Chapter 2840

"Are you suspecting something fishy here?" Lie Xuan asked.

Lie Xuan came from the battlefield, so she was sensitive to such matters.

Yun Xi sighed. "Right now, it is just a guess. I only hope my guess is false, not true. If it is true, it is indeed bad news."

"What do you think?" Wang Lanxuan knew Yun Xi never spoke without reason.

Yun Xi said, "I once heard people talking while drinking tea. They said Penglai Island once appeared in the Vermilion Bird Plane. Back then, there were many experts in that plane. But later, the experts gradually disappeared, and Penglai Island stopped appearing."

Hearing this, Wang Lanxuan’s face darkened. "You suspect the Vermilion Bird Plane’s current state is linked to this Penglai Island?"

Yun Xi shook her head slightly. "I don’t know. It is just a guess. I have this idea because every time we enter, one-third of the people never come out. Is this ratio just a coincidence?"

Yun Xi looked at the sea with gentle waves. "I think someone should have noticed. But these people ignored it for the treasures inside Penglai Island."

Lie Xuan frowned. "If what you say is true, this matter is not simple."

Yun Xi said calmly, "That is why I wanted to enter Penglai Island to check. For the past few days, I walked from east to west, and west to east. Others thought I was enjoying the sea view. Actually, I was comparing the scenery. I found that no matter the angle, the scenery was exactly the same."

Wang Lanxuan hummed. "It seems there is indeed an array here. Unfortunately, I have not studied arrays. Otherwise, I could try."

"Liangchen, can you break the array in front of us?" Yun Xi asked Liangchen.

Liangchen gave the answer quickly. "It is just a simple illusion array. Compared to the arrays set by our Yan Empress, this is nothing." Liangchen then told Yun Xi how to break it.

Yun Xi smiled lightly and said to Wang Lanxuan, "I will break it."

Following Liangchen’s clues, Yun Xi began to slowly dismantle the array.

The array setup was very simple. It used trees by the dam, flowers, grass, a stone, or a small mound of earth. These things were easily ignored, so no one realized it was an array.

Yun Xi directly removed these array nodes. Sure enough, an island appeared before them.

"Is that Penglai Island?" Lie Xuan looked ahead. "Why does this island seem to be moving?"

"That is not an island. It is a monster disguised as an island," Wang Lanxuan said directly.

Yun Xi also noticed. "Hmm. It seems the sacrifice of one-third means one-third became food for this monster." After speaking, Yun Xi released a sword and flew onto it. Wang Lanxuan and Lie Xuan did the same. They flew over the monster.

"Wow, why is this guy here?" Liangchen spoke up.

"Liangchen, do you know what this is?" Yun Xi asked.

"Of course I know," Liangchen said. "This is a Pixiu. Pixiu loves money, but only takes in and never gives out. It likes to swallow things with spiritual energy. However, unlike Taotie, it is not always hungry. It gets full after eating a bit. When full, it throws out things it does not want."

"So the so-called opportunity is this?" Yun Xi raised her eyebrows slightly. "Liangchen, how do we kill this Pixiu?"

"Killing it is simple. You three are Golden Core Ancestors. Defeating a Pixiu is not hard. But I suggest you tame it. At least you will have a mount," Liangchen said.

"How do we tame it?" Yun Xi asked again.

"Beat it until it submits," Liangchen said directly. "But I have many medicines. Do you want them? You can poison it or make it unconscious."

"If it is poisoned, how can we tame it?" Yun Xi was speechless at Liangchen’s unreliability.

However, Yun Xi had a slight thought, then filed it away without dwelling.

She originally wanted to tame the Pixiu, but finally decided to kill it. First, killing was simpler. Second, the Pixiu had eaten so many people, creating karma. If she tamed it, she would have to bear its karma. After thinking it over, Yun Xi decided against it. She did not want to do useless work.

"The three of us will attack and kill the Pixiu," Yun Xi said directly.

"This is a Pixiu," Wang Lanxuan said, surprised to see the legendary wealth-guarding beast.

Yun Xi hummed. "I originally wanted to tame it, but then thought better of it. Let’s kill it. This Pixiu has eaten so many people, creating too much karma. If we tame it, we must resolve countless karmic debts for it. It would take forever. After thinking it over, let’s kill it and send it to reincarnation. Let it repay its debts in its next life."

Wang Lanxuan and Lie Xuan were not interested in taming the Pixiu either. Hearing Yun Xi’s words, they naturally agreed to join her. So the three attacked from three directions.

One Golden Core Ancestor could destroy a world, let alone three joining forces. Even if the Pixiu had lived for tens of thousands of years, it was no match for them.

Just as the Pixiu was about to die, a person appeared in the air. "Please wait."

A man in black appeared in the air. He was handsome and majestic, looking like someone who was always high above others.

"Yan Emperor," Liangchen jumped out. Meijing also appeared.

"Yan Emperor, Yan Emperor," Liangchen and Meijing went over.

Yes, the person who came was Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan tapped the foreheads of Liangchen and Meijing. "Follow your masters well. When they ascend, you will benefit."

Yun Xi and the others did not expect to see the Yan Emperor. They hurriedly bowed.

Yan Aohan looked at Yun Xi. "It is rare for you to bow to me, but I will accept this bow today." Then he pointed his finger. The Pixiu emerged from the sea, slowly shrank, and finally fell into Yan Aohan’s hand.

Yan Aohan said, "I have chased this Pixiu for a thousand years. It runs fast. It even ran to your world. It must go back to repay its karma."

Yun Xi said, "We leave it to your decision, Yan Emperor."

Yan Aohan looked at Yun Xi, then glanced at Lie Xuan, and nodded slightly. "You are a natural pair. In this life, you have obtained what you wanted. After you ascend, I will definitely celebrate for you."

Yun Xi was slightly stunned. "Yan Emperor, do you know me?"