"The scenery here looks quite nice."
Walking across Nine-Wan Island's central main island, Li Ling spoke with a relaxed expression and a touch of delight in his voice.
"The weather was poor last time I came. I only looked at the root veins of the Spirit Peak Blessed Land and those medicinal herb Seedling Nurseries, without paying attention to the scenery. I never imagined this would be such a good place to admire the sea."
What lay before them now was an endless ocean.
The distant horizon merged with the vast sea. Amid that seamless expanse of sea and sky, the sun rode high, and the cool, clear heavens set off the entire ocean like a translucent gemstone.
Seabirds could occasionally be seen flying in the distance. They nested on the nearby uninhabited islands.
Nine-Wan Island consisted of more than just the nine spiritual islands in the vicinity. There were also islands and reefs ranging from over ten li across to a mere hundred-odd zhang, forming an interconnected archipelago.
By now, Li Ling had learned that the main island itself measured some thirty li in diameter. The eight surrounding subsidiary island groups were slightly smaller, but still measured between ten and twenty li across. They joined into a continuous whole, with shallow coastal waters between them. Together with the ordinary islands that held no Spirit Resonance, they all stood upon elevated terrain resembling a continental shelf, spanning a hundred li in both length and breadth.
The terrain here was elevated and expansive, discouraging large sea beasts and monsters from visiting. It thus became an excellent refuge for marine creatures. Moreover, warm and cold ocean currents converged here, bringing abundant Spirit Resonance and turning the waters within a thousand li into rich fishing grounds. All manner of precious materials and resources