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Chapter 261: Millennium Dragon Turtle Arrives at Cangran Island

At the end of the entrance to the market town, Xiao Chen saw a wanted poster that had been posted not long ago.

It depicts a monk wearing a bronze mask.

Upon closer inspection, it was the person who had competed with the Yi family ancestor for the fourth-level longevity elixir at the auction.

"Can this also be wanted?"

Out of curiosity, Xiao Chen stopped and carefully read the contents of the wanted poster.

The above charge was that this person had killed two members of the Yi family for no reason in Tingtaohai seven days ago.

Five days ago, he injured three members of the Yi family at the border of Cangming Sea and killed three passing Jindan cultivators.

Finally, three days ago, two patrolling monks sent by the Yi family were injured in the southern part of Cangming Sea.

During the entire escape process, in order to cover up his whereabouts, he killed six innocent Jindan cultivators again.

In order to target his treacherous cultivation path, the Yi family and the Cangming Immortal Sect jointly issued a wanted order.

The total reward is one million spirit stones, and those who provide valid clues can get up to 300,000 spirit stones.

"Ok?"

Xiao Chen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this guy could not only escape successfully, but also kill the Yi family members in the middle of the journey.

Although the other party dared to openly provoke a Yuanying Zhenjun in public.

He must have made the necessary preparations in advance, and may even have had accomplices to help him.

But being able to achieve this level does require considerable skill.

Or is it that the ancestor of the Yi family is too old and his strength has been affected?

Anyone who sees this wanted poster will easily have such suspicions.

"And this escape route is so strange."

If Xiao Chen were to choose, he would definitely evacuate to the east or north.

In short, you should choose a direction away from the Cangming Sea.

However, from the content of the wanted poster, it is not difficult to judge that the mysterious monk not only did not go away, but ran all the way to the heart of the Cangming Sea, which is really puzzling.

However, Xiao Chen was only slightly curious and did not stay for long.

After all, these things have little to do with him, as long as there is no wanted warrant for him here.

There is also a branch of Lingtong Pavilion in Tinglangfang City.

After all, they are well-informed.

As usual, I bought some intelligence, but unfortunately this time there was no useful information.

So Xiao Chen simply asked directly: "Where can I find a fourth-level alchemist who is willing to help San practice alchemy?"

He thought for a moment and added, "It's best not to be too far away."

The steward who was in charge of receiving him immediately extended his hand: "This news is very expensive."

"I need to charge you one hundred spirit stones."

Xiao Chen decisively took out the spirit stone and successfully obtained a special address.

After several turns, we arrived at the end of a narrow alley.

Push open the black curtain that covers the door even in broad daylight.

There was a young man sitting inside, dozing off on the table.

"who!"

Hearing the footsteps, the other party suddenly woke up, immediately stood up, took a half step back, and subconsciously made a defensive gesture with his hand.

Xiao Chen frowned slightly. This place looked very unreliable.

Would a fourth-level alchemist really live in a place like this?
But he still tried to ask, "I heard that Brother Geng lives here, so I came to visit him. Is he here?"

Previously in Lingtong Pavilion, Xiao Chen only obtained this one address.

After all, there are few independent alchemists, and most of them cannot afford the huge expenses, so they basically have to rely on sects or families.

Therefore, fourth-level alchemists among casual cultivators are extremely rare, so you have to give it a try.

"Senior, wait a moment!"

The boy turned and started to walk away, then suddenly stopped, turned around and bowed, then quickly ran to the back of the compartment.

Not long after.

An old man with white hair and beard walked over with his hands behind his back.

He looked Xiao Chen up and down, then asked calmly, "This fellow Daoist seems unfamiliar. I wonder what brings you here to see this old man?"

Xiao Chen immediately asked, "Are you Master Geng Dan?"

"I would like to ask you to help me refine a Jadeite Infant Transformation Pill. The main ingredients are already prepared. I wonder if you are willing to take it on?"

As he spoke, he took out a sealed jade medicine box, revealing the Moon-dyed Jadeite Ganoderma inside.

Master Geng Dan glanced at the jade box, his eyes flashing slightly.

With his rich experience, he immediately figured out that this magical herb was ripened by a secret method.

In this case, the person who came must have a good background or strength.

He stroked his beard gently: "I can indeed help fellow Daoist refine the elixir of breaking through the rank."

"But I can't do this for nothing. You have to promise to do something for me."

Ok?
Xiao Chen shook his head slightly. He didn't really want to make such an agreement. "I'm quite pressed for time, but I'm willing to pay double the spirit stones as a reward."

If possible, he would rather spend more spirit stones.

"I can understand if you find it troublesome."

Master Geng nodded, but then changed the subject: "But fellow Daoist, do you think a fourth-level alchemist would be short of spirit stones?"

"The old man is already quite old, what's the point of having so many material possessions?"

A skilled alchemist is a cash cow in himself.

If there is no great demand for breaking through the realm, then there is indeed no shortage of spirit stones.

"Ok."

Xiao Chen asked directly: "Master Alchemist, what do you want me to do for you? Tell me."

Since you are here, you might as well listen to what it is all about before making a decision.

First of all, some things may not be complicated for him.

Secondly, there are so few fourth-level alchemists, and I don’t know where to find the next one.

Besides, other alchemists may not be short of spirit stones, and they will most likely put forward conditions.

Upon hearing this question, Master Geng Dan did not give a direct answer.

Instead, he took two steps forward and sat down on the chair.

He seemed to think seriously for a moment, then held up three fingers and said, "This old man still has three regrets in his heart that have not been resolved."

"As long as you can help me solve any one of them, I will help you refine this furnace of elixir."

He reached out and opened the drawer next to him, took out a portrait and unfolded it.

There was a hint of anger in his eyes: "The first regret of this old man is that he didn't kill this beast directly back then."

"Please help me get his head."

Wow, Xiao Chen took a look at the portrait, which showed a handsome young man.

I've heard a long time ago that there's a common sense in the cultivation world.

That is, don't offend alchemists easily, especially high-level alchemists.

Today, he personally experienced the reason: "May I ask who this person is? Has he done anything to deserve death?"

If it was a Tribulation Cultivator, Xiao Chen might consider it.

"The reasons behind this are complicated. It stems from a personal grudge the old man had in his early years."

Master Geng Dan shook his head: "It's better not to talk about old grudges now."

Seeing that he obviously didn't want to explain the reason, Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "Then I refuse. What are the other two requests?"

Hearing this answer, Master Geng Dan was a little disappointed.

But he didn't say much, but slowly put away the portrait.

Then he took out a photo stone and said, "The second regret of this old man is that he has never seen the legendary Crane's Shadow Returning to the Clouds in this lifetime."

"Please, fellow Daoist, take this specially made photo stone with you."

"Rush to the Far East to record that wonder of nature and bring it back to the old man as he wishes."

what?
Xiao Chen had never heard of this place: "May I ask where exactly this Heying Guixia is located?"

In fact, he knew without asking that this place must be very far away or dangerous, otherwise the other party could have gone there by himself.

But this didn't stop him from asking casually, just to get information.

"Not far, not far."

Master Geng Dan traced his finger across the tabletop. "Starting from the market town, go east for twelve million miles, then south for two million miles, and you'll see the White Crane Reef."

“When the sun sets, the rising smoke interweaves with the sunset glow, and it is the crane’s shadow returning to the sunset.”

Isn’t this far?

If the distance is followed, Xiao Chen will either miss the Cangran Secret Realm and the new ruins.

Either you set off again in five months, or you can come back after the New Year.

If there is any unexpected situation during the journey, it will be delayed even longer.

He decided to listen to the last regret: "As I said before, my time is tight. I wonder what the last thing is?"

The second wish was not agreed upon either.

Master Geng Dan showed obvious disappointment on his face.

If he were still young, he would have been serving tea to the guests by now.

But now his temper has improved a lot: "The third regret of this old man is that my grandson is born with insufficient Qi and blood, which makes it difficult for him to practice."

"I heard that there is a thousand-year-old dragon turtle on Jialong Island, a million miles to the southeast."

"If you can kill the dragon turtle and bring back its heart blood, I will naturally take care of the elixir."

"If fellow Daoist is unwilling to do this, then please find another expert."

Something is wrong!
This requirement is obviously too simple.

A fourth-level alchemist has such a wide network of contacts. If he really just wants to kill a monster, there are many people willing to help. How can it become a regret?

"I can agree to this request."

Xiao Chen asked, "But there might be something else behind this, right?"

"If it's convenient for you, old sir, could you please tell me what exactly makes it so difficult?"

However, Master Geng Dan seemed somewhat disinterested: "It's hard to explain in a few words. You will understand when you go there."

"When you bring the dragon turtle's heart blood, we can start refining the elixir."

It seems that he is seeing the guests off.

"Okay, then it's settled."

Xiao Chen emphasized it again and turned to leave.

He then returned to Lingtong Pavilion and tried to find out if there were any other fourth-level alchemists around.

Unfortunately, the others are just hearsay, and this is the only one whose exact location can be found.

After expressing his willingness to raise the price but still failing to get the deal done, Xiao Chen began to plan how to kill the dragon turtle.

Actually, there is nothing to think about.

Although Jialong Island is relatively close, it still takes more than 20 days to go back and forth.

The Cangran Secret Realm is just around the corner. In order to prevent accidentally missing the secret realm, the best way is to go there first.

Then wait until the secret realm ends and the new ruins have not yet been opened, and then go and get this done.

There was no need to worry about Master Geng Dan being impatient. After all, for a Jindan cultivator, this amount of time wasn't very long at all. Suddenly, there were bursts of exclamations from the front.

"There is such a good thing!"

"What a beautiful fairy! If you could become my Taoist partner, I would be willing to do so even if it means shortening my life."

"Wait a minute, this doesn't seem right. Didn't they say before that this place is already the territory of the Zhaokong faction?"

Xiao Chen looked up and saw many cultivators gathered under a newly posted notice.

He also walked over and took a look out of curiosity.

The upper half of the notice was actually an ink painting of a lady.

Painted with fine and even lines of light ink, the picture is elegant and graceful, outlining a quiet beauty.

At the beginning of the second half, the general situation of the Fan family is introduced.

It is particularly pointed out that they were originally a secluded family, but have now re-entered the world and are currently recruiting heroes from all over the world.

The girl in the painting is from the direct line of the Fan family.

It is said that he just turned sixteen this year and has excellent qualifications of dual spiritual roots.

In two months, the Fan family will publicly recruit a husband for her.

This son-in-law recruitment event is only open to independent cultivators. The winner of the battle can not only receive extremely generous rewards, but also marry the daughter of the Fan family and win her beauty.

Xiao Chen noticed that the notice stated that only independent cultivators were allowed to participate.

There are no requirements regarding age or cultivation level.

In other words, the Fan family doesn't seem to mind finding a Jindan cultivator who is hundreds of years old as a son-in-law.

Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder if the girl in the painting would agree.

Perhaps due to the painter's superb skills, the number of monks following the notice increased rapidly, and various discussions were heard everywhere.

"Alas, it's because I haven't broken through to the Golden Core stage yet, otherwise I would definitely give it a try."

"A new hidden family. After marriage, can we also obtain ancient secrets?"

"Of course, it's mentioned here as the direct descendant. Who knows if it will end up benefiting that hero."

However, Xiao Chen pulled away. He had no interest in such things.

But before I left the crowd, I unexpectedly heard another piece of news.

"What a shame! Why choose this time? I'm ready to attend the World Transmigration Ceremony."

Following the direction of the voice, I saw that they were two Jindan cultivators passing by.

The tall monk on the left, wearing a red jacket, was shaking his head and sighing, "This girl really seems to suit my taste. If there's another time, I'll definitely go and try to win her over."

The short monk in orange robes on the right asked, "Since you're interested, Brother Zhao, why not give it a try?"

"The Grand Crossing Event only takes place every ten years. At worst, I can just go next time."

The tall monk shook his head: "Fellow Daoist Li, you don't know something."

"The date of this year's event has been moved to two months later."

"I've already made an agreement with a familiar golden-bodied Arhat from the Lotus Temple to ship a batch of spiritual wood over in advance to set up the venue."

"I came to the market this time to discuss something with Fellow Daoist Wang, so I don't have time to participate in the son-in-law recruitment."

Upon hearing this, the short monk couldn't help but sigh: "That's indeed a pity."

"Otherwise, with Fellow Daoist Zhao's strength, he really wouldn't have many rivals among the independent cultivators."

What followed was a mixture of mutual flattery and meaningless pleasantries.

So Xiao Chen turned around and left, but returned to Lingtong Pavilion.

He needed to find out what this grand event of salvation was all about.

This fixed festival that takes place once every ten years is no secret.

So Xiao Chen only used ten spirit stones to find out that this was a large-scale Dharma assembly jointly held by several major Buddhist forces.

Its main purpose is to select children and those with wisdom among the independent practitioners to enter the Buddhist sect for practice.

The previous part is just like a Taoist opening a gate to recruit disciples, nothing special.

The focus is on the latter part, which is the part of converting independent cultivators.

If a casual cultivator commits a crime, for example, he is wanted for being a robber cultivator, but has not been caught yet.

Then you can take this opportunity to convert to Buddhism.

As long as the ordination ceremony is completed, one will receive a Dharma name bestowed by Buddhism to replace his original name.

Then you can transform yourself into a Buddhist disciple and not be affected by the cause and effect of the past.

Even if they are identified, they will be protected by Buddhism.

In Xiao Chen's opinion, although this was called a guarantee, it was actually a disguised way of recruiting and expanding new disciples.

Although the number of Jindan cultivators in the Eastern Region has increased, it is not that important anymore.

But they can also be considered the backbone of the force, and it would definitely be a good thing to recruit more of them.

"I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen here. It turns out that the Buddhist sect is the most powerful force in the Mercy Sea. Otherwise, who would dare to say such big words about not being subject to cause and effect?"

After all, Xiao Chen knows a lot about Taoism.

If I could win, I would have used my fists and would not care about other people's rules at all.

The fact that this situation exists shows that there are definitely no fewer fourth-level cultivators in Buddhism than in Taoism.

Of course, Buddhism does not simply protect criminals. After converting, those monks must abide by Buddhist precepts and cannot continue to commit crimes.

Otherwise, they will be expelled by Buddhist practitioners.

Despite this, according to the intelligence Xiao Chen had, every time there was a grand event to cross the world, many cultivators would run away and try to avoid the limelight.

Later, some clever monks arrived and waited nearby to catch the fish that had escaped the net.

There are also some more powerful independent cultivators who will arrest people according to the wanted order in exchange for a high reward.

In addition, in order to attract a large number of independent practitioners to participate, it is also for the purpose of exchanging knowledge and resources.

The World Transmigration Fair is also a trade fair.

At that time, a large number of Buddhist utensils, Buddhist water, Buddhist incense and other spiritual objects will be put on public sale.

This is quite attractive, after all, these things have their merits.

Whether you buy it for your own use or simply resell it somewhere else, it is a way to make a profit.

Therefore, the original Dharma Assembly gradually evolved into a fixed large-scale event.

"Buddhist instruments? Buddhist incense?"

After reading the information in his hand, Xiao Chen became more interested: "It's quite interesting. If the situation is right, you can go and take a look."

After all, it was something he had never seen before, so naturally he would be somewhat interested in it.

However, he changed his mind and realized that if he had to attend the world-saving event, the matter of the thousand-year-old dragon turtle would have to be postponed again.

"Hiss~, forget it, why think so much."

Shaking his head vigorously, Xiao Chen decided to make all the decisions after coming out of the secret realm.

If the Cangran Secret Realm ends soon and there is enough time, then go to the World Transmigration Event to join in the fun.

If you spend too much time in the secret realm, then go directly to Jialong Island and try to hunt the Millennium Dragon Turtle.

After all, even if he didn't go there, Xiao Chen believed that he would see Buddhist artifacts somewhere else sooner or later.

Therefore, its importance is naturally ranked at the back.

After thinking clearly about his next action goal, he left Tingtao Market directly and headed towards the Cangran Secret Realm in the northwest.

Cangran Island, where the Cangran Secret Realm is located, is just north of the dividing line between Cangming Sea and Tingtao Sea.

On the sea chart, connect the Tiangang Sect and Yuntao Sword House with a line, and the center point should be slightly to the west.

On the way, Xiao Chen once again passed by the white fog formed by the evil spirits.

Compared to more than half a month ago, its position has now stabilized.

Therefore, many monks were active on the periphery, searching for and hunting the evil spirits.

Of course, there are also some people who go in and never come out.

Because I have had this experience before.

Therefore, even if Xiao Chen did not know the specific time of the new ruins in advance from Canye Zhenjun.

It can still be easily determined based on the state of the fog that there are less than four months left before the new ruins are opened.

This in turn proves that the other party did give him accurate information.

After bypassing here, Xiao Chen successfully arrived at Cangran Island in early May.

Because there is the Cangran Secret Realm here, but there is no spiritual vein on the island itself.

In addition, it is very close to Tiangang Sect, Cangming Immortal Sect, and Yuntao Sword House.

Therefore, this place is currently a no-man's land, and no party has chosen to occupy this island and dominate the secret realm.

This means that any cultivator who holds Cangran's secret order can enter the secret realm to explore.

When Xiao Chen arrived, there were already quite a few cultivators on the island.

Moreover, there are not only disciples from the three major sects nearby, but also some family cultivators and even a large number of independent cultivators.

Many of them did not have Cangran's secret order, nor did they come to participate in the secret realm.

Instead, they prepared in advance on the island beautifully decorated garden caves for rent.

Or they may have taken some special things and took the opportunity to sell them.

For example, Xiao Chen had just landed on the island when a casual cultivator came over and asked, "Daoyou, do you want a talisman?"

As he spoke, he took out two golden talismans and said, "They are all made at home. I'm selling them at a low price."

"Three hundred spirit stones for one, one thousand spirit stones for four."

As soon as the two talismans were taken out, Xiao Chen could clearly feel that they were filled with sharp gold energy.

It is obviously a gold talisman, and it was indeed drawn not long ago.

This is interesting.

In fact, whether it is from the name of Cangran Secret Realm or from the characteristics of the wood-type crystals produced there.

It is not difficult to infer that the situation inside the secret realm is definitely closely related to the wood attribute.

But since someone has specially made gold talismans to sell at this time.

That undoubtedly revealed a piece of news - there were wood-type spirit beasts in the secret realm that needed to be dealt with by the cultivators.

"Fellow Daoist, I have a top-quality flying sword made of pure gold. Take one with you."

Another casual cultivator came over to try to sell him the product: "I guarantee you'll find it useful once you get in."

However, Xiao Chen didn't need these things, so he waved his hand to refuse.

Afterwards, he rented a cave nearby and began to meditate and practice in peace.

Now that we are on the island, we don’t have to worry about missing the opening of the secret realm.

I took this opportunity to refine all the demon pills I had purchased before.

Seven days flew by.

Just when Xiao Chen had used up all the demon pills in his hand, he was already hesitating whether to take the time to go to the nearby sea to catch two golden elixir sea fish.

The spiritual energy on Cangran Island suddenly began to converge rapidly towards the center.

In a moment, a huge vortex of spiritual energy formed within a radius of hundreds of miles.

A huge amount of spiritual energy was consumed, and a huge emerald green talisman array was constructed in the center of the island.

Soon this extremely complex talisman formation was completed.

When the cultivators who came following the spiritual energy saw this, one of them immediately took out Cang Ran's secret order, held it in his hand, and jumped into the middle of the talisman formation.

There was a flash of green light, and his figure disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)