Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 340 Big Shots Gather! [2 Updates]

Chapter 340: 340 Big Shots Gather! [2 Updates]

The ship carried by the program group, besides the guests, the accompanying filming team, and staffers, also had several rescue teams.

Although the Nanling Sea had been calm during this period, numerous shipwrecks had occurred in the past, prompting the program team to take extensive precautionary measures.

But even with their flawless planning, they couldn’t have anticipated the powerful current that suddenly burst from beneath the ship, instantly shattering the large vessel.

Still, the current continued to rage violently after destroying the ship.

With towering waves in the deep sea area, the rescue teams couldn’t react immediately.

Ye Wanlan was the first to respond. She gathered her inner strength, which naturally enhanced her hearing far beyond that of an ordinary person, allowing her to hear faint sounds as the currents converged.

However, the currents converged too quickly, she only had time to press the life jacket buttons on the backs of Professor Shen and Professor Li next to her.

"Professors, be careful!"

With a "bang", the life jackets opened, and Professor Shen and Professor Li fell from the height into the sea, landing on the water surface, unsettled.

But at that moment, the sea was far from calm, as waves, one after another, could be seen surging towards them from afar.

In such a situation, even professional surfers would have no chance of evading.

Ye Wanlan suddenly looked up.

Xing Yue and Rong Qi were missing at that moment, and clearly, the adversaries had come prepared and had diverted the vessel’s most powerful forces.

If Xing Yue and Rong Qi had been there with her, they could have stabilized the sea’s turbulence within a short period.

But now, she was alone.

It was fortunate that Xing Yue had left an amulet with each person, otherwise, the blast of water alone could have been lethal.

Ye Wanlan slowly exhaled, quickly contemplating how to rescue everyone in the shortest possible time.

It was difficult.

But she was determined to do it.

"Professors, don’t look back, keep moving forward another hundred meters, there’s a temporary shelter," Ye Wanlan swam quickly to the sides of Professor Shen and Professor Li, "It’s unsafe on the sea, once in the shelter, you must board a helicopter and leave immediately."

There weren’t originally any shelters on the Nanling Sea, but due to rampant piracy in the early 20th century, the coastal fishermen of Shenzhou often got plundered while at sea.

Later, section 723 established several shelters on the Nanling Sea, providing strong security and backup.

"Wanlan, what about you—" As Professor Shen began to speak, she felt a powerful force.

"Bang!"

Her vision blurred, and when it cleared, they had moved beyond the reach of the water column.

The two were astonished.

Professor Shen looked somewhat bewildered, "Old Li, was that just—"

Professor Li was also stunned, unable to grasp what had happened.

Granted, they were both archaeologists at the Cultural Relics Bureau Archaeology Center and honorary professors at Yunjing University, but their field of archaeology was Jianghu, where they knew that millennia-old Shenzhou martial arts were incredibly mystical.

With Ye Wanlan’s help in unlocking the underground headquarters of Heavenly Sound Sect, they became even more convinced that Shenzhou martial arts definitely existed and were even more profound and mysterious than described in martial arts novels.

Ye Wanlan had forcefully pushed them away, but such a distance, merely by human force, was absolutely impossible, defying the laws of physics.

It could only be—

Inner Strength!

Martial arts novels described sinking the energy to the dantian and using it to power movements, and this was inner strength.

In modern society, people have attempted it, but unfortunately, they couldn’t even locate the dantian in their bodies.

The method of gathering inner strength had been lost, which was why Shenzhou martial arts had largely faded into obscurity.

"Old Li, don’t think too much right now," Professor Shen urged urgently, "Wanlan has hardly gotten us out, we can’t go back and be a burden, we need to get to the shelter fast and contact the rescue!"

Professor Li snapped back to reality.

Fortunately, both were good swimmers and immediately headed towards the shelter.

Meanwhile—

Realizing they had been lured away and seeing the sudden emergency, Xing Yue and Rong Qi turned back as quickly as they could.

"Swoosh—"

Just then, their way was blocked by two figures.

"Taoist Xing Yue, Young Master Rong Qi, we’ve long admired your reputations," the person in black smiled faintly, "No need to rush, we two brothers would also like to learn from you."

These two people in black were shrouded in black robes, their hoodies completely hiding their faces, making it impossible to discern their age or gender.

But Xing Yue could distinctively sense that both individuals were very strong, yet they were not any of the psychics she had dealt with before.

Rong Qi couldn’t determine their origins either, whether they came from Global Center or from the "Spiritual Empire" of the Northern Lands.

Moreover, there were no signs of inner strength fluctuations on them.

Thus, their ability to stand firmly on the sea surface must be due to some other force, after all, Newton’s second law cannot be violated.

Taoist Xing Yue coldly laughed, "Just with you guys?"

Although she looked like a child, she certainly was not one.

"Of course not just with us," the man in black continued to smile. "Taoist Xing Yue is the Young Temple Master of Penglai Observatory, meticulously nurtured by the Temple Master, and gifted with such outstanding talent. How could we two brothers possibly be your match?"

The other man in black also spoke, "That’s why we have already laid a trap, waiting for you for a long time."

They only needed to trap Taoist Xing Yue and Young Master Rong Qi long enough. As long as those two were unable to act, wouldn’t the ordinary people at sea only have one path, death?

If you were to blame anything, you could only blame the "Treasures of The Divine Land" program team for their greed, wanting to penetrate the Global Center broadcast channels and restore the glory of Shenzhou culture.

This was something they could not tolerate and must be eliminated!

The man in black saluted with his hands, his tone suddenly chilling, "Taoist Xing Yue, Young Master Rong Qi, please enlighten us."

At sea, the water columns were still spurting continuously.

Such a strange phenomenon was also recorded by people from a distance and uploaded to the internet.

It was confirmed that the place where the water columns erupted was indeed the filming location of the "Treasures of The Divine Land" program, and netizens panicked.

"Hope nothing bad happens! May the heavens protect them, Princess Yongning protect them, King of Yan protect them!"

"To say something unpleasant, but true, in such a situation, even if the ship is sturdy, people won’t survive."

"It can’t be possible, nothing will go wrong!"

"Has anyone felt that disasters seem to have increased over these past few months?"

"Yes, I feel it! Could something big be happening?"

"Don’t scare people, what big thing could happen? It’s just a coincidence, everyone relax."

Netizens had varied opinions, with most people thinking that several incidents coincidentally collided. However, such matters, when placed in front of powers like the Rong Family and Penglai Observatory, meant something entirely different.

Humans conform to earth, earth conforms to heaven, heaven conforms to the Tao, and Tao conforms to nature.

The operation of all things follows a set of natural laws.

And when these laws are broken, it indicates that an anomaly has appeared.

Yunjing, Rong Family.

"Honey, I need to go to South City immediately." Rong Jingqiu hurriedly spoke, "I’ll go ahead, I’m afraid I won’t make it in time."

Su Yingxia hadn’t spoken when a figure "swooshed" and appeared in the hall.

It was Elder Rong, who had always been travelling outside.

"Father?!"

"Jingqiu, you stay in Yunjing and don’t move around." Elder Rong’s expression became stern, "I will check on the situation at Nanling Sea."

"Father, how can I possibly stay calm?" Rong Jingqiu was anxious as an ant on a hot pot. "Xiao Qi and Little Yu are there, and although Xiao Qi has outstanding talent, he has never faced real combat."

"Don’t panic." Elder Rong stroked his beard, "Xiao Qi and the others will be fine because I can see that there is a destined person present, and she possesses a mighty power."

Rong Jingqiu was stunned, and after a moment, he suddenly realized, "Father, you aren’t talking about Miss Ye, are you? But Miss Ye..."

Their entire family was fully aware of Ye Wanlan’s situation, her four years seized by a foreign spirit.

Those four years, neither long nor short, had truly seen Ye Wanlan’s strength not only stagnate but also regress.

"Exactly, this mighty power must have attached to her recently." Elder Rong nodded, "You stay in Yunjing and guard against any troublemakers. I will leave first."

His figure disappeared from the spot before his words had finished trailing off.

Elder Rong’s words somewhat reassured Rong Jingqiu, but he still had doubts, "Honey, what did father mean by a mighty power?"

Su Yingxia frowned, "Ah Lan fainted a while ago, could it be related to this incident?"

"Very likely," Rong Jingqiu nodded. "Father is right, we need to hold our ground in Yunjing."

The hidden enemies were gradually emerging.

**

Nanling Sea, the situation was not optimistic.

"Taoist Xing Yue, Young Master Rong Qi, stop struggling and don’t think about getting out," the man in black chuckled as he paced around the two. "This formation, although similar in principle to your Shenzhou Taoist Arts, is not Taoist Arts, and you cannot solve it."

Taoist Xing Yue kept silent, biting her fingertip to start casting Art and Method.

However, the great formation, laid by the combined strength of a hundred people and without any defenses from them initially, was not something Taoist Xing Yue could break immediately. Instead, she spat out a mouthful of blood due to anxiety.

"Ah, Taoist Xing Yue, tell me, what’s the use in doing these futile things?" the man in black sighed. "What do the lives of these ordinary people have to do with you? Just let them die."

Taoist Xing Yue sharply retorted, "Shut up!"

The man in black shook his head, "Taoist Xing Yue, you really are stubborn. Unfortunately, you can’t break it."

Taoist Xing Yue gritted her teeth, and blood flowed from her lips again.

"Taoist Xing Yue!" Rong Qi’s expression changed.

"Disciple, I always said not to embarrass your master when you are out," just then, an aged voice came from above, "Being tricked and unable to fight back, can’t you call for your master?"