Gu Yingjie gazed at the black warship, worry etched on his face.

"Father, Shen the Talisman Master is a true disciple of the Cyan Cloud Sect. If he gets harmed by He Qing, will our Gu Family be blamed?"

The Patriarch of the Gu Family sneered.

"Does he really think he's the Sea-serpent Dragon? Everyone just calls him that for fun!"

"As you said, Shen the Talisman Master is a true disciple and skilled with Thunder Talismans, not so easy to deal with!"

"Though that's true, two fists are no match for four hands. He Qing's side has three Foundation Establishment Cultivators!"

"Not three, but four!"

The Patriarch of the Gu Family's eyes narrowed slightly, a gleam flashing by.

"No matter how well they hide, they can't escape Ali's nose! There's another Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator on their ship!"

A small beast wrapped in cyan appeared on the Gu family's shoulder.

It looked like a leopard, but was much smaller than one.

Only the size of a civet cat, with bright red eyes, a short and colorful tail, and it even held a tiny grass-like cyan staff in its hand.

This was the spirit beast Qingfeng Civet.

A descendant of the ancient beast Wind Civet, with a keen sense of smell.

"Doesn't that make Shen the Talisman Master even more dangerous?"

The Patriarch of the Gu Family shook his head gently.

His son was good in every way, except a bit soft-hearted.

"You should worry about those pirate cultivators instead!"

"If I'm not mistaken, Shen the Talisman Master will come looking for us!"

...

Shen Xuan strolled leisurely on the water.

"It's been a while since there's been any Spirit Stones income!"

Thunder Talismans are profitable.

But Shen Xuan retained all the top-grade Thunder Talismans.

After handing over the Su Family's share, the rest of the ordinary Thunder Talismans were worth only thirty or forty thousand Spirit Stones a year.

The top-grade Thunder Talismans were for personal use, not counted in.

In this way, his net income was quite average.

Poison Talismans earned more Spirit Stones, but the production was unstable due to the Silver Hook Sea Serpent Essence Blood.

A Tier Two Talisman Master, proficient in exclusive Thunder Talismans and Poison Talismans, with an annual income of only thirty or forty thousand Spirit Stones, seemed unimpressive.

Reflecting on his assets.

Talisman making accounted for only a small portion of his wealth.

The major part was gained from scavenging corpses.

The best hunters always appear as prey.

In the Insight Technique, Shen Xuan finally noticed the black warship accelerating towards him.

A smile flickered in his eyes.

Waiting for the pirate cultivators, he hadn't even summoned the corpse beast Silver-winged Python.

He used only a very small part of the power of the Water Control Technique.

His whole body was exposed on the sea surface.

His speed was only twenty percent of his original speed.

The black warship quickly caught up to a distance of thirty yards behind Shen Xuan.

The black spiritual energy cannon's muzzle locked onto Shen Xuan's figure.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, don't move from there! Throw over the Storage Pouch and Magical Treasures!"

"Otherwise, the Spiritual Energy Cannon will fire, and you'll turn into powder!"

The black-clad cultivator beside He Qing shouted loudly.

Shen Xuan smiled faintly.

His figure instantly sank into the sea.

The Spiritual Energy Cannonball followed right after.

It hit nothing.

Exploding on the sea surface, it stirred up a massive splash.

At that moment.

A figure exuding a deadly aura suddenly appeared on the deck of the black warship at an incredibly fast speed.

"Blackbone Master, that person has dived into the sea."

The black-clad cultivator said.

The Demon Cultivator known as "Blackbone Master" was a withered, sinister old man holding a snake-head staff, emitting a "hissing" sound.

The snake-head staff was actually a real emerald green poisonous snake, its eyes insidious and vicious.

"Meeting me, and you still want to escape?"

With a pointed finger.

The snake-head staff returned to its original form as an emerald green poisonous snake, leaping into the sea.

However.

Before the black-clad cultivator could praise.

The black warship began to shake violently.

"What's going on?"

Eight long tentacles attached to the black warship, dragging it into the sea.

"Shadow Octopus?"

"No!"

Blackbone Master immediately sensed something unusual.

"This Shadow Octopus is dead!"

As a disciple of the Netherworld Sect, he was particularly sensitive to corpse energy.

He Qing's face was equally grim.

By now, how could he not know that it was Shen Xuan of the Cyan Cloud Sect causing trouble?

"Boss, what should we do?"

"What to do? If we lose the warship, how will we survive?"

He Qing looked to his two Foundation Establishment lieutenants.

"Once ashore, countless cultivators will attack us for sect rewards, leaving us dead without a whole body!"

"This person is only in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment. The three of us are all in the Foundation Establishment Realm, and there's Master here, what are we afraid of?"

"Let's join forces and quickly deal with him."

Upon hearing this, He Qing's two lieutenants readily agreed.

"Good!"

In a split second, He Qing had already made all arrangements.

"Second brother, you come down with me! Third brother, command the crew to keep the warship steady!"

"If he surfaces, blast him with the Spiritual Energy Cannon! Life or death, it doesn't matter!"

"Remember, go all out to swiftly eliminate him!"

"Understood, Boss!"

...

Directly below the black warship.

Shen Xuan looked curiously at the emerald green poisonous snake before him.

"A Top Grade Tier One Demon Beast?"

"Daring to show off against me?"

On closer inspection, he realized.

"No wonder it's so bold, it was raised with Yin Qi!"

"This He Qing, actually colludes with Demon Cultivators!"

Unlike the chaotic, shadowy land above,

The sea was relatively calm.

Pirate cultivator was a highly professional skill set.

Few Demon Cultivators mastered this skill.

"Perfect timing to give my Shadow-devouring Demon Insects a treat."

Shen Xuan pointed a finger.

After casting the Water Repelling Technique, the sea churned, creating a vacuum between him and the emerald green snake.

With a thought of his Divine Thought, a swarm of black clouds flew out from his Insect Bag. Thousands of Shadow-devouring Demon Insects found their prey and swiftly swept towards the emerald green snake.

The emerald green snake was terrified.

As soon as it reacted, before it could escape, it was enshrouded by layers of Shadow-devouring Demon Insects.

Soon, only a pile of snake bones remained.

...

On the black warship.

Blackbone Master's expression changed suddenly.

"The spirit snake is dead! This person is tough!"

A black mist spread.

Blackbone Master's figure vanished from where he stood.

When he reappeared, he was already beside He Qing and the second lieutenant.

At this moment, the two had just found Shen Xuan.

He Qing stared at Shen Xuan, the Bloodthirsty Saber in his hand floating in front, exuding a dangerous aura.

The second lieutenant beside him also raised a pair of Water-Splitting Needle as Magical Treasures.

"We're all Water Cultivators, why fight?"

Just as he finished speaking, a sharp whistling sound suddenly rang out.

In his sight, the Bloodthirsty Saber, carrying a fierce momentum, slashed straight down towards him.

Shen Xuan shook his head lightly,

A series of Dark Spirit Fish leaped out from within his body, forming layers of Cyan Light Spiritual Shield to envelop him tightly, with no less than nine layers.

The Bloodthirsty Saber struck the Cyan Light Spiritual Shield, only dimming the first layer slightly, while the remaining eight layers remained unmoved.

"Clang"!

The pair of Water-Splitting Needles attacking from the side were also bounced off by the Spiritual Shield.

"Bishui Sect's Water Spirit Condensing Technique! No wonder he is so arrogant!"

On the opposite side, He Qing didn't seem surprised.

The Cyan Cloud Sect's Foundation Establishment disciples were certainly not easy to deal with.

The Bloodthirsty Saber's ineffectiveness was within his expectations.

However, He Qing was not discouraged.

They were all Water Cultivators.

In a battle amidst the sea, endurance was the key.

In this aspect, he was confident.

He Qing controlled the Bloodthirsty Saber, relentlessly assaulting Shen Xuan, aiming to exhaust his Spiritual Power.

The second lieutenant did the same.

The Water-Splitting Needles had weak attack power but were effective for armor-piercing.

However, what surprised the two was.

Even surrounded by their double assault, Shen Xuan remained composed and unchanged in expression.

Instead, it was him and the second lieutenant whose Spiritual Power gradually depleted.

He Qing's face showed an expression as if he'd seen a ghost.

A mere Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, achieving Great Success in the Water Spirit Condensing Technique?

"Master, please make a move!"

He Qing respectfully said.

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