High in the sky
The wind falcon flapped its broad light cyan wings to maintain its shape in the strong wind.
Lu Xuan stood on its back, overlooking the bottom.
The islands are densely covered with stars and vary in size. The sea extends along the islands, boundless, and has a magnificent beauty under the golden sunlight.
“Finally arrived at Kongming Island.”
Lu Xuan looked down at a large island at the forefront of the archipelago and murmured to himself.
After he left Linyangfang City, he did not go anywhere else. Following the route drawn by the sect, he arrived near Kongming Island in two days.
He put away the wind falcon and slowly landed on Kongming Island.
Kongming Island stretches for hundreds of miles. The island is full of jagged and strange rocks. Only the center of the island is home to many monks and mortals.
Lu Xuan walked on Qingshi Street.
From time to time, the sea breeze blows, and there is a faint salty smell in the coolness.
There were many monks on the streets, mainly low-level Qi practitioners. Occasionally, I saw one or two mid-level Qi practitioners, but none of the high-level ones were seen.
The monks on the island are obviously different from those in Linyangfang City. Their clothes are rough and wild, and their exposed skin is tanned and shiny.
There are many stalls on both sides of the street, and the goods on them are also very unique.
“Fellow Taoist, come over and take a look. There is a large amount of silver thread algae. It is picked fresh from the offshore sea. It only requires three spiritual stones per pound.”
A dark-skinned young man next to him saw Lu Xuan looking at the things in his stall and greeted him warmly.
On his stall, there was a large pile of silver seaweed, which smelled of moisture, like a big ball of wet silver hair.
“What is this silver thread algae used for?”
Lu Xuan grabbed a ball of silver algae and asked curiously.
“After being dried and mashed, it can be used as a refining material for many elixirs.”
“I see, it’s just that I don’t really need it right now.”
Lu Xuan declined and continued to wander on the street.
Not only the spiritual plants, but also the monster materials, magic weapons, and talismans on the stalls are all unique.
At first glance, many monster materials come from the sea. There are fish, turtles and sea beasts of various shapes, almost all of which contain rich water spiritual power.
Magical weapons and talismans are also closely related to the sea. Lu Xuan saw many water-bending magical weapons and talismans.
“Huh?”
While wandering around, Lu Xuan suddenly stopped and stopped in front of a stall.
There were two dying sea beasts locked in the stall.
The shape of the sea beast is strange. Its lower body is not much different from that of a sea fish. It is covered with dense blue and black scales and has a pair of short webbed feet.
What surprised Lu Xuan was that the upper body of the sea beast in front of him was somewhat similar to that of a human being.
The pupils are green, the nose is flat, and many sharp teeth protrude from the lips. From time to time, light green saliva drips to the ground, and a fishy smell hits his face.
Although it looks extremely ferocious, its facial features have obvious traces of humanity.
“May I ask, fellow Taoist, what is the origin of this sea beast?”
The stall owner is a stout man with a long scar like a centipede on his face, showing his fierce look.
“Fellow Taoist, these are sharks that live in the deep sea. My companions and I got these two after a lot of hard work. They can be used to tame them, and you can also obtain a variety of materials directly from them.”
The stout man vaguely explored Lu Xuan’s aura, and his spiritual consciousness seemed to be deeply involved in the whirlpool. When his heart hit the iron plate, the centipede scar on his face trembled unconsciously, and he said with a smile.
“Why are the sharks so similar to humans?”
“According to legend, there is a kind of shark beast in the deep sea, which lures monks into a trap, forces them to have sex, and finally gives birth to such a monster that is neither human nor beast.”
The stall owner pondered for a moment and explained to Lu Xuan.
“Cross-species mating? Breaking through reproductive isolation?” Lu Xuan thought subconsciously.
“What kind of offspring will be produced after monster beasts of different varieties and different bloodlines mate with each other?”
He seems to have discovered a new direction of cultivation. When cultivating spiritual plants, he induces the spiritual seeds and changes the growth environment of the spiritual plants, causing them to mutate.
If you want to change the bloodline of spirit beasts, it seems that you can consider the hybridization of spirit beasts.
Lu Xuan secretly thought and decided to try it out if he had a chance.
When spirit beasts of different bloodlines mate, the possibility of producing offspring is almost zero, and there are many dangers in the process. However, Lu Xuan can grasp the detailed status of the spirit beasts, and presumably can make corresponding adjustments at any time, greatly increasing the success rate.
He continued walking around the streets for a while and came to the central area of Kongming Island.
“Let me tell you, island master, someone from the Tianjian Sect is here.”
In front of a majestic building, Lu Xuan said to a gatekeeper monk.
“Tianjian Sect? Yes, yes, yes! Go right now, little one!”
The gatekeeper monk was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what he was doing and rolled and crawled into the building.
Soon, there was a sound of chickens and dogs jumping in the building, and immediately, a large group of monks came out in a hurry.
“I didn’t know that senior was here. I missed you from a distance. Please forgive me, senior!”
The leader was an elegant monk with pale cheeks. He was a high-level qi practitioner. When he saw Lu Xuan and felt the fluctuations of his spiritual power in the foundation-building realm, he immediately believed him and bowed down deeply to greet him.
More than ten or twenty people behind him also bowed respectfully.
“The visitor is Song Yu, the island owner of Kongming Island?” Before Lu Xuan came over, he learned a little bit about Kongming Island and knew that Kongming Island was run by a small family named Song, and the island owner was named Song Yu. .
“Exactly, I wonder how the senior became successful?”
Song Yu glanced at Lu Xuan and asked solemnly when he saw the identity plate unique to the inner disciples of Tianjian Sect that he took out.
“Lu Xuan, I heard that your Song family has some connections with Youtian Sword Sect. You can just call me uncle. There is no need to make it so awkward.”
“Yes! Uncle Lu, please come in.”
The elegant monks welcomed Lu Xuan into the majestic building.
There are many other small families like the Song family, most of which were founded by exposed disciples of the Tianjian Sect.
Many outer sect disciples had no hope of breaking through, and failed to advance to the foundation-building realm many times. Frustrated, they walked out of the sect and spread their branches outside.
Therefore, the family established has a close relationship with the sect, and it is attached to the sect, guarding a certain place for the sect, and providing various resources for alchemy, weapon refining, and cultivation, so that each can get what they need.
When Lu Xuan was still in the qi training stage, he went to solve a pest problem. The small family was in the above situation.
The same is true for the Song family, but their power is much greater.
“How was the situation on the island during the handover period? Did the Kongming Spirit Fish encounter any major accidents?”
Lu Xuan walked at the front and asked Song Yu, who was one position behind him.
“Everything is as usual. The previous master uncle made careful arrangements before leaving. During this period, although there is no foundation-building master uncle on the island, it is quite stable.”
“There were two waves of poaching of small marine animals in the offshore area where the Sky Spirit Fish are kept, but we were able to repel them both, and not a single one was stolen.”
Song Yu lowered his head and replied respectfully.
(End of chapter)