Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 71 Wuqi Island

"Brother Zhang, after all, we're all in this together. There are some things we both know, so there's no need to hide them. After we return to Qingshen, I believe no one will talk about this matter anymore. Just say whatever you want to say!"

Zhang Guanzhi took the hot tea handed to him by Xu Boyang, lowered his head and took a sip, then smiled awkwardly:
"Brother Xu, I'm sorry to offend you. We are all disciples of the Green God, and you all came here to settle the Lingxi children of your respective families. Since you two want to visit the 'Three Thousand Academy', it's located in the north of the Great Lake. There's actually no need to go back and forth to my Wuqi Island, which is a waste of time."

"Brother Zhang, you and I are both fellow Qingshen people. We've both revealed our true colors, so why go around in circles?"

Xu Boyang blew away the tea foam, took a sip of the tea, and said slowly,

"Let's be frank. I understand your concerns and I understand them, but you should know that this matter is not something I can influence. The Su family is still standing behind me."

"Originally, according to the Su family's intention, this matter should be raised after arriving at your house, but since Brother Zhang asked about it today, I will tell you straight."

"This Three Thousand Academy isn't the best choice. My family and the Su family don't plan to go there directly. Instead, we'd like to ask Brother Zhang to take a look around the Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake for us to see if there's any suitable place to stay for our two families to live in for the long term."

"After all, your family has been here for quite some time, so they are much more familiar with the place than us who just arrived. If there is no one here for the time being, then we might as well go to Wuqi Island, where Brother Zhang lives, and stay there for a while."

"I think Brother Zhang wouldn't mind, right?"

"what?"

Zhang Guanzhi was dumbfounded, his expression changing drastically. He whispered, "Brother Xu, are you saying that your family and the Su family are going to start a new business in Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake?"

"hehe!"

Xu Boyang laughed, picked up the teapot and poured him tea.
"Look at what you said. Your family can do it, the Pei family can do it, the Ling family can do it, so why can't my family and the Su family do it?"

"This this…"

Zhang Guanzhi was dumbfounded. He thought about it over and over again and never expected that the two families would come up with such an unfortunate plan. He was a little angry for a moment and said,

"Brother Xu, I'm afraid you're overthinking this. Although there are tens of thousands of islands in this Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake, after years of cultivation, it's already overcrowded with people. With all sorts of forces intertwined, where are there any uninhabited islands for your two families to inhabit?"

"I remember what Brother Zhang said. Didn't your family conquer Wuqi Island? There are countless lakes, islands and peaks scattered across this world. Isn't there a single one that my family and the Su family can conquer?"

Xu Boyang didn't care. Since Zhang Guanzhi couldn't sit still today and wanted to make a statement before even going to the island, he might as well talk to him.

This matter is definitely not that simple, and you can guess it even with your butt, but there are precedents before, so just follow them and it will be over.

Others can take root in the same place, but I can't handle it myself. I don't think there is such a thing in this world.

Xu Boyang simply didn't believe that every island on the Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake was guarded by people with cultivation levels above the Foundation Establishment level.

According to Xu Boyang's personality, he would never give up easily on something he was determined to do, no matter how difficult it was. How would he know if he didn't try? Moreover, the situation was different now. He was not alone, and the Su family was standing behind him.

Anyway, both families have shown up in front of Zhang Guanzhi. They can go to Sanqian Academy or fight for territory. When they go back, they can just keep their mouths shut. Everything will be fine with a tacit understanding.

In addition, Su Yanlu insisted on going to Zhang's Wuqi Island. How could Xu Boyang not guess what he meant? Since everyone was on a row of boats, there was no reason not to go and see where your boat was.

Zhang Guanzhi sighed softly and said:

"Brother Xu, the forces on this lake are changing rapidly. My family is alone and weak, so how can we see clearly? Since your family and the Su family have this idea, my family... naturally cannot stop them, but I'm afraid we can't help much."

"Brother Zhang, you're worrying too much."

Xu Boyang said seriously, "Your family doesn't need to spend money or effort. We are just staying here. If you can give us some advice when the time comes, that would be great. If it is not convenient, I won't force you."

"Brother Zhang, don't worry about it. I, Xu Boyang, am not a shameless person. Just remember to take care of all your food, clothing, and other expenses after you arrive on the island. I will take care of them all when we leave the island. I will repay you for your help today."

Zhang Guanzhi sighed, "Brother Xu is quite frank, but...but...I'm afraid..."

"Brother Zhang, if you have anything to say, please speak directly."

Xu Boyang frowned. After spending the past few days with him, he found that Zhang Guanzhi was not a bad person, but he was too soft-hearted, timid, and always procrastinating, which was really annoying. However, since he needed help from him, he had no choice but to be patient and let him do what he wanted.

"Brother Xu."

Zhang Guanzhi thought about it and said, "To be honest, there are no great cultivators on my Wuqi Island. We only have my uncle Zhang Pingduan, who is at the ninth level of Condensation Yuan, and two guest officials at the eighth level of Condensation Yuan to guard it."

"I'm afraid that Su Yanlu might take a fancy to my Wuqi Island and forcibly occupy it. What should I do then?"

"Master Zhang, aren't you too timid?"

Xu Boyang laughed heartily and sighed:
"Regardless of their character, the young master of the Su family is only at the ninth level of Condensation Yuan, and his sister is at the eighth level. Including you, your family has three eighth-level Condensation Yuan and one ninth-level Condensation Yuan. How could you have such thoughts?"

"Brother Xu, you think too highly of my family by saying that!"

Zhang Guanzhi looked at his disdainful expression, and said in a low voice with a bitter face,
"You don't know that my Nanhuai Immortal Sect is good at defense but not attack, and our cultivators are good at healing but not fighting. We are no match for you three sects: Jiangzuo Cangyu, Huaishang Yunshao, and Huaiyou Lingxiao!"

"Besides, don't underestimate the young master of the Su family. His family has been able to rely on the Pei family for so many years. How can he be easily defeated? Just look at this [Ji Cang Hai] ship. It is no ordinary spiritual object. Who knows what other treasures he has?"

"To put it bluntly, right now, we're not afraid of just the two of them, brother and sister. But we're afraid they'll harbor resentment. If someone comes along someday and is outside the Qingshen realm, we'll be left with nothing to suffer!"

Xu Boyang shook his head and said:

"Brother Zhang, you're being overly pessimistic, talking nonsense, and even looking down on others. Rest assured, this is impossible. If the Su family ever sets their sights on yours, I will draw a clear line between myself and them and fight alongside you until death!"

"it is good!"

Zhang Guanzhi was waiting for this sentence. He had already seen that the Su family was willing to support this person. With this promise, there would be no future troubles and he could also give an explanation to his family. He immediately clasped his fists and said,

"Brother Xu is willing to act as a guarantor, so I feel relieved. Without further ado, I hope that the friendship between our three families will last forever in the wilds of Zhufen!"

Hearing this, Xu Boyang naturally understood what he meant, but he was willing to bear the responsibility of this promise. If the Su family really had any ill intentions in the future, it would be a complete betrayal.

Isn't this worse than an animal? By acting as a matchmaker, didn't Xu Boyang become the one inviting a wolf into the house?
If things really develop to this point, I will naturally fall out with his family.

Of course, Xu Boyang was certain that this would never happen, not for any other reason, but simply because he believed in Zi Yi.

If friends don’t even have this level of trust and judgment, how can they dare to make promises to each other?

Seeing Zhang Guanzhi let go of his worries and said goodbye calmly, Xu Boyang finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there shouldn't be any more trouble on the way to Wuqi Island. The most important thing now was to take the next step, which was how to take root in Qianxing Wandao Lake!

To talk about the situation without considering geography is putting the cart before the horse!

However, according to Zhang Guanzhi, because he had been in Qingshen for many years, he was not familiar with the situation of Qianxing Wandao Lake, and even knew very little about the situation in the lake area near his home. He could only wait until he arrived on the island to ask his uncle Zhang Pingduan.

Time flies like water.

In the three days before arriving at Wuqi Island, Xu Boyang spent most of his time on the deck observing the geographical environment of the Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake.

The Su brothers and sisters would come up and take a look from time to time.

It just proves the saying that you don’t know until you see it. When you see it, you will be shocked.

There are so many islands here, scattered all over the place, and they are all strangely shaped and different from each other. Some are like tortoise shells, some are like crouching tigers, some are like coiled dragons, and some are like standing cranes. It is truly a wonder of the world.

However, these islands are huge in scale. From a distance, you can see stacked houses, shrouded in mist and clouds, and faintly emitting light shields of different colors all around. It is obvious that they are islands with owners.

After observing for the past few days, I found that these islands are large and small, and there seem to be quite a few residents. Nine out of ten islands have villages, and many densely packed houses are built in the low-lying areas of the flat lake below the island peaks.

But whether it is a human, a witch or a demon is unknown.

During these three days we journeyed westwards, braving the wind and waves without incident.

The Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake is extremely large. Su Yanlu's three-masted sailing ship is sailing on the lake and shuttling between the islands. Each one is very far away from the others. Fortunately, no one with ill intentions suddenly appears to seize the sailboat.

Moreover, there are many ships traveling on the lake. You will encounter one from time to time. It seems that there is a special fleet sailing among the islands. However, all the ships are tacitly aware of this. When they see each other from a distance, they will deviate from their course and keep a safe distance.

At noon that day, [Ji Cang Hai] finally arrived at a remote lake. Zhang Guanzhi led everyone onto the bow of the boat, and with a hint of excitement, he pointed ahead and said:
"Brother Su, Brother Xu, look, we're here, at my house."

Xu Boyang looked in the direction as far as he could see, and saw a small island hanging alone on the lake. It was solitary and the mountain was not very high, like a small boat hovering on the sea. Looking around, there was not a single mountain or ridge in the area of ​​a hundred miles.

"Brother Zhang, your family has found a good place! There are few islands here and it is so remote. I don't think anyone will disturb us!" Su Yanlu said with a smile.

Zhang Guanzhi's face changed and he smiled bitterly:
"Brother Su, you're joking. Wuqi Island is located in the southwest of Qianxing Wandao Lake. It's resource-poor and can't compare to the majestic islands in the central and northern parts. Not many people are interested in it. It was originally the habitat of the Bamboo Shallow Tribe of the Shiwanshan Tribe."

"The Zhuqian clan was a small tribe within the Shiwanshan tribe, with no background. Later, the entire island was seized by a Southern Wu cultivator, and then... it fell into the hands of my family."

"Don't worry, Brother Zhang. I'm just asking. I've taken a rough look along the way here and I have a rough idea of ​​what's going on."

Su Yanlu saw that he looked grim, and said something in a low voice with a smile. She walked up to the bow of the boat, looked at the boundless lake around her, and said with a feeling in her heart:
"I thought the East China Sea was the largest I'd ever seen, but I never imagined the waters of this Zhufen Wilderness Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake would rival the East China Sea I've seen. This isn't a lake at all; how is it different from the sea?"

These words hit the nail on the head. Su Zilu took two steps forward, stood facing the wind, smiled and said softly:
"Brother, you're absolutely right. How can we call this the Wilderness of Zhufen? It should be called the Wilderness of the Sea!"

"Hahahaha!"

Zhang Guanzhi had just heard Su Yanlu's reassurance, and thinking that Xu Boyang had hinted at it, he felt relieved. Hearing the brother and sister chatting and joking, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Miss Su is really funny!" "But Miss Su only knows one side of the story. The reason why this Zhufen Wilderness is called this is because it is located on the outskirts of Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake. There are countless rivers and mountains there, crisscrossing, cutting the entire mountain plain into pieces. All these rivers converge in this Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake, hence the saying."

"These areas outside the lake are called Baichuan Forest."

"The Ten Thousand Demons Lake, the Hundred Rivers Forest, and the Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake constitute the entire Zhufen Wilderness. Add to that the Wallless City to the north, and this is the entire Baima."

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on. They were all secretly shocked and kept silent. They had never expected that Bai Ma was such a big place. It was really vast and covered an area of ​​thousands of miles.

In just one hour, Wuqi Island was right in front of them. Xu Boyang saw that the island was only about ten miles in radius, covered by a light blue light curtain. It was indeed much smaller than the islands he had seen along the way. There were no extra peaks on the island, only a small hill covered with pine and cypress trees, with scattered buildings around it and hidden in it.

However, there is a small village on the waterside mudflats in the valley of the island. Judging from its size, there should be hundreds of households.

At this time, the boat was still seven or eight miles away from the island. Before it approached the blue light array on the island, it saw a stream of light flying from the shore at an extremely fast speed. In just a moment, it reached the edge of the light array.

I only heard one person say loudly: "There is Mojia Wuqi Island ahead. I wonder which friend is visiting?"

Zhang Guanzhi heard the voice, took a closer look, and said with a smile, "This is my Mo Keqing. Please wait a moment!"

After saying that, he made a move with his hand, and the long sword on his back flew out, and he immediately stepped on the sword and stood up.

Xu Boyang clasped his hands, looked up and sideways, and saw the two men bump into each other slightly, then they flew down one after another, one in front and one behind, and landed on the deck.

The man who came was an old man with a white beard and dressed in coarse linen clothes. He had an ordinary appearance, but he was sturdy and his clothes were tight. He followed Zhang Guanzhi and put away a yellow-green long shuttle under his feet and put it on his back. As soon as he landed, his face flushed and he smiled and said, clasping his fists:

"I am Mo Dechun, the left steward of the Zhang family's Wuqi Island. Nice to meet you, fellow Taoists from the two main families!"

"Nice to meet you."

Xu Boyang smiled and clasped his fists. His spiritual consciousness turned and he saw that the person who came was indeed at the eighth level of Condensation Yuan. It seemed that Zhang Guanzhi had not lied to him. This person should be one of the two guests of his family on this island.

"Mo? From Zuoling Town?"

Su Yanlu glanced at his magic weapon, bowed and smiled, and asked:

"This should be Nanhuai's unique flying magic weapon [Flying on the Grass]. Is Mr. Mo also from Nanhuai County?"

Mo Dechun had not expected that this chubby man had such a sharp eye that he could see through his origins at once. He was secretly shocked and glanced at Zhang Guanzhi before answering:
"Replying to the elder, I am from Zuoling Town in Nanhuai County."

"Ah."

Su Yanlu nodded lightly and said with a smile,

"I heard that Zuoling Town in Nanhuai borders Nanwu, and the two sides are fighting each other. It is a place of controversy and war. Families can hardly survive, and ordinary people have difficulty surviving. Most people rely on personal cultivation. It seems that Mr. Mo should be one of the best among them."

"Don't dare."

Mo Dechun grew increasingly apprehensive as he listened, whispering, "Young Master, you have a keen eye. My hometown is in turmoil and shattered, and I'm all alone. I used to live on the edge of a knife, but now that I'm old, I'm following the Zhang family to make a living."

Zhang Guanzhi didn't see Su Yanlu's intention to knock on him deliberately, and laughed:

"Brother Su is indeed knowledgeable and experienced. He has been a guest of the Mo family for many years. Now that he is old, he has come to Wuqi Island to spend his remaining years."

Su Yanlu nodded with a smile. Now that he had achieved his goal, he said no more.

Mo Dechun then exchanged greetings with Pei Zisu, Zhao Jiusheng and others before the sailboat headed towards the island. After a moment, a light blue light array appeared in front.

Zhang Guanzhi held the token in his hand, opened the light array, and let the sailboat break through the array. He turned around and said with a smile:
"To be honest, my family's savings are meager. I can only afford the 'Azure Sea Formation' at the Condensation Stage. It can only stop small demons and witches, but it can't stop high-level cultivators and great powers."

"Brother Zhang, you are too modest. This [Wei Hai Formation] is connected to the lake water veins and is self-contained and endless. It is the perfect formation to protect the island. Although this formation is at the Condensation Stage, the price won't be low in Fang Cunjian. It should cost twenty pieces of Yu Qing, right?" Su Yanlu asked with a smile.

"No need, brother."

Su Zilu heard this and said,
"The material for this formation's disc, [Blue Jade Crystal], is currently on the rise, so I estimate that around fifteen pieces should be available now."

Su Yanlu was surprised and said, "Really? I didn't know that."

Zhang Guanzhi felt a little embarrassed when he heard the brother and sister singing in unison. He took the opportunity to walk down the bow and whispered to Mo Dechun, "Keqing Mo, why are you alone here? Where are my uncle and Keqing Sang?"

Mo Dechun coughed:
"Reporting to the Third Young Master, Chief Steward Zhang and Steward Sang went to the Chai Family Market in Hubei to do some shopping. They just left yesterday."

"Go to Chai's house."

Zhang Guanzhi was slightly surprised after hearing this, and he couldn't help feeling anxious. He had been to Chaijia Market once before. It would take at least four or five days to get from Wuqi Island to Hubei by sea. For safety reasons, it was a long journey to make purchases on a large island and flying was not an option, so he would most likely take a spirit ship. In that case, it would take seven or eight days to get back.

In this case, wouldn't the Su and Xu families need at least seven or eight days?
I immediately groaned inwardly and felt extremely anxious!
Mo Dechun seemed to notice that Zhang Guanzhi's expression was not right, so he said:

"Don't worry, Third Young Master. Steward Zhang and Steward Sang aren't shopping for the island's inhabitants this time. They're going there on a shuttle for personal use. They'll be back in two days at most."

"Oh, I see."

Zhang Guanzhi breathed a sigh of relief. This was not bad. It wouldn't take more than a few days.

As he was speaking, the sailboat approached the dock and stopped.

Xu Boyang had been looking at the village on the shore of the pier. When he got closer, he realized that the village was not small, but the houses were built rather densely. From a distance, he thought it was not large, but when he got closer, he saw that it should be a village of several thousand people.

As soon as the boat arrived, a group of men came down from the small house on the dock. They were all wearing short shirts and should be ordinary people.

This group of strong men who made a living at the dock thought it was a cargo ship that usually came to dock, so they all came down to wait.

Unexpectedly, a moment later, figures flashed on the boat, and a group of people, big and small, landed on the boat like birds flying into the forest. In the blink of an eye, the big ship disappeared out of thin air.

The group of strong men were all dumbfounded until they saw Mo Dechun and his men approaching. They finally woke up from their dream. It turned out to be the immortal from Wuqi Peak on the island. They all knelt down and bowed:

"See the Immortal!"

"Ah."

Mo Dechun twisted his beard and said in a deep voice,

"Everyone, disperse! Go get two people to call all the first and second wives in the village up the mountain. Tell them that the immortal from the main family has arrived. Come up and wait to listen to the immortal's music."

The group of men kowtowed hurriedly and dispersed quickly.

Mo Dechun just turned around with a smile on his face, nodded and bowed, and invited Su Yanlu, Xu Boyang and others to go up the mountain.

Originally, Zhang Guanzhi wanted everyone to fly directly up the mountain, but unexpectedly, Xu Boyang wanted to take a look at the village at the foot of the mountain, so he said he wanted to take a walk.

Besides, not to mention that he was carrying two Lingxi children with him, he also had Zhao Jiusheng who couldn't fly and a mortal child, which was really inconvenient.

Su Yanlu naturally knew this. Since she had just arrived, she might as well take a look around, so she did as Xu Boyang said.

Led by Mo Dechun, the crowd passed through the village on the shore. Many men, women, old and young in the village had seen Mo Dechun. When they saw the immortal coming down from the mountain, they couldn't help but shout and scream. Every household came out to kneel and worship him. For a while, the whole village was filled with people kneeling on the ground.

Su Zilu rarely encountered such a situation. She was extremely embarrassed for a moment. She held her veil, greeted the children, and walked away quickly.

Xu Boyang didn't take it seriously. He had occasionally encountered such situations in Fengqing Town over the years. After all, there was a difference between immortals and mortals, and the weak had been worshipping the strong since ancient times. There was no need to hold a grudge. Didn't he also look up to the cultivators in the sky when he was a child?

He looked around and found that they were all mortals, and all of them were serious people, not demons or witches.

I thought to myself:

"It seems that Bo Zhao guessed it right. There are quite a few mortals here. This is great. When I have a piece of land in the future and the opportunity is right, I can bring the elderly people from my family over."

Soon, everyone passed through the village on the shore and reached the Wuqi Peak on the island.

The Zhang family built a lot of buildings on it, constructing several courtyards and attics.

As Xu Boyang walked along, he saw not only the main hall for the family to hold meetings, the courtyard for accommodation, the attic for storage, the cave for cultivation, but also a medium-sized academy.

There are also many guesthouses in the mountains, each one hidden under the forests, elegant and quiet.

Don’t underestimate the height of Wuqi Peak. Although it is small, it has everything you need, and it offers pleasant scenery and a beautiful environment.

Zhang Guanzhi did not dare to delay and asked Mo Dechun to call the servants to clean up a large house with five entrances in the main courtyard for everyone to rest.

Xu Boyang stepped into the house and took a quick look. It was more than enough to accommodate their group of people, and there was even quite a bit of space left.

At this point, Xu Boyang brought the two brothers and sisters of the Xu family, the three brothers and sisters of the Su family, and the brothers of the Zhao family. They traveled by boat and carriage, braved the wind and waves, and crossed thousands of mountains and rivers. Finally, they arrived at Wuqi Island, the overseas territory of the Nanhuai Zhang family, and settled down temporarily.

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