393: The sea tribe is coming

Great Master Zhishen kept his eyes closed for a long while before finally opening them slowly, taking out his phone to make a call...

"Senior Brother Abbot!" a voice replied. It was his Junior Brother, Great Master Zhifeng, the abbot of Fahua Temple, who managed all the temple's affairs.

"Junior Brother, investigate the situation regarding Ninth Young Master Zhu Deyuan immediately, and be sure to do it secretly! Also, I want all the information you can find on Long Yuan, who performed at the concert in Southern Yue a few days ago!!!" Great Master Zhishen said in a deep voice.

Great Master Zhifeng was stunned for a moment, then asked suspiciously: "Senior Brother, is the Zhu Deyuan you mentioned related to Long Yuan?"

"They are the same person! Remember, keep this information to yourself; it must never be leaked!" Great Master Zhishen had not even promised confidentiality to Long Yuan for half an hour before revealing this information to a third party...

Great Master Zhifeng looked solemn upon hearing this and quickly replied: "Rest assured, Senior Brother, I will never leak it! I wonder if your trip went smoothly?"

"There are too many dead! Tianbao is currently being taken by Zhu Deyuan into the city to perform rites for the dead of the Ming Army. You must send more people from the temple to assist me immediately!" Zhishen sighed.

"I see! Rest assured, Senior Brother, I will arrange it immediately!!!" Great Master Zhifeng replied.

After hanging up the phone, Great Master Zhifeng immediately began mobilizing troops, sending a large group of monks toward the northern region. In addition, keeping his Senior Brother's instructions in mind, he immediately began investigating Long Yuan...

On the other side, Long Yuan was heading south with Tianbao. Along the way, Tianbao tried his best to keep up with Long Yuan, becoming breathless and exhausted. However, seeing Long Yuan strolling along so leisurely, a competitive and unyielding spirit welled up in the young man. He had long since forgotten his Master's instructions, focused only on keeping up with Long Yuan and refusing to be left behind; otherwise, wouldn't his reputation as the Buddha Child of Fahua Temple be nothing but an empty name?

To help Tianbao keep up, Long Yuan also put in quite a bit of effort. If he saw him slowing down, he would slow down; if he saw him speeding up, he would speed up. In short, he perfectly adapted his speed to the boy's. About a week later, the two finally arrived in Southern Yue!

"Where is this?" Tianbao was a bit confused. How did this look like a city that needed monks to help perform rites for the dead?

"Southern Yue!" Long Yuan said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Tianbao was enlightened, then asked curiously: "Didn't Ninth Young Master say he wanted to enter the city to perform rites for the soldiers who died for the Great Ming? There shouldn't have been any war in Southern Yue, right?"

"That's true! But war will break out in Southern Yue very soon, and I brought you here so we could make early preparations in this regard!" Long Yuan said.

"What?!!!" Tianbao was completely dumbfounded. He didn't know what Long Yuan's intention was. He had traveled thousands of miles for training, not to play around with him...

"Little Master, you are unaware. The eastern coastal areas are likely to be attacked by the Sea Race soon. The authorities are already working on defensive projects, and our Southern Yue is bearing the brunt of it. The current situation is extremely difficult, and we need to be prepared as soon as possible!" Long Yuan said.

Tianbao was shocked to hear this and quickly asked: "Is this really happening?!"

"Little Master, please follow me!"

The two soon arrived at Long Yuan's villa, where Zhu Nan had been waiting for some time...

"This old servant greets the Young Lord! And Little Master Tianbao!" Zhu Nan bowed respectfully.

"Amitabha, greetings!" Tianbao quickly returned the gesture.

"Little Master Tianbao is one of us. Tell us in detail about the recent situation in Southern Yue and the surrounding areas!" Long Yuan said with a smile.

"Yes! Young Lord and Little Master, please listen as I explain in detail..." Zhu Nan collected his thoughts and began to speak...

He covered several main points: First, the authorities had recently issued multiple measures to promote the cultivation industry; cultivation academies had already been established in Shuntian Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture, and anyone discovered to have an Aptitude for cultivation could be immediately recruited into the academies for advanced studies.

Second, the trend of cultivation among the populace was growing increasingly fierce. Countless people were flocking to various first-tier bases to participate in testing, and Southern Yue was no exception. Even more people were going directly to the Xuanji Tower in Yingtian Prefecture to participate in tests and purchase information on cultivation. If not for the timely intervention and orderly diversion by the authorities, it is feared that the current Yingtian Prefecture would have been crushed by the influx of outsiders.

Third, the Great Ming was building a major eastern coastal defense line centered on Yingtian Prefecture. Every base was actively mobilizing personnel and supplies to participate, striving to build this defense line before the Sea Race arrived, so as to remain unmoved by all changes!

"Young Lord, information from these past few days indicates that the three major powers—Snow Eagle Country, War Bear Country, and Flying Lion Country—have all been attacked by the Sea Race. Moreover, the frequency and intensity of the attacks are increasing. I fear the Sea Race is not far from our Great Ming!" Zhu Nan said worriedly.

Long Yuan chuckled inwardly. If he hadn't intervened himself, the Sea Race would likely have already appeared on the Great Ming's coastal defense line by now. The main reason they attacked those three countries was surely that the experts from those countries had gone into the ocean to build artificial islands, successfully infuriating the experts of the Sea Race. This was truly something no one could tolerate.

"Rest assured, even if our Great Ming is attacked by the Sea Race, we will be relatively far down the list. According to current progress, we have a chance to complete the defense line before the Sea Race arrives, which will save many lives!" Long Yuan said.

"Oh? Could it be that the Young Lord has some understanding of the Sea Race's actions?" Zhu Nan asked in surprise.

"Not exactly! It's just an intuition. Do you remember when the Martial Kings of those three major powers went into the ocean to build artificial islands? The Sea Race must have been infuriated by them and retaliated, which is why those three countries were the first to suffer..." Long Yuan said.

"So that's it!" Zhu Nan suddenly realized.

Beside them, Tianbao also nodded and said: "That makes sense! At the time, I also felt that the actions of those three Martial Kings were inappropriate. Why did they have to go onto someone else's territory to show off? Furthermore, the strength of the Sea Race is not only not weak, but extremely powerful. One must know the principle in the Xuanwu World that the strong cannot be humiliated!"

"Little Master is right! It is just a pity that they were too arrogant and had forgotten the power of the Sea Race! Now, not only have they suffered retaliation from the Sea Race, but it is also very likely to trigger a massive collision between the Human Race and the Sea Race. I fear that the Blue Star will directly enter a period of great chaos!" Long Yuan sighed.

"What? Does Ninth Young Master really think so?!" Tianbao was shocked, his little face tightening.

"Little Master may not be fully aware of the current general situation on Blue Star. Allow me to explain it to you both..." Long Yuan projected a beam of light and began to lecture directly...

An hour later, both Tianbao and Zhu Nan were stunned, sitting in their seats as if turned to stone!

Tianbao suddenly reacted and asked anxiously: "Ninth Young Master, with such a massive change in the world and a war between humans and beasts, does our Blue Star Human Race still have any path to survival?"

"A path to survival? Good question! However, we cannot manage the entire Human Race on Blue Star for now. What I am pursuing is the path for the survival and development of our Great Ming!" Long Yuan said with a smile.