Chapter 575: Arrival

After wiping out that group of Ninjas, the rest of the journey was smooth sailing. After continuing to sail on the sea for four or five days, a fairly large island appeared in front of the cruise ship.

"Lingyun, it looks like we've arrived!" Chen Jing said to Lingyun while looking at the sea chart in her hands. "The island ahead is the venue for the International Exchange Conference!"

"Finally here, are we?" Shui Tianhai looked at the island before him, his tone carrying a hint of undisguised excitement.

This place was the largest gathering in the Dark World for years, bringing together more than half of the geniuses and top experts of the Dark World. In every Exchange Conference, dazzling new stars would rise, and of course, many would also fall here in obscurity.

"We're here? Then let's go!" Lingyun's figure flashed, and he appeared at the bow of the ship.

"Mr. Lingyun, please!" The others on the cruise ship couldn't help but show a trace of awe when they saw Lingyun, along with a hint of gratitude.

After all, if Lingyun hadn't been there this time, everyone on this ship would likely have been buried in the sea.

Lingyun was the first to land on the island, and the others followed one by one. Looking around, there were many other ships present, and some people were disembarking; it was clear they were all here to attend the International Exchange Conference.

Lingyun glanced at these people and then walked toward the interior of the island.

After walking a distance into the island, Lingyun and the others saw a huge tent with the words "Reception" written on it in several different languages.

"Hello, please show your invitation!" An attendant-dressed person said to them upon seeing Lingyun and his group.

Lingyun nodded, took out his invitation, and handed it over to them.

The attendant took the invitation and scanned it in front of a machine. After the red light on the machine turned green, the person handed the invitation back to Lingyun.

After passing through the tent, what Lingyun and the others saw was a bustling market. People were coming and going, and everyone had a powerful aura; looking around, the lowest level of strength here had reached the Innate Realm.

"Tsk tsk, they've gathered most of the experts from the entire Dark World here, haven't they!" Chen Jing couldn't help but click her tongue. "Lingyun, what do you think would happen if someone launched a nuclear bomb here right now?"

"Launch a nuclear bomb?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow. "Then I can tell you that as long as this matter is known in advance, the casualties on this island will be extremely low, and whichever country dares to launch a nuclear bomb, no matter who it is, will only face one outcome: total annihilation!"

"Eh? Why? Is it possible that these people's strength is enough to withstand a nuclear bomb? That can't be, right?" Su Wanyue asked with some surprise.

"Taking a nuclear bomb head-on is, of course, impossible; even I don't have that ability right now!" Lingyun shook his head. "But on this island, there is a deeply hidden underground bunker, and this bunker is enough to withstand a nuclear explosion. Now you understand, right?"

"When the nuclear bomb strikes, these people can enter the bunker to hide, and as long as they survive the first wave of the nuclear explosion, they have plenty of opportunities to retaliate, right?" Chen Jing asked.

"That's right. Faced with a full-scale retaliation from the Dark World, I don't think any country at this stage could hold up!" Lingyun said.

"Lingyun, I heard you can find many very rare things here." Chen Jing looked at the stalls on both sides of the road, her eyes full of interest.

"If you want to browse here, we have plenty of time and opportunities. Isn't our most important task right now to find a place to stay first?" Su Wanyue asked.

"That works too, let's go find a place to stay first!" Chen Jing scanned the surroundings and then nodded.

"By the way, Lingyun, aren't Ye Xi and the others coming?" Su Wanyue asked with some curiosity.

"Them? They should have arrived at this place already, after all, they are also very curious about this Exchange Conference!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"By the way, why haven't I seen Yuejiang?" Chen Jing chimed in and asked.

"Snap!" A lace fan suddenly appeared in the Void and struck Chen Jing's forehead heavily.

"Ouch—" Chen Jing couldn't help but let out a soft cry.

"I've told you, you are not allowed to add 'jiang' after my name!" Nangong Nayue's figure appeared in front of the three of them.

"Na Yue, where did you run off to earlier?" Chen Jing asked with some curiosity.

"I went to scout the situation on this island," Nangong Nayue said.

"Any findings?" Lingyun asked.

"Overall, the strength of the people on this island is not low; some of them have already stepped into the Half-step Nascent Soul Domain you mentioned," Nangong Nayue said. "But these people are a mixed bag, and some of them are, in my eyes, absolutely worthy of being thrown into the Prison Barrier. Xiaojing, Wanyue, you two should be careful when you are moving around freely here!"

"So is anyone plotting anything?" Chen Jing leaned in and asked.

"Of course, how could there not be? As far as I know, although this gathering is held under the guise of an exchange, it is actually a conference for the division of interests. In the face of interests, if there weren't various conspiracies and schemes, that would be the abnormal thing!" Nangong Nayue rolled her eyes and said.

"To be honest, I'm really looking forward to the staging of this annual drama!" A mysterious light flashed in Lingyun's eyes. "By the way, Yuejiang, since you've walked around here, do you know where our accommodation is?"

Nangong Nayue's eyes narrowed, and the folding fan in her hand struck toward Lingyun's forehead like lightning. But Lingyun was faster; he shifted his feet and lightly dodged Nangong Nayue's fan.

"You guy, you're still as slippery as a loach as always!" Nangong Nayue said through gritted teeth.

"Much obliged, much obliged!" Lingyun said with a grin.

"Hmph, follow me!" Nangong Nayue turned and walked toward the street corner.

Under Nangong Nayue's lead, Lingyun and his group of three soon arrived at the accommodation prepared for them by the Exchange Conference.

"As long as you have an invitation, you can find a room to stay in. However, one invitation can only have one room. Of course, if your strength can reach the Golden Core realm, you can also have your own independent room," Nangong Nayue said.

"Then what if different people set their sights on the same room?" Chen Jing asked.

"Then they solve it themselves," Nangong Nayue said. "The organizers have no mood to manage such things. Even if they cause deaths, the organizers will at most just come over to clean up the corpses. Of course, they must not involve others during the resolution process, otherwise both sides will be sanctioned by the organizers!"

"That really is a simple and brutal approach!" Su Wanyue said.

"This is the Dark World, a place where force is supreme and everything depends on whose fist is bigger. Isn't this method of handling things born precisely under such rules?" Nangong Nayue shrugged.

"Yuejiang, have you chosen your room?" Chen Jing asked.

"No, I'll just share a room with Lingyun when the time comes!" Nangong Nayue said with a calm face. "By the way, I've already booked the room, using Lingyun's name!"

"Share a room with Lingyun?" Chen Jing and Su Wanyue exclaimed at the same time.

"That's right!" Nangong Nayue nodded, not thinking there was anything wrong with what she said at all. "Do you think that with my current appearance, it would be safe if I chose a room alone?"

Looking at Nangong Nayue, Chen Jing and the other couldn't help but roll their eyes. With Nangong Nayue's strength, there probably weren't many people on this island who could be her match; if even she wasn't safe, there probably weren't many people on this island who were safe.

However, since the matter was already settled, they didn't go on to argue and instead tacitly accepted it.

Seeing Chen Jing and the other tacitly accept the matter, the corners of Nangong Nayue's mouth curled into a faint, imperceptible smile.