Why Are the Sea Race So Rotten?!
Seeing that Xiao Chen's attitude of refusal was firm, Fan Qilang, after failing to beg for mercy, chose to honestly confess the information.
He answered all the questions directly, revealing the Sea Race' entire arrangement on the west side.
There are three key pieces of intelligence in total.
First, Jin Luan is very strong!
Unlike ordinary Nascent Soul Great Demon, especially some Sea Fish that have recently broken through to the Nascent Soul Spiritual Qi Tide, their Spiritual Intelligence is not yet fully developed.
In many ways, Jin Luan is almost identical to Nascent Soul True Lord of the Human Race.
In Fan Qilang's words, he had spoken privately with several members of the Illuminating Void Sect.
They unanimously agreed that when the other party maintained human form, it was almost impossible to tell that they were Demon Race in human form.
At the same time, it is very difficult to fool people when handing over tasks, and it is hard to cheat or shirk responsibility.
Of course, Spiritual Intelligence is only one aspect; there is also a more intuitive other aspect.
That is, Jin Luan possesses an extremely domineering Innate Spirit Fire, Innate Divine Ability bestowed upon her by her Azure Luan bloodline.
It poses a significant threat even to Nascent Soul Cultivator; Pure Bottle Chan Shi suffered a great loss because of this.
If we want to deal with her, we must find a way to solve this problem.
I'd heard about it years ago.
Gang Yuan True Monarch added, "It is said that the Innate Divine Ability of the Azure Luan Clan is called Azure Feather Burning Heaven Ash, which combines offense and defense and is enough to rank among the top five of all Fourth-Order Spirit Fire."
"In terms of destructive power alone, it's more than capable of ranking in the top three."
"I just don't know how much of the Jin Luan's bloodline it possesses, or how much power it has inherited?"
When asked about this, Fan Qilang shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.
Therefore, this is clearly bad news.
"Oops, this is troublesome."
Gang Yuan True Monarch immediately reminded her, "If Jin Luan possesses more than 50% of the power of the Azure Feather Burning Heaven Ash, then her strength would increase by at least five times."
"Because once the threshold of 50% is exceeded, the Spirit Fire will undergo a qualitative change."
"Most Spirit Artifact and Law Technique will not be able to withstand the damage and will be directly incinerated during the battle."
"Sixty thousand years ago, when a predecessor was exploring the Far East Land, he encountered a situation where some of the materials of his personal spirit shield were directly melted, rendering the spirit shield unusable."
This situation is indeed a threat to many Nascent Soul True Lord.
Spirit Artifact are already expensive, and Custom Spirit Tool artifacts are even more costly; once they are destroyed, it results in a huge loss.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen doesn't need to worry about this for the time being.
Because he hadn't had time to customize his own new spirit shield.
As for the old one, it's definitely good for the Golden Core Realm, but it's not enough for the Nascent Soul.
This also served as a reminder to Xiao Chen.
When Custom Spirit Tool, you should make sure it's as good as possible to avoid the embarrassment of it breaking down in the middle of battle.
The second piece of information is relatively simple.
At the beginning of last year, the Sea Race used spiritual items and Spirit Stone to exchange for all the fourth-tier Wood-element Spirit Liquid held by the Wang and Fan families, as well as the Illuminating Void Sect.
"Um?"
Xiao Chen specifically confirmed again. "All the Wood-element Spirit Liquid have been replaced?"
"Didn't you secretly keep a few bottles?"
Fan Qilang was somewhat puzzled, but still shook his head. "The exchange they offered was too good to be true."
"Two bottles of Spirit Liquid can be exchanged for three ordinary spirit items or four Water-element Spirit Item."
"So everyone rushed to make the exchange."
Hiss~!
Xiao Chen gasped, feeling as if he were being targeted.
What are the Sea Race planning to do by exchanging all the Wood-element Spirit Liquid?
Objectively speaking, this happened last year, so there shouldn't have been any deliberate targeting.
The problem is that this has indeed affected him; the difficulty of collecting Wood-element Spirit Liquid will increase dramatically in the future.
How could the Sea Race be so wicked!
I, Xiao, will remember this grudge. Sooner or later, I'll turn you all into seafood.
The third piece of intelligence is finally good news.
The Chief Disciple of the Ink Barrier Sect, Thunderbolt Spear, successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul last year and was Dharma Name Thunderbolt True Monarch.
This is one of the two important reasons why they were able to hold out for so long under the siege of the Sea Race.
Another reason is, of course, the sufficiently reliable Mountain Protecting Grand Array.
Although the newly promoted Newly Promoted Nascent Soul have limited combat power, the Sect Grand Array can undoubtedly help Yunfeng True Monarch alleviate a great deal of defensive pressure.
For example, helping with some formation maintenance can buy time for rest and recuperation.
"Such a thing really happened?"
Gang Yuan True Monarch and Han Chuan True Monarch exchanged a glance, a hint of relief flashing through their hearts.
A month ago, they were almost ready to make a major retreat.
If they had retreated then, the Ink Barrier Sect would have been isolated and ultimately fell.
That would mean the Human Race would lose two True Lord.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen appeared in time, not only turning the tide but also agreeing to go and provide support.
It is estimated that the siege of the Ink Barrier Sect will be lifted in a few days, and the situation on the West Front will be completely consolidated.
In this way, on the West Front alone, the balance of power between the Human Race and the Sea Race can be said to have been completely reversed.
Whether it's launching a full-scale counter-offensive or counter-encircling the Illuminating Void Sect.
Sending manpower to reinforce Cloud Wave Sea or Shallow Sky Sea are both excellent options.
That's all I know.
Fan Qilang emphasized, "We have an agreement: if you help me get through to the right side, you'll help me send half of my people away."
As Nascent Soul, he would definitely need to be brought under control until the overall situation became clear.
However, ordinary members of the Fan Lineage do not require such strict supervision.
Because many of the formations between the Heavenly Dipper Sect Heavenly Dipper Sect are guarded by members of the Fan Lineage.
Therefore, before the interrogation, Han Chuan True Monarch promised that as long as he helped persuade them to surrender, he would allow half of the Fan Lineage members to move to the Storm Sea first.
The Heavenly Dipper Sect assured them that they would not make things difficult for them and would even provide a qualified spirit ship.
"Don't worry, we're not like the Wang Family Ancestor. We'll always keep our word."
Whether to offer reassurance or sarcasm, Gang Yuan True Monarch turned to the side and asked, "Daoist Xiao, do you have any questions?"
Xiao Chen waved his hand. "I'm fine, then let's leave it at that."
He was only there to gather intelligence.
Now that I have firsthand information, I'm too lazy to stay and listen to Fan Qilang's rambling any longer.
So he got up and went back to the attic in the center of the ship to begin refining the Storage Ring he had acquired earlier.
Although it seems that there is no Wood-element Spirit Liquid left inside now.
But there might be other Wood Element Spiritual Material or other valuable items.
Therefore, Xiao Chen patiently broke through the restrictions on the item and prepared to check the spoils of war.
This Storage Ring is about the same size as the Vast Sea Ring.
As soon as his Divine Sense probed in, he saw a large pile of Spirit Stone inside.
After careful counting, there were a total of more than 3.27 million Low-grade Spirit Stone and 11,320 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone.
If nothing unexpected happens, most of the Wang Family's Spirit Stone reserves should be here.
In fact, according to what Xiao Chen learned from the Heavenly Dipper Sect...
Most normal Lineage or sect cultivators do not carry all the Spirit Stone they can control with them.
Because ordinary transactions on a regular day don't require that many Spirit Stone.
Spirit Stone are only collected in advance for special circumstances such as large-scale transactions or participation in auctions.
With such a full Warehouse, it would be convenient for other clansmen or disciples to draw upon it.
The behavior of the Wang Family Ancestor was somewhat arrogant and disregarded the other cultivators in the Lineage.
Of course, there are advantages to doing this, namely that if necessary, he can simply abandon the rest of his Lineage members and flee.
He single-handedly sought to rebuild his family's fortunes, taking most of Lineage resources with him.
Therefore, Xiao Chen immediately discovered several boxes of third-tier spirit ore and five sets of Ordinary Spirit Tool in his Storage Ring.
Each set includes a Flying Sword, a Magic Robe, a spirit shield, and two Kui Water Thunder Pearl.
There are also many Cultivation Method and insights, including a set of Third-Order Talisman Crafting Legacy and a set of Third-Order Beast Control Legacy.
"Why is this Cultivation Method different?"
Xiao Chen unexpectedly discovered a significantly different Account Book; upon opening it, he found it to be a list.
The document lists the names of the spies sent by the Wang Family to other Lineage or sects, their corresponding contact methods and codes, and their important contributions.
Surprisingly, this included even Buddhist Sect and many small Lineage of some size.
Of course, the Black Market and the incident involving the family heirloom Divinity Painting are also mentioned.
"So that's how you found me. Oh well, it's alright then."
Xiao Chen had been curious about how he had been exposed, since Sun Haoran had promised him he wouldn't reveal any information.
Now we've finally found the reason.
A quick glance at the list revealed that there was also an inner disciple the Heavenly Dipper Sect on it.
However, Xiao Chen didn't pay attention to these things. Instead, he placed the Account Book on the table, intending to give it to Gang Yuan True Monarch later.
Let them handle these trivial matters.
Then there was a whole bunch of miscellaneous items, mainly unused Talisman, pills to restore true energy, everyday clothes, letters, and some decorative items.
The Wang Family Ancestor also collected a specially made set of Go pieces.
From the chessboard to the chess box to each chess piece, top-grade Third-Order Spirit Material were used. The material cost alone is conservatively estimated to be several hundred thousand Spirit Stone.
It's expensive and doesn't offer any real combat effectiveness, making it utterly cost-effective and a complete luxury item.
However, Xiao Chen wasn't very interested in playing chess.
He actually felt a little regretful. "I'm afraid this thing won't fetch a good price."
Ordinary people can't afford it, and those who can afford it might not appreciate something that's been used.
The rest are the more expensive items.
First, there is one metal-type spiritual item, one Ice Element spiritual item, and three Water-element Spirit Item, all of which are Fourth-Order Spiritual Item.
Then there were two Portable Array Plate and some scattered Formation Flag.
Thanks to the fact that I had previously learned a lot about the Ocean of the Compassion Sea at the Heavenly Dipper Sect's Scripture Pavilion.
Xiao Chen immediately recognized them as a defensive Six Harmonies Manifesting Light and Shadow Grand Array and a Reverse Five Elements Qi Dividing Grand Array specifically designed to break large-scale restrictions.
It can be used to replace the original Third-Order Array.
However, he couldn't recognize those Formation Flag mixed together; he would need a professional Array Master.
Xiao Chen put these Formation Flag together with the list of spies, intending to send them to Gang Yuan True Monarch later.
In addition, there are a pair of Spirit Beast Egg and Three Spirit Accumulating Treasure Boxes.
The pair of eggs were stored in a specially made iron box and were kept in relatively good condition, suggesting they were ready for incubation.
Based on the patterns, Xiao Chen initially judged that they should be a pair of Xun Wind Singing Snake Egg.
The Xun Wind Singing Snake is a fourth-order mutated sea serpent, proficient in Wind-element Spells and Sound-element Spells.
It was once a rare species of the Compassion Sea, but in recent years it has almost become extinct.
"The individual weight is alright, probably around 70 or 80 jin."
Xiao Chen weighed them in his hand. "There are only two, which is a little too few."
There are several ways to handle this item; it's good for buying and selling or giving as a gift.
Therefore, he put the spirit egg back into the iron box for preservation.
Finally, it's time to open the box.
"Let me think about it, I think I'll start with the heaviest one."
Xiao Chen weighed the two items in his hands, then opened the middle one.
Inside was a Ink-Colored Triangle Ore, about the size of a walnut, with a smooth surface that gleamed with a deep luster.
"Huh? It's such a small piece?"
Xiao Chen held the triangular ore in his hand and could clearly feel that it had been compressed to a weight of several thousand kilograms.
Judging from its appearance, it should already be a processed and refined spiritual material, or even a refined one.
Unfortunately, he couldn't figure out where this thing came from.
But this is actually a good thing.
The Heavenly Dipper Sect's Scripture Pavilion contains a record of all common spiritual ores.
Since this piece of ore is an exception, it at least indicates that it is a rare variety.
As we all know, things are valued for their scarcity.
Therefore, the price of this triangular ore must be quite high; it's estimated to be at least a mid-grade Fourth-Order Spiritual Item.
"That's good. It might come in handy when forging Spirit Artifact."
Xiao Chen was thinking about Custom Spirit Tool, so he treated it as a way to gather materials.
He's currently lacking a lot of materials, so he's accepting anything that comes his way.
Then there's the lightest treasure box.
Xiao Chen opened the box and immediately saw two very familiar Dao Comprehension Crystal.
Judging from the symbols, they are a Wood Element and an earth element respectively.
"Finally, I've encountered Wood-element Crystal."
Xiao Chen was very satisfied with the result. Although he hoped that both of them would be Wood Element, he could accept having only one.
Furthermore, after beginning to cultivate Auxiliary Spells.
He also discovered that the other types of Dao Comprehension Crystal were not entirely useless.
If I ever need to learn some kind of Earth-element Spells in the future, it will come in very handy.
In short, the more of this kind of thing, the better.
Put away the Dao Comprehension Crystal; there's no need to choose anymore.
Xiao Chen breathed lightly into his palm and opened the last Spirit Accumulating Treasure Box.
Inside was an irregularly shaped fragment.
It is described as a fragment because its edges have obvious cracks and the whole thing is slightly twisted and deformed.
It appears to have suffered an extremely powerful impact, causing it to fall apart.
However, this fragment is relatively well preserved, with the longest part measuring seven inches and the shortest part five inches.
For a fragment, this is already considered a relatively large piece.
Unfortunately, it is not a representative piece of information. Based solely on the fragment, we can only infer that it originally belonged to some kind of defensive Law Treasure, but it is difficult to determine its specific type.
What does it mean that he collects the fragments?
Xiao Chen was a little confused, as the Compassion Sea didn't have the habit of using fragments to refine weapons.
Normally, Nascent Soul True Lord wouldn't care about picking up Magic Treasure Fragment, and even a powerful Golden Core wouldn't particularly care.
Unless, this fragment holds some kind of secret.
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However, Xiao Chen checked everything and, unsurprisingly, found nothing.
"What happened?"
He went through the contents of his Storage Ring again, paying particular attention to the Cultivation Method manuals and the contents of the letters.
Actually, we had already checked it once before, and we didn't find anything noteworthy.
However, when Xiao Chen consciously searched for clues, he discovered one of them: a letter written by the Wang Family Ancestor to the Illuminating Void Sect Mirror Reflection True Monarch.
He mentioned that he had recently read a story about Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield.
So, on a whim, I wanted to learn about the story behind the Compassion Sea Ancient Magic Treasure.
I hope to inquire with Mirror Reflection True Monarch whether there are any relevant records within the Illuminating Void Sect.
Xiao Chen followed this direction and found the reply.
The Mirror Reflection True Monarch said that the other party was welcome to visit at any time. He said that the sect had a lot of Ancient Books books, many of which were unique copies that were not available outside the sect, and the other party could see whatever they wanted.
At the time, based solely on the letter's contents, I thought it was just polite talk.
However, in retrospect, this seems to be an indirect acknowledgment of the Illuminating Void Sect.
Xiao Chen re-examined the remaining letters, but unfortunately found nothing new.
Clearly, the Wang Family Ancestor hadn't told many people about this.
"The Illuminating Void Sect has a lot of Ancient Books stored inside, some of them are even unique copies?"
Xiao Chen put away the letter, his gaze sharpening. "How about I go take a look too?"
Of course, given the current relationship between the two sides, the other party is unlikely to welcome his visit.
However, there is more than one way to enter the Scripture Pavilion.
For example, if we first promote the Illuminating Void Sect, then things will naturally proceed smoothly.
You can even visit the Sect Warehouse.
After all, when faced with a sect that betrays Human Race, a strong crackdown is necessary.
For the sake of the Compassion Sea cause of the sea Human Race and for the safety of countless cultivators, eradicating the Illuminating Void Sect is an inescapable duty.
Xiao Chen felt his desire to uphold justice growing stronger.
Considering that the overall number of Sea Race is now at a disadvantage, the Human Race has gained a local advantage.
If he unites with the Heavenly Dipper Sect and the Ink Barrier Sect, he has a good chance of resolving the West Front issue in one fell swoop.
"Yes, this matter is crucial. We can discuss it with Yunfeng True Monarch once we see him."
Xiao Chen estimated that as long as he spoke up, they wouldn't object to the suggestion.
After all, doing so aligns with the interests of both the Heavenly Dipper Sect and the Ink Barrier Sect, resulting in a win-win-win situation.
"If everything goes smoothly, it should be done within ten days or so, right?"
Xiao Chen estimated in his mind that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, cleaning up the west side wouldn't take too long.
With the Mechanical Grappling Claw, the effectiveness of the Defensive Formation can be greatly reduced.
He also has a Nine Dragons Diagram, which he can use to deal with Jin Luan.
If the Sea Race fail to provide timely reinforcements, or only send one or two Fourth-tier Sea Fish without giving it sufficient attention.
They can then join forces and sweep away the western side in one fell swoop.
After organizing the items in his Storage Ring, Xiao Chen gave the Formation Flag and roster to Gang Yuan True Monarch.
Then, in the attic, he continued to study the remaining Auxiliary Spells.
He has now cultivated to the third level of the <Wave Dividing Sea Stabilizing Spell>.
This is a Water Avoiding Technique. After mastering it, cultivators can freely enter the water and are not afraid of ordinary water vapor erosion.
If one reaches the Great Accomplishment Realm, one can also reduce the power of the enemy's Fourth-tier Water-element Spells.
Water Avoiding Category Spells are considered relatively popular Auxiliary Spells in the Eastern Domain.
After all, there are many cultivators practicing Water-element Cultivation Technique here, which are also quite useful for dealing with Sea Fish.
Therefore, this "Wave Dividing Sea Stabilizing Spell" also contains many insights and experiences left by the predecessors of the Heavenly Dipper Sect.
Or the comparisons and comments with other methods are written in considerable detail.
This is also an important function of the sect: to accumulate the experience of senior cultivators and help younger generations to get started more quickly.
Xiao Chen also benefited from these annotations, making his cultivation much easier.
While he was focusing on his training...
Gang Yuan True Monarch and others, along with Fan Qilang, began their combined efforts to persuade him to surrender and intensify their attack.
If they encounter an obedient monk, they will be accepted.
If they encounter disobedient individuals, or if they encounter a large formation guarded by the Wang Family cultivators, they will lead Rift Void True Monarch Sky directly to forcefully charge into the formation.
Although Golden Core cultivator can also preside over formations, they are ultimately one level below them in cultivation.
Firstly, even if the strength of the challenger can be suppressed by the formation, it is impossible to defeat the opponent by one's own strength.
Secondly, the Golden Core cultivator's manipulation of the Fourth-tier Grand Array relies more on the Formation Flag, and the operation method is relatively rigid.
However, the Path of Arrays is particularly difficult.
There are almost no other Dao Arts that allow cultivators to directly advance to the fourth rank at the Golden Core Realm.
However, on the other hand, there aren't many Fourth-tier Alchemist like Alchemist Geng.
In fact, for most cultivators, their Dao Arts are barely up to par with their cultivation level, or even a level lower.
His limited knowledge was only enough to help him distinguish between genuine and counterfeit goods.
When it's time to spend money on elixirs and Spirit Artifact, you still have to honestly pay up.
Therefore, facing the attack of two True Lord, especially since Gang Yuan True Monarch was also skilled in array formations.
Those cultivators who chose to put up a stubborn resistance generally couldn't hold out for long before being defeated.
However, their resistance did delay the arrival of the Heavenly Dipper Sect's spirit ship at Ink Barrier Peak to some extent.
This also gave the Illuminating Void Sect and Jin Luan time to react.
Urgent appeals arrived like snowflakes.
The Mirror Reflection True Monarch was the first to realize the problem.
So, during a lull in the attack, he took the initiative to approach Jin Luan: "Your Excellency, time is running out."
"We need to retreat at least a day in advance to allow for more thorough preparation of our defenses."
They naturally received the news from the Wang Family the moment Xiao Chen killed the Wang Family Ancestor.
However, instead of retreating immediately, they intensified their offensive against the Ink Barrier Sect.
This was Jin Luan's idea.
It normally takes at least half a month to Returning Luo Islands to Ink Barrier Peak.
With so many Defensive Formation in the middle, we can buy at least a month's time.
If we can capture the Ink Barrier Sect and kill Yunfeng True Monarch and Thunderbolt True Monarch within this timeframe...
Then the Sea Race could rebalance the numbers on both sides on the West Front.
If we take into account the reinforcements already en route, we might even be able to regain the initiative.
However, Jin Luan's idea was quite good.
The problem is that if the Ink Barrier Sect were so easily conquered, it wouldn't have been able to hold out for two years.
"If we don't leave now, and we're left here, we'll be forced to fight against overwhelming odds."
The Mirror Reflection True Monarch spoke again to remind him.
He only joined the Sea Race to earn spiritual items, so naturally he was unwilling to make any risky decisions.
Jin Luan's gaze turned cold upon hearing this.
If it weren't for your timidity and hesitation, thinking only of your own safety when charging into battle, and even unwilling to take the risk of injury, the Ink Barrier Sect would have been captured long ago.
But she still didn't say those words aloud.
Since things had come to this, she could only compromise for the time being. "I'll make one last attempt after the Spiritual Qi Tide ends tomorrow morning."
"If we fail, we will retreat to the Three Leaf Islands."