There's something wrong with me

The blade sliced, opening the fish’s belly, releasing a delicious, fishy sweetness.

He tossed the fish to the other end of the small boat.

Zhang Feng sat at this end, wanting to trick the strange crow into coming down.

But it only circled, refusing to descend.

Was it because it saw how high his skill was in ‘close range’?

Seeing this, Zhang Feng estimated the distance and threw the fish towards the sea fifteen meters away, parallel to him.

If it came down to catch it, he could grab it in an instant.

Whoosh—

Only the seawater churned, and the gutted fish fell freely onto the surface.

Just then.

As the fish was about to be swallowed by the waves, the crow finally prepared to swoop down.

Zhang Feng also seized the opportunity, preparing to gather his strength to catch it.

But precisely at this moment, a large crow, bigger than it, suddenly flew from the distance.

Its feathers were slightly white at the tips of its wings, and its entire wingspan, when spread, was more than a meter long, even gathering some starlight-like ‘black Qi’.

It was also its spread wings that blocked the small crow preparing to descend.

‘This thing has become a spirit, with some cultivation.’

Zhang Feng knew he couldn't catch it.

‘Once animals cultivate and are tainted with spiritual energy, apart from some bestial instincts that are difficult to change in the short term, their remaining behaviors, habits, and intelligence are no weaker than normal humans.’

The reason Zhang Feng knew this was based on deductions from the characteristics of rats and spiritual energy.

Well, since he couldn’t catch them now, he’d ignore them.

He’d continue to look at these symbols and see what information he could glean.

Let them circle in the sky.

… …

Unconsciously.

The sun set.

Zhang Feng started from the pier and moved to the cliffs outside the pier.

“Caw caw—”

The two crows in the sky were still following.

And after looking at more than a dozen places, Zhang Feng knew that there was a problem with this island.

There must be some ‘evil person’ causing trouble!

Because the placement and drawing of these symbols resembled a type of ‘nurturing evil’ formation.

Zhang Feng could feel traces of baleful aura, a kind of indescribable ‘yin wind’.

This person wanted to use living people to nurture ethereal ‘evil ghosts’ or tangible ‘corpse ghosts’.

He wasn't nurturing his crows.

Fortunately, the level of spiritual energy in this world wasn’t enough to support his crazy plan.

In Zhang Feng’s observation, these yin winds dispersed shortly after forming, with no chance to gather.

But it could also be seen that this person was constantly adjusting and modifying the formation.

If he really succeeded in creating a ‘gathering place of evil’ on the island.

Then, he would definitely be able to nurture several non-human, non-ghost monsters.

‘This person is quite a talent for cultivating heretical paths, conducting experimental tests here.’

Zhang Feng thought for a moment and decided to kill him, firstly because he had seen it, so he would eliminate harm for the people.

Secondly, this arrangement was truly strong, with a foundation for a baleful gathering formation.

He had to copy his original version.

‘Balefulness’ was also a type of energy utilization.

He had to learn even the unorthodox ways.

Even if he didn’t use it, he had to understand it.

Zhang Feng quickly cleared his thoughts and rowed the small boat around Lin Island.

But just then.

Whoosh—

The two crows quickly circled in the air far from Zhang Feng, as if warning something.

A few seconds later, they flapped their wings and flew towards the west side of the island, landing at another location.

‘Could it be returning to its nest, reporting to its master?’

Zhang Feng pondered for a moment and rowed the boat towards the northwest coast.

Anyway, there was no information now, so he would go and take a look.

Before long, he arrived at the cliff on the side of the island.

There were no boats or people here, only messy reefs breaking out of the sea.

And above, on the cliff, was where the two crows had landed.

Whoosh—

Zhang Feng threw out the stone anchor, mooring the boat under a rock.

Then, with a flip, he stood guard on the rock two meters above.

‘The two crows left after calling a few times before, without continuing to observe me.

There are no crows nearby, nor any strange animals.

This person probably doesn’t know I’ve come.’

Zhang Feng was still very careful in searching for people, lest his physique was not high enough and he was killed.

Of course, it would be fine to be stable for a few years.

But now that he saw there was knowledge and cultivation methods.

Then, it was naturally good to get it in his hands, let himself come into contact with it earlier, and deduce it earlier.

If things couldn’t be done, Zhang Feng was also ready to run away at any time.

His physique was nearly 90, and with spiritual energy and inner strength, with wind manipulation and golden light, one step was nearly seventy or eighty meters.

Even the Great Immortal of Ling Mountain in the previous worlds might not be able to catch up with him.

Moreover, Zhang Feng also felt that his strength shouldn’t be high.

If it were high, he wouldn’t be setting up formations so ‘secretly’ in the corners of the shore, especially arranging two ‘sentries’.

This looked like he was ‘guarding’ against something.

At least, if it were him, if his physique was trained up, then he would seek a clear and upright way of doing things.

… …

Evening.

Zhang Feng searched in this forest for a long time, but didn’t see any traces of anyone living there.

Including those yin baleful techniques, there were no traces left here either.

This person’s strength was indeed not high.

Those crows might also be a smokescreen, deliberately leading him to a deserted place.

Now, seeing no results and no other information.

Zhang Feng thought for a moment and decided to first find the captain and the others to reunite.

Anyway, as long as he cultivated on this island, then he would wait on this island and wouldn’t believe that he wouldn’t appear.

At the same time.

Inside a dilapidated house in the southeast of the island.

A middle-aged man wearing linen clothes was feeding the two crows in the house.

“I didn’t expect that, apart from the island owner, that great martial cultivator, there would actually be other Qi refiners on the island?

And this Qi refining cultivator has some ability, able to see my method of nurturing evil.”

The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled.

“Fortunately, you are clever, deliberately attracting the cultivator’s attention and leading him to the northwest side.

By then, if he finds nothing, perhaps he will leave this place.

Otherwise, if there are other cultivators here, there will definitely be some trouble.”

“Caw caw ~”

The two crows called, seemingly enjoying the middle-aged man’s praise.

The middle-aged man also laughed and stroked the two crows.

But then, he worriedly said:

“Alas! It’s still because my techniques are not refined enough, otherwise, you could have completely led him here.

If my nurturing evil technique could use the spiritual blood and flesh of cultivators, perhaps I could nurture a corpse king invulnerable to swords and spears.

By then, even if I encounter the island owner, I might be able to exchange blows, or even kill the island owner under my blade.

At that time… this island will be mine, and I won’t have to hide anymore…”

… …

Deep night.

Zhang Feng walked around and asked people, finally finding the home of the captain’s grandfather.

Their houses were in the ‘small town’ in the center of the island.

Looking down from above, there were only a hundred households.

Arriving here.

Zhang Feng saw that the crew had been arranged well, living in a vacant small courtyard.

Squeezing together and making do with sleeping on the floor, it was considered passable.

Then, they paid the shore tax.

Special guards came to collect it.

Five catties of fish meat per person per month, or working on the island.

Zhang Feng chose to pay fish meat.

After giving the large baskets of dried fish to them, the island guards gave a token.

Finally, they registered and recorded the names.

They would come back next month to collect it.

Zhang Feng didn’t care, he had so many people, and they were all capable.

When the time came, they could casually go out to sea and catch a big fish, and they would have enough tax for several months.

… …

“We’ll stay here for some time.”

Later that night, at a dinner party in the courtyard exclusively for the crew.

Zhang Feng roughly set the itinerary for the future and said to the captain, “After your grandfather’s birthday is over, are you planning to stay or return to the mountains?”

“Return to the mountains.” The captain was concerned about his son, “When we came out, my daughter-in-law was pregnant, and I want to go back and hold my grandson.”

“Then I’ll have One-Eye and the others send you then.”

Zhang Feng raised a glass to the captain, “After sending you, the ship will come back.

When I find a big ship, this ship will be returned to you, parked in the mountains.”

“I wouldn’t dare…” The captain quickly shook his head, “If it weren’t for you, sir, we would have been buried at the hands of pirates that day, so don’t say it’s just a ship, even if you asked me to build another ship for you…”

“Don’t say empty words.” Zhang Feng pointed to the food, “Eat first. Also, don’t call me sir in the future, call me captain.

After I cultivate for a few more years, our ship will be called ‘Cultivating Spirit’.”

… …

In the blink of an eye.

A year and a half on the island.

This day at sea.

A foreign dynasty’s naval fleet specially came to Lin Island to offer tribute to the Lord of Lin Island.

On the same day.

Zhang Feng sat on his boat, fishing while gazing remotely in the direction of Lin Island.

In the past year and a half.

The ship hadn’t been renamed yet.

Zhang Feng also hadn’t chosen to look for the island owner, but instead cultivated in the courtyard, or fished like today.

Because the island owner and that evil cultivator were different.

It was still that same sentence, that the evil cultivator looked secretive, definitely a small soldier, a small shrimp, with not high strength.

So he could not follow the procedure to find him and could leave whenever he wanted.

But if he wanted to see the island owner, he had to report and so on.

Firstly, the procedure was formal, and he couldn’t be sure how many experts there were on the island owner’s side.

Just hearing that ‘the governor of this dynasty, the naval forces of that country’ all went to see the island owner and offered tribute, he knew that the island owner’s strength was not low, or he had some trump card that even the dynasties feared.

If he went to see him so openly and something happened during the process, it would be a waste of resurrection.

‘I’m still too weak…’

Zhang Feng felt that he still had to train, still had to endure.

… …

Unknowingly, another two years passed in fishing and drying nets.

Today.

On a small boat.

Zhang Feng was rowing along the shore, observing the evil cultivator’s symbols.

In these past few years, he has often made improvements.

He also often looks at it himself.

“Caw caw—”

The crows in the sky are also guarding Zhang Feng, constantly circling.

Zhang Feng ignored them, only looking at the symbols.

But it was precisely after looking at them for nearly four years, coupled with his occasional modifications, and the operation of these baleful energies.

Zhang Feng had actually deduced seventy to eighty percent of the effects.

This thing is really the 'Corpse Refining Method' he imagined.

Similarly, it was after understanding the nature of this 'Corpse Refining Method' that Zhang Feng felt it was a good thing!

However, Zhang Feng didn't want to raise corpses, but instead wanted to familiarize himself with the Yin-Baleful path, and then use this Yin-Baleful energy to temper himself.

Finally, he would perform a 'refine oneself with oneself' move.

After all, spiritual energy is energy, it is amplification.

Then, theoretically speaking, the Yin-Baleful energy full of decay is also a kind of energy.

It seems to be corrosion, dissolution, a reverse deterioration.

But Zhang Feng felt that as long as he found the key, it might also have the effect of 'positively increasing physique'.

Or, find the common 'energy nature' and 'strengthening nature' of Yin-Baleful energy and spiritual energy, and carry out a simple energy-based 'extraordinary substance' conversion between them.

In this way, even if he goes to a world without spiritual energy in the future, as long as there is Yin-Baleful energy in it, he can still cultivate spiritual energy.

Then, use himself and his spiritual thoughts as a bridge and medium to ultimately convert Yin-Baleful energy into spiritual energy.

After all, the essence of all things is energy-based atoms, and then add some different characteristics.

His spiritual thoughts are the characteristic of 'all attributes can be cultivated'.

No matter what spiritual root is added, it is adding to the total spiritual root.

Then, theoretically speaking, it is possible to realize the recombination and exchange of extraordinary elements.

Zhang Feng felt this was a good topic.

……

That night.

Lin Island, Southeast.

Two crows landed in an ordinary-looking household.

The middle-aged evil cultivator was drying grain in the yard. Seeing the crows flying over, he turned around and returned to the house.

“Caw caw… He…”

The big crow was reporting today's events, vaguely mixed with human voices.

The evil cultivator was in a good mood, but after hearing it, he was furious.

“How is this cultivator still here?”

The evil cultivator suddenly got up and paced angrily in the house.

“In the past four years, I have repaired the symbols five times, and this person has seriously looked at them five times from beginning to end?

It's been four years, and he's still looking for me?

This is not a coincidence, he is clearly coming for me!”

As he spoke, the evil cultivator came to a rice缸 in the house and pulled out a long sword with a dark light.

“Since someone already knows the spells I practice, and this person has not left for many years.

If this person is not eliminated, it will definitely be a hidden danger.

Fortunately, my Corpse King needs the flesh and blood of a Qi Refinement cultivator. Once that person is killed, everything will be ready.”

After saying that, the evil cultivator walked directly towards the docks, preparing to strike first.

Moreover, he was going to the center of the market.

Because he heard the crows say that Zhang Feng would wander through the market every time after reading the symbols.

Then he also planned to make a move in the market.

In his opinion, Zhang Feng's defenses would definitely be the lowest at that time.

After all, who would kill someone in a crowded market?

And at such a time, he felt that even if Zhang Feng had any miraculous skills, he would not have time to use them.

After killing Zhang Feng, he would have many opportunities to escape after the market was in chaos.

Zhang Feng's body could be grabbed and flown away by the two crows.

“This is a flawless plan!”

Thinking like this, the evil cultivator's spirits were greatly lifted, and he told the plan to the two crows.

“Caw caw!” The two crows also flapped their wings and accepted their master's order.

……

Half an hour later.

The bustling docks.

“Hurry up and unload the goods…”

“My little grandpa, please take it easy, these goods are expensive, they are from the Tang Dynasty…”

“Quick, quick, the boat boss over there needs people to unload the goods…”

The docks are always the most lively place on Lin Island.

Splash—

In the bustle, with the sound of rowing to the shore.

Zhang Feng also got off the boat and handed a fish he was holding to a boatman walking from afar.

Today's symbols were considered finished.

“Old Zhang, you have a boat, why are you still thinking about mine?” The boatman smiled and took the fish, which was the rent.

“Big boats are too slow to go around the island.”

Zhang Feng casually replied and looked at his physique.

Currently, his physique is 【197】

Even if the medicinal materials in this world are not easy to analyze, and the prescriptions for Transforming Strength and Dan Strength are not easy to practice.

But with the two fruits, coupled with his own knowledge and strengthening choices, he can quickly 'pull combat power'.

This is still after he specialized in the lungs and viscera for a while, and also skewed resources towards the lungs and viscera, researching the various uses of the lungs and viscera.

Otherwise, it could reach around 210.

His current spiritual thoughts are four.

Thinking.

After Zhang Feng said goodbye to the boatman, he walked into the market, preparing to look around while going home.

But at this moment.

Amidst the exclamations of some people nearby.

Whoosh—

Two crows flew in the sky, carrying wisps of black smoke in the sunset, looking strange and abnormal.

Especially the largest crow, with its wings spread more than a meter, was like an enchanted demon turning into a black wind to sweep away the mortals on the ground.

Such a terrifying scene, and the exclamations of the crowd, naturally attracted Zhang Feng's attention.

‘I didn't expect them to dare to come down?’

Zhang Feng noticed them.

But at the same time, ta ta…

Regular footsteps came from the crowd in the distance.

Amidst the more terrified shouts of the surrounding people, the evil cultivator, holding a sharp sword and exuding a visible black wind of baleful energy around him, was like an evil ghost surrounding his body, like a demon king and ghost immortal from hell.

“It's a ghost!”

“This person raises ghosts! He has ghosts on him!”

“He is a great cultivator! Run!”

As the evil cultivator used his spells, and the two monsters in the air were about to grab people, the surrounding people panicked and wanted to escape as soon as possible.

Some people who were standing far away glanced at this side from a distance, but saw that although the surrounding people were running away, Zhang Feng was still standing in place.

Before these people could think about why Zhang Feng didn't leave.

The next second.

When Zhang Feng saw the crows about to attack, he just waved his sleeve, and an invisible force hit the half-meter above.

Clap—

In an instant, in the surprised eyes of everyone, the two monsters swooping down near Zhang Feng directly fell from the air and were stunned by Zhang Feng's restrained force.

This was because Zhang Feng still wanted to study them and didn't want to kill them directly.

Otherwise, that internal force would have been enough to cut them in half.

But even so, when everyone saw Zhang Feng lightly knock down the monsters, they were still frightened.

Even some people who were preparing to run were stunned in place by this scene.

“You…” Seeing that his spirit beasts were instantly defeated, the evil cultivator also knew that he had provoked a great cultivator!

However, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

He continued to condense the Yin wind, carrying the evil ghost aura all over his body, using the sharp sword as a magic weapon, with spells swirling on the blade, and stabbed towards Zhang Feng.

At the same time, Zhang Feng looked at him two meters away, did not make a move, but took a deep breath of internal energy and spiritual energy.

“Freeze!”

Buzz~

The air seemed to be vibrated, and powerful internal force carrying spiritual energy sound waves surged towards the evil cultivator in an instant.

In an instant, the Demon Subduing Mantra, completely blessed by overclocking, was like thousands of daggers tearing through cloth.

The moment it came into contact with the evil cultivator, his mind was momentarily scattered by the overclocking in the internal force and spiritual energy, the surrounding condensed spells directly dissolved, and his eyes fell into confusion and stagnation.

The whole person also seemed to be petrified, frozen in an attacking stabbing motion.

Immediately, when the surrounding people and a group of crew members and guards saw such a magical scene, they exclaimed.

“What magic did he use before? Why can he shout away those evil ghosts?”

“Is this person using immortal magic!”

“I know him, he is the boss of the Far航号… Usually, I only see him going out to sea to fish, but I didn't expect him to be a hidden expert…”

“Immortals are above…”

With the exclamations, the docks fell into chaos, and even many people bowed down to Zhang Feng.

The guards on the island knew something about spiritual cultivation, so they were more on guard.

“Captain Zhang…” Several guards had seen Zhang Feng a few times, but they didn't expect this seemingly ordinary captain to be a great cultivator!

Seeing that everyone was a little flustered, Zhang Feng grabbed the recovered evil cultivator with one hand and said to the more nervous crowd:

“Everyone, brothers, don't panic.

Zhang Feng came to this island a few years ago, just to celebrate the birthday of an elder with a friend.

But he inadvertently encountered a scattered evil cultivator of the Evil Sect, who was raising ghosts and performing spells on Lin Island, so he hid here, wanting to capture the evil cultivator.”

As he spoke, Zhang Feng looked at the evil cultivator who showed a terrified expression.

“Today, since I have seen the evil cultivator, I will naturally take action to capture him.

Everyone, please rest assured, with me, Zhang Feng, here, no blade will be able to harm you in the slightest.”

Zhang Feng's words were understated and effortless.

And when everyone saw Zhang Feng being so understated, and recalled the previous 'Freeze' true word spell, they gradually let go of their fear of the evil cultivator.