nyslfriends Chapter 228 Ganlin Island
Chapter 228 Ganlin Island
Next, the two chatted about some anecdotes about Crescent Island. Of course, most of these were about cruelty, fighting, and treasure hunting. Half an hour later, Du Fan took his leave.
During his conversation with Song Yuanzi, Du Fan indirectly learned about the existence of the mountain spring water. This spring water was essential for refining the Three Pure Waters and was the last missing item among the many materials he needed to refine the Elixir-Refining Water.
Mountain spring water, to put it simply, is just spring water. In the Nine Provinces continent, it could be found on any mountain; it's an utterly ordinary thing, utterly worthless. However, it's nowhere to be found on the vast Crescent Island…
"Ganlin Island... There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately!"
After bidding farewell to Song Yuanzi, Du Fan did not leave the market immediately. Instead, he bypassed two streets and quietly used the Concealing Spirit Technique to lower his cultivation level to the third level of the Qi Refining stage before stepping into a seemingly ordinary shop with few cultivators.
As Du Fan entered the shop, a mortal dressed as a servant hurried over, bowed extremely respectfully, and then said rather cautiously, "Master, what would you like to buy? Perhaps I can be of service."
Du Fan glanced around and found that apart from a middle-aged shopkeeper behind the counter, there was no one else in the shop. He then asked directly, "Do you have any wooden boats for sale at sea?"
"Does the Master mean the kind activated by a magic array?" The servant asked hesitantly, his eyes darting around.
"That's right, it's this kind of wooden boat." Du Fan nodded expressionlessly.
"Um... Master, please wait a moment. I need to consult our manager."
The servant hesitated for a moment, then bowed deeply to Du Fan and respectfully explained. Seeing that the other party did not show any displeasure, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked to the counter, whispering something to the middle-aged shopkeeper.
"Fellow Daoist, what grade of wooden boat do you need?" After a moment, the middle-aged shopkeeper slowly walked over, cupped his hands to Du Fan, and said in a lukewarm tone.
"Are there different grades of wooden boats?" Du Fan wondered to himself, but he remained outwardly calm. He glanced at the other person and said casually, "The kind of wooden boat you rent from the port master will do."
"Oh, fellow Daoist, you want to buy a mid-grade wooden boat? Our shop does have a few in stock, but the price is a bit high. Are you sure you want to buy it?" The middle-aged shopkeeper was expressionless, but a hint of contempt flashed deep in his eyes.
The middle-aged shopkeeper was clearly not optimistic about this transaction. The other party, a mere cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining, dared to dream of buying a mid-grade wooden boat. It was simply overestimating his abilities. The fact that he still spoke to the other party at this point was already a testament to his professional ethics.
"My cultivation level is still low, and I'm afraid I really don't have enough spirit stones. I wonder if I could use demon cores to make a trade?" Du Fan said with a hint of embarrassment, coughing lightly.
"That's no problem. The price of a mid-grade wooden boat in our shop is 240 spirit stones, while the market price for a pale yellow demon core is 26 spirit stones."
"Alright, I'll give you a discount. You only need to take out nine pale yellow demon cores to exchange for a mid-grade wooden boat from me." The middle-aged shopkeeper's spirits lifted immediately upon hearing this.
It's quite possible that the other party has some demon cores. Although this person's cultivation level is still low and it's unlikely that they would be on a sea voyage, it's not impossible.
Perhaps the other party stumbled upon a great bargain during one of their voyages. For example, if everyone on board died, it would make sense for them to hoard a few demon cores. In that case, they would have the means to purchase them.
"Alright, I have exactly nine pale yellow demon cores on me," Du Fan said with a sigh of relief.
"Haha, fellow Daoist, can we trade now?" Upon seeing this, the middle-aged shopkeeper abandoned his previous indifference and immediately laughed heartily, saying with great joy.
"Alright, please trouble you, shopkeeper, to fetch me a mid-grade wooden boat." Du Fan nodded quickly, his face also showing delight.
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In less than half an incense stick's time, Du Fan appeared at the north gate of the market, and then used his movement technique to speed away without looking back.
After a short while, Du Fan was already more than ten miles away from the market town.
At this moment, he suddenly stopped and scanned his surroundings with his divine sense. He found that there were no cultivators within a radius of several hundred feet. He was relieved and immediately took out the invisibility ring and quickly put it on his left hand.
After concealing his presence, Du Fan immediately changed direction, took a long detour, and arrived at a place twenty miles south of the market town in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Du Fan stood there in stealth mode for a long time, as if he was thinking about something. After an unknown amount of time, he seemed to have made a decision. He moved and went directly to an inconspicuous desolate mountain. Before long, he appeared on the mountaintop.
He clenched his fists and, from a distance, created a cave several meters long and wide at a certain point on the mountaintop, then stepped into it in a flash.
Du Fan patted his storage bag with one hand, and the various spiritual herb seeds he bought from Song Yuanzi instantly appeared. He then planted them one by one on the ground inside the cave.
He hesitated for a moment, then flicked his wrist again, taking out some of the spirit seeds of the cat's eye grass and scattering them.
Du Fan glanced at the numerous seeds he had scattered on the ground, and finding no problems, he took out special fertilizer from his storage bag and applied it to each seed before leaving the cave with great satisfaction.
Then he found some vines and grass to cover the cave entrance, glanced at it, nodded with a smile, and then sped off again.
Four days later, Du Fan arrived at an unfamiliar dock on the south side of Crescent Island. Finding no cultivators there, he rushed to the seaside without hesitation and launched his wooden boat.
Du Fan took a deep breath, leaped and landed steadily on the wooden boat. Then, with a flick of his arm, a low-grade spirit stone suddenly appeared. With another flick of his wrist, the spirit stone transformed into a stream of light and was directly embedded in the magic array at the bow of the boat.
After Du Fan cast a spell into the formation, the array immediately shone brightly with azure light. Accompanied by a buzzing sound, the wooden boat suddenly trembled violently, then swayed and flashed by. In no time, it had already sailed more than a hundred feet away.
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Two days later, Du Fan had already steered his wooden boat onto the vast ocean. Looking around, he saw azure sky, deep blue sea, and the horizon where the sky met the sea.
"Ganlin Island is located southwest of Crescent Island. The sea area between the two islands is free of powerful demonic beasts and the East Sea Mystery Clouds. As long as you don't encounter cultivators on missions, you should be safe."
There are about twenty days left in the journey to Ganlin Island. We can't waste any time during this period; we must seize every opportunity to cultivate.
Moreover, being in the vast ocean, the water elemental energy is much denser. Although it doesn't greatly benefit my cultivation, it can help me accelerate the refining of the ginseng essence oil's medicinal power. Such a cultivation opportunity is quite rare.
Thinking of this, Du Fan no longer hesitated. After separating a wisp of his divine sense to control the magic array, he immediately sat down cross-legged. This time, he swallowed two drops of ginseng essence oil in one gulp and began to cultivate with his eyes closed.
The rest of the voyage went smoothly for Du Fan; he encountered no cultivators or powerful demonic beasts.
However, he did encounter a few weak demonic beasts like the Azure Carp Beast, but since he didn't have any pesticide on him, he naturally wouldn't waste time hunting them down.
For Du Fan, the effects of consuming the pale yellow demon core were not much stronger than those of the Qi Refining Pill. Even if he were to refine the Core Transformation Water in the future, he would not waste it on this.
As for exchanging it for spirit stones, he wouldn't care at all. How could such a meager income compare to his precious time?
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Twenty days later, Du Fan, who was cultivating, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, changed the hand seals in his hands, and soon finished his cultivation, opening his eyes wide.
"Finally, I have raised my cultivation level to the peak of the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage!"
When I return, I will still have more than twenty days to cultivate. If all goes well, I can raise my cultivation to the critical point of the fifth and sixth levels of the Qi Refining stage at sea.
In this way, when I set foot on Crescent Island again, I can attempt a breakthrough.
Du Fan took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
His gaze then shifted to a distant point ahead, where a massive island could be vaguely seen.
Looking out from here, the outline of the island is clearly visible, with tall buildings appearing and disappearing in the distance. However, in terms of its area, it should not be as large as Crescent Island.
"Is this Ganlin Island?" Du Fan murmured to himself.
Before setting off, he had learned something about Ganlin Island. Like Crescent Island, it was one of the seventy-two islands of the Earthly Fiends.
The difference is that there is no Nascent Soul stage expert on Ganlin Island. The island lord is only a Golden Core stage cultivator at the Great Perfection. Therefore, the island has become a small island, and the resources obtained from the surrounding area are suppressed by other large and medium-sized islands.
Du Fan's five hundred feet of divine sense power was nothing in the vast ocean, but when he scanned his surroundings, he did not find a single person, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Several hours later, Du Fan successfully landed on Ganlin Island.
As Du Fan put away the mid-grade wooden boat, he quickly took out the invisibility ring and put it on, which gave him some confidence. He then strode towards the depths of the island.