Chapter 144: Investigation (1)
Translator: Daoist6fubtiW
The Lotus Archipelago was a group of islands shaped like lotus flowers, with eight islands surrounding a large island in the middle.
Looking down from the sky, it was like a blooming lotus.
This place was the Zhao Family’s territory.
The Zhao Clan, like the Yang Clan and the Wu Clan, was once a Zifu Clan of Guang ‘an Prefecture. However, it had declined and become a Foundation Establishment Clan.
Even so.
The foundation of the Zhao family was not something that ordinary foundation establishment families could compare to.
The Lotus Archipelago was made up of nine islands, one big and eight small.
Eight of the smaller islands were inhabited by Zhao Clan mortals, and the core island was where Zhao Clan cultivators lived.
But at this moment.
On the Lotus Island, Baleful Yin Qi pervaded the air. It didn’t look like a blessed land at all.
One had to know that the original main island of the Lotus Archipelago had a Grade 3 Spiritual Pulse.
However, at this moment, this grade three spirit meridian had already become the source of the Baleful Yin Qi.
On the main island of the Lotus Archipelago.
Within the Zhao Family Immortal estate.
At this moment, the entire immortal abode was surrounded by Yin energy, and there were many ghosts inside.
Not to mention mortals, even Foundation Establishment cultivators would be attacked by the Yin Qi after a short stay here.
“Big brother! Why did you let that kid from the Zhao family send a message?”
The person who spoke had a wide and green face. As he opened his mouth, cold fangs could be seen.
Upon closer inspection, there were even traces of dark red flesh and blood left between his lips and teeth.
Judging from their facial features, they were none other than the Sun brothers who had gone to the God-ceasing Immortal Abode to search for treasures.
Hearing his brother’s words.
The tall, thin, and pale-faced Corpse Demon raised his head and glanced at his brother.
Its eyes were golden, faintly revealing a hint of cruelty and coldness.
This person was the pale-faced Foundation Establishment Cultivator from before, Sun Fu.
“Master’s order is for the two of us to take down Guang ‘an Prefecture as soon as possible and use it as a foundation to attack Cang Zhou Immortal City.
As far as 1 know, the Zhou clan of Guang ‘an Prefecture alone has nearly ten Zifu Disciples. In addition, Zhou Mubai of the Zhou clan is a sword cultivator, and his battle prowess is extraordinary.”
He paused for a moment.” If we want to take down Guang ‘an Prefecture as soon as possible, we have to think of a way to weaken the Zhou family.”
“But…Are you so sure that the Zhou Clan will send Zifu Disciples to investigate?”
“I’m sure of it. In addition, the Zhou Clan definitely didn’t send just one Zifu Disciple!”
Sun Fu rubbed his black nails.
Its fingernails were as black as ink and as sharp as flying swords. Sparks flew when they rubbed against each other.
“More than a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Wu Clan were killed by us and turned into corpse servants. Only a few Zifu Disciples working together would be able to do this.
Thus, the Zhou Clan will definitely send Zifu Disciples to investigate this matter, and not just one!”
Sun Fu hadn’t guessed that the Zhou Clan had indeed sent Zifu Disciples.
However, it wasn’t just a few, but Zhou Mubai.
High in the sky.
Zhou Mubai’s light streaked across the sky at an extremely fast speed.
Chen Daoxuan felt that Zhou Mubai’s speed was several times faster than his.
“Big Brother Zhou, don’t you think there’s something fishy about this? First the Wu family, then the Zhao family. Why do I feel that the other party seems to be deliberately leading us by the nose?”
Hearing this.
Zhou Mubai shivered slightly.
Indeed, things had developed to this point, and it was indeed a little abnormal.
Attacking the Wu Clan’s fleet was to show the Zhou Clan their strength. The enemy had at least one Zifu Disciple.
Then, the Zhao family was in trouble.
In this way.
If the Zhou Clan wanted to investigate thoroughly, they would have to send out three or more Zifu Disciples to ensure that nothing would go wrong.
From the looks of it…
No matter how one looked at it, the Zhao Family’s Lotus Island looked like a trap deliberately set by the other party.
Zhou Mubai understood what Chen Daoxuan meant, but the Wu family’s fleet had met with an accident on the way to Guang ‘an City.
And now, the enemy had appeared in the Zhao Family’s territory.
Even if Zhou Mubai wanted to keep the promise he had made to the Guang ‘an Prefecture, he had to investigate it thoroughly.
Besides…
Zhou Mubai was bold.
He was sure that as long as he was not a late Aurous Core cultivator, he would be able to escape if he used his trump card.
If the other party had the strength of a late-stage Aurous Core cultivator, why would he be so sneaky?
They could just attack Guang ‘an City directly.
When Zhou Mubai heard Chen Daoxuan’s words, he said with a solemn expression, “”No matter what, let’s go to Lotus Island first!”
Chen Daoxuan nodded.
This was the only plan now.
Thinking of this, Chen Daoxuan couldn’t help but feel inexplicably frustrated.
Originally, the Guang ‘an Immortal Alliance and the Zhou family had only been able to fight each other at best.
It was impossible for the two sides to have a direct conflict.
But now.
With the appearance of the evil, a conflict was inevitable.
In reality.
Whether in the Infinite Star Sea or in the Celestial Cloud Continent, there were evil cultivators.
Although the overall strength of these evil cultivators was not strong, they were like rats in the gutter. They would suddenly attack you, which was really annoying.
Of course.
According to Zhao Yuanhuan’s description, the things that happened on Lotus Island might not be as simple as the evil cultivators.
Zhou Mubai’s speed was extremely fast.
In less than two hours, they had crossed tens of thousands of miles.
In front.
The Lotus Island was already in sight.
This was Chen Daoxuan’s first visit to Lotus Island, because the Chen family’s Shuanghu Island was located on the left side of Guang ‘an Prefecture, while Lotus Island was on the right side of Guang’ an Prefecture.
If they wanted to go from Shuanghu Island to Lotus Island, it would take at least several months with the speed of the Chen family’s cargo ship.
Moreover, the Chen family and the Zhao family were not familiar with each other, and the two families did not have much exchange of interests. There was no need for them to come here at all.
“We’re here!”
Upon seeing his clan’s land, the white-haired Zhao Yuanhuan’s heart burned with anxiety. He could not wait to head to Lotus Island to investigate.
Fortunately, he still had a trace of rationality.
He knew that he had to rely on Zhou Mubai’s strength for this trip.
“Baleful Yin Qi!”
A purple light flashed across Zhou Mubai’s eyes.
Clearly, this was a spirit eye secret technique.
Chen Daoxuan couldn’t see any Yin energy. He just looked at the main island of Lotus Island in front of him and felt uncomfortable.
“Big Brother Zhou, what is Baleful Yin Energy?”
Zhou Mubai descended from a small island and explained, “”You should know that spiritual energy is transformed from earth energy, right?”
Chen Daoxuan nodded.
Spirit veins were built according to the terrain. No spirit vein could be built in the air.
Even the power source of the Zhou Family’s Spirit Void Battleship, the Spiritual Pivot Pond, was only refined using a unique refining technique.
In any case, it was definitely different from spirit veins.
” The Baleful Yin Qi is transformed from Spiritual Qi!”
At this point, Zhou Mubai’s expression turned serious.
If it was an ordinary Evil, Zhou Mubai would have killed it himself.
However, an Evil that could transform spirit meridians into Yin meridians was not something Zhou Mubai could act rashly against.
Firstly.
Evil’s strength would be enhanced in the Yin Meridians, while cultivators would be able to exert seventy to eighty percent of their strength in places filled with Yin Qi because their bodies had to constantly resist the invasion of Yin Qi.
If they fought back and forth, the difference in strength would be huge.
Perhaps an early Zifu Disciple like him could be used as a mid Zifu Disciple.
More importantly…
Since the other party had already transformed the Zhao family’s third-grade spirit meridians into Yin meridians, it meant that the Zhao family cultivators were already doomed.
After Zhou Mubai’s explanation…
Chen Daoxuan immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.
On the main island not far away, there was not just one Evil hiding, but a large group of them.
He just didn’t know how strong these Evils were.
“Fellow Daoist Zhao, Brother Chen, wait here for me to go to the main island to investigate.”
Zhou Mubai cupped his hands at the two of them.
Zhao Yuanhuan knew that his strength was limited. Even if he went, he would only be dragging Zhou Mubai down.
However, he looked at Chen Daoxuan.
Because in the eyes of the Zhao Clan Leader, Chen Daoxuan was also a sword cultivator. Although his strength was not as good as Zhou Mubai, he was definitely much stronger than a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who was nearing the end of his life.
He saw the Zhao Clan Leader’s gaze.
“Big Brother Zhou, why don’t we join forces to find out?” Chen Daoxuan pondered for a moment.
Hearing this.
Zhou Mubai instantly felt that Chen Daoxuan was quite bold, but when he thought of his strength, he nodded in agreement.
Given the foundation of sword cultivation that Chen Daoxuan had established, his strength was absolutely comparable to that of an ordinary early-stage Zifu Disciple.
If Chen Daoxuan went, it would be a form of help to him..
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