“What is this?”
Cloud curiously craned his neck to study the precious orb in Jared’s hand. Jared shook his head. He, too, had no idea what the divine turtle had brought to him, but it was clearly a magical item.
“Stillwind Orb? Is this the Stillwind Orb?” Right then, Montane Daemon came over to look at Jared’s orb with bright eyes.
Jared was even more confounded when he heard the term, for he did not know what Stillwind Orb was. However, unlike him, the other cultivators grew excited.
“What? That’s the Stillwind Orb? That’s impossible!”
“According to the legends, the Stillwind Orb is the ancient Wind Witch’s magical item! Is there really a Stillwind Orb in this world?”
“No way! How can the Stillwind Orb be so small?” A multitude of cultivators gathered to ogle the orb and engage in discussions about the situation. Some believed that was the Stillwind Orb, but some did not.
Nonetheless, Jared quickly kept away the precious orb. Regardless of whether or not it was the real Stillwind Orb, it was best he kept it out of sight. These people clearly wanted the orb for themselves.
When the crowd saw Jared keeping the orb, they dispersed. Only a few believed it was the real Stillwind Orb. However, Montane Daemon came over and said to Jared, “Friend, can you sell me the orb? You can name any price or ask for anything in return.”
“Sorry, I’m not planning to sell or trade it.”
Jared shook his head. Then, he led Cloud and Quinley to prepare to jump on the back of the divine turtle.
Upon seeing Jared’s imminent departure, Montane Daemon said, “If you don’t want to sell the precious orb, then it’s best that you stay on the ship, for this is the safest place to be. After all, combat is strictly prohibited here. If you leave this ship, you’ll become public enemy number one.”
Hearing that, Jared turned to Montane Daemon. and smiled. “Thank you for your reminder, sir, but I think staying here will put me in the most danger
With that, Jared leaped, about to jump onto the divine turtle. However, at that moment, a colossal wave struck the spirit ship, and fierce gusts of wind began to howl.
The immense spirit ship resembled a tiny boat amidst the turbulent sea, swaying incessantly as if it might capsize into the Night Sea at any moment.
Now, the cultivators onboard were panicking as the colors drained out of their faces. Fayzon shouted, “Stabilize the ship! Stabilize it!”
Over a dozen crew members dressed in robes with eight trigrams patterns hastily started using hand seals, triggering the arcane arrays around the spirit ship. Despite their efforts, the spirit ship continued to sway vigorously.
Cultivators were continually jolted and sent tumbling into the Night Sea. Quinley, too, clung desperately to the railing of the spirit ship, but the force of this hurricane surpassed everyone’s expectations.
Fortunately, this spirit ship was the largest and could withstand a bit longer. Had it been one of those smaller spirit ships, it would have been overturned or dismantled by now.
The spirit ship’s swaying became increasingly violent, and massive waves, dozens of meters high, surged from all sides, plunging everyone into despair. They could not fathom how such a massive hurricane had suddenly appeared.
At that moment, Montane Daemon turned to Jared and shouted loudly, “The Stillwind Orb! Friend, quickly bring out the Stillwind Orb!”
Jared, with one hand firmly holding onto Quinley while resisting the hurricane, hesitated for a moment upon hearing Montane Daemon’s words. However, he eventually took out the orb. As soon as Jared produced the orb, the previously raging winds suddenly calmed down.
The hurricane, which had been approaching the spirit ship and had been less than twenty meters away, changed its course as if it were avoiding something. The spirit ship became peaceful again, and the people onboard began to recover from their panic.
