“Leader, shall we still use that move?”
Hearing the approval from the pavilion leader, the eyes of this Sword Pavilion disciple lit up.
“Exactly, still that move!” Su Qinian squinted and sneered, “The sky above our Sword Pavilion is sacred and cannot be violated. It’s unbelievable that someone still dares to fly over our pavilion after having shot down twelve flying boats in a year. It’s sheer suicide!”
Su waved his hand grandly, “Go prepare yourselves!”
“Yes, Leader!”
…
“Qingran, I suddenly have a bad premonition.”
Yue Qianchi had great faith in her intuition, which had saved her multiple times in critical situations. But why would something bad happen now when they were already within the Sword Pavilion’s territory?
“Sister, it seems the Pavilion Leader doesn’t know about our flying boat.”
Li Qingran whispered as she watched the approaching Sword Pavilion mountain peak, “Rushing into the Spirit Intuition Valley so recklessly was quite impolite. The Sword Pavilion should have similar taboos, right? Do you think there’s a chance we might be intercepted?”
Yue Qianchi’s face changed dramatically upon hearing this, “Not good!”
She finally realized where her bad feeling came from.
Following the Sword Pavilion’s style, if unfamiliar flying boats appeared within their sect’s territory, they would skip the investigation, warnings, and rewarnings, and directly attack the flying boats.
As for familiar flying boats?
There weren’t any.
The Sword Pavilion didn’t have flying boats.
Such luxurious flying tools were only for enjoyment, not as useful as a flying sword!
Even if they had any, they would be dismantled for spirit stones by the Sword Pavilion. So, even with the Sword Pavilion’s insignia on the flying boat, neither the Sword Pavilion disciples nor her teacher, who was somewhat naive, nor the misguided elders would believe it.
Just as Yue Qianchi sensed trouble coming.
Buzz—! A ripple of spiritual energy spread out from the direction of the Sword Pavilion gate, clouds soared, and birds flew out of the forest.
“It’s bad, the protective formation has been activated!”
Yue Qianchi felt dizzy, hurried to the front of the flying boat to send a voice transmission to the pavilion disciples, but the distance was too far, she couldn’t reach them. She had no choice but to rush back to Li Qingran:
“Sister, let’s get off the flying boat quickly, that thing is coming!”
“That thing?” Li Qingran blinked.
In the next second, a long howl echoed.
…
In the back mountains of the Sword Pavilion.
Su Qinian stood before the protective formation, facing a pitch-black cave.
A pair of crimson eyes stared back at him. Even without seeing the whole figure, just looking at the eyes, he knew it was a massive creature. Neither Su nor the other Sword Pavilion disciples were afraid of such a creature.
“Do your best, shoot down that flying boat, and I’ll find you a wife next year.”
Su gestured to the surrounding disciples to open the gate.
As soon as the gate lifted, a wolf’s howl pierced the sky.
With heavy and urgent steps, like a black whirlwind, it burst out of the cave, soaring like an untamed horse.
The Sword Pavilion’s guardian beast — Moon Howling Wolf King – Da Ha.
Its strength was at the late stage of the Fiend King realm, equivalent to a late-stage Soul Formation cultivator.
Its characteristics were thick skin, gray fur, and three special patterns on its face resembling flames, making it look cool and powerful. Its weakness was its single-mindedness, excessive energy, and love for destroying things.
Using Da Ha to dismantle the flying boat was Su’s strategy.
For example — the guardian beast didn’t care, so what if it dismantles a flying boat?
For another — the guardian beast’s duty was to protect the sect, being attacked by the guardian beast when flying over the Sword Pavilion was understandable!
Also — can flying boats be repaired, but can guardian beasts be? Injuries can heal, but what about mental trauma? It’s just a child! Damaging the Sword Pavilion’s guardian beast means compensation!
In short, raiding flying boats was one of the Sword Pavilion’s annual income sources.
However, in recent years, fewer and fewer flying boats had flown over the Sword Pavilion.
Most were sects’ second-generation members who were new to the Sword Pavilion.
These second-generation members usually had significant backing. As the Sword Pavilion leader, he couldn’t completely plunder their belongings. Out of respect, he would at least let them leave with clothes on.
This flying boat looked very luxurious and large.
That meant the sect’s second-generation member inside must be wealthy.
Su thought happily.
He was already planning how to spend the money once he got it…
First, replenish the sect’s inventory, then buy some magic weapon materials for Yue Qianchi, who never wanted to replace her chipped sword. Oh yes, buy some spiritual wine, constantly stealing Xu An’s wine wasn’t right.
If there were extra spirit stones, he’d also give some to Da Ha, it’s important to enjoy life; otherwise, it might cause problems later.
Da Ha was already a highly skilled flying boat dismantler.
He trusted Da Ha completely, believing he could dismantle the flying boat into pieces before the sect could request reinforcements.
“Ha~”
Seeing the white spirit stones almost in his grasp, Su couldn’t help but want to put his hands on his waist and laugh loudly.
“Master! Don’t attack, it’s me and Qingran!”
A voice echoed in his mind.
Su froze, the smile on his face stiffened, his gaze locked onto the distant flying boat.
Beside the flying boat was a larger black dot with wings, that was Da Ha.
“Darn it, the flying boat has Yue Qianchi and Li Qingran!” Su exclaimed.
As a late-stage Soul Formation cultivator, he could instantly pinpoint the source of the voice.
Given his understanding of Yue Qianchi, he didn’t need to verify the authenticity of the voice.
The surrounding Sword Pavilion disciples were also stunned.
“How is this possible?”
“What flying boat do Senior Sister Yue and Junior Sister have?”
“It doesn’t matter now, who can stop Da Ha?!”
Boom!
The fierce wind made all the Sword Pavilion disciples sway.
Before the deafening explosion subsided, Su leaped into the air.
…
[Demolish the flying boat! Mate! Demolish the flying boat! Mate!]
In front of the flying boat, Da Ha was already driven mad by desire.
Even if the flying boat had familiar Yue Qianchi, so what?
It was fake!
All fake!
No one could stop it from demolishing the flying boat…
“Roar!”
Da Ha swooped down towards the terrified Yue Qianchi and Li Qingran.
Its massive body twisted, colliding with the flying array on the flying boat.
“Wretched beast! Stop!!!” Su was so angry his face turned green.
But Da Ha was also a cultivator of sword techniques, and its flying speed wasn’t much slower than his.
He started a step late, and now he was ten steps behind, watching helplessly as Da Ha collided.
“It’s over!”
At this moment, space warped in front of the flying boat.
A white-haired cultivator suddenly appeared.
Without any movement, he simply kicked the guardian beast mid-air.
Boom!!!
Space shattered momentarily and slowly healed under the power of heaven.
The shockwave shook the surrounding clouds, creating ripples, and the flying boat was sent flying more than a hundred meters away.
The guardian beast flew back faster than expected, vanishing in a blink.
Rumble! A loud roar and a miserable animal cry echoed in the mountains.
A small hill tilted and collapsed.
Su swallowed hard, staring at the white-haired cultivator standing in the sky, feeling his scalp tingle.
Just as he was about to speak, the cultivator snorted coldly:
[One warning!]
[If it happens again, I won’t mind cooking some dog meat!]
