Upon hearing Jiang Qichen's response, Duan Gujin couldn't help but sigh to himself about how highly skilled the people from the Holy Land or Qiankun Royal Academy were at gathering intelligence.

In just a few days' time, they had already gained a preliminary understanding of that beam of light and the giant Xuan Turtle.

Even though this understanding was still very superficial, it was enough for everyone.

"It seems that the giant Xuan Turtle is most likely aiming for that beam of light! What exactly is that beam of light, and why does it shift from one place to another every other day? This is extremely strange!"

Duan Gujin spoke.

"Yes! Are you interested in joining me to search for that beam of light?"

Jiang Qichen asked.

A flicker crossed Duan Gujin's eyes as he replied, "Sure, but I only have a fishing boat at hand, and it won't be very fast!"

"That's okay! If your fishing boat is too fast, it might attract local Shark Demons! When sailing on the high seas, the ship can't be too large. If the ship is too large, it might attract that giant Xuan Turtle. Plus, it can't be too fast—otherwise, it will draw the local Shark Demons!"

Jiang Qichen said.

Hearing Jiang Qichen's words, Duan Gujin took a sharp breath of cold air, only now realizing how lucky he had been before.

"It looks like my previous escape from the giant Xuan Turtle's pursuit was related to the small boat I was on! It seems that my past avoidance of the giant Xuan Turtle was a matter of luck!"

Duan Gujin carefully recalled every detail, only now understanding just how fortunate he had been in his previous life.

He touched his nose, feeling a wave of emotion in his heart.

"Fortunately, I was lucky in my previous life; otherwise, I would have met my end in the vast sea long ago!"

"Duan Gujin, are you interested in joining us to search for that beam of light?"

Jiang Qichen asked.

"Just the two of us?"

"There are three others on my side! The Qiankun Royal Academy requires us to act separately—each boat can only carry five people, no more!"

Upon hearing this, Duan Gujin suddenly had an epiphany: "So Jiang Qichen had decided early on to find a companion to set off with them!"

"Why not look for your own sect members?"

Duan Gujin was somewhat puzzled.

"That sect member deserted in the face of battle!"

Jiang Qichen sighed.

"I see!"

Duan Gujin's eyes flickered; he analyzed Jiang Qichen's words and felt that the other party was very likely hiding some important information.

He sorted out all the intelligence and found nothing incomprehensible.

"Seems like what he said before should be true! Could it be that he intends to use me as cannon fodder?"

Duan Gujin felt that from the start, he had been targeted by Jiang Qichen and his two companions who were willing to trust him, solely because they saw him dressed as a disciple of the Green Cloud Sect and felt they couldn't deceive him with lies.

"Okay, I'm willing to join you!"

Duan Gujin nodded slightly, responding.

"I'm so happy, I'll take you to meet my two companions right away!"

Led by Jiang Qichen, Duan Gujin soon met the other two individuals.

To Duan Gujin's surprise, among them was a young woman.

The woman was not very old, appearing to be under twenty, and was beautiful in appearance.

The other person was an exceptionally corpulent man, who was all smiles, appearing to be the extremely sunny type, not someone with a dark heart.

Jiang Qichen immediately introduced the two individuals to Duan Gujin.

"Duan Gujin, these are my two friends! This is Chen Daping, and this is Fang Xiaomei!"

"Chen Daping, Fang Xiaomei, this is my newly acquainted friend Duan Gujin, a disciple of the Green Cloud Sect!"

"Hello, Duan Gujin!"

Chen Daping and Fang Xiaomei greeted Duan Gujin.

After a bit of small talk, Jiang Qichen decided it was time to set off.

"Everyone should get ready, buy water and food! Also, buy a few more fishing boats to store in the storage ring!"

Jiang Qichen instructed.

A moment later, Jiang Qichen asked Duan Gujin.

"I'm ready!" Duan Gujin answered.

"Good, let's set off then!"

Soon, Jiang Qichen led Duan Gujin and the other two onto a small fishing boat.

Duan Gujin extended his Divine Sense to inspect the small fishing boat and discovered that it was filled with various Arrays both inside and out.

He could tell that the boat was equipped with several layers of Arrays, but their levels weren't high. To him, they were practically child's play.

"A chicken rib!"

Duan Gujin immediately gave his evaluation of the Arrays inside and outside the boat.

Having seated Duan Gujin and the others, Jiang Qichen wore a smile, eager to have those present give their opinion about his boat.

"Chen Daniu, what do you think of my boat?"

Jiang Qichen asked with excitement.

"Very nice! I didn't expect it, Jiang Qichen, you're quite talented!" Chen Daniu flattered him.

"Of course! It's a must! Xiaomei, what about you?"

Jiang Qichen was beaming as he turned to ask Fang Xiaomei.

"I don't know much about Arrays, but I can only say that the Arrays you've set up seem very impressive!" Fang Xiaomei responded.

Hearing the two of them, a metaphorical black line appeared on Duan Gujin's forehead.

"Duan Gujin, what do you think?" Jiang Qichen asked Duan Gujin.

Duan Gujin touched his nose and said, "It's passable!"

"Your opinions are all quite discerning. When I become a famous Array Master in the future, I'll definitely create the best Defensive Magic Array for you!"

Jiang Qichen's face was full of smiles, clearly very satisfied with Duan Gujin and the others' responses.

Another metaphorical black line appeared on Duan Gujin's forehead. In his view, the Arrays Jiang Qichen had set up on the small fishing boat were all for show and extremely prone to failure.

He refrained from pointing out the issues with Jiang Qichen's Arrays simply because he felt it wasn't necessary.

"The Arrays Jiang Qichen set up wouldn't stand a chance against a hit from the massive Xuan Turtle, not to mention that even if he had set up a super Array, it still wouldn't be able to withstand a strike from that massive Xuan Turtle!"

He knew in his heart that the massive Xuan Turtle was extremely formidable; even the many ships with Advanced Defense Arrays set up by the Holy Land had been destroyed by it, let alone the so-called Arrays that Jiang Qichen had set up on the fishing boat, which were simply not up to par.

Under Jiang Qichen's control, the fishing boat rapidly advanced towards the direction of the beam of light.

Along the way, Duan Gujin saw other small boats heading in the same direction as theirs.

Jiang Qichen, clearly delighted, skilfully overtook those small boats with their own and did not forget to show off to Duan Gujin and the others.

"How about this boat of mine?"

"Very impressive!"

Duan Gujin touched his nose. Although he was speechless inside, he did not have the heart to dampen Jiang Qichen's spirits.

Under Jiang Qichen's control, their fishing boat swiftly overtook another small boat ahead.

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