Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 509 Help
Seeing him like this, Ye Wei made up her mind and told him the whole story and also told him her guess.

"I am now forced to lead the fleet on a detour. However, if we leave the safe route, we may be attacked by sea beasts. The Taoist priest in charge will most likely stand by and watch, protecting the cargo without driving them away. Therefore, I beg for your help..."

Chen Mu nodded slowly, pondering what Ye Wei said.

However, she had made a bet with someone before. If she could deliver the goods to Xuanyuan League on time, she would still be free and still be the owner of the fleet.

But if she wasted time, she would have no choice but to become the master of Qingchen Temple and would never be able to escape.

That's why Manager He teamed up with the immortal master in the temple to make things difficult for her, just because he got the instruction from the temple master.

As for the reason, Ye Wei did not say...

Chen Mu pondered for a moment. Considering his own situation, he was unwilling to let the fleet take a detour and waste time.

Besides, he was on a fleet and they treated him with courtesy, so how could we just turn our backs on him and not help him?

In fact, if he used his magic power, it would not be difficult to take the fleet up into the clouds and fly across. However, this move was too shocking and did not suit his current situation, so he needed to keep a low profile.

He was determined in his heart and smiled slightly, saying, "I have been bothering you for many days and I owe you a favor. So, you don't have to take a detour. I have a way to let you go back the way you came."

Hearing that he had a method that didn't require a detour, Ye Wei was delighted. Without asking what method it was, she quickly bowed and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Taoist."

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Hearing that the Taoist in the fleet was going to cast a spell to allow the ships to cross the undercurrent, everyone in the fleet became very curious and gathered on the deck to watch.

When Steward He and Taoist Priest Wu heard the news, Steward He immediately panicked, saying, "If this Taoist really uses magic to lead the fleet over, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain, and wouldn't we have failed to fulfill the abbot's orders?"

Taoist Priest Wu was not at all flustered. He sneered and said, "Why are you panicking? Could he still fly us over there?"

In his impression, those who can fly into the sky, hide in the ground, and ride on the wind and clouds are all great figures who are out of his reach.

Even in their Qingchen Temple, only the temple master and the great elder have such ability, and they can fly in the air with their own cultivation alone.

But if they were asked to fly across with a fleet, it would be far from possible, so their first reaction was disbelief!
Manager He felt much better after hearing this. After taking a few deep breaths, he suddenly became worried, "But what if this person has some skills and breaks the undercurrent that the abbot has set in motion?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Taoist Wu frowned and looked at Chen Mu in front of him, but no matter how he probed, he could only sense a little spiritual energy from Chen Mu, which was far less than his.

"That shouldn't be the case. The abbot is a Foundation Establishment cultivator. To break the abbot's magic, at least a Foundation Establishment cultivator must take action. This person... doesn't look like it!"

Chen Mu and Ye Wei came to the front of the deck together. After looking up for a moment, he sneered in his heart, and then, under the gaze of everyone, he raised his hand and pointed downwards. Immediately, a ray of light flew out and sank into the sea in the blink of an eye.

"Huhuhu..."

The next moment, the sea surged, the waves almost reaching the deck. But just as fear filled everyone's faces, the sea suddenly calmed down, the undercurrent receded, and there was no more ripples...

"This this……"

Everyone was dumbfounded. The Taoist just stretched out his hand and pointed, and the undercurrent retreated so obediently.

How are these methods different from those Taoist priests dancing with swords and playing with talismans that they usually see?
Manager He was also stunned. He rubbed his eyes, as if he still couldn't believe what he saw.

Suddenly, he shuddered, regained consciousness, looked at Taoist Wu beside him and said bitterly, "What should I do? If the abbot blames me, my family's lives will be in danger!"

Taoist Priest Wu was also filled with shock. How could such a young Taoist priest actually have the foundation-building cultivation level?

In this case, doesn't it mean that everything I do is under this person's consciousness?

When he thought of this, he broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly took out a talisman and crushed it fiercely... In the Qingchen Temple, a middle-aged Taoist priest with a whisk in his hand was shaking his head and savoring the flavor of the spiritual tea. Suddenly, he felt something in his heart, and with a backhand stroke, a broken talisman appeared on the table.

He was slightly stunned, but then he became angry and stared at the characters sent by the talisman: "Someone is interfering..."

"You can't even handle such a small matter, you're such a loser!"

He slammed the table and stood up, lost in thought: "Someone is interfering. Who will stop me? Could it be the Great Elder..."

"Impossible. The Great Elder and I have already reached a consensus and settled the matter on a bet. He has always been old-fashioned and stubborn. How could he try to stop me in private?"

"If it's not the Great Elder, who else could it be..."

He clenched his fists in hatred, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

He was pursuing Ye Wei not just for her beauty, but his real intention was to gain the support of the Great Elder.

This is because Ye Wei is the great elder’s niece and the only living descendant of his bloodline.

Even if she committed a serious mistake and got pregnant with a strange man out of wedlock, the blood relationship is unbreakable. The Great Elder cut off ties with her openly, but secretly he still protected her in every possible way.

As long as he endures the criticism and takes Ye Wei into his room, the Great Elder, who has no hope of achieving the Golden Elixir, will definitely allocate resources to him.

However, Ye Wei disagreed and threatened to die, forcing her into a bet...

"This is about the path to the Golden Core. I can even accept an abandoned woman like this, so how can I let others stop me so easily..."

The Taoist had a gloomy face and his eyes flashed. He walked out of the room and flew towards the fleet.

The speed of a foundation-building cultivator's escape is much faster than the speed of the fleet. Within five days, the Taoist had arrived at the place where the undercurrent was surging.

Looking at the calm sea, his eyes turned cold, and the murderous intent in his heart did not dissipate with time, but became stronger.

The person who can break his magic is most likely at the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, he had already made up his mind. Even if it was a cultivator of the same level, he would kill him to vent his anger...

The Taoist was about to set off to continue the pursuit when he suddenly saw a small boat floating on the sea. There was a person on the boat waving and gesturing. It looked like a disciple of Taoist Wu.

He lowered his evasive light, approached, and said coldly, "What's going on? Why are you staying here? Where's Wu Zhong?"

The disciple knelt down immediately upon seeing the Taoist priest and replied anxiously, "Master, the fleet may have already reached the territory of the Xuanyuan Alliance!"

The Taoist was stunned for a moment, then angrily shouted, "Nonsense! You guys just arrived here five days ago. Even if the journey was smooth, it would take you half a month to arrive. How could you have reached the Xuanyuan League already? Are you trying to trick me?"

The disciple shuddered. Seeing the abbot's rage, he dared not say anything more. He quickly reached into his bosom, pulled out a letter, and held it high above his head, presenting it to the abbot. He said, "This is a letter from my master to the abbot."

The Taoist took it and looked at it, then he understood the reason. He was so angry that his eyes twitched and he kept cursing the waste.

It turned out that after Chen Mu had turned away the undercurrent, he "performed a ritual" and drew several "magic talismans" and stuck them on the boat, which greatly increased the speed. In just one day, they had crossed one-fifth of the remaining distance.

Taoist Wu didn't dare to stop him and could only leave his disciples here to wait.

Judging from this speed, the fleet has now arrived in the territory of Xuanyuan League, which is indeed not a random statement...

(End of this chapter)