The three spirit beads are two large and one small. The larger one can be classified as the third grade, while the two smaller ones can only be classified as the fourth grade.
"Yes, twenty good deeds, one hundred and sixty spiritual stones."
Zhao Lin nodded, put the spirit beads into the lock bag, and continued to search around, being careful to avoid possible red-billed insects and nine-gilled crickets.
In about half an hour, two third-grade spiritual beads, six fourth-grade spiritual beads, and a dozen fifth-grade spiritual beads were harvested.
A rough calculation shows that there are a total of ninety good deeds and more than eight hundred spiritual stones.
Clam monsters are most active at night, so Zhao Lin expanded the search area and tried to collect more spirit beads before the time was up.
When he came to the edge of Zhutan, he suddenly noticed a humanoid object floating over not far away.
"what?"
Zhao Lin's heart trembled, and the ultrasonic beam was sent over.
The humanoid object swayed, rising and falling with the current. The strange thing was that he was not standing upright, but lying face down in the water.
"Fellow Tao Tao, come here!"
Tao Yan happened to be not far away, Zhao Lin sent a message and said.
"What's wrong?"
Tao Yan slowly swam over and asked impatiently.
"Someone is coming."
Zhao Lin raised his hand and pointed forward and said calmly.
"who?"
Tao Yan was surprised at first, and then asked: "Why didn't I notice it?"
He was confused in his heart. Even though his cultivation at the eighth level of Qi Refining didn't detect any abnormality, how could Zhao Lin detect it further than himself?
"Just go and take a look and you'll find out."
Of course, Zhao Lin would not explain that he could emit ultrasonic waves. He moved his body and swam towards the humanoid object.
After observation, Zhao Lin determined that the person floating over was a person, and that he had been dead for a long time.
According to the ultrasound feedback, the man had no pulse and there was a faint smell of blood in the sea water.
Tao Yan had no choice but to swim over.
Coming closer, Zhao Lin discovered that the deceased turned out to be Fu Dong!
"Senior Brother Fu!"
Tao Yan opened his mouth wide in surprise, with a look of disbelief.
Zhao Lin was also quite surprised. Fu Dong's cultivation was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and it was not the first time he had performed this task. Regardless of experience or strength, he was among the best among everyone.
Fu Dong had two wounds on his body. He was hit by a knife in the back, which was about three feet long and the bones were visible deep. However, the knife wound on his lower abdomen was the most fatal, penetrating directly through his body.
Judging from the shape of the wound, it was the eyebrow knife of Di An Sect.
"They are from the Di An Sect!"
Tao Yan's voice was trembling as he murmured, "How could this happen?"
Zhao Lin said "hmm" and analyzed: "With Fu Dong's calm character, he should not go deep into the sea controlled by the Underground Sect. The most likely reason is that the Underground Dark Sect monks have sneaked here."
Tao Yan looked around and said in panic: "What should we do?"
Zhao Lin glanced at him and thought that this person was at the eighth level of Qi refining after all, so why was he so timid?
He glanced in the direction Fu Dong came from, thinking that the corpse was pushed here by the undercurrent, which meant that the place where the underground monks ambushed him should not be far from here.
"I...want to change places."
Tao Yan obviously realized this and offered to leave.
Zhao Lin didn't say anything to persuade him to stay, he just said calmly: "Brother Tao, please do."
If the Di An Sect monks are really wandering outside, it would be safer to stay in Zhutan, at least protected by the hidden stake mechanism.
"Okay, be careful too."
Tao Yan said a few words, then used his water-bending skills and hurriedly swam in the opposite direction.
At the same time, there was a pearl beach under the jurisdiction of Di An Sect.
"Where's Cang Zhen? Didn't we make an appointment to meet here?"
Four monks wearing black clothes and carrying long swords were gathering together to talk.
One of them, a monk in his forties with a short beard on his upper lip, said with a stern expression.
"Cangzhen, you're going to Chenghua Sect."
Standing opposite him, the younger monk said.
"What? Didn't I say not to go out on the first day and collect all the spirit beads in the territory first?"
The forty-year-old monk's face darkened, "Why did he act alone without reporting anything?"
"Cang Zhen said... The people who became Huazong on the first day were not prepared. If they want to be surprised, they should do the opposite."
The young monk replied awkwardly.
"Hmph, I always want to take the wrong approach!"
The forty-year-old monk raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "When he comes back, he will have to be detained for several months!"
"Senior Brother Qingchi, Cangzhen has mastered the Fubo technique and is good at fighting. There shouldn't be any problems."
"Yeah, just leave if you can't beat him. No one from Chenghua Sect can catch him."
The other two monks tried to smooth things over.
Qingchi's face softened a little, and he looked around at the people and said, "Don't worry about him for now. Let's finish collecting the spirit beads in the Pearl Beach."
…
After Tao Yan left, Zhao Lin monopolized the entire Kuimutan and collected many third- and fourth-grade spiritual beads.
At Haishi, around nine o'clock in the evening, all kinds of clam monsters and shell monsters burrowed into the sand and could no longer be found.
“That’s it for today!”
Zhao Lin took out a fourth-grade spiritual bead, placed it in the Qi Sea, and quickly absorbed the spiritual energy inside.
Doing this will cause the spirit bead to lose some spiritual energy, but as long as it does not absorb too much, it will not affect the grade of the spirit bead.
Zhao Lin's cultivation level is only at the fourth level of Qi refining, so he tries his best to keep his state in perfect condition.
At some point, Fu Dong's body floated over.
Zhao Lin glanced at it, frowned and thought: "The Di An Sect monk dared to cross the border on the first day. He is really brave."
If you meet a cultivator from the Dark Sect, what are your chances of winning?
While he was thinking, suddenly two figures came towards him quickly!
The speed of the two figures was extremely fast. Even without the use of ultrasonic waves, Zhao Lin could still sense the mana fluctuations. It was obvious that the proficient level waterbending technique was operating at full strength.
"wrong!"
Zhao Lin frowned and realized that the person in front was performing master-level waterbending, while the person behind was faster and had no water-shaped circulation on his body.
After careful identification, the person in front was holding a diamond ring. It was Tao Yan who had just left.
The man behind has a long sword in his hand, a monk from the Dark Sect!
The fluctuations in the magic circle came. Zhao Lin took a look at the spiritual cultivation map. Three words appeared on the eighth grid: Fubo Technique!
It suddenly became clear to me.
No wonder it’s so fast!
The characteristic of waterbending is that it has certain defensive capabilities while controlling water. Fubo is a spell that specializes in sneaking in water. With the same attainment, Fubo is faster than waterbending.
"If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer the consequences."
Zhao Lin had no intention of reading the joke, but for some reason, this sentence suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Brother Zhao, come out and help!"
Tao Yan shouted loudly.
It seems that I am desperate and come back to seek my own help. Should I help or not?
Zhao Lin's mind was spinning and he hesitated for a moment.
This Earthly Dark Sect monk was probably the real culprit who killed Fu Dong, and now he was chasing Tao Yan. Not only was he powerful, he might not be his opponent either.
You can save people, but saving lives is the first priority.
Zhao Lin planned to keep his traces away for the time being and observe for a while first.
He removed his waterbending skills, gathered his aura, and lay down behind a rock, watching quietly as the two men chased and escaped.
Tao Yan shouted several times, but Zhao Lin did not appear, so he rushed into the Pearl Beach and walked quickly among the rocks, deliberately leading the Di An Sect monks to the hidden pillars of the mechanism.
The Di An Sect monks were not fooled at all, and would rather pursue Tao Yan more slowly and completely follow Tao Yan's route.
"Brother Zhao, come out quickly, I won't be able to stop him!"
Tao Yan shouted again.
"You want to defraud me!"
The Di An Sect monk laughed ferociously and drew out the long knife from his waist.
Fubo's technique was superior, and the distance between the two of them had been shortened to within forty feet, and they were within the attack range of the spell.
"Suigetsu Slash!"
There was only a flash of light, and the Di An Sect monk took out his long sword, split the sea water, and slashed at Tao Yan from a distance.
Tao Yan could only stop, use the waterbending technique at full power, and at the same time add a spiritual energy shield inside.
He was filled with regret. If he had known the mission was so dangerous, he should not have come...
"Ice Blade Technique!"
At this moment, an ice knife split the water waves and quickly shot towards the Di An Sect monk.
It was Zhao Lin who took action, and the reason for him to make this decision was the opponent's Suigetsu Zhan's accomplishments.
Water Moon Slash is actually the Water Sword Technique. This magic technique of the Di An Sect is its own Hua Sect. It just changed its name and said that it was a technique that was developed by oneself.
Zhao Lin judged from the eyebrow knife's speed and mana fluctuation that this person was proficient in Shuiyue Zhan.
The Di An Sect monk intended to kill Tao Yan, and since he was in an unfamiliar Zhutan, it was impossible to hold back, so this person's strength could be roughly judged.
Attack spells are only proficient at level one, and Zhao Lin is confident that he can handle them.
"Senior Brother Zhao!"
Tao Yan shouted excitedly as if he had seen his savior.
The Di An Sect monk was shocked. He didn't expect that there was still a person hiding in the darkness, but he had already taken the knife and had no time to take it back. He could only pinch the secret with his hand and send out an undercurrent technique.
The sea water suddenly churned and undercurrents surged.
Undercurrent can add fuel to the fire, but it is very useful when fighting in water, as it can deflect the enemy's spells.
"point!"
Zhao Lin shouted low and split the ice blade into two. The two ice blades bypassed the undercurrent, one on the left and the other on the right, and attacked the Ansect monk from both sides.
"Advanced Level Ice Blade Technique!"
The Di An Sect monk's face changed, knowing that he had encountered a tough problem, he didn't even need the eyebrow knife, and concentrated all his magic power to build a waterfall in front of him.
"Flying Waterfall Technique!"
Waterfall can be used both offensively and defensively.
When attacking, the waterfall flies out horizontally, like countless water guns, with great destructive power.
When defending, the waterfall flows from top to bottom, forming a solid water barrier in front of the body.
Zhao Lin was secretly surprised. The Di An Sect was good at water magic, and it really lived up to its reputation.
In such a short time, four water-based spells were used: Fubo, Water Moon Slash, Undercurrent, and Waterfall.
"It's a pity that none of them have reached great success."
Zhao Lin's consciousness moved and he directed two ice blades to aim at the waterfall and chop continuously.
With two bangs, the ice blade shattered and a hole was opened in the waterfall.
"Taste the taste of Thunder Blade Technique!"
Since Zhao Lin decided to take action, he would never give the opponent a chance to escape. He pinched a spell in his hand and a solid white ball of light flew out from his fingertips.
The ball of light shone with blue light and crackled.
"What……"
The Di An Sect monk's eyes widened and he could hardly believe his own eyes.
boom!
The lightning flashed and the waterfall technique instantly disappeared.
(End of chapter)
