Qingzhou and Dishengqianzhou in the Northern Territory have always known about each other's existence, but there have been very few people who can reach the other side across the sea. For most people, finding Penglai Island is even easier.
Because Penglai Island was just inaccessible before, but its location is not a secret. But facing a larger continent, often even the shadow cannot be found.
There is always a kind of power in the dark that makes people get lost in the sea. Anyone who can successfully land is not familiar with the art of navigation. But there is something tied up in the heart and something that must be done.
Xu Jinlin has a deep obsession and naturally knows the location of Qianzhou.
Even if you don't have the ability to discern direction, you will never get lost on the sea.
But after several days of sailing, the route was temporarily changed.
Xu Jinlin is now in his forties and is no longer the ignorant left-behind boy.
He knew that he had deviated from the direction of Qianzhou, but he still changed the course without hesitation. Because he discovered that there was something unusual about the fish under the sea.
All the creatures in the sea, big and small, seemed to be united together.
Small fish, crabs, shrimps, turtles, jellyfish, great white sharks. Different types of animals, even hostile ones, formed a huge team and marched in the same direction.
This place is far away from the coast, and no fishing boats will go fishing in this place. When sailors come here, reaching their destination is basically their only goal.
To put it bluntly, it is difficult to find the underwater situation. Even if they are discovered, not many people will follow it, and it will not take long to follow.
Xu Jinlin not only followed, but also followed for more than ten days.
It seriously deviates from the direction of Di Shengqianzhou and does not match the legendary location of Penglai.
Xu Jinlin didn't know what the strangeness of the fish meant. I didn’t feel anything special, I just simply felt it was unusual and felt the need to go see what was going on.
After being with Guan Zheng and Dou Qianli for so many years, in addition to his martial arts training, the most important thing I learned is not to let go of any details.
As long as there is anything inconsistent with normality, we cannot let go of anything. Even if it wastes time and energy, it is still hundreds of times better than missing important things.
"There is no rush to go to Qianzhou in the next few days. It will be too late no matter how late." Xu Jinlin used his true energy to move the boat and continued to follow the fish. After a few more days, it finally stopped.
"here……"
Xu Jinlin looked ahead in astonishment.
There is a small island ahead, but the boat can no longer move forward.
Marine life, large and small, is almost crowded around the island. Whether it is shrimps, crabs or anything else, even fish that can only live in the deep sea, they desperately put their heads out of the water and tried hard to explore the direction of the island.
But even with such a squeezing scene, it didn't seem chaotic at all. Seize positions as much as possible without interfering with each other.
A huge, powerful shark, with a bunch of small shrimps huddled together in front of it.
Xu Jinlin felt weird.
Sharks are fish that must keep swimming. Stopping means death. But not only can this shark stay in a fixed place, it even behaves very humbly.
Those densely packed shrimps, it can swallow a large piece just by opening its mouth, and it can move forward a large piece by flicking its tail.
But it just stopped at a distance, struggling to maintain balance.
I thought these creatures were attracted by something, but now it looks more like a ritual of worship.
Xu Jinlin hesitated for a moment and jumped off the boat. I tapped the fish and shrimp lightly with my toes, and got to the shore in a few steps.
The shore is also crowded with aquatic creatures, including amphibians such as turtles. But he still stayed in the sea and had no intention of going ashore.
Xu Jinlin's eyes wandered around.
This is a deserted island, so desolate that there are almost no plants to be seen. There were rocks of all sizes everywhere, but nothing special was seen.
"Dang, Dang, Dang..."
Suddenly, Xu Jinlin heard a hammering sound.
"This voice..."
Xu Jinlin's pupils shrank, revealing a bit of coldness.
When he was in Di Shengqianzhou, he was imprisoned in Shiwuwu. There is a beast-sound cave there, from time to time the roars of beasts and the sound of hammering are heard.
There are even people in Shishiwu who are good at a strange technique, which can control the stone tiger that is suspected of being a machine beast.
Now hearing this hammering sound, it instinctively awakens that dark memory.
"Could it be that they are really those guys? Are they expanding beyond Qianzhou?" Xu Jinlin's eyes flashed with coldness, "In that case, we are starting from here."
Xu Jinlin flew to the heights of the island and saw a figure in the distance.
In the center of the island, someone was chiseling into the stone, seeming to be carving something.
With Xu Jinlin's current cultivation level, he should be able to see clearly from this distance.
But he could only see a figure, and couldn't see the person's specific appearance, and he couldn't even tell the age of the man or woman.
It seemed like he was holding a hammer and chisel in his hand, but he seemed to be holding nothing at all.
The only thing that can be seen clearly is the stone statue being carved.
There are four stone statues in total, divided into four directions and placed around the man. The stone statue has not yet been carved, but its outline can already be seen.
They are dragon, tiger, bird and turtle.
Although the carvings are a bit strange in some places, for example, the turtle's tail is relatively long and wraps around its body. But overall, there is nothing wrong with these four.
The order of the carvings is also strange.
This statue was chiseled twice, and then the other statue was chiseled twice. Going in circles like this, it feels like the rain and dew are evenly distributed.
"Who is he?" Xu Jinlin looked hesitant.
He couldn't determine the identity of the other party, but he vaguely felt that it would be dangerous in the past. Even Guan Zheng, who was in the third level of his soul, did not give him such an unpredictable feeling.
Xu Jinlin is not Guan Zheng, and his goal is not to be number one in the world. He will not back down when facing enemies, but he will not challenge irrelevant strong men.
He looked back at the strange thing on the sea, and then at the carved weirdo, and suddenly thought of a certain existence.
"Penglai?" Xu Jinlin had a guess, but he didn't look excited.
He naturally knows the legends of immortals, and has even visited the seven wonders of Qianzhou himself. Parents and five uncles, and I don’t know how many times I mentioned it.
Xu Jinlin believed in it when he was young, and even became fascinated by it. But with subsequent changes, doubts gradually arose.
It's not that he doubts the existence of immortals, but that he lacks enough trust.
"The tragedy of Qianzhou and the suffering in the world should be nothing in the eyes of that kind of being. Even if it is really that person, he probably won't do anything to help me."
Xu Jinlin did not walk over, but stayed where he was. After thinking silently for a while, he sat down directly.
"What I want to ask for may not be possible. But even if I don't ask for it, I may not get anything." Xu Jinlin began to carefully observe every move of the figure.
"Those fish, shrimps, turtles and crabs in the sea are so abnormal, there must be something special that attracts them. They can detect it, there is no reason why I can't."
Time passed unknowingly, the sun hid behind the coastline, and the moon hung in the night sky with stars. Wait until the sun rises again and the sky becomes bright again.
Xu Jinlin remained motionless.
After sitting there for an unknown amount of time, Xu Jinlin finally responded.
"Those statues..."
Xu Jinlin finally saw it...
There is nothing special about the sculptor's movements, or it is impossible for him to understand it at all. But those statues revealed something unusual.
Each statue exudes a special atmosphere. Those auras were connected together and then integrated into the island.
The life in the sea is attracted because of the breath. As long as you can suck a little bit of it, you can change their fish life. Even if you can't absorb it, just looking at it from a distance will be of great benefit.
What concerned Xu Jinlin was that the four auras were different and even conflicted with each other. But after blending together, it is so perfect.
The power sinking into the island seems to be vaster than the sea. Even the sky can be included in it.
Xu Jinlin didn't try to comprehend that kind of power because he knew very well that he couldn't do it.
On the contrary, it was the way of integration that had great appeal to him.
"My martial arts cultivation has improved very quickly, but at the same time, the foundation is not strong enough. Haste makes waste. If I can't see the problem now, there will be hidden dangers in the future. If I can integrate different powers like those four stone statues, maybe..."
Xu Jinlin thought secretly and began to try to integrate different martial arts.
"puff……"
I just tried a few and vomited a mouthful of blood. But Xu Jinlin did not give up, and his eyes became brighter. Looking at the figures carving stone statues, I kept trying.
An unknown amount of time passed, and Xu Jin's scaly face was as weak as gold paper. His face had changed a lot, as if he had grown more than ten years old.
But his expression became more determined, and his eyes became more enlightened.
"Too many, too complicated...I can't do four, but three should be fine...I don't want the others!"
Xu Jinlin's true energy exploded, and a force dispersed from his dantian.
The soul turned around.
He destroyed many martial arts and fell into the realm of his own.
"Master Guan taught me the Fiery Knife, Master Dou taught me the Wind Spirit Kick, and I learned the Frost Fist myself. The rest will be eliminated, leaving only these three, and the three points will be returned to the origin..."
He waved his palm to chop out a blaze of flames, jumped up and kicked out a strong wind, and punched out a frosty mist in the air.
The three powers turned into three-color air currents, spiraling and entangled together, and finally turned into a white air mass.
Xu Jinlin pressed up and down with his palms, causing the spiral-like air mass to spin wildly and finally be absorbed into the Dantian.
With a bang, his true energy surged, and he returned to the second level of Yuan Shen again.
"Haha, it really happened!" Xu Jinlin was very happy.
"If I'm fighting Master Guan, even if he doesn't deliberately give in, I can still hold on to a hundred moves. If he doesn't break through the fourth level, there is still a chance of victory across the border."
Xu Jinlin is not a proud person, but at this moment he has reasons and confidence to be confident, and he suddenly feels a sense of pride.
"The mysteries of immortality are infinite, and they can be understood by looking through the cave. Even if there is no destiny for immortality, humans can conquer heaven."
The excited Xu Jinlin subconsciously looked for the carved figure, but when he saw the surrounding scene, he was suddenly stunned.
The four stone statues were no longer in the center at some point, but moved to the surroundings of the island.
Hold your head high and look around.
But what surprised him was not the stone statue, but other changes noticed by the stone statue.
This isolated island in the sea is no longer a mess of rocks, but has become a whole stone surface covered with exquisite and mysterious textures. Even the island itself is no longer in its original form.
Square and square, with smooth edges.
It doesn't look like an island, but like a seal.
That person is no longer carving stone statues.
It’s about sculpting the island.
…
A warrior goes to sea and meets a craftsman on an isolated island. Craftsmen carve stone beasts without wind, rain, cold or heat. The warrior has a feeling, understands the wonderful method, and thinks it is the true meaning. Looking around with pleasure, the scene changed in surprise. Jade on the island, mysterious patterns on the horizon. The four beasts hold their heads high, each in its proper place. Only then did we realize that he was not the craftsman who carved the stone, but the immortal who carved the island.
"Jiuzhou Zhi·Penglai"
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