Chapter 486 - 219: We’re All on the Same Side, Arriving at Darkness Island
Chapter 486: Chapter 219: We’re All on the Same Side, Arriving at Darkness Island
The Fu Bing Sect had risen rapidly in recent years, gathering many powerful Loose Cultivators.
The reason they gathered together was to team up and bully other Cultivators.
The Right Protector was relentless, clearly looking for an excuse to cause trouble and extort additional benefits.
As the large, deep-blue Spirit Ship opposite them drew closer, the ferocious Ice Flood Dragon carved on its bow became clearer, and runes on its hull lit up, gleaming with a cold light.
An old man stood at the bow with his hands clasped behind his back, his hair as white as frost, his black robes fluttering in the wind.
The immense pressure of a Golden Core Great Perfection expert washed over the Three Immortals Sect’s Spirit Ship like a tidal wave, pressing down on the chests of Yu Zhenyang and the other two like a giant boulder.
Even Qiu Fanghui felt his breath catch and his scalp tingle.
Although he was also at the Golden Core Great Perfection realm, he was no match for a top expert forged in the battles of the Outer Sea.
Besides, a Spirit Ship that large certainly wouldn’t have just one person on board, and there was no guarantee this was their only ship in the area. If a fight broke out, they would likely be doomed today.
Only Xiao Chen’s expression remained neutral, completely unfazed.
"Mr. Qiu, please, think of something."
Yu Zhenyang quickly sent a Divine Sense transmission: "Didn’t you say before that you have many friends in the Outer Sea? We’re all on the same side here, let’s not turn this hostile."
Qiu Fanghui had been to the Outer Sea twice before.
Just a few days ago, during some idle chatter, he had boasted about how experienced and well-connected he was in the Outer Sea.
Hearing this now, he cursed his bad luck internally.
Back then, he was only at the Early-stage Golden Core realm and had just been running errands in the Outer Sea for another senior. He didn’t know any truly important people.
But admitting that now would do nothing but cause him to lose face.
’Oh well. Desperate times call for desperate measures.’
"Everyone, stay calm. Let me go negotiate with them."
Qiu Fanghui first used his Divine Sense to calm the other four.
Then, he secretly crushed a Protective Jade Talisman inside his sleeve before forcing himself to look calm and composed, steeling himself to stand up and face them.
Although he was panicking internally, he stroked his beard and smiled on the surface. "Protector, a moment please!"
"I am Qiu Fanghui. I once had the pleasure of sharing Spirit Tea with your sect’s Elder Peng on Darkness Island."
"We were just unintentionally passing through this area today. Could I trouble you to let us pass?"
As he spoke, he held out a small Storage Bag. "It must be hard work for you, Protector, to be on patrol. Here are one hundred thousand Spirit Stones. Please, accept it as a small token of our appreciation."
In reality, Qiu Fanghui didn’t know this Elder Peng at all.
He had only heard that the Fu Bing Sect had such a person at an auction thirty years ago.
So he casually fabricated a connection, hoping to bluff his way through.
He hoped the other party would see the Spirit Stones and decide not to press the issue with them.
On the ship, Cao Mingjie’s eyes were glued to the Spirit Stone Bag, his heart aching. That was a full one hundred thousand Spirit Stones!
But this was obviously not the time to be stingy. He could only hope their gains in the Relic would be enough to cover this loss.
Yu Zhenyang, however, immediately sent a transmission: "Mr. Qiu, if the Spirit Stones aren’t enough, we can add more. Whatever you do, keep that old bastard stable..."
Money is just a worldly possession. They’d just have to consider themselves unlucky to have run into Tribulation Cultivators and pay to make the problem go away.
"Oh~?"
The Right Protector’s eyes narrowed as he asked in return, "Are you referring to Elder Peng Qinglan?"
This was a fake name, used only to test Qiu Fanghui.
He had just scanned the five of them with his Divine Sense. There was only a single Late-stage Golden Core among them.
Their Spirit Ship was an ordinary model, without even a Compound Array.
If Qiu Fanghui failed to answer, the Right Protector was prepared to attack immediately.
’A few small fry dare to trespass in the Black Water Area? I’ll use them to test my newly refined Xuanbing Soul-locking Formation.’
As the thought crossed his mind, his right hand, hidden behind his back, secretly gripped an Array Plate. The eyes of the Ice Flood Dragon statue immediately swiveled as if it had come to life, and the attack Array at the ship’s stern began to power up.
Ma Wenbo, who had been watching the Spirit Ship closely, had his pupils contract instantly.
He quickly sent a warning transmission to the others: "This is bad! The Talismans at the stern of their ship are activating! We might have to fight for our lives!"
Yu Zhenyang took out a Defense Array Banner, but his eyes were fixed on Qiu Fanghui.
He was his only hope now. ’Mr. Qiu, it’s all up to you.’
Cao Mingjie’s Cultivation was only at the Early-stage Golden Core, and he was already struggling under the immense pressure. Now, seeing the glowing Array runes, he was so nervous he forgot to breathe.
If a fight really broke out, he would be in the most danger.
When Xiao Chen heard Ma Wenbo’s warning, his gaze hardened, and he took out a Flying Claw.
’If Qiu Fanghui actually knows the guy, then it’s all a misunderstanding.’
’If he doesn’t, then this is a good chance to test out how well my new Mechanical Flying Claw works.’
’If not for that concern, I would have already struck first.’
’But it doesn’t matter. With my current strength, they’ll be the ones to suffer even if I make a move second.’
"Er, I know him..."
Qiu Fanghui’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He had come this far; it was like riding a tiger—impossible to get off.
He steeled his heart and nodded in acknowledgment. "That’s right. Elder Peng Qinglan, indeed."
"Hahaha, we’re all on the same side, really! Hahaha."
Qiu Fanghui kept up his fake laugh while secretly observing the other’s reaction.
However, upon hearing this answer, the Right Protector’s expression tightened, and he remained silent.
This left Qiu Fanghui laughing awkwardly all by himself.
Feeling the murderous atmosphere in the air, Qiu Fanghui’s smile grew even more rigid.
He sounded like a duck being strangled, unable to catch its breath, and his expression was worse than if he were crying.
The tense atmosphere spread to everyone around.
The hearts of the three brothers from the Three Immortals Sect sank, while Cultivators from the Fu Bing Sect began to emerge from their ship’s cabins.