Star Chariot Sea, Nine Star Island.
Following the flow of people, Li Daoxuan and his companion landed on the island.
Despite being called an island, its area is incredibly large, truly befitting the landscape of the cultivation world—vast and boundless, stretching as far as the eye can see.
"Senior, this is your permanent residence token. If needed, we can arrange a guide to show you around the area."
The island keeper handed two tokens to Li Daoxuan with a smile.
"No need, we can get used to it ourselves."
Li Daoxuan accepted the token and shook his head.
"Okay, then we won't bother you any longer."
The island keeper wisely left to process residency permits for the other people.
Li Daoxuan sighed with emotion. Indeed, strength is the ultimate truth. As a Golden Core cultivator, he could not only visit the island for free, but also obtain a permanent residency token.
For cultivators below the Golden Core stage, a temporary stay requires paying spirit stones, though he didn't know the exact amount. If they wanted to stay permanently, they would have to buy one, which he estimated wouldn't be cheap.
On Jiuxing Island, ship-like flying vehicles shuttle back and forth in the sky.
After some investigation, I learned that this thing was a star raft, with an extremely fast flight speed comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator, and it was the island's means of transportation.
There are connections between the islands, and merchants use starships to transport goods and conduct trade.
The islands are far apart, and relying solely on internal magical power to fly, unless one is a Nascent Soul cultivator or a Golden Core cultivator, one cannot fly there in one breath.
The first thing to do upon arriving on the island is to find materials to forge magical artifacts.
Li Daoxuan visited several large building materials stores and gathered all the items he needed.
"As expected, the probability of obtaining rare items is higher in prosperous places."
So many rare materials, something I hadn't seen in Dongdu for years.
He started preparing materials for his magic weapon while he was still in the Foundation Establishment stage, but the materials he needed were very rare, and even if they were available, probably no one would want to sell them.
Just browse around here and you'll find everything you need.
However, there was a price to pay: it was expensive, costing him a total of 1 million low-grade spirit stones.
"Husband, where are we going to stay?"
Lu Xueqi asked.
"What kind of location does my wife prefer for a house?"
Li Daoxuan pondered.
"I like to enjoy the scenery, so let's choose one by the sea!"
Lu Xueqi was somewhat excited.
Li Daoxuan understood. A sea-view room? He certainly had good taste. In his previous life, it would have been worth at least several hundred thousand.
However, this is the world of cultivation, where the price of a zone is not based on the scenery, but on its distance from the core area.
Therefore, Li Daoxuan only spent 10,000 low-grade spirit stones to acquire the right to live in a seaside villa for a hundred years.
The salesperson was utterly bewildered: Is this the kind of vision a Golden Core cultivator has? Not only is the transportation poor, but the spiritual energy is also scarce, and they can't even benefit from the spirit-gathering array in the central area.
The two moved in with just their bags.
Before me stretched an immense and boundless sea, a sight that soothed the soul.
Li Daoxuan praised this, saying that the wealthy people of his previous life certainly knew how to enjoy life.
As for the issue of poor spiritual energy, he said it was not a problem at all. He was a fifth-order array master. Even if he couldn't set up a fifth-order spirit gathering array, given some time, he could still set up a fourth-order one.
"Xueqi, you decorate the house, and I'll set up the formation."
"good!"
For her, the happiest thing is decorating her cozy home.
The two had a clear division of labor.
Li Daoxuan took out fourth-tier defensive array flags and placed them in various places in the courtyard. He would use the flags as a temporary array and then gradually set up a complete defensive array later.
Then came the deployment of various functional formations, such as soundproof formations and blocking formations.
"Phew, now even Golden Core experts who break in will die."
Looking at the various third-tier killing formations, trapping formations, and illusion formations, Li Daoxuan nodded in satisfaction.
The formations all have identification capabilities and will not harm their own people.
On the other side, Lu Xueqi had also decorated the house.
"Husband, how is it? Does it look good?"
Lu Xueqi boasted.
"It looks good, but it still doesn't look as good as you."
Li Daoxuan lightly touched her lips.
Lu Xueqi blushed. Even though they were an old married couple, she was still so easily embarrassed.
This sight amused Li Daoxuan so much that he burst into laughter.
"You're so annoying! Don't laugh at people!"
Lu Xueqi covered her face, refusing to let anyone see.
Li Daoxuan chuckled; corny pickup lines were indeed very effective at charming innocent girls.
Gently parting her small hands to reveal her rosy cheeks, I then bent down to savor the delicious treat.
After a long while, Lu Xueqi's eyes became glazed over.
"My lord, let's go inside."
"This place is nice too."
"But we're still outside..."
"There's a formation that prevents people outside from seeing it..."
Lu Xueqi reluctantly agreed, but in the end, she did as Li Daoxuan wished.
A fierce battle ensued, and in the end, Lu Xueqi, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, was defeated by Li Daoxuan, who was at the Golden Core stage.
......
A few days later, Li Daoxuan devoted himself to forging the magic weapon.
"This seclusion may last for several months, Xueqi, you should also hurry up and practice the spells I taught you."
"Has it taken that long...?"
Lu Xueqi was somewhat disappointed.
"That's already very fast. Other Golden Core experts would need one or two years to refine a magic weapon."
Li Daoxuan smiled and patted her head.
"Then I'll go into seclusion too."
Lu Xueqi thought for a moment and then said.
Being alone is boring, so I might as well shut myself in to pass the time.
"That's fine. We're in an unfamiliar place, so it's best not to wander around."
Both of them were new to the island and had only a vague understanding of what was happening there. They were unclear about which local forces were in control and what the rules were.
The two then began their seclusion.
Inside the forging room.
Li Daoxuan took out various rare materials and smelted them with refined fire.
The magical artifact he created was the Thousand-Machine Umbrella, just like the talisman treasure.
As a magical artifact, the Thousand-Mechanism Umbrella is even more flexible and versatile.
As a rogue cultivator, he naturally had to be open to various skills, so he had to be open to weapons as well.
A weapon that combines offense and defense is the most suitable.
Two months later, the magical artifact, the Thousand-Machine Umbrella, was successfully crafted.
It took another two months to refine the Thousand Chance Umbrella into his own natal magic weapon.
With a thought, Li Daoxuan's Thousand-Mechanism Umbrella transformed into a paper fan and landed in his hand.
With a gentle flick, the paper fan opened, complementing his ink-wash style Taoist robe and exuding an air of refined elegance.
"Warfare is based on deception."
After playing with it for a while, Li Daoxuan was quite satisfied.
Who would have thought that the ordinary paper fan in your hand would be a deadly weapon?
"Finally, I can leave the pass and go see how Xueqi is doing."
He stretched and walked out of the forge.
"My husband, you've emerged from seclusion!"
Lu Xueqi ran out of the bedroom when she heard the noise.
"Well, how's it going on your end?"
Li Daoxuan hugged Lu Xueqi, who was rushing towards him, and asked.
"I'm boring..."
Lu Xueqi shrugged.
"Didn't you also go into seclusion?"
Li Daoxuan asked in confusion.
"He only went into seclusion for a month..."
Lu Xueqi held up one finger and smiled sheepishly.
The seclusion was too boring; she couldn't sit still. It's quite impressive that she could last a month.
Li Daoxuan's lips twitched. This guy's patience is too poor.
"How can you achieve immortality with such laziness...?"
"But couldn't I just do it with my husband..."
Lu Xueqi was being coy and hesitant. If she could cultivate happily, who would want to suffer through the grueling process of meditation?
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