When he went out to perform a mission, in addition to the necessary items such as spiritual rice, bigu pills, and talismans, Zhao Lin also bought a bag of sponge sand, a water-bending robe, and a silver light dagger.
Sponge sand is not sand, but a kind of mollusk called sponge worm. The small one is the size of a fist and the large one is shaped like a watermelon.
The body of the sponge worm is covered with pores and long hairs. After death, the body shrinks to one thousandth of its original size and turns into a small stone after drying.
If it encounters water again, it will expand back to its original size and is extremely water-absorbent.
Hence the name sponge sand.
Clam monsters have extremely strong defense capabilities. Pour sponge sand into the open clam shell, which is enough to instantly dehydrate the clam monster and lose its ability to move.
Moreover, the sponge worm itself is poisonous, so with this two-pronged approach, the monks can easily take out the pearls from the shells.
The function of the waterbending robe is to resist water spells.
When fighting underwater, wearing inner armor is inconvenient, and ordinary inner armor cannot withstand the attacks of water spells.
The water-bending robe is made of silkworm silk. It is light and breathable, and has strong resistance to water spells.
The only drawback was that it was expensive. For his own safety, Zhao Lin reluctantly spent 5,000 spirit coins to buy a water-bending robe.
The Silver Light Dagger is a dagger made of fine gold and Tibetan silver. It is extremely sharp and is specially used to pry open closed clam shells.
With everything ready, Zhao Lin left Hanchi County one day in late November.
Nanhezhou faces the sea to the east, and the easternmost Dongfu County is only more than 1,500 miles away from Chiwei Island.
Zhao Lin traveled by flying boat. After many twists and turns, he arrived at Dongfu County before dark.
After staying one night, we boarded a "fishing boat" sailing to Chiwei Island the next day.
Traveling by sea is mostly done by sea boats, and flying boats are rarely used.
Firstly, because of the extremely strong winds and waves on the sea, and the extremely rapid turbulence of evil spirits in the clouds, riding in the airship was very bumpy, and there was even a risk of overturning.
Secondly, the ship itself is equipped with a water-bending array, and its speed is not much slower than that of a flying boat. It also saves spiritual stones and carries a larger load.
In fact, many spirit boats are equipped with both wind-controlling and water-controlling formations. They can fly in the air and sail on water when encountering wide rivers, lakes and seas.
Fishing boats ride the wind and waves on the sea, and from time to time you can see spiritual fish jumping out of the water.
But I saw that the sea and sky were the same color, with vast expanse of blue waves.
Zhao Lin was sitting on the side of the ship, while seven or eight "fishermen" were busy walking around on the deck.
Fishermen are a title borrowed from the mortal world. These people are actually monks who regularly go to sea to perform tasks.
The sea is rich in resources for cultivation. In addition to various monsters, there are also minerals such as yellow essence, sky star sand, dark star sand, feldspar, and black spar.
As well as blue heart algae, red beard belt, moondrop skirt and other precious spiritual herbs.
Fishermen do not rely solely on their own magic to catch monsters. They often use magic circles to attack and use powerful spells to stun and kill monsters.
Zhao Lin noticed that four magic formations were arranged on each side of the ship. From the formation patterns, it could be seen that the level of the magic formations was not low.
Although it is a fishing boat in name, its combat capabilities are quite impressive.
In addition to catching monsters, the purpose of this fishing boat's trip was to deliver supplies to the monks on Chiwei Island.
"Little friend, is this your first time riding a spirit boat?"
The monk who led the ship walked out of the cabin and saw Zhao Lin sitting on the bow of the ship, watching, and walked over with a smile and asked.
"I have ridden on a spiritual boat flying in the sky several times, but this is my first time riding on one at sea."
Zhao Lin also replied with a smile.
The monk who led the ship was a man in his thirties, his surname was Yu, his real name was unknown, and everyone on the ship called him Yu Laosan.
He is dark-skinned, has a big beard, and is dressed very ruggedly. He is not as sanctimonious as other monks. He seems to really regard himself as the boss of a fishing boat.
"Are you lacking in good deeds? Why did you come up with the idea of going to Chiwei Island to perform a mission?"
Yu Laosan sat down next to Zhao Lin and asked casually.
"It is very lacking in good deeds."
Zhao Lin grinned, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken the risk of coming here."
"Have courage!"
Yu Laosan raised his thumb and said with emotion: "That's what cultivation is like, fighting with heaven, fighting with earth, fighting with people..."
Zhao Lin's heart moved and he added: "It's endless fun!"
"Ha ha……"
Yu Laosan was startled when he heard this, looked at Zhao Lin, then clapped his hands and laughed and said: "Well said, well said!"
In a few words, the relationship between the two became much closer.
Yu Laosan stretched out his hand and pointed forward and said: "The weather is good today, there is no wind and waves. In half an hour, we will be able to reach Chiwei Island."
Zhao Lin looked around and saw an island where the clouds and mist met the sea and the sky. A question suddenly occurred to his mind.
"Senior, you have been fishing and hunting at sea all year round. Have you ever encountered anyone from the Di An Sect?"
"Those sea ghosts?"
Yu Laosan curled his lips, "How come I haven't met him before? I have dealt with him more than once!"
Sea ghost is a derogatory name for the monks of the Earth Dark Sect.
In the early years, due to the harsh environment and low cultivation level of the Di An Sect, most of the monks were half-clothed, so the monks who often went to sea gave them this indecent name.
Although the Di An Sect has grown and is even richer than the Cheng Hua Sect, this name has been used because of the bad relationship between the two sects.
"Sometimes when we go farther out to sea and enter the so-called their waters, it is common for us to be caught and detained for several days, or even imprisoned for dozens of days."
Yu Laosan said dullly.
"Then what?"
Zhao Lin continued to ask.
"Of course our sect sent someone to negotiate, and they released us."
"Is this the end?"
"What else?"
Yu Laosan spat into the sea angrily, "Actually, things are much better now than before. Some of our people were tortured to death by them a few years ago."
He sighed and said, "When will the sect become stronger and we can fish and hunt freely in our own waters?"
Zhao Lin was speechless, thinking of something in his mind that he couldn't express. After a while, he said: "There will be a day!"
…
Just as Yu Laosan said, in less than half an hour, the fishing boat arrived at Chiwei Island.
Chiwei Island is not big, only a dozen miles long and less than five miles wide. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north. The east is steep and undulating, and the west is flat and gentle.
The area around Chiwei Island is rich in spiritual energy, and there is a second-level spiritual vein underground.
The island is rich in precious spiritual herbs such as alpine spiritual tea, hemostatic palm, and sea hibiscus, and is also home to a large number of seabirds.
Resources are only one of them, the more important thing is its strategic position.
There are no other islands within a thousand miles around Chiwei Island. Whether going out or entering, it is a very critical supply location, equivalent to a bridgehead.
Now this place is occupied by the Di An Sect, which is like a nail, blocking the Cheng Hua Sect's outward development, which is very uncomfortable.
In fact, Chiwei Island was visited by Chenghua Sect monks more than 10,000 years ago. However, the sect did not know enough about the sea area at that time, so it never officially occupied it, and only a few mortals lived here.
(End of chapter)
