The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 923 Zhao Chen's Dissatisfaction

The captain of the "Seeking Immortals" is named Bai Xue, a female cultivator from the Fengyin Pavilion on the Three Immortal Islands.

Fengyin Pavilion is not a major sect. Although it has a remarkable lineage, it only has four cultivators with supernatural powers, and Bai Xue is one of them.

When she achieved the "unity of the fierce and the harmony of the elements," she created the fourth-grade artifact-type supernatural power "Cloud Peak Gale Palace," thus taking charge of the "Seeking Immortals" and guarding the "Wind Chant Pavilion," the most profitable sea route.

In fact, the reason why the "Seeking Immortals" stopped at Three Immortals Island midway was not only to guard against accidents, but also mainly to boost the island's economy and generate revenue for the sect.

Bai Xue has been traveling this route from Ye Yi to Lu Dao for over ten years without any major problems. Even in the most dangerous times, she managed to temporarily suppress the sea monster and protect the lives of everyone on board by relying on the power of the "Yunxiu Gangfeng Palace".

But for some reason, Bai Xue felt uneasy during today's voyage.

She looked out the captain's cabin window at the dark sky, her brows furrowed.

The sky was clear when we left the port, but just an hour later, dark clouds gathered, strong winds picked up, and a torrential downpour began.

Although this doesn't pose a significant threat to the "Seeking Immortals" which has protective magic arrays, it's certainly not a good omen!
As Bai Xue was pondering, her consciousness was suddenly triggered, and she abruptly stood up, flew through the window to the observation deck.

Because through the dense rain, two enormous creatures, each over a hundred meters long, were swimming toward the "Seeking Immortals" from two directions.

One was blue and the other was red, with bull heads and deer antlers, resembling two giant sea serpents. One was chillingly cold, while the other was shrouded in sea and sky clouds. They were clearly two dragons at the supernatural level!

The dragons in the ocean are not like the farmed products sold at "Yu Kuai Fang"; they are basically the offspring of the "Dragon King".

As Bai Xue appeared on the lookout tower, a sharp and loud horn suddenly rang out, piercing through the barriers of wind and rain, startling all the passengers on board.

Ordinary people hid by the windows of the cabins, trying their best to observe the situation outside, while the cultivators, whether they were experts in True Qi, Refining Aperture, or Magic Power, all took up their weapons and went up to the deck.

Once the "eye aperture" is opened, one can see in the dark. Therefore, most cultivators quickly saw the two enormous creatures that were about the same length as the "Immortal Seeking Ship," the two pairs of golden "snake eyes" that were like beacons, the frozen waves, and the rising mist!

In an instant, the cultivators on the deck froze, letting the howling wind and the torrential rain lash their faces, their eyes filled with unspeakable fear.

"It's the Crimson and Azure Twin Dragons that destroyed the 'Kingfisher' five years ago!"

"I heard that Kong Linzi of the Daoxian Sect once chased them for three thousand miles, but in the end, those two beasts escaped..."

"I can't believe they've secretly come back!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence and panic, information about the two dragons immediately came to mind for the cultivators.

Anyone familiar with the route from Yeyi to Lushima has likely heard of the infamous reputations of these two sea monsters.

After all, that disaster back then claimed the lives of hundreds of people, including an outer disciple of the Dao Immortal Sect who was traveling. This provoked Kong Linzi, one of the "Seven Masters of Huoluo," who chased after the two evil dragons all the way, but unfortunately, he was unable to capture them in the end.

"Kong Linzi is a fourth-grade divine power user, and Captain Bai is also a fourth-grade divine power user. They should be able to defeat these two beasts, right?"

"Ha, how could Bai Xue be compared to the supernatural cultivators of the Holy Land? Even if she could hold her own, the aftershocks of their battle alone would be enough to kill us several times over!"

"It's said that when they were chasing the evil dragon, it wasn't just Kong Linzi who intervened; at least four of the 'Seven Masters of Huoluo' came." "Doesn't that further prove we're doomed?"

……

The monks began to argue instinctively, their voices filled with fear and despair.

They knew very well that for those without the ability to fly, the capsizing of the "Immortal Seeker" meant certain death. After all, the ocean was teeming with sea creatures, and without experience in naval warfare, they would only become food.

Even ordinary people with some knowledge trembled in fear. Some of them slipped from behind the window and knelt on the ground, while others hurriedly pulled out their muskets and took them into their hands, whether they wanted to resist or were unwilling to face the worst possible outcome.

Fortunately, Bai Xue had regained her composure by this time. The Fengyin Pavilion disciples, who were acting as sailors on the command ship, activated the magic array to its maximum power and used their divine sense to transmit their messages to everyone's ears:
"Quiet! Don't be afraid!"

“I am not the only cultivator with supernatural powers on the ship. If we all work together, we may not be able to defeat those two beasts.”

She was thinking of the young master from the prestigious Wang family of Jianye among the passengers. According to the intelligence gathered by Fengyin Pavilion, this young master should have a protector by his side.

Although she hasn't noticed the other party's presence yet, the more she hasn't, the more it proves the other party's supernatural abilities are superb, doesn't it?

These words were repeated several times, and the panicked people finally calmed down and were no longer so afraid.

The cultivators, in particular, possessed a willpower that surpassed that of ordinary people. Now, in this desperate situation, their ferocity was aroused, and they gripped their weapons or summoned their magical artifacts, prepared to die alongside the evil dragon at the crucial moment.

Even wild beasts will fight back when they are dying, let alone humans.
Bai Xue breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this...

Although there is no record of those two evil dragons being adept at manipulating the emotions of ordinary people, their behavior of appearing in front of people but not rushing to approach and attack has the implication of toying with their prey and provoking their emotions, so we must be wary.

What Bai Xue didn't know was that the reason the Azure and Crimson Dragons didn't immediately launch an attack was because they were astonished to find that their target had suddenly disappeared from the ship, and instead revealed some of its presence in a "whirlpool" on the seabed.

They were hesitating whether to enter that dangerous vortex.

But soon, an instinctive craving drove them to plunge into that vortex!

……

In the secret realm that holds the "Chess of Yaochi," Danfei accepted the fruit wine handed to her by "Yaoji," took a sip, and exclaimed, "So this treasure of the Kunlun 'Yaochi' lineage has fallen into your hands... What a stroke of luck!"

When she was invited to the hot springs, she couldn't refuse because of some kind of contract, but she never expected that Zhao Chen's method for the sea monster was actually a "game" made by the treasure "Yaochi Chess".

This was much easier than she had anticipated.

Zhao Chen glanced at Yao Ji, who was quite attentive to the Empress, and was very dissatisfied with her differential treatment.

She fawns over emperors, but in front of me she's aloof, arrogant, and manipulative...

The true spirit of this chessboard is lacking guidance!
(No inspiration, writer's block, this is the only chapter tonight)
(End of this chapter)