Acceleration I (Thanks to Alliance Leader You Shan Chang Shui)

"It's alright. It's just a few Human Seed."

Just as Cheng Hui and his companions were watching the battle, a towering figure, at least two and a half meters tall, slowly approached from behind.

The voice came before the person arrived.

Cheng Hui turned around and looked at the person who had come in, his eyes widening in surprise.

"Golden Source Zen Master!? You actually came too!?"

The other deputy members and Spirit Envoy of the Golden Wing Tower were also startled. They turned around and hurriedly bowed to the newcomer.

The newcomer had dark skin, broad shoulders, and a strong build. His face was filled with sorrow. Just by standing still, he exuded an invisible sense of oppression, causing those around him to unconsciously lower their breathing so as not to make too much noise and disturb him.

Golden Source Zen Master was shirtless, with a huge string of gray-white stone prayer Prayer Beads hanging from his waist, and a white beard that hung down to his chest, swaying slightly.

Just looking at its muscles and surface, one gets a sense of its hardness, as if it were cast in steel and bronze.

Behind him on either side were the Copper Arm Zen Master and the Mad Demon Monk, who had come together.

Both of them were Three Voids Worship God. Before becoming monks, they were both powerful and fierce men who roamed the area. However, when they were next to Golden Source Zen Master, they were noticeably shorter and their imposing presence was suppressed.

"Haven't you taken it down yet?" Jin Yuan looked up at the dilapidated temple.

His Dharma name Kong Jing, but he generally doesn't like people calling him by his Dharma name and prefers to call him Jin Yuan.

"Master, Xu Qingyou's entourage includes several experts. After all, we at Golden Wing Tower are just an intelligence gathering organization," Cheng Hui said helplessly.

"A bunch of trash!" Jin Yuan snorted coldly, took a step forward, pushed past the group, and walked straight toward the dilapidated temple.

He casually grabbed a tree about the thickness of an arm by the roadside, and with a gentle pull, the entire tree was uprooted from the ground.

With a casual flick of his wrist, he scraped off the branches and bark from the trees, carrying them as sticks as he walked forward.

Bang! The wooden stick suddenly turned into a blur and crashed down on the two nearby Shadow.

The two were struck as if by lightning, and were lightly thrown away.

Without stopping, Jin Yuan stretched out his arm, passed through the wall, and grabbed the neck of a burly man holding a machete.

His palm muscles suddenly twisted, eerily rotating like a vortex, turning half a circle.

Click!

A tremendous grip slammed down on the burly man's neck.

The neck bone was broken, and blood splattered everywhere.

Jin Yuan withdrew his hand and flung out the last remaining wooden stick, smashing it over the last resisting Shadow.

Puff.

A skilled fighter from the Golden Wing Tower stepped forward, slashed the Shadow figure across the neck with a single blow, and finished him off.

"Go and bring them back to me!" Jin Yuan looked around, his face showing displeasure.

"Yes!"

The group of black-masked members from the Golden Wing Tower responded in unison and turned to chase after Xu Qingyou.

Before long, everyone left, leaving only Jin Yuan to look around and make sure no one was still alive before catching up.

Just then, a Shadow figure on the ground, who should have been dead long ago, leaped up, holding a short dagger that glowed with a faint purple light, and stabbed it fiercely into Jin Yuan's waist.

"Die, you wicked monk!!!"

Clang! The short thorn pressed firmly against Jin Yuan's waist, but failed to pierce his skin at all.

Bang! Jin Yuan casually slapped the man on the forehead.

The man's head was knocked away like a ball, rolling to the ground with a few thuds.

"Useless! You can't even kill a few remnants of the Eastern Sect!" Jin Yuan roared furiously and chased after Xu Qingyou.

From afar, Cheng Hui and the others felt that Jin Yuan was unstoppable wherever he went.

"Master Jin Yuan is still as irritable as ever." Although Cheng Hui was scolded, he showed no negative emotions.

Instead, his gaze remained calm as he watched the battle raging in the distance.

In the Western Sect, everyone can criticize him, but that's all they can do; very few can actually touch him. Because he, too, has powerful backers.

Jin Yuan, like a giant elephant, easily broke through Xu Qingyou's defensive line. With a wave of his hand, all the swords and blades were broken and sent flying.

Faced with such overwhelming power, Xu Qingyou, protected by her skilled bodyguards, fled hastily while crying.

"The reason why True Buddha Temple was able to send out a powerful expert like Master Jin Yuan this time is to completely wipe out these remnants of the Eastern Sect. Especially in Citong, the entire Golden Wing Tower branch was wiped out, and Sea Gazing Temple was also inexplicably destroyed," the deputy said softly.

"Yes, these remnants are really bold. But judging from these two points, it's highly likely that Citong also has a Secret Cache hiding place. After all, Citong is also a suspect on the list I gave you," Cheng Hui said with a smile.

"So, after we deal with this place, our next target is Citong?" the Copper Arm Zen Master asked in a deep voice as he approached from nearby.

"Yes." Cheng Hui nodded. "Originally, we planned to put that place last. After all, the suspect there has a powerful background. But now that things have gone wrong one after another, we can take advantage of Master Jin Yuan's support to resolve the screening there in one go."

He only just received the news that the Golden Wing Tower's branch in Citong had been completely wiped out; the area was under tight blockade.

If it weren't for the incident at Sea Gazing Temple, he would have sent someone to contact the branch there in an attempt to obtain intelligence, but there was no reply.

Perhaps he still doesn't know that the branch there has completely disappeared.

"When are we going?" Copper Arm Zen Master asked, frowning.

As Cheng Hui's abilities have grown stronger and he has accomplished many things, he has gained the respect of the Yuan Generation masters at True Buddha Temple.

He grew increasingly disliked this person.

But disliking someone is one thing, cooperating with them is another.

"We've wiped out the guard forces of two Human Seed here; all that's left is to clean up the mess and pursue them."

"We just need to cast a wide net. It would be such a waste if so many of us stayed here," Cheng Hui laughed.

"Ultimately, the Secret Cache is the core, and no matter how talented the Human Seed is, it's a matter for many years to come. Right now, they are not the focus, but just a side effect."

Several people agreed with this view.

A strong person is not someone who can achieve greatness simply by having the right qualifications.

There are many talented people in the world, but very few can grow into strong individuals.

"I will arrange a convoy to Ci Tong Port in three days. The two Grand Initiation Master may accompany you, or they may come with Master Jin Yuan," Cheng Hui said with a smile.

"Three days later is fine too." Copper Arm and Mad Demon exchanged a glance and agreed on the time.

"I've heard that the Citong is famous for its foreign beauties. I wonder what they taste like?" The Mad Demon Monk licked his lips and said sinisterly.

"It will definitely satisfy the Grand Initiation Master." Cheng Hui nodded.

The True Buddha Temple Super Grade the Western Sect, which uses External Medicine, requires finding Ming Consort concubine) to harmonize the medicinal effects.

Behind every Super Grade achievement lies the death of a Ming Consort.

Therefore, the Western Sect, from its very foundation, cannot do without Sea Dragon's support.

Every year, the Western Sect's Super Grade require a considerable number of women to be used as tools for martial arts practice and digestion of medicine.

*** Aloeswood Palace.

"How is the situation?" Zhang Rongfang frowned as he looked at the Daoist priest who had just returned.

This person was one of the people he specifically sent to search for the whereabouts of the previous Treasure Hunting Team.

They're finally back.

The previous Treasure Hunting Team consisted of skilled martial artists dispatched by him and Isibass.

But to my surprise, after so long, there hasn't been a single word from them.

Therefore, Zhang Rongfang also began to question Isibass's position.

They're alright at gathering intelligence on their own. But when it comes to actually taking action, Isibass is just an ordinary fleet captain; he can't muster any elite troops.

Moreover, he even suspected that there might have been a leak of information from Isibass's side.

So this time, he sent someone alone, and sure enough, he has now received the news.

"Daozi, I followed the route taken by the previous Treasure Hunting Team and went all the way to their specific destination, Tan Xing Island. I did indeed find information about Captain Hong of the Treasure Hunting Team on Tan Xing Island."

They did indeed reach there and even acquired a sample of the last remaining Yu Xiang Coral on the island.

However, as we retraced our route back...

Before the Daoist could finish speaking, Zhang Rongfang interrupted him.

"The route there and the route back are not the same?" Zhang Rongfang asked in surprise.

"No, it's not that. Daozi need to follow the wind and ocean currents to reach their destination faster."

"If we were to forcibly Reverse Flow the current, the manpower and resources required would be far too great," the Daoist explained.

"You continue."

"Yes. On our return route, we searched each island one by one, and finally, we lost contact with the Treasure Hunting Team at a place called Snow Kui Island."

"Snow Kui Island?" Zhang Rongfang frowned. "Can you confirm that the Treasure Hunting Team has found the Yu Xiang Coral?"

"We've confirmed that we've inquired on every island after passing Snow Kui Island, but haven't found any trace of the Treasure Hunting Team."

"After consulting with an experienced navigator, it was determined that the Treasure Hunting Team likely went missing within the vicinity of Snow Kui Island and its surrounding islands," the Daoist explained clearly.

"Investigate again, mobilize the resources of the Guardian Teaching Office, and make sure to find out the exact area where the missing persons have gone missing," Zhang Rongfang, frowning.

"But, Daozi, Snow Kui Island and its surrounding area Non-Self Great Ling Sea. If we send ships there, we are very likely to be attacked by the local garrison." Daoren said with difficulty.

"To which area does that area belong?"

"It is the Venice Kingdom," the Daoist replied.

"Is there Great Ling?" Zhang Rongfang didn't understand these things.

"Of course not," the Daoist priest said.

"Then let the Citong send a fleet over there and take the place," Zhang Rongfang said in a deep voice.

"They acted without official documents. Without a military tally, they couldn't mobilize the warships," the Daoist explained, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

"Since this Great Ling is going to fight everywhere anyway, as long as we finish this quickly, no one will care about the survival of a few small islands," Zhang Rongfang said casually. "Alright, I'll contact the Prefect later."

"My lord, the Prefect does not control the fleet. The Great Ling Fleet anchored in Citong is the Turin Fleet led by General Mengduer." The Daoist wiped his sweat.

"Really?" Zhang Rongfang hadn't paid attention to these things before, and originally thought that the army and navy were both under the jurisdiction of the Prefect.

"Yes, in fact, I think the best way is to send a small fleet to negotiate first, using money to pave the way, and hiring people on the island to search under the guise of merchants," the Daoist suggested. "If that doesn't work, then we can use force to intervene."

"Hmm, that's a good idea. You go and do it. Do you think it will work?" Zhang Rongfang asked, looking at the other person.

"I will certainly live up to your expectations!" The Daoist's eyes lit up; he had finally gotten his chance.

What's your name?

"Your subordinate is Lin Xiaochi! He is a third-class Rogue Person of the Guardian Teaching Office!" the Daoist priest replied quickly.

"Okay, do a good job. I'll give you a written order later, instructing the fleet to allocate a merchant ship for you," Zhang Rongfang said softly.

"Yes!" The Daoist priest, who called himself Lin Xiaochi, solemnly went down.