plumnovel Chapter 76 Tomb Raiding Encounters an Acquaintance
Chapter 76 Tomb Raiding Encounters an Acquaintance
In a remote part of the Chaotic Star Sea, a streak of light, as fast as lightning, sped past.
Within the ethereal light, Qingfeng held a map of the sea area, confirming the direction.
"Father, you're moving so fast! We've only been out of the city for half an hour and we're almost there."
Qingfeng looked at the light that enveloped him and sighed.
This is the speed of a peak mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, and it's even using lightning techniques.
"Of all martial arts techniques, speed is the only thing that cannot be broken. If I were to equip my father with a pair of Wind and Thunder Wings in the future, his speed would be incredible; I can't even imagine it."
Qingfeng silently wrote Feng hope down in his little notebook, planning to pluck all his feathers to refine magical artifacts when he had the chance.
"Feng'er, look, isn't that the deserted island ahead?"
Qing Sanyang was masked and dressed in a black outfit.
He was doing this at Qingfeng's request, concealing and disguising his appearance.
"Let me see."
Qingfeng extended his divine sense and saw a large island dozens of miles ahead of them.
This island is extremely large, spanning hundreds of miles in circumference.
The island was a gray-black expanse as far as the eye could see. Not only were there no spiritual veins, but there wasn't even a single ordinary tree. It was a typical deserted island.
"That's right, this is the island as indicated on the map."
Qingfeng checked the map again to confirm.
"Hmm, the more unusual this island is, the more it suggests that this might be the place where the Venerable Xuan Gu passed away."
However, it seems we're not the only ones who discovered this island. On the eastern side of the deserted island, there are a few Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
A murderous glint appeared in Qing Sanyang's eyes.
"Father, this Xuan Gu Venerable is extremely cunning. The site where he passed away is likely ambush site. Why don't we send those Core Formation cultivators as cannon fodder to scout ahead?"
Qingfeng suggested.
"Hmm, not bad, you know how to use your brain more now."
Qing Sanyang nodded, acknowledging his son's progress.
Qingfeng didn't want his father to take action directly, what if he scared Xuan Gu into hiding?
It would be better to leave a few baits to lure Xuan Gu out on his own, and then capture him in one fell swoop.
Considering this situation, Qingfeng instructed his father to conceal his presence.
The two then hid on the rocks surrounding the deserted island.
Qingfeng secretly used his divine sense to investigate and discovered that all the Core Formation cultivators on the island were acquaintances.
"Hey, isn't that the bald guy from yesterday? And the people next to him look familiar too?"
Qingfeng thought back for a moment.
The bald, thuggish man was the same person from Tianxing Market, and the other Core Formation cultivators were the same ones he had encountered at the Starry Sky Palace eight years ago.
Two of them were Su Rong's lovers, and the other two were Scarface, who was watching the commotion, and his companion.
"These people went to the outer sea together eight years ago, and now they've reunited. They seem to have a good relationship; they must have formed an alliance."
Qingfeng continued to extend his divine sense to eavesdrop on their conversation.
Meanwhile, Qing Sanyang closed his eyes to rest.
During this time, he also began to cultivate the "Great Evolution Technique" and knew that Qingfeng's spiritual strength was close to that of an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, so he confidently entrusted the surveillance work to Qingfeng.
On the eastern side of the deserted island, there is a tall, black hill.
The hill was deathly still, with a thick, eerie aura surrounding it, giving people an extremely uncomfortable feeling.
At this moment, five Core Formation cultivators joined forces to break an illusion array on the outskirts of the black hill.
"Old Bai, is your Qi Observation Technique any good? I've been back from buying supplies in Tianxing City and still haven't broken through? It's been months!"
"I can't wait to ask," the bald, thuggish man asked impatiently.
They've been trying to break through the outer illusion array for months, but there's still no progress.
"Quiet down, quiet down, I'm almost at the core of the formation."
The Core Formation cultivator surnamed Bai held a compass in his hand, his eyes emitting white light, as he broke the formation.
"Liu Daqiang, stop urging us. Among us, only Lao Bai understands formations. Just follow our instructions."
Scarface glanced at the bald man, then channeled his spiritual energy to assist the Bai-surnamed cultivator beside him.
"Alright, Brother Dao, you're in charge."
The bald thug touched his own bald head, and the readers were all saying...
"Fellow Daoist Liu, I heard that you sold that Frost Nether Grass a few days ago. How many spirit stones did you get for it?"
At this moment, two cultivators, surnamed Feng and Zhou, walked over together.
Under the guidance of the fellow Daoist surnamed Bai, they had spent half a day breaking through the illusion array and were now recovering their magical power.
"Why would I sell it? I just traded it for three hundred spirit stones in exchange for a Mystic Water Pearl."
The bald, thuggish Liu Daqiang took out a precious pearl from his storage bag.
"Wow, Fellow Daoist Liu, you've struck gold! This is a rare material for refining water-attribute magic weapons, and you managed to get it in exchange for a single Frost Nether Grass."
The cultivator surnamed Feng smacked his lips and said.
"With this quality, it would fetch at least six or seven hundred spirit stones at the Fengle Auction House. It seems the person selling these beads has absolutely no idea about market prices."
The cultivator surnamed Zhou sounded somewhat envious; why couldn't he get such a good deal?
"Hehe, I found it at the stalls of those Foundation Establishment cultivators in Tianxing Market. If you guys go there often, you're sure to find a bargain too."
Bald Liu held the Xuan Shui Pearl in his hand and said with considerable pride.
Just as the group was chatting, the illusion array blocking their path changed.
"Come here quickly! Focus all your attacks on this area! We need to tear a breach and get in!"
At this moment, the cultivator surnamed Bai, whose eyes were glowing white, issued a command.
Seeing this, the others immediately began their attack as instructed.
After the five early-stage Core Formation cultivators launched their full-force attack, the illusion array rippled, and some of the mist dissipated, revealing a layer of yellow light shield.
In addition to this light shield, there are three more light shields inside.
"See that pillar? Focus all your attacks on that spot. I'll use the Breaking Cone to drill a hole, and you'll all go through that hole in a bit."
The cultivator surnamed Bai gave the instructions.
"good!"
The others were unfamiliar with formations, so they could only follow orders and attack the light shield.
After a series of attacks, the light barrier faded considerably.
"Get ready, I can only break this barrier for a short while."
The cultivator surnamed Bai took out a gray-black magic weapon, then poured spiritual power into it and fiercely drilled into the light barrier.
The already much thinner light shield was immediately pierced with a large hole.
"Walk!"
Upon seeing this, the group quickly transformed into streaks of light and disappeared inside.
Qingfeng, who was hiding behind the reef, was not in a hurry at all after watching these people enter. Instead, he smiled and raised the corners of his mouth.
"These idiots, do they really think they broke through the array's restrictions?"
Qingfeng shook his head. Judging from his expertise in array formations, the array's restrictions had suddenly weakened, and it was intentionally guiding them to attack the array's core.
"Normally, breaking this formation requires using a formation to break another formation. Judging from the current situation, it seems that the Xuan Gu inside deliberately let them in because they were too weak."
Qingfeng thought back for a moment and remembered that Xuan Gu had refined a large area of this place.
He could manipulate a portion of these magical formations and restrictions at will.
"Feng'er, shouldn't we take action too?"
Qing Sanyang opened his eyes and looked at Qing Feng.
"Hehe, you don't need to do anything, I can handle it."
Qingfeng was quite confident in breaking the formation.
The two emerged from behind the reef and arrived at the outer illusion array.
"Since you are confident, then go ahead and do it."
Qing Sanyang nodded slightly.
"Just you wait and see."
Qingfeng said no more, reached into his storage bag at his waist and summoned nine exquisite array flags, each only a foot long.
The flag, with its faint, flowing starlight, is the very flag of the "Nine Palaces Star Formation".
He spread his sleeves and struck a pose. The nine array flags in his hand transformed into nine streams of light that shot out and landed precisely in nine seemingly "ordinary" locations on the outer edge of the illusion array.
"Stars determine positions, the nine palaces revolve, dispel illusions to seek truth, open!"
He formed hand seals and channeled his spiritual energy into the array flags.
With a low shout, the nine battle flags lit up simultaneously.
The outer illusion array was easily breached, creating a gap large enough for one person to pass through, revealing the yellow light shield inside.