Chapter 398 Exploring the Situation
At the end of the passage, there was a cliff connected to the sea. As soon as Lin Chen and Zhang Hao walked out of the passage, the salty sea breeze blew in their faces.
Standing on the cliff and looking at the sea, the sea water and the sky merge into one, and it is hard to tell whether it is water or sky. It is like the fog locking the top of the mountain and the mountain locking the fog, and the sky is connected to the water and the water is connected to the sky.
The seawater in the distance, illuminated by the beautiful sunshine, looks more like fish scales spread on the water, or like a naughty child jumping towards the shore.
And nearby, waves kept coming, hitting the rocks, making a roar like the earth was shattering, spraying snow-white foam, like thousands of miles of snow-capped mountains.
Looking at the vast sea, the two of them suddenly felt open-minded. Some of the depression caused by being chased by monsters quietly dissipated, and the whole person became refreshed.
The two of them marveled for a moment before coming back to their senses and began to explore the surrounding situation.
I scanned it briefly first, but found no demonic energy or restrictions. The spiritual energy was also very thin, and it didn't look like a monk.
After thinking for a while, the two of them cautiously took off from the cliff, and soon reached the top of the mountain, taking in the surrounding situation.
Climbing high and looking into the distance, Lin Chen found that they were now on an island, with a radius of about a hundred miles. The mountain below them divided the island into two parts. The south side was lush and lush, and there was a lush forest, while in the north, there were faint smoke rising from the sky. Starting from the beginning, there is a town, which does not seem to be a deserted place.
At this time, Zhang Hao also flew up. After all, we were still in a strange environment and it was not the time to wander around.
Looking at the crowds in front of him, his eyes moved and he said: "It seems that there are no monks stationed on this island, there is only a mortal town. Let's go there directly now to have a look?"
Lin Chen shook his head and said: "There are only so many mortals on the island. Our rash appearance will inevitably attract attention. Let's explore the situation first."
"Huh?" Zhang Hao frowned upon hearing this, "Senior brother, you may be a little too careful, you are just a mortal."
Zhang Hao felt that Lin Chen was a little too cautious in this way.
After all, as a golden elixir stage immortal cultivator, he is no different from a god in front of mortals. If he is still timid, then why should he be an immortal? What freedom do you seek?
Do you think that if you never reach the top, you will have to hide yourself like a mole for the rest of your life?
But in this regard, Lin Chen just glanced at him lightly and said: "It's true that mortals are nothing, but why don't you think about it carefully? This island is not very big at all, and there are very few species in the woods on the island, but it is But there are mortals settling here, aren’t you curious where these mortals come from?”
"This...senior brother means that these mortals are related to the monks in the East China Sea?" Zhang Hao quickly reacted.
"Yes, it's better to be careful." Lin Chen nodded, "After all, the East China Sea is different from Middle Earth, but it is in a wartime state. Although it is true that there is a mixture of fish and dragons, if we make too much noise, I am afraid it will attract It’s quite a trouble.”
Zhang Hao thought for a moment, then nodded, agreeing with this statement.
Lin Chen directly used his methods to explore the situation in the town with his powerful perception.
With his perception, he quickly collected the situation in the town.
Generally speaking, the language style is consistent with that of mainland China, with a strong local accent that can be roughly understood; the clothing and accessories are different from those in Lingnan, and the material should be made of linen unique to this region.
However, one thing that caught Lin Chen's attention was that there was no aura here, not even the monks. However, there were a lot of formations, rituals, and traces of the monks' activities left. And judging from the situation, it seemed that the monks came quite a lot. Frequently, it's just that they happened to hit a window period when no monks came here.
"It's strange... there is obviously no spiritual energy resource here, why do you feel that the activities of the monks here seem to be a little frequent?" Lin Chen withdrew his consciousness and couldn't help feeling a little confused.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Zhang Hao couldn't help but ask when he saw this.
Lin Chen thought for a while and briefly told Zhang Hao the situation here.
"Is there a monster nearby? So the monks came here to kill the monster?" Faced with this doubt, Zhang Hao put forward his own opinion.
"There is a small sea area and island nearby, and there is no spiritual energy. Where can the monsters come from?" Lin Chen shook his head, "Besides, I didn't find a lot of traces of fighting here."
"Why do we think so much? Why don't we just go in and ask." Zhang Hao didn't have so many ideas and said directly.
"...That's right, use magic to hide your traces and investigate for a while." Lin Chen thought for a while and agreed with this suggestion.
The two discussed it and soon learned the language style of this place.
Afterwards, they went down the mountain and entered the town, and quietly sneaked into the city lord's mansion, preparing to learn more about the situation here.
There are no monks in the city, so the strength of the two of them can be called unscrupulous.
However, the two of them had no intention of harming these mortals. They cast an illusion spell and made the others faint. Then they directly cast a spell on the city lord and began to inquire in detail.
The city lord didn't know much about the situation, but he unexpectedly knew a lot of news about the immortal cultivators.
According to him, the distinction between immortal cultivators and mortals overseas is not as clear as on the mainland. On the contrary, monks often come to the mortal world to refine their Qi according to various needs.
"Collecting qi?" Lin Chen and Zhang Hao looked at each other, with a look of doubt on their faces. The latter asked aloud, "What does it mean to collect qi? This place is a soulless land, how to collect qi?" Where did the spiritual energy come from?"
"According to the Immortal Master, gathering Qi is to absorb a breath of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth based on the martial arts." The city lord's face showed confusion, but he subconsciously replied, "Whether it is a mortal or an innate warrior, all You must absorb a ray of heaven and earth spiritual energy into your body, so that you can transform into an immortal."
"But the spiritual energy of heaven and earth only has ten types of attributes: yin, yang, five elements, wind, thunder, and ice, but there are thousands of types. Different types of spiritual energy have different characteristics, and they are all different in subtle ways. Therefore, the immortal masters need to choose A ray of spiritual energy from heaven and earth is constantly differentiated according to needs, and then adopted into the body before one can step into practice."
Just take one kind of spiritual energy and turn it into your own life, so as to enter the spiritual practice?
Lin Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, and continued to ask: "Then what does this have to do with the mortal world?"
"I don't know. I only know that some specific attributes of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth need to be condensed with the help of mortals, and immortal masters will come here every ten years to recruit disciples." The city lord confided all the news he had about the monks, "And Immortal masters all come from the east."
"It is said that thousands of miles east, there is a large island with a radius of thousands of miles, called Lingyuan Island, which is the center of this sea area. It is said that immortal masters are permanently stationed on it. There are also many strange islands scattered around, all of which are the residences of immortals. .”
The two of them then asked some more questions, and after discovering that the city lord didn't know anything more, Lin Chen and Zhang Hao quietly left and returned to the cliff at the beginning.
They integrated the information they had collected so far and discussed it.
"It governs a hundred thousand miles of sea territory and thousands of miles of spiritual islands. It seems that the person behind it must be a Nascent Soul monk. The East China Sea cultivation world is really prosperous as expected!"
Zhang Hao said this without a hint of joy on his face. This shows that this place is more suitable for cultivation and the probability of his breakthrough in cultivation is also greater.
But there was no joy on Lin Chen's face. Instead, he lowered his head and thought for a moment before slowly saying: "I'm afraid... the situation is not as good as we expected."
"Huh? Why did senior brother say this?" Zhang Hao was stunned after hearing this and couldn't help but ask.
"Do you still remember what I just heard from the city lord about the monks collecting energy?" Lin Chen did not answer his question directly, but said something else.
"Collecting Qi? This may be some secret method of cultivation." Zhang Hao said disapprovingly.
"It would be great if you were cultivating a secret method." Lin Chen seemed to have thought of something and sighed softly, "I'm afraid that this is a convenient method on the road to refining qi and cultivating immortality."
(End of chapter)
