Penglai Island, a secluded courtyard.
Liu Zhanyuan and Zheng Jiaojiao sat on a stone bench, both of them with gloomy eyes.
A young man of medium build in a blue shirt was kneeling beside him, looking terrified.
"Are you sure they are the descendants of the Han family of Ziyue Island? You didn't recognize the wrong people!"
Liu Zhanyuan's voice was low and his eyes were full of murderous intent.
Liu Feng actually died at the hands of the Han family members on Ziyue Island. They were grief-stricken but also somewhat suspicious.
The Han family of Ziyue Island is well-known in the Righteous Alliance, mainly because there was a Han Changming born in Ziyue Island. Han Changming is proficient in alchemy and has received guidance from Master Lingxiao.
"They revealed their origins, so there shouldn't be any mistakes. I have drawn a portrait of her. As long as we take the portrait to identify her, we will definitely be able to identify her."
The young man in blue took out a blue jade slip and handed it to Liu Zhanyuan carefully.
On his way back, he spread the news that Liu Feng died at the hands of the Han family's children, but this was only his one-sided statement.
Liu Zhanyuan took the jade slip, scanned it with his spiritual sense and frowned.
"We understand. From today on, you must not leave Penglai Island. Stay on the island and practice well. Feng'er's death has nothing to do with you. It's good enough that you brought the news back."
Liu Zhanyuan said in a gentle voice.
The young man in blue breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Liu Zhanyuan would kill him directly, after all, Liu Feng died in the battle.
As soon as he left, a powerful aura burst out from Zheng Jiaojiao's body, shattering the floor in the yard.
"Whoever killed Feng'er must pay with blood."
Zheng Jiaojiao's face was full of murderous intent. They had finally had a descendant like Liu Feng. They were afraid that he would melt if they held him in their mouths, and they were afraid that he would fall if they held him in their hands. No matter whether Liu Feng was right or wrong, they would never let anyone off the hook no matter who killed him.
"Send someone to investigate first, so as not to be used as a gun."
Liu Zhanyuan said in a deep voice, a life for a life, as long as Liu Feng was really killed by the Han family members of Ziyue Island, he would never let the Han family go.
Behind Han Changming is Ling Xiao Zhenren. Liu Zhanyuan dare not act recklessly and must investigate thoroughly.
"What if it was really done by a member of the Han family? The Han family is backed by Ling Xiao Zhenren. Should we report it to Tian Sha Zhenren? Ask him to come forward?"
Zheng Jiaojiao hesitated and said that there was nothing to be afraid of about the Han family of Ziyue Island. What they were afraid of was Master Lingxiao.
"If someone kills someone, they must pay with their life. If it was really the Han family from Ziyue Island who did it, we must avenge Feng'er. We can't go to the Righteous Alliance's territory. We don't need to report this to Tiansha Zhenren. We just need to do our job for Tiansha Zhenren."
Liu Zhanyuan's voice was heavy. It was not that he did not want to report to Tiansha Zhenren. In their opinion, his son was killed, which was a huge matter. In Tiansha Zhenren's eyes, it was just the death of a foundation-building cultivator.
If they work harder, Tiansha Zhenren will naturally help them.
Zheng Jiaojiao frowned and said, "How can we avenge Feng'er? If we show up in person, the impact will be too great."
The hatred of killing their son is irreconcilable and must be avenged. If they show up in person, it will easily drag Ling Xiao Zhenren and Tian Sha Zhenren into it, which is not a good thing.
"Money makes the world go round. As long as you are willing to spend the spirit stones, there will be experts willing to help. Let's send someone to investigate the territory of the Righteous Alliance first!"
Liu Zhanyuan's face was solemn. If he was not afraid of Master Ling Xiao, he would have wanted to rush to Ziyue Island immediately and destroy the Han family.
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In an endless blue sea, a flying boat with a shining green light was passing quickly across the sea at an extremely fast speed.
Master Lingxiao stood at the front, Fairy Qinglian, Han Changming, and Han Benfu stood behind Master Lingxiao, and a dozen foundation-building cultivators including Han Duanrong stood at the back, without saying a word.
More than half a year has passed, and they have not yet reached Sifang Island. It seems that the territory controlled by the human race in the outer sea is very large.
Along the way, Master Ling Xiao gave Han Changming a lot of guidance on the art of alchemy. The questions that had troubled Han Changming for a long time were solved, and Han Changming benefited a lot.
Regardless of Ling Xiao Zhenren's purpose, the fact is that he taught Han Changming how to make the elixir, and Han Changming was grateful to tears.
"According to the time, we are almost at Sifang Island. You all need to perform well and strive to get a place."
Master Ling Xiao ordered, his tone stern.
To be honest, he was more optimistic about Han Changming. Fairy Qinglian could refine low- and medium-grade elixirs, but her success rate was not high. Han Changming was different. He had a higher success rate in refining mid-grade elixirs, as evidenced by the fact that he had produced quite a few mid-grade elixirs.
Master Ling Xiao once thought about accepting Han Changming as his disciple, but after thinking it over again and again, he gave up the idea.
Han Changming has already reached the Jindan stage. Even though he has become Lingxiao's disciple, he does not have a strong sense of belonging to Lingxiao. Fairy Qinglian's alchemy skills are indeed not as good as Han Changming's, but she was raised by Lingxiao and was taught by him personally, so she has a strong sense of belonging to Lingxiao.
Loyalty is more important than ability, and this is also something that all high-level monks have to consider when recruiting disciples. Generally speaking, the greater the gap in cultivation between the master and the disciple, the better, as this is conducive to cultivating loyalty. If a master cannot give his disciples too much help, their loyalty will not be high.
"Yes, Master (Senior Ling)."
Fairy Qinglian and Han Changming agreed in unison.
A deafening thunder sounded, and a dazzling silver lightning suddenly appeared in the distant sky, which was very conspicuous.
Han Changming narrowed his eyes, a golden light flashed in his eyes, and he looked towards the distant sky.
He can now activate his golden eyes and see things thirty miles away easily.
He could clearly see a dusty man being engulfed by the silver lightning.
"Hey, it's him."
Han Changming's eyes returned to normal, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
A beam of light flew out from the silver lightning and quickly flew towards their location.
Master Lingxiao frowned, made a hand gesture, and the green flying boat suddenly stopped.
Not long after, they saw the true appearance of the escaping light. It was a dusty man, it was Cheng Guangbei.
After not seeing each other for decades, Cheng Guangbei has already entered the middle stage of Jindan.
After leaving Feixian Island, Cheng Guangbei was worried that Han Changming would kill people to silence them, so he went into seclusion to practice. After decades of hard practice, he finally reached the middle stage of Jindan.
Cheng Guangbei was slightly startled when he saw Han Changming and the others. A sharp bird cry came from behind him. He was startled and shouted quickly: "Friend Han! Help!"
"Han Xiaoyou? Do you know him?"
Master Ling Xiao asked casually.
"This is an old acquaintance of mine. I didn't expect him to be hunted by a demon bird."
Han Changming replied honestly.
A three-meter-tall silver eagle appeared in the sky, with electric light all over its body and golden claws. It was a third-grade, top-grade golden-clawed thunder eagle.
The Golden Clawed Thunder Eagle felt the powerful spiritual pressure of Master Ling Xiao and did not dare to approach, so it circled in the sky.
"A thunder-attributed demonic bird! This is rare."
Master Ling Xiao showed an interested expression on his face. He raised his right hand and a beam of red light shot out. After a blur, it disappeared.
A red light suddenly lit up above the head of the Golden Claw Thunder Eagle, revealing a small tower with red light flowing unsteadily. After countless red runes lit up on the tower body, it instantly grew to over a hundred feet high, covering the sky and the sun, emitting endless pressure. The sea surface reflected a red light, as if it had turned into a sea of fire.
There was a loud thunder, and the Golden Claw Thunder Eagle flapped its wings fiercely, then disappeared in a burst of ear-piercing thunder.
"Thunder escape technique! Interesting."
Master Lingxiao chuckled, made a gesture of magic, and the giant red tower suddenly disappeared.
A silver light suddenly appeared over a hundred feet away, and the Golden Claw Thunder Eagle suddenly appeared.
“Fuck!”
Master Lingxiao shouted loudly, and Cheng Guangbei's head was buzzing and he could not even stand steadily. Han Duanrong and other foundation-building cultivators felt their bodies go limp and sat down. Han Benfu and Fairy Qinglian swayed from side to side, but Han Changming looked normal.
A red light suddenly lit up above the head of the Golden Claw Thunder Eagle, and a huge red tower appeared, emitting a red light that covered the Golden Claw Thunder Eagle and took it in.
The whole process was as smooth as flowing water, and the Golden Claw Thunder Eagle had no time to react.
Master Lingxiao made a hand gesture and the giant red tower shrank rapidly, turning into a beam of red light and disappearing into his sleeves.
It took less than three breaths from the time he made his move to the time he took away the Golden Claw Thunder Eagle.
Cheng Guangbei hadn't reacted yet. He felt dizzy and his body swayed from side to side, barely trying to keep himself from falling.
"Fellow Daoist Cheng, this is Master Ling Xiao."
Han Changming began to introduce.
He didn't expect that Master Ling Xiao had mastered the magical power of sound roaring. It seems that apart from the art of alchemy, Master Ling Xiao's magical power is not weak.
"Junior Cheng Guangbei, thank you for your help, senior. I am very grateful for your kindness."
Cheng Guangbei quickly bowed and expressed his gratitude.
"The demons are our common enemy. We have other things to do. You'd better take care of yourself!"
Master Lingxiao made a hand gesture and the green flying boat's light increased greatly, transforming into a long green rainbow that broke through the air and soon disappeared into the sky.
Cheng Guangbei breathed a sigh of relief, his heart finally at ease.
He flew towards a deserted island not far away and used his internal energy to heal his wounds.
Five days later, the green flying boat suddenly stopped. In front of it was a vast sea of white fog, and the situation inside could not be seen with the naked eye.
Han Benfu used her spiritual eye technique, but was blocked by some kind of restriction and could not see clearly what was happening inside the sea of white fog.
Han Changming activated his golden eye and saw a huge island, which was vague and unclear.
The protective formation of Sifang Island must be extraordinary, as it could even render Golden Eyes True Pupil helpless.
Rumor has it that the HSBC Business Alliance has a Divine Transformation cultivator in charge, so it might be a fifth-level formation.
Master Lingxiao made a hand gesture and the green flying boat emitted a dazzling green light and flew towards the white sea of fog, but at a not very fast speed.
After entering the sea of white fog, everything around you is white and you can't see anything else.
Not long after, a bright light appeared in front of them, and a square island came into their sight.
The island is over a thousand miles long from east to west and over a thousand miles wide from north to south, like a huge piece of land floating on the sea. There are many buildings on the island, and you can see a large number of flags. The streets are crowded with people and traffic, and it looks very lively.
This island is Sifang Island, the headquarters of HSBC Business Alliance.
In the center of Sifang Island is a circular bluestone square with more than a dozen large shops. Looking down from the sky, Sifang Island looks like a huge Bagua.
Han Changming discovered that there was no city built on Sifang Island, and the ground was paved with a large number of green stone bricks.
A hundred miles away from Sifang Island, three small islands surround Sifang Island, forming a protective posture.
As the blue flying boat approached Sifang Island ten miles away, its speed slowed down, as if it had triggered some kind of restriction.
Not long after, the green flying boat landed on Sifang Island. The streets were spacious and clean, and the houses were neatly arranged.
They got off the green flying boat one after another, and Master Ling Xiao put away the green flying boat.
Han Duanrong came to Sifang Island for the first time. She looked curiously at the shops on both sides. She thought Haoran City was prosperous enough, but she didn't expect Sifang Island to be even more prosperous. There were several magical weapons shining on the shelves of a weapons store.
There are many strange-looking spiritual beasts and birds locked in the iron cages in the spiritual beast shop, and all kinds of strange and weird things are placed on the shelves of the raw material store.
Before they had walked far, a group of monks came towards them, led by Sun Jiaming.
Sun Jiaming walked over quickly, bowed, and said respectfully: "Junior greets Senior Ling. My master is entertaining guests and cannot leave for the time being. He has specially ordered this junior to arrange accommodation for Master Ling."
"That's all right. Sun, please lead the way. I will go meet your master later."
Ling Xiao Zhenren's tone was gentle.
Sun Jiaming responded and led the way, with Ling Xiao Zhenren following closely behind.
Half a minute later, Sun Jiaming led them into a vast manor, with gardens, waterside pavilions, rockery corridors everywhere, and abundant spiritual energy.
"Okay, go back and report! This is not the first time I come to Sifang Island, so there is no need to trouble you."
Master Ling Xiao waved his sleeves and asked Sun Jiaming to retreat.
The manor is very large, with five independent blue-tiled courtyards. It can easily accommodate a hundred or eighty people, and there is also an independent alchemy room.
Master Lingxiao lives in a secluded red-tiled courtyard. A red attic with carved railings and jade walls is located in the courtyard. Han Changming, Han Benfu and Han Duanrong live in a three-story attic, right next to Master Lingxiao's residence.
"You can move freely, but do not leave Sifang Island without permission, and do not easily conflict with other monks."
Ling Xiao Zhenren warned.
Fairy Qinglian and others agreed readily and dispersed.
Fairy Qinglian, Han Changming, Han Benfu and Han Duanrong were strolling on the spacious and clean streets, looking around as they walked.
It was the first time for Han Changming and the other two to come to Sifang Island. Fairy Qinglian had been there several times. She introduced the situation of Sifang Island to Han Changming and the other two.
Unlike other markets, Sifang Island does not have a place for individual cultivators to set up stalls.
"Goods from Zhongtian Continent often flow out of Sifang Island, and merchants can make a lot of spirit stones by reselling them. However, the journey is long, so accidents may occur."
Fairy Qinglian said slowly.
"Products from Zhongtian Continent? Where can I buy them? Fairy Wang, please lead the way."
Han Changming said politely that he planned to buy a few more powerful magic weapons or powerful talismans as his trump cards.
Fairy Qinglian smiled and nodded, then took Han Changming towards the center of the market.
"Fairy Wang, Fellow Daoist Han, what a coincidence! You are here to participate in the alchemy conference!"
A somewhat delighted female voice suddenly sounded.
Han Changming and Fairy Qinglian looked in the direction of the sound and saw Nangong Yuehua.