Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms - Chapter 235
Chapter 235: Curbing Violence With Violence
“Those are Green Eyes Torrent Beasts!” a cultivator noticed the sea beasts and exclaimed with a fearful voice.
“It’s true… and there’s more than one of them…”
Other than a handful of people, most of the cultivators succumbed to terror.
A mature Green Eyes Torrent Beast was comparable to an eleventh stage Ki Refinement cultivator, and it was capable of raising terrifying waves. Many ships had been destroyed in their hands.
They might have still stood a chance if there was only one, but they were surrounded by at least five of them. Their fates were sealed if there was no additional support.
“There’s no need to be worried. They might just leave on their own accord as long as we don’t anger them,” the captain said.
He didn’t see a middle-aged man and a girl staring at the Green Eyes Torrent Beasts with terrified eyes.
“Green Eyes Torrent Beasts…” Fang Chen examined these sea beasts.
He didn’t encounter them while he was making his way to the Cloudless Monastery.
This was his first time seeing sea beasts in such close proximity, and they were quite different from land beasts. For instance, they appeared to have much larger physiques.
“These sea beasts… probably have never been cultivated before. They are naturally born with such power,” Fang Chen murmured.
Beasts were different from faes like Victorious Buddha.
The former could be born with great strength, but they lacked intelligence. In contrast, the latter could start off weak, but when they become cultivators, they could attain enlightenment even at Ki Refinement.
Just the size of the Green Eyes Torrent Beast was already comparable to the boat. That, together with their innate cultivation, easily made them a dominant force in the ocean.
The crowd waited seconds, but the Green Eyes Torrent Beasts showed no signs of leaving. Instead, they kept attacking the boat, causing the spirit ki barrier around it to slowly dim.
“Captain, how long will the spirit ki barrier last?” a cultivator anxiously asked.
“At the current rate of depletion, we would be expending over 50 low-grade ki stones per hour. We won’t be able to last long at this rate!” The captain was in despair. “I have traveled this path for decades now, but I have never encountered a Green Eyes Torrent Beast. Why would they suddenly appear today…”
“It’s him! His breakthrough must have attracted the Green Eyes Torrent Beasts!” a cultivator pointed at Fang Chen and roared.
Now that they were in danger, they couldn’t care less about what Fang Chen’s background was. They were simply angry that he had dragged them down.
“Why did you make a breakthrough here? Don’t you know how treacherous the waters are?” someone bellowed.
Fang Chen was just about to bring out little sword to slay the Green Eyes Torrent Beasts when he heard those words and halted.
“A boat is coming!”
“This is wonderful! We might be able to turn things around if they are willing to help!”
A cultivator was excited when he noticed a massive black boat steering over from afar.
It didn’t take long for the boat to come close to them. The surrounding Green Eyes Torrent Beasts stopped their assault, as if waiting for something.
“The daoists on that boat, we have been surrounded by Green Eyes Torrent Beasts. Please lend us a helping hand. We’ll make sure to thank you well for it!” the captain shouted.
The crowd waited expectantly for the response from the massive black boat. Seconds later, a figure appeared at the front of the boat. It was a young man dressed in a blue shirt.
He looked at the crowd and said, “Don’t fear, I’m rearing these Green Eyes Torrent Beasts.”
The crowd fell silent.
These Green Eyes Torrent Beasts… are reared by that young man? What kind of powerful means is that? Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would struggle to tame such a sea beast…
The captain’s complexion turned awful, as the earlier attacks from the Green Eyes Torrent Beasts had cost him a huge amount of ki stones. Seconds later, he squeezed out a smile and said, “Since it’s a misunderstanding, we’ll get on our way.”
“No rush.” The young man raised his hand. “I’m looking for two people. I suspect they are currently on your boat. Hand them over to me, and I’ll allow you to leave.”
The crowd exchanged grim looks. Those words suggested that the earlier attack from the Green Eyes Torrent Beasts was intentional!
“May I know who you’re looking for?” the captain asked.
The young man chuckled. “Who was the one behind the anomalous spirit ki pulsations earlier? They are the ones I’m looking for.”
The crowd looked at Fang Chen.
The young man was startled. He eyed Fang Chen from head to toe and frowned. “You were the one who caused the anomalous spirit ki pulsations?”
“Yes, he made a breakthrough on the boat.”
“You’re the one who brought trouble to us!”
A lot of cultivators angrily glared at Fang Chen.
“I don’t think I’m acquainted with you,” Fang Chen told the young man with a smile.
“It looks like I got the wrong person.” The young man nodded. “But… why can’t I see through your cultivation? Are you at Foundation Establishment?”
It was only then that the others realized that Fang Chen’s aura was no different from an ordinary person. It was impossible to discern his cultivation.
“I have practiced a method to conceal my aura,” Fang Chen replied with a smile.
“Ah.” The young man nodded. His nose twitched, and his eyes fell on Liu Mu. “Is this… a medicine boy? Is he nurturing poison?”
“He’s a malevolent cultivator?!”
“I was wondering why that child was so smelly…”
The crowd looked at Fang Chen in a different light.
Malevolent cultivators were both hated and feared in the world of cultivation. They tended to be vicious people who wouldn’t hesitate to kill at the slightest verbal disagreement.
“Indeed.” Fang Chen nodded.
“I am interested in him. Would you be willing to give him to me?” The young man smiled.
There was a moment of silence before Fang Chen shook his head. “I have a use for him.”
“Have you heard of the Sea Dragon Sect?” The young man didn’t lose his temper despite the rejection.
“S-Sea Dragon Sect…”
Many of the cultivators onboard were stunned.
“That’s a powerful sect backed by a Golden Core cultivator! Heavens! He is a Sea Dragon Sect’s cultivator…”
“Pardon my lack of respect. I didn’t know you were from the Sea Dragon Sect!” the captain clasped his fist and apologized with an utmost respectful attitude. He wasn’t even angry over the earlier sea beast attack anymore.
“I’ve never heard of it.” Fang Chen shook his head.
“…”
The other cultivators silently looked at Fang Chen.
“You don’t know? It’s fine.” The young man chuckled. He turned around and returned to his boat. “Kill everyone onboard.”
The next second, the Green Eyes Torrent Beasts began to attack the boat. Fright filled the eyes of the cultivators onboard.
Someone glared at Fang Chen and hollered, “You’re dragging us down with you by offending the Sea Dragon Sect!”
“Kill him and hand him over to the Sea Dragon Sect’s cultivator! He might spare us!”
Some of the cultivators took out their artifacts to make a move on Fang Chen.
“Cultivators are an unruly bunch, resorting to violence whenever they think they have the upper hand.” Fang Chen sighed.
What other choice did he have in this situation? He could only curb violence with violence!
