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Chapter 234 Shocking Change [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

"Fellow Daoist Lin, are you really leaving? Actually, my Lu family can look after this cave for you for a while."

Lu Yujian tried to persuade him to stay, but Lin Chang'an just smiled and shook his head.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, I have cultivated for a hundred years to reach this point, and I am truly unwilling to accept it. Therefore, I wish to go out and seek some opportunities."

Of course, I'm just letting Fellow Daoist Lu know for now that I'll be packing up and leaving in three months.

Having known each other for so many years and having a good relationship with the Lu family, he naturally wanted to say goodbye before leaving.

Especially Jade Spirit Island, at least it gave the Lu family some time to prepare.

"In that case, I wish Fellow Daoist Lin a long and prosperous immortal life."

Seeing that Lin Chang'an was determined to leave, this was also the choice of many cultivators who pursued the path of immortality.

Regarding this, Lu Yujian could only offer his sincere blessings, perhaps one day he too would make the same choice as Lin Chang'an today.

On Jade Spirit Island, Hu Jin, who was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, left, and now Lin Chang'an is also about to leave.

Other Foundation Establishment cultivators probably already knew this day would come.

After all, these cultivators, who neither establish lineages nor indulge in pleasure, always aim for the future.

They may fall on this path, but it is precisely because of countless cultivators who have followed one after another that the world of cultivation has produced legends of Golden Core True Persons and Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

However, in the ninth month of the Five Dragons Island Grand Event, and during the third auction, a shocking piece of news broke.

Five Dragon Island Riot!
Dozens of Golden Core cultivators engaged in a fierce battle!
Over the past hundred years, countless cultivators who had suffered oppression on Five Dragons Island joined forces and planned a riot.

"The protective formation of Five Dragons Island has been destroyed, and countless cultivators have released the sealed Yin spirits using special magical artifacts, causing chaos on Five Dragons Island. Furthermore, the Fire Palace has joined forces with several Core Formation cultivators to launch a strong attack on Five Dragons Island..."

Upon learning this news, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but show a look of shock.

Even with such strength, Five Dragons Island was breached.

Lu Yujian, who came to tell him the news, looked extremely solemn.

"More than that! I heard that the Dragon Lord of Five Dragons Island has been accumulating wealth like crazy all these years in order to form a Nascent Soul. Somehow this news leaked out."

Several late-stage Core Formation cultivators joined forces to plan this riot..."

Nascent Soul cultivators! A chaotic battle erupts among Core Formation cultivators.

Upon hearing what had happened on Five Dragons Island, Lin Chang'an felt a lingering sense of unease.

Fortunately, he wasn't on Five Dragons Island; otherwise, who knows what might have happened in this chaos.

"It's because Five Dragons Island has gone too far in recent years and has lost the hearts of the people. I heard that in this battle between several late-stage Core Formation cultivators, even this Dragon Island Lord was seriously injured!"

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you should also be careful lately. The entire Five Dragons Island waters are in chaos right now."

Faced with Lu Yujian's kind reminder, Lin Chang'an gratefully cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu."

This is also why he has maintained good relations with the Lu family all these years; these powerful clans are definitely more well-informed than a rogue cultivator like him.

Lin Chang'an, who returned to his cave, looked extremely solemn.

"Yun Yao reminded me before, could this matter also be related to the Xuan Yin Divine Sect?"

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.

This Xuan Yin Divine Sect also has another name: Xuan Yin Demonic Sect!

"Now that Five Dragons Island is about to descend into chaos, the Tongtian Mist Sea is a relatively good place for me."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an began to pack up; it seemed he needed to leave ahead of schedule.

Inside the cave, the phoenix chirped curiously, while the green-horned oxen in the pool mooed.

"Alright, you two, hurry up and come with me."

He put the Phoenix Bird directly into his spirit beast bag and hid it inside his clothes, while the Green Horned Ox stared wide-eyed, standing there waiting.

Inside the cave, he collected every single valuable spiritual plant.

No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat.

You don't know how expensive oil and salt are until you're in charge of the household.

He even put away the array formations in his cave, but he hesitated for a moment before finally sending a message to Lu Yujian regarding the island's protective array.

He was about to embark on a long journey, and the Lu family was to take over the management of the array tower.

At the same time, there were also spirit stones he had reserved inside the groove of this array tower.

There's no need for his character to be affected by this little bit of spirit stone.

Moreover, he was only going to the Tongtian Mist Sea to prepare spiritual items for Core Formation and to escape the chaos; it's not like he's never coming back.

"First, we need to prepare the spiritual items for Core Formation. If we want to form the Core, we still need to go to Haiyuan City. We might have to trouble the Lu family to find a departing spirit ship."

Just as he finished packing and was about to leave, a communication jade tablet suddenly glowed.

"This is... Yun Yao!"

……

Fifty miles away from Jade Spirit Island, above a stretch of sea, Yun Yao, pale-faced, stood in the void.

“Brother Lin, this is Yun Yao’s promise.”

As a jade box flew in, and upon opening it, a look of shock appeared on Lin Chang'an's face.

"This is... a mid-grade third-tier wood-attribute demon core!"

He originally thought it was a Core Formation spiritual object, but he didn't expect it to be a mid-grade third-tier demon core.

Considering that both of them knew the Three-Turn Pill Condensation Technique, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but feel grateful.

These third-tier, mid-grade wood-attribute demon cores increase the chance of core formation by twice that of low-grade ones.

This gift is extremely valuable.

Before Lin Chang'an could express his gratitude, Yun Yao seemed to have something urgent to attend to, solemnly instructing him on some matters, and then handed him a map of the Tongtian Mist Sea.

"Brother Lin, this map of the Tongtian Mist Sea marks some dangerous places within the Tongtian Mist Sea, as well as the places where various powerful cultivators reside."

Knowing that Brother Lin possessed the Phoenix Bird and would likely venture into the Heavenly Mist Sea to search for a Core Formation artifact, Yun Yao wished Brother Lin a swift Core Formation.

Looking at Yun Yao's pale face and the heavy sentiment in her hand, Lin Chang'an also took out a bottle of pills from his storage bag.

"I obtained this spiritual liquid by chance. Although I do not know what kind of treasure it is, it has the miraculous effect of regrowth and healing."

Yun Yao didn't think much of it and nodded slightly to accept Lin Chang'an's spiritual item.

Watching Yun Yao disappear in a streak of light, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but sigh softly.

Although there was a promise made at the time, Yun Yao could have completely disregarded it.

He kept this kindness in his heart, and the so-called spiritual liquid was nothing more than a third-tier spiritual liquid that he had collected at a high price outside and then infused with his own magic power.

He has already tested the Spirit Liquid on the Green Horned Ox and the Phoenix Bird to give it a powerful life force.

When used in the short term, it has the same effect as injecting mana.

Judging from Yun Yao's current expression, she was probably seriously injured on Five Dragons Island.

"However, this generous gift..."

Looking at the third-grade mid-level demon core in his left hand and the map of the Heavenly Mist Sea in his right hand, Lin Chang'an fell silent for a moment.

"Yun Yao didn't even have a Core Formation item before, but now she does. Could she have stolen it from Five Dragons Island?!"

Recalling the time back in Tianxuan City, this was the same person who robbed the True Treasure Pavilion of Li Huo Palace, and now he's robbing it again!

What a repeat offender!

Lin Chang'an couldn't help but shudder at the Xuan Yin Demonic Sect's modus operandi.

It's best to avoid getting involved.

The Xuan Yin Demonic Sect has a bad reputation, and it has many henchmen who are thieves and robbers.

"Let's get out of here quickly. The Sky-Piercing Fog Sea is actually the safest place for me right now."

With this in mind, Lin Chang'an summoned his flying magical artifact, the gourd, and headed towards the Tongtian Mist Sea.

……

Meanwhile, Yun Yao, who had fled far away, took out the jade bottle in her hand with a solemn expression and drank the spiritual liquid inside in one gulp.

"Brother Lin, I hope you can successfully form your core. This is all the help Yun Yao can give you now."

However, just as Yun Yao sighed softly and put away the jade bottle, the spiritual liquid she had ingested transformed into pure life energy. She could feel her injuries healing, especially after the battle on Five Dragon Island where she fought a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator from the Dragon Clan.

The intense battle had left some damage to her golden core, but it is now beginning to recover.

"What... what kind of treasure is this?!"

A look of surprise flashed in Yun Yao's eyes. She knew that injuries to the Golden Core were the most difficult to heal, and a single mistake could result in hidden injuries.

"It seems that Brother Lin also has his own secrets and opportunities."

At this moment, Yun Yao's complexion was somewhat rosy, and all the hidden injuries in her body had been completely healed.

Then she recalled Lin Chang'an's phoenix bird in Tianxuan City, and the sense of threat to her life she had felt before.

This made Yun Yao secretly breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that Brother Lin didn't need her help.

"In that case, I should return to the sect and then do my utmost to compete for the position of Saintess!"

Thinking of this, Yun Yao's face showed determination.

In the world of cultivation, strength reigns supreme. Only by becoming a powerful being can she control her own destiny and soar freely through the sky like a bird.

free!

……

A sea of ​​mist reaching the sky, a market town on a blue-green island.

Many cultivators from the Five Dragons Island waters fled here to escape the turmoil.

After disguising himself and entering the market, Lin Chang'an immediately began gathering intelligence.

In the world of cultivation, intelligence is still paramount.

He dared not be reckless, otherwise he would pay the price with his life.

"Have you heard? The Dragon Lord of Five Dragons Island obtained a treasure for forming a Nascent Soul, and now many late-stage Core Formation cultivators are eyeing it."

"That's right, this is a spiritual object for forming a Nascent Soul. Even those Nascent Soul elders covet this treasure. If it weren't for the Azure Sea Palace behind it, these Nascent Soul elders would have already come to snatch it themselves..."

"This time, the Long family has suffered a heavy blow, and many forces have set their sights on them. These are turbulent times."

"Alas, even if we wanted to leave on a spirit ship now, we wouldn't have the chance..."

In the market, Shanglin Chang'an heard a lot of news. Most of these cultivators were like him, lone cultivators.

They all went to the outer sea or the Tongtianwu Sea in groups.

Although the outer sea and the Tongtianwu Sea are dangerous, the situation on Wulong Island is clearly more turbulent at present.

Even many cultivators who had undergone tribulations have retreated.

"The situation is changing too fast."

After gathering this intelligence, Lin Chang'an secretly shook his head.

However, when one reaches a bottleneck in their cultivation, who is willing to waste their entire life? Who doesn't want to take a chance?

After disguising himself as a Core Formation cultivator, Lin Chang'an returned to Fatty Lei's shop.

The puppet was still mechanically and numbly cutting up the flesh of the demon beast, while this Fellow Daoist Lei was skillfully directing the operation.

"Damn it, lately none of you cultivators dare to stay in the waters around Five Dragon Island. You've all come back to hide. What are you doing here in the market all day? Why don't you go hunt some monsters instead?"

"I'm telling you, from now on, all shady goods will be reduced by another 10%!"

"What! Senior Lei, that's too ruthless!"

"Yes, if the price drops another 10%, what will we eat?"

Inside the shop, there were many fierce-looking monks talking animatedly.

However, Lei, the fat man holding a folding fan that revealed the character '德' (virtue), said in an annoyed tone:
"Blame that bastard from before, who actually sold all the magical artifacts of the Long family's geniuses to me. He can't just cheat me out of all the people he's cheating."

Although the Long family suffered a blow this time, even a starving camel is bigger than a horse; my little body can't withstand it.

Upon entering the shop and hearing Fatty Lei complain, Lin Chang'an's expression turned indifferent.

As for catching one of the pits?

Isn't he in a hurry to make a move?

Besides, there are risks involved in running a black market business, and he's well aware of that.

"Oh, this fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar."

Suddenly seeing a fake Core Formation cultivator enter, Fatty Lei smiled, stepped forward, and curiously cupped his hands in greeting.

This time, Lin Chang'an was disguised as a gaunt, fake Core Formation cultivator.

"It's all because I heard that there would be Core Formation spiritual items at the Five Dragons Island market auction, so I traveled all this way, only to have this happen and have to lay low for now."

"That's right." The boss didn't doubt it either, and said with a sigh.

However, the small eyes hidden between the fat bulges revealed a hint of cunning.

The more chaotic the world becomes, the more money he can make in the black market.

"I have heard that you have the best information here, so I came to inquire about the current situation."

Lin Chang'an chuckled dryly, saying that although he had gathered quite a bit of information on his own beforehand.

However, if you hire a professional, the information obtained by using spirit stones will be more comprehensive.

"Fellow Daoist, you're here to gather information? That's fine."

Upon hearing that it was a business opportunity, the fat man Lei, with a broad smile, invited Lin Chang'an into the inner room.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators outside were filled with envy upon witnessing this scene.

Even a pseudo-core cultivator is still a core cultivator.

They are completely different from Foundation Establishment cultivators.

They could only stay outside, and only cultivators of this level could be invited into the inner room.

"Fellow Daoist, here is the information you requested."

After receiving the intelligence, Lin Chang'an frowned deeply.

I never imagined that the turmoil in the waters around Five Dragons Island would involve so many people.

The Azure Sea Palace has been the overlord of the Demon Beast Abyss for far too long, and many people have long been dissatisfied with it.

After all, the Azure Sea Palace occupies the largest resources in the Demon Beast Abyss.

For thousands of years, wars have been fought in the Monster Abyss.

"The two palace masters of Bihai Palace have been in seclusion for a hundred years. It is rumored that they went into qi deviation while practicing the secret technique and have been recuperating in secret."

In recent years, the Azure Sea Palace has recruited a large number of cultivators, including even the newly formed Nascent Soul cultivator, True Person Lu. Meanwhile, many of these outer sea sects are secretly probing their strength…”

After seeing the detailed layout of the entire Demon Beast Sea Abyss, Lin Chang'an sighed that the spirit stones had not been wasted.

The Long family of Five Dragons Island has been acting domineeringly for years, despite repeated warnings from the Azure Sea Palace.

"The Long family is truly insane. They're gambling on whether they can produce a Nascent Soul cultivator. If they lose, the Long family might not be able to withstand the backlash!"

Lin Chang'an shook his head secretly.

But if we put ourselves in their shoes, would we be willing to miss out on opportunities if we took a steady and cautious approach?
"Fellow Daoist Lei, do you think the Long family was also being reprimanded?"

Although the intelligence report did not explicitly state it, it all pointed to the Long family's years of betrayal and treachery. It is likely that the Bihai Palace's delayed arrival this time was an attempt to take this opportunity to give them a warning.

Fatty Lei smiled and shook his head when Lin Chang'an asked him:
"How would we know? After all, I'm just a pseudo-core cultivator. In the eyes of these powerful forces, I'm nothing more than a slightly larger ant."

Lin Chang'an smiled and shook his head, put away the intelligence, and then bowed to the fat man Lei to take his leave.

Judging from the current situation, Five Dragons Island is likely to be in chaos for a while.

Regardless of whether things are chaotic outside.

Since he had already procured enough resources, he decided to focus on collecting Core Formation materials in the Tongtian Mist Sea.

At the same time, cultivate in this Yin Spring Spiritual Vein!

He will not leave until he has reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment!

　I was planning to do well today, but after taking my child to tutoring, it seems they caught the flu and started having a fever around noon.

　　I can only resume the 8,000+ word update ahead of schedule. I hope my fellow cultivators will understand.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)