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Chapter 299 Harvest and Daily Life (4K)

Steamed grouper is quite delicious.

At least Xiao Chen and Su Li both enjoyed their meal.

Since the decision has been made to prioritize the path of Dharma cultivation, the breakthrough time will be delayed.

So for the next three months, they will stay on Ji'e Island to cultivate, just like during the first few days of the first lunar month.

For Xiao Chen, after a long and arduous journey, he will finally have a long-awaited and peaceful period of cultivation.

To be honest, he hadn't experienced this kind of life for several years since leaving Cuiwei Valley.

As for Su Li...

The fact that there was one more person on the island to keep her company was something to be happy about.

Even sitting on the reef, watching Xiao Chen cultivate while hugging his knees in a daze.

It's still better than being alone and lost in thought.

Both of them were happy in their own way, and naturally the fish in their mouths tasted much more delicious.

That night, Xiao Chen even cancelled his cultivation plan.

He devoured the fish with gusto, consuming over a hundred pounds of fish by himself.

She told Su Li about her experience of meeting Chu Tianze on the deserted island during her trip.

“Let me tell you, that kid looks like he has potential.”

Xiao Chen speculated, "If he can survive this upheaval, he might become a rising star in the future."

Su Li blinked: "Are you planning to cultivate your own team in advance?"

Many Nascent Soul True Monarchs choose to establish their own sects or at least marry and have children to build a family.

There are two important reasons for doing this.

Firstly, the higher one's cultivation level, the more difficult it is to break through, and the more time one needs to spend in seclusion.

It's too troublesome to do many trivial things personally; it's better to arrange for disciples to handle them.

For example, the installation of spirit-gathering arrays, the daily maintenance of mountain-protecting arrays, and the planting and mining of some spirit fields and spirit mines.

After establishing a basic framework.

The True Lord only needs to focus on cultivation, and naturally, a steady stream of spirit stones will come in.

Although a single disciple can only provide a small amount of spirit stones, as the saying goes, many grains of sand make a tower, and with more people, it can naturally bring a considerable fortune.

Secondly, the higher one's cultivation level, the fewer reliable people one has around them.

It's more reliable to train a few apprentices or even children and grandchildren than to make friends with outsiders.

With the lifespan of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, he also has enough lifespan to select good seedlings generation after generation.

That's why Su Li had such a question.

"Huh? I hadn't thought about that."

Xiao Chen shook his head: "I'm used to being alone, and I probably won't start a sect in the future."

"If needed in the future, I may join a sect as a guest elder."

"Or just become a wandering cultivator and live a carefree life."

Su Li turned to look at the sea, a question popping into her mind—have you ever thought about establishing your own family?

But the words caught in her throat, and her face flushed slightly; she simply didn't ask them.

"When I went downstairs, the doorman was gone..."

Xiao Chen's story continued until midnight, when the fish and meat in the pot had been eaten and the campfire was almost out of flame.

The two then separated and went to rest.

Early the next morning, it was just dawn.

Xiao Chen was already sitting on the beach, taking out the two storage rings he had captured.

He easily broke through the restrictions and then took advantage of the morning's spiritual energy surge to cultivate for an hour.

Only then did he use his divine sense to probe inside and begin to check if there was anything useful inside.

First, there were over 116,000 spirit stones, followed by some common talismans and pills, nothing special.

Secondly, there was a large stack of sea fish skins.

There were several thousand sheets, all cut into neat squares, one foot long and four inches wide, of fish-skin talisman paper.

It seems the other party was originally a talisman master.

Sure enough, Xiao Chen quickly found the matching talisman ink, talisman brush, and other items, as well as a thick notebook.

The notes contain detailed records of the final solutions to some of the problems the original owner encountered during his century-long career of talisman making.

In total, there are more than 100,000 words of insights and reflections, which can be considered half of the third-order talisman-making inheritance.

Even compared to those rigid and orthodox inherited secrets.

Such insights and experiences might be easier to grasp, and they could be used to train self-taught talisman masters more quickly.

In addition to these, there are some miscellaneous items.

There were also four letters, two booklets, a Dinghuo Treasure Gourd, and a Spirit-Nourishing Treasure Box.

The first two letters contained the exact same content, both in which Jinluan was directing them to go to the Sea of ​​Ashes to find and collect evil energy.

If nothing unexpected happens, then the booklet should be a secret technique for warding off evil spirits.

Xiao Chen checked it casually and found that he had guessed correctly.

The third letter contained a task issued by Jinluan at the beginning of last year, requiring the accumulation of relevant materials to prepare for the production of a large batch of barrier-breaking talismans.

Specific production instructions will be provided separately.

Xiao Chen estimated that this was most likely part of an attack plan targeting the Mo Zhang Sect.

The fourth letter was quite interesting; it contained two portraits that looked like wanted posters.

In addition to the face painted on the front, a full-body portrait was also specially painted on the back.

In addition, the area where the reward amount was originally displayed has been changed to a corresponding introduction of the person's identity.

Upon closer inspection, Xiao Chen discovered that the two were actually the Compassionate-Faced Arhat and the Compassionate-Hearted Arhat from Zihai Temple.

Jin Luan claimed that the two had escaped capture by accident and were carrying important items with them.

The traitors on the west side who have secretly sided with the sea tribe are ordered to do their utmost to investigate the movements of the two. Those who provide clues will receive double the contribution tokens.

If we can capture these two people, then we will need to hand over the key spiritual item.

You can keep the rest of the spirit stones and inheritance for your own use, and the sea tribe will also provide additional resource rewards.

"Escaped capture?"

Xiao Chen's gaze fell on these four words: "So that means Juehai Temple has been besieged?"

If Jinluan was not lying in the letter, it means that the sea tribes are advancing triumphantly.

Juehai Temple, located inside, has already been besieged, so Kuji Temple, located on the outermost side on the east side, including Zen Master Kuji, is likely in grave danger.

It's one thing to hear those rumors at Lingtong Pavilion before.

Now that it has been discovered that it actually happened, that's a different story.

Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised that such an important matter as the death of a fourth-level cultivator had not been mentioned by the outside world at all.

If that's the case, what happened to the other Zen masters?

How many Zen masters have been involved in the incident, and how are the major sects preparing to respond?

A flood of questions suddenly came to Xiao Chen's mind.

Unfortunately, he currently lacks the means to obtain information about those at the Nascent Soul True Monarch level.

We can only rely on these scattered clues to guess the current situation.

Another thing that can be confirmed is that Old Dog Yi is still alive and was not killed by that fourth-tier sea fish.

Good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years!
No matter, Xiao Chen will carry his flying sword and chop him into minced meat sooner or later.

As for the Dinghuo Treasure Gourd, its function is exactly the same as the previous two gourds.

Add one more collectible.

Xiao Chen opened the last Spirit-Nourishing Treasure Box, and a dazzling golden light immediately emanated from within. Upon closer inspection, he found a fragment inside that appeared to be made of pure gold.

It is a fragment because its edges have irregular breaks and slight twisting marks.

It was clearly attacked by some kind of overwhelming force, which caused it to be reduced to fragments.

Because of the severe damage, Xiao Chen could not immediately recognize what it should have looked like based on the fragments alone.

Even so, the fragments still shimmer with a dazzling light.

Even after the treasure box was opened, there was a noticeable overflow of Geng metal energy.

"There's still so much spiritual energy left?"

Xiao Chen reached out and picked up the fragment.

He immediately felt as if he wasn't holding a fragment, but rather a super-sharp sword.

He could even sense an exceptionally sharp and intense sword intent hidden within the fragments.

The sword intent was so powerful that when he probed into it with his divine sense, he actually felt a slight stinging pain.

The problem is, it's just a fragment!
Without a doubt, this definitely did not come from a magical artifact.

"Hi~!"

Xiao Chen gasped: "That's from a magic weapon-grade flying sword?"

You should know that the original owner of the storage ring clearly looked like a rogue cultivator, but unexpectedly he had such an opportunity.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this is just a fragment and doesn't seem to have much value.

The sword intent it carries alone is an exceptionally precious treasure.

Any sword cultivator whose cultivation level is below the Nascent Soul stage can use this fragment to comprehend the Dao of the Sword.

Speaking of which, Xiao Chen can be considered half a sword cultivator.

Even if you're not a sword cultivator, you could consider using this fragment as the core to find a fourth-tier weapon refiner to forge a new spiritual weapon.

It doesn't matter if we produce inferior products that can only be used once.

As long as we can make good use of the abundant Geng metal power within it and release it all at once to attack the enemy.

It could also become a trump card that could threaten a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Even if it were to be sold at an auction, it would be enough to attract other Nascent Soul True Monarchs to bid at high prices.

No matter which option you choose, this fragment is a pleasant surprise.

"Ding!"

Suddenly, a crisp sound came from afar.

Su Li ran over from afar: "Look what I found!"

She waved her hand vigorously, grabbing a handful of exceptionally brightly colored mushrooms.

"They were hiding under the broadleaf grass. Luckily, I looked carefully enough, or I would have missed them."

Su Li was clearly very happy: "Look at this one, it's so pretty, it must taste delicious."

Xiao Chen packed his things and took two steps closer.

The mushrooms she held in her hand were colorful, including red, green, dark blue, and orange.

Especially the one in the very center, which is a bright pink all over, with fine red threads around the edges that look like ribbons.

Generally speaking, this brightly colored mushroom is of an unfamiliar variety.

They should all be treated as poisonous mushrooms and should absolutely not be eaten.

However, Xiao Chen has the Divine Protection Veil, so he doesn't need to worry about the poison.

As for Su Li, although she did not have the Divine Protection Veil, she was not afraid of being poisoned at all.

First of all, as a Nascent Soul True Monarch, ordinary poisons are simply no match for her.

Secondly, she possesses the bloodline of the Witch Clan, and her internal energy and blood are more abundant than those of ordinary body cultivators, naturally giving her a stronger resistance to toxins.

Finally, in addition, she was born with an exceptionally domineering lunar eclipse power, which naturally suppresses other curses and toxins.

Therefore, they are basically immune to all poisons.

"It really is quite beautiful!"

So Xiao Chen nodded with relief: "Looks like I'm in for a treat tonight."

"Then I'll go prepare the mushroom soup first."

Upon hearing this, Su Li immediately turned around with a smile: "Let's drink together later."

After saying that, he excitedly ran to the middle of the island and began to wash himself by a natural spring.

When she was alone on the island, she could hardly muster the energy to do anything.

Most of the time, he would sit on the rocks and stare blankly at the beach.

However, they are now quite motivated to plan the distribution of the spiritual fruits and plants in the forest on the right side of the island.

Although the forest was quite large, not much was planted in it.

If it's not distributed properly, it will be all eaten up in less than a month.

Therefore, Su Li carefully considered the menu for each evening.

Of course, they could both choose to eat seafood or simply not eat at all, which would eliminate the need to consider these trivial issues.

However, Su Li not only didn't find it troublesome, but actually enjoyed it.

By changing the ingredients and processing methods every day, we still manage to ensure that the food we eat each day has different characteristics, even under limited conditions.

Xiao Chen also made some contributions.

Because he carried with him a large amount of refined salt, spirit honey, and spirit wine, all of which could be used as seasonings.

As a novice alchemist, he also carried several kinds of spiritual herbs that could create both sour and spicy flavors.

These spiritual herbs are the third-tier spiritual medicines from the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm.

Theoretically, it might be better suited for alchemy.

But theory is one thing, in the current situation, they are definitely best used for making soup.

Thirteen days passed in the blink of an eye, and life continued so peacefully.

The reason it's thirteen days, not half a month, is because...

This is because Xiao Chen only has twenty-six demon cores at hand.

This also includes the four Golden Core Sea Fish that accidentally wandered into the Silent Island and were captured by Su Li.

After all these demon cores were absorbed and refined, he had no choice but to go outside the illusion array to hunt sea fish and obtain new demon cores.

Even if this takes more time to hunt, it's still better than ascetic training.

However, this is due to the surge in the number of marine fish.

Xiao Chen doesn't need to go to a particularly far place to easily find the Golden Core Sea Fish.

In addition, his incredibly fast escape technique made his hunting efficiency twice as high as it was back in the South Laohai.

Basically, you can harvest at least one demon core every day.

With a bit of luck, you might even get three demon cores.

In addition, despite being busy hunting, Xiao Chen would still return to Ji'e Island every evening.

He also brought back his prey for dinner.

If you encounter scallops, whelks, oysters, etc.

I'll also bring some back to try.

Because Xiao Chen's speed allows him to hunt in an area of ​​about 40,000 li, the food he can obtain is naturally much more abundant.

This also allowed Su Li to eat many new varieties that were not available near Ji'e Island.

However, she usually only takes a few bites to taste the flavor, and her appetite is almost the same as that of an ordinary person.

Most of the time, Xiao Chen was alone, silently swallowing a large pot of nearly 100 pounds of seafood.

(End of this chapter)