Connections
The Starline Formation can transmit information over long distances, up to 100,000 li, but its operation is extremely cumbersome compared to the Message Jade Slip.
First, setting up the formation is difficult, involving complex calculations of star positions, which is time-consuming and mentally taxing.
Secondly, this formation is divided into a main formation and a secondary formation. The main formation connects to many secondary formations and can communicate with all of them. The formation in Song Wen's hand is a secondary formation, which can only communicate with the main formation and cannot communicate with other secondary formations.
Secondly, information transmission has a time lag; the greater the distance, the longer the transmission time. When two parties are 100,000 miles apart, it may take more than 15 minutes for them to receive the message.
Peng Guang looked at the trembling jade plate with a resentful expression.
His "Starline Formation" has Chu Qian at the other end of the array.
The messages Chu Qian sent him were mostly to inform him that the island already had an owner and that he should leave as soon as possible.
However, the news came too late; the island's owner was already right in front of him.
"It was my fault for trespassing on your island, senior. I can make amends, and I hope you will be lenient and forgive me this time," Peng Guang said respectfully.
Song Wen neither agreed nor disagreed, but instead asked a question.
"Chu Qian is an inner sect on Limitless Island; True Person have extensive connections?"
Peng Guang said, "How dare I deceive you, senior? You can easily find out the truth by asking around."
After frowning and pondering for a moment, Song Wen said.
"I can let bygones be bygones on the island, but you have to do something for me."
Peng Guang's face lit up with joy. "Senior, please speak. As long as it is within my ability, I will not refuse."
Song Wen said, "It's not a difficult matter. Just introduce me to Chu Qian."
Peng Guang looked astonished. "Is that all?"
For Song Wen, Golden Core cultivator, getting to know Chu Qian would be an easy task.
However, he was unaware that Song Wen had no acquaintances when he first arrived in this place, and finding Chu Qian would be quite a troublesome matter.
Having received an affirmative response from Song Wen, Peng Guang continued.
"I will use the jade plate to send a message to Chu Qian. I was unaware that you were the owner of the island and offended you. The responsibility for this matter lies mostly with Chu Qian, and he should come here to apologize to you."
After saying that, he took a few steps to the front of the jade plate and read the message inside.
Just as he expected, Chu Qian did indeed inform him to leave the island as soon as possible.
[The island's owner has arrived. That senior is magnanimous and will not pursue my crime, but he wishes to make your acquaintance and hopes you will come to the island for a meeting.]
Although Peng Guang was indignant, he knew that he couldn't offend Chu Qian right now, nor could he let Chu Qian think that Song Wen was dangerous. Otherwise, if Chu Qian avoided him, he would be in a passive position.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, news came from Chu Qian.
[It's good that Fellow Daoist Peng is alright. However, I've been very busy lately and cannot leave Limitless Island. I wonder if I could invite that senior to Limitless Island for a chat?]
Chu Qian clearly did not trust Peng Guang and dared not go to the island in person, but only wished to meet Song Wen on Limitless Island.
Peng Guang grew increasingly angry. It was Chu Qian who had taken the money but failed to do a good job, yet now he didn't want to take any risks at all.
He hesitated for a long time before finally stammering out a reply to Song Wen.
"Senior, Chu Qian invites you to meet him on Limitless Island."
Peng Guang thought Song Wen would get angry, but to his surprise, Song Wen only said one sentence in a cold tone.
"Okay, you and he can agree on a time and place."
Peng Guang was immediately overjoyed, as if he had been granted a pardon.
"I will discuss it with Chu Qian immediately."
Half an hour later, Peng Guang came to Song Wen again.
"Senior, I have already arranged with Chu Qian to meet at the Tide-Listening Pavilion on Limitless Island tomorrow at 1-3 PM."
"Okay," Song Wen uttered softly.
After surveying the cave abode, Song Wen continued.
"Clean up the cave abode and take all your belongings."
Peng Guang said, "Thank you, senior. Please wait a moment, I will clean it up thoroughly."
Everything related to cultivation inside the cave abode was quickly stored away by Peng Guang in his storage ring.
Then, with two gentle breeze spells, the cave abode was spotless.
Peng Guang looked at the pitch-black sky outside and said.
"It's getting late, Senior, please rest well tonight. I'll go and keep watch outside your cave abode. These two girls have been trained quite well; Senior can relax tonight."
When he got to the next sentence, he pointed to the two female Qi Refinement Refining.
The two female cultivators remained kneeling on the ground, not daring to make a sound.
"Take them all with you; I have no interest in them."
Peng Guang bowed and scraped, "It was the junior who was presumptuous. With their unremarkable appearance, how could they be worthy of the senior?"
After saying that, he led the two female cultivators out of the cave abode.
He summoned a small spaceship, which hovered a hundred feet away from the cave abode, like a dutiful guard, watching over the movements around the island.
Nothing more was said that night.
The next day at 1:00 AM, Song Wen arrived at the spaceship.
"Let's go, let's head to Limitless Island."
With only two hours left until the agreed-upon hour of Wei (1-3 PM), Peng Guang, at his speed, certainly wouldn't be able to reach Limitless Island in time.
Song Wen could only use his sword to carry him at high speed.
As for the two female cultivators, Peng Guang gave them a flying boat and sent them to an abandoned island hundreds of miles away to wait for his return.
Peng Guang seemed to have placed some kind of restriction on them, and was not worried about the two women escaping.
The hour of Wei (1-3 PM).
Song Wen and his companion arrived at the Tide-Listening Pavilion on time and met Chu Qian, who was already waiting outside the pavilion.
Chu Qian was completely different from that of most Devil Cultivator, who possessed a sinister and sinister aura.
He has a gentle face, an upright posture, and a composed demeanor, giving people a sense of stability and making it easy for others to like him.
Upon seeing Song Wen and Peng Guang arrive, Chu Qian hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
"Junior Chu Qian greets Extreme Yin Ji Yin. Yesterday's events were all my fault, and I hope Senior will forgive me."
"It's nothing, young friend Chu, please don't take it to heart. But how did you learn of my name?"
Song Wen wore a smile, but his tone was somewhat cold.
Faced with Song Wen's questioning, Chu Qian showed no panic and calmly answered.
"The names of our predecessors are recorded on the latest nautical chart of Limitless Island."
Song Wen nodded slightly, "Fellow Daoist Chu, this is not the place to talk. Let's find a quiet place."
Chu Qian gestured towards the Tide-Listening Pavilion, "Senior, please follow me. I have already arranged a fine funeral banquet to apologize to you."
The three entered a private room inside the Tide-Listening Pavilion.
Inside the private room, a sumptuous feast for the deceased had already been laid out.
After the three of them sat down, Chu Qian apologized to Song Wen and Peng Guang again. He also gave Peng Guang 30,000 Spirit Stone as compensation for the fright he had suffered the previous day.
Peng Guang had initially harbored deep resentment towards Chu Qian, but after receiving the 30,000 Spirit Stone, his face immediately lit up with a smile, and all his resentment vanished.
The atmosphere in the private room instantly became cheerful and harmonious.
After several rounds of drinks...
"Extreme Yin, you invited me to meet you through Peng Guang. What is the purpose of this meeting?" Chu Qian asked.
Song Wen said, "I've heard that you have a wide circle of friends. I have a small matter I'd like to ask for your help with."
Chu Qian smiled. Just as he had expected, although his cultivation was a little weaker, he had a wide circle of friends, and even some Golden Core cultivators on Limitless Island would give him some face.