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

Chapter 195: Lingjiao Village is destroyed! Divide the outer area of Lingjiao Village

A few days later,
In the northern part of the Blazing Sea, at the core of Lingjiao Village,

An indiscriminate massacre is taking place here, with people isolated from the inside and outside. A group of powerful pretenders are carrying out a purging massacre of Lingjiao Village from top to bottom, leaving no one alive!

"Why don't you hand over that treasure quickly? If you do, I'll kill you. Otherwise, I'll extract your soul and refine your spirit, tormenting you for a hundred years, making your life worse than death, and you won't be able to enter the reincarnation after death!"

"Haha~ Don't even think about it! You'll never get it... I curse: one day you'll be attacked, your souls extracted and refined, and your inheritance completely exterminated..."

There are two people in the early stage of Jindan in Lingjiao Village, and the other one has been forced to search his soul by the other party, but even if his soul is forced to collapse and disappear, he still cannot get the standard answer that the pretenders want.

"Things that don't know whether to live or die!"

"Just wait, within two hundred years, you will follow in my footsteps. My curse~"

Without letting him finish the curse, the imposter leader tried to search his soul again, trying to find the treasure. Unfortunately, although they were both Jindan cultivators, even though there was a big gap in their strength, the other party had practiced a complete secret method of the soul, and it was too difficult to obtain a specific and carefully protected piece of information from his mind.

Due to time constraints, the pretenders could not stay here for too long, otherwise they might reveal their flaws and attract siege. They could only violently search the souls of all the core members of Lingjiao Village.
It was very difficult for cultivators of the same level to obtain the secrets from the soul of a person who had practiced the secret method of the soul. After failing several times, the Jindan cultivators among the pretenders began to search the soul of the foundation-building cultivator.

"It seems that there is a major loophole in our intelligence, and we missed a key person! The thing should be in the hands of the new Golden Core Seed that Lingjiao Village secretly cultivated."

Even though the Jindan cultivators searched the souls of the foundation-building cultivators, they still did not get any accurate information. It was obvious that the foundation-building cultivators in Lingjiao Village did not know the exact information about the treasure and its owner.
But as long as it exists, there must be flaws. By cross-combing their memory network, it is not difficult to identify this new "young master" who never shows up.

"We were careless! We can't stay here any longer! Let's retreat!"

Although the imposters did not find the treasure they wanted most, they swept away all the wealth accumulated by Lingjiao Village for thousands of years. This trip can be considered a fruitful one, as long as they are not exposed.

Half a day later,
Worried, Lin Haichao hurried to the core city of Lingjiao Village. He was horrified when he learned that the entire Lingjiao Village was wiped out. There were not many forces in the Western Regions that could do this without revealing any news, only the top few.

Of course, it is not ruled out that it was done by people from other regions, but since they dared to commit such an extermination, they must be confident of getting away with it. This shows that the security environment in the inland sea has reached a critical point, and this incident may even be a test.

"Fellow Daoist Lin."

"Fellow Daoists."

Although the Lin family and Lingjiao Village are neighbors across the sea from each other, they are not the closest. Before the Lin Hai tide arrived, several Jindan cultivators had already arrived at the scene.

"Are there any useful clues?"

"Very strong! Judging from the traces at the scene, the two of them were captured alive without much resistance. According to the reactions of the surrounding small forces, they didn't notice any unusual movements at all. By the time they discovered anything unusual, no one in the core city of Lingjiao Village had survived."

It was obvious that the murderer's strength completely crushed Lingjiao Village. After committing the crime, he not only took away all the resources of the core city, but also wiped out all the traces left by them. He did it very calmly.

"Not many forces can do this. It seems this inland sea will never be peaceful again!"

One of the two Jindan cultivators in Lingjiao Village is at the peak of the third level of Jindan, but he is stuck here because he cannot obtain a spiritual object to break through the realm. The person who can quickly capture him must be at the peak of the middle level or above.
Lin Haichao, who was at the fourth level of the Golden Core Realm, thought he could easily defeat him, but he had no assurance of capturing him alive, because only if there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides or if they were close friends and attacked by surprise could he be captured alive.

"Fellow Daoist, please be careful with your words. Could it be the work of pirates from the outer sea?"

"Too."

Afterwards, several Jindan cultivators joined forces to investigate and found that although the other party tried their best to cover up, they seemed to be looking for something valuable. Judging from the damaged scene, it was not necessary to dig deep into the ground to search for property, which would be a waste of time for the robbers.

"They're looking for something!"

"What could it be? I've never heard of anything in Lingjiao Village that could bring disaster!"

"I'm not sure, let's check it out and share the information!"

Although the core inheritances of various Jindan forces are different, they are essentially the same. They are all based on a large number of third-level inheritances and a small number of unimportant fourth-level or fourth-level fragments. Otherwise, they cannot be preserved at all.

It is very likely that Lingjiao Village was destroyed because it obtained something that should not be controlled by the Jindan forces.

The destruction of Lingjiao Village has become an unsolved case due to the lack of clues about the murderer. We can only wait for the official investigation from the Thousand Star City. After all, they have expressly prohibited crimes in the inland sea during the beast tide.

Once the evidence is confirmed, they will all be killed without mercy. If no explanation is given this time, I am afraid there will be similar cases in the future. After all, there are many forces weaker than Lingjiaozhai.

Ichthyosaur Islands,

It seems that the first wave of climax has receded, and the intensity of the small beast tide attacking the Ichthyosaur Islands has weakened a lot. The different spiritual islands finally have the opportunity to communicate with each other on a large scale and balance resources and manpower.
As everyone was sorting out their harvest, preparing to digest it, and waiting for the next wave of small beasts to arrive, shocking news arrived:

[Lingjiao Village was destroyed! From top to bottom, no one was left alive!]

"what?"

Lin Qianfan, who was practicing, stood up suddenly after hearing the words, and immediately thought of the mysterious commander from Jingshui Bingyuan that day.

"Could it be that someone really wiped out the entire Lingjiao Village just to steal the treasure? This is too outrageous, right? Was it a local who committed the crime?"

At that time, because the Lin family chose to leave the large fleet to search for the injured Ice Crystal Chilong, the other party showed a hint of malice, which shows that this person's experience in the martial arts world is not sophisticated, and there are obvious flaws in his emotional control.
Therefore, it is not ruled out that he will reveal flaws in other places and bring disaster to Lingjiao Village where he is.

If there really were someone with ulterior motives who used the process of elimination to check the specific identities and behavioral logic of every Foundation Establishment cultivator on the 65 surviving ships at the time, it was possible that they would come to the same conclusion as Lin Qianfan, confirming that they were in Lingjiao Village and locking onto Qingluanfan.

"What a pity! What a pity!" Lin Qianfan sat down cross-legged again. It was a pity that the treasure was taken away before he even knew what it was. As a captain, he felt heartbroken for losing a precious treasure.

"If you don't act in secret, you'll hurt others and yourself!"

The world of cultivating immortals has been developing for countless years, and everyone knows what level should have what level of performance range, and what kind of treasures each force can possess. Even if there are any, they must be kept absolutely confidential.

When a foundation-building cultivator possesses abilities far beyond the comprehension of other foundation-building cultivators but dares not publicly reveal himself and provide a reasonable explanation, everyone will immediately guess that there is something seriously wrong with you and that you cannot withstand scrutiny.
What is the difference between this and those five spiritual roots cultivators who were born as casual cultivators, were mediocre in the first half of their lives, suddenly emerged as a rising star in the next ten years, and then successfully achieved the foundation building?

No one will believe that this is the result of your hard work, because there will always be people in the world of cultivation who work harder than you.

A rising star?

For a stable world of immortal cultivation, any abnormal event that suddenly emerges without a reasonable growth trajectory and various special "geniuses" are tantamount to writing the words "I have obtained a golden finger that defies the heavens" on their foreheads.

Things like the descent of banished immortals, rebirth through possession of another's body, reincarnation with memories, possession by demons, secret attachment of residual souls, and spirits of weapons recognizing their masters have already happened countless times. As long as there are any signs of this, they will be nipped in the bud. The vested interests who have firmly occupied high positions will not allow these anomalies that completely disobey the rules to exist.

"Third Elder, what do you want from me?"

"Lingjiao Village was destroyed. As one of their neighbors, we should help them share some of the pressure of the beast tide. Here, here..."

The third elder marked an area on the map. The area was not large and relatively remote. It was located between the Yulong Islands and Lingjiao Village. It used to be the outermost area of Lingjiao Village. If the Lin family took over, it would mean completely intervening in the hot sea.

"With Tongle Market, Qianbao Market, Dajing Market... six neutral markets as boundaries, all independent cultivators and land resources in this area will be under the jurisdiction of our Yulong Lin family from now on. All three of you will go and take over together. Anyone who disobeys will be killed immediately! What I want is a quick and stable start to production!"

"Yes! Guaranteed to complete the mission!
"Third Elder, have you discussed this with the surrounding Jindan forces? After all, we don't belong to the true Blazing Sea forces. If we intervene like this..."

"It wasn't like that before, but it is now. The division of maritime interests is not only based on the geopolitical situation, but also on the actual control capabilities. For example, the Yaoyue Alliance is clearly an inland sea force, but it can still share the interests of the outer seas."

Although the Ichthyosaur Islands are adjacent to the Fiery Sea Circle, they actually belong to the Dark Sea Circle. Previously, they occupied a share of the Fiery Molten Ore, and now they occupy a share of the Lingjiao Village, which can be regarded as a rapid expansion into the Fiery Sea.

"Okay, let's leave now!"

Toot~
The three ships, the Hunter, the Windrider, and the Sea Hunter, loaded with large amounts of supplies and set off directly to complete the handover as soon as possible to calm people's hearts and reduce unrest and losses.

There is no actual border between the Yulong Islands and Lingjiao Village. There is an uninhabited buffer zone in the middle. Only after passing the Fire Iguana Islands will there be some intersection with the peripheral force under their jurisdiction, Tonglefang City. The two sides can only be regarded as "distant neighbors" with little interaction.
Now that Lingjiao Village has been destroyed and the new forces to fill the vacancy have not yet arrived, these peripheral interests have been directly divided up by the surrounding forces.
With the Lin family's current prosperity, they can still get a piece of the pie even if they are far away. This is the benefit of becoming stronger. If the Lin family is not strong enough, these things will not be notified to the Lin family.

"The sea is still turbulent. Given the density of these little monsters, I'm afraid the tide of little monsters will continue for the three months of the storm season."

Any net you cast on the way will yield a full harvest, among which small demons still account for a large proportion. These are basically small demons that have poured in from outside the defense line. They will eat up all the edible things in the sea, seriously destroy the ecological balance, and finally come ashore to attack continuously.

"For those who can handle the beast tide, it's a boon. For those who can't, it's a continuous drain. After this protracted war, the development potential of each faction will widen further."

It is not suitable to sail during the storm season. The sea is merciless and the waves are surging. Although the displacement of the second-level monster hunting ship that can accommodate dozens of sailors to work is already large, it is still not safe. It is also easier to encounter second-level mid-to-late stage monsters at this time. The sea is full of dangers.

However, the route from the Fish Dragon Islands to the Fire Iguana Islands is a fixed route maintained by the Lin family for a long time. There are not many places for second-level monsters to stay in the middle, so it is relatively safe.
Even if they encounter a second-level monster, it will not be a powerful character. Three medium and large monster hunting ships can wipe them out on the spot.

When passing by the Fire Iguana Islands, everyone discovered that the name of the Fire Iguana Islands was actually dead in name only.
Except for the core area of the archipelago, the large islands with active volcanic craters are guarded by the second-level Flame Wave Fire Iguana and are still under the control of the Fire Iguana tribe.

The fire iguanas on many other small islands have already been eaten by other monsters, and these monsters that have taken root on the islands for a short time will become the hunting targets of the next sea monsters that come ashore.

Only those who have survived hundreds of battles can live here peacefully and even get the chance to be promoted to the second level.

"Six markets, three ships, each responsible for two."

"That's fine, just be careful! After we're done, just wait for us in Qianbao Market to return. Don't run around!"

Lin Qianfan was the weakest and was assigned to the nearest Tongle Market and Qianbao Market. After the Hunter and the Sea Hunter sent the Wind Rider to the Tongle Market dock, they continued on their journey to the third and fifth markets.

Tonglefang Market,

The Windrider, which had docked several times before, docked directly at the dock. It had stayed there before as a merchant, but this time it came to take over as the new owner of the place. The situation was very different.

"Welcome Fellow Daoist Lin to come and give us guidance!"

It was the first time that the couple, as the owners of the market, appeared together. When three of the Lin family's monster-hunting ships passed by forcefully, and one of them docked directly without asking for their opinion, they already understood what the Lin family meant.
They were just a little worried about the arrangements the Lin family would make for them. After all, these people who were outside Yuanlingjiao Village were essentially independent cultivators, and the family might not necessarily continue to use these unfamiliar independent cultivators.

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to be so polite. My Lin family means that everything should remain the same as before. How has this beast tide affected you?"

The couple was delighted to hear this, as being in charge of the market town was very different from being a casual cultivator.

“Thank you for your appreciation!

As long as the beast tide doesn't intensify, we can still cope with it!

With all the wandering cultivators pouring in, the number of permanent cultivators in Tonglefang City has reached a historical peak, and they can easily handle any situation without a second-level monster attacking them."

The distribution of cultivators here is different from that of the Yulong Islands. Lingjiao Village is a large scattered area. The core city is inhabited by the main lineage of the Lingjiao Village's golden elixir, while other areas are mostly inhabited by independent cultivators and small families.
After meeting certain conditions, these independent cultivators and small families can join Lingjiao Village and become peripheral members. They can also participate in the Jindan Seed Assessment of Lingjiao Village.

If one can achieve the Golden Elixir, he can directly move into the core city and become the helmsman of Lingjiao Village. This is a special system that is extremely inclusive, half-free cultivator alliance, half-sect, and also includes families.

(End of this chapter)