Chapter 554 - Chapter 554: Chapter 229: Plans Disrupted_2 (2/2)
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With the speed of the Shadow Escape Flying Boat, it took only half a day for the two of them to arrive at Black Xing Island.
Upon reaching Black Xing Island, Lin Jing noticed that, as usual, the island was still engaged in human trafficking.
Initially, after the Black Shark Gang was annihilated, Black Xing Island fell into decline for a time.
However, eventually, the rumors died down.
The person who had wiped out the Black Shark Gang hadn’t made any further moves.
Thus, others started to eye Black Xing Island once more.
After all, the island was previously famous for its human trafficking; it would be easier to redevelop the business there.
Consequently, several nearby powers began utilizing various methods to compete for control of Black Xing Island.
But, to their surprise, just when their competition was at its fiercest, the abruptly strong emergence of the Moon Demon Sect took over the island.
As for the other powers, though unwilling to concede, the Moon Demon Sect Leader proved to be extremely troublesome, especially with the Great Dream Ancient Mirror, a Dao Bao, in hand.
That cost those powers dearly.
Naturally, these powers were not content, so they spread the news of the Sect Leader having the Dao Bao.
Once this information was leaked, Divine Transformation Cultivators turned green with envy and wanted to snatch it.
However, the Moon Demon Sect Leader, already at the Nascent Soul Peak Stage and on the verge of achieving Divinity Transformation, coupled with the Great Dream Ancient Mirror in his possession, was more than a match for those cultivators.
The cultivators aiming to steal from him took a loss.
Even when faced with established Divinity Transformation old monsters, the Sect Leader, if somewhat outmatched, could still easily escape from their clutches.
It was said that unless a Cultivator of the Flesh-incarnate Stage intervened, no one could take the Great Dream Ancient Mirror from the hands of the Sect Leader.
But how many Cultivators of the Flesh-incarnate Stage are there?
Lin Jing only knew of the Lord of Bihai City; he had no clue about any others.
And the Lord of Bihai City had gone into seclusion after the Black Shark incident and had not appeared since.
Therefore, as things had progressed to this point, no cultivator even thought about challenging the Sect Leader any longer.
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Black Xing Island was business as usual, but the defense had become much more rigorous compared to before.
The entire perimeter of Black Xing Island was surrounded by a Fifth-Rank Formation.
Within the city, multiple Fifth-Rank Formations were combined to form a near-Sixth Rank Trap-Killing Formation.
Black Xing Island could be said to be as impregnable as a fortress now.
Looking at Black Stench City ahead, formerly known as Black Shark City, Lin Jing was lost in thought.
After pondering for a moment, Lin Jing, accompanied by Ye Yun, walked into the city.
Once inside Black Stench City, the interior did not differ much from before, but it was evident that all buildings had been newly constructed.
They seemed to have been built quite some time ago.
Presumably, this must have been the handiwork of Han Bingyan’s master.
When Han Bingyan was sold to Black Xing Island, as her master, it was understandable not to show any mercy.
Destroying the Black Shark Gang and, incidentally, this island, was justifiable.
After entering Black Stench City, Lin Jing and Ye Yun split up to gather information about Yan Xiong’s whereabouts.
At the same time, Lin Jing was also looking into whether the Moon Demon Sect Leader was on Black Xing Island.
Not long after, even before an hour had passed and Lin Jing had not yet found any leads,
Ye Yun had already received some news.
It turned out that just before their arrival, the Moon Demon Sect Leader had taken Yan Xiong and left Black Xing Island directly, and the direction of their departure was precisely towards Bihai City.
Lin Jing had just missed them by chance.
After receiving this information, Lin Jing could not help but frown, unable to understand what the Moon Demon Sect Leader was planning.
However…
Since he left with Yan Xiong in tow, heading in the direction of Bihai City,
everything became clear.
It seemed that he might be going to Bihai City personally to find Wei Zhengqing.
Lin Jing could not afford to think any further and quickly left Black Xing Island with Ye Yun. They then boarded the Flying Boat and sped towards Bihai City.
Lin Jing was worried about Wei Zhengqing.
Wei Zhengqing’s loyalty was his strength, but it was also a weakness others could exploit.
If the Sect Leader indeed used Yan Xiong’s life as a threat, Lin Jing could not guarantee that Wei Zhengqing would remain rational.
Lin Jing had no doubt that under such circumstances, Wei Zhengqing might very well leave his daughter behind and face the threat alone.
This situation had gone beyond their expectations.
In their original plan, since the Sect Leader possessed the Dao Bao, he would not dare to approach Bihai City at all.
At most, he might spread rumors to lure Wei Zhengqing out of Bihai City and into his trap.
But unexpectedly, he took the initiative himself and went to Bihai City.
This completely disrupted the plan Lin Jing and the others had laid out.
And Lin Jing
had to rush back immediately, lest any accidents occur.