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Chapter 220: We Are All Ones · Arrival at the Lightless Island
The Fubing Sect has grown rapidly in recent years, gathering many powerful independent cultivators.

The reason why everyone gathered together was because they wanted to form a group to bully the other monks.

The right protector refused to give in and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble and demand additional benefits.

As the large, dark blue spirit ship approached, the ferocious ice dragon carved on the bow gradually became clearer, and runes on the hull lit up and flashed with cold light.

I saw an old man standing at the bow with his hands behind his back, his hair white as frost and his black robe fluttering.

The powerful pressure of the Golden Elixir Great Perfection rolled towards the spirit ship of the Three Immortals Sect like a tide, and was like a huge rock pressing on the chest of Yu Zhenyang and the other three.

Qiu Fanghui also felt his breathing tighten and his scalp tingling.

Although he has also reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core, he is naturally no match for the top masters who have fought in the open sea.

Besides, there would definitely not be only one person on such a large spirit ship, and there might not be only one ship around. If a fight really breaks out, I'm afraid we'll be in trouble today.

Only Xiao Chen remained calm and unmoved.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, please think of a solution."

Yu Zhenyang quickly used his spiritual sense to transmit a message in secret: "Didn't you say before that you have many friends in the outer sea? We are all family. Don't hurt the relationship."

Qiu Fanghui has been to the open sea twice.

A few days ago, in a casual conversation, he boasted about his extensive knowledge and connections overseas.

Hearing this, he secretly groaned in his heart.

He was only in the early stage of Jindan at that time, and was also helping another senior run errands in the outer sea. How could he know any real big shots?

But saying these things now will only make you lose face.

Forget it, let’s treat a dead horse as a live doctor.

"Everyone, please be patient and wait for me to negotiate with the other side."

Qiu Fanghui first used his spiritual sense to transmit a message to comfort the four people around him.

Then he secretly crushed a protective jade talisman in his sleeve, forced himself to remain calm, and stood up to greet him.

Although he was panicking inside, he stroked his beard and smiled: "Master Protector, wait a minute!"

"My name is Qiu Fanghui. I once drank spiritual tea with Elder Peng of your sect on Wuguang Island."

"I just happened to be passing by here today. How about you please help me?"

As he spoke, he extended his hand and handed over a small storage bag: "Master Protector, you have been working hard on patrol. Here are 100,000 spirit stones. Consider them as a token of our appreciation."

In fact, Qiu Fanghui didn’t know Elder Peng at all.

He had only heard of such a person in the Fubing Sect at an auction thirty years ago.

So he made up a story about their relationship and tried to get away with it.

I hope the other party can consider the spirit stone and not bother with me and others too much.

Cao Mingjie on the boat stared at the bag of spirit stones, feeling heartbroken. That was a full 100,000 spirit stones!

But now is obviously not the time to save money. We can only hope to gain enough from the ruins to make up for these losses.

Yu Zhenyang immediately sent a voice message: "Fellow Daoist Qiu, if you don't have enough spirit stones, you can add more. You must keep this old man steady..."

Money is something outside of one's body. Just think of yourself as having bad luck and encountering a calamity. It's better to spend money to avoid disaster.

"Oh~?"

The Right Guardian narrowed his eyes and asked, "Are you talking about Elder Peng Qinglan?"

This is a fake name, just to test Qiu Fanghui.

Just now, he used his spiritual sense to investigate the five people opposite him, and found that only one of them was in the late Jindan stage.

The spirit ship is of ordinary style and doesn't even have a complex formation.

If Qiu Fang couldn't answer, the right protector would be ready to take action.

A few small fry dared to break into the Black Water Area. It was a good opportunity to use them to test out the Profound Ice Soul Locking Formation that he had just refined.

As he thought about it, he secretly pressed the formation plate with his right hand behind his back. The ice dragon statue suddenly moved its eyes as if it came alive, and the attack formation at the stern began to charge.

Ma Wenbo, who had been paying attention to the spirit ship, immediately narrowed his eyes.

He quickly sent a warning message to the others: "Oh no! The talisman at the stern of the other party is unfolding. We may have to fight to the death!"

Yu Zhenyang took out the defensive flag in his hand, but his eyes were looking at Qiu Fanghui.

This is his only hope at this moment - Fellow Daoist Qiu, it all depends on you.

Cao Mingjie's cultivation was only at the early stage of the Golden Core stage, and he was already under immense pressure. Looking at the illuminated array runes, he was so nervous that he couldn't even breathe.

If a fight really breaks out, he will be the most dangerous one.

When Xiao Chen heard Ma Wenbo's warning, his eyes focused and he took out the flying claw in his hand.

If Qiu Fang knew the other person, then forget it, it would just be a misunderstanding.

If you don't know it, then it's a good opportunity to test whether your newly acquired mechanical flying claws are useful or not.

If he hadn't had this concern, he would have taken the initiative long ago.

But it doesn’t matter. With my current strength, even if I take action later, the other party will still suffer.

"Um, I know him..."

Qiu Fanghui's Adam's apple rolled. Now that things had come to this, it was difficult to back down.

He made up his mind and nodded in acknowledgement: "Yes, it is Elder Peng Qinglan."

"Hahaha, we are all actually one family, hahaha."

Qiu Fang would fake a smile while quietly observing the other person's reaction.

However, upon hearing this answer, the right protector's face became tense and he said nothing.

So much so that only Qiu Fang was left there laughing awkwardly.

Feeling the solemn atmosphere in the air, Qiu Fanghui's smile became more stiff.

It sounded like a duck with its neck strangled and unable to breathe, and its face looked uglier than crying.

The tense atmosphere spread to everyone around.

The three brothers of the Three Immortals Sect felt their hearts sinking, and the monks of the Fubing Sect also came out of the cabin.

There were actually two late Jindan masters and four middle Jindan masters, holding spiritual weapons with fierce eyes.

They just waited for the order from the right protector and were ready to rush forward in coordination with the attack formation.

However, after they showed up, they received no orders to take action.

Several people looked at each other, not quite understanding what was going on.

The other party is obviously lying. What is the protector doing?
They all didn't know that the right protector's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Many cultivators have their own little secrets, especially those who can cultivate into golden elixirs, all of whom have obtained opportunities of varying sizes.

When the Right Protector was still a Qi-refining cultivator, he accidentally picked up a special shell on the beach.

The lines on it naturally formed a Chinese character for "Fu", which looked very auspicious, so he carried it with him in the hope of receiving good fortune.

From then on, whenever he encountered danger, the shell with the word "Fu" would heat up to warn him.

It was thanks to this shell that he was able to turn danger into safety and made his way from a casual Qi-refining cultivator to where he is today, serving as the guardian of the Fubing Sect.

And just now, the shell with the word "Fu" hanging on my chest suddenly became hot.

And it heated up in an instant like a branding iron, which scared him immediately.

Over the years, Shell had never shown such strong signs, almost indicating that he was in life and death crisis.

So much so that he dared not move at all.

Although he looked expressionless and gloomy, he was actually like an ant on hot pot inside.
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What is going wrong?
In just a few breaths, the right protector's brain was working rapidly to think about the current situation.

The warning was suddenly triggered when he activated the formation with murderous intent. Could it be because of this?

Qiu Fanghui was originally the person who was most likely to bring danger, but he made up lies and admitted his mistake voluntarily, showing no sign of being a strong man. The danger should not come from him.

But the remaining few are obviously just small fish from the inland sea.

He glanced at the four people in front of him again with the corner of his eye, and was suddenly startled when he passed Xiao Chen.

Something is wrong. The black-robed monk has a reserved aura, and I actually feel like I can't see through him.

I heard from the leader that a new ruin will be opened soon near the Lightless Sea, so there may be masters with hidden identities coming here.

Could it be that I am so unlucky that I met a tough guy?

After noticing something unusual, the right protector tried hard to keep a straight face and not show any emotion.

I glanced out of the corner of my eye again and saw Xiao Chen holding a small rectangular box in his hand.

The more extraordinary the magical weapon is, the more careful you should be.

"What the hell is this? Damn it. I can't even tell what the other person is up to."

The right protector was already trembling in his heart. Could it be some special hidden Taoist sect?
The more he thought about it, the more doubts he had.

The three people next to him had fear or panic in their eyes, which was the reaction that an ordinary cultivator should have.

But Xiao Chen faced his pressure with an indifferent expression, especially his eyes, which showed no emotion at all, as if he was looking at a dead object.

What should I do now?
The Right Protector thought quickly and suddenly laughed dryly: "Hahaha, so he is Elder Peng's friend. We are family, all family!"

"Hurry up and collect the spiritual stones. How can I take things from my own people?"

"The flood almost washed away the Dragon King Temple. What a misunderstanding, hahahaha."

He deliberately emphasized the word "our own people" and repeated it twice, fearing that Xiao Chen didn't hear it clearly.

The six Jindan cultivators behind were stunned at the time.

what?
One of the late Jindan cultivators whispered, "Is there another elder named Peng Qinglan in our sect? Why don't I have any influence at all?"

Another late Jindan cultivator said, "The Dharma Protector's words must have a profound meaning. If you don't understand, try to understand them, but don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

In fact, he himself didn't understand it, but when something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.

At times like this, it is time to practice the virtue of silence.

Only then did Qiu Fanghui, who had been standing frozen in place, feel as if he had been pardoned. He immediately joined in the laughter again: "Hahaha, we're one of us, we're one of us."

Great! I was lucky enough to guess it right.

It turns out that Elder Peng’s full name is Peng Qinglan. Remember, next time you brag to others, just use this full name.

The two of them smiled, and the originally solemn atmosphere instantly became relaxed.

Yu Zhenyang was overjoyed. Fellow Daoist Qiu really had a wide range of friends, and even the guardian of the Fubing Sect gave him face.

Ma Wenbo widened his eyes in surprise. He had always felt that Fellow Daoist Qiu seemed to be boasting and did not live up to his reputation, so he was not very active in trying to get close to him.

Now it seems that the other party is indeed very powerful, and he was just overthinking it.

Having said that, if he really didn't have the confidence, how could he dare to take the initiative to meet them, and why would the right protector of the Fubing Sect suddenly become so enthusiastic.

It seems he will have to be more enthusiastic from now on.

Cao Mingjie secretly made up his mind to increase his efforts to win over Qiu Fanghui.

Be sure not to miss such a thigh.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, please don't take a detour. It will waste your time."

The right guardian hurriedly tried to make amends: "Let's just go this way." Qiu Fanghui quickly waved his hand: "No need. Since your sect has important matters, let's take a detour."

However, the right guardian grabbed his arm and said, "Fellow Daoist Qiu, it's okay. Let's go this way."

He was now completely in the zone: "The closure of the sea is actually only targeting outsiders. We are all family, so what are you afraid of?"

Since he guessed that Xiao Chen might be here to visit the ruins, the right protector didn't dare to delay his progress.

"Here……"

Qiu Fanghui hesitated, "Sealing off the sea is the rule. We'd better not disturb your sect's activities."

He was worried that if he entered the closed sea area, he would encounter other patrol teams and he might not be able to fool them.

"It's okay, I'll take you there myself..."

The right protector originally wanted to say, "I'll take you there myself," but then he changed his mind and thought that wouldn't that mean he would have to stay near Xiao Chen for several days.

So he changed the subject: "I'll give you a Fubing flag. As long as you hang this flag on the top of the mast, you will have smooth sailing."

After saying this, Qiu Fanghui had no reason to continue refusing.

So the spirit ship turned around and returned to its original direction.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, I really have an inspection mission and can't leave. Please take care!"

Before leaving, the right protector waved goodbye and seemed quite familiar with the situation.

It wasn't until the ship disappeared and the shell on his chest returned to normal temperature that he let out a sigh of fear.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough today and managed to save his life from the edge of the cliff.

"Luckily, Fellow Daoist Qiu is here today, which keeps us safe."

On the spirit ship, Yu Zhenyang and others also enthusiastically praised him: "Daoyou is not only a master of skills, but also has a wide network of connections. He is truly a role model for our generation."

Qiu Fanghui was also a little flattered at this time: "Hey, it's just that my friends are giving me face."

……

They were chatting animatedly, but Xiao Chen was thinking alone. He felt a little strange. The change in the right protector's attitude seemed a little too sudden.

But he didn't bother to think about it carefully, there was no need.

Instead of calculating all the time, it is better to take the time to relax in the sea breeze, and then return to the attic to continue practicing and improving your strength.

Cultivation is the foundation of everything.

As long as you are strong enough, no matter what happens, you can just deal with it.

Perhaps thanks to the Fubing Flag, the spirit ship successfully passed through the so-called closed sea area without encountering any other accidents.

On June 30th, we successfully arrived at the edge of the northern side of the Dark Sea.

And here we found the legendary Lightless Island.

Although it looks like the Lightless Island is not that big from the nautical chart.

But in fact, this island is about 900 miles long from east to west and more than 300 miles wide from north to south. It is the largest island within a radius of 50,000 miles.

"Fellow Daoist Jin Guang, we're here."

After the spirit ship was parked in the harbor, Yu Zhenyang also came to inform Xiao Chen: "It's still early, you can rest here for two days."

"By the way, restock your supplies, gather some information, and prepare for exploring the ruins."

"We've discussed it a bit and decided to go to the Wuguang Restaurant to try some of the Outer Sea's specialties. Fellow Daoist Jin Guang, would you like to come with us?"

Actually, it was to entertain Qiu Fanghui
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Xiao Chen usually keeps to himself and doesn't seem to be very sociable.

But he actually didn't mind interacting with others, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I also want to experience the special flavors here."

Due to its long and narrow terrain, the market on this lightless island is divided into east and west sides.

The east side is where the Yinshi Sect was established, and the large restaurants and market formations are all on the east side.

The northwest is a place where all the independent cultivators gather. To put it simply, it is a relatively flat wasteland where a large group of people are setting up stalls.

It’s just because Wuguang Island is quite famous, so there are quite a lot of monks coming here.

Some vendors set up stalls in the west for years and even built simple houses, so a gathering place gradually formed.

Wuguang Restaurant is naturally in the East Market.

The group flew on their swords to a place ten miles away from the market town, pressed down their flying swords and walked in.

This is a rule that exists in many markets. Some places even rely on formations to restrict outsiders from flying swords in the market.

However, not long after they landed, they saw a sword light passing by, which rushed straight to the entrance of the market before stopping.

Out at sea, some rules are less strict.

Of course, the main reason is that the Yinshi Sect wants to save the consumption of the formation, so the no-fly formation is usually only activated inside the market town, and there is no control over the periphery at all.

"They say the outer sea is different from the inner sea, and it seems there aren't many styles."

It was Cao Mingjie's first time out, and he had been curiously looking around along the way. But when he finally reached the market, he was disappointed to find that there seemed to be no distinctive buildings on the outer sea.

"After all, this place was built by our race, so naturally it all has the same style."

Qiu Fanghui proudly pointed out: "If you want to see something different, you have to go to those secret realms of the alien races, or the area east of the Mercy Sea."

"I remember that I went to the secret realm of the mermaids that year and saw the sea palace left by the mermaids."

There have always been rumors about alien races in the Eastern Region.

However, as Qiu Fanghui said, alien races live in very deep places and cannot be seen under normal circumstances.

"Of course, if Fellow Daoist Cao really wants to meet an alien race, I have a good place for him."

Qiu Fang would reveal a special smile: "There is a Cangchun Pavilion in the East Market, and there are sea creatures who have taken the Transformation Pill."

Most monsters need to be in the Nascent Soul stage before they can transform, and some special bloodlines even require the Divine Transformation stage or even higher.

However, there are also some demon tribes, such as the fox tribe, which can acquire human form in the Jindan stage.

Or if necessary, you can also take the transformation pill to gain this ability.

"Well... let's forget it."

Cao Mingjie smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This level of brothel is simply a den of money, there is no way I can afford to spend money there."

After all, the lowest-level monster there is a third-level monster, so the price is naturally high.

"That's not necessarily true."

Yu Zhenyang smiled and said, "Maybe we can earn a lot of spirit stones when we go to the ruins this time."

As they chatted and laughed, they arrived at the Wuguang Restaurant in the middle of the East Market.

As the landmark building of Wuguang Island, even though it was only the afternoon and not yet lunchtime, the place was already packed with guests and bustling with activity.

After all, many monks who come here for the first time will choose to come here to take a look.

"I'm so sorry, the rooms for today are fully booked, and there won't be any available for the next ten days."

The receptionist at the inn brought some bad news: "A few days ago, there was a rumor that some ruins would be opened on the tenth day of the seventh month, so we were all booked as early as the day before yesterday."

"Would you like to stay and try the special grilled fish?"

Yu Zhenyang and Qiu Fanghui discussed it and finally decided that since they were already there, they might as well just have a meal together.

Xiao Chen has never cared about this, and he is not picky about food. Instead, he is more interested in the starting time of the ruins.

So while the other four were studying the menu, he pulled the receptionist aside and asked, "Has the opening date of the ruins been confirmed?"

"Where did this news come from?"

The receptionist shook his head and said, "I am just a Foundation Establishment cultivator. How can I understand such a big thing? I only heard it from others."

"It is said that the news came from the Yinshi Sect, but I don't know whether it is true or not."

Xiao Chen did not make things difficult for him. After all, foundation-building cultivators did know very little.

"Is this fellow Daoist also here to explore the remains of the Tianxing Sect?"

Someone at the next table took the initiative to speak: "The time of the ruins is indeed the tenth day of the seventh month, but it is three quarters after midnight."

"This news was not originally obtained by the Yinshi Sect, but came from Master Luo Ming of the Tianji Pavilion. It was only spread by the Yinshi Sect."

The monk who was speaking looked middle-aged, wearing a green robe and a jade belt, and holding a folding fan.

There were two companions next to him, all dressed similarly.

"Thank you for this reminder, fellow Taoist."

Xiao Chen bowed and thanked him: "I am Jin Guang San Ren, may I know your name?"

The other party responded: "Cheng is just an independent cultivator, with a single name, Jie."

The two sides nodded to each other but didn't talk much.

After all, for Cheng Jie, they will be considered competitors after entering the ruins in a few days, so he naturally has no intention of leaking more information.

Xiao Chen didn't think they were in a competitive relationship, but he was not one to gossip.

"Fellow Daoist Jin Guang, please order a few dishes as well."

Yu Zhenyang handed over the menu: "I'm not sure about your taste, so you should pick two dishes you like."

Xiao Chen took the menu without looking at it carefully, and pointed casually: "Then I'll order a gathering of heroes."

I have to say that Wuguang Restaurant is very efficient.

Soon, the best-selling signature dish, Jade Belt and Golden Scale Soup, was served.

This special soup is made by cutting the best red sea bream into thin strips as the "jade belt" and adding fried golden shrimp as the "golden scales".

Each person was given a small bowl, which looked to be only about three ounces including the soup and water.

However, its unit price is as high as three hundred spirit stones.

Xiao Chen tasted it and found that the fish meat melted in his mouth and the shrimp was firm and chewy.

It tastes really good, but it is of no help in improving one's cultivation.

Identified as flashy and superficial.

The whole meal was filled with flattery of Qiu Fanghui, which was really boring.

Xiao Chen really didn't want to join them in flattering others, but he also didn't want to just eat in silence.

After all, not only are the dishes limited, but he is also a physical cultivator, and if he really eats a lot, it will cost him several hundred kilograms.

So I had to look around to see what was happening around me.

However, when he took a look, he actually made an unexpected discovery.

In the southeast corner of the hall, there were three female monks with pretty faces and graceful figures sitting.

The key point is that although they wore different styles of skirts, they had purses with the same pattern tied around their waists.

It seems that he is a disciple from the Yunchi Haitianyin Sect.

According to rumors, the Tianyin Sect excels at the art of killing with sound, and more than 70% of the disciples are female cultivators, while the remaining 30% include guest elders and sect servants.

In short, the entire sect is dominated by yin and weak by yang, but its status in Yunchi Sea is very transcendent.

It is also one of the well-known major sects in the entire Eastern Region.

(End of this chapter)