Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 18 Lin Family’s Past, Targeting the Northern Ice Field!

The next day at noon, at the dock area.

"Good morning, boss!"

"Good morning, Qianfan... Huh? You look different now. Your spirit and appearance are much better. Not bad, not bad!"

After two months, anyone who had seen Lin Qianfan before could feel that his temperament had changed greatly. It was a strong sense of self-confidence that came from within, something that was definitely not seen in ordinary new boat workers.

Soon, nearly a hundred people on both boats arrived.

"On an auspicious day and at an auspicious time, set sail~"

Toot~
On the first voyage of the new year, the two ships had the same goal. This time they were working together, with the destination being the distant northern ice field, where the target was the large amount of monster resources during the ice melt period.

"Our Yulong Islands belong to the Thousand Star City, a key battle city on the northeastern defense line of the Storm Ocean. Although this sea area is close to the open sea and presents various dangers, it is also very rich in resources."

Although the Storm Ocean is rich in resources, it is surrounded by external enemies, so there are fewer disputes among the human race here, less infighting, and more cooperation and win-win.

"The northern icy sea is quite far from our Yulong Islands, requiring us to pass through Yundu Island, a Jindan power, before we can reach it. While the journey is long, the demonic beasts there are incredibly abundant, making it well worth the journey. It's a must-visit hunting ground every year during the ocean opening, a feast for the many large and small powers of the Western Regions of the Thousand Star Sea."

Soon, the two boats arrived at Yulong Fairy City one after the other.

To Lin Qianfan's surprise, there were already six second-level monster-hunting ships waiting here.

"Myna, what are they doing?"

"They are a fleet put together by the Lin family of Yulong Immortal City and their affiliated families. The journey is long, and they share the same goal as us, so we need to travel together and return together."

Then the mynah bird began to explain to Lin Qianfan the grudge between the two families.

About two thousand years ago, the mysterious first ancestor founded the original Lin family of the Fish Dragon Islands. That ancestor spent nearly two hundred years cultivating the Lin family's first native Jindan cultivator and the first native carp dragon demon king under the sea cave before he passed away.

After that, the Lin family took advantage of the good geographical location of the Yulong Islands to grow steadily and prosper. The family became stronger and stronger. The succession of Jindan cultivators in the family never stopped, and the family became more and more powerful.

But in the past few hundred years, many problems have gradually emerged within the Lin family. The most serious problem is the internal division caused by the uneven distribution of advancement resources and the serious deviation of the upward channel.

Because the Lin family has unknowingly developed the distinction between the main line and the branch line, the descendants of the Golden Core and the blood relatives who have established the foundation have controlled the family's upward path. They have unbalancedly occupied too many resources, and the family promotion mechanism has lost fairness. The Lin family members who are of mortal origin and have been at the bottom of the society for generations have almost lost all possibility of leaping.

This has led to widespread resentment within the family, with extremely low operating efficiency and high operating costs, and most people cannot see a bright future.

Later, Yanglong Bay unexpectedly produced a Jindan cultivator from the branch who did not receive support from the Jindan resources. At the same time, this Jindan cultivator was also the contracted master of the contemporary Carp Dragon Demon King. Since then, the Lin family branch has truly risen, and Yanglong Bay has had a higher voice.

Later, the strongest mid-stage Jindan cultivator of the Lin family at that time passed away due to old age, and the new Jindan cultivator of Yulong Fairy City was very young, and his strength was not as good as that of Yanglongwan Jindan. So far, the top power of the two islands in the north and south was completely unbalanced.

Finally, ten years ago, under the calls of many branch clansmen, with the secret instigation of many main clansmen, and with the tacit approval of the two Jindan ancestors, the Lin family of the Yulong Islands was divided into two clans, the north and the south.

Although the two branches of the Lin family shared the same ancestor and the same heritage, their internal family traditions were completely different and drastically different. The situation in Yulong Xiancheng was not discussed for now, but the newly established Yanglong Bay was filled with hard-working individuals who were willing to work hard for a better future. The internal atmosphere was excellent, and everyone was working hard to bring Yulong Xiancheng to heel.

"Four of the six ships belong to Yulong Immortal City, and the remaining two are jointly owned by its four foundation-building families."

The two Lin families have highly consistent interests when it comes to external affairs, so every year when they go hunting in the northern ice fields, the two sides will temporarily put aside their past grudges and live in harmony.

Toot~
When the eight ships gathered together, the Third Master's Hunter was still the most majestic, and it naturally became the flagship of the fleet, followed by the Wind Chaser, the second largest ship from Yulong Fairy City.

"Before taking command of the Sea Hunter, Jiu Ye was the deputy captain of the Wind Chaser. However, Jiu Ye served as deputy captain for twenty years before he was promoted to the second level of Foundation Establishment."

"After the split, Master Jiu served as the captain of the Sea Hunter for only ten years, and now he's almost reached the fourth level of Foundation Establishment. The gap is so huge it's shocking. Do you think they're despicable or not?"

When talking about these topics, Myna had a strong resistance to the Lin family of Yulong Fairy City. Obviously, Myna must have suffered from them in the past.

"Damn it, it's really damned!"

In fact, it is difficult for Lin Qianfan to empathize, because Lin Qianfan was originally born in Yanglong Bay, and he has never had any contact with Yulong Fairy City. Moreover, Lin's father and mother are also native people of Yanglong Bay, and they never instill the grievances between the two families into Lin Qianfan.

Ten years ago, Lin Qianfan had just discovered that his spiritual roots could cultivate, and he was still confused. For the next ten years, Lin Qianfan studied at the Yanglongwan clan school, and the clan teacher never encouraged any sharp confrontation or hostility between the two sides, simply stating that the two families had temporarily split due to some irresistible force.

Temporary split!

In fact, the two families are too close to each other. As long as one side can effectively prove that its family management philosophy is correct and prove that the other side is extremely wrong, then a force will inevitably appear in the future to reunite the two sides. It is only a matter of time. After a long separation, there will be reunion!
Toot~
The eight ships quickly completed the predetermined formation, with the Wind Chaser leading the way, the Hunter following behind, and the Sea Hunter in the middle.

"The northern ice sheet is northeast of our Ichthyosaur Islands. It will take about ten days to sail at full speed. By the time we arrive, it will be the beginning of the ice melt period. That's when all things revive, and it's also when the Sirens are most active but their combat effectiveness is at its weakest."

The area within the northeastern defense line of the Storm Ocean is the territorial waters of the human race, and any demon beast tribe can hunt them as resources at will without any taboo.

But outside the northeastern defense line, the demon tribe is powerful and has an organized demon court, which makes it inconvenient for humans to get involved. Both sides tacitly use the northeastern defense line as the boundary and will not easily start a large-scale war.

The northern ice sea area is a relatively special sea area in the western region of the Thousand Star Sea. It is entirely shallow sea area and there is no real third-level spiritual vein, so there is no third-level force to occupy it.

Every winter, a huge ice field forms in that sea area. Both on and under the ice, it is an excellent place for many monsters to overwinter. Therefore, a large number of monster tribes gather in the northern ice field every winter.

Every year when the ocean opens, all forces in the surrounding waters that have the ability to hunt monsters in the distant seas will spontaneously form teams to participate in the hunt.

However, the journey is long and there are too many variables. When you arrive in unfamiliar waters, you will not only have to face monsters but also other people with bad intentions. That is why you need to form a small fleet so that everyone can go and return together.

"Qianfan, you should go and rest first and adjust your condition. There will be a lot of fighting and there may even be casualties."

[Thank you fellow Taoists for your support! Thank you again!

I've been writing well on the days between updates, and I've saved some for now (the editor won't let me post more). I've set a flag, and it will be on the shelves for ten days.]

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