txolops Chapter 107 Green Shrimp
Chapter 107 Green Shrimp
Chapter 107 Green Shrimp
Once the three auras had completely disappeared from his perception range, Luo Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not dispel the illusionary power of the Thousand-Year Spirit Clam.
"It's not safe to go out now. I don't know if those people are keeping watch around. I'll stay underwater for a while. As for those guys, hmph! We'll settle this score later."
He surveyed the dark seabed around him, made a hand seal, and the next moment, the seawater rippled violently, and a huge black tortoise, about twenty feet long, with a black and gold shell, slowly appeared.
Its carapace is covered with fine, mysterious patterns, and its aura blends perfectly with the seawater, making it impossible to detect unless deliberately revealed.
It was a Xuan Turtle that had already reached the peak of level four.
If we're talking about diving underwater, the Xuan Turtle is definitely the best choice, while Luo Ming, the Azure Dragon, dares not release it casually in the outer sea. If it were spotted by some high-level demons, he would be hunted down by the dragon race.
In the outer seas, the Jiaolong clan is a powerful force, second only to the Suanni royal family. If they knew that a human dared to enslave them, they would have no choice but to flee.
After the Xuan Turtle appeared, a dark spiritual energy shield immediately rose around its body, allowing Luo Ming to sit cross-legged inside and cultivate peacefully. Then, the water around it rippled and it transformed into a shadowy figure, rapidly heading into the distance from a distance of several dozen feet from the sea surface.
Its speed, while not as fast as Luo Ming's escape light in the sky, was still faster than that of an average Foundation Establishment cultivator wielding a magic weapon.
The reason for diving only ten feet above the sea surface is for safety reasons.
Although the Xuan Turtle is enormous, it is only a level four demon beast and dares not venture into the territory of those high-level demon beasts in the deep sea.
High-level demonic beasts are territorial. Demonic beasts in the sea can generally sense the territory of other demonic beasts. As long as the Xuan Turtle avoids the territory of those high-level demonic beasts, it will basically be safe.
Luo Ming sat cross-legged, took out that person's storage bag, and spent half a day removing the restrictions inside. Then he probed into it with his divine sense to take a look.
"This... could it be because we just arrived on Qiyuan Island and haven't opened for business yet?"
He grumbled somewhat disappointedly, then put the spirit stones and pills into his storage bag; there were almost no monster materials.
"This black bead looks good."
Luo Ming excitedly took out a black bead from his storage bag, but was immediately shocked by its astonishing weight. If he hadn't used his magic to support it, he wouldn't have been able to lift it with his bare body.
Upon finding the treasure, Luo Ming immediately began refining it with great excitement. He was still lacking in magical treasures, and with such an astonishing weight, this bead must be incredibly powerful. Moreover, this black bead happened to be a dual-attribute magical treasure of water and earth, so he could unleash its full power when wielding it.
"From now on, you will be called Chong Xuanzhu."
After refining it, Luo Ming resisted the urge to test its power in the sea, and happily put it into his storage bag. He then took out the man's natal magic weapon, a black flying sword.
"The Xuanfeng Sword... unfortunately, it's that person's natal magic weapon. I can only unleash 70% of its power at most."
Looking at the three small golden characters on the black sword, Luo Ming said with some regret.
This Xuanfeng Sword is that person's natal magic weapon. Even if he gets his hands on it, he can't unleash much of its power, unlike the Chongxuan Pearl, which can unleash its full power once Luo Ming refines it.
"It's time to teach you a lesson."
After Luo Ming finished tidying up, he chuckled, summoned the Thousand Demon Banner, and released Gong Yi from inside.
At this moment, the other party's face had turned black, his body was covered in wisps of black smoke, and his face twitched from time to time, so he was obviously not completely dead yet.
"Young master, this person's body is perfect for refining that corpse puppet. I've had the secret technique for creating corpse puppets for so many years, but I've never refined a Core Formation stage corpse puppet before. I wonder how powerful it will be?"
At this moment, the old man with the golden gu poison spoke in a fawning voice.
Luo Ming was also somewhat excited at this moment. Although refining corpse puppets was not tolerated by the righteous path, he did not have that psychological burden. He would naturally not actively go around capturing people to refine them, but if someone was blind enough to cause him trouble, then he should not blame him.
Luo Ming stretched out his right hand and placed it on Gong Yi's head, pouring his magical power into it. Meanwhile, his left hand kept making clumsy hand seals. As time went by, Gong Yi's face showed an extremely painful expression.
Time passed day by day.
For the next two months, Luo Ming focused on cultivating on the shell of the Xuan Turtle, consolidating his Core Formation cultivation, while the Xuan Turtle avoided dangers and traversed the deep sea with its turbulent currents, never revealing its whereabouts.
Two months later, the Xuan Turtle carried Luo Ming to a remote, deserted island.
Luo Ming leaped off his armor and stepped onto the deserted island. He instantly spread his divine sense and carefully explored the entire island. The island was covered with ancient trees, and the spiritual energy was not very strong. It was about several tens of miles in circumference. Monsters were frequently active in the surrounding seas, and no traces of other cultivators were found. The terrain was treacherous, which was just right for setting up a magic array to hunt monsters.
"This is it."
Luo Ming nodded in satisfaction and immediately took out a large number of array flags, array plates, and array materials from his storage bag.
He first surveyed the terrain, and then spent several days setting up the three great formations according to the mountain and river patterns and spiritual energy nodes.
One reason why the setup was so slow was that these formations were very powerful, and there were many key points to be determined, with no room for error. Luo Ming could only slowly adjust them with the help of several spirit beasts and the old man with the golden gu.
The three great formations, one for offense, one for defense, and one for control, are perfectly coordinated.
The moment the three great formations were finally completed, Luo Ming held the formation flag and cast a spell, and a corner of the entire island was slowly shrouded in mist.
"Not bad, not bad! The formation is complete. As long as we don't encounter a large group of high-level demonic beasts attacking us, there shouldn't be any safety issues." Luo Ming looked at his work, which he had worked on for several days, and nodded in satisfaction.
After setting everything up, Luo Ming took out a small jade bottle, uncorked it, and placed a small bottle of demon-attracting grass essence at the core of the formation.
In less than half a day, several low-level demonic beasts followed the scent and came over. They were all first- and second-level sea wolf beasts and stone-armored crabs. They cautiously approached the outer edge of the clouds and mist, but eventually couldn't resist the temptation and plunged into it.
Seeing that they were just a few low-level demonic beasts, he naturally wouldn't do it himself. With a thought, the spirit beasts excitedly pounced inside and began the slaughter.
"Let's start with some appetizers; the main course is yet to come." Luo Ming looked at the situation in the formation and nodded slightly.
How could the wave beast and the stone-armored crab possibly be a match for a few level-four demonic beasts? In the blink of an eye, they were slaughtered and their flesh and blood were devoured. Their souls were absorbed and refined by the Thousand Demon Banner that shrouded the sky, while their hard shells were completely devoured by the Gold-Eating Insects.
As for the two snow silkworms, they were not released because they only ate vegetarian food.
In just a few moments, the monsters had vanished, leaving the scene spotless except for the lingering scent of blood.