Chapter 1955: Three Years, Song Yunxiang Seeks Help

Three years later, in a certain sea area, hundreds of islands of various sizes were scattered sparsely.

A streak of blue light pierced the sky, followed by more than a dozen exceptionally fast streaks of red light.

The blue light receded, revealing a flying boat enveloped in shimmering blue light. Wang Changsheng and over twenty other cultivators stood on the blue flying boat, their expressions tense, as if they had encountered something terrifying.

The dozen-plus red lights were, in fact, a dozen red demonic birds, each with a wingspan of over ten Zhang. They all had red fleshy crests on their heads, small heads on large bodies, fiery red eyes, and jet-black talons. Judging by their aura, they were all fifth-tier demonic birds, led by a high-grade fifth-tier one.

They all let out sharp cries, their bodies flaring with red light. With a powerful flap of their wings, they suddenly vanished from their positions.

Wang Changsheng had been closely observing the demonic birds' movements. He seemed to realize something and quickly spoke up, "Be careful, Senior Brother Chen! They're using Wind Escape again, preparing to intercept us ahead. Quick, descend towards the seabed! It's our only option."

Chen Xin was controlling a flying spirit treasure whose speed was far inferior to that of these demonic birds. It was only because Wang Changsheng had discovered them in advance; otherwise, they would have been caught by the demonic birds long ago.

Flying Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures are quite valuable, either forged at great cost or purchased at auction for immense sums. However, they are in high demand and are usually bought very quickly once they appear on the market. Even with a flying Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure, unless it was a mid-grade one, it would be difficult for them to shake off this group of fifth-tier demonic birds.

Chen Xin also understood the seriousness of the situation. He performed a hand seal, and the blue flying boat suddenly changed direction, rapidly descending towards the seabed.

Considering the demonic beasts in the sea, he hadn't initially chosen to dive into the depths. However, with the situation critical, he could no longer worry about the sea creatures.

Just then, a deafening roar echoed from high above. A massive fire cloud, spanning fifty thousand *li*, appeared without warning in the sky, reflecting the seawater in red, and the temperature suddenly soared.

Several demonic birds appeared around the blue flying boat, surrounding it completely.

With a fierce flap of their wings, streaks of red hurricanes swept forth. Upon closer inspection, the red hurricanes were formed from countless crimson flames, emitting a terrifying high temperature.

Several red hurricanes surged from all directions, carrying rolling heat waves.

The twenty Nascent Soul cultivators all deployed their magical treasures to meet the incoming red hurricanes.

Sun Wu and the others were not idle either; they all moved to resist.

The crimson fire cloud high above boiled violently like surging water. Huge fireballs, each the size of a house, flew out, striking the blue flying boat like meteors.

Wang Changsheng snorted lightly. He raised his hands high, and massive waves suddenly rose from the sea surface, forming multiple layers of water screens to protect them.

A deafening rumble sounded, and white mist enveloped the area.

A hot wind swept by, and two red demonic birds suddenly appeared before the blue flying boat, attacking Wang Changsheng and his group from front and back.

Chen Xin snorted lightly, and dense golden runes appeared on his body. With a movement of both fists, dense golden fist shadows flew out, striking one of the red demonic birds consecutively. A dull thud was heard, and the red demonic bird flew backward.

A large mass of blue water vapor surged from Wang Changsheng's right fist, forming a blue water curtain that enveloped his fist, and he struck at one of the red demonic birds.

The red demonic bird's sharp talons struck the blue water curtain, creating ripples, but the curtain remained unharmed.

Wang Changsheng's right fist surged with a large amount of blue water vapor, which suddenly transformed into a thick, blue water python, striking the red demonic bird.

A joyous flute sound rang out, and a wave of light blue sound swept forth, striking the red demonic bird.

The red demonic bird flew backward, hundreds of feathers falling from its body, and it bled profusely.

Seizing this opportunity, the blue flying boat submerged into the seabed. However, huge fireballs continued to fall, smashing into the sea surface. Firelight shot skyward, and the sea surface seemed to ignite, with thick white mist billowing.

Wang Changsheng summoned six Sea-Calming Beads, which transformed into six streaks of blue light and flew towards the deep sea.

He performed a hand seal, and the six Sea-Calming Beads all glowed brightly, emitting dazzling blue light.

An astonishing scene unfolded. Centered around them, the seawater within a ten-thousand-li radius spun violently, creating a powerful current. Some low-tier demonic beasts were directly crushed by this powerful current, their bodies exploding into blood mist that dissolved into the seawater.

Massive waves surged on the sea surface, and soon, a gigantic vortex, ten thousand *li* in diameter, appeared. The massive vortex spun rapidly, generating a powerful current that twisted and deformed the very space around it. A dozen-plus small islands suddenly burst apart, turning into dust.

The bodies of several red demonic birds rapidly fell towards the massive vortex. They let out sharp cries and quickly flew towards the sky, but it was useless. Their bodies quickly plunged into the massive vortex, were torn into blood mist by the vortex, and even their souls could not escape.

The blue flying boat swayed from side to side, as a powerful pressure squeezed and distorted its blue light barrier.

Wang Changsheng continuously performed hand seals. The vortex spun faster and faster, causing the space to vibrate with a dull "humming" sound, as if on the verge of collapsing.

Crimson fireballs fell, plunging into the massive vortex like mud into the ocean; the massive vortex remained unaffected.

Over a thousand crimson fireballs were swallowed by the massive vortex, yet the massive vortex remained unharmed.

The red demonic birds seemed to realize that their opponents were not to be trifled with. They flapped their wings and fled the area, and the crimson fire cloud dissipated.

Wang Changsheng and the others did not show themselves, remaining hidden at the bottom of the sea.

An hour later, the blue flying boat emerged from the seabed, and Chen Xin and the others all wore expressions of lingering fear.

"It's a good thing Junior Brother Wang discovered these demonic birds beforehand; otherwise, we truly would have faced more peril than good fortune this time."

Chen Xin let out a long sigh of relief. He was also a body cultivator, but the demonic birds were agile and difficult to deal with.

"At our current speed, if nothing unexpected happens, we should reach our destination in less than a year."

Sun Wu's face showed delight, and she said with a smile.

They had wasted a lot of time due to constant detours, but fortunately, they were safe.

Throughout their journey, Wang Changsheng, relying on his powerful spiritual sense, had repeatedly avoided dangers and prevented losses.

"Let's speed up! Don't waste too much time; it's better to reach our destination as soon as possible."

Lu Guanghong suggested.

Wang Changsheng frowned deeply, looked into the distance, and said, "Someone is approaching. It seems to be Fellow Daoist Song from Scarlet Flame Mountain."

"Fellow Daoist Song?"

Chen Xin and the other three exchanged glances. Three years ago, they had met Song Yunxiang once. Were they encountering him again now? Could it be that Song Yunxiang's destination was the same as theirs?

"Fellow Daoist Song seems to be pursued by Spirit Transformation cultivators. Be careful and stay alert."

Wang Changsheng warned, his expression grave.

"Fellow Daoists ahead, I am Song Yunxiang. The Bat Tribe is pursuing us. I humbly ask for your assistance. I would be eternally grateful and will surely offer a generous reward."

"The Bat Tribe?"

Wang Changsheng's face showed a thoughtful expression. The Bat Tribe was a brutal and bloodthirsty race bordering humanity. However, for them to dare to kill humans within human territory was indeed too much.

"Junior Brother Wang, Junior Brother Lu, the Bat Tribe is an enemy to all humanity. Come with me to face them."

Chen Xin said gravely. His spiritual sense detected several Spirit Transformation stage auras flying towards them. With their strength, killing a few Spirit Transformation Bat Tribe members shouldn't be difficult. Moreover, it would put Song Yunxiang in their debt for an immense favor, so why not do it?

Lu Guanghong frowned. He had initially wanted to refuse, but Chen Xin's words made sense. If foreign races were harming human cultivators, ignoring it would be unjustifiable.

A streak of red light appeared on the distant horizon, followed by a streak of golden light, moving extremely fast.