Chapter 565: Startled Retreat

"So it is the two Daoists Mei! This old man and a few disciples were passing by here and saw the astonishing changes on this island from afar, so we came to see what was happening. We also only just arrived here not long ago. However, since you two siblings are well-informed, can you see any peculiarities from this heavenly omen?" The old man surnamed Zhao seemed to know this man and woman, and he immediately said with a face full of smiles.

"Brother Zhao is joking. Even you, Daoist, do not know this heavenly phenomenon, so my brother and I are even less aware. However, looking at the way the Yin energy is knotted, I fear that even if it is a rare treasure appearing, it is more likely to be a great ominous weapon!" The woman replied elegantly, while the man just nodded faintly, with an appearance of keeping strangers at a distance.

The old man was not angry at this situation; he coughed a few times, wanting to say something more.

But just at this moment, a pleasant sound of a flute drifted from afar, and then green light flickered in the distant sky, and a speck of light flew toward here from far to near.

The elegant jade face of the woman surnamed Mei changed several times upon hearing this flute sound, but then she calmed down as if nothing had happened.

The old man surnamed Zhao was stunned for a moment, then remembered something, looked at the woman twice more, and a somewhat strange look appeared on his face.

And the man beside the woman remained expressionless, but a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes.

A moment later, the green speck of light approached here.

It was actually a young man flying over while holding a jade flute horizontally. He was handsome in appearance, dressed in white, and looked quite dashing.

"Fu did not guess wrong. Miss Mei has truly come to this place." The man in white flew until he was right in front of the group before stopping the flute sound and shouting joyfully at the woman surnamed Mei.

"Daoist Fu has also come!" A look of helplessness flashed across the woman's face, and she responded reluctantly, seemingly not liking to see the other party.

"What exactly is your intention? My younger sister has already said she is unwilling to be your dual cultivation partner; how can you keep pestering her? Do you think that just because you have a Core Formation master, I, Mei, dare not drive you away?" The woman's brother said coldly in a hoarse voice.

"I am truly fond of your younger sister. As long as Miss Mei has not yet married, I will always follow by her side. Miss Mei must be moved by my infatuation!" The man in white looked at the woman surnamed Mei with infatuation, his face filled with deep affection.

When the woman opposite heard this, her cheeks flushed red. She stomped her foot and turned around directly, ignoring this person.

And her brother revealed a look of ferocity, which, combined with his corpse-like face, appeared even more hideous and terrifying.

But the man in white just stared straight at the woman's back, completely ignoring the others.

"Cough! Why must the three Daoists act on impulse? In a little while, I fear more fellow Daoists will arrive. If a treasure truly appears on the island, we should take action early! Otherwise, if too many people come, or if a Core Formation stage senior arrives, there will be no chance at all." The old man surnamed Zhao rolled his eyes and suddenly spoke to resolve the situation, leading the topic toward the small island.

Hearing this, the three of them were slightly startled.

"Look! The heavenly omen on the island is starting to change." The man in white had originally been full of indifference, but after glancing at it, his expression changed.

The old man and the Mei siblings were also startled and looked over as well.

Sure enough, the black clouds that had been rolling incessantly suddenly began to rotate with a certain point as the center, and they kept pulling in the vast Yin energy from around the island, their volume expanding rapidly. A black, massive object was about to form.

"What is this? Could it be that the treasure is about to appear?" The woman revealed a look of horror, asking with a pale face.

"Regardless of whether it is or not, we should go and see. Perhaps it is truly our opportunity." The man surnamed Mei looked at the astonishing scene on the island, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

"But what if it is not a treasure, but a high-level expert cultivating some top-tier technique! Will we provoke the other party if we go over?" Upon hearing her brother's words, the woman became somewhat hesitant.

"There is no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world. If you want a treasure, you naturally have to take certain risks. Moreover, if it is truly some senior on this island, we can just apologize and retreat." The man said coldly and impatiently.

Following that, he ignored the others, stepped on his sword-shaped magic tool, and flew directly toward the small island.

The woman was startled for a moment, then followed closely behind with a look of worry, urging her magic tool.

Seeing this, the man in white hesitated slightly. Then, glancing sideways and seeing that the old man surnamed Zhao had not moved, a look of suspicion rose on his face.

"Daoist Zhao, are you not going to investigate? The suggestion to search for treasure on the island was proposed by you. How could you change your mind so quickly!" He frowned and asked.

"Old man only made a suggestion; I never said I would go myself. Moreover, this time I brought a group of juniors, and I don't want to take this risk. If there is truly a treasure, I will leave it to the three Daoists." The old man laughed, stroked his beard, and said frankly.

"Hmph! Brother Zhao speaks very nicely. I fear you are using us as pathfinders!" The man in white glared at the old man, but after turning his head to look at the woman surnamed Mei who had gone far away, he gritted his teeth and chased after them.

The old man watched the man in white's fleeing light from behind, shook his head slightly, and after a long while, began to mutter to himself.

"A beauty is a disaster! Once you are tainted by the word 'love', I fear your troubles will be great in the future!" He muttered in a low voice.

The young male and female disciples behind him looked at each other in dismay upon hearing this.

Watching the three of them fly into the range of the small island one after another, and fly directly toward the area below where the heavenly omen was occurring, the old man couldn't help but feel refreshed, staring without blinking, his expression filled with a trace of tension and expectation.

But just at this moment, a cold voice suddenly came from behind their group.

"You are quite clever, not going to take this risk. Otherwise, even if a treasure truly appeared, would you juniors be worthy of possessing it?"

The old man surnamed Zhao was greatly startled upon hearing this.

The disciples hurriedly looked around behind them, but the sky was empty, and there was no sign of anyone.

"I do not know which senior has arrived here; Zhao Qiao of the Taiyang Sect pays respects to the senior." The old man also failed to discover the whereabouts of the speaker, feeling a chill in his heart, and hurriedly said respectfully.

"Taiyang Sect! What is Bu Diankong to you?" The cold voice still did not reveal itself, drifting from left and right.

"Sect Master Bu is my Senior Uncle. Does the senior know our sect's Sect Master?" The old man felt a chill, not daring to be negligent, and replied.

"Hehe! We have met once. I had originally intended to destroy you all just to avoid being an eyesore here. But since you are disciples of an acquaintance, I will spare you this time! However, you juniors, stay here and do not move. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless." The speaker hesitated for a moment before saying in a slightly softer tone.

"Naturally, we will absolutely not cause trouble for the senior." The old man's face turned somewhat pale upon hearing this. But he felt a sense of relief in his heart, secretly rejoicing that the elders in the sect had such wide social connections!

At this time, the man in white had already caught up with the Mei siblings, and the three of them flew together to the vicinity of the small valley. Just as they were about to continue forward, the spiritual energy in front of them fluctuated, and a layer of light screen suddenly appeared!

"The three Daoists should return! If you advance any further, I will not be polite." A man's voice sounded in the ears of the three simultaneously, cold and calm.

It was Han Li's voice!

The Mei siblings and the man in white looked at each other, revealing expressions of uncertainty.

"May I ask which Daoist you are, and what business you have on this island?" The man surnamed Mei couldn't hold back and shouted loudly.

"I will count to ten. If you are unwilling to leave, then stay here forever! Ten, nine, eight..." Han Li behind the white screen had no intention of answering, instead, his voice turned cold, and he began to count down without any politeness.

The expressions of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators changed. The other party's tone was truly terrifyingly arrogant; they didn't know if it was a bluff or if the other party was truly a Core Formation stage or higher cultivator.

Just as the three were hesitating, Han Li had already counted to five. At this moment, the light screen flashed, and over a dozen giant ape puppets flew out from within, arranging themselves in an arc and moving neatly toward them.

"Not good, retreat quickly. These are all high-level puppets; they are absolutely not something we can contend with." The woman surnamed Mei seemed to be very knowledgeable, immediately recognizing the power of the giant ape puppets. Her pretty face turned pale.

Following that, she pulled her brother's arm without a word and flew away. The man in white was not stupid either; seeing the power of these puppets, he gasped and followed the Mei siblings, turning around and fleeing.

Seeing the three of them retreat in the face of difficulties, the countdown voice behind the light screen stopped abruptly. And those giant ape puppets chased them for over ten feet before stopping, coldly watching them without moving.

Seeing the three of them fly off the small island without looking back, the giant apes turned around and squeezed into the light screen, disappearing without a trace!

Han Li, sitting cross-legged at the valley entrance, slowly opened his eyes, his face devoid of joy.

Because he had clearly sensed that in addition to those low-tier cultivators, a Core Formation stage cultivator had appeared in the nearby sea area. Although the other party's escape technique was quite marvelous, under his spiritual sense scan, they were exposed without doubt.

He hoped that the three people he had just startled away would make the Foundation Establishment cultivators know when to retreat.

He naturally wouldn't fear cultivators of this cultivation base; he just didn't want to commit a massacre for no reason!

And this was just the beginning!

According to his estimation, if there were truly any trouble, it would most likely be on the last day.

After all, with some buffer time, the high-level cultivators nearby should be able to receive the news and arrive at this place.

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