Sect Leader! Please strengthen our Dao Sect!

On the treasure ship.

Tang Yan was no longer as heroic as before. Looking at the river below, he felt inexplicably empty inside.

"Can't bear to part with it?"

Shen Shanshui appeared beside him without him noticing.

"Master, I'm a little worried about my father. Do you think that person from before might...?"

"That person is a Foundation Establishment stage expert who has condensed Yin Spirit. If he wanted to deal with the Tang family head, he would have made his move long ago, without waiting for us to leave."

Shen Shanshui shook his head and said frankly, "If those people wanted to kill Tang Xiao, he really wouldn't have been able to stop them with his strength."

After all, the Yin spirit is formless and invisible, and too mysterious.

"You should worry about yourself first," Shen Shanshui said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Tang Yan, who had been frowning, suddenly relaxed. As long as the other party didn't harm his father, he didn't care about anything else.

"Then let him come! A cultivator should be fearless and forge ahead without hesitation; how can he be timid and hesitant?"

Shen Shanshui pursed his lips, finding it difficult to assess Tang Yan's mindset. His adopted disciple was truly an interesting person.

"By the way, Master, there's something I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."

Tang Yan suppressed his smile and subconsciously looked around.

Shen Shanshui understood immediately and casually waved out a divine sense barrier.

"I have a vague feeling that somewhere very, very far away, there is something that shares the same origin as me. And its owner must have also sensed my presence."

After these words were spoken, neither of them said anything more.

Shen Shanshui had actually guessed this long ago, but he never expected that the Pure Yang Dao Body, a creation of heaven and earth, could actually be grafted.

"That's mine, and I will take it back myself!" Tang Yan clenched his fist and said passionately.

……

……

The sky was filled with stars, like glass hanging upside down.

The treasure ship sped along the river and soon sailed out of the territory of Qingyang County.

Despite its extremely high speed, some people standing on the deck looking up at the night view were not affected by wind resistance.

A faint, flowing light enveloped the entire treasure ship, blocking out the chilling winds from outside.

"The weather is nice today, and the starry night is beautiful."

"Yes, that's true."

"Hey...where's that wind coming from? It's kind of cold."

"You're joking, the treasure ship... there really is a wind, ouch~ it's so cold, and it's even hurting my neck. Why don't we go back to the cabin?"

Just as some passengers noticed something amiss on the deck, a loud shout rang out.

A blade of light, hundreds of feet long, shot into the sky, illuminating the night.

One stroke cleaves the river!

The river, thousands of feet wide, was instantly severed by a single blade that appeared from nowhere.

"presumptuous!"

Inside the cabin.

Sensing the change outside the ship, Shen Shanshui suddenly opened his eyes, a chill flashing in them.

The junior sister and disciple sitting cross-legged beside him were also awakened. After all, such a loud noise could be heard by anyone who wasn't deaf.

"You all stay here and don't go out."

After saying this, Shen Shanshui immediately pushed open the wooden window of the cabin, leaped out, and disappeared into the night.

"Something seems to have happened outside, we..."

Tang Yan couldn't help but feel curious. He had just sensed an extremely unusual aura, which had stirred something within him.

"My senior brother said to stay put and not move, so it's best not to move. Otherwise, he'll be angry when he gets back."

Shen Lingxi remained calm, even taking out a plate of pastries from her storage bag, showing no concern what had happened.

"Well……"

Although he was very curious, Tang Yan restrained himself.

"Let's listen to our senior brother and not cause him any trouble."

……

"Wu Lianshan!"

In the darkness, a disheveled figure slowly emerged from the void; it was the gray-haired old man who had previously tried to sneak into the Tang residence.

The old man clutched his bloodied arm, staring ferociously ahead. The sudden, devastating blow had caught him completely off guard and injured him.

"Attack the treasure ship."

"According to the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty, he shall be executed without mercy."

The man in official robes leaned on his sword in mid-air, exuding an aura of authority and dominance.

"Wu Lianshan! This is no longer Qingyang County. Aren't you meddling too much?"

The gray-haired old man's eyes held a deep sense of apprehension, clearly showing some fear of the knife-wielding man before him.

Wu Lianshan remained indifferent, his expression as cold as an iron face, uttering not a word. His aura was firmly locked onto the gray-haired old man, giving him no chance to escape.

Then, a low chuckle, reminiscent of a high-ranking official, came from mid-air, making one think that the person was at least a county magistrate.

"Hehe, you committed a murder in Qingyang County, killing a night watchman in the county."

"Our Qingyang County government can pursue the murderer across borders and execute him first, then report to the authorities."

"Liu Jiujiang!"

The gray-haired old man's eyes widened in shock; he hadn't expected anyone else to come, and he was now completely unable to remain calm.

"Good, good, good... Heavenly Blade and Overlord Fist have both come."

"You old man, you really have too much face! I merely crushed an ant with a flick of my wrist. Are you really going to make this a life-or-death struggle?!"

"Young friend, please show yourself."

Magistrate Liu ignored the other party and instead waved his hands in a gesture of respect towards the void.

Shen Shanshui slowly emerged from the night, smiling and bowing to the two of them.

"Magistrate Liu, County Lieutenant Wu, thank you for your help."

"You brat, you actually sought help from government officials?" The gray-haired old man pointed at Shen Shanshui, seemingly unable to understand it at all.

People subconsciously tend to think about things from their own perspective. Whether they are cultivators from the immortal sects or independent cultivators, they have no respect for the officials of the immortal dynasty, and even privately call them lackeys. What's more, someone like him with a questionable background, so before he took action, he only thought of avoiding the territory of Qingyang County. He never expected that Shen Shanshui would take the initiative to go to the county government.

"Why not? I have always abided by the law and am an innocent person."

"What's wrong with seeking help from the county government when you're in trouble?"

Shen Shanshui was merely stating a fact, yet the old man was speechless for a long time; there was nothing wrong with that.

After that day, Shen Shanshui secretly contacted the Qingyang County government. The strength of the unknown enemy was still unclear, and he had no intention of becoming a scapegoat.

Cultivation is for longevity, not for the thrill of battle.

They had initially thought that getting the two officials of Qingyang County to help would require Tang Xiao to smooth things over. Unexpectedly, the two agreed immediately.

When Wu Lianshan heard that someone dared to commit a crime in his jurisdiction, he would have gone out and attacked the person on the spot if Liu Jiujiang hadn't stopped him.

It's no wonder that Qingyang County has almost never had any serious murders in the past century. With a county magistrate who is so righteous and hot-tempered, it's unlikely that any cultivator would be blind to his good intentions.

Staring at the man, Liu Jiujiang questioned:

"Do you know your crime?"

"State your background and purpose, describe the details of the case, and perhaps..."

"Could they perhaps be treated leniently?"

"Perhaps I can give you a quick death." Magistrate Liu's smile remained calm, maintaining the demeanor of a civil official, though it didn't quite match his tone.

"This is outrageous! Do you really think I'm some pushover?"

The gray-haired old man flew into a rage, ignoring his injured arm, and flames rose around him.

In an instant, a hundred-foot-long tornado appeared!

Liu Jiujiang and Shen Shanshui acted almost simultaneously to protect the treasure ship that had been forced to stop not far away.

Everyone on the ship was stunned. They had just taken a boat ride and unexpectedly encountered a battle to establish their foundation.

"Civil officials are just long-winded; why waste your breath arguing with them?"

"Just cut him down with one stroke!"

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