Chapter 230 Zenda
"Stop?"
"Master Pu Jin?"
"A strong man in the fake elixir stage?"
"The black wooden treasure ship with the power of the golden elixir?"
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Qingchen had four question marks in a row.
What's going on?
He was thinking about how to use the power in his hands to steadily improve his cultivation, cultivate to the peak of the initial stage of foundation building in one breath, and even impact the middle stage of foundation building.
But he never thought that this sudden change would completely disrupt his plan.
Seeing this, Deng Ziyue didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of accidentally angering Qingchen.
He carefully handed the jade slip sent by the communication array in the Xuanxue Battle Boat to Qingchen respectfully.
Qingchen took the jade slip and read the contents word by word. The more he read, the more angry he became: "Who is guarding this defense line?
He could actually make a whole black wood treasure ship with the power of a golden elixir break through the blockade as if there was no one in the world? It's really ridiculous!"
Qingchen broke through the foundation-building period for more than seven years, but due to the limitations of his position, he has never been to the front line.
I thought I could avoid the expedition, but I didn't expect that I couldn't hide.
The decree of the Elders' Council:
"The Taoist Pujin of Black Wood Island led the black wood treasure ship to break through the defense line of Haichang Island and headed straight for the sect's Diku Island...
Imperial decree: Qingchen, the 12th Inspector and the owner of Yinling Island, will arrive at Zenda Island in seven days and will be uniformly deployed by Elder Shangshan."
After reading the contents of the jade slip, Qingchen confirmed that the jade slip was indeed the aura of the Elders' Council's seal, and his heart was mixed with mixed feelings.
Zenda Island, a second-level middle-grade island, is under the jurisdiction of another inspector, and is a full 100,000 miles away from here.
The decree is as strong as a mountain, and he cannot refuse it at all.
Unless he rebels against Ningxuan Sect.
The Yue family's idea is correct. As the first sect in Canglang Sea, Ningxuan Sect will naturally not sit idly by and watch Heimu Island being so arrogant.
However, Ningxuan Sect is in a very difficult situation at the moment, and it is difficult to easily withdraw a large number of cultivators to deal with this storm.
Wuchang Sect is watching covetously on one side, tying up a lot of energy and strong people in the sect.
Heimu Island is also heavily guarded, and Ningxuan Sect dare not relax at all, for fear of giving the other side an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Even the Dian Cang Sect, a major righteous sect that has never made a clear statement, Ningxuan Sect has to guard against it, and secretly deployed some forces to prevent it.
In this way, the huge Ningxuan Sect seems to be a little stretched.
There are not too many sect cultivators that can be mobilized in a short period of time.
In this expedition, in addition to the local monks of Zenda Island, the sect did not recruit a large number of monks from affiliated families of other islands as usual.
This is because the continuous recruitment has made them complain and their morale is low.
And the fact that Heimu Island dared to attack the heartland of Ningxuan Sect this time was undoubtedly a test of Ningxuan Sect's strength.
If Ningxuan Sect showed weakness at this moment, it would undoubtedly be ridiculed by the monks in the world, and the prestige of the sect would plummet.
In this battle, Ningxuan Sect must show its power and show it to the world.
Let the world know that even in such a difficult situation, Ningxuan Sect is still the world's number one Jindan sect in the Canglang Sea.
Qingchen calculated in his heart that the Xuanxue warship would travel at a speed of more than 20,000 miles a day, and it would definitely reach Zenda Island within five days.
He then sent a sound transmission note to inform Gao Yuliang and Lin Changsheng, ordering them to continue to carry out the task of suppressing bandits and not to reunite with him.
Are you kidding? This level of battle is definitely not something his fledgling Demon Lotus followers can bear.
Isn't this courting death?
Letting them participate in the battle is undoubtedly sending them to their deaths, which is definitely not a wise move.
Even if they have to die, they must die with value and for a good cause, rather than dying in vain.
Qingchen controlled the Xuanxue warship and sped along the predetermined route. Five days later, the outline of Zenda Island was seen from afar.
The island was surrounded by a layer of thick spiritual mist, and even the foundation-building cultivators could hardly see it.
As the distance got closer, Qingchen noticed that there were nearly twenty small patrol boats shuttling back and forth in the sea area around the island, which was obviously closely monitoring the surrounding sea area.
"Prepare for inspection, everyone restrain their breath, and don't make mistakes." Qingchen gave instructions to all the accompanying cultivators through voice transmission.
He knew that as an important strategic fulcrum of the sect, whether entering or leaving, it must go through layers of screening, and the security defense must be extremely strict, without any omissions.
When the Xuanxue warship was only a hundred miles away from Zenda Island, a patrol boat decorated with the sect's emblem slowly approached.
Ten monks on it, dressed in uniform, had stern faces, holding various magic tools, and were ready.
They first used the magic tools to conduct a full-scale remote scan of the warship.
After confirming that it was correct, Fang communicated with Qingchen through the sound transmission note, asking him to slow down for a more detailed inspection.
Qingchen did as he was told, and the Xuanxue warship slowly approached the patrol boat, and both parties completed identity verification through a specific magic array.
This process was extremely strict. Not only did it verify Qingchen's token identity, but it also conducted a detailed check on every person on the warship to ensure that there was no mistake.
After finally passing the first checkpoint, Qingchen was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect that this was just the beginning.
The warship continued to go deeper, approaching the main island of Zenda Island, and encountered another more detailed inspection on the way.
This time, it was in front of the spiritual energy formation on the outer edge of the island that was personally controlled by the sect's foundation-building guardian.
The guardian used a unique seal to not only verify the identities of Qingchen and others, but also carefully checked the jade slips of the law issued by the Council of Elders.
This series of tedious and rigorous inspection procedures made Qingchen deeply realize the tension and severity of Zenda Island as an important base of the sect.
When he arrived at the Zenda dock, he saw Qingchen looking straight ahead.
He looked at a cultivator beside the dock with a little surprise. It turned out to be Xu Jiuling, the deputy head of the General Affairs Hall.
"Hall Master Xu, what are you doing?"
At this time, Xu Jiuling was wearing the clothes of the sect guardian, not the clothes of the hall master.
This was completely different from the deputy head of the General Affairs Hall who was shrewd and clever in his memory.
At this moment, Xu Jiuling's eyebrows revealed a kind of tranquility, a strange tranquility.
Hearing this, Xu Jiuling smiled and said, "Envoy Qing, please excuse me for a moment."
Qingchen told his men a few words and followed Xu Jiuling to walk away.
Xu Jiuling said, "I am no longer worthy of the title of hall master. I am just an ordinary sect guardian."
Qingchen frowned slightly when he heard this, and had some guesses in his mind.
After a moment of silence, he finally couldn't help but speak: "Hall Master Xu, the matter of Haichang Island..."
Xu Jiuling gently waved his hand and interrupted Qingchen's words, "This time, Taoist Pu Jin led the black wood treasure ship to break through the defense line. For me, it may be an opportunity to end the old grudge.
You may know. A few decades ago, the woman I loved deeply was snatched away by the head of the Xu family on Haichang Island. In the end, she chose to commit suicide and died.
And at this moment, the head of the Xu family is on the black wood treasure ship."