Yongdeng Shoal is located two hundred miles south of Chiwei Island. The topography is like a spindle, pointed at both ends and wide in the middle. There are sand and rocks under the water, and the shallowest point is less than three feet.
There is a high-quality fourth-level spiritual vein deep in the seabed. The spiritual energy is extremely abundant, attracting a large number of shellfish monsters to live here.
Precisely because of the superior geographical conditions of Yongdeng Shoal, the Di An Sect has always had plans for it, claiming that Yongdeng Shoal is part of Chiwei Island.
Since Chiwei Island is jointly owned by Chenghua Sect and Dian Sect, Yongdeng Ansha should follow the same procedure.
The Di An Sect not only dispatched the spirit boat fleet to patrol this area, but also regularly conducted "drills" with certain outside sects.
Of course, Cheng Huazong disagreed, but he had no choice but to lose his vitality in the war a thousand years ago and lacked naval combat power. The stalemate has continued until now.
Therefore, this piece of spiritual vein has been sealed to this day, and neither side can mine it. They can only collect some ready-made spiritual beads.
Zhao Lin exhaled softly due to the rich aura brought by the sea breeze.
Only when a country or sect is strong can it ensure its territorial integrity and not be invaded by foreign enemies. This was the case in the past life, and it is not the case in this life.
"We've arrived at Yongdeng Shoal, and that buoy is the boundary."
In about two-quarters of an hour, the boat arrived at a sea area full of rocks. Gan Xingquan pointed to the red and white buoy on the sea not far away and said.
When they got closer, everyone saw a buoy about one foot high. Through the sea water, they could clearly see several thick ropes on the buoy, tied to the rocks under the sea.
"It's still early, let me show you around so you don't accidentally go out of bounds during the mission."
Gan Xingquan made a gesture, and the sea boat turned around and sailed around the waters of Yongdeng Shoal.
One sea boat went in front, and three other sea boats carrying the guarding monks followed.
After traveling for a while, a fleet of ships came towards us.
The fleet consists of three ships, all of which have thin hulls, sharp corners at the front, and royal ornaments like chrysanthemums embroidered on the sails. At first glance, they are not the fleet of Cheng Huazong.
No need to ask, they must have met someone from the Di An Sect, and they seemed to be on a mission to collect spirit beads.
Sitting on the first boat opposite were sixteen monks dressed in black. They had broad shoulders and war skirts, and slender long knives hung from their waists.
"Their swords are so long, are they magic weapons?"
Liu Lian stared at the opposite side for a while and asked curiously.
"That is the eyebrow knife unique to the Di An Sect. It can be used as a protective weapon or a magic weapon."
Fu Dong chuckled and took the initiative to introduce: "The blade is long, narrow and has a huge arc, which is good for cutting."
"The disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to use and requires years of practice before it can be used. Many Earth Dark Sect monks have been practicing using this magic weapon since the beginning of their practice."
When Gan Xingquan heard this, he snorted disdainfully, "It looks scary, but it's actually just a fake."
"When it encounters magic weapons such as the sword, the judge's pen, or the halberd, it will be restrained to death."
Then the conversation changed, "But you have no experience in fighting, so you should be more careful when encountering them."
Zhao Lin lowered his head and glanced at the iron ruler at his waist, and thought to himself: "This time I will go back to the elders and consult with them to choose a suitable magic weapon."
When your cultivation has reached the middle stage of Qi refining, you should be able to start using magic weapons.
However, Zhao Lin didn't have time to think about it, and the magic weapon he had was not easy to find, so he still carried out the mission empty-handed.
The ships on both sides were getting closer and closer, and everyone could clearly see that in addition to the monks in black, there was also an old man sitting in the middle of the opposite ship.
The old man looked to be in his fifties or sixties, with gray hair, a broad forehead, and a wrinkled face filled with the aura of an owl.
"Hahaha... Brother Gan, what are you doing here at Hawu Ansha?"
The two boats were getting closer and closer, and the gray-haired old man suddenly laughed, his voice was extremely harsh,
"What Haimai Ansha? This is Yongdeng Ansha, which has been the territory of our Chenghua Sect since ancient times!"
Gan Xingquan retorted unceremoniously, "You are just a group of incorruptible sea ghosts occupying a magpie's nest."
"Since ancient times?"
The gray-haired old man curled his lips and sneered, "I only know that most of this sea area is now owned by our Dark Sect. It's useless to say it. What are the records of both of us in the past few years?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Lin and others on the ship, and said teasingly: "We might as well wait and see how many of you will be left on the ship after three days."
"Then we'll see!"
Gan Xingquan looked calm and said nothing more, but the protruding veins on his temples revealed his inner thoughts.
The two ships passed each other, and Zhao Linyun used his qi-gazing technique to look at the opposite ship.
The cultivators of the Di An Sect are all in the late stage of Qi refining, but most of them are at the seventh and eighth levels of Qi refining, and there are only two monks at the ninth level of Qi refining.
"Looking at the level alone, our side is still higher. Since the record is not as good as theirs, it seems that the Diandan Sect's magical attainments are stronger."
After a while, the Di An Sect's ship sailed away, and Gan Xingquan said in a deep voice: "You have also seen that this mission is nominally to collect spirit beads. In fact, it is also a war, but on a smaller scale, under the banner of executing the mission. That’s all.”
"You must pay attention to safety and run away if you can't fight. As long as a person is alive, good deeds can be earned. If you die, everything is really over."
Ran Pengfei asked: "Senior Gan, since we suffered a loss in the water battle, can more people act together?"
Everyone thought this was a good idea and turned to look at Gan Xingquan.
Gan Xingquan shook his head, "Naval battles are different from land battles. The effect of more people is limited. It can even cause confusion and accidentally injure one's own people."
"Of course, more people are definitely more powerful than less people, but with more people, the speed of finding the spirit beads will be slower. How to distribute the spirit beads after discovering them is also a problem."
"In the past, several people acted together, but they ended up having internal strife over a first-grade spiritual bead."
After hearing these words, most people gave up the idea, but a few people discussed taking action together.
In less than half an hour, Haizhou circled the sea area, and everyone had a clear understanding of the general appearance of the sea area.
At the end of the day, the two fleets met next to a protruding rock.
"Please remember, once the mission begins, you cannot leave this sea area. You can only come out three days later at Sishi."
"During the mission, both sides have ships patrolling outside. If they leave the border midway and encounter our Ark ship, it's okay. If they encounter the other side's patrol ship, they can kill it without asking the reason!"
When the time came, Gan Xingquan and the gray-haired old man from Di An Sect looked at each other and raised their arms at the same time.
"The time has come, everyone, get in the water!"
Following the order, Fu Dong was the first to jump into the water. With a "swipe" sound, the figure quickly disappeared.
Zhao Lin did not hesitate, activated his waterbending skills, jumped into the water, and quickly dived to the bottom of the sea. (End of chapter)
