Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

For several days in a row, no cultivators from Jiyin Island returned to Wuxing Island.

Zhang Feng couldn't help but feel a little worried.

According to Feng Qing's plan, waiting a few days would indeed be fine.

However, if they stayed for an extended period, Zhang Feng feared that Yin Island would send even more people to support Wuxing Island.

After all, Zhao Zheng knew perfectly well that he had come to the outer sea to carry out the mission of the Miaoyin Sect.

Given his connection with Wu Chou of Jiyin Island, the people of Jiyin Island will definitely receive the news in a short time.

Although communication between the outer and inner seas is difficult, Qin Man should have received some information after so many days.

"Fellow Daoists, now that the lost goods of each family have been recovered, why don't we return first?"

"As for that scoundrel Qin Man, it's not too late to kill him when the time is right!"

Zhang Feng gathered the four elders of the business alliance and offered his advice.

"Yes, Fellow Daoist Zhang is right. We have already accomplished half of our objective. Perhaps we should take the losses back with us first."

"In this way, even the alliance leaders cannot criticize us."

Feng Qing agreed with Zhang Feng's statement, and the other three did not object.

The Core Formation cultivators weren't fools; during the few days they waited, they had already noticed the problem.

It's just that no one is the first to step forward and take responsibility.

Now that Zhang Feng was the first to speak, they readily agreed.

"Alright, let's retreat first. Fellow Daoist, remember to destroy this island. We didn't manage to behead Qin Man on this trip, but taking down Wuxing Island, this overseas stronghold of the Extreme Yin Island, is still a merit."

Feng Qing gave his instructions.

Upon hearing this, Fenghua nodded in agreement.

Wow!

Feng Hua unleashed a flurry of array plates, sending colorful array flags flying towards various parts of Wuxing Island.

"Disperse!"

Fenghua shouted loudly, his fingers forming a hand seal, activating the formation, and causing the earth to shake violently on Wuxing Island.

This fellow Daoist's mastery of formations is truly profound.

Zhang Feng watched as a sea of ​​fire poured down from above Wuxing Island, scorching the mountains and rivers.

Sharp icicles rained down on the island's buildings.

The surging seawater rushed over the embankment and flooded the land.

A mortar several meters long burst from the ground, disrupting the island's road network.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the spiritual veins were damaged, the formations were destroyed, and all the buildings and facilities collapsed. Wuxing Island had been completely destroyed.

"Gentlemen, Wuxing Island is destroyed. Leave immediately!"

Feng Qing put the image-recording bead into his storage bag, then transformed into a streak of blue and red light and departed.

The other three followed closely behind.

Zhang Feng had no intention of lingering. He transformed into a streak of light, azure blue, and followed the four of them.

Several days later, a group of cultivators dressed in the style of the Yin Island arrived at Wuxing Island.

"What? What's going on?"

"Qin Man, what explanation do you have?"

Two monks who looked identical and spoke with similar accents pointed at the utterly destroyed Wuxing Island and questioned it simultaneously.

"I would like to inform the two elders that I am also unaware of this matter. Fellow Daoist Lü is responsible for guarding the area, while I am only responsible for plundering."

Qin Man's body trembled slightly. He had reaped a considerable harvest from plundering the strongholds of the four major merchant alliances and the Miaoyin Sect.

He thought that once someone from the island came to take over, everything would be fine, and he might even be able to enter the interior of the Extreme Yin Island and become one of the patriarch's disciples.

Unexpectedly, Wuxing Island was destroyed, and the goods must have been lost as well.

"Hmph, useless trash, you think you can become the patriarch's disciple?"

The twin cultivators spoke in unison, and a heavy pressure was released from them.

Qin Man's hands and feet trembled. Ji Yin Island was not like other forces; if he didn't do things well, he would become a puppet.

The two people in front of them were disciples taken in by the ancestor a few years ago. Both were in the early stage of Core Formation, but because they were twins, they were of one mind.

When they combine their spells, they can easily kill cultivators of the same level, and even ordinary mid-stage Core Formation cultivators are no match for them.

"The traces of magic are newly formed here, suggesting that the caster must have left recently."

"It's in this direction. Go find it! If you can't find it, well, I just happen to need another puppet!"

The twin cultivators stood above Wuxing Island, carefully sensing its surroundings, and pointed in a direction, issuing an order to Qin Man.

"Yes, yes!"

Qin Man bowed and nodded repeatedly, his eyes darting around, as he led a group of cultivators in the direction the two were pointing.

The Yin Ancestor loved to create puppets, and his disciples all followed suit.

"The goods have been lost, and it is likely that they have been intercepted by the four major merchant alliances."

"The young island master instructed us to kill a cultivator named Zhang Feng."

"Let's finish this task first."

"No rush. Zhang Feng is Zhao Zheng's target, not our Extreme Yin Island's target."

"Our only target is the goods in the outer sea. The goods seized by the four major merchant alliances will definitely be transferred to the inner sea."

"Let's rob them again."

The two cultivators communicated internally, made a decision, and led the remaining cultivators of Jiyin Island to escape.

……

Upon returning to Ningcui Island, Zhang Feng did not linger. He handed over the goods belonging to Miaoyin Sect to Feng Qing, entrusting him with transporting them back to Miaoyin Sect in the Inner Sea.

Feng Qing readily accepted, and he was also to escort goods within the alliance this time.

Zhang Feng, who was originally the middleman, suddenly stayed in the outer sea. He was worried that he would not be able to make contact with the leader of the Miaoyin Sect when he returned to Tianxing City.

Zhang Feng's actions were exactly what he wanted.

Sure enough, the spirit stones were the right ones.

After arranging the follow-up matters, Zhang Feng took the nautical chart and prepared to search for Biling Island.

He kept the ultimate purpose of this trip to the open sea in mind.

The goods from Miaoyin Sect and the mission to kill Qin Man were merely incidental matters.

If it succeeds, all the better; if not, it shouldn't delay his search for high-grade spirit stone mines.

On an unnamed island near Biling Island, Zhang Feng stopped to meditate.

For several days, Zhang Feng flew in stealth mode, encountering several groups of level six or seven demonic beasts. He dared not expend too much spiritual energy.

He had to stop and recuperate every so often, relying on his fully mastered Water Escape Technique, combined with his maxed-out Thousand Waves Technique.

Zhang Feng was very safe hiding underwater; even a level seven demonic beast could not easily discover his location.

Now that they are about to reach Biling Island, Zhang Feng plans to fully recover and be in top condition to explore the island.

Several days later, Zhang Feng concealed all his aura, transformed into a streak of light blue, and approached Biling Island from the seabed.

Near Biling Island are two islands inhabited by monsters: Leikong Island and Yinsha Island.

At least several level six and seven demonic beasts were entrenched on it.

The situation on Biling Island is completely unknown.

Zhang Feng concealed his presence and quietly ascended Biling Island. He held the Seven-Star Silver Bottle in front of him, the magical Shadow Needle floated between his brows, his right hand gripped the Black Shadow Sword, and his left hand held a protective talisman.

The magical treasure, the Langshui Xuanyu Sword, is still being nurtured within the body; it is not advisable to use it against enemies until it has been nurtured for several decades.

Soul power and divine sense work together to activate perception.

Zhang Feng meticulously searched for the spiritual energy channels on Biling Island.

Finally, they found a source of spiritual energy on a verdant hill.

"Found it!"

Zhang Feng was overjoyed and took out two sets of array flags from his storage bag: the Qi Dispersing and Breath Concealing Array and the Five Elements Concealing Spirit Array.

The former conceals one's aura, while the latter isolates spiritual energy.

As long as Zhang Feng doesn't make a loud noise, no one will notice.

With the formation set up, Zhang Feng took out the Shadow Sword and began to dig.

Using his divine sense and soul power, Zhang Feng focused all his efforts on sensing the direction of the spirit stone vein.

Zhang Feng carved out a three-foot-wide mine shaft, just wide enough for one person to enter at a time.

Zhang Feng groped his way forward along the wall, his divine sense and soul power blocked by the thick earthen wall, drastically reducing his detection range.

It can only detect objects about a mile away.

However, it was enough for Zhang Feng to find traces of the spirit stone mine.

As Zhang Feng moved along the excavated mine tunnel, he casually collected the low-grade spirit stones he dug out.

Suddenly, Zhang Feng stopped in his tracks as another mine tunnel appeared within the range of his divine sense.

Both the width and height were tens of feet, making it much wider than the mine tunnels dug by Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng was shocked. Could it be that someone had already gotten their hands on the high-grade spirit stone mine?

"Hurry up, get moving! Captain Qin has spoken, take as much as you can!"