134: Xiao Ran fell into the trap

The Bee Daoist!

Liu Xuan secretly acquired a nickname, perhaps because it sounded like 'Crazy Daoist.' This nickname was quickly accepted and spread among the Cultivators on the island.

Liu Xuan didn't care after hearing it. It was just a nickname; it had no impact on him.

The number of Black Crystal Bees was increasing daily, and their individual strength was growing every day.

The Black Crystal Bees seen going out to collect honey were just a tiny, insignificant fraction of the total.

If anyone were to enter the Water Pavilion in the Fledgling Eagle Courtyard, the sheer number of Black Crystal Bees inside would be enough to scare them out of their wits.

Besides Liu Xuan, She Xiaorong was the only one who had some concept of the overall strength of the Black Crystal Bees.

She was responsible for the secret transportation of Yao Beast flesh and blood and the feeding of the Black Crystal Bees. She knew how much Yao Beast flesh and blood the Black Crystal Bees had consumed, and how many Black Crystal Bees had advanced to the Qi Refining Late Stage, or even Qi Refining Perfection.

Foundation Establishment Yao Beast!

She Xiaorong didn't dare to think any further. She paid even greater attention to the transportation of Yao Beast flesh and blood and the feeding of the Black Crystal Bees, ensuring there wouldn't be the slightest problem.

"Yun'er, diligently follow your father to learn martial arts every day. No slacking, understand?" She Xiaorong instructed, holding her son Liu Daoyun's hand.

The Liu Family's future was limitless, and Liu Xuan placed particular importance on the children's martial arts Cultivation. She Xiaorong also began to take it seriously.

"Understood, Mother!" Liu Daoyun was not yet five years old. He nodded obediently, exceptionally sensible.

She Xiaorong used to be the leader of the Flower Snake Gang, and her personality was quite strong. Influenced by her, little Daoyun was very obedient and well-behaved, not mischievous at all, just a little timid.

"If you don't understand anything, you can come back and ask me. Mother can also teach you when she's free."

She Xiaorong had also read the Green Wood Body Sculpting Art; it was indeed quite profound. She had also been studying it recently, but she was about to Breakthrough to Innate Great Perfection and was not suitable for changing her Cultivation art.

If she were to get stuck at the Innate Perfection Realm in the future and unable to Breakthrough, it wouldn't be too late to change her Cultivation art then.

"Mhm!" Little Daoyun nodded again...

On this day, as Liu Xuan was teaching the children martial arts, a crack appeared above the Lake Heart Island's grand Formation. A huge second-tier cloud-breaking flying ship passed through the Formation and hovered in the sky.

"What's going on?!"

A huge, dark hole pierced through the entire cloud-breaking flying boat, with black smoke still rising from around the hole.

A cloud-breaking flying boat was a second-tier large Magical Artifact; even ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators couldn't break its defenses. Who could have punched such a large hole through it?

Moreover, the cloud-breaking flying boat was usually controlled by Senior Sister Xiao Ran. As the granddaughter of a Golden Core True Person, she had many trump cards and was fearless of Early Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

After instructing the maidservants to look after the children, Liu Xuan flew into the air, heading towards the flying boat.

The flying boat no longer hovered in mid-air but slowly descended onto the central plaza of the island, the Spiritual Light on its hull gradually extinguishing.

When Liu Xuan arrived on the flying boat, some Disciples were busy moving and processing supplies on the ship, as well as the bodies of some Disciples.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

"The flying boat's Formation is interrupted, and the Spiritual Qi is gone. Immediately move out the Spirit Stones and supplies from the core warehouse to prevent damage."

The flying boat was pierced, and the Formation links were destroyed. Continuing to operate would only consume a large amount of Spirit Stones, so the Formation had to be interrupted, and the important supplies inside transferred.

Liu Xuan passed through the busy crowd and came to the small building on the ship, where he saw Xiao Ran frowning, looking down at the deck below.

Her aura was stable, and she didn't seem to be injured.

Liu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that Xiao Ran was fine; if she was fine, the problem wasn't big.

The Liu Family had just started, and everything was developing smoothly and rapidly. It was only waiting for the children to grow up to take off. At this time, what Liu Xuan least wanted to see were all sorts of accidents.

Xiao Ran's identity was special. Once she died or was injured, the situation in White Crane Lake would immediately change, and it would be more difficult for him to develop steadily like this.

The more troubles there were, the easier his trump cards would be exposed, and exposed trump cards would easily attract greater trouble. Liu Xuan didn't want to get involved in such melodramatic affairs.

"Senior Sister Xiao, what's going on?" Liu Xuan walked over and asked.

Xiao Ran was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I was careless!"

She looked at Liu Xuan and briefly recounted what had happened half a day ago.

This morning.

Xiao Ran received intelligence and went to a Robber Cultivator stronghold to apprehend Robber Cultivators. The intelligence was correct; there was indeed a group of Robber Cultivators hiding there, numbering in the hundreds.

However, since these Robber Cultivators dared to gather, they had naturally arranged an escape route in advance.

A second-tier Sky Thunder Talisman blasted a gap in the cloud-breaking flying boat's sealing Formation, and the Robber Cultivators scattered and fled.

During the escape, Xiao Ran discovered that there were several Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators among them, and even a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Perfection Realm.

Her heart rejoiced, thinking she had caught a big fish, so she left the flying boat and chased after them, wanting to capture these people.

Just as she was about to capture them, she suddenly heard a huge explosion. Turning back, she saw a crimson Magic Sword, coming from below, pierce through the cloud-breaking flying boat with a single strike, causing countless casualties among the Law Enforcement Team Cultivators on the flying boat.

She had fallen into a trap! She immediately realized that this was a trap specifically set for her.

With one sword strike, she killed one of the Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators. Xiao Ran then used a secret technique and instantly returned to the flying boat.

Standing at the bow and looking down, a Black-robed Man had a crimson Magic Sword suspended beside him. His aura was clearly that of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"A second-tier cloud-breaking flying ship, truly worthy of being the Refining Cauldron Sect's proud creation!"

The Black-robed Man's voice was hoarse. Looking at the flying boat still suspended in mid-air, he seemed not very satisfied with the damage he had caused.

Xiao Ran's gaze was cold. She conjured a blood-red talisman treasure sword, locking her aura onto the Black-robed Man below.

If Liu Xuan had been present, he would have recognized at a glance that this blood-colored talisman treasure sword was identical to the talisman treasure sword Xiao Changfeng had given him.

A talisman treasure contained the power of a Golden Core True Person's Magic Treasure. The Black-robed Man dared not be careless. His figure flickered, and he vanished... If he had just now struck down the cloud-breaking flying boat, without the assistance of the flying boat's grand Formation, he would have been confident in fighting Xiao Ran.

But now, the second-tier cloud-breaking flying ship was only damaged, and its exact combat power was unclear. It was unnecessary to risk his life fighting Xiao Ran, who possessed a talisman treasure, at this moment.

Xiao Ran was unwilling, but she could only put away the talisman treasure and forcibly control the damaged flying boat to rush back.

With the flying boat damaged, even if she caught up to the opponent, she wasn't confident she could keep him, and there was even a possibility of being counter-killed.

After listening to Xiao Ran's account, Liu Xuan asked, "Is this Foundation Establishment Cultivator the one who was secretly hidden before?"

"This person is skilled in the Dao of the Sword, so it should be, but it's also possible it's not."

Xiao Ran had not previously fought the hidden Foundation Establishment Robber Cultivator, so she wasn't very sure.

"In that case, Yongning might have two hidden Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Should we report it to the Sect and ask a Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor for assistance?" Liu Xuan said.

Xiao Ran slowly shook her head, "There's no need to trouble the Foundation Establishment Senior Brothers with this matter. Things are still under my control."

She looked at Liu Xuan's puzzled expression, paused, then continued, "After what happened a few years ago, Yongning is now one of the most stable counties. The Foundation Establishment Senior Brothers are all dealing with unrest in other counties, and we shouldn't trouble them unless absolutely necessary."