Chapter 472: Landing (2)

“It seems we still underestimated the Immortal Sect Organization.”

“We originally thought they suffered heavy losses after the battle at the Great Li Capital, but we didn’t expect them to have such deep reserves.”

Zheng Yuanshan said in a low voice.

“Palace Master Han and I have discussed the matter of the Immortal Sect Organization’s sudden surge in power.”

“It might be because the Immortal Sect Organization has gathered all the Source Evil Seeds and Evil Demon Seeds from across the world.”

“On top of that, the Immortal Sect Organization has also obtained a great deal of Source Seed Shredded Meat.”

Ling Yunzi said softly.

“The Source Seed Shredded Meat has been sealed for so many years.”

“Which continent is the one that had a problem?”

A Divine Sea expert asked with a frown.

“From what we know, it’s highly likely to be the Xisha Continent.”

“I wonder if the Profound Celestial Alliance has any news?”

Liang Ze looked toward Yan Qingyu.

As a massive power once formed by the union of four continents, the Profound Celestial Alliance couldn’t possibly be confined to just the Southern Star Continent.

The Profound Celestial Alliance also provided a great deal of assistance for this operation to attack Glazed Island, constantly communicating and coordinating among the four parties to make it happen in such a short time.

“I’m also very puzzled about this matter.”

“We at the Profound Celestial Alliance have not received any news about problems with the Source Seed Shredded Meat on the Xisha Continent… We are currently investigating.”

Yan Qingyu said softly.

Han Yuan’s eyes flickered upon hearing this.

‘The fleet from the Xisha Continent was wiped out. Something must have gone wrong.’

‘If the Immortal Sect Organization’s current supply of Source Seed Shredded Meat all comes from the Xisha Continent, and Yan Qingyu hasn’t received any news…’

‘…then it means something has happened to the Profound Celestial Alliance’s people on the Xisha Continent.’

‘Of course, this is all just speculation for now.’

‘Yan Qingyu must have thought of a similar possibility, which is why she said they’ve already begun investigating.’

“We can only discuss these things later. What we need to do now is observe the situation on Glazed Island and wait for the fleet from the Beichen Continent to arrive.”

“At the same time, we must also be on guard against a sneak attack from the Immortal Sect Organization.”

Liang Ze took a deep breath.

His biggest worry at the moment was a sudden attack by the Immortal Sect Organization.

“Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Zhang and I will use our Divine Souls to monitor the situation day and night. We will know immediately if anything unusual occurs.”

Ling Yunzi said softly.

The Fellow Daoist Zhang he mentioned was, of course, Zhang Cang.

Both of them were Abnormal People at the Primordial Spirit Realm. Their Divine Souls were powerful enough to cover the entire fleet, and no unusual movement could escape their perception.

After that, the group discussed the details of many other matters before the meeting finally concluded.

Han Yuan, however, remained silent the entire time.

It was mainly because he had nothing to add; Liang Ze had already considered every detail that needed to be considered.

He wasn’t skilled in these matters anyway, so he simply chose not to voice an opinion.

….

Two days later, the fleet from the Beichen Continent arrived and rendezvoused with the fleet from the Southern Star Continent.

The strength of the Beichen Continent was somewhat weaker than that of the Southern Star Continent.

Their strongest expert was also a Primordial Spirit Abnormal Person named Fei Laichuan.

After the two fleets joined up, they lingered at sea for another ten days, but still failed to make contact with the fleet from the Dongsheng Continent.

After discussing with Fei Laichuan, Liang Ze decided not to wait any longer and to attack Glazed Island directly.

They had already been waiting for too long.

From the looks of it, the fleet from the Dongsheng Continent had likely met with disaster.

Moreover, the fact that the Immortal Sect Organization had made no moves these past few days also worried them.

But before storming Glazed Island, they naturally had to send someone to land on the island first to scout the situation and formulate an attack plan.

Because no one had ever set foot on Glazed Island before, and nobody knew what the situation was like.

As for who should be sent to the island, a Martial Artist was naturally the most suitable choice.

Martial Artists possessed robust physiques and formidable Life Force. Even if they encountered danger, their chances of escape were much greater than those of Abnormal People.

Initially, Liang Ze had thought of leading a team to investigate himself.

But when Han Yuan learned of this, he volunteered for the mission.

This was because he, too, was filled with curiosity about Glazed Island.

Besides, he was the only one confident he could retreat from Glazed Island completely unscathed.

After careful consideration, Liang Ze agreed.

「Soon.」

A small boat was slowly lowered from one of the massive ships and set off toward Glazed Island.

Han Yuan stood at the prow, the extravagantly shaped Heaven-Defying Saber on his back. He gazed at Glazed Island ahead, a hint of curiosity in his expression.

That was right.

He was heading to Glazed Island to investigate alone this time.

‘Having more people would be meaningless. It would just force me to split my attention to look after them.’

So, Han Yuan had simply chosen to go to Glazed Island by himself.

“You’ve got some nerve, kid.”

“Going to Glazed Island all by yourself.”

A world-weary voice suddenly spoke.

“Does Elder want to accompany me?” Han Yuan didn’t need to turn around to know who it was.

“Mm… I’d also like to see what this Glazed Island is really like.” Li Baozhou’s figure silently appeared beside Han Yuan.

He wore a long cyan robe, his eyes world-weary, and the exhaustion between his brows seemed to have deepened.

He gazed at the island’s silhouette within the gray mist, his expression complicated.

“Where have you been, Elder?” Han Yuan asked casually.

“I went looking for the Dongsheng Continent’s fleet.”

“Unfortunately, I didn’t find any useful clues.”

Li Baozhou said softly.

“An entire fleet… just vanished without a trace?” Han Yuan frowned.

“If there was an inside man… it’s still possible.”

Li Baozhou said softly.

“‘An inside man…'” Han Yuan was lost in thought.

After that, the two of them just stood at the prow, their expressions growing tense as they watched Glazed Island draw ever closer.

They had no intention of hiding, approaching Glazed Island openly and forthrightly.

‘Everything around Glazed Island must be within the Immortal Sect Organization’s control. Trying to sneak in is impossible, so we might as well approach openly and see how they react.’

But to Han Yuan’s surprise, they encountered no attacks along the way and arrived safely on a beach of Glazed Island.

“Looks like the Immortal Sect Organization is giving us quite the welcome.”

Han Yuan said with a laugh.

“I suppose so,” Li Baozhou also said with a small smile.

Not to mention himself—his grudge with the Immortal Sect Organization was passed down through generations, an entanglement that had lasted for countless years.

And Han Yuan was no different, having repeatedly thwarted the Immortal Sect Organization’s plans and killed several of their Immortal Sect High Priests.

In this world, the grudge between the two of them and the Immortal Sect Organization was definitely the deepest.

The Immortal Sect Organization would love nothing more than to flay them alive and pull out their tendons.

“Well then, let me see just what secrets this Glazed Island is hiding.”

Han Yuan leaped, jumping directly from the small boat onto the shore.

Li Baozhou did the same.

Glazed Island was extremely desolate, with no green vegetation to be seen.

A single glance gave the impression of a Gobi-like beach, stretching out endlessly.

The ground was covered in countless sparkling fragments of stone, as translucent and brilliant as glazed glass.

This was likely the origin of the island’s name.

“This Glazed Island seems pretty big.”

Han Yuan said softly.

“Let’s head further in first,” Li Baozhou said in a low voice.

“Elder Li, be careful of the Source Seed Shredded Meat. It can pull your Divine Soul into a Spiritual World.”

Han Yuan reminded him.

“Don’t worry. I have my Sword Heart to protect me. I won’t be dragged into a Spiritual World that easily.”

“What about you, kid? Can you handle it?”

Li Baozhou retorted.

“I shouldn’t have much of a problem either,” Han Yuan said.

With the Black Dragon Divine Soul protecting him now, the situation from before would not happen again.

“Good enough.” Li Baozhou nodded.

Wasting no more words, the two headed directly into the depths of Glazed Island.

They advanced rapidly through the barren wasteland.

Before long, Han Yuan finally spotted a plant in the wasteland.

Actually, Han Yuan wasn’t sure if the thing could even be called a plant; he was just calling it that for the time being.

It was a giant, dark green, fleshy tumor with spiral-shaped fangs and countless densely packed tentacles.

The fleshy tumor seemed to sense Han Yuan and Li Baozhou’s approach and instantly attacked.

Han Yuan and Li Baozhou, as if by perfect tacit agreement, flickered away from their original spots.

BOOM!!!

The ground where they had just been standing instantly bulged, and an incomparably thick vine-like tentacle burst from the earth.

“You’re courting death!”

Han Yuan, still in mid-air, blasted a punch toward the fleshy monster.

BOOM!!!

The searing Fire Evil Qi suddenly transformed into a ball of blazing light that smashed into the fleshy monster, sending out a roiling wave of flames.