Chapter 649: Xianzhou Spirit
After the mist from the gift of Fengyin Island dissipated, the system prompt also sounded in Lu Chen's mind.
"Host detected near the Feihong Immortal Boat, do you wish to collect the reward now?"
Lu Chen made his choice without hesitation, "Yes, collect it immediately."
The next moment, the entire Fengyin Island began to tremble, and the people on the island hurriedly steadied themselves.
Following that, the buildings that looked like palaces slowly rose.
Soon, the true appearance of the Feihong Immortal Boat was revealed before everyone's eyes.
The Feihong Immortal Boat was an extremely magnificent colossal boat, floating on the sea as though it were a palace on water. The craftsmanship of the structures upon it was nothing short of stunning, captivating all who saw them.
At the prow, a splendid dragon pavilion stood tall, its dragon scales shimmering, and its dragon eyes vivid, as if it were ready to soar through the clouds into the sky at any moment.
The Immortal Boat was inlaid with various gems, dazzling and eye-catching.
On both sides of the boat, there were delicately constructed pavilions with soaring eaves and beautifully carved beams. The window lattices were engraved with a variety of plants and animals, so lifelike they seemed as if they might burst out and take flight at any moment.
At the stern, there was a spacious garden with pavilions, bridges over flowing waters, and exotic flowers and rare herbs aplenty.
Seeing the immense Immortal Boat before them, both Mu Yunxi and Liu Qingqiu were stunned, speechless for a long while.
Although they had seen Immortal Boats before, they had never witnessed one so colossal. To build an Immortal Boat, a vast quantity of precious materials was required, after all, it was meant to traverse the cosmic void—if the materials were inferior, the Immortal Boat could disintegrate at any moment.
Moreover, constructing the Immortal Boat also required a large number of top-quality Spirit Stones to set up the Arrays. With such a massive boat, one could only imagine how many Arrays there were, and how many top-quality Spirit Stones it must have cost.
At this moment, the most surprised was not Mu Yunxi; she had already learned of Lu Chen's identity as the son of the Great Emperor. A son of the Great Emperor possessing such an Immortal Boat seemed reasonable, not at all excessive.
The most shocked at this moment was still Liu Qingqiu. She knew Lu Chen came from no ordinary background, considering he already owned an Immortal Boat—naturally, he couldn't be an ordinary offspring of a cultivation family. But she had not expected Lu Chen's Immortal Boat to be so large.
What kind of person could possess such a huge Immortal Boat!
Her main body's Immortal Boat was not as large. Just through the Immortal Boat, it was apparent that Lu Chen's true identity was even more noble than her main body's.
After the initial shock, Liu Qingqiu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. She had always been worried that after she left this world, or when her main body found her, it would eliminate her along with Lu Chen.
Now it seemed, Lu Chen probably did not fear her main body. A person who possessed such a massive Immortal Boat must be the son of a high-ranking lord in some superior world, or possibly even a Prince of an Empire in the universe. Your next read is at My Virtual Library Empire
With such a status for protection, it wasn't unimaginable for her substitute self to break away from her main body and exist independently from now on.
Just as Liu Qingqiu was tallying up her mental calculations, Lu Chen spoke, "Ladies, this is my Immortal Boat, what do you think? Is my Immortal Boat big enough?"
Upon hearing this question, the two women came back to their senses. Mu Yunxi then said, "It's big, very big, Your Majesty is truly…"
She paused there, not continuing, as Lu Chen, fiddling with Mu Yunxi's appearance, had reminded her that very few people knew of his identity and to not tell anyone else.
Of course, Lu Chen's true intent wasn't just fear of his identity being revealed; he simply did not want his wives and concubines to grow a stronger sense of fear toward him.
Since learning of his identity, Mu Yunxi was utterly obedient to him—though she was verbally stubborn at times, her body was completely honest.
If it were just Mu Yunxi, that would have been one thing, but if all his wives and concubines turned out like this, it would be rather pointless.
Seeing Mu Yunxi hesitant to speak further, Liu Qingqiu's curiosity was instantly piqued. She looked at Lu Chen and asked, "Your Majesty possesses such a massive Immortal Boat, may I know which power you hail from?"
Seeing Liu Qingqiu ask this question, Mu Yunxi's lips slightly curled up. Liu Qingqiu obviously didn't know Lu Chen's true identity.
Thinking about how Liu Qingqiu had been with Lu Chen for so long without knowing his real identity, while she herself had become Lu Chen's woman not long ago and already knew who he was, Mu Yunxi felt a small surge of contentment, feeling her connection with Lu Chen was tighter than that between Liu Qingqiu and Lu Chen.
As Mu Yunxi was thinking this way, her smile suddenly froze.
Wait, why was she having such thoughts?
If she was happy over such a matter, didn't it imply that her heart had already been conquered by Lu Chen, and she was now developing a slavish nature?
It was over; she was really becoming Lu Chen's female slave.
She felt she was already on the path of being tamed.
After hearing Liu Qingqiu's question, Lu Chen wrapped his arm around Liu Qingqiu's slender waist, then said, "You don't need to know so much. You only need to know that my real identity doesn't fear your main body at all. Even if your main body comes, it would only have a place among my wives and concubines."
This...
Hearing Lu Chen's audacious tone, Liu Qingqiu's suspicion in her heart was further confirmed, Lu Chen might indeed be a Prince of some Empire.
If that was the case, perhaps she really didn't need to fear her main body finding her.
However...
What Lu Chen mentioned about having her main body be his wife or concubine...
That might be somewhat problematic...
She looked exactly like her main body; having this manifestation was enough, why need her main body?
At that moment, Lu Chen looked up and said toward the distant Immortal Boat, "Alright, let's not waste time. Since both of you have piloted the Immortal Boat before, I'll need you to teach me how to control it."
Having said that, Lu Chen leaped up and landed on the Immortal Boat.
Hearing Lu Chen ask them to teach him how to control the Immortal Boat left them both slightly startled.
Lu Chen himself owned an Immortal Boat, yet he didn't know how to control it?
That...
However, they soon realized, it was normal for Lu Chen not to know how to control the Immortal Boat, given his prestigious identity. Likely from birth, everything, including food and accommodation, was arranged by others.
Even when traveling by Immortal Boat, others controlled it; he himself didn't need to know how.
The two women thought no further and also jumped onto the Immortal Boat.
Once Lu Chen had arrived on the Immortal Boat, a system prompt sounded in his mind.
"The host needs to come to the control Array of the Immortal Boat, drop a drop of blood, and fully activate the Immortal Boat."
Without any hesitation, Lu Chen walked straight to the bow of the boat, where he found the Array.
The Array was as large as a dining table for ten, completely arranged with countless white jade stones that seemed like a type of special Spirit Stone.
Lu Chen, without much thought, took out the Godslayer Sword, directly cut his palm, and then dropped some blood onto the center of the Array.
The next moment, the white jade stones of the Array emitted red light, and after the red light flashed, the entire Immortal Boat actually rose by itself and hovered in the air.
Seeing this scene, Liu Qingqiu and Mu Yunxi were slightly stunned. Hadn't Lu Chen just asked them to teach him how to control the Immortal Boat? How was he managing it himself now?
As the two women were thinking this, the center of the previously mentioned Array once again emitted a cluster of red light, followed by the appearance of a faintly visible red-dressed young girl before the trio.
This girl, clad in a red dress, was like a sprite of fire; her red clothes were as resplendent and vibrant as the clouds at sunset, captivating and impossible to look away from. Her skirt fluttered with her steps as if it stirred a blazing wind.
Her features were as exquisite as a painting, her eyes as brilliant as stars, shimmering with determination. Her high nose and cherry-red lips added a hint of allure; her long hair flowed like a waterfall, moving with the wind and complementing her red dress, creating an enchanting image.
Her figure was graceful; she was soft yet strong like a willow branch, her entire being floating in the air. Her movements were filled with vitality and Immortal Aura, irresistibly drawing one closer, yet also fearing that they might disturb her tranquility.
Lu Chen immediately recognized that she wasn't truly human, after all, her body seemed as if it might disappear at any time.
By this time, the two women behind Lu Chen had recognized the real identity of the red-dressed girl. Unable to help herself, Mu Yunxi said, "This is the Xianzhou Spirit!"
The two women fell silent.
Having an Immortal Boat was one thing, but Lu Chen's Immortal Boat also possessed its own Artifact Spirit. With an Artifact Spirit present, there was no need for manual control; the master only needed to tell the Artifact Spirit where to go, and it could fly the Immortal Boat there by itself.
Meanwhile, the Xianzhou Spirit's large eyes were gazing at Lu Chen, and Lu Chen was also looking at the red-dressed Artifact Spirit. Seeing such a beautiful Artifact Spirit, Lu Chen couldn't resist pulling up the system interface to check her score.
However, when the system panel emerged, it only showed she was the Xianzhou Spirit, without any other scores or Favorability interface.
Lu Chen suddenly felt a bit awkward, thankful that no one else knew about this; otherwise, they might think he had unique tastes, wanting to... with a boat.
Then, Lu Chen said to the system, "System, does the Xianzhou Spirit have Loyalty?"
The system responded, "Items that have signed a contract with the host, including all kinds of Spiritual Artifacts, have one hundred percent Favorability toward the host."
Lu Chen said, "I see."
Just as Lu Chen was about to continue inquiring about the Feihong Immortal Boat, the red-dressed Artifact Spirit respectfully said to Lu Chen, "Greetings, Master!"
The voice of the red-dressed Artifact Spirit was crisp and pleasing to the ear, giving one a refreshing feeling, as if she were a real person.
Lu Chen, coming back to his senses, said, "Rise."
"By the way, do you have a name?"
The Xianzhou Spirit answered, "Responding to the Master, this servant has no name."
Lu Chen thought for a moment and muttered, "Feihong Immortal Boat... Feihong Immortal Boat... Then from now on, you'll be called Honghong."