One night later, when Cheng Ling was immersed in the formation deduction, Wen Lan came back.
He brought Cheng Ling back a storage ring with a large space, and then said, "Brother Xian, after going out for a walk, I realized that this island group is not simple."
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details!"
"The first is the number of monks. According to the information I have inquired about, there have been several waves of ascended monks recently. The number is at least tens of thousands. Counting the monks originally on the island, it has exceeded half a million."
"This is only Island No. 1. According to City Lord Qi, Islands No. 1 to 10 are all cultivators in the Human Immortal Stage. If calculated based on the 500,000 people on each island, there are five million cultivators in the Human Immortal Stage alone. !”
Cheng Ling said in surprise: "Five million ascended people, this number is too terrifying. What do these people want to do?"
Wen Lan shook his head and said: "I was also shocked at first, but later I heard the monks talk about it and realized that these islands are not all monks who have just ascended. Many of them live in the fairy world and were abducted by them."
"Do you mean that among the five million monks, many are from the local fairy world?"
"Yes, the fairy world is also an interface. Children are also born, and they also need a little practice. It is impossible to reach the immortal stage as soon as they are born! It's just that monks born in the fairy world have a unique environment, and their qualifications and cultivation speed are faster than The mortal world is much faster.”
Cheng Ling nodded silently. This situation is understandable. There are also monks with extremely low cultivation levels in the star world.
But what is the purpose of these immortal bandits robbing so many immortal monks? After thinking for a long time, without any clue, he asked: "This matter is indeed strange. What can Brother Wen Lan find out?"
"I'm also very surprised about this. I asked many immortal friends but they don't know. They only know how to practice every day. Only when their cultivation reaches the Void Immortal stage can they leave here and go to Island No. 11."
"Are there any monks who have left the island?"
"That's simply impossible. There are dense formations outside the island group, not to mention the fairy beasts on the seabed. Once you get lost, you will either be struck to death by lightning or be eaten by the fairy beasts."
"There have been incidents of monks escaping in the past, but no news came from them after leaving. It took a long time before the bodies of those monks were seen on the sea. Almost no one survived!"
"What's so tricky about the biennial arena battle?"
"When it comes to the ring battle, it's even weirder. I walked around the city and couldn't see a ring at all. Later, after asking the Danpu shopkeeper, I learned that those rings are not in the city, but on the plains outside the city."
"Until the two-year period expires, hundreds of arenas will appear on the plain for the monks on the island to fight to the death! And the styles of those arenas are very strange. The conventional decisive battle arena is square, but the arena on the island is pentagonal. , like a five-pointed star pattern.”
"What!" Cheng Ling shouted, "You mean those arenas all look like five-pointed stars?"
"I don't know, that's what the shop owner said!"
Cheng Ling's mind was spinning. He first kidnapped the monks, and then gave them a good training environment without letting them leave. There was also a mysterious five-pointed star pattern. All the signs were so familiar that his vague guesses in the past suddenly became clear.
This method is very similar to the situation on the Canglang Sea Demonic Blood Continent. The scenes of that year flashed like scenes in a movie. Neither the demon giant nor his slaves died. They were discovered by the Golden Page at that time.
Guang Guang was frightened and escaped from Canglan Continent, never expecting to meet him again in the fairy world.
Cheng Ling felt a sense of crisis coming on his back! No, you can never stay in the island group anymore, it's too dangerous! Intuitively, that mysterious demon giant is much more terrifying than anyone else.
The five-pointed star pattern was found in five places on Canglan Continent, especially the one in Wushengyi Palace was the weirdest. The blood essence and bones in the groove are obviously some kind of strange formation. There is also the rich demonic energy of the Demonic Blood Continent, and the sealed group of blood demons all make people feel the murderous intent.
But with his current abilities, he is still unable to leave the island group. The only way is to upgrade the formation level, at least to be able to pass through the fog on the sea. Another point is that you must keep a low profile in the island group. Once you attract the attention of the demon giant, you will probably be able to recognize your identity from your breath.
I ruined his good deeds in Canglan Continent and forcefully forced him to leave!
Thinking of this, Cheng Ling became cautious and asked: "You mean those arenas will only appear during the decisive battle and cannot be seen normally?"
"That's right. Sometimes I wonder, isn't it just a ring? Why is it so mysterious?"
Cheng Ling was noncommittal. There must be some unknown secret in the five-pointed star pattern. It seemed that his actions were going to speed up!
He was silent for a long time and continued to ask: "Brother Wen Lan, how do you like the elixir I entrusted you to sell?"
Wen Lan replied: "The Immortal Pill is of great help to the cultivators in the Human Immortal stage. After some bargaining, the shop owner agreed to buy it for one thousand low-grade immortal crystals!"
"One thousand low-grade immortal crystals."
Cheng Ling smiled bitterly. Normally, elixirs require at least ten thousand, but most of the monks on the island are poor. One thousand low-grade immortal crystals is the limit!
Well, after all, the island group is isolated from the world. Originally, I wanted to take the opportunity to harvest a massive amount of fairy crystals, but it seems that it is impossible.
He asked again: "What about purchasing medicinal herbs?"
Wen Lan breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, the selling price of the elixirs was not ideal, and he felt a little ashamed of Cheng Ling, but the purchase of herbal medicines was an unexpected surprise.
He said: "This may be the only good thing. You don't have to worry about the quantity of herbs, and the price is very cheap. It only takes ten immortal crystals to buy one herb in the human immortal stage, while one herb in the virtual immortal stage requires one." Hundreds of roots.”
"Oh! There are so many herbs in the Xuxian stage. Are there any herbs in the Xuanxian stage for sale?"
"There are more than a hundred herbs in the Void Immortal stage, and even fewer in the Mysterious Immortal stage, less than ten. These are all placed in the storage ring, my dear brother, you can check them."
Cheng Ling nodded. It seemed that Xuanxian stage herbs could only be collected on the islands after the 11th.
He thought for a while and said: "Brother Wen Lan, during this period of time, I will do my best to refine the elixir, and I will continue to trouble you to sell it. Don't stop buying herbal medicine. If you have ore materials, you can also help me. Acquire it."
"By the way, what did you say to the shopkeepers of those shops? Did they ask about the origin of the elixir?"
Wen Lanjun blushed and said: "In order to increase the selling price, I lied that these elixirs were refined by myself, and the transaction volume will be greater in the future. Brother Yu overstepped this point."
Cheng Ling frowned and said: "Brother Wen Lan, in the future, don't say that you refined those pills by yourself, and don't say that I refined them. If others want to ask, just ignore them and pretend to be have no idea!"
Wen Lan was confused and asked: "Why is this? I don't know how to
You are refining the elixir, but you are obviously the one who made it, but you concealed it. Besides, didn’t City Lord Qi ask you to refine the elixir within half a year? How should you explain it to him when the time comes? "
"This little brother has his own plan. In short, don't attract other people's attention. Do you still remember the middle-aged monk Zhang Chu who brought us here? If you have the opportunity, help me find out his whereabouts and whether he is still on Island No. 1. .”
Seeing that he persisted, Wen Lan had no choice but to agree. Seeing that Cheng Ling had nothing else to say, he left.
After he left, Cheng Ling closed the door and fell into deep thought. According to his own speculation, all of this was done by the demonic giant back then, so he had to make some changes to his plan.
Originally, he wanted to make a big noise and tell the people in charge of the island group that he was an elixir master. This would surely attract their attention and gain more say.
But the current one is obviously not suitable. It's too late to hide and you have to hit someone's gun. That's not asking for death! However, letting Wen Lan handle the elixir business is not a long-term solution. It is okay once or twice, but as time goes by, someone will find out about him sooner or later.
He decided to hide his identity as an immortal alchemist, so he needed to find an agent. Wen Lan's cultivation level was too low, so he might not be able to deter the monks on the island, but Zhang Churuo was still on the island, which was more than enough to deter those monks in the human immortal stage. , Besides, I also want to get traces of Yang Hongqiu from him.
Next, Cheng Ling decided to do his best to improve the level of the formation and find a way out no matter what. Once you sense danger, leave immediately!
Having made up his mind, he took out the storage ring Wen Lan gave him and put his spiritual consciousness into it. As expected, there were many herbs piled inside, most of which were from the Human Immortal stage, and only a very small pile from the Void Immortal and Mysterious Immortal stages.
The herbs in the Xuxian and Xuanxian stages are not used yet, so Hu Yue can be transplanted to the backyard medicine garden. As for the herbs in the immortal stage, one plant from each was selected and transplanted together as medicinal seeds.
At a glance, the remaining herbs piled up like a hill can be used to refine at least five kinds of elixirs. Back then, in the secret realm of the alchemy inheritance of Qianji Sect, several types of alchemy were needed to be refined to assess the alchemy. Cheng Ling was convinced.
Only by refining all kinds of elixirs of the same realm to a perfect state can the foundation of one's own elixir path be more solid. Therefore, he decided to refine all these materials into elixirs. Although some elixirs were not very helpful in cultivation, they were better than nothing!
Putting away the ring, he walked back to the backyard. In the past day, Hu Yue must have finished combing the backyard medicine garden, so she just went to see the effect.
As soon as he walked to the backyard, Cheng Ling was stunned by the sight in front of him. The originally messy and deserted backyard completely changed its appearance. What caught the eye was a bamboo forest, which was in the shape of a fan and surrounded on three sides.
In the center is a newly reclaimed medicinal garden, with the herbs arranged neatly and in an orderly manner. There are also spiritual flowers dotted in the middle, red and green, adding a lot of vitality.
Both sides of the medicine garden are completely surrounded by a sea of flowers. The flowers are blooming brilliantly and fragrant. All the bees and butterflies in the city seem to be attracted to them and play among the flowers.
The immortal power in the yard is strong, and it feels much higher than before. Sanhua Qingye wine must have greatly helped fertile the soil. In such an environment, those herbs burst out with vitality and grew more vigorously.
Cheng Ling's heart was full of joy, and the fragrance of flowers and plants lingered on the tip of his nose. He looked at the graceful fox moon beside him and secretly praised in his heart: He is indeed the legendary ghost fox. With this girl, he will really make a lot of money!
