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More than an hour later, Han Changlin flew over a small island.
The island in front of us is only about forty or fifty miles long and wide, and most of it is covered with lush mountain forests. In the middle of the island is a hill two to three hundred feet high, and at the foot of the hill is a lake several acres in size.
Several streams extend from the lake, like emerald green ribbons, almost running through the entire island.
There is a slightly flat open space between the foot of the mountain and the seaside. There are rows of wooden houses there, extending to less than a mile close to the seaside.
There is also a small pier on the seaside with a dozen wooden boats moored on it.
The small village in front of him probably only had a few dozen households and a few hundred people. Han Changlin could clearly see several children playing in the village.
Han Changlin pressed the escape light and fell towards the small pier.
At this time, several fishermen on the pier who were sorting their fishing nets also saw the light falling from the sky. Their faces showed surprise, and then after seeing Han Changlin's figure, they all showed awe.
An old man with a goatee in his fifties and two strong men walked towards Han Changlin.
"I dare to ask this immortal master, what happened when he came to our small fishing village?"
The old man with a goatee came to Han Changlin and asked cautiously with a bit of anxiety on his face.
"I have registered with Xianju Pavilion and will practice on this island for a period of time."
Han Changlin did not hide anything and said calmly. He couldn't help but glance at the two strong men. The feeling of these two people was very strange to him. It was obvious that there was no power flowing in their bodies, but they gave him a very powerful feeling. a feeling of.
"Ah, really."
Upon hearing Han Changlin's answer, the anxiety on the old man's face with the goatee disappeared, and was replaced by a hint of joy.
Han Changlin couldn't help but feel a little strange. Although he was cultivating here, it was not necessarily a good thing for these villagers. As for what the old man of Xianju Pavilion said about protecting these villagers, Han Changlin had even forgotten it.
"The little old man's surname is Liu, and he is the village chief of Qingxi Village. The island we are on is called Qingxi Island. Because the spiritual energy on the island is relatively thin, the several immortal masters who came here all left after practicing for a few years. .”
"Aren't you worried that I will leave soon?"
Hearing this, Han Changlin couldn't help but smile and said.
"The little boy didn't mean to tease the immortal master. The sea around Qingxi Island is rich in fish and is originally a good fishing place. People from other larger islands like to come to us to buy these fish. Goods, at this rate, we, the villagers of Qingxi Village, will have no problem accumulating two to three hundred low-grade spiritual stones in one year."
There was a trace of surprise on Han Changlin's face. Although the two to three hundred low-grade spiritual stones were not much in his opinion, it was also true that such a mortal fishing village could accumulate two to three hundred low-grade spiritual stones in one year. It's not easy anymore.
The village chief looked at Han Changlin and continued:
"But more than ten years ago, in the dense forest on our Qingxi Island, a group of iron-backed bees came from nowhere. Each of these iron-backed bees has the strength of a first-level monster."
"Originally, our village has also trained several body refiners. They can still deal with the elementary monsters. However, these iron-backed bees are very cunning. When they encounter the body refiners in our village, they choose to hide, and their There are so many of them and they are good at flying and hiding, but there is nothing you can do against them.”
"And after offending these iron-backed bee queens, they specifically look for the old and the weak, women and children. In the past few years, at least twenty or thirty old and weak villagers have died from the poison of the iron-backed bees. Originally, at least 20 or 30 old and weak villagers in our village have died. There are more than a thousand people, but now there are not many left."
"Do you want me to help you deal with those iron-backed wasps?"
When Han Changlin heard this, he finally understood the village chief's intention. At the same time, he suddenly realized that the two strong men behind the village chief should be the body refiners he mentioned.
"We also hope that the Immortal Master will take pity on us. As long as the Immortal Master helps us kill these iron-backed bees, our Qingxi Village is willing to donate two hundred low-grade spiritual stones every year to help the Immortal Master practice the immortal method."
Hearing this, Han Changlin couldn't help but fell silent. This iron-backed wasp was also a kind of monster insect. Its body was as hard as iron and it came and went quickly. Moreover, the poisonous stinger on its tail was also very deadly to ordinary mortals.
The small fishing village in front of him was not completely slaughtered by the swarm of iron-backed bees, which was indeed beyond Han Changlin's expectation. This made him look at the two strong men a few more times.
After a while, Han Changlin spoke:
"Since Han has come to your island and wants to set up a cave to practice here, he will naturally help you clean up these iron-backed bees. In addition, can the village chief explain to Han what the so-called body refiner is? ? Could it be a cultivation technique?"
After hearing Han Changlin's question, the village chief showed a surprised expression on his face, but he quickly answered:
"Is it possible that the immortal master is not a native of our great Zhou Dynasty?"
Seeing Han Changlin shake his head, the village chief continued:
"It's no wonder. In fact, the so-called Body Refiner is not a cultivation method, but is just a name for some mortals who have practiced Body Refining. Since the Immortal Master is not a person from the Great Zhou Dynasty, I feel that the Body Refiner is It's normal to be unfamiliar, so let me briefly introduce you to the immortal master."
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It turns out that in the Great Zhou Dynasty, due to the large number of monsters in the sea, and these monsters are weird and weird, with all kinds and abilities, it is really difficult to deal with it by just relying on a small number of immortal cultivators.
After all, for these high-ranking immortal cultivators, they will not let down their bodies and kill some low-level monsters every day. What's more, the materials on such monsters are of little value. Naturally, they will not put their precious Time is wasted on this.
And because the mortals living in the Great Zhou Dynasty were always facing the invasion of these low-level monsters, over time, the group of body refiners was formed.
The so-called body refiners are those ordinary mortals who cannot practice immortal magic. They soak their bodies in the blood of some special monsters to strengthen their body functions. After practicing to a certain level, they can even become invulnerable to weapons, fire and water. A collective name for people.
The body refiners are all extremely powerful. Those who have reached a high level can even easily lift tens of thousands of kilograms of heavy objects and walk as if they were walking on flat ground.
Throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, mortals lived widely in countless islands and fairy cities. The number of groups was extremely large, and the best among them also began to practice through the art of body refining and became body refiners.
After becoming a body refiner, not only will they be enshrined by those mortals every year, they will not have to worry about food and drink, but they will also have fixed spiritual stones to enshrine every year. In some places, they will even purchase some monster blood on a regular basis and donate it to these people. Body refiner.
The only mission of these body refiners is to kill these ordinary mortals when they are attacked by monsters, so as to ensure the safety of a large number of mortals.
This has led to the fact that throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, in addition to the high-ranking immortal cultivators, there are also a large number of body refiners. After hundreds of thousands of years of development, the body refiners' cultivation methods have also formed a complete system. .
The realms of body refiners are not divided into the five realms of Qi refining, foundation building, golden elixir, Yuanying, and Shen transformation like those of immortal cultivators. Instead, they are divided into three realms: primary, intermediate, and high based on their strength. .
Each realm is divided into three smaller realms: lower grade, middle grade, and upper grade. The three major realms basically correspond to the three levels of monsters.
After learning this, Han Changlin was truly shocked. It was an exaggeration for ordinary mortals to be able to cultivate to the point where they could compete with third-level monsters.
Han Changlin couldn't help but become interested in the training method of this body trainer, and it was only after the village chief's detailed explanation that Han Changlin understood it.
It turns out that although body refiners are divided into three realms: primary, intermediate and high-level, there are only a handful of people who can truly cultivate to high levels. In the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, there are only a handful of people who can truly cultivate body to high levels. Never more than ten people.
After all, ordinary mortals only have a lifespan of a mere hundred years. Even if the time spent by a body refiner in practicing is far less than the immortal arts practiced by an immortal cultivator, it is still time-consuming and labor-intensive. An ordinary mortal, spending his whole life, can refine the magic. For a body practitioner to reach the intermediate level, it is enough to honor one's ancestors.
It can be said that almost 99% of the body refiners are at the elementary level. Those who can enter the intermediate level are almost all geniuses. As for cultivating to the high level, it is not as simple as being a genius. Not only does it require extreme High talent also requires some great opportunities.
For a mortal, the probability of advancing to the realm of a high-level body refiner is not much different from that of a monk entering the divine transformation stage. In short, it is difficult.
As for the exercises practiced by body-training practitioners, they can be seen everywhere in the markets of Dazhou, but some intermediate-level body-training skills are very rare. Even if you can get the intermediate-level body-training skills, It may not be possible to reach the intermediate level of body training.
As for high-level body-refining techniques, it is rumored that they only exist in a few major body-refining families in a few great immortal cities, and this type of technique is almost passed down orally from generation to generation, and it is impossible to spread it.
And even if you get high-level body-training techniques, you won't be able to master them without a monster-like talent and the great opportunity of God's favor.
The village chief also generously told Han Changlin that there were five body refiners in Qingxi Village, but except for one elementary-level mid-level practitioner, the other four were all elementary-level low-level monsters. The beasts are okay, but if they encounter a high-level monster or above, their Qingxi Village will be in danger.
Although the Jiangxing Islands are located in the Burning Immortal Sea and have been managed by the human race for hundreds of thousands of years. Almost all high-level monsters have disappeared, but nothing is absolute. God knows whether a group of low-level monsters somewhere will suddenly enter. A high-level monster came out.
Moreover, the so-called distinction between the outer sea of ten thousand monsters and the inner sea of ten thousand monsters is not absolute. It often happens that some high-level monsters escape to the Burning Immortal Sea.
Once a first-level high-level monster appears, it is entirely possible to kill all the villagers on the island.
There are nearly a thousand islands around the Jiangxing Islands, among which there are at least three to four hundred that are not stationed by immortal masters. These three to four hundred small islands will be massacred by monsters almost every few decades. .
This is why the village chief showed an expression of joy when he heard that Han Changlin had chosen their Qingxi Island as a training place.
And Han Changlin also understood the reason why even though there were five body refiners in Qingxi Village, they were still unable to deal with the iron-backed bees. Although the body refiners had bodies as hard as gold and iron and were extremely powerful, they were still mortals in essence.
Without cultivating the soul and condensing mana, they simply cannot travel across the green underworld, fly to the sky and escape the earth like those who cultivate immortals. If they encounter those infinitely powerful low-level monsters, they can naturally compete, but facing the iron-backed bees and the like Flying monster insects are a bit more ambitious than capable.
After understanding this, Han Changlin naturally agreed. A few iron-backed bees would not cost him much time at all. Besides, although the remuneration of two hundred low-grade spiritual stones per year is not much, it is still a very stable one. income.
Moreover, there is a prohibition on the peak of the back mountain of Qingxi, which was placed by the people of Yushui Palace. Dozens of low-grade spiritual stones are wasted every year. With the sacrifices of the villagers, the loss of this prohibition can at least be offset.
After getting Han Changlin's affirmative answer, the village chief was naturally grateful. The two strong men behind him also showed expressions of surprise. For them, with the immortal master stationed on the island, they could From then on, he lived and worked in peace and contentment.
Moreover, without the invasion of iron-backed bees, the old and weak women and children in the village do not have to live in fear all day long. In addition, due to the fishing grounds around the island, it will not be long before Qingxi Village will grow again.
After understanding the general situation of Qingxi Village, Han Changlin bid farewell to the village chief and turned towards the back of the mountain.
He also wanted to get familiar with the environment of the back mountain, so he did not fly with the weapon. Two hours later, Han Changlin arrived in front of a forest halfway up the mountain.
There is indeed a small spiritual vein under Qingxi Island, which makes the trees on the entire island extremely prosperous. And through Han Changlin's induction, the place with the strongest spiritual energy on the entire mountain is the forest in front of him.
The mountain forest is currently shrouded in a white cloud. It seems that there is a small mountain forest here even if you don't get close.
Han Changlin smiled slightly and took out a black token from the storage bag. Han Changlin casually sacrificed the token, and a faint cyan aura spread out from the token.
In the blink of an eye, the white clouds in front of him dispersed, revealing a long path in front of the mountain forest. Han Changlin walked through the winding path and traveled dozens of feet before arriving at a cliff. On the cliff was a foot-high cliff. The entrance to the dark cave.
A faint white mist emitted from the entrance of the cave, looming, and Han Changlin understood that this cave should be left by the immortal cultivators who used to practice here. Thinking of this, Han Changlin headed straight into the cave.
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