The Blade-Wielding Legend

Chapter 1611 - 818: Thunder Fire Dispels Evil

"Hahaha~"

The man clasped his hands and said heartily, "Young Hero Li has a keen eye. I am Hai Qiao."

"Greetings, Daoist."

Li Yan clasped his hands in return and then narrowed his eyes slightly, "Daoist, why have you come here?"

The four traveling immortal teams hired as tributes by Qiankun Academy each had their own merits, which Yan Jiuling had thoroughly explained to him.

"Dragon Erosion" and "Cloud Guest" were both forces cultivated by the Royal.

Among them, "Dragon Erosion" roamed the wilderness all year round, the leader being a Hidden Treasure Man, and the team had many strange talents and peculiar people, specializing in exploring Dragon Veins for the Royal.

"Cloud Guest" had a pleasant name, but in reality, it contained many lowlifes who specialized in spying on Mystical Sect messages across regions.

"Sea Treasure," on the other hand, was a civilian team, led by the "Sea Moon Monk," a descendant on the same ship as Master Jianzhen during Xu Fu’s Eastern Expedition, who had long hidden in Japan gathering intelligence, was familiar with sea routes, and was strongly recommended by the Sea Opening Sect.

Primarily active at sea, hence not very famous in the Divine Land Mysterious Sect.

During the Academy’s opening ceremony, none of the other three teams came.

But being tributes to Qiankun Academy, their power was not to be underestimated.

Especially this "Sea Treasure," which specialized in spying on Japanese intelligence, was absolutely no simple task here.

"This..."

The man named Hai Qiao hesitated for a moment, then said solemnly, "Young hero, let’s talk in private."

After speaking, he led Li Yan away from the crowd to a secluded beach.

"Speaking of which, this matter is related to Young Hero Li..."

He glanced around and said gravely, "Young hero, do you remember the ’Immortal Ascension Chapter’ of Xu Fu you presented to the court?"

Li Yan nodded and said, "Of course, was it not already destroyed?"

Before Xu Fu’s Eastern Expedition, he deceived Emperor Qin Shi Huang by saying he could open the Daluo Law Realm and set up the "Nine Extremes Ascension Array" in the Divine State, nurturing the Nine Tripod in the Earth Vein, and once the time came, the plan would unfold.

But they probably didn’t expect that Emperor Qin’s second son died, and the Nine Tripod nurtured underground for a thousand years had become an amazing Divine Artifact.

Now, this "Nine Extremes Ascension Array" had become a delusion, and even if the Nine Tripod were put in, the array couldn’t be supported, becoming a calamity instead.

Li Yan presented the information, hearing that the Xuan Sacrificial Officer had already dealt with it, not expecting there were still follow-ups.

"There’s something you don’t know, young hero."

Hai Qiao said gravely, "According to your intelligence, ’Mount Tai’ is Taishan, which the young hero solved by coincidence. ’Yishan’ is also in Lu, secretly destroyed by a master. ’Zifu’ is also in Lu, climbed and carved by Emperor during the Eastern Tour, and Emperor Wu of Han also visited here. The temple of Yang Lord on the island was found, and the array below was destroyed. ’Langya,’ ’Huaiji,’ ’Jieshi,’ and ’Jiuyi’ all had assistance from Mystical Sect masters. ’Yun Meng’ was a bit tricky, taking months to locate."

"Only this ’Japan,’ the most mysterious!"

"The court entrusted this matter to us, but this ’Japan’ is a sea immortal mountain, not Japan."

"The leader speculated that this ’Japan’ should be a sea hub, operating the great array in conjunction with Mount Tai’s yin and yang. Xu Fu set the yin array eye overseas, and if the plan succeeded, he could control the great array, likely a backup he left!"

"I see..."

Li Yan suddenly understood, becoming increasingly intrigued by the mysterious "Sea Moon Monk," and asked, "Did Master Hai not come? Daoist, could this place be the legendary Ying Mountain?"

"No, it’s not."

Hai Qiao shook his head and said, "I came alone. A major event happened in Japan, and the others have hidden their identities to investigate. This place is not Ying Mountain, but I received news that ’Sea Demon Group’ possesses a key to Ying Mountain, likely a sea map."

Saying this, he looked around, "I arrived here a step earlier than you, still unsure what has happened."

"Hmm, follow me."

Li Yan led him back, mentioning the Qiankun Academy people since there were outsiders from the Maoshan Shangqing Sect, giving a brief explanation of the situation.

"Sea fog, large-scale nightmare curse..."

Hai Qiao pondered and looked at the dense footprints on the beach, "I think I’ve guessed what it is."

"Oh?" Li Yan was a bit surprised, "Daoist, please speak."

Hai Qiao nodded, looking at everyone, "According to your information, the ’Sea Demon Group’ is hiding in the caves on Daishan Island, but the place is guarded by a garrison, and fishermen are fishing everywhere; to hide, they must have used a very sophisticated array."

"They must have received the news, and this mist is likely related, reminding me of a treasure."

"Rumor has it that ’Chao Shengwan,’ the leader of the Sea Demon Group, possesses a mysterious Magic Artifact, a flag refined from the skin shed by the Eight-headed Serpent, said in mythology to ’fog barrier the High Heaven,’ used by Izuna and spouse to hide Yellow Springs Country in ’Ancient Chronicles.’"

Sha Lifei shook his head slightly, "These Japanese names are truly chaotic, and their bragging is quite exaggerated."

The old Taoist from Maoshan Shangqing Sect glanced around, stroked his beard, and frowned, "To cause such a commotion, it’s indeed a powerful Magic Artifact. Daoist, do you know how to break it?"

Hai Qiao smiled, "Though I’m not certain, I have some guesses. According to the Japanese, Izuna and his wife hid Yellow Springs Country with fog, only a ghost could reach it. Perhaps using the Yin Soul Patrol technique will yield some findings."

Everyone exchanged glances, having no other alternatives, and began attempting immediately.

With people from the Maoshan Shangqing Sect around, Li Yan was not needed.

Moreover, their techniques were more formal than Wang Daoxuan’s.

The elder of Maoshan Shangqing Sect, with the Taoist name Jing Xuanzi, commanded, and the disciples responded solemnly, standing in four directions.

Their movements were swift as the wind, their Astral Step drawing out mysterious patterns, finger techniques changing, quickly setting up a ritual site using the beach as the base.

Wang Daoxuan’s eyes lit up, whispering beside, "It’s the Shangqing Sect’s ’Divine Tiger Soul Gathering Technique.’"