Xing Family of Fangzhu Island

Fortunately, the giant bird's entire attention was focused on a huge sea fish in the ocean below.

Therefore, the giant bird did not notice Song Wen's presence.

As Song Wen breathed a sigh of relief, he also realized a problem: deadly dangers also lurked high in the sky.

Song Wen lowered his flight altitude, maintaining a position about 80 to 90 miles above the sea.

This altitude offers excellent visibility, allowing for simultaneous observation of movements on the sea surface and in the sky.

After nearly two years of flying at sea, Song Wen traversed hundreds of millions of miles.

During this time, he encountered several monsters hunting other Demon Beast, but he avoided them from a distance each time.

We also encountered extreme weather once.

Thunder and lightning raged, the massive bolts of lightning like towering pillars piercing the seabed, whipping up towering waves.

The sea breeze howls, carrying cold and dampness, like countless sharp blades that can easily tear through the skin and pierce the heart.

Like a deep abyss of hell, the immense power of heaven and earth instilled endless fear and despair in people, and no one could withstand the terrifying power of this natural disaster.

Song Wen was fortunate enough to discover a Reef Island, where he dug a cave deep inside to hide, thus escaping the disaster.

As more and more islands appeared on the sea, Song Wen realized that he had entered the Inner Sea of Sea of Disorder.

The Inner Sea is Human Race territory, and compared to the turbulent and Demon Beast- infested Outer Sea, it is much safer. Powerful Demon Beast of the fourth rank or higher are almost impossible to find.

That day.

Song Wen suddenly noticed that there were figures moving around on a reef island in front of him.

The reef island is very small, only about a mile in size, and it is completely bare, without any vegetation.

From a distance, three figures can be clearly seen on the reef.

The three people on the island also spotted Song Wen on the distant horizon.

However, due to the great distance, they were unable to sense Song Wen's cultivation level and all stared at Song Wen warily.

Although this place is Inner Sea area, it is close to the Outer Sea, and few cultivators come here.

A flying sword suddenly appeared beneath Song Wen's feet. He concealed his aura, revealing his Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation, and rode the sword towards the island.

Just now, the Sacred Beetle Gu that went to investigate sent back a message saying that all three people on the island are Foundation Establishment cultivators.

One person Foundation Establishment Peak Stage, one person Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and one person Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

These three were the first cultivators Song Wen encountered in the Sea of Disorder. Song Wen intended to glean some information about the Sea of Disorder from them.

"My name is Wei Ding, and I greet you three fellow Daoists."

Even though they were still several miles apart, Song Wen clasped his hands in greeting and said...

Seeing that Song Wen only had the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, the three of them relaxed.

Among the three, the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator was dressed like a scholar, with a handsome face and a faint air of arrogance.

"Where do you cultivate? Why have you come to this area on the edge of the Inner Sea?"

The scholar's tone carried a hint of unquestionable authority, clearly indicating that he had long held a high position and was accustomed to giving orders.

Song Wen said, "I am but a Rogue Cultivator, and lately I have been short of money. I have come to this remote place to look for fortuitous opportunities."

The scholar looked disdainful and said in a cold voice.

"Hmph! Looking for fortuitous opportunities? More like robbing people along the way."

Song Wen looked terrified and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Brother, you misunderstand me. My strength is meager, and I'm all alone. How could I dare to become Bandit Cultivator..."

Song Wen was interrupted by the scholar before he could finish speaking.

"Alright, that's enough. I have absolutely no interest in whether you're a cultivator undergoing Bandit Cultivator or not. Since you say you're here to seek fortuitous opportunity, I'll grant you fortuitous opportunity."

Song Wen looked excited.

"May I ask your name, sir? And what fortuitous opportunity?"

Of the three, the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator was thin, with shifty eyes and a cunning look.

He took a step forward, his face arrogant.

"This is Xing Chang, the 'Xing' of the Xing Family of Fangzhu Island."

Song Wen was completely baffled; he had never heard of Fangzhu Island or the Xing Family.

However, this did not prevent the look of surprise on his face.

"So you are from the Xing Family, young master. I am truly fortunate to have met you here. You possess extraordinary bearing; one look at you reveals you to be a dragon among men, destined to be a pillar of the Xing Family in the future."

Xing Chang nodded, his face revealing undisguised arrogance.

Perhaps pleased by Song Wen's flattery, he took the initiative to introduce the other two people.

That cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage was an old man.

Xing Chang addressed him as "Elder Qi".

The cunning and gaunt monk was named 'Yu Da'.

After introducing the two people's names, Xing Chang continued.

"We are here to capture a peak second-tier Tidal Demon, intending to extract its soul and Essence Blood to refine the Tidal Demon Earth Spirit Pill."

"We were originally a group of four, but one of us perished halfway through. However, setting up the <Four-Direction Demon-Subduing Formation> requires four people. If you help us capture the Tidal Demon, I can pay you five thousand Spirit Stones as a reward."

Xing Chang, whether he was overconfident in his abilities or simply lacked common sense, was completely unguarded with Song Wen upon their first meeting, revealing the purpose of their visit.

Song Wen was slightly surprised, but his face was full of flattery.

"Thank you, Young Master Xing."

He was quite interested in the Earth Spirit Pill that Xing Chang had mentioned.

These three are all Foundation Establishment cultivators, so this pill must be a second-tier pill.

Song Wen possessed all the Pill Formula for second-tier pills within the Beast Taming Sect, but he had never heard of the Earth Spirit Pill before. Presumably, this was a unique pill from the Sea of Disorder.

Xing Chang said, "Let me make this clear from the start: hunting and killing the Tidal Demons is extremely dangerous. If you back down halfway and cause the operation to fail, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Song Wen replied firmly, "Young Master Xing, please rest assured. I will do my utmost and will not let you down."

Xing Chang nodded in satisfaction, raised his hand and waved, sending a small blue Squad Commander flying toward Song Wen.

"This is the Northern Formation Flags, one of the four Formation Flags of the <Four-Direction Demon-Subduing Formation>. I will teach you how to control the flag later. When hunting Tidal Demons, you only need to focus on controlling this Formation Flags; you don't need to interfere with anything else."

Song Wen took the Formation Flags and replied, "I will follow Young Master Xing's arrangements."

Elder Qi, who had remained silent until now, looked quite displeased that the Xing Chang investigation had rashly recruited Song Wen, a complete stranger, into the team.

However, due to Xing Chang's status, or considering Song Wen's cultivation level of only the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, Elder Qi ultimately did not object, but his gaze and Divine Sense repeatedly swept over Song Wen.

The four concealed their presence and hid in the four corners of the reef island.

They have been waiting here for several days.

According to Xing Chang, there is a cave on this reef island, which is the lair of the Tidal Demon.

When they arrived, the Tidal Demon was out.

So the four hid in various places on the reef, waiting for the Tidal Demon to walk into their trap.

Suddenly.

On the calm sea, waves surged.

A Demon Beast stood upright on the crest of a wave, riding the waves.

The Demon Beast was ten feet tall, with a fish's body and a snake's tail, but it had two arms and three fingers on each hand.

This Demon Beast is none other than the Tidal Demon!

The waves surged to the front of the reef and gradually subsided.

The Tidal Demon leaped off the waves and landed on the edge of the reef island.

With a flick of its tail, the Tidal Demon headed toward the heart of the island.

Suddenly, it seemed to sense something and stopped.

Those fish eyes, the size of walnuts, gleamed with a wary light as they searched the island.

"Charge!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out.

Before the words were finished, an inverted hemispherical transparent light shield lit up, enveloping the entire island.

The Tidal Demon was trapped by the formation.

It appeared extremely panicked and suddenly crashed into the array's light barrier.

With a "bang".

The light screen flickered, and the Tidal Demon was thrown back by the shockwave.

The Tidal Demon, stung by the impact of the array's light barrier, revealed its ferocious nature.

It clenched its hands in the air, and a ten-foot-long water spear appeared in each hand.

With a forceful hurdle, the water spear was thrown out with all its might.

"Bang, bang."

The water spear struck the light screen with a dull thud.

The water spear turned into water droplets, drifting in all directions.

The array's light barrier flickered, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, as if it were about to shatter.