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

Chapter 19 Myna's Guidance, Icebreaker Shield Mountain
Early in the morning, after finishing his daily morning lessons, Lin Qianfan came to the deck to continue practicing ship fighting swordsmanship.

Ship fighting swordsmanship is a very general term.

It doesn't just refer to swordsmanship; it can also encompass knives, guns, and other common weapons. The core of ship-fighting swordsmanship lies not in the weapon, but in the survival skills required to fight for one's life in the shaky and confined spaces of a ship.

"Not bad. Your sword skills have improved quite a bit after not seeing you for two months. Would you like to practice with me, your brother?"

Seeing that Lin Qianfan was finding it boring to practice alone, the mynah bird jumped out to act as his sparring partner.

"I couldn't ask for more. Please give me some advice, Big Brother!"

When I fought against Lin's father at home before, I actually felt less oppressive. After all, Lin's father was not aggressive enough and his moves were very conventional. But Myna was completely different and was a good opponent.

clang~
Lin Qianfan took the lead in attacking, but Myna swung his spear and easily blocked the sword.

The starling turned the tip of his spear and pointed at Lin Qianfan provocatively:

"Didn't you eat? You piece of crap! Come again!"

After entering combat mode, the starling was very serious. Although he was only helping Lin Qianfan to refine his swordsmanship, his moves were quite ruthless, forcing Lin Qianfan into danger several times.

The fight between the two soon attracted other people to watch.

"Wow, I didn't expect Qianfan to be so powerful."

"I really didn't expect that his swordsmanship surpasses most mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators. Moreover, his body movements, spells, and connection skills have all significantly improved. He is a formidable martial artist, especially his interweaving spells, which seem to be superb and instinctive."

There was a lack of entertainment on the ship, and the noise of the battle quickly attracted all the idle sailors. To everyone's surprise, the new apprentice who came on board last was actually quite capable.

With quick attacks and defenses, the two of them exchanged hundreds of rounds in a short time, but Lin Qianfan was still unable to break through the myna's gun siege.

"I lost!"

Feeling that his spiritual energy was running low, Lin Qianfan conceded defeat. There was no other way, as the starling hadn't moved a leg from the spot from beginning to end.

The gap between the two sides was too big, so the starlings were released into the sea.

"You are already amazing. When I was your age, I was no match for you."

Myna wasn't talking nonsense just to comfort Lin Qianfan.

The seventh level of Qi Refining versus the fifth level of Qi Refining is a realm crushing. The combat skills gained from ten years of monster hunting career cannot be false. An inch longer is an inch stronger. The spear has an advantage over the sword. If you add the fact that fire overcomes metal, it is reasonable for the starling to subdue Lin Qianfan in three moves.

But under the premise of the starling holding its ground, Lin Qianfan was able to fight for hundreds of moves without being completely defeated. His resilience was truly amazing.

"Let's get the net up~"

The boats were moving and the nets were being dragged. The eight boats made a lot of noise, and winter was not over yet, so the water temperature was low, so the trawling harvest was not ideal. However, it was always good to make up for some of the supply consumption.

While sorting the few prey, Lin Qianfan recalled the details of the battle with the starling just now, analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of his own offense and defense compared to the starling, and tried to find a way to break the deadlock.

Although there is a realm barrier between the two, it is not impossible for a person in the middle stage of Qi Refining to defeat a person in the late stage of Qi Refining. Just because he cannot do it now does not mean he cannot do it in the future. Lin Qianfan began to recall various combat experiences in the Qi Refining realm in his previous life, trying to integrate some more combat instincts.

Lin Qianfan made good use of the leisurely sailing time. He not only sparred with the starlings, but also occasionally with other members of the tribe who were itching to practice in the middle stage of Qi Refining, seizing every moment and every opportunity to improve himself. Eight or nine days later, the small fleet had already left the Yulong Islands' sphere of influence and arrived in an extremely unfamiliar sea. Here, various pieces of floating ice began to appear in the sea.

"We're already nearing the outskirts of the northern ice sheet. We need to rendezvous with the Zhang family's fleet on Yundu Island."

The Zhang family of Yundu Island is the closest Jindan force to the northern ice field. Its overall strength is similar to that of the Lin family, and there are two Jindan-stage powerhouses in the family.

In addition, their family also has a third-level icebreaker, which is usually commanded by the Zhang family's fake dan cultivator. Every year when the ice melts to hunt monsters, this third-level icebreaker will lead the large and small fleets gathered in the surrounding waters to head towards the depths of the ice field, hunting all high-quality monster resources encountered along the way.

The Zhang family of Yundu Island naturally did not do good deeds out of kindness. They required all monster-hunting ships that followed them deep into the ice field to sell their prey to them on the spot.

The selling price was naturally set by the Zhang family themselves. For a monster-hunting ship from a fellow Jindan faction, the Zhang family only offered a 30% discount, while for a ship from a Foundation Establishment faction, they offered a 50% discount. But everyone had no choice: either stay out of their way or accept the price cut.

The Zhang family can make a lot of money every year with the help of this icebreaker. It is no exaggeration to say that the largest part of the benefits of the northern ice field is divided by the Zhang family, but there is no way, they have the advantage.

A day later, the small fleet arrived at the agreed meeting place outside the ice field.

"So many demon-hunting ships have gathered here?"

With the arrival of the eight monster-hunting ships from the Ichthyosaur Islands, the entire fleet now has more than one hundred second-level monster-hunting ships, creating a spectacular scene.

Toot~
Toot~
The short whistle sounds one after another completed the greetings.

Everyone had a certain tacit understanding without much communication. After all, the Western Region of the Thousand Star Sea was only so big, and there were only so many third-level forces. Everyone basically met once or twice a year.

Most of these monster hunting ships were gathered by several surrounding Jindan forces. Among them, Yundu Island was closest to the northern ice field, so they had the most monster hunting ships.

"Hey, a few hundred monster-hunting ships aren't that many. I heard that the Thousand Star City on the northeastern defense line has thousands of second- and third-tier ships. They can even go to the open sea to hunt real monsters. That's truly magnificent, and that's what real men yearn for!"

“I must go and see it if I get a chance!”

The Thousand Star City is the fourth-level immortal city closest to the Fish-Dragon Islands. It is an important node war city on the northeastern defense line of the Storm Ocean. It is the front line of the collision between the human and demon races in the Storm Ocean. Even the Nascent Soul Tribulation is not uncommon there.

beep~~~
A few hours later, a magnificent flute array sounded continuously, and a third-level ship that was much larger than the Hunter slowly sailed out from the rear of the large fleet.

The sides of this ship are all black, and the hull is made of some kind of spiritual gold, giving people a strong sense of heaviness and oppression; its high-raised bow is like a heavy guillotine, full of sharpness.

As it sailed along, all the second-level monster-hunting ships on the road consciously gave way to it, like a king coming to the front of the army to review the three armies.

"A third-tier icebreaker—Shield Mountain!"

"Isn't it shocking? But my Lin family also has a third-order spirit ship. Although my Lin family's White Whale doesn't have this oppressive feeling, it is much more magnificent than it."

"Although this Shield Mountain ship piloted by the Fake Dan cultivator is powerful, it is still far inferior to the Carp Dragon Demon King. Therefore, the Zhang family is not much stronger than my Lin family. Don't be scared."

Seeing that Lin Qianfan was staring at the other party intently, Myna quickly added an explanation to avoid weakening his own momentum and completely forgetting the fact that the Lin family was divided.

The Lin family does have its own third-tier ship, but it is not a warship but a merchant ship. It is a third-tier dual-purpose merchant ship with the interests jointly managed by the two Lin families.

"Very shocking! Very awe-inspiring! Very eager!"

(End of this chapter)