85: Looking for the fragments of the building ship! Meet the immortal!

After the Immortal Master departed, Wang Teng sat down on a chair, visibly relieved, letting out a long sigh.

Shen Li, seeing this, asked with some confusion.

"He's your family's Immortal Master, so why are you so nervous?"

Wang Teng's eyes flickered, and he sighed, saying,

"Qi Refining Perfection, Half-Step Dao Foundation, Foundation Establishment True Person—they look similar but are worlds apart."

"If it were my family's Immortal Master who was a Half-Step Dao Foundation, I might dare to say some playful words, but in front of a true Immortal Master, I wouldn't dare to utter any nonsense."

"Look at me, a Liyang Body, the primary cultivation target of the Wang family in this generation. But if I were to displease Immortal Sen Yan, let alone being crippled... even if he killed me, the Wang family wouldn't say a thing."

"Throughout history, there have been countless individuals with special Physiques, but the Dao Foundation threshold blocks ninety percent of talents."

"I have to be afraid."

Wang Teng stood up and continued,

"Alright... if there's nothing else, I'm going to continue my cultivation."

Shen Li, however, stopped Wang Teng, saying,

"These two days, Qiu Ya and I will be going out. Black Ridge City will be entrusted to you and Ruo Liuli to oversee."

"This place cannot afford to be lost, so I ask for your attention, Brother Wang."

"No problem."

With that, Wang Teng waved his hand and left on his own.

Shen Li's eyes flickered. Contrary to his imagination, with Immortal Sen Yan becoming a Dao Foundation, Wang Teng, while happy, also showed a hint of worry and urgency.

He didn't know why.

But it had nothing to do with him.

Every family has its own difficulties; why voice them and cause bother?

Leaving the main hall, he saw Ou Yening, who had returned.

Ou Yening disembarked from her Magical Artifact, followed by her bruised and swollen attendant, but she spoke with a normal expression.

"Since Immortal Sen Yan has issued the order, our Qi Sect will naturally comply. May I ask where Young Master Shen wishes to place the branch store?"

Ou Yening continued to add,

"Connecting to the Earth Vein Fire will affect the Yunmai Heshui Formation, causing the water Qi to dissipate... Therefore, Young Master Shen, you must choose the location carefully."

Shen Li narrowed his eyes.

As mentioned before, Black Ridge City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a depression in the middle. Therefore, the Yunmai Heshui Formation was set up in the mountainous areas to enhance Black Ridge City's water Qi.

If connecting to the Earth Vein Fire caused an impact, it would not be a good thing for Black Ridge City.

So... it is indeed necessary to place the Qi Sect's shop in the mountains as much as possible, and then reduce the scope of the Yunmai Heshui Formation.

However, the safety of this Qi Sect shop cannot be guaranteed, so it is still necessary to find a new great city-protecting array at Crescent Lake Market.

To guard it.

Thinking of this, Shen Li understood and said with a smile,

"The Earth Vein Fire is uniquely volatile and does not need to be placed within the city. Black Ridge City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, so Miss Ou Yening can find a suitable place herself."

"There's no need to worry about safety; I will personally go to Crescent Lake Market to find another great array."

"In that case, I will choose it myself."

Shen Li nodded, watching Ou Yening walk away.

Around nightfall, with the moon bright and stars sparse, Ruo Liuli led her people back.

Shen Li asked,

"Was the journey uneventful?"

Ruo Liuli nodded and said,

"After we withdrew from Baiyun Peak, a Magical Array rose on Baiyun Peak. It seems... the Qi Sect is likely to defend it strictly."

"This matter has nothing to do with us... Tomorrow, Qiu Ya and I will be out for a while, and the city defense will be entirely entrusted to you."

"If anything happens, just go to the City Lord's Mansion and find Wang Teng."

"Understood."

Then Ruo Liuli withdrew.

Shen Li then finished arranging all matters, and with Sand Fox and his lead horse, two people and two horses, he departed Black Ridge City under the moonlight.

They merged into the boundless Yellow Sand Plains.

If the Black Horn Mountain Range previously showed faint traces of human activity, now it was utterly desolate.

Let alone Yao Beasts, there weren't many Martial Artists to be seen.

Along the way, they did see quite a few Martial Artists belonging to Qingchi Mountain, busily searching for something.

Upon seeing Shen Li and his companion, their eyes were quite wary.

But they dared not obstruct them too much.

Riding a Ninth Grade Spirit Beast, with another held in his arms.

Followed by a Grandmaster Martial Artist, dressed in white... his appearance and demeanor were extraordinary.

And that faint Spiritual Qi fluctuation...

His buffs were maxed out.

Who would dare to make a move?

However, there were always some hotheads. Some still encountered Shen Li and, biting the bullet, came forward to ask for his Daoist Token.

Shen Li didn't mind, handed over his Daoist Token, and then slowly left the Black Horn Mountain Range area.

After several days of travel, they arrived before a set of ruins.

Shen Li dismounted, looking left and right.

Qiu Ya asked with some curiosity,

"Young Master... Is there really treasure here?"

[Currently, by passing through the underground secret passage, a loulan treasure ship fragment can be found in the palm of the dilapidated Buddha statue, yielding a wondrous treasure: Low Grade Magical Artifact • loulan treasure ship (5/7)]

Shen Li smiled faintly but said nothing. After some searching, he found a secret passage.

Then, after assessing the situation, he jumped down.

The Magical Artifact controlled by Immortal Master Zhencang should be a unique Magical Artifact of Falling Treasure Sect, which can vaguely sense the location of immortal Opportunities through fragments.

And Shen Li's Golden Finger can capture the precise location of nearby immortal Opportunities.

If both could be mastered, wouldn't all the treasures and Opportunities in the world be laid bare?

But these were just thoughts in Shen Li's mind...

After all, his fortune was ordinary... he didn't catch Immortal Master Zhencang's eye.

However, it didn't matter; at least he had established a good connection... well, perhaps a good connection.

Others often said that Shen Li's luck was extremely good. Ordinary people might not see a few heaven and earth treasures in their entire lives, but Shen Li, in just a short year in Yellow Sand Plains, had seen several.

A Living Spring Water Vein, a Cang Hai Flower, and three Ninth Grade Spirit Beasts.

The wondrous treasures Wang Teng consumed: moon essence spirit water, Tianshan snow lotus, cold stone jade marrow.

This kind of luck could be called that of a Child of Destiny.

...Only Shen Li himself knew that it was all nonsense about good luck.

It was entirely due to the Golden Finger.

Stepping into the passage, Shen Li found that the air here was not turbid.

It seemed to be due to ventilation.

Then, walking through the passage... candlelight suddenly flickered on both sides, and one by one, eternal lamps lit up from the left and right sides of the ruins.

Emitting faint, fragrant scents.

This scent was very peculiar... but after smelling it for a long time, it actually began to feel somewhat nauseating.

Shen Li covered his nose, pondering in his mind, and then said in a deep voice,

"Ever-burning lamps made from human oil... with some special Materials mixed in."

Qiu Ya also covered her mouth and nose.

The flickering light illuminated a bizarre bronze statue in the center.

The bronze statue had a ferocious appearance, with three heads and six arms.

It held human bone Magical Artifacts, with a dark complexion, green face, and fangs.

A wave of evil dizziness welled up.

And in its arms, it held a wooden box.

Qiu Ya stepped forward, and with a leap, took the wooden box into her hand.

Opening the wooden box, it was indeed a fragment of the loulan treasure ship.

Shen Li felt a sense of calm, but at that moment... he suddenly looked up at the periphery.

The voice of Opportunity in his mind quietly appeared!!!

[After the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn, a severely wounded Demonic Path Cultivator will arrive here, intending to activate the 'Great Black Sky Buddha Mother Bronze Statue' to suppress and kill a Righteous Path Cultivator. Kill this person to obtain wondrous treasures: Taiyin Sword Pill (Seventh Grade), Buddha Mother Puppet Control Art, human skin scroll, Duopo Drawing]