The further down they went, the more turbid the spiritual energy became. Chen Lin controlled the floating island to descend for a while, then stopped.
Then he flew up, released the spirit boat and flew away from the island, circling around and looking into the distance.
However, after flying a long distance, he did not see any other floating islands, so he had to return.
The situation in this interface is very special. Only on the floating island can spiritual energy be gathered, and the rules between heaven and earth are more complete only on the floating island. If you leave the floating island, it is like losing your roots. Energy in all aspects becomes weak and you cannot practice normally.
So even though his floating island is small, he cannot give up.
One year later.
Chen Lin walked out of the room with a gloomy face.
The training environment at this altitude was too poor and was not at all suitable for a cultivator of his level, so his progress was extremely slow.
If this is the case, it would be better to practice in a low-level interface, or even in the demon world. There is no need to stay here and deal with dangers that may arise at any time.
Moreover, after such a long time, he had not encountered any other floating islands, and there was not even anyone to communicate with.
"Xiao Cao, you stay here, I'll go to the Food Island to take a look."
Chen Lin finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he ordered Xiao Cao, took out the three-color token, and activated the golden energy.
After the space channel was formed, he entered into it.
"Wow, this is the legendary food island, it's so beautiful!":
As soon as Chen Lin appeared in the teleportation square, he heard a clear female voice coming from the side, but when he looked over, he didn't see anyone.
This made him very confused, and he couldn't help but look around.
"Hey, big guy, you stepped on my skirt!"
Chen Lin didn't see anyone, so he walked towards the market, but just after taking a step, he heard a scream under his feet, which made him stop in a hurry.
When I looked down, I found they were two large snails.
One was black and the other was white. The white one was wearing a snow-white gauze skirt. There was a mud stain on the edge of the skirt, which seemed to be caused by him stepping on it.
"I'm sorry, I really didn't notice you two. Please forgive me for any offense."
Chen Lin had a look of surprise in his eyes and bowed to apologize.
He was not only surprised by the shapes of the two aliens, but was even more surprised that there was no energy fluctuation at all from the other side. Apart from what he could see with his eyes, neither his divine sense nor other forms of perception could detect its existence!
"Wuwuwu, my dreamy gauze dress has been soiled by you. I rented it, what should I do, wuwuwu..."
What made Chen Lin speechless was that the other party did not respond to his apology, but instead started crying, attracting the attention of many people around.
"So what do you say we should do?"
Chen Lin glanced at the other person and asked.
There are no ordinary people who can enter the demon world, otherwise they will be assimilated by the rules of the demon world as soon as they come in. Therefore, these two snails must also be cultivators, and their strength is not too low.
"Xuewa, don't cry. There are so many people watching here. It's just a magical gauze dress worth a hundred magic coins. It's just dirty and can't be cleaned. It's nothing. At worst, we can go bankrupt and pay for it."
The black snail next to it immediately lifted up the dirty part of the gauze dress, looking desperate.
Chen Lin's face turned dark. These two guys were singing the same tune. Why did it feel like they were trying to blackmail him
Moreover, he felt that the other party had deliberately restrained the energy fluctuations so that he could not sense them. Otherwise, if it continued like this, with the other party's tiny body, he would have been trampled to death long ago.
He looked around and saw more and more people were looking at him. In order not to attract attention, he immediately said in a deep voice: "How about this, you two follow me, I will see if I can clean your gauze skirts. If not, then we can talk about compensation."
But as soon as he finished speaking, the two snails showed a look of fear.
"Ah, what are you going to do? Why are you taking us away? No, no, no, we won't go. We don't dare to go. Sir, please forgive us. We don't mean to ask you to pay compensation!"
The black snail saluted repeatedly, and the white snail stopped crying and hid behind the black snail, trembling.
This made Chen Lin at a loss for words. If it were in the real world, he could just ignore it and walk away, but here, he didn't know if he would trigger the rules and cause trouble if he didn't deal with it.
After a pause, he threw out two magic coins and said, "Don't accuse me of bullying the weak. Regardless of whether what you two said is true or false, these two magic coins are my compensation. I just accidentally soiled your gauze skirts, but they were not damaged. If you want to blackmail me with this, don't blame me for being rude!"
After he activated the soul seed, his aura suddenly rose. He looked coldly at the two snails, spread his soul wings and flew away at a low altitude.
After flying for a while, Chen Lin did not see the two snails catching up, nor did he feel that he had violated any rules, so he folded his soul wings and landed on the ground.
However, this incident also reminded him that in this place where good and bad people mix, he must be careful in every aspect and not give any opportunity to anyone with ulterior motives.
Two magic coins were nothing to Chen Lin now. He put this little episode behind him and went to the market.
He had no intention of buying ingredients. All he could cook were ordinary delicacies that would not meet the standards here. There was no point in making them, and there was no need to waste time and magic coins.
The purpose of coming here this time is to trade a high-level defensive formation to be used to decorate his floating island.
The low altitude is too unsuitable for cultivation, and one has to return to the previous altitude, or even higher, so it is imperative to enhance the defense capability of the floating island.
As soon as he entered the market, Chen Lin found something wrong.
There seemed to be a lot more people here than last time, and they all looked excited, as if something happy had happened.
He immediately asked someone, and then his eyes lit up.
The Food Island will actually hold a Food Festival in a year, during which the Food Guardian will appear and give each participant a premium one-star delicacy!
Even one-star food is very expensive and requires food coupons to eat it. Now that we can taste it for free, it is normal for everyone to be happy.
In addition, the food festival will hold a food competition, which anyone can participate in, and those who win a place will receive rewards.
The reward items include treasures from many cultivation systems, as well as guides, magic coins and other items from the demon world, as well as star status, exclusive teleportation token permissions, etc. It can be said to be very generous.
Chen Lin also became interested and started thinking about where to find some delicious recipes and get some rewards at the food festival.
At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If he had known about this food festival, he would not have presented the Zuishen Wine in advance. If he had presented it at the food festival, he would not only get the star status he deserves, but also other rewards.
Unfortunately, it's too late to regret.
While thinking, Chen Lin was looking for ingredients. No matter whether they could be used in the food festival or not, he would stock up some first. These ingredients would be delicious even without cooking, and he could eat them himself if he didn't need them.
After turning around, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
The current price of food has almost doubled compared to last time, and even so, many people are still scrambling to get them, and the good things are simply out of reach.
"Forget it, let's think of other solutions after we leave!"
Chen Lin left the market with a depressed look on his face and came to the place where private transactions took place.
There was no rule prohibiting private transactions in this scenario, so he simply took out a piece of cardboard, wrote a sign saying he was purchasing advanced defensive formations, and then found a conspicuous place to wait.
"Is Daoyou a cultivator?"
As soon as the sign was put out, an old man in a gray robe came over and asked.
"That's right. It seems that you are a fellow Taoist. Is there anything I need?"
Chen Lin nodded in response.
Although the Food Island is quite special and the ingredients produced here can be eaten normally, the demonic aura within the scene is not weak and is suppressed by the rules. If the energy fluctuations are not deliberately displayed, it is difficult to distinguish what system is being cultivated and it is impossible to judge the level of cultivation.
"I wonder what the minimum level of the formation you need is? Are there any other requirements?"
The old man continued to ask.
Chen Lin thought for a moment and replied, "There are no special requirements, but the level must be able to defend against seventh-level creatures, and the defense range should be more than two hundred feet. If the strength is sufficient, a smaller range is also acceptable.
The older man looked more and more embarrassed as he listened. Finally, he clasped his fists and bowed deeply, saying, "So it's you, senior. I'm just a Nascent Soul cultivator and can't produce such high-level items. Please don't blame me for disturbing you."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Chen Lin looked at the other person's back and shook his head slightly. It seemed that he had thought too well. A formation that could defend against seventh-order creatures was simply not something that low-level cultivators could come up with. Although many people came to this Food Island, it was mainly for food after all, and there was no restriction on cultivation. The number of high-level cultivators was estimated to not be too many.
Sure enough, a few more cultivators came forward to ask questions, but when they heard the level requirements of the formation, they all retreated in embarrassment.
Seeing this, Chen Lin became a little disappointed, but still insisted on waiting.
After waiting for two days without any results, he finally gave up hope, put away the sign, and walked towards the management building.
But to his disappointment, the management office did not have the formation he needed to exchange, because the points exchange authority only corresponded to items related to the Food Island and could not be exchanged for treasures from the outside world.
If you want to exchange for treasures from the outside world, you need to get a place in the food festival.
There was no other choice but for Chen Lin to redeem his points for a two-star food voucher, intending to try out the secrets of two-star food, and then try to find out if he could get the recipe for food of this level.
As for higher levels, he didn't dare to think about it, and he didn't have that many magic coins to try them.