Chapter 66: Wind-Controlling Ship, 100 Times the Speed of Sound!
When Ye Tian arrived here, escorted by an elite martial warrior, he couldn't help but marvel at the sight of the Yue family's residential area. The estate the Yue family occupied was expansive, featuring numerous tall buildings and even clusters of retro-style villas. A large number of martial warriors were milling about, and elite martial warriors could be seen from time to time.
The Yue family even had a considerable number of heavily-armed guards, each clad in armor and wielding a spear, patrolling the area like ancient soldiers. Had Ye Tian not been guided, he would have found it impossible to enter the Yue family’s estate.
Along the way, Ye Tian had been using his cloning talent to assess the talents of the Yue family members.
Medium cultivation talent! Medium cultivation talent! Low-level cultivation talent! High-level cultivation talent!
After carefully observing, Ye Tian noticed that most of them had medium or low-level cultivation talents. Of course, there were also plenty of ordinary people in the Yue family. There weren't many with high-level cultivation talent, indicating that such a talent was relatively good within the Yue family. As for top-tier cultivation talent, Ye Tian hadn't seen a single one. Not that there weren't any; he just hadn't encountered them yet.
"Young Master Ye Tian, we've arrived," said the escort, pointing to an open space not far away.
There, over twenty people had already gathered—around a dozen young individuals, six or seven middle-aged people, and one elderly man.
"Ye Tian, you've arrived!" Yue Ling called out as he walked over.
"Yes, I've arrived," Ye Tian responded, nodding faintly.
At that moment, he sensed several unfriendly gazes directed at him.
Sensing Ye Tian's awareness, Yue Ling walked over and whispered, "I gave the quota to you, which has made some of our clan members unhappy. But don't worry about them."
Ye Tian nodded slightly. He wasn't concerned about mere martial warriors. The most talented among them had, at best, top-tier cultivation talent, and their special talents were far inferior to Yue Ling's. He might have paid more attention if someone had extraordinary talents.
At that point, the elderly man glanced deeply at Ye Tian and announced, "Since everyone is here, let's set off."
A flying ship materialized out of thin air. The sight completely astounded Ye Tian.
A young man from the Yue family sneered, "What, never seen a Wind-Controlling Ship before? We of the Yue family own as many as ten of these."
Feeling slighted, Ye Tian retorted, "The Yue family may have ten, but do you? Come talk to me when you do. Otherwise, just shut up."
The young man was left speechless, unsure of how to respond. Was he to claim the Wind-Controlling Ship as his? He dared not; the ship belonged to the Yue family, not to him.
"Hmph, it's easy to enter the secret realm, but not so easy to leave. I'd hate to see Ling waste a quota on you," the young man scoffed.
"Don't worry. If anyone's going to die, it won't be me," Ye Tian chuckled.
"Alright, young people, let's not get too heated," the elderly man interrupted, his gaze shifting between Ye Tian and the young man as a subtle aura of pressure emanated from him.
Instantly, the young man from the Yue family fell silent, and so did Ye Tian. Both wore expressions of caution.
"This old man is really powerful," Ye Tian thought to himself, feeling a tinge of surprise.
He used his talent to scrutinize the old man:
Cultivation Talent: Top-tier
Swordsmanship Talent: Basic
Old man Yue Ben possessed top-tier cultivation talent and basic-level swordsmanship talent. Given Yue Ben's age, he must have practiced for a long time, possibly reaching the peak realm of a grandmaster.
In that case, his combat power would have been unimaginable, far surpassing Ye Tian.
"Go ahead," Yue Ben said indifferently.
The cabin door of the Wind-Controlling Ship opened.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
One martial warrior after another leapt into the air, entering the Wind-Controlling Ship.
Ye Tian stood alongside Yue Ling.
The interior of the Wind-Controlling Ship was quite spacious, with numerous seats. Ye Tian and Yue Ling found adjacent seats and sat down.
"Yue Ling, the Wind-Controlling Ship was constructed using formations, right?" Ye Tian curiously inquired.
"Yes! The Wind-Controlling Ship is made using a levitation formation and multiple other formations. The materials for constructing it are rare, making it very expensive. If measured in monetary terms, it's worth tens of billions!" Yue Ling explained.
"Gasp, worth tens of billions!"
Ye Tian couldn't help but be astonished by the price of the Wind-Controlling Ship.
At that moment, Yue Ling continued, "Actually, nobody is willing to sell a Wind-Controlling Ship. Even if you have the money, you can't buy it. Do you know what its top speed is?"
Ye Tian displayed a thirst for knowledge.
"100 times the speed of sound!" Yue Ling said seriously.
"100 times the speed of sound!" Ye Tian was genuinely shocked. That speed was incredibly fast. Even supersonic jets from his previous world would be inferior in comparison.
"Of course, activating 100 times the speed of sound comes at a great cost, requiring the use of extremely valuable Yuan Qi stones," Yue Ling immediately explained.
Yuan Qi stones were formed from the condensation of the world's Yuan Qi. Earth had been nurtured by Yuan Qi for only a hundred years, so there weren't many of these stones. It was extremely difficult to find even one, making them practically invisible on the market.
They were exceedingly valuable resources. Without them, the Wind-Controlling Ship would have a hard time flying. Even with the help of the world's natural Yuan Qi, it wouldn't reach the speed of sound.
Therefore, using the Wind-Controlling Ship was a resource-consuming endeavor.
Even the Yue family didn't dare to waste Yuan Qi stones to activate a speed of 100 times the speed of sound.
This time, the Yue family had activated only 10 times the speed of sound on the Wind-Controlling Ship.
That speed was already very fast. As they were in the air, unobstructed, they could fly without worry.
If they were on the ground, even a grandmaster wouldn't dare to casually elevate the speed to 10 times the speed of sound; that could easily cause problems.
Under the state of flying at ten times the speed of sound, they reached their destination swiftly.
"Everyone, come out!"
Yue Ben's voice echoed in everyone's ears.
The cabin door opened, and one martial warrior from the Yue family after another jumped out, followed by Ye Tian.
Below was a range of mountains, and Ye Tian and the Yue family members landed on a flat area atop one of the peaks.
The air quivered, and the massive Wind-Controlling Ship vanished.
At that moment, Ye Tian clearly saw that the Wind-Controlling Ship was taken away by Yue Ben.
"Yue Ben must have some sort of storage equipment with a huge space!" Ye Tian said enviously.
He also wished to obtain such equipment, but unfortunately had no means; it was unbuyable.
"I'll ask Yue Ling in the future if there's a way to get storage equipment," Ye Tian secretly planned.
"Others have also arrived," Yue Ling whispered.
Ye Tian looked around and saw that martial warriors were landing on the surrounding mountain peaks from their respective Wind-Controlling Ships.
In just half an hour, over forty Wind-Controlling Ships had arrived, and the number of arriving martial warriors had quickly reached nearly a thousand.
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