Above the surface of the sea that was shrouded in dark clouds, a ray of light flew rapidly from the east.
As the light dispersed, Chen Song appeared from within. He frowned as he looked below. There were fragments of flying boats floating on the surface of the sea. However, looking at the traces of these fragments, it seemed like they were damaged from the inside.
After looking for a while, he suddenly discovered something. A ray of light flashed on his body, and a Primordial Spirit Reflection descended. After a while, the surface of the sea broke open, and a Daoist cultivator was brought out from below.
Although this person had been submerged under the surface of the sea, as long as a Daoist cultivator had a certain level of cultivation, he could rely on his inner breath to maintain himself for a long time. Therefore, the sea water became his protection.
He could tell that this person was a True Cultivator. There were no injuries on his body, but …
Just as he was examining, this person suddenly raised his head. His eyes were emitting red light, and then he pointed at Chen Song. At the same time, a ray of light shot towards him.
Chen Song was not in a hurry. The light outside his body spread out, and easily blocked this ray of light. At the same time, the Primordial Spirit Reflection that was close at hand reached out and gently pressed on the back of the person's head. The True Cultivator's body swayed, and he fainted again.
It was not difficult for Chen Song to tell that this person's mind was bewitched. He knew that he could not control himself, so he used a method of self-sealing to suppress himself. He did not know how to resolve this, so he did not act rashly. Instead, he immediately summoned the Chapter of the Great Tao, contacted Xiang Chun, and said, "Senior Apprentice-Brother, I've arrived at the place where the Ministry of Heavenly Works' flying boat fleet disappeared, and I found something."
Xiang Chun asked, "How's the situation?"
Chen Song said, "Senior Apprentice-Brother said that there were five flying boats carrying Craftsman Guo, but I only found the remains of one of them. I also found a fellow Daoist who fell here. However, his mind was affected, so I can't ask him about the situation for now."
He scanned the area again. "I didn't see any corpses or body parts. If Master Guo and the others weren't robbed, then they must have escaped to another place after being attacked. I'll try to find them."
Xiang Chun said in a low voice, "Junior Apprentice-Brother, you should start searching first. Since Head Xuan has already made his move, these people can't escape."
At this moment, thousands of miles away, on a nameless island shrouded in dense fog, a flying boat with several holes was falling into a dense thicket.
On the beach, Guo Ying and six other master craftsmen were supporting each other and leaning against each other. A little further away, there were more than thirty master craftsmen. All of them looked rather miserable at this moment.
Even though every one of them had the protection of the divine robes issued by the Ministry of Natural Works, they had never fought with anyone before. Moreover, they didn't have the ability to activate the spiritual energy of the divine robes. At most, they could only rely on the robes' toughness to protect themselves from bumps and bruises.
They were now surrounded by more than twenty guards. These people looked at the sea with vigilant expressions, guarding against the enemies who had attacked them just now.
A craftsman who looked rather old raised his head and said to the guard leader, "Guard Shen? These people won't chase after us again, right? "
Protector Shen turned around and said, "Master Lin, my comrades have already lured them away. Even if they turn back, they may not be able to find this place on the vast ocean."
With this consolation, everyone relaxed a little.
Someone looked around and asked, "Where is this place?"
Protector Shen said, "This island isn't on the map."
From Yujing to Dongting, there was a boundless ocean. Even though many protectorates had been set up along the way, after the Turbid Tide, many areas had changed beyond recognition. Now that the Turbid Tide hadn't completely receded, it was normal for some places to be unknown.
Among the crowd, a master craftsman surnamed Lin said, "Protector Shen, what should we do now?"
Protector Shen's expression became more respectful when he heard his question. He said, "Fellow Daoist He had already spread the news before he was injured. After Dongting Xuanfu heard the news, I believe that they will soon come to find you all. "
Master Lin nodded and said, "I hope that Dongting Xuanfu will find this place soon."
At this time, someone said, "Have you all thought about who it was and why they attacked us?
Someone else said, "Who knows?"
"I'm afraid it's to sabotage the expansion of the government.
"I heard that Zhang Xuanshou doesn't like to create things. Do you think it's him …"
Guo Ying suddenly said, "That's impossible."
A master craftsman asked curiously, "Why are you so sure, Master Craftsman Guo?"
Guo Ying said with a serious expression, "I've seen Zhang Xuanshou before. He's a gentleman. A gentleman wouldn't do such a thing."
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. Master Craftsman Guo's skills were indisputable, but he was too naive.
Master Lin coughed and said helplessly, "Everyone, don't make wild guesses. Don't listen to the nonsense below. If Xuan Zun wanted to deal with us, how could we sit there peacefully?"
He knew very well that although his colleagues had official titles in the Ministry of Heavenly Works, they mainly relied on their own skills. They didn't know anything about governance. Some of them couldn't even handle ordinary affairs well. They weren't much better than Master Craftsman Guo. When they encountered problems, they relied on their own extraordinary imagination to blindly guess things. They even thought that they were the truth. If they continued to talk about it, they might end up implicating Xuanting.
His prestige was very high. When he spoke, everyone stopped talking about this topic.
At this time, someone looked at the forest on the island and the mountain hidden in the fog. He suddenly suggested, "I think this island isn't small at all. Why don't we hide in the forest? If those people find us, it'll be easy to hide. "
This suggestion immediately attracted the agreement of several people.
Guard Shen said, "This island looks big, but we still don't know what's inside. If it's just poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, it'll be easy to deal with. If we encounter natives, I've already sent people to investigate. They should be back soon. "
Master Lin said, "Everyone, we're not inferior to others in terms of crafting skills. However, we should listen to Guard Shen on this matter. Otherwise, we'll only cause trouble."
The master craftsmen and master craftsmen were all reasonable people. After hearing his words, they didn't make any rash suggestions.
After resting for about half an hour, two armored guards came out of the forest. They cupped their fists at Guard Shen and said, "Captain, it's hard to say. There's a very strange place inside. It's best to call a few more brothers to go with me …"
It was at this time that a cry of surprise came from the crowd. "Look!"
Guard Shen turned to look and his expression tensed up. At some point, several masked men in black had appeared in the distance. They were standing quietly on the distant sea. One of them was wearing a golden mask.
Behind these people were dozens of two-man tall native giants. They were also wearing masks and were emitting spiritual light. They were walking toward the beach step by step.
Guard Shen's eyes narrowed. "It's too late."
His glabella flashed, and he turned into a metal giant. He said to his two subordinates, "You two, lead the master craftsmen into the forest. The rest of you, follow me!"
The two guards immediately covered the panicked master craftsmen and master craftsmen as they retreated into the forest. The remaining twenty-odd guards donned black armor and turned into metal giants. Half of them formed a formation to face the enemy. The other half was scattered outside the formation.
At this moment, a masked native giant who looked exceptionally tall was the first to dash onto the beach. With the spiritual energy emanating from his body, the soft sand didn't slow him down in the slightest. His massive body didn't even leave behind footprints as he charged toward the group with astonishing momentum and speed.
Guard Shen stood at the front of the formation. He didn't shrink back at all. His body flickered with light as he faced the enemy head-on. In the blink of an eye, the two collided. As the spiritual light exploded, the native giant staggered back with a roar. He was clearly no match for Guard Shen.
Seeing this, the morale of the guards behind him was greatly boosted.
Protector Shen was planning to take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill this extremely threatening native giant. However, at this time, the black-clothed man with the golden mask standing in the middle suddenly raised his head slightly and glanced at Protector Shen.
Guard Shen's body couldn't help but stiffen. His entire person seemed to be fixed in place.
At this moment, the native giant shook his head and recovered. Seeing that Guard Shen couldn't move, he let out an unpleasant laugh and charged forward again.
Guard Shen watched helplessly as the man came over, but he couldn't move. The guards behind him were also frozen in place. None of them could come up to help.
At this moment, a resplendent light suddenly shone in the sky. The originally gloomy sky seemed to have been cut open, and the entire island was illuminated. Everyone couldn't help but close their eyes. Even so, they felt like they were illuminated from inside out by the light.
After a while, the light dissipated. When everyone opened their eyes, they saw that the masked men in black and the native giant were still standing in place.
As for the aboriginal giant who had rushed in front of Guard Shen, he maintained his original charging posture. A gust of sea breeze blew over, and he fell onto the beach with a plop. His head slowly rolled off.
And this seemed to have triggered something. The heads of all the masked men in black fell from their necks one by one, and then fell on the beach one by one.
The guards looked at this scene, and their hearts were filled with shock. For a moment, they didn't realize that their bodies were already able to move.
At this moment, there was movement on the surface of the sea again. A streak of light flew over from afar, and everyone immediately became alert.
The light approached and fell from the sky. After it melted, a middle-aged Daoist with slightly frosty white hair appeared there.
He looked at the beheaded corpses on the beach, then at the crowd. He raised his hand and bowed, saying, "Are you all from the Ministry of Heavenly Works? I'm Chen Song from the Eastern Court's Xuanfu. I'm here to help under Xuan Shou's orders. "
A guard asked, "Was it Xuanxiu Chen who reached out to help just now?"
Chen Song shook his head and said, "I don't have such ability." He looked at his feet and said, "That should be Xuan Shou's method."
And just as he swept his gaze over the corpses, he suddenly frowned. Then, he took two steps forward and came before a corpse. He reached out and grabbed a hand full of pottery shards.
His eyes narrowed. This person was actually just a pottery doll.
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