Not far from the seaside city.
At first, Meng Zhen's group obeyed Gu Zheng's orders and stayed in the city. But later on, they discovered some unfamiliar faces that seemed to be asking about them. Under Tang Li's suggestion, they left the city and found a place to hide.
After a few days of observation, they also knew who was looking for them. It was the group from the Medicine Sect.
"What do you think they're doing? Did something happen to Gu Zheng?"
Tang Li couldn't help but ask as a low level disciple of the Medicine Sect left the temporary underground cave.
"Gu Zheng shouldn't have any problems. Maybe they're trying to find us and take us as hostages." Compared to Tang Li's restlessness, Meng Zhen was much calmer.
"The other side is too weak. Even if they want to capture us, they don't have to send a bunch of Celestial Immortals." Tang Li didn't agree, but he didn't know what the other side's intentions were.
Normally speaking, the other side had already stated their conditions and wanted them to leave. Why would they provoke them again? Isn't that superfluous?
"Who knows what the Demon God is thinking. It's normal if they go back on their word and refuse to hand us over. Let's wait until Gu Zheng returns. Didn't they tell us not to act rashly before? As long as we don't leave the area, there won't be any danger." Meng Zhen said lazily.
"Alright, it's been so many days. It's really making people anxious without any news." Tang Li sighed and sat down on the ground.
The environment here wasn't good at all. The space wasn't big and because it was close to the sea, it was especially humid. It made people feel stuffy and hot.
"It's really making people anxious. I want to go play in the water." A little boy was lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out.
"Mao Zhen, I remember that you stayed down there for such a long time. Why can't you stay for a mere ten days?" Meng Zhen asked Mao Zhen.
"Yeah, I don't know either. At first, I thought I could stay down there for hundreds of years." Mao Zhen sat up and scratched his fluffy hair. He was also puzzled.
"Forget it, I'll sleep for a while. It feels like time is passing too slowly. I don't know when Sir Gu will come back."
Mao Zhen was too lazy to think about it. She turned into a brush and landed on Meng Zhen's hand.
Meng Zhen held the brush close to his body and was about to say something when Tang Li raised a finger to make a shushing gesture. His head was fixed in midair, but his ears twitched slightly as if he was listening for something.
When Meng Zhen saw this, he walked over quietly. At the same time, he pricked up his ears. He wanted to hear what was going on, but he didn't hear anything. There was only the sound of a gentle breeze.
"Did you hear that? It seems like my daughter's calling me!" Tang Li said solemnly.
"Don't be fooled. Your daughter has already been taken away by them. How could she be released? They are deliberately baiting us." Meng Zhen was shocked when he heard that. He immediately sent a voice transmission to persuade him.
"I know, but what if she sneaks out? She's very smart, "Tang Li muttered.
"Oh no, he's been plotted against."
When Meng Zhen saw that Tang Li didn't seem to be listening to her, she realized something as well. The enemy hadn't been searching for them in vain, but had used unknown methods to pinpoint their location. They had even used Tang Li's weakness to lure him in. It looked like they'd succeeded.
Meng Zhen immediately slapped at Tang Li's body. Since he wouldn't listen to her advice, she might as well subdue him first.
Tang Li hadn't sunk too deep yet, but his heart was still struggling. He couldn't care less about Meng Zhen and didn't even notice when she made a move. Thus, she successfully knocked him unconscious.
"That's good!"
Meng Zhen checked Tang Li's condition and exhaled in relief. Even if he wasn't on guard, she was worried that she'd hurt him. No matter what, he was still Gu Zheng's friend.
After settling Tang Li down, Meng Zhen didn't leave, but continued to wait on the side. With her strength, she wasn't afraid of those people outside, but she didn't want to cause any trouble for Gu Zheng. Thus, she stayed in this cramped area with Tang Li.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Tang Li woke up from his stupor and saw Meng Zhen sitting on the side. He remembered what had happened and stood up to apologize to her.
"I'm sorry, I was unknowingly bewitched."
"It's fine. We're going to leave this place next and find a new place," Meng Zhen waved her hand and stood up to dust off her clothes.
"Alright. Are we still going back to the city?" Tang Li knew that if they didn't leave this place, he'd probably fall for the same trick again.
"There's no need for now."
Before Meng Zhen could reply, a figure appeared and answered for them.
"Old Xiong!"
Meng Zhen cried out in surprise at the sight of him.
"Has the matter been resolved?" Tang Li's eyes lit up as well as he asked impatiently.
"Not yet. There's been a new development, but don't worry. Gu Zheng's already finished his preparations. We just need to wait a bit longer." Old Xiong comforted Tang Li first, knowing that he was worried about his daughter. Then he added, "Gu Zheng told us to take you to a safe place. At the very least, those small fries won't be able to get close."
"Just where is it?" Meng Zhen asked subconsciously.
"You'll know when you get there. Gu Zheng's still waiting for you there."
Old Xiong didn't elaborate. Like she said, they'd find out when they got there.
"Old Xiong, there are enemies surrounding us outside. Should we avoid them?" Meng Zhen recalled the situation outside and quickly explained what had happened.
"No need. By the time I arrived, they'd already run away," Old Xiong said regretfully. Old Xiong felt a little regretful when he thought about it. When he sensed a trace of the demon god's aura, the other party had also discovered her and fled.
She knew that was only a clone, so it was easy to deal with him. But what a pity. If she had known earlier, she would've snuck out. Who would've thought that the other party would sneak out? If she had killed the clone, the main body would've been heavily injured and it would've been easier to deal with him later.
.....
While Old Xiong was leading Meng Zhen's group back to the island, new changes had already taken place on the island where the Medicine Sect was located.
On both sides of the island, thousands of Sea Clan members of varying levels of cultivation had already surrounded the island with all kinds of weapons in their hands.
Outside the island, a giant array had risen up to completely isolate them from the outside world. As for the fog from before, it had completely shrunk inside the island, making it impossible to see the situation inside from the outside.
A man and a woman stood high up in the air, trying to find a weak point in the island, but to no avail.
"It seems that the other party has long known we're coming. Their reaction is quite fast." The woman looked outside with an indifferent gaze. Looking at the peaceful scene around her, she spat out a sentence.
"Third Princess, are we going to attack now?" The man next to her immediately chimed in.
"Wait, look below, it seems someone is coming out." Raising her hand, the third princess stopped the commander's order.
Looking down again, the commander could see a figure flying out from the island and approaching them. Taking a closer look, it's none other than the sect leader of this island, Yan Yan.
"Greetings Third Princess, Commander He."
Sen Yan came in front of the two and made a slight bow.
"Sect Leader Sen, do you think you're all grown up now? I didn't even make a fuss about it when you kidnapped some of the weaker members of the Sea Clan, but now you dare to provoke my people!" The third princess directly questioned Sen Yan without any trace of politeness.
Commander He also narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. If the other party doesn't say anything then they'll immediately attack.
In terms of strength, the other party is no match for them.
"Listen to me Third Princess." Sen Yan wasn't afraid at all. She still looked at the third princess calmly. "This is a complete misunderstanding. You know that the pills we refine have some special effects and require some special items. You know this too."
Commander He nodded after hearing this. He also knew this, but because the other party's things were very good, it was worth it to pay a little. Although it was a little unethical to betray a subordinate like this, the other party only needed two or three pills a month. They didn't know how many members of the Sea Clan died every month due to other reasons, so they didn't care.
"I naturally won't object to what we agreed on, but you occasionally touch other people. This isn't in the agreement." Commander He saw that the third princess didn't say anything, so he continued.
"Yes, I admit that, but I didn't find any of your people."
Hearing Sen Yan's quibbling, the third princess immediately interrupted her. "As long as it's a creature of the South Sea, it's under our jurisdiction. You even dared to touch one of my subordinates, who has my unique mark. You don't even put me in your eyes."
"I'm really sorry about that. By the time I realized something was wrong, the other party had already died. I've already tied up the elder leading the team. I'll hand him over to you later and let you do whatever you want. Also, as a sign of my rudeness, this precious pill is compensation. I guarantee there won't be a next time." Sen Yan calmly took out a small transparent box.
"Please kindly accept it!"
It was surrounded by seven colors. Even though there was a layer of restriction between them, they could smell the rich fragrance of flowers. Her entire body seemed to be light as a feather. Just from the appearance alone, it wasn't an ordinary item.
Commander He glanced at the third princess. He stepped forward and took out the box, handing it over to the third princess. The latter opened the box and took out the pill that wasn't even the size of her index finger.
"This is the Blooming Flower Pill that's extremely difficult for us to refine. As the name suggests, it's like a blooming flower, providing an endless amount of energy. It's enough to support a peak Grand Heavenly Immortal for three battles. Moreover, it can also heal ordinary injuries." Sen Yan explained with a smile.
"I wonder if the third princess is satisfied. If you're not, give us some more time. Naturally, we'll give you something else to express our apology."
This pill wasn't an ordinary healing pill. Instead, it could be used in battles. It could be said to be more important than those pills. With it, one would have room to maneuver in the face of extremely dangerous battles.
"Where's that elder?" The third princess put the pill back and closed it, throwing it to Commander He. She raised her eyes and asked, but didn't say whether she forgave him or not.
"Wait a moment. I'll order them to be called over." Sen Yan should have satisfied the other party when she saw this. Her voice became more respectful.
It wasn't that she wanted to capture the Sea Clan member, but because the Demon God needed something from her body to refine something. For the Demon God, there was no way he'd let her go.
Originally, the plan was to wait for a long time until the other party had enough trust. But now that Gu Zheng's group had appeared, the Demon God's sense of crisis grew exponentially. Even with his previous promise, he still didn't fully believe it.
A trifling oath was something he had ways to break. That was why he ordered the other party to be captured. He even sent out a portion of his men to lure Tang Li out. In the end, he had to split off a portion of his forces to act personally.
When she saw the third princess nod, Sen Yan directly released a nimble little bird that flew towards the island surrounded by restrictions. Soon enough, a figure flew up from below.
It was an elder under control, but his strength was only at the late Jin Xian stage. Among humans, he was already very powerful. Currently, he wore a face full of guilt as he flew up.
"I'm sorry, Clan Leader Sen." The first thing he did was apologize to Sen Yan. Then he looked towards the third princess and bowed, "I accidentally caught someone I shouldn't have caught before. I don't have any objections if you want to kill me, but please don't implicate my Medicine Sect."
"You must die for killing our people. Let me deal with you myself. As for the Medicine Sect, I'll let you off for now." Third Princess pointed at the elder and said without any trace of politeness.
"I'm happy to risk my life!"
The elder immediately relaxed his body. In order to avoid any misunderstandings, he only maintained his floating position in the air as he made his way towards the third princess.
As soon as the elder got close, Third Princess reached out to grab his neck. At the same time, Captain He also reached out to grab Sen Yan.
BANG!
Captain He's movements were very fast, but a small black flag was even faster. By the time his attack reached Sen Yan's face, the flag had automatically blocked in front of her.
The small flag only held on for a moment before it was sent flying. But that was enough time for Sen Yan to react. She immediately retreated backwards to avoid Captain He's next attack.
"Third Princess, what is the meaning of this?" Not far away, Sen Yan immediately picked up her weapon and placed it in front of her as she questioned the third princess.
"Nothing. Although I am very interested in your things, but you shouldn't have killed my people. That's already crossed my bottom line, so the South Sea cannot tolerate you. I'm very sorry."
Grabbing the neck of the elder from the Medicine Sect, Third Princess was now in a coma. Although the elder was apologizing, his tone and expression didn't mean anything at all.
"Then why do you still want my Dan pills?" Sen Yan was flustered and exasperated as she slowly backed away.
"This is only compensation. Your Medicine Sect will be completely disbanded and all of you will become my prisoners. Wouldn't that be better?" Third Princess Jun Xia chuckles.
"So that's what you were planning." Sen Yan finally understood why the other party had turned against them so quickly. It turned out that he had set his sights on their family's wealth.
"That's right, who told you to be so valuable without the corresponding strength."
In fact, even if the other party didn't rob her people, she would've still found an opportunity to come here. But now that the other party had given her a perfect opportunity, she naturally wanted to take advantage of it.
Having said that, Third Princess exerted some force in her hand.
Bang!
The elder's body did not die as she had expected. Instead, his entire body suddenly swelled and exploded into a ball of black mist that enveloped the Third Princess.
"What is this!"
Third Princess rushed out of the black mist in a panic. Her beautiful face was now covered in a layer of black smoke. Caught off guard by the sudden explosion, she was instantly poisoned.
"Hmph hmph, I knew that you guys came here with bad intentions." Sen Yan, who was retreating in the distance with a furious expression, turned her anger into joy as she shouted in their direction.
"What is that thing? Hurry up and take out the antidote, otherwise don't blame us for being impolite." Captain He immediately roared at the woman.
"Don't bother trying to detoxify it. Once this poison enters the body, even you won't be able to get rid of it. Do you feel a little weak and dizzy? This antidote is only mine, no one else in this world can do it." Sen Yan coldly snorted.
How can I not see through the other party's formation? But if the other party really wanted to let us go, I wouldn't have used this method.
Of course, she had her own analysis for all of this. There's also the poison refined by the Demon God.
"How is it? Third Princess! Are you okay? "Captain He hurried over to the princess's side and asked anxiously.
"It's not much of a hindrance."
After a slight pause, Third Princess's body began to flicker with light. Her face only dimmed for a moment, but it's obvious that she's just putting up a front.
"Let's go first, we'll let them go for now."
Third Princess's words made Captain He startled. Knowing the situation wasn't optimistic, he gave a quick glance to Sen Yan and then helped the princess back into the sea.
With the retreat of the two, the army surrounding the island also disappeared into the water one by one. In a blink of an eye, all threats to the Medicine Sect were gone.
Seeing this scene, Sen Yan also retreated back to the island. Knowing this place was safe for the time being, the other party wouldn't make a move until the poison in their body was completely removed.
As for the other party, according to the Demon God, unless they find a peak demi-saint, it would take at least a few thousand years to completely remove the poison.
And by that time, Sen Yan also knew it wouldn't take that long. At most a thousand years, the Demon God would have recovered his cultivation. By then, whether they leave or stay, there would be enough time.
And at that time, it would be time for the other party to make a vow.
"I wonder if you can fulfill my wish in advance."
Before entering the island, Sen Yan turned her head to look into the distance.
The entire island was still in an active state. In this case, only people can enter and not leave until the crisis is resolved.
After arriving at the place where she often stayed, a faint voice rose in the hall.
"We don't have much time left. Now you need to go feed the remaining people the Dan pills and speed up the refining process. Also, the apprentice you want to train, hurry up. If the other party grasps the technique, perhaps it can speed up the process a bit. By then, your family can be completely reunited."
Sen Yan nodded in silence. Then with the push of a switch, a staircase leading to the bottom appeared in the corner.
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