Chapter 522: On Wanghai Cliff, Driving the Tiger to Swallow the Wolf

Outside Black Swan Island.

When Cheng Dou heard the four words "This seat is Senior Qingyang," he pursed his lips.

Sure enough!

Just as they had guessed, this eccentric young man had mastered the Senior Qingyang Demonic Fire and even used it as his Daoist title.

Thinking of the rumored conditions required to refine the Senior Qingyang Demonic Fire, Cheng Dou felt a tremor in his heart.

That process required countless amounts of essence blood from living beings, which could be called cruel.

Such demonic fire could only be refined by a demonic powerhouse who had made up their mind.

In this case, he must treat him well to avoid offending him.

"True Person, please this way!"

Cheng Dou respectfully stepped aside, letting Luo Chen walk in front.

Luo Chen glanced at him and said indifferently, "I don't really want to expose my realm yet."

Cheng Dou was stunned and immediately reacted.

He was a dignified Great Cultivator at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, only one step away from the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Black Swan Island was his Cheng family's base, and he could be said to have many people, yet he was so respectful to a cultivator who appeared to be only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. If news got out, others would guess Luo Chen's identity or realm to be higher.

He took a deep breath, straightened his back, stepped forward, and walked side-by-side with Luo Chen.

"The evening banquet has already been arranged, but it will take a little time. While we wait, why don't I give you a detailed introduction to Black Swan Island and the Du Feiyan Archipelago?"

"As you wish."

"True Person should know that the North Sea is also known as the Demon Sea. This is because there are countless sea demons in the sea, and countless demonic experts from the Yuanmo Sect run rampant, so the outside world gave it this nickname."

"Over time, the Yuanmo Sect itself acknowledged this statement. I don't know when it started, but the Yuanmo Sect began calling the areas they had conquered and occupied the 'Demon Domain,' while the places not yet occupied were collectively called the 'Demon Sea'."

"The Du Feiyan Archipelago has been human territory for eight hundred years. Eight hundred years ago, this place was still in the Demon Sea range, and at that time, countless Cloud-Piercing Sparrows and Sea-Breaking Swallows were entrenched in the archipelago."

"Eight hundred years ago, the Yuanmo Sect dispatched its subordinate sects to conquer this place and renamed it the Du Feiyan Archipelago."

"However, because the resources here are relatively barren and the geographical location is remote, and it constantly faces the threat of the Xintian Sea Area, no major sect is willing to stay. Over time, it became a gathering place for rogue cultivators and small families."

"My Cheng family also settled here at that time, making a living by raising and selling Tier 1 demon beasts like black swans."

Cheng Dou recounted the history of the Du Feiyan Archipelago one by one.

The details were far clearer than what Cheng Cheng Haichang had provided.

Luo Chen listened quietly, capturing some common-sense information useful to him.

For example, the Demon Sea was divided into the Demon Sea and the Demon Domain.

And for example, the Yuanmo Sect, while appearing arrogant and domineering, actually undertook tasks similar to the Mingyuan Sect, which was to open up new domains! If so, did the Soul Transformation holy lands in the Southern Frontier and Western Desert have similar tasks or responsibilities?

If that were true, then the original intentions of the five holy lands were quite good, generally seeking benefits for human cultivators.

Wait, what role did the Ancestor Tianyuan Dao Sect, located in the Central State without external threats, play?

A leader? A beneficiary? Or perhaps, a meritorious person who had already started to enjoy the fruits of labor after opening up a continent?

His thoughts drifted, and the little Jin Dan cultivator unknowingly let his imagination run a bit far.

This time, Luo Chen did not cut off his thoughts.

Because before coming to the North Sea, he had already vaguely touched upon the struggle between the human holy land, the Mingyuan Sect, and the demon beast Feather Clan holy land, Mount Mount Cangwu.

If he were to advance to the Nascent Soul stage or even the Soul Transformation stage in the future, he would inevitably have to return to the Eastern Wasteland.

At that time, it was highly likely he would be drawn into it.

Sorting it out now would never be a bad thing.

Cheng Dou beside him was still introducing.

"Although the Yuanmo Sect claims to act without scruples and is extremely cruel, in the eyes of many, it is actually an orthodox sect with a bottom line."

"They follow the law of the jungle where the strong eat the weak, and encourage competition both internally and externally. But when it comes to the bottom level, they do it very well. They strictly forbid high-level cultivators from wantonly slaughtering low-level humans, and this includes mortals!"

"Even the Soul Refining lineage within the Yuanmo Sect, which requires a large number of low-level souls, is ordered not to slaughter mortals and Qi Refining cultivators. If they need souls, they can go hunt in the endless Demon Sea."

"True Person should have noticed that although the mortals on our Du Feiyan Archipelago have a hard life, they actually have a way out. The reason lies here; many years ago, the Yuanmo Sect set an example for us on how to manage mortals."

"Let mortals multiply in large numbers and give birth to population. Those with spiritual roots are taken into the sect. Those without are taught the martial arts of body tempering and are given spirit-imbued magic tools, allowing them to shine in some trivial secular matters. Some mortal grandmasters who perform well are even exceptionally recruited into our cultivation families and given good treatment."

Luo Chen suddenly realized.

No wonder the mortals he saw earlier, although they had the look of wind and frost on their faces, were generally full of enthusiasm for work.

They were completely unlike the mortals in the Eastern Wasteland, who were full of numbness.

So, there was "hope"!

Luo Chen nodded. "In this respect, the Yuanmo Sect has done quite well."

Cheng Dou's spirit lifted. He had steered the topic in this direction, praising the Yuanmo Sect quite a bit, and seeing Luo Chen's satisfied expression, he felt good.

In this way, regardless of whether the other party was a remnant of the Yuanmo Sect, he felt he had done a good job.

He coughed and continued:

"Yes, the Yuanmo Sect is just a bit eccentric in its actions. Even if the world calls it a demonic sect and labels it with a series of names like Demon Domain and Demon Head, they disdain to argue and are too lazy to call themselves a holy sect with such high-sounding words."

Luo Chen gave an 'en'. Top-tier powerhouses rarely cared about the distinction between righteous and demonic, let alone a mere title.

As they chatted, the two had already arrived in front of the manor at Little Mirror Lake.

"True Person Senior Qingyang, the banquet is ready, please this way."

Luo Chen paused slightly, glanced at Cheng Dou, and a smile that wasn't quite a smile appeared on his face.

"It's quite sumptuous!"

Cheng Dou felt a tightness in his heart. "It is what this junior should do, I hope the True Person likes it."

"You have a heart."

Luo Chen laughed and strode into the manor.

As soon as he entered, he saw a beautiful woman with a delicate figure standing at the entrance of the hall, standing with her hands together.

Seeing Luo Chen's face, her eyes trembled, and she lowered her head and bowed gracefully.

"Little woman Cheng Cheng Haixin, pays respects to True Person Senior Qingyang!"

As she bowed, her dress tilted slightly, revealing a glimpse of spring.

Not to mention the curves of her waist and hips, just the soul-stirring whiteness on her chest was enough to make one linger.

Luo Chen glanced at her and said indifferently, "Raise your head."

Cheng Cheng Haixin pursed her tender red lips, bit her teeth, and stood up straight, her neck long and slender like a proud swan.

Only then did Luo Chen realize the woman's advantage.

She was a full 1.8 meters tall, almost level with him.

A head taller than Cheng Dou beside her.

Among the women he had seen in his life, perhaps only the demon cultivator Master Qing Shuang could compete with her.

However, compared to Cheng Cheng Haixin's temperament, which was as weak as a little white rabbit or a little swan, Master Qing Shuang won by too much.

Cold, powerful, so much so that Luo Chen didn't dare to look directly at her for three years on Mount Mount Cangwu.

The only reason he remembered Master Qing Shuang's tall figure was probably because during their few meetings, he had kept his head down and could only glimpse her long, strong legs, which left such a deep impression.

Cheng Dou stood carefully to the side, observing Luo Chen's expression.

In that instant, he saw a sign of Luo Chen being distracted.

At this moment, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough!

Seventh sister, this pearl on Black Swan Island, would be irresistible to anyone who saw her.

"True Person, please take your seat!"

Luo Chen looked at the position of the chair Cheng Dou pulled out and raised an eyebrow. "I am a guest, sitting in the main seat is not quite appropriate, is it?"

Cheng Dou hurriedly laughed, "It is appropriate. The True Person descending to my Cheng family is my Cheng family's honor. You must be made to feel at home! If there is anything done poorly, that is this junior's fault."

Luo Chen smiled slightly, not being pretentious, and sat down generously in the main seat.

Cheng Dou also sat down on the side.

After sitting down, Cheng Cheng Haixin, who was still standing in the hall, became very abrupt.

Cheng Dou gave her several eye signals before the woman gritted her teeth and sat down next to Luo Chen.

This reluctant appearance made Luo Chen laugh inwardly.

This Cheng Dou seemed to have other designs on him!

"True Person, please taste the specialty dishes of our Du Feiyan Archipelago."

"Cheng Haixin, pour wine for the True Person!"

Cheng Cheng Haixin gave an 'en' and poured a glass of wine for Luo Chen with somewhat unskilled movements.

The moment the wine fragrance filled the air, the spiritual energy of the entire hall seemed to become restless.

Luo Chen's heart stirred, his gaze falling on the wine glass.

"I must inform the lord, this is Huancheng Wine, brewed from deep-sea spirit springs, blood oranges from the Blood God lineage of the Yuanmo Sect, and top-grade Huanyu Marrow. It has a very strong auxiliary effect for cultivators breaking through realms!"

Cheng Cheng Haixin picked up the wine glass and presented it to Luo Chen. The blood-colored wine, like crimson plasma, was soul-stirring.

Beauty, spirit wine, feast...

Luo Chen smiled.

A banquet with only three people began in an ambiguous atmosphere.

Cheng Dou was a very talkative person.

The topics they hadn't finished chatting about earlier were deliberately brought up again by him.

Under the rule of the Yuanmo Sect, although the North Sea cultivation world was turbulent, generally speaking, cultivation families like theirs still got by.

But a hundred years ago, after the Yuanmo Sect was destroyed, everything changed.

The order, which wasn't particularly good to begin with, collapsed overnight.

The atmosphere that had been guided by the demonic sect for thousands of years erupted completely, and without the absolute suppression of the holy land.

Therefore, for the next seventy years, the entire North Sea cultivation world was shrouded in blood and wind.

It was rumored that the inland Demon Domain had truly become a demon domain!

Demon heads emerged one after another, and demonic giants would destroy mountains and sects at every turn. Those low-level cultivators also started doing the work of robbery.

There were even some cultivators who had obtained the fur of the Yuanmo Sect's methods and practiced the way of slaughter.

Whether it was the Blood Demon method of the Blood God lineage or the Soul Refining method of the Soul Refining lineage, these means all required large amounts of essence blood and souls to support.

Previously, they were all directed outward, toward the demon race in the endless sea.

Now, with a large number of soft persimmons to squeeze in the cultivation world, who would want to take risks in the Demon Sea?

In short, those seventy years were the darkest days of the North Sea cultivation world.

Even the Du Feiyan Archipelago, located in a remote corner, broke out in several bloody struggles that destroyed families and sects.

The Cheng family originally had several family cultivators at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, who could be called the pillars of the family, but they were all destroyed in the turmoil of those seventy years.

Especially the appearance of True Person Nantian, which pushed the bloody slaughter to the extreme.

As soon as he arrived, he destroyed a family with three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators on the spot, thereby occupying the only Tier 3 spirit vein here.

If it had stopped there, that would have been fine.

But after that, he ordered all forces in the Du Feiyan Archipelago to pay tribute to him.

Those who were slightly disobedient were bloodily suppressed.

In just seventy years, there were three Foundation Establishment families destroyed by his hands!

It was only thirty years ago that the great power with the surname Li established the Li Canghai Righteous Alliance in the center of the Demon Domain, and the North Sea cultivation world finally established a new, fragile order.

Whether they were convinced by him or not, superficial respect was still necessary.

In order to obtain the method of connecting islands and arrays from the great power with the surname Li, True Person Nantian nominally joined the Li Canghai Alliance.

It was only after that that he restrained his unscrupulous and arrogant style.

The Du Feiyan Archipelago ushered in thirty years of brief peace.

"However!"

"That True Person Nantian is not very broad-minded. Once there is someone on the Du Feiyan Archipelago whose realm can threaten him, he will suppress them openly and secretly try to wipe them out."

"Like the leader of the Jade Jiao Long Gang, a dignified Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, who has been drifting overseas alone for so many years and dare not return to the Du Feiyan Archipelago."

"This humble one is untalented, with dual spiritual root aptitude, and the cultivation speed is okay. But I have been at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment for decades, yet I dare not step into the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment to sprint for a higher realm. What I fear is also this."

Cheng Dou said with emotion, his tone full of endless sighs.

His gaze fell on Luo Chen, and his tone suddenly became impassioned.

"But it's different now!"

"The True Person has come, and the Du Feiyan Archipelago will be peaceful. The True Person has come, and Du Feiyan will have a blue sky!"

Luo Chen suddenly raised his hand.

The impassioned words came to an abrupt end.

Amidst Cheng Dou's confusion, Luo Chen drank the last drop of spirit wine.

"The wine is good, and the dishes are very characteristic, but I am tired."

Cheng Dou opened his mouth, his face flushed.

But having managed to remain standing for decades under the tyrannical might of the Southern Sky Venerable, he still possessed a degree of shrewdness and knew he had been somewhat too hasty.

He smiled reluctantly: "It is this junior's fault, forgetting that the True Person has traveled a long way and indeed needs a rest. Cheng Haixin, you take the True Person to the inner courtyard to rest first!"

Cheng Cheng Haixin's face dimmed, and she stood up silently.

Luo Chen waved his hand. "No need to go to the inner courtyard. I think that isolated cliff at the tail of Black Swan Island is not bad. It also has a Tier 2 spirit vein, which can serve for my temporary residence."

Cheng Dou naturally dared not disobey.

He immediately changed his words: "The True Person also has elegant interests, and that Wanghai Cliff indeed has magnificent scenery. Cheng Haixin, you accompany the True Person to open up a cave dwelling there to rest temporarily!"

Cheng Cheng Haixin lowered her head and gave an 'en'.

On the isolated cliff, Luo Chen manipulated the Xuanhuo Sword, and without using half an hour, he opened up a simple and spacious cave dwelling.

As soon as he entered, he directly released the Hunyuan Cauldron from his storage bag.

From the cauldron came bursts of hissing sounds.

Cheng Cheng Haixin, who was on the side, showed curiosity.

But when Luo Chen performed the hand seals and the five Blue-Ringed Giant-Toothed Sea Snakes appeared, she couldn't help but lose her color.

Luo Chen turned around and said indifferently, "I intend to rest here, little friend, please feel free to do as you please!"

Cheng Cheng Haixin's face turned blue and red, but she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Wanghai Cliff is cold and windy at night. If the True Person sleeps alone, it may be desolate. This concubine is willing to warm the bed for the True Person."

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow and examined the other party carefully.

Finally, he shook his head slowly.

"Forget it, this seat is not that delicate."

"But..." The woman felt a joy in her heart, but her face still showed a tangled expression.

"There will be plenty of time in the future!" Luo Chen said with a hint of meaning, and then ignored the woman, instead setting up his temporary resting place on his own.

Cheng Cheng Haixin hesitated for a moment, but finally left Wanghai Cliff unable to hide her joy.

After she left, Luo Chen walked to the entrance of the cave.

Looking at the silver waves and the sinking star sea, his eyes narrowed slightly.

A moment later, he laughed freely.

"It's just driving the tiger to swallow the wolf!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 523 =====