Chapter 756 - 286: The Spiritual Communication Pavilion’s Consistent Feature
Chapter 756: Chapter 286: The Spiritual Communication Pavilion’s Consistent Feature
A portion of them even chose to marry female cultivators from branch families they favored.
As a result, the Fan Family gained a large amount of manpower, and their fame soared for a time in the northwestern part of the Compassion Sea.
The Clarity Sect did not intervene in this matter. Instead, they dispatched several Elders to attend the final grand competition and observe the proceedings.
The second piece of news was about the new Relic, which had already closed.
Rumors on the street said that Great Demons, the Sea Race, Flood Dragons, Evil Cultivators, and Demon Cultivators had all appeared inside it.
The main rumors were all related to Xiao Chen.
Some said that within the Relic, he had obtained the legacy of a Celestial Level Cultivation Technique from an ancient power, one that allowed for direct cultivation to the Divinity Transformation realm.
Others said he had found a group of Sea Race clam maidens, each with a graceful figure, who could spit Spirit Pearls from their mouths.
And some even claimed he fought a fierce battle against a Flood Dragon on the verge of fully transforming, clashing for two hundred rounds before finally relying on the sharpness of his Flying Sword to lop off its head.
’That’s just pure nonsense.’
’He didn’t even need his Flying Sword to take care of that Flood Dragon.’
The third item was that the area of the snowstorm on the western side of the Compassion Sea had expanded again. Furthermore, it was said that several Cultivators had mysteriously disappeared while trying to traverse it.
It has now been classified as a new dangerous maritime zone.
The intelligence also came with a Nautical Chart that highlighted two other dangerous maritime zones that had appeared in the last six months, along with their approximate boundaries.
They were mainly concentrated near the Buddhist Sect’s Lianhua Temple and Juehai Temple.
It advised all Cultivators against venturing deep into these areas unless absolutely necessary.
Overall, apart from the significant threat posed by the Sea Race, the situation was relatively stable.
"Senior, I have the latest intelligence for you!"
Suddenly, the manager of the Spiritual Communication Pavilion walked over, holding a sheet of paper. "This just came in a Quarter Hour ago. Let me add it to your file."
"Don’t worry, this counts as part of today’s report, so there’s no extra charge for Spirit Stones."
This was one of the Spiritual Communication Pavilion’s unique services: customers who purchased detailed intelligence and remained in the shop could receive any new updates from that day for free.
"Alright."
Xiao Chen reached out and took the paper, immediately catching the scent of ink that hadn’t yet fully dried.
He took a closer look. To his surprise, it was a threat warning regarding Juehai Temple.
He had just seen Juehai Temple on the simple Nautical Chart moments ago.
Geographically, Pudu Temple was in the very center of the Compassion Sea, with Kuji Temple directly to its east.
But between the two, situated slightly northeast of Pudu Temple, there was another Buddhist monastery named Juehai Temple.
It was said to be a branch that had split off from Pudu Temple long ago.
Over the years, however, the connection between the two had weakened, and they now acted more like two separate factions.
The intelligence report detailed two main points.
First, it stated that countless schools of Sea Fish were converging near Juehai Temple.
It warned all Cultivators at the Golden Core realm or below to stay away for the time being.
Second, according to unconfirmed reports, on the very same day Zen Master Jingchen was attacked, the current abbot of Juehai Temple, Zen Master Yingwu, was also assaulted by two unidentified Evil Cultivators.
Furthermore, starting five days ago,
Juehai Temple had abruptly sealed its gates and activated its Temple Protection Array, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The report concluded with the speculation that Zen Master Yingwu had likely met a grim fate, or was at the very least gravely injured.
’Another attack? And on the same day, no less?’
Xiao Chen was stunned. He hadn’t expected the Sea Race to have enough spare forces for additional operations.
’In their previous correspondence with Tongfu, they clearly stated they were short-staffed and couldn’t spare anyone.’
’So they were just lying through their teeth, weren’t they?’
But that wasn’t the most critical issue. More importantly, the Sea Race’s offensive was ferocious.
And they had clearly extended their claws deep into the heart of the Compassion Sea without any reservations.
After all, Kuji Temple, Little Prajna Temple, and even the Tier Four Great Demon in the southeast were all located in the outer regions of the Compassion Sea.
It was understandable, even expected, for them to be attacked.
Even with all these incidents happening simultaneously, it was still within the realm of reason.
But Juehai Temple was located in what was considered a safe zone, yet it too had been ambushed.
This made no sense at all.
An action like this was likely to provoke the other powers, causing them to unite against a common enemy.
He recalled how the Divine Fire Sect, when invading Hezhou, had chosen to exclusively target the Lingyuan Sect, deliberately avoiding the other two major powers.
The Sea Race, however, seemed to have no such plans.
From their initial objective of targeting Pudu Temple to their current brazen invasion of the Compassion Sea’s heartland—ignoring the other factions on the periphery they hadn’t yet dealt with—everything they did seemed utterly reckless.
Or perhaps, they were acting with such impunity because they had nothing to fear!
’But isn’t this whole situation just too absurd?’
A doubt arose in Xiao Chen’s mind. ’Aren’t they afraid of our Divinity Transformation Venerables?’
’Have they always been this "brave"?’
After all, Xiao Chen himself had been unable to leave Silent Calamity Island with Su Li precisely because he feared a Divinity Transformation Venerable.
The question was, with the Sea Race invading the Compassion Sea so brazenly, did they not fear the same thing?
In fact, Xiao Chen had been puzzled by this for a while.
’Pudu Temple has such a long and storied history in the Compassion Sea. It’s impossible that they don’t have a Divinity Transformation level Cultivator watching over them, right?’
If he remembered correctly, he had previously learned from multiple sources that a sixty-thousand-zhang-tall Buddha manifestation had appeared near Pudu Temple at the start of the year.
’If that was the case, then for the Sea Race to target Pudu Temple right from the start... weren’t they afraid of provoking a Divinity Transformation expert and inviting their own annihilation?’
’Those swarms of Golden Core Sea Fish are nothing but a smokescreen.’