txolops Chapter 146 Successfully Set Sail! Physical Body Takes Another Step Forward!
Chapter 146 Successfully Set Sail! Physical Body Takes Another Step Forward!
They flew for several more days.
The two witnessed a battle firsthand.
An island that originally belonged to the Star Palace is now being besieged by a group of cultivators dressed in various styles.
The island's protective shield was teetering on the brink of collapse, and the sounds of battle cries shook the heavens.
The banners of the attackers bore a strange ghost head pattern—Reverse Star Alliance!
"It's the Reverse Star Alliance..."
Lin Chuan's gaze sharpened slightly.
He knew that this was the Reverse Star Alliance, one of the two major forces in the Chaotic Star Sea, which was jointly established by the righteous and demonic factions to fight against the Star Palace.
In the original story, around the time the Void Heaven Palace opened, the Reverse Star Alliance officially emerged and went to war with the Star Palace.
Now it seems that war has already broken out.
Just as the two were preparing to take a detour to avoid them, three streaks of light suddenly emerged from the cultivators besieging the island and sped toward them!
They are three Core Formation cultivators!
The leader was a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator with a sinister face; he looked like someone not to be trifled with.
"Halt! State your identity!"
The man shouted, and the three figures rapidly approached, forming a swarm that seemed to surround them.
Lin Chuan frowned.
This is not the time to dwell on it.
Without saying a word, he grabbed Yuan Yao's waist and his escape shuttle suddenly burst forth!
With a flash of silver light, the two instantly transformed into streaks of light and vanished from the spot!
"What?!"
The three Core Formation cultivators were stunned. By the time they came to their senses, Lin Chuan had already flown dozens of miles away!
"Chase!"
The leader roared, but after chasing for less than a hundred miles, he completely lost sight of Lin Chuan.
That speed was so fast that even Nascent Soul cultivators would be ashamed. How could they, who were merely Core Formation cultivators, catch up?
"Damn it...who is this guy?"
The three looked at each other, and could only return dejectedly.
……
Lin Chuan activated the Sky Shuttle with all his might, speeding all the way.
He had to get into Tianxing City before martial law was declared, or he would be in trouble.
Half a month later, the outline of Tianxing City finally appeared on the horizon.
However, Lin Chuan did not act rashly.
When he was still three thousand miles away from Tianxing City, he stopped and landed on a deserted island.
It was early morning.
A golden light appeared before my eyes.
Today's divination result: Minor misfortune.
[The divination reads: Today, you flew to the walls of Tianxing City and found the city under complete martial law. The Star Palace cultivators are conducting rigorous checks, and your status as a rogue cultivator will arouse suspicion, subjecting you to special surveillance by the Star Palace. Entering the city now will bring endless trouble.]
"well……"
Lin Chuan sighed.
We were still a step too late.
He gazed in the direction of Tianxing City in the distance, his eyes gleaming.
I estimate that the news of obtaining the Void Heaven Cauldron will soon be spread by Barbarian Beard and his ilk.
If you enter the city and are targeted by the Star Palace, you will face endless surveillance and investigation, and may even be taken down.
There are more ills than good luck.
"We can't go back to Tianxing City."
Lin Chuan made a decisive decision.
He took Yuan Yao, turned around, and headed away from Tianxing City.
……
In the days that followed, the two were constantly on the move at sea.
By relying on the daily divination to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, Lin Chuan was always able to avoid the army of the Reverse Star Alliance and the patrol teams of the Star Palace in advance.
Half a month later, they appeared on a large island in the inner sea controlled by a force called Biyunmen.
The island's supreme elder is a Nascent Soul stage cultivator named Miaohe. And surprisingly, this island possesses a teleportation array capable of transporting one to Qiyuan Island in the outer sea!
"Are you two heading to Qiyuan Island?"
The mid-stage Core Formation cultivator in charge of the teleportation array from the Azure Cloud Sect glanced at the two of them and asked.
"Mm." Lin Chuan nodded.
"With the war raging, the teleportation array in Tianxing City is no longer open to independent cultivators. Naturally, the cost of our teleportation array will be higher." The cultivator said with a half-smile, "Two thousand spirit stones per person, no bargaining."
Lin Chuan frowned slightly, feigning pain on his face. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and took out four thousand spirit stones.
The cultivator accepted the spirit stones and, without further ado, activated the teleportation array.
A flash of white light, and the two disappeared.
……
Qiyuan Island.
This is an island that is completely different from ordinary monster islands.
Ordinary monster islands are merely footholds set up by some high-level cultivators for hunting monsters.
The cultivators would teleport there, hunt down demonic beasts, and once they had accumulated enough spoils, they would return to the Inner Star Sea.
There were no mortals, no cities, only simple markets and demon hunters coming and going in a hurry.
But Qiyuan Island is different.
Because there is a huge abyss nearby, where high-level demonic beasts frequently appear.
The probability of encountering level 6 and 7 monsters is significantly higher than in other monster island sea areas.
Some people have even seen level eight transformed demons appear here.
In the years since the discovery of the Abyss, some forces have found several spirit stone mines on the island and developed other sources of raw materials needed for cultivation.
It has abundant resources and can basically be self-sufficient.
As a result, some cultivators brought their families and teleported over to settle here.
Those with spiritual roots can cultivate, while mortals without spiritual roots are responsible for various miscellaneous tasks, naturally forming a city where humans and cultivators live together.
"Let's go shopping first."
Lin Chuan took Yuan Yao for a stroll through the market on Qiyuan Island.
He bought a detailed nautical chart of the nearby sea area and purchased a large amount of cultivation resources—elixirs, materials, talismans, and several auxiliary medicines for refining the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng Pill.
The Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng Pill was the elixir he prepared to use to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
The Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng Pill was the elixir he prepared to use to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
The main ingredient, Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng, has been obtained, and most of the auxiliary ingredients are also complete. However, the most important auxiliary ingredient—the Demon-Accompanying Grass—is still missing.
Common monster-accompanying grass is easy to obtain; it's just a small grass found near monster lairs.
But what Lin Chuan needed was the companion grass next to the nest of the transformed monster.
You'll have to find this yourself.
"Let's go, let's go out to sea."
Lin Chuan took Yuan Yao and left Qiyuan Island, flying towards a direction far away from the abyss.
After flying thousands of miles, they encountered fewer and fewer human cultivators on the sea, until finally they disappeared completely.
Finally, the two found a remote desert island.
This island is only a few dozen miles in circumference, with no spiritual veins, no inhabitants, and is exceptionally secluded.
"This is it."
Lin Chuan took out the array plate and array flags and began to set up the array—the Xuanjia Array and the Star Shadow Illusion Array, layer upon layer, covering the entire island.
Yuan Yao then flew to a mountain peak on the island and carved out a cave within the mountain's interior.
A few days later, everything was ready.
The two of them officially settled down on this deserted island.
……
Inside the cave, Lin Chuan sat cross-legged, with two jade bottles in front of him.
This is one of the pills obtained from the Myriad Pill Pavilion in the Void Heaven Palace.
Based on the simple information left in the bottles, the pills in these two jade bottles were body-tempering pills brought from the spirit realm by ancient cultivators.
One is yellow, and the other is red; both are sacred items for body refinement.
But Lin Chuan did not act rashly.
In the past, there have been instances of people dying suddenly after taking pills brought from the Void Heaven Palace.
Those pills were good, but their potency was too strong for ordinary people to withstand.
He needs to be tested first.
……
The divination results were updated the following morning.
Today's divination result: Very auspicious.
[The divination reads: Today, you consumed the yellow pill, and its power was successfully absorbed by your body. Your physique will be greatly enhanced, your bones will feel nourished, and impurities will be expelled. Your body cultivation will advance further.]
Without further hesitation, Lin Chuan took out the yellow pill and put it in his mouth.
The pill entered my stomach and instantly transformed into a warm current that surged through my limbs and bones!
Wherever the warm current passed, the bones seemed to be gently warmed by some kind of force, the flesh trembled slightly, and the meridians expanded faintly.
Black impurities slowly emerged from the pores.
An hour later, the warm current dissipated.
Lin Chuan opened his eyes and looked down to find his body covered in a thin layer of grayish-black greasy grime.
He used magic to cleanse himself and sat cross-legged again.
He stood up and clenched his fist.
Things are different now!
He could clearly feel that at this moment, his physical strength alone was enough to withstand the magic weapon of a Core Formation cultivator!
"good!"
Lin Chuan was overjoyed.
The effects of this yellow pill far exceeded expectations.
As for that red pill... we'll test it with divination in a few days.