Chapter 532: Critical Situation

Older gingers are more spicy. It has to be said that these five old guys are all monks in the middle stage of Nascent Soul. They are all old monsters who have lived for six to seven hundred years. They are all strong people in terms of mental eloquence and cunning.

No matter what Wu Yan said now, he could not refuse to let these people enter his stronghold. He was secretly anxious. If he continued like this, the situation would become increasingly unfavorable to him.

"Master Shi Yan's words are wrong. How can Master be sure that Ni Daoxi has not found the treasure cave of King Crocodile Dragon? This old man, the city is very deep, and he might have found King Crocodile Dragon's treasure cave long ago, but he didn't It was a trick to hide the truth and keep everyone in the dark." Wu Yan deliberately avoided Ghost Shura's verbal trap, and kept talking to everyone while thinking about countermeasures.

Ghost Shura obviously did not intend to let Wu Yan go. Jie Jie laughed strangely and said: "Master Wu, yes or no, let us enter your stronghold and ask your team's retinue, won't everything be clear? Lord Wu, you are so evasive and procrastinating, is there really something wrong with you?"

Wu Yan snorted coldly and said: "Elder Ghost, what is your intention of trying to bully Wu with your words over and over again? Huh, it's not Wu who doesn't want you to enter our team's stronghold, and Wu doesn't hide it from you either. Elder, there are more than 80 casual cultivators currently recruited as labor disciples within the stronghold of my team. These people all participated in the battle of Crocodile Dragon Island. However, a series of changes occurred later. Xiu couldn't fight those sea tribes and monsters, so in order to save his life, he defected to Wu's Dawn Team. When they came over, Wu had promised them that no matter what happened, he would try to protect their lives. . If these casual cultivators suddenly see the five elders, something may happen that will embarrass Wu. Should Elder Li be able to understand Wu's embarrassment? "

Ma Ming and others were stunned for a while, obviously they did not expect these twists and turns. The four major sects and the Hunting Sea Alliance have always tacitly approved the participation of the hardworking disciples in the Hunting Sea War.

Usually, some of the teams that participate in the Hunting Sea War are powerful, and some even recruit hundreds or thousands of hardworking disciples to assist in the battle. This does not violate the rules of the Hunting Sea War.

However, the situation in this year's Hunting Sea War is obviously more complicated and difficult than before. Even now, there are more than a thousand slave ships moored near Cuizhu Island transporting labor disciples, but not one of them dares to leave Cuizhu Island easily and appear on the demon sea. Now, all the labor disciples recruited by the team are trapped within the sea boundary.

Wu Yan was so bold that he directly recruited the elite casual cultivators recruited from the defeated four major sects and the Hunting Sea Alliance as labor disciples on Crocodile Dragon Island. If a team does not have the support of hard-working disciples, it will be difficult to make a difference in the Hunting Sea War due to all kinds of trivial matters, let alone obtain high merit points. Ranked. It's really hard for Wu Yan to come up with such a solution to the hard-working disciples.

Only then did the five of them understand. No wonder this guy was evasive and didn't want everyone to go to his team's stronghold to investigate. If the five people go and see these defeated elite casual cultivators, they will definitely hold these casual cultivators accountable. It is even possible that these casual cultivators will be taken away.

"Hahaha, it turns out that Brother Wu is worried about this matter. Anyway, this city lord will express his position on behalf of the Sea Hunting Alliance. No matter what the intentions of these casual cultivators are, they stay here as hardworking disciples of your team, Brother Wu. The Sea Hunting Alliance We won't hold them accountable, nor will we take them away. Brother Wu, what do you think?" Ma Ming assured Wu Yan with a smile.

"Four elders, what do you say?" Wu Yan pondered for a moment, looking at the other four with a pretense of uncertainty.

The four of them looked at each other and then looked at Ma Ming, who nodded to them. Master Shi Yan immediately put his palms together and said, "Amitabha, Master Wu, our Xumi Sect will not pursue this matter."

"Okay, our Blood Demon Sect also admits that these people are hardworking disciples recruited by Lord Wu, and will never interfere in this." Xiao Hai hesitated, and finally nodded through gritted teeth.

Then, Gui Shura and Xuanyuan Jiyu also spoke one after another and guaranteed the same meaning.

"Wu Lingzhu, you can now safely take us to your team's stronghold and investigate this matter with your team's disciples, right?" Ghost Shura said in a solemn tone.

"There is another thing. You have also seen that Wu has set up a large formation on this island. It is impossible to defend and control each formation personally. There are sixteen retinue disciples and eight hardworking disciples in my team. The five elders who are responsible for guarding the formation at the formation point on the island cannot be dispatched for the time being," Wu Yan said with a look of embarrassment.

Ma Ming waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. The five of us are just investigating this matter. We don't need to ask all the disciples in the retinue. We just randomly select a few people to ask. Lord Wu, you can rest assured."

The other four people nodded in agreement.

"Okay, everyone, come with me." Wu Yan nodded with gritted teeth, and immediately the light flashed under his feet, and he moved towards the valley with his sword. The five people followed closely with faces on their faces and gave chase.

After a while, everyone entered the vicinity of the Forbidden Formation in the Valley. Without any hesitation, Wu Yan directly opened the forbidden formation and led everyone into the valley.

During this period, Wu Yan did not arrange anything. The pit and valley he had just arranged was completely covered by the forbidden formation. Wu Yan had no plans to use it for the time being. Therefore, the disciples in the valley have nothing to do for the time being, so they are cultivating in the caves around the valley.

Ma Ming and the other five people entered the valley and were a little surprised when they saw the simple wooden houses and stone caves on all sides.

The hidden power of the Wuji Suoyuan Array is extremely mysterious. At this time, Xuanyaozi has already learned of the arrival of these people and has already activated this hidden power. Not to mention that they cannot sense it in the control room hidden in the depths. They were also unable to detect the stone caves where various items and spiritual materials were stored.

Under the induction of the five people's spiritual senses, they could only detect that there was a hidden cave covered by the forbidden formation in the valley below, but they could not sense the specific location and size of the cave at all.

With the arrival of the five people's spiritual consciousness and spiritual pressure, all the disciples of the Dawn Team in the entire valley felt it. Wu Yan said hello, and everyone except Xuan Yaozi walked out of their respective caves and wooden houses and gathered under the big flag in the center of the valley.

"You don't need to panic. These five are the elders sent by the four major sects of the Xumi Sea Cultivation World and the Hunting Sea Alliance to investigate. The elders need to ask you something, so just answer the questions seriously." Wu Yan saw a lot. There was a look of surprise and uncertainty on people's faces, especially those hard labor disciples. When they saw Ma Ming and others, their expressions changed drastically. They thought they were here to ask questions, and they all looked worried.

"Juniors pay their respects to the elders!" Everyone bowed respectfully to Ma Ming and others.

Ma Ming laughed and said: "Everyone, please get up. Fellow Taoists, don't be afraid. Lord Wu Ling has already explained the specific situation to the five of us. We have also made a guarantee to Lord Wu that we will not hold anyone responsible for the Crocodile Jiao Island incident in the future. Everyone, you can rest assured and work as slave disciples in Lord Wu’s team.”

When Gongsun Kang and other hard-working disciples heard this, their faces were filled with joy, and they all thanked Ma Ming and others.

"Master Wu, we are going to find ten disciples from your team to investigate the situation. What do you think?" Ma Ming looked at Wu Yan and said.

"City Master Ma, you don't have to look at me. In order to avoid suspicion, I will never interfere with who you choose as the subject of investigation." Wu Yan smiled calmly.

"Okay, cool!" Ma Ming said with a smile.

The five people gathered together and started talking in low voices. Their eyes and consciousness occasionally glanced at the disciples of the Dawn Team below, making the nearly a hundred low-level disciples below so frightened that they did not dare to speak out.

Just as the five people had just selected the five direct disciples of the Dawning Team and the five hardworking disciples who later joined the Dawning Team, and were preparing to ask questions, a fiery red message light suddenly flew from the air.

The spiritual light rushed straight towards the center of the valley. Wu Yan's expression changed slightly, he raised his hand and the red light fell in front of him, turning into an anxious cry for help.

"My Lord, something serious has happened! Disciple Xuan Shouzhuo is responsible for guarding the Shengmen Formation Eye. Now a large number of sea tribes have discovered the position of the Shengmen Formation Eye that the disciple is guarding. They are frantically attacking the Shengmen Formation Eye. Disciple, please support quickly. I can’t stand it any longer, please come to the Lord for help quickly!”

The sound was neither loud nor quiet, but it spread throughout the valley in an instant, and everyone could hear it clearly.

The disciples of the team that announced the dawn looked at each other with surprise and suspicion. Ma Ming and the other five people were startled at first, and then their brows and eyes showed a look of ecstasy, but they hid it well and were not noticed.

Wu Yan had an anxious look on his face, and he raised his hands to Ma Ming and others in an urgent tone: "City Lord Ma, elders, you also heard that the large array of eyes arranged by Wu on the island was discovered by the Sea Demon Clan, and they The formation is currently being attacked. Once the formation is breached, the entire formation will be destroyed. Without any further delay, Wu will rush to help immediately. I think this matter should be suppressed for the time being. Wu has solved the current crisis and will not be too late to cooperate with your investigation!"

Ma Ming suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Wu Yan's arm, and stopped him with a smile: "Brother Wu, don't worry. Hahaha, this matter is not just a matter for you to announce the team, but a matter for all of us human monks. Let's do that. , this city lord and Master Shi Yan will be in charge here to continue the investigation. You hand the formation flag to Elder Xiao, and inform Elder Xiao of the position of the formation eye that was attacked. Elder Ghost and Elder Xuanyuan will accompany Elder Xiao and lead the elite disciples of the four factions. Go and help, what do you think?"

Wu Yan's expression changed greatly, and he raised his hand to shake off Ma Ming's arm, but Ma Ming held it tightly and could not shake it off, "Chengdu Ma, what do you mean? Let go! This formation is Wu Yan's. Someone spent a huge sum of money to buy it in Liehai City. If it is broken, Wu will suffer huge losses!"

"Haha, it doesn't matter. Don't worry, Brother Wu. Let our investigation team handle this matter. Elder Xiao, the situation is urgent. You should quickly lead an elite team to rush to the rescue and strive to repel the Hai Clan attack as soon as possible. That's a good formation." Seeing that Wu Yan was unwilling to hand over the formation flag and did not press him, Ma Ming immediately winked at Xiao Hai and the other three.

The three of them understood, and Xiao Hai laughed and said: "Okay, without further delay, I'll go right now! It's just a formation eye position, it's not difficult to find."

Immediately, Xiao Hai, Gui Shura and Xuanyuan Jiyu couldn't help but turned into three rays of light and left the valley, speeding towards the direction of Shengmen Formation. After a while, hundreds of escaping lights flew out from the direction of Hemlock Ridge, also heading towards the Gate of Life.