“This island is really nice!”
As the ship approached the island, Zhao Lin couldn't help but admire it.
Chiwei Island has lush green trees, rich spiritual energy, clouds like veils, and flocks of seabirds flying above, making it look like a fairyland.
However, the other side of the island was filled with gray-black smoke, making it impossible to see the true appearance inside. It was very strange.
There is the mountain-protecting formation of the Di An Sect.
According to the description in the mission details, there is a high mountain in the middle of Chiwei Island, spanning the north and south, dividing the island into east and west parts.
The Chenghua Sect occupies one-third of the area on the west side, and the other two-thirds are actually controlled by the Dian Sect.
During the sect war a thousand years ago, the Di An Sect occupied Chiwei Island and used it as an offensive base.
After the war, the Chenghua Sect negotiated many times and used various means, but the Dian Sect refused to let go, and even attracted outside forces to intervene, resulting in the failure to recover this territory.
Because once the Chiwei Island is completely owned, the Chenghua Sect will not only obtain countless precious resources, but will also expand to a large sea area and break out of the blockade of the Underground Sect and outside forces.
The so-called forces outside the boundary refer to the sects outside the Dongling boundary.
Xuanyuan Continent is divided into four realms: Dongling realm, Zhongshan realm, Xiluo realm, and Xinyuan realm.
The worlds are far apart, and there are solid barriers. There has been no contact between them before, and they don't even know each other's existence.
It wasn't until thousands of years ago that monks from the Xiluo Realm broke through the barriers and discovered that the Xuanyuan Continent was so vast that in-depth exchanges between various realms began.
For some sects, this is a good thing. Not only can they learn from other sects' Taoism, but they can also complement each other's resources.
But for other sects, this move brought them disaster...
"We're here, let's all get off the boat!"
Yu Laosan took out a token and shined it into the fog. Suddenly the fog dispersed, revealing two huge rocks.
The rock on the left is engraved with the word "red", and the rock on the right is engraved with the word "tail". There are five monks in blue wearing armor and holding law enforcement weapons standing on each side.
Zhao Lin nodded secretly. It was so heavily guarded that it should be the "mountain gate" of Chiwei Island.
"who?"
The leader of the monks in blue shouted in a deep voice, his sharp eyes scanning the people on the boat.
"Qutou, don't you recognize me? We are here to transport food to the island."
Yu Laosan replied loudly.
"Bring me the body-illuminating stone..."
The blue-clothed monk's expression remained unchanged, he stretched out his hand and said.
Everyone got off the boat one after another, used the magic of expelling objects, and threw the body-illuminating stone over.
The monk in blue inspected them very carefully, not only checking the contents of the body stone, but also comparing the appearance of each person one by one, and using the Qi-gazing technique to check the cultivation level.
After confirming that it was correct, he said: "Come in!"
After speaking, he waved his hand and opened the mountain protection circle.
The monks on the ship landed on the island carrying spiritual rice, spiritual wine, spiritual animal meat and other supplies. Zhao Lin followed and explained his purpose.
"Xiao Wu, take him to find Mr. Huang."
The leading monk assigned a guard.
"Brother Yu, thank you for taking care of me all the way. We will see you soon."
Zhao Lin turned around and said goodbye to Yu Laosan.
"What are you talking about!"
Yu Laosan patted Zhao Lin on the shoulder and said, "I wish my brother a smooth mission. Kill a few more sea ghosts. Come out and I'll treat you to a drink."
"Okay, I will definitely find Brother Yu when I come out."
Zhao Lin nodded in agreement, and then followed the guarding monk towards the island.
"Sir, how many years have you been stationed on the island?"
Zhao Lin followed the guarding monk and asked casually while looking around.
The guarding monk is young and wears armor outside his blue robe to protect key parts such as the chest, abdomen, and back.
As far as Zhao Lin knows, such monks are usually called war cultivators, also called military cultivators.
His job is to guard the sect's borders, which is equivalent to being a soldier in the secular world.
Zhao Lin has a natural liking for such people, so he is very polite in his words.
"Six years."
The guarding monks cherish words like gold.
"Have you ever left during this long time?"
"We visited twice, and it lasted about a month in total."
The guarding monk replied calmly.
Zhao Lin couldn't help but be in awe when he heard this. After being stationed in such a place for six years, it would be difficult to stay there without a certain amount of mental perseverance.
After thinking for a while, he asked: "Who is the person with the highest cultivation level on our island?"
The guard's face darkened, "You shouldn't pry, don't pry."
Zhao Lin didn't take it seriously. In fact, he had already inquired that the highest officer on the island was a monk in the Purple Mansion Realm.
Why not a golden elixir monk?
In fact, considering the size of Chenghua Sect, there are only a dozen Jindan realm monks in total.
These Jindan monks have always lived in seclusion and guarded the key points within the sect. Unless they encountered a sect war, they would not be easily mobilized.
The location of Chiwei Island is important, and a monk from the Purple Mansion Realm of the sect has taken it seriously.
After chatting for a few words, the two came to a stone house.
The stone house is not big, only three feet in diameter, with mottled walls and it looks a bit old.
There is an old man sitting in the room, holding a red pen in his hand, writing in a notebook.
"Old Huang, this is the monk who came to carry out the task of collecting spiritual beads."
The guard saluted as he entered the door, then turned to Zhao Lin and said, "Illuminating Stone."
The old man stopped writing and raised his head, took the body-illuminating stone and glanced at it, then looked at Zhao Lin, "This mission is very risky. It will be difficult for you to survive with your cultivation level. You must think clearly and make sure to carry out this mission." ?”
“Once it’s recorded, you can’t go back on it.”
"Thanks for reminding me, I've thought about it clearly!"
Zhao Lin replied seriously.
"good!"
The old man took out a Xingyuan pen, wrote a record on the body stone, and then handed it back to Zhao Lin.
Then he handed Zhao Lin a wooden sign and warned: "There are still three days before going to sea. You can rest in the camp for now."
"Remember not to walk around at will, don't pry around, and don't go to any restricted place."
In order to prevent overfishing, the management around Chiwei Island is very strict, and the sea is only allowed to go to sea for three days at the beginning and middle of each month.
Today is November 27th, and we have to wait three days until the first day of December to carry out the mission.
"knew."
Zhao Lin responded and followed the guard out of the stone house.
The guard took Zhao Lin eastward for a while and came to a camp.
The camp facilities are very simple, with twenty or thirty wooden houses scattered sparsely and surrounded by a fence.
"You rest here, and someone will come find you in three days."
The guard stopped, gave an explanation and left.
Zhao Lin walked into the camp and heard the sound of a dozen monks walking out of the wooden house and slowly surrounding them.
"What do you call fellow Taoist? Are you here to carry out the task of collecting spirit beads?"
One of the monks, who was about forty years old, took the initiative to ask.
"My friend Zhao Lin, as my dear friend said, is here to carry out the task of collecting spirit beads."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "You must be too, right?"
"Exactly."
"Nice to meet you!"
Everyone responded one after another.
An ordinary-looking female cultivator suddenly said in surprise: "Your cultivation is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining... Huh? No, you are a martial arts cultivator!"
Zhao Lin smiled and said: "Taoist has a good eye and I am indeed a martial arts cultivator."
(End of chapter)
