Chapter 39: Young People Have No Martial Ethics
At night, in Binhai County, inside an inn.
Qi Shaofeng paced anxiously back and forth in his room like a headless fly.
"Has Eldest Senior Brother replied?"
"No."
The maid answered cautiously.
"That shouldn't be right! With Eldest Senior Brother's strength, he should have returned by now. Quickly send him another letter."
Qi Shaofeng didn't know why, but ever since his Eldest Senior Brother went to Prison Dragon Island, his eyelids had been twitching, making him uneasy.
The maid lowered her head and said, "Young Master, we've already sent one. But whether it's falcon mail or the sect's secret technique, there's been no reply from the Eldest Young Master."
"This... this shouldn't be right!"
Qi Shaofeng thought it was more and more wrong, then took out a token from his storage ring. This token was exclusive to the Piaomiao Seven Sons, and within a radius of several hundred li, one could sense the location of other tokens.
He used a secret technique to sense the direction of his Eldest Senior Brother's token, but the result made him turn pale. His Eldest Senior Brother's token had no response.
"Something's wrong. Eldest Senior Brother has probably met with an accident. Immediately send a message to the Piaomiao Sect and ask if his soul lamp has been extinguished!"
"Yes!"
The maid didn't dare to delay and immediately went to send the message.
This back and forth took the whole night. Qi Shaofeng and the maid didn't sleep all night.
The maid handed the message to Qi Shaofeng. "Young Master, the sect has replied. The Eldest Young Master's soul lamp is safe and hasn't weakened at all."
"Could Eldest Senior Brother have gotten lost?"
Qi Shaofeng couldn't figure out why his Eldest Senior Brother was clearly fine but still hadn't returned.
"Perhaps there's something good on Prison Dragon Island, and the Eldest Young Master has been delayed for a few days." The maid made up a reason to put her young master at ease.
Qi Shaofeng slapped his forehead. How could he have forgotten that?
"That's probably it. Eldest Senior Brother is always reluctant to part with good things when he sees them. But that's fine too. As long as he can suppress the flood dragon, waiting a few more days won't matter."
...
Peng Jing was indeed searching for good things on Prison Dragon Island. Looking at all the spiritual plants, he didn't even know what to pick for a moment.
Whatever—I'll pick whatever looks good. Even if I pick a few extra, as Grandfather's adopted grandson, the Island Master probably won't say anything.
Meanwhile, Chen Xuan's group was sitting in the main hall drinking tea, waiting for the people and sea folk on the island to finish harvesting the mature medicinal herbs and fruits before setting off.
This harvesting took three whole days. Looking at the pile of spiritual herbs and spiritual plants, a happy smile appeared on Chen Xuan's face.
"Since everything is done, we should leave."
Ao Li stood up and cupped his hands. "Senior Brother Chen, there's one thing this old dragon wants to tell you. There's actually a Dragon-Imprisoning Formation on this island that only affects dragon descendants. I hope Senior Brother can break this formation."
"First take me to see that formation."
Chen Xuan said calmly.
"Please!"
Ao Li led everyone out of the main hall, then transformed into his flood dragon form and flew into the sky. Before long, a light curtain appeared in the sky, blocking him.
"Senior Brother, this is the Dragon-Imprisoning Formation. I've already activated it!"
Chen Xuan didn't say another word. The sword in his hand was unsheathed.
Clang!
With just a flash of sword light, the light curtain in the sky shattered like glass.
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
Ao Li retracted his flood dragon body and cupped his hands to Chen Xuan with admiration. His respect for Chen Xuan grew even more—one sword to break this formation was definitely the mark of a top-tier expert.
"Just a small matter. Let's go. I'll collect some interest first."
Chen Xuan smiled and returned his sword to its sheath. Since he was here, he couldn't let any opportunity to gain experience points slip by.
Ao Li heard this and grinned from ear to ear. "Senior Brother is righteous."
The group boarded the large ship and, instead of returning the way they came, followed Ao Li's guidance to find the three remaining Sea Demon Generals hiding in the sea.
The ship had been sailing for less than an hour when a huge wave rose from the sea.
A turtle as massive as a mountain floated to the surface. The ship, over ten zhang tall, was like a leaf before this giant turtle.
As soon as the giant turtle appeared, many cultivators on the ship began trembling with fear. Although they knew Immortal Chen was there, fear was human instinct.
When Peng Jing saw the giant turtle, he immediately said to Chen Xuan, "Grandfather, this is the old turtle that injured me before. You must seek justice for me!"
Several others nearby struggled to hold back their laughter when they heard this. Peng Jing noticed but didn't react—you're all just jealous.
The giant turtle completely ignored Peng Jing and locked its gaze on Ao Li, saying coldly:
"Ao Li, you dare to escape? This seat will capture you and nail you down with the Dragon-Locking Nails!"
"Long Ao, you want me to go back? Dream on! Now I'm a guardian beast of an Imperial Lineage Immortal Sect. Even if the Night Family comes, I won't fear!"
With the Wushang Sword Sect backing him, Ao Li's words had become much tougher.
"Hmph! You won't shed a tear until you see your coffin!"
Long Ao snorted coldly, suddenly opened its huge mouth, and shot a massive water arrow at the ship.
Chen Xuan stepped forward, quickly drew his sword, and casually slashed.
The water arrow instantly reversed and flowed back into Long Ao's mouth.
Urp!
Long Ao suddenly burped, having swallowed all the water back. "Who the hell did that? Made me drink so much water!"
"It was me!"
As a young man's voice rang out in the air, a sword light also descended.
When Long Ao saw the sword light, it instinctively sensed danger and subconsciously tried to retract its head into its shell, only to suddenly discover that its head wouldn't obey—it kept falling downward.
And the last thought that flashed through its mind was—this young man has no martial ethics, actually ambushing an old turtle like me!
Even though quite a few people on the ship had seen Chen Xuan take action before, his two moves were just too shocking. It was such an ordinary sword strike, yet he had killed the seemingly invincible Long Ao.
Was Long Ao too weak?
No—Immortal Chen was just too strong!
"Grandfather, you're so fierce!"
Peng Jing said with a shocked expression. Just a few days ago, this old turtle had beaten him senseless, yet before his grandfather, it couldn't even last three seconds.
This grandfather recognition was worth it. Unfortunately, he was only Qi Shaofeng's grandfather, not his own adopted grandfather. Thinking about it, he was a bit envious of his junior brother.
"..."
Chen Xuan looked at Peng Jing suspiciously. "Grandson, you're acting strange."
"What's strange about me?"
Peng Jing looked puzzled.
Zhao Youqian patted his shoulder. "Young one, there are some things you'll never learn. Hurry up and fish that turtle corpse out of the water, tie it to the stern of the ship. We want everyone in Binhai County to see what the culprit that plagued these waters looks like."
"This junior understands now."
Peng Jing wasn't stupid—on the contrary, he was a smart man. Hearing Zhao Youqian say this, he realized where he had gone wrong. He didn't know how to flatter.
When he got back, he must properly consult his junior brother Qi Shaofeng on how he had recognized this grandfather and what preferences the man had.
Splash!
Peng Jing jumped into the sea. Before long, he flew out of the water, holding Long Ao's tail in his left hand and raising its head with his right. Only then did everyone see clearly that this giant turtle actually had a dragon tail on its back—no wonder it was called Long Ao.
"Immortal Chen, such a Long Ao is too big. I'm afraid it will affect our speed going back!" Wang Jian reminded quietly from the side.
Zhao Youqian didn't say a word and directly tossed out several hundred mid-grade spirit stones from his storage ring.
"Then I'll speed up the Long Ao for you. If it's not enough, I'll add more!"
"That's plenty! More than enough!"
Wang Jian said excitedly. These several hundred mid-grade spirit stones were worth tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones. He had never seen so much money in his life.
Zhao Youqian said boldly, "The extra is your hard-earned money."
"Thank you, Immortal Zhao!"
Wang Jian picked up these spirit stones, his eyes gleaming. This trip was indeed worth it.
"Senior Brother Chen, I sense that Ghost Shark and Void Kun have escaped. It's almost impossible for us to catch up with them."
Ao Li said with some regret. He had long wanted to settle accounts with the Four Generals, but unexpectedly, they had escaped.
"It's fine. Let them escape—it gives them a chance to go back and report."
Chen Xuan glanced at his experience bar. Only powerful great demons like these could give him that satisfying leveling speed. How many there were, he would kill how many.
As everyone spoke, Long Ao's corpse was already tied to the stern. Peng Jing even used a magic treasure to freeze its head and body together.
The fleet set sail again. With the spirit stones powering it, the return trip was much faster than the journey there. By evening, everyone could already see Binhai County
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