The gleaming white hull of the [Rank 6 Gu Family Hot-Spring Cruise Ship] rose smoothly out of the Eastern Endless Ocean. Its twin [Astral Cloud-Sails] unfurling as the ten-story vessel transitioned from sea-cruising mode into high-altitude sky-flight.Down in the water below. Chief Lifeguard Ba Hai and his ten thousand Armored Sea-Dragons blew a synchronized farewell blast on their conches.
Whistles, promising to meet the family at the Eastern Ocean Maelstrom as soon as the northern and western poles were secured.
Inside the warm, glass-domed observation lounge on Deck Nine, a giant copper hotpot bubbled merrily in the center of the redwood table.
The rich, comforting aroma of slow-simmered lamb bone broth, fresh ginger slices, goji berries, and hand-pulled wheat noodles filled the cabin. Outside the curved panoramic windows, the emerald islands of the Eastern Sea rapidly gave way to snow-dusted mountain ranges as the ship cruised northward at six hundred miles per hour.
Across the redwood table beside the hotpot, Gu Changsheng had spread open the stolen Upper-Realm scroll: [Confidential Registry: The Four Planetary Core Script-Nails].
Grandpa Yao hovered over the glowing holographic globe with a magnifying glass in one translucent hand and a pair of antique brass calipers in the other. The old Pill-Saint’s white eyebrows were furrowed so tightly they nearly met over the bridge of his nose.
