Chapter 1729

In He Lingchuan's view, Xiao Wencheng had a very obvious breath-holding action, then rolled up his sleeves, reached out, and gently pulled on the sand table—the northeastern beach of Silver Pearl Island on the sand table was pulled high out of thin air by him and changed into steep cliffs!

The waves were like boiling water, rolling up a thousand piles of snow.

He Lingchuan and his two companions wouldn't be naive enough to think he had only changed a sand table, because the ground beneath their feet trembled slightly, and the dull, rumbling sound seemed to come from deep within the earth! They looked at the Haoyuan Golden Mirror in unison and discovered that the northeastern corner of Silver Pearl Island had indeed risen, turning into a mountain cliff fifteen zhang high!

The dramatic change in terrain was no less than a magnitude-ten earthquake; countless rocks rolled down. Dong Rui happened to see a town by the sea being crushed into powder by the suddenly rising strata!

In just five breaths, a large town was swallowed by a deep earth fissure.

Countless birds were panicked and flew around in disorder, leaving their nests.

Zhu Xiuer muttered: "Moving mountains and filling seas!"

These Illusion Sect immortals actually had the ability to move mountains and fill seas in their own territory! Although it was only within this small world of the Upside-Down Sea, it still shocked Zhu Xiuer.

The problem was that they not only could do it, but they also seemed to have energy to spare.

Raising their hands to complete the feat of pulling up mountains and retreating the sea was absolutely abnormal.

It said quietly to He Lingchuan and Dong Rui through the eyeball spider: "They probably also borrowed the power of the Thousand Illusion Immortal to adjust the terrain using this sand table!"

Praying with incense before using the sand table was clearly to first obtain the consent of the Thousand Illusion Immortal.

Elder Xu's words were also interesting; he said they obtained the "tacit consent" of the Thousand Illusion.

Tacit consent meant not opposing; why didn't the Thousand Illusion have a clearer attitude? Usually, only mortals praying to gods would get this result.

At this moment, countless thoughts raced through He Lingchuan's mind.

He had anticipated the power of ancient true immortals, but their true strength actually far exceeded his imagination!

Turning hands to clouds, covering hands to rain, managing to change the appearance of the sea and land.

With such a Thousand Illusion Immortal, how exactly did Miao Zhantian intend to deal with him? Xiao Wencheng stopped his hand and exhaled heavily, sweat appearing on his forehead.

Regardless of whether he borrowed the power of the Thousand Illusion Immortal, doing this wasn't easy at all.

"Sect Master Xiao, what is this?"

He Lingchuan guessed that the spiritual energy Xiao Wencheng had to consume to use this move far exceeded the tsunami and giant waves just now! Spending so much effort to raise the land just to keep Bai Ziqi from coming ashore? Xiao Wencheng said sternly: "They cannot be allowed to land there!"

The northeastern corner of Silver Pearl Island was too close to the Illusion Sect's station at Stone Dragon Peak; they had to leave enough strategic buffer zone for themselves.

He Lingchuan carefully observed the terrain of Silver Pearl Island on the sand table and discovered that the island's coastline was covered with granite; there weren't many gentle beaches, stone beaches, or docks available for landing, totaling only four, and now the Illusion Sect had ruined one.

But another thought flashed through his mind: if the Illusion Sect were truly as powerful as they appeared, why bother blocking Bai Ziqi's path and keep preventing them from landing? This wasn't an attack; this was passive defense! A quarter of an hour ago, Xiao Wencheng had used the Haoyuan Golden Mirror to attack Bai Ziqi's fleet, occupying all the advantages of terrain and timing.

"How much spiritual energy does this consume?" That astronomical figure was something even He Lingchuan, who was currently wealthy, didn't dare to think about. If he remembered correctly, the spiritual energy within the Upside-Down Sea had stopped being supplied for over half a year. "Completely preventing them from landing is not very realistic."

Bai Ziqi and the experts around him would definitely be able to find a path to the island.

It was just that the several thousand elite soldiers behind him might not be able to climb up directly from the steep cliffs.

"We need some time." Elder Xu's eyes contained anger. "If this were a few decades ago, they wouldn't have survived a single encounter!"

He said this without thinking, blurting it out.

So, what had happened in the past few decades? Bai Ziqi at sea also discovered that the path ahead was blocked, so the fleet turned around and headed southeast, looking for a suitable landing spot.

"Keep an eye on their position; there are quite a few of them." Xiao Wencheng looked at Elder Jin. "Old Jin, Old Xu, you must not let them set up formations!"

"We will gather our people." The two elders nodded and turned to leave the quiet room.

"Formations?" Dong Rui asked curiously. "What kind of formations do they want to set up?"

How would these immortals know what formation the Tiangong wanted to set up? "The Tiangong is insidious and has invaded many blessed caves in the past." Xiao Wencheng's expression was solemn. "Logically speaking, they didn't have much chance of winning, but they would desperately suck up spiritual energy as soon as they entered. Fortunately, they broke in from the sea and couldn't do it silently. We must kill them all before the Tiangong can set up formations to absorb spiritual energy."

He Lingchuan and his two companions suddenly understood.

Yes, for thousands of years, the Tiangong had gained experience in looting immortal caves. Didn't immortals hide in caves because the internal spiritual energy was more abundant than outside? And the Tiangong team would suck up spiritual energy as soon as they entered the cave, which could also weaken the immortals' strength from the side.

This was like fighting a great white shark; afraid you couldn't win, you drained the water from the tank first, so its ability to thrash around would naturally be weaker, even though its bloody mouth and fangs were still there.

Undoubtedly, the Tiangong had already summarized a set of effective methods.

The Thousand Illusion Immortal, as one of the highest authorities in the Spirit Mountain, knew very well what the Tiangong would do when they came in, which was why Xiao Wencheng and these immortals, who were used to being arrogant, were still nervous when facing the Tiangong's invasion.

The goal of the Tiangong's operation this time was no small matter—it was one of the ancient true immortals, the Thousand Illusion Immortal; how could they dare to come in without making full preparations?

That was why Xiao Wencheng didn't dare to be careless and wanted to send his two junior brothers first to stop the Tiangong from building formations and, incidentally, to probe the opponent's bottom line.

Just as Bai Ziqi's fleet approached the coast, another shallow beach rapidly rose and turned into a high cliff amidst rumbling sounds.

On the seventeen large ships, everyone watched this scene with their own eyes, their eyes unable to hide their shock.

Was this the method of the immortal family? This time, most of the Tiangong's followers came from the Flash Gold Plain and had never seen such a wonder.

The waves were beaten back by the mountain cliff, causing the ships to sway left and right.

The seawater at the bottom of the ships had almost turned into a thick, ointment-like state. Bai Ziqi ordered people to cast several divine arts, but the results were poor, so he simply let the Lamp Spirit swordfish continue to drag the ships forward.

Slow was slow.

Bai Ziqi stood at the bow of the ship, staring at the cliff for a long while before ordering: "Turn around and find the next landing spot."

"Lord Envoy, what if the Immortal Sect raises all the landing spots?" Bai Shiqi couldn't help but say. "Why don't we send people to the island first and build a large formation."

"Even if the formation can be built, it needs strict protection. This is the Thousand Illusion Immortal's territory; you don't know where the Illusion Sect will attack from." Bai Ziqi said sternly, "We need the help of these warriors. Besides—"

He raised his right hand, and the ring on it was glowing: "This is also a hidden worry."

This trip was dangerous, so the Tiangong equipped everyone with this ring; it would glow when approaching unknown divine abilities or deadly poisons.

But the problem was that this ring hadn't dimmed since entering the storm circle, flashing the whole time! When the tsunami struck, it glowed.

When the giant black fish struck, it glowed.

Approaching the coast of Silver Pearl Island, it was still glowing.

If this thing glowed all the time, what was the difference between it and not glowing! It couldn't serve as a warning at all.

However, Bai Shiqi wouldn't question the quality of Tiangong products; this could only mean that the Thousand Illusion Immortal and the Immortal Sect's divine abilities were surrounding them, not stopping for a moment, just waiting for the right time to cause trouble.

"As for the landing spot, you don't need to worry. The seabed in the south and southwest of Silver Pearl Island is very shallow; unless the Illusion Sect raises all those places, we will always have a place to land."

That was what he said, but Bai Shiqi didn't know what Bai Ziqi was really thinking.

"The enemy's attack has made the Luodian and Kayes people a bit fearful."

Before entering the Upside-Down Sea, the strongest opponent the Luodian people had encountered was just a great demon of the Flash Gold Plain, which could be fought by gathering an army. Where had they ever seen such a world-destroying opponent? They hadn't even met face-to-face, and the opponent had already nearly put them to death.

Facing an opponent of this magnitude, Bai Shiqi would also be timid if he didn't have something to rely on.

"The Goddess used the Eye of Truth to confirm that the sudden tsunami wasn't an illusion, but a genuine supreme divine ability!" Those few giant black fish could barely be dealt with using Lamp Spirits, but the tsunami was beyond the scope of human resistance and could only be the Heavenly God acting in person.

Even Bai Ziqi sighed: "The cave of an ancient true immortal is indeed extraordinary."

At this moment, a harrier flew back to the sea ship and called out to Bai Ziqi twice.

Bai Shiqi walked over and untied the bamboo tube from its claws.

A piece of coarse paper was hidden in the bamboo tube, and the handwriting was a bit distorted, but it could still be recognized.

Bai Shiqi presented it to Bai Ziqi, who read: The Illusion Sect people have the ability to fly and become invisible.

The entrance to the Illusion Sect is directly behind the Wind God Temple.

The letter also described the appearance of the Wind God—that is, the Thousand Illusion Immortal's sculpture—and then said that the Illusion Sect had a total of 1,400 to 1,500 people, all living on the high huts of Stone Dragon Peak, far from the ground, surrounded by clouds and mist all year round.

Although they lived on Stone Dragon Peak, the young disciples in the sect had never seen the Thousand Illusion Immortal; they usually only dealt with their own masters and fellow disciples.

It was said that the Wind God was in seclusion, preparing to accumulate strength for the next round of the wind wall barrier.

The one presiding over affairs on Stone Dragon Peak was the Yuanyuan True Person, Xiao Wencheng. He and the other elders of the Illusion Sect were the most capable immortal masters under the Wind God, with boundless power!

As for the spiritual energy of this blessed cave, it had been slowly decreasing for half a year, for unknown reasons.

Everyone asked the Yuanyuan True Person, and the latter only said to be patient.

In fact, everyone understood that he didn't have any good solutions either. As Illusion Sect disciples, they were actually trapped in this blessed cave and couldn't take a single step into the outside world! As for when they started being trapped, Young Master Fang didn't know either.

This information was gathered by the insect demon Bai Ziqi had sent out earlier. When it ate people, it could extract many memories from the prey's brain.

Bai Ziqi saw the last sentence, his gaze freezing: Saw He Xiao riding an Illusion Sect sheep carriage at the Wind God Temple, heading toward Stone Dragon Peak.

Bai Ziqi had used sorcery to make a portrait of He Xiao and shown it to his subordinates; the facial features were drawn vividly and accurately, almost identical to the original, so the insect demon identified him without any effort.