Volume 1: Wind Rising From the Mountains and Swamps Chapter 234: Sui Island
At the end of the path, there is a wide valley, with giant trees that can be hugged or even more than ten feet thick. However, there are dozens of small houses made of vines and branches on these trees, hanging in the air and swinging.
There are figures in these swing-like houses.
Under the giant tree, a mountain stream that came from nowhere has accumulated into a pool. Dozens of people of different heights are standing by the pool.
Among this group of people, the tallest ones are Meng Shan and his party. What makes people look weird are those short people, each with dark skin and naked.
Zhen Yuanzi has the same expression as everyone else. Before he can greet Meng Shan and others, his old face is slightly embarrassed. He turned around and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "How can this be?"
Li Caiyi also stamped his feet in anger, and a blush appeared on his cheeks.
Lin Yi looked at the wooden house hanging on the tree with a curious look on his face. He had noticed the traces of people here last night. He wanted to investigate further, but was frightened by these naked people. The men were better, but the women were almost naked, with only a small piece of covering on their private parts, which made him feel quite embarrassed. However, there are many strange customs overseas, so it is not good to make a fuss.
The younger disciples were shy and hesitated. Some older disciples who had seen the wind and moon felt a little uncomfortable and followed Bian Zhenduo. Since they were not embarrassed to be naked, as outsiders, they might as well follow the local customs and avoid a little embarrassment.
After the two teams met, they learned that Meng Shan had arrived here last night. After experiencing the same discomfort, he learned a lot from these people.
The original name of this island was "Sui". More than two thousand years ago, the island was full of towering trees and densely populated.
One day, the earth suddenly trembled, and the highest mountain on the island, Suishan, suddenly cracked, and spewed out flames and thick smoke. The flames spread over Sui Island like the sea, melting and devouring the trees, rocks, people and houses on the island who had no time to escape.
The entire Sui Island was destroyed in that disaster. Only the natural cave at the southeast end of the island had not been submerged by the magma, allowing some people who were lucky enough to survive to survive.
In that disaster, not many people survived on Sui Island. Some died of illness due to the hardship on the island, and some were abducted as slaves by passing ships. The remaining people dared not walk out of the cave and lived by the trees. After more than 2,000 years, only a few dozen people survived. Perhaps in a few decades or hundreds of years, there will be very few of these people left, until they eventually die.
When these islanders saw the people of Tianlong Sect at first, they were also very hostile. After being shocked by Meng Shan's move, they realized that the newcomers had no ill intentions, and these people became docile. However, although there was fresh water in the cave, the food was extremely scarce, which made the people who were in urgent need of food and drink feel a little helpless.
However, according to the people of Suidao, there were often ships coming from the south in the early years, which made people feel that there was still vitality and hope for the future!
The people of Suidao usually eat wild fruits and sea fish. The people of Tianlong Sect had no choice but to find a few fruit trees led by the locals, pick a bunch of head-sized fruits, smash one, the flesh was white and delicate, tasteless, but could fill their stomachs.
It was useless to stay here for a long time. Meng Shan, Zhen Yuanzi and others all wanted to return as soon as possible after resting.
Lin Yi told them that the hinterland of the island was dead and difficult to walk, so there was no need to cross the island. The road that Elder Meng took was much easier to walk, so everyone could return together.
After a delay of half a day, everyone had filled their water bags before leaving, but they were worried about the fruits they had picked. The fruit was the size of a head and round, so it was really hard to carry. But this thing can stop hunger and fill hunger at a critical moment, so it would be a pity to abandon it.
Lin Yi ignored everyone's actions, and seeing that he was about to leave this place, he couldn't pretend that nothing had happened. He walked over and waved his hand, and the fruits on the ground disappeared instantly. Yuan Qing was so happy that he followed behind and praised the little master's sleeves.
The remaining disciples carrying water bags looked at Lin Yi eagerly, forcing him to use the Qiankun bag to collect the water bags. The Qiankun bag obtained in the Valley of Chaos Souls was full, which surprised everyone and made them smile.
These people on Sui Island lived a miserable life. If they were to leave with everyone, they might be able to find a more suitable place to live. But these people were reluctant to leave their hometown, and even if someone suggested that they could take them forward, no one was tempted. After sighing, everyone left the small world in the cave and set off on the return journey. Lin Yi left alone first.
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After leaving everyone, Lin Yi stepped on the blue cloud and headed straight for Sui Mountain.
Walking slowly in the air, after an incense stick, the mountaintop covered with white mist appeared in front of him. Lin Yi descended from the blue cloud and landed beside the gap on the top of the mountain.
The white mist rolled like clouds, rolling up Lin Yi's clothes, choking people's breath, and it was extremely uncomfortable to smoke into the eyes. Lin Yi did not dare to be careless. A spiritual shield surged out of his body. After thinking for a while, he took out the wolf tooth sword, gritted his teeth, looked at the bottomless pit, and gently jumped down.
More than two thousand years have passed since the magma erupted, and the heat wave in the mountain pass is still astonishing. If it weren't for the gas shield protecting his body, Lin Yi would not dare to step into the dangerous place lightly. He performed the wind control technique, and his body floated down gently like a fallen leaf.
When he was a hundred feet down, Lin Yi stabbed the wolf tooth sword at the stone wall beside him. With a piercing sound, the sword body pierced into the hard stone wall. He paused, holding the wolf tooth sword in his hand, and his feet were suspended in the air.
The divine sense explored downwards, and just like last night, there was no other change. Lin Yi looked around and saw that the surroundings were as smooth as a wall, and there was no place to stand. He still did not dare to go down rashly. Then, a blue cloud appeared under his feet.
Relieved, he pulled back the wolf tooth sword from the stone wall and continued to fall down. He stopped every time he fell a hundred feet. It was always better to be careful. Otherwise, he would be trapped here and no one would save him.
However, the further he went down, even through the green cloud yarn and the protective air shield, Lin Yi could feel the heat below getting hotter and hotter.
After half an incense stick, Lin Yi still carefully descended to a thousand feet. He cautiously explored his divine sense downwards.
Here, the gap in the mountain has been reduced from a radius of one or two miles to a hole of only thirty or forty feet in size, and Lin Yi's divine sense still could not reach the end. It was pitch black below, and the burning waves were rolling, which was breathtaking. It seemed to contain infinite power and would burst out at any time, which made Lin Yi secretly palpitate.
Looking up, the huge gap became much narrower, and at this moment, he was like being at the bottom of an abyss. After thinking about it, Lin Yi stopped falling and looked around with a sharp gaze. The crystal stones dotted on the cave wall were very eye-catching in the dark underground in front of him. There were familiar spiritual fluctuations on the stones, which was the purpose of coming here.
With a happy look on his face, Lin Yi drove the Qingyun under his feet and approached a shining stone. He gently stroked it with his palm, and the stone was hot.
With a thought, a magnificent hot spiritual energy quickly poured into Lin Yi's arm from the stone.
Yes, this is really a spiritual stone! I didn't expect to find a spiritual stone here. For Lin Yi, it was undoubtedly an unexpected fortune. How could he let it go. There are spiritual things in the world, and those with virtue live in them!
In his joy, Lin Yi grabbed it with his fingers, but the rock wall was unusually hard, and the spiritual stone did not move at all. Feeling some pain in his fingertips, he was very surprised. It is very common to crush a stone with your hands, but this rock wall is very different from other rocks.
Lin Yi simply took out the wolf tooth sword and pried it on the cave wall. After a while, a half fist-sized, deep red spiritual stone was pried out. This spiritual stone is different from the spiritual stones used in the past, but he is not an ordinary person who has just entered the immortal way, and he also knows that spiritual stones are divided into five elements.
The deep red stone on the cave wall should be a fire spiritual stone, which contains amazing spiritual energy. It is several times stronger than the spiritual stones on Lin Yi. And the spiritual stones of the same size on his body, whether white, yellow, or cyan, cannot be compared with the fire spiritual stone in front of him.
As for wood, fire, earth, gold, and water, they correspond to green, red, yellow, white, and black. The five elements have different roots, and it seems that the absorption of spiritual stones is also different. But Lin Yi never cared about these. It was good to have spiritual stones, and it was not his turn to pick and choose.
As for what kind of spiritual roots he had and what kind of spiritual stones were more effective for him, he didn't know anything about them. In short, with spiritual stones, he can absorb spiritual energy, and he, Lin Yi, can practice.
After prying off one piece, he then pried off the second piece. It was profitable, and Lin Yi worked hard. While keeping the green cloud yarn suspended in the air, he urged the spiritual energy in his body to dig the hard rock wall. He didn't care that his forehead was sweating. He worked for nearly two hours in one breath. After he had plundered all the spiritual stones within his sight, he was still eager to try. Maybe there are more below?
Lin Yi shook his head in self-mockery. Too much is as bad as too little. It's better to stop at the right time. With his current cultivation, he is not at the point of being reckless. As the saying goes, a small fortune brings peace.
After a while, a blue cloud suddenly flew out of the white mist on the top of the Suishan Mountain, and it was Lin Yi with a smile on his face. This harvest is not small. In addition to prying off more than 20 pieces of scarlet spiritual stones of varying sizes, there are also two purple-red spiritual stones, which must be even more extraordinary.
In a happy mood, without taking a rest, Lin stepped on the blue cloud and flew back.
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