Shi Feiyang had made trade agreements with Emperor Taichang and chose a location between the Capital and Tianjin.

The Emperor sent an eunuch with many craftsmen to liaise with him, Shi Feiyang specified the scale and purpose, and the eunuch had the craftsmen draw up the plans before sending them for construction.

The money for purchasing the land and construction was all taken from the Emperor's private treasury.

After arranging everything, Shi Feiyang asked the Emperor to find him thirty craftsmen capable of building large ships.

These craftsmen, escorted by the Jinyi Guard, were trembling with fear, and they hastily kowtowed to Shi Feiyang, addressing him as "State Preceptor, sir."

Shi Feiyang said, "I am taking you out to sea, and at best it will take a few months, otherwise it might take a few years. Go back and make arrangements with your families, this is your relocation fee."

After speaking, he gave each craftsman a gold bar weighing twenty taels.

The eldest of these craftsmen, already over fifty years old with a face full of wrinkles, had never seen such a large gold bar in their lives and dared not accept it.

Shi Feiyang stuffed the gold bars into their hands, urging them to quickly send them home and return in the afternoon.

Unsure whether their future held fortune or calamity, they took the gold bars home, gathered their families, and with tears streaming down their faces, said, "This is the money the State Preceptor has given us to sell our lives! It is said that he is taking us out to sea, and with the distant mountains and long roads, we will most likely not return..."

Each family cried bitterly, then after settling their son's marriages and daughter's dowries, said tearful goodbyes to their loved ones and returned to meet Shi Feiyang.

Shi Feiyang performed the "Thousand Mile Household in the Palm Trick," waving his hand to cast a beam of white light that enveloped everyone, flashing brightly and instantaneously relocating them.

The eunuch and Jinyi Guard who were seeing them off were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "State Preceptor, sir, truly is a living Immortal!"

Shi Feiyang left Central Earth, taking the craftsmen with him toward Little Antarctic.

He deliberately passed over the Forty-Seven Islands, where he noticed most Loose Cultivators were indulging in wine and merriment, and some were openly holding a "No Cover Conference."

Once outside the Aurora Fire, he connected through three barriers with the Zhou Tianyu Light Disc and returned to Outer Heaven Divine Mountain.

As soon as he flew past, a Great Demon from afar saw him and hurriedly reported to guard Zhuang Xiaoyun.

Zhuang Xiaoyun was supervising the construction of large ships and upon hearing the news, hastily led a crowd to greet him, hundreds of bizarre-shaped Great Demons flew in, reached Shi Feiyang, and knelt down, chorusing, "Subordinates welcome the Dragon Emperor, may our Emperor live as long as heaven and earth, and shine as the sun and moon!"

Shi Feiyang stood under the blue sky with the clear vast sea under his feet; Central Earth was peaceful but did not share this magnificent atmosphere.

He followed Zhuang Xiaoyun to Jinting Mountain, the craftsmen, who had initially been terrified of flying, first supported each other, then embraced, and finally sat on Shi Feiyang's celestial light, huddling together.

Now on the ground, they had yet to regain their senses, some tried to stand up, their legs too weak to support them.

Earlier, Shi Feiyang had Dragon Meng and Wu Longzi return to send messages to construct three large ports, one on the West Coast north of the Bright Realm archway, and two on the East Coast, one outside the city that never sleeps and the other here.

At this moment, the ports were completed, and many Great Demons were building ships.

More accurately, they were making preparations for shipbuilding.

Building ships was not a simple task, especially large vessels, where the multitude of details were as numerous as hairs on a cow, requiring centuries of shipbuilding experience to avoid taking the wrong path and producing ships that either couldn't be used, were unsatisfactory, or needed to be remade.

Great Demons had an advantage over the humans of Central Earth in strength, able to easily lift huge logs ten zhang high for hoisting, cutting, polishing, and transporting, greatly surpassing ordinary people in these aspects.

However, when it came to shipbuilding skills, they were inadequate; the optimal length ratio of the ship's body, the best curvature for fore and aft, how to design watertight compartments, how to arrange the movement of people... the demons knew nothing.

This was why Shi Feiyang had brought thirty shipbuilding craftsmen from Central Earth.

These mortals, seeing many monsters with wings on their backs and horns on their heads, with beaks or fish eyes, were terrified to death, feeling like they were in the legendary Demon Cave, about to be eaten.

Shi Feiyang reassured them, "These are all my subordinates; this time you are here to help build the ships. The accommodation has all been arranged, you just settle down, eat well, drink well, don't be anxious. Once the ships are built and the first batch of goods is transported back to Central Earth, you will also be able to return home with them."

Zhuang Xiaoyun had received instructions on various matters from Jin Xunu in person and had prepared the houses early on, on the southern slope of Jinting Mountain, a total of thirty wooden houses, looking simple. Since the demons were large in stature, the houses were built big and bulky, looking like they were meant for giants over two zhang tall.

Shi Feiyang then had the demons bring food, all various sea flavors caught from the sea, like crystal lobsters, fire crabs, and barbaric turtles; the demons usually ate raw, carefully slicing some into thin pieces, placing them on plates, and dipping them in sauce to eat, 或直接硬啃. Now that the food was cooked, although their culinary skill was poor, the raw materials were excellent, and it still tasted delicious.

The craftsmen ate and drank their fill, had a place to stay, rested for a night—essentially sleeping for a few two-hour spans. Outer Heaven Divine Mountain had no night, and after getting enough sleep, their anxious hearts finally settled.

Shi Feiyang then had them instruct the demons on how to build ships.

Humans were physically frail; falling from about ten zhang high could break their legs, and they could get hurt or even die. Shi Feiyang didn't let them work, just verbally direct.

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