Chen Lin stayed on the island for a while.
While waiting for information from the explorer from Xuewa, he continued to look for and buy treasures in the market. Every time he entered and exited this Gourmet Island, his penalty exemption privilege would be wasted, so he had to save as much as possible.
It just so happened that Zhao Lingyi's Fearless Teahouse also opened during this period, so he went to show his support.
The effect of the other party's Fearless Tea is really good. He has been drinking it for some time, and it actually made him gradually understand the secret of the true meaning!
Chen Lin himself found it a little hard to believe and thought he was hallucinating. After repeated confirmation, he was sure that it was correct.
Of course, he did not directly comprehend a certain "meaning", but only touched the surface. He was still a long way from mastering it, and needed to slowly comprehend and polish it.
But this is a change from nothing to something, which is much better than the previous confusion.
What surprised Chen Lin even more was that after touching the existence of Yi, the power of his Soul-Destroying Finger was significantly improved, which surprised him greatly.
Could it be that what he will finally comprehend is the "meaning of fingers"
I've heard of sword intent, spear intent, knife intent, fist intent, and palm intent, but I've never heard of anyone who has mastered finger intent.
However, swords, spears, halberds, etc. are only tools to exert intention, and intention itself is an affirmation of oneself.
First create the 'momentum', then generate the 'intention'!
In addition, meaning is not static and can be divided into many types.
To forge ahead courageously is an intention, to remain as still as a mountain is also an intention. It depends on your understanding of your own beliefs. The intention a person can generate must be the concept he most recognizes. If you do not agree with it and are hesitant about something, it is basically impossible to form any intention.
According to Chen Lin's idea, with his cautious character, it is impossible for him to have any offensive intentions, as that is inconsistent with his style of doing things.
Even he didn't think he had the potential to make a breakthrough.
Because anyone who can form an intention is either obsessed with a certain point or has the belief to break through everything, and he doesn't seem to fit either of these two.
But what he never expected was that a gap would be created in the Soul-Destroying Finger!
This surprised him greatly, but he also felt it was reasonable.
Chen Lin thought about it again and again and found some reasons.
This may be related to the Soul-Destroying Finger, which was the first powerful magical power he learned. When he was weak, this magical power saved him from danger many times, thus giving him great confidence.
This is a kind of dependence and also a kind of affirmation.
He didn't know whether his guess was correct or not, but as long as he could comprehend the meaning, no matter where it was manifested, he would be extremely happy. Meaning is the prototype of true meaning. Only by comprehending the meaning can one continue to move forward, tempering and sublimating it bit by bit, and finally forming true meaning, which becomes the cornerstone for promotion to true immortal.
Without this link, even if he improved his True Source and True Soul to perfection and solved the hidden dangers in his body, he still could not be promoted to True Immortal.
If you don't plan for the future, you will have immediate worries. Although becoming a true immortal is still a long way off, Chen Lin also feels that it is time to start preparing.
"Sir, the adults in the Explorers Association are currently exploring a large demon world scene. There are no plans to hold a discussion meeting for the time being. Your instructions will have to wait a while."
In the snowman's hut, Chen Lin tasted the cakes served by the other party and listened to his explanation.
"It's okay, this matter is not urgent, just keep an eye on it for me."
Chen Lin responded casually.
In fact, he was still quite anxious. Having a large amount of magic coins but not being able to spend them made him feel like he was sitting on a mountain of treasure and sighing.
But there's no point in rushing about this kind of thing.
The other party is restricted from leaving the mission and cannot return to the Round Star Realm frequently. He needs to obtain information from explorers who come and go here, and he cannot be too demanding.
If that doesn't work, try your luck in the gambling lake scene.
Xuewa was also helpless, and deeply felt that his strength was still too low, and it was difficult to do such a small thing.
He encouraged himself secretly in his heart, and then said, "Sir, I have found a candidate for the shopkeeper. Do you want to take a look?"
"Oh? Who is it? Tell me about the situation?"
Chen Lin became interested and asked immediately.
It doesn’t matter who the clerk is, you can find one right away, but the selection of the shopkeeper is very important and you have to be cautious.
If it is appropriate, even if the reopening time of the store is still unclear, it should be confirmed first.
"It was a sister who came to my store the day before yesterday to look for a job. She wanted to be the shopkeeper. She looked very smart and capable, but I don't need a shopkeeper here, so I can't keep her."
Seeing that Chen Lin didn't say anything, Xuewa immediately said, "That sister is called Zhenzhu. She is a very nice person. She came to participate in the food festival to offer food, but she failed to offer food and couldn't produce the magic coins to exempt herself from punishment, so she had to stay here."
Chen Lin glanced at Xuewa and knew why she was trying so hard to speak up for Zhenzhu. It must be because she remembered that she didn't dare to go back because her skirt was stepped on and she felt empathy for her.
"Is that so? Let's take a look!"
Chen Lin said indifferently.
He doesn't care much about someone he doesn't know very well. If he wants to hire such a person, he can find a lot of them in the market.
"Okay, I'll contact her right away!"
Xuewa was very proactive. He called Heiwa over, gave him some instructions, and then left the store immediately.
Soon, a woman with exotic charm was brought in.
"Greetings, sir!"
After the other party entered the store, he came to Chen Lin and bowed gently.
Chen Lin waved his hand, indicating that the other party didn't need to be polite, and then looked him up and down.
The image is pretty good. Although I don’t know what race it is, it is human-like and pleasing to the eye, with a unique temperament.
Judging from the energy fluctuations, his cultivation level is around the Nascent Soul level, but the alien races have different cultivation methods, so the sensing may not be accurate.
"Please sit down and tell me about your situation and your experience in running a store."
Now that he has called him, we need to get to know him better. If it really suits his taste, there is no harm in giving it a try.
"My Lord, my name is Pearl..."
After some communication, Chen Lin found that what Xuewa said was true. This woman was a good candidate to be a shopkeeper.
So after asking the other party whether he was willing to sign a contract of rules, he kept the other party. Before opening the store, the other party helped him to look after the store, and his salary was reduced by half.
This was the fifth time that the other party had entered the Food Island. If he left again, he would have to pay a penalty of 100,000 magic coins. He originally thought that he would definitely get the food recipe he had mastered, but he didn't expect that the food he presented was taken by someone else first, and he was immediately in trouble.
The one-star delicacies that the other party had previously offered could no longer be made due to a lack of materials, and they lost the ability to open a store.
After hearing what the other party had experienced, Chen Lin could only feel sad.
One hundred thousand magic coins could not be earned by working. The other party's only hope was to trade for the food recipe and use the contribution to clear the penalty increase.
With someone watching over the store, Chen Lin felt more at ease and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, he went to the Fearless Teahouse again.
But I returned disappointed.
It was hard to say when he would be able to return from the Tianxuan Realm this time. He had wanted to trade some more Fearless Tea, but Zhao Lingyi had just harvested the tea this year and the yield was poor, so he could only trade a small amount.
The rest was needed to keep the store open, so he couldn't force it.
After waiting for a few more days, Chen Lin still couldn't find the treasure he needed from Xuewa, so he stopped waiting.
When he arrived at the teleportation square, he first visualized the picture of destiny and observed his fortune for the past three days. After finding no ripples in the long river, he took out the teleportation token.
To be on the safe side, he absorbed all the luck power accumulated during dribbling, used the Soul Armor Technique to protect his body, and fully deployed the Green Ivy Shield before activating the token.
After a feeling of being pulled by space teleportation, the figure appeared on the top of a mountain.
Chen Lin quickly checked the surroundings and felt relieved when he saw that there was nothing unusual.
Using the interface bound to the positioning ball, the landing place is the position corresponding to the positioning ball. Even if there is an error, it will not be too far apart. It is much safer than breaking boundaries such as the breaking boundary disk.
Since there was no danger, Chen Lin was not in a hurry. He first sensed the rules of heaven and earth.
A sense of familiarity arises spontaneously.
It is indeed the Southern Star Realm!
A look of delight appeared on his face. He identified the direction and flew away through the air.
According to He Xiuqin, the location of this positioning bead is a barren mountain thousands of miles north of Wanling City. Because there are no spiritual veins, not only are there no cultivators practicing here, there are also basically no spiritual herbs or monsters. However, there are quite a few mortals who come here to hunt ordinary wild beasts.
The overall situation of the Tianfang Continent is that the further south you go, the more spiritual veins there are, while the northern part is relatively barren.
In order to observe the terrain, Chen Lin did not travel through the void, but instead used ordinary flying techniques. He passed through several small cities on the way and entered them to gather some information.
It was three days later that we arrived at Wanling City.
The information He Xiuqin provided was correct. Wanling City was indeed now managed by three Daoyun ninth-level cultivators, and there were no powerful people in the Hedao realm.
Chen Lin became more relieved.
Although he had never fought with a Dao Yun Jiu Chong, he had seen a Dao Yun Jiu Chong in action. With his current means, even if he couldn't win, he could still retreat safely.
Moreover, he came here not to fight for power, but just to collect resources.
Stroll into the city and look around as you go.
The city is very large and is divided into the inner city and the outer city, with a total of four large markets.
Three of the markets are controlled by three powerful ninth-level Dao Yun masters, and the other one is jointly managed by several weaker forces.
The Wanling Sect is one of them.
A centipede is still alive even after death. Although the Wanling Sect is now falling apart, its foundation is still there. It is run by the Saint Ximen Wuxue and can barely hold a place in the city.
Chen Lin's thoughts changed, thinking about the information he had found out about Ximen Wuxue.
When this saint lady entered the Immortal Monument, she had already reached the middle stage of Refining Void. After leaving the Immortal Monument, she was promoted to the late stage of Refining Void, comprehended Taoism, and entered the realm of Taoism.
Moreover, the other party possessed a talent for time and powerful means, so after the death of Patriarch Wanling, she and several Daoyun elders were still able to maintain the stability of Wanling City.
However, during the great revival phase, something went wrong with the other party and his cultivation suddenly dropped to the Spirit Transformation Realm. The Ancestor of All Spirits had never been resurrected, so those Daoyun elders became disloyal and snatched away all the treasures accumulated by the All Spirits Sect and dispersed.
The power structure of Wanling City also changed instantly.
Thinking about the situation here, Chen Lin came to the nearest market.
Then he calmed his mind and began to collect treasures.
Neither Ximen Wuxue nor the Wanling Sect had anything to do with him. The reason why he wanted to find out about Ximen Wuxue was mainly because he wanted to know the other party's talent for time and whether it could assist in refining the Soul Refining Pill.
Ever since he condensed the soul seed, his soul improvement has stagnated, so he wants to try to refine the authentic soul refining pill again to see if it can be effective. Although the Eight-Armed Circle is difficult to find, there is hope of finding it with the Food Island, a place where all living beings from all realms exist.
The market was very lively and the treasures in the shops were of high quality. After walking around for a while, Chen Lin bought a lot of the materials he needed and was in a good mood.
After browsing through most of the shops, he came to a high-end-looking spiritual food pavilion and began to taste the delicacies there.
If you want to take advantage of the privileges of the Food Island, collecting delicious food is of utmost importance.
He ordered all the signature dishes in Lingshi Pavilion, but after tasting them, Chen Lin couldn't help shaking his head.
These spiritual foods look good, but are far from star quality.
Now his taste buds have been spoiled by the delicacies from the Food Island, and ordinary spiritual food can hardly stimulate his taste buds.
Putting down the cutlery with some disappointment, Chen Lin did not leave, but took out a emerald green round bead.
This is the ultra-long-distance communication item given to him by Nan Mochu. It is of spiritual treasure level. According to the other party, as long as they are in the same interface, he can use this item to contact the other party.
However, the other party warned him that he could only contact the other party after finding Qiu Mufan, so he never tried to activate this thing.
Now I need to get in touch.
Chen Lin took a look at the emerald green bead and then slowly injected his magic power into it.
Then he frowned.
The beads were able to be excited and emitted a faint fluorescence, but they did not resonate with the corresponding bead and could not connect with it.
He frowned.
If there is nothing wrong with the treasure, it means that Nan Mochu is not in this world.
It is unknown whether it has gone to other interfaces or has fallen.
There was nothing we could do about it. Chen Lin shook his head and put away the communication bead.
Not to mention that there are no clues, even if there are clues, he doesn't have the time and energy to look for the other party now. As for helping Qiu Mufan, it all depends on chance.
Then, Chen Lin tried the food in other spiritual food pavilions in the market, but still failed to find any food that met his requirements.
This made him a little depressed, but he could do nothing about it.
Cultivators focus on cultivation. Even if some of them have side jobs, they focus their energy on studying skills such as elixir recipes and talismans. Few people would study food.
As for mortal delicacies like Liu's Baozi that can reach star level, it is even more rare to come across them.
He sighed and headed to the next market.
One month later.
Chen Lin thoroughly searched the market town controlled by the three great Daoyun masters. He didn't find any qualified food, but he collected a lot of resources, especially the materials for refining the Drunken God Wine and the Red Dust Jade Dew. He received a large amount of them, enough to use for a while.
This relieved his depression a lot.
Finally, Chen Lin arrived at Wanlingfang City.
This market town was the former center of the Wanling Sect and was once the most prosperous place.
But things change unpredictably. Although the market town is still there, it has become the smallest of the four major markets in the city. It is no longer controlled by the Wanling Sect, but is jointly managed by more than a dozen forces.
The Wanling Sect is still able to exist and get a share of the market because of the residual influence of the Wanling ancestor.
All major forces are worried that the Patriarch Wanling has an incarnation, or will be revived like those reincarnated powerful beings, so they dare not do anything too drastic. Otherwise, with Ximen Wuxue's current strength, he will not be able to defend the Wanling Sect.
After all, the Wanling Sect once possessed countless treasures and high-level martial arts inheritances. Even if some of them were taken away by those elders, there must be some left, and it is impossible for them not to be coveted.
Chen Lin thought for a while and did not go directly to find Ximen Wuxue. Instead, he went to the largest spiritual food pavilion in the market first.