Disguised as a burly old man, Chen Lin studied a sea chart as he flew.
He was going to attend a secret Exchange Meeting.
"Secret" really meant it could not bear the light of day. Most of the items traded there had been obtained through murder and plunder.
Such gatherings were undoubtedly extremely dangerous, but they offered plenty of unusual treasures. Chen Lin had received invitations before, but he had always kept his distance.
Now, to obtain the ingredients for refining Foundation Establishment Pills as quickly as possible, he had no choice but to take a small risk.
The host this time was High Person Yunhai, a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator well known among the rogue cultivators active in the Wuding Sea. He often held trading conventions without restrictions and had sent invitations to Chen Lin's island several times, but Chen Lin had ignored them all.
After all, for someone at the Qi Refining Stage, attending an underground gathering with Foundation Establishment Cultivators was far too dangerous.
Following the map, he flew for a long time before reaching the vicinity of his destination.
This place lay beyond the Sea King Sect's protective territory, midway between the coastal waters and the Distant Sea.
Chen Lin did not head straight there. Instead, he guided his Flying Shuttle down onto a desolate little island without a spiritual vein. After watching for a while and confirming that no one was passing by, he quickly buried three combinations of Monkey Puppets and Thunderbolt No. 4 on the island.
Once he finished, he headed in another direction and buried three more on another nameless islet.
Only after fixing the locations of both islands firmly in his mind did he fly toward his destination.
"Is this where High Person Yunhai's Exchange Meeting is being held?"
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