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Five days later, an old man appeared on the shore of the island in a small boat, holding a bamboo fishing rod.

He glanced at the island, then looked away and slowly sailed away.

Strangely, the boat was moving very, very slowly, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

On a small island in the Desolate Sea Area between Kaiyang Island and Tianxuan Island, Shen Ge looked back with a solemn expression, while severed limbs and broken pieces were scattered on the sharp rocks beside him.

Those were a group of pirates who had their eyes on Shen Ge and his companion. One of them was in the Late Golden Core Stage, and the other was in the Middle Golden Core Stage. Although they were quite strong, they were all dead here now.

After Fenghuo Huo had looted everything, he saw Shen Ge staring intently in the direction they had come from, his expression quite grave. He leaned closer and asked, "What did you sense?"

"The storm, the boundless storm, is suffocating me," Shen Ge said in a deep voice.

Fenghuo nodded and said, "It seems a Nascent Soul Realm expert has been dispatched. Unlike our Heavenly South, where there are two factions, the Seven Islands of the Northern Dipper Big Dipper and the Southern Heaven, most of the sects here don't have much internal conflict. It's not easy to hide here."

Shen Ge took out the nautical chart and looked at it, then pointed to a red dot on it and said, "This island is a trading point for pirates. I wonder what that guy behind us is using to track us. Uncle-Master, we'd better sell everything related to the Tianquan Sect."

Fenghuo glanced at the location, then nodded and said, "It's not far. Give me the things, I'll go take care of them."

"What are you talking about?" Shen Ge frowned and said, "You're planning to go alone?"

Fenghuo nodded seriously, his face solemn, and said, "That's right."

"Stop talking, kid. You know my situation. I only have about seventy years left to live. If I don't break through soon, I'm really out of hope. I plan to use the person behind me to break through. If it works, everything will be fine. But if it doesn't..." Fenghuo paused, then said, "Just don't kill my daughter when you get back."

After a long silence, Shen Ge sighed and said, "Uncle-Master, why take such a risk?"

Even so, Shen Ge still took all those things out.

"An adventure?" Fenghuo took the item and flew into the sky, his slightly heroic voice echoing through the air. "If I don't take a risk this time, this old man will really be returning to the dust!"

After the Fenghuo disappeared on the horizon, Shen Ge thought for a moment, then turned around and flew towards Tianji Island.

Half a month later, Shen Ge arrived at the waters of Tianji Island. Just as he passed a large island, several people flew out and blocked his way.

Three men and one woman, two at the Middle Golden Core Stage and two at the Early Golden Core Stage.

"Fellow Daoist, we have a favor to ask of you. Please wait a moment."

Shen Ge's eyes turned cold. After glancing at the person behind him, he immediately made his move, unleashing countless Sword Qi that indiscriminately attacked the four people.

"Fellow Daoist is quite perceptive," an old man in the Middle Golden Core Stage sneered. "But unfortunately, it's too late!"

An array appeared on the person Shen Ge had just glanced at, and in the blink of an eye, it covered Shen Ge.

"This formation is called the Dragon Trapping Formation. Once activated, even Golden Core Peak wouldn't be able to break it in a short time."

The four men stood together, their faces filled with greed and malice. "Fellow Daoist, I advise you to obediently hand over what you have, so you can suffer less."

Shen Ge frowned and asked, "Are you pirates?"

Since they didn't act immediately, Shen Ge didn't mind chatting with them; figuring out their identities would be beneficial.

"Boy, don't be ungrateful! Hand over what you took from the Ji Household's treasury right now, or else..."

I understand. It seems the Tianquan Sect's wanted notice has already reached this area.

After thinking it through, Shen Ge didn't bother arguing with them anymore. With a flicker, he disappeared completely.

"Fourth brother, be careful!" The old man's expression changed slightly as he raised his hand and unleashed a gust of wind to try and stop the other party. The other two also stepped in to block him.

"Bang!"

"Imprisonment!"

With several explosions, Shen Ge appeared with the Mountain and River Cauldron above his head, Sword Yi spreading behind him, and a sword in one hand and a severed head in the other.

That Early Golden Core Stage cultivator was killed by Shen Ge in a single exchange!

"Fourth brother!" the old man roared, his face contorted with rage. Without hesitation, he launched an attack on Shen Ge.

The other two were in the same boat; their anger blinded them to the situation.

Seeing the three's attack, the Mountain and River Cauldron lowered a light barrier to firmly protect Shen Ge. Then, it looked at the three of them with contempt and casually tossed away the head. "I really don't know how you dare to stop me with your meager strength. Didn't the Tianquan Sect announce my strength?"

Shen Ge grinned, revealing his snow-white teeth, which looked somewhat sinister.

Shen Ge raised his sword and slowly swung it, instantly unleashing boundless Sword Qi that filled the entire formation.

The Sword Qi swept across the area. The three people wanted to attack, but they were powerless to do so and could only struggle to defend themselves.

Shen Ge strolled over to the remaining Early Golden Core Stage cultivator as if taking a leisurely walk, and looked at him with disdain.

The man swallowed hard, his face filled with fear, and stammered, "I... I... Fellow Daoist, please spare me..."

With a light, effortless slash, the supreme Law Treasure Morning Longing, pierced through the man's protective shield, splitting his entire body in two from head to crotch.

"Don't say anything, I'm afraid I'll pity you."

After taking the man's Storage Bag, Shen Ge turned to look at the old man not far away, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said, "You guys, without any sect or school, it's not easy to cultivate to this level, so why can't you be a little smarter and more careful?"

"Now look what happened, we've all lost everything here."

Knowing that he could not retreat safely today, the old man was a ruthless person. He directly and without hesitation chose to detonate his Golden Core and perish together with the enemy.

"You little beast, so what if you're strong? You're still going to die today!" the old man laughed loudly.

Shen Ge slowly retreated to the edge of the formation, quietly watching the old man grow increasingly violent. With the Mountain and River Cauldron and the Sword Yi, two top-grade magic Law Treasure that also provided defense, the self-destruction of a mere Middle Golden Core Stage cultivator couldn't harm him in the slightest.

At this moment, the woman behind the old man moved. Because the old man's violent aura dispelled the surrounding Sword Qi, she appeared behind him in a flash. Her slender sword flashed and then burst out with Sword Qi, shredding the old man's entire body into pieces. Even the old man's Golden Core was shattered by her full-force attack.

The old man, now only a head, turned his head desperately with an incredulous look in his eyes, but he could no longer see the scene behind him.

After doing all this, the woman knelt down without hesitation, looked at Shen Ge, and said in a calm yet weak tone, "Please, please, Master, have mercy and spare my life. I am willing to serve you like a slave for the rest of my life."