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Chapter 222 Preparations for Entering Tianxing Island

"Another disciple from the Yinshi Sect, and even a Foundation Establishment cultivator has come."

Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had seen many cultivators dressed similarly along the way, but he didn't expect that there would be a Foundation Establishment cultivator joining in the fun.

At the same time, judging from their familiar names, they are obviously regular customers.

The fate of those monks after being bought is probably obvious.

This is the Sunless Sea, a place of disorder and chaos.

Fraud and forgery are commonplace here, and everything is judged as genuine or fake regardless of its origin.

The sorcery and magic here are just disguised, with nothing more than an additional process for disguise.

Coming to such a place, Xiao Chen could already foresee that a battle would inevitably break out inside the ruins or even outside the ruins.

Since he was going to explore the ruins, he didn't expect to stay out of it.

It is now necessary to go back and study the information we have just obtained.

It's not for any other reason, at least when the fight breaks out, we can recognize which force the enemy comes from.

There is one good thing about Chaohui Pavilion: the information obtained after spending spirit stones is indeed detailed.

In the Wuguang Sea, the theory of one sect, one religion, and eight major schools is widely circulated.

The first sect is of course the Yinshi Sect, whose status is transcendent and unshakable.

In the past five hundred years alone, there have been three Yuanying Zhenjun who have made public appearances.

In addition, Chaohui Pavilion specifically noted that the Yinshi Sect had many records of activating the sect protection formation for no reason, and the actual number must be even higher.

The next sect is the Fubing Sect that Xiao Chen had encountered before.

It was founded by the suddenly rising True Lord Fubing, and within just seventy years, it became a behemoth second only to the Yinshi Sect.

The most crucial point is based on the information currently available to Chaohui Pavilion.

It is very likely that there are more than a hundred Jindan cultivators in the Fubing Sect.

Although there are only thirty-four people here who come from reliable sources.

However, among the various widely circulated rumors, they have counted more than two hundred Jindan Zhenren who may have some connection with the Fubing Sect.

Among them are some monks who claim to have a close relationship with the Fubing Sect, such as Qiu Fanghui.

As for the last eight major families, Chaohui Pavilion gave a total of fourteen surnames.

Among them was the Zhang family, whom Xiao Chen had met in front of Jubao Tower before.

The reason why there are fourteen surnames is because there is no clear conclusion about the so-called Eight Great Families.

The Lightless Sea is a very strange place. No family has ever been able to pass on its legacy for more than a thousand years.

Most of the time, with the death of the Jindan ancestor in the clan, the family power will directly fall apart.

Occasionally, there are outstanding descendants of the Jindan level in the clan who can delay the process for a while, but in the end it will not exceed two generations.

Because the changes are so rapid, there are all kinds of rumors mixed together and there is not even a unified statement.

Chaohui Pavilion therefore deliberately noted a few more families and emphasized that these fourteen families were only relatively strong at the moment and would probably need to be reshuffled in a few years.

"They are all emerging Jindan families. That's fine."

Xiao Chen put down the first piece of information, which was undoubtedly good news for him.

Local forces are often the most troublesome link in such struggles.

It’s not just about having connections that are an advantage when competing within the ruins; the key lies in off-site factors.

For example, those monks who managed to escape from the ruins alive may not be able to leave safely with their gains if they offend local forces.

There is no need to even offend him. After all, a man is innocent unless he is in possession of a treasure.

In the past, it was common for local tyrants to take advantage of the situation and bully the minority with their numbers.

Fortunately, this time, Xiao Chen only needs to be wary of the Fubing Sect and the Yinshi Sect.

These two families are both well-known and should be more careful about their table manners.

"Hiss~, I'm afraid it's hard to say."

After witnessing the chaos in West City, Xiao Chen now finds it difficult to have any expectations about the bottom line of these two sects.

He couldn't help but sigh: "I hope the worst won't happen."

The so-called worst-case scenario is naturally that a certain Yuanying Zhenjun has no shame and directly takes action to bully the weak and avenge his own disciples.

Under normal circumstances, with such concerns, many cultivators will take the initiative to avoid disciples from powerful forces within the ruins.

However, Xiao Chen secretly made up his mind that if he really encountered an opportunity, he would take it.

Just do it cleanly and without leaving any witnesses.

The reason why he thought so was because the second piece of intelligence purchased from Chaohui Pavilion contained a very important piece of information.

It is very likely that only Jindan cultivators and below can enter this relic.

This news also comes from Tianji Pavilion and is very reliable.

The reason why the ruins opened on the night of the tenth day of the seventh month and is expected to end on the night of the seventeenth day of the seventh month is because it is related to the stars.

At present, the area within 50,000 miles around the entrance of the ruins is shrouded in thick white fog.

According to the information given by the Master of Destiny, only when specific astrological signs appear will the outer fog temporarily dissipate, revealing the true appearance of the island.

"That means it will last for seven days in total."

Xiao Chen calculated: "It's a little long."

Over time, the monks who enter will have more opportunities to find good things.

But then again, the longer it lasts, the higher the possibility that the monks will encounter each other in the ruins, and the higher the probability of them stealing treasures from each other.

Chaohui Pavilion also specifically noted this.

Since this relic is related to astrology, it is best to prepare relevant means in advance.

For example, items such as the star-studded formation used for defense, or the Beidou Green Sword Talisman used for attack, may have miraculous effects in the ruins.

"interesting."

Xiao Chen looked at the recommendation below and suspected that it was an advertisement.

Of course, although the above contents are important, they are not worth five thousand spirit stones.

What really matters are the last three paragraphs.

Fairy Su Ruo, the leader of the Tianyin Sect, made a brief appearance in a market in the Wuguang Sea on June 25th.

He was accompanied by more than six companions, and they bought two Lihong butterfly ribbons.

There is reliable information from the Yinshi Sect that its six true disciples are preparing to use this relic to decide the next generation leader.

The person most likely to take the top spot is named Zhang Gongxian.

It is said that he is extremely gifted and can control six corpses at the same time.

On June 29th, a battle of golden elixirs took place 40,000 miles south of Wuguang Island.

In less than three quarters of an hour, a local mid-stage Jindan cultivator was killed.

Judging from the traces of magic left at the scene, it is suspected that this is a descendant of the hidden Taoist Nongyan School.

In order to prevent people from not being able to recognize the people, Chaohui Pavilion also thoughtfully posted illustrations of Fairy Su Ruo and Zhang Gongxian under the three paragraphs.

Xiao Chen looked at them several times and silently memorized their appearances.

With the support of large sects or hidden inheritances, their strength must be far greater than that of ordinary cultivators.

If nothing unexpected happens, these three people should be the main competitors in this trip to the ruins.
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"Daoist Fellow Jin Guang is back so early?"

As soon as Yu Zhenyang walked into the attic, he saw the illustration at the bottom and exclaimed, "Wow, what a beautiful fairy!"

Although it is a black and white ink painting, the painter's skills are very high.

So much so that he could feel the charm of the beauty through the portrait.

"What fairy?"

Cao Mingjie, who was following behind him, took a closer look and his eyes lit up: "Oh, who is this fairy? She looks... uh... pretty."

He paused as he spoke, and for a moment he was at a loss for words.

Xiao Chen simply handed it over along with the envelope in his hand: "Haven't you seen this before? This is the current Tianyin Sect's chief fairy Su Ruo."

"It's a good opportunity for you to come. Take a look at this information so that you can prepare in advance."

Since we agreed to go to the ruins together, there is no need to hide the information.

Anyway, as long as he doesn't spread the news on a large scale, Chaohui Pavilion won't care.

"It's going to last seven days!"

Yu Zhenyang quickly frowned: "Then it seems we need to prepare more talismans, otherwise they won't be enough."

Cao Mingjie also thought seriously: "We have brought a lot of spiritual materials, but they are not very related to astrology."

"Want to go buy some materials now?"

Ma Wenbo, who rushed over after hearing the news, reminded: "The local vendors must be well-informed."

"I'm afraid that by now, all spiritual materials related to astrology have been sold out or increased in price."

"Why don't we prepare more original talismans and win by quantity."

……

The three of them discussed it and quickly came up with a new preparation plan.

There is quite a lot of content, ranging from talismans to elixirs, from spiritual weapons to formations.

Most of these things came from the experience accumulated by the Three Immortals Sect in exploring relics in the past, and they sound very reasonable.

It was also at this time that Xiao Chen learned that they had visited many ruins in the inland sea.

Although those are all old ruins, I have met many like-minded people who like to explore ruins.

Thanks to this, we were able to get the news of the opening of new ruins in the outer sea in advance.

"Fellow Daoist Jin Guang, please help me find out if there are any Falling Star Stones for sale out there."

Yu Zhenyang drew a simple sketch: "If there are any, we will bring some back, but whether there are any or not, we will still meet up in four days."

Because there were so many things to prepare, the three brothers alone could not go out.

Xiao Chen readily accepted: "Okay, leave it to me."

In the next four days, he not only revisited the Lightless Island, but also visited other large and small islands within a radius of 50,000 miles.

Unfortunately, all astrology-related materials have indeed been sold out.

But he was not without gain.

While inquiring about spiritual materials nearby, Xiao Chen unexpectedly learned that the left protector of the Fubing Sect had also arrived near the ruins.

Judging from his position, this left protector who I have never met before should be stronger than the previous right protector.

Potential competitor plus one.

At the same time, on the way back to Wuguang Island, Xiao Chen also saw a Jindan cultivator wearing a red robe and a sun scarf on his head.

Judging from his attire, it should come from Wu Lei Guan.

I remember that before setting off for Nanlaohai, I heard that Wulei Temple had invested a large number of people in hunting evil spirits.

Now it seems that he did not forget to send people to explore the new ruins at the same time.

Since he didn't know the other person, Xiao Chen didn't know how powerful he was.

Possible competitor plus one.

"Fellow Daoist Jin Guang, you're back just in time."

As soon as he landed on the spirit ship, Yu Zhenyang reached out and handed over a stack of talismans: "These are six Ice Soul Cold Light Talismans. They not only have a certain killing power, but can also restrict the enemy's movement."

"Also, here are twelve Guiyuan Thick Earth Talismans. Take them with you for self-defense."

"This talisman is best used while standing on the ground. It can absorb the earth's energy to increase your defense by 10%."

Xiao Chen was a little surprised: "So many have been prepared in just four days?" As far as he knew, under normal circumstances, a third-level talisman maker could only draw three third-level talismans a day.

Although drawing talismans itself seems easy, the process of preparing materials, concentrating spiritual consciousness and guiding spiritual power is not simple.

Mainly because when you are tired, it is easy to make mistakes during the drawing process, resulting in the talisman being invalidated.

Therefore, even if you want to force yourself to work overtime, it is not a problem that can be solved by willpower alone.

"It's just a matter of practice."

Yu Zhenyang smiled and waved his hand: "We brought a lot of spiritual materials before we came here, which can save us a lot of time."

"Besides, I've been to so many ruins before. If I didn't have some skills, I would have been taken advantage of long ago."

"Let's talk first. I'll show you our formation."

Walking into the attic on the front right, there are as many as twenty-four portable array plates placed separately in the space.

At this time, Ma Wenbo was lying in front of the table on the left, concentrating on drawing talismans.

He turned a deaf ear to the footsteps around him and the noise of the mechanisms operating.

Xiao Chen looked in the direction of the voice and saw Qiu Fanghui standing in the middle of four disassembled black iron puppets, frowning as if thinking about something.

There was also a pile of materials on the ground, including five pairs of black iron arms placed closely together.

One of the advantages of mechanical puppetry is that it can quickly repair damaged puppets by replacing them, thereby quickly restoring combat effectiveness.

At the same time, different effects can be achieved by installing different mechanisms.

Of course, this is also one of the disadvantages, because these backup mechanisms also require a lot of resources to build.

The more you prepare at the same time, the higher the additional costs.

How to balance this boundary has always been a big problem.

How to say it, Xiao Chen originally thought that the overall strength of this temporary team might not be very good.

But now it seems to be taking shape, and it seems to have some merit.

"Big Brother, this is not good!"

Cao Mingjie hurried over and said, "I heard that the ancestors of the eight great families have all set out to enter the new ruins to seize the treasure."

"Now there are eight more forces. What should we do?"

……

Xiao Chen took back his previous thought.

Yu Zhenyang was a little surprised when he heard this, but he remained calm: "Don't be anxious, Third Brother. Tell me what information you have slowly."

"Also, I asked you to go find Fellow Daoist Li to ask for information. Have you been there yet?"

Cao Mingjie immediately took out a letter and said, "I've been there. This is the information that Fellow Daoist Li gave me."

"On the way back, I heard that the negotiations between the Tianyin Sect and the Yinshi Sect had broken down, so we shouldn't encounter a blockade anymore."

"Unexpectedly, the eight major families seemed to have received the news in advance."

"Not only are they seizing this opportunity to prepare to enter the ruins, they are also recruiting personnel in the West Market."

"As long as you join their team, they will directly give you talismans and elixirs, and after you come back, they will also give you spirit stones."

"I only watched for a while, and several fellow Jindan Daoists joined them."
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To be honest, if the eight major families not only go themselves, but also recruit independent practitioners to join.

It will indeed lead to many more participants in the ruins.

But Xiao Chen thought about it and felt that it didn't pose any threat to him.

In comparison, he cares more about the monks from powerful forces.

Yu Zhenyang's face immediately frowned when he heard this, but he didn't get anxious.

Instead, he opened the letter and read it, his expression immediately relaxed a bit: "Fortunately, the overall situation is pretty good."

Upon seeing this, Cao Mingjie immediately asked, "Big Brother, what good news did Fellow Daoist Li write? Tell me quickly."

Yu Zhenyang concluded: "Those astrological materials were taken away by the Yinshi Sect. This is a good thing."

"If no one has it, we won't suffer any loss."

"Also, I heard that the Elder Xingfa from the Five Thunders Temple is coming this time, but that's actually not a big deal."

Ok?
Xiao Chen felt like he had misheard: "Wait a minute, Fellow Daoist Yu, is the one coming from the Five Thunders Temple the Elder Xingfa?"

Within the Wu Lei Temple, the position of the Elder of Practice is generally responsible for external battles.

Simply put, he is the one who is better at fighting among his peers.

"what?"

Yu Zhenyang was stunned by the question and looked down at the letter: "It is indeed Elder Xingfa, but he is the only one who came. It has nothing to do with us."

"These monks from a large sect will definitely go to the core area of ​​the ruins to rob treasures. We just need to hide at that time."

Cao Mingjie also agreed: "That's right, Fellow Daoist Jin Guang, we don't need to worry about that."

"These ancient ruins are particularly fond of building side halls and wing halls. Let's go there and pick up the missing ones."

The three members of the Three Immortals Sect had always been struggling on the outskirts of the ruins. From the very beginning, they had no intention of competing for the core area.

Therefore, their focus is also on the total number of people participating in the competition and the attitudes of the major forces.

He actually didn't care much about the monks from large sects coming.

There is no competition between top monks and lower monks.

……

Over the next three days, everyone completed their preparations.

Then I took a good rest for two days to regain my energy.

On the morning of the tenth day of July, they flew to the outskirts of the new ruins together.

The reason why we didn't bring the spirit ship was because we wouldn't have enough people to guard it when the time comes.

Many independent cultivators who arrived early had already taken out wooden boards and other items from their storage rings and temporarily floated them on the sea.

This is mainly done to save energy consumption.

Unlike the independent cultivators, both the Yinshi Sect and the Tianyin Sect brought an extra-large spirit ship and anchored it on the outskirts early on.

However, the two spirit ships were separated by hundreds of miles, one on the left and one on the right, and it seemed that they were indeed at odds with each other as rumored.

"It's started, it's started!"

At 11 p.m. in the evening, there were sudden cries of surprise.

As the stars in the sky changed, the thick fog that had lingered for several months began to gradually shrink.

The rate of contraction is slightly faster than predicted.

In just a quarter of an hour, the outline of a large island vaguely appeared in front of everyone.

The entire island was oval in shape, and Xiao Chen couldn't see the end of it at a glance. He estimated that it was at least tens of thousands of miles long.

"Ouch!"

Suddenly, a scream came from the front, and then an anxious wandering cultivator fell like a kite with a broken string, landing straight on the sea.

"Be careful, it's a no-fly restriction!"

Immediately, a knowledgeable monk gave a reminder and took the lead in lowering the altitude.

The monk who fell into the sea also floated up at this time and seemed to be fine.

The outer fog had all dissipated at this time, and about ten miles ahead stood a huge stone tablet.

There are three huge ancient seal characters engraved vertically on it.

"Eh? What's that word?"

A monk asked curiously: "Which Taoist friend knows him? Please feel free to teach me!"

"What a strange text, I've never seen it before!"

"I think I've seen these words before in ancient books, but I don't know what they mean."

Studying classical books?

At this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly thought of the landscape painting he had obtained from Jindan of the Divine Fire Sect, including the mysterious plaque from the White Bone Sect.

There were some silver characters on it that he couldn't recognize, and they looked somewhat similar to the three ancient seal characters in front of him.

This is an unexpected clue.

When I have the chance later, I can find some ancient books from the Eastern Region to study.

But we’ll talk about this later, let’s go to the island first.

Due to the no-fly zone restriction, everyone could only jump into the sea and swim over ten miles from the island.

Fortunately, there is no monk who doesn’t know how to swim, so this is not an obstacle for everyone.

Cao Mingjie was even a little happy: "It would be best if flying is not allowed on the island. Then we can take advantage of the Guiyuan Thick Earth Talisman we prepared."

What he said is really true.

"So this place is called Tianxing Island."

A young man who looked to be in his twenties, wearing a white robe and a green scarf, stood under the stone tablet and easily read the words on it.

Although he did not deliberately shout loudly, everyone present was a monk with sharp ears and eyes, so they naturally heard it clearly.

"Oh, you can actually recognize ancient spiritual text."

Not far away, the red-robed Elder of the Five Thunders Temple asked curiously, "Whose child are you?"

Upon hearing this, the young man in white robes bowed and saluted, then shook his head: "Greetings, Senior, but my master does not allow his name or the name of our sect to be revealed to outsiders."

I see. He is the successor of the Nongyan Sect mentioned in the intelligence.

Xiao Chen understood immediately.

The so-called rule not to reveal one's master's identity should be true, but sometimes this sentence itself is a kind of revelation.

However, the other party was obviously also trying to attract the attention of others to show off his identity as a hidden Taoist.

Many Jindan cultivators look young in appearance, but are actually very old.

However, there are also people who can really break through to the Golden Elixir stage at a young age, especially those heirs who have entered the world, who are generally the chosen ones of heaven.

It seems that this person is obviously not someone who will keep quiet.

"Oh I got it."

The elder who practiced the law had obviously also read the information and smiled knowingly.

"Long~! Long~! Long~!"

Suddenly there was a loud noise coming from the front.

Then, walnut-sized runes lit up from the ground and spread all the way to the interior of the island.

Although the thick fog had retreated from the island, nothing could be seen in the middle except for the edge of the island, and even spiritual consciousness could not detect it.

At this time, with the reflection of the runes, some of the fog was immediately dispelled, revealing a wide road.

Seeing this, everyone moved forward along the avenue.

After walking about twenty miles, we passed a rockery formed by huge rocks.

I saw that the avenue in front of me suddenly split into nine small paths.

Each path is about twelve feet high and six feet wide, and can accommodate up to two people passing side by side.

If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the first test.

Many independent cultivators were hesitant, but several major forces had a tacit understanding and each chose a different path forward.

"Let's go this way."

Yu Zhenyang observed for a while, deliberately avoided several major sects, and chose the one on the far right.

(End of this chapter)