Feiguang immediately rushed over to see what had happened.
Chen Shuangbai calmed it down, and then her eyes lit up slightly. With her Spirit-Appraising Pupil and her Divine Sense far surpassing that of her peers, she traveled dozens of nautical miles and saw a group of cultivators with obvious marine characteristics chasing after something.
To be precise, it was a blue clam.
His gaze fell upon the blue clam, which, though small, was able to ride the wind and waves, maneuvering through the water vapor, and flying at an extremely fast speed toward the small island where he had landed.
Chen Shuangbai raised an eyebrow slightly, thinking to herself, "A coincidence?"
The chase was very fast; they would collide with this spot in about ten breaths.
Chen Shuangbai pondered briefly, then chanted a spell. The surrounding water vapor rushed in, enveloping the area, making it appear from a distance as if a cloud of mist had appeared out of thin air.
But the fog quickly disappeared, and the place returned to its original appearance of white sand and blue water.
It was that illusionary magic, " Mirage Illusory Scene."
Not long after.
The blue clam rode the waves, crashing directly onto the remote island. The water shimmered with blue light as it plunged into the island's dense forest and vanished without a trace.
The group of sea cultivators quickly caught up with them.
The leader was a bearded man who swept his fierce gaze across the entire island before saying in a deep voice, "That clam spirit's Law Power is greatly depleted, and she's still injured. She must be hiding somewhere on this island!"
"Left and right, set up an array to surround this deserted island. Don't let it escape!"
A moment later.
Several beams of light illuminated the entire island, and an invisible barrier enveloped the area, revealing the radiance of an array.
Chen Shuangbai raised an eyebrow slightly, scanned the formation with her Divine Sense, and then relaxed.
It was a very simple trapping formation; Chen Shuangbai didn't even need to lift a finger, and it couldn't even trap Feiguang.
Under the sweep of Divine Sense, no living being on the entire island could hide.
The clam spirit had completely concealed its aura and was quietly hiding in a stream on the island, just like a stone. Despite repeated checks by the sea cultivators, it remained undetected.
After a short while, the group became visibly impatient.
"Boss... we've searched three times, but we still haven't found it... Could there be a waterway here, and it escaped to the sea?"
The bearded man glared fiercely at the subordinate who had spoken, suppressing his anger as he said, "Impossible!"
"I possess the compass bestowed upon me by the young master. This clam Law Technique, should be detected by the compass... And since the compass is still detecting it, it means it is still hidden somewhere on the island!"
As he spoke, the bearded man's eyes gradually turned sinister, and he decisively said, "Set it on fire!"
"Burn this deserted island to the ground!"
"I refuse to believe it! Surely I can't burn you, you clam spirit!"
"Yes!"
Upon receiving the order, several subordinates flew to various locations, unleashing bursts of flame that reduced the entire island to ashes in the blink of an eye.
Chen Shuangbai became somewhat displeased.
He rarely showed any interest in resting here, so he wanted to let Feiguang and Gray Ball roam freely for a few days and enjoy this rare respite. He couldn't let anyone disturb them.
As soon as Chen Shuangbai had this thought, he activated his Law Power, and a vast amount of water vapor surged in from all directions, forming thick layers of dark clouds over the island. In an instant, a torrential downpour extinguished the raging fire in the forest.
The bearded man frowned, about to give another order, when suddenly a handsome Daoist appeared before him.
The man felt a chill run down his spine.
It wasn't because the Daoist looked like a celestial being in the moon, but because of the hazy, ethereal light emanating from him—a color unique to Foundation Establishment cultivators.
With a loud thud, the man's knees buckled, and he knelt heavily on the ground, completely abandoning all pretense of dignity.
"Greetings, Your Excellency!"
His subordinates reacted a little slower, but when Chen Shuangbai's gaze swept over them, they all fell from mid-air as if stung by a scorpion, kneeling heavily on the ground, trembling all over.
Chen Shuangbai sighed inwardly, thinking to himself that this was the hierarchy of the cultivation world.
Those with profound cultivation are revered.
For a long while.
After the group of people broke out in a cold sweat again and again, Chen Shuangbai finally spoke slowly, "I've been cultivating in seclusion here, and you want to burn this place down?"
Upon hearing this, the bearded man trembled, lowered his head even further, and said in a voice filled with fear and urgency, "Your... Your Excellency, please understand! I had absolutely no intention of offending you!"
The Qi Refining Stage cultivators behind him were even more terrified, not daring to even breathe loudly, and just kowtowing frantically.
Chen Shuangbai glanced at their clothes and noticed that they all possessed flying magic Law Artifact made of high-quality materials. However, the magical restrictions they had inlaid were quite crude, and their techniques were rather sloppy. This showed that although the sea was wealthy, its cultivation traditions were somewhat weak.
In this respect, it is not as good as domestically.
Chen Shuangbai's voice was calm, revealing neither joy nor anger, "Then I'd like to hear why you wanted to burn this place down for no reason?"
The bearded man hesitated for a moment, seemingly considering whether to speak, but Chen Shuangbai only released a little more of his aura, which made these people tremble, and they had no choice but to honestly tell the truth.
"Sir... Sir, it was indeed my young master who took a liking to the precious pearl nurtured within this clam spirit and wanted to... borrow one. But not only did the other party refuse to give it to us, they also brazenly attacked and injured several of my brothers. We had no choice but to..."
The person spoke intermittently after that.
But Chen Shuangbai knew that it was most likely because the clam spirit possessed a treasure that aroused the other party's greed, which was why they had chased it all the way here.
After pondering this, Chen Shuangbai asked again, "Your young master?"
The bearded man, understanding the implied meaning of the song, immediately revealed his origins, his tone slightly raised, "Reporting to you, we are members of the Bai Household of Five Yellow Island. Our family has a Foundation Establishment Ancestor, several Late Qi Refining Stage cultivators, and our young master is a direct descendant of that ancestor."
"Young Master is exceptionally talented, already Middle Qi Refining Stage cultivator at such a young age. My ancestor has already arranged a marriage between him and the Lin Household Blue Treasure Island, and it will be over soon..."
Chen Shuangbai raised her hand and flicked it, sending a gust of wind that knocked the rest of the man's sentence back into his throat.
What comes after that is not important; just know what came before.
Chen Shuangbai felt a little more at ease.
He thought that young master came from some great sect or clan, but it turns out he was just a disciple of a cultivation Lineage...
"Get out!"
Chen Shuangbai snorted coldly, showing no mercy whatsoever.