Chapter 142 Zong
Chapter 142 Return to the clan
It is not suitable to fly by boat in the heartland of the Blood Sect.
Tian Lin and Zhao Bei flew on swords all the way and finally arrived at Chenxian Town after three or four days.
This place is called a small town, but in fact it only has a few mountains and a few villages. It is a place that even the blood cultists are unwilling to come to.
"People say that if you live by the mountain, you can eat from the mountain; if you live by the sea, you can eat from the sea. In Chenxiantang, we can neither go out to the sea nor fish with nets."
When he really arrived at Chenxiantang and looked at the boundless sea, Zhao Bei couldn't help feeling disappointed.
He thought that Chenxiantang must have some unique wonders, but after actually seeing Chenxiantang, he found that Chenxiantang was no different from other sea areas.
"The stone road ahead is probably the remains of the original dock. The ancestors of the Immortal Sect all left from here to go to Cangzhou to seek immortality."
Zhao Bei's mood brightened slightly when he saw a tall wooden pile near the sea ahead.
He looked at the wooden stake that had not decayed for nearly a thousand years, and imagined that several ancestors must have settled in front of this wooden stake and must have looked at the vast ocean in the distance beside it like him.
Tian Lin could not feel Zhao Bei's mood at all. No matter how much he mourned, the wooden stake was still just a wooden stake, even worse than it was a thousand years ago.
"Junior Brother Zhao, do you think the sea water has changed differently from a thousand years ago?"
Tian Lin walked to the shore alone and reached out to touch the warm waves.
"Brother, this is a strange question. Who in the Yulong Continent has seen the sea thousands of years ago?"
Having said that, Zhao Bei still walked to Tian Lin's side, stepped on the waves, bent down and grabbed a handful.
The water flowed through his fingers, leaving only a few grains of sand behind.
He licked it with the tip of his tongue. The sea water tasted a little bitter, but he couldn't detect anything unusual.
"This sea must be different from what it was thousands of years ago."
In Tian Lin's eyes, the Chenxian Pond, the hint of [Water Spirit Foundation Building Pool] in the illusion, now changed to the hint of [Earth Spirit Foundation Building Pool].
He didn't expect that in the illusion, he followed the perspective of Patriarch Yaoyue and searched everywhere for the foundation-building pool but couldn't find it. Instead, he saw the Earth Spirit Foundation-Building Pool outside the Water Spirit Foundation-Building Pool here in Chenxiantang.
This change caught Tian Lin off guard.
"Yes, the past is thousands of years old. How can the people and things a thousand years ago be the same as those a thousand years later?"
Zhao Bei misunderstood Tian Lin's meaning and continued to express his emotions:
"Yulong Continent, before the ancestor, countless people wanted to go out to sea to search for immortals.
But this continent is like an isolated island. Although there is no "Chenxiantang" on the other sides, they are all boundless sea.
Only Shenxiantang, though dangerous, can connect to another holy place of immortals."
What Zhao Bei said was correct. As far as Tian Lin knew, the Yulong Continent was originally a part of Cangzhou.
If the swordsman hadn't cut it in half with one sword, there wouldn't be a Chenxiantang in Yulong Continent, a real port surrounded by the sea on three sides.
"Junior Brother Zhao, let's go to the farmers in Chenxian Town. They live by the coast all year round, so I think they know Chenxian Pond better than we do."
Tian Lin looked at Zhao Bei.
At this time, Zhao Bei was putting a piece of wood in his hand on the shore. When the waves hit the shore, the piece of wood was thrown high into the air and then sank into the sea along with the water surface.
The wood chip that was originally floating on the water sank into the water and disappeared in an instant as soon as it entered the sea.
When he heard Tian Lin talking, he stopped being curious and followed Tian Lin on his sword into the forest behind him.
Chenxian Town is close to the sea, but almost everyone living in Chenxian Town is a hunter.
According to these hunters, the water in Chenxiantang has been changing every once in a while for a long time.
However, this change does not occur with the four seasons. Instead, every once in a while, the water on the sea surface will sink to the bottom of the sea, and the water on the bottom of the sea will rise to the surface.
Thousands of years ago, when Chenxian Town was still very bustling, the townspeople realized that Chenxian Pond might be the confluence of five kinds of water.
One type of water is poisonous, and only species like the golden-ear fish dare to swim in this layer of water.
One type of water is poisonous, but the poison is not severe and people can boil out some gray-brown dust from the water.
……
Five different kinds of water created Chenxiantang.
The only one that can swim freely in the five kinds of water is the Five Elements Dragon.
In the early days, the residents of Chenxian Town were able to use special means to lure the Five Elements Dragon ashore and try to hunt it down and seize the Five Elements Dragon Pearl.
"The rise and fall of the five kinds of water has always existed for thousands of years. But in the past thousand years, the rise and fall of these five kinds of water has begun to slow down. From more than ten years to several decades -
Today, the water in Chenxiantang has not been changed for two hundred years. "
The old man said, "If it was water from the Five Poisons, it would be fine, but this slightly poisonous water has few fish and they can't eat it. As time went by, no one in Chenxian Town went to the sea anymore."
Zhao Bei asked the old man curiously: "I just tried it, and this Shenxiantang can't float wood. Everything sinks.
If so, how come those fish can swim on the surface of the sea?"
The old man immediately said: "Except for the Five Elements Jiao, those fish can't swim freely. Just like the golden ear fish, it can also swim in non-toxic waters.
But Shenxiantang seems to have cast a curse on these fish. The golden ear fish can only survive in poisonous waters, and the sawtooth monster can only survive in slightly poisonous waters. "
He said: "When you see fish and shrimp appearing on the sea surface, you think that the fish can avoid the fate of being 'swallowed' by the Shenxiantang. In fact, it is not true - if the sea surface is non-toxic water, the golden ear fish will also sink into the toxic waters."
Tian Lin and Zhao Bei visited several households and got roughly the same answers.
That afternoon, Zhao Bei had diarrhea all day, and Tian Lin took the opportunity to absorb the earth spirit foundation pool in the deserted sea water.
The Five Elements Foundation Building Pool is not used to open up acupuncture points, but to completely transform the twelve meridians into the 'Golden Spiritual Veins'.
In order to transform all twelve meridians into golden spiritual veins, Tian Lin practiced in Chenxiantang for nearly a month.
Master Zhao Bei passed away the next day after he had diarrhea. He had to go back and report to Elder Xiao, lest Elder Xiao think that Tian Lin and he had rebelled against the Yaoyue Sect.
In a month, Tian Lin had no idea how much earth spirit he had absorbed from the foundation-building pool.
Of course his consumption was not small, but compared to the entire slightly poisonous sea water, what was absorbed by Tian Lin was of course just a drop in the ocean.
Before Tian Lin returned to the clan, Zhao Bei went back to Chenxiantang first.
He looked at Tian Lin and said happily:
"Brother, you don't have to rush back to the sect. We, Yaoyue Sect, are going to build another temple in Quzhou."
Tian Lin was a little surprised. He was not surprised that Yaoyue Sect wanted to build a Taoist temple in Quzhou, but he was surprised that Xing Tongtian moved so quickly and boldly.
"Quzhou has the most Blood Cultists, and their bodies are more suitable for alchemy than ordinary cultivators. If Sect Leader Xing wants to develop the sect and have an endless supply of Blood Pills, he will definitely not let go of Quzhou." Tian Lin said, frowning:
"It's just that Quzhou has been run by Xue En for so long, and we, Yaoyue Sect, are outsiders, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to take root in Quzhou."
"It was Master Xun of the Baisheng Sect who helped a lot. He fought with Xue En, and Xue En was seriously injured.
Now that Sect Leader Xing has brought several elders to Quzhou again, together with the elders of the Weapon Sect, Xue En and his men can only flee in fear. "
Tian Lin was not as excited as Zhao Bei. He asked Zhao Bei, "Quzhou is under the jurisdiction of Qi Sect. We invite Yue Sect to build a temple here. Will the people of Qi Sect agree?"
"Brother, don't worry. The two heads have already reached an agreement. This Blood Sect's hinterland will be our Yaoyue Sect's dojo in the future, while the southern part of Quzhou will still be under the jurisdiction of the Weapon Sect."
Zhao Bei said: "Now the sect is in urgent need of disciples to manage the counties. Brother, do you want to be a county lord?"
The Yaoyue Sect would send a group of disciples out of the sect every fifteen to twenty years, and Zhao Bei was not far from becoming a disciple.
He has no hope of building a foundation now, and his mind is no longer on cultivation.
As he became a county lord in the secular world, relying on his status as a disciple of the Yaoyue Sect, he was naturally a local emperor who was beyond the control of the imperial court.
"Peak Master and Senior Sister Xiao Hong are also in Quzhou?"
Tian Lin did not rush to answer Zhao Bei, but asked.
Zhao Bei shook his head and said, "The old man, the Peak Master, doesn't like to go out. He said he wants to guard Baihua Peak and won't come to Quzhou in the future."
Tian Lin said, "I don't like Quzhou either, so I'd better go back to the clan."
Now that he has found the method to build the Five Elements foundation, why would he be willing to stay in Quzhou?
Zhao Bei wanted to persuade him again, but Tian Lin smiled and said, "You and I have different aspirations. I only want to become an immortal, but inviting Yue Zong to come to Quzhou to build a Taoist temple will definitely make me very busy.
I am most afraid of trouble, so it is better for me not to stay in Quzhou."
Zhao Bei felt sorry and said frankly: "If Senior Brother were here, you and I could help each other and maybe we could rebuild our clan family."
Tian Lin was not interested in establishing a clan family. He said, "Since you are staying in Quzhou, please help me keep an eye out for the Lingbang Pearl when you have the chance.
When the time comes, please send me a letter to tell me how many spirit stones you need, and I will personally deliver them to you."
Zhao Bei nodded and said, "I know that my senior brother's taste is different from others. When the time comes, I will rebuild the Zhao family caravan and help you collect delicacies from all corners of the world."
The two of them had dinner in a tavern in Quzhou. Tian Lin was not interested in the new temple of Yaoyue Sect, so he took a flying boat back to Yingzhou alone.
Xing Tongtian wanted to build a new Taoist temple in Quzhou, so he took almost all the disciples of Yingzhou Yaoyue Sect away.
When Tian Lin returned to Baihua Peak, he was surprised to see that in addition to Elder Xiao, there was also Sect Master Xun of the Baisheng Sect.
While he was performing the ceremony with the two others, Xiao Hong went to get a stool for Tian Lin.
Sect Master Xun looked at Tian Lin and asked Elder Xiao with a smile, "Is this Junior Brother Liu's disciple? He is so young, but he has already reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining. I think he is no worse than Xing Shanping."
Elder Xiao snorted coldly and said, "I don't know what his master was thinking. He left him here alone and took Xing Shanping away."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly looked at Tian Lin and said, "I asked you to bring Han Yue back, why did you let him go?"
Tian Lin said: "After Zhong Wuji died, Junior Sister Han's heart also died. I think she will not come out to harm others again."
Elder Xiao said, "If you take her back to the sect, she can still survive. If you don't take her back, with her stubborn personality, I'm afraid she will find life meaningless and follow her senior brother."
Tian Lin said, "That would be a relief for Junior Sister Han. It would also be a relief for those who were killed by her."
At this time, Xiao Hong brought out bowls and chopsticks for Tian Lin from the house, and Elder Xiao shut up and no longer mentioned Han Yue's matter to Tian Lin.
Tian Lin sat at the table and took a look at the food on the stone table.
Elder Xiao sneered and said, "It is said that you are a glutton. You will not stop eating even when you are practicing. I am afraid that the food in Yaoyue Sect will hardly suit your taste now."
Xing Tongtian made a "big move" in Yaoyue Sect, not only taking away most of the people in the kitchen, but also many rare and exotic animals raised in Wanshou Peak.
It would be extremely difficult for Tian Lin to eat the eggs of the heron bird, the grass fish and the three-legged toad from then on.
Fortunately, Tian Lin didn't need these things now. He picked up a piece of the root of the cap with chopsticks and said, "Although I like to eat it, I'm not picky about food."
Elder Xiao asked him, "What are your plans for the future? I asked Zhao Bei to keep you in Quzhou, so why did you come back? Now that you are an inner sect disciple, you don't need to climb the Dao Mountain anymore. You should plan for your own foundation building path."
Tian Lin knew that Elder Xiao was a little conflicted now.
On the one hand, Elder Xiao hated the blood cultists who practiced blood qi, and had even had a quarrel with Xing Tongtian over this.
But on the other hand, the path to building the foundation has now been cut off.
If ordinary people want to build a foundation, they must cultivate blood qi to find a way to build a foundation.
Elder Xiao felt that it was a pity that Tian Lin's talent stopped at the twelfth level of Qi Refining.
"I am still young, so I am not in a hurry to build my foundation. But mountain climbing can give me more experience in fighting with others, so I plan to retreat and climb mountains next."
Elder Xiao laughed angrily, feeling both happy and unhappy.
He did not persuade him any further. Sect Master Xun next to him looked at Tian Lin with appreciation, then sighed and said:
"Xue En is also a rare genius. If he had been invited to be the leader of Yue Zong, I wonder what the situation of Yulong Continent would be like now."
Elder Xiao shook his head: "Xue En was able to become an outer disciple by climbing the Dao Mountain from a menial disciple, so his talent is naturally good. But he is not an inner disciple after all——
Even if Xing Tongtian cannot be the head, Liu Xuanfeng should be the one to take the position, not Xue En. "
"Besides, even if he becomes the head of the sect, he still cannot change the current situation of depleted resources. If he wants to find a way out of the golden elixir, he still has to rely on cultivating blood qi."
After Elder Xiao finished speaking, Sect Master Xun suddenly asked, "I wonder what Junior Brother Liu's plan is?"
Elder Xiao shook his head and said, "I really don't know what his plan is. He has been living a life of drunkenness and debauchery in the sect for decades, and I thought he had given up the path to the Golden Core.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Xing Tongtian took action, he ran away with his little Taoist boy and his beautiful concubine.
If that were all, I don't understand why he came back to find Xing Shanping."
Sect Master Xun said, "I know a little about this. After I defeated Xue En that day, I went to visit the Wenxin Sect. I heard from Sect Master Zhou that Xing Shanping was the chosen one selected by Junior Brother Liu."
Tian Lin, who had been eating, remained silent. He was a little sensitive to the term "chosen one".
As expected, Elder Xiao glanced at Tian Lin, and then looked at Sect Master Xun:
"I remember that the Heart-Searching Stone of the Heart-Searching Sect has been broken, right? Xing Shanping, can he be the chosen one of the Heart-Searching Sect?"
(End of this chapter)