Unsurpassed Spirits

Chapter 157 Silver Horn Rides the Dragon
"What Fellow Daoist Pei said is true."

You Dazhuang said: "Fellow Daoist Pei, you just came here and you don't know much about the situation on the East China Sea. In fact, a long time ago, Binhai City was a remote place. There were few spiritual veins nearby. The scale was far from what it is now. Talents were rare." Seeing one or two foundation-building monks, hunting is not easy, but later on, when the Wanqi Chamber of Commerce wanted to do business with Nanzhao in the Central Plains, they set up several ports in Linhai, and Binhai is one of them."

It can be said that Binhai City slowly developed thanks to the Wanqi Chamber of Commerce. Even if no new spiritual veins were discovered, after the trade was opened, more and more monks were attracted to come and take root here. Over the years, the prosperous scene on the East China Sea has formed.

"As the saying goes, you can eat mountains if you rely on mountains, and you can eat water if you rely on water. Since our place is close to the sea, the monks naturally developed the profession of monster hunting in order to survive."

You Dazhuang smiled and said: "For thousands of years, the monks on the coast have hunted countless sea beasts, but there are also many monks who have died in the mouths of sea beasts. The world is like this, the weak eat the strong. We can't blame who is right and who is wrong. Fellow Daoist Pei, do you think so?"

"Not bad." Luo Qingli did not object to this concept.

This is the law of nature, survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest. Now that we have embarked on the path of cultivating immortals, who can guarantee that there is no blood on their hands.

"But it is indeed getting more and more difficult to hunt monsters now." You Dazhuang sighed, "As fellow Taoist Pei said, there are more and more monks in Binhai, but the number of monsters is getting smaller and smaller. We went to Longwei Island On the way, you will also pass by Zhuzhu Island, which was a holy land for hunting monsters a hundred years ago, but now there are almost no sea monsters nearby."

Luo Qingli couldn't help but be startled, "Have all the sea beasts near Jiangzhu Island been killed?"

"That's not true." You Dazhuang shook his head, "It is true that a lot of sea beasts were killed, but most of them were because the sea beasts there sensed the danger, migrated in groups, and left the sea area."

The sea beasts moved away, and the monster-hunting troops had no choice but to move with them, so the battle line continued to advance outwards, reaching what is now Longwei Island.

Luo Qingli was thoughtful, and the female cultivator surnamed Sun continued: "High-level monsters rarely appear near Longwei Island, and there are not many sea monsters living in groups, so it has become the first choice for most foundation-building cultivators. Once the choice is made, even some bold Qi Refining monks will go there, but now Longwei Island is just like Zhuzhu Island a hundred years ago. The number of sea beasts that can be hunted is decreasing year by year. I am afraid that in a few years, we will We have to change places to hunt monsters.”

This kind of thing is inevitable. The sea is so vast, but it is also accompanied by endless dangers. After all, they are not powerful high-level monks. There are not many places suitable for them to hunt monsters. When the resources in a place are almost exhausted, People can only shift their goals.

There may be a day in the future when there are no more sea beasts to hunt in the offshore waters. How the monks on the coast of the East China Sea will survive then is unknown.

After hearing these words, Luo Qingli was a little unsure about the purpose of his trip.

The monster that Yan Jin asked her to claim was on Jiangzhu Island. He was originally from the Great Wilderness, and at most he had some connections with the monsters on the coast of the East China Sea, but she didn't know how many years ago it was. If it was 100 What happened many years ago, maybe the demon has migrated to other places now.

Thinking of this, Luo Qingli asked again: "Are there really no monsters of level five or above in the offshore waters?"

You Dazhuang laughed and said: "It would be too absolute to say that there is no such thing. There must be high-level monsters, but they are rare. Moreover, such monsters are generally the masters of a sea area and have enough food. They don’t tend to come to grab food on someone else’s land.”

The female cultivator surnamed Sun also said: "And once high-level monsters appear, monks like us in the foundation building stage will have no choice but to run away, otherwise we will become their prey."

Luo Qingli curled her lips, and the female cultivator surnamed Sun asked enthusiastically: "By the way, Fellow Daoist Pei, are you also planning to hunt monsters?"

"That's right." Luo Qingli explained: "When I come back, I have to wander around here more. On the one hand, I want to enjoy the scenery of the sea. On the other hand, I also want to learn about the special features of sea monsters. If You can hunt some weird sea beasts, and you can bring them back to your friends who have never been to the beach before.”

Both You Dazhuang and his wife laughed, and the female cultivator surnamed Sun also took some algae from the storage bag, "Fellow Daoist Pei, this is called sea algae. Some sea animals like to feed on it. We often use this Making bait to attract sea beasts may also be useful to you.”

Luo Qingli thanked him and took it, "I wonder how many spiritual stones these sea algae have?"

"No need." The female cultivator surnamed Sun waved her hand, "These are not valuable things. They can be found almost everywhere, and I feel that I am quite destined to Fellow Daoist Pei, so I gave these to Fellow Daoist Pei."

"Thank you two friends."

Luo Qingli chatted with You Dazhuang and his wife some more about the seaside, and then returned to his original seat.

It's useless to think about it now. Anyway, when you get to Jiangzhu Island and blow the seven-star conch, you will know everything about it.

The ship arrived at Jiangzhu Island at noon on the second day. The sailor shouted loudly on the deck: "We have arrived at Jiangzhu Island. If you want to get off the ship, please get off quickly. Don't wait until it's late!"

The monks in the entire cabin hardly moved, and they were still eating and drinking. Luo Qingli stood on the deck and saw a lush island not far away. The waves hit the coast from time to time, splashing a string of white. foam.

The blue sea, blue sky and white waves, the same color as the sea and the sky, are gentle and vast. This is a beautiful scenery that cannot be seen in the west.

The ship slowed down, Luo Qingli handed back the jade ticket ticket, stood up lightly on her toes, and headed straight to the island with her flying sword. She was the only one in the whole ship to disembark on Jiangzhu Island.

There happened to be a female cultivator in a pink skirt who opened the window in the private room on the third floor. She happened to see the slender figure in green walking on the waves and headed straight for the nearest island. She couldn't help but tilted her head and said curiously: "This Zhuzhu Island There doesn’t seem to be anything special, what is this person doing there?”

The female cultivator couldn't understand, so she shook her head and didn't think about it at all. What others did had nothing to do with her.

Someone knocked on the door. When the female cultivator opened it, she saw Ning Shen standing in front of the door. She raised her hands and saluted, "Fellow Taoist Wanqi."

The female cultivator raised her red lips, looked with watery eyes, and invited him in sideways.

"What's the matter, Mr. Ning?"

Ning Shen nodded and said: "Fellow Taoist Wanqi, the third transit point will be in one day, and we will disembark there. But look at the weather now, there will be storms and waves in the near future, and it will be even more difficult to fly on the sea. I'm going to give it a try. Come and say hello to fellow Taoists, you may have to wait for two days."

The female cultivator looked out the window in slight surprise. It was clear that the sky was clear and blue, and there was not even a sign of wind or rain... However, the weather at sea is unpredictable. The sun may be shining brightly one moment, but it may not be the next moment. Wind, frost, thunder and lightning.

The female cultivator chuckled and said, "Master Ning is indeed an expert. Even I, who grew up on an island, don't have such a discerning eye as you."

Ning Shen smiled and shook his head, "It's just trivial matters." "Master Ning is too humble." The female cultivator raised her eyebrows and said, "Just listen to Master Ning."

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Luo Qingli has already set foot on Jiangzhu Island. This island is not too big, but it is not small either. There are many trees on the island, and there is a freshwater lake in the middle, where blood rock clams grow.

Indeed, as others said, Jiangzhu Island is now sparsely populated and is only used as a resting place during the voyage. Luo Qingli scanned the area with his consciousness and found that there were signs of life in the freshwater lakes. , at most there are some birds and beasts that cannot even be called monsters, let alone other people.

However, this situation was just what she wanted, and Luo Qingli didn't want anyone else to be present when she met the high-level monster.

She went to the west side of the island and found the shoal. There was a huge stone tablet erected next to the shoal. On it were the three words "Zhuzhu Island" carved with sword energy. The writing was as powerful as a startling dragon. The stone tablet withstood the The surface has been very mottled by years of wind and sun, which shows its age. However, Luo Qingli can still carve out the sharp and delicate sword meaning on the large characters.

It was probably left by a certain high-level monk.

There was still some time before night, so Luo Qingli set up a formation and waited patiently by the shoal.

Unexpectedly, after an hour, the sky suddenly changed, and the sea gradually became windy and rough. The sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and heavy rain poured down.

Luo Qingli stayed in the formation, isolated from the wind and rain. She looked at the turbulent sea outside the island, and finally realized how changeable and ruthless the sea was.

I raised my head and looked at the sky. The sunlight was obscured by dark clouds, and I couldn't see anything but a gray haze. This weather continued into the evening and even got worse.

The sound of wind in his ears was like the roar of a beast, blowing the trees on the island and shaking their heads. Luo Qingli stood on the Zhuzhu Beach, took out the seven-star conch, and blew it with one breath.

When reading the Encyclopedia of Sea Beasts before, Luo Qingli learned that the thing she was holding now was actually the shell of a high-level seven-star conch. The seven-star conch had a poor bloodline and very few could grow to the fifth level. And only after they have a partner can they advance.

Therefore, high-level seven-star conches often appear in pairs. The paired seven-star conch shell itself is a natural magic weapon that can transmit sounds to each other across thousands of miles.

If Yan Jin wants to arrange for a demon beast to monitor her, she needs to report news to him from time to time. In other words, if Luo Qingli has a seven-star conch in his hand, Yan Jin must have another paired one in his hand. The conch was most likely what he got when he came to the beach.

Pairs of seven-star conches like this are comparable to the Wanli Communication Talisman, and they can be used unlimited times. They are often priceless and rarely seen even at auctions. Once they appear, they will definitely be snapped up at a high price. .

The sound played by the seven-star conch is calm and melodious, as if it has penetrated the boundless sea and stretches into the distance.

The sea surface rose and fell, and the waves rolled up high, one after another. Luo Qingli played the conch over and over again for a full quarter of an hour. The sea in front of him was still deep, without any trace of high-level monsters.

Luo Qingli stopped and looked at the sky. At that time, Yan Jin said that he would blow the conch shell on a moonlit night. It was so stormy tonight that the moon was blocked. Could it be because of this reason.

Just when I thought about this, a dark whirlpool suddenly appeared in the sea near Jiangzhu Island. The whirlpool got bigger and bigger, rising upside down on the sea surface. Countless seawater was swept into the air, rising high to form a huge dragon. Absorb water.

A flash of lightning flashed through the dark clouds, followed by a heavy muffled thunder, and she felt a surge of pressure from the high-level monsters. On this windy and rainy night, such a scene looked particularly shocking.

Luo Qingli took out the Wind-fixing Pearl again and formed a barrier around his body.

Last time in the Great Wilderness, the spiritual power of four great demons pressed down on her at the same time, almost crushing her to death. Compared with the demon cultivators of the eighth level and above, the pressure now was obviously lower. Luo Qingli guessed that this was A high-level monster of about level seven.

This high-level monster may have regarded her as an enemy, so Luo Qingli blew the seven-star conch again, and sure enough, the pressure on her suddenly relaxed.

The water absorbed by the dragon gradually faded away, and the rolled up seawater fell one after another, revealing the true appearance of the high-level monster in the center of the whirlpool.

It was a huge thing. In the darkness, Luo Qingli only saw a huge black shadow approaching her quickly.

It looks a bit like a turtle, but it has a long neck and a silver tip on the top of its head. Its skin is pale blue, and the gray shell on its back is heavy and hard.

"Silver Horn Rides the Dragon!"

Luo Qingli had indeed seen this type of sea beast in the Encyclopedia of Sea Beasts, which was at the end of the Encyclopedia of Sea Beasts. It specifically recorded some species of sea beasts that had appeared but had since become extinct, and Silver Horned Dragon was one of them.

This is a rare social sea beast. It is said to be a species that has been passed down since ancient times. They are extremely fast in the water, have amazing defense, and are powerful. However, they have a gentle temperament and do not like to fight. They rarely do anything except hunting. Clash with sea beasts.

It is said that a monk once saw Silver-Horned Dragons on the shores of the East China Sea thousands of years ago, but no one has seen traces of them since. There are rumors that the group of Dragons either became extinct or migrated away.

The silver-horned dragon in front of her was really too big. Its figure was like a hill. When it looked down at her, its eyes were calm, but also filled with scrutiny and doubt.

"Human, why do you have this seven-star conch?"

Yinjiao Chenglong spits out human words, the voice of an old man who has experienced vicissitudes of life.

Luo Qingli took a deep breath, held up the seven-star conch and said, "This is given to me by the Second Young Master of Dahuang. He asked me to come to Jiangzhu Beach and blow the conch on a moonlit night. At that time, demons will come and come to me." Let me hand him the conch.”

Yinjiao Chenglong looked at her for a long time, then leaned down and caught the conch in his mouth. When the huge mouth opened, Luo Qingli could clearly see the rows of sharp teeth inside, and each one was as big as her palm. .

　Thanks to Lin Di and Shang BiBieBieShang for the reward~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)