Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 72: Taking advantage of others
The next morning, the morning light was dim.

Xu Boyang and Su Yanlu came to the courtyard one after another. They had agreed to go out for a walk together yesterday to get a general understanding of the geography of the Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake.

Since Zhang Guanzhi's uncle Zhang Pingduan is out and has not returned yet, we might as well wait for a few days. Besides, Zhang Guanzhi has just arrived on the island and naturally has a lot of clan affairs to deal with, so there is no need to disturb him.

Xu Boyang was previously tied up by Xu Boen and Xu Boxiao, but now he has handed them over to the purple-clothed girl for care, and with Zhao Jiusheng watching over him, everything is safe. He can finally let go and look around.

The two men left as soon as they said they would. They each stepped on their swords and flew into the air. Holding the token given by Zhang Guanzhi, they broke out of the formation and headed straight south.

Sitting in the meeting hall last night, Mo Dechun roughly talked about the sphere of influence of the nearby lake area, and took out a map of the Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake and handed it to Su Yanlu.

Xu Boyang was overjoyed and leaned over to take a closer look. However, after looking for a while, his face changed slightly and he could not hide his disappointment.

This map was drawn extremely crudely and simply. It took Wuqi Island as the center and showed the distribution of islands within a radius of about 300 miles. It also drew several shipping routes from south to north.

It's obvious that this was made by someone from the Zhang family, but they probably didn't explore the area well, so they only drew out the islands and routes they knew they had visited, and nothing else. The islands were also drawn very simply, with only a rough indication of the direction and location, as well as the family background and cultivation level. The actual direction and distance might not be accurate.

However, this still brought a lot of information to Xu Boyang and Su Yanlu.

According to the Zhang family's map, there are more than a hundred forces in this area alone, including the five major forces of Qingshen Taoism, Guliang Confucianism, Huangyang Buddhism, Nanwu Lishan, and Nanhuang Barbarian Monsters. Almost all the forces in the country are included!

It’s only a day’s journey north by sea to reach Wutong Island, the territory of the Cangwu Pei family!
This Wutong Island is not an island, but a piece of land. To the north there is a string of islands and reefs, like a string of pearl bracelets floating on the sea. That is the Wutong Island of the Cangwu Pei family.

Near Wutong Island, the Ling family’s Feihua Island and the Xun family’s Fudong Island are prominently listed!
Fortunately, the Zhang family was originally a family from Nanhuai County, Qingshen. They were extremely wary of the major families in Qingshen, so the description had to be relatively detailed to avoid hurting the harmony and causing trouble.

The situation is completely different when you go to the east, west and south. All the islands, big and small, are described in a simple and rough way, with just the word "demon" or "witch", or "Confucianism" or "Buddhism". Some of them are even outlined with a red pen, or circled, or crossed out, and it is impossible to tell what they mean.

In response, Zhang Guanzhi smiled awkwardly and said, "This picture was drawn by my uncle. As for its meaning, perhaps we'll need him to come back to find out."

Xu Boyang and Su Yanlu could not wait any longer. Although this map could not bring them great benefits, it would at least save them a lot of trouble and time. They returned to their residence tacitly and made an appointment to go out for a walk early the next morning.

After the two of them left the mountain protection formation, they chatted while flying. Su Yanlu took out the map and a gardenia-colored pill from her storage bag and handed them over, saying:

"Brother Xu, take it."

Xu Boyang took it and asked inexplicably, "Brother Su, what do you mean by this?"

Su Yanlu explained:
"I copied this picture last night. Keep it for yourself. Also, this pill is a 'Disguise Pill'. It's best to be careful when you go out. Keep it for yourself and take it when necessary. It can change you into the appearance you desire. However, it won't work on Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Xu Boyang understood and accepted it immediately, saying thank you.

Su Yanlu continued, "I looked at the map carefully last night. This lake area looks small on the map, but it's actually much larger. Wuqi Island is just an isolated island nearby, so there's really nothing to see. There aren't many islands around it, but after passing an island called Shanwu Island two hundred miles to the southeast, there are more islands."

"Also, to the southwest, there's an archipelago with numerous islands. The map is very messy, and I don't know what it is. There's only the words 'Smoke and Fire Mountain Light' written on it."

Xu Boyang had seen Su Yanlu's movements first, and now, after hearing them again, he understood what he was planning, so he said, "Brother Su, what you mean is that you and I should act separately."

"Yes, Not Bad."

Su Yanlu saw that Xu Boyang understood immediately and felt a liking for him. She said,
"This Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake is said to have tens of thousands of islands. Now it seems that this is true. Wuqi Island is located in a remote area in the south. I roughly counted and found that there are no less than a thousand islands of all sizes, and no less than a hundred forces. If you and I go together, the risk will be smaller, but it would be a waste of time."

"What I mean is, we should start with the easy and then move on to the difficult. We should first sweep the south, then look east and west, and finally go north to the island-rich area in the middle of the lake. You know, although my family is under the jurisdiction of the Pei family, they haven't informed my family of their presence on this island, so we should avoid each other as much as possible and avoid conflicts and embarrassment in the future."

"It would be best if we could find a suitable island in the south."

"To save time, why don't you and I go to different places and investigate first? No matter what the result is, we'll meet again in three days and tell each other about the situation. What do you think?"

"can."

Since embarking on the path to immortality, Xu Boyang has become accustomed to being alone. He has no objection to this and feels more relaxed when alone.

"it is good!"

Su Yanlu nodded, then suddenly remembered something and asked:

"Since you have Lingxizi in your family, you should also have Lingxi Biluo?"

Xu Boyang didn't understand what he meant. This magical weapon was given to him by Ding Fusheng. It was in his storage bag and he had never used it. So he said, "Yes."

"That's good!"

Su Yanlu smiled and said,
"Brother Xu, your family is not guarding Fengqing. I don't know if you know this, but I'll add that this [Lingxi Biluo] can not only measure spiritual resonance, but also measure spiritual energy."

"Whether this island is good or not isn't just about its geographical location. While location is certainly important, the spiritual veins that generate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth are even more crucial. Places with dense spiritual veins will emit spiritual energy. If you approach with the [Spiritual Insight Biluo], the instrument will react differently."

After hearing this, Xu Boyang was surprised and delighted. He really didn't know about this. The [Migration Palace] in his body was originally responsible for collecting spiritual energy from heaven and earth. What's more, he had the [Greedy Fish Lamp] in his hand, plus the [Spiritual Blindness], so he could kill two birds with one stone and search for spiritual energy while exploring the island.

However, this matter could not be revealed. After listening, he nodded calmly: "I understand."

"Finding this kind of island is the best. Whether it's producing spiritual minerals and stones, growing spiritual grains and rice, or even refining elixirs and making talismans, it will be of great benefit to us in the future."

Su Yanlu's face was gloomy, her eyes flickering. "But I guess these islands have already been occupied. If you see any islands with spiritual energy, you might as well mark them down. We can discuss this later."

"It's natural."

There was no need for Su Yanlu to tell him about this. Xu Boyang was not stupid. If he really encountered such an island, it would be a hot commodity. Even if there was a force guarding it, he would take note of it and make plans after finding out more about it. Whether it could be eaten was another matter.

"Okay! Then why don't you go southwest and I'll go southeast, and we'll explore these two directions first."

Su Zilu thought about it and decided to divide the work. He had looked at it before and found that although there were fewer islands in the southeast, they were all large islands and their forces were probably not weak. It would be safer for him to go there alone. As for the archipelago in the southwest, it was fragmented, so he might as well let Xu Boyang go and explore it.

Xu Boyang had no objection to this. After all, it was his first time here, and it didn't matter where he went. It was all a matter of luck. He bowed and said:

"Okay! Then Brother Su, I'll say goodbye now. I'll see you back on the island in three days."

The two of them discussed it in the sky and decided to act separately, turning into streams of light and soaring into the sky, flying to their respective areas of exploration.

Xu Boyang controlled the [Biyouxian] to fly at high altitude for a while. In the clouds and mist, he suddenly saw a black dot on the lake surface. Then he lowered the flight altitude and arrived at an altitude of hundreds of feet.

Looking down from a high vantage point, a slightly oval island appeared before our eyes. There was a small peak on the island. It was not as big as Wuqi Island, but the water's edge of the island was dotted with spots, suggesting that there were many residents.

Xu Boyang only took a glance, his face changed slightly, and he realized something was wrong. He then slowly fell down, used the "Thousand Mile Technique", expanded his vision, and explored further.

It’s nothing, there is no mountain protection formation on this small island!
Isn’t this strange!
It's no big deal to take a look at it, but once you take a look, you'll find that the island below is unusual and it's in chaos at the moment!

There are not many trees on this island, but only large black reefs of various shapes. On the reefs are built many shell-like houses, which cling to the surface of the reefs and extend underwater.

And now, these two forces are gathered between the reefs. A quick look shows that there are no less than hundreds of them. Countless figures are crisscrossing the reefs, with swords and sabers flashing, fighting to the death!

Xu Boyang looked down from a high place for a while and immediately became interested.

I saw a group of people in different clothes, from nowhere to come, about a hundred in number, holding weapons, besieging a group of monsters on the reef.

These monsters look strange and weird. They carry a big shell on their backs, just like clams in the sea, but they have two feet, a body, a head, a nose, eyes, eyebrows and hair, but no hands.

However, its entire body is covered with silver scales, and the two huge shells on its back are as solid as rocks, as if it is holding two huge shields. The edges are extremely sharp, faster than a long sword, and sparks fly as it moves vertically and horizontally. It can attack or defend.

"Huang Beibei! Surrender now! Hand over your unit's output for this year, and we'll spare your life!"

A tall man with gold and silver jewelry and silver rings in his ears, looking ferocious and holding a huge axe, stood on the reef and shouted loudly. This man was dressed similarly to the digger, both wrapped in black cloth and with bare arms.

The huge axe in his hand flashed with a dark and mysterious light. At first glance, it was somewhat similar to the spear of She Pingfu, the snake demon in Xinyue Lake.

This is a Southern Witch spiritual weapon.

It seems that this person is most likely a Li witch.

On the rocks opposite, figures were lurking, battling back and forth. A monster with flowing watercolors painted on its shell, a long strand of golden hair on its forehead, and exceptionally agile movements, moved with a thud, knocking back two men. It spoke coldly, its tone stiff and erratic, but it was a woman's voice:
"Uba, you're such a traitor! You've taken advantage of my absence and teamed up with outsiders to attack my house. Aren't you afraid that my master will find out?"

"Hahaha!"

Someone in mid-air laughed loudly. A figure flashed, and a young man dressed as a scholar, wearing a blue and white Confucian robe and holding a white tablet, landed on the ground. He had flat eyebrows, big eyes, and round cheeks. At this moment, his eyebrows were raised and he said coldly:

"You monster from the Huangbei tribe, your tribe is being hunted by Black Tooth and has been hiding here and there in this Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake, with nowhere else to go. You originally agreed to come to my family for refuge, so why did you go back on your word and come hide here in the south of the Ten Thousand Islands Lake?"

"Humph! Your master? Your master, Monk Li, is currently being caught red-handed by my senior brother in 'Smoke and Fire Mountain Light'. He's imprisoned and his life is nearly gone. How could he still have time to care about you?"

The female demon named Huang Beibei was startled when she heard this. A look of fear appeared on her face. She stared at the young scholar and said:
"Are you from the Wandaohu Sun family?!"

"Humph!"

The young scholar sneered twice, his expression contemptuous and his tone arrogant.
"It seems you're not blind, you monster. Remember this: my name is Sun Wuyi, and I'll be the master of your family from now on, Huang Beibei! Be smart and stop struggling in vain! Quickly order your troops to hand over your family's annual output and kneel down in surrender!"

"Bah! I'd rather die than go to your house!"

Huang Beibei spat, her eyes filled with endless resentment, and she was so angry that she shouted,
"They're all a bunch of nerds, shaking their heads like fools. Everyone in your Sun family looks like a gentleman, but they're all despicable and hypocritical villains! My brother...my brother believed your family's slander and was harmed by you. Do you think I don't know?"

The more she spoke, the more excited she became. Looking at the huge crowd, tears streamed from her eyes. She couldn't help but sigh to the sky, full of resentment.

"Think of my Huangbei clan. For generations, we have been collecting spirit pearls for General Black Tooth, sacrificing our lives for him. But I never thought that the bitch from the Luqi tribe would become jealous and sow discord among us, causing our huge family to be torn apart and fall apart!"

"Now we are like stray dogs, hiding here and there. We finally found a place to stay and met a kind person who was willing to take us in. I didn't expect that God was blind and still felt that our family was not miserable enough!"

After saying that, Huang Beibei's eyes suddenly showed determination, and a tentacle-like fleshy tentacles suddenly stretched out from the huge shell. This fleshy tentacles was long like an octopus tentacle.

But I saw a pearl as big as a fist rolled up on the tentacle!
This pearl is crystal clear and emits a white luster!

In an instant, the island became quiet, everyone stopped fighting, and their eyes were focused on Huang Beibei.

Everyone's eyes were filled with greed, envy, and jealousy, and they were all fixed on this huge and shiny pearl!

The body slowly approaches step by step!
Huang Beibei looked coldly at the crowd that was gradually gathering around her and sneered:
"Open your dog eyes and take a good look. Polish them!"

"This is the fruit you've been longing for! This is the spiritual pearl [Huaiyi Binzhu] that my Huangbei tribe has been collecting and nurturing for three years!"

"I think you all should know that this year's spirit pearl is worth one hundred Yuqing spirit stones, and this spirit pearl is worth three hundred Yuqing spirit stones!"

Wuba and Sun Wuyi were so surprised that their eyes almost popped out. They knew that the Huangbei tribe of the Shiwanshan tribe was rich in spiritual pearls. The Huaiyi Bin pearl contained the spiritual energy of heaven and earth [Kanshui] and was more precious than the Yuqing spiritual stone containing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth [Genshan]. Each spiritual pearl could be exchanged for one hundred Yuqing spiritual stones, but they didn't know that the other party actually had a three-year-old Huaiyi Bin pearl!
This Huaiyi Binzhu was hard to come by. It required most of the Huangbei tribe to collect the omnipresent [Kanshui] spiritual energy in the water day after day, and finally condense the energy into a pearl. There are very few spiritual pearls born this year, and it is unexpected that there are spiritual pearls that are three years old. In other words, this spiritual pearl is worth a full 30,000 spirit stones!

Sun Wuyi was overjoyed. Seeing Huang Beibei voluntarily hand over the spiritual pearl, his face flushed and he couldn't help grinning as he laughed:
"Not bad, not bad, Huang Beibei. I told you that a man who knows the current situation is a hero. Hurry up! Give it to me! From now on, if you stay with my family, I guarantee you will never have to worry about food and drink!"

Huang Beibei remained unmoved, staring intently at the Li Wu named Wuba, with a determined look in her eyes, and gritted her teeth as she said, "

"Wuba! You beast! You know I hate Confucian scholars the most in my life! Before you die, you still want to find a Confucian scholar to disgust me!"

"Humph! Still want the Spirit Pearl? Dream on about it in your next life!"

After saying that, she let out a delicate cry, twisted her flesh whiskers, and the spirit pearl suddenly jumped into the air. The two sharp clams on the left and right suddenly closed together, like two sharp guillotines, and were about to destroy the fluorescent spirit pearl in front of her!
"Hey!"

Wuba and Sun Wuyi were shocked, their hair stood on end in an instant, and they were scared out of their wits. They both rushed forward and rushed forward. If this thing was destroyed, everything would be over!
It’s a pity that the two of them were a little far away from each other. How could they have time to react to such a thing that happened in the blink of an eye?
At this critical moment, Huang Beibei tried her best to close the two clams together. Unexpectedly, her eyes suddenly blurred, and a green light suddenly passed by like the wind, and then the two clams closed together, causing sparks to fly!
She was shocked by herself and took two steps back, her face pale. She watched the three-year-old Huaiyi Binzhu in front of her disappear before her eyes!
Sun Wuyi and Wuba's expressions changed drastically. They stopped and looked up. They saw a green light breaking through the sky and disappearing into the clouds in the blink of an eye!
"Daozi!"

Wuba, a man of great experience and experience, looked up and saw the clues. He was deeply distressed, but he was too far away to help. He cried out:
"Young Master Sun, give chase!"

Just as he finished speaking, Sun Wuyi shouted loudly, and his figure flashed. He had already stepped into the air, and his sleeves fluttered. Suddenly, an invisible breeze rose up, carrying his body quickly towards the green light!

Xu Boyang glanced at the round, white pearl in his hand, and without thinking too much, he quickly put it into his storage bag. His heart was still pounding, but he was extremely happy, his eyebrows were flying, and he was ecstatic.

Just now, he was wearing a mask and using the "invisibility technique". He was hiding in a high place and could see clearly. He suddenly flew up on his sword and snatched the Huaiyi Binzhu away in a split second. Then, without a moment's hesitation, he broke through the air and quickly escaped.

His movements were done in one go, without a trace of drag, just like an eagle catching a rabbit. Everything happened in the blink of an eye, so much so that Wuba and Sun Wuyi below did not notice it.

It was not until Xu Boyang flew into the air that the two of them realized what was happening.

Wuba looked up and watched the two streaks of light disappear into the sky. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He had cruelly betrayed his old master and defected to the Sun, Fang and Guo families among the nine major families in Wandao Lake Hubei. Today he brought the three families with him and agreed to share a piece of the pie. Then he worked hard to plan for a whole day and finally succeeded in the sneak attack, surrounding the Huangbei tribe on the island.

Unexpectedly, while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is unaware of the situation behind it. The Taoist priest of the He family was lurking nearby and actually snatched away the spirit pearl worth thirty thousand spirit stones!

As a casual cultivator of the Liwu Sect, his cultivation level was not very high, but he had practiced the Wuyu spiritual path for many years and had reached the middle stage of the [Gathering Spirit Realm]. In fact, his strength was similar to the sixth level of the Taoist Condensation Yuan.

But the problem is that the ways of Li Wu are all related to [Kundi]. They can burrow hundreds or thousands of feet underground like a fish in water, but they have a fatal flaw, which is that they cannot fly. They can only stand there and watch Xu Boyang leave!

At this moment, he wanted to die!
"Plop! Plop!"

Just as Wuba was stunned, he heard the sound of water around him. He looked down and saw Huang Beibei leading hundreds of people in the tribe jumping into the water. They emerged from the water and laughed loudly:
"Hahaha! You're a loach that can only burrow into the ground. You've made me laugh to death. You deserve it! It's better to lose the pearl than to have it taken away by a beast like you! I won't play with you anymore. If you have the guts, come chase me in the water! If you don't have that kind of guts, the mountains are high and the waters are long. We'll see what happens!"

All the people on the reef today were sent by the Sun family. Their cultivation was not high. Once Sun Wuyi left, their backbone was gone. Everyone was at a loss, like a piece of wood. They looked at each other and watched the Huangbei tribe jump into the water, but no one was willing to go in.

Wu Ba watched Huang Beibei mock him and dive away, nearly exploding with rage. However, as a surrendered general who had only recently joined the army, how could he dare to disregard his own life and death and drive the sons of his master to kill the enemy while he pursued them alone? He was also afraid that he would be no match for so many Huang Bei monsters in the water. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and simply gave up, thinking to himself:
"The Sun family is a worthless bunch, yet they dare to claim to be one of the nine great families in Wandao Lake. They let a young boy, not even 20 years old, take possession of such a great treasure. They're really too bold. Now the cooked duck has flown away. Don't blame me later when they find out the truth!"

"Forget it. The brainless master is unreliable. I'd better make plans early and find another job!"

His mind raced, and he made up his mind. He immediately decided to leave, and said in a gruff voice:
"The monster has retreated. Master Sun has gone to capture the enemy. You may as well wait here for his return. The battle at 'Smoke and Fire Mountain Light' is intense. I will go back and take a look at the situation first!"

After saying this, he didn't care about the life or death of this group of people. The axe in his hand flashed with black light, he made a hand gesture, and the whole person disappeared on the island reef.

After falling deep into the ground, the man ran away without even looking back, looking at the place opposite to the "smoke and mountain light".

Xu Boyang's joy did not last long. He felt as if a thorn in his back was thorned. He glanced to the side and then found someone flying in the air and chasing him quickly. He looked closely and found that it was the young scholar named Sun Wuyi.

"Ancient and cool scholar!"

Xu Boyang saw that he had nothing on him, but with his sleeves fluttering, he flew towards him swiftly as if he was stepping on the breeze and riding on the rays of light. This speed was not slow at all, it was almost the same as if he was riding on a flying sword!
With a chill in his heart, he squinted his eyes and continued to fly into the sky with full concentration!

It was the first time he encountered a Confucian scholar. He didn't know how strong his cultivation was, nor did he know the depth of the other party. He didn't dare to act rashly for fear of being at a disadvantage. He just planned to use [Biyouxian] to fly up and down, shake off the other party, and get away!
Unexpectedly, the other party was so good at controlling the wind that he was like a piece of sticky candy that could not be shaken off. No matter how Xu Boyang rushed up and down in the clouds, he could not shake it off!

He cursed inwardly and was getting anxious when he suddenly caught a glimpse of black spots looming above the lake below, and a series of islands and reefs appeared!

Without giving it any time to think, Xu Boyang transformed into a beam of light and dived straight towards the archipelago!

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