Chapter 22: Forced Team-Up

  "Of course, but unless you're extremely lucky, even if you make it to Lanship Island and find the Golden Cicada Fruit, don't think you'll be able to get it." The old man said with certainty.

  "Why?" Tian Fei couldn't help but ask.

  The old man said in a low voice, "Because the Golden Cicada Fruit Tree is surrounded by a fifth-level killing array, any cultivator who wants to covet the Golden Cicada Fruit Tree will be killed by the killing array and eventually become its nutrient."

  After finishing, the old man looked at Feng Feizhang and others, "You don't have to suspect that I'm deceiving you. The reason I revealed this news is because the route map for entering Lanship Island will be auctioned off at the Mango City auction at the end of the month, and it's going to be sold in 100 copies. Even if I didn't tell you, many people would have known by the end of the month anyway."

  Several people who were initially suspicious of the old man now somewhat believed his words. The Manggo auction was going to auction off the formation route map for entering Lanship Island, and this matter might really exist. The Manggo auction was located near the Manggo sea area, with an extremely powerful force; they auctioned off 100 copies, which meant there were only 100 copies, and absolutely no one dared to use the auctioned-off route map to replicate and resell it.

  "Excuse me, friend, how did you get the entrance to Lansa Island's formation route map, and even earlier than Mango Auction House?" Feng Feizhang asked in a condensed voice.

  The old man nodded and said, "Even if you didn't ask, I would have told you. When I first got this map, it wasn't just me, there was someone else too. He must have gone to Lanship Island many times like me. He should also be unable to get the Golden Cicada Fruit, so he chose to sell the map at an auction."

  Several people did not speak, and the old man said that there must be more to it. Indeed, after finishing speaking, he continued, "I myself am proficient in low-level formations, and this time I specifically went to ask a formation master. The formation master said that this killing formation requires at least a fifth-level formation master to break through. Apart from this, there is another way, which is to have eight people simultaneously attack the eight directions according to the rules, and it can also be broken. It's just that after breaking the killing formation with this method, I don't know if it will damage the Golden Cicada Fruit."

  "Is it a friend who wants to invite us together?" Miao Xiuming asked immediately.

  The old man replied, "Indeed, I only have three layers of Qi gathering, and I won't invite Qi-gathering cultivators to participate. Moreover, a single Golden Cicada fruit has at least 36 fruits, so even if all eight people participated, each person could get four at most. There are six of us here now, and we can find two more in the Manggo Sea area to make up the eight needed to go to Lanship Island. Let me introduce myself, my name is Pu Jingye, and everyone calls me Ye Dao Ren. And I will take an oath on the sea."

  After hearing Ye Dao's words, Miao Xiuying clasped her fists and said, "I'll go with Tian Fei too, but before we leave, please let me take a look at your route map, Brother Pu. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't agree."

  He has some understanding of the formation, and he has also been to Lanzhou Island. Although he hasn't gone inside, he is very clear about the surroundings. If he is not satisfied with the route map given by Ye Dao Ren, even if Ye Dao Ren makes an oath, he will absolutely not agree.

  Feng Feizhang hesitated for a moment, then also cupped his fists and said, "Pu brother, count me in too. My request is the same as Miao brother's - I need to see the formation's route map before entering."

  Ye Dao Ren burst out laughing and said, "This is certain, before we go, I will make the route map public for everyone to see. Even if there wasn't that auction event where the route map was sold, this route map of mine would still satisfy everyone."

  At this time, everyone looked at Ning City, they wanted to know what Ning City meant. An Yi closely followed Ning City, obviously taking Ning City's words as the main ones, and they only needed to consult Ning City's meaning.

  Ning Cheng smiled slightly and said, "Of course I'll participate, this is a good thing, not participating would be a loss."

  Ning Cheng's face was smiling, but his heart was extremely depressed. Only a fool would think of going to Lansa Island and participating in this small team. Let alone whether what Ye Zong said was true or false, even if it were true that Lansa Island had Golden Cicada Fruits, why hadn't any high-level Array Masters gone there? Even if the high-level Array Masters didn't want to go, surely the auctioneer would have tried to invite them to take a look.

  If they could get more than thirty golden cicada fruits, the auctioneer would definitely do such a thing.

  The only possibility is that a high-level formation master has been inside, and the situation inside is not as simple as what Ye Dao people said.

  Of course, there is another possibility that Ye Dao people are talking nonsense. Feng Feizhang and Miao Xiuming have been living on the edge of the Mang Ocean for many years and are both cunning and clever. They should be able to tell whether Ye Dao people are talking nonsense or not. Since they chose to believe Ye Dao people, it is unlikely that Ye Dao people are talking nonsense.

  But as for Ning Cheng, even if this matter is completely true, he still doesn't want to participate. He has been on earth and has long adhered to a truth: the sky won't drop free cakes. What's the use of oaths? On earth, some people take oaths as simple as eating and drinking, but no one has ever seen them come true.

  Besides, he and Anyi had just come out and encountered such a good thing? Even if there is such a good thing, it's the master of the later stage of Qi gathering who goes to investigate, what does it have to do with him, a three-layered Qi gatherer?

  However, he couldn't help but agree that Miao Xiuying and Nai Ye Dao Ren had obvious murderous intentions in their eyes. It was clear that as long as he refused, these two people would take action to silence him at the first opportunity. As for Feng Feizhang, they were just acquaintances who met by chance.

  Ning City thought so, and it could only be blamed on Ning City for not knowing the dignity of a fifth-level array master. Letting a fifth-level array master go to the Mango Sea Domain to check on the Golden Cicada Fruit was like a fool's dream. But Ning City didn't know that, he thought it was easy to invite a fifth-level array master.

  Ning Cheng agreed without hesitation, but Feng Fei Zhang was taken aback. He thought that Ning Cheng had just started out and even if he wanted to agree, he would need some explanation. He would tell Ning Cheng that the industry insiders were not lying. Because at the end of the month, there was indeed something related to Lanyu Island being auctioned off at the Manggo Auction House, only they didn't know it was a formation line map for entering Lanyu Island.

  Apart from this, there is one more thing - the cultivators are willing to make an oath to the sea. All the cultivators living on the edge of the Mang Ocean know how terrifying the oath is. Once made, it must be true; otherwise, the oath will definitely come true.

  "Alright, since everyone believes me, I'll take out the formation route map to enter Lanship Island." Ye Dao said, and had already taken out five copies of the formation route map, handing them over to the five people.

  Ning Cheng simply took a copy and said, "My cousin and I can share one."

  He doesn't understand the formation at all, even if he wants to go, he can only follow others. He took a route map, which is for An Yi to see later, but he can't read it.

  "No need, I've prepared enough for each of us to have one copy. In case we get separated, there's a map to rely on." Ye Dao handed the route map to Ning Cheng again.

  Ning Cheng thought about it and took the second route map, but didn't give it to An Yi. He put one of the maps into his own bag and held the other in his hand, preparing to take a look first. If he couldn't understand it, he would ask An Yi.

  Yedao Ren smiled slightly at Ning Cheng and said, "You can also take out another copy to show your companion. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me."

  Ning Cheng knew that things were not simple outside, and he was always careful. Originally, he had been wary of Ye Dao's intentions, and now Ye Dao's words made Ning Cheng even more vigilant. The meaning of Ye Dao's two sentences was to ask him to give a copy of the route map to An Yi. Why should he care about this matter?

  Although he felt a bit uneasy, Ning Cheng still smiled and said, "It's okay, my cousin doesn't understand array formations even more, and she's not in the mood to look at it now. When her mood improves a bit, I'll show it to her again."

  An Yi would certainly not refute Ning Cheng's words. As for the formation, she must have understood more than Ning Cheng, but she wouldn't come to refute Ning Cheng's words.

  A cold glint flashed across Ye Dao's eyes, and this time Ning Cheng caught it clearly, making him feel that something was not ordinary.

  Several people were looking at the formation route map of entering Lanship Island. Ning City looked at it for a while, but couldn't understand it at all. He simply put away the route map in his hand and put it in the bag behind him.

  "Haven't you asked your friend what it's called yet?" Yedao Ren saw Ningcheng put away the route map and instead smiled and asked him.

  "We just cooperated to go to Lanship Island, there's no need to ask about anything else."

  The master actually didn't get angry, but just smiled and nodded, then stopped talking.

  He Jie's carriage was going very fast and steadily, Ning Cheng wondered if this carriage had rubber tires, would it be as smooth as a business car, without any bumps?

  For several days, except for rest time, He Jie stopped the beast car, and everyone came out to eat something. Usually, apart from Ning Cheng and An Yi, they were studying the formation route map, or inquiring about some situations on Lanzhou Island, or discussing what to do after entering the island.

  None of the Ning City people participated, nor did they say an extra word. Nor did anyone ask Ning City, as long as they handed over the task to Ning City at that time. The more the beast car traveled, the heavier the smell of the sea became.

  Ye Dao and Ning Cheng haven't spoken in days, but Tian Fei has stopped studying the route map and instead often observes Ning Cheng and An Yi without approaching them.

  On the seventh day of their journey, Ning Cheng was thinking about how to avoid participating in this team formation when he heard a loud roar. The carriage they were sitting in shook violently, as if it was going to overturn.

  Ning Cheng reacted quickly, almost at the same time as the carriage shook, he picked up An Yi who had not yet come to her senses and punched open the roof of the carriage, flying out from the top.

  At the same time as He Ning, Ye Dao Ren also came out. As soon as he appeared, he retreated backwards and instantly moved more than 100 meters away from the horse carriage. At this moment, Feng Fei Zhang and the other two also flew out and similarly retreated backwards.

  Ning Cheng had just seen a dozen or so zhang long ditch suddenly appear in front of the beast cart, and the unicorn had already been split into two halves. The other half was nowhere to be found. Before Ning Cheng could think much about it, another whistling sound came, and Ning Cheng hastily took An Yi and rushed out horizontally, not caring where he was rushing towards.

  Just as he rushed out, a loud explosion was heard from behind. Two shadows seemed to be flying horizontally in the sky, and Ning City didn't even think about what it was, immediately taking An Yi with him at the most frantic speed to rush to the side.

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