Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Gu Chen left.

He used his true energy to travel through the air.

They landed outside Jiuwan City.

Enter the city.

Upon returning to his residence, Gu Chen discovered that the Cheng family had already delivered the medicinal herbs needed for this month's alchemy.

Wei Zhong hasn't gone back to sleep yet.

He has a small courtyard next to the Gu Chen Mansion.

It used to be the residence of maids and guards in the mansion.

Since Gu Chen had not hired any maids or guards, he was given a place to stay.

This makes it convenient for him to come over anytime to help with the fire and alchemy.

"Old Master Gu, you're back!" Wei Zhong called out as soon as he saw Gu Chen return.

Gu Chen went out early this morning.

He had no other tasks, so he waited for Gu Chen in the courtyard all day.

When you're bored, practice some martial arts.

Gu Chen taught him the Gecko Wall-Walking Step and the Burning Wood Knife Technique, but he still can't get the hang of them.

When he wasn't busy with alchemy tasks, he would practice diligently, striving to master the basics as soon as possible.

"Okay." Gu Chen nodded. "No need to refine pills today, you can go back now."

"Okay." Wei Zhong left as instructed.

"You don't need to come here to guard tomorrow. You can practice your martial arts in your own courtyard. I also have some things to do tomorrow," Gu Chen reminded him.

There was also a group of pirates.

Gu Chen planned to go and wipe them out tomorrow, so that the resources he could plunder would be enough for him to break through to the Breaking Aperture Realm.

"Understood, Elder Gu," Wei Zhong replied.

The next day.

Gu Chen arrived at the Night Watch early in the morning and found Liang Xiaoyun.

"Go and inform the Liuyun Chamber of Commerce, the Yu family, and the Qiao family that the pirates who previously robbed their three families were all wiped out by me yesterday," Gu Chen said to Liang Xiaoyun.

"The same group of pirates robbed the three families. Their base is on Duya Island, which is 300 miles off the coast of Beixi Town, Yun'an County, Jiuwan City," Gu Chen explained. "Most of the supplies they looted on that island have already been sold by the pirates. There are still some that haven't been sold. Sending ships there should be able to recover some of their losses."

Upon hearing this, Liang Xiaoyun was filled with shock.

Gu Chen went out by himself for the whole day yesterday.

Upon returning, they actually managed to locate the hideout of these elusive pirates.

And it's solved!

How did he do that?!

So fast.

Gu Chen's story sounded very plausible, so he probably wasn't lying to her.

If they were lying to her, she would send people from all three families over, and they would surely find out it was a lie.

Therefore, what Gu Chen said is mostly true.

What terrifying efficiency!

It's faster than I can imagine.

Could it be that Gu Chen has someone secretly helping him?

Like the former head of the Night Watch, surely he must have had protectors secretly sent by his powerful backers to help him.

She couldn't come up with a solution.

Perhaps their master Gu himself is truly gifted in tracking.

Two days ago, those forces approached him, asking him to help with this matter.

He readily agreed.

Perhaps he was truly confident in handling the matter, which is why he agreed so readily.

Gu Chen's abilities have once again exceeded her expectations.

Their Mr. Gu may not only be talented and have a powerful background, but also be very capable himself.

"Did you understand? What are you spacing out for?" Gu Chen asked, looking at her.

"Ah, I understand. I'll go do it right away." Liang Xiaoyun snapped out of her daze and immediately accepted the order.

He turned around and went to take care of it.

After she left.

Gu Chen also left the Night Watch.

Today we're going to deal with the second group of pirates.

That group of pirates who plundered the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, the Tianwan Gang, and the Zhu family.

This group of pirates is based on Tiejiao Island, 300 miles south of the coastline of Sikou Town, Dongdao County, Jiuwan City. The strongest pirate is at the peak of the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

Their strength is about the same as the group of pirates he wiped out on Duya Mountain yesterday.

After leaving Jiuwan City, Gu Chen flew directly through the air.

We rushed over there.

In less than two hours, Gu Chen arrived in the airspace a mile away from Iron Reef Island.

As he hovered in the air and looked out over the entire Iron Reef Island, Gu Chen discovered that the island was surrounded by iron barrels.

There are docks and ships in all four directions, and the area connecting the four docks is surrounded by high walls, which prevent even the strongest people from flying.

There was no way to climb over it; we could only enter from the dock.

This group of pirates is at least more cultured than the group from yesterday.

They were actually able to build these rudimentary defensive works.

But that didn't stop him.

Gu Chen flew directly over the island's city walls.

Fly towards the center of Iron Reef Island, the core stronghold of this group of pirates.

Gu Chen had just flown over the city wall when he was spotted by the pirates on guard: "It looks like a figure just flew over us and headed towards the center of the island!"

The pirates on guard were somewhat incredulous.

He said to his companion beside him.

Those who can fly are at least at the True Essence Realm.

A being at the True Essence Realm level has descended upon their Iron Reef Island!

"I saw it too!" another pirate exclaimed, his eyes wide. "Quick, go and inform the leaders!"

The two hurriedly left the wall and ran wildly towards the island.

at this time.

Gu Chen's figure.

They have landed in the central area of ​​Iron Reef Island, on a small flat area.

This is where the pirates usually practice their martial arts.

At that moment, several pirates were practicing martial arts.

They saw Gu Chen descend from the sky.

They were all a bit dumbfounded.

Moreover, Gu Chen was wearing the Night Watch uniform, and they were stunned for a moment before they came to their senses.

He hurriedly shouted, "Quickly, quickly inform the chief and the other leaders that powerful Night Watchmen have come to the island!"

They quickly retreated.

Gu Chen is able to fly through the air, so he must be at least at the True Essence Realm.

They are not people they can handle.

Gu Chen is an official, and they are thieves. Gu Chen's arrival on their Iron Reef Island is definitely not a good thing.

He went to report to the group of pirates.

Gu Chen did not stop him.

Let them go and report it.

He was to summon all the pirates so he could kill them all at once.

That way he won't have to search for them one by one.

A short while later.

The pirates of Iron Reef Island were notified and rushed over.

It wasn't just their pirate captain and a few leaders.

Gu Chen even spotted a few people from the island nation!

Upon seeing the Japanese monks dressed in kimonos and carrying samurai swords, Gu Chen frowned.

Today's pirates are even connected to people from the island nation.

The cultivators from these island nations are quite powerful.

The leader had already reached the mid-stage of the True Essence Realm.

He's stronger than even the leader of this pirate group.

Actually, Gu Chen just didn't know that.

Not only the pirates of today, but also the pirates on Duya Island who were wiped out by Gu Chen yesterday were involved with the island nation's cultivators.

The supplies they usually plunder from the sea are sold to the people of these island nations at low prices.

The supplies looted from the sea have very obvious characteristics, making it impossible for them to sell to the merchants along the coast of the Divine Dynasty. Otherwise, they would be easily discovered and caught on the spot.

They can only be sold to people from these island nations.

Although it's cheaper, at least there are no worries about the future.

Sometimes, they would plunder military supplies and sell them.

Military supplies are what these island nation people love most; every time they get their hands on them, they can buy them at extremely high prices.

However, the Divine Dynasty kept a close watch on military supplies, and most of them were accompanied by experts during transport.

They didn't succeed many times.

Upon seeing Gu Chen dressed in the Night Watch uniform, he crossed the sea and landed on Iron Reef Island.

A murderous glint flashed in the pirate captain's eyes.

"The Night Watch's nose is really sharp; you actually managed to find this place." He looked at Gu Chen.

Today happened to be the day they were trading with the islanders, so Gu Chen came to their door.

I don't know how those henchmen of the Night Watch found out their location.

"If you know, then surrender and I'll save you the trouble of taking action myself," Gu Chen said calmly, looking at him.

"Arrogant!" the pirate captain sneered. "Now that you've found your way here, you can't be allowed to leave today."

He unleashed the aura of the early True Essence Realm, his eyes fierce as he glared at Gu Chen.

"Hmm?" Gu Chen was somewhat surprised: "Weren't you at the peak of the fifth stage of the Innate Realm? How did you become the early stage of the True Essence Realm?"

Gu Chen remembered that when he exchanged information with the copper bowl, the strongest of this group of pirates, who was his former pirate leader, should have been at the peak of the fifth level of the Innate Realm. How did he become the early stage of the True Essence Realm?

Could the information about the copper bowl be wrong?

This has never happened before.

"Hmph, didn't expect that, did you!" The pirate captain sneered, "I just broke through yesterday. Your information is outdated. I have now reached the True Essence Realm, and my strength has been qualitatively improved. You are going to die today."

He was already certain.

The Night Watch had obtained information about him in advance.

They also learned the details of his cultivation level.

Therefore, they sent Gu Chen, a True Essence Realm expert, to come.

A powerful expert at the True Essence Realm has arrived. If he hadn't broken through to the next level, he certainly wouldn't be a match for Gu Chen.

But now...

The outcome may disappoint Gu Chen. Today, he and Mr. Yamamoto, a mid-stage True Yuan Realm expert from the island nation, are present.

Gu Chen is doomed.

"I see." Gu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that the breakthrough was only achieved yesterday.

That's fine.

As long as the information about the copper bowl is correct, that's fine.

He didn't care whether the pirates broke through or not; the final result would be the same anyway.

As long as his information about the copper bowl is correct, that's fine.

Seeing that Gu Chen was so indifferent and even breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had already accepted their attitude.

The pirate captain was furious.

"Stop his path! I want to fight him one-on-one and show him the consequences of underestimating me!" The pirate captain looked at the three pirate leaders beside him, all at the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

The three immediately obeyed the order and blocked Gu Chen's path from three directions.

This forced Gu Chen to confront their leader head-on.

The True Essence Realm cultivator from the island nation watched the show alongside several other islanders.

Unexpectedly, their transaction today attracted the attention of the Divine Dynasty's Night Watch.

It's a bit troublesome.

If the pirate leader is no match for Gu Chen, they will have to find a way to kill Gu Chen in order to continue the transaction.

And the island was discovered by the Night Watch.

Trading will no longer be possible; the site will have to be abandoned, and a new trading location will need to be found.

Gu Chen, standing before me, truly deserves to die.

at this time.

The pirate captain in front of Gu Chen unleashed his full power, his true essence surging forth. He spread his legs into a bow stance, leaped up suddenly, and smashed his hammer down on Gu Chen's head!

He unleashed a martial art he had practiced: the Mountain-Shaking Hammer.

This martial art is only a fifth-grade innate martial art. He has just broken through to the True Essence Realm and has not yet started to cultivate the first-grade martial art of the Traveler Realm.

Of course, he didn't possess this kind of martial art.

Mr. Yamamoto from the island nation promised him that as long as he could obtain a batch of military supplies, whether it was metal ore or herbs, it would be fine.

Yamamoto would then give him a martial art of the first rank of the Wanderer.

And he was responsible for guiding his cultivation, ensuring he learned it.

He has now broken through to the True Essence Realm, although he is still using martial arts of the fifth grade of the Innate Realm.

However, with the addition of true energy, the power of this hammer technique is greatly increased.

This hammer blow carries with it powerful true essence, enough to kill any expert at the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

Even those in the early stages of the True Essence Realm can be injured if they don't handle things properly.

Not to be underestimated.

pity.

His opponent was Gu Chen!