Three years after the insect fighting competition, it was also the ninth year since Zhang Liang came to Biyou Island.
Zhang Liang is still keeping a low profile. The incident at Biyou Insect Farm has not yet come to light. Zhang Liang is also happy to do so. He draws formation diagrams, studies formations, and then studies weapon refining and insect farming. When he goes to the Black Fish Department, he also practices the Demon Sword Zonghengjue and the Thunder Water Sword Technique. , the time arrangement is quite tight.
Also in this year, one month after Zhang Liang's third appointment at Pinxian Pavilion, he was successfully promoted to the eighth level of Qi training.
This speed is already very fast compared to Haipin Linggen.
Still in the same year.
On this day, Lin Rong came to the Black Wind Insect Farm. This woman was still a little withdrawn and cold, as if she was alienated from everyone.
"Junior brother, I have something to do here, and I would like to ask for your help."
Zhang Liang immediately said: "Senior Sister, please tell me if you have anything to do. Junior Brother, if I can do my best, I will do my best to help."
Lin Rong got straight to the point: "Biyou Island, Qingshan Island, and Huangyu Island form a triangle. I discovered an ancient secret cave. Very few people know about it now. It's just that I am weak alone. If there is an insect master Help may be fruitful. Don't worry, I have been studying this secret cave for many years. Many of the forbidden methods in it have long been decayed and are suitable for the later stages of Qi training. If junior brother needs it, I can share all the information with junior brother. "
"The secret realm of the ancient cave?"
Zhang Liang was not interested when he heard the name. Is this a place you can just enter casually? The Qi training period is at the bottom of the world of immortality. Can you explore the secret realm of ancient caves at this level?
Zhang Liang pondered for a moment: "Sister, please forgive me for not being able to accompany me on this matter. Junior brother is currently stuck at the seventh level of Qi training, and he is only good at raising insects. No matter how strong the spiritual insects that can be raised are, after all, they are not as strong as themselves, and so on Junior brother really doesn’t dare to set foot in the secret realm of the ancient cave. However, junior brother is willing to give senior sister a second-order spiritual blood ant and 50 first-class high-grade spiritual blood ants. I, that’s all, it was senior sister who led me to Lingxian Island in the past, junior brother I will also give senior sister a second-level jade cockroach and 100 first-level high-quality jade cockroaches. As for going there in person, please forgive my junior brother for being unable to do so.".biqupai.
Zhang Liang had already learned the breathing technique and hid his strength at the seventh level of Qi training without worrying about being discovered.
He thought that if the secret realm of the cave was really not that dangerous, the spirit worms he had given him would definitely be able to help Lin Rong. If this woman becomes prosperous in the future, she will be greatly indebted to her.
If Lin Rong still fell into it despite the help of such spiritual insects, it would mean that this ancient secret realm of the cave was extremely dangerous. This gifted spirit insect is gone if it is gone. Anyway, it is nothing to me. It is better than losing my life.
Although he has a foundation-building formation diagram, it’s not necessary! It was only a matter of time before he could advance to the ninth level of Qi training and achieve Qi training perfection.
Furthermore, his method of building the foundation is different from ordinary people. It is to build the foundation through overcoming tribulations and does not require the foundation building pill. As for other trump cards, he has already been collecting them. He doesn't want to have any accidents in some ancient cave world.
Seeing Zhang Liang's firm attitude, Lin Rong sighed slightly: "Thank you so much, junior brother."
Zhang Liang also gave him a hand: "I wish senior sister a happy journey. Moreover, senior sister can try the owners of the small insect farms outside the three major insect farms. Their strength is roughly equal to mine, and they also raise spiritual insects. If Senior sister promises huge profits, maybe someone will be willing."
"Well, thank you junior brother for reminding me."
After sending Lin Rong away, Zhang Liang murmured: "How many years have you been studying? It seems that you have discovered this secret realm a long time ago. I am afraid you wanted to tell me a few years ago. Since you are hesitant, how can I believe it?" What about?"
…
Half a year after Lin Rong's visit, Zhang Liang went to Sunflower Mountain to visit, mainly to see if Lin Rong had come back.
But who knows, he just meets Rao Yaoyao.
Zhang Liang immediately saluted respectfully: "I have met Master Rao before, but I never knew that Master Rao came to Biyou Island. Otherwise, I would have come to see him early in the morning."
Rao Yaoyao said indifferently: "There is no need for everyone to know about my trip."
As he spoke, Rao Yaoyao looked at this plump and handsome young man up and down: "You have already passed the most difficult stage of Qi training, the late stage of Qi training. How come you are still at the seventh level of Qi training after five or six years?"
Zhang Liang said hurriedly: "Uncle Master, after all, my spiritual roots are still a little weak. Although I have worked hard to practice, I am still a little short of the peak of the seventh level of Qi training. It may still take three to five years of accumulation."
Rao Yaoyao didn't pay much attention: "I hope you can reach the ninth level of Qi training before you are fifty. After all, it will take ten years of hard work to complete the ninth level. As for foundation building..."
Rao Yaoyao snorted lightly and did not continue, but said: "Rong'er went to see you half a year ago?"
"Yes, Senior Uncle. Six months ago, Senior Sister Lin Rong invited the disciple to explore the secret realm of the ancient cave. However, the disciple's foundation is shallow and he has no other merits in cultivation except spiritual insects. So he did not dare to go with Senior Sister...Uncle, Senior Sister, she …”
"died."
"ah?"
Zhang Liang pretended to be surprised, but his heart was tense because he didn't agree to Lin Rong in the first place. He knew how could the ancient cave be so easy to break into? Lin Rong had been preparing for it for many years, and the spirit insect she had donated as a gift still died. Although she had the Black Fish Formation and the Black Crow Formation to protect her, there was no guarantee that she would be safe.
Fortunately, my promotion method is different from theirs, so I don't have to fight desperately for that glimmer of opportunity.
Rao Yaoyao: "A cultivator must fight for life and death and fight for opportunities. Rong'er has good qualifications, but he is not smart enough. He is stubborn and has an old-fashioned temperament. He is not easy to be treated by others. I am not surprised by his death, but it is just a pity. …”
Rao Yaoyao seemed to value Lin Rong very much, so he came here specifically to pay his respects.
Zhang Liang also sighed: "Senior sister is a good person."
Rao Yaoyao glanced at Zhang Liang lightly: "Do you know the news about Sun Qian's disappearance in Biyou Insect Farm?"
"Um?"
Zhang Liang's face was filled with astonishment: "Sun Qian is missing?"
"you do not know?"
Zhang Liang immediately explained: "The disciple really doesn't know. To be honest, since the disciple came to Biyou Island, he has not even seen Sun Qian's face. All along, he has been following the orders of his uncle, focusing on raising insects and not participating in it. Conflicts between insect farms. The Black Wind Insect Farm now knows that its disciples love to retreat, but in fact they are all disciples who are practicing or studying the art of raising insects."
Rao Yaoyao stared at Zhang Liang for a while, and seeing the latter's calm face, he nodded slightly: "You are indeed very talented in raising insects. But in terms of cultivation, there are still some shortcomings, and maybe you can find some. The elixir can assist. Or, if you accumulate some wealth in the future, you can exchange it for the first-level top-notch skills, which should be helpful."
"Thank you, uncle, for your guidance. I will definitely practice hard and live up to the fairy's high expectations."
"Well, go ahead! I want to be alone for a while."
"Yes, uncle."
…
When he parted ways with Rao Yaoyao, Zhang Liang was still calm in his heart. His mind-breathing technique was indeed extraordinary, and even Rao Yaoyao didn't realize that he had hidden his strength.
It's so good. After practicing the seventh level of Qi, you can counterattack and kill Sun Qian, who is the foundation builder. Who would believe it?
Not to mention counter-killing and building foundations, even counter-killing at the eighth level of Qi training was surprising enough, and Sun Qian had already reached the ninth level of Qi training.
There is no sun or moon in practice.
Zhang Lianglai returned to the Black Fish Department and Biyou Island to practice formations, weapon refining, demon sword vertical and horizontal techniques, and thunder and water swordsmanship, and lived a very fulfilling life.
In the blink of an eye, two years have passed.
Luo Sanpang was promoted to the ninth level of Qi training. News came that the number of second-level spiritual insects raised had doubled. I thought that Rao Yaoyao would give him most of the resources of Biyou Insect Farm, making Sansha Insect Farm become Biyou's. The first insect farm on the island.
However, Rao Yaoyao didn't know where he found someone, a female cultivator named Fu Lan, who was said to be a first-level high-level formation mage.
As soon as this woman arrived, she sent greeting cards to Zhang Liang and Luo Sanpang.
Zhang Liang rushed to welcome him, because he was originally not interested in expanding the production of insect farms. With that time, he still had to practice hard. Is it possible that he would really devote himself to raising insects?
Having met Fu Lan, Zhang Liang was somewhat sure that this woman sent the greeting card. Although she wanted to make friends with the two big insect farm owners and let everyone live in peace, she seemed a little unfamiliar with the ways of the world. Zhang Liang guessed that this woman He should be a talented person who has never suffered any setbacks before.
The reason for this judgment was that Fu Lan drank a lot of wine at his place and was dizzy. When the two talked about the formation together, she also gave Zhang Liang a good discussion, which benefited Zhang Liang a lot.
Moreover, while drinking, this woman could even talk coquettishly to Zhang Liang, of course, in an unconscious coquettish way.
Of course, Fu Lan might be pretending all this, but Zhang Liang didn't care. At least she has established such an image for herself now, and she definitely wants to use it for a long time.
Whether it was really silly or hidden, Zhang Liang didn't care. Anyway, he had no intention of visiting the insect farm.
Time flies.
In a blink of an eye, it’s been another five years.
Zhang Liang lives a simple life and occasionally drinks with Fu Lan every year, but as far as he knows, Fu Lan also drinks with Luo Sanpang.
However, it seems that for now, Luo Sanpang has kept a much lower profile for some unknown reason, and it seems that he no longer has the idea of traveling to the insect farm. The three families were able to get along with each other in rare peace.
Now, Zhang Liang has reached the ninth level of Qi training. Although it is not perfect, he is still on the ninth level of Qi training, a slight step forward.
Also this year, Zhang Liang relied on his own efforts to successfully repair the first-order high-grade water-bending spirit wood formation and officially entered the first-order high-grade formation mage.
As for the art of weapon refining, Zhang Liang had already become a first-level mid-level weapon refiner five years ago. But currently, he is still a little short of being a first-level high-grade weapon refiner.
The main reason is that there is no one to teach, so the progress of self-study is inevitably a bit slow. However, he is not in a hurry. According to his current growth rate, it will only take two or three years to become a first-level high-grade weapon refiner.
As for the others, such as the Thunder Water Sword Technique, the Demon Sword Vertical and Horizontal Technique, the Overlord Sword, and the Star-cutting Sword, Zhang Liang has also mastered all of them. He has used it in the sea urchin algae field, and the power is impressive.
"Sixteen years."
Zhang Liang is currently sitting in the small courtyard of the Black Wind Insect Farm drinking tea. It has been sixteen years since he came to Biyou Island.
Rao Yaoyao came here twice, both times to mourn Lin Rong. However, he hurriedly met with Zhang Liang and Fu Lan, said a few words of encouragement and then left.
Zhang Liang would be very happy if he could continue to practice peacefully like this.
However, the waters outside Biyou Island have been extremely unstable recently.
In the past few years, it seems that the creatures in the Immortal Sea outside Biyou Island have become much stronger. Many fishermen and farmers often encounter accidents while hunting offshore.
This year alone, the number of fishermen and farmers who have died in the Immortal Sea has been ten times that of previous years.
In the Immortal Sea, a rumor about sea ghosts gradually spread. Some people say that somewhere in the Immortal Sea, there is a large underwater tomb, and there is a special creature in the tomb called a sea ghost.
Sea ghosts specifically target shallow-sea hunters. Once entangled, it is almost impossible to escape.
This was recently spread by a fisherman, but when people asked the fisherman if he had seen sea ghosts with his own eyes, he said no, but he heard sounds and saw a lot of seaweed, which was very serious.
Then, the fisherman was arrested by the law enforcement team for deceiving the public with his monstrous words. Zhang Liang did not know what happened next.
However, there are still many people who like to gossip in the insect farm. Zhang Liang overheard that similar situations occurred not only on Biyou Island, but also on Qingshan Island and Huangyu Island.
In other words, this is not a small-scale event, but a large-scale event spanning thousands of miles of sea.
However, Zhang Liangliang said, what does this have to do with him? Anyway, he doesn't go to sea, so who cares about this kind of thing? If he can catch a sea ghost and come up to see it, he would be happy to see it. After all, the news is quite mysterious, and he still has curiosity.
…
half year later.
Zhang Liang returns again to practice double cultivation with Wu Xianxian.
Now, Zhang Liang has practiced Qi at the ninth level, and Wu Xianxian has just completed his Qi training.
Wu Xianxian also benefited a lot from the dual cultivation method, and she was already at the eighth level of Qi training, so it was normal for her to have reached perfection at this moment.
However, the speed of this progress in strength really frightened the Black Crow Wise Man.
The wise man Blackfish roughly understood why, after all, Zhang Liang had told him this method. But he didn't expect this method to be so effective.
Seeing that Wu Xianxian had perfected his Qi training, the Black Fish wise man felt that Zhang Liang's progress in strength was beginning to slow down. After all, Zhang Liang had already reached the mid-to-late stage of the third level of physical training ten years ago.
Now, both the Black Fish Wise Man and the Black Crow Wise Man are waiting to see who can build the foundation first.
After this double cultivation, Zhang Liang's strength has improved a lot again, but there is still a long way to go before he can complete his Qi training. Zhang Liang feels that it may take at least five years.
But the problem is that although Zhang Liang has not deliberately practiced body training in these years, as time goes by, he also needs to eat. As time goes by, he feels that the third stage of body training will also be broken through.
And once you reach the third level of body refining, the so-called disaster may come at any time.
However, over the past ten years, Zhang Liang has prepared many means. He is confident that he is armed to the teeth and should be enough to face the so-called catastrophe.
…
Another half year later.
Fu Lan came to see Zhang Liang for a drink and discussed with Zhang Liang whether they should jointly organize a joint promotion.
Zhang Liang was confused: "Why?"
After Fu Lan tons and tons drank a cup of tea, he said in surprise: "Don't you know yet? There is a major overhaul of the foundation of Lingxian Palace. The big tomb has been found, and people will be taken to explore it soon. So, Recently, the number of merchants on the island has suddenly increased."
"peddler?"
Fu Lan: "Think about it! If it is really an ancient tomb, there must be a lot of good things in it! These things will be leaked to some extent, and there are not a few people who want to come and wait for the opportunity."
Zhang Liang laughed out loud: "Even so, if people come to wait for the opportunity, what does it have to do with us spiritual insects?"
Fu Lanjiao said angrily: "When there are more people, the market will open up! This is what my father told me. Opportunities are always there at any time and anywhere. Try to fight for them. What if the opportunity comes?"
"Well……"
Zhang Liang thought for a moment: "Okay! But you know, our Black Wind Insect Farm only breeds jasper cockroaches and spiritual blood ants. How many goods are you planning to sell?"
Fu Lan: "A big sale, at least 100,000 spiritual insects, right? I'll ask Fatty Luo and other small farm owners later, let's jointly hold a spiritual insect sale and make a lot of money from outsiders."
Zhang Liang nodded slightly: "Okay."
Zhang Liang has indeed spent a lot of money over the years. In order to gather some life-saving cards, he spent at least one hundred thousand spirit stones. The efficiency of the insect farm itself has been turned over to another four levels, and the remaining balance needs to be purchased for various spiritual insects. Speaking of which, he is really not that rich now.
Since Fu Lan wanted to bring everyone together, Zhang Liang naturally followed the trend and made some money along the way.
No, after sending Fu Lan away, Zhang Liang lay on the chair. Yang Xue took the initiative to walk behind Zhang Liang and pressed Zhang Liang's shoulders.
Zhang Liang said leisurely: "Xue'er, I'll leave this matter to you!"
"Yes, the owner. The owner...are you interested in dealing with the owner?"
Zhang Liang smiled slightly when he heard this. Is it fun to drink wine occasionally? This woman is afraid that if she gets along with Fu Lan, she won't be able to tolerate her, right?
However, Zhang Liang was in a good mood today and said, "Yang Xue, have you been following me for a while?"
"Owner, Xueer has been following the owner for 17 years, one month and 23 days."
"Has another year passed in the blink of an eye?"
Zhang Liang sighed secretly: "I have worked hard for you these years. You have average qualifications, and there is no hope of building a foundation in this life. That's all. The master of this field has taught you a top-grade Kung Fu called "Peach Blossom Yin". You can try to practice it. But don’t get your hopes too high.”
When Yang Xue heard this, he was immediately stunned. In the eyes of some people, the first-level top-level skills are not rare, but in the eyes of insect farmers and fishermen like them, they are rare top-level skills. .
I would like to ask, how many low-level monks have access to first-level high-level skills?
"Thank you, host?"
"Well, go ahead!"
The Taohuayin technique is only suitable for women to practice. For Zhang Liang, it is dispensable and can be used as a reward.
Zhang Liang is not worried about the Black Fish Department now, and he doesn't want to get involved in the right and wrong of the world of immortality. He is just waiting for the catastrophe to come. Recently, he purchased the spirit gathering array and started practicing hard with the high-grade spirit stones.
I thought about trying to see if I could be promoted to Qi-Practice Perfection after the next appointment at Pinxian Tower.
However, how can anything in the world be so smooth?
A month later, several insect farms on Biyou Island jointly held a spiritual insect sales event, which was a great success. But suddenly, a giant whale fairy ship docked at Biyou Island, with more than three hundred Lingxian Palace disciples and a foundation-building major cultivator disembarking.
As soon as this foundation-building overhaul arrived on the island, he called Zhang Liang, Luo Sanpang and Fu Lan over.
At this moment, the three of them looked at each other in confusion, wondering why the giant whale fairy ship suddenly came here? Moreover, the foundation-building overhaul asked the three of them by name.
This middle-aged foundation-building cultivator said: "I am Yao Zhen, a disciple of the seventh elder of Lingxian Palace and the true disciple of Spirit Beast Peak. There have been frequent strange phenomena near Biyou Island recently, and I came here to investigate the strange phenomena. Come. Because the anomaly is near your Biyou Island, Biyou, Qingshan, and Huangyu Islands will unconditionally provide some spiritual insects and other related resources as support. Therefore, I need you to provide ten within three days. There are ten thousand low-grade spiritual insects, ten thousand first-order middle-grade spiritual insects, and one thousand first-order high-grade spiritual insects. Do you three understand?"
"Hiss~"
Zhang Liang and the three of them are all so perverted. What the hell? What about the lion's big mouth? How much does it cost? Such a huge amount of spiritual insect resources is basically equivalent to emptying out a small insect farm. Even if Zhang Liang and his three major insect farms were to take out this batch of spiritual insects, it would still be very difficult. This is going to be sold, at least more than 200,000 spiritual stones.
Even at the beginning, the Black Wind Insect Farm could not produce so many spiritual insect resources.
The key is, this person only said that he wanted it, but he didn’t say that he would give any benefits. He asked everyone to take out so many spiritual insects with empty words. Who would be happy?
Fortunately, this person waited for three people to breathe before he said leisurely: "Of course, I don't take these spiritual insects for nothing. I have already told Fairy Rao that in the next five years, you will be exempted from turning in spiritual stones and second-level spiritual insects." Spiritual Insect. In addition, you three have not practiced the second part of "Spiritual Insect Yin", right? Today, I will give you the next part of the practice. This can be regarded as the reward I give you. You three agree. how?"
Zhang Liang nodded and cursed secretly, "It's almost like you're being detained at your grandma's house."
The next chapter of the Spiritual Insect Guide only costs fifty thousand spirit stones.
The five-year turn-in is actually not as much as expected. After all, the income from selling insects is only gross profit. Doesn’t it cost money to raise insects? Doesn't it cost money to have hundreds of mouths in the insect farm? In real terms, if a bug farm can make a net profit of 50,000 spirit stones in a year, it is already quite good.
Although Zhang Liang's current Black Wind Insect Farm is on track, its annual net profit is less than 50,000 spirit stones. Yang Xuegang reported that it is about 35,000 spirit stones. What is really going to be handed over to Rao Yaoyao is less than 15,000 spirit stones, which adds up to more than 70,000 spirit stones in five years.
Even if you add in the 50,000 spirit stones attracted by the spirit insects, it's still only 120,000 spirit stones. But this person asked for spiritual insects, and the market price was at least double that.
But after Zhang Liang thought for a while, since this man could talk things through with Rao Yaoyao, he should probably have given some benefits to Rao Yaoyao. Otherwise, Rao Yaoyao would have lost a lot every year, so how could he agree so easily.
Or maybe, regarding the matter around Biyou Island, if the sect needs Rao Yaoyao, it needs to sacrifice some of its own interests.
In any case, Rao Yaoyao himself may not care much about the lost resources, but Zhang Liang and the others have really suffered heavy losses.
If such a large batch of spiritual insects were delivered at once, they might not be able to make up for it in five years.
Even if you make up for it after five years, wouldn’t it be equivalent to working for five years in vain?
However, facing the foundation building overhaul, they still said hello to Rao Yaoyao, what can Zhang Liang and the others do?
Immediately, Zhang Liang said: "Please don't worry, the Immortal. We and the other three families will definitely gather the spiritual insects that the Immortal needs within three days."
Luo Sanpang and Fu Lan immediately relaxed when they saw Zhang Liang's straightforward words. In fact, they also know that there is nothing they can do if they don't let go. They are in the midst of a foundation-building overhaul. Even if they slap themselves to death now, Rao Yaoyao may hold a grudge, but most likely he will not get any justice for himself.
"Well! You are not bad, and you are quite sensible. Not only did I call you today, but those small farm owners will also be here later. I will not be as kind to them as I am to you. Okay, let's go !”
…
After a while, the three of them gathered together.
Luo Sanpang: "Brother Zhang, you answered so simply and you didn't even try to bargain with this person?"
Zhang Liang was speechless: "Brother Luo, do you want to be remembered by a great foundation-building cultivator?"
Luo Sanpang's face trembled: "Of course I don't want to, but... this is a bit too deceiving!"
Fu Lan: "There is no way, the situation is pressing. I'm afraid Fairy Rao won't come forward for us in this matter."
Zhang Liang nodded: "There are probably many different factions among the foundation-building major cultivators in Lingxian Palace. Fairy Rao is just one of the foundation-building major cultivators. She also needs to assess the situation. This time, admit your defeat!"
Zhang Liang, in line with the idea of not looking for trouble in the face of a great catastrophe, agreed very simply.
But he had a not-so-good premonition that something strange happened on Biyou Island when he was facing a catastrophe. Is it a coincidence, or is it a follow-up to Lin Rong's incident?
Regardless, he didn't want to get involved. Since some people have come to Biyou Island, they must also have visited Qingshan Island and Huangyu Island.
Moreover, the disciples brought by Yao Zhen all have extraordinary temperaments and seem to be of a high level. They are probably all disciples in the late stages of Qi training.
What is worthy of dispatching digital foundation builders and so many disciples in the late stages of Qi training at once?
Zhang Liang was even thinking, should he go to the Black Fish Club to avoid the limelight?
But then I thought about it, this place is not stable, and I don’t know if Rao Yaoyao and the others will come at any time. It would not be good if I was not on Biyou Island and someone found out about it.
In the end, Zhang Liang decided to wait and see what would happen. If it was really his catastrophe, then he would have to deal with it! Otherwise, how to build the foundation?
