I am a living immortal.

Chapter 429: The Bait in the Open

Just from listening to the conversation, Cao Chen knew where he was headed—Northern Wasteland Province. "Descending from the sky" and "exhaling mist"—these were the key words he'd extracted from a long passage of gossip.

Then we packed our bags and hit the road.

.........

Meanwhile, besides Cao Chen, Old Goat was also heading for Northern Wasteland Province. He hadn't heard the rumors, but had stumbled upon them by accident. However, Old Goat was the farthest from Northern Wasteland Province, requiring him to cross a vast ocean. He was also the most unlucky, landing in the vast ocean.

This is a real death sentence for a land goat.

After all, he is a landlubber and he doesn't like humid environments. He really disliked it when he first went to Beihai.

But this time there was no Mengtian giant ship, so he could only walk over with his legs or fly over.

Then there is a beautiful landscape.

A huge ship was drifting on the ocean, with the sailors running around on the deck in panic. Huge waves were crashing against the ship, causing it to be shaken.

"Quick, quick, fold up the sails!"

“Hold on! Hold on! The wave is coming!!”

Someone yelled. But there was no need for him to yell, as the huge waves were already higher than the boat. Everyone could only grab whatever they could - ropes, handrails, poles, even barrels.

They had lost their ability to think, and could only pray to God not to be swept away. Panic, anxiety, and an indescribable desire to survive.

Perhaps God heard the crew's prayers.

No, it wasn't the heavens, it was the old goat. When the crew closed their eyes, the massive wave didn't crash down as they'd imagined; instead, they felt the gentle patter of raindrops. When one bravely opened his eyes, he saw a scene he'd never forget.

A huge hole appeared in the rainy sky.

The sunlight that was originally blocked by thick clouds seemed to have found a breakthrough, rushing out of the hole and sprinkling on the old goat.

This scene gave the old goat a divine aura.

The crew was already eager to offer the old goat up for sacrifice. But the old goat was busy—this damn weather, this damn ocean, this damn water—everything was unsatisfactory. And he had been flying for so many days and had seen nothing but islands. And those damn seabirds, he really should roast them all.

As he was cursing, he finally remembered the important matter - this ship was the only one he had encountered in the past few days.

So he came down and took a look.

While he was cursing, people below him had already started to kowtow, and a faint faith drifted towards the old goat. Although the old goat was not a god, he was no stranger to faith.

He descended from the sky. He just wanted to ask for directions, why was he crying like a baby?

"Excuse me, how do I get to the nearest land?"

"Ah, the gods spoke to me!" the man was thrilled. Surviving the disaster and the stunning scene had engendered blind reverence in the group. They considered everything the old goat did sacred.

"Hey, I'm asking you guys, how do we get to the nearest land?"

The old goat asked again.

"I know, I know." A young man with skin roughened by wind and rain ran into the cabin and quickly ran out, handing the compass in his hand to the old goat like offering a treasure.

"Just follow the direction of the compass and you will find land."

The old goat was very satisfied with the compass. His previous irritable mood was swept away, and he looked at the young man with a much more favorable attitude.

"What do you want? I'll trade with you!"

The young man didn't ask for anything; he simply wanted to repay the old goat for saving his life. Hearing the old goat's question, his breath caught and he waved his hands repeatedly. But the old goat disagreed. After a moment's thought, he rummaged through his pockets. He'd acquired quite a few goodies over the years, mostly experiments with the Mirage Dragon or gifts from Su Mu.

You know, Su Mu has always had the habit of communicating with her friends.

Give me something today, and I'll give you something tomorrow. A small portion of it landed in the old goat's pocket. He accepted everything and rummaged through the stuff, finding it quite a lot.

But judging from the appearance of this young man, he should be making a living on the boat.

And if we talk about treasures in the sea, then the specialties sent by the Dragon King of the North Sea played a role.

He then pulled out a pearl emitting a rainbow of light from his pocket and tossed it to the boy: "This is for you, the Water-Repellent Pearl. As long as you hold it, you will be able to breathe freely in the water, and it can also take you to the deep sea."

"Okay, thanks for the compass." Without waiting for the boy to refuse, the old goat vanished from the scene. He didn't want to stay in the ocean even for a second longer.

However, he didn't know what kind of strange effect this water-repellent bead, which was only considered a specialty in the eyes of the old Dragon King, would have in this world. Even more coincidental was that this young man himself was also gifted.

The combination of these two things produces a subtle reaction, which will cause huge waves on the ocean.

But that would have to wait until later. At that moment, the old goat simply wanted to leave the ocean and reach land. Meanwhile, the young man stood on the deck, stunned, holding the orb.

Ignore the gazes of people around you.

The birth of a legend.

The compass in the old goat's hand pointed to the Northern Wasteland Province. He had stumbled upon the right place, which could only be considered good luck.

As for Shen Qiu, Lin Yuan and Yun Yue.

Of these three, one constantly observed the operating rules of this cave world, while simultaneously learning from them to refine his own depiction of the cave world. However, at this stage, simply observing was of little use. He needed to observe from the ground up, so he also traveled to the Northern Wasteland Province. Mirage Dragon sought ownership of this world, while Shen Qiu wanted to fully understand its operating rules once Mirage Dragon had completely taken control of it.

So Shen Qiu was the first to rush to Beihuangzhou. He also met with Shenlong, and the two hit it off immediately.

To control this cave world, one must lure out the owner behind it. However, this owner is always hanging in the sky, and it's impossible to pull him down from the sky. Shen Qiu's cave world in the painting is a work in progress, but it still has some insight.

The owner has become one with the environment.

So they can't do this in a crude and simplistic way; they need to take it slow and gradual, breaking through point by point. So they need a bait that's laid out in plain sight.