Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

Chapter 45 Crisis Everywhere

"Fellow Daoist, are you satisfied with these pills?"

Lin Qing flicked a bottle of pills over, and then the middle-aged man began to examine them.

At the same time, Lin Qing sent a telepathic message, offering a quantity that Lin Qing could not refuse, and finally exchanged it for the Diamond Jewel.

"Congratulations, senior, on acquiring another item you desire."

Bai Ling'er, who was standing nearby, offered a timely compliment. Overjoyed, Lin Qing flicked another spirit stone at her.

"How is your brother's health?"

Lin Qing asked casually, but Bai Ling'er became serious and replied, "My husband is much better now, thanks to your help, senior."

"You have earned your reward through your labor; the Lin family never mistreats anyone."

Lin Qing made a pointed remark, but did not reveal it, believing that Bai Ling'er, with her intelligence, would naturally understand his meaning.

The rest is up to her to decide!

The trade fair was in full swing, and Lin Qing took the opportunity to exchange quite a few items.

Unfortunately, no more sword cultivation techniques or spiritual materials were obtained.

……

"Thank you for your hard work these past few months."

After leaving the basement of the trade fair, Lin Qing handed the reward to Bai Ling'er and then spoke calmly.

Bai Ling'er blushed and hesitated, but ultimately said nothing.

Lin Qing naturally wouldn't take the initiative, so he turned around and left to go to his cave to process the gains from this transaction.

Inside the cave, Lin Qing took out the diamond gem and began to extract the earth's chilling energy.

"When the three energies are combined, they become incomparably sharp."

Lin Qing closed his eyes and began to cultivate.

……

Outside the market, Duan Wuyai, with his phoenix eyes, led his entourage and launched a spirit boat, heading straight for Luohua Dock.

Two days later, he leaned on the railing and looked out into the distance, and saw seagulls flying and fish leaping on the sea, a scene of prosperity and flourishing.

"Having completed the ancestor's mission, there will surely be many benefits."

Duan Wuyai had been stuck in the early stages of Foundation Establishment for many years, and now that he had gained some benefits, he was even more eager to go back.

"hurry up!"

Duan Wuyai turned around and urged his attendant.

"what?"

Just then, the spirit boat shook violently, clearly indicating that someone was attempting to attack it from the seabed.

"What a joke! My spirit boat was personally bestowed by the Ancestor. It can even hold off a Purple Mansion cultivator for a while."

Duan Wuyai sneered inwardly, then used his divine sense to scan the area.

Sure enough, a group of second-tier sea monsters were seen slowly retreating, swaying their bodies, clearly realizing that the situation was troublesome.

"Young master, shall we give chase?"

Duan Wuyai's expression turned cold, and he waved his hand: "Let them go and disgust Li Laogui and his gang!"

Duan Wuyai was very dissatisfied with Li Laogui's behavior at the trade fair, but there was nothing he could do about it.

After all, the old man Li Rusong's array formation skills had been personally praised by the Azure Dragon Master.

……

Hei Tan was very frustrated. First, he lost in the clan's small competition and was then sent to this sea area to gather intelligence.

They ambushed several human cultivators along the way, learning that there was a grand event held in Qinglong Bay every thirty years, so they patiently waited for an opportunity to ambush the cultivators.

If they succeed, returning to their clan will be a great achievement.

"Who knows, they might even let me soak in the ancestral vein pool."

Hei Tan was secretly pleased with himself at the time.

Who knew?

"Black Tan is so bitter."

After waiting for half a month, Hei Tan first encountered a middle-aged female cultivator wearing a green bamboo hat, who turned out to be a high-level talisman master.

As soon as Fang Yi covered his face, he threw out a handful of second-tier talismans, killing four or five of Hei Tan's left and right hands.

Then he encountered a tall, thin old man. He thought he had the upper hand, but the man casually took out an array plate that formed a small Five Elements Illusion Array, trapping everyone inside.

Finally, after much difficulty, they used a secret treasure of their clan to break through the formation and set their sights on the spirit boat. However, their earth-shattering attack, which they unleashed with all their might, only managed to make the spirit boat sway slightly!

"Are all human cultivators this powerful?" Hei Tan muttered to himself, feeling frustrated.

"Big brother, should we keep waiting?"

Hei Tan's cousin, Hei Gou, has a burly, tiger-like appearance. Only his legs have not yet transformed into human form, and he is a late-stage first-order being.

Hei Tan hesitated for a moment, then said resentfully, "Let's wait another ten days. I refuse to believe it!"

"Are all humans tough guys?!"

……

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Lin Qing roughly refined the Beast Taming Ring and extracted three strands of earth-based aura. He then combined the sharpness of water, the sharpness of metal, and the aura of earth into three sword energies and channeled them into his abdomen using the "Sword Condensation Technique".

"If I count the time, it's been five years since I left Wanling."

Lin Qing got up and patted off imaginary dust, suddenly having the thought of returning to his hometown.

"Boom!"

Upon opening the stone door, a figure in a green ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) came into view.

It was Bai Ling'er.

"Senior, you've emerged from seclusion?"

Bai Ling'er smiled faintly with her dimples, her delicate hands twisting together nervously as she whispered, "Senior... Ling'er has a request."

Lin Qing's expression remained unchanged, but a thought stirred within him.

"What is it?"

"Ling'er is willing to follow her senior... and is willing to serve her senior."

Bai Ling'er bit her lower lip, and after speaking, her cheeks flushed and she lowered her head.

Lin Qing understood immediately. Over the past few months, he had already seen that Bai Ling'er was thoughtful and exceptionally intelligent.

He had already intended to win her over by offering her advice and providing her with financial assistance several times in the past, and now that she had taken the initiative to offer it, it suited his purposes perfectly.

He spoke slowly, "Have you thought it through?"

"My Wanling Lin clan is quite far from Qinglong Bay. Once you leave, it won't be easy for you to return."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ling'er immediately raised her head, her eyes filled with unwavering determination, and bowed deeply.

"Senior...Ling'er has made up her mind!"

Her younger brother has recovered, and after witnessing the splendor of the Liu Clan Trade Fair, Bai Ling'er decides to live for herself for the rest of her life!

Lin Qing gave her a deep look and nodded: "In that case, I'll give you half a day to prepare. We'll set off for our return journey first thing tomorrow morning."

Unexpectedly, Bai Ling'er gritted her teeth and continued, "Senior, my family affairs have been arranged, and I am ready to depart at any time!"

"Oh?"

Seeing Bai Ling'er's determination, Lin Qing nodded in satisfaction.

"Then let's set off now."

……

Outside Qinglongwan Market, a bay of clear water surrounds the area.

Lin Qing summoned the Meteor Blade, poured his magic power into it, and the blade swelled to a size of about ten feet.

Bai Ling'er was only at the first level of Qi Refining. With Lin Qing's magic power supporting them, the two of them stood steadily on the blade and disappeared into the sky as a stream of light.

Half an hour later, after leaving the market town, Lin Qing took out the Three-Star Conch Boat, and the two of them went straight into it.

"Wow, Senior's spirit boat is exquisitely crafted and extremely rare."

Bai Ling'er exclaimed in admiration as soon as she entered the spirit boat.

Upon hearing this, Lin Qing smiled calmly.

Because he knew the return route well, Lin Qing focused on steering the spirit boat while introducing Bai Ling'er to the basic information about the Lin family.

Two days passed in this manner.

"Huh? Senior, those sea monsters ahead are really strange."

Bai Ling'er ventured deep into the ocean for the first time, looking around curiously. With the help of the spirit boat's detection capabilities, she suddenly discovered a group of dark sea beasts swimming in strange postures ahead.

Lin Qing, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and extended his divine sense, scanning a direction two miles ahead.

"not good!"

While swimming underwater, Hei Tan suddenly felt a faint divine sense sweep over him, causing his expression to change slightly and him to instinctively stop.

"What's wrong with Third Brother?"

Seeing that Hei Tan had stopped, the tiger-headed and chubby-faced man from Hei Gou asked in confusion.

Hei Tan did not answer. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and took out a first-grade high-quality longsword demon weapon from the storage shell at his waist.

Demon weapon crafters are extremely rare. As a collateral branch of the Hei clan, even though it is a second-tier early-stage sea monster, it cannot possess too many magical artifacts.

"Since the opponent can scan this far with their divine sense, they must be at least a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator!"