Chapter 454 Inland Sea? Outer Sea?

"But this is only limited to the competition to determine the top sixteen. After the top sixteen are determined, the Fairy Fruit Conference will enter the next stage of competition. The specific competition method is different each time, and it is not necessarily the mode of the ring competition. However, our goal is the Red Mulberry Fairy Fruit. After successfully entering the top sixteen, whether to continue to win the ranking is not important. In addition, since the competition to determine the top sixteen adopts a single-game win and elimination system, as long as you lose once, you will be completely disqualified. Therefore, every time the Fairy Fruit Conference is held, each island will recruit strong independent cultivators to ensure that there are candidates for each game." Xiying continued.

"What do you need me to do?" Yuan Ming asked.

"I have arranged it in advance. At that time, we will represent a second-class island called Hongzhi Island to participate in the conference. With your strength and mine, it is not difficult to win the championship, not to mention that just getting into the top sixteen will obtain trading qualifications." Xiying said confidently.

Yuan Ming heard that she had arranged everything, so he didn't say more, and briefly talked about the situation of Baidanfang.

"Yes, the profits from making incense are attractive to even the Jindan-stage cultivators of Changchun Temple. It's not bad to use it to enhance the reputation of Baidanfang." When Xiying learned that Yuan Ming was going to show off his incense-making skills, she nodded in agreement.

Yuan Ming felt the same way but was suddenly stunned.

"How did you know about this?" Yuan Ming asked in surprise.

"Humph, I naturally have my own intelligence channels. Speaking of this, you seem to have used one of the three Qingling sound transmission notes I gave you before. Although I was able to sense it at that time, I couldn't hear what you said at that time because of the distance. Calculating the time, it seems that it was when you were in Leizhou. So, what did you want to say at that time?" Xiying thought about it and asked back.

Yuan Ming recalled the scene at that time, with a trace of embarrassment on his face. He was embarrassed to say what he was thinking at the time, and only said vaguely: "At that time, I met Xi Cangqiong's disciples and wanted to ask you if there was any way to break the illusion. There was nothing else."

Xiying looked at Yuan Ming suspiciously. Fortunately, at this time, Yan Siyun's voice suddenly came from outside the house.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, Fellow Daoist Xi, is it convenient for me to go in now?"

Xiying glanced at Yuan Ming, and when he nodded, she waved her hand and the door opened again. Yan Siyun noticed this scene with her spiritual sense, and walked into the room, bowing to Yuan Ming and Xiying.

"Excuse me for interrupting you, but my sister just told me that Fellow Daoist Yuan has a clever plan to attract business. I was anxious and wanted to ask in detail. Please forgive me." Yan Siyun said slowly.

"It's okay. We just talked about this matter. I have told your sister the general situation. If you have any questions, Fellow Daoist Yan can ask directly." Yuan Ming raised his hand and motioned Yan Siyun to sit down.

Yan Siyun nodded, and after sitting down, she asked directly: "I wonder if the threshold for making the spiritual incense that Fellow Daoist Yuan mentioned is high, what is the value of the spiritual materials required, how much can the price be set, and how is the effect compared to elixir?"

"It is not difficult to make spiritual incense. The threshold is much lower than that of alchemy. As for the spiritual materials used..." Yuan Ming talked endlessly.

He had practical experience in these things before, so he was not unfamiliar with them. The people present were not strangers, so he did not keep his own skills to himself, and directly told them all the incense making skills he had mastered.

Yan Siyun listened silently, weighing the pros and cons of selling spiritual incense in his heart.

On the other hand, Xiying yawned boredly, and then practiced silently, not interested in what Yuan Ming said at all.

Yuan Ming and Yan Siyun discussed for a long time, and finally finalized all the details of selling spiritual incense.

"... In the next few days, you should arrange the staff and prepare the required spiritual materials. When Xiying and I come back from the Fairy Fruit Conference, I will take some time to teach them how to make incense in person, starting with the spiritual incense of the Qi Refining Period, and it won't take much time to become a master." Yuan Ming said.

However, Yan Siyun was a little surprised when she heard it: "Are you going to participate in the Fairy Fruit Conference with Fellow Daoist Yuan and Fellow Daoist Xi?"

"Also? Fellow Daoist Yan, do you want to participate in the Fairy Fruit Conference competition?" Yuan Ming asked in confusion.

"Yuan Daoyou misunderstood. During the Immortal Fruit Meeting, all the major islands gathered on Fusang Island. As a once-in-three-hundred-years event, in addition to the competition, there will also be activities such as auctions. I wanted to take my younger sister and some people from the workshop to go there. While purchasing spiritual materials, we also want to spread the reputation of Baidanfang. If we can take the opportunity to negotiate a few deals with other islands, it would be great." Yan Siyun explained.

"I see, let's put the matter of the spiritual incense aside for now. You should also prepare it. When the time comes, we will set off together and it will be safer on the road." Yuan Ming nodded.

As he said that, he glanced at Xiying, wanting to ask her opinion.

Xiying noticed the gaze and came back to her senses. After listening to Yuan Ming's explanation of the matter, she waved her hand casually: "That's fine. Anyway, Hongzhi Island has already been settled. It won't be a problem to go a few days later."

...

A few days later

Thick gray clouds covered the sea surface, and the rainstorm fell like a curtain, covering everything between heaven and earth. The bean-sized raindrops hit the sea, but before they hit the ground, they were swallowed up by the waves.

The wind howled, rolling up huge waves dozens of feet high, heading straight for the sky, with a majestic momentum, as if to tear the clouds apart.

And among the black clouds, a bright white boat slowly passed through. No matter whether it was the rainstorm or the wind, before it touched the boat, it was separated by an invisible force and could not be touched at all.

Yuan Ming stood alone at the bow of the boat, his eyes swept across the surrounding scenery, and suddenly looked up at the horizon, his eyes fixed in a trance.

"What are you looking at?" Suddenly, Xiying came from behind him and asked casually.

"Looking at the scenery." Yuan Ming came back to his senses and smiled.

Xiying walked to his side and looked at him, a little speechless: "What's so good about the storm."

"The wind and waves in the depths of the East China Sea are much more violent than I thought. Does this kind of scene often appear in the East China Sea?" Yuan Ming asked.

"It's not common, but it's not rare either. Fuso Island is still in the inland sea. The outer sea in the depths of the East China Sea is turbulent, and the scene is much more severe than this." Xiying shook her head.

"Inland sea? Outer sea?" Yuan Ming was stunned. These two terms did not appear on the jade slip that Yan Siyun gave him.

"The thousands of third-class islands, hundreds of second-class islands, and the area where thirteen islands are located in the East China Sea are close to the land and have a relatively peaceful environment. They are called the Inner Sea. The sea area outside the Inner Sea is called the Outer Sea. The division of the Inner Sea and the Outer Sea was made by the demon hunters in the East China Sea on their own, and rarely appears in the classics. Yan Siyun has been in the East China Sea for a short time, so it is normal that she does not know these things." Xiying said.

"Have you been to the Outer Sea?" Yuan Ming asked.

"I went there once with the elders of the clan." Xiying looked into the distance.

"What is the situation in the Outer Sea?" Yuan Ming asked curiously.

"The environment there is much worse than the Inner Sea. Huge waves, strong winds and thunderstorms are common. There are also several more dangerous natural disasters such as the fog sea and the singing demon. However, the spiritual materials in the sea there are also better than the Inner Sea, especially the many demon beasts. There are many third-level and even fourth-level demon beasts. If the Jindan stage cultivators do not form a group or are led by Yuanying stage cultivators, they cannot gain a foothold in the Outer Sea at all." Xiying talked freely.

After hearing this, Yuan Ming could not help but become quite interested in the outer sea.

I wonder what the sea area where even level 4 monsters often appear is like.

"The outer sea is the place where all kinds of resources are concentrated in the East China Sea. When the Immortal Fruit Festival is over, you and I might as well go there to have a look, hunt monsters, and accumulate some wealth. Don't look at you with millions of spirit stones. Those monster hunters who have been in the outer sea for many years are almost all as valuable as you." Xiying said again, eager to try.

"Okay." Yuan Ming agreed readily.

With the strength of him and Xiying, even if they encounter several level 4 monsters, they don't have to be afraid. He also has the treasure of Stealing the Heaven Cauldron. If he can't beat them, he can hide directly in it.

There is no need to worry about being seen by monsters Stealing the Heaven Cauldron.

But compared to the outer sea, he is more interested in the overseas world.

"Xiying, is the outer sea the overseas world?" Yuan Ming asked.

"Yes." Xiying nodded.

"I heard from Master Shura that the overseas world is not only dangerous, but also has strange treasures that are not available in the Yunhuang Continent. Are there any cultivators exploring the overseas world in the East China Sea?" Yuan Ming asked.

"Of course there are." Xiying said.

"Really?" Yuan Ming was surprised.

"This group of people is called Tide-riders. There are very few of them. As far as I know, there are only more than ten people, most of whom are lone travelers. Each Tide-rider is amazingly powerful, and the first-class island forces in the East China Sea are reluctant to provoke them casually." Xiying said solemnly, and was quite afraid of those Tide-riders.

"Tide-riders? This name is quite novel." Yuan Ming said.

"The name of Tide-riders originated from a legendary scattered alliance in the East China Sea thousands of years ago. The Tide-riding Sanmeng was composed of a group of cultivators who dared to explore the overseas world. They had gone deep into the overseas world several times and gained a lot of overseas treasures. The Tide-riding Sanmeng was huge in its heyday, with as many as five or six Yuanying-stage cultivators alone." Xiying said.

"Five or six Yuanying cultivators! The strength of this Nongchao Sanmeng is almost comparable to that of a major sect of immortal cultivators." Yuan Ming said in surprise.

"Yes, at that time, even Fusang Island was afraid of the Nongchao Sanmeng and deliberately tried to win them over so as to buy some treasures from the overseas world from them. But if you walk by the river often, you will inevitably get your shoes wet. The Nongchao Sanmeng had no news after the last voyage, and the whole group was destroyed. However, their deeds were passed down, and later cultivators who explored overseas called themselves Tide-riders." Xiying said lightly.

"So that's it." Yuan Ming said.

"Although the Nongchao Sanmeng was destroyed, it also triggered a wave of exploration of overseas worlds by cultivators in the East China Sea. Before they appeared, the overseas world was a place of death for cultivators in the East China Sea, and no one dared to approach it. The gains of the Nongchao Sanmeng greatly stimulated some desperate cultivators in the East China Sea. In recent years, some Tide-riders have appeared one after another, but they only dared to wander around the edge of the overseas world, and could not compare with the Nongchao Sanmeng and Master Shura." Xiying said.