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

Chapter 175: The Western Region's Situation Changes Dramatically, Guanlan Collapses

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The sound waves of huge waves crashing came from afar, which contained the aftermath of the third-level battle. This made Zhang Chaoyang, who was sneaking on the road in secret, tremble with fear.

“There really are some unrefined outsiders out there!”

"Haha~ Even after coming to the Inner Sea, you still can't change your banditry. I'm afraid this Inner Sea won't allow you to live much longer. You're asking for death!"

If it wasn't for the Yunshang League's Jindan coming to invite him personally, he would not have been able to refuse. Otherwise, he would definitely not have made this trip. The gains would not be much, but the risks would be very high.

By keeping his personal aura to a minimum, Zhang Chaoyang's arrogance and ambition have also been restrained a lot. Being down-to-earth is the real thing.

"The Yunshang Alliance is about to move, and the Western Region will lose a powerful guardian of order. The influx of cultivators from the outer seas will only escalate the chaos. Guanlan Immortal City is plagued by internal conflicts and is no longer able to shoulder the heavy responsibility. What is the future of my Zhang family?"

The Yunshang League does have many problems, but even the worst rules are better than no rules at all. The lower-tier Jindan forces are all worried about themselves, afraid that they will be targeted by thieves. Justice delayed is not justice denied to them.

"Lin?"

Zhang Chaoyang suddenly thought of this neighbor who was apparently low-key but had been performing very strongly and thriving in recent years.

At first glance, the Lin family doesn't seem to have done anything big. They always play a low-profile supporting role and rarely stand out, but it seems that they can always profit from it and make progress.

Small steps lead to a journey of a thousand miles!
Today, the Lin family has unknowingly become the strongest force near Yundu Island, and its power cannot be ignored.

“Maybe it’s a good choice!”

After carefully analyzing the Lin family's foundation and the stability of its inheritance for the next few hundred years, Zhang Chaoyang planned to lean on the Lin family and try to borrow their strength so that he would not be easily targeted.

As the Jindan cultivators returned to their respective nests, the news of Wu Daoyi's successful infant formation spread completely, even covering up the fact that two low-ranking Jindan cultivators were successfully robbed and killed on their way back from the Yunshang League auction.

"Did he really succeed in forming a baby?"

Lin Qianfan was a little surprised when he heard the news. At least he didn't expect Wu Daoyi to succeed so quickly.

It is much more difficult for a Jindan cultivator to be upgraded to a Yuanying cultivator than it is for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to be upgraded to a Jindan cultivator.
Because the three levels of the Nascent Soul are all fatal tribulations, while the three levels of the Golden Core only have the thunder tribulation that is a fatal tribulation, plus the influence of mentality, the overall difficulty is several times or even dozens of times higher.

Although the world of immortal cultivation is vast, fourth-order resources/spiritual objects for forming infants are already considered very rare high-level resources. The Yuanying cultivators have a strong control over them. If there are no Yuanying cultivators to help promote you, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky to make a comeback on your own.

"If he can do it, so can I!"

Lin Qianfan knew the difficulty of the Nascent Soul stage, but he remained steadfast in his determination.

Because the conditions in this life are much better than the previous life, and the Millennium Wave has always been a time of great contention, there are plenty of opportunities waiting.

The long-term plan for the Wangtian Wu family, a top Jindan family, to become a Nascent Soul power, and an analysis of the growth path of Daoyi Zhenjun!

Wu Daoyi's growth path, the Wu family's history of prosperity, the development history of the Yunshang League, etc. have all been dug up and analyzed step by step. The forces that originally did not dare to have any extravagant hopes for the Nascent Soul Realm have begun to rebuild their confidence.

Guanlan Fairy City, Qi Family,
Two major events happened in the Qi family recently.

The first thing was that the old golden elixir seed of the Qi family, who was not originally favored by some people, succeeded in forming a golden elixir against the odds, becoming the fifth golden elixir cultivator and the sixth third-level combat force of the Qi family, which boosted the morale of the Qi family.

The second thing was that among the younger generation of Qi family initiation monks, an eight-year-old genius with the Thunder Spirit Root was detected. For a Jindan power with a solid inheritance, the Thunder Spirit Root was guaranteed to be a newly promoted Jindan monk.
If the path is steady enough, it is possible to reach the late stage of the Golden Core, and even have a glimpse of the Yuanying Avenue.
Because the old-fashioned Jindan forces have relatively complete training mechanisms, they can ensure that such talented descendants will not easily go astray.

But the meaning behind the success of the old golden elixir seed and the new thunder spirit root genius is not just one more golden elixir early stage and one more high-end golden elixir seed.

These two things also represent that the Qi family has successfully inherited the spiritual charm of a thousand-year-old wave, indicating that the Qi family's accumulated luck has arrived.

From then on, the opinions of the two factions within the Qi family were completely unified. They gave up the idea of three-way balance of power in order to achieve long-term peace, and planned to take the risk and pursue the goal of great unification and hegemony!

The resources of Guanlan Fairy City are not as rich as those of Yunshang Secret Island. Obviously, it is not enough to support the three major families to work together to become stronger. The resources are relatively constant. If someone becomes stronger, someone must become weaker. The Qi family must squeeze out the other two and monopolize Guanlan Fairy City to support itself.

And now the Qi family obviously has the strength in this area!
After unifying Guanlan, there will inevitably be more resource surpluses in the future, and meaningless internal friction will be reduced. As the millennium wave is rich in opportunities, the Qi family may be able to overtake others and accomplish the feat.

With the idea of emulating the Wu family and embarking on the path of Nascent Soul, the internal division among the three families in Guanlan Fairy City began completely.

The inland sea is only this big.
There is a job for every person, and when someone is about to vacate a job, there will always be someone eyeing it.

In the past, the outer sea Jindan cultivators either did not have enough military merit to exchange for land, or were very picky and wanted the best land, or looked down on the backward growth model of the inner sea, which was to sit back and collect rent, slowly accumulate and pass on from generation to generation in the hope that the next generation would make a leap forward.
But with the order from the Thousand Star City, the entire outer sea was evacuated. They had to abandon the base they had run for many years. Only then did they realize the importance of having a permanent territory, which is a rare thing called stability, harmony, and confidence.

Therefore, the outer sea Jindan who have military merits are now eyeing the inner sea pits, ready to exchange and enter the pits at any time, otherwise there will be more and more people with military merits and the competition will become more and more fierce.

One month later,
In late autumn, the temperature dropped sharply, and the first heavy snow of this year seemed to come earlier than usual.

The Yunshang League had completed its entire relocation, moving all cultivators and some of their close mortal relatives. They had settled in Thousand Star City as a Nascent Soul-stage faction. The original Yunshang League had been transformed into the current "Wangtian Pavilion," with Wu Daoyi as its leader. The remaining members were drawn from the four original families. The family power had transformed into a tightly knit organization similar to that of individual cultivators, with the family members becoming mere factions within it.

For the Yuanying forces, a dozen or so Jindan cultivators are still too few. They have now begun to recruit Jindan guests and gradually take over the new industries of the Immortal City.

When the Yunshang League moved away, with the help of the Yunshang League's remaining influence, six local Jindan forces and one offshore Jindan force successfully moved into the vacant space on the Yunshang Secret Island.

These seven Jindan forces each have their own demands. Among them, the new four major families have a consistent position, the three families that jointly operate Yunyan Fairy City have a new position, and the entire Yunshang Secret Island has a unified position when united together. The relationship is extremely complicated.

The new organization formed by these seven companies is called "New Business Alliance". They inherited part of the Yunshang Alliance's legacy and are considered to be quite well-organized.

In terms of the number of Jindan cultivators, the New Merchant Alliance has a total of thirteen Jindan cultivators, four of whom are in the middle Jindan stage. It is a large and violent organization that cannot be ignored, but their internal friction, confrontation, and running-in seem to be much more than the previous Yunshang Alliance, so it is not scary.

Six local forces moved into Yunshang Secret Island, and with the two low-ranking Jindan who were robbed and killed on the way back from the auction, eight slots were suddenly vacated in the Western Region.

The Jindan cultivators from the outer sea who were interested in exchanging land all showed off their abilities and quickly occupied all the territories through formal channels, completed the formalities, and moved in.

Although the quality of some of the territories is not very good, it is still reassuring, especially for forces with large families. Without industries in the Thousand Star City, they will just live off their resources.

It is worth mentioning that,
Several people who had previously participated in the robbery and murder were caught by the Jindan Investigation Team from the Thousand Star City. The four Jindan cultivators who were hiding outside the vortex sea were beheaded in public and their bodies were hung on the waterfall as a warning.

In troubled times, important codes should be used!

During this critical period, you dare to commit crimes in the Inland Sea, disrupting military morale and causing the Jindan cultivators on the front lines to worry about their families. This behavior is unforgivable. You won't even be given the opportunity to redeem yourself and make meritorious contributions. Even if you want to hide in the Whirlpool Sea, you won't be allowed to do so! Kill to stop the chaos!

Although the security environment is bound to continue to deteriorate over time and some people will still take risks after a fight breaks out, this swift and decisive action will definitely be effective and will last for a while.

Just when everyone thought the situation in the Western Regions had finally calmed down, shocking news broke out from Guanlan Fairy City:

The three families of Qi, Gongshu and Dong in the former Guanlan Fairy City have completely broken up!

However, no violent conflict broke out between them. In terms of paper strength, the Qi family, after uniting as one, could directly suppress the other two families, so this time they disbanded in the form of a peaceful exchange.

Among them, the Dong family and the small Jindan force Bibo Shuifu to the north of Guanlan Fairy City exchanged positions. The Dong family, with three Jindan members, occupied the small Bibo Shuifu, and still enjoyed the right to harvest fresh food in the northern part of the Dark Sea and a small amount of original marine industry.

The weak Bi Bo Shui Mansion entered Guanlan Fairy City as a single Jindan force and became a vassal force of the Qi family, receiving the protection of the Qi family. The Qi family took over most of the interests originally owned by the Dong family in Guanlan Fairy City.

The Gongshu family, who was destined to decline, chose to flee to the southwest. With the mediation of the Qi family, the Gongshu family gave up all the interests in the western region and obtained a pretty good piece of land in the southwest, which was the best outcome.

After all, Gongshu's Feng Linggen is still young, but the two Jindan cultivators are quite old. They can no longer afford new twists and turns and can only hide in the outermost part of the southwest region.

However, the Southwestern Region may not be a good place, and there will still be various disputes. It depends on whether they can gain a foothold.

After this exchange, the Qi family took over more than 90% of the profits of Guanlan Fairy City, and True Man Bi Bo was just a tool of theirs.

For the Qi family, they have taken half a step forward, but for other forces, the influence of the four words "Guanlan Fairy City" has greatly decreased.

Originally, Guanlan Fairy City had more than ten Jindan cultivators, which could be considered first-class in the Western Regions. But now, the six from the Qi family plus Bi Bo total seven, which can no longer be considered first-class, but top second-class.

The objective weakening of Guanlan Fairy City means that their control over the Dark Sea will inevitably decline. Next spring, there will definitely be more monster-hunting ships going to the Dark Sea to hunt monsters, but their commission must be reduced, otherwise others will not sell to them obediently.

Ichthyosaur Islands,

The turbulent situation in the outside world did not affect the life here. Both the mortals and the Qi-refining monks were preparing winter supplies in an orderly manner.

Many of them have overstocked, but the market supply seems endless and the prices of basic necessities have not risen.

"We have to be more low-key in the future, otherwise we'll easily be noticed. The first bird to stick its head out gets shot. Being too high-profile is not a good thing."

Originally, the Lin family was only in the upper middle level, and it was not uncommon for the family to have one or two middle-stage Jindan people. However, with the Yunshang League and Guanlan Fairy City, it now seems to be a little top-notch.

As the old saying goes: With great strength comes great responsibility!
There are many disadvantages of being outstanding. Obviously, the Lin family does not like to be in the limelight and just wants to make a fortune quietly. They do not want to be easily involved in trouble.

"Well, we should stay out of the outside world. The most urgent thing is to cultivate our inner strength and seize the opportunity to develop. If we don't seize this once-in-a-millennium opportunity, we will be sinners in the eyes of future generations."

In addition to the bustling production, the Ichthyosaur Islands today also have large-scale infrastructure that surpasses the history of city building.

The large-scale evacuation from offshore areas means that a huge amount of population, resources, wealth, and various industries need to be transferred in.
The City of Thousand Stars is not necessarily suitable for everyone. If everyone squeezes in, it will only increase the cost of living infinitely. It is impossible for everyone to have a deep financial foundation, so many people will inevitably choose to settle in the Inner Sea.

(End of this chapter)