Mortal: Fairy Song Yu has issued you a task.

Chapter 122 Water Luo Island

A lone black boat, accompanied by the magnificent sunset, sped silently through the sky.

The hooded man steered the flying boat while continuously making hand seals to activate a compass-shaped magical artifact in his hand. The compass needle, which had been spinning rapidly, suddenly stopped and pointed firmly to the right front.

"Found it!" He was overjoyed and immediately urged the flying boat to fly at full speed in the direction the pointer indicated.

After flying for about four or five miles, its divine sense finally caught sight of a group of slowly moving black shadows a hundred feet below the surface of the sea. The smaller ones were the size of a round table, while the larger ones were comparable to houses; these were the Ghost-Eyed Demon Crabs.

The hooded man swiftly summoned a sound transmission talisman. The talisman transformed into a barely perceptible stream of light, shooting towards the sky and disappearing from sight.

The night was as dark as ink, enveloping Shuiluo Island.

The study in the Jiang family mansion was brightly lit. The clan patriarch, Jiang Qingchuan, was leisurely leaning back in his armchair, slowly turning the pages of an ancient book in his hands, with an undisguised joy on his face.

The Jiang family was originally just an ordinary family. In the past, the talents of the family members were generally mediocre, with most having three or four spiritual roots.

But now, two juniors with dual spiritual roots have emerged in the clan, and they have successfully entered the Three Immortal Sects. In addition, with the discovery of that spiritual land by their ancestors—the Jiang family's rise to prominence is just around the corner.

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Suddenly, buzz—

A subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy swept in from the edge of the island, like a pebble thrown into calm water.

The smile on Jiang Qingchuan's face vanished abruptly. He casually tossed the ancient book in his hand onto the table and darted to the window.

Under the pitch-black night sky, a huge pale blue light suddenly lit up the coastline of the island—the coastal guard array protecting against demonic beasts had been triggered!

"A monster is attacking the island?" Jiang Qingchuan's heart sank, and he quickly summoned his flying sword, which transformed into a streak of light and rushed straight to the coast.

Two thousand streams of light also rose from the various residences on the mountain. These were all Qi Refining cultivators from the clan. They reacted quickly and rushed towards the coast on their magical artifacts, preparing to rely on the formation to defend themselves.

However, just as they were flying over the coast...

Click!

A clear cracking sound pierced the night wind.

Before everyone's incredulous eyes, the pale blue light barrier, which should have been quite sturdy, was instantly covered with cracks and then collapsed with a bang!

Whoosh!

Several house-sized, blue crabs leaped from the gap in the shattered light curtain and crashed heavily onto the shore.

A crack appeared in the front of the raised blue helmet, and a huge, eerie green eye stared intently at the Jiang family cultivator flying towards him.

"Ghost-Eyed Demon Crab!" Jiang Qingchuan's pupils shrank, and he exclaimed in surprise.

He was greeted by a beam of light as thick as a bowl, a terrifying, ghastly green!

puff!

Jiang Qingchuan's spiritual energy shield was as fragile as paper in front of this eerie green pillar of light, and was instantly pierced.

His entire body was engulfed in a ghastly green flame, and he plummeted from mid-air, screaming in agony. But before he hit the ground, a giant crab pounced on him, clamping its massive claws and swallowing him whole.

"Chieftain!!" "Scatter!"

Exclamations and screams erupted instantly. Beams of ghastly green light shot from the giant crabs' ghostly eyes, weaving into a deadly net.

Jiang family cultivators who were unable to dodge were constantly grazed or struck by the beam of light, their protective aura shattering like paper, and they fell from the sky with screams.

In just a few breaths, most of them were lost, leaving only six or seven streaks of light that managed to escape the coastal area and frantically flee towards the island in a panic. One of the figures was the fastest, heading straight for the family ancestral hall in the center of the island.

clang!clang!clang!

The urgent and loud bell tolled from the direction of the ancestral hall, instantly spreading throughout the entire island.

The mortals, already awakened by the coastal disturbances and loud noises, were now even more terrified and rushed out of their houses. However, the swarm of demonic crabs had already set their sights on the scattered lights of the mortal villages on the island.

They kicked up dust and rubble as they rushed toward the village. Wherever the green light passed, rocks crumbled and flames erupted. In an instant, cries and screams became the main melody of the island.

What ordinary people cannot detect is that those wisps of resentment and lingering souls, drawn by some invisible force, quietly sink into the ground and then flow away into the distance.

On a secluded cliff overlooking the island's edge, a bearded man and a short, ugly fellow hide in the low-hanging clouds, silently watching the crabs wreak havoc on the island.

"This Shuiluo Island is finished." The man with the long beard licked his lips, a greedy glint in his eyes. "After the crabs have eaten their fill and dispersed, shall we go down and loot it? Even if it's just a Qi Refining family, they've been around for two or three hundred years, they should have some assets."

Upon hearing this, the short, ugly man hesitated for a moment, but ultimately shook his head: "No. This matter must not leave any trace of us. Otherwise, they wouldn't have only sent us, the core members, to search for the crab colony on the vast ocean."

As he was speaking, a streak of light rose from the bottom of a cliff by the sea and flew frantically toward them.

Judging from his aura, he was just a young cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and he kept looking back at the tragic scene behind him with a look of fear on his face.

"Really—why couldn't you fly somewhere else?" The short, ugly man scoffed, and a dark light shot out silently.

The young cultivator felt a sharp pain in his chest, looked down and saw a blood-stained cone tip protruding from his body, and the light in his eyes quickly faded.

The short, ugly man raised his hand to retrieve his short, cone-shaped magical artifact, and casually snatched the storage bag from the other man's waist. With a flick of his finger, he turned the man's corpse into ashes with a fireball.

"Tsk, the place that kid escaped from," the bearded man glanced down, "is probably a secret passage or treasure trove left by their family? Tiger, how about we go take a look? If there's nothing good, we won't bother."

The short, ugly man was also intrigued. The two exchanged a glance, then lowered their magical artifacts and descended towards the bottom of the cliff.

After a careful search, they indeed found traces of an underwater cave entrance concealed by a clever mechanism beneath several naturally formed reefs.

"Completely concealed by ordinary mechanisms, with no fluctuations of spiritual energy—it seems the hidden item is extraordinary." The bearded man turned and asked, "Brother Tiger, what do we do?"

The short, ugly man stared at the hole, pondered for a moment, and said fiercely, "Force it open! Then lure the crabs over and erase the traces."

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!" The man with the receding beard gave a thumbs-up.

Without further hesitation, the two unleashed their magical weapons and fiercely bombarded the key reefs. Stone chips flew everywhere, the mechanisms collapsed, and a huge waterway was revealed.

They dived into the waterway and, after walking several meters, discovered a small natural cave.

The two broke through the sea and landed on the shore, where a heavy, massive stone door blocked their way, with a faint glow of a protective barrier emanating from it.

Having come this far, there was no turning back. The two activated their magical artifacts, slamming them fiercely towards the stone gate!

Bang!Bang!

After several consecutive strikes, the first layer of the stone gate's barrier collapsed with a deafening roar. However, an even dimmer layer of light appeared.

"They're protecting it pretty well!" The short, ugly man spat, about to activate the magic weapon again.

Suddenly, the sound of water breaking came from behind.

The two turned around in alarm, only to see He Tianlong, the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, staring coldly at them.

"Uncle." The short, ugly man's face turned pale, and he chuckled awkwardly.

"You're such a worry." He Tianlong snorted coldly, walked past the two people, and stood in front of the stone door. He stretched out his palm and pressed it on the stone door, and a powerful spiritual force surged out.

The light curtain on the stone door flickered violently, then shattered like a bubble. He Tianlong gently pushed, and the heavy stone door opened inward.

A rich spiritual energy instantly surged out from inside the door, invigorating everyone's spirits.

The stone chamber behind the door was small, seemingly a section of a cavern partition created by human intervention, with no other exit. In the center of the chamber, a milky-white bead the size of a pea floated quietly three feet above the ground, slowly rotating while emitting a soft glow.

"The Pearl of the Spirit Eye!" He Tianlong's eyes burst with undisguised ecstasy.

Spirit vein nodes sometimes generate rare items such as Spirit Eye Springs, Spirit Eye Stones, and Spirit Eye Pearls. Cultivating with these rare items can increase efficiency by several times, making them extremely rare and precious treasures!

"What a pity—" The short, ugly man also recognized the item and looked regretful. "This bead is native and connected to the spiritual veins of this island. Without the cultivation of the Core Formation stage, it is impossible to collect it."

The bearded man's eyes darted around. "Chief," he said, "why don't we cover this up? We can reclaim the island once things have calmed down?"

The moonlight was like water, and the stars filled the sky.

On the spacious terrace of Guanhaixuan, Lin Jingchu and Song Yu sat facing each other.

The silvery moonlight surrounded the two of them, rising and falling gently with their long, deep breaths, flowing into their bodies.

As dawn broke over the horizon where the sea met the sky in the east, and the last ray of moonlight quietly dissipated, the two slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, ending their night of cultivation.

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Lin Jingchu stood up and dusted off his clean sleeves. "Senior Sister, I'm going to the Three Immortals Sect to deliver the newly forged Azure Sea Spear."

He had finished crafting all of these magical artifacts a few days ago, without wasting a single spiritual material. However, a worker has his own sense of responsibility, so he naturally delayed delivery until the deadline.

Lin Jingchu summoned the Azure Winged Boat, ready to take off, when Song Yu, who had also finished his cultivation and stood up, suddenly spoke up: "Wait, I'll go with you. The Three Immortals Sect just sent me a message."

Lin Jingchu turned around and saw that the jade token of the guest minister at Song Yu's waist was flashing a rapid white light, several times faster than before.

What serious incident has occurred?