Chapter 375: Chapter 135: Shadows Closing In
Tong Jia defiantly said, "He is my Dao companion, of course I stand by him!"
After speaking, she beckoned, "Come here!"
Li Xuan walked over with a smile.
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In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed.
Li Xuan’s grasp of the local language became increasingly fluent, and basic communication was completely unobstructed.
And in the process of exchanging pillow talk daily, Li Xuan got a thorough understanding of the lifestyle and background here.
This is Bixiu Island, an edge island of the Conch Thirty-six Island Country, roughly akin to where Great Zhou exiles its criminals.
This is a gathering place for fallen cultivators.
Originally, these cultivators practiced in a great sect called Illusion Mountain Sect.
But since three years ago, the Illusion Mountain Sect was destroyed by demons, and these cultivators wandered to this place.
As for the Illusion Mountain Sect.
It was a super sect.
Its enormity far exceeded Li Xuan’s imagination.
It can be said that it was already a miniature nation of cultivators.
Like the Lingyi Sect, among the five peaks the number of Soldier Lord Realm cultivators definitely does not exceed three figures, but in this cultivator nation called Illusion Mountain Sect, the number above Soldier Lord Realm is nearly five figures, and combined with loose cultivators, there are even more.
And in Illusion Mountain Sect, those in the Middle Tier could only be considered Outer Sect Disciples, only when reaching High Tier could one be counted as an Inner Sect Disciple capable of walking outside and undergoing trials.
Tong Jia is a High Tier Soldier Lord Realm cultivator.
Meanwhile, the steward of the Illusion Mountain Sect is someone above the Soldier Lord Realm.
That realm is called: Yin Ghost.
The Yin Ghost cultivates the soul.
According to Tong Jia, once one achieves Yin Ghost, one can abandon the physical body, hide within a flying sword, and escape this perilous place, search for safe land overseas, then seize a mortal’s body, or simply enter a mother’s womb and be reborn.
However, the body takeover in the Yin Ghost Realm is not so easy, the fragility of the Yin Soul can’t withstand relocation, this takeover is basically a one-time lifetime event.
As for the flying sword, it’s refined by oneself, with one’s energy filled within. It is the innate "second dwelling place" of one’s Yin Soul.
To achieve this, the group of fallen cultivators on Bixiu Island hide here, and seize ling mines at night from the northwest corner’s "Sea Barrier Reef Realm", then bring the ling mines back, pile them in the underground empty space, and gather to cultivate.
That "Sea Barrier Reef Realm" is a reef realm entirely composed of Fourth Grade ling mines...
This reef realm is also known as ———— Evil Spirit Reef Realm.
Simply put, it has ghosts.
Demons originally loathe ling mines, cultivators don’t want to deal with evil spirits either, that’s why... the surroundings of the Evil Spirit Reef Realm became a dangerous and remote area.
Bixiu Island is separated from the Conch Thirty-six Island Country by the Evil Spirit Reef Realm, thus... over three hundred cultivators gathered here, otherwise they would have been captured by demons long ago.
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Da-da-da...
Tong Jia was walking beside Li Xuan.
The two were walking along the muddy stone corridor.
The corridor was pitch black, only when arriving at the wide gathering place would there be lit Pine Shine Grass cores for illumination.
And a Pine Shine Grass core signifies a settlement of more than ten households here.
These settlements, there are fourteen of them underground on Bixiu Island.
Fourteen small settlements, with one big empty space for the opponent’s ling mines, one open-air deep pool for washing, the washing area, this constitutes the main structure here.
Under the interlacing of light and shadow, the two had already moved from the "originally inhabited eastern settlement" to the "western settlement".
The cultivators here only knew Tong Jia, not too enthusiastic, on the contrary, many cast fiery gazes at Li Xuan.
A male cultivator stepped forward and said, "Brother Xuan, we are running low on Purity Pill here, can you give us a few more bottles?"
Tong Jia replied, "We don’t have much either."
That male cultivator laughed, "I don’t believe it."
The Purity Pill actually is a low-level pill, it is one of the small pills in the appendix "meat pill" of the Lingyi Sect’s "Beginner Alchemy Skill".
However, its effect is extremely useful, it’s that it can make cultivators "skin without sweat", "skin without dust", "no need for excretion"...
Which cultivator wants to live in a smelly environment?
Especially since the caves are adjacent to each other.
Therefore, the Purity Pill became amazingly popular.
Its refining method is simple, it’s the "meat pill" minus demon blood and flesh.
The main ingredients are Purifying Dew Grass and Purity Flower.
These two Spirit Plants are very common on Bixiu Island, belonging to the "wild grass and miscellaneous flower" level.
But if the pharmacological properties aren’t extracted, then chewing Purifying Dew Grass or Purity Flower raw won’t have any effect.
Li Xuan came, familiarized himself with the local environment, then two days ago tested a furnace of "Purity Pill", achieving great success, the pills were extremely sought after.
At this time, Li Xuan stepped forward and blocked Tong Jia, smiling, "They were all given to Mr. Lu."
The male cultivator blocking the way murmured, "Lu Yanwu..."
These three words have some authority, he raised his head, somewhat fiercely said, "Then make more next time."
Just as he said it, he suddenly felt someone coming from behind, the male cultivator turned his head to look, hurriedly stepped aside, and respectfully greeted: "Steward Jian."
With Tong Jia leading the way, Li Xuan naturally knew Steward Jian.
Steward Jian was a short female cultivator with small eyes, looking rather aged, her demeanor somewhat cold, this appearance is quite abnormal for a lady cultivator.
And she and Lu Yanwu were both original stewards of the Illusion Mountain Sect.
However, these two did not plan on crossing the sea and escaping directly, instead, they waited here, not leaving.
Tong Jia had quietly talked to Li Xuan in bed, she believed these two stewards had plans to retreat, but both felt that the future was uncertain if going overseas, better to wait, if they truly reached extremely perilous moments, taking risks then would not be late.
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