"Vice-chieftain Zhong!"
The faces of the two elders of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect who had come with Zhong Wanshan dropped, and they yelled at the array several times, but there was no response at all!
Seeing the worried looks on their faces, the Convergence-tier elite of the Penglai Sect smiled. "There's no need to panic, Elders. It's just an illusory array and doesn't have any killing power. Your Fourth Elder is an expert in arrays, and vice-chieftain Zhong is powerful. It's only a matter of time before the couple breaks the array."
He was the senior elder of the Penglai Sect, and his Daoist title was Jade Hollow Child. People called him the Jade Hollow Daoist, and he was Convergence-intermediate and powerful.
It was only then that the two elders of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect relaxed.
Everyone stood where they were and looked forward, only to find that Zhong Wanshan's house was shrouded in the radiance of the array. It was all blurry inside the array, and the figures of Zhong Wanshan's family of three could not be seen, nor could they see what was happening inside.
Around half an hour later, the array suddenly quaked, and the Fourth Elder of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect flew out, carrying the unconscious Zhong Yue in her hand with a gloomy look on her face.
Several minutes later, Zhong Wanshan left the array as well.
His face was pale, and he was panting heavily. The look of shock on his face only faded after a long while, and he exclaimed in shock, "What a powerful illusory array. Even my Daoist heart was affected, and the one who laid it must be an expert in arrays."
He strode up to Zhong Yue, and could not help breathing a sigh of relief after a brief examination. "Yue 'er is fine," he said. "His Daoist heart was merely disrupted by the illusory realm, and his spirit was injured. He'll be fine after some rest."
The many elites gathered around him, all of them asking about the situation inside the array.
Zhong Wanshan's wife, the Fourth Elder of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, mused to herself. "The illusory array is very powerful, and one would be drawn to their inner demons once they enter, which would then weave a realistic dream for themselves. If their Daoist heart is not firm enough, they would sink into oblivion and be unable to free themselves."
"Are you confident in breaking the array, Fourth Elder?"
Jade Hollow Child of the Penglai Sect asked.
The Fourth Elder of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, however, shook her head and said, "It's very difficult. I just wanted to bring Yue 'er out of the array just now, and was met with great obstruction. I would have to extrapolate before attempting to break the illusory array."
"But …"
The Fourth Elder's tone changed as he said, "Even if it's the Great House Protecting Array, it's impossible for there to only be one Illusory Array. Even if I can break the Illusory Array, I'm afraid that there will be another Array behind it."
"Then what should we do?"
Everyone was unwilling, with one of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect Elders seething through clenched teeth, "We must capture Jiang He alive. Both our sects have mustered a great force to come here, but if we can't even break the array protecting Jiang He's house, where would the Ten Thousand Swords Sect and the Penglai Sect put their faces when word gets out?"
Zhong Wanshan glanced at his wife and said in a low voice, "Just focus on breaking the formation."
He then took out a jade talisman and handed it to another Elder of the Wan Jian House. He asked the Elder to return to the Wan Jian House and inform the Supreme Headmaster of what happened here.
Yuxu Zi said, "Elder Nine Dragon, make a trip back to the sect and invite Vice Sect Master Yun Xiao over."
The True Immortal of Nine Dragons received the order, and flew away quickly.
Delighted, the Fourth Elder of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect exclaimed, "The Cloudy Sky Fairy Child is an expert in arrays and is much more accomplished than I am. With her around, breaking the array would be a piece of cake."
Just as the Ten Thousand Swords Sect Elder had said before, this matter involved the pride of both sects. Where would they hide their faces if the array was not broken?
Hence, some of the Elders began to yell at the array, clamoring for Jiang He to come out. Meanwhile, the Fourth Elder of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect sat cross-legged and studied the array. They were not aware that Jiang He was not inside.
…
Jiang He was not aware of what was happening back home.
Right now, he was having a barbecue with his entire family on an island in the middle of the ocean.
He was roasting a large rank-nine Feral.
Trumbo was the one who caught the fish.
It was natural for cats to be afraid of water, but Trumbo was no different from a fish in water after awakening its water-type powers.
When the fish was almost cooked, it was smeared with sesame oil, sprinkled with chili powder and barbecue sauce, and its aroma wafted everywhere, attracting many oceanic Ferals.
Jiang He tore off a piece of the fish and shared it with Sora and Boa, before pointing at the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers and saying, "Wait until there are more Ferals around before you attack. Practice more, and learn to control your strength as soon as possible."
"Yes, Gramps!"
The Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers all answered, and each tore off a large piece of meat to eat until their mouths were oily.
Dumbo and Trumbo each had a large piece of the fish as well, and they were having a great time eating it.
As for the two golden eagles …
They had flown out for a while and were nowhere to be seen. They had probably gone out to play, and Jiang He did not stop them. Creatures like the golden eagles were fated to soar above the nine skies, and it would not do for them to linger around their own farm every day.
After he had his fill, Jiang He moved out a sofa from the mansion in his farm and leaned on it. Sora squatted in front of him and massaged his legs, while Boa massaged his back from behind.
As the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers all moved out, a series of 'hetui' and 'hetui' echoed as veins of air blades tore through the water. In no time at all, the seawater was dyed red with blood, and there was no telling how many oceanic Feral corpses were strewn across the surface.
Most of the corpses were fishes, prawns, and crabs. Trumbo and Dumbo entered the water and collected some of the crabs, filling the Spatial Rings Jiang He had given them.
That was when the sonorous cries of eagles could be heard, and the two golden eagles circled down from the skies.
The two little fellows were growing at an astonishing rate, and were now rank-nine pinnacle. Having cultivated Sky Daemon Invincibility, they were not far from condensing pellets.
Leaning on the sofa, Jiang He whipped out his satellite phone to confirm his current location.
"We're around 800 kilometers away from the Hua Nation's coastline, and should be at the junction between the Eastern Sea and the Yellow Sea … up ahead …"
Jiang He looked up towards the east.
Up ahead was the Pacific Ocean, and this place should not be too far from the island nation, right?
Once he thought of the island nation, Jiang He could not help remembering the Nine-Headed Serpent Emperor, which lived in the Pacific Ocean and was ranked first among the Feral Serpents.
"Oh, right!"
"Didn't old Lin Tianzheng fight the Nine-Headed Serpent Emperor on a certain island in the Japanese country?"
"Then, he sank that island and found the Penglai Sect …"
Jiang He appeared thoughtful. Would he reach the Penglai Sect's domain if he kept going forward?
That was when …
Whoosh!
The horizon.
A figure was rapidly flying past.
Jiang He's divine mind swept out and exclaimed in surprise, "The True Habitant of Nine Dragons of the Penglai Sect? Why is that guy in such a hurry? "
He had wanted to use divine mind to call out 'Brother, please wait', but the True Habitant of Nine Dragons had already flown out of the range of Jiang He's divine mind, and so he had to give up.
Taking out several spirit condensation pellets, Jiang He refined them to strengthen his Yuan Spirit and breathed a long sigh, saying, "Whatever, I won't go to the Penglai Sect for now. After all, there was some unpleasantness before, and wouldn't it be embarrassing if I come knocking on their door uninvited and they don't like me?"
The island was quite scenic.
Jiang He was bringing along his two maids, a cat, a dog, two golden eaglets, and the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers for a stroll, looking for mutated plants along the way.
But in less than an hour …
Whoosh!
Up in the skies, two more flashes streaked past.
Extending his divine mind, Jiang He found that aside from the True Habitant of Nine Dragons, there was another beautiful female cultivator with an icy aura. She was extremely powerful and her cultivation was Convergence-intermediate, and she could not help frowning when Jiang He's divine mind swept over her. Stopping, she looked down at the Dao Domain below and spoke with a clear voice, "Who might you be, Brother? Please come out."
There was a flash in the True Habitant of Nine Dragons' eyes as he turned towards the female cultivator in surprise, asking, "What is it, Cloudy Sky Chieftain?"
Cloudy Sky Chieftain flatly replied, "Someone is scanning us with divine mind from the Dao Domain."
Below.
On the island.
Jiang He chuckled bitterly.
At first, he had thought that it would be awkward running into the Penglai Sect since they had just had a disagreement. But now that they had spoken, how could he keep hiding?
He promptly laughed out loud and took to the skies, smiling as he said, "True Habitant of Nine Dragons, Lady … I'm really sorry for disturbing your journey unintentionally."
The True Habitant of Nine Dragons was speechless.
His eyes widened as he stared at Jiang He as if he had seen a ghost, and could not help exclaiming, "Why are you here, Jiang He?"
What the hell!
What the hell!!!
Jiang He?
Jiang He was actually here?
Jiang He was utterly confused … what did the True Habitant of Nine Dragons mean?
What do you mean why am I here?
This vast ocean is not the Penglai Sect's seas. Why do you care why I'm here?!
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