You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

The large ship suddenly accelerated and rammed into the other ships.

In an instant, wood chips from the bow exploded and quickly disappeared into the sea with the swirling waves.

The large ship retreated and rammed into it again.

The bow of the ship almost exploded.

The large ship reversed again and rammed again...

On the bighead carp, even the conch shells stammered.

"No, old, old, old blockhead..."

"No, don't push yourself so hard."

It's just that I accepted the task; it's okay to slack off a little sometimes.

After a long while, a hoarse "Hey" came from the conch shell.

midair.

Xi Meng shook her body and glanced at the top of Mu Xiao's head.

The latter understood, tilted slightly, flapped its wings, and the dust on its head was blown away, making the tuft of red feathers more conspicuous.

Once Xi Meng found it pleasing to the eye, she looked down and pursed her lips at the ropes exuding malevolent energy.

“Hey, Red-feathered Bird, you were invited by Qingwei. His purpose is definitely not just to take on a mission. While he is focusing on breaking the formation, whisper this to me. Don’t worry, he won’t know.”

Wood Owl followed and looked down, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "Down there, there's a giant tortoise."

"I don't care about turtles or anything like that. With Master Su here, there's absolutely no chance of anything going wrong. Don't change the subject. I'm asking you a question: what exactly is Qingwei's purpose?"

Wood Owl: "Bumping it won't help; the ship is already 30% damaged."

Xi Meng: “…”

"Fine, I knew I wouldn't get anything out of you."

"That old monster Mu is really something. Did he secretly make some deal with Qingwei? Otherwise, why would he ask you to help him?"

The owl remained silent, only flapping its wings twice before flying upwards.

Xi Meng glanced at it, gave a soft snort, and rushed straight down.

As she approached the ships, it was as if an invisible wall was blocking her way.

"What's going on? Is this formation looking down on me?"

Xi Meng frowned as she glanced at the nearly damaged ship.

The ship spirit is brainless and only knows how to act recklessly. Should I learn from it?

After a short while, she gave up the idea, flew back up, and landed next to the owl.

"The night is lovely tonight, isn't it?"

Wood Owl: "..."

"The big ship is going to be lost," it warned.

Xi Meng's heart skipped a beat: "No way, has the ship spirit really gone mad? Is it committing suicide?"

"It was not suicide."

"no?"

Xi Meng squinted and observed carefully for a while, but couldn't see anything amiss. She looked at Mu Xiao with a puzzled expression: "Your eagle eyes are sharp. What did you see? Tell me quickly."

Wood Owl: "All the wood scraps from the big ship went in with the seawater."

"Break it down into smaller parts, then reassemble it."

Xi Meng suddenly realized, "So, this ship spirit is quite intelligent."

"Unlike Qingwei, who is still foolishly hacking and slashing."

"Wait a minute, why is Master Su sitting cross-legged?"

Wood Owl: "They're probably looking for the core of the formation too."

"Is it that difficult? Can't we just do some calculations?"

Mu Xiao glanced at her: "Master said that any formation that comes with 'Nine Revolutions' is extraordinary."

Xi Meng looked completely indifferent.

“It’s normal that it’s unusual. Those small towns all collapsed before, but Master Su still managed to get out. I have confidence in Master Su, it’s just that…”

She glanced around: "Could someone be secretly plotting against us? I don't believe such a large formation would be set up without anyone protecting it."

Wood Owl hummed in agreement: "I'm waiting for them."

Xi Meng looked at it carefully, then transformed into human form and landed on its back: "Alright, let's go together."

The waves surged, and whirlpools appeared between the hundred or so ships. Qingwei Daoist, who was constantly slashing, paused and looked towards the center of the whirlpool. He saw a giant tortoise, about a hundred feet wide, being wrapped and pulled up by threads of evil energy.

The giant tortoise's head had retracted into its shell, which was shimmering with a bluish light. However, each time it came into contact with the threads of malevolent energy, a portion of it was absorbed, and the giant tortoise's body seemed to shrink.

Master Qingwei frowned subconsciously.

At this rate, I'm afraid this spirit turtle won't last much longer.

Unexpectedly, after ten breaths, the shield on the giant tortoise's shell faintly emitted a red light, burning away the threads of evil energy. The threads visibly thinned out.

Unfortunately, soon more malevolent energy emanated from those hundred or so ships, continuing to tightly entangle the giant tortoise.

Master Qingwei sighed, estimated that the spirit tortoise could last for about an hour, and quickly turned around to gaze at his surroundings.

The formation remained unmoved despite the previous round of attacks.

Naturally, it would not reveal any flaws, preventing him from discovering the core of the formation.

His gaze swept over Su Chen, who was sitting cross-legged on the bow of one of the ships. He took a deep breath, then sat down as well, focusing his mind on the present moment.

The hundred or so ships were still shaking violently, as the large, damaged ship outside continued to ram them relentlessly.

"boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The last few planks broke, and the large ship completely disappeared from Ximeng's sight.

A few breaths later, a large ship slowly took shape below the location of the spirit turtle, carrying it upwards.

Upon noticing the malevolent chains, some threads extended towards the large ship, but quickly retracted.

"Huh, this ship spirit is something else. It's actually afraid of evil energy?"

Mu Xiao coughed lightly, and only when he saw that Xi Meng had noticed him did he speak: "Back when the treasure ship was being built, a group of people knelt and kowtowed three times and entered the Qinling Mountains. The master saw their sincerity and not only allowed them to cut down old trees, but also gave them a piece of lightning-struck wood."

Xi Meng asked incredulously, "You mean, there's lightning-struck wood from Old Man Mu on this big ship?"

She pondered for a long time: "No wonder~ Ordinary lightning-struck wood can suppress evil spirits, so it's not surprising that the lightning-struck wood from the Wood Monster can easily neutralize evil spirits..."

Suddenly, Xi Meng exclaimed incredulously, "Red-feathered bird, you said this ship could have a spirit, could it be because of this lightning-struck wood on board...?"

Wood Owl did not answer.

Xi Meng took it as his tacit agreement.

"I was wondering why. No matter how big or exquisite a ship is, after years of weathering, it will break and crumble. How could it possibly have a ship spirit? It's not surprising that it was affected by the lightning-struck wood of the Old Monster Mu."

"Red-feathered bird, the lightning-struck wood of Old Monster Mu gave birth to a ship spirit. Could this spirit be considered a second Old Monster Mu?"

Xi Meng had originally said it jokingly, but she was stunned after she finished speaking.

She suddenly realized: "No..."

"Don't tell me that Old Monster Mu sent you to help Qingwei because his real purpose is this ship spirit!"

"He wouldn't be that narrow-minded, would he? Could he not allow another version of himself to exist in this world? No, no, if we're just talking about the spirit born from lightning-struck wood, perhaps the ship spirit's abilities..."

Xi Meng gasped sharply: "It's not... what I think, is it?"

Wood Owl said in a deep voice, "The new ship has many flaws."

Xi Meng didn't understand his meaning for a moment, and subconsciously hummed in agreement: "Perhaps those pieces of wood lack sufficient spiritual energy to coalesce?"

Looking down again, the red light flashed on the turtle's shell, illuminating a corner of the large ship, which was indeed dilapidated.

Xi Meng opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but after thinking carefully, she found that she couldn't say anything.

She had a vague feeling that this sea voyage was unusual.

Whether it's Qingwei, Old Monster Mu, or... Master Su.

Before she could think it over further, Mu Xiao reminded her, "They're here!"