Free Web NovelChapter 267: Chapter 146: Good Person, Good Fish
Chu Xuan had no idea that someone was eyeing his "virginity" with ill intent.
He was simply focused on setting up the "Xuanhuang Embryo Breath Grand Array" to immerse himself in work and forget the troubles and sorrows in his heart.
This array simulates the state of "the world like a chicken egg" when chaos first cleared, to restrain natural disasters within the array, a very mystical formation, with much for him to learn from. ƒrēewebnovel.com
This was also the first time Chu Xuan was setting up such a complex formation, but fortunately, with the array diagram personally crafted by the master of the Celestial Array Peak, he just needed to follow it step by step.
Speaking of which, just a Xuanhuang Embryo Breath Array, without mentioning the effort required to study the formation, even a single array diagram and a set of array flags was not cheap, let alone the manpower and resources needed in the process.
No wonder many sects don’t bother to deal with natural disasters, and rely on some righteous and responsible sects to take the initiative.
Luckily, the cultivators in this realm knew that having good people willing to do such thankless work benefited all living beings, so generally, no one would come to such a place to cause trouble.
Chu Xuan worked diligently step by step for three days, and things were generally calm, occasionally dealing with oceanic beasts that came uninvited.
But on the fourth day, there were some "accidents."
Originally, Chu Xuan was deeply pondering the array diagram, wondering where he went wrong. Why didn’t the array flags fit as before?
Suddenly, he sensed the seabed in the distance stir, as if a battle was taking place, moving from far to near, gradually approaching this location.
So Chu Xuan put away the diagram and extended his Divine Sense far out to check the situation.
He then showed a strange expression. Such a remote and desolate sea area actually had cultivators? The Spiritual Qi density wasn’t high either?
The two cultivators wore blue gauze robes, appearing to be disciples from the same sect, with unimpressive cultivation levels; one at the Second Realm, the other at the Third Realm.
They were riding a flying shuttle on the seabed, hunting a mystical beast.
To be precise, it was a very beautiful red carp, with scales emitting a crystal-clear red light, and surrounded by a mesmerizing multicolored glass aura, clearly not an ordinary kind.
The red carp’s escape route was directly towards Chu Xuan, or rather, towards the disaster area.
This area was extremely dangerous, and Chu Xuan dared not get too close.
Not to mention, those collapsed areas in the sky led to endless darkness and chaotic void currents; getting too close would cause one to be sucked in and exiled from this world, dying without a trace.
The black flames emerging from the seabed cracks were more terrifying, like the legendary "Destruction Black Flames", capable of incinerating everything.
Normally, living beings would instinctively avoid this disaster area; the red carp rushing over here likely wanted to use the danger to deter the pursuers, preventing them from getting closer.
At this time, Chu Xuan’s array was less than half complete and hadn’t been officially activated, so it naturally couldn’t restrain these disasters. freewēbnoveℓ.com
Moreover, he couldn’t leave, lest the shockwaves from their battle destroy his few days’ efforts, and he’d have nowhere to reason.
"Boom~!"
The two cultivators, being impatient, saw the red carp nearing the disaster area, fearing it might dive in and commit suicide, hurriedly threw a disposable "Heaven-Shaking Thunder" Magical Artifact, trying to change its escape path.
This made Chu Xuan frown, and he warned from afar, "Disciples of the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace are handling a natural disaster here, unrelated persons must leave immediately!"
The two cultivators paused at his words but didn’t obediently leave, still pursuing.
As for the red carp, it was startled by Chu Xuan’s shout, its entire body shivering, seemingly very timid.
With this shout, it realized another human appeared on the sea surface ahead, leaving it somewhat caught in a dilemma.
The two cultivators took this chance to accelerate the flying shuttle, releasing two water-blue sword lights to encircle and attack.
The red carp dodged left and right under the assault of the sword lights, appearing dangerous and narrowly escaping each time.
By now, it was too late to flee to either side, so it could only move toward Chu Xuan, crying pitifully.
The aura of this mystical beast was restrained, its specific realm indiscernible, but it seemed to be within the first three realms, surprising Chu Xuan as it could speak human language.
Though theoretically, the second realm of the monster clan can speak, in reality, many monsters don’t speak human language even after transforming into human form, especially the little monsters in remote wilderness; how would they speak without learning?
"Please, please save me! I haven’t eaten anyone, I’m a good fish."
Hearing the naive feminine voice, tinged with fear and terror, Chu Xuan couldn’t help wanting to laugh. A fish claiming to be a good fish? How funny, it would be more believable if it said it was a good monster.
Of course, Chu Xuan didn’t let his guard down easily, still standing rigidly in place.
The two cultivators shouted, "Fellow Daoist! This red carp is ours; don’t break the sea’s rules."
Chu Xuan couldn’t be bothered with them, "rules of the sea"? Do you take me for a fool?
Since there were few large sects overseas and resources were relatively abundant, many Loose Cultivators roamed freely; the order here was more chaotic than on land, with killings and looting occurring frequently, and the so-called "rules" were the law of the jungle.
