, the mosquito army frantically charged towards the Azure Cloud Boat.

"Big!"

The Azure Cloud Ship, when piloted by Liu Wenhe, could generally only manifest at a size of three hundred meters. Anything larger would be difficult to control, not to mention it would strain his abilities.

But with Xuan Huang personally at the helm, easily achieving the three-thousand-meter, second-tier Azure Cloud Ship's strongest state was a breeze.

It merely required the furnace and celestial pillars in the bottom hold to absorb a bit more of the surrounding world's energy.

Xuan Huang, too lazy to act against mosquitoes trying to overwhelm him with their numbers, simply captured a few to study.

The remaining ones were left for the Azure Cloud Ship to deal with on its own.

"Buzz!"

The Azure Cloud Ship rapidly expanded, growing from three hundred meters to three thousand meters in size, accompanied by an increase in momentum and energy.

Three hundred meters was already a behemoth, but at three thousand meters, it resembled a colossal mountain.

The sense of oppression and heaviness, along with the circulating aura, made all living beings tremble.

The cultivators inside the ship finally confirmed that it was indeed Master Xuan operating it.

There was no mistake, every move was perfectly executed!

Otherwise, Liu Zhou, the ship's captain, wouldn't possess such powerful control. The sudden tenfold increase in size and the aura emanating from the Azure Cloud Ship were enough to make these entry-level cultivators afraid to breathe loudly.

Earlier, they had hoped to catch a glimpse of Master Xuan, to admire his demeanor up close.

Now, it seemed best for ants to avoid meeting dragons. Just the dragon's aura alone was unbearable.

The aura of the Azure Cloud Ship, personally controlled by Master Xuan, was already making them afraid to breathe deeply. How could they possibly face Master Xuan in person?

"Whoosh!"

This was the first time the great banner on the Azure Cloud Ship had been activated.

Previously, only a few, like Liu Wenhe, knew that the Azure Cloud Banner was not just a flag but also the main weapon of the Azure Cloud Ship.

It wasn't just for show or for marking purposes.

With a wave of the banner, a certain space was instantly locked down. The locked space immediately froze, a simple application of spatial imprisonment.

Then, the space shattered, along with all the mosquitoes trapped within.

The mosquitoes, relying on their numbers, were also experts in spatial manipulation.

But this sudden move caused them to lose nearly half their forces.

After all, with a volume of three thousand meters, plus a tenfold increase in the lockdown, even a cloud of mosquitoes couldn't withstand such losses.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

Waves of silent fluctuations arose, indicating that these mosquitoes possessed simple intelligence.

This meant that there must be a treasure suppressing their minds, rather than them being a mindless mosquito army.

It was a division of labor and cooperation within a clan, and transcendence required suppression.

Seeing that they were no match for the Azure Cloud Ship and having lost half their clan in an instant,

several second-tier mosquitoes began to transmit instructions and flap their wings.

That was the good thing about intelligent creatures: if they couldn't win, they would run, unlike mindless creatures that wouldn't stop until they were dead.

Xuan Huang was also curious about their methods.

With a flap of their wings, several second-tier mosquitoes formed a series of ripples.

In an instant, they created a spatial storm.

"Oh? They're actually using the spatial storm to jump?"

Xuan Huang couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of the creator. With their special structure and abilities, these mosquitoes could actually jump within the dreaded spatial storm.

This was their trump card for surviving in subspace.

These space-attribute mosquitoes were actually not as weak as they seemed.

It might seem like Xuan Huang's Azure Cloud Ship was effortlessly killing them off.

But that was due to the principle of restraint. They were space-attribute creatures, indeed very strong.

However, the Azure Cloud Ship was also a supreme treasure with space attributes.

Moreover, it was a supreme treasure refined with bizarre rules. The Azure Cloud Ship not only possessed all the mosquitoes' spatial techniques but was also stronger than them.

This was a case of encountering a natural enemy.

In this subspace, unlike the real world, there were not many fancy tricks.

In such a cruel and dangerous place, fanciness would only lead to a miserable death. It was all about simplicity and relying on one trick to rule the world.

Spatial skills were sufficient.

Other methods couldn't be used.

The mosquitoes' ability to corrode space barriers and gnaw at space was their most suitable skill.

It allowed them to crush ninety-nine percent of other creatures here.

It was just that they encountered the Azure Cloud Ship, which was not afraid of corrosion or gnawing.

And this ability to trigger spatial storms was also a trump card.

Encountering a spatial storm in subspace would make even the Azure Cloud Ship nervous.

This move was also called spatial exile.

Once a storm formed, carelessness could lead to being torn apart. Even if one survived, they wouldn't know where the storm had taken them.

"Domain!"

As the storm formed, Xuan Huang activated the domain of the Azure Cloud Ship.

Within the domain, I am the will of heaven.

This was a way to resist being swept away by the storm.

Note that it was a way to resist, not a way to resolve it.

This was because the area of the storm would be larger than the domain, and the spatial storm was not simply the space felt on the surface but also superimposed spaces.

In subspace, spatial fluctuations were intense. Even if facing each other, it was not accurate, and there might be several spaces in between.

Facing each other here was not the same as facing each other in the real world.

The storm was also not the storm that was seen, but the power of countless superimposed spatial storms.

"Rumble!"

As the storm formed, the Azure Cloud Ship fully activated its domain, offsetting the pulling force of the storm.

These second-tier mosquitoes ultimately failed to overturn the Azure Cloud Ship, which possessed the essence of a top-tier second-tier treasure.

The mosquitoes simply used the storm to escape.

Not only was it an attack method, but it was also an escape method. This move was truly unsolvable.

Xuan Huang could have gone all out and followed the storm to pursue them, but there was no need.

They would meet again eventually.

Even if they didn't, there wouldn't be much loss. Mosquitoes weren't particularly special, just a special kind of creature.

It was just that Xuan Huang was interested in the place where the mosquitoes were born and the thing that suppressed their souls.

But then again, even if he obtained it, it would just be one more treasure. If he didn't, there wouldn't be any loss.

After the storm passed, half of the cultivators who had experienced this scene sat down on the ground.

Although they didn't face it personally, the fluctuations of the Azure Cloud Ship and their own nervousness were enough to exhaust them physically and mentally.

They no longer cared about their reputation. What reputation did they have in front of Master Xuan?

In fact, this would be their bragging rights in the future. 'I once faced a spatial storm with Master Xuan.'

'I once... well, indirectly fought alongside Master Xuan.'

...

"Clan leader, the mosquitoes retreated? They're gone?"

In the Empty God Secret Realm, a human cultivator reported urgently again.

"I saw it."

Ji Zhongfu raised his head and looked at the sky. The Swallowing Realm Mist Mosquitoes were no longer visible at the breach.

The cultivators who had flown into the sky to fight were cautiously watching the changes.

"Clan leader, can the breach in the secret realm heal on its own?" A clansman asked.

"This?"

Ji Zhongfu didn't know either.

He knew when he relied on the stone bead to suppress his will that the stone bead had been weakened. The stone bead, which was originally a fourth-tier or fifth-tier treasure, actually only had the power of a third-tier treasure.

He felt that the reason for the weakening was related to the collapse of the myriad realms.

But he didn't know the specific details or secrets.

And because the stone bead was not a fourth-tier treasure, as the space heart of this space, it was not a true fourth-tier existence.

A fourth-tier treasure could condense a true self, and even if broken, it could slowly recover because the law had an original spirit.

But he wasn't sure about the third-tier stone bead.

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Thank you to fellow reader Guan Er for the reward. Thank you.