“It’s too small, I’m not interested.”
Seeing Qianqian's eyebrows knitted in a frown, Qin Xuan quickly found an excuse to change the subject.
“By the way, Fairy, we’ve already emerged from the Eerie Mist. Judging by the distance, we should be very close to the Kun Peng Nest now, right?”
Hearing Qin Xuan’s words, Qianqian was momentarily stunned, then took out her jade pendant, glanced at it twice, and nodded in pleasant surprise.
“Soon, judging by the distance, it should be within a few hours.”
“This area is already under the control of the Human Race, so we don’t need to worry too much about sea beasts. Those Senior experts should already be hiding in the shadows, and if any sea beasts make a move, they can suppress them at any time.”
Qianqian confidently looked around, as if searching for the Human Race Grand Cultivators hidden in the shadows.
Qin Xuan was noncommittal.
Although this place was previously infested with sea beasts, it was clearly Human Race territory now.
However…
Qin Xuan’s brows furrowed.
Since just now, several waves of Mental Energy had probed their location.
These Mental Energies were, without exception, from Human Race Grand Cultivators.
Fortunately, Qin Xuan had prepared in advance, and neither he nor Qianqian showed any signs of abnormality, nor did the Cloud Boat have any issues, so they weren’t exposed.
Otherwise, they would have been annihilated by these Human Race Grand Cultivators without even needing sea beasts to act.
Just as Qin Xuan and Qianqian were discussing, high above this sea area, at an unknown altitude, more than a dozen Human Race powerhouses were looking down, their Divine Souls constantly probing.
“How are the losses caused by this Eerie Mist?”
After a long pause, an old man looked at the others.
“How? Our East Region Fifty Nations Alliance has suffered heavy losses. The most promising talents from Great Qin and Great Qi have all disappeared in the Eerie Mist, yet that useless bunch from Da Qian somehow survived quite a few. It’s truly laughable. Incompetent wastes, they’re good at clinging to life.”
Another old man on the other side said, his face extremely displeased.
He was a Tianyuan Realm Alliance Leader of the East Region Fifty Nations Alliance, his strength having reached the Peak of the Tianyuan Realm.
He, who had supposedly reached an age where he was unperturbed by favor or disgrace, was now filled with anger, indicating that the losses were indeed severe this time.
“What does that even count for?”
“Are your Fifty Nations Alliance the only ones who suffered heavy losses? Our few small Holy Lands also incurred significant losses. Besides, don’t you know how strong your Fifty Nations Alliance is? Letting that group of wastes go in would only be sending them to their deaths. Dying outside actually prevents them from causing trouble and can be considered a contribution.”
Another old man beside him said disdainfully, clearly not thinking highly of the Cultivators from the Fifty Nations Alliance.
“What did you say? Say that again!”
The old man from the Fifty Nations Alliance shouted angrily, wanting to make a move.
“Enough. Both of you, shut up.”
As the two argued, someone suddenly spoke coldly, reprimanding them.
“What time is it now? This is precisely the time when everyone should be united and support each other. How can you start fighting among yourselves?”
This person wore a Pingtian Crown, his graying hair moving without wind, appearing quite majestic. He was precisely the spokesperson jointly put forward by the various forces of the East Region this time.
“The Kun Peng Nest is about to open today. Perhaps people from other major powers will rush here. We should prepare more in advance. Such infighting will only allow others to reap the benefits.”
Hearing this, although the two were angry, they eventually calmed down.
“Alright, alright, the Kun Peng Nest is about to open soon. Everyone, just rely on your own abilities and see which family’s Disciple can gain more. That skeleton ship, though, is quite interesting. What do you think, why did the skeleton ship suddenly appear?”
Another Middle-aged Man smiled and used another topic to persuade the two to stop arguing.
“Look at this skeleton ship. I observed it for a long time before, and I don’t know why it stopped there and refused to leave. Normally, it shouldn’t be like this.”
Someone else also became interested and interjected.
“According to past records, the skeleton ship would not appear whenever the Eerie Mist appeared, but this time, the skeleton ship actually appeared at the same time as the Eerie Mist.”
“This seems a bit abnormal. Why do you think this is?”
The Middle-aged Man said, then pointed forward.
Although the skeleton ship could not be seen from here, these people were all powerful Cultivators with formidable Mental Energy, so they could naturally sense the skeleton ship hundreds of miles away with their powerful Divine Souls.
“That’s hard to say.”
An old man beside him shook his head, saying doubtfully.
“People from my sect have also come here to observe before. This skeleton ship does not have a fixed appearance time; it can be said to appear randomly. But this time, I don’t know what’s going on, it actually appeared at the same time as the Eerie Mist. Not only that, it’s now staying there motionless. It would be strange if no one was messing with it!”
“You mean this skeleton ship is being controlled by someone?”
An old man wearing a golden crown asked doubtfully, his eyes now becoming serious.
“That’s hard to say, but the timing of the skeleton ship and the ghost house’s appearance is too coincidental. It just so happens to appear suddenly when the young talents of our Human Race’s younger generation arrive. This time, many Genius Disciples were lost in the ghost house. If there’s no trickery involved, I don’t believe it.”
Another old man snorted coldly, clearly suspicious of the skeleton ship.
“In my opinion, the sea beasts are controlling the skeleton ship. They pretend to be ignorant on the surface, but secretly, it’s to deal with our Human Race Cultivators.”
“The goal is to have the skeleton ship and the Eerie Mist attack our Human Race Cultivators simultaneously.”
“This, this can’t be true, can it? Although those sea beasts have some intelligence, their intelligence shouldn’t be that cunning.”
While some suspected the sea beasts were behind it, others naturally disagreed.
“Those ordinary sea beasts naturally don’t have such intentions, but those transformed sea beasts are hard to say. Not to mention, I heard before that the Azure Winged Bat Dragon appeared halfway, blocking many Human Race Cultivators, using the excuse of its offspring being killed to search Human Race Cultivators, and even humiliating several people.”
“This grudge must be avenged at some point.”
“Besides the Azure Winged Bat Dragon, which of the Eight-winged Heavenly Centipede and the Frost Beast, these transformed Great Yao, are easy to deal with? Although they are more inclined towards the Yao Race, I see that their collusion with these sea beasts is also considerable.”
“If we don’t prepare in advance, we might be completely devoured by them.”
A Middle-aged scholar-dressed man said coldly.
He slightly raised his long sword and gently flicked it, and a melodious sword hum resonated all around.
“Alright, let’s end this matter here. We and the sea beasts have reached an agreement: they search for their things, we search for ours. We’ll keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other. That’s for the best.”
“Let’s hope so, but besides that group from our East Region, I heard that many experts from other places have also arrived. Why haven’t we seen them? Especially those from the Western Barrens and Central Continent.”
The Alliance Leader of the East Region Fifty Nations Alliance asked, as he had heard about the competition among Cultivators from various regions at the Da Qian Auction House before.
