The sound of gongs and drums was deafening. Hundreds of strong men were lined up from the bow to the stern of the ship, their upper bodies tanned black under the scorching sun, and they were beating the cowhide drums with drumsticks in both hands.

There were also female monks practicing qigong standing on high places, playing the suona with all their might.

The entire treasure ship was bustling with activity.

The downstairs of the ship was directly connected to form a hall, which was filled with tables and chairs, and many monks were drinking happily.

Such a commotion not only attracted Shen Lian, but also many cultivators on the treasure ship he was riding on came to watch the fun.

"Whose is this?"

"Didn't you see the big flag? It's from the Yu family of Yushan Island."

“It turned out to be the Yu family.”

"I really envy the Yu family for being so wealthy and having another foundation-building ancestor die."

"I'm so envious. My family has a foundation-building ancestor who can't die."

"It's a buffet, who's going to see the Yu family's ancestor off?"

…

On the Yu family treasure ship, an old man appeared on a high place and bowed in the direction of the treasure ship where Shen Lian was riding.

"My fellow Taoists, as our ancestor is joining the sect, my family has prepared a glass of light wine on the treasure ship to show our appreciation."

As soon as the old man from the Yu family opened his mouth, a cultivator really took off into the air and flew towards the direction of the Yu family's treasure ship.

The Yu family was also very enthusiastic and welcomed the fallen monks into the banquet.

Shen Lian stared at the scene in a daze, and once again felt that the Xuanshi Sect was powerful.

Send the ancestors into the ancestral home.

There are benefits to traveling more, and you will gain more knowledge.

I can write it down and later publish a book recording the experiences and anecdotes of Patriarch Shen during his travels in the world of immortal cultivation, and make it into an illustrated version.

Seeing the Yu family treasure ship sailing away with the sound of gongs and drums, Shen Lian sat down again. He did not go to the banquet.

It is better to stay away from fellow Taoists who have passed away. I met him last time when I was building my foundation, and then I met Pei Huoyu. He was a cultivator but he was superstitious.

Within the five internal organs, the spiritual energy of the five elements spirit puppets is intertwined. The aura has officially broken through to the third level of foundation building, and is advancing towards the fourth level of foundation building.

The spiritual energy in the white shell continued to flow out, like a deep and smooth bottomless pit.

During this period, Shen Lian did not take any Spirit Gathering Pills for his practice. He directly refined the soup leaked by the Five Elements Spirit Puppet, which was of great benefit to him.

To go to Haiyuan Mining Island, one needs to cross the entire Xuanshi Sect sea area. Shen Lian was not idle along the way, and he was also making preparations for both situations.

Along the way, when he encountered fairy cities and markets of all sizes, he also inquired about the relevant information of the mineral veins, not only the Haiyuan abandoned mine, but also other mineral veins that were being excavated.

For example, the Haiyuan Abandoned Mine Island is close to the sea people, is there any danger? Are there any opportunities for other mineral veins?

If there is a chance, I will not go to Haiyuan Abandoned Mine Island.

In addition to asking around, Shen Lian also quietly went up to take a look at some mineral mining sites he encountered along the way.

Finally I gave up.

The Xuanshi Sect is extremely powerful. Its control over the sea areas under its jurisdiction is beyond imagination, and it is reflected in all aspects.

Regardless of the size of the mineral vein, even if it is a mineral vein delegated to a foundation-building family under its command, the Xuanshi Sect still sends disciples to guard it and serve as supervisors.

All mineral veins that produce second-level ores are protected by foundation-building and formations.

As for those veins that produced first-level ores, Shen Lian went to two of them without giving up, thinking that what if he was the son of destiny?

There was no formation, no foundation-building cultivator in charge, he moved around in it at will.

As a result, it was all in vain.

It was a bit unrealistic for him to expect a first-level mineral vein to produce a second-level Xuanling Jadeite. He might as well pray to God to give him a piece.

As for the third-level mineral vein, there is no need to think about it. There is only one vein that is still being mined. There are Jindan Zhenren and formations, so it is too difficult for him to sneak in.

You might be caught in a trap.

As for becoming a miner?

...They are using corpse puppets!

It is not humane at all, and it directly enters the field of new energy mining.

The only good news is the abandoned Haiyuan Mine Island. Although it is very close to the sea clan, it is not as dangerous as imagined.

Haiyuan Island belongs to the edge of the Xuanshi Sect’s sea area, and also to the edge of the Black Whale Tribe’s sea area of ​​the Sea Clan.

The area within tens of thousands of miles is all barren sea. Not to mention the cultivators who are building their foundation, there are only a dozen small towns for cultivators.

When a large mineral vein was discovered on Haiyuan Island, this sea area prospered for a period of time. However, later, due to the competition for the ownership of the mineral vein, the Xuanshi Sect and the Sea Clan fought for hundreds of years.

The Xuanshi Sect withdrew from the competition only after the mineral veins were almost fully mined. The Sea Clan also withdrew after occupying the land for a few years.

Without the conflict of interests, Haiyuan Island regained its former tranquility, and both the sea people and human cultivators paid little attention to it.

Considering all the information, the abandoned Haiyuan Island mine is not a good choice, and the probability of finding a bargain from it is not high.

But Shen Lian still wanted to give it a try, if for no other reason than that even if he couldn't find the Xuanling Jadeite, that area was a good hiding place.

Go hide in the abandoned mine island for a few years and refine the spirit puppet again. Maybe you can take advantage of the spiritual power in the shell and be promoted to a small level again.

…

On the boundless ocean.

The phantom of a fish swimming in the water flashed, revealing Shen Lian's appearance, looking towards the outline of a huge island in the distance.

Finally here.

It was the barrenness of this area that exceeded his expectations.

He first crossed the core sea area of ​​the Xuanshi Sect and arrived at Dongsheng Immortal City, the easternmost part of the Xuanshi Sect's sea area.

He then traveled eastward on a treasure ship from Dongsheng Fairy City for more than a month. After that, there were no more treasure ships to ride on, and he had to travel on his own for the rest of the journey.

After traveling alone for more than a month, he finally entered the outermost area of ​​the Xuanshi Sect's sea area.

On the islands along the way, both the mortal and monk markets are in ruins.

On some islands, only broken walls and ruins can be seen, which are the traces left over from the mining wars of the past.

That was the past. Now Shen Lian waded through the water and the strongest he found were only a few cultivators at the sixth level of Qi training.

From afar, Haiyuan Island was shrouded in a gray mist.

Rumor has it that it was during the battle between the Xuanshi Sect and the Black Shark Tribe of the Sea Clan that the minerals leaked out from deep within the vein, and it contains some poison.

Haiyuan Island was very quiet, as quiet as a ghost in broad daylight. There were few trees, and the few that remained were struggling to survive in the poisonous fog.

Shen Lian merged back into the water and circled Haiyuan Island several times.

The structure of the island is not complicated. There are two bays on the east and west sides, and the ruins of collapsed palaces can be seen.

But looking at the environment on the island, it is really not suitable for secluded practice. But in terms of peace and tranquility, there is not even the sound of an insect, it is really peaceful.

The divine sense spread out and checked again along the edge of the island.

"Except for the poison gas, everything else is really good."

Shen Lian nodded, and the next step was to find a place with less poisonous gas or a place that had not been corroded by the poisonous gas.

Last time, I offended Bian Qingyun in Black Whale City and ran away for 200,000 miles.

This time we have offended the old demon Heiya. It is more than two hundred thousand miles from Ao Shi Fairy City to here.

It turns out that the potential to escape can be squeezed out by scaring someone.

That's it.

"Dahei, come on..."

"Master, there is poison on the island..."

"Don't be afraid, the master is proficient in all kinds of detoxification pills."

"Sanqian, there is a hidden river here, you can go in and take a look."

"Master, I'm afraid of the dark..."

"You are a dragon, how can you be afraid of the dark..."

"No, I'm afraid Heihei will be poisoned to death."

…

Half a month later.

On Haiyuan Island, in a half-collapsed abandoned mine, the formation was slowly operating.

There is no poisonous gas here anymore. Except for the lack of spiritual power, everything else is good.

As you breathe in and out, your five internal organs will feel a flicker of light.

The spiritual power from the white shell enveloped his entire body.

These spiritual powers are too smooth.

It hasn't been long since then, and the five elements of spiritual power accumulated in the Dantian have already occupied four-fifths of the Dantian sea. If he continues to practice, he will not be far from the fourth level of foundation building.

Then a yellowish-brown light flashed, and the Five Elements Earth Spirit Puppet appeared before his eyes.

At this moment, the aura of the Earth Spirit Puppet had already reached the fourth level of foundation building before him. Its appearance was more humanoid and more solid.

Shen Lian used both hands to cast spells, and the spiritual energy circulated around his body and transformed into runes, which were imprinted into the Earth Spirit Puppet.

If you want to check if there is any possibility of finding bargains in the abandoned mines, you still have to rely on the Earth Spirit Puppet as your main combat power.

…

Another place on the island.

Next to the dark river.

"Look at me, I can move mountains and rivers."

Big Black Claw picked up a stone and threw it into the water.

"The blue dragon spits water."

In the water, Sanqian popped his head out.

"puff……"

After the stream washed away the stones, Sanqian stared with wide eyes.

"Brother Dahei, your descendants are gone again."

In an ant nest standing not far away next to the underground river, a steady stream of black-horned ants were hatched.

As soon as these newly hatched black-horned ants rushed into the poisonous gas, they fell down on the spot and began to tremble.

The poisonous gas here is somewhat different from the miasma in the wilderness jungle, and ordinary black-horned ants still find it difficult to bear it.

Dahei picked up another stone and threw it at Sanqian.

"The master asked you to see where the underground river leads to. Have you finished your investigation?"

"There are hidden rivers all over the ground. It's impossible to search them all."

…

"You can't finish your work yet you're still lazy here."

Shen Lian's voice startled the two little spirit beasts.

"Master...I found a piece of ore."

Sanqian spat out a finger-sized piece of ore in the water.

"Second-level Cloud Gold Stone."

Shen Lian grabbed the ore and took a look at it. It was a little small but it was still a second-grade piece, which was enough to prove that there was still something valuable in this abandoned mine.

"Dahei, continue to train your descendants. Sanqian, go catch fish to feed the ant nest."

After finding something for the two little things to do, a yellowish-earth light flashed on Shen Lian's body, and the Earth Spirit Puppet merged into the soil and rocks next to it with a whoosh.

The purpose of coming here, in addition to hiding and practicing, is also to find the Xuanling Jadeite raw stone.

The Earth Spirit Puppet shuttled between the earth and rocks, while Shen Lian sat cross-legged in the cave, controlling the Earth Spirit Puppet while tempering his own spiritual power to extend the range of the Earth Spirit Puppet's detection.

This underground mine was indeed in great ruins, and the flooded part was reached not too deep into the mine.

Shen Lian also released the Water Spirit Puppet.

…

In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.

After observing for these days, the entire Haiyuan Island is eerily quiet.

There is almost no monastic activity within a thousand miles. If there are occasional monastics passing by, they will stay away from this island.

[Keep calm, insight points +1]

…

[Keep calm, insight points +1]

Inside the cave, Shen Lian woke up from his practice. He had been busy for half a year but had not found a single piece of Xuanling Jadeite raw stone.

As expected of a project done by a third-level sect, this job was done very cleanly.

In half a year, the Haiyuan Island version of the common black-horned ant has been officially cultivated and is spreading to the entire island.

The experience on Chiguang Island made Shen Lian see the value of ordinary black-horned ants. Ants also have their own value.

After a more detailed inspection, he found that the island was not really dead. There were still some insects and ants among the rocks on the surface, and some fish and shrimp in the underground rivers.

Since the Five Elements Spirit Puppets still needed to continue refining the spirituality in the shells, Shen Lian could not use all of the spirit puppets to search for the Xuanling Jade Marrow, and could only use the spirit puppets in turn to search.

This also makes the search incomplete.

The auras of the five spirit puppets are now almost approaching the fifth level of foundation building, and he is about to advance to the fourth level of foundation building.

This also made Shen Lian more curious about what kind of treasure was inside the white shell. It was as if it was tailor-made for the spirit puppet.

…

Deep in the mine.

The underwater mines are intertwined with the surging water, and three thousand people are shuttling back and forth in the water.

There are many mines here, and the terrain is extremely complex. In addition, there have been more than one impacts underground, making the underwater caves even more tortuous.

When Sanqian entered a dark and deep mine, its two eyes dispelled the darkness in front of it and its spiritual thoughts carefully spread out.

You can still see traces of excavation on the rock walls on both sides.

In some places, there are still remaining dry bones and broken corpses.

Sanqian traveled all the way through the mine for a long time without encountering a fork.

Finally, at the end of the mine, a pile of rocks blocked the way.

Among the rocks, there was a piece of shiny blue ore that fell into the gap, flashing a faint light.

“Eh…”

Seeing the shiny thing, Sanqian's eyes became even brighter.

After the divine consciousness carefully checked and found that there was no problem, it swam over and prepared to collect the ore.

Boom!

The moment the three thousand flowing energy rushed past, the mine began to collapse with a loud bang.

In the blink of an eye, a huge whirlpool formed on the water surface and the water flowed back down.

In the mine that was already flooded, a large hole appeared downwards, and Sanqian was swept in by the energy.

With a flash of green light, it swung its tail, knocking away the falling rocks.

“Buzz——”

Suddenly, a black light appeared in the deep water, forming a circle-shaped formation.

Another part of the black light condensed into thousands of runes, which condensed the water into water arrows and attacked.

“Puff, puff, puff…”

Sanqian was so frightened that his cheeks bulged and he spit out dozens of green bubbles in succession. The bubbles then overlapped one another and he drilled into them, forming a huge, bloated water ball.

The ice arrows collided with the green bubbles, causing Sanqian to roll back and forth in the water, with the bubbles protecting his body constantly shattering.

"go!"

A burst of green light came out of Sanqian's mouth, forming a scale-shaped light shield that pressed against its head.

However, the incoming water arrows were very dense, and their power exceeded the limit of the Qi training, and it seemed that the defense shield could not withstand it.

Three thousand shouted.

"Master, save me."

Let me talk about the update time. If there are no unexpected events, it will be at 12 noon and 8 pm every day, and 10,000 words every day.

(End of this chapter)