The commotion on Chunyun Island stopped, and soon Xue Tong received a message from Zhuang Xinyi, asking him to meet on Yanxin Island.
Zhuang Xin felt exhausted and depressed, and there seemed to be a few more wrinkles on his face.
"It seems that the retreat failed in the early stages of the day after tomorrow." Xue Tongxin said.
Zhuang Xinyi sighed: "Congratulations to fellow Taoist for being promoted. Alas, I am useless. I have been in seclusion for two years with no results."
"Island owner, don't be discouraged, just come and try again."
"It's easier said than done. Zhuang has been preparing for five years and has prepared three boxes of elixirs. He wants to pass the test again, but he doesn't know that it will be the Year of the Monkey and the Horse."
"There is always a chance, it all depends on man-made efforts." Xue Tong advised.
As soon as Zhuang Xin took a sip of tea, his expression became serious, "I invited fellow Daoist Xue here to discuss something. Zhuang had planned to retire for a long time, so he didn't pay much attention to the friction with Wei Sheng. Now Dao Dao My friend has advanced to the middle stage, has superior martial arts, and has some reputation. I will give up the title of "Wooden Anchor" to my fellow Taoist."
Xue Tong waved his hands repeatedly, "Xue is used to being at ease. He really doesn't have the energy or interest to be an anchor. If the owner of Zhuang Island has no intention of continuing with so many islanders, he might as well discuss it with Wei Sheng. He should be very interested."
Xue Tong speculated that Zhuang Xinyi might want to turn the wooden anchor, take back the spiritual stone, and buy medicine to clear the gap.
"It's just that the relationship between Zhuang and Wei Sheng is very tense. He laughed at him for failing to pass the customs clearance. It is inevitable to take the opportunity to lower the price."
"Xue is willing to coordinate"
Xue Tong understood Zhuang Xinyi's thoughts. He had not gone out for more than three years and was interested in walking around.
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Wei Sheng heard Ming's intention and said, "Well, the alliance dues are paid every five years. Zhuang Xinyi's dues were 190,000 spirit stones and were paid just last year."
"Convert the remaining balance, discount it to 20% and deduct the name change fee of 10,000 yuan. Wei is willing to pay 110,000 spirit stones to take over."
"Zhuang Xinyi wants to sell it at a good price, Island Master Wei, can you give me a little more, maybe 10% off?" Xue Tong counter-offered.
"I think it's Taoist Xue's face that I only give him a 20% discount. Usually he can only give it a 30% discount."
Xue Tong persuaded Wei Sheng to agree to a deal for 120,000 spiritual stones.
It is difficult to make money from wooden anchors on small islands in the outer sea. For example, the sea amber grass that Xue Tong saw when he first came here is just an ordinary medicinal herb. The boiled amber liquid is used to brew sea amber wine. The amber wine can dispel cold and dampness. Because of Wanyu Island, The demand from the people is huge, and we can barely make a small profit.
"Wei is thinking that maybe we will be lucky if Fellow Daoist Xue upgrades." Wei Sheng said suddenly.
"Oh, where did Xue come from with such great ability? Where do you start talking about this?" Xue Tong said in surprise.
"One thousand eight hundred miles away, there is a huge island called Longshan. The island is equipped with canyons, mountains, waterfalls and springs. It is an important source of spiritual objects for the more than 20 island owners in this sea area."
"In the past twenty years, for some reason, more and more people have been killed or injured on the island. Gradually no one dares to go. Xue Daoyou is a brave man and may be interested in going to the island to explore."
"Didn't the injured person say the reason? Could it be that a powerful monster was born?" Xue Tong asked.
"No one can explain it clearly, but they all say it is haunted. It is a dark ghostly figure that disappears when the wind blows away people." Wei Sheng said.
"How is it possible! Unless the rift in the underworld opens, how can there be so many evil ghosts."
"Yeah, we don't believe it either, but too many people have died, so we have to believe it."
"I didn't ask Copper Anchor and Silver Anchor to investigate." Xue Tong felt strange.
"Longshan Island belongs to the resources of this sea area. It is said that it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. If high-level officials from outside the domain come to check, they may not leave after coming. Wouldn't we be giving away the land to others?"
"Fellow Taoist Xue is indifferent to the world and is content with himself. He is not expected to have any plans for Longshan. Wei suddenly had the idea to ask fellow Taoist to check." Wei Sheng said.
"I'll go alone"
"We have people at Longshan Pier. If you are willing, I will report to the two anchors, Hao and Wu, and then make arrangements."
"Xue can't deal with the ghosts, so let's settle for peace." Xue Tong waved his hand and said.
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Xue Tong replied to Zhuang Xinyi. Zhuang Xinyi was quite satisfied and said that he would give it some thought before contacting Wei Sheng.
"Okay, I'll take you two out for some fun." Xue Tong happily said to the Bone Puppet and the Eagle on the fast boat.
The bone puppet immediately showed a happy expression. The eagle couldn't understand the human words, but seeing the bone puppet's happy expression, it flapped its wings and howled a few times.
In late autumn, the wind is gentle and beautiful.
The speedboat sailed towards Snake Reef, a group of rocks on the edge of the blue sea with sparkling waves and blooming waves.
Xue Tong stood on the top of a large reef and asked the bone puppet vulture to play on its own.
The vulture flew and circled, hunting sea snakes that came and went, while the bone puppet jumped vertically between the rocks, keeping up with the rhythm of the vulture.
After playing for a while, the hawksbill hovered high in the sky, swooped down on the sea, suddenly flapped its wings and raised its head, turned around and glided.
The waves on the sea surface surged up, and a big gleaming blue snake jumped up. The snake's head was raised ten feet above the sea surface, cutting through the waves, chasing the vulture.
Qinggao snake!
It has black eyes and three golden tumors on its head.
Xue Tong's heart trembled, and he shot out like an arrow. The vulture flapped its wings and flew high into the sky.
There was a flash of golden light, and the diamond arrow passed through the Qinggao Snake's head and fell into the sea.
"Well, that's right, but three thousand diamond arrows each are a bit extravagant." Xue Tong picked up the soft Qinggao snake and said.
The Qinggao snake, which was as thick as a bucket, became a martial artist. The eagle pecked out the snake's gallbladder and a pair of snake eyes, drank a few mouthfuls of blood, and swallowed some snakes randomly before losing interest.
Xue Tong returned home, refined a hundred ordinary iron arrows, and used the vulture bone puppet to kill snakes and birds on the snake reef to increase the combat power of his spiritual pet.
Half a month passed in a flash.
Zhuang Xinyi sent a message to inform Xue Tong that he would announce his retirement and that a banquet would be held on Yanxin Island. Xue Tong must be sure to enjoy it.
Nearly thirty distinguished guests came to Yanxin Island, and three anchors, Hao Xinghuai, Wu Qiang, and Ling Haoying, also came to visit.
Ling Haoying is a beautiful woman in her forties, with a cold face and a serious smile. To think that a woman can achieve such an achievement must have had a difficult journey and have extraordinary qualities.
Wu Qiang, who has the weakest cultivation level, looks blessed, has a slightly fat body, and looks more like a wealthy businessman wearing gold and silver.
"I have met three Iron Anchor Island owners." Xue Tong was very polite.
"Fellow Daoist Xue, there is no need to be so polite. Come on, come on, sit down!" Wu Qiang greeted.
Hao Xinghuai nodded, while Ling Haoying glanced at him without saying a word.
Zhuang Xinyi had a rare smile on his face, and the haze cleared. He and Wei Sheng agreed on the terms, Wei Sheng paid the spirit stone in one lump sum, and he took Zhongli Island with him three times, and all his subordinates returned to Wei Sheng.
Wei Sheng was naturally the protagonist of the banquet. He took over the Forty-Seven Islands in Zhuangxin, and combined with the territory previously allocated by Sun Tongren, his strength expanded rapidly. Maybe next time the Ten Thousand Islands Alliance will remember him as an anchor and allow him to At the headquarters of the Inland Island Alliance, you can buy a panacea.
But Wei Sheng was more concerned about Longshan Island and couldn't wait to chat after the banquet.
The people left in the hall are all the more famous figures in this sea area.
"Everyone, in the past, everyone was often suspicious, and the strange things on Longshan Island could not be found out. It has been four years since Daoyou Xue came, and everyone has understood it. Now it is better for Daoyou Xue to lead the team to find out what the strange thing is." Wei Sheng suggested road.
"Xue cannot take on such a big responsibility. He came to Yanxin today to attend the retirement banquet of the island owner." Xue declined immediately.
Ling Haoying rarely spoke up and said: "I heard from Wei Sheng that someone was willing to go to Longshan, so I moved to Yanxin. Isn't my happiness in vain?"
"Fellow Taoist Xue will lead people deep into Longshan. After the investigation is complete, we will thank you deeply and jointly recommend you to be an anchor. Is this condition acceptable?" Hao Xinghuai advised, having already prepared.
Xue informed Tie Anchor that the spiritual materials and elixirs of the Ten Thousand Islands Alliance require at least Tie Anchor to be eligible to purchase them. He has a lot of spiritual stones, so buying spiritual items is quite confusing to him.
With a letter of recommendation, he can go to the inland and pay a fee to register. If he only wants to get a share without occupying the land, he can afford 10,000 spiritual stones a year.
"Oh, other island owners also mean this" Xue Tongsong asked.
"Wu discussed it with Brother Hao, and that's what he meant." Wu Qiang said first.
Ling Haoying's eyes flashed coldly and he said, "I have no objection."
He Dachong and other wooden anchors all agreed.
"Well, Xue will go there alone and catch the monster and come back to pay for it."
Xue Tong proposed to investigate alone. It would be useless to send people from each island to follow him, and he would not be responsible for any problems.
"You collect everything in Longshan, then snap up your stocks and leave, whose lost spiritual objects belong to us?" Ling Haoying said coldly.
"Are there many treasures in Longshan? Why don't you go and pick them yourself? Xue Tong doesn't covet the spiritual things in Longshan. What you pick belongs to you. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
"You guys can discuss it before we discuss it," Xue Tong said and left the hall.
After half an hour, Wei Sheng excitedly informed that the island owners had reached a consensus and agreed to Xue Tong's conditions.
Xue Tong got a map, marking the places where survivors on various islands have discovered ghosts over the years.
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Zhuang Xinyi was about to go inland. Xue Tong felt that there was no need for him to hide it and asked about his situation.
Longshan Island covers an area of more than 300,000 square meters. Most of the spiritual creatures and monsters are martial arts disciples. Each island sends people to collect them all year round. After several incidents, the owner of the island in the middle of the day after tomorrow once went to the island. Unexpectedly, he never returned. Since then, No one dares to go anymore.
"Youhe, the island master of the village who is haunted by ghosts, can give me some advice," Xue Tong asked.
"Zhuang never believed it and suspected that outsiders were pretending to be gods."
"The matter of dead people was more serious before Xue came."
"Well, it got worse from about fifteen years ago."
"Every island has suffered losses," Xue Tong asked.
"Well, the losses of the four anchors are about the same. Sun Tongren has been killed by fellow Taoist... and the other three are present today." Zhuang Xinyi said.
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Chunyun Island.
"Cultivation of martial arts has to go out for adventure. It seems not bad to go to Longshan alone. Longshan covers an area of nearly 40% of the Yunxiao Sect. In the past ten years, few people have visited it. Maybe there is a talent and a rare treasure."
"The level of the warriors in this sea area is not high. It doesn't matter if we fight for the anchor. If there are too many masters in another place, we will fall into a fight again."
Xue Tong placed a stack of perfection-level Thunder Explosion Bead Talismans, as well as several Sticky Formation and Seven-Spin Formation Talismans in the Bone Puppet's bracelet. The Bone Puppet was upgraded for two years, and its material was greatly improved. It grew rapidly and was thrown instantly. The burst of mana has been able to "ignite" these three talismans.
He carefully checked the items in his sleeve pocket, took the Xiguang Formation Plate and set off.
The map Hao Xinghuai gave him showed that the dead were mostly concentrated in twelve areas. Hao Xinghuai requested that he bring back at least plants or soil and stones unique to ten areas. If he stayed on the island for three months and returned, the task would be considered completed.
