Chapter 162: East Flow Sea
There are seven islands in the Dongliu Sea.
Judging solely from the voice revealed by the Purple Yuan Ling Shen, it is impossible to determine on which island the missing spiritual plants are located, so we can only look for them one by one.
That day, Su Qingwu left Tianhe City and rushed westward.
When she had reached the Golden Elixir stage, her speed of escape was five hundred miles per stick of incense.
Now that he has reached the level of Yuanying, his escape speed has increased tenfold.
Dongliu Sea is three thousand miles away from Tianhe City, and it only takes half an incense stick of time to reach the coast.
Looking from afar, the sea and the sky are interwoven into a magnificent picture.
As soon as I got closer, a salty sea breeze blew towards my face.
Countless shells and colorful stones are scattered on the undulating beach. As the monks come and go, the sand under their feet makes a slight creaking sound from time to time.
As the tide rises and falls, the waves keep hitting the shore.
Looking further into the distance, seabirds fly back and forth, sometimes circling high in the sky, and sometimes swooping down to catch sea monsters.
Here, seabirds seem to be able to live in harmony with the monks without interfering with each other.
Su Qingwu slowed down his speed, observed for a while, found nothing unusual, and then continued to rush towards the island.
The seven islands are distributed in different directions.
Following the principle of proximity, she arrived at the first island after half a cup of tea.
In terms of area alone, the island is quite large, but there are not many monks as far as the eye can see.
Some areas are set up with formations and restrictions that can block spiritual detection, and it is obvious that there are forces stationed here.
In addition, there is a market town on the island.
The location is very eye-catching and easy to see.
Su Qingwu had just arrived here and knew nothing about anything. In order to avoid violating the local power taboos, she decided to go to the market first to find out some information.
This market is called Guihai, and compared with the Yuehuajie market, it is much larger in scale.
There are no guards at the entrance to the market, and people can enter and exit freely.
There are shops on both sides of the street. When you step in, a breeze occasionally blows by, bringing with it the aroma of medicine.
I don't know why, but there are more elixir industries here.
Continuing to walk inwards, gradually approaching the personal stall area, the shouting sounds came one after another and reached Su Qingwu's ears one after another.
She listened carefully for a while and found that most of the words were exaggerated.
What rare minerals, precious elixirs, rare ancient books and techniques, mysterious talismans...
If that were true, they would have been sold out long ago and there would be no need to rely on shouting to attract business.
She took a quick look at the items on display at the stalls. Although they were not completely worthless, they were almost the same.
But even so, there are still monks who go to buy...
Su Qingwu walked straight through the corresponding area without stopping.
About half a cup of tea later, we arrived near a tavern.
This is a place for monks to rest and chat. As soon as you step in, you will be greeted by the rich aroma of wine.
If you smell it carefully, you can find that the aroma of the wine is mixed with the fragrance of various spiritual fruits.
There are two kinds of spirit wine sold in wine shops.
One is pure wine brewing, and the other is fruit brewing using a variety of spiritual fruits.
Out of curiosity, Su Qingwu ordered a pot of fruit wine, then sat in a seat by the window, tasting the fine wine while listening to the discussions of the people in the tavern.
"My fellow Taoists, did you hear what happened last night?"
"What? What happened again?"
"Ah, it's still the Mo family. I heard that the young master went crazy and didn't recognize his relatives. He killed and injured many of his clansmen."
"What? Could it be that the Mo family has been plagued by the god of plague these days? Why are there so many accidents happening one after another?"
"Who knows?"
"Maybe it's karma. The Mo family destroyed the Lin family in a dishonorable way."
"Maybe, but if things keep going like this, it won't be good. I plan to leave the island to avoid being dragged into a high-level war and becoming cannon fodder."
"That's true. The Mo family is a sixth-rank power, and there are two gods in the family. If there is a real battle, the probability of being affected is very high."
"If there is any news of any accident tomorrow, I will leave Sunsky Island immediately!"
"Hey, if this is really karma, is it possible that there are still people alive in the Lin family?"
"I don't know about that. The Lin family was also a sixth-rank power in the past. Although there are rumors that the entire family has been wiped out, it shouldn't be difficult to save one or two people."
"Let's not discuss it anymore. Whether it's true or not, it has nothing to do with us. There's no benefit in knowing too much of this information."
"Yeah, let's talk about something else. Are there any fellow Taoists who want to go treasure hunting in the swamp? Let's form a team and go together tomorrow."
"We can't go there. It's too dangerous for us."
"Well, wealth and honor are sought in danger, and you don't go deep into the center of the swamp, you just look around the periphery."
"Anyway, I'm not going. Right now is a time of trouble, Fellow Daoist Li, you should be careful."
"On this Daylight Island, only the large swampland belongs to the area without the jurisdiction of any power. The rest of the area belongs to a power. If you want to search for treasure, there is no other choice."
"Why not just leave the island and go somewhere else?"
"The situation is similar for the seven islands in the East Flow Sea. Places without any governing power are all dangerous. Unless you completely leave the island, you can only take risks if you want to seek opportunities."
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Listening to these discussions, Su Qingwu turned his head to the description of the growth environment of the purple yuan ginseng in the jade slip he had read before.
It likes moist and cool places, and grows mostly in estuaries, swamps and peatlands.
In addition, there is a certain probability that places where animal and plant corpses gather, such as mass graves, will appear.
In places like this, the soil is often more fertile...
Thinking of this, Su Qingwu made up his mind to go to the swamp to find out what was going on.
But she did not leave immediately.
The fruit wine on the table is very valuable. It is brewed from a mixture of various fourth-level spiritual fruits. A pot costs as much as five thousand medium-grade spiritual stones.
With every sip, the fruity aroma fills the air while a surge of spiritual energy flows into your meridians.
It would be a shame to waste such fine wine.
Su Qingwu continued to stay in the tavern for a long time, listening to the discussions of the cultivators, and gradually understood the situation of the various forces on Zhukong Island.
In addition to the Mo family mentioned earlier, there is also the Hu family, which is also a sixth-rank force.
On the surface, both sides have two gods in charge, which is not the weakest type among the sixth-rank forces.
Originally, the Hu and Mo clans were evenly matched in strength, but in recent days, the Mo family has encountered many accidents, and now the Hu clan is even more powerful.
In addition to these two sixth-grade forces, there are four seventh-grade forces and ten eighth-grade forces on Zhuokong Island.
The latter two are both subsidiaries of the former, with each party owning half.
Based on the information I have heard, it is not difficult to conclude that most of these seventh- and eighth-grade forces were forcibly promoted by the Hu and Mo families.
In the Yuanji world, there are a few elixirs or forbidden techniques. After using them, they can fully stimulate the remaining potential of the cultivator in advance and forcibly raise his realm.
Although doing so can improve your cultivation a lot, you won't make any progress afterwards...