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

Chapter 193: New Foundation Establishment Emerges, Storm Comes

Two months later,
Spring is coming to an end, and a storm is approaching. The sun and moon have not been seen for several days.
In the Yanglongwan Cave, Lin Qianfan broke through the barrier and came out.

"Working day and night, the eleven flying swords are finally completed!"

Since I had no experience in refining a complete flying sword, I stumbled a lot at the beginning and succeeded very reluctantly. However, every practice and reflection summary brought significant improvement, and my skills continued to improve, becoming more and more proficient and handy.

During these two months, Lin Qianfan, apart from daily practice, spent all his time on refining equipment. He got better and better at it. Although he only refined low-grade spiritual equipment, the time period and product quality were constantly being optimized, and it has become a skill that he can make a living with.

When it came to the last and most important Phantom Sword, with the support of higher-quality materials and extra-careful polishing, Lin Qianfan finally completed his first fine spiritual weapon, ensuring that this Phantom Flying Sword, the center of the formation, did not lose its value.

"The storm is coming, and there's no time to continue practicing. I'll see if I can find a suitable opportunity to practice Phantom Sword Dance amidst the beast tide."

Although the quality of this batch of flying swords was not very high, Lin Qianfan's cultivation was also not high, so he was able to control them.

Yes, it is possible to control it.
It is extremely difficult to control the twelve flying swords at the same time, not to mention making them exert their due power. This will consume a huge amount of spiritual power and divine consciousness. Even with the help of a sophisticated sword formation to coordinate control, it is still a very complicated project.

Lin Qianfan is very confident about this. Since the previous master was able to compile and pass it down, he can definitely do it. But he is not blindly confident and arrogant. Only actual practice can be confirmed. At worst, he can wait until the middle stage of foundation building, and then he will definitely be able to master it.

Yanglongwan Dock Area,

"Where have you been all this time? Don't you want to make any money?"

"I've been in seclusion for a while. You can never make enough money."

"You're quite generous. You've already bought back the inheritance of the detection array. It's a high-end item from the Thousand Stars Treasure House. They hadn't sold it before. It was during the Millennium Tide, and the Thousand Stars City needed to strengthen its inner sea strength, so they distributed it for sale."

The ninth elder handed a specially made jade slip to Lin Qianfan.

"Great stuff! With this new formation, our ability to detect special environments and special monsters will be greatly improved."

After a quick read, Lin Qianfan seemed somewhat happy. After all, it was he who suggested buying this thing, and his words and actions should be consistent.

"It's a good thing, but it's too expensive, and it's quite troublesome to build. You should build your own boat!"

"Okay! I'll do it myself!"

The Tenth Elder used to master the ancient formations passed down from generation to generation in the Lin family. Ancient does not necessarily mean powerful. In many aspects, it is quite the opposite. Ancient is more likely to mean simple and backward, and is a discarded dregs.

The outdated technology is relatively simple to operate, but it takes some time to relearn, understand, and skillfully arrange this new formation.

When the Wind Rider was being built, Lin Qianfan had improved the detection array once, and at that time he thought it was sufficient. However, in actual use, the idea was still too conservative.

Its performance in the still water ice abyss is about 150 feet deep, which is still a very dangerous depth. If the reaction is even a little slow, it is likely that it will not be able to make an effective counterattack.

This time, Lin Qianfan did not let anyone interfere with the replacement of the Wind Rider's detection formation. Instead, he updated it completely independently and confidentially, using the military detection formation that he had sorted out from his memory and was the most suitable for second-tier warships from the Qin military industry.

It's not that the formation I bought from the Thousand Star City this time is not good. Even if it is used under the Still Water Ice Abyss, it can detect a depth of nearly 300 feet, which can barely meet Lin Qianfan's requirements.
However, the military detection array is simpler, more efficient and reliable. It can detect nearly four hundred feet in the still water ice abyss. In addition, it has high resistance to many extremely harsh environments. It is not easy to malfunction, and it is easier to maintain if it malfunctions. This is the military quality that can be assembled on a large scale in the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty.

"This way, the detection array of this ship cannot be easily dismantled by others. From now on, I will have to maintain it every time."

To be on the safe side, Lin Qianfan also made a violent disassembly and self-destruction rune group for this formation. If someone tries to violently erode its core details, it will collapse internally and even hurt people.

Be careful, otherwise you won’t know how you died.

It has been several days since the update of the Wind Rider's formation was completed. Now, let alone the sun and the moon, there is not even much normal light. It is dark every day, just like the end of the world.

"This is the first time in over thirty years that it's reached this level. I wonder how many people won't survive this disaster. Sigh~"

The main spiritual vein of Yanglong Bay,

Not far from Lin Qianfan's cave, deeper in the spiritual vein,

This is the cave where the fake elixir cultivator Yang Longwan lived. It is also the environment where Lin Qianyu was raised since childhood. It can be said to be very auspicious.
Lin Qianyu builds foundation Xiaoqing,
"Brother Qianyu, congratulations!"

Being a captain has a high income and not much financial pressure, so Lin Qianfan gave a pretty good celebratory gift.

"Thank you, Master Thirteen, for your support. Please come in~"

Lin Qianyu had been concentrating on the ninth level of Qi Refining for several years, just to condense more than twenty-four drops of liquid. Now he had finally achieved his wish and successfully established his foundation with thirty-one drops of condensed liquid.

Although the thirty-one drops of condensed liquid are far inferior to Lin Qianfan's foundation, it is still a very good foundation, and there is a possibility of forming a pill.
The reason why the old man failed to form a golden elixir was because he lacked the foundation. Naturally, he hoped that his descendant Lin Qianyu could surpass the limits of his lineage and produce a golden elixir cultivator.

"It's been a while since we last met, what have you been up to?"

Lin Qianyu has a wide range of friends. Many guests came today, including several foundation-building elders from the Lin family in Xiancheng. Everyone knew Lin Qianfan, and some people took the initiative to greet him.

"Striving and cultivating should be combined with work and rest. After entering a secret realm, one naturally needs to digest and absorb the knowledge. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood."

"You're the one who's open-minded enough to retreat into seclusion. I've sent out over a dozen gifts lately, and I don't know when I'll get them back. What a loss!"

"Slander! Fourth Elder, I'm suing him for slander! Can you arrest him?"

"Ahahaha~"

"long time no see!"

Lin Qianxue had also arrived. This was their first reunion since their separation in the Fengling Secret Realm. After establishing her foundation, Lin Qianxue's appearance had been corrected to that of a twenty-year-old, and it would likely remain that way forever. "Long time no see!"

Compared to their previous familiarity, they felt a sense of strangeness after being separated for too long. Perhaps influenced by her skills, she became more indifferent and detached than before, and it seemed that not many things could hold her back.

"Why haven't I seen you?"

"Go and study the formation..."

During the three months of spring, new foundation-building monks in the Yulong Islands continue to emerge like mushrooms after rain.

Including Lin Qianyu who had recently established his foundation, there were already four new foundation-building cultivators in Yanglong Bay.
The first one is Lin Qianling, the apprentice of the fifth elder of the Alchemy Hall and a potential person of the same level as Lin Qianfan. Her timely foundation building will soon be able to make up for the problem of insufficient alchemy output of the fifth elder.

It is not easy to train a second-level alchemist. There are not many second-level alchemists among the hundreds of foundation-building monks in the entire Yulong Islands.

The resources of the Yulong Islands are mostly concentrated in the hands of the Lin family. The output of some elixir recipes is even greater than the consumption of alchemists, so the Lin family needs multiple second-level alchemists to ensure the normal supply of second-level elixirs in the entire Yulong Islands.

The second one was a former foundation-building seed who had failed in building his foundation. However, the failure did not completely defeat him. He chose to accumulate in obscurity for twenty years. This time, he exchanged for a water spirit bead and successfully built his foundation in one fell swoop.

The Lin family produces a first-level foundation-building seed every ten years, and there are always those who fail in each generation. In fact, their foundations are quite good, especially after failing in foundation-building, they can know where their shortcomings are and make up for them in a targeted manner.
However, not everyone can successfully overcome the blow of failure in foundation building and accumulate huge contribution points that can be exchanged for superior foundation building spiritual objects.

Because if they fail to build their foundation, they will fall out of the foundation-building seed sequence, which means that all kinds of benefits, preferential treatments, and halos will leave them. This huge gap between the past and the present can easily wear down their will, especially for those who have ordinary backgrounds and too many people have too high expectations of them. It can even be regarded as a disaster for them.

His success can light a beacon of hope for those who have failed in building their foundation. A temporary failure is not everything in life, and those who regroup may not be unable to change their destiny.

The third one is an ordinary older member of the clan who is not a foundation-building seed, is not a potential person, and has not even participated in the selection of foundation-building seeds, and has not received any support from the family.

He relied on diligent practice to slowly climb the ladder, diligently opened a shop to save money and gradually became rich. At the age of 65, he invested all his fortune in exchange for a water spirit bead at a greatly discounted price, and then rushed forward in one breath.

Although his success was largely due to luck, it also effectively proves that the age limit of 60 is just a theoretical reference value. It also sets a good example for other tribesmen who have accumulated a lifetime of experience but are still hesitant. At worst, they may return to poverty, but what if they can overcome it? The sky is the limit!
The last one is Lin Qianyu, who has been settled in Fengling Secret Realm for many years. Lin Qianyu's foundation building represents that all the foundation building seeds of the previous generation in Yanglong Bay have successfully built their foundation. This also indirectly reflects that Yanglong Bay's current training mechanism is relatively complete.

It is worth mentioning that the selection of foundation-building seeds for this session was completed last winter, and a total of ten new foundation-building seeds were selected, five from Yanglong Bay and five from the Xiancheng Lin family.

The foundation-building seeds of this generation in Yanglongwan are all children who grew up entirely on the land of Yanglongwan after the separation. They have had better living, education, and training conditions since childhood.

Coupled with the current perfect training mechanism and the abundant resources for cultivation/promotion during the Millennium Wave, perhaps a new batch of foundation-building cultivators will emerge in a dozen years, and the future is promising.

In addition to the four new foundation-building masters from Yanglong Bay, the Lin family of Xiancheng has also produced seven in succession during this period. In addition, the other foundation-building families in the Yulong Islands have also produced several in total.

There are even cases where pure independent cultivators have successfully established their foundations without the help of foundation-building pills, which shows that there are abundant resources at present.

Deep under the sea,

The movement of the major plates on the seabed of the Ocean of Storms brings devastating submarine earthquakes and deep-sea undercurrents.

The species that originally lived in the deep sea were severely affected. The unlucky ones completely entered the strata and turned into reserve fossils, while the lucky ones tried their best to escape, escaping to other sea areas and escaping to the upper waters.

But no matter where they flee, they will inevitably squeeze the living space of other creatures. The resulting fighting and extinction will become more and more intense, constantly triggering chain reactions.

The storm is coming,

Not only did the hurricane strike, but it was also followed by thunderstorm disasters, tsunamis, and unstoppable torrential rain.

Yunshang Secret Island,

The resource advantages brought by the giant island allowed a Nascent Soul cultivator to be cultivated here. However, when a large-scale disaster occurred, the burden brought by the giant island was also surprisingly heavy, so heavy that the new four major families of Yunshang Secret Island could hardly bear it.

"What do the three Yunyan families say?"

"They refused! They said they were only responsible for maintaining the stability of Yunmeng Lake, and would ensure that the monsters in Yunmeng Lake and those that swam upstream of the Yunshang River would not wreak havoc on the land on either side. As for the rest of Yunshang Secret Island, which fell under the jurisdiction of the four major families, they were powerless to help."

“Ridiculous!!! Absolutely ridiculous!!!”
Don’t they understand that Yunshang Secret Island is a community of shared destiny?
Don’t they understand that it is the entire Yunshang Secret Island’s ecological system that supports most of Yunyan Fairy City’s prosperity?
They are destroying their own foundation!!!"

The speaker was furious and emotional, not like a strong person, but he was also venting his helplessness.

When the Yunshang Alliance withdrew, it not only took away some high-value industries, but also took away a large number of elite personnel. Although it filled the gap with the seven major Jindan forces, it was actually an epic weakening.

Today, Yunchang Secret Island is plagued by disasters everywhere. The continuous floods and waterlogging caused by continuous heavy rains have seriously affected the survival of inland mortals. These mortals are the largest source of the huge number of independent cultivators on Yunchang Secret Island and the foundation of Yunchang Secret Island. The four major families cannot give up easily.

But Yunshang Secret Island has a bigger problem, that is, the extremely long coastline means that the sirens can land anywhere. Relying on the manpower of the four major families is like a drop in the bucket and is far from enough.
Even if a large number of high-value bounty missions were issued to mobilize many foundation-building forces and a large number of independent cultivators to participate, it was still of no avail. Moreover, the huge economic pressure behind it made them a little overwhelmed.

Comparing the density/strength of cultivators with the land area, Yunchang Secret Island, as a giant island, can only be ranked last in the Western Regions, so they can no longer actually control Yunchang Secret Island.

"What does Wangtian Pavilion say?"

"They said that Yuanying forces cannot easily interfere in local affairs, otherwise they will be severely punished by the Guardian Hall. Unless we take the initiative to go to Thousand Star City to issue a bounty mission, they will intervene, but..."

"What price can we offer to invite the people of Thousand Star City to help us? But what but? Say it all at once!"

"But from what I've heard, Wangtian Pavilion's current situation isn't optimistic. Compared to other Nascent Soul forces, they're far too weak. However, as part of the Nascent Soul forces of Thousand Star City, the responsibilities they bear are significant. I heard that several Jindan cultivators from the four former families have already perished."

"Humph! Serves you right! Is the Nascent Soul Throne so easy to sit on?"

"Then what should we do? Judging from the current trend, the sirens' arrival isn't a one-off occurrence like before. They'll definitely continue to harass us over the next few months. Do we really have to give up some of Yunshang Secret Island's interests to invite powerful foreign aid?"

(End of this chapter)