Free Web NovelChapter 598: Chapter 301: Homeland! Slaughter!
Finally, the Sword Servant selected a dark golden inner armor to wear beneath the Dharma Robe. The apparent defensive Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact was a Profound Iron Shield.
As for offensive weaponry, the Sword Servant chose a set of black dual swords.
"These were all personally forged by the master."
Holding the new Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact, the palm couldn’t help but clench tightly, especially the inner armor close to the skin, though it felt ice-cold.
But in this hot environment, the Sword Servant’s face turned red. When he raised his head again to look at his master who had walked to the altar, his eyes were filled with strange emotions.
Before leaving, Lin Chang’an raised his hand, and instantly the Fusang Divine Tree transformed into thirty-six swords of Sword Aura which he summoned into his body.
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Due to the Secret Realm, the surrounding seas were full of deceit and treachery.
Some people gained enormous opportunities, and after Core Formation, they aroused the greed of countless others.
Others merely obtained a single Spirit Grass, yet suffered the calamity of having their entire clan exterminated.
All major forces got involved, and countless Loose Cultivators and Tribulation Cultivators swarmed in, all plotting and preparing secretly for the Secret Realm.
And the three forces of Five Dragons Island, due to the increasingly turbulent situation, put aside past grudges and cooperated to maintain stability.
At the same time, due to this turmoil, countless cultivators flooded in. Although Tribulation Cultivators were rampant, trade on merchant ships was unusually prosperous.
Lin Chang’an, an Honored Guest Elder of Profound Sound Pavilion, announced to the public that he was going into seclusion to refine a set of arrays, causing no ripple at all.
After all, in recent years, Lin Chang’an, this Tier Three Array Master, frequently went into seclusion to refine arrays, and it had become a common occurrence.
In fact, countless skilled cultivators seized this great opportunity, their faces flushed with excitement, waving their hands daily.
But no one knew that Lin Chang’an, along with the Sword Servant, secretly left Five Dragons Island, heading straight for the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea.
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Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea.
"Master."
Along the way, the Phoenix Cry Bird excitedly frolicked around, appearing as if it had been pent up for a long time.
It kept hopping on the shoulders of Lin Chang’an and Yun Yao, finally settling on the Sword Servant’s shoulder.
The Sword Servant also curiously glanced from time to time at the golden little bird on his shoulder, which turned out to be a Tier Three Great Demon.
"Brother Lin, back when the Li Huo Palace seized this island, they named it Li Huo Island, on the island..."
At this moment, both Yun Yao and Lin Chang’an had changed their outfits, as had the Sword Servant.
The three dressed in black attires; if they covered their faces, they would look like typical Tribulation Cultivators.
The Escape Light flight of Core Formation Cultivators was swift, and with Lin Chang’an’s assistance in converging their aura, a few days later, the three landed on a reef not far from Li Huo Island.
From a distance, Li Huo Palace appeared as a gloomy, pitch-black island.
"Brother Lin, it’s just ahead, I have already reconfirmed before coming, Li Huo Palace’s Core Formation elite cultivators are away, this time on the island..."
Listening to Yun Yao’s words, Lin Chang’an nodded gravely, but he still solemnly gazed into the distance with the Spiritual Eye.
Unfortunately, the Spiritual Eye, despite its ability to see through rocks and fog, could not penetrate the array.
However, using the Spiritual Eye, he observed the arrangements outside the array.
"Brother Lin, how is it?"
"Hmm, it is indeed the Four Symbols Xuanwu Array."
After observing for a while, Lin Chang’an’s expression finally relaxed a bit.
With his current Tier Three Middle Grade Array Master’s capability, he could not possibly be mistaken.
Unless the Li Huo Palace’s Island Protection Array was a quasi-Tier Four, even if it were Tier Three Upper Grade, he would not mistake it.
"If the array layout you brought, Yun Yao, is not incorrect, we might not need to break this array; instead, we could use it to our advantage."
Under the observation of Lin Chang’an’s Spiritual Eye, the so-called Island Protection Array couldn’t remain active at all times.
Usually, only the array’s concealment capability persisted, only fully activating in the face of major events.
Therefore, they could infiltrate.
"I have an Array Flag here. Once set in the northeast formation eye, even if the opposition intends to activate the Four Symbols Xuanwu Array, there will be a huge gap..."
With a grave expression, Lin Chang’an discussed the plan with Yun Yao.
After all, even if Li Huo Palace was weakening, it was still a Golden Core Sect’s power, and being just two of them, they had to be cautious.
Meanwhile, the Sword Servant, wearing a black mask, calmly listened to the instructions in front of the two of them.
"Spirit Pets and the like, use as trump cards and avoid them if possible."
Cooled down, Lin Chang’an inevitably glanced at the Sword Servant.
This time, the Sword Servant was the weakest in terms of strength, but with the Celestial Spirit Sword Body, he was only at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage; however, his combat power was in no way inferior to the average Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Additionally, with some life-preserving methods Lin Chang’an had given to the Sword Servant, handling some small fry shouldn’t be a big problem.
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Li Huo Island.
At the center of the dark island, a giant pit had been dug out. Astonishingly, there was a Spirit Stone mine on this island.
No wonder Li Huo Palace considered this place its foundation.
"Dig faster!"
From within the mine tunnel, reprimanding voices could occasionally be heard. The Qi Refining disciples in charge at the Li Huo Palace wielded mana whips, letting out cold commands.
Presently, calling the Li Huo Palace a Sect is less fitting than calling it a fortress.
Three shadows secretly lurked, and seeing this scene, Yun Yao seemed to understand Lin Chang’an’s confusion and couldn’t help but lower her voice to communicate:
"Brother Lin, all the family members of the Li Huo Palace cultivators are on Profound Yin Island."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chang’an suddenly realized why he felt something was amiss.
Typically, an island garrisoned by a Sect should house mortals and the families of cultivators.
But throughout their journey, they only encountered disciples patrolling and resting for the Li Huo Palace, or low-tier cultivators mining.
"Usually, the merchant ships and cultivators seized by Li Huo Palace are sold at high prices, and then they purchase low-tier cultivators at low prices to mine..."
With Yun Yao’s explanation, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but nod silently; this was indeed the current state of most of the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea.
