281: Chapter 281 Arrival in South Korea

As Chen Lingyang and the other quickly headed towards the waters of Han Country,

Sihai Island encountered new Cultivators once again.

Chen Lixuan looked at the three Foundation Establishment Cultivators—two men and one woman—in mid-air.

"Who are you?"

"From Han Country?" one of the men asked with a frown.

He was a member of the Huang Family, named Huang Shengqin.

The other two were Disciples of forces under the Huang Family, Wei Chong and Xu Ting.

"Yes," Chen Lixuan said.

"Brother Huang, why bother wasting words with them? In my opinion, we might as well kill them all." Wei Chong looked at Chen Lixuan, who was merely a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator here, with a look of utter disdain.

Before Huang Shengqin could reply, Xu Ting on the side retorted, "No, Brother Huang. If we kill these people, what will we do if Han Country investigates? We have already crossed the border of Han Country without authorization in the first place."

"So what if we crossed? Bing Prefecture originally belonged to us." Wei Chong said in a deep voice.

"It was in the past, but not anymore," Xu Ting explained.

"Alright, stop arguing. Fellow Daoist, I would like to ask if a Foundation Establishment Cultivator has passed by here earlier, with an aura of around the Foundation Establishment Late Stage?" Huang Shengqin interrupted the two and asked directly.

"Indeed, three Fellow Daoists, someone did come over half a month ago, and they even attacked my Sihai Island. That person fled towards the northwest." Chen Lixuan thought for a moment and decided to be honest with them.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist." Huang Shengqin cupped his hands in thanks, with Xu Ting following closely behind.

As for Wei Chong, he looked somewhat unwilling.

Watching the three figures receding into the distance, Chen Lixuan's somewhat nervous mood calmed down again.

This period of time could be said to be the day he faced the most crises.

The Purple-robed man from earlier had already made his heart skip a beat, and while these three might not be stronger than the other individually, they weren't far behind either.

If these three were to launch a forced attack, he truly had no confidence in blocking them.

However, judging by the appearance of these three, they didn't seem to be from Han Country. Could they have sneaked across from Yan Country?

Chen Lixuan carefully recalled the words of the three, and couldn't help forming some guesses in his heart.

It seemed that the waters must be quite unsettled during this period, and he wondered how other islands were doing.

...

Clang!

A streak of scarlet-gold Sword Qi erupted, and when it swept past the carapace of a Second Rank Medium Grade Dragon-Horned Turtle, it only left a faint mark on its shell.

Seeing this, Chen Lingyang frowned.

The Dragon-Horned Turtle stared at him as the surrounding seawater churned continuously, sending pillars of water to bombard Chen Lingyang and the other.

Chen Lingyang and Ning Qingluo dodged while counterattacking.

What Ning Qingluo cultivated was the Vegetation Sword Art of the Ning Family.

Streaks of green Sword Qi swept across the Dragon-Horned Turtle; their power wasn't strong, but every stroke of Sword Qi, upon hitting the Dragon-Horned Turtle, caused its Physical Body to wither continuously.

The Dragon-Horned Turtle also noticed that the Moves of the Ning Qingluo before it weren't strong, but the effect was astonishing. It hurriedly fled back into the sea and no longer kept its eyes fixed on the two.

"Let's go," Chen Lingyang reminded.

Ning Qingluo nodded, her complexion looking pale.

Don't be fooled by how simple those few sword strikes just now seemed; in fact, every single sword stroke consumed a significant amount of her mana.

After taking out a Medicinal Pill and swallowing it, her complexion became slightly rosier, and she then followed behind Chen Lingyang to leave.

The two of them had already set off for a full month, and the waters of Han Country were no longer far away.

During this period, they frequently encountered some sea monsters on the sea, most of which were First Rank, and occasionally they would encounter Second Rank sea monsters. Once, they even saw a huge figure leaping out of the sea from afar, stirring up waves over ten zhang high.

Although they didn't know what kind of sea monster that was, that aura was definitely not at the Second Rank level, but at least at the Third Rank level.

Ever since that time, they had become extremely cautious when traveling across the sea.

Another day passed, and Chen Lingyang took out the map and looked at the surrounding islands.

"We are about to enter the waters of Han Country, less than a hundred li away," he said in a low voice.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, look, what is that?" Ning Qingluo nodded, and as soon as she looked up, a few black dots appeared not far away.

Chen Lingyang looked closely.

Not far away, several Foundation Establishment Cultivators dressed in various attires were running wildly towards them.

Their complexions were anxious, their expressions panicked, and they looked back from time to time. Who knew what they had encountered?

Chen Lingyang and the other dared not hesitate in the slightest; they immediately distanced themselves and proceeded in the direction of Han Country.

"Run fast! If we don't run faster, it'll be too late," one of the men in white shouted in alarm.

Dammit, they had merely hunted down a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, yet it unexpectedly drew out a Purple Mansion Master.

Had they known that Foundation Establishment Cultivator was being watched by someone, they wouldn't have made a Move.

The man in white recalled an incense stick's time ago. At that time, about twenty Foundation Establishment Cultivators from their Yan Country side joined forces to deal with a dozen or so Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Zilong Sect.

Needless to say about the final result, their side successfully dealt with the enemy at the cost of only a few deaths.

Yet unexpectedly, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the opposing side managed to escape amidst the chaos. They immediately collected the bodies of the enemy and pursued that escaping Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Zilong Sect.

Then, they encountered a Purple Mansion Master.

That Purple Mansion Master was extremely insidious. Their cultivation was even higher than theirs, yet they actually chose to ambush them.

As soon as he struck, he killed three Foundation Establishment Cultivators. However, there were still a dozen or so people left, and among them, a Formation Master took out a Formation, so they joined forces intending to forcefully kill this Purple Mansion Master.

In fact, if that Purple Mansion Master hadn't been severely injured, they wouldn't have dared to make a Move against him.

Yet unexpectedly, even though this Purple Mansion Master was severely injured, he was still terrifyingly strong. In just half an incense stick's time, not only did he shatter the Formation, but he also killed several more Fellow Daoists.

Seeing this, the remaining people immediately fled in panic without choosing their path.

After that, that Purple Mansion Master struck a few more times. A team of nearly twenty people had now been reduced to just seven or eight.

And these few people happened to run into each other again during their escape, and then they left together.

The problem was that that Purple Mansion Master had actually been following one of them for a long time, just waiting for them to gather together to slaughter them all at once—resulting in them having no chance to escape separately now.

Because that Purple Mansion Master was very close to them, exceptionally close.

Puff!

Beside the man in white, a column of blood abruptly spurted out.

The few of them were horrified and immediately fled with all their might.

...

A few days later, Chen Lingyang and the other finally arrived in the waters of Han Country. Originally, they could have been faster, but they had to bypass various sea monsters and couldn't get too close to the mainland to prevent being detected by Cultivators of Han Country, which was why it took them so long.

Their next destination was Chenwu Mountain.

Chenwu Mountain was still several thousand li away from them.

Those several thousand li would take a full few days to cover, but since they had already arrived here, they would first find an island to recuperate and then make other plans.

Hmm?

As the two traveled along, they discovered the presence of auras on one of the islands.

There were many! But none of them were strong.

Under such circumstances, how could so many Qi Refining Cultivators dare to gather here at this time? Weren't they afraid of being wiped out in one go by the Foundation Establishment Cultivators or Purple Mansion Master of the Zilong Sect?

The two immediately headed towards this island, wanting to see what on earth was going on.