The louchuan traveling to Azure Phoenix Nation had been constructed by a Mohist master who specialized in crafting ships. It wasn't particularly remarkable among all of the myriad ships in Old Dragon City, and it could only house less than two hundred passengers at a time. 0

It was mostly used for transporting various valuable products from the northern region of Eastern Treasured Vial Continent and the southern region of Parasol Leaf Continent. However, the merchant that owned this ship only received the products left over after the five major clans of Old Dragon City had already taken their share, so none of the products were of a particularly high quality. Occasionally, some hidden gems would slip through the cracks, fetching several hundred snowflake coins of additional earnings, and that was already worthy of celebration.0

Azure Phoenix Nation had some renown in the southeastern region of Eastern Treasured Vial Continent for its abundance of Daoist temples and Buddhist monasteries. Various Daoist immortals and high-ranking Buddhist monks often held Liberation Rites of Water and Land and Heavenly Worship Ceremonies in Azure Phoenix Nation with funding from the imperial court. 0

On top of that, Azure Phoenix Nation's blue sandalwood Xuan paper was also extremely renowned and was sold far and wide to several continents. As a result, the emperor of Azure Phoenix Nation had always been one of the wealthiest rulers in the southeastern region of the continent. 0

Furthermore, Buddhism wasn't very prevalent on Eastern Treasured Vial Continent, so Azure Phoenix Nation had the greatest number of Buddhist monasteries out of any nation on the continent. The walls of those monasteries were riddled with beautiful writings from revered scholars and poets, attracting countless scholars.0

Inside a brightly lit room on the top floor of the ship, Chen Ping'an was reading a book about the topography of Azure Phoenix Nation. The book had been purchased from a bookshop in Old Dragon City by Zhu Lian, and while Chen Ping'an was reading, Pei Qian was making her transcriptions.0

The most difficult part of any endeavor was always the beginning. Over time, a habit would develop, and it would no longer be as difficult. The same applied to Pei Qian and her transcriptions. Making daily transcriptions had already become a habit, one that she maintained even without any urging from Chen Ping'an. 0

However, Chen Ping'an knew that if he weren't by her side, then Pei Qian would immediately abandon this habit. At the very most, she would only feel guilty for a day or two, following which she would forget about it e...0