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

Chapter 238: A Great Victory, City of Thousand Stars

Before daybreak,
The two teams of Nascent Soul cultivators who had acted separately regrouped at the entrance of the space channel. There were twenty people when they came, but only eighteen people returned. It seemed that this trip was not as simple and easy as expected.

After the last person entered, Tianjian Zhenjun, who was at the rear, swung Taibai Sword with both hands. Silver light burst out, and the entrance to this space was completely destroyed by the sword, so as to prevent the pursuers from following in and eliminate future troubles.

It's not that a Nascent Soul cultivator can really cut through space easily, but destroy it. This place is still a weak point in space, but it is no longer connected to the Western Region, and there will be severe space storm interference in a short period of time, which is not suitable for pursuers to enter and pursue.

It is based on this principle that today's surprise attack took place.

"Old dog Tianjian, I will never be reconciled with you!"

The leader of the Tiansheng Sect, who was chasing closely, had a ruddy complexion and seemed to be a little injured. He had not been angry for hundreds of years.

The last time Lord Tianhui Dragon broke into the depths of the Demonic Horn Territory, he scared the enemy away without even showing his face. This time, he suffered such a big loss at home and didn't even make the enemy pay enough price. This made him very dissatisfied.

In fact, the last sneak attack on the human-demon battlefield was not planned by him. He just hinted and acquiesced to the Blood Demon Old Ghost to do it, and added a little fuel to the fire. He did not expect that the retaliation of the Thousand Star City would focus on him, causing him to suffer losses.

If he had not used almost all his strength in the pursuit and successfully captured two early Nascent Soul cultivators from the hands of Tianjian Zhenjun, his Tiansheng Sect would have suffered a total loss this time and would have been completely humiliated.

"Master, this time the loss is so heavy, the pups will definitely be eyeing us covetously. What should we do next?"

Several other members of the Tiansheng Sect quickly caught up and saw that the enemy had successfully escaped through the space channel. They appeared angry on the surface, but were actually relieved.

"Speed up the experiment, even if it means more deaths! As for the others, I'm not afraid of them as long as I'm still alive!"

"Yes!"

Looking at the space entrance that was filled with space storms and was not suitable for immediate entry, Zong Sheng felt dissatisfied, but remained rational.

The more fiercely the Thousand Star City attacks the Demonic Corner Domain and tries to suppress it, the more impatient Tianjian becomes, and it means that his gains are not satisfactory. The path to becoming a god is like ascending to heaven, and one cannot be impatient. This is actually a good opportunity for him, and temporary gains and losses are not important.

"Since you want civil unrest in the Demonic Horn Territory, I will satisfy you. I want to see who can make it to the end and reach the other side."

Zong Sheng was not angry because of the death of several worthless Nascent Soul early stage demon cultivators, but was more cautious because he did not gain any advantage in the previous fight and was even injured.

This is not the first time the two have fought. Thousand Star City and Demon Horn Territory are so close to each other, and they have fought many times before, with more losses than wins.

But he is younger than Tianjian. He was very confident this time and thought he could finally win the battle, but the brief contact just now made him feel Tianjian's maximum output, and he was no match for him.

Western Regions,

At the exit of the Star-Moon Reef space, after a group of eighteen people successfully came out, True Lord Tianjian swung his sword again to destroy the exit here.

In this way, there will be no connection between the space nodes on both sides, and there is no need to worry about the other party sneaking in through the channel to retaliate.

"All gains from this trip will be distributed as agreed..."

This joint operation of the four immortal cities yielded a lot of gains.

First, the Blood Demon Sect was completely wiped out.

He killed four Nascent Soul cultivators of the Blood Demon Sect, emptied out the wealth accumulated by the Blood Demon Sect for thousands of years, and destroyed the Blood Demon Sea Abyss Spirit Land. As for the remaining first, second, and third level cultivators, they were not considered human.

Even if a new Fifth Demon Sect emerges in the future, it will not be able to reach the threat level of the Blood Demon Sect in a short period of time, not to mention the huge losses that will inevitably occur in the process of creating this Fifth Demon Sect.

Then they crippled the Tiansheng Sect.
The Tiansheng Sect is powerful, with more than ten Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators. Although some of the Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators are not in the Tiansheng Sect this time, the coalition forces have a clear advantage.

However, due to Zong Sheng's strong personal strength, they did not flee in disarray after being ambushed. Instead, they quickly established an effective defensive counterattack, minimizing the losses.

There was no other way. Since they were going to someone else's territory to launch a sneak attack, they were afraid of being surrounded by all the Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators. So the coalition forces decisively retreated after the other side launched an effective counterattack.

So in the end, only four young Nascent Soul demon cultivators of the Tiansheng Sect were killed, and a large number of worthless low-level demon cultivators were also killed.

Although only four Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators were killed, they were all genuine Nascent Souls of the Tiansheng Sect. They should have had long lifespans, but they died prematurely. It was worth it!
This surprise attack reduced the number of Yuanying demon cultivators in the Tiansheng Sect to less than ten, almost the same as the second-ranked Mingsha Demon Sect.

The Nether Demon Sect will inevitably greatly increase its voice and influence, and will compete with the Tiansheng Sect for resources in the Demonic Corner Region in many ways. It may even form alliances to exclude and isolate the Tiansheng Sect.

“There will be more joint actions like this in the future…”

After dividing the spoils according to their contributions, everyone had a happy look on their faces. They seemed to have forgotten the feeling of powerlessness and even despair they had just felt when facing Zong Sheng. Some people even spoke so shamelessly.

True Lord Tianjian did not answer. This kind of thing could only be done once in a short period of time. Unless another special direct channel of this kind appeared, the current situation would be the limit.

As for this group of people, they are actually not reliable, they are just talking.

Fourth-level resources are already very scarce. Apart from the old-fashioned Nascent Soul forces that have inherited some stable output over time and then exchanged them with other Nascent Soul forces, it is difficult to obtain them from the wild. Therefore, this harvest is still very precious to them.

As for the two people who died, they were responsible for their own deaths, and Thousand Star City will also arrange reasonable compensation for them, but this compensation will be paid from the public account of Thousand Star City, and will be evenly distributed using the tax revenue of all residents of Thousand Star City, which will not affect the current distribution.

After the thirteen foreign reinforcements evacuated in three groups, the expression of Master Tianjian, which had been calm at first, gradually became serious.

"He's gotten stronger again! If he hadn't insisted on keeping those two greedy idiots, I wouldn't have been able to hurt him."

In the previous battles, True Lord Tianjian usually had the upper hand. This time, the original plan was to kill at least six Nascent Soul cultivators of the Tiansheng Sect.

But in fact, only four were killed and the plan was not completed. A big reason for this was that Zong Sheng scared the others so much when he appeared. The gap between Zong Sheng and ordinary early and middle Nascent Soul cultivators was too big.

Just one look from him can make people lose all desire to fight!

"Is it less than 800 years old, the peak of the Nascent Soul?"

Lord Bai Ye was even more solemn. As an ordinary late Nascent Soul cultivator, his performance was not much better than others, and he also felt powerless.

"It's not the peak yet, but if it continues like this..."

The ninth level of the Nascent Soul is just a basic threshold. The world of cultivating immortals has developed for countless years, and the road between the ninth level of the Nascent Soul and the God Transformation has long been refined into multiple steps. True Lord Tianjian is two hundred years older than Zong Sheng, but the other party has caught up with him, and the situation is not optimistic.

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The high seas outside the Ichthyosaur Islands,
Considering that he was about to go to the Thousand Star City and might have to spend money, and that the mid-grade spirit stones on him had been eaten up by the Vast Sea Spirit Guide last time, Lin Qianfan secretly went out to sea again, using the Xinqi Sea Guide to search for suitable mid-grade spirit stone veins for mining in the ownerless high seas.

With Xiao Xinglan, an invincible second-level fighter, Lin Qianfan is not afraid of encountering a powerful second-level sea monster attacking him at the bottom of the sea.

As for the demon kings, as the beast tide receded, the demon kings of the four regions of the Inner Sea all hunkered down, fearing they would be easily destroyed by the Thousand Star City. They dared not revolt, and some even fled secretly. "What a vast spiritual stone mine! We're going to make a fortune!"

The deep waters of the high seas have almost never been deeply developed by humans. There are many mineral deposits and large reserves, and they are completely ownerless. Lin Qianfan can pick and choose and take as much as he wants.

Occasionally, there will even be a very small amount of high-grade spirit stones mixed in the medium-grade spirit stone veins. High-grade spirit stones are the currency of Jindan cultivators and can be used to purchase third-level items that are not particularly rare.

Bending down to pick up the money finally allowed Lin Qianfan to satisfy his craving for money. However, mining this mineral vein was a physical job and it was very strenuous for the three of them.

"Can't you exorcise spirits? Go find some help!"

This ore vein is hard and the water pressure resistance in deep water is also large, so the most primitive mining method is not very efficient.

"Hey! Why didn't I think of that?"

Not long after, Xiao Xinglan returned riding a late-stage second-order giant squid. The giant squid was so large that it far exceeded the monsters of the same level, and was even close to some small-sized third-order sirens.

This is a kind of racial talent for them. They give up some of their intelligence in exchange for a larger body size at the same level, making them more suitable for survival in the deep sea. However, the weaker their intelligence, the more afraid they are of Xing Lan and are easily subdued by him.

According to Xing Lan, for a species that is much larger than other monsters of the same level, in addition to a small number of body changes caused by level card, it is more likely that it contains a small amount of "Giant Ancient Clan" blood.

The talents of the Gaya tribe are very good at restraining this kind of giant beast, so the words "invincible" in the deep sea are more concrete.

"You managed to take down such a big guy so quickly?"

"I haven't even given it enough strength yet, and it just followed me obediently."

"Come and help!"

With the giant squid's huge tentacles helping to dig up the veins, mining the spirit stone mines became much easier. They only needed it to cause destruction in the front, while Lin Qianfan and the other two would separate and collect the spirit stones in the back.

"It's too easy for us to make money, isn't it? It makes other people look stupid just because they work hard to make money!"

Although Xiao Xinglan had never spent money and had no worries or pressure in this regard, she was fascinated by the beautiful, shiny spirit stones that she had easily obtained, and she envied the magical functions of the Hanhai Lingyin even more.

In fact, its ability cannot be fully demonstrated now, because Lin Qianfan's personal strength is too weak and he is bound by too many rules. Only when Lin Qianfan becomes stronger and the rules are no longer imposed on him can its horror be demonstrated.

"It's not as simple as you think. It takes a long time to form a mid-grade spirit stone vein of this size. The more we dig, the less we have. These mid-grade spirit stones can still maintain their value now and can meet our expenses, but they will be worthless after I reach the Golden Core stage. By then, high-grade veins will be hard to find. There may not even be any in the inner sea."

Lin Qianfan was not blindly confident because of this. If he wanted to find high-quality mineral veins in the future, he would need to go deeper into the open sea and to remote places where humans could not easily set foot. Naturally, there would be many dangers at that time.

Risky but high-yield things can be done appropriately, but not often. Once you become dependent on high risks, it is not a good thing.

"Why not just use it to find an ownerless magical weapon?"

"I've already tried it, but there was no reaction. This means there are no abandoned magical weapons in the Western Regions, not even any abandoned Jindan caves. The Inner Sea is a mature area that has been artificially combed. Perhaps only the Outer Sea can find it. I don't have the opportunity to go to the Outer Sea for now. I'll have to wait and see. If I can't buy it, I'll go to the Outer Sea and try again."

The Vast Sea Spirit Guide can only display the local sea map of the Western Regions now. If there really were any unowned and high-value third-level treasures in the Western Regions, they would have been snatched away long ago. With so many golden elixirs, how could Lin Qianfan be found?

"What a pity, let's wait and see~"

Xiao Xinglan was indifferent to the passage of time and was not in a hurry to be promoted to the third level. He was not even as anxious as Lin Qianfan about this matter.

This vein looked very large, but with the help of the giant squid, it was quickly turned upside down, and tens of thousands of medium-grade spirit stones and hundreds of high-grade spirit stones, as well as some spirit stone mine by-products, were obtained.

"Half of a third-level spirit ship is in hand. Time to pack up and retreat!"

Although this was in the deep sea far away from the Ichthyosaur Islands, they still had to be cautious. The three of them made some arrangements for the ore to ensure that it would not be easily discovered before they quietly left.

With these spirit stones, if you come across a magic weapon with a low transaction threshold, you can obtain it directly through trading.

"Big guy, bye. From now on, stay in the waters around here. Don't stray too far. Perhaps you'll have another opportunity!"

The giant squid was too conspicuous and had limited potential, so Xinglan could control it at will. However, she was reluctant to let it go, so she could only semi-release it in the nearby waters and tell it not to attack human ships.

A few days later,
Lin Qianfan and Lin Qianxue came to the Thousand Star City under the leadership of Lin Rongrong.

"Is this the giant fortress city that can accommodate millions of cultivators? Its urban planning and city interface are so well done! It's so magnificent! It's really enviable and desirable!"

It was the first time for the two of them to come to the Thousand Star City. They had no specific concept of it when they learned about it through jade slips before, but they were shocked when they saw it today.

Lin Rongrong is a Jindan cultivator, and this time their destination is the dojo of the Yuanying faction, so she took the two of them directly to the upper city area.

By observing from a high vantage point and combining the upper and lower structures of the Thousand Star City, the two were able to understand what a "fortress fairy city" was.

The Thousand Star City is divided into four distinct levels of areas.
The outermost area is a coastal sea area with the Thousand Star City as its core. This sea area is called Zhili Sea.

The area of Zhili Sea is not large, but due to its significant geographical advantage of being much closer to the Thousand Star City than the eight regions of the Inner and Outer Seas, it is very closely integrated with the Thousand Star City.

The marine environment of Zhili Sea is well managed and very safe. Whether it is public security issues, marine biological populations, or even storms and ice and snow, the negative impact here is very small.

Therefore, most of the people living in Zhili Sea are small affiliated forces of the Yuanying force or even mortal groups of the Yuanying force. The purpose of their existence is to provide blood transfusions and products to the Thousand Star City.

In fact, Zhilihai is not strictly considered as the Thousand Star City, but they will move into the Thousand Star City during the war, so it is considered.

The center of Zhilihai is the coastal area of Thousand Star City.
It is a transformed land area with a radius of hundreds of miles, which is neatly divided into 108 areas. Each area is a fairyland that accommodates tens of thousands of cultivators. It is well-populated and down-to-earth.

The residents of the coastal area are all first- and second-level cultivators, and are all the lower-class people of the Thousand Star City. They also jokingly call the coastal area the lower city area.

Tens of thousands of cultivators are not the limit of an immortal academy. This is the permanent population. During the Millennium Beast Tide, a large number of cultivators moved in from the outer sea. The immortal academy can still accommodate them, but it will seem a bit crowded.

In the center of the coastal area, there is a fairy city that is raised by the land to a place three hundred feet away from the sea. It has been separated from the coastal area. This is the Star City District of the Thousand Star City.

Although the area of Star City District is less than one-fifth of the Coast District, the population density is low, and all of them are second- or third-level monks. There is sufficient social distance, high privacy, and scattered population.

Every foundation-building cultivator who manages to settle down in Xingcheng District has some abilities, otherwise they would not be able to gain a foothold here. Because it is too private to be with each other, there is no worldly atmosphere in Xingcheng District.

As for the last piece, it is the upper city area of Thousand Star City.
The Upper City District does not even border the Star City District directly. It is a sky city suspended independently in the clouds - the Floating Upper City!
The people who live there are the real masters of the Thousand Star City. It is the dojo of the Nascent Soul cultivators and the official institution of the Thousand Star City. No outsiders are allowed to enter without permission.

As for why the Upper City District can stand above the clouds, it is because the spiritual vein of the Thousand Star City was artificially constructed. It is a giant fourth-level peak spiritual vein constructed by arranging and constructing multiple fourth-level spiritual veins. Otherwise, how can it support the consumption of millions of cultivators?
Some even suspect that when things get out of hand and the building is about to collapse, it is possible that the upper city will simply abandon the area below and fly away.

(End of this chapter)