The snow-white warship bore the plaque of Pear Blossom Palace.

A woman stood at the bow, dressed in a green long dress and wearing a veil that revealed a pair of star-like eyes, thick willow brows, and flowing long hair.

She was Xiao Yanran, the second most prominent figure among the younger generation of Pear Blossom Palace.

“Second Senior Sister, we will meet up with Senior Sister in two days.”

A disciple came to report the latest road conditions.

“Mm.” Xiao Yanran, a cultivator at the early stage of the Divine Transformation Realm, was extremely powerful. She scanned the surroundings, feeling a sense of unease, and instructed her fellow junior sisters, “Stay alert, do not let your guard down.”

“Yes!”

There were thirty-seven people on the warship, all female disciples, with outstanding looks and graceful figures.

After traveling for half an hour, the warship suddenly stopped.

“Boom!”

A massive barrier appeared ahead, ten meters thick, and no matter how much force the warship exerted, it couldn’t break through.

“Not good, it’s an ambush!”

Everyone took out their spiritual treasures and sacred artifacts, standing at various positions on the warship, ready for battle, tense and on edge.

The barrier sealed off this area, and it would take at least an hour to bypass it, assuming there were no obstacles. If they encountered trouble while detouring, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The space in this Star Domain was filled with a heavy oppressive atmosphere, and many disciples of Pear Blossom Palace looked anxious, with a hint of fear in their eyes.

“Who dares to ambush Pear Blossom Palace?”

Xiao Yanran stood at the forefront, her expression angry, shouting loudly.

This barrier was, of course, the handiwork of Chen Qingyuan.

Waiting for the arrival of the Pear Blossom Palace group, Chen Qingyuan had set up multiple measures to ensure that the prey wouldn’t escape. Not only this road, but other areas were also laid with formations.

“I heard you obtained a piece of meteorite iron. I’m very interested. Would you be willing to part with it?”

At this moment, Chen Qingyuan was dressed in the attire of a Star-Plucking Tower disciple, wearing a dark face mask, looking every bit like a bandit.

“People from Star-Plucking Tower?”

The disciples of Pear Blossom Palace immediately recognized the origin of the clothes, their willow brows furrowing.

“Damn, I forgot to change clothes.”

Chen Qingyuan pretended to be nervous and hastily changed into a black coat, covering the Star-Plucking Tower attire.

Such poor acting left the women dumbfounded.

Are you kidding?

If you were really a disciple of Star-Plucking Tower and intended to hide your identity, how could you make such a basic mistake?

In their eyes, Chen Qingyuan was likely a counterfeit, with no real connection to Star-Plucking Tower.

Chen Qingyuan was well aware of this.

He did it on purpose to muddy the waters.

Truth and falsehood, hard to discern.

Anyway, it wouldn’t be Chen Qingyuan’s problem afterward; all the trouble would fall on Star-Plucking Tower.

“Ahem.” Chen Qingyuan cleared his throat and said loudly, “If you hand over the meteorite iron, I’ll leave immediately and won’t harm you. How about it?”

“Heh.” Xiao Yanran looked around, confirming that Chen Qingyuan was alone, without accomplices, and felt no significant pressure. She sneered, “You dare to intercept Pear Blossom Palace’s warship alone? You must have a death wish.”

“A coward who doesn’t dare to show his true face, truly despicable!”

“Do you have a grudge against Star-Plucking Tower and want to use this opportunity to frame them?”

“We are not fools. Such a lowly trick is truly laughable.”

“If you don’t want to die, quickly undo the formation barrier and scram!”

The women all spoke up, cursing and mocking Chen Qingyuan.

So uncooperative!

Chen Qingyuan had hoped to save some trouble, but it seemed impossible now.

No amount of words could compare to the effectiveness of fists.

So, Chen Qingyuan stopped talking and prepared to act.

Swish—

Chen Qingyuan passed through the barrier he had set up, arriving directly above the warship, holding a low-quality sacred sword he had never used before, and slashed down.

“Boom”

The sword light struck the law barrier above the warship, causing the entire ship to shake slightly, and a deep sword mark appeared on the barrier.

“Prepare for battle!”

At Xiao Yanran’s command, two disciples were left to control the warship, while the remaining thirty-five, including herself, all went into battle.

“Kill him!”

Daring to hijack the ship, he deserved to die.

Chen Qingyuan didn’t use the Dao techniques of the Academy but the simplest swordsmanship. At the same time, he used a jade bracelet to conceal his cultivation level, so others had no idea he was only at the mid-stage of the Elemental Infant Realm.

In addition, Chen Qingyuan’s swordsmanship faintly carried the fluctuations of Star-Plucking Tower’s Dao techniques.

Learned in recent years.

The method of learning was very simple.

Rob!

Chen Qingyuan often clashed with people from Star-Plucking Tower. During these fights, he not only acquired their clothes but also various spirit stones and Dao technique jade slips.

Since he was framing them, he had to go all out.

Whether the people of Pear Blossom Palace believed it or not was not Chen Qingyuan’s concern.

After all, it wasn’t Chen Qingyuan who was robbing Pear Blossom Palace.

“Swish—”

A female disciple in a white dress made her move, releasing a dozen white ribbons from her sleeves, rushing out at high speed.

Chen Qingyuan slashed the white ribbons into pieces with one sword stroke and then turned to block the supernatural power of someone attacking from behind.

In front, Xiao Yanran held a whip, and with a forceful flick of her right hand, the whip extended over a thousand meters, striking at Chen Qingyuan’s side.

Chen Qingyuan used his sword to block, but the whip wrapped around it, causing a momentary stalemate.

At this moment, others attacked from different directions, their moves ruthless and merciless.

“A bunch of tigresses!”

Chen Qingyuan felt a great sense of danger, thinking to himself.

Trying not to leave any traces while dealing with these proud daughters of heaven was no easy task.

“Activate the formation!”

Just when everyone thought they could suppress Chen Qingyuan, the void underwent a drastic change. Thunderbolts descended from the sky, and profound formation patterns appeared throughout the space, flickering in and out of sight.

“Boom boom boom…”

Thunder roared like a torrential downpour, forcing back more than half of the Pear Blossom Palace disciples.

To avoid injury, Chen Qingyuan let go of the low-quality sacred sword in his hand and dodged to another place, avoiding the women’s killing moves.

Losing a sacred sword, Chen Qingyuan’s face, hidden under the dark mask, showed a hint of pain.

A great loss!

The only consolation was that this sword was something Chen Qingyuan had obtained by chance, not very precious.

If it had been the Yulan Sword or other refined treasures, Chen Qingyuan wouldn’t have been suppressed by Xiao Yanran’s attack; he could have recalled the sword with a single thought.

Just a sword, no big deal.

With this thought, Chen Qingyuan passed through the sea of thunder, intending to break into the warship and take the piece of meteorite iron.

“Stop him!”

Xiao Yanran had also been halted by the sudden formation thunder sea and couldn’t block Chen Qingyuan in time. She had to send a sound transmission to the disciples near the warship, her expression anxious.