Chapter 416 Falling Star Islands

A few days later, Xiao Lin looked down from a thousand feet high and saw a large number of islands appearing on the sea in the distance. These islands were like lush green gems, dotted in the vast waves.

Among them, there were three large islands dozens of miles in front of him. Each island was at least a hundred miles in radius. The three islands were lined up in a row, and the distance between them was no more than a hundred miles.

And outside these three islands, there were dozens of smaller islands, which almost covered the area that Xiao Lin could see.

And outside these islands, there were countless small islands, ranging from a few miles to dozens of miles in radius, extending to the end of the sea and sky.

Xiao Lin thought to himself, it seems that this is the Falling Star Islands. He silently recalled several sea maps in his mind. After verifying it, he confirmed that the large islands in front of him were the Falling Star Islands.

Xiao Lin pressed the escape light and flew towards the large island in the center. At this moment, Xiao Lin had seen the escape light around from time to time, shuttling between the sea and the white clouds.

On the sea of ​​these islands, there were also countless huge ships coming and going, a busy and lively scene.

Soon Xiao Lin landed on a dock. Outside the dock were rows of huge wooden boats, the big ones were hundreds of feet long, and the small ones were twenty or thirty feet long. At a glance, there were probably hundreds of them.

When the many mortals on the dock saw Xiao Lin descending from the sky, they all showed respectful eyes and secretly watched Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin ignored the awe-inspiring eyes of these mortals, but walked towards the city above the dock like the other immortal cultivators who landed.

A strong aura rushed over, making Xiao Lin feel refreshed. He was secretly surprised in his heart that the Falling Star Islands were indeed an excellent place for immortal cultivators to practice. The richness of the aura here was not inferior to the Qingdan Peak of Dancao Mountain.

When Xiao Lin walked out of the city, he found that the island was high in the middle and low around. There were circles around, all of which were streets, and both sides of the streets were lined with shops.

Most of the items sold in the shop were materials from monsters, but Xiao Lin only glanced at them and then retracted his gaze. These materials were all materials from ordinary monsters.

They might be useful to cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, but he didn't care about them at all.

Xiao Lin walked around the mountain road towards the center of the island. He was looking for the "Xianju Pavilion" that Chen Si mentioned a few days ago, but he didn't see the three words "Xianju Pavilion" after searching for a long time.

He was already halfway up the mountain.

"Stop." At this time, three women with swords on their backs suddenly came out. These three women looked no more than 20 years old, two of them were in the seventh level of Qi Refining and one was in the eighth level of Qi Refining.

They were wearing a set of yellow-green long skirts with a green wave pattern embroidered on their chests. Xiao Lin thought about it and realized that these three women should be people from the Yushui Palace.

"The place above is where the elders of the outer sect of the Yushui Palace practice in seclusion. No outsiders are allowed to enter. Although you are a foundation-building cultivator, you must not disobey." The woman at the eighth level of Qi Refining said proudly.

Hearing this, Xiao Lin couldn't help but frown. The woman's tone made him quite unhappy, but he didn't show it. Instead, he smiled slightly and said, "I'm new to the Falling Star Islands and want to find the Xianju Pavilion. I wonder if you three can point me in a direction?"

The woman at the eighth level of Qi Refining heard this and her expression eased a little: "So you want to rent a cave for practice, but you went in the wrong direction. I think you also came from the pier. There is a mountain road on the left side of the pier. If you walk along the mountain road, you can see the Xianju Pavilion."

"I see, thank you, young lady." Xiao Lin heard this and a look of realization appeared on his face. It turned out that the Xianju Pavilion was not in this city.

After Xiao Lin said goodbye and left, he turned around and headed out of the city. Along the way, he deliberately wandered around and found that there were not many immortal cultivators in the island city, and the few immortal cultivators were all low-level immortal cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage.

This surprised Xiao Lin a little. The spiritual energy on this island was still very rich. Cultivating here would definitely be twice the result with half the effort. But in fact, except for some low-level cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, Xiao Lin did not see any immortal cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Soon, Xiao Lin went out of the city gate and found the mountain road that the woman had mentioned before. This mountain road was very quiet, just a stone path. If it weren't for the woman's guidance, he really wouldn't have associated it with the Xianju Pavilion.

After walking for several miles, Xiao Lin saw a loft not far ahead. It had only one floor, and the three words "Xianju Pavilion" were engraved on the plaque above.

Xiao Lin's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace. Soon he came to the loft and was about to knock on the door.

"Come in, the door is not locked." A lazy voice came from inside the door.

Xiao Lin heard this, gently pushed open the door and walked in.

Xiao Lin saw at a glance that there was a table and a wooden bed in the attic, and a fifty-year-old man was slowly getting up from the bed.

"Daoyou, do you want to rent a cave for cultivation?" The old man got off the bed, sat in front of the table, took out a golden book from under the table, and said lightly.

"Yes."

The old man nodded, then bent down again, crawled under the table, and after a while, he climbed out with a piece of animal skin.

On the animal skin was the sea map of this sea area. Xiao Lin saw the islands on it at a glance, most of which were marked in red.

"The ones marked above have been rented out. You can choose one of the unmarked islands." The old man pushed the animal skin in front of Xiao Lin.

Looking at the densely packed islands on the animal skin, there are probably hundreds of them, and at least half of them are marked with red marks.

"The island where fellow Taoist is currently located is called Baiyang. The two islands next to it are Zimu Island and Huangshi Island. These three islands are Baiyang Zhenren, Zimu Zhenren and Huangshi Zhenren respectively. The three of our Yushui Palace The training place of the outer sect elders.”

"Outsiders are not allowed to stay on these three islands for a long time. Only some low-level Qi Refining Stage disciples from our Water Control Palace can stay on the three islands, and they are not allowed to enter the area above the mountainside."

"The thirty-nine sub-islands including the outer ones are also the training places for the inner disciples of our Water Control Palace. They are not rented to the outside world. Only the remaining small islands are rented to the outside world. In principle, the island closest to here has the most aura. Rich, as for the price, one hundred low-grade spiritual stones per year, and if you rent it for more than ten years at a time, you can get a 20% discount," the old man said beside Xiao Lin while he was choosing the island.

Hearing this, Xiao Lin's heart moved, he raised his head and asked, "But I wonder if there is a market around the Falling Star Islands where we and other foundation-building monks can trade items?"

"Of course there are cities. In the southeast of the Falling Star Islands, about ten thousand miles away, there is a Black Stone Island. This Black Stone Island is also the territory of our Water Control Palace. It has the largest city in the surrounding sea area of ​​hundreds of thousands of miles. It is There are all kinds of materials and items, including many cultivators who are cultivating in the Falling Star Islands. Most of them go to the market on Black Rock Island to buy the necessary items. "

"So that's it. Thank you fellow Taoist for clearing up the confusion. Xiao should choose this island." Xiao Lin pointed to a remote island due east on the chart and said.

"How long do you want to rent it, fellow Taoist?" When he saw the island Xiao Lin chose, the old man showed a surprised expression in his eyes. This island was relatively remote and far away from the three main islands. He thought that the aura on it must be very... ordinary.

And around it, there are several islands closer to Purple Wood Island in the north. The person in front of him did not choose the closer island, but chose the more remote one, which made the old man a little puzzled.

But he didn't say much. After all, since the other party chose that remote island, he naturally had his own considerations. The old man didn't care about the reasons.

"Let's rent it for a hundred years temporarily." After thinking about it, Xiao Lin took out a bag of spiritual stones from his storage bag and placed it on the table.

The old man counted it with his spiritual sense, and after confirming that it was eight thousand low-grade spiritual stones, he took out a black token from behind the table. On the back of the token was the number "128".

"This is the token for entering and exiting the island. As long as fellow Taoist put a drop of blood on the token, you can use the token to enter and exit the island's restricted areas. In addition, there are a few things that I need to remind fellow Taoist in advance."

After a pause, the old man continued: "On every island, there are some mortals living, and the immortal cultivators who practice on it also need to take on the responsibility of protecting these mortals. Of course, in return, those mortals will contribute every year. For some spiritual stones, the amount of donation depends on their intentions and how much their fellow Taoists help them.”

Hearing this, Xiao Lin couldn't help but frowned, but soon he became calm. Since he was practicing on that island, there was nothing wrong with protecting these mortals within his ability.

Moreover, what the old man said obviously did not mean any compulsion.

"Of course, under normal circumstances, mortals can deal with a small amount of low-level and middle-level monsters by themselves. Only when there are some high-level mortal monsters or even Dzogchen-level monsters do fellow Taoists need to take action. And if it is If you encounter a monster that your fellow Taoist is unable to catch, you can completely escape."

Hearing this, Xiao Lin was a little confused, not because the old man said that he could get away when encountering monsters that he was unable to catch, but because those mortals could actually deal with low-level and middle-level monsters.

In his opinion, even the elementary level monsters are far more powerful than ordinary beasts. It is unbelievable that ordinary mortals can compete with them. Even those martial arts masters who have reached the pinnacle of internal strength training are absolutely unbelievable. The opponent is not a monster.

However, Xiao Lin did not ask. As long as he arrived on the island and asked someone casually, he would naturally know.

After completing the formalities, Xiao Lin said goodbye and left "Xianju Pavilion". Before returning to the dock, Xiao Lin turned into a dark green light and flew towards the northeast, disappearing in the blink of an eye.