Chapter 195: Foundation Building Demon Cultivator?
At the wharf of Xuanchang City, the morning light first broke, reflecting the golden glow that gradually dyed the sky.
The sea breeze blew gently, bringing with it a hint of salty moisture.
Six small magical flying boats of different shapes were moored quietly on the shore, both high-grade and medium-grade.
However, these flying boats are not big, basically no more than ten feet.
On the deck of the flying boat, the monks were standing or sitting, chatting in low voices. The air was filled with tension and anticipation of the upcoming expedition.
Changshiro stood at the edge of the pier, glanced at Gao Yuliang and his group, and could not help but frown slightly.
"Where's Inspector Qing? Why haven't we seen him today?" There was a hint of displeasure in his words.
Gao Yuliang hurriedly took a step forward, cupped his hands and replied: "Back to the Chang family, Uncle Qing has been feeling unwell recently and is in seclusion for recuperation, so he is unable to come to the scene in person."
Hearing this, Changshiro felt a little funny and thought to himself:
"It seems that this Qingchen has a bit of the arrogance of a true cultivator of the sect. His spirit was dampened, and he didn't even show his face."
As he turned around, Chang Shiro's eyes fell on the housekeeper Chang Wan.
"Chang Wan, you are the commander-in-chief of this Xuanchang Island coalition. We must go all out to defeat the evil-doing "Three Python Bandits" and make Xuanchang Island's reputation resound throughout the world!"
When Chang Wan heard this, his heart trembled, and he immediately bowed and saluted.
The scars that Qingchen had inflicted on his face before had recovered as before with careful care.
Among the coalition forces, monks from various factions on Xuanchang Island gathered.
Forty or fifty Qi Refining cultivators lined up neatly, including many with profound cultivation.
There are six monks who are in the late stage of Qi refining and above, and each of them guards a flying boat.
Like six moving fortresses, it exudes an aura that cannot be underestimated.
Such a lineup can deal with the "Three Python Bandits" who only have three late-stage Qi Refining leaders and ten or twenty ordinary water bandits.
It should be more than enough.
Following Tsuneshiro's order, the army officially set off.
The six flying boats were like arrows piercing the sky, pointing directly at the Three Python Island where the "Three Python Bandits" were entrenched.
The flying boats were arranged in an array in the sky, with a majestic momentum, as if a dark cloud was approaching.
After sailing for several days, we reached the sky above Sanmang Island.
Chang Wan frowned, and he found that the formation on the island did not open as expected.
But his spiritual sense, which was at the peak of Qi refining, found some lingering smell of blood, which was chilling.
Alarm bells rang in his heart, thinking that there must be something fishy in this.
The monks from all the families also looked at each other, secretly on guard.
After Chang Wan ordered an investigation, the monks used spells to detect, but found no signs of an ambush or trap.
After repeating it several times, it was confirmed that there was no danger yet.
Chang Wan made a quick decision and commanded six airships to form a three-cai formation and slowly landed on Sanmang Island.
The flying boat landed, dust was flying, and the monks were ready to deal with any emergencies that might arise.
However, the island was completely silent, and not a single water bandit came out to resist.
The monks cautiously explored deeply, only to see traces of battles and remnants of flesh and blood everywhere.
But the strange thing is that no body of a water bandit monk can be found.
Continuing forward, they found bodies in the corners of some houses.
But they are all mortals, they should be relatives, wives, concubines, children, etc. of the bandits.
These corpses all showed a state of shock to death, with no obvious external injuries.
But it seemed that his soul had been taken away by some kind of magic trick.
Faced with this strange scene, Chang Wan and several other late-stage Qi Refining monks from other families gathered together to discuss.
Chang Wan's face was gloomy, and he said slowly:
"This situation is really weird. The three python thieves seem to have disappeared out of thin air, and the death of these mortals is so miserable, we have to be careful."
Another monk in the late stage of Qi refining also nodded and said:
"Yes, something must have happened here that we don't know about. Maybe the three python thieves have been attacked by other forces, or even internal strife."
“But no matter what,” Chang Wan said solemnly, “we can’t take it lightly.
Keep searching, be sure to find some clues. I suspect that the leader of the three python thieves and the monks have encountered something unexpected. "
A monk frowned and asked:
"Who could have done it? These water bandits look like they have almost no power to fight back. It's like they were suddenly attacked and then wiped out."
Another monk carefully observed the traces on the scene, and after pondering for a moment, he said:
"Judging from the signs left behind by these battles, the attackers were powerful, and their attacks were swift and ruthless. They did not spare any mortals and left no one alive.
The 'three python thieves' had almost no chance to resist. Moreover, looking at this method, it is not done by a righteous monk at all. "
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked, and some people guessed in a low voice:
"Master Foundation Establishment? Is he a demon cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage?"
"The Foundation-Building Demonic Cultivator?" someone asked, "Why did they want to kill the 'Three Python Bandits'? Apart from some monks, there were only a few hundred mortals.
According to common sense, wouldn't they prefer to plunder those families in the Qi refining period, as there would be more 'oil and water' there?
Just a few hundred mortals and a dozen or two monks, these ‘materials’ probably can’t get into the eyes of a foundation-building demon cultivator, right? "
When Chang Wan heard this, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice:
"Treasure map! Do you think it's possible that it's because of the treasure map?"
As soon as these words came out, all the monks looked at each other with different thoughts, but no one answered.
Some people began to secretly calculate that if this treasure map really existed, the treasures in it would be enough to make them excited.
Seeing this, Chang Wan had already made a plan in his mind, and he decisively ordered:
"A foundation-building demon cultivator, no matter how powerful he is, it is difficult to search the entire island in a short time.
Looking at the degree of drying of the blood, it has been several days.
Forty or fifty of us, search the entire island again, maybe we can find some good things.
At the same time, we will go back and say that the "Three Python Bandits" have been killed by us.
This foundation-building demon cultivator has also helped us. This Three Python Island will belong to our Xuanchang Island in the future."
Hearing this, all the cultivators nodded in agreement.
They knew that this mission was not just as simple as eliminating the water bandits.
With the foundation-building demon cultivator in front, the temptation of the treasure map ignited the fire of greed in everyone.
So, forty or fifty of them scattered and began to conduct a carpet search in the water bandit stronghold of the Three Python Island.
The Three Python Islands are not mostly plains, but are full of mountains.
The mountain stronghold of the ‘Three Python Bandits’ was built on the mountain range.
The mountain range was neither big nor small, stretching for five or six miles, with sparse buildings and a rather steep feeling.
The forty monks scattered and soon disappeared.
In the place they could not see, deep in the mountains.
A shadow lurking in the depths, surrounded by murderous aura, was watching all this coldly.