Asura Emperor Venerable

Chapter 180: Chapter 180 Sanyuan City

“Woof, woof, woof!” The dead dog immediately came back to life, barking loudly.

Shi Hao laughed heartily and paddled forcefully a few more times; he had already charged out of the stormy area. The long-missed sunlight shone down, revealing a vast, majestic expanse of azure blue, which broadened his spirit as well.

With another paddle, his speed surged suddenly.

Before, he was rowing against the big waves, but now the sea was calm. With each stroke, he could propel the boat dozens of feet forward, greatly saving his energy.

“Woof!” The yellow dog also began paddling with effort. After escaping the hazardous area, its spirits soared as well.

The Black Spirit Ring contained some food and fresh water, so Shi Hao didn’t have to worry about starving or dying of thirst. He couldn’t help but wonder, how did Luo Qing’er and Xia Mengyin leave?

Like him, could they only depend on rowing?

However, Xia Mengyin had descended from the sky by breaking through the heavens, which was much more advanced.

Lost in these thoughts, he let the yellow dog take over. After all, it was at the Soul Nurturing level; could it not handle this minor task?

He had been struggling continuously for a day; although he was not fighting, the consumption of his strength was still significant, and he needed to rest properly.

Half a day later, an island appeared ahead.

“Woof, woof, woof!” The yellow dog became excited and hurriedly paddled vigorously toward the island.

Soon, the boat reached the shore, and both man and dog landed on the island.

The island was not large and only had coconut trees along the shore. The rest were all rugged, peculiar rocks.

Shi Hao picked some coconuts to eat and then walked around the island.

Huh?

He found a rock, ordinary in itself, but what was extraordinary was that it was inscribed with several lines of text.

The first line read, “Gu Shiyun set sail from this place.”

Gu Shiyun, the genius who dominated the world over a thousand years ago, entered the Eastern Fire Continent from an island, eventually becoming unbeatable and returned to his homeland gloriously, beckoning the Myriad Sects to pay homage.

When he left these words, Gu Shiyun must have been just at the Soul Nurturing or Other Shore Realm.

Did he also encounter a storm and stranded here temporarily, or did he simply stop at the island for supplies?

Beneath that line, there were three more.

“Zhang Shiyi followed in the footsteps of Senior Shi, stranded here by a storm, carved these words in remembrance.”

“Mo Yu pays respect to Senior Shi.”

“Ye Feng passed by here, incidentally basking in Senior Shi’s Immortal aura.”

Shi Hao read each one, feeling that Zhang Shiyi was the most normal, Mo Yu had a kind of arrogance, and Ye Feng’s words… were pretentious.

“Who knows when these three were here; if it wasn’t too long ago, they might still be roaming the outside world.”

Shi Hao muttered, then went back to the shore, cut down some coconut trees, and made a raft.

He picked some more coconuts to bring along, to improve the taste; then he set off again.

The yellow dog also seemed forlorn, lying on the raft, looking like a dead dog.

Without any Formation to drive it, Shi Hao had to do it himself. Fortunately, his strength was ample; with one stroke of the paddle, the raft still slid forward like an arrow.

After that, although there were occasional waves at sea, they were all trivial; the journey was uneventful and safe.

Ten days later, a long coastline appeared ahead.

It was not an island, but mainland!

Shi Hao smiled; the Eastern Fire Continent was in sight.

A while later, he steered the raft to shore.

Shi Hao leaped ashore, feet firmly on the ground.

The feeling was wonderful.

“Woof, woof, woof.” The yellow dog also ran around, overwhelmingly joyful.

It felt like it was suffocating.

“Let’s go.” Shi Hao strode forward, not bothering to discern east from west; anyway, moving away from the coastline was the right direction.

After traveling over two hundred miles, a town appeared ahead.

Shi Hao visited a tavern to order some food, partly to satisfy a craving and partly to gather news, as the tavern was filled with people from all corners of the world and news there was likely to be most accurate.

Over the course of a meal, Shi Hao learned many things.

For instance, this small town was called East Sea Town, and five hundred miles to the northwest lay a large city known as Sanyuan.

Shi Hao decided to travel to Sanyuan City to learn more about the Eastern Fire Continent.

After all, this place was crowded with strong individuals, and even though Shi Hao had inherited the skills of a Heaven Building Ladder expert, he still had to act cautiously because, at this time, he was only at the third step of Soul Nurturing.

He was proud, but not foolish.

After finishing his meal, he set off for Sanyuan City.

Less than an hour later, he arrived at Sanyuan City.

This was a large city without city walls, very imposing.

Indeed, city walls might still be useful against Heaven Breaking Realm martial artists but were practically useless against higher-level fighters, so why waste resources?

With no city walls, there were also no guards, so Shi Hao entered the city.

He wandered around and quickly formed a preliminary impression.

Bustling.

This was Shi Hao’s first impression; the commerce here was incredibly developed. Just like the herbal shops, which boasted ginseng older than thirty years and various rare materials.

And Sanyuan City was just an ordinary city on the Eastern Fire Continent.

This place did not have a City Lord but was controlled by a family.

This was the Lu Family.

After checking the elixirs sold here, Shi Hao decided that he wanted to open an elixir shop.

In the Eastern Fire Continent, spirit stones were a solid currency, useful everywhere as money, but Shi Hao had brought only a little and still needed them for cultivation. If he did not generate revenue, he would soon run out.

Moreover, having money makes things easier, a saying that applied everywhere.

Having decided, Shi Hao got busy immediately.

First, he bought a courtyard with a shop front for fifty silvers—had the chubby one known, he would certainly have criticized Shi Hao for spending money freely, but there was no helping it; Shi Hao was simply not skilled at bargaining.

Then, he went to purchase materials and a pill furnace to prepare for elixir refinement.

Once everything was ready, he began alchemy.

By the end of the day, he had refined several batches of elixirs, including the “Blood-Boosting Pill” for replenishing Qi and blood, the “Soul-Restoring Pill” for treating soul injuries, and the very practical “Breath-Holding Pill”.

Additionally, he made some Hemostatic Powder, which, in terms of effect, far surpassed similar products on the market.

Subsequently, he hired a shop assistant, and the “Shi Family Pharmacy” opened for business.

There were hardly any customers.

This was normal; without any reputation, who would come?

Shi Hao thought of the big yellow dog; in the past, he had used the dog as a demonstration to showcase the effectiveness of the Hemostatic Powder.

In the courtyard, the big yellow dog, basking in the sunlight, suddenly shuddered, sensing an ominous feeling.

Forget it.

Shi Hao dismissed the idea. Should he perform on the streets?

Clearly, many would consider him a swindler.

That’s it!

Shi Hao remembered passing by an auction house while wandering through the city the day before yesterday.

If he took his products to auction and made a name, how could he lack for business?

Yes, that’s what he would do.

Shi Hao took a selection of various elixirs and headed out the door.