Practice begins with a fisherman

Chapter 565 Returning to the Deep Roots

Zhao Shoushou just started a new round of retreat after rectifying the temporarily retreated cave to make sure it was safe. He would choose to leave only after recovering at least half of his injuries and possessing a certain degree of self-protection power.

From this temporary second-order spirit island to return to the expedition spirit island, there is a distance of at least [-] nautical miles between them, and they need to pass through the territory of hundreds of third-order sea beasts. If there is enough opportunity, they will definitely not mind eating a good meal.

Especially when facing a wounded Golden Core cultivator, they must be flying out from different corners to carry out all kinds of attacks, just like crossing the river.

When Zhao Shoushou chose to continue his cultivation in seclusion, the results of the Thunderbird battle had already spread in overseas comprehension circles. Some families of fallen Golden Core monks, apart from sadness, also looked trembling as if they were facing an enemy.

Naturally, the explorer Spirit Island, which is [-] nautical miles away, has the same concern. Some core monks are aware of his whereabouts, including the information provided to the monks.

In addition, there has been no news spread for several months, and the seemingly orderly activities of the Expedition Spirit Island have become turbulent and may capsize at any time.

"The Thunderbird battle is extremely dangerous. Although the island owner's fighting power is strong, his cultivation is only at the early stage of Jindan. I'm afraid this trip will be more ominous than good luck." This person exchanged the news of Thunderbird for a set of second-tier high-grade items from Zhao Shoushou. The monk of the female blade spirit weapon.

"Once the island owner and his old man are lost in the Thunderbird sea area, how will the explorer spirit island deal with it? Not to mention the Gold Core cultivators who are staring at the tiger, just some third-order sea beasts are more than enough for us to deal with."

"Should I send out invitations to some Jindan seniors who have walked out of the expedition team as soon as possible?"

"Although the island master's cultivation is only at the early stage of the golden core, his strength is unquestionable. How can it be easy to condense the golden core with the body of a casual cultivator?"

"You must not rashly extend invitations to other Gold Core seniors. Even if the island owner dies unfortunately, with a third-tier mid-tier island protection formation, it can easily block the invasion of some third-tier low-tier sea beasts. There are enough reaction time"

"It makes sense. If the island owner is only injured in the battle and returns to Spirit Island one day, how will the two Golden Core monks deal with it?"

Among the fierce debates among the many foundation-building monks, a consensus was gradually reached. Before encountering a real crisis, it is absolutely impossible to make some real decisions.

This is already the most correct decision that Expedition Spirit Island can make in a short period of time. The differences between a loose organization and sects and families are vividly displayed at this moment.

Regardless of sect or family, all official disciples will leave a trace of blood, and if something happens, the sect will get the news as soon as possible.

This is the simplest point, but it can't be achieved in the exploration of Spirit Island. No monk is willing to leave the blood here. The basic and most precious trust.

If a monk's blood essence is entrusted to someone else, the consequences will definitely be quite serious. If a small drop of blood essence falls into the hands of some caring people, it can make a big fuss.

It's just that the late-stage monks who explored Spirit Island came from all directions, and they didn't know each other before. Under such circumstances, how could they leave their essence and blood here?

It was precisely because of this that they didn't know Zhao Shoushou's life or death at all. They could only rely on the island guard formation to barely maintain the operation of the expedition team. They absolutely didn't want to suffer another heavy blow at this critical moment of revival.

With the rotation of the sun and the moon, the alternation of day and night, and the passing of time, Zhao Shoushou's retreat on the second-order island lasted for a year and a half, and he had just recovered from his injuries.

"Fortune is what lies in misfortune, and misfortune is what rests on blessing. Who can really know and understand the mystery before it really shows up?" The most powerful summary of the trip.

According to the plan, if everything went well, the trip to hunt the thunderbirds in the sea area should be full of rewards, but in fact it was completely the opposite.

Not only did he not get any results, but he suffered heavy injuries in the previous battles. In order to recover from his injuries, this retreat almost consumed all the foundation accumulated in the storage bag for many years. is exhausted.

Perhaps the only gratifying thing is that it can be guaranteed that the injury will not cause too much damage and influence on the subsequent path of practice.

Although Zhao Shoushou was born as a casual cultivator, he has gone through many difficulties and obstacles along the way, but purely from the improvement of his cultivation base, he is moving forward steadily.

Perhaps it was because of the success of the previous series that he was dazzled. After he was promoted to the second level of Jindan, he would rashly listen to a so-called news. The strange sea beast made a move.

After this battle, most of this inexplicable pride has been wiped out, which is another gain for Zhao Shoushou.

"Mr. Zhao's cultivation is only at the second level of the golden core, but his lifespan is still sufficient. Isn't it time to go deep and strengthen his foundation? Or return to explore the spirit island as soon as possible, and practice steadily for more than a hundred years is the kingly way." "Thinking of the gleam in the eyes, the figure quickly merged into the sea and disappeared without a trace, it was the water escape technique.

After these years of training and hard work in the outer sea cultivation world, one can understand the essence of the water escape technique more and more. After being promoted to Jindan, it is even more proficient in performing it.

The reason why Zhao Shoushou traveled with this technique was mainly to avoid the invasion of some sea beasts. Although his injuries had initially stabilized at this time, his combat power was only less than half. Once he encountered some powerful third-order sea beasts , I am afraid the outcome is still unpredictable.

Originally, Zhao Shoushou might not have been so cautious. All these were sea snakes before the source, and no one could be sure that similar situations did not exist around.

The water escape technique is performed silently. With his current strength, as long as he doesn't collide with a third-order sea beast head-on, there is no problem in ensuring his whereabouts. Perhaps the only disadvantage is that he consumes less mana. many.

In the current situation, the most important thing is to ensure their own safety. As long as this goal can be achieved, everything else is within the acceptable range.

Be careful along the way, every time you pass through an unfamiliar sea area, you will take the lead in investigating. Only after confirming that there are no third-order sea beasts living around you will you pass carefully. Select Bypass.

Just stopping and going like this, Zhao Shoushou more than doubled the return journey, and it took about a month before he reached the periphery of the Expedition Spirit Island.

Chapter 566

"Although I spent a lot of time and energy on this road, I finally returned safely, and I didn't waste all my hard work. With the help of the third-order spiritual veins, it only takes two years to hide some things hidden deep in the body. His hidden wounds will be completely healed," Zhao Shoushou thought secretly.

The difference between the second-order spiritual veins and the third-order spiritual veins is not only the quantity of spiritual power, but more importantly, the quality of spiritual power. The gap between the two is simply not the same.

For monks, the higher the quality and the higher the efficiency of refining the same amount of spiritual power in a large cycle, the higher the efficiency is. This is the fundamental reason why every monk attaches great importance to Lingdao.

Maybe in the process of daily practice, it is not too obvious, and it will not be as effective as the magic pills, but the existence and function of spiritual veins are an indispensable part of the daily practice that penetrates little by little over time. members.

The same two monks with similar cultivation bases and aptitudes cultivated on different spiritual veins. If there were no various adventures and opportunities, it would only take a hundred years for the two monks to have a clear gap. The role of pulse.

What's more, the role of spiritual veins is not limited to this. In the case of retreating and breaking through the realm of cultivation, the auxiliary effect that the higher-quality spiritual veins can provide will become more obvious.

For some sects and families that value inheritance, they can also open up some good-quality spiritual fields and elixir gardens near the spiritual veins, and spend thousands of years cultivating some real elixir.

This third-order spirit vein was one of the main reasons why Zhao Shoushou was willing to take the risk of taking the position of Island Owner when the Expedition Spirit Island was almost completely destroyed, and rebuilt everything from scratch.

"Over the years, I have been single-mindedly pursuing the improvement of my cultivation, but I have neglected the enhancement of my foundation. Golden core monks should also try to open up some elixir gardens and plant some good-quality elixir. Since there is an adventure island as a platform, it is natural to try it. Strengthen communication with some Jindan monks" After murmuring for a while, a new development idea gradually flashed in his mind.

It is obviously not an easy task for a casual cultivator to completely change his previous practice after adapting to the simplest way of fighting alone.

Of course, this is also something that must be implemented. After all, for many Golden Core monks, a lot of news is exchanged. Maybe when one person is unable to take action against some caves and sea beasts, three or five Golden Core monks join forces to fight against the enemy. You can also get some good harvests and good opportunities.

After the monks were promoted to Jindan, whether it was due to mutual fear, the strengthening of the opponent's strength, or other reasons, joint expeditions had become a trend.

If it were not for some treasures that were really involved, they would not easily attack each other. This is also the basis for ensuring the joint actions of many Jindan stage monks.

"The owner of the island is back, the owner of the island is back to the island"

"The younger generation waits to welcome the island owner back to the island"

Because he never hid his figure, the news of Zhao Shoushou's return to the spirit island soon spread to the ears of every monk, and the anxiety and anxiety on the entire spirit island quickly disappeared.

Many expedition teams regained their composure, and quickly went to new exploration places one after another after receiving the mission, seeking their own opportunities.

In fact, this is also the reason why he swaggered back to Spirit Island. In addition to the rapid restoration of the order of Spirit Island on the surface, some third-tier middle and lower-rank sea beasts that had been circling nearby, when they clearly sensed the existence of monks of the same rank, also quietly Run away without a sound.

For most third-tier sea beasts, if they simply face the monks of the same level or the island guard formation, they can still fight for a while, even if they lose, they can guarantee their own safety.

On the contrary, in the case of both, if you accidentally fall into it, you may fall on the spot. After these third-order sea beasts have experienced a lot of hardships, their intelligence has improved by leaps and bounds, so how can they not understand the real advance and retreat?

In short, as soon as Zhao Shoushou appeared, under the awe of the powerful golden core aura, all kinds of messy situations, whether it was in the open or in the dark, disappeared instantly without a trace, just like seeing the ice and snow in the scorching sun.

"Island Master, how is your journey?"

"Congratulations to the island owner for returning to Lingdao smoothly. I wonder if there is anything we can do for you?"

Outside the cave, there are two rows of more than ten core foundation-building stage monks waiting. These monks are all stationed on the spirit island all year round and are responsible for handling various complicated affairs.

"Mr. Zhao, it is really not easy to be able to return this time. I will not leave easily in recent years. Your task is to restore the strength and prestige of Expedition Spirit Island. You must not slack off, understand? Once there are third-order sea beasts or gold Cultivator Dan intervenes, and the island master will not hesitate to do so," Zhao Shoushou ordered with a serious expression.

"I will follow the order of the island master and increase the influence of Expedition Spirit Island." More than a dozen monks in the middle and late stages of foundation establishment agreed with flushed faces.

For Zhao Shoushou, the enhancement of the strength of Expedition Spirit Island is nothing more than more sources of information. For these foundation-building stage monks who are responsible for handling various affairs, they represent real interests. There is really no reason to be unhappy or happy.

After giving detailed instructions and sending more than a dozen monks away, the originally strong self-supporting breath disappeared immediately, and a trace of abnormal flush appeared on his face, which was the backlash of the injury.

"This is the real sacrifice to save face. If it wasn't for deterring the sea beasts lurking around, why did you come here?" After entering the cave, Zhao Shoushou quickly sat cross-legged near the spirit veins, and began to run the Great Zhoutian to forcibly kill the already The injury that started to bite back was forcibly suppressed.

At the same time, with the explicit support of Zhao Shoushou, the entire Exploration Island began to enter into a rapid and enthusiastic development.

More than a dozen monks in the middle and late stage of foundation establishment immediately sent invitation letters to some newly promoted monks in the late stage of foundation establishment based on the feedback from the team members, preparing for the most basic entry test task. With their intentional or unintentional support, this time The main invitation targets are casual cultivators.

Obviously, after going through the chaos of the sea beast tide, they have a clear understanding of the bustling and deeply rooted sects and family monks.

In addition, according to Zhao Shoushou's request, a group of monks in the early and middle stages of foundation establishment were temporarily recruited to be responsible for the development of the spiritual field and the spiritual medicine garden on the island.

With such a wealth of resources on a Tier [-] spirit island, the spirit field can be harvested every few years, and the spirit medicine garden will have a good harvest once every hundred years. For this kind of stable source of income, and there has never been any risk, He really didn't need to give up easily.

The breeding of other spirit beasts has also begun to go on the right track. I have never forgotten that when I first came to explore the spirit island, all kinds of birds danced like a fairyland on earth. Slaughter some and exchange them for white spirit stones.

Of course, the cultivation of some potential and fighting spirit beasts must also be put on the agenda.

Chapter 567

From the beginning, these mountain guardian spirit beasts may not be worth mentioning in terms of grade and strength. With enough time, after a hundred or a thousand years, they will gradually become the foundation and foundation for a party to gain a foothold.

Apparently Zhao Shoushou was going to change his old way of doing things in a down-to-earth manner, and regard Expedition Spirit Island as a real foundational place to develop and grow, or as an experimental place to develop his own power in the future.

After being promoted to Jindan, after a series of events and tests, the reason why he habitually calls many Jindan monks the patriarch.

Originally, Zhao Shoushou, who didn't want to give up the current free life and lived as he wanted, also involuntarily flashed a similar idea in his mind.

"Having a sufficient supply of spiritual power really does get twice the result with half the effort. If these difficult injuries are on the second-order spirit island, it will take at least three years to heal." After a year and a half, Zhao Shoushou finally opened his eyes. , with a satisfied look on his face.

In addition to recovering from the injury, after a series of tests, after Dantian Nei was promoted to the second level of the golden core, the gloomy golden core has revealed a little bit of shining golden light again, which can be regarded as a small progress.

It is quite difficult for a Jindan cultivator to improve his cultivation every time, and it is naturally accompanied by the improvement of combat power, and the cultivation of mental state is also indispensable.

In the past year and a half, the adventure spirit island once again resumed its previous bustle. After a series of tests, the number of the expedition team was restored to more than a hundred people. In addition, with the efforts of some monks in the early and mid-term foundation establishment , spiritual fields and elixir gardens of various grades also appeared one after another.

Some low-level elixir and spiritual rice with a short growth period have emerged one after another. The emerald green leaves are full of attractive vitality, which makes people very happy and lovable.

All these changes made him nod his head in satisfaction. From this, we can see the strong vitality and fighting power that a monk on a spiritual island can explode with sufficient support.

With the improvement of the strength of Expedition Spirit Island, some Jindan stage monks began to visit one after another. Although Zhao Shoushou did not receive him personally during the recovery period, he also asked to leave his communication talismans, and planned to visit one by one afterwards, and selected some of them. Suitable for deep dating.

"Island owner, recently, a third-grade low-grade water mouse spirit has recently appeared 1000 to [-] nautical miles northwest of Lingdao, and three members of the expedition team have fallen here when they passed by, and the other The method is quite cruel, please take action from the island owner." This is the first roadblock after the first exploration of Lingdao re-emerged on the road of rapid development.

Water mice are also water mice. These guys don't have too many requirements for the growth environment, they only need enough blood and spiritual power.

Therefore, they are almost distributed in different sea areas, but they never thought that these timid little guys would choose the sea area near the spirit island where they built their nests.

As for the combat power of the water mice, they should be at the bottom of the same level, but just like their ancestors, they have abnormal talents in escaping and digging holes.

Once they are at a disadvantage, these guys will decisively choose to escape. It is not an easy task to kill them. In addition, as a sea beast, the spoils after a successful hunt are quite rare and pitiful.

Water rats devour everything, they are small in size, but their appetite and digestion ability are quite good. There is hardly any treasure stored in the old nest, except for two rat teeth that are considered hard, they are useless, and the end is miserable. Incomparable.

"It's just a water mouse. In a few days, someone will take action to drive it out and hunt it down. Is there any plan for some golden core monks to visit Lingdao?" The mouse didn't take it to heart, and changing his words was another problem.

Every Jindan monk will send a greeting card before the official visit. According to the goals they set, it seems that these are the most important things at present.

"Ten days later, Peng Haiwang, an early Jindan ancestor who was born as a casual cultivator, will come to visit. This senior was also a member of the expedition team. This time, he is mainly here to exchange ideas with the island owner." Jia Yi Respect, that is, the late foundation-builder monk who is currently in charge of exploring various affairs of Lingdao said respectfully.

This monk was also a casual cultivator, and lived on the Expedition Spirit Island all year round. Under the authorization of Zhao Shoushou, he had the name of a deputy island owner.

"Ten days is enough time. After someone killed the water mouse, I happened to have a discussion with this fellow Taoist." Zhao Shoushou was basically satisfied with this arrangement.

Peng Haiwang is nicknamed Peng Haiwang. Although his cultivation base is only at the early stage of the golden core, the time to condense the golden core is far before Zhao Shoushou. The late monk who escaped with his life was a senior Jindan early stage monk.

Since he was once a member of the expedition team, there must be some deep meaning in coming here this time. The so-called discussion is just a stepping stone.

Zhao Shoushou naturally had some guesses about his real purpose, it was nothing more than coming to trade or trying to join forces with him to explore and search for opportunities.

"Water rats really didn't waste their reputation in vain. They turned a beautiful sea area into a barren land. It's really unreasonable. How can someone like Zhao spare you?" , Zhao Shoushou couldn't help being furious.

Expedition Spirit Island is located at the junction of the inner and outer seas. After years of encirclement and suppression, there are basically no powerful third-order sea beasts nearby, so it has become the habitat of some mild-tempered first-order and second-order sea beasts.

The existence of these low-level sea beasts can not only train the low-level monks, but also act as a natural warning line. At this time, the sea area that should be full of sea beasts has turned into a white sea, and even some beasts without awakening talents have turned into a white sea. For a bone.

"Zhizhizhi" has not finished sighing, more than ten water mice have appeared in front of the eyes, their red eyes have lost their little reason, and they are fiercely biting at him, not caring about the strength between the two gap.

Zhao Shoushou naturally didn't care about these irrational water rats. With a wave of his sleeve, several rays of light flashed, and these low-level water rats had turned into flesh and exploded.

Water rats are also a group of sea beasts, but the leader is only a third-order sea beast, which is also the core of a group of rats, and it only needs to be killed to completely dissipate the entire group of rats.

As he got closer to the core of the mouse's nest, the strength of the water mouse that appeared was also showing a trend of continuous improvement. Of course, everything was in vain in front of him.

All this was done until a golden retriever mouse taller than a dog appeared in front of him. It was Zhao Shoushou's target third-level low-grade water mouse.

However, judging from the aura it exudes, it is obviously stronger than expected.

Chapter 568 Deep-rooted Communication

Sea beasts like water rats are completely different from other sea beasts. Their strength can be clearly recognized and judged by the color of their fur.

The first-order water mice generally appear gray-black, the second-level water mice will mostly evolve into aqua blue, and the third-level water mice are naturally golden yellow in front of them. The darker the color, the stronger the strength among the same level.

Of course, this is just a general rule, and some special mutant individuals cannot be ruled out. They may always present the same color.

The golden-yellow water mouse in front of him is naturally in this list. Apart from its obvious aura, its eyes are also red, like a sea beast that has lost its mind after falling into a rage.

As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet. After killing at least a hundred low-level water mice, Zhao Shoushou's obvious bloody smell is naturally unavoidable.

For this third-tier water mouse who is like a king and ancestor among the mouse group, the son under his command is the root of his dominance. How can he easily let go of killing so many enemies?

After the golden mouse took a deep look to confirm, the red color reflected in the squinting eyes became more and more obvious.

I saw it flashed like a stream of light, like sliding gently on the surface of the water, and it performed more brilliantly and easily than the water escape technique.