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

Chapter 200 The matter is settled and the murderer has been punished!
"Don't worry, fellow Daoist. This Qianbao market will still be managed by you from now on. Everything will remain the same! My Lin family only wants peace and stability!"

In the past, the Lin family even outsourced the management of some of the second-level markets in the Yulong Islands. Even though the Lin family now has more foundation-building cultivators, they would not have to travel so far to manage the markets. Instead, they handed them over to outsiders, and the Lin family only needed to come regularly to harvest and settle accounts.

"That's good! That's good! Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lin, for your trust! Thank you, Grand Master, for your appreciation! Please, please come in~"

Don’t ask who opened the market in the first place, and don’t say how much effort and financial resources you have invested in it. The Jindan forces can divide it up with a wave of their hands, and you have to open it if they ask you to.

Unless they are in an area like the Purple Jade Islands where there are no Jindan forces around them, they can remain independent. But if one day a large Jindan force with a huge strength surpassing theirs appears around them, they will certainly not be able to maintain their independence.

As the Thousand Star City cannot easily intervene, the Jindan forces are the king of the Inner Sea, and Qi Refining and Foundation Building have no say.

The scale of Qianbao Market is slightly smaller than Tongle Market, and the population is also smaller, but it looks more chaotic overall. This shows that Pang Zhuji's control over the market is weaker. After all, he is the only one in the early stage of foundation building.

Fatty Zhuji also took Lin Qianfan to inspect the market. He led the way in front, giving Lin Qianfan enough respect. This time, he even brought ten Lin family boatmen in the late Qi training stage, all dressed in the same uniform, to follow him. He showed off all the way, just to tell these people that this place would be under the management of the Lin family from now on.
As for the specific level of the Lin family and how it compares to the strength of Lingjiao Village, they need to find out for themselves. They generally prefer to believe the gossip they hear.

"Friend Lin, there are still some people in the prison who caused trouble earlier. I have arrested them all and await your decision."

"Oh? What's the cause?"

"After the news of Lingjiao Village's annihilation spread, the market was in a state of panic. Furthermore, there was a Level 2 Sea Monster constantly harassing people outside. Some of the more daring people thought I would flee at the first sign of trouble.
So they gang up to rob shops in the market, and more people follow them to fish in troubled waters and commit crimes, trying to induce a mutiny in the market and scare me away.

But I didn't fall for it and immediately killed some of the people who were leading the trouble. Because there were so many followers, killing them all would have had a huge impact, so they are all imprisoned now."

"Use the Conscience Talisman on each of them, sorting them according to the severity of their crimes and their original motives. Kill half and leave the other half!"

"Yes!"

Rare talismans like the Heart-Searching Talisman are quite expensive, and using dozens of them at once would be very valuable. However, Fatty Foundation Establishment Master was not so stingy as to ask Lin Qianfan to reimburse him, so he had to pay for it himself.

Although Qianbao Market is smaller than Tongle Market, it has a lot of stored resources. The reason for this is that there is a second-order mid-stage tide monster outside the formation, which is constantly driving small beasts to wear down the formation and try to break through Qianbao Market.

If Lin Qianfan had arrived a little later, when the war supplies in Qianbaofang City had been consumed to a certain extent, Qianbaofang City might have become a ruin by then.

"Oh? So difficult? Let me go and meet it!"

The purpose of the Wind Rider coming here is not just to make a simple handover, but also to help maintain stability, at least to ensure that they can withstand the next wave of storms and beast tides and survive for a long time.

"Second-stage mid-stage Tide Siren!"

The protective formation of Qianbaofang City is an ordinary mid-stage second-order formation. Although there is a fat foundation-building warrior at the third level of foundation-building to resist, it cannot be broken head-on, which means that the strength of the tide monster is not that good.

Toot~
When the storm subsided, the tide of small beasts also subsided. The Wind Rider followed the clues given by Fatty Zhuji and took the initiative to look for them.

"How is it? Can you lock it?"

Lin Qianfan focused on developing Silver Scale's perception ability in his training. He had been training with it frequently at the Lilong Fishery. In previous beast tides, he had successfully hunted down several second-level monsters using clues provided by various shelters, and this time he was just as familiar with the task.

"Yes! It's not far away~"

As his combat experience grew and he witnessed/participated in killing more and more second-level monsters, Yin Lin had become disenchanted with early and mid-level second-level monsters and would always be the vanguard in every battle.

With Silver Scale chasing ahead and the Wind Rider's detection array coordinating the search behind, they finally found its trace in the underwater spiritual vein not far from Qianbao Market.
This is a siren that has just entered the middle stage of the second stage. It has an upper body with a fish head, but a human-like lower body. It is neither big nor small, and is currently gnawing on a first-stage fish monster in its nest.

"Huh? There's actually a second-level water vein here! Unfortunately, it seems small and can't be of much use!"

Spiritual veins are naturally not only found on land. In fact, most of the third-level spiritual veins in the Western Regions today were originally submarine water veins. It was only after the ancestors of the human race established the Thousand Star City that they gradually built surface spiritual islands and third-level fairy cities based on these submarine water veins.

Among them, Guanlan Fairy City, which is a lonely giant city, is the most typical example. The sea is too deep at that location, so it is very difficult to build a fairy city. If you want to continue to create land on the basis of the fairy city, the cost is too high, so it is an isolated city.

The development methods of the first and second order spiritual islands are similar. First, the core second and third order spiritual veins are determined, and then the surrounding first and second order spiritual veins are developed based on them. In this way, a large belt and multiple small central clusters can be formed.

Among them, the Ichthyosaur Islands, which form a circular ecology with a main vein as the center, are the most typical example. The water level of the Ichthyosaur Islands is not very deep, and it is not difficult to develop the original first- and second-level spiritual veins on the seabed. Generations of Ichthyosaur Islands people have continuously optimized and rebuilt the land, which has led to the current scattered groups of first- and second-level spiritual islands.

There is a second-level water vein so close to Qianbao Market, which may be developed into a second-level spiritual island or a second-level water palace, and then form a pincer attack with Qianbao Market. At that time, no matter encountering foreign enemies or sea monster attacks, they can provide mutual assistance, and at the same time, a dual-market economy can be formed to promote economic prosperity.

"Lure it out, and remember not to fight!"

"Understood~"

Although the second-stage mid-stage monster is a bit challenging for Yinlin, it is not something that cannot be provoked. The tide sea monster is not a pure fish monster, but an amphibian, and its flexibility in the water does not constitute an absolute advantage.

Above the demon-hunting ship's detection array, Silver Scale, like a fearless street urchin, exuded a powerful aura as he charged forward to provoke. Many demonic beasts maintain a sense of territory, and since the challenger had come to their doorstep, the Tide Sea Monster naturally pursued with rage. "Everyone, prepare!"

It was the first time for the Wind Rider to hunt a mid-stage second-level monster alone, but some of the old sailors had experience. As long as they stayed calm and did not panic, a mid-stage second-level monster that fell into the trap would be no big deal.

"Fire the harpoon!"

After Yinlin led the target into the killing area, two harpoons dragged two long chains and crossed into a spiral dragon, which attacked the target under Lin Qianfan's spiritual control.

Silver Scale is good at water, fighting and fleeing at the same time, constantly provoking the sea monster, who relies on his higher cultivation level and keeps chasing him.

Just when it was finally about to reach out and hug Silver Scale's tail, Silver Scale suddenly moved in the opposite direction, rushed forward, and wrapped around its waist. Before the Siren could react, the harpoon spiral hit its abdomen head-on.

The sharp blade easily cut its skin, injured its organs, and anchored its flesh. Although this attack was sharp, it would not take its life. However, Yinlin was brave enough. Instead of retreating immediately, he engaged in close combat, intending to kill it with the help of two harpoons.

Lin Qianfan originally planned to use the hook violently to pull it further and seriously injure it, but since Yinlin wanted to fight alone, he gave it a chance.

A quarter of an hour later, the tide mermaid, whose bleeding was continuously caused by the harpoon and whose ability to move was severely restricted, was killed by Silver Scale with great effort.

However, Yinlin also suffered some injuries. His scales were broken in pieces, and shield-hitting injuries were all over his body. But this also effectively tempered his qi and blood strength, which had been expanding rapidly recently.

Last time, I got the corpse and demon pill of the Ice Crystal Chilong. The demon pill needs to be saved for use at critical moments, but the corpse is constantly enjoying it. The greater the gap in strength between the two sides, the better the effect of swallowing it. Yinlin's energy and blood have been growing very fast recently, and today is just right for him to defeat the strong with the weak and temper it into place in one breath.

After Yinlin confiscated part of the collection of the tidal mermaid in the second-level water vein, the Wind Rider slowly returned to Qianbao Market.

"Ah? I've lived here for many years, how could I not have noticed that there is a second-level water vein here?"

Fat Zhuji was a little surprised when he heard this. He inherited the position of the head monk from his master. From the early stage of Qi training to now, except for special reasons that required him to leave, he has been active nearby. If there was a second-level water vein here, he should have discovered it long ago.

"It seems that this is a small second-level water vein that has only recently completed its upgrade. This is the charm of the Millennium Wave!"

The spiritual charm of waves can be displayed in various ways. It is not difficult to upgrade an ordinary first-level water vein to the second level. As for the subsequent development of this new water vein, it is entrusted to Fatty Zhuji. If he does a good job, it is not impossible to pass it on to his apprentice in the future.

A few days later,
The Hunter and Sea Hunter that were bound for the four markets behind returned together, and the three ships were able to evacuate from here just in time for the approaching storm.

"I don't know when the forces to fill the void at Lingjiao Village will arrive. The later they arrive, the greater the losses will be."

The situation in the last four markets was worse than that in the first two. After learning that Lingjiao Village had been destroyed, conflicts broke out to varying degrees. Perhaps someone deliberately instigated them, or perhaps it was human nature, but in any case, they all suffered some losses.

This was just the remote outskirts of Lingjiao Village. What about those places closer to Lingjiao Village, where the population was even more dense? I'm afraid they'd already been thrown into chaos. With the next storm approaching, how many more people would die without a burial place?

After a few days,

Everyone originally thought that the extermination of Lingjiao Village would end abruptly without any follow-up, but they never expected that the Thousand Star City would actually find out. It turned out that it was someone familiar in the Western Regions who committed the crime.
It was a medium-to-large Jindan force called "Haiyan Pavilion" located in the Western Regions near the Thousand Star City. It had three middle-stage Jindan and three early-stage Jindan. Their business was mainly conducted near the Thousand Star City, and they did not have much interaction with the local forces in the Western Regions.

In fact, they had committed crimes several times before, and their targets were all Jindan "loose cultivators" who came from overseas. If the Jindan loose cultivators disappeared mysteriously and no one reported it to the Thousand Star City, the matter would have been ignored.

Some people reported it during this period, but the independent cultivators had no fixed place to live, and the independent cultivators in the outer sea had not achieved any results, so the Thousand Star City did not take it seriously and did not investigate it further. After all, they were very busy fighting against the beast tide.

This time, when Haiyan Pavilion participated in the Linglong Secret Realm, they noticed this special treasure of Lingjiao Village. After suspecting that it was a fourth-level spiritual magic weapon, they immediately launched an investigation into Lingjiao Village. After ensuring that they had no strong backing, they took advantage of the storm to launch a surprise attack on Lingjiao Village.

They thought they had done it perfectly, because this time they were not only more careful, but also left their traces more cleanly, and there was even a storm to help them wash away their crimes.

The Thousand Star City is indeed very busy. Almost every Jindan cultivator has something to do, but the Yuanying cultivators in the Thousand Star City are idle!
It would be fine if the homeless cultivators died, as they are like grass in the field, but the local Jindan forces cannot be completely wiped out inexplicably, because there are still countless Jindan cultivators on the defense line fighting in this direction, and people's hearts cannot be reassured without an explanation.

That's why the Nascent Soul cultivator personally went out to investigate the matter. How could multiple people commit a crime without leaving any clues?

The Yuanying cultivator naturally followed the clues and found Haiyan Pavilion. No explanation was needed, no forgiveness was allowed, and no reservations were necessary. The Yuanying cultivator personally took action and carried out an extermination cleanup of Haiyan Pavilion.
From top to bottom, no one is left alive!
"This way, the Inner Sea will be stable for a long time! This is a huge boon to the rapidly developing Lin family!"

Although Lin Qianfan said it with ease, he was sweating profusely inside.

"Seeking justice for the Jindan faction? Are Yuanying cultivators so kind-hearted? Is the security in the Thousand Star Inner Sea so good? I'm afraid they're here to seize the imaginary spiritual treasure!"

Fortunately, there were enough troublemakers, and no one was sure where the thing was. After the Yuanying cultivator took action, everyone naturally thought that the thing should have been in the hands of Yuanying Zhenjun.

"Unless absolutely necessary, this thing cannot be used for the time being!"

Be careful! Be careful! Be careful again!
The world of immortal cultivation isn't just a game for children! It's a dark forest where anyone who shows up will be killed instantly!
(End of this chapter)