Chapter 378: Going Out to Sea (Part 2)
"Welcome Fellow Daoist Qu here; this humble one is Feng Feng San Niang of the Six Paths Hall, responsible for presiding over the formation together with you Fellow Daoists." A middle-aged woman of about forty stood up and said with a smile.
Although this woman couldn't be called beautiful, she still had a few traces of charm.
"So it is Fellow Daoist Feng, Qu has greetings." Qu Hun said neither humbly nor arrogantly, then brought Han Li toward the table.
And Han Li swept his gaze, and had already included the other strange cultivators in the hall into his eyes.
The ordinary-looking middle-aged Confucian scholar, the charming young woman of twenty or so, the old man with gray-white eyes, and the young man whose whole body was emitting red light, plus the woman who called herself Feng Feng San Niang, exactly five people.
However, that young woman was only at the Foundation Establishment early-stage level, and she was close to the Confucian scholar, looking very intimate; it seemed they were a pair of Dao companions.
Just as Han Li was pondering secretly, Feng Feng San Niang opened her mouth and smiled charmingly:
"Fellow Daoist Qu came just in time; I was discussing the changes of the 'Six-Escape Water Wave Formation' with you Fellow Daoists! If we can practice it skillfully beforehand, I think everyone will be more handy when setting up the formation. But before that, let me introduce the other Fellow Daoists to Fellow Daoist Qu!" Feng Feng San Niang was clearly very good at dealing with people, and with a few soft words, she immediately narrowed the distance between Han Li and the others in the hall.
"These two are the disciples of Island Master Zhan Tai of Tailong Island, Fellow Daoist Mao and his Dao companion Fellow Daoist Xue!" Feng Feng San Niang first pointed to the middle-aged Confucian scholar and the young woman and introduced them to Han Li.
"Qu Hun? I know quite a few cultivators on Kuixing Island; why have I never heard of your name?" The middle-aged Confucian scholar looked at Han Li coldly and said somewhat arrogantly.
For some reason, this middle-aged Confucian scholar seemed to find Qu Hun somewhat displeasing, and as soon as he opened his mouth, it was a sentence that offended people.
This made Feng Feng San Niang's originally smiling expression freeze, but she immediately returned to normal.
"This humble one is not a cultivator from Kuixing Island, just a nephew-disciple Han Li who recently arrived on the island to see and settle down. It's not strange that you don't know Qu's name! Moreover, this humble one is also hearing your name for the first time." Qu Hun retorted without changing his expression.
"You..."
"Let me introduce, this old gentleman is Fellow Daoist Qing Yun Suan Yuan who practices in seclusion on Golden Turtle Island. Although rarely known, his wood-type magic spells are rarely matched among Foundation Establishment stage cultivators! As for Fellow Daoist Yan, he is even more powerful; he is a dark-fire body, and his pure Yang true fire can be practiced to perfection."
The middle-aged Confucian scholar revealed a look of anger and wanted to say something more, but was hurriedly interrupted by the woman who changed the topic.
"Fellow Daoist Qing! Fellow Daoist Yan!" Qu Hun looked at the old man and the young man and nodded slightly to indicate.
Although these two were at the same Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivation base as the Confucian scholar, the pressure they gave Han Li was far greater than that of the middle-aged Confucian scholar; it was clear that the cultivation techniques they practiced were extraordinary. Han Li didn't want to offend them easily.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Qu!"
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yan!"
These two didn't act arrogant either, and also signaled to Qu Hun with a smile.
This scene made the middle-aged Confucian scholar feel even more uncomfortable.
Thus, before Feng Feng San Niang could say anything else, he suddenly stood up and said with a straight face:
"This humble one wants to go back to the room to meditate for a while; we can talk about the formation later!"
After saying this, he flick
"Hmph! What's there to be arrogant about? Isn't it just having a master who is an island owner?" The young man surnamed Yan's body flared with red light, and he said with some annoyance.
The expressions of the old man and Feng Feng San Niang also changed slightly, but the old man immediately became expressionless, while Feng Feng San Niang forced a smile and invited Qu Hun to sit down, seemingly not wanting to talk about the Confucian scholar.
"Isn't it said that there should be six people speaking? That Fellow Daoist Xue wouldn't also be one of the members presiding over the formation, would he?" After Qu Hun sat down without ceremony, he asked calmly. Han Li stood behind him in a low-profile manner.
"There is also a Fellow Daoist Dou from Huaming Island, but it is said that he is currently cultivating a powerful technique and won't be coming out of his room for these few days." After Feng Feng San Niang smiled, she explained.
"Oh, is that so!" Han Li nodded and didn't say anything more.
But Feng Feng San Niang seemed very interested in Qu Hun, asking some irrelevant questions from time to time, which made Han Li, who was standing behind Qu Hun, a bit surprised, not knowing what the woman's true intentions were.
However, when she asked Qu Hun if he understood the "Six-Shield Water Wave Formation," Qu Hun, under Han Li's instruction, of course denied it flatly.
Consequently, the woman smiled and said that the other few people wouldn't either, and began to explain the mysteries of this formation to the three of them.
It was truly surprising; Feng Feng San Niang was actually a rare formation master!
Although the middle-aged Confucian scholar seemed to be at odds with the others, he finally returned to the main hall the next day to listen to Feng Feng San Niang explain the points to note when presiding over this formation.
After all, didn't the Six-Linked Hall invite them here to have them preside over this formation?
After another three or four days, Han Li finally saw the other cultivator who had been in seclusion in his room; he was a bald, burly man seven feet tall, with a face full of flesh, looking extremely fierce. However, this person's conversation and behavior were quite forthright, and he got along quite harmoniously with the others.
Just like this, after Han Li and the others finished listening to Feng Feng San Niang's explanation of the formation's mysteries, they often had the sea ship stop, and then flew out to the nearby sea area to constantly exchange pointers on the evolution and coordination of the "Six-Shield Water Wave Formation," so that they could capture the demon beast in one fell swoop, which would make everyone happy.
In this way, the sea ship naturally couldn't travel very fast, but the Six-Linked Hall didn't seem to be in a hurry either. Although they stopped and went, Feng Feng San Niang was always smiling and didn't show the slightest intention of urging them.
But when the various changes of the formation were truly practiced to be extremely proficient, Feng Feng San Niang didn't delay any longer and let the sea ship start moving at full speed.
And the jade cylinder suddenly emitted a layer of green light, enveloping the bamboo slips within it. The spiritual sense of the others was automatically repelled outside the green light, and some were even affected a little, unable to help but sway their bodies a few times.
Han Li and the others, led by Feng Feng San Niang, walked off the sea ship.
Just as they stepped onto the small island, an extremely dazzling golden light flew from beyond the sky. After circling in front of the few people, the golden light dissipated, revealing an old man with a pale golden face, staring at them expressionlessly.
This person had no magic power fluctuations on his body, looking both like a mortal without the slightest magic power and like someone whose magic power was unfathomable and could be restrained at will. This made Han Li feel a chill in his heart.
"Subordinate Feng Feng San Niang, pays respects to Elder Miao!" Feng Feng San Niang stepped forward without hesitation, bowed deeply to the old man, and said with a respectful expression.
At this time, Han Li and the others standing behind her, how could they not know this person's identity, and they all stepped forward to pay their respects one after another. A Core Formation stage cultivator was not someone they could afford to slight.
"No need for formalities! Feng Feng San Niang, you did well this time, bringing these helpers very timely! Have they practiced the formation proficiently? The demon beast we are dealing with this time is very tricky, so don't be careless!" The old man said slowly with an unchanging expression.
"Elder, rest assured, the fellow daoists have thoroughly mastered the various changes of the 'Six-Shield Water Wave Formation' and will definitely be able to trap this beast!" Feng Feng San Niang said confidently.
"Good! Fellow daoists, our Six-Linked Hall needs to borrow your strength. As long as you all put in your best effort, this Hall will definitely not treat you unfairly." Elder Miao swept his gaze over the Confucian scholar and the others, his expression softening and becoming amiable.
"Senior, rest assured, we will definitely do our best!" Before anyone else could speak, the middle-aged Confucian scholar spoke first, with a fawning smile on his face.
Seeing the Confucian scholar's fawning expression, although the others showed strange expressions, they could only echo him as well.
This Elder Miao was extremely satisfied with everyone's attitude, nodded slightly, and said again:
"The grand formation was already set up by people half a day ago. You just need to go and preside over it. Elder Gu is currently entangling and chasing the demon beast in the nearby sea area, and I will go with him to lure this beast over. It is estimated that by tomorrow morning, we should be able to lure this beast into the grand formation, and then it will depend on your skills. You all should rest on the island for a while first!"
After speaking, this Elder Miao turned into a golden light and flew into the sky, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"Fellow daoists, you have all heard what Elder Miao said. Everyone should rest for half a day first and properly recuperate. There will be a tough battle tomorrow!" Feng Feng San Niang looked back and said solemnly.
At this point, the others naturally wouldn't say anything else and nodded to indicate they understood.
But just at this moment, the Qing Yun Suan Yuan, who had rarely spoken along the way, suddenly asked woodenly.
"Fellow Daoist Feng, all along the way we asked you what demon beast we were dealing with, but you refused to say clearly. But since we are going to take action tomorrow, shouldn't you give us the bottom line!"
Hearing the old man ask this, the others couldn't help but have their hearts stir, and they all fixed their gazes on Feng Feng San Niang.
They had the same question. What kind of fierce and rare demon beast was this that it was worth the Six-Linked Hall making such a big fuss and planning for so long? An ordinary level-six demon beast wouldn't be worth this!
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