"Wait!" Xiao Chen stopped the group of people and said coldly, "For the past year or so, you have been harassing Heavenly Star Island repeatedly. Are you going to leave just like that?"
Huan Qiuyu was the first to react. Without saying anything, he tossed out two million Black Astral Coins from his spatial ring before turning to leave.
The others understood. Enduring the heartache, they left behind all the Black Astral Coins they had on them before leaving dejectedly.
The dragon chariot landed, and Lan Shaobai's group of three came out. After glancing at the purple-clad youth's corpse, Lan Shaobai said to Xiao Chen, "After killing this person, there will be trouble."
Xiao Chen patted Lan Shaobai's shoulder and said calmly, "You know that I'm not afraid of this little bit of trouble."
Xiao Chen looked around and saw many familiar faces. He walked over and greeted them, feeling guilty and apologizing profusely.
When Xiao Chen saw Mo Chen, he did not know what to say. Unexpectedly, the other party did as she said. The moment she arrived at the Blue Robed Emperor, she immediately rushed to Heavenly Star Island to help him guard it.
"You are here," Xiao Chen said after a while.
Mo Chen smiled and said, "I came as arranged. If you did not chase me away, I would stay here."
Lan Shaobai immediately said anxiously, "Xiao Chen, if you chase Mo Chen away, I will be the first to object."
"Right, right, right. Yu will not agree, either."
The atmosphere immediately warmed up. Xiao Chen smiled and was about to answer when he suddenly frowned and sent out his Spiritual Sense.
Mo Chen quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and smiled. "It's fine. You guys clean up the mess. I'll be back soon. A small fly has been watching me for a long time, and I actually only discovered it now."
Before Xiao Chen could explain too much, that small fly had already sensed something and was retreating. If he delayed any longer, the other party would really escape.
Xiao Chen pushed off with his feet and rushed out of Heavenly Star Island. His figure moved as fast as lightning, and the six indistinct electric dragons around him vanished from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.
Yu ran over and asked curiously, "Brother Shaobai, what is Brother Xiao Chen doing?"
The others also looked at Lan Shaobai curiously.
Lan Shaobai pondered for a moment before he analyzed, "Someone has probably been watching us from the side, waiting for us to be taken care of by the Seven Heroes Of The Dragon before they can take advantage of us."
The situation around Heavenly Star Island was incredibly complicated. The various large factions occupied the original subsidiary islands. They had been eyeing Heavenly Star Island covetously for a long time.
When Yu saw Lan Shaobai's injuries, her eyes turned red, and she started crying again. Lan Shaobai quickly consoled her with a smile. "My little princess, don't cry. Elder Brother Shaobai is fine now."
Yu sniffled and said, "But that person is very ruthless. Elder Brother Shaobai must be in a lot of pain. If only Elder Brother Tianqi were back."
When Lan Shaobai heard this, he just smiled and did not say anything.
Aside from Yu, there was also a good friend of the Asura Race, Lan Tianji, who had come to Heavenly Star Island with Xiao Chen. One year ago, Lan Tianji had sent Lan Tianji to the Kunlun Continent to invite a Martial Emperor expert of the race to hold down the fort, dealing with the problem of Heavenly Star Island in one fell swoop.
However, there had been no news for more than a year. Something must have happened, and the expert of the race could not come.
"Let's tidy up first. Later, we still have to send people to take over the satellite islets occupied by the Seven Heroes Of The Dragon."
Lan Shaobai reacted and nodded. He revealed a rare look of joy on his face.
As long as he subdued the seven satellite islets, Heavenly Star Island would be much safer. It would also be more convenient to come and go. If he could repair the defensive formations on the satellite islets and the main island, then even if Emperor Wu came, he would not have to fear Heavenly Star Island's defenses.
However, when Xiao Chen thought about that defensive formation, the Three Holy Masters had damaged it beyond recognition before they left. Repairing it would probably be very difficult.
However, being able to subdue the seven satellite islets was a good thing. Lan Shaobai sorted out his emotions and immediately got into the swing of things.
After sending people to tidy up the place, he led Mo Chen and Elder Qin to take over the seven satellite islets.
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Outside Heavenly Star Island, Xiao Chen moved like a flash of light. After ten breaths of time, he saw the little fly hiding in the clouds, watching the battle situation on Heavenly Star Island.
This person's getup somewhat surpassed Xiao Chen's expectations. The most eye-catching thing about him was his round bald head and the monk robes he wore. His getup was exactly the same as the Buddhist sect disciples of the Ancient Era; there was no difference at all.
This person looked very similar to the Blood Monk Zhuang Zhenghe that Xiao Chen had seen in the Heavenly Ruin Wasteland.
Xiao Chen was tempted. Originally, he thought that this person was just a fly that he could casually squish to death. Now, he changed his mind and prepared to go over to see who sent this person.
The Minor Leiyin Temple, a Buddhist sect holy land in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, had been destroyed by the Qing Emperor ten thousand years ago and ceased to exist. Buddhist sect disciples were very rare.
This little monk before Xiao Chen was not weak, a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. His concealment skills were also very good.
If not for Xiao Chen's sharp Spiritual Sense, he would not have discovered this fellow's existence.
The little monk moved very quickly on the surface of the water. It seemed like he discovered something wrong. Occasionally, he turned his head back to look. However, with Xiao Chen's current cultivation, if he wanted to hide, how could the little monk discover him?
Xiao Chen carefully followed the little monk for more than five hundred kilometers. It looked like they were about to leave Heavenly Star Island's area of influence.
Doubt arose in Xiao Chen's heart. Could it be that he was overthinking and that this was just a passing loose cultivator?
As Xiao Chen pondered, the little monk suddenly turned left and sped away. Then, he landed before an island. Immediately, several experts dressed in the same attire flew up from the island and received the little monk.
Xiao Chen took out the sea chart and glanced at it. Then, he entered deep thought. This was Black Flame Island. Before the Three Holy Masters' lands were withdrawn, it was the largest subsidiary island of Heavenly Star Island.
After the Three Holy Masters' lands left, all the subsidiary islands, as long as they had resources, were occupied by the major factions. This island before Xiao Chen was no exception.
Based on the current situation, the factions occupying Black Flame Island all seemed to be dressed like Buddhist disciples. This seemed somewhat strange.
"Could someone have obtained the inheritance of the Minor Leiyin Temple and is preparing to rebuild it?"
Xiao Chen muttered in a soft voice. He had not expected to discover such a secret while he was following a small fly.
The little monk had already been lured away by someone and could no longer follow. However, this island piqued Xiao Chen's interest.
Black Flame Island was not a sealed island. It had its own harbor and merchant associations that came to purchase Black Flame Stones. There were also fishermen and ordinary people out to sea. It would not be difficult to sneak in.
Avoiding detection, Xiao Chen landed on the island without causing any commotion. The instant he landed, he felt that the atmosphere on the island was somewhat strange.
This island was rather large. Aside from the largest city, Blackhot City, there were several small towns and villages. Xiao Chen estimated that there were at least one million people on the island, including ordinary people.
Casually looking around, Xiao Chen found that there were temples in all the villages. In particular, there were magnificent temples on several high mountains and rivers. They were full of incense and endless worshippers. All of them were ordinary people who came to pray for blessings and peace.
Vaguely, Xiao Chen felt that there was an invisible net covering the entire Black Flame Island. That feeling could not be described in words. Furthermore, it was very subtle and hard to detect.
If not for his spiritual energy turning into pure magical energy, he would not have felt it at all.
Scanning the surroundings with his spiritual energy, Xiao Chen muttered. The problem should be with these ubiquitous temples.
Squinting his eyes, Xiao Chen fixed his gaze on a temple on the peak of a high mountain. On the rugged mountain road, people were like ants walking towards the temple.
Activating the Energy-returning Skill, Xiao Chen lowered his cultivation level infinitely. Now, he looked no different from an ordinary person. Even if Emperor Wu came, he would not be able to see through Xiao Chen's disguise.
Xiao Chen drifted down and landed at the foot of the mountain. Then, he casually joined the group of people praying for blessings.
The mountain road was steep, and the people praying for blessings were all ordinary people. As they walked, they panted. Beside Xiao Chen was an old man dressed as a woodcutter. He was very old and found it very difficult to walk.
Seeing that the old man would fall if he got careless, Xiao Chen quickly stretched out his hand to support him.
The woodcutter caught his breath before saying to Xiao Chen, "Thank you, young man. Are you praying to Buddha as well?"
"No, I'm an outsider. I heard that the temples of Black Flame Island are rather efficacious, so I came to take a look."
Xiao Chen remained calm as he supported the old man to the side. Then, he took out a water bag and let the old man rest for a while.
The woodcutter drank some water and smiled. "You don't look like a Buddhist. You are indeed an outsider."
Xiao Chen looked at the people praying to Buddha on the mountain and asked casually, "What temple is this in front? I wonder which Buddha they are praying to?"
The woodcutter answered honestly, "Naturally, it is the Amitayus Buddha and his Bodhisattvas, Wisdom Kings, and Arhats. On the mountain in front is the Heavenly Yuan Temple. There is a statue of the Manjushri Bodhisattva there. He is a great Bodhisattva with boundless Magic Energy. Most of the people on Black Flame Island worship this Bodhisattva. "
The Amitayus Buddha was also known as the Amitabha Buddha. When the Minor Leiyin Temple was still around, it also preached the teachings of this Buddha. In the Heavenly Starry Ocean, this Buddha had an extremely extensive foundation. Before the Minor Leiyin Temple was destroyed by the Qing Emperor, it had many believers.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It looks like I am right. Someone did indeed obtain the inheritance of the Minor Leiyin Temple. They are planning to rebuild the Buddhist sect's Holy Land. However, they just changed the name and did not want to cause too much of a commotion.
"Young man, if your heart is not sincere enough, you had better not come to worship the Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva will not be able to hear your prayers."
The old man returned the water bag to Xiao Chen and continued on his way.
Xiao Chen received the water bag, feeling curious. What exactly is going on? How did the citizens of Black Flame Island accept the existence of the Buddhist sect in such a short time and even become such devout believers?
Xiao Chen quickly headed for the Heavenly Yuan Temple at the top of the mountain. There were monks standing guard in front of the temple, all of them skilled in Martial Arts. However, they could not stop Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen gently leaped up and flew past the long line of people. Silently, he arrived at the great hall of the inner courtyard. When he saw the statue of the Bodhisattva in the hall, he was startled, greatly stimulated.
How is this the Manjushri Bodhisattva? Nonsense!
Incense burned in the great hall. The devout believers knelt on prayer mats and kowtowed in worship.
However, Xiao Chen, who was hidden in a corner, showed an uncertain expression. He stared at the golden statue of the Manjushri Bodhisattva in front.
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