Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]-Chapter 234: Cloud Seastone

"It’s best if we sign a contract." He said.

Hearing this, Yao Guan and Tang Man immediately agreed.

Soon after, the four signed a contract and Shen Xu went into seclusion to refine the required pills.

At this time, Zhen Yuan was guarding outside their portable cave while Yao Guan and Tang Man were sitting several metres away.

"Fellow Daoist Zhen, how long have you and alchemist Shen been in the Endless Sun Desert?" Tang Man suddenly asked.

"It’s been less than one year." Zhen Yuan answered.

"Have you encountered any danger?" Yao Guan asked.

"We encountered a horde of red-legged lizards several weeks ago."

"Red-legged lizards..., I have heard about them. They are supposed to be hard to deal with." Tang Man stated, looking at Zhen Yuan with inquiring eyes.

"They are poisonous and their bodies are extremely tough. Only their bellies are a little weak."

’I hope we don’t meet them.’ Tang Man thought.

Although he and his sect brothers were martial artists, he didn’t relish the thought of fighting a horde of red-legged lizards.

After all, the lizards were poisonous.

If he and Yao Guan got poisoned, there was no guarantee they would be able to walk out of the Endless Sun Desert.

’Maybe we should travel with an alchemist.’ He thought, looking at Zhen Yuan with meaningful eyes.

However, he soon shook his head and dismissed the idea.

In the end, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan were strangers.

Although they were getting along well, the Endless Sun Desert was not the place to test people’s hearts.

In that case, it was best to meet and part in good terms.

After figuring it out, Tang Man exhaled and smiled at Zhen Yuan.

"Fellow Daoist Zhen and alchemist Shen are young and talented. Do you belong to a sect?" He asked.

"Not really." Zhen Yuan said but didn’t elaborate.

Instead, he asked the question that he had been dying to ask since he encountered Yao Guan, Tang Man, and Zhang Chen.

"The area of our Tianqi continent is mostly divided according to the eight towers. How about the Tianyun continent?" He asked.

"I have long heard of the Tianqi continent’s eight towers." Tang Man stated with a yearning expression.

As a martial artist, he had long wanted to enter the martial arts tower in the Tianqi continent.

Unfortunately, the distance between the Tianqi continent and Tianyun continent was not short.

As a result, the cost of travel was very high and few martial artists could afford it.

Thinking of this, Tang Man felt a little discouraged but soon regained his composure.

"We don’t have towers in the Tianqi continent; only sects and big families." He said.

"No towers?" Zhen Yuan frowned and pretended to be confused.

"How do Tianyun continent cultivators go to the Tianxuan continent if you don’t have towers?"

Yao Guan and Tang Man looked at each other when they heard this.

Although Zhen Yuan tried to hide his intentions, the two were not stupid and naturally realised that this information was what Zhen Yuan was driving towards.

However, this information was not secret and they didn’t try to hide it.

"There is a merchant ship that travels between the Tianyun continent and the Tianxuan continent."

"Merchant ship?" Zhen Yuan couldn’t help but be shocked.

"Our Tianyun continent produces a rare ore called cloud sea stone. The Tianxuan continent sends a ship to ferry this ore and transport people by the way."

Zhen Yuan narrowed his eyes when he heard this.

He had read about cloud sea stone.

From what he knew, cloud sea stone was mostly used to refine God sealing chains.

As long as a cultivator was bound with these chains, their qi cultivation, soul cultivation, and even body cultivation would be sealed.

God sealing chains were domineering weapons that could seal a person’s cultivation regardless of their realm.

Fortunately, cloud sea stone was rare and the amount needed for a single chain was astronomical.

Most importantly, the refining method was not widely known and only a few weapon refiners could refine them.

’It seems we need to be careful when we get to the Tianxuan continent.’ Zhen Yuan thought.

Although he didn’t think the god sealing chains could affect him; Shen Xu and Yang Shi were not immune.

If either was captured and bound with God sealing chains, they would be sealed and helpless.

When that happened, Zhen Yuan worried that Shen Xu may not be able to escape into the space.

"How often does the ship travel between the Tianyun and Tainxuan continents?" He asked.

"It arrives in the Tianyun continent every one thousand years but..."

At this point, Tang Man glanced at Yao Guan and both nodded after a silent conversation.

"Fellow Daoist Zhen, are you thinking of going to the Tianyun continent to take the merchant ship?" Tang Man asked.

"Can’t I? Can only Tianyun continent cultivators board the ship?" Zhen Yuan asked but Tang Man shook his head.

"It’s not like that." The man sighed and quickly continued.

"I have heard that those who board the ship become miners or slaves in the Tianxuan continent."

’This again!’ Zhen Yuan almost cursed.

The reason why he and Shen Xu did not want to take the eight-towers teleportation formation was because they would be forced to become miners.

Unexpectedly, the Tianyun continent had the same problem.

"Does everyone in the Tianyun continent know this?" Zhen Yuan asked and the other two nodded.

"However, many people still go." Tang Man said and Zhen Yuan nodded in understanding.

After all, the highest cultivation level in the mid-grade continents was the fusion realm.

When one advanced to the fusion realm, their cultivation speed would slow down and breaking through would turn into an almost impossible task.

Considering that, some old cultivators may choose to try their luck in the Tianxuan continent despite knowing they may become slaves or miners.

"Fellow Daoist Zhen, it’s better to try the eight towers of your Tianqi continent." Tang Man advised.

"Thank you for telling me." Zhen Yuan said.

However, he didn’t give up.

After all, there were nine mid-grade continents.

Since the Tianqi and Tianyun continents were no good, Zhen Yuan planned to try his luck with other continents.