Chapter 416 Falling Star Islands
A few days later, Xiao Lin looked down from a thousand feet above the ground and saw large islands appearing on the sea in the distance. These islands were like green gems dotted among the vast waves.
Among them, dozens of miles directly in front of him, there were three large islands, each of which was at least a hundred miles in radius. The three islands were lined up in a row, and they were no more than a hundred miles apart from each other.
On the periphery of these three islands, there are dozens of smaller islands. These islands almost cover the area that Xiao Lin can see.
And besides these islands, there are countless small islands, ranging from a few miles to dozens of miles in radius, extending to the end of the sea and sky.
Xiao Lin thought to himself, it seems that this is the Falling Star Islands. He silently recalled several charts in his mind. After verifying it, he confirmed that the large island in front of him was the Falling Star Islands.
Xiao Lin pressed the escape light and flew towards the large island in the center. At this moment, Xiao Lin could already see escape lights around him from time to time, shuttling between the sea and sky and white clouds.
On the sea surface of these islands, there are countless huge ships coming and going, looking busy and lively.
Soon Xiao Lin landed on a pier. Outside the pier were rows of huge wooden boats. The big ones were over a hundred feet long, and the small ones were twenty or thirty feet long. At a glance, there were probably hundreds of them.
When many mortals on the dock saw Xiao Lin descending from the sky, they all showed reverence and secretly stared at Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin ignored the awe-inspiring looks of these mortals, and walked toward the city above the dock like the other immortal cultivators who landed.
A strong spiritual energy rushed towards his face, making Xiao Lin feel refreshed and refreshed. He was secretly surprised that the Falling Star Islands were indeed an excellent place for cultivators to practice. The richness of the spiritual energy here was no less than that of the green mountains of Dancao Mountain. Danfeng.
Xiao Lin, who walked out of the city, discovered that the island had a middle-high structure with low surroundings. There were streets all around, and both sides of the streets were lined with shops.
Most of the items sold in the shop were materials from monster beasts, but Xiao Lin just glanced at them and looked away. These materials were all materials from mortal monster beasts.
It may be of some use to monks in the Qi Refining Stage, but to him, it is simply not worth mentioning.
Xiao Lin walked around the mountain road towards the center of the island. He was looking for the "Xianju Pavilion" that Chen Si mentioned a few days ago. However, he searched for a long time and never saw the three words "Xianju Pavilion".
Seeing that we have arrived halfway up the mountain.
"Stop comers." At this moment, three women carrying swords suddenly walked out. These three women looked to be in their twenties. Two of them were at the seventh level of Qi Refining and one was at the eighth level.
They were wearing a set of yellow-green long skirts, with a blue wave pattern embroidered on their chests. Xiao Lin thought about it for a moment and realized that these three women should be from the Water Control Palace.
"The upper level is where the elders from the outer gate of Yushui Palace conduct their cultivation. No one else is allowed to enter. Even though the senior is a foundation-building monk, he is not allowed to violate it." The woman at the eighth level of Qi Refining said with a proud face.
Hearing this, Xiao Lin couldn't help but frowned. The woman's tone made him quite unhappy, but he did not show it. Instead, he smiled slightly and said, "I came to the Falling Star Islands for the first time and wanted to find the Xianju Pavilion. , I wonder if you three can give me some direction?"
The woman at the eighth level of Qi Refining heard this, and her expression softened slightly: "It turns out that the senior wanted to rent the cultivation cave, but he went in the wrong direction. I think the senior also came up from the pier, on the left side of the pier. There is a mountain road. If you keep walking along the mountain road, you can see Xianju Pavilion. "
"That's it, thank you girl." When Xiao Lin heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face, feeling that Xianju Pavilion was not in this city.
After Xiao Lin said goodbye and left, he turned around and headed out of the city. Along the way, he also deliberately walked around and found that there were not many immortal cultivators in the island city, and the few immortal cultivators were all low-level in the Qi Refining Stage. Immortal cultivator.
This made Xiao Lin a little surprised. The spiritual energy on this island is still very rich. Cultivating here is definitely getting twice the result with half the effort. But in fact, in addition to some low-level Qi Refining Stage monks, the Foundation Establishment Stage Immortal Cultivator, Xiao Lin didn't see any of them.
Soon, Xiao Lin left the city gate and found the mountain road that the woman mentioned earlier. This mountain road was very quiet, just a stone path. If it weren't for the woman's guidance, he really wouldn't have confused it with Xianju Pavilion. Get in touch.
After walking for several miles, Xiao Lin saw a pavilion not far ahead, with only one floor. The words "Xianju Pavilion" were engraved on the plaque above.
Xiao Lin's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but quicken his pace. Soon he came to the attic and was about to knock on the door.
"Come in, the door is unlocked." A lazy voice came from inside the door.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Lin gently opened the door and walked in.
Xiao Lin saw at a glance that there was a table and a wooden bed in the attic, and an old man in his fifties was slowly getting up from the bed.
"Fellow Taoist, do you want to rent a cultivation cave?" The old man got out of bed, sat in front of the table, took out a golden booklet from under the table, and said calmly.
"Yes."
The old man nodded, then bent down again and got under the table. After a while, he climbed out with an animal skin.
The animal skin showed a chart of this sea area, and Xiao Lin could see the islands on it at a glance. Most of these islands were marked in red.
"The ones marked above have been rented out. You can choose one of the unmarked islands." The old man pushed the animal skin in front of Xiao Lin.
Looking at the densely packed islands on the animal skin, there are probably hundreds of them, and at least half of them are marked with red marks.
"The island where fellow Taoist is currently located is called Baiyang. The two islands next to it are Zimu Island and Huangshi Island. These three islands are Baiyang Zhenren, Zimu Zhenren and Huangshi Zhenren respectively. The three of our Yushui Palace The training place of the outer sect elders.”
"Outsiders are not allowed to stay on these three islands for a long time. Only some low-level Qi Refining Stage disciples from our Water Control Palace can stay on the three islands, and they are not allowed to enter the area above the mountainside."
"The thirty-nine sub-islands including the outer ones are also the training places for the inner disciples of our Water Control Palace. They are not rented to the outside world. Only the remaining small islands are rented to the outside world. In principle, the island closest to here has the most aura. Rich, as for the price, one hundred low-grade spiritual stones per year, and if you rent it for more than ten years at a time, you can get a 20% discount," the old man said beside Xiao Lin while he was choosing the island.
Hearing this, Xiao Lin's heart moved, he raised his head and asked: "But I wonder if there is a market around the Falling Star Islands where we and other foundation-building monks can trade items?"
"Of course there is a city. To the southeast of the Falling Star Islands, about ten thousand miles away, there is a Black Stone Island. This Black Stone Island is also the territory of our Water Control Palace. It has the largest city in the surrounding sea area of hundreds of thousands of miles. It is There are all kinds of materials and items, including many cultivators who are cultivating in the Falling Star Islands. Most of them go to the market on Black Rock Island to buy the necessary items. "
"So that's it. Thank you fellow Taoist for clearing up the confusion. Xiao will choose this island." Xiao Lin pointed to a remote island due east on the chart and said.
"How long do you want to rent it, fellow Taoist?" When he saw the island Xiao Lin chose, the old man showed a surprised expression in his eyes. This island was relatively remote and far away from the three main islands. He thought that the aura on it must be very... ordinary.
And around it, there are several islands closer to Purple Wood Island in the north. The person in front of him did not choose the closer island, but chose the more remote one, which made the old man a little puzzled.
But he didn't say much. After all, since the other party chose that remote island, he naturally had his own considerations. The old man didn't care about the reasons.
"Let's rent it for a hundred years temporarily." After thinking about it, Xiao Lin took out a bag of spiritual stones from his storage bag and placed it on the table.
The old man counted it with his spiritual sense, and after confirming that it was eight thousand low-grade spiritual stones, he took out a black token from behind the table. On the back of the token was the number "128".
"This is the token for entering and exiting the island. As long as fellow Taoist put a drop of blood on the token, you can use the token to enter and exit the island's restricted areas. In addition, there are a few things that I need to remind fellow Taoist in advance."
After a pause, the old man continued: "There are some mortals living on every island, and the immortal cultivators who practice on it also need to take on the responsibility of protecting these mortals. Of course, in return, those mortals will contribute every year. For some spiritual stones, how much they donate depends on their intentions and how helpful their Taoist friends are to them.”
Hearing this, Xiao Lin couldn't help but frowned, but soon he became calm. Since he was practicing on that island, there was nothing wrong with protecting these mortals within his ability.
Moreover, what the old man said obviously did not mean any compulsion.
"Of course, under normal circumstances, mortals can deal with a small number of low-level and mid-level monsters on their own. Only when there are some high-level or even Dzogchen-level monsters do fellow Taoists need to take action. And if it is If you encounter a monster that your fellow Taoist is unable to catch, you can completely escape."
Hearing this, Xiao Lin was a little confused, not because the old man said that he could get away when encountering monsters that he was unable to catch, but because those mortals could actually deal with low-level and middle-level monsters.
In his opinion, even the elementary level monsters are far more powerful than ordinary beasts. It is unbelievable that ordinary mortals can compete with them. Even those martial arts masters who have reached the pinnacle of internal strength training are absolutely unbelievable. The opponent is not a monster.
However, Xiao Lin didn't ask. As long as he got to the island and asked someone casually, he would naturally know.
After completing the formalities, Xiao Lin said goodbye and left "Xianju Pavilion". Before returning to the dock, Xiao Lin turned into a dark green light and flew towards the northeast, disappearing in the blink of an eye.