Chapter 66 Yuan Shi Tianzun's Pouch

When the giant waves subsided, the dark sea returned to silence, and the fleet that had been intercepting the route vanished.

Zhang Yuanqing gazed into the distance, focusing his senses. He saw no anomalies in his vision, and his Inspiration didn't detect any eerie ghost aura. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and say, "The crisis is temporarily resolved."

"Hoo!" Everyone exhaled silently, their tense bodies relaxing. They couldn't help but feel lingering fear when they thought about the overwhelming barrage just now.

If it weren't for Xiahou Aotian, the Scholar, having a wealthy background, their vehicle would have sunk in that attack. This was just the beginning, and they had already experienced a crisis.

As expected of an S-level instance.

"Hooray, hooray..." Hong Ji-ge generously praised.

Xiahou Aotian chuckled and raised his proud chin, saying, "In every story, the protagonist is always the one who turns the tide and plays the biggest role, while the supporting characters only need to admire the protagonist. I, Xiahou Aotian, am a natural protagonist, your reliance. Here, I want to give special praise to Yuan Shi Tianzun. Although he contributed nothing throughout the whole ordeal, the necklace he gave me allowed me to avoid several attacks and successfully assemble the counterattack cannon."

Immediately, his gaze swept over Yin Ji and Xia Shu Zhi Lian, and he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "You two have good looks. Try to please me, and you'll have a place in my harem."

Then, he looked at Eagle of Freedom and said, "You won't do. Born in the Beautiful Federation, you're not beautiful enough."

The corners of Eagle of Freedom's mouth twitched a few times, his fist clenching and then relaxing, relaxing and then clenching again.

Xia Shu Zhi Lian took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

Yin Ji turned her head and cast her gaze on the quiet, deep sea, seemingly afraid that she couldn't help but hit him.

"This guy's condition seems to be worsening?" Hong Ji-ge was obviously a Fire Sorcerer with some brains. After comparing the situation, he cleverly judged that Xiahou Aotian's chuunibyou (middle-schooler's disease) had worsened.

His condition had indeed worsened. The lucky necklace combined with chuunibyou was so awkward that it made people want to dig a seabed with their toes. Which normal person would start a harem in an S-level instance... Zhang Yuanqing coughed and said, "Then, Mr. Protagonist, please return the necklace to me."

Xiahou Aotian frowned immediately, displeased, "Yuan Shi Tianzun, you have no awareness of being a supporting character. You should give me the item, then beg for my protection, so that you can successfully join and become a member of the protagonist's group.

"Forget it, it's you who missed the opportunity anyway."

He didn't shamelessly occupy the item. He took off the lucky necklace and threw it over.

It could be seen that he still had a certain moral baseline.

Zhang Yuanqing took the necklace and put it back into his inventory.

Losing the lucky necklace, Xiahou Aotian recalled what he had just said, and his expression suddenly froze.

Even he, who claimed to be the protagonist of a shounen manga, found those words a bit shameful.

However, without the lucky necklace, he was reminded of an extremely important thing.

The cannon itself wasn't worth much. What was valuable was the energy pack, which Xiahou's family had advanced to the Sage-realm members of the family as strategic equipment.

At eighty million each, the energy packs were too expensive. The family was reluctant to give them directly to the outstanding younger generation, as it would strain the finances, but they couldn't not give them trump cards.

So, the black-hearted elders came up with a brilliant idea: they advanced it to the younger members of the family.

What was an advance?

When you didn't use it, the energy pack seemed to be yours. Once you used it, you had to pay the family eighty million for its use.

What was eighty million? It was the price of a top-quality Sage-realm item. It was the annual revenue of a medium-sized enterprise.

Although Xiahou Aotian had many items, they were all considered fixed assets, and there were only a few items that were truly worth more than ten million. It was impossible to sell them.

He had to sell multiple extraordinary items, as well as real estate and stocks in the real world, to pay such a huge amount of cash.

Therefore, Xiahou Aotian wanted to discuss with his teammates whether they could share the cost.

But he had just made grand statements about starting a harem and taking in subordinates, and now he was asking people to go fifty-fifty. It was really embarrassing.

In the end, money outweighed face. Xiahou Aotian steeled his heart, cleared his throat, and said, "Um, I have something to discuss with everyone. Um, um, can everyone share the cost of the energy pack? Once we leave the Lingjing, can each of you transfer eight million to me?"

"Don't worry, you won't lose out. I'm bearing 32 million alone."

After speaking, he looked at everyone expectantly.

Everyone pretended to look at the scenery around them, as if they hadn't heard his words.

Eagle of Freedom sneered, "What a low protagonist!"

Xiahou Aotian's handsome face flushed red. He clenched his teeth, silently turned around, and walked to the stern of the boat to steer.

The parked vehicle started again. Because Yin Ji had lost many spirit servants, resulting in a lack of manpower, Zhang Yuanqing summoned the Ghost Bride and Little Brat and ordered the mother and son to act as sailors.

With sparse fetal hair and innocent eyes, Little Brat was carried by the Ghost Bride to step on the wheels, looking blank.

"Yunmeng, my spiritual power is too depleted. Give me a massage." Hong Ji-ge walked up to the Qinghe girl familiarly and made an excessive request.

"Ma, massage?" Yunmeng was a little dazed, a little at a loss.

"Healing!" Zhang Yuanqing prompted.

"Oh, oh!" Yunmeng suddenly understood and hurriedly raised her small hand to press it on Hong Ji-ge's shoulder. Gentle green light lit up, and strands of it drilled into Hong Ji-ge's body, making him feel so comfortable that he almost groaned.

Zhang Yuanqing and the others didn't need treatment because they hadn't consumed much spiritual power.

The group stood on the battered deck, each looking in a different direction, guarding the sea.

At this time, the vehicle had moved away from the coast. Looking into the distance, they could vaguely see the blurred and small outline of Yai Shan Island.

To land on the island, it would take at least another hour. The next wave of danger should come soon... Zhang Yuanqing estimated the distance and made a judgment in his heart.

Although Xiahou Aotian had used his krypton gold ability to smash the fleet blocking the sea, Zhang Yuanqing didn't think that fleet was the ghost ship that the Demon Lord mentioned in the main quest.

Because it was too simple.

The previous team might not have Xiahou Aotian's cannon, but being matched into an S-level instance meant that they were all elites. There were even geniuses like the Demon Lord, as well as important items from the Jianghuai Branch and the Xie family.

It wasn't difficult to deal with a fleet.

So, the real ghost ship hadn't appeared yet... Zhang Yuanqing's thoughts raced, and he thought of the Demon Subduing Pestle again.

Should I take out the Demon Subduing Pestle now and beg the Lady to end the S-level instance, or should I wait until there's danger before taking it out? Wait and see what dangers I encounter next. Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself silently.

At this time, Hong Ji-ge leaned on the side of the boat, withdrew his gaze, looked at Eagle of Freedom, and said, "Banana man, what does the executor of the Heavenly Punishment do?"

Perhaps because they had gone through a shared hardship, Eagle of Freedom snorted and said in a foreign language, "The executor's duty is to enforce the laws of the Heavenly Punishment Organization. Anyone who violates the law, whether they are an Orderly profession or an Evil profession, will be punished. Under the sky, all living beings are under our jurisdiction."

"What does that mean?" Hong Ji-ge couldn't understand.

"Jinyiwei (Ming Dynasty secret police), the emperor's lackeys." Zhang Yuanqing translated locally.

Hong Ji-ge suddenly understood.

Eagle of Freedom glanced at the young genius of the Five Elements Alliance with some dissatisfaction.

Xia Shu Zhi Lian added, "The executor is a group represented by Wind Sorcerers. The Heavenly Punishment Organization was initially composed of two major professions, Wind Sorcerers and Lightning Sorcerers. Wind Sorcerers are good at speed and flight and have considerable lethality. They form the executor department, responsible for pursuing, arresting, and hunting down enemies."

"Lightning Sorcerers are fierce and domineering, known for their uprightness. They have established the prosecutor department, which is responsible for catching internal violations of laws and regulations. Of course, uprightness is relative. It can only be said that this group is more upright, but don't imagine them as Bao Qingtian (upright judge)."

Eagle of Freedom said proudly, "Heavenly Punishment is the most powerful and largest organization in the world. It has the spirit of embracing all rivers. Any Orderly profession that joins Heavenly Punishment can shine. This is something that the Five Elements Alliance, which is dominated by bureaucracy and cronyism, cannot compare to."

Xia Shu Zhi Lian said indifferently, "Embracing all rivers is true, but so is harboring filth."

Eagle of Freedom hummed, "You Huaxia have an ancient saying: When the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds. Does everyone in the Five Elements Alliance abide by the law? Don't even mention it. I'm afraid Yuan Shi Tianzun is the first to disagree, right?"

Zhang Yuanqing was silent for a while, then revealed a Demon Eye-like sneer: "You're right, so I'm going to cleanse the world!"

The several Sages beside him were startled by his smile.

Zhang Yuanqing said hurriedly, "Just kidding, I'm imitating the Demon Eye Heavenly King."

Hong Ji-ge was stunned. "Although I haven't seen the Demon Eye Heavenly King, you smiled really evilly just now."

Eagle of Freedom examined Yuan Shi Tianzun and frowned, "Do you have any mental illness? Your appearance just now is exactly the same as the fanatics I've seen. This is not something that a normal person can fake."

Hong Ji-ge habitually sang a different tune, "I think it's heat. I'll make soup for you to drink later to cool you down."

Yin Ji, who wasn't very sociable, turned her head and carefully sized up Yuan Shi Tianzun.

But at this time, Zhang Yuanqing had already returned to his talkative social butterfly persona, smiling, "Since I got mental illness, my spirit has been much better."

Eagle of Freedom was still brooding over Xia Shu Zhi Lian's words. He glanced at Hong Ji-ge and sneered, "This leader of the Deer Horn Gang, which elder of the Soup Province is he under? You don't need to explain. Ninety percent of the scattered cultivators in this world can be promoted to the Sage realm, there must be someone behind them."

"Folk scattered cultivator organizations, small-scale ones don't count, but any that have taken off and have a scale must be supported by large organizations or Lingjing families."

"It's the Deer Head Gang." Hong Ji-ge corrected, half-眯着眼笑道：“煲汤省有七位长老，火师职业的只有两个，你猜猜是谁。”

At this moment, this Fire Sorcerer was full of aggression and danger, truly revealing a hint of the majesty of a boss on the streets.

Folk organizations of scale are supported by officials or Lingjing families? This is something that I have never thought about. The existence of the Zhisha Palace gave me a fixed impression of folk organizations, but in fact, there are not many folk organizations with independent sovereignty like the Zhisha Palace. Zhang Yuanqing saw that the atmosphere was not right and looked at Yin Ji and asked, "Executor Yin Ji, do you know what the items lost here by the Jianghuai branch and the Xie family are? It wasn't mentioned in the bounty mission."

This question really attracted the attention of the Sages.

Yin Ji didn't hide anything and said in a gentle tone, "The Xie family's item is part of a certain rule-type item. I'm not very clear about the specifics, but I only know that the rule-type item is the Xie family's treasure. The reason why it was lost here is because the person who entered the instance was the great-grandson of the Xie family's ancestor. He was extremely talented and had hope of becoming the next head of the family."

"As for the Jianghuai branch's item, it should be the Yin-Yang Wheel, which also has a nickname, the Rascals Disc."

A part of a rule-type item? Everyone's eyes lit up.

A treasure of a Lingjing family is likely to be a Sovereign-level rule-type item.

A part of it is enough for the Sages present to make a fortune.

"Why is it called the Rascal Disc?" Hong Ji-ge asked.

Yin Ji recalled, "The Yin-Yang Wheel, half white and half black, white is life, black is death. If the pointer of the wheel points to white, nothing will happen. If it points to black, it will devour the vitality of all living beings except the owner. But as long as you can answer its questions, you can get a chance to start over. Those questions are extremely indecent, so it is called the Rascal Disc. As for what the specific questions are, I don't know."

After all, it was an item of the Five Elements Alliance. It was already very erudite for her to know so much.

What kind of indecency is extremely indecent? Zhang Yuanqing suddenly had a strong curiosity.

"This item doesn't sound very upright." Hong Ji-ge commented, and the three ladies nodded in agreement.

For a while, there was no conversation. The cold and beautiful female instructor Xia Shu Zhi Lian glanced at Zhang Yuanqing's waist bag a few times, and asked with some curiosity, "Yuan Shi Tianzun, what's in your waist bag?"

"Don't mention my waist bag." Zhang Yuanqing said without changing his expression, "Why do you ask?"

Xia Shu Zhi Lian smiled lightly and said, "It's nothing, I'm just curious."

At this time, Yin Ji, who was looking into the distance, looked back and said lightly, "Because Yuan Shi Tianzun has been deliberately avoiding it, afraid that I would notice his waist bag."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Zhang Yuanqing's waist bag.

Xia Shu Zhi Lian smiled, "So you noticed it too."

As a mature executor, she wouldn't actively expose other people's secrets, but she noticed that Yuan Shi Tianzun was always trying to block his waist bag with his body, looking like he was afraid of being noticed by Yin Ji.

And his "thief-like" movements had actually been noticed by Yin Ji, who had been looking at Yuan Shi Tianzun's waist bag intentionally or unintentionally several times.

Therefore, Xia Shu Zhi Lian clarified this matter to remind Yuan Shi Tianzun.

Am I that obvious? Zhang Yuanqing was calm on the surface, but his heart was grinning, he was really worried that the King Cat speaker in his waist bag would be noticed by Yin Ji.

Caring, so you will pay attention.

He didn't know how to explain when he heard Yin Ji not far away say softly:

"I don't care."

After speaking, he turned his gaze back to the vast ocean.

If you knew that there was an audio of you calling the Demon Lord "good brother" here, you wouldn't have said that. Zhang Yuanqing mumbled in his heart, while breathing a sigh of relief. Yin Ji's sentence was actually comforting him.

She is indeed a gentle and considerate big sister. Zhang Yuanqing knows so many women, but rarely is there anyone like Yin Ji who makes him feel comfortable and relaxed.

And this is still when she is deliberately keeping a distance from everyone.

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem difficult to understand why the Demon Lord is so deeply in love with her.

A fallen person with a big change in personality, tasting the warmth and coldness of the world, suddenly encounters such a gentle, lovable, and beautiful big sister, just like finding a harbor of the soul. Isn't it normal to fall in love with her?

It's a pity that it's a karmic relationship.

Speaking of which, if the fact that the King Cat speaker is in my hands gets out, I'll probably be hunted down by the Demon Lord's old lovers. This is much more dangerous than being targeted by an evil organization.

At this time, Xiahou Aotian's shout came from the stern of the boat:

"Something's wrong, everyone. We seem to be standing still."

The Sages immediately stopped chatting, turned their heads to look at the sea, and looked for references to tell the position. Sure enough, they found that the distant Yai Shan Island was still small, and the coast was still far away, but it hadn't disappeared.

More than half an hour had passed, and they seemed to be staying in the same place, without moving.

Xia Shu Zhi Lian, who had keen observation, pounced to the side of the boat and looked down: "The boat has been sailing, why hasn't the position moved?"

"Ghost hitting the wall?" Hong Ji-ge looked at his two Star Official companions.

Zhang Yuanqing and Yin Ji tacitly shook their heads.

If it was a ghost hitting the wall, they wouldn't be able to detect it at all.

Everyone looked at each other, feeling bad. Qinghe clan's Yunmeng said, "I, can I try going to the sky?"

Yin Ji pondered for a few seconds and said, "Okay! But remember, you can only fly for five minutes. After five minutes, no matter where you fly, you must return."

Yunmeng nodded. Immediately, large swaths of white feathers grew under her skin, splitting her clothes, her arms turned into wide wings, her neck stretched out, turned into a slender neck, her head shrunk, and her lips extended into a sharp beak.

In two or three seconds, she turned into a 15-meter-high snow-white crane.

The crane spoke human words: "I'm going!"

It fluttered its wings and flew up, flying towards the distant Yai Shan Island.

Everyone's eyes followed her. They saw the crane fly for a distance, then suddenly turned its direction and flew back, then started circling above the vehicle.

"Isn't this just a ghost hitting the wall!" Hong Ji-ge pointed at the silly crane circling and looked at the two Star Officials.

"No, it's not a ghost hitting the wall."

"Our protagonist has appeared." Xiahou Aotian stepped on the creaking deck, strode over, and said in a deep voice: "This should be a formation! From the moment we boarded the ship, we have been trapped in the formation. The seabed, the sea, including the sky, have been affected by the formation."

This is tricky.

Eagle of Freedom asked, "Then what should we do?"

Seeing that no one paid attention to her, she took a deep breath, abandoned the restraint and pride of the Free Federation, and switched to Chinese, asking: "Then how do we pass through the formation, how do we get to Yai Shan Island?"

Xiahou Aotian pointed to the dark sea and said, "Go to the sea, break the formation!"

Hong Ji-ge and Eagle of Freedom said in unison: "Are you crazy?"

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger's cubs? If you don't put yourself to death, how can you come back to life?" Xiahou Aotian held his head high: "This is exactly the test that the protagonist is equipped with." Hong Ji-ge looked doubtful: "I think you are desperate to bear the 80 million alone." Xiahou Aotian's expression froze, and he said angrily: "Crude Fire Sorcerer, don't mention the 80 million again. How could the protagonist be discouraged because of 80 million?" Enter the sea to break the formation? A flash of inspiration flashed through Zhang Yuanqing's mind, and he suddenly realized what the Demon Lord's audio meant when he said, defeat the ghost ship.

Perhaps, what the Demon Lord was referring to was not the battle on the sea, but the battle on the seabed.

The seabed battle was the original main quest of "Yai Shan's Sea." Yin Ji stared at the deep sea. After a few seconds, she withdrew her gaze and cast her eyes on Zhang Yuanqing, and said softly

"Yuan Shi Tianzun, what do you think."