Wu Shattered Star River

The warship rapidly pierced through the air. Though small, its speed was remarkable, surpassing even the larger warships they had previously traveled on.

It seemed this warship was quite expensive, a testament to the profound resources of the Zhengyang Sect.

Jiang Han and the others sat cross-legged in the ship's cabin. Jiang Lang signaled everyone to remain silent and cultivate, while he and Jiang Han secretly remained vigilant.

To their surprise, the following days passed without incident.

The mysterious expert on the second floor of the Zhengyang Sect made no moves, and the four Sea Realm cultivators on the first floor took turns guarding without paying them any attention.

They did encounter some sea beasts, but the warship's speed was too great. Many sea beasts couldn't even get close before the warship had already sped away.

Jiang Han and Jiang Lang were somewhat relieved. If this mysterious expert intended to harm them, he would have acted long ago.

Perhaps he and Jiang Lang were simply too suspicious? It seemed this was just a coincidence.

Two more days passed, and the warship suddenly slowed to a halt.

Jiang Han and Jiang Lang immediately became alert, peering through the cracks in the cabin door. They discovered the warship was hovering above a small island.

The island was tiny, and from above, one could see everything at a glance.

There were no demonic beasts below, but the scenery was stunning. Yellow flowers bloomed all over the island, creating a golden, dazzling view.

"It smells so good!"

Zuo Yiyi, Qi Bing, and Xiong Jingjing awoke from their cultivation. They stood up and peeked through the door, their eyes lighting up.

Girls always love flowers and plants, and such beautiful scenery naturally delighted them.

"We'll stop here for half a day. These Qiluo flowers only bloom once a year, for ten days each time. The fragrance can nourish the soul, so you're in luck!"

The old man's voice echoed from the second floor. The other two Sea Realm experts in the cabin quickly came out and stood on the deck.

Hearing the old man's words, Zuo Yiyi and the others couldn't resist any longer and pushed open the cabin door to step outside.

Jiang Han and Jiang Lang followed, gazing at the sea of flowers below. The fragrance filled them with elation and comfort.

"The world is full of wonders!"

Jiang Lang sensed the surroundings and whispered, "This fragrance is comparable to a sacred medicine for nourishing the soul. Take deep breaths."

The others couldn't feel their souls growing, but they felt refreshed and couldn't help but inhale the fragrance deeply.

The more they inhaled, the more comfortable they felt, as if they were bathing in a hot spring in winter, feeling lazy and wanting to sleep for days.

"Something's not right—"

After a moment, Jiang Han felt his body weakening and immediately sensed a problem.

He looked at the others and saw that they all seemed drunk, their bodies limp. Niu Meng slumped to the ground, leaning against the ship's edge with a smile.

He glanced at the Sea Realm cultivators on the deck and saw them staring back with coldness in their eyes.

His heart sank. He immediately tried to summon his Xuan Power to release the Suanni beast from his war beast ring.

However!

At that moment, he felt as if his Xuan Power was frozen, unable to mobilize even a trace.

Without Xuan Power, he couldn't activate the war beast ring or the space ring, making it impossible to release the Suanni beast or even retrieve his battle blade.

"Thump, thump!"

Zuo Yiyi, Qi Bing, and Xiong Jingjing collapsed to the ground. Jiang Lang swayed before falling to the ground as well.

He looked at Jiang Han with fear in his eyes, gritting his teeth as he said, "There's something wrong with this fragrance!"

"Thump!"

Jiang Han's body went limp, and he fell backward, unable to move at all.

Both he and Jiang Lang were puzzled, unable to understand why these people would go to such lengths to harm them.

The mysterious old man could have easily killed them with a single palm strike, so why bother with poisoning?

"Hahaha!"

On the deck, the four Sea Realm cultivators burst into laughter. The mysterious expert from the second floor descended the stairs with two maids. The old man glanced at everyone and chuckled, "It's too late to realize it now."

The four Sea Realm cultivators no longer showed their previous respect to the old man. They swaggered to the front, and the old man even nodded and smiled obsequiously at them.

Before, he was addressed as Grandmaster, but now he looked like their lackey.

"Hehe!"

Sun Wei's eyes swept over Qi Bing and the other two, and he said, "Kill the three men, but the remaining three are disguised beauties. I want the woman who cultivates the ice element. You can enjoy the other two, but kill them after three days."

"Brother Sun, you have a sharp eye!"

Another person grinned and said, "This woman is ice-cold, which will make playing with her all the more interesting. Brother Sun, after you've had your fun, don't kill her. Let me have some fun with her too."

"Let's get to work!"

Sun Wei smiled and led the three Sea Realm cultivators forward.

Jiang Lang's eyes flashed with coldness, while Qi Bing, Zuo Yiyi, Xiong Jingjing, and the others were filled with rage.

Unfortunately, they couldn't move even a finger, let alone mobilize their Xuan Power. Even if Jiang Lang could retrieve a divine talisman, he couldn't activate it without Xuan Power.

As for divine abilities, they required Xuan Power to activate, even a trace of chaotic Xuan Power would do. Xuan Power was a cultivator's foundation, and without it, they were useless.

"Buzz—"

Just then, the Heavenly Beast Cauldron in Jiang Han's mind suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and then it began to spin rapidly.

Streams of strange energy within Jiang Han's body were absorbed by the Heavenly Beast Cauldron.

In that instant, Jiang Han felt strength returning to his body. He was overjoyed and quickly mobilized his Xuan Power, finding that he could indeed control it.

His eyes darted around, but he didn't act rashly. Instead, he stared coldly at the approaching four.

"Chila!"

Suddenly, lightning emerged from his palm, hidden in his sleeve. A dozen lightning snakes flashed and disappeared into the warship.

The next moment!

A dozen lightning snakes emerged from under the deck, instantly attacking the legs of the four Sea Realm cultivators.

Jiang Han's body shot up from the wooden planks, and he opened his mouth, letting out an earth-shattering roar.

"Howl—"

Jiang Han unleashed the Dragon's Roar divine ability. The four Sea Realm cultivators, who had just noticed the lightning snakes and were about to dodge, were stunned by Jiang Han's roar, feeling dizzy.

Countless lightning snakes surged, and the four trembled, black smoke rising from their bodies, accompanied by a burning smell.

Jiang Han had already charged forward, his battle blade slashing down at one of them. Although the person was trembling and twitching, he gritted his teeth and raised his blade to block.

However, Jiang Han's figure paused in front of him, then reappeared behind the two, his battle blade dancing, and two heads flew into the air.

Jiang Han didn't stop for a moment, lightning flashing in his hand as he condensed another dozen lightning snakes.

He waved his hand, and the lightning snakes shot away. Sun Wei and the other person, who had recovered slightly and were about to counterattack, were once again entangled by the lightning snakes, their bodies trembling and twitching again.

"Bang!"

Jiang Han swept his long blade, and Sun Wei's head was directly shattered, splattering white and red everywhere.

"How dare you!"

The white-haired old man roared, and a terrifying aura spread in all directions. Jiang Han immediately felt his blood surging, unable to breathe, and felt extremely suppressed.

"Buzz—"

Jiang Han's war beast ring lit up, and the Suanni beast appeared. Jiang Han pointed at the old man and said, "Suanni beast, kill him!"

"Roar!"

The Suanni beast roared and charged forward. The old man's face changed drastically, and he retreated, exclaiming, "Suanni beast?"

"As expected—"

Jiang Han was relieved. Many of his previous doubts were now completely clear.

This old man was not a strong expert at all, but a swindler.

He could release a terrifying aura, but it was just a bluff, a powerful Xuan skill, or some kind of divine treasure.

This group of people was not strong, but they pretended to be experts, deliberately scaring them.

Then, they brought them here to smell the flower fragrance, poisoning them and leaving them without the power to resist, before killing them and stealing their valuables.

Jiang Han couldn't understand before why a super expert would bother with small characters like them? Now everything was clear.

"What a close call!"

Jiang Han was secretly frightened. If the Heavenly Beast Cauldron hadn't absorbed the toxins in his body at the critical moment, they would have all been doomed.

This Chaotic Star Sea was indeed dangerous, filled with all kinds of people and deep schemes.