Chapter 543: From Metamorphosing Spirit Chicken to Beast-Taming Immortal Cultivation Chapter 542: Seizing the Opportunity to Rise

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

"I actually thought of a method."

Yu Zhangsheng patted his forehead, a glint of sharp light flashing in his eyes, and spoke in a drawn-out tone.

"Oh?"

Wei Lao froze for a moment, then his spirits lifted, and he looked at Yu Zhangsheng with curiosity, asking:

"Quickly tell me, what method?"

"Hmm………"

Yu Zhangsheng pondered, contemplating for a while, then slowly spoke: "Master, do you still remember that group of demonic cultivator pirates who came to our Ling Kuang Dao a few days ago?"

"I remember, weren't they all wiped out by you? What does that have to do with anything?" Wei Lao was even more puzzled, a face full of confusion.

"Haha." Yu Zhangsheng smiled faintly with a mysterious air, nodding, "That's where the connection is huge, Master. Tell me, in the entire Beihai Yu, compared to our South Region, what is the most common, yet most distinctive profession?"

"Ah?" Wei Lao's expression stiffened, hearing this he looked strangely at Yu Zhangsheng's opinion, but then lowered his head and pondered carefully.

"In the entire Beihai Yu compared to the South Region, the most common and most distinctive profession……"

Wei Lao mused, a moment later, a trace of suspicion appeared in his eyes, and he spoke somewhat uncertainly: "I've thought back and forth, it seems... to be pirates?"

"Right, exactly." Yu Zhangsheng laughed heartily, nodding resolutely, "Master, you guessed right, it's pirates. You look at a meter of sea and it's all ocean, the sea region is vast, relying on the boundless vastness of the great sea which is difficult to patrol, thus giving rise to this special profession of pirates, mostly composed of various loose cultivators without sects or powers."

"They survive by plundering passing merchant ships and some small island supports, and the pirates' own cultivation bases vary, but most are at most at the Golden Core level, a small portion at Sub-Talisman; as for those higher, basically relying on their outstanding status, they would be valued wherever they go, completely unnecessary to come be pirates, this profession despised by people and fraught with danger."

"By seizing other passing merchant ships, as well as some small island support, they live by plunder, and the pirates' own cultivation bases vary, but most are at most at the Golden Core layer, a small portion at the Purple Mansion; as for those even higher, basically relying on their outstanding status, they would be valued wherever they go, completely without the need to come be pirates, this profession that is discriminated against and risky."

Wei Lao nodded, listening quietly, a flash of light crossing his eyes, his mind already having a certain certainty.

Wei Lao nodded, listening quietly, a glint flashing in his eyes, his mind already having a certain plan.

"Hehe," Yu Zhangsheng laughed hehe, raised an eyebrow, and said lightly: "My meaning is already very obvious, that is to say pirates themselves can also be utilized as a kind of human resource, and furthermore behind them there are no other powers supporting them, we can catch them, perfectly to serve as miner labor on Ling Kuang Dao."

"Pirates themselves in this sea region are already hated to the bone, everyone shouts to beat them, this also counts as letting them reform and start anew, clearing away a scourge, benefiting others. These years, the pirates on this sea region are like night, rampant, if not stopped, only more tragedies will occur, they should be properly purged."

Pirates, in the Beihai Yu, are a profession that makes people helpless and gives them a headache, but Yu Zhangsheng at this moment held a different kind of expectation towards them.

"So why don't we kill two birds with one stone? Catch pirates to serve as labor on the mine island, they like burning, killing, and looting, then let them reform properly, and even if we exploit this kind of person, outsiders knowing won't say anything, they'll only feel elated, praise and commend us, also perfectly reasonable."

Yu Zhangsheng laughed heartily, speaking, the light in his eyes growing brighter and brighter, pursed his lips, pondered half a second, quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, continued: "And the pirates encountered in the Beihai, basically there exist none organized by a Nascent Spirit True Venerable, below Nascent Spirit, ordinary Sub-Talisman or Golden Core pirate groups pose no danger to us at all, even if the quota given by the Ling Kuang Dao this time is relatively large, but as long as we can bring over a few more Sub-Talisman pirates, then wanting to complete this quota before year-end is also more than sufficient."

Yu Zhangsheng laughed heartily, speaking, the light in his eyes growing brighter and brighter, he glanced his lips, pondered half a second, quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and continued: "And the pirates encountered in the Beihai, basically there can be no existence of a Nascent Spirit True Lord organization, below Nascent Spirit, ordinary Purple Mansion or Golden Core pirate groups are not a danger to us at all, even if Phosphorus Mine Island gave a relatively large quota this time, as long as we can recruit a few more Purple Mansion pirates over, then wanting to complete this quota before year-end is also more than sufficient."

Yu Zhangsheng finished speaking, then coughed lightly twice, spoke no more, but looked at Wei Lao with a face full of radiant spirit, waiting for him to speak.

Yu Zhangsheng finished speaking, then coughed lightly twice, spoke no more, but with a face full of radiant spirit looked at Wei Lao, waiting for him to speak.

Wei Lao was first stunned, then looking at Yu Zhangsheng's confident appearance, couldn't help but ponder, half a moment later, his eyes brightened, he deeply exhaled a mouthful of turbid qi, nodded, and said: "You putting it that way really makes sense, seems feasible, if we can really catch enough pirates to serve as labor, then we can perfectly solve our current difficult problem, indeed, in today's Beihai Yu, pirate groups organized by a true Nascent Spirit are too rare, except for this one we don't go provoke, the others seemingly aren't a problem."

"Don't need many, just need to catch two groups of the same scale as the previous demonic cultivator pirate group to serve as miners, then our quota completion will surely be extremely smooth, easy and relaxed."

Wei Lao finished speaking, couldn't help stroking his beard, a trace of amusement appearing in his eyes, nodding.

"Your idea is not bad, it's just that implementing it might have some difficulty, one year's time, relying solely on us we might not necessarily be able to catch that many pirates."

Wei Lao couldn't help but supplement, voicing the worry in his heart.

"The Beihai Yu is such a vast sea region, pirates certainly won't be few, we can first organize manpower to disguise as cargo merchant ships, go to some sea regions where pirates frequently appear, lure them out, then slowly fight our way in."

"The Beihai region is such a vast sea area, pirates certainly won't be few, we can first organize manpower to disguise as this kind of cargo merchant ship, go to some sea areas where pirates frequently appear, lure them out, then slowly fight our way in."

"Play the pig to eat the tiger, let them jump out themselves to take the bait, right?"

Wei Lao pondered, looked at Yu Zhangsheng strangely, but still shook his head, then nodded: "This method might still be useful in the early stages, but later their vigilance increases, it won't be that easy to fool them."

"Bottom line." Wei Lao's tone paused, slowly said, "Bottom line is still that we only have two people, even if we thought of such a method, wanting to implement it, efficiency becomes a problem."

"When it comes down to it." Wei Lao's tone paused, he slowly said, "When it comes down to it, it's still that we only have two people, even if we thought of such a method, wanting to implement it, efficiency becomes a problem."

Yu Zhangsheng hearing this, his face also revealed a trace of difficulty, expression hesitant.

"……How about this," Wei Lao thought for a bit, suddenly lightly inhaled a breath, steadied his state of mind, and said, "Actually, in the Beihai Yu we also don't completely lack foundations, there are actually still some people who can help us together?"

"... How about this," Wei Lao thought for a moment, suddenly lightly inhaled a breath, steadied his state of mind, and said, "Actually, we in the Beihai region aren't completely without foundation, there are also some people who can help us together?"

Yu Zhangsheng froze, narrowed his eyes, hesitated: "Master, are you talking about Uncle-Master Chen Wencai? Forget him, letting a Nascent Spirit do these things, too many scruples, not as convenient as us doing it."

"What are you thinking." Wei Lao glared at Yu Zhangsheng, shook his head in annoyance, but then suddenly sighed softly, sighed: "Although Teacher and your Uncle-Master Chen are close friends, if I requested it, he certainly wouldn't refuse, but this matter of ours is obviously that someone on Vast Sky Island is deliberately targeting and making things difficult for us."

"Whether it's the Seventh Imperial Edict, Wang Sheng, or Mountain Elder Wang Donghai, and whatever else, we are not convenient to drag your Uncle-Master Chen into this muddy water, so as to cause him trouble, he has already been benevolent and righteous to the utmost towards us, from now on, let's just rely on ourselves as much as possible."

"Whether it's Earth Seven Xiangang Zhi, Wang Sheng, or Mountain Elder Wang Donghai, and whatever else, we can't conveniently drag your Uncle Master Chen into this muddy water, so as to cause him trouble, he towards us has already been benevolent to the utmost, next, let's just rely on ourselves as much as possible."

Yu Zhangsheng nodded silently, thought again, hesitated and continued: "Then Master, who are you talking about? Could it be relying on the miners on the island? They, are merely ordinary Golden Core cultivation, although in this Beihai Yu they count as not bad, but bringing them, if casualties occur, then it'll be even harder to explain." Relying on Yu Zhangsheng's current prestige on Ling Kuang Dao, Yu Zhangsheng also believed in himself, one call and a hundred respond, as long as he voiced his idea, people willing to follow him to catch pirates certainly wouldn't be few, but, would he dare do this?

If he really did this directly, then no need to wait for the other party's scheme to succeed, exhausting their minds to raise his quota, make things difficult for him, and can directly pin a big hat of abuse of power for personal gain on him, even harder to shake off.

So this matter, in Yu Zhangsheng's view, absolutely cannot be done, and is extremely unreliable.

These miners on Ling Kuang Dao, except for a small portion exiled as punishment. Originally all came to Ling Kuang Dao bearing quests, they aren't truly so-called black slaves miners.

If because of work and some accidental reasons, injuries and deaths occurred on Ling Kuang Dao, that can still be explained, but if it's because of Yu Zhangsheng's own personal reasons causing them casualties, then for Yu Zhangsheng, it's no different from jumping into a pit himself.

"So Master, these Ling Kuang Dao miners absolutely cannot be moved, bringing them out to sea, don't even think about it."

These thoughts flashed rapidly through Yu Zhangsheng's mind, after shaking his head, he spoke to Wei Lao with a face full of determination.

"What are you thinking. I haven't become stupid to that extent, to mobilize this group of brats who explode at a touch, milk still not dry, and furthermore only have Golden Core cultivation, also can't help with too big matters."

"That's good," Yu Zhangsheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Wei Lao in puzzlement, asking: "Since it's neither, then Master, what help are you talking about? We don't know any other powers on this side, right?"

Yu Zhangsheng was puzzled, while Wei Lao was almost completely at ease, stroking his beard and smiling faintly: "Although we don't know what powers or people, did you forget that you yourself brought the entire sect over, migrated to this Beihai Yu?"

Wei Lao smiled faintly, glanced at Yu Zhangsheng, couldn't help extending a forefinger and rubbing it on Yu Zhangsheng's nose tip, smiling cheerfully, expression carrying a trace of trance and pride:

Wei Lao smiled faintly, glanced at Yu Zhangsheng, couldn't help but extend a forefinger and rub it against Yu Zhangsheng's nose tip, smiling cheerfully, his expression carrying a trace of trance and smugness:

"Wanxiang Sect is our foundation, our home. Although we are merely a small barbarian sect within Wanxiang, we still possess some heritage."

"Ah?"

Yu Zhangsheng froze abruptly, scratched his head in astonishment, let out a hehe laugh, and then a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face as he said awkwardly:

"Master, don't joke. You know perfectly well what situation Wanxiang is in. Having some disciples who haven't grown up yet go to sea with us and not catch pirates — that's too risky, isn't it?"

"Who said they were disciples?"

Wei Lao glared at Yu Zhangsheng displeasedly, blew on his mustache, and said somewhat angrily: "Would I harm my own disciple? What I said is naturally reliable. Naturally, only Sub-Talisman cultivators can participate in this operation and be of any use; Golden Core cultivators are out of the question."

"Uh." Yu Zhangsheng was momentarily at a loss for words, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, he waved his hand and said with a curled lip: "Forget it, Master. Those two Sub-Talisman cultivators of ours — what great use are they? Better to have them guard Wanxiang Island, lest any accident occur."

"Who told you there are only two Sub-Talisman?"

Wei Lao was somewhat angry, staring at Yu Zhangsheng, and said displeasedly: "Wanxiang is a sect that has been inherited for over a thousand years, and has even produced a Spirit Severing powerhouse. Even if it has declined, it's not so wretched as you say."

"Ah?"

Yu Zhangsheng was embarrassed, then his eyes brightened as he looked at Wei Lao with some anticipation: "What do you mean, Master?"

In Yu Zhangsheng's impression, Wanxiang Sect's openly known Sub-Talisman, not counting Wei Lao himself, were only Lu Ruikai's master, Ruan Hao, and his own Yujian Peak's Supreme Elder Yuan Menghua.

And two Sub-Talisman cultivators were clearly not enough to count on.

"Our Wanxiang Sect — you may not know these past days, but in fact we have gained several more Sub-Talisman True Lords."

Wei Lao spoke slowly, smiled faintly, revealing a trace of pride in his expression.

"Is that so?"

Yu Zhangsheng was astonished, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face as he stared intently at Wei Lao: "Master, hurry up and tell me, what's going on?"

"Did you really think that when I decided to relocate the entire sect, even moving our 800-li territory away to the Beihai Yu, it was just a whim?"

Wei Lao laughed heartily and explained: "Borrowing the Beihai Yu's vast spiritual qi, and the collision of the two regions' rules making the laws of heaven and earth more complete, nourishing our Wanxiang Sect — during this time, one after another, quite a few of our Wanxiang Sect members have had cultivation breakthroughs."

"Among them, the various Peak Masters had already reached Golden Core Peak. With Wanxiang Sect's recent upheavals and stimulation, plus arriving at a better environment, breaking through to Sub-Talisman was only a matter of course."

"So?" Yu Zhangsheng asked tentatively.

"So our Wanxiang Sect's actual Sub-Talisman cultivators are not two, but eight." Wei Lao smiled, his smile lingering, impossible to conceal.

"Eight Sub-Talisman?"

Yu Zhangsheng was astonished, taken aback. Even with some mental preparation, he was equally shocked.

"That's natural. Could I still deceive you?"

Wei Lao laughed heartily and nodded: "Including the Ruan Hao and Yuan Menghua you know, those who later broke through to Sub-Talisman include Yujian Peak Master, also Vice Sect Master Lu Ruikai, Sect Master Zheng Tianheng, our Beast Taming Peak Master Mo Pengcheng..."

"The other three Peak Masters as well. Moreover, this is only the current situation; judging by these circumstances, it's estimated that before too long, there will still be some Elders who are not far from breaking through to Sub-Talisman."

"So that's how it is. In that case, that's wonderful."

Yu Zhangsheng blanked for a moment, then grew somewhat excited, grinning broadly.

"Surviving a great disaster brings future blessings; surviving the calamity, nirvana rebirth."

Wei Lao pondered, speaking sixteen characters.

"Our Wanxiang Sect, after the various matters in the Nan Yu, all the twists and turns, should properly recuperate, gather strength, and seize the opportunity to rise." (Chapter End)