A journey through the world of martial arts

Chapter 388 Night Raid on the Sea Shark Palace

Outside the Sea Shark Palace, Xiaoyao Lang looked at the towering palace and his eyes sharpened. Just as he was about to move, Huangfu Changhen grabbed his arm and whispered, "It's not the right time yet. We should make our move after nightfall."

Although they had received word that Helian Ba ​​had left the Sea Shark Palace, they could not let their guard down. Being unfamiliar with the area, they could easily trigger traps and hidden weapons if they wandered around recklessly. If they were discovered, the two of them might not be able to handle the situation.

"What you say is true, senior. I was a little too hasty." Xiaoyao Lang took a deep breath and apologized to Huangfu Changhen.

He had endured these past few months and didn't mind waiting a few more hours. Ever since Master Gu Xu told him that his master, the Immortal of Wine, was trapped in the Sea Shark Palace, Xiaoyao Lang had been thinking about rescuing him every moment. However, he knew that his skills were shallow and that if he went to the Sea Shark Palace alone, he would surely die. Later, Huangfu Changhen guided him in martial arts and taught him the ultimate skill of "Thousand Mile Whip Thunder".

Over the course of several months, Xiaoyao Lang's skill improved by leaps and bounds, and he could be considered a master in the martial arts world. As long as he didn't face a master like Guan Yutian, he could at least save his life.

"It seems that Helian Ba ​​is indeed not in the palace, the defenses are so lax."

Huangfu Changhen looked at the lazy mountain guard with disdain. If this were Tianji Sect, he and Xiaoyao Lang would probably have been discovered outside the island. How could they have entered here so easily? Outsiders often say that Helian Ba ​​and Guan Yutian are both heroes, but in his opinion, Guan Yutian is far superior to Helian Ba ​​in both martial arts and management.

"It's better that Helian Ba ​​isn't here. If we can rescue him quietly, that would be fine. If not, it will save us some effort when we have to fight. Xiaoyao Lang, you must protect Bawangjiu well."

Huangfu Changhen once again went to great lengths to help Xiaoyao Lang rescue the Wine Immortal. He spent half a month in the Yunmeng Marsh to catch a Golden-Eyed Toad and brewed it into a jar of Overlord Wine. However, the toad was not very old, so its medicinal effects could only last for half an hour.

"Don't worry, senior." Xiaoyao Lang patted the wine gourd at his waist.

The two hid in a thicket of trees. Because they carried herbs, the insects and ants could not get close, thus sparing them from the torment. Two hours passed, the sun set, and a bright moon slowly rose from the sea, its silvery light spreading everywhere. The Sea Shark Palace, standing on the mountaintop, seemed to be covered in a layer of silver, and from a distance, it was dazzlingly bright, like a lighthouse in the sea.

"It is said that the view of the moon rising over the sea at the Sea Shark Palace is world-famous and is something that people yearn for. After seeing it tonight, I can confirm that it is not an exaggeration."

Huangfu Changhen had seen many scenic spots in the martial arts world, but they were all somewhat artificial and far less magnificent than this natural landscape.

"Carefree man, let's go."

Huangfu Changhen called out to Xiaoyao Lang, and the two of them darted out while the mountain guards were changing shifts. Hidden in the moonlight, they moved silently toward the palace at the highest peak. A moment later, they landed quietly outside the main hall of the Sea Shark Palace.

"Young Master, I'm going to capture a prisoner and ask him where your master is being held. Don't move."

After Huangfu Changhen finished speaking, his figure flickered and disappeared from Xiaoyao Lang's sight. The latter looked at the patrolling disciples of Haisha Palace and hurriedly lowered his head. After they passed, he slowly peeked out and looked at the brightly lit hall in front of him. Xiaoyao Lang's eyes flashed.

Just then, a yellow shadow flashed by, revealing Huangfu Changhen's figure. Xiaoyao Lang hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "Senior, have you been able to find out any news about Master?"

"Your master is imprisoned on that mountain peak over there." Huangfu Changhen's expression was somewhat unpleasant. After hearing Xiaoyao Lang's words, he pointed to a mountain peak not far away.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Lang immediately looked in the direction the finger was pointing. He saw a straight, verdant mountain peak that pierced the clouds. Under the bright moonlight, the top of the mountain reflected a clear radiance, which shone directly into the sea at the foot of the mountain, forming a mirror of light.

"Senior, you don't look well. Could it be that Master is..." Xiaoyao Lang asked with some concern, looking at Huangfu Changhen's solemn expression.

"Let's cross the pier first."

Huangfu Changhen sighed, concealed himself, and ran towards the pier. Xiaoyao Lang was puzzled but hurriedly followed.

"There are people from the Sea Shark Palace guarding both ends of the pier. If we want to get across, we need to disguise ourselves." Huangfu Changhen looked at the two figures guarding the pier not far away, picked up a pebble from the ground, flicked it with his finger, and the sound startled the two men.

"who!"

The two men exclaimed in surprise, took their torches and scanned their surroundings. Finally, one of them realized it was just a pebble and laughed at the other.

"It's just a pebble blown by the wind, why are you making such a fuss?"

After saying that, the person who had been mocking walked away with his long sword in his arms. The person who had spoken earlier felt annoyed and kicked the pebble aside.

Just as the pebble landed, a sudden palm strike came. The man didn't even have time to react before his brain was filled with the force of the palm, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground. As Huangfu Changhen made his move, Xiaoyao Lang's long whip whistled and wrapped around the neck of another man. With a forceful pull, the man was finished without uttering a sound.

"Change into their clothes."

Huangfu Changhen stripped the clothes off the Sea Shark Palace disciple, and Xiaoyao Lang, seeing this, also acted decisively. In no time, the two of them changed into Sea Shark Palace attire.

"Walk."

Huangfu Changhen kicked the two corpses off the pier one by one. The two then walked slowly and calmly toward the other side. When they were halfway there, torches were lit on the other side, and at the same time, a voice entered their ears.

Who's on the other side?

"I have come to inspect the Wine Immortal on the orders of the Palace Master," Huangfu Changhen shouted to the other side, after which there was no response.

Huangfu Changhen continued forward with a calm demeanor, while Xiaoyao Lang behind him secretly broke out in a cold sweat. He was still too inexperienced, and if he had hesitated even slightly, it might have aroused suspicion from the other side.

The two walked quickly, and after more than ten breaths, they finally arrived at the other side. By the light of the fire, they could see that there were four disciples of the Sea Shark Palace guarding the place.

"Since you two have come on behalf of the Palace Master, please show your tokens."

The tall, thin middle-aged man at the head of the group first clasped his hands in a salute to Huangfu Changhen, then extended his hand to ask the two for the token.

Upon seeing this, Huangfu Changhen chuckled and said, "That's natural."

As he spoke, Huangfu Changhen pretended to reach into his robes, while secretly giving Xiaoyao Lang a wink. The latter understood and quietly pulled away a little.

With a whoosh, the person checking the token saw a black shadow flash before their eyes, then felt a pain in their chest. Looking down, they saw a long black whip piercing through their chest. Huangfu Changhen had used his whip to pierce through the chests of three people in one fell swoop. With a flick of his wrist, the blood droplets on the whip fell back into his hand.

At the same time, Xiaoyao Lang faced off against the last man. This man was horrified to see his three fellow disciples killed in an instant. In addition, Xiaoyao Lang's Great Subduing Demon Fist was fierce and invincible, and his momentum rose and fell. After only three moves, he was suppressed and tried to send out a signal, but Xiaoyao Lang did not give him any chance. His fist swept across and directly shattered the man's treasured sword. The force of the fist did not decrease and hit the man's chest.

The man was struck by this move, his chest caved in instantly, and before he could even let out a wail, a black whip wrapped around his neck, silencing his cry of pain. With a sudden pull of the whip, his neck snapped, and he died on the spot.

"Find your master quickly, we don't have much time."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Lang immediately ran towards the mountaintop, while Huangfu Changhen cleaned up the corpse, relit the torch, and then also headed towards the mountaintop.

At the top of the mountain, Xiaoyao Lang saw a bronze bell, about the height of two men, standing not far away. He immediately ran over and whispered into the bell, "Master, Master!"

Inside the bronze bell, the already listless Wine Immortal heard the commotion outside and struggled to open his eyes.

“Xiaoyao Lang, it’s Xiaoyao Lang.”

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the Immortal of Wine was first delighted and then startled. This foolish child had actually barged into the Sea Shark Palace; he was truly courting death.

"Master, are you inside?"

Xiaoyao Lang touched the bronze bell with both hands, preparing to smash it, but the bronze bell was a single piece, and he could not find a single flaw.

"Xiaoyao Lang, you should leave here quickly, go away, don't worry about me."

The weak voice of the Wine Immortal came through the bronze bell. Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Lang was overjoyed, for his master was indeed inside.

"Master, please bear with me for a moment, and I will break the bronze bell to rescue you."

Xiaoyao Lang searched for a while longer and found that the bronze bell still had no flaws. He became ruthless and was about to use the Great Demon-Subduing Fist. Just as he raised his fist to strike the bronze bell, Huangfu Changhen stopped him.

"With this punch, your master will surely be turned into mincemeat. Although this bronze bell appears to be flawless, nothing in this world is ever perfect. Just you wait and see."

Huangfu Changhen glanced at Xiaoyao, then immediately took a water bottle from his body, poured water into his palm, and with a burst of true energy, the clear water was evenly sprinkled on the bronze bell, instantly covering the entire bell. To Xiaoyao's surprise, the water mark on a certain part of the bronze bell disappeared very quickly.

“This is the flaw. Use the Thousand-Mile Thunder Whip that I taught you to break through the surface. It will surely pierce through this bronze bell and obey my command.” Huangfu Changhen nodded to Xiaoyao Lang and then stepped aside.

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Lang immediately took out his long whip and leaped half a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) into the air. At that moment, Huangfu Changhen placed his hand on the bronze bell, silently sensing it for a moment, and then said to Xiaoyao Lang, "Twelve zhang (approximately 3.3 meters)."

No sooner had he spoken than a long whip appeared, its tip carrying immense force. With a whoosh, it sliced ​​through the hole in the bronze bell as cleanly as a knife cutting through tofu. Upon seeing this, Xiaoyao Lang was overjoyed. He withdrew the whip, and a gap the size of a bowl appeared on the bronze bell.

Seeing this, Huangfu Changhen reached out and grabbed the gap, channeling his true energy downwards, and tore a large hole, big enough for one person to pass through, through which the bronze bell was instantly ripped open.

As soon as the portal appeared, the moonlight revealed the gaunt, emaciated Wine Immortal. His limbs were bound by chains and nailed to the bronze bell, his eyes tightly closed. If it weren't for the faint breath he seemed to have, one would have thought he was dead.

Upon seeing the Immortal of Wine in such a state, Huangfu Changhen was slightly taken aback. He then strode in, looked at the chains, took out a gleaming dagger, and slashed at the chains.

With a few sharp cracks, the chains were cut one by one by Huangfu Changhen. When Xiaoyao Lang arrived, he saw Huangfu Changhen channeling his true energy into his master. Seeing his master in such a miserable state, Xiaoyao Lang's eyes instantly turned red, his fists clenched, and he wished he could kill Helian Ba ​​immediately.

"Phew, your master's true essence is severely depleted. Quickly give him the Overlord Wine."

Huangfu Changhen withdrew his hands, his face slightly pale. He gave an order to Xiaoyao Lang, then stood up and stepped aside. Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Lang immediately took off the gourd from his waist, uncorked it, and poured the Overlord Wine into the Immortal of Wine's mouth.

"Good wine!"

Upon hearing this voice, Xiaoyao Lang breathed a sigh of relief. He poured most of the Overlord Wine into Jiu Zhongxian's mouth, put away his wine gourd, helped him up, walked out of the bronze bell, carried him on his back, nodded to Huangfu Changhen, and the two immediately ran towards the pier. Just as they crossed the pier, they saw a group of people charging towards them. Huangfu Changhen's eyes sharpened, and a dark light shot out from his hand, instantly knocking the dozen or so charging men to the ground.

"Go quickly!"

Huangfu Changhen's ruthless attack truly shocked the people from the Sea Shark Palace. Seizing the opportunity, Xiaoyao Lang, under Huangfu Changhen's protection, carried Jiu Zhongxian and ran down the mountain. However, the Sea Shark Palace had already learned that outsiders had broken in, and almost all of their remaining forces rushed towards the main peak. As Huangfu Changhen and the other two broke down the mountain, the resistance they encountered became increasingly greater. By the time they reached the foot of the mountain, Huangfu Changhen had several wounds, while Xiaoyao Lang was completely unharmed.

"Take it!"

An elder of the Sea Shark Palace looked at Huangfu Changhen, then at the Wine Immortal on Xiaoyao Lang's back, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. He waved his hand and gave the order, and six Sea Shark Palace disciples charged forward with weapons. Just as these six made their move, the elder dispatched seven more people, each carrying a fishing net covered with blades that gleamed with a chilling light.

Instead of joining the attack on Huangfu Changhen and Xiaoyao Lang, the seven men blocked their way from the outside. While dealing with his opponents, Huangfu Changhen observed their movements. He could vaguely see that the seven men had set up a formation. When the seven men took their positions and released their fishing nets, Huangfu Changhen's expression changed slightly.

"A fishing net formation! This is bad!"

Huangfu Changhen swept out with a palm, knocking back the three attackers. A golden whip suddenly appeared in his left hand, wrapping around one of the attackers' bodies and hurling it outwards towards the fishing net formation. The attacker cried out in alarm, and just as he was about to be cut in two by the blades, the fishing net full of blades suddenly withdrew, and the attacker fell to the ground with a thud. Seeing that the opportunity was not to be missed, Huangfu Changhen unleashed a thunderous roar with his right black whip, tearing through the clouds and sweeping across the seven attackers.

"Humph!"

The elder looked disdainful and raised his hand. A disc-shaped weapon met the black whip. Although the disc failed to block the black whip, the elder's goal was achieved. The fishing net formation regrouped. At the same time, the remaining five people who were besieging Huangfu Changhen also retreated one after another. At this moment, only Huangfu Changhen and two others remained in the fishing net formation.

"The renowned Thousand-Mile Whip Thunder has actually resorted to such petty theft. It's truly laughable. Since you've come to my Sea Shark Palace, let this old man do his best to be a good host."

The old man stared menacingly at Huangfu Changhen, and with a wave of his hand, the fishing net formation was activated. The net, which had been woven together, resembled a cage, and the blades reflected a ghostly light that made it difficult for Xiaoyao Lang to open his eyes. He involuntarily shielded his eyes with his hand. Huangfu Changhen watched the fishing net formation shrink and felt a sense of foreboding. He immediately lashed out with his long whip, but unexpectedly, the whip was caught in the fishing net formation, and he was unable to break free for a moment.

(End of this chapter)