Now that something like this had happened, the Pure Gold Chalcedony could not be sold for the time being.
After eating, Su Chen sent Gao Shilin back to the alchemy workshop. However, he did not stay for long. Instead, he turned and left Foundry City, heading south along the coast.
From the information he had gathered, he knew that the Seven Star Pirate Group's fleet was currently stationed on an island 50 kilometers south of Treasure Clouds Island. Su Chen planned to sneak in and gather more information.
Treasure Clouds Island was not too big. Although Su Chen could not fly, it was not too difficult for him to cross the entire island with the strength of his legs. At most, it would take a bit more time.
Along the way, Su Chen tried his best to avoid the cultivators on the island. After six hours, he successfully arrived at the southern shore of the island.
However, when he reached the shore, Su Chen suddenly felt a bit of a dilemma.
If he could fly, 50 kilometers would not be considered a distance at all. However, it seemed that he could only swim, which was very exhausting. Even if Su Chen planned to secretly gather information and did not want to fight, he still needed to store up some energy to deal with any unexpected situations.
He needed to find a boat.
Su Chen continued along the coast and quickly found a small pier.
The people living in this area were all fishermen. There were many small fishing boats. Although they looked shabby and simple, it should not be a problem for them to go out to sea. Very quickly, Su Chen found a fisherman and used a hundred yuan nuclei to rent a small fishing boat from him.
The fishing boat did not have any sails, but there was a propeller-shaped magic tool installed at the back of the boat. It could be activated by injecting Origin Qi. Although Su Chen did not have Origin Qi to squander, he could use Origin Nuclei to activate the magic tool. A single Origin Nucleus could allow the fishing boat to sail for tens of kilometers. It was quite convenient.
However, just as Su Chen was about to set sail, a group of strangely dressed uninvited guests suddenly arrived at the pier.
Looking at their posture, they were most likely Seven Star Pirate Group pirates.
Su Chen did not want to encounter them now. Just as he was about to go out to sea, he was unfortunately targeted by this group of pirates.
The five pirates leaped into the air and landed on the fishing boat, causing it to sway.
A strong bearded man placed a black iron box on the deck and said to Su Chen, "Boy, your ship has been requisitioned by me. I order you to go south now."
Uh …
Damn it, you pirates don't even have a ship, and you want to scam my ship?
However, this was an opportunity for Su Chen.
"Alright, gentlemen, please sit tight."
Su Chen immediately entered the role of a fisherman and boatman. He started to row the oars and set sail.
These people didn't seem to avoid Su Chen. They sat around the deck and started chatting.
"The Sect Master's Nascent Soul Divine Technique has already reached the Small Success stage. Unfortunately, this Treasure Clouds Island is too small, and we can't gather enough resources. I estimate that in a month or so, we will have to set sail to the North. I heard that the Eastern Fence Sea has a large population, so it should be a good place."
"I heard that the Eastern Fence Sea has already merged with the Martial Pinnacle Sect. The Martial Pinnacle Sect is not to be trifled with. With the Sect Master's cautious personality, he probably won't go and provoke the Martial Pinnacle Sect."
"The Martial Pinnacle Sect is not to be trifled with, but it is merely the Eastern Fence Sea. What's more, the Eastern Fence Sea doesn't have any experts overseeing it. The only Sea Rotation Realm expert had just broken through not long ago. How could he be a match for our Seven Star Sword Pavilion? By the time the experts of the Martial Pinnacle Sect arrive, we would have already left. The Martial Pinnacle Sect wouldn't chase after us for such a lousy place like the Eastern Fence Sea. There is no need to worry."
"That's true. In the end, it is still up to the Sect Master. We only need to run errands. We will do whatever the Sect Master tells us to do. Even if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up."
Following which, they chatted for a while before closing their eyes to rest.
After a while, the fishing boat sailed into the depths of the sea and the shore could no longer be seen.
It was unknown when Su Chen had walked to the railing of the deck. He crossed his legs and lightly said, "It's about time."
The bearded man opened his eyes and frowned, "Kid, what are you muttering about?"
"I said, it's about time for you guys to be on your way."
The bearded man was slightly stunned. Just as he was wondering what was going on, the fishing boat suddenly shook. Su Chen stepped on the deck and shot out like an arrow, punching at the bearded man.
The bearded man subconsciously raised his arms to block, but he had completely misjudged Su Chen's strength. With just one punch, his arms were severed and a fist-sized dent appeared in his chest. Even his protective Yuan Qi was directly scattered by Su Chen.
"Not good!"
Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that this little boatman who didn't have any Yuan Qi fluctuations would suddenly erupt with such astonishing strength.
"Die!"
A large man jumped into the air and slashed down at Su Chen with a sharp sword beam.
Su Chen coldly snorted. He grabbed the flying sword with his bare hands and crushed it. Then he jumped up and grabbed the man's ankle. Using the man's body as a weapon, he ruthlessly whipped at the bearded man.
Bang!
Two heads heavily collided. It was like two watermelons colliding head-on, exploding into a pool of red and white liquid.
Two kills in one strike!
The other three pirates were dumbfounded. All of this happened too quickly, catching them completely off guard.
"Not good, run!"
One of the pirates reacted first. He didn't fight with Su Chen, but instead flew into the air, wanting to escape.
How could Su Chen give him the chance to succeed? He grabbed the harpoon beside him and threw it into the sky with all his strength. It accurately pierced through the pirate's head, causing him to die instantly. He fell into the sea and dyed it red.
The remaining two pirates were already scared out of their wits. Su Chen didn't give them a chance to speak. He directly punched and kicked them to death.
In less than ten seconds, the fishing boat returned to its peaceful state. Only a strong smell of blood remained, which was instantly blown away by the sea breeze.
Su Chen used Soul Control to capture the souls of the five pirates in one fell swoop and quickly refined them.
After a while, Su Chen read a large amount of memory information.
The information was too messy. Su Chen cleared away some useless information and extracted some key points to read.
These five people belonged to the seven-star pirate group's fourteenth ship. Four of them were at the Foundation Establishment Realm. The bearded man was at the 2nd layer of Divine Focus. They had just returned from Treasure Cloud Island after completing a trade.
The content of the trade was the special iron box in front of Su Chen.
Su Chen didn't open the box. Instead, he directly sank the box into the deep sea.
The box was filled with a baby's heart.
Su Chen was expressionless, but his fists were tightly clenched. Blue veins were popping out on his forehead. His heart was clearly not calm.
Su Chen searched the bearded man's body.
There was a storage space bag that contained about 100,000 origin nuclei and hundreds of carefully crafted flying swords.
The cultivators of the seven-star pirate group mostly used flying swords, so they were also called the seven-star sword pavilion. Because this pirate group often fought at sea, they used up a lot of flying swords. This was why they came to the Purple Tool Pavilion. On one hand, they wanted to replenish their flying swords. On the other hand, they wanted to collect the innate origin energy of babies.
Unfortunately, Su Chen couldn't open the storage space bag. Otherwise, he could absorb these origin nuclei to replenish some of his origin energy.
An hour later, the fishing boat had sailed for hundreds of miles. In the distance, they could see a row of huge warships.