Nine bends of the ghostly river, waves crashing violently.

  Teng Qing Shan pulled a thick iron chain, forcibly pulling the tung wood boat to advance through the waves. The speeding tung wood boat collided with the turbulent sea waves, splashing up snow-white waves. This nine-bend ghostly bay surrounded the entire Mingyue Island, extending deep into hundreds of miles. Teng Qing Shan slanted towards the southeast direction and advanced, forcibly pulling the tung wood boat for thousands of miles before finally escaping the nine-bend ghostly bay.

  From afternoon on, they dragged along slowly until deep into the night before the tung wood boat finally emerged from the nine-bends ghostly gully.

  Whoosh!

  Carrying a large iron chain, Teng Qing Shan jumped back onto the tung wood boat.

  "Brother Teng, I'll get you some food." Li Kun saw this and ran down into the cabin.

  "This time it's really exhausting." Teng Qing Shan's muscles all over his body were a bit numb, "Towing a large ship in the turbulent waters of Jiǔ Qū Guǐ Mì, going against the current for thousands of miles, taking nearly six hours, is really tiring! More tiring than fighting a battle with the 1 million-strong army of Bei Town."

  Even if Teng Qing Shan was a strong internal martial artist, he was exhausted at this moment.

  Jiǔ qū guǐ wèi, jiù shì kōng shǒu ràng xiān tiān qiáng zhě yóu chū lái, dōu hěn jiān nán, gèng bié shuō tuō zhe yī sōu dà chuán. ér qiě hái shì zhěng zhěng shàng qiān lǐ!

  "At this speed of my previous life, I was a hundred miles per hour. In this kind of hell, I'm going against the current." Teng Qing Shan also felt refreshing.

  At this time, Li Kun walked out of the cabin door.

  "Teng big brother, you must be tired. Have some pastries and a cup of tea. These pastries are still warm." Li Kun brought over a tray with food and a cup of hot water. Teng Qing Shan saw this and quickly finished the pastries in a few bites. Li Kun stood beside him, laughing as she watched him eat: "Slow down, there's plenty more on the boat."

  Hong Qingshan was surprised: "How many pastries are there in the cabin?"

  "When you were in seclusion, I also went to the town several times and found that there are also many meat buns, mantou and so on. I bought a lot too! There's plenty inside!" Li Kun smiled, "They're all dried, can be stored for a long time. I also bought several large boxes of water tanks, which are all filled with water."

  Drifting on the sea, even if you don't drink water, it's okay. You can absorb moisture from the air through your pores.

  Ke Li Juncai is still at the peak of his career and needs to stay hydrated.

  "Did you buy water? Actually, there's not enough water, I have a way." Teng Qing Shan said.

  "What's going on?" Li Kun was taken aback.

  "It's simple, two water tanks connected by an iron pipe. One is empty and the other contains seawater. I use Xiantian Yuanyuan to heat up the tank with seawater, turning it into steam, which flows into the empty tank and condenses into drinkable water." Teng Qing Shan said casually.

  Hong Qingxuan's innate True Yuan could incinerate even a person, and with just a slight exertion, he could achieve it.

  "Huh?" Li Kun was somewhat perplexed, "Isn't it still seawater? Why can you drink it?"

  Hong Qingshan was taken aback.

  "Alright, don't ask anymore. It's already late at night, get some rest early." Tan Qing Shan didn't say anything more, the difference between seawater and freshwater, heating vaporization, were all very simple, but Tan Qing Shan also didn't want to make any further explanations.

  ******

  It's already spring, and the seasonal wind has reversed. Although the Qingyuan Mountain controls the direction of both sails, it tries to make use of the wind force as much as possible. However, it is very clear... The speed of the tung wood boat every day is far slower than when it first set sail.

  "Wow~~"

  The sea is calm and peaceful, with the red sun already half-exposed on the distant eastern horizon, casting morning sunlight onto the water's surface.

  The tungsten wood boat floated slowly.

  Li Kun walked out of the cabin, and at this moment, Teng Qing Shan was already practicing "Water Walking Fist" on the deck. One punch after another attracted some water vapor around him, condensing into water flowers that surrounded Teng Qing Shan. Blue lightning also flashed continuously on his body.

  "Huff...huff..."

  Teng Qing Shan's fist technique transformed into "Earth Walking Fist", blue lightning flashed on the surface of his body and then returned inside, while yellow earthy lightning burst out.

  "The Water-Flowing Fist" and "The Earth-Flowing Fist" exchanged with each other, Teng Qing Shan seemed like a god, blue lightning and yellow earth lightning constantly flashing on his body.

  "Teng's boxing skills are getting more and more formidable!" Li Kun's face showed a hint of joy, "In the past, during the Da Yan Mountain battle, Teng was so miserable when he escaped. After Teng saw Yu Huang's 'Opening Mountain 36 Styles' in the North Sea Continent, his strength improved again. I estimate that he can already step into the Void Realm! When Teng returns..." Hmph!"

  Li Kun was very clear about the situation where Teng Qing Shan was being hunted down by everyone in the world at that time.

  "I'll prepare some food for Brother Deng." Li Juan immediately went to prepare breakfast.

  ……

  "Take a break, Brother Teng." Li Kun had everything ready, but he found that at this moment, Teng Qing Shan's body was strangely flashing on the deck, each flash only a few feet away. But this kind of flash... was strange, as if it was an instant transfer to another location.

  Wow!

  Teng Qing Shan stopped and walked over with a smile, picked up a meat bun from the low table and ate it in one bite.

  "Wow~~ Wow~~"

  The Storm Eagle also swallowed two buns in a row, eating with great excitement. Li Kun smiled and stroked the Storm Eagle's feathers.

  "Brother Teng, what kind of qinggong were you just practicing? I've never seen you practice that before!" Li Kun exclaimed in surprise.

  "Oh." Teng Qing Shan smiled, "Yesterday I towed the tung wood boat and traveled over a thousand miles. While at sea, I also saw some fish, and suddenly had an idea to create a swift and agile movement technique! Actually, when I first fought against the divine bird 'Qing Luan', I envied its speed."

  "And now with Water Fist Style and its completion, I've discovered that it's entirely possible to merge the Way of Water into one's physical form!"

  Li Jun was overjoyed: "Teng big brother, you've succeeded?"

  "It's not even a single stroke yet." Teng Qing Shan shook his head and said, "I'm still in the midst of experimenting and exploring. The internal power of our sect is different from that of Taoism and Buddhism. How to use internal power to assist the body, how to stimulate the meridians and acupoints, and how to increase speed... all these need me to slowly ponder."

  No one teaches Qing Shan, he can only rely on himself.

  In the Tian Qing Shan plan, the Earthly Path should be able to create a light and agile movement technique. The Aquatic Path can also create a close combat movement technique. One is a straight-line dash, similar to "Tian Ya Xing", and the other is a close-range dodge and evasion, similar to the movement of the divine bird "Qing Luan".

  "Teng big brother, what name are you going to give this technique?" Li Kun was somewhat excited. "In the future, this technique will definitely become very famous."

  "Name? Let's just call it 'Swimming Body Technique'." Teng Qing Shan said casually.

  "Swimming fish? This......" Li Kun was taken aback, "This name is too......"

  "The name is good or bad, this move is still this move." Teng Qing Shan was nonchalant, "Just call it the Swimming Fish Move."

  *****

  Tung Ching Mountain continued to head north, while Tung Ching Mountain was devoted to practicing. The "Waterway Fist" contained the "Waterway Method", which was fully integrated into the "Poison Dragon Drill" and the "Swimming Fish Body Method". Although Tung Ching Mountain also pondered, the light body method created by the "Earthway Fist".

  Alas, the tung wood boat has a small range.

  Secondly, on the sea, the power of water flowing through heaven and earth is most concentrated, making it suitable for studying the 'Way of Water Flow'.

  Fortunately, Teng Qing Shan gained a lot on Ming Yue Island.

  "The Water-Flowing Fist", Teng Qing Shan created up to the fifth move in one breath. Compared to the two sections of six moves of "The Earth-Flowing Fist", it was only slightly inferior. Teng Qing Shan also discovered... that his previous "Poisonous Dragon Drill" was completely wrong.

  An easy bend is soon broken!

  His own special move, 'Toxic Dragon Drill', was too focused on pursuing strong and fierce drilling power. Now, Teng Qing Shan's 'Toxic Dragon Drill' is ordinary when it comes out, but can burst out with a terrifying force in an instant. It can also be perfectly retracted immediately after. It can be said that there is a bit of a 'hard-soft harmony' flavor to it.

  Power increased by a large margin!

  Faster, even faster!

  And it's under control, just as desired.

  ……

  On an uninhabited island.

  "Whoa~~" An iron anchor was thrown down from the deck of the wooden ship and soon came to a stop.

  "Xiao Jin, it's been a long time since we've set foot on land. Let's take a break on this deserted island." Teng Qing Shan and Li Jin jumped off the tung wood boat one after another, arriving on the deserted island. "Whoa~~" The Wind Eagle also excitedly flew down from the boat.

  Teng Qing Shan drifted on the sea and often encountered small islands, where he would usually rest for half a day. After all, being on a boat was different from being on land.

  Standing by the sea, both Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun were in a good mood.

  "Teng big brother, how much longer until we reach the Beihai Continent?" Li Kun asked.

  "We left Mingyue Island just a month ago. According to my estimate, it will take at least two or three more months to reach the North Sea Continent." Teng Qing Shan said, "Hmm, Xiao Juan, you and Xiao Hui go for a stroll around. I was on the ship earlier, accompanying you eating, drinking and chatting all the time. Haven't had a good chance to practice my fist yet."

  Saying that, Cui Qing Shan inserted the Wheel Return Gun into the ground and began practicing the "Water Walking Fist".

  On a desolate island in the vast ocean, practicing fist techniques, Teng Qing Shan's state of mind easily merged with the boundless sea. Teng Qing Shan felt that... although it had only been a month since leaving Ming Yue Island, he still made some progress in the Water Walking Fist technique. He estimated that creating the sixth move was not far off.

  Hoo... hoo...

  Fist technique fluttering, at the foot of Teng Qing Mountain, naturally and smoothly unfolding 'Swimming Fish Body Technique', agile like a fish, flashing for one zhang far, and the direction is extremely strange, completely reversing common sense.

  "It's really tough indeed." Li Kun blinked and suddenly froze.

  Only in the distant sky, a dozen or so fiery red phantoms broke through the air and flew over, with at least ten or more phantoms flying in front of and behind each other, all entering deep into the deserted island.

  "Huh? What's this?" Li Kun was taken aback.

  "That was the Blazing Bird just now." Teng Qing Shan also stopped, looking at the distant fiery phantom in shock. "Eighteen Blazing Birds, on the vast land of Jiuzhou, it seems that Blazing Birds are only found in the Western Regions. I didn't expect that this desolate island would have so many Blazing Birds."

  Blazing Bird: Its entire body is covered in red feathers, its feathers are as hard as dark iron, impervious to swords and guns, able to spit out blazing fire. Comparable to the strongest Pre-Heaven Void Pills.

  "Teng big brother, I just saw those fierce birds, they seem to have dived into the depths of the deserted island. Could it be that this deserted island is where their nest is?" Li Kun exclaimed in surprise.

  "Maybe."

  Teng Qing Shan smiled faintly and said, "However, we don't need to bother with these things. Let's take a rest for a while, then board the ship and continue on our journey." At this point, even the First Heaven Golden Dan demonic beast didn't enter Teng Qing Shan's consideration. With his mastery of the Earth-Traveling Fist and Water-Traveling Fist having reached such a state, it could be said that Teng Qing Shan had already set one foot into the threshold of the Void Realm.

  Suddenly——

  "Whoa~~~" A loud whistle sounded, a fiery red phantom flew from afar and stopped above Tan Qing Shan.

  That beauty as if it were a dream, shocked Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun.

  "Green Phoenix?"

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