Abduction by force
After traveling for another nine days, the Yin Clan's ship successfully arrived at Qifeng Island without any obstacles.
Qifeng Island was shaped like a crescent moon, and there was a curved mountain ridge that ran through the entire island. At the foot of the mountain, there were several huge broken tablets that were used to offer sacrifices to the heavens, and they were covered with moss. From afar, one could see hundreds of ships moored along the coast. Their sails covered the sky, and their masts stood tall like a forest.
After leaving this island, one would see a vast ocean to the east. Ferocious beasts ran rampant, and demons were everywhere. Compared to the coastal waters where various forces fought, it could be considered a wild land. Often, one would not see a single island for more than a month. Furthermore, there were eighteen demon kings of the Outer Sea, each of which occupied one side. Even the ten great sects of Xuanmen would not easily provoke them.
Steward Jing steered the ship and found a berth to slowly stop. Senior Martial Sister Cai stood on the deck and looked around. She saw many cultivators flying back and forth in the sky. Their fleeting lights were erratic, and there were rows upon rows of buildings on the shore. It was actually very lively. She couldn't help but exclaim, "There are probably thousands of cultivators gathered here. Most of them must be heading to the Outer Endless Sea in search of that fateful encounter."
She then turned around and smiled at Lady Shan, who was standing at the side. "Junior Sister, if you want to go to the Outer Sea, you need a flying ship. Nowadays, there are not many people who have such a ship. I heard that before Senior Brother Zhu went to the sea, he spent thousands of spirit shells to buy a Mysterious Snake Nine Orifices Great Sea Ship from the celestial market. It's easy to travel across the ocean. However, I don't have that kind of influence. Everything depends on you, Junior Sister."
After saying that, she covered her mouth and giggled.
Lady Shan knew what she meant. Pengyuan Sect and Taihao School had a close relationship, and their relationship was also very deep. Pengyuan Sect's Startling Heavenly Palace could help Taihao School's disciples cleanse themselves of impurities. Therefore, it was common for them to form cultivation companions.
With her status and the merit of killing Demon King Nine Chiefs, her sect would definitely pass down an even better technique that could allow her to communicate with a higher level of the Celestial Palace. She also knew that Senior Brother Chu from Taihao School was interested in her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lent her the Divine Binding Vine.
Originally, she had noticed that Senior Brother Zhu was also extraordinary and had an outstanding appearance. Thus, she was somewhat tempted. However, for some reason, after witnessing Zhang Yan fight against the two Demon King's avatars, her horizons had been broadened. She felt that this Senior Brother Zhu was only so-so. Thus, she no longer had the slightest bit of interest in him. She only hoped that she could return the Phoenix Binding Vine as soon as possible and return to the sect to cultivate in seclusion.
Martial Sister Cai was originally teasing her, but when she saw that Lady Shan seemed to be in low spirits, she felt puzzled.
While the two of them were talking on the deck, Zhang Yan was in the cabin refining the Chidragon ship. Now, he only needed half a day to refine the ship and open the first restriction.
However, not long after, he felt something pulsating in his sleeve. Moreover, it seemed to be in a hurry.
He unconsciously frowned and took it out to take a look. It turned out to be a jade slip that was suffused with a green light. He recognized that it was the disciple jade slip that Pu Yuzi from Heaven Mending Pavilion had given him. He didn't expect it to move at this time. Moreover, it was pulsating non-stop in his hand as if it had already found its target.
He hurriedly left the cabin and stood on the deck. When he saw Lady Shan and Martial Sister Cai, he only slightly bowed his head in greeting.
Lady Shan hurriedly curtsied and said, "Huizhen greets Fellow Daoist."
Because Zhang Yan didn't go out these past few days, and the ship was big enough, Martial Sister Cai didn't know that there was such a person on the ship. When she suddenly saw him come out, she couldn't help but feel a bit strange. She also saw Dan Huizhen's cautious appearance, as if she was a bit afraid of this person. She unconsciously frowned and walked in front of Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan originally wanted to use the jade slip to sense his position, but for some reason, when he walked onto the deck, the jade slip stopped moving. Just as he was about to get off the ship to search, he suddenly saw a green-clothed woman suddenly standing in front of him. She glanced at him and said, "What's the matter, Fellow Daoist?"
Martial Sister Cai shouted, "Who are you? Why are you on this ship? "
She spoke rather rudely, and Lady Shan's beautiful face paled in fright. Although she didn't know where Zhang Yan came from, he killed two Demon Kings' clones by himself, so how could he be of ordinary origin?
She quickly stepped forward and grabbed Martial Sister Cai, and then apologized to Zhang Yan, "I'm sorry to have offended you, Fellow Daoist. We still have something to do, so we'll leave now. Goodbye."
After saying that, she didn't care about Martial Sister Cai and dragged her to the side. Martial Sister Cai was also puzzled. After getting off the ship, she shook off Lady Shan's hand and said unhappily, "Martial Sister, what do you mean by this?"
Lady Shan hesitated for a moment, and felt that she could only tell the truth, so she sighed and said, "Senior Martial Sister, you don't know, if it wasn't for this Daoist, I would have died in the hands of Demon King Nine Leaders …"
Before she finished, Xiu 'er suddenly raised her voice and shouted, "Wife, why do you have to do this? If it wasn't for you, how could we eliminate the Demon King? This Daoist just happened to be at the right time and happened to lend you a hand. "
She didn't wait for Lady Shan to continue and said to Martial Sister Cai, "This Daoist is a distinguished guest of Clan Yin. Speaking of which, he also wants to go to the Outer Endless Sea, and it just so happens that he's traveling with you, so he conveniently boarded this ship."
Martial Sister Cai said in surprise,
"Oh, I was wondering why Junior Martial Sister is so considerate, so it turns out that you owe him a favor. But Junior Martial Sister, you don't have to be so humble. At most, you can ask Senior Martial Brother Zhu to take him out to sea as well to return the favor."
Lady Shan frowned and glanced at Xiu 'er. She wanted to say something, but was stopped by Martial Sister Cai, who said, "You're right to listen to me. I've seen many people like him. Besides, how could he coincidentally board your ship? And coincidentally save you, Junior Martial Sister? It's obvious that he got the news beforehand and helped you secretly. I think his intentions are not pure, and he's thinking of how to blackmail you with a favor in the future. Hmph, do you think I can't tell? If you get entangled with this kind of person for too long, you won't be able to get rid of him. Bring him to Senior Martial Brother Zhu some other day and let him know how powerful he is. "
Lady Shan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Senior Martial Sister, it's not what you think …"
"Alright, it's decided then." Martial Sister Cai then said to Xiu 'er, "You have to keep a close eye on your wife. I'll go meet a few Fellow Daoists and find out where Senior Martial Brother Zhu is."
Xiu 'er hurriedly agreed.
Martial Sister Cai patted Lady Shan's hand again, then turned around and left.
After she left, Lady Shan scolded, "Xiu 'er, why did you stop me from telling the truth?"
Xiu 'er said anxiously, "Wife, the Sect Master will definitely spread the news that you killed the Demon King. If you admit that you didn't kill the demon, then …"
Although she was anxious for Lady Shan, she also harbored selfish motives. Only when Lady Shan became the Sect Master would she be able to enter the sect and become a disciple. She wasn't willing to be a maid for the rest of her life, so how could she be willing to let Lady Shan reveal the truth?
When Lady Shan heard this, her heart trembled. After a moment of silence, she gently nodded.
Zhang Yan stood on the sea boat for a while. Seeing that the jade slip didn't respond, he decided to disembark and investigate.
He leaped into the flight light and shuttled back and forth a few times. In about a quarter of an hour, he had traveled the entire island, but the jade slip didn't show any abnormalities again. He was astonished. "Could it be that the person has already left?"
However, he didn't see a Sky Soaring Ship leave the sea, and it didn't leave either. This meant that the person was still on the island.
Right at this moment, the green slip in his hand suddenly moved in a certain direction. His eyes flashed, and a flight light flew in that direction. However, when he arrived, the green slip didn't show any activity.
He looked all around, and saw that this place was actually a floating pavilion immortal market. There were buildings and temples on both sides, and there were banners on top of them. It seemed like a place where medicinal pills and magical tools were being sold.
He immediately understood that these pavilions had restrictions placed on them, making it impossible for outsiders to pry into the details inside. The person he was looking for was definitely coming and going in these pavilions, and that was why the green slip wasn't working at all.
He couldn't help but curse inwardly. This Heaven Mending Pavilion could be considered one of the ten great sects of the Mysterious Gate, yet the magical tool they used to find suitable disciples was actually so unreliable. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know when he would be able to repay this favor.
For him, being able to find this person without any mishaps was the best. If one day, he were to fight with someone and suddenly discover that the person he was looking for was the person he was looking for, then it would create a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Since that was the case, he just had to wait here.
After waiting for about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, a group of male and female cultivators walked out from a simple building on the east side.
These ten or so people walked out while talking and laughing. Their cultivations weren't high, and the people at the very front all had arrogance in their eyes. Their clothes were bright, and they all had magical swords on them. With a single glance, anyone could tell that they weren't ordinary cultivators.
The jade slip in Zhang Yan's hand also rustled as if it wanted to fly out of his hand. He wasn't sure which one of them the jade slip was looking for, so he smiled and loosened his hand, letting the jade slip search on its own.
The jade slip flew into the air and turned into a green light. It knocked against the head of a pretty and naive girl around thirteen or fourteen years old, and then flew back into Zhang Yan's hand.
"Aiya!" The girl held her head and looked over with a wronged expression.
The group of cultivators stared blankly at first, then they glared at Zhang Yan. Among them, a young cultivator stood out with a calm face. His hand pressed against his magical sword and shouted, "Where did this daoist come from? How can you recklessly attack and injure people?"
According to his original temperament, he would have already pulled out his sword and stepped forward. However, he saw that Zhang Yan's appearance wasn't ordinary. Moreover, just by standing there, there was a faint formless might. It was clear that he wasn't someone to be trifled with, so he didn't act rashly.
Zhang Yan acted as if he didn't hear what he said. He only sized up the girl's body and was astonished in his heart. No matter how he looked at her, he didn't feel that this girl's aptitude was that high. Perhaps it could only be said that she was suitable for the Heaven Mending Pavilion?
That young cultivator saw that Zhang Yan wasn't paying attention to him, and felt even more angry. He shouted, "Hey, do you think that people from our True Chong Yue Temple are easy to bully?"
"Oh? You are people from True Chong Yue Temple? "
Zhang Yan finally reacted. He looked up and down at this person a few times, and the corner of his mouth revealed a sneer.
He didn't expect that the other party was a disciple from True Chong Yue Temple. If they were from a small sect, then he would have directly revealed his identity as a disciple of the Qincang School and asked to take this girl away. He reckoned that they wouldn't dare to do anything.
Although it was rare for disciples from large sects to steal disciples from other sects, it wasn't unheard of. Disciples from small sects mostly swallowed their anger.
However, the other party came from True Chong Yue Temple, so he couldn't deal with them using normal methods.
This sect relied on its foundation in the ocean, and there was even a Heavenly Passage person who had cultivated for several thousand years overseeing the sect. They considered themselves to be the number one sect on the ocean, and never placed the ten great sects in their eyes.
Therefore, Zhang Yan didn't even need to find an excuse. He immediately shouted, "So what if you're from True Chong Yue Temple? Today, I'm looking for you! "
After he finished speaking, a sword ray flew out from between his eyebrows like a waterfall.
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