Above the boundless ocean, a huge bird-like flying puppet was flying at high speed.
"Boundless Ocean is indeed worthy of its name. It's so desolate. After flying for ten days and ten nights, I haven't even seen a shadow of a human!"
There was a small wooden house on the puppet's back. This was the puppet house Ye Chen had obtained from the Puppet School's branch ruins. The house wasn't too big, and it was just right for it to fit on the puppet's back. Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng were lying in the house, chatting while drinking tea and eating fruits.
Lightly taking a bite of the fire pear, Murong Qingcheng said, "Be it humans or demonic beasts, most of them live in groups. Boundless Ocean is so big, so it's normal to not see people for a long time."
Spitting out the core of the fire pear, Ye Chen smiled, "Fortunately, I have you to accompany me. Otherwise, it would be quite boring." When traveling alone, apart from cultivating, there was nothing else one could do. In fact, many times, cultivating was meaningless.
As he spoke, Ye Chen's right hand, which was holding Murong Qingcheng, slid into her clothes …
…
Another four or five days passed in a flash.
On this day, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng finally saw a human.
"Brother, why don't you come over and have a chat?"
Ye Chen walked out of the puppet house and stood on the head of the puppet, raising his voice.
From afar, the human flew over.
This person's cultivation base was not weak either. Like Ye Chen, he was at late Sea of Soul realm. He was about forty years old, and his eyes were filled with caution. He stopped a few li away, not daring to approach any closer.
"This one is Ye Chen. What is this brother's name?"
Ye Chen said with a faint smile.
"This one is Liu Hai."
"So it's brother Liu." Ye Chen cupped his fists.
Liu Hai saw that Ye Chen didn't look like an evil person, so he hurriedly returned the greeting.
Ye Chen glanced behind Liu Hai and asked, "Brother Liu, I saw that you were panicking before, but there was nothing chasing you. It's quite strange."
Liu Hai smiled bitterly, "Brother Ye should be here for the first time, right?"
"Indeed!"
Ye Chen nodded.
After a moment of silence, Liu Hai said, "This is an ominous place. I advise you to leave quickly."
"An ominous place?" Ye Chen revealed a puzzled expression. "Brother Liu, why is this place ominous? I'm very curious."
"Have you heard of the legend of the Devouring Island?"
"No."
Ye Chen shook his head.
"Legend has it that there is a devouring island within a million miles of this place. Those who have been devoured by that island have never been able to come out. I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but there are many treasures here. Many lucky people have obtained inestimable treasures here. To tell you the truth, I came here to try my luck, but just now I heard some strange sounds, so I hurriedly left. I've made a fool of myself in front of you," explained Liu Hai.
"The Devouring Island has many treasures. Interesting?"
Ye Chen touched his chin.
"Brother Ye, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first," Liu Hai said.
"Alright, thanks a lot."
"Farewell!"
Cupping his fists, Liu Hai turned into a stream of light and quickly disappeared into the horizon.
Entering the puppet house, Ye Chen said to Murong Qingcheng, "I wonder if it's true or not."
Murong Qingcheng said, "Perhaps it's similar to the fog forbidden zone."
"En, it's better to stay away from this kind of place." No one was willing to enter this kind of dangerous place. Many years ago, Ye Chen also entered the fog forbidden zone because he had no other choice. Normally, he would never do this.
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As Liu Hai said, the treasures near the devouring island attracted many people. After flying for hundreds of thousands of miles, Ye Chen saw a verdant island. Other than a large number of trees, there were also many buildings. It looked very prosperous.
"Let's go take a look."
Ye Chen controlled the flying puppet to approach.
"It is quite lively!"
In the sky above the island, Ye Chen was a bit surprised. The island was not a temporary place to live. Obviously, it had already developed into a special town. Inside the town, the lowest cultivation of the warriors was at the Astral Reaching Realm. Sometimes, one could even see half step king warriors with immeasurable qi.
"Ye Chen, let's go down!"
It had been half a month since they had eaten a hot meal, so Murong Qingcheng suggested.
"Alright."
Putting away the flying puppet, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng landed.
On the wide and busy street, there were a lot of people setting up stalls.
"Extreme rank water spirit stone for three million top rank spirit stones. Come quickly if you are interested."
"Ten semi extreme rank fire cloud stones for one million and five hundred thousand top rank spirit stones. If you are not interested, please do not disturb."
The stall was not that eye-catching, but the slogan of the stall owner made Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng exchange a look.
"So strange."
Murong Qingcheng could not help but say.
"It is strange indeed. Are they not afraid of being targeted?" In a place without rules like this, exposing one's wealth was not a smart move, unless one was very confident in his power. But, no matter how Ye Chen looked at it, he did not think that these stall owners would be able to keep their wealth. The one with the highest cultivation was only at peak level Late Sea of Souls Realm.
"Hehe, you two are new here, right?"
Right next to them, a middle-aged man said kindly.
"Indeed, we have just arrived at this island."
Ye Chen replied.
"This island is called the Crystal Island. You two might not know about it yet, but it is not that there are no rules here. Instead, it is an island with very strict rules. It is the Black Water Alliance that controls the island. Inside the alliance, there are more than twenty rank 5 powers and hundreds of rank 6 powers. If you want to cause trouble here, you will be chased by the powerful warriors of the Black Water Alliance." The middle-aged man explained.
"I see." Ye Chen nodded, but he still had some doubts. He thought to himself, 'Even if this place is very safe, there is no need to trade all kinds of treasures in the open.'
Seeming to have seen through Ye Chen's confusion, the middle-aged man continued, "The reason these stall owners are rushing to sell their treasures for top rank spirit stones is because the Black Water Alliance has mastered the manufacturing method of Zhen yuan crystals. Plus, they are selling them to the public. As long as you have enough spirit stones, you can buy as many as you want."
"Zhen yuan crystals? Selling them to the public?" Ye Chen was shocked.
Making Zhen yuan crystals was hard even for half step king warriors, and only Life and Death Realm warriors would be able to do it. But, Life and Death Realm warriors would not be able to sell their Zhen yuan crystals. Firstly, they were not lacking in spirit stones, and secondly, there was a limit to their manpower. They could not just stop training, so making Zhen yuan crystals every day would not be necessary.
Zhen yuan crystals were very useful. If used for training, it would be ten times faster with half the effort. In this true spirit continent, Zhen yuan crystals were definitely priceless treasures. No martial institution would be willing to sell them.
"The deep ocean is indeed full of strange things."
Ye Chen shook his head and forced a smile.
Murong Qingcheng said to the middle-aged man, "You can really use spirit stones to buy Zhen yuan crystals? How many top rank spirit stones for one?"
"Because Zhen yuan crystals are too precious, there is no standard. On the crystal island, ten thousand top rank spirit stones would be enough for one low rank Zhen yuan crystal, and one million would be enough for one mid rank Zhen yuan crystal. As for top rank Zhen yuan crystals, the Black Water Alliance does not have them."
Zhen yuan crystals were also divided into different grades. Warriors who had just reached the Life and Death Realm could only make low rank Zhen yuan crystals at most. Only after one thousand years of training would they be able to make mid rank Zhen yuan crystals.
"I wonder where I can exchange for them."
Ye Chen wanted to go and have a look.
"There is a tower over there. Do you see it? There are powerful warriors from the Black Water Alliance managing it. Once you enter, there will be someone to receive you."
The middle-aged man pointed at a tower at the end of the street.
"Thank you for telling me."
Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng said goodbye to the middle-aged man and walked toward the tower.
There were no guards outside, so Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng walked in directly.
"You are here to exchange for Zhen yuan crystals?"
As soon as they entered, a bulky man came over to greet them.
"Indeed."
Ye Chen looked around and found that there were only a few people on the first floor. However, there were a lot of unfathomable auras on the second floor and above. They should be powerful warriors from the Black Water Alliance.
"You are new here, right? Register here first."
The bulky man took out a hexagonal crystal that looked like jade and crystal but was not. The crystal emitted a circle of light and scanned Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng. Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng squinted their eyes. They had already sensed that their images had been stored in the crystal, and there was also the date of their arrival on the island. It would be very hard to fake.
"Alright!"
Putting away the crystal, the bulky man said, "Since you have not been on the island for a year, you can only exchange for ten low rank Zhen yuan crystals per month."
"Didn't that guy just say that we could exchange without limit?"
Ye Chen said.
"He must not have said it clearly. This is the rule here. But, if you are willing to take on the missions from our Black Water Alliance, not only can you cancel the one year limit, you can even get ten percent off for Zhen yuan crystals."
"Missions? What kind of missions?"
"On the first of every month, there will be missions on the mission board in the center of the island. You can decide which mission to take on then."
"Since that is the case, let's exchange for twenty low rank Zhen yuan crystals first." Ye Chen took out twenty boxes filled with top rank soul stones and piled them up on the ground.
"The number is just right!"
The bulky man opened each box and nodded. He took out twenty crystals with a dreamy luster from his storage ring and handed them to Ye Chen.
Leaving the tower, Ye Chen said, "I did not expect there to be an island like this in the deep ocean."
"There are so many strange things in this world. Ye Chen, should we stay here for a while?" Murong Qingcheng played with the Zhen yuan crystals in her hand and asked.
"We have nothing to do anyway. Let's just stay here for a couple of days."
Ye Chen said.
Finding a restaurant, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng checked in.
Then, Ye Chen started to train the Zhen yuan crystals.
Zhen yuan crystals were solid Zhen yuan crystals. But, it did not mean that one could just compress their own Zhen yuan into crystals. Instead, they would have to remove some of the elements from their Zhen yuan and turn it into crystals that everyone could train. For example, if one had the earth element Zhen yuan, the Zhen yuan crystals that were directly compressed would not be pure Zhen yuan crystals, but earth element Zhen yuan crystals. Not only would they have a low stability, but they could also be broken easily. Plus, they could only be trained by earth element warriors.
Zhen yuan crystals were indeed Zhen yuan crystals. With only five of them, Ye Chen had increased his cultivation from Late Seas of Souls Realm to peak level Late Seas of Souls Realm. If it were top rank soul stones, it would take at least a couple of months.
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