Chapter 259 Lin Man Goes to the Sea
Time flies, and seven years have passed in the blink of an eye.
This year, Ning Daoran was exactly 180 years old. During these seven years, in addition to diligently using the Changqing Jue and Zhenyang Furnace Jue to carefully polish his Dinghuo spiritual body, he went out to sea three times and reaped considerable rewards.
In addition, he went to Yizhou's Shixian Tower frequently, and killed various Jindan-stage monsters and demon cultivators time and time again. In just seven years, his points had increased to 9,200. He was only 800 points away from reaching the 10,000-point mark, which would allow him to exchange for the extremely precious Yuanying-stage middle-stage demon pill!
In fact, he had been very worried during these seven years, fearing that he was too slow and that the Nascent Soul Stage demon pill would be obtained by others first. But after seven years, this worry of his had gradually disappeared.
The Shixian Tower was filled with a bunch of old-timers who didn't even bother to earn points, so no one was competing with them!
As for the younger generation of silver medal killers, there is no need to worry about them. No one can have the "invincible in the same level" foundation like Ning Daoran. Those silver medal killers often lie dormant for many years after completing a mission.
Moreover, those on the bounty list are all "very evil" creatures. How could they be killed so easily? Ning Daoran alone knew of many silver medal killers who had failed in the past seven years. Not only did they fail to pay the bounty, they also lost their own lives.
To make a living in the Xianshi Tower is like tying your head to your belt and it is a job that is on the edge of a knife. It is not easy to get those points.
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“Swish!”
One day, early in the morning, a sound transmission note flew into the mansion, coming from Lin Man.
"Fellow Daoist Ning, can I meet you?"
Ning Daoran only replied with one word: "Come."
Not long after, the beautiful short-haired female cultivator walked into the cave leisurely, holding a bamboo basket in her hand. The basket contained some extremely rare spiritual fruits. Although she knew that Ning Daoran's cave was definitely full of these things, Lin Man would still bring some things every time, which would make the big stupid deer very happy.
"Old Deer, go wash the fruit."
Ning Daoran handed the bamboo basket to the big stupid deer, and then invited Lin Man into the pavilion to chat.
"Master Lin Fu, this time it must be something important, otherwise I wouldn't have the audacity to disturb you." Ning Daoran said while sitting upright.
"Um."
Lin Man glanced at him and felt a little unhappy. When other men saw her, Lin Man, they would all be very attentive and enthusiastic. But not like Ning Daoran. She was clearly sitting in front of him, but he looked indifferent.
"Fellow Daoist, Lin Man is planning to go out to sea soon."
She pursed her red lips and said, "This trip to the sea is extremely important to Lin Man. I have been planning for many years. The purpose is to capture an extremely rare creature in the Tianluo Sea, called the Six Yin Hibiscus Carp. This creature is extremely cunning and needs to be sealed with a formation before it can be captured. Moreover, it is extremely difficult to capture the Six Yin Hibiscus Carp. I hope that fellow Taoist can go with me."
"Six Yin Hibiscus Carp?"
Ning Daoran frowned: "I heard that this thing is extremely cold and yin. What does Master Lin Fu need it for?"
“…”
Lin Man hesitated to speak.
"Forget it. I shouldn't ask too many questions."
Ning Daoran said, "Since Master Lin Fu intends to go out to sea to search for the Six Yin Hibiscus, I think he has indeed made full preparations. May I ask, besides me, who else has Master Lin Fu invited?"
"Master Wuya, a casual cultivator, in the middle stage of Jindan, Li Fengling, a casual cultivator, a warrior in the early stage of Baodan, in addition to the six foundation-building cultivators from the Floating Cloud Sect, and more than 300 sailors. These were all hired by Lin Man with spirit stones, which cost me a lot of spirit stones."
She showed an extremely heartbroken expression.
Ning Daoran felt the same way. Every time he spent a lot of spirit stones in one go, he also felt extremely painful.
This spiritual stone is like the banknotes from the previous life. It would be great if it would not decrease no matter how much you spend it.
"I wonder how much Master Wuya's commission is?" Ning Daoran asked.
"Twenty thousand spirit stones."
“…”
Ning Daoran sighed secretly, it seemed that this Six Yin Hibiscus Carp was really important to Lin Man, otherwise, with her personality, she would never spend so many spirit stones to hire a middle-stage Jindan.
"Master Lin Fu, it is no problem for me to go out to sea, but my price will definitely be higher than that of Master Wu Ya."
"I know."
Lin Man spoke softly, and took out a stack of talismans from her storage bag. They were all third-level mid-grade talismans, and there were as many as twenty of them. She really put all her money into it! "I know these talismans are worthless to you, but this is all I can give you. I hope you can help me this time and go on this journey with me."
Ning Daoran groaned.
According to his previous temper, he would never participate in such an event. Given Lin Man's caution, since she had made so many preparations for Liuyin Furong, this trip must be extremely dangerous. Ning Daoran was cautious by nature, so he should avoid risks at this time.
However, the training in the Immortal-Slaying Tower during this period of time has brought great changes to Ning Daoran. A good sword is the result of repeated sharpening. Even the best sword will be useless if it is not polished.
"Okay, Ning accepts it."
Ning Daoran took the stack of talismans and said, "I wonder when we will set off?"
"How about three days later?"
"good!"
…
Three days later, we were ready to go to sea.
"Master Ning! Master Lin!"
Early in the morning, an old man with an immortal look appeared in front of the cave. He was the Immortal Wuya whom Lin Man had invited. It was said that he was a casual cultivator who was very smart and capable. He had achieved the middle stage of the Golden Core realm single-handedly and was very famous in the White Dragon Immortal City. Many young casual cultivators regarded this Immortal Wuya as a role model to emulate.
"Senior Wu Ya!"
Lin Man bowed and said with a smile, "Let's wait for a while, there are a few more people coming soon."
"good!"
Not long after, a warrior wearing a green short shirt and with a full brow and full of energy appeared in front of the cave. He was handsome and exuded the majestic aura of a warrior in the early stage of Baodan realm.
Li Fengling, who was in the early stage of Baodan, was also a casual cultivator hanging around in Bailong Immortal City.
In Bailong Immortal City, Li Fengling is also a well-known figure who is in the limelight. At a young age, he has mastered excellent boxing skills and even plans to open a martial arts school in Bailong Immortal City to teach disciples.
This time, Li Fengling was invited to go out to sea, most likely to prepare spirit stones for the opening of the museum.
Lin Man was very generous and must have spent a lot of spirit stones on Li Fengling.
"Master Lin Fu!"
Li Fengling clasped his fists and smiled, staring at Lin Man with his eyes, feeling a kind of soul-stirring feeling, but he acted out of emotion and stayed within the bounds of courtesy, and quickly lowered his head and did not keep staring at her.
"Friend Li, I have heard of your great name for a long time."
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Ning Daoran bowed to Li Fengling.
Li Fengling also bowed and said with a smile: "Knowing that Master Ning will go out to sea with us this time, I feel more at ease. With Master Ning accompanying us, this operation will surely be a smooth journey!"
Lin Man smiled and nodded.
But a trace of displeasure flashed across Master Wuya's face. He was in the middle stage of the Golden Core, and logically speaking, he should be the one to follow the lead in this voyage.
After a while, six foundation-building monks wearing Taoist robes and carrying swords behind them appeared in the field of vision. They were the six foundation-building monks from the Floating Cloud Sect.
It is said that these six foundation-building monks have mastered the method of a "Floating Cloud Sword Formation", which is extremely powerful and can suppress the early stage of the Golden Core. Therefore, Lin Man spent as much as 12,000 spirit stones on these six people! Ning Daoran was heartbroken when he heard this number.
Lin Man is such a spendthrift. Wouldn't it be better to give this money to myself? I can send out six armor-level paper figures to form a Jianjia Sword Formation, and the combat power they can exert is much stronger than these six foundation-building masters! "Master Lin Fu, seniors, we are honored!"
The eldest brother among the six foundation-building monks saluted with a sword in his hand.
"You are polite, fellow Taoist."
Ning Daoran and a few others nodded in return.
"Now that everyone is here, let's set off for the port." Lin Man said with a smile.
"That's great."
They all took to the air and left the city together.
Ning Daoran put his hands behind his back and soared up on the golden light. Next to him, the big stupid deer's four hooves also stepped on the golden light and flew into the air with its master, causing the six foundation-building monks of the Floating Cloud Sect to show extremely envious expressions.
A cultivator in the early Jindan stage, plus a Jindan stage spirit beast, can definitely exert a strength that exceeds that of the middle Jindan stage Taoist Wuya.
At this moment, what Wu Ya Zhenren was thinking was how much Lin Man had spent on Ning Daoran. Could it be that she had already spent more than him? It was a pity. If those spirit stones were given to him, he could have brought a close friend who was in the early stage of Jindan with him.
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Outside the city, there was a huge ship lying across the city. It was a hundred feet long and stretched out like a mountain in front of them, making Ning Daoran and Dabenlu exclaim in their hearts.
Lin Man was too extravagant. He invested such a huge amount of money in order to capture the Six Yin Hibiscus Carp. The construction of this big ship alone probably cost at least 50,000 spirit stones!
Just as Lin Man said, this matter was extremely important to her, and she would spare no expense for the Six Yin Hibiscus Carp.
Everyone got on board and the crew took their positions.
The ship slowly left the port, and then Lin Man quickly set up a formation. Suddenly, a number of second-level formations rose up, covering every corner of the ship.
All of these formations were created by Ning Daoran. In the past seven years, he has refined a lot of formations for Lin Man, earning tens of thousands of spirit stones with tears and blood! "Master Lin Fu."
Immortal Wu Ya came over, looking like an immortal, and said, "The formation of this ship seems to be formed in a nested manner. It can be said to be a stroke of genius. I wonder who wrote it?"
Lin Man glanced at Ning Daoran with a questioning look in her eyes.
Ning Daoran nodded immediately.
"These formations were all made for me by Master Ning." Lin Man smiled slightly, "Master Ning's attainments in formations are among the best in White Dragon Immortal City. Senior Wu Ya, don't you know?"
"I see."
Master Wu Ya immediately complimented him.
"Master Lin Fu."
He changed the subject and said, "Controlling the formation requires a lot of mana. I am the most powerful person on this ship. It would be better to let me control the jade talisman that controls the formation. This way, if there is an accident, I can still do my best to help."
"May I?"
Lin Man asked Ning Daoran via voice transmission.
"Can."
Ning Daoran smiled calmly. Even if Master Wuya had some plan, it didn't matter. These formations were made by him personally, and they all had "secret doors" so he could take back control at any time. A few control jade talismans were nothing.
(End of this chapter)