Chapter 96: East Sea Celebration
Chapter 96: East Sea Celebration
After resting for a full day, the two finally recovered.
In the next few days, they went around the Happy Sect ruins, but apart from finding some insignificant small items, there were no opportunities worth noting. After all, the real benefits had already been plundered by the major cultivation families and sects half a year ago.
At this time, Lin Fan received a flying bird from the sky. The bird landed on his finger obediently, opened its beak and spoke in human language:
"Junior brother, I already know your previous situation. I am currently at Diaobi Island to celebrate the birthday of Master Gui. When you are done with your work, you can come here to find me."
Then the spirit bird flashed white light and turned into a folded paper bird, which spontaneously combusted in the wind.
Lin Fan then invited Lin Shan to go with him. Lin Shan was a little hesitant at this time. He felt that although he could encounter opportunities by following Lin Fan, he had already accumulated a huge amount of ancient charm. He could go back to Yichuan to practice to the peak of Qi training and prepare to build his foundation.
However, he could not resist Lin Fan's enthusiastic invitation. After all, this good brother had just fought side by side with him and generously gave him the Five Elements Magic Fan. It would be unkind for him to turn around and leave him alone.
Moreover, Lin Fan said that this time they were not going on an adventure, but just to go sightseeing to broaden their horizons, to take advantage of Senior Sister Lin Fan's presence, and to broaden their horizons and increase their experience. There was indeed no danger.
"Brother, this is the birthday of Jindan Zhenren! It is said that Gui Zhenren is a well-known Jindan late-stage cultivator in the East China Sea. He is good at health preservation and has lived for more than 400 years!
Countless sects and families came to celebrate the birthday, and almost all the island owners of the East China Sea, big and small, were present. No one dared to cause trouble in such a large occasion.
Besides, we just killed a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If we take this opportunity to spread the news in front of countless fellow practitioners, wouldn’t it be famous in Jiangdong and Donghai? Then countless female cultivators will favor us and countless seniors will praise us.”
Lin Shan looked at Lin Fan speechlessly. "Are you not dying fast enough?" If they publicized it so much and attracted everyone's attention, there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be other Foundation Establishment cultivators who would come to trouble them.
What's more, Lin Fan has a powerful background and is not afraid of villains, but I, a small-scale cultivator, cannot afford to deal with them.
But he also understood Lin Fan. The cultivators in the righteous sects were generally gentlemen who would talk rather than fight. Before a competition, they liked to show off their achievements and then rank them. The training and resource allocation within the sect were also linked to your fame.
Therefore, righteous cultivators go around punishing evil and promoting good, slaying demons and eliminating evil all day long, also to enhance their popularity and reputation. This is the way the big sects play.
But why would a casual cultivator like him join in the fun at Helin Mountain?
Later, after Lin Fan repeatedly assured him that he would never be implicated in the killing of the Foundation Establishment cultivator, Lin Shan reluctantly agreed to go to the East China Sea together.
The two of them once again steered the jade flying boat, cutting through the sky and heading eastward.
This flying boat is of excellent quality. It is still strong after several overloads. As long as there are enough medium-grade wind spirit stones, it still has plenty of power.
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After flying slowly for half a day, we left the land and went out to the sea. A salty sea breeze blew in the wind, and flocks of seabirds flew by, instantly broadening my horizons.
After flying for another two days in the blue waters of the East China Sea, the outline of an island appeared in front of us.
This island is the destination of this trip, Diaobie Island. It is led by the famous Gui Zhenren in the late Jindan stage in the East China Sea. The radius of the island is more than a thousand kilometers.
There is also a mortal kingdom on the island, as well as the disciples of Master Gui, and even a precious hypericum forest.
Many spiritual fruits can be produced every few decades, and the Hypericum trees that are cut down are also excellent spiritual materials for exorcising evil spirits. The monks of Diaobie Island have made a lot of money relying on this resource.
Master Gui has a high level of cultivation, is of an old generation, has many disciples under him, and has occupied this spiritual land for hundreds of years. No one has ever dared to say anything.
The birthday celebration held every twenty years has become one of the famous events in the East China Sea.
This time happened to be his birthday, so he held a banquet and invited many of his friends, and everyone gave him face.
From time to time, streaks of light flashed across the sky. It was obvious that the cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage or above were invited to come and celebrate the birthday with their disciples.
The water below was much more spectacular, with countless large and small ships coming densely. Many East China Sea cultivators came to get a chance to get some golden silk peaches. Although they were not eligible to enter the birthday celebration, Master Gui also set up a buffet at the foot of the mountain in the center of the island, and the spiritual fruits and wine were enough to deal with them. Lin Shan and the other person also flew into Diao Bie Island and landed directly on the square halfway up the mountain in the center of the island according to Lin Fan's instructions.
A young female monk in a light blue Taoist robe had been waiting for them for a long time.
This woman had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and she wore no makeup. Her natural beauty showed a heroic spirit that only men could have. Not only was her hair tied up behind her back, but she also had two magic swords, one in a basket and one in purple. When she saw the two men coming, she smiled slightly.
"Junior brother, I didn't expect that you, who have only been practicing Taoism for three years, could actually kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator by leaps and bounds. I just asked some fellow Taoists in Jiangdong about that Zen Master Xingtai, and I heard that he was quite famous! But he fell into your hands so tragically."
Lin Fanzhi waved his hands proudly and said a few humble words, but he did not forget to introduce Lin Shan to him:
"Sister, this is my brother Lin Shan. We killed Zen Master Xingtai together. But he is a casual cultivator, so I am not allowed to publicize him in case of unnecessary trouble."
At the same time, he also introduced to Lin Shan the heroic woman who was coming to receive them.
"Brother, this is my fellow senior sister Lei Yuzi. She also went down the mountain to travel. When she passed through the East China Sea, she was discovered by Master Gui, who invited her to attend the event. This time, the two of us also benefited from her."
Lin Shan hurriedly greeted Lei Yuzi, who chatted with him for a while, and the three of them went to the top of the mountain together. It was said that this grand event would last for three days and three nights. Now it was only the first day, and almost all the guests had arrived.
On the way up the mountain, monks from the East China Sea came up to make friends from time to time, and it was obvious that they had already inquired about Lei Yuzi's identity.
But this heroic female cultivator was obviously not interested in interpersonal communication, and just responded with a few words indifferently. After the visitor spoke a few words, he found that he was being boring, so he had no choice but to leave.
After reaching the top of the mountain, the three people's view became much wider.
There is a smooth avenue in the middle, at the end of which an old man with a white beard sits on a high platform, stroking his beard and chatting with the guests. He must be Master Gui, and the one who can talk to him must also be a Jindan-stage cultivator.
There were numerous seats on both sides, most of which were already occupied by guests, who were toasting each other and discussing interesting things during their practice. From time to time, maids would come to top up the spirit wine and spirit fruit, creating a grand and joyful scene.
Lei Yuzi took the two of them to the back seat and sat down. It was obvious that he didn't like noisy socializing, which coincided with Lin Shan's personality. Lin Fan felt a little lonely, but because Lei Yuzi was in front of him, he couldn't raise any objections.
The three of them just sat there eating and drinking, occasionally looking up to appreciate the performance in the center of the venue, the songs and dances choreographed by the mermaid girls from the East China Sea, and the singing and playing of some instruments by the clam and turtle people, which were quite unique.
Lin Shan admired these East Sea aliens up close for the first time, and his eyes were filled with curiosity. However, according to the guests nearby, these aliens were quite powerful in the outer seas, and if they united, they could potentially compete with the East Sea humans.
However, they were not united internally, so they were still at a disadvantage to some extent. Many foreigners were captured by overseas monks, trained and sold as slaves.
Over time, almost everyone in the East China Sea, big or small, had alien servants in their caves, guarding the house, serving tea, singing and dancing, playing music and playing zithers.
Basically, the price in the slave market is very low. You can buy two mermaid or merman maids for about a hundred spirit stones.
Lin Shan couldn't help but feel a little excited after hearing this. This was much cheaper than the price at the Yichuan auction! He secretly planned to take a look at the Diaobie Island market before leaving.
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“Ding~ding~”
Around noon, a bell rang from the high platform in front, and everyone gradually quieted down. An emcee came out and began to read the ceremony.
After half an hour, he finally finished speaking and the host waved his hand.
"This East China Sea event has officially begun!"
(End of this chapter)