The Situation of His Spirit Beasts
After setting up the cave abode for Ling Chengping, Ling Pengyun also stepped back to Cloud Yi Cave Residence, the most Spiritual Qi rich cave dwelling on the island, and entered a quiet room with the three large characters "Spirit Beast House" hanging on cave abode.
This quiet room was extremely spacious. On either side of the room, there was a robust, nine-zhang-tall Azure Feather Peng Bird, and a white-feathered fox that was only the size of a house cat, had three eyes, and was only at the Qi Training Middle Stage- stage of Qi Refining.
In the deepest part of the quiet room, in a pool of water several dozen feet in size, lies a giant blue tortoise, nine feet in size.
That Azure Feather Peng Bird was none other than Ling Pengyun's Wind Shadow Peng. After nearly two years of secluded cultivation in this place rich in Spiritual Qi, its cultivation level had been raised to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer. It was only one more opportunity away from breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer.
The white fox with three eyes was the "Three-Eyed Fox," Spirit Beast that Ling Pengyun obtained when he killed Luo Qiuming of the Falling Dusk Luo Clan in Huai River County, while Ling Pengyun was still in the Foundation Establishment.
This fox was originally Nara Luo Qiuming's Spirit Beast.
Because its master, Luo Qiuming, died tragically, the Recognition of Ownership Restriction that Luo Qiuming had set up in the fox's body beforehand was also directly detonated, severing nearly half of the fox's Spirit Vein.
This makes it difficult for him to improve his cultivation level, and if this injury is not healed, it will be difficult for him to reach a higher realm.
The only way to heal the fox's meridian injuries is with some rare and highly effective third-tier Healing Pill.
Currently, Ling Pengyun has not yet found any pills of such high quality.
This also meant that the injuries to the meridians in the Three-Eyed White Fox's body had not yet healed.
As for why Ling Pengyun has kept this fox until now, it is because this fox is a mutated Spirit Beast, and the eye between its eyebrows can use a powerful Eye Technique that can affect the Divine Sense of others.
Ling Pengyun cherished talent and thus kept him until now.
The giant turtle in the pool deep within the quiet room is the Black Water Turtle, a creature with extraordinary potential.
This tortoise has a stronger cultivation aptitude than Wind Shadow Peng, and with the help of the Second Rank Low Grade Lotus Cloud Water Grass in the pool, its cultivation level has far surpassed Wind Shadow Peng's, and it has taken the lead in reaching the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer.
Ling Pengyun surveyed the three Spirit Beast, his gaze finally settling on the Black Armored Turtle in the pool, and muttered to himself.
"With his cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer, he should have no problem Underground River Mainstream beneath Lingxiao Thousand Stars Lake."
Then, Ling Pengyun slowly walked to the huge pool deep in the quiet room and woke up the Black Armored Turtle that had its eyes tightly closed.
"I need you to stay and guard a certain place. Are you willing to go?"
Ling Pengyun spoke calmly to the Black Armored Turtle.
The Black Armored Turtle has always been loyal to its Master, Ling Pengyun.
Without any hesitation, it nodded in agreement.
Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun put it into a Beast Taming Pouch on his body.
After transplanting and storing the Lotus Cloud Water Grass that it had been occupying in the pool, he left the Spirit Beast House, used the Azure Water Escape Technique to leave Yunyi Island, and directly dived into the vast Lingxiao Thousand Stars Lake.
Following a tributary of an Underground River at the bottom of the lake, Ling Pengyun descended thousands of feet and successfully entered the Lingxiao Underground River.
After navigating the Underground River Mainstream for a while, Ling Pengyun finally stopped beside a pile of rocks at the bottom of the river, which was protected by a blue light curtain and contained a rich Water Spiritual Energy.
Then, he summoned the Black Armored Turtle he had brought.
"Beneath this pile of rocks lies a mid- Second Grade Middle Rank Spirit Vein, which only produces Water Spiritual Energy, and it will benefit your cultivation."
"This is the place I have prepared for you to live. From now on, you will cultivate here."
After saying this, Ling Pengyun patted the Storage Bag at his waist, took out a White Jade token and a Clan Token engraved with the character "Ling", and handed them to the Black Armored Turtle's head, which was as big as a millstone, and continued.
"That White Jade token is the control token for the formation here. You can use this token to freely enter the Second Grade Middle Rank Spirit Vein protected by the formation."
"Besides that, you have another task: to oversee the Underground River Mainstream."
"There are many Spirit Vein in the Underground River Mainstream, and these Spirit Vein all belong to my Ling Clan."
"Those Spirit Vein are basically guarded by cultivators from my Ling Clan."
"If any of your clansmen are in danger, they will crush their Clan Token. You keep this Clan Token; if any of your clansmen are in danger, this Clan Token will react."
"After you witness this scene, you must immediately go to provide support as instructed by this token. If I find out that you are slacking off, I will not forgive you."
Although the Demon Beast within the Underground River Mainstream deep beneath Lingxiao Thousand Stars Lake have been cleared out by Ling Pengyun and his men, this Underground River Mainstream stretches extremely far, connecting to other Underground River in the White Cloud Mountain Range both upstream and downstream, making it a well-connected network.
Perhaps the Underground River Mainstream also connects to underground Underground River in other areas outside the White Cloud Mountain Range.
Under such circumstances, there is a very high probability that Demon Beast from other regions that are good at water will enter the main Underground River Mainstream deep beneath Lingxiao Thousand Stars Lake through various hidden Underground River tributaries.
Furthermore, this Underground River Mainstream has many Underground River that lead directly to various parts of Lingxiao Thousand Stars Lake.
If someone were truly interested, they could easily use those Underground River Mainstream to wreak havoc on the Ling Clan.
The Ling Clan clan members, who are stationed at various Spirit Vein in this Underground River, are all of low Qi Refinement Realm. Whether facing Demon Beast have entered the Underground River Mainstream or people with ulterior motives, they are in considerable danger.
Ling Pengyun had taken this into consideration, which is why he dispatched the Black Armored Turtle, whose cultivation level was as high as the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer and who was also good at water, to guard the area.
Although the Black Armored Turtle is not good at attacking, it has made a name for itself in defense. In terms of defensive methods alone, few in the same level can compare with it.
After its cultivation level broke through to the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer, its defensive measures were enhanced by several times.
The depths of this Underground River are filled with flowing water and dense moisture. It is naturally adept at water, and its strength will increase by another ten percent in this place.
With such enhancement, even Foundation Establishment Completion cultivator wielding several Second Rank High Grade Law Artifact would find it difficult to break through its defensive measures in a short time.
Unless Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer cultivator possesses a powerful treasure like Magic Treasure Prototype, they are unlikely to break through the Black Armored Turtle's defenses, and there is even a very high probability that they will be killed by the Black Armored Turtle, which is only at the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer.
Not to mention, the Spirit Vein where the Black Armored Turtle is stationed is also equipped with a Second Grade Middle Rank array. As long as it is inside the array and its Golden Core does not emerge, it will be invincible.
Returning to its senses, the Black Armored Turtle, upon hearing its Master Ling Pengyun's words, slightly changed its expression, nudged Ling Pengyun's body with its head, and obediently nodded.
Then, it opened its mouth and swallowed the Clan Token that was handed to it.
Seeing this, Ling Pengyun nodded in satisfaction and then led the Black Armored Turtle to familiarize itself with the Underground River Mainstream that runs through the Lingxiao Thousand Stars Lake area. He told the Black Armored Turtle about the locations of the various Spirit Vein of the Ling Clan within this underground Underground River.
He also introduced the Black Armored Turtle to the clansmen stationed at various Spirit Vein along the Underground River Mainstream, so that they could recognize each other.
After completing this task, Ling Pengyun left the Lingxiao Underground River and returned to a Meditation Room in the Cloud Yi Cave Residence on Yunyi Island.
Ling Pengyun sat cross-legged on the ground, patted the Storage Bag at his waist, and took out the "Saint Demon Fate Continuation Art" that he had obtained in his early years, which could increase the time limit for cultivators to break through. He looked at it for a while.
Then he closed his eyes and began to deduce whether this Demonic Art was Righteous Path secret technique.
It has been nearly ten years since he obtained this book. Although he has been quite busy in recent years, he has already deduced more than 50% of this Demonic Art. In five or six years, he will be able to completely deduce this secret technique into a Righteous Path method that can be used by Righteous Path cultivators.
On the other side.
In the Lingxiao Ridge territory, which also belongs to the Ling Clan Territory, the Lingxiao Marketplace built on Cloud Peak has undergone tremendous changes in the past six months.
Today, Lingxiao Marketplace is several times larger than it was six months ago; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a small city.
The Cloud Peak, nearly a thousand feet high and hundreds of feet wide, is filled with various shops and courtyards.
Even within a half-mile radius of Cloud Peak, nearly two hundred courtyards and shops were built.
These shops and courtyards all belong to Lingxiao Marketplace.
The only difference between the two courtyards and shops in different places might be the degree of Spiritual Qi energy they possess.
The courtyards and shops within the mountain peaks are located in the inner perimeter of the market area, where the Spiritual Qi is relatively abundant.
The courtyards and shops outside the peak are located on the outskirts of the market, where the Spiritual Qi is relatively thin.
However, whether it is the inner or outer area, the courtyards and shops are now in short supply and have all been rented out by the cultivators.
The reason for its popularity is that Lingxiao Marketplace is extremely famous. It was opened by the Lineage Patriarch Pengyun once killed a demon king at the peak of the Golden Core Third Layer stage. It is hailed by the cultivators of the Yan Kingdom as one of the "Six Great Marketplaces" in the Yan Kingdom.
In addition, in order to maintain the flow of people in the market, the Ling Clan would send a large quantity of spiritual fruits, premium first-grade "Azure Jade Spirit Rice", Fruit Flower Honey and other spiritual items into the market every month.
Although these spiritual items are not of high grade, they are all of excellent quality and are highly sought after by Qi Refining cultivators in the Yan Kingdom, attracting a large number of Qi Refining cultivators to come here.
Today, Lingxiao Marketplace maintains a daily foot traffic of at least five to ten thousand people, thus retaining its status as a small market.
Only when a market has a daily foot traffic of five to fifty thousand people can it be called a small market.
Such small-scale markets were few and far between in the entire Yan Kingdom; including Lingxiao Marketplace, there were only "six" of them.
These six small markets are all controlled by the six major Golden Core Force of the Yan Kingdom.
As for medium and large-sized markets, given the scale of the Cultivation World in the Yan Kingdom, it would be difficult to establish them.