Chapter 1379 - 1378: Assisting in Repelling the Pirates
Standing for a moment, Chen Tianlong happily strode out, feeling extremely delighted. At the door stood a group of people, and Chen Tianlong immediately saw Wu Mengting anxiously waiting, which moved him deeply.
"Chen Tianlong, you’re out!"
Wu Mengting exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Chen Tianlong.
"Yes, yes, I succeeded, achieved the Unity of Man and Sword." Chen Tianlong said joyfully and with some excitement.
"Haha, that’s wonderful."
Wu Mengting’s face bloomed like a flower.
Just then, Isle Master Gu walked over and said with great admiration: "Chen Tianlong, young brother, you truly are the extraordinary talent chosen by the master. Just a few days, and you surpass my decades of cultivation. I’m truly humbled!"
Seeing Isle Master Gu downplaying himself a bit, Chen Tianlong quickly replied: "Isle Master Gu, you’re too kind. It was just a fortunate coincidence, I’m not some extraordinary talent."
"Haha, Brother Chen Tianlong, don’t be so modest. Martial Arts hold that the precursor is the teacher; surpassing me is worthy of learning and admiration." Isle Master Gu said sincerely.
Soon, everyone began heading toward the manor; it was a day worth celebrating. After arriving, Gu Shengtian immediately instructed his subordinates to prepare wine and dishes, and a large group sat down to eat.
"I never thought that within just a week, we would be reunited, drinking happily again." Gu Shengtian said, a bit sentimental and excited, recalling how years ago during his journey to the Secret of Speed, he battled for half a month, ending in defeat.
"Yes, let’s toast."
Seeing Gu Shengtian somewhat emotional, Chen Tianlong quickly shifted the topic.
"Alright, everyone, let’s toast together."
At this moment, Gu Yuxin understood Chen Tianlong’s intent and hurriedly stood up with the wine glass towards her father.
While everyone was joyously eating, suddenly a servant ran gasping towards them, struggling to speak: "Gu, Isle Master Gu, three pirate ships have been spotted off the coast, slowly advancing towards us."
Upon hearing this, Gu Shengtian put down his wine glass, then stood up with a swift movement and asked urgently: "Is there a big knife drawn on their flag?"
"Seems like it," the servant thought for a moment and replied.
"Understood, sound the alarm, all island members equip weapons and prepare to confront the enemy." Isle Master Gu commanded, and the servant swiftly retreated, everyone proceeding to prepare.
Seeing Isle Master Gu’s anxious expression, Chen Tianlong worriedly asked: "Isle Master Gu, what happened?"
"Chen Tianlong, brother, I won’t hide it from you, ten years ago these pirates once came ashore on Immortal Island. At the time, pirate captain Peng Fei was wounded by me and retreated, but before leaving, he vowed that upon his return, he would destroy Immortal Island." Isle Master Gu spoke with some concern, as it had been many years, unsure of Peng Fei’s strength now, while he himself had yet to make substantial breakthroughs.
"Oh, is that so? Isle Master Gu, rest assured, we’re like fellow senior and junior brothers now; considering the hierarchy, you’re my senior brother. If senior brother faces difficulties, I won’t stand idly by." Chen Tianlong said, resolutely.
Isle Master Gu patted Chen Tianlong’s shoulder, moved: "Good, thank you, Brother Chen Tianlong."
With that, the group headed toward Immortal Island’s coastline, and by now, the pirate ship was approaching the shore, ready to land. The forces on Immortal Island were mostly assembled, all standing by for orders; Isle Master Gu came forward and stationed himself at the front, observing and confirming it was indeed Peng Fei’s pirate gang.
From the opposing vessel came a commotion, followed by the emergence of a tall figure. Chen Tianlong immediately recognized his appearance. This man was extremely burly, over six feet tall, wearing a grey battle outfit, topped with a pirate hat, yet he only had one arm.
Seeing this perplexed him; why only one arm? Could this be the legendary one-armed pirate?
At this moment, Isle Master Gu stepped forward, shouting: "Peng Fei, long time no see."
"Haha, old Gu, impressive that you even remember me; I’ve been constantly thinking about you all this time." Peng Fei seemed to speak with a hidden message.
Chen Tianlong didn’t quite understand, so he silently observed while Wu Mengting, having approached his side, smiled quietly, also watching the situation unfold.
"I wonder why you’ve brought so many brothers here this time, what’s the matter?" Gu Shengtian asked deliberately, though he already knew of their agreement from ten years ago.
"Ah, it’s nothing, just came to catch up; ten years ago, I seem to have said something, if Isle Master Gu remembers, then no need to repeat." Peng Fei said, waving his hand, leading the pirates to start slowly disembarking.
Meanwhile, on the shore, everyone was prepared for defense, each waiting for orders.
"Without my command, nobody is to act rashly, understood?" Isle Master Gu stated seriously.
"Yes! Isle Master." Everyone responded in unison.
Peng Fei led his troops, about two hundred people, slowly towards the coast and finally arrived, then Peng Fei alone slowly walked over.
"Gu Shengtian, ten years ago I said that I would come to the Immortal Island and take it for myself. If you know what’s good for you, take your servants and leave immediately, or don’t blame me for being merciless," Peng Fei threatened with a half-smile.
"Humph, you’re so arrogant. Immortal Island is the ancestral foundation of our ancestors. How could I possibly hand it over to you? The people here have lived for hundreds of years, with established customs and culture. Where will they go?" Isle Master Gu retorted.
"Haha, I don’t care where they go, as long as they’re not here. Their life or death is nothing to me," Peng Fei sneered.
"So do you think I will agree to let you do this?" Isle Master Gu shifted the topic and stared fiercely at Peng Fei.
"Humph, that’s not up to you. The winner is king, and the loser is a bandit. Look, my left arm was given by you," Peng Fei said and immediately stepped back. Suddenly, a large steel blade appeared from his right arm.
"Defeat me first, then speak. Either leave or die."
Peng Fei said arrogantly and the next moment, he swung his knife to kill.
At this moment, his pirates also began to advance slowly, waiting for Captain Peng Fei’s order. The warriors on the island also prepared, establishing a solid defense.
At this time, Gu Shengtian drew out his sword, meeting Peng Fei’s charging blade. The large knife slashed fiercely, and Gu Shengtian hastily blocked it with his sword. For a moment, sand and stone flew, and sea sand billowed.
Chen Tianlong and his group, while alert to the pirates’ attacks, also kept an eye on the movements of the Isle Master.
Isle Master Gu, under the strong overhead chop, began to crouch, his feet sinking into the sand to the depth of a shoe.
Suddenly, Gu Shengtian began to fight back. He lifted his sword with force and immediately drew it horizontally to slash. At this point, Peng Fei hurriedly leaped back two meters, then stood firm without making a move.
He seemed to be looking for some opportunity, waiting quietly.
Gu Shengtian didn’t know what Peng Fei was planning, but he vaguely felt that Peng Fei had improved a lot compared to ten years ago. He could feel his power and speed from the earlier fight.
While Isle Master Gu was thinking, Peng Fei suddenly moved at high speed. "Whoosh," Gu Shengtian felt a sharp pain in his arm and was shocked to find a large slash, bleeding profusely.
He was very surprised by the speed. With his speed, he shouldn’t be too far behind Peng Fei, yet he was wounded without even seeing it clearly.
Despite the surprise, Gu Shengtian remained highly vigilant, preventing further attacks from his opponent.
This time, Isle Master Gu turned passive into active. He threw out his sword, leaped into the air, and flew up in a flash. At this moment, Chen Tianlong understood it most clearly. This was the sword flight of the Order of Instructions. After Gu Shengtian flew for a while, he immediately changed positions, grabbed the sword, and used the Sword Control Skill, rapidly piercing around Peng Fei.
For a moment, the two people’s weapons collided and clashed with crisp sounds at an astonishing frequency.
Chen Tianlong was dumbfounded at the speed of the two, but he saw a gap. Although Isle Master Gu seemed to fight Peng Fei evenly on the surface, he was in fact depleting his physical strength extremely.
Sure enough, after a rapid confrontation, Isle Master Gu was hit on the back, fell to the ground, and staggered back some distance before stabilizing his footing.
At this moment, the warriors of Immortal Island were in turmoil, worried and concerned about the safety of Isle Master Gu.
In contrast, the pirates became more confident and began to advance slowly ashore. Gu Shengtian paused for a while, then immediately launched the next round of attacks.
"Haha, don’t waste your energy. You can’t beat me," Peng Fei said arrogantly.
At this moment, Gu Shengtian suddenly felt something was wrong, thinking: Why has Peng Fei improved so much, and it feels like his stamina is boundless? Did he take some medicine?
Thinking of this, Gu Shengtian decided he couldn’t rely on brute force anymore. He needed to eliminate Peng Fei quickly. Otherwise, he would surely lose in the long run.
So Gu Shengtian composed himself, attempting to use the incomplete but somewhat breakthrough version of the Unity of Man and Sword he had studied for many years. Gu Shengtian executed the Sword Control Skill and then accelerated, piercing forward like a gust of wind.
Peng Fei was also astonished and hurriedly exerted all his strength. After a brief exchange, both returned to their original positions, but Isle Master Gu had several more sword wounds on him, and Peng Fei’s right arm also started bleeding.
In short, this time Gu Shengtian was defeated.
Moreover, at this time, Gu Shengtian’s physical strength had reached its limit. If the opponent attacked now, it would be almost impossible to turn the tide.
"Hahaha, is this the Unity of Man and Sword you’ve been practicing? That’s all you’ve got," Peng Fei started mocking.
"Humph, it’s because I haven’t learned it well. Don’t insult our sect’s ultimate skill," Isle Master Gu was a bit angry. This was his own incompetence. If it were the true Unity of Man and Sword, how could you be so arrogant?
"Haha, facing death, you still care about your reputation. I’ll give you one more chance. Lead your people away from Immortal Island immediately. I can spare your lives; otherwise, after a strong attack, there will be no mercy."
At this point, Peng Fei straightforwardly started threatening.
