There were things a man should and shouldn't do. Saving the Golden Fish Island was something he should do.
"I am Long Chen. I heard from Miss Xiaoyu about the Golden Fish Island, and I have decided to offer my meager strength," Long Chen said with a nod.
The Golden Fish Island Master sized up Long Chen, and indeed discovered that he couldn't see through Long Chen. An expert like this was exactly what he needed right now.
"Young friend Long Chen, my name is Chen Feng. If you don't mind, you can just call me Elder Chen. I am truly grateful that you are willing to protect my Golden Fish Island." Chen Feng's eyes were filled with excitement.
"Come, come, this way, please."
Chen Feng naturally welcomed Long Chen with open arms. He hurriedly led Long Chen into an elegant bamboo house and had the others serve tea. Then, he took out the snacks and pastries unique to the Golden Fish Island to take care of Long Chen. Long Chen didn't have much need for food, but Lingxi had become a mortal, so she was very interested in these delicious pastries. Long Chen didn't stand on ceremony, either. He brought out the food for Lingxi to enjoy as he chatted with Chen Feng.
"Where are you from, young friend?" Chen Feng guessed that Long Chen was from Bi Yang Imperial City when he saw that he was already at the Heavenly River Tier at such a young age.
"This … I'm not at liberty to tell you," Long Chen said apologetically as he shook his head with a smile. It was troublesome to talk about this, so Long Chen couldn't be bothered to explain.
"I was rude. I'm really sorry," Chen Feng apologized.
"Old Chen, I won't say anything else. When I passed by Goldfish Island, I saw a man attacking Xiaoyu, so I saved Xiaoyu and asked her about Goldfish Island. What the Wu Tribe did really angered both humans and gods, so I decided to help. However, I don't know anything about the Wu Tribe's strength, so I hope Old Chen can tell me," Long Chen said.
"So that's how it is. No wonder Little Yu brought you here." Chen Feng's brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "This time, it is one of the clans of the Wu Tribe that has set their sights on the Goldfish Island. This clan has always been active near the Goldfish Island, and their name strikes fear in people's hearts. In this clan, there is a husband and wife who are martial artists at the second level of the Heavenly River Tier. They also have several martial artists at the first level of the Heavenly River Tier, so …"
When he heard this news, Long Chen was shocked. There were only two first level Heavenly River Tier elites on the Goldfish Island.
"Island Lord, forgive me for being blunt, but the other party's strength obviously surpasses yours. You have no chance of winning at all. Why don't you move your clan? Instead, you stay here and waste your lives for nothing," Long Chen said with a serious expression.
"I also planned to move my clan, but not many people agreed. How could we just give up the land left behind by our ancestors? My clansmen all said that no matter how strong the other party is, when we bleed to the last drop, we will definitely make them pay a heavy price. Although we will die, our souls will live forever." When he reached the end of his speech, Chen Feng was as excited as Xiaoyu.
Seeing this old guy's face turn red with excitement, Long Chen's heart was also infected. He suddenly felt his blood boil. Previously, he had definitely been a helper because of Xiao Lang, but now, Long Chen was going to do his best no matter what.
"Young friend Long Chen, I will thank you no matter what for your decision. However, the chances of winning on the Goldfish Island are too small. You are still young, so you cannot waste your life for nothing."
"Don't worry, Old Chen. Even if I am not a match for them, I will have no problem staying alive. When the time comes, I will definitely do my best to minimize the casualties on the Goldfish Island.
Chen Feng told Long Chen about the battle prowess of the Wu Tribe, but he was completely unafraid. This moved Chen Feng very much.
"You must be bragging."
At this moment, a tall, middle-aged man walked into the bamboo house and looked coldly at Long Chen.
The aura on this man was no weaker than Chen Feng's. He must be the other Heavenly River Tier cultivator on the Goldfish Island.
"Nonsense," Chen Feng berated.
Chen Feng chided. Then, he smiled at Long Chen, and said, "This is my son, Chen Lei. Lei 'er, this is our young friend, Long Chen, who has agreed to help our Gold Fish Island. You should have heard of him, right? At such a young age, he is already at the Heavenly River Tier. He is much stronger than you.
Chen Lei knew about this. He looked Long Chen up and down, feeling that he was a little unreliable. Thus, he said, "Brat, don't tell me you have some ulterior motive? I don't believe that there would be an idiot who would come to the Goldfish Island to die for no reason."
"Chen Lei, what nonsense are you talking about? Get the hell out of here!" Chen Feng stood up from the bamboo chair and stared at Chen Lei with a cold glare.
"Okay, okay."
Chen Lei was angry when he saw his father actually flipping out at him. He said sarcastically, "Dad, I see that you, brat, don't look like a good person. You might even be a spy for the Wu Tribe."
"Bastard, you blockhead, get out of here right now. Have you ever seen such a tall spy for the Wu Tribe?"
With Long Chen's age, his current strength, his tall appearance, and his tall figure, there was no way he could be a spy for the Wu Tribe.
Chen Lei didn't know how to refute when he thought about the height of the Wu Tribe. In any case, he felt that there was something wrong with Long Chen, but he couldn't point it out. All he could do was leave.
Chen Feng sat down again, and said apologetically, "Long Chen, please don't treat him like an outsider. This brat is quite cute. His wife of many years was killed by the Wu Tribe, so he is a little sensitive."
"It's okay, I understand," Long Chen said with a nod.
Dongfang Xuanxiao had said that the most terrifying thing in this world was a woman who didn't have the strength to protect herself. He could understand Chen Lei's experience.
Long Chen stood up and pulled Lingxi, who was still eating pastries. "Old Chen, that's all for now. It's getting late, so I'll have to ask Old Chen to prepare a place for me. I'll stay on the island for the next few days and wait for the Wu Tribe to come. I'll definitely do my best."
"Okay, okay, this way please. Oh right, little friend Long Chen, I've already asked someone to prepare a banquet …"
"No, Old Chen, this is an emergency. If there's food, just send it directly to my room. It's enough to fill my Lingxi's stomach." Long Chen pinched Lingxi's face and smiled.
Lingxi used the Mysterious Sky Jade Lotus and turned into an ordinary person. Long Chen's Cosmos Sack now had some necessities.
Chen Feng prepared an exquisite bamboo house for Long Chen before leaving. After two hours, someone had already sent dinner. After Long Chen and the others had dinner, Chen Feng left. In this small space, Xiao Lang whimpered and tactfully left. When he left, he didn't forget to close the door for Long Chen.
"Chen, am I very troublesome?" Lingxi asked nervously as she grabbed the corner of her clothes.
When a warrior started cultivating, they consumed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as food. They were less dependent on food. Long Chen would only eat when he wanted to taste delicacies. However, food was indeed the energy that kept Lingxi alive. Long Chen had to prepare food for her every day, which was why Lingxi had asked this question.
"Silly girl, don't you think this is very blissful?" Long Chen smiled and patted her soft cheeks.
Ever since the Star Demon Prison, Lingxi's personality had begun to change. She seemed to be much more reserved. Long Chen could see traces of worry in her eyes. She was worried about the future.
"Little Xi, there's something on your mind," Long Chen asked.
"How could there be? No."
"Then why do you look so bitter? You're like a resentful woman," Long Chen said with a smile.
"You're the little resentful woman, I'm not," said Ling Xi angrily.
The night was as cold as water.
"I can't sleep," Lingxi, who was in Long Chen's arms, suddenly said.
"Really."
"Mhm."
"Today, I keep feeling that the mountain in the center of Goldfish Island is a bit strange. Xiao Lang seems to have felt it too. However, I don't feel at ease going there with you here. Since you can't sleep, I'll take you there," Long Chen said as he got up.
After Lingxi put on thick clothes and tidied herself up, Long Chen took her out and called out to Xiao Lang, who was in the distance. Two humans and one wolf headed toward the center of Goldfish Island.
"It's indeed the aura of a demonic beast. However, it seems to be in a deep sleep."
As they approached the mountain, Long Chen had already sensed it. He believed that Chen Feng and the others must also know that there was a demonic beast hibernating on Goldfish Island.
They climbed to the top of the mountain, where there was a small heavenly pond. The pond was filled with turquoise lake water.
Long Chen reached his hand into the lake water and took it out again. He said, "The lake water is warm. This demonic beast must be of the fire attribute. The beast core of a fire attribute demonic beast will be of great use to you, Xiao Lang. Help me protect Little Xi first. I'll enter the heavenly pond to take a look."
Xiao Lang howled and nodded.
Because Ling Xi didn't even have the strength to truss a chicken, Long Chen had no choice but to carefully ensure her safety at all times. He sent Ling Xi to the side and gave her a few instructions before jumping into the warm heavenly lake. The jade-green lake water instantly submerged him.
What surprised Long Chen was that although the heavenly pond wasn't big, it was very deep. It took him a long time to reach the bottom of the heavenly pond. The water temperature was very high, but there were still strange aquatic plants growing on it.
Long Chen looked at the bottom of the pond over and over again. He could feel that the fiery energy was at the bottom of the heavenly pond. Therefore, he wanted to see if there was an entrance that he could enter directly.
Of course, if he used brute force, he could directly break the bottom of the pond. However, that would definitely alarm the demonic beast of unknown strength. Therefore, Long Chen didn't dare to take the risk.
After searching the bottom of the pond in a carpet fashion, Long Chen finally found a gap between two huge rocks in the corner of the wall. Long Chen didn't hesitate and went through the gap. He discovered that it was a small pond. The pond wasn't deep, so Long Chen easily floated up. Then, he arrived at a hole in the ground.
This hole led downwards.
"It's very possible that this hole leads to the location of the demonic beast."
Thinking of this, Long Chen couldn't help but be careful. He didn't make a sound as he went downwards. The lower he went, the higher the temperature. After about fifty meters, Long Chen discovered that the surrounding rocks had turned fiery red.
"The demonic beast is just ahead …"