Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

Lin Qing had naturally noticed Li Yunshang's silence, but he thought that most geniuses were proud and would not normally attend such occasions.

Families like the Zuo and Gu families did not send prodigies like Gu Lei.

As soon as Li Yunshang finished speaking, she took out a jade box with her delicate hand, and with the help of spiritual power, it landed steadily in front of Lin Qing.

Lin Qing took the jade box, opened it, and saw that it was filled with a rich wood spiritual energy.

"It is Purple Spirit Soul, one of the main ingredients for refining the second-grade, low-level pill, Purple Spirit Pill."

Lin Qing smiled and nodded, then spoke softly to Li Yunshang:

"What does Fellow Daoist Li wish to exchange for?"

A cunning glint flashed in Li Yunshang's eyes as she glanced at the pills in Chen Zihan's hand before finally settling her gaze on the Soul-Gathering Wood.

Lin Qing noticed that her gaze had shifted from Chen Zihan's hand, and she inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. After a slight hesitation, she took out another piece of Soul-Gathering Wood and handed it to Li Yunshang.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you shouldn't suffer a loss."

Li Yunshang looked at Lin Qing with bright eyes and accepted the gift with a smile.

The remaining body-tempering stones, which could be used to refine the physique, were exchanged by the Qian family cultivators for a piece of ore containing sword energy from the earth.

Following closely behind, Chen Enzhi, who was an unofficial ally of the Lin family, also actively supported the project by bringing out a first-tier high-grade puppet beast, which aroused the envy of the cultivators present.

It should be noted that although first-tier puppet beasts are not particularly impressive, as long as there are enough spirit stones and divine sense to control them, they can serve as the best fighters against sea monsters. In critical moments, they can also be used to block attacks. It can be said that everyone in the cultivation world wants to have such a good travel companion.

Unfortunately, the inheritance of puppetry is extremely rare. The Chen family lineage was passed down from an ancestor who had cultivated in the Starry Sky Sect, and they only possessed a complete first-level inheritance!

In the end, Li Yunshang exchanged the puppet beast for a second-tier talisman.

……

An hour passed quickly, and most people had traded for satisfactory items.

Li Yunshang was invited to a quiet room.

Lin Qing took out a tea set, poured an appropriate amount of spiritual tea into the fairness cup, and then slowly poured spiritual spring water into it, completing the tea washing and awakening process in one go.

"I never expected Senior Brother Lin to have such refined tastes."

Li Yunshang removed her veil, revealing her stunning beauty, and said with a half-smile, "Senior Brother Lin, why don't you invite Miss Zihan to join us for tea?"

Lin Qing smiled slightly awkwardly and steered the conversation straight to the main topic.

"The real reason I invited Junior Sister Li here is that I have a favor to ask of you."

Upon hearing this, Li Yunshang stopped teasing him and looked at him seriously.

"Junior Sister Li must also know that the sea monster tide is now confirmed to be breaking out ahead of schedule."

"During our last trip to the demon's lair, I observed that my junior sister's array formations were all exceptional. I wonder what level her array formation skills have reached now?"

Hearing Lin Qing mention the trip to the demon's lair, Li Yunshang suddenly recalled their chance encounter at the cave dwelling, and a blush crept onto her earlobes. She subconsciously lowered her head, took a sip of tea, and said, "I can't help but blush."

"However, it barely reaches the initial stage of the second rank."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qing's face lit up with joy, and he began to explain.

Lin Qing had considered that if the sea monster tide were to break out in full force, all the cultivators on Wanling Island would have to go into battle.

In order to minimize casualties, he racked his brains and finally found a relatively practical and feasible method.

First, they would mine the highest level of iron ore on Falling Feather Island to the maximum extent possible, and then have the clan's weapon refiners forge it into armor...

Secondly, they sought to invite a formation master to inscribe low-level formation patterns on the armor to enhance its defensive capabilities…

And the idea of ​​forming a combined attack through formations was inspired by his lower-ranking brothers, the sea monsters, when he killed Black Pool.

The key to the problem lies with: the formation master!

Lin Qing racked his brains but only recognized Li Yunshang as the only array master.

After hearing Lin Qing's words, Li Yunshang frowned slightly, her slender, jade-like fingers unconsciously tapping the table, clearly indicating that she was also somewhat hesitant.

Because this is not just one suit of armor; judging from the size of the Lin family, there are at least a hundred suits of armor!

Leaving aside the spiritual materials and supplies, just the act of writing them down at the desk already consumes a great deal of mental energy.

Seeing this, Lin Qing had already anticipated her concerns, so he immediately softened his tone and slowly revealed the plan he had already devised:

"Junior Sister, firstly, all expenses related to spirit mines and inscribing the array will be covered by the Lin Clan. Secondly, I will also gather clan members with some background in array formations to lay a solid foundation, hoping to save you some effort..."

"However, I'm still sorry to trouble you... If it's really difficult, junior sister, you don't have to force yourself..."

Li Yunshang blinked, then suddenly asked, "Did Senior Brother Lin invite me as the Lin Clan Chief, or as Yun Qing?"

"what?"

Lin Qing was clearly surprised by Li Yunshang's reaction, and he subconsciously asked in confusion:

"What's the difference?"

Li Yunshang's beautiful eyes curved into a smile as she said:

"They are different."

"If it is Chief Lin who invites us, firstly, my Li family must provide fifty sets of finished armor as compensation; secondly, we must provide a bottle of second-tier pills; and finally, the Lin and Li families must sign a certain degree of alliance."

"If it were you, Yun Qing..."

Li Yunshang paused, looked up at the handsome, tanned young man before her, and joked:

"You need to..."

They then began to communicate telepathically.

Lin Qing's heart stirred slightly. Looking at the beautiful woman with a gentle smile in front of him, he immediately understood the unspoken meaning in her words.

A gentle smile appeared in Lin Qing's eyes as he spoke frankly:

"This matter is naturally initiated by the Lin family head, and the Li family's conditions are reasonable. My Lin family has no reason to refuse."

"Yun Qing's request is sincere, therefore, Yun Qing will naturally do her utmost to fulfill Junior Sister Yunshang's conditions!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yunshang smiled radiantly, filling the room with light.

Lin Qing couldn't help but take another look, and then took out the secret scroll of the combined attack technique from the storage shell in the Black Pool.

"This Black Clan, they're truly good people... no, they're truly demonic..."

The Black Clan members are linked together by their shared bloodline and demonic energy to form an array. Lin Qing's idea is to connect them using armor array patterns, so that the effect of one plus one is greater than two.

"Senior Brother Yunqing is indeed exceptionally talented."

Li Yunshang's eyes lit up when she saw this conjecture. She couldn't wait to sweep the tea table, take out counting rods, Xuan paper and other items, and began to deduce on the spot.

Seeing this, Lin Qing couldn't bear to disturb them, so she tiptoed out of the quiet room to fetch Lin Kaihua and serve her.

Although Lin Kaihua was young, he had a talent for array formations. Seeing this opportune moment, he discreetly stood by, watching silently…

At the same time, the patriarch Lin Canglan had already begun to interrogate the black-clad man who was speaking in a shrill voice.

"Tell me, where did you come from?"

Lin Canglan stared at a milky white bead in his hand, his index finger unconsciously rubbing it. He looked up thoughtfully and asked.

The man had barely recovered from the shockwave of the "Beast Roar Technique" when his face turned ashen.

"I said, I'll confess everything!"

"I…"