Capítulo 1353: Chapter 33: Diplomacy Before Force (2/2)
In the East Sea, Penglai contains nurous islands, with many being referred to as external islands just because of their slightly unusual positions. Several formation arrangents and ancient manuscripts accumulated over a thousand years by the Dongfang family are all located in the central area of Penglai in the East Sea, as per the adage: occupying the space surrounded by all stars.
But when it cos to scenery and landscape, the inner island heavily guarded by formations cannot compare to the external islands—not only does it fall short, it hardly qualifies for comparison.
Visible outside the Purple Bamboo Forest is a vista of shimring waves, where the sea ets the sky. Far from the inner island’s bustling mundane matters, the seashore’s white sands at sunset reflect a golden glow upon the sea’s surface, accompanied by rolling tides, making one forget worldly concerns.
At night, the stars of Heaven and Earth twinkle, presenting a view distinct from any other location.
Wang Anfeng stayed at the Purple Bamboo Forest, lingering for several days. During this ti, the old man frequently shared old anecdotes casually with him, but never ntioned the cause of his blindness or what exactly happened back then, despite Wang Anfeng’s repeated queries yielding no answer.
Apart from that, he also provided many manuscripts and texts on mystical arts to him.
Although Dongfang Hexuan’s cultivation in mystical arts had sowhat declined, his vision and insight remained, qualifying him as a master of mystical arts. Despite not knowing why Wang Anfeng possessed such strong Heavenly Secrets Charm yet lacked application knowledge, he’d innovative ideas due to his own cultivation’s commanding perspective.
Seeing Wang Anfeng almost err entirely on basic mystical arts, he advised him to understand without delving into the principles and rules, just teaching him how to mobilize the vast charm within the Orb of Heavenly Secrets. Within days, he explored several usages, all abandoning efficiency, purely applying overwhelming force techniques, encouraging him to practice freely.
According to the old man, if it were a common household, sparse in wealth, one must learn ways to enrich.
But Wang Anfeng, already rich beyond asure at ho, found it simple.
Who wouldn’t squander large sums?
The principle sounds simple but achieving such feats without being a master of mystical arts with shocking prestige through ti is exceedingly rare.
Other disciples of the Dongfang family, upon witnessing his deanor in repelling enemies, admired him from the inside out. Learning he was the one who shattered countless calculations upon arriving by ship, their fervor grew stronger; almost daily they sought him to venture out for sightseeing.
Out of respect for Dongfang Hexuan, Wang Anfeng disregarded those who once bullied Dongfang Ximing and accepted most requests, making them nervous and restless, unsure where they offended this young man who shook the East Sea at his debut.
Dongfang Hexuan, after hearing about this, casually asked during a al one day.
Wang Anfeng replied saying he once inquired Ximing about who treated her well and who bullied her over the years, morizing these incidents. Although nearly two years had passed, he hadn’t forgotten them at all.
Though unable to address them as he wished, he ignored them nonetheless.
Dongfang Hexuan was taken aback and imdiately burst into unrestrained laughter, tears flowing.
“Just like your mother rembers grudges.”
Before Wang Anfeng could rember, Dongfang Ningxin had already passed away. This place was where she spent her childhood. Having co to Penglai with difficulty, Wang Anfeng naturally wanted to explore more.
So days ago, the old man ntioned a spot called Cape outside Penglai Island, where his mother loved to relax in her youth, often visiting when distressed. She left many treasures on that small island, including her own poems and magazines she couldn’t bear to discard after reading, carefully buried beneath the island.
Dongfang Hexuan shared the location with Wang Anfeng, allowing him to visit, and arranged for an outer disciple to accompany him by boat. Wang Anfeng still wore the sa gray clothes despite Dongfang Tiankui once sending him white garnts with cloud patterns at the cuffs, which he politely declined and never wore.
The old man escorted him to the seashore.
As the small boat departed from the coast, the old man slowly returned to the Purple Bamboo Forest.
He sat quietly by the stone table in the courtyard for a long while, drinking the tea Wang Anfeng brewed, when footsteps sounded outside. The tall, silver-haired Dongfang Tiankui brought a jug of wine. Pushing open the bamboo door casually, he saw Wang Anfeng wasn’t present, saying:
“Taken away?”
Dongfang Hexuan nodded lightly.
Dongfang Tiankui wasn’t surprised. He approached the stone table, poured two cups of wine, sighed, and murmured:
“It’s good he’s gone, best that he’s gone.”
Dongfang Hexuan casually asked:
“And the other disciples?”
Dongfang Tiankui replied:
“Most young disciples on the island have been sent off, now leaving inner island positions, naturally not here. We, the older generation, remain in original places, huh, guarding all our lives, after all, there’s sentint, reluctant to leave.”
“In recent days, the Flying Dragon Battleship of the East Sea Guards has assembled, likely approaching shortly.”
“Thirty ironclad ships spanning dozens of yards, those Mo Family truly can create anything, truly impressive. Given enough ti, who knows what else they’d produce.”
“The Flying Spirit Sect is also stirring.”
“That old immortal likely plans to nurture flood dragons in Penglai Island to attain Great Grandmaster through unconventional ans. Others strive to pierce the Heavenly Sect and ascend to twelve levels, while they aim to cross Longn and enter Dragon Palace, similarly achieving Great Grandmaster.”
“Penglai brims with earth’s energy, nurtures not only flood dragons but thousands of large pythons.”
“Thus, the Flying Spirit Sect could truly soar, with masters erging every generation.”
Dongfang Tiankui drank cup after cup, with each drink, spoke a sentence.
Dongfang Hexuan’s expression remained calm, saying:
“Occupying a treasured land naturally attracts others’ coveting.”
Dongfang Tiankui scoffed, saying: “Guarded here for five hundred years, won’t end under our watch, Penglai Island guides that group’s path. We know they’ll ultimately return. Five hundred years ago caused global chaos, though eradicated, left five hundred years of Seven Kingdoms conflict, unified Central Plains only twenty years ago.”
“Fifteen hundred years ago, Heavenly Dragon Institute’s founder ramd Mount Buzhou in fury after enlightennt, to halt them.”
“Five hundred years ago, heroes worldwide competed to annihilate them.”
“Mount Buzhou crumbled, leaving only Penglai Island. Who would have thought another disaster would co, and this ti from the Central Plains? It’s laughable. No matter what happens now, we will guard this place and remain true to the na Dongfang.”
Dongfang…
Dongfang Hexuan remained silent, thinking of his only daughter who had left Penglai Island thirty years ago, whispering softly.
“The Dongfang lineage, viewing the sky from the bottom of a well.”
“I’ve sat in this barren well of Penglai for five hundred years, observing a peaceful world.”
Dongfang Tiankui counted the formidable enemies one by one, filled with heroic spirit, rising and laughing aloud:
“I promised you, to guard this place for a lifeti.”
“Our Dongfang family has protected the people of the world for five hundred years. Hexuan, this ti let’s allow ourselves to move and see if the world rembers why the Dongfang family is the Dongfang family. Fifteen hundred years ago, our ancestors shattered Mount Buzhou. This ti, you and I shall level Penglai Island.”
“The five-hundred-year destiny of the Dongfang family ends here.”
“It can be considered a blessing.”
Dongfang Hexuan’s expression remained calm and unruffled.
The two old n, one drinking wine and the other tea, awaited the disaster dood by human greed. They were prepared to calmly face their deaths.
Today, Dongfang and Penglai face a death tribulation.
Not planning to evade the calamity through escape, they decided to use the formations on Penglai Island to bury their opponents as well, sealing the place with malice and deathly energy, ensuring it remains sealed for at least a hundred years.
Two n breaking a sect of Wanjun.
Dongfang Hexuan squinted his eyes, robbed of sight due to glimpsing the Heaven’s Secrets, murmured:
“Such a grand march to die.”
“It’s just a pity that I won’t be able to see Xi Ming and Anfeng in the end. Alas, I still wish to see them with my eyes…”
The old man accepted the wine cup from Dongfang Tiankui, took a sip of the wine.
Outside Penglai Island, the ships originally passing this way were all cleared, leaving the azure sea dotted with a monuntal ship fifty or sixty zhang long. An ironclad giant vessel lined with formidable crossbown and a Mo Family chanism giant crossbow requiring more than fifty n to operate, capable of easily penetrating eight thousand paces like rushing thunder.
Each side, as well as the front, had a Flying Flood Dragon Ship thirty zhang long.
A solemn aura pressed over the entire East Sea.
On the Flying Dragon Ship sat a general clad in black armor, beside him a Taoist. They were gazing towards Penglai Island, conversing quietly when soone ca to report that a disciple from Penglai Island was blocking the ship ahead.
The Taoist glanced, recognized the identity of the person coming, whispered to the general, and monts later, a young man in gray robes stepped onto the ship, facing the encirclent of armor and formidable crossbows, yet remained composed and respectful, saying:
“A person from Dongfang’s Penglai Outer Island greets the General.”
“What have you co for?”
“I ca to tell the General sothing.”
“What is it?”
“Penglai has not hard Great Qin, but rather has been fortifying it. I request the General to retreat this ti.”
The visitor’s words were spoken with such earnestness that the general was montarily taken aback, then couldn’t help but laugh aloud with those around him, laughing until his belly hurt, wondering if this person had studied himself silly, to speak such naive words. After a long while, the general rubbed his belly, stood up, sneering coldly:
“What if I refuse?”
Gongliang Zimo looked at the youth who had astonished everyone with the Heavenly Secrets Technique.
The colonels and deputy generals around laughed, one received the order to step forward, weapon not yet drawn, aid for the youth’s leg, only to be grabbed. Fingers were supposed to be cut off, yet the Hundred Refined Iron weapon shattered into dust.
Gongliang Zimo felt a slight jolt, looking at the disciple from Penglai whom he had t just days ago, an unspoken danger surfaced in his heart.
The youth brushed his sleeve.
The shattered dust coalesced into a sword.
The clear and sharp sound of sword screeching abruptly arose, then fiercely cleaved down.
The sea parted as if a curtain was torn open, revealing land, fish leaping out of the water, falling into the abyss.
A hundred-zhang chasm was forcibly ripped into the East Sea.
The sword in hand couldn’t withstand the imnse Qi chanism, slowly fragnting, and the disciple from Penglai Outer Island who had been all dignity faced the crowd with frozen smiles, still calmly said:
“If you refuse…”
“Then please address as Great Qin Divine Martial, Wang Anfeng.”
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