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"Fortunately, the interference from the cultivators of the Three Continents is keeping him stationed at the front line for the time being, which has given Junior Brother Shen a chance. But once Liang Qiuyu returns, it’s hard to say what could happen."
"Liang Qiuyu?"
Wang Ba felt a chill in his heart.
A great elder of the Demon Sect, his reputation had also reached Wang Ba’s ears.
For Shen Fu to escape from his grasp would be exceedingly difficult.
"What if we bring Junior Brother Shen back to the Wanxiang Sect?"
He thought of a solution that was no solution at all.
Jiang Taiyin sneered:
"Do you think him foolish enough to let Shen simply hide away in the Wanxiang Sect?"
"Liang Qiuyu likely knows Shen’s whereabouts like the back of his hand, and has the power to obliterate him from countless miles away!"
"Staying in Yan, he still has hope, but if he truly went with you to the Wanxiang Sect, he would probably explode and die on the spot."
Wang Ba suddenly realized, "Has something been done to the Junior Brother’s body?"
Jiang Taiyin shook his head slightly:
"Not just his body, the cultivation method he practices has also been tampered with by Liang Qiuyu..."
"You worrying here is pointless. Shen’s destiny is not bad, and I’ll recover soon too. By then, Liang Qiuyu might not have it so easy."
Wang Ba heard this and, although worried, knew that the other party’s words were true.
He bowed respectfully:
"Thank you for the clarification, senior... If there’s anything you need, just say it, and I’ll do my best to see it done."
Jiang Taiyin waved his hand though: "Nothing I need."
Having said this, he transformed into a wisp of blue smoke and entered Shen Fu’s body.
Wang Ba hesitated for a moment, then withdrew the Power of the Yin God.
Shen Fu’s eyes suddenly cleared, and he looked stunned:
"Senior brother, all these are..."
Wang Ba nodded slightly: "They’re a collection of curses to prevent spirit possession... You’d better find a way to master that Lifeline Defile Curse, or wait until I can raise a Fourth-Order Spirit Beast."
Shen Fu sensed the curses within his soul, which felt so familiar it was as though he had practiced them for a long while, able to be deployed with just a thought.
He was astonished beyond words.
Just as he was about to say something,
a sword Qi suddenly flew in from afar and landed before Wang Ba.
It was that powerful and mysterious disheveled cultivator.
Unexpectedly, he had also brought along that pus-covered brute from the Tupi Continent.
Before them lay the cultivator of the Tupi Continent, who had been fierce and had easily faced three opponents but now looked confused and on the brink of collapse.
Yet the disheveled cultivator appeared completely unchanged.
Shen Fu couldn’t help but show a look of shock.
"Is this the man from the Tupi Continent? He was not as weak as you said, he took seven or eight of my swords before he fell."
The disheveled cultivator said, shaking his head at Wang Ba.
Wang Ba was also somewhat surprised. After thinking it over, he called Ying He and Li Yingfu over to interrogate the big man.
Simultaneously, he said to the disheveled cultivator: "Senior Chijian, there’s a puppet cultivator from the Dao Sheng Continent at the Path of North Sea. Would Senior Chijian be interested in..."
"Dao Sheng Continent? I’ll have a look!"
Chijian immediately transformed into a sword-light and flew away swiftly.
"Let’s go, we’ll talk on the ship."
Wang Ba called out.
Gong Xiyin, the three-eyed youth, also returned, following behind Shen Fu as they all boarded the iron ship.
A short while later.
"These cultivators from the Three Continents have come to the Northsea Continent on a top-secret mission... but the cultivator in charge had just come from Juhai Pass and was blown up, so his knowledge was limited. All he knew was that the Three Continents have been attacking Yan for a long time without success and now seek to awaken some entity in Northsea Continent," Ying He said with a grave expression.
"Awaken some entity in Northsea Continent?"
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Wang Ba frowned slightly.
For some reason, the first thing that flashed through his mind was the enormous creature at the bottom of the Northern Ice Abyss.
According to the description by the Ice Daoist, that behemoth had an extremely large body and its strength was not to be underestimated.
After thinking for a moment, he instructed, "Note this matter down for now, and report it to the Sect immediately after we return to Guangling State."
Ying He hurriedly clasped his hands and said, "Yes."
Wang Ba nodded, then thought of something and asked, "How did Senior Chijian handle it?"
Ying He replied in a deep voice, "The puppet cultivator from Daoist Cultivator from Shengzhou has been captured by him, and we will be able to meet him shortly."
"Be cautious when you get there, lest there are Three Continents’ Cultivators waiting outside."
Wang Ba gave one directive after another.
Watching this scene, Shen Fu couldn’t help but be filled with admiration.
He had secured his position as a holy child purely through his ’teacher’ status and several strokes of luck.
His senior brother, however, held a high position within the Wanxiang Sect through his own talent and effort.
Having the capacity and charm to subdue Nascent Soul Cultivators while being in the Golden Core Realm was something he could scarcely imagine achieving himself.
Unable to help himself, he earnestly began to mimic and learn from Wang Ba’s every move.
Soon, Chijian returned with a Daoist Cultivator from Shengzhou whose consciousness was hazy.
After a Soul Search and interrogation by Ying He, they found out there weren’t many Three Continents’ Cultivators outside Juhai Pass, which set their minds at ease.
Without wasting any time, Wang Ba asked Chijian to take the lead.
The iron ship followed closely behind.
When the iron ship emerged from the waters beneath Juhai Pass, they saw many corpses floating on the sea surface.
Abiding by the principle of no waste, Wang Ba ordered Li Yingfu to scan each of the corpses.
"The direction of the cold current has changed."
Ying He stood at the bow, holding a compass, carefully sensing the changes in the wind direction around him, and frowned as he said:
"Head east first, circle around from the east, then make our way to Heishui Port."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ba immediately decided, "Then let’s head east, it happens that Senior Chijian is also heading back to Huangji Continent, we might as well send him off on his way."
Chijian laughed, "You kid sure know what’s what."
Ying He and Li Yingfu had nothing against it.
Neither did Shen Fu and Gong Xiyin express any objections.
The iron ship quickly set off in the direction of the east.
Several days later.
Wang Ba was chatting with Shen Fu inside the cabin.
Suddenly, he heard Ying He’s voice transmission.
His brow furrowed slightly.
"Senior brother, what’s wrong?"
Shen Fu asked curiously.
Wang Ba’s brows relaxed, and he shook his head, "Nothing, I’ll go have a look first."
He quickly made his way to the deck only to see Ying He and Li Yingfu standing by the railing, their expressions solemn. Sensing Wang Ba’s arrival, they quickly waved to him:
"Chief Division Master, come and see this!"
They stepped aside to give him room.
Wang Ba walked to the railing and curiously looked out at the fog-covered sea.
In the depths of the mist, he could faintly see several huge ships passing silently.
Above these ships, there were banners with dragons fluttering in the wind.
And on some of the dragon flags, a big ’Qian’ character was embroidered.
"A fleet from Qian?"
Wang Ba muttered, and suddenly Chijian’s voice arose beside him:
He turned to see Chijian with a somber face:
"Why would so many Qian fleets come here?"
