Chapter 1568: Chapter 1568

Chapter 1568: Chapter 1568: Rescue from the Whale’s Maw

On the way, the woman roughly introduced the situation of the Giant Whale Sect.

In this sea area, there’s talk of Three Sects, Five Factions, and Seventy-two Islands.

The Three Sects hold the strongest power, situated on three large islands.

One is called the Sea King Sect, possessing a powerful fleet of warships, which almost monopolizes sea trade in the Southern Ridge, dealing in salt, iron, silk, porcelain, and other trades, with business expanding beyond the region.

Another is called the Sea Spirit Sect, specializing in searching for uninhabited desolate islands at sea to scavenge various spiritual treasures.

The third is called the Pirate Sect, specializing in looting at sea, sometimes raiding coastal folks or hijacking passing merchant ships.

The Five Factions are Giant Whale Sect, Sea Shark Sect, Blood Jiao Sect, Kun Feather Sect, and Carefree Sect.

They maintain close relations with the Three Sects, behaving just as domineeringly in these sea regions.

The Seventy-two Islands are territories they occupy, and Jade Island is one of them.

Everyone was surprised along the way, not expecting the sea survival environment here to be so harsh.

Lin Yingying vigilantly asked, “How does a peasant woman know so many things?”

The woman hurriedly said, “I was taken by them, serving as a maid to wait on them in the front hall. I often heard them mention these matters over the past month and slowly learned some. They humiliate me daily, even neglecting me when my belly swelled. I could no longer endure it, so I fled when they were not paying attention. If not for you, I would have perished in the Netherworld.”

Long Fei and the others looked at her belly, feeling so enraged they didn’t know what to say.

She led a group of people to the mining site at the foot of the mountain, which was surrounded by wooden fences with a dozen sturdy men standing on them, holding steel knives while overseeing a group mining ores inside.

Beneath this Jade Island, there are abundant Sea Spirit Stones, appearing jade-like, making the island famous for them.

The nearby Daoist temple was left behind by previous Cultivation Sects, now abandoned and occupied by these pirates as a resting place.

The jade stones on the beach are Sea Spirit Stones washed down from the mountain and exposed outside without Spiritual Energy.

Even so, if taken to the outside world, they’d be top-notch emerald jade stones.

The woman approached, quietly pointing to a one-eyed burly man, introducing him to everyone.

This man is the second in command of the Giant Whale Sect, with an extremely fierce temper, either beating or scolding people, not knowing how many lives are stained on his hands.

Usually, there are two or thirty people outside watching over this place, with another two or thirty in the caves preventing workers from stealing Sea Spirit Stones.

Another half rest in the Daoist temple, preparing for shift replacements.

On the island, there are only about a hundred pirates.

Just now, two or thirty were killed, and there are still some in the Daoist temple.

Long Fei signaled Shen Feng and his sister to take care of those in the Daoist temple, preventing anyone from escaping to spread the news.

He, Chu Feng, Lin Yingying, and the woman appeared directly, arriving at the door of the wooden fence, shouting at the one-eyed second leader above, “Blind one, your grandfathers are here, aren’t you coming down to greet us?”

The one-eyed second leader was being served by two girls hammering his shoulders; startled by the shout, he fell from his chair.

He quickly stood up, glanced outside with a group of brothers.

They saw Long Fei and three others, including the pregnant woman standing below, all wearing an expression as if they’d seen a ghost.

The second leader probably didn’t know about the pregnant woman’s escape, pointed at her and the three holding knives, cursing, “Who are you? Why are you on the territory of the Giant Whale Gang?”

Chu Feng laughed impudently, “Grandson, didn’t we just say, we’re your grandfathers, specifically here to see you.”

The one-eyed second leader was furious, not expecting anyone to dare come to this island to insult him.

He shouted an order, “Release the arrows, kill these intruders!”

A group of brothers drew bows and nocked arrows, their ox-horn bows emitting swishing sounds, rushing towards Long Fei and the others with the force of breaking wind.

The group on the fence wall had Enlightenment Realm cultivation, strong in power, controlling the arrows with spiritual power, attacking Long Fei and the others from all directions.

The pregnant woman clutched her head in fear, immediately crouching down.

A burst of azure light appeared, an Azure Dragon Dharma Laksana sprang from Long Fei’s body, and with a hum of Azure Dragon True Qi, shattered the arrows violently.

The ten-meter-long Azure Dragon roared, splitting the eardrums of all the pirates on the fortress wall, and they clung to their ears, wailing in pain while rolling on the ground.

Only the second in command, with Core Formation Stage Cultivation, saw Long Fei’s imposing aura and threw out a golden feather, intending to escape wrapped within.

He wasn’t as reckless as the third leader, with the first thought of fleeing upon seeing a strong adversary.

Yet, he was blocked by the azure light at his sight, and as he fearfully shouted, “Boss, let’s talk…”

Before he finished, the Azure Dragon opened its mouth and swallowed him whole.

His flesh surged and instantly turned into a blood mist, leaving only the deep-sea Golden Core, which Long Fei took.

“Second brother is dead!”

“Second in command is dead!”

Seeing this, a group of pirates jumped from the wooden fence wall intending to flee.

The Azure Dragon spewed a blaze, engulfing them like exterminating ants, turning them into ashes, dispersing as smoke.

The towering wooden fortress wall, over ten meters high, dissipated into ashes with a boom.

The pirates inside heard the commotion and ran out to check.

Long Fei pointed a finger, a sword-like essence pierced through their brows, killing them all cleanly.

There were over twenty disciples of the Giant Whale Sect inside, powerless against him.

As he put it, killing chickens with an ox knife, it’s shameful to talk about.

The pregnant woman was so delighted she almost fainted, finding her father in the cave, she anxiously shouted, “Dad, someone has come to save us. We are all saved.”

Her father, the clan leader of this village, had been mining in the caves for a month, tortured to the point of being mere skin and bones.

Seeing his daughter, he was so overjoyed he fainted right away.

The woman called the villagers and hurriedly carried her father out, seeking Long Fei for treatment.

Long Fei merely delivered some Essential Qi, and the clan leader exhaled, immediately coming back to sense.

The villagers finally adapted to the outside light, having lived and relieved themselves in the caves.

Meeting Long Fei and others, they were at a loss.

Under the clan leader’s guidance, they kneeled together, repeatedly kowtowing and shouting in gratitude, “Many thanks to the heroic for righteous help, thank you all for saving us!”

“Thank you for your life-saving grace, hero!”

The cries of wailing on the scene vented a month’s worth of grievances and fear.

In front of the distant hall, after Shen Feng and his sister dealt with the other twenty or thirty disciples of the Giant Whale Sect, they joined Long Fei and the villagers, cooking spirit rice porridge for everyone to eat their fill.

The villagers in the mines here had been surviving on dry fish and miscellaneous grains; spirit rice was a feast never tasted.

Long Fei worried they would overeat, so he initially served them porridge.

Even so, some drank with their stomachs round, lying on the ground clutching their bellies, moaning in pain, “I’m stuffed, I’m stuffed to death. Finally tasted rice, heaven opened its eyes!”