Zhao Ya called Liu Yuhuan over, asking her to push his wheelchair while he followed closely behind, disguising himself as Shi Bolong’s attendant. Then, they left the Black Ship, stepped onto the temporarily assembled gangway, and headed toward the pier.
Meanwhile, onshore, Zhou Zheng was feeling quite tense.
Upon learning that the visitors were actually none other than the renowned Demon Sect from the Ten Thousand Realms, the Wuyou Longevity Palace, a strong sense of vigilance arose in his heart.
Even though Shi Bolong said over the call that he was just passing by to resupply, Zhou Zheng dared not relax for a moment.
Because the fame of the Wuyou Longevity Palace was just too overwhelming.
In terms of historical origins or sect strength, neither could be matched by his own sect.
Crucially, the demeanor of its disciples was very unruly and wicked, beyond common reasoning.
For instance, now, when Zhou Zheng saw Shi Bolong sitting in a wheelchair, his head large, limbs slender, and belly bulging like a giant spider, his vigilance escalated to the highest level.
Jianghu experience told him that the stranger the appearance of a person, the harder they typically are to deal with.
However, he kept all these emotions hidden in his heart, not showing a trace on his face, and hurried a few steps to greet them before the gangway.
"Zhou Zheng, greetings to Senior Brother Shi!"
Shi Bolong raised his only movable hand and waved it, then smiled and said, "No need to be so formal. In terms of strength and experience, it’s uncertain who is the senior. If you don’t mind, just call me Brother Shi."
Zhou Zheng also smiled, "Senior Brother Shi, you’re too kind. Please, come!"
Saying this, he stepped aside to gesture, then walked alongside Shi Bolong’s wheelchair toward the inside of the pier.
Zhao Ya walked behind, with concealed sharpness, lowering his head so Zhou Zheng did not notice him, assuming him to be just one of Shi Bolong’s attendants.
As they proceeded deeper into the pier, Zhao Ya stealthily observed the surrounding scenery, feeling quite curious.
This was his first encounter with the outside world.
He saw that this pier was enormous, lined with shops, crisscrossed with roads, obviously quite large in scale.
And in the distance, numerous merchants gathered, looking expectantly toward the Black Ship.
But because of Zhou Zheng’s status, these people dared not act rashly, so they kept their distance.
Besides this, Zhao Ya also noticed many novel machines, though he didn’t know what they were for.
After quickly surveying the surroundings, Zhao Ya finally focused his gaze on Zhou Zheng, who was walking ahead.
Although unable to touch with Divine Thought, just by intuition, Zhao Ya could sense that within Zhou Zheng there seemed to be a volcano, the blood qi leaking from his every move was nearly condensing into substance.
Zhao Ya’s heart tightened.
Indeed, this sect cultivating the Horizontal Refining Technique had remarkably strong blood qi!
At this moment, Zhao Ya suddenly felt some changes happening within himself.
Firstly, his qi and blood flowed more smoothly, accompanied by the increase in his previously suppressed Divine Thought.
If Zhao Ya hadn’t reacted swiftly, his aura might have leaked right then.
Yet, even so, Zhou Zheng, walking ahead, seemed to sense something, glancing back at Zhao Ya.
Zhao Ya lowered his head, appearing completely unassuming, without any abnormality, allowing Zhou Zheng to turn back around.
Simultaneously, Zhao Ya let out a sigh of relief in his heart.
He knew that the changes in himself were actually an adaptation to the rules of the Lower Mountain Fierce Tiger Realm.
To be blunt, Zhao Ya’s strength had been previously suppressed by the rules of the place Beyond the World.
Upon arriving at the Lower Mountain Fierce Tiger Realm, where the upper limit was higher, naturally, some of the suppressed strength needed to be released.
Zhao Ya assessed and found that his strength had increased by at least fifteen percent.
Don’t underestimate these fifteen percent, because due to Zhao Ya’s high base, it was already a terrifying number.
So if that’s how he is, could it be that this Zhou Zheng from the Great World Strong Sect has had his strength suppressed too?
Also, is Shi Bolong experiencing the same situation?