Daoying

Chapter 540 Extraordinary Means
When Xie Huan heard this, he immediately realized the incredibleness of it.

As a monk, especially a monk stuck at a path point, no one can resist the temptation of breaking through.

In his previous life, he was stuck at the peak. In order to seek a breakthrough, he made a desperate effort and then died.

Whether Wang Chen was considering his own interests or the interests of the Wang family, it was impossible for him to refuse an Infant-Breaking Pill.

"Whether Qiankun Sect is exposed or not is not important. What is important is that the mission assigned by the Holy Island must be completed."

Chen Ziguang took over the topic and looked at Lan Xing and Li Xuan, "Tell fellow Daoist Xie Huan about the situation over there."

"Yes!"

Lan Xing stood up respectfully, saluted to Xie Huan, and said, "Sir, I contacted the person in charge of the Sea Clan in the Ancient Beast Islands and mentioned my intention to go to Haidu. The other party did not directly refuse, but said to wait for the opportunity. I asked what opportunity? The other party said just wait. If I really want to go, the other party will arrange it, but not in the near future. From my observation, it seems that something happened to the Sea Clan in the Ancient Beast Islands recently, and they seem a little nervous. I also contacted some friends of other races, which also confirmed my guess."

"what's up?"

Ye Bailong and others became nervous.

After all, this is the border between the two tribes. Once the sea tribe causes trouble, it will definitely not be a small matter.

"I don't know. I'm still asking around. It seems like the Sea Clan is planning to send some high-level officials."

Bluestar replied truthfully.

"Well done, keep asking."

Xie Huan praised him and said, "It seems that the route through you to Haidu will not be accessible in the short term. We must investigate what the Hai Clan is talking about."

"Yes, I will do my best."

Lan Xing was greatly encouraged and said happily.

Xie Huan added: "In the Shadow Market, profit is the most important thing. They can't see the benefits, and the risks are too great. It's normal that they don't like you. But Wang Chen... must be weird."

Su Yun said softly: "I also think that, based on my understanding of Wang Chen, he should be ecstatic."

After that, she said worriedly, "I didn't accomplish my task, but instead revealed the Infant-Breaking Pill. I'm afraid I'll get into trouble. Do you want us to take the initiative and arrest Wang Chen directly for questioning?"

The secret room fell silent, and several people looked at Ye Bailong, waiting for him to make a decision.

But Ye Bailong looked at Xie Huan.

He knew that his wisdom in this regard was far inferior to Xie Huan's.

"Getting into trouble may not be a bad thing. Why don't we wait for Wang Chen to fall into our trap in Qiankun Sect?"

Xie Huan looked deep and said thoughtfully.

"What if he doesn't come? Wouldn't that delay things?"

Su Yun asked anxiously.

Completing this mission is extremely important to her.

"Not coming? That means it's even weirder. It won't be too late for us to take the initiative. You continue to keep an eye on Wang Chen. As for the Shadow Market, I will go there myself."

Xie Huan said decisively, as if everything was under control.

"I'm with you."

Ye Bailong stood up, worried about his safety.

"No, you stay in Qiankun Sect to prevent Wang Chen from taking action."

Xie Huan waved his hand and gave instructions.

After the agreement, everyone had no more doubts and dispersed to do their own things.

Xie Huan prepared himself a little, concealed his appearance and temperament, and headed for the Shadow Market.

The Shadow Market branch here is a huge hovercraft, floating back and forth above the island chain like a black fortress. From a distance, it is blocked by a layer of black fog and you can't see clearly inside.

Xie Huan's escape light turned half a circle in the air and found the hovercraft. After a few flashes, it passed through the black fog barrier and landed in the boat.

"Welcome to the market, senior."

Immediately, a charming maid came forward. She was covered in tattoos and had a wild charm, but she did not dare to be presumptuous and spoke respectfully.

Because the black fog barrier has the ability to detect, the cultivation level of any cultivator passing through it will be detected. Nascent Soul cultivators are important clients that they cannot afford to offend.

"I want to see your leader, here is my token."

Xie Huan took out two tokens and threw them over one by one.

One of them is the highest level super membership token of Shadow Market, which he opened by spending real money, and the other is a special identity token given to him by Yan Yi. It is even rarer and cannot be obtained by spending real money. It must be personally designated by the top management of Shadow Market, similar to Feng Yu You Ye of Yun Shang Chamber of Commerce.

With these two tokens, Xie Huan thought he would be able to meet the local person in charge soon. However, after waiting for an hour, a woman in plain clothes came. Upon closer inspection, he found that she was an acquaintance.

After the woman came in, she stared at Xie Huan, trying to see through his disguise, but she was disturbed by several powerful energies and was unable to do so, so she had to give up.

"Are you the person in charge here?"

Xie Huan was not angry at her behavior, he just asked calmly.

"No."

The woman replied simply.

"Why, I still can't see the person in charge for my two tokens?"

Xie Huan raised his eyebrows, obviously unhappy.

"Is this token yours?"

The woman took out the privacy token and placed it on the table.

Xie Huan suddenly realized something and looked at the token in silence.

"It seems you guessed it."

The woman sighed, looked at Xie Huan with complicated eyes and said, "This token was given to Xie Huan by Lady Yan Yiyi. It has a unique mark inside. With Xie Huan's ability, it is impossible for him to lose it. So you are Xie Huan."

"Haha, it seems this token is a trap. My identity will be exposed wherever I go."

Xie Huan smiled slightly, waved his hand to wipe off the disguise on his body, revealing his true face.

The woman's pupils slightly widened, and she said in horror: "You...you have conceived a baby?"

"if not?"

Xie Huan asked back: "Why is Lady Lan Lu here? Where is Yan Yi? Where is the person in charge of this place?"

The woman was Lan Lu. The expression on her face changed quickly. She regained her composure from the shock she could barely conceal. She stood up and bowed respectfully, saying, "I am sorry to be embarrassed by the word sir. You can just call me by my name. It just so happens that I came to the Ancient Beast Islands to help sir Yiyi. I happened to thank you for coming. When I saw the token, I couldn't help but come to meet you. The person in charge of this place is outside. If you want to see him, I will call him in."

Lan Lu bowed her head, feeling mixed emotions. When she first met Xie Huan, he was still a foundation-building cultivator, and she could kill him with just a glare.

In just a few decades, with the bonus of talent, numerous opportunities, and the massive amount of resources from the market, he was able to break through from the early Nascent Soul stage to the middle stage, while the other party went directly from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Nascent Soul stage.

Moreover, she knew something about Xie Huan's strength. When he was in the Jindan stage, she was no match for him. Now that he has reached the Yuanying stage, she is afraid that even the Shenhua stage will not be able to do anything to him.

"Can you take responsibility for what's happening here?"

Xie Huan asked.

Lan Lu was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, she said firmly: "Yes! I am on the same level as the person in charge of this place. Although I am not directly in charge of this place, I have the support of Master Yiyi, and he will give me some face in everything."

"It seems like Yan Yiyi is doing better and better."

Xie Huan couldn't help but reveal a strange smile.

"Thanks to you, fellow Daoist, I dare not say it is at its peak, but it is certainly getting better and better." Lan Lu replied with emotion.

"In that case, let me tell you directly, I want to go to Haidu."

Xie Huan put away his smile and spoke seriously.

"Go to Kaidu?!"

Lan Lu's eyelids twitched. She didn't expect Xie Huan would make this request.

Xie Huan leaned back in his chair, watching quietly, not saying anything more, waiting for her reply.

Lan Lu was stunned for a while with a complicated expression, and said bitterly: "Although I am not in charge of the affairs here, I also know the current situation. Shadow Market does have deep trade ties with Haidu. We can send you to Haidu... uh... if it's someone else, the possibility is still greater. If you go there, won't you be sending yourself to death?"

"So I'm going to go there secretly."

Xie Huan added.

“I don’t know if I can accomplish this, but I will try my best.”

"Is Shadow Market still considered a human power?"

Xie Huan suddenly asked.

"...Of course, what do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"

Lan Lu felt an inexplicable shock in her heart.

"That's good. I'm just asking casually. You have your own intelligence network, so you naturally know that under the current situation, Holy Island and many first-class forces are already displeased with you. I'm laying my cards on the table and telling you that I'm going to Haidu this time on orders from Holy Island. If the mission fails, I can guarantee that Holy Island will be even more displeased with you. It's hard to say whether they will take some actions against you, but if it succeeds, then displeasure will turn into liking. Lord Lanlu, think about it yourself."

Xie Huan said this coldly with full of threats.

"This is a matter of strategy. How can a mere Nascent Soul like me decide anything?"

Lan Lu responded with cold sweat on her face.

"Yes, as long as you can help me this time, you will be helping Holy Island. The benefits to your future development are self-evident. Otherwise, your road may come to an end."

Xie Huan raised his eyes, his pupils suddenly flashed, emitting two strange rays of light.

Lan Lu was startled. She didn't expect him to attack suddenly. She was caught off guard and was hit directly. Her sea of ​​consciousness was severely paralyzed.

Xie Huan had already arrived in front of her and pressed his palm towards her forehead.

"Thank you Huan..."

Lan Lu shouted hurriedly, and the Nascent Soul flew out from above her head. Just as she was about to attack, she heard Xie Huan say, "Stop if you don't want to die!"

For some reason, this sentence seemed to have great magical power. She believed it without any doubt in her heart. Her Nascent Soul flew in the air motionless, just with her eyes wide open in fear, allowing Xie Huan's palm to slap her forehead. Lines of forbidden power rushed into her sea of ​​consciousness and soul, and imprinted them.

"Lord Lanlu, be good."

Xie Huan smiled and withdrew his hand.

"What are you doing?"

Lan Lu was extremely shocked and furious. Her Nascent Soul flew back into her body and she checked it. She was horrified to find that the restrictions were extremely complicated and she could not understand them at all. The slightest impact caused unbearable pain all over her body.

"I will deeply bind Lord Lanlu to me. If it succeeds, it will be good for everyone. If it fails, Lord Lanlu will accompany me to the underworld."

"My fellow Daoist and I are old acquaintances, and Master Yiyi and my fellow Daoist are also good friends. Why do you have to do this?"

Lan Lu said angrily.

"This is a serious matter. I have to be cautious. It is better to keep my life in my own hands. I don't trust Yan Yiyi, and I don't trust you either. I don't trust the Shadow Market even more, but I trust that your life is in my hands."

Xie Huan slowly clenched his five fingers into a fist, and a sense of majesty emanated from him, causing Lan Lu's heart to tremble violently, and she lowered her head and remained silent.

"If the matter is accomplished, will you remove the restriction on me?"

"Of course, not only will you untie it, but I will also owe you a favor. And Holy Island will also accept your favor."

"If it doesn't work..."

"I don't like to hear that."

Xie Huan interrupted coldly.

"Okay, I'll risk it all and help you get it done!"

Lan Lu clenched her fists suddenly and spoke firmly with determination.

"So good."

A smile appeared on Xie Huan's face again, as if he had become a different person.

Lan Lu smiled bitterly and said sadly: "I am such a jerk. Why did I come to see you?"

"It doesn't matter to me. If you hadn't come, the one who is now banned would be the one in charge of this place."

"You really ..."

Lan Lu swallowed the words back when they came to her lips. If she offended the person in front of her, it would not benefit her at all and might even bring her endless disasters.

Xie Huan smiled indifferently and didn't take it seriously.

In his opinion, the things on the Ancient Beast Islands were actually very simple. With Ye Bailong around and the Holy Island as his backing, he could simply suppress the seven major families and the Shadow Market.

Chen Ziguang and Su Yun couldn't do it, not only because they were not strong enough, but also because they had little experience. After living in peace for too long, they lacked the temperament to be decisive and ruthless.

In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures should be taken.

Now that the Shadow Market has been suppressed, all that remains is to wait for Wang Chen to fall into the trap and see if there is any other news from Blue Star.

"By the way, there seems to be a group of ghost cultivators on the Ancient Beast Islands. Do you have any information about this?"

Xie Huan asked again.

"Ghost cultivator?"

Lan Lu was stunned, obviously not knowing.

Xie Huan briefly recounted what he had seen and experienced before, and then said, "Help me investigate this matter."

"Yes, my lord."

Lan Lu went to do it immediately and soon received information back.

With the intelligence network of Shadow Market, they naturally captured the traces of the ghost cultivators. As Xie Huan guessed, in addition to Turtle Island, there were also ghost cultivators on several other islands, but it was not clear what they were doing.

Furthermore, intelligence speculated that these ghost cultivators were most likely from Ghost King Island, so Shadow Market did not dare to investigate too deeply to avoid problems.

"Keep on investigating. It would be best if you could find out their purpose. But this matter is secondary. If you are capable, do it. If you are not capable, forget it. The things I have been told before are the important things and must be completed."

Xie Huan warned.

"Yes, sir, Lan Lu knows her limits."

"I heard that the sea tribe has been making unusual moves recently. You are also responsible for investigating and monitoring, and report the information to me at any time. Don't forget that you are human forces. Don't do anything too outrageous, otherwise it will not just be Xu Hong who wants to destroy you."

"Yes, I will follow your instructions."

Lan Lu responded carefully, and suddenly realized that the situation of Shadow Market seemed not good. Working for Xie Huan this time might be another new opportunity.

Thinking of this, my inner depression improved a lot.

After Xie Huan exchanged some items and information at the market, he left.

(End of this chapter)