Bait

Shu Wan did not answer Xiao Yi's question immediately. Instead, she turned on her computer and searched for a while. Then she turned the computer to Xiao Yi and said, "Look, since I came into contact with cultivation, I have been paying attention to it. Many reports said a series of strange things happened at Poyang Lake. For example, in 1945, the military ship filled with Hua Country treasures disappeared inexplicably in a clear sky. In the next few decades, ships were sunk constantly, and people kept searching for them. However, they got nothing. How big was Poyang Lake? It's almost dried up now, but no remains could be found. Wasn't it strange?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yi quickly glanced at the reports on the web and nodded. He said, "These signs seem to be most likely related to cultivators. As for whether it is Shen Tu or not, we have to go to see it. No matter what, no matter what strange things he is, we can find out. What do you think? Do you want to go with us, Shu Wan?"

"Of course! I don't trust you to act alone with a little fox!" Shu Wan raised her eyebrows and pointed at the fox with the Eight-Tailed Spirit Fox and said with a grin.

When the little fox heard this, it rolled its eyes silently and did not want to make any jokes at all. It hoped to set out immediately.

"Get ready. I'll go and arrange a few things first. We'll set off early tomorrow morning." Xiao Yi left the little fox in Shu Wan's house and left immediately.

The first thing was to arrange all the affairs of Jishi to ensure that everything was done without any risk. Even if Xiao Yi was not there, it would still run smoothly. Xiao Yi was relieved.

Then, he went straight to Kunlun to visit Yu Feiyan.

Yu Feiyan was about to give birth half a month later. Xiao Yi first examined her and found that everything was normal. Then, he felt a little relieved. He promised that he would come back in half a month. He would help her deliver the child, name the child, and take care of her personally.

Yu Feiyan was an extremely strong and independent person. Naturally, she told Xiao Yi to deal with his things first.

Xiao Yi left Kunlun and rushed back to the Dark Medical Sect without stopping.

Everything was normal in the Dark Medical Sect. Xiao Yi still left his Clones of Blood God to guard the sect. Xiao Yi caused the Forest Volcano to lose hundreds of people, and even the two Venerables were killed. It seemed that they would not let it go easily.

With powerful Clones of Blood God guarding, Xiao Yi could feel at ease. Apart from that, there were the big toad, the three-legged golden toad, the Utmost Wolf King, and the Old Ape.

He brought Gu Lu and the Soul Devouring Beast.

Since the divinatory symbol was a sign of great ferocity, Xiao Yi couldn't be careless. Among all the spiritual beasts, the Soul Devouring Beast had experienced the most battles with him, and was also the most connected to his mind. So Xiao Yi brought the two beasts.

He re-checked all his equipment and adjusted his state to the best. At dawn, Xiao Yi returned to Shu Wan's home.

He saw that Shu Wan was ready.

She was dressed in casual clothes, and her skin was particularly white. Her hair was neatly pulled back behind her head. Without makeup, she was still gorgeous.

At this moment, Shu Wan was no longer the glamorous queen of the city. Instead, she had a kind of relaxing beauty. At first glance, she was like a cool breeze, making people feel relaxed and happy.

She was such a woman. No matter how ordinary one's clothing was, it would be given to one's soul and become vivid once it landed on her body.

Although Xiao Yi and Shu Wan had been together for a long time, he still had the same amazing feeling as when he first met her every time he saw Shu Wan.

Shu Wan was already used to Xiao Yi's amazing and admiring gaze. She narrowed her starry eyes and smiled, "Let's go!"

Xiao Yi nodded. With a shake of his hand, he released the Skylaurel Crow. Carrying Shu Wan and the little fox, they shot up into the sky and headed toward Poyang Lake.

It took less than two hours to travel from Hai City to Poyang Lake.

However, Xiao Yi was not in a hurry to descend. Instead, they hovered in midair.

Xiao Yi quietly released his Divine Awareness and probed down.

However, on the surface of Poyang Lake, the wind was still and the waves were calm. There was nothing unusual.

Poyang Lake was just like Shu Wan had said. The deepest part of the water was only thirty meters. To someone like Xiao Yi, whose Divine Awareness had almost reached great completion, it was not obvious, but it wasn't much different.

However, the strange thing was that Xiao Yi found nothing after a round of probing.

On the internet, the information that Shu Wan had read clearly stated that from the 1960s to 1980s, at Poyang Lake, more than 200 ships had sunk here, and more than 1600 people had disappeared. There had even been a tragedy of 13 ships sinking in one day. However, there were no remains of them now.

Moreover, in the past, the Shenhu Ship was a giant ship of 2000 tons.

However, there was nothing beneath the lake except countless hidden passageways. Apart from that, there wasn't any other obvious fluctuation of spiritual power.

"It's indeed strange!" Xiao Yi slowly retracted his Divine Awareness. He frowned and said in a low voice.

"What's wrong?" Shu Wan could not help but ask.

"There's nothing below, not treasure, not even the wreck's remains, and there's no trace of cultivators," said Xiao Yi.

Hearing this, Shu Wan raised her eyebrows and said: "I've already said that there's something strange about this place. I heard that the temple is also unusual. Could there be some secret hidden within the temple?"

Shu Wan pointed at the northern shore of the lake.

Xiao Yi looked over. There was indeed a small temple there. The four small windows in front of the temple were just like four deep and serene eyes as they stared at the lake's calm surface.

"Let's go and take a look." With that, Xiao Yi cast a cover-up spell before ordering the Skylaurel Crow to land near the main temple quietly. He then placed the little fox into the Square Gourd. Comfortably holding his hands with Shu Wan, they walked towards the stone steps of the temple.

Both of them were dressed in ordinary casual clothes. Shu Wan put on her sunglasses and slightly concealed her beauty. They looked like a pair of lovers who were traveling around. They were not eye-catching.

However, under Xiao Yi's light appearance, Xiao Yi was full of spirit. He had already carefully spread his Divine Awareness to check everything in the temple.

This temple was from a period of history that was commonly known as the Deity of Poyang Lake.

Legend had it that during the decisive battle between Hongwu Emperor and Chen Youren, Hongwu Emperor nearly suffered a fatal loss. In times of danger, a giant turtle emerged to protect the wise lord, turned the situation into a safe one, and broke through the enemy.

After Hongwu Emperor ascended the throne, he anointed the giant turtle as the Great General of Shenwu, bestowed the title of River King, and was allowed to build temples and offer worship for the people. The giant turtle who had saved the Hongwu Emperor was worshipped in the temple.

Of course, as Poyang Lake continued to suffer, the boats' owners came one after another to pray for the blessings of the River King. As a result, although the temple was not large, it was filled with people and incense.

However, after a round of investigation, Xiao Yi and Shu Wan disappointedly found no mystery in the temple.

The presiding monk and the others in the temple were also from formal schools and were not people with cultivation. They did not know much more about the mystery of Poyang Lake than they did on the Internet.

The clues about treasure hunting and elixir hunting seemed to have ended here.

Looking back at the calm and mysterious surface of Poyang Lake, Xiao Yi was at a loss for what to do.

Shu Wanjing stood beside Xiao Yi and was also thinking fast. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Tell me about your divination and your aunt."

Xiao Yi glanced at Shu Wan, knowing that she was thoughtful and wise, so he told her about the "Kan Divination" and his aunt Yao Jing, as well as Shentu, whom Chou Shitong mentioned, to Shu Wan.

Shu Wan nodded when she heard this. Her starry eyes blinked slightly as she said, "From the looks of it, there may be connections between the 'Nirvana Demon Pill' and that Shentu. As long as we can find one of them, we might suddenly be able to understand the situation."

"Of course!" Xiao Yi replied.

"Treasures and demon pills are dead objects. It's not easy to find them. But if Shentu is really nearby, he's alive. Why don't we let him come to us if we can't find him?" Shu Wan said with a smile, narrowing her eyes.

"How do we get him to come to find us?" Xiao Yi's heart throbbed as if he'd come up with an idea. A flash of lightning flashed through his mind, but Xiao Yi immediately rejected it.

However, in the next second, Shu Wan said as expected, "According to your introduction, Shentu likes cauldrons. He also has a lecherous Evil Energy. As long as he has shortcomings, it will be easy to deal with him."

After Shu Wan finished, she tilted her head, took Xiao Yi's arm, and said charmingly, "Boss, look at me. Is it enough to make that old man take the bait?"

"No way!" Xiao Yi rejected in one go. He grabbed Shu Wan and nervously said, "I won't use you as bait and put you in danger."

"Do you have any good ideas? Are you willing to let a beautiful woman with cultivation take risks? Or can you disguise yourself as a beautiful girl?" Shu Wan got rid of Xiao Yi's arms and said with a smile, "Didn't you say that the divinatory intent of Kan Divination is to take risks? Wealth comes from danger, and that's what we'll do!"

Shu Wan whispered into Xiao Yi's ear.

"This is far too risky." Xiao Yi shook his head repeatedly when he heard this. His heart felt an unknown pain when he thought of Shu Wan becoming a bait. He also did not dare to imagine just what he would do should something happen to Shu Wan.

However, Shu Wan took Xiao Yi's arm and said firmly, "Well, don't be so sissy. I don't have to worry about when you are around. At the worst, we'll die together."

"Shu Wan! Don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Yi growled.

However, the next moment, he was pulled by Shu Wan and walked out of the temple without negotiation.

Not long after, a seemingly ordinary fishing boat appeared on the surface of Poyang Lake.

The mottled and half-mixed hull motor suddenly made a sound. A thin man with a sunhat was running the fishing boat. His expression was stiff and thick.

On the bow of the ship, however, stood a person.

Her figure was graceful and she had a myriad of charms.

Moreover, if there was a cultivator passing by, they would surely be able to see that the beauty was at the mid-stage of the Foundation-building Realm. Her body shone with the light of a precious treasure, and her Spiritual Energy was overwhelming.

The fishing boat wasn't very fast, but the beauty standing at the boat's bow was looking left and right. She didn't even stretch out her powerful Divine Awareness to look around the lake.

The lake was still calm and clear.

The fishing boat gradually made its way to the range of the temple.

Many people enjoying the beautiful scenery could even see the peerless beauty on the boat.

However, at this moment, the crowd could not be surprised at the beauty of the person on the ship. They suddenly saw a gale appear on the lake's surface without warning.

In an instant, turbid waves rushed to the sky, and a muffled explosion came out of the water.

"Ah!" The tourists cried out in horror.

However, before the cry died down, they saw the small fishing boat turn upside down in an instant after being hit by a wave.

Together, they gradually sank to the bottom of the turbulent lake.

The ship sank, the wind stopped, and the waves stopped.

On the surface of Poyang Lake, after the waves of wind raged, the winds and clouds were still as light as ever.

The whole process took less than five minutes.

If it weren't for the cameras in the tourists' hands recording this scene completely, everyone would have thought that what had just appeared was just an illusion.

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