"So many masters have gone and never returned, why do you think you can succeed?"

The empress asked two questions in succession, but she didn't know that her questions were naturally what Xu Yang wanted to know.

Tuoba Hong was clearly well prepared. He took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "Many people never returned, but not all of them died at the hands of Taotie. It can even be said that those who went in search of Taotie rarely saw the existence of the primitive spirit species. Most of them died on the way to search."

Xu Yang couldn't help but frowned: "The East China Sea area is no longer covered by the Forbidden Spirit Formation. Since so many masters couldn't find the way, they could just turn back halfway. Why did they all end up dead?

Could a glutton really arouse such a strong desire in them?"

In fact, this principle is easy to understand. Those who dare to look for Taotie are not necessarily truly powerful people above the Yuanshen realm, but some of them must be at least in the Dongtian realm. If they haven't even reached the Dongtian realm, it would be courting death if they rashly enter the East China Sea.

But anyone who can cultivate to the Cave Heaven Realm can be called a powerful person. Xu Yang doesn't believe that they would be so stupid as to waste time and energy to death here in the East China Sea even though they know they have no chance.

More importantly, Xu Yang and the empress had been to the Sangshui City Wharf three times. They had only seen fleets of ships going out to sea, but almost never saw any returning ships. It seemed that going without returning had become the norm.

Xu Yang could even judge that the reason why the port limits the number of ships going out to sea each week is not because of the so-called problem of number of people, but because of the problem of ship supplies!

Unfortunately, Tuoba Hong did not give the answer that Xu Yang and the others wanted, but dropped another bombshell as a bargaining chip to invite Xu Yang and the empress to join his team.

"This is……

The legendary seven-section sea demon formation!"

Xu Yang saw the origin of the battle formation diagram in front of him at a glance, which really shocked Tuoba Hong and the empress.

"Your Excellency has good eyesight!

I dare say that in the entire Three Thousand Dao Provinces, there are less than ten people who can tell the origin of this picture. Your Excellency Xu Yang is truly a man of heaven!"

Tuoba Hong's move was not just to flatter him. He really admired Xu Yang's background and could not see through the guy in front of him at all.

“Brother Tuoba, thank you for your praise. I have only heard a little about it and do not know the essence of this formation.

May I ask Brother Tuoba why the Seven-Section Sea Demon Formation appeared in the East China Sea?"

The other party laughed and hesitated: "Allow me to keep you in suspense for now. Two of you, one night should be enough for you to come up with a mature choice. It's getting late, you two should go to bed as soon as possible, and we will discuss it in detail tomorrow morning!"

Tuoba Hong was very cunning. He put away the formation diagram in front of Xu Yang and the others, and swaggered out of the second-floor lobby with a bottle of wine in his hand. It was not until the other party's mental power completely disappeared in the lower floor and there was no third breath fluctuation in the entire empty second-floor cabin that the empress spoke softly.

"What do you think of this Tuoba Hong?"

You know, there are only a few people in the entire Three Thousand Dao States whose opinions can be seriously listened to by Empress Xue Qinghan, which shows that she has great trust in Xu Yang's wisdom and strength.

“I don’t know this person. His motives and intentions are not something we can guess right now. But Sangshui City has a big problem.

If my guess is correct, the City Lord's Mansion has cast a huge net in the East China Sea. Three thousand Daozhous have gathered heroes from all sides, all of whom have been blinded by the Taotie. Anyone who intends to attack the Taotie will fall into the net the moment they step on the boat."

Xu Yang chuckled and spoke. With just a few words, he penetrated the fog covering his eyes and revealed the essence of the entire Sangshui network.

The empress was so smart that she took a deep look at Xu Yang and immediately understood: "You mean, there is no way back from Sangshui City to the dock of the East China Sea?"

"Exactly!

The so-called Sea Order is nothing but an excuse made by the City Lord's Mansion to cover up its true intentions.

Ships continuously transferred supplies from cooperative forces all over Daozhou, sending batches of D followers who were blinded by greedy desires into the vast ocean!

On the one hand, the Forbidden Spirit Array is used to maintain the absolute dominance of the City Lord's Mansion to the greatest extent; on the other hand, a huge amount of wealth is amassed through a special currency ratio!

And those poor monks who were sent into the sea could not escape the fate of being buried at the bottom of the sea.

If my guess is correct, these ship types, which are divided into different levels, represent several different routes. After leaving the shore and approaching the sea, those ships will either sink or trigger special settings, attracting crazy attacks from those sea monsters. "

The empress suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly: "This is another reason why the passenger ships going out to sea have no crew and are driven by the monks themselves!

Because these ships have no chance of returning to shore, they are just cheap victims!

What a terrifying City Lord's Mansion! I really want to know who is the person who is controlling the City Lord's Mansion behind the scenes!"

Xu Yang sighed helplessly: "It's a huge profit with a lot of investment. They set up this trap with the East China Sea as the target. It shows how big this group of people are. The group of people who control the Sangshui City Lord's Mansion behind the scenes must have a power foundation that is not weaker than that of an empire. Aren't we also in this trap at this moment?"

As the two of them talked, the Empress's expression turned even colder. "It seems that we have no choice but to cooperate with Tuoba Hong. If I'm not mistaken, the formation diagram he took out should be the only key to escape this net. Only by following the route of the formation can we avoid the same fate as others and truly enter the East China Sea where we want to go."

“That’s right.

If Taotie hadn't taken our people away as threats, we wouldn't even be worth using in Tuoba Hong's eyes."

Xu Yang chuckled and poured himself a glass of wine, but he did not drink it himself. Instead, he handed it to Xue Qinghan with a smile.

"What are you doing?"

"Don't be so nervous, you and I are in the same boat, how could I harm you?

Although this wine is very strong, it is a superb product that can generate heat and yang. If you drink a little, it will be very beneficial to your current physical condition and can warm your body."

For some reason, the empress, who usually abhorred drinking, suddenly developed some affection for the harmless guy in front of her. She was slightly surprised by Xu Yang's attentiveness and consideration.

Watching the cold-faced empress raise her hand, drink the wine in the cup and leave, how could Xu Yang know that this was the first cup of wine the empress had drunk in her life...

Maybe it was because of the glass of wine, but the empress did not practice or meditate that night. Instead, she went back to her room and had a deep sleep. It was a very good sleep, and it seemed that the pain from the cold meridians that had attacked her every night over the years had suddenly eased a lot.