Spirit Communication Pavilion's Usual Style

"It was actually the Bitter Silence Zen Master was attacked first?"

After noticing the sequence of events, Xiao Chen immediately sensed something was amiss.

Especially since almost a month has passed, such rumors have neither been debunked nor proven false.

He turned to the next page and immediately saw even more rumors and gossip.

There are rumors that the area within a radius of 10,000 li (approximately 5,000 kilometers) of Bitter Silence Temple is completely blocked by Sea Fish, and it is currently impossible to enter or leave.

There are also rumors that several independent practitioners encountered fleeing monks in the southwest of the Compassion Sea, and that the monks were using what appeared to be Buddhist Artifact from the Bitter Silence Temple.

Furthermore, there are reports that Bitter Silence Temple has completely fallen.

It also includes images of several well-known Arhat fighting and dying against Great Demon.

Interestingly, the process of the magical duel was described in great detail.

It went down to the specific moves and techniques of the combat, as if someone had witnessed the entire battle firsthand.

Just now, when Xiao Chen entered, he heard the storyteller recount a passage, the main content of which came from this news.

However, the specific details of the fight scenes have been slightly modified and adapted.

Despite the many independent cultivators below, they all listened with great interest.

However, strictly speaking, this should be the most unreliable rumor.

After all, if Bitter Silence Temple had truly fallen completely, then who spread this news that sounded as if they had witnessed it firsthand?

But then again, even if the fight was fake, what about the fact that Bitter Silence Temple was besieged?

With this question in mind, Xiao Chen turned to the next two pages.

However, these two pages contain more fragmented rumors, focusing on individuals.

For example, the Bitter Gourd Arhat escaped with the sacred object to preserve the flame, or he took the opportunity to betray the Bitter Silence Temple and steal the fourth-tier Buddhist treasure.

The two pieces of news contradict each other, but that's typical of the Spirit Communication Pavilion.

They don't produce intelligence; they just act as messengers of rumors.

Therefore, Xiao Chen didn't pay any attention to these things and continued to turn two more pages.

Immediately, I saw an important rumor that took up an entire page.

Dense fog covering an area of tens of thousands of miles has been confirmed to have appeared around the Small Prajna Temple in the northern part of the Compassion Sea.

Local rumors circulated that schools of Golden Core Sea Fish were seen at the edge of the fog.

Meanwhile, rumors also circulated that several cultivators had ventured deep into the fog to explore.

As a result, they discovered a Sea Beast several hundred feet in size, which immediately killed one of the Golden Core cultivator.

To avoid confusion with other messages, these lines were specially written in red cinnabar, making them particularly eye-catching.

Even when quickly flipping through an intelligence booklet, the distinctive color of this particular page would draw attention to its uniqueness.

"Small Prajna Temple?"

To be honest, Xiao Chen didn't recognize the name.

After arriving at the Compassion Sea, he spent most of his time engaging with the Daoist Sect sect.

It wasn't until I visited the New Ruin that I came into contact with some Buddhist Sect disciples.

Therefore, I don't know much about some Buddhist Temple that are not very famous.

However, given the situation on the Compassion Sea side, since they can establish their own independent forces, they must at least have a Fourth-Order Zen Master in charge, just like the Bitter Silence Temple.

Therefore, according to general rules, there should also be a Zen Master in this Small Prajna Temple.

However, they were also trapped by dense fog, which seemed to be the work of the Sea Race as well.

Frankly speaking, this is a bit too illogical.

To confirm this, Xiao Chen flipped through the pages and found a simplified nautical chart amidst the chaotic rumors.

The original purpose of this nautical chart was to mark the extent of fog.

But coincidentally, judging from the picture, that patch of fog is located near the movement path of that Giant Scallop in the north.

In other words, this fog is likely a way for the Sea Race to help the Giant Sea Beast clear away any potential obstacles along its path.

"No way, are the Sea Race really that strong?"

Xiao Chen found this hard to believe.

While the ambush set up by the outside world for Bitter Silence Zen Master is relatively reliable, surely the Small Prajna Temple, with its array formations, can't be easily attacked by force?

If that's the case, then either the attacker is significantly stronger than the opponent, or...

Either the attackers are numerous and have an overwhelming numerical advantage.

Neither of these is good news.

Moreover, Xiao Chen recalled that he had indeed not seen any monks from the Small Prajna Temple in the New Ruin.

It now appears that the monks of Small Prajna Temple were absent from the New Ruin.

It's very likely that something unexpected happened, which is why they couldn't make it.

Unfortunately, this is just a conjecture. According to intelligence, it has only been confirmed that dense fog has appeared, but there is no reliable timeframe.

Although there are rumors that the area has been under siege for a year.

But this sounds more like fake news.

A more reliable guess is that the Sea Race acted in unison recently.

"Wait, simultaneous actions?"

Xiao Chen suddenly realized, didn't that mean something was going to happen to the Listening Wave Sea?

After all, with three Giant Sea Beast, it makes sense that the other two sides would have corresponding plans but overlook this one, right?

If we follow this logic, then a siege of Cloud Wave Sword Abode should have occurred here as well.

Could it be the wind?

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen immediately thought of the sudden strong wind.

"Wait a minute, if it's just wind here, wouldn't the damage be a bit too weak?"

However, he overturned his idea the next moment.

The wind outside, while not weak on its own, could not possibly have a substantial impact on Golden Core cultivator.

But wouldn't that mean...?

Did the Sea Race actually overlook Cloud Wave Sword Abode and not take any action?

"Hiss, this is a bit messy."

Xiao Chen felt his thoughts were a bit chaotic at the moment. "Let's see the whole situation first."

He shook his head, stopped speculating, and began to focus on reviewing the remaining intelligence.

After flipping through four pages of various rumors surrounding the Small Prajna Temple.

He then saw a full page of striking red text.

Breaking news: On the afternoon of November 23, from 3:45 PM to You Hour, Purified Dust Zen Master of Universal Salvation Temple was attacked by three unidentified heretical practitioners.

The two sides fled and pursued each other for 40,000 miles, and many independent cultivators witnessed the whole process.

Another rumor says that a Foundation Establishment Cultivator accidentally discovered that Pure Bottle Chan Shi of Universal Salvation Temple was fighting a giant Azure Luan.

It is said that the azure Azure Luan had three tail feathers, each over ten feet long, and its entire body was a bright reddish-gold color.

Below these four messages, there was even a traditional Chinese ink painting illustration.

The picture depicts Purified Dust Zen Master flying away, with three monks dressed in black robes in hot pursuit.

"What a terrible picture, it's obviously fake."

Xiao Chen frowned. He wondered who had drawn the illustration, as there was a Flying Sword placed under the feet of each of the four people in the picture.

Moreover, all four Flying Sword were of the same design!

It's so outrageous that you can't help but wonder if this is some kind of fake news fabricated by someone who's had too much to drink.

However, putting aside the obviously problematic accompanying image, the information above is actually quite credible.

The latter only had one Foundation Establishment Cultivator as a witness, making it difficult to verify whether it was true or false.

However, the former spans 40,000 miles, and so many independent cultivators can testify to it, so the main content is basically true; the only difference might be the location.

In other words, Purified Dust Zen Master must have actually been attacked.

Xiao Chen turned to the next page and, sure enough, saw several rumors.

Some say that Purified Dust Zen Master fought three opponents single-handedly and won a great victory; others say that he was outmatched and was eventually forcibly abducted by evil practitioners.

Turning to the next page, he was surprised to find a colored illustration.

The painting depicts a female cultivator dressed in Flowing Immortal Skirt with three golden ribbons tied around her waist, glaring coldly at a handsome monk.

Below is a brief description of a karmic entanglement between the Azure Luan and the Pure Bottle Chan Shi Jingping five hundred years ago.

I came here specifically to seek revenge on this heartless man.

To be fair, it's quite beautifully drawn.

"No way, what is this? Could it get any more outrageous?"

Xiao Chen sighed, rubbing his forehead. "I came here to get intelligence, not to read a storybook."

He never expected that there would be cultivators with such a hobby.

I flipped through the pages again, and the next ten pages were filled with a large number of stories.

Its content covers more than ten people from Universal Salvation Temple, and it's unclear whether it was influenced by that illustration.

In short, many rumors revolve around the various grudges and love affairs between beautiful women and monks.

Only on the third-to-last page, it is marked again in red that someone saw a giant Sea Fish in the southeast of the Compassion Sea two months ago.

It is said to be several hundred feet long and is a Fourth-Order great demon.

For some unknown reason, it sped past their spirit ship, and the splashes of water it sent flying caused the Defensive Formation to shake violently.

As for the last two pages, they still contain several stories that are difficult to distinguish between true and false.

"So, the current situation is that three Zen Master have been attacked, one Zen Master's condition is unknown, and there is also a Fourth-Order great demon with mysterious movements."

Xiao Chen roughly sorted out the relatively reliable information.

"Sea Fish hundreds of feet long, and still in the southeast?"

When he saw this place, he wondered if it was the same one that Old Dog Yi had encountered.

However, the later rumor was very rudimentary, severely lacking in details, and could not be entirely confirmed to be about the same Great Demon.

However, in conclusion, it is certain that the Sea Race have already begun to target some of the forces within the Compassion Sea.

Moreover, it is highly likely that Fourth-Order Zen Master has perished.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen couldn't help but ponder it.

Could it be that the Sea Race are the very survival crisis mentioned in the Hextech Quest?

Hmm, now it seems quite possible!

Broken!

Xiao Chen suddenly realized that if that were really the case, wouldn't that mean Universal Salvation Temple and even the Compassion Sea would be doomed?

After all, 'survival' often indicates that the surrounding environment is extremely harsh.

"It seems we'll need to be extra careful around the Sea Race from now on."

Xiao Chen didn't really care about this at first, after all, he wasn't a monk from Universal Salvation Temple.

But now he feels that this matter is starting to affect him.

"No rush, let's see what major events have happened recently."

Xiao Chen quickly flipped through another intelligence report.

This intelligence report was much thicker, over a hundred pages long, but it didn't contain many noteworthy details.

There have only been three relatively significant events in the past two months.

The first thing was that the Fan Family Husband Recruitment.

In the end, a young cultivator who was only fifty-two years old had already reached the Golden Core Great Perfection stage and won the championship, receiving the embroidered ball.

His name is said to be Yuan Zhanhui, and he is extremely skilled in Metal Element Spell.

Throughout the entire competition, no Spirit Artifact were used; he relied solely on Law Technique to overwhelm all his opponents and secure the final victory.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the eldest daughter of the Fan Family, many female cultivators from Branch Lineage were also present to watch the battle.

After the Marriage Recruitment Competition ended, many independent cultivators stayed on as Guest Elder, citing the generous terms offered by the Fan Family.

Some of them even chose to marry female cultivators from Branch Lineage they preferred.

As a result, the Fan Family gained a large number of available manpower, and their reputation spread rapidly throughout the northwest side of the Compassion Sea.

The Illuminating Void Sect did not interfere in this matter; instead, they sent several Elder to participate in the final competition and observe the ceremony.

The second is the New Ruin, which have already been completed.

Rumors circulate about Great Demon, Sea Race, Flood Dragon, evil cultivators, and demonic cultivators.

The main rumors are all related to Xiao Chen.

Some say he obtained a Heaven-level Cultivation Technique Inheritance left behind by an High Antiquity power in the ruins, which allows him to directly cultivate to the Spirit Transmutation Realm.

Some say he found a group of Sea Race Shell Maiden, each with a graceful figure and the ability to spit out Spirit Pearl.

Some say he fought a Flood Dragon that was about to fully transform into a dragon, and the two fought for two hundred rounds. In the end, he used the advantage of his Flying Sword to cut off the dragon's head.

That's pure nonsense.

He didn't need to use his Flying Sword to deal with that Flood Dragon at all.

The third thing is that the snowstorm on the west side of the Compassion Sea has expanded again, and it is said that several cultivators have mysteriously disappeared while crossing the snowstorm.

It has now been listed as one of the newly added dangerous sea areas.

The intelligence report also included a nautical chart, highlighting two other dangerous sea areas that would only appear in the latter half of the year, along with their approximate locations.

They are mainly concentrated near the Buddhist Sect of Lotus Flower Temple and Awakening Sea Temple.

I urge all cultivators not to venture into this place unless absolutely necessary.

Overall, apart from the significant threat posed by Sea Race, the situation is relatively stable.

"Senior, here's some breaking news!"

Suddenly, the manager of the Spirit Communication Pavilion came over with a letter. "This is a new message that arrived a quarter of an hour ago. I'm sending it to you now."

"Don't worry, this is considered today's news, and no extra Spirit Stone will be charged."

This is also one of the unique features of the Spirit Communication Pavilion: if a customer who has purchased detailed information does not leave the store, they can receive the day's latest news for free.

"Good."

Xiao Chen reached out and took the letter, immediately smelling the faint scent of ink that was not yet completely dry.

Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a situation warning from Awakening Sea Temple.

He had just seen Awakening Sea Temple on that simple nautical chart.

In terms of location, Universal Salvation Temple is located in the very center of the Compassion Sea, and Bitter Silence Temple is directly to its east.

However, in the middle of the two, slightly to the north of Universal Salvation Temple, there is another Buddhist temple called Awakening Sea Temple.

It is said that it was originally Branch Lineage that split off from Universal Salvation Temple.

However, over the years, the two sides have not maintained close ties and have been more like two separate forces.

This intelligence report contains two main points.

One of the claims is that countless Sea Fish are gathering near Awakening Sea Temple.

All cultivators at or below the Golden Core stage are warned to stay away from this area in the near future.

Secondly, according to rumors, on the same day that Purified Dust Zen Master was attacked, Zen Master Ying Wu Chan Shi, the current abbot of Awakening Sea Temple, was also attacked by two unidentified heretical practitioners.

And it started just five days ago.

Awakening Sea Temple suddenly closed its gates and activated its protective array, as if facing a formidable enemy.

The intelligence concluded that Ying Wu Chan Shi had likely met with misfortune, or at least was seriously injured.

"Another attack? And on the same day?"

Xiao Chen was somewhat taken aback, not expecting that the Sea Race would have extra manpower for additional operations.

In a previous letter to ' Tong Fu ', Mingming had said that they were short-staffed and couldn't spare the time.

So it's all a lie, right?

But that's not the most critical issue; the more important issue is the overwhelming force of the Sea Race.

Moreover, it is clear that it has unabashedly extended its claws and fangs deep into the belly of the Compassion Sea.

It should be noted that this applies to both the Bitter Silence Temple, the Small Prajna Temple, and the Fourth-Order great demon that appeared in the southeast.

These all belong to the outer area of the Compassion Sea.

It's understandable and normal for them to be attacked.

Even if something happens at the same time this time, it's still within reason.

However, Awakening Sea Temple was located in a safe area, it was still attacked.

This is completely illogical.

It's important to understand that doing so could provoke other factions, potentially leading to a united front against a common enemy.

Back when the Divine Fire Sect invaded He Province, they chose to target the Spirit Origin Sect alone, deliberately avoiding the other two major forces.

However, the Sea Race seemed to have no such intention at all.

Whether it was targeting Universal Salvation Temple from the outset, or now brazenly invading the heart of the Compassion Sea despite the remaining external forces that have not been eliminated.

They all seemed rather unrestrained.

Or rather, they are fearless because they have nothing to lose!

But isn't this situation a bit too outrageous?

A question arose in Xiao Chen's mind—wasn't he afraid of our Spirit Transformation Venerable?

Has he always been this brave?

It should be noted that Xiao Chen had previously wanted to take Su Li away from Secluded Doom Island, but he was unable to do so because he was wary of the Spirit Transformation Venerable.

The question is, aren't the Sea Race afraid of such a large-scale invasion of the Compassion Sea?

Actually, Xiao Chen had been quite puzzled by this point before.

Universal Salvation Temple has a long history in the Compassion Sea; there's no reason why it wouldn't be protected by Spirit Transformation level cultivator, right?

If he remembered correctly, he had learned from various sources that Sixty Thousand Zhang Buddha Body had appeared near Universal Salvation Temple at the beginning of the year.

Since that's the case, the Sea Race immediately headed straight for Universal Salvation Temple.

Aren't you afraid of angering Spirit Transformation and bringing about your own annihilation?

The idea of swarms of Golden Core Sea Fish Swarm is all a myth.

If Sixty Thousand Zhang Buddha Body tall were to descend to earth, he could kill a large number of people with a single slap.

Once you reach that level, you can't expect ants to kill an elephant, because the difference brought about by the Major Realm is far greater than the difference between ants and an elephant.

However, Xiao Chen cannot find an answer to this question for the time being.

After all, he hasn't broken through to the Nascent Soul stage yet, so he has no way of accessing information about the Spirit Transformation stage.

Moreover, reliable places like Azure Sea Pavilion would never dare to sell information of that level.

On the contrary, Spirit Communication Pavilion might have a lot of related fake stories.

"Whatever, who cares?"

Xiao Chen put away the intelligence report and thought about it carefully, "In any case, that's a matter in the eastern half."

"It shouldn't affect the west for the time being."

He could have simply stayed on the west side of the Compassion Sea, with Universal Salvation Temple as the boundary.

Moreover, now that the strong winds have subsided, Xiao Chen can successfully obtain the Breakthrough Spirit Pill.

Now that the Nine Aperture Lucid Jade has been obtained, the materials for the Infant Nurturing Altar are all prepared.

If he could obtain the last type of Sha Qi, he would be absolutely certain of successfully Nascent Soul Formation.

Hiss~!

A thought suddenly flashed through Xiao Chen's mind—could the last kind of Sha Qi be located in the east?

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

He quickly shook his head, dismissing the strange possibility.

What a coincidence!

Moreover, even if that situation were to occur, Xiao Chen could make another choice.

That means returning to the Storm Sea!

That's right, of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, running away is the best!

If necessary, Xiao Chen wouldn't mind making a strategic retreat.

"Oh, should I go back and check ahead?"

Thinking about this, the more he thought about it, the better he felt this idea was!

Although when Xiao Chen first came to the Compassion Sea, his plan was to form Nascent Soul before returning to seek revenge.

However, he is currently lacking a source of Sha Qi.

There are no reliable clues on the other side of the Compassion Sea.

On the contrary, in the Storm Sea, especially in the Lightless Sea, there is a small island that is very likely to harbor Sha Qi.

Xiao Chen still remembers the approximate location and features of that island to this day.

If that place happens to be Yang Water Sars), then everything will be perfect!

Moreover, it's important to understand that times have changed.

Now Xiao Chen possesses Defensive Talisman Treasure, Small Teleportation Talisman, and the Black Abyss Blood Escape Evasion Talisman.

Even when facing the pursuit of Nascent Soul True Lord, they no longer rely entirely on the Night's Edge.

Instead, they gained more ability to resist and escape.

Under these circumstances, Xiao Chen could consider returning early to investigate the nature of the Sha Qi before making a decision.

The more carefully he considered the feasibility of this method, the more he felt it was a great idea.

If things really do turn out this way, then go back!

After figuring this out, Xiao Chen immediately felt much lighter.

I just saw that even Fourth-Order Zen Master was attacked, and may even be dead.

To be honest, it does create some tension and pressure.

However, now that he has a relatively reliable way out, he naturally becomes more composed in his view of things.

Xiao Chen carefully reviewed his upcoming action plan.

After obtaining the elixir, he first returned to the island to find Su Li and absorb and refine the Blood Crystal he had accumulated over the past six months.

In this way, one can advance the path of Body Cultivator to the Golden Core Great Perfection.

Then, while consolidating his cultivation, he went to the Illuminating Void Sect to purchase some more reliable information and inquire about the Sha Qi.

If the timing is right, we can also consider going to the Black Market again to see if we can encounter any other Demonic Cultivation Inheritance.

Speaking of this, Xiao Chen still felt a little annoyed.

Even though there's the Azure Sea Pavilion nearby, because of that Old Dog Yi, he now has to take a long detour to buy more reliable information.

Once he Nascent Soul Formation stage, we must settle scores with him severely.