As the day dawns, the servants of the Ji family get up to work one after another. The morning sun shines on their faces and meets the cool air. It is the most peaceful and comfortable moment of their day. It's just that the sky today seems a little weird, foggy and dim, but the sky in the distance is very blue.
Those priests who usually have high level of cultivation didn't seem to notice this. Since they didn't respond, there couldn't be anything wrong. Maybe they didn't get a good rest last night.
Except for Xu Zibai, no one in Ji Zhai could spot the treasure ship floating in the sky.
He asked with some confusion: "Master Hao, why did your high disciple put this treasure on our heads?"
Hao Lianfeng handed over the wine bottle in his hand and said: "We should not try to understand the thoughts of their young people, but learn to accept them. Let's drink ours first, and they will naturally talk to me when they are done."
Xu Zilai praised: "Master Hao is really open-minded and open-minded!"
Ji Zibai spat, "Listen to him farting there. He has the most bad temper and the most stubborn temper among the Xuan Ming Tao monks I have ever seen."
Hao Lianfeng took a sip of wine and said, "My disciples are the most stable, but I don't want some people to be unable to teach their sons well."
Ji Zibai slapped the table, "Why are you attacking me personally?"
Not to be outdone, Hao Lianfeng slapped the table and said, "Are you still swearing?"
"Did I scold you?" Ji Zibai pointed at himself, "When did I scold you?"
"You said I have a bad temper and am stubborn."
"Isn't that the truth?"
"..."
"You two, stop arguing and have a good drink."
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On the treasure ship, Bao Shan prepared his knife and scissors and placed the fat strange fish carcass on the deck.
He picked up the dagger and pointed it at the corpse, but was deflected by the fish leather and the blade was scratched aside, leaving only a white mark. Baoshan's secret passage is such a powerful defense. His dagger is specially refined for cutting, and its sharpness is enough to break through most inner armor.
Bao Shan did not choose to inject spiritual energy and then break through the fish's skin defense. He slid the dagger everywhere and felt the structure outside the strange fish's body.
Sure enough, he discovered a different place. It was from the belly of the fish downwards, similar to the area from the human navel to the perineum. It felt very soft to the touch. Although the protection of the fish skin is still there, the back of the fish skin does not seem to be very tough.
Then he attached spiritual energy to the dagger, which was really a great weapon for this strange fish, which was only in the foundation-building realm except for defense.
The dagger shimmered with light, which was caused by its excellent body reflecting sunlight after being inspired by spiritual energy.
"Bah."
With a soft sound, the dagger smoothly penetrated into the belly of the strange fish and moved upward along the edge. You could clearly feel the increase in resistance. Bao Shan ignored it and used a little force to throw away the entire belly of the strange fish.
I saw that not all the fish's belly was filled with organs, muscles and fat accounted for the vast majority. The internal organs are mostly hidden from the lower body to the tail of the fish, protecting this weak point that is not very tough. Unfortunately, it is not perfect, and the organs below the belly button are still exposed.
This is nothing. Ordinary sharp weapons cannot pierce the skin of the strange fish, not to mention that there is a layer of fat under the skin, which is thick and strong. Even if it is hit hard, the force can be removed. Then there are the muscles on it, which serve as the last layer of defense to protect the internal organs. Once they encounter a punctured sharp instrument, they will be clamped directly, making it impossible to move. It's just that the fat and muscles in the abdomen are too thin compared to other places. If the abdomen can be filled with huge force, the internal organs of the strange fish can be directly smashed.
As for the bones, there is no need to try Baoshan. Looking at the hole Zhang Xingwen made on the forehead of the strange fish, we know that it would be difficult for ordinary Xuanjing monks to penetrate its bones without a magic weapon.
When Bao Shan saw that none of his junior brothers and sisters were in the room, he wrote everything he saw and thought on the messenger talisman, turned it into a golden light and let it fly out.
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The four You Ziji quietly followed the men in black and returned to the previous location on the sandbank.
As the sky brightened, the fog on the river began to dissipate. The thick fog rising on the sandbank also disappeared completely. Those strange fish also disappeared. If they hadn't taken away a body, they would have thought that they were there before. Everything is an illusion.
The crowd in black disappeared directly into the reed swamp, and it was difficult to tell where they were and what they were doing. But You Ziji and others did not dare to get too close. After passing the reed swamp, there was bare sand with no place to hide.
Seeing this, Ji Wenyi took off the canopy on his back, and after opening it, it was enough to include four boys and girls. The treasure aura on it was dense, blocking the breath of the four people. However, such a gorgeous magic weapon was not practical on the sandbank. They were conspicuous, so Yao Yi set up a stealth formation on the spot to completely hide their traces.
Although the distance here is far, Zhang Xingwen and You Ziji can clearly understand what is happening in the distance by relying on vision and hearing.
Not all the people in black were monks, and those who were not monks were not free. They were tied with ropes and their mouths were sealed. Although they struggled hard, it was to no avail. After taking off their black cloaks, you can see that they are wearing prison uniforms. Someone actually brought the imprisoned criminals here. If they said they were letting them go, it didn't look like this. If you want to execute them, there is no execution ground, so why come here.
You Ziji only heard the men in black shouting at the prisoners, but did not know other details. Zhang Xingwen was different. In addition to people, he also discovered something else.
Those people set up a coffee table in front of them and built a simple incense stand. Three bunches of incense were lit and inserted on it, and three red dots flickered. The people in black all bowed to the ground and bowed respectfully to the incense stand. Then they clasped their hands together and knelt down to pray in their hearts.
When everything was ready and the incense was half burned, the man in black stood up and used the sharp sword in his hand to untie all the bound prisoners.
The situation at the scene was a bit strange, but even if the prisoners were untied, they did not dare to escape. The people surrounding them were all monks, and they were not able to compete.
A man in black pointed at the puddle in front of him and said, "Jump down."
"Sir, please spare the little one. I just defrauded some money. The crime will not lead to death, my lord."
"Stop talking nonsense and jump down!"
The prisoner had no choice but to jump down after pleading to no avail. Fortunately, nothing happened. Seeing that there was no danger, the other prisoners also jumped down the mountain. There was no other way.
Zhang Xingwen, who had been observing for a long time on the other side, suddenly said: "Junior brother, this seems to be the place where we found the little strange fish."
You Ziji said in shock: "Then these people's lives are in danger, but why do the men in black take the prisoners to such a remote place for execution?"
None of them knew what was going on, so they had no choice but to continue observing.
Sure enough, after a while, the prisoners who jumped into the water screamed in pain and struggled to climb to the shore. The man in black raised his feet and kicked them back until the puddle was dyed red with blood. They stopped struggling.
They seemed to faint.
One of the men in black saw that the incense on the incense stand was about to burn out, and said unbearably: "They are not death row prisoners. It is really pitiful to be executed for no reason."
The leader said: "I know you are usually soft-hearted, but we are carrying out the master's mission now. These sacrifices are not enough. How can there be so many death row prisoners looking for them."
The man in black looked at the unconscious prisoner in the puddle with some pity and sighed. Before he could speak, someone suddenly pushed him from behind and pushed him down into the puddle.
The man in black turned around and saw that it was the leader who pushed him. Before he could react, a sword had pierced his body and he fell limply into the puddle.
But I heard the leader say: "You must not keep such a soft-hearted person, otherwise he may be betrayed by him one day. Since we have made this beheading business, we will never allow our brothers to be betrayed, otherwise this person will be an example." "
Although the leader's approach was a bit radical, the people in black took it for granted. On the contrary, You Ziji and the others were very angry.
"This man actually killed his own companions. What a beast! Let's go and deal with them now."
After Ji Wenyi finished speaking, he was about to stand up, but was stopped by Yao Yi, saying: "Let's see, if we go out to scare the snake now, I don't know what they are going to do."
After hearing this, Ji Wenyi had no choice but to endure it and continue to wait. But he didn't expect that a golden light flew quickly from the distance, it was Bao Shan's messenger talisman. The golden light was very dazzling on the sandbank, falling straight to the beach, disappearing in an instant after being submerged in the invisibility formation. Such a strange phenomenon was immediately discovered by the men in black. They immediately understood that someone was following them, so they surrounded him.
Within the formation, the four of them looked at each other.
"It's over. We've been discovered. We can only go out and fight them."
"Damn it, why can this messenger find us?"
"Of course, Fourth Senior Brother used the identity plate to locate it. Take a look at what is written on it."
Yao Yi opened the messenger talisman and read it, then said: "Senior brother said that the weak point of this strange fish is from the position below the navel to the perineum, similar to that of a human being. It requires great force to crush the internal organs directly, like beating a cow across a mountain. Kill it easily."
You Ziji sighed with emotion: "Fortunately, I can just use the palm technique. If I could only use the magic weapon, I would be a burden."
"Stop talking, those men in black are coming around!"
Yao Yi said: "A quick victory, it is best to capture someone personally."
Zhang Xingwen nodded and immediately took out the sword talisman. Yao Yi and Ji Wenyi removed the formation and Baoqi canopy just before pulling out the sword. The four of them jumped out at the same time, found their opponents and went straight to the vital point.
You Ziji was the fastest, like an arrow leaving the string, and was the first to engage the enemy. The configuration of this group of men in black is not bad. Among the dozen or so people, at least four are Xuanjing monks, but this is not something You Ziji can deal with. The opponents he chooses are the remaining Foundation-building monks.
The tall man in black who was coming towards him raised a pair of swords and danced with great force, but did not delay him from running forward. Even if the enemy was a child, he did not dare to underestimate him. He could follow them for so long before being discovered. He must not be a simple character. Therefore, he prepared himself early in the morning to be hit by a huge force. Every step he took was very steady, and the double swords he wielded were more defensive than offensive.
Unexpectedly, You Ziji's moves were already superb, and he didn't have a magic weapon in his hand, so he would not choose such a strenuous method of fighting head-on. He looked at the gap where the man in black was wielding his two swords, raised his hand, and the power of his chopping palms reached the man's wrist, and the steel sword magical weapon came out directly. The man in black was stunned for a moment when he took off his weapon. You Ziji had already bullied him into his arms, and the remaining sword had no use. The man in black was pressed on the chest by You Ziji with a light palm, and then his body was like a sack. He flew out and fell to the ground unable to move.
After Youziji took action, he immediately retreated to avoid being targeted by the opponent's Xuanjing master. At this time, Ji Wenyi and Yao Yi fought against the enemy. They also chose foundation-building monks, and they split the enemy into two parts with just one encounter.
The sword talisman in Zhang Xingwen's hand was transformed into a burst of sword light. He was already the first to fight against a Xuanjing monk. The enemy is armed with double hooks and is the best at stealing weapons. Today, when he met Zhang Xingwen, he got a turtle. The sword light was used to use the splitting sword energy, which made the sword light very unstable. Every time the double hook was shot, it was bounced away by the sword light. There was no way. Zhang Xingwen held the sword in his hand and displayed dozens of sword moves, making it even more difficult for the man in black to parry. The moves of the man in black are not surprising. Although he has rich experience in actual combat, he always uses double hooks to take advantage of the enemy. Today, once it failed, he became at a loss and became more and more difficult to fight against.
The man in black didn't have only this means. He couldn't hold on any longer, so he took out a treasure, like a top, and was about to use it. Zhang Xingwen, however, had been waiting for the man in black for a long time. He raised his hand and released a split-light sword energy, like a flying shuttle, shattering the man in black's palm into pieces, and then stepped forward to deal with this man.
The companions behind him immediately came to the rescue. They were also Mingxuan Realm monks. They stopped Zhang Xingwen firmly, but it was the leader of the men in black. He held the long sword in his hand to block Zhang Xingwen's sword light. No matter how much the sword light flickered, it could not shake the sword of the leader of the man in black. Zhang Xingwen immediately understood that this person was a good player, and his basic skills were only slightly inferior to those of Shan Zong Quan Shan. The monk with the severed hand knew that Zhang Xingwen was powerful and felt that it was difficult for his leader to win, so he picked up the fallen magic weapon and threw it at Zhang Xingwen with all his strength.
The top spun straight after it flew out, and under the control of the man in black, it collided with Zhang Xingwen's sword light. The two collided, almost knocking Zhang Xingwen's sword light away from his hand. Seeing the opportunity, the leader of the man in black immediately followed went up, but was forced away by two shuttles. The spinning top rotates extremely fast. If it hits the body, a bloody hole will definitely appear. Zhang Xingwen's weapon cannot be connected with force. Just that one blow directly consumes one-third of the energy of the sword light.
The leader of the men in black stretched out his long sword and pinched the magic formula with his left hand. A pair of wings sprouted from behind his shoulders, suddenly increasing his speed by more than half. The long sword also sprouted a pair of small wings, which also made his sword speed much faster.
Zhang Xingwen Lingran was not afraid. He stepped on the Seven Stars and struck with each step. The first sword, Tianshu, unfolded the sword light, as broad as the sky, and included the top without being affected. The second sword, Tianxuan, was extremely thick and struck the extremely fast sword. Kuai Ren and Kuai Jian are both at the same level as Zhang Xingwen. Before the third sword was released, the man in black jumped away immediately and exclaimed: "Seven-star sword? Xuanmingdao!"
After Yao Yi and Ji Wenyige killed three or four foundation-building monks, they were also targeted by the Xuanjing monks, and they all fought against each other. The two of them carried out the purpose of quick victory and used all their strength as soon as they met. Ji Wenyi used the Iron Sword Technique, and the golden sword turned into gold liquid, avoiding the opponent's magic weapon, and directly smashed the man's head into pieces and melted it. Yao Yi used the Xiu Shui Sword taught by the third senior sister, causing the water vapor to turn into thirty-six rapidly flowing water streams, tearing and impacting the body of the Xuanjing monk, making him unable to move. Yao Yi could kill him directly, but just to keep him alive, he only severely injured him and ignored him, going to help elsewhere.
The senior brothers and sisters faced off against Xuanjing, and the remaining less than ten men in black were handed over to him. Since all the Xuan Ming Taoists were masters, they could not show off You Ziji's ability, but this time he went down from the mountain to do something that he couldn't even believe. With the air-splitting palm blessed by the magical power of force, the power of the palm is amazing, easily breaking through the previous limit. Each palm dents the air so much that the changes can be seen with the naked eye. These foundation-building monks were as if they were made of paper under his palm, so the more he beat them, the more enjoyable they became, and the last palm hit with a force of ten feet in radius.
After cleaning up the remaining men in black, he didn't go to Zhang Xingwen to cause trouble. He didn't know what chance he would have of winning against a Xuanjing monk with his current strength, or whether he could save his life. If he became a senior brother, it would be a disservice to him. The burden is not good. So he went to check on the fainted men in black. Although he spared these people's lives, in a life-and-death fight, the force was always heavy, so it was better to check to prevent anyone from dying.
Such a scene alarmed the leader of the men in black who was confronting Zhang Xingwen but did not dare to take action. He was extremely horrified when he saw that his team was defeated by four young men in the blink of an eye. When he thought about the other party's identity as Xuan Mingdao, he gave up the idea of escape. What he did must not be known to outsiders, lest it affect the master's plan. He was ruthless and did not want to leave anyone alive.
He immediately withdrew from the battle circle, took out a red pill and drank it. He came to the companion who had lost his hand and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, brother." Then he pierced him with a sword.
Zhang Xingwen immediately understood what the other party meant when he saw this, and shouted quickly: "Quickly block him, don't let him kill people." But it was already too late.
As soon as he finished speaking, the leader of the man in black, who had taken the Red Blood Pill and stimulated his body's potential, was like a ghost and unstoppable. His running speed doubled, and the speed of his sword was so fast that he could kill people without even seeing the shadow of the sword. killed. Not satisfied yet, he rushed straight to You Ziji.
In the previous battle, he had already discovered that only the youngest boy had the weakest cultivation level, which was not yet at the Xuan Realm. This was a mistake that the disciples of the great sect often made, appearing in places where they shouldn't be despite not having enough cultivation. With just one sword, he was able to kill the genius disciple of Xuan Ming Dao who was no more than twelve years old in front of him, and he felt a sigh of relief in his heart.
The menacing man in black did not frighten You Ziji. Although this man was fast, he was still within the range of You Ziji's perception. Suddenly, he had an idea and turned on the Samadhi True Fire with all his strength, burning through the sand. , fell down and easily dodged the sword.
Then Zhang Xingwen's third sword, Tianji, was launched. He turned into a black shadow and passed directly through the space of more than ten feet. At a speed that was astonishing that the leader of the man in black could not understand, he instantly penetrated the body of the man in black and took away the others. Whole body vitality.
After Zhang Xingwen killed the enemy, he immediately dispersed the sword light, came to You Ziji and asked, "Junior brother, are you not injured?"
You Ziji held the edge of the hole in the sand with both hands and climbed up without affecting the general shape of the sand. "Senior brother, I'm worried. I'm fine. His sword is not very fast."
Ji Wenyi and Yao Yi also ran over and were relieved to see that You Ziji was indeed fine.
Yao Yi said: "If that guy wasn't aiming at your head, but at your chest, how could you hide from him?"
You Ziji smiled and said: "I guess he would never have thought that I could hide down. If I hid elsewhere, I think he must have made a record. With one's strength, there is no way to escape."
Yao Yi laughed and scolded: "You are the only smart little clever guy."
Ji Wenyi looked at the body of the man in black. He didn't expect this man to be so decisive, and said with some regret: "We have no survivors now, and many questions here have not been answered."
Yao Yi smiled and said: "The Xuanjing monk who attacked me has not been killed yet. We may be able to extract some useful information from him."
Seeing that there was still hope, the four of them quickly went to the Xuanjing monk. Unfortunately, this man has died.
Ji Wenyi saw black blood seeping from the corner of the man in black's mouth, so he opened his mouth and took a look. A strong and pungent smell wafted out. He said in surprise: "This man committed suicide by taking poison. Which force is this?" After cultivating so many dead soldiers, what are you doing here?"
Zhang Xingwen said: "We may never know these things, but it seems that the rituals they held are not over yet. It is still possible to find some clues."
At this time, You Ziji, who was fully opening the Five Senses and observing the surroundings, suddenly said: "The blood seems to be flowing."
The three of them were shocked when they heard this, and they all looked at the blood on the ground. Sure enough, it was flowing, and the wounds on the corpses were like springs, constantly gushing blood.
Following the blood flow, I found that all the blood flowed into the puddle, stimulating the strange fish inside to become more active, which looked a bit weird.
On the incense table, the three sticks of incense had burned to the end and were about to be extinguished. The four of them suddenly felt their skins getting cold, and they had a premonition that something was going to happen, so they became even more alert.
There was a sound in the puddle again, as if the water was boiling, but if you look closely, you can see that it was actually caused by fish slapping the water. There are no other fish in this puddle except strange fish, so making such a fuss is not a good thing.
You Ziji suddenly thought of something and looked into the puddle. Sure enough, he saw the group of strange fish biting the corpse of the prisoner in it. Soaked in blood, the entire puddle seemed to be made of blood, making it look very eerie.
When You Ziji saw that the strange fish had grown up visibly after eating its flesh and blood, he could no longer bear it and looked back at his senior brothers and sisters.
