Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

After condensing three drops of Chongxuan True Water, Lin Qing tried to integrate the True Water into Chonglan Palm.

It was only during the fusion process that it was discovered that without a strong foundation of magical power, not even a single drop could be fused.

The Chonglan Palm technique itself consumes a great deal of magical power, and the Chongxuan True Water is extremely heavy and requires a lot of water.

It was only because Lin Qing possessed the Creation Scripture and was brimming with magical power that he was able to barely integrate the three drops of true water.

The power of the Chonglan Palm after incorporating three drops is indeed astonishing!

When attacking the male siren, he used 50% of the power of the ordinary Heavy Wave Palm for the first palm strike, and an enhanced version of the palm strike with a drop of Heavy Profound True Water for the second palm strike.

"Not only is there immense pressure, but also the constant erosion of the body's meridians by the cold energy from the earth's veins."

While rummaging through the male sea monster's "corpse mud," Lin Qing also took the opportunity to check the power of the secret technique.

Before long, he found his storage shell, summoned the Three-Star Conch Boat, and sped towards the Azure Dragon Bay Market...

Three days later, a group of first-tier low-grade electric eel demons swarmed and rushed towards Lin Qing with great momentum.

"Splash—"

With a single slap of his ordinary Chonglan Palm, most of the fish demons were shattered, and the survivors scattered in terror.

Ten days later, for some unknown reason, the three-star conch boat they were piloting was discovered by a giant sea turtle, which extended its long tongue and tried to devour the boat.

Lin Qing suddenly appeared, thrusting his longsword forward. The giant tortoise quickly retreated into its shell, but it was caught off guard by the extremely fast speed of Lin Shenghong's modified Azure Lotus Sword. Taking advantage of the moment the giant tortoise retreated into its shell, Lin Qing decapitated it with a single strike…

A month later, a late-stage Tier 1 deep-sea white shark silently approached Lin Qing, who was mining seabed ore.

"Click—"

It bit through the skull and swallowed the body, but soon disintegrated into tiny specks.

That was nothing more than a phantom image of Lin Qing.

Lin Qing's true form was already ten feet away, looking at the white shark with a gloomy expression.

With a flick of his wrist, the Azure Lotus Sword spun rapidly, instantly transforming into a streak of light that pierced the opponent's eyes.

At the same time, Chonglan Palm, infused with three drops of true water, slammed hard into the white shark's head!

Six months later, Lin Qing cautiously stared at the sea ridge before him. The largest cliff in the ridge exuded a terrifying aura, and almost all marine life around it had disappeared...

More than half a year later, Lin Qing was already not far from Qinglong Bay Market.

He pondered briefly in the three-star conch boat, first using a disguise technique from the martial arts world to change his appearance, then taking out a set of black clothes and a bamboo hat to put on, suppressing his cultivation to the late stage of Qi Refining, before emerging from the water and riding the Meteor Blade towards Azure Dragon Bay.

……

"Boss, why didn't you kill this fat sheep just now?"

Behind a reef not far away, a short man with a pointed face and monkey-like features asked the burly man beside him in a low voice.

"You call yourself a smart person?"

The burly man, looking as if he had just escaped a disaster, glanced at his companion:

"The murderous aura emanating from him is probably almost on par with that of the three brothers from the market!"

"What!?"

The short man looked incredulous: "The three Jiang brothers are masters of combined attack techniques, and they have killed countless sea monsters and cultivators."

"This fat sheep is actually on par with them? You're not seeing things, are you?!"

The burly man reached out and slapped him hard across the face.

"Snap—"

The short man's cheeks immediately swelled up.

"You actually doubt my eyesight!"

"You've probably forgotten what my name is."

The short man covered his swollen cheek and lowered his head with a pitiful expression.

The gang leader, nicknamed "Eagle," was known for his sharp eyesight in the Qinglong Bay area!

The reputation of a person is truly well-deserved.

"Eagle" was indeed right; the "killer star" Lin Qing in his eyes had already lowered his sword light and arrived at an island shaped like a coiled green dragon.

Looking out, a simple and solemn ancient city comes into view in the distance, with the three large characters "Qinglong Bay" engraved on the city wall in a vigorous and elegant style.

Various kinds of spiritual light kept converging from all directions, some riding the clouds and mist, some sailing through the waves...

After handing over a spirit stone, Lin Qing officially entered the market.

"senior…"

"Does the senior colleague need a mentor?"

A weak little girl's voice came softly. Lin Qing turned his head and saw a girl of about twelve or thirteen years old standing not far away, wearing a light blue Taoist robe.

Her face was fair and delicate, and her features were exquisite, yet her childishness was undeniable.

Seeing Lin Qing looking over, she quickly explained, "My name is Bai Ling'er, and I work as a hyacinth in Qinglong Bay."

hyacinth?

Lin Qingxin understood. In Qinglong Bay Market, a place where outside cultivators frequently interacted and were a mixed bag, there were brokers who provided information services specifically for outside cultivators, commonly known as "Hyacinths".

"Senior, I only need fifty spirit fragments per day."

Seeing that Lin Qing was interested, Bai Ling'er hurriedly stepped forward to announce the reward.

With a flick of his finger, Lin Qing sent a spirit stone steadily into Bai Ling'er's hand.

"First, tell me if there are any trade conferences coming up soon."

Upon receiving the spirit stones, Bai Ling'er's spirits lifted, and two small dimples appeared on her face.

"You're really lucky, senior. The seniors' trading conference will be held in eight months."

"At that time, many forces from the surrounding seas will participate, and it will be presided over by Liu Yingying, the grand-disciple of Master Qinglong."

"With treasures gathered then, you will surely leave satisfied, senior."

Bai Ling'er was very clever and quickly understood the topic that Lin Qing was interested in.

Master Qinglong is a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. It is precisely because of this formidable strength that he was able to command respect from all directions and establish a trading market of this scale!

She then took Lin Qing to stroll around Qinglongwan Market.

According to Bai Ling'er, the spiritual veins in the city were severed by the Azure Dragon Master with great magic. If one wants to cultivate, one can only rent a cave dwelling or stay in an inn.

"This... they're really good at making spirit stones."

Lin Qing muttered to himself as he followed Bai Ling'er to a herb pavilion.

……

The shopkeeper, Zhang Qifan, was engrossed in studying an ancient book when he suddenly heard footsteps.

He slowly raised his head and saw two cultivators entering one after the other.

The former had a tall and straight figure, a regular face, and a pair of large, dark eyes that looked particularly intelligent.

The latter had a youthful face and a petite figure; she was an old acquaintance, Bai Ling'er.

He instantly realized that a "wild" customer had arrived.

Lin Qing valued his time and didn't waste any more words, so he went straight to the point and asked:

"Shopkeeper, can you accept medicinal pills?"

Zhang Qifan put down the ancient book and looked at the young man before him with a puzzled expression. "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps an alchemist?"

Lin Qing noncommittally took out a bottle of Fallen Feather Pills and placed it on the table.

Zhang Qifan carefully took it and took out a clean white handkerchief.

He first tumbled a golden pill from the jade bottle, then gently scraped off a little powder and placed it on a handkerchief. Finally, after smelling and tasting it for a while, he finally put his hand down, satisfied, and exclaimed in admiration:

"Fellow Daoist's skill in water-based alchemy is quite profound. This pill is already close to a high-grade first-tier pill. I wonder how many you have to sell?"

"Oh? Is there any other explanation for this?"

Lin Qing asked doubtfully.

"If you sell more than a hundred of these, I can price them at twenty-two per bottle."

"If we can't reach that quantity, then we'll have to go for twenty per bottle."

Lin Qing understood immediately. Although he didn't know why the other party was taking the initiative to befriend him, an alchemist, he figured he might as well take the free benefits. So he waved his hand and placed twelve bottles of Falling Feather Pills on the table.

Zhang Qifan's face lit up with joy. After quickly checking the spirit stone, he handed it to Lin Qing.

Just as Lin Qing was about to leave, Zhang Qifan suddenly spoke up:

"Fellow Daoist, please wait!"