Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 503 Mountain-Carrying Dragon Turtle (Seeking Subscriptions)

As per past practice.

After obtaining Shen Xuan's consent, Xiao Changbing began to recruit cultivators on Flying Dragon Island to form an island protection team.

He, along with Chu Duanlang, Ding Yijin, and Lin Zhongyue, each led a team of cultivators to defend Flying Dragon Island.

Actually, there is a protective formation for the island.

During each high tide, the water monsters' main attack is concentrated on the port of Flying Dragon Island.

This is also the core of the island-protecting formation.

Water sprites also attacked from other directions.

Its strength is far less than that of Feilong Island Port.

With the approaching ocean tide, the prices of various monster materials have dropped significantly.

Meanwhile, the prices of spiritual items such as elixirs, talismans, array plates, and magical artifacts are rising rapidly, increasing every day.

The signs of the high tide are becoming increasingly clear.

Experienced fishermen all stopped fishing and returned to the island, no longer going out to fish.

Xiao Changbing organized four independent cultivator teams, established a city guard, and reinforced the defense system of Flying Dragon Island.

Feilong Island Market is unusually bustling.

Some shops have begun to close.

Other shops are doing brisk business.

Tianxiang Pavilion is an example of this.

The prices of the girls inside have skyrocketed.

Many cultivators, before their fate was uncertain, chose to live a carefree life.

Many male and female cultivators living together tacitly began dual cultivation.

With the arrival of the ocean tide, the number of independent cultivators gathering on Flying Dragon Island has actually increased.

There were approximately five thousand monks.

Cultivators from nearby islands who have even a slight ambition to reach the Foundation Establishment stage all choose to adventure on Flying Dragon Island.

They call it finding an opportunity to build a foundation.

The real idea was to hunt down a second-tier water demon in the ocean tide, seize its demon core, and have someone refine a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Therefore, the cultivators on Flying Dragon Island are exceptionally enthusiastic about joining the guard team.

Even five Foundation Establishment cultivators came.

This made Xiao Changbing breathe a sigh of relief.

With more ease, the deployment of troops can be arranged more strategically.

In his view, Master Hanyu had personally visited Flying Dragon Island.

If the dragon demon king knew what was good for him, he wouldn't attack Flying Dragon Island.

Their guards were just going through the motions.

They were just waving flags and cheering.

There won't be any intense fighting.

All three-tiered demon kings have awakened their intelligence.

If they encountered a powerhouse of Han Yu Zhenren's caliber, they would likely choose to avoid him.

……

The following days.

The island lords of several major sects, including Spirit Sword Island, White Crane Island, and Flying Phoenix Island, all came to pay their respects.

Shen Xuan used the excuse that he was in seclusion and should not receive guests to push all the blame onto Xiao Changbing.

These island lords, belonging to the same seven sects of the Song Kingdom, belong to the Divine Sword Sect, the Thousand Machines Sect, and the Golden Sun Sect, respectively.

When I arrived, I was filled with worry.

They all looked relaxed when they left.

Xiao Changbing did not give a direct answer.

The words still implied that a powerful figure from the Qingyun Sect would intervene to deal with the third-tier dragon.

They have lived here for a long time, and the only thing they fear is that three-tiered dragon.

With their respective island-protecting formations, they are confident that they can defend the spirit island from being breached and deal with other second-tier water demons.

The atmosphere on the island was becoming increasingly strange.

Inside Tianxiang Pavilion, the lights were on full display, and business was booming.

The Pavilion Master urgently dispatched many fairy maidens to save the day.

Many ambitious independent cultivators couldn't wait for the great tide to arrive.

He usually slept in Tianxiang Pavilion and spent money like water.

What's truly worrying are the small, marginal islands that lack real strength.

They belong to various cultivation families.

Due to insufficient resources, they could only purchase properties on remote islands.

The weaker the island's strength and the lower its grade, the more severe the losses it will suffer in the ocean tides.

This creates a vicious cycle, making development difficult.

Faced with such a massive tidal wave, these cultivation families could only try to hold on.

If they cannot withstand the onslaught, they will try to stay in high places where the seawater cannot flood in, in order to resist the water monsters.

Once the tide recedes, their lives will be saved.

As for the ordinary mortals on the island, and some low-level rogue cultivators, they inevitably became food for the sea monsters.

The main focus is on using a broken "person" to ward off disasters.

……

A month later.

On this day, Shen Xuan completed his daily cultivation.

Step out of the practice room.

Standing atop the main peak of Flying Dragon Island, gazing eastward.

I could vaguely sense a tremendous force gradually advancing from the waves to the east.

"The great tide has finally arrived."

He has an extremely keen sense of the movement of the seawater.

A few days later, news began to arrive.

A tsunami brought by the high tide submerged seven or eight small islands on the outskirts of the island.

The monks and mortals on the island all became food for the water demons.

When the news reached Flying Dragon Island, many cultivators became excited.

Shen Xuan and Xiao Changbing, accompanied by their trusted confidants, arrived at the island's port.

"Island Lord, a massive tidal wave has erupted, with waves exceeding a hundred feet in height. Many second-tier water demons are lurking within the waves, and numerous islands have been attacked, suffering heavy losses!"

Chu Duanlang said, his expression grave.

"At the speed of the waves, it will take about two days to reach the main island."

"is it?"

Shen Xuan smiled slightly.

Chu Duanlang's judgment was the same as his perception.

He is very clear.

The Sea-Overturning Dragon, with the help of the ocean tides, stirs up storms and waves, causing seawater to flood the islands and devour cultivators and mortals.

These water demons, once they have eaten human flesh, especially the flesh of cultivators, will devour it.

They will then repeatedly attack humans.

The flesh and blood of cultivators, nourished by spiritual energy, are extremely rare tonics for water demons, serving as elixirs for their cultivation breakthroughs. In fact, human cultivators view water demons in the same way.

Everyone gets what they need, it all depends on their abilities, there's no right or wrong.

……

Early morning two days later.

The island's guards, along with numerous monks, all gathered at the port.

Shen Xuan stood at the very front, gazing out at the sea.

A hundred miles ahead, the waves were only three or four zhang high, but a thousand miles wide.

Shen Xuan made an estimate.

When the ocean tide actually reaches Flying Dragon Island, it should create a raging wall of water hundreds of feet high due to the obstruction of the coastal dike.

The natural power it contains is something that ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators simply cannot withstand.

A glint of light flashed in Shen Xuan's eyes.

All of these abilities are now activated: [Illusion-Breaking Eye Technique], [Sharp Observation], [Smell and Taste], [Hearing from All Directions], and [Insight].

At this moment, he clearly sensed that countless water demons were hidden in the ocean waves, forming a huge army of water demons that was sweeping in.

Some water demons who had been competing with each other for food now put aside their differences and led their respective races toward Flying Dragon Island.

The ferocious bighead wolffish, the brightly colored silver hook sea serpent, the enormous giant toothed shark, and octopuses of various shapes and sizes...

"What's that? It looks like a turtle!"

One of the cultivators exclaimed in surprise.

"Ah! That's a mountain-carrying dragon turtle! How could such a monster appear in the ocean tide!"

An old monk spoke with a solemn expression.

Shen Xuan stared intently at it.

Atop a mountain-like dragon turtle, weighing a hundred tons, its shell adorned with intricate Dao patterns, it carried a demonic mountain, rising and falling in the ocean tides.

"With such a massive size and renowned for its defensive capabilities, could it be the main force that the water demons are using to break through the formation?"

Shen Xuan made a silent assessment.

This mountain-carrying dragon turtle should be a true core demon king.

The Dao patterns on its back already possess the power of an array.

It is a demon-devouring array that can absorb the life essence and spiritual power of creatures within a hundred feet of it, making them part of the demon mountain on its back.

"What's that? A purple electric dragon eel? Why is the color wrong?"

"What Purple Lightning Dragon Eel! That's a Soul-Devouring Dragon Eel!"

A ten-zhang-long dragon eel, shaped like a dragon and with a silvery-white body, tumbled and swam in the seawater.

The Soul-Devouring Dragon Eel has a special body that makes it almost immune to all spiritual attacks.

Moreover, it has an extremely keen sense of spiritual energy and loves to devour the spiritual energy source within its prey.

That is, the Dao Foundation of Foundation Establishment cultivators and the Qi Sea of ​​Qi of Qi Refining cultivators.

In the sea, it moves extremely fast, and the moment it touches its prey, it can drain its spiritual energy, turning it into a skeleton.

Shen Xuan glanced at it once and then looked away.

The Soul-Devouring Dragon Eel is even worse than the Mountain-Bearing Dragon Turtle; it's just a fake Core Demon King.

At the port, many cultivators looked solemn upon seeing the mountain-carrying dragon turtle and the spirit-devouring dragon eel amidst the surging sea tide.

Shen Xuan released his senses, searching for the figure of the Sea-Overturning Dragon in the waves.

After looking for a while, I couldn't find it.

"This sea-overturning dragon is quite troublesome!"

Shen Xuan guessed that the Overturning Sea Dragon might have shrunk its demonic body, concealed its aura, and hidden among the water demons.

The distance was too great; even with his perception comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator, he couldn't detect its presence.

"Oh well, it'll happen eventually!"

As Shen Xuan watched the waves crashing in, a surge of heroic spirit rose within him.

"I never thought that I, Shen Xuan, could become a hero who turns the tide!"

After arriving in the cultivation world, he always kept to himself and was unwilling to interfere with the karma of others.

It's because he doesn't have the ability.

Even he himself was barely clinging to life, struggling to survive in the cracks.

All people suffer.

Even if he had a thousand methods, he dared not use them lightly.

Without the backing of strength, any improvement will only lead to disgrace and ruin.

……

"boom"!
The waves crash against the island's shore, forming a raging wall of water over a hundred feet high.

The protective array for the island activated its protective shield.

Countless water demons revealed themselves inside the water wall, baring their fangs and claws at the island's protective formation.

Xiao Changbing presided over the island protection formation, frequently issuing instructions.

At the control point of the grand formation on Flying Dragon Island, Ding Yijin led eight clansmen to guard the area.

Sharp arrows of spiritual energy, condensed on the array's protective barrier, shot towards the hideous water demons of various shapes.

In an instant, many water demons were struck by the sharp arrows of spiritual energy, falling into the sea with cries of agony.

Blood oozed from the wound, attracting a fierce attack from the other water demons, who devoured and devoured it.

Shen Xuan stood at the port, searching for the aura of the Overturning Sea Dragon.

"Didn't you come?"

At this moment, the waves stirred up by the ocean tide continuously crashed against the island's shore.

The number of water demons is increasing, and their rank is getting higher and higher.

The dragon turtle carrying the mountain arrived riding the waves, only a few miles away.

With such a tonnage, its destructive power is unimaginable.

Chu Duanlang piloted the Shenlong warship, standing guard on the island's edge, ready to join the battle at any moment.

Xiao Changbing gazed at the Dragon Turtle Carrying the Mountain, his expression solemn.

Five Foundation Establishment cultivators, each leading a team of cultivators, were stationed in four different directions.

Two of the teams were standing next to Shen Xuan, eager to try their luck.

"The great tide is coming! Martial law has been declared on Flying Dragon Island. Fellow cultivators, rest assured, Flying Dragon Island is impregnable. With the intervention of a powerful figure, the water demons will not be able to reach the shore!"

Xiao Changbing merged with the Dao and shouted loudly.

The sound was loud and could be heard for miles around.

Most of the cultivators breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Changbing is an old man on Feilong Island, having lived there for over a hundred years. He is known for his composure and calmness.

"Fellow Daoists, the Qingyun Sect has always been fair in its rewards and punishments. All Daoists from Flying Dragon Island who kill water demons can exchange their battle merits for spiritual items from the sect. Spiritual stones, elixirs, magic weapons, talismans, cultivation techniques, inheritances, and even Foundation Establishment Pills—you name it, we have it!"

Xiao Changbing sent out a jade slip, which formed a light screen in mid-air, covered with dense text.

It is a method for calculating battle merits, which can be exchanged for spiritual items and their prices.

The most conspicuous item was the Foundation Establishment Pill.

All you need is 10,000 battle merits.

Exchange for 30,000 spirit stones.

Following the Foundation Building Pill, there are other pills besides the commonly seen Spirit Gathering Pill, True Essence Pill, and Solidifying Essence Pill.

Two more extremely rare elixirs were added.

Cold Jade Pill and Longevity Pill.

The effects of these two elixirs are noted below.

(End of this chapter)