The Green Clam Islands are located in the southern part of Zhongtian Continent. They consist of tens of thousands of islands of various sizes and are named after a species of green clam that is abundant in the area.
The Green Clam Beast is good at hiding, is as timid as a mouse, and has weak attack power. Its whole body is full of treasures, the most precious of which is its hide. The hide of a fourth-level Green Clam Beast can be used to refine a magical weapon for concealing the body. The higher the level of the Green Clam Beast, the better the concealment effect of its hide.
Excessive hunting has resulted in a decreasing number of wild green clam beasts, especially wild green clam beasts above level four, which are almost nowhere to be seen. The growth cycle of artificially bred green clam beasts is too long. Even so, many cultivators still rush to the Green Clam Islands to hunt green clam beasts.
In a certain sea area, on a deserted island over a hundred miles in size, in a hidden cave.
Han Changming was sitting cross-legged on the ground, his body surrounded by a ball of yellow light, his face rosy, and the Amethyst Flying Scorpion and Thunder Rhinoceros Insect were not far away.
After a while, the yellow glow on Han Changming's body dissipated, he opened his eyes and exhaled a large breath of foul air.
It took him more than a month to recover completely, all thanks to the top-grade elixirs he had to heal his wounds. Other cultivators would not have recovered so quickly.
After recovering from his injuries, Han Changming planned to go look for Ye Xin and Ye Xue.
He stood up, put away the formation, and walked outside.
As we walked out of the cave, a salty sea breeze blew towards us.
At this time, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was cloudless. A flock of blue seagulls flew high in the sky.
Han Changming's spiritual sense was fully opened, but he did not find any other cultivators, nor did he find any monsters.
After a brief thought, he released an eagle puppet beast and controlled it to fly high into the sky.
The flying eagle puppet beast circled in the sky and found nothing unusual. Han Changming then flew to a high altitude to observe the situation around him.
"Hey, is this outside the Immortal Burial Ruins?"
Han Changming let out a light exclamation, and he saw the endless blue sea, but he was not sure of his location.
Han Changming hesitated for a moment, put away the two spirit insects, and flew out of the island, but not very fast.
After flying for more than ten miles, a green light came from a distance at an extremely fast speed. Outside the green light, there were two black lights.
Han Changming sensed with his spiritual sense that a Jindan cultivator was flying towards him quickly, and the two black lights were third-level demon birds.
He narrowed his eyes and stopped.
Not long after, Han Changming saw the true appearance of the green escaping light. It was a tall and thin young man in a green shirt. The young man had regular features and exuded a faint murderous aura. It was obvious that he had been through many battles.
There was a blood hole as thick as a finger on the left arm of the young man in green. He looked weak, with disheveled hair, and looked a little disheveled.
The two black lights were two black vultures with wings spread to a length of five meters. They had bald heads, two sickle-like sharp claws flashing with cold light, and their feathers were gray and white.
These are two third-grade top-quality demon birds.
The young man in green saw Han Changming, didn't say anything, and just walked away.
Han Changming slapped the spirit beast bag, and the purple crystal flying scorpion and thunder rhinoceros worm flew out to meet the two black vultures.
The two black vultures split into two, one chasing the young man in green shirts, and the other attacking Han Changming.
The black vulture spread its wings, a sound of breaking through the air was heard, and dense gray feathers flew out, turning into gray sharp blades, heading straight towards Han Changming.
Han Changming shook his sleeves, and a small shield with a shining blue light flew out, instantly growing larger and blocking in front of him.
The gray sharp blades hit the blue shield one after another, making a series of muffled "bang bang" sounds, but there was no scratch left on the surface of the blue shield.
The black vulture wanted to use other means to attack Han Changming, but an extremely sharp hissing sound suddenly sounded, and the black vulture felt dizzy. A thick silver lightning fell from the sky and struck its left wing.
The black vulture let out a scream of extreme pain, its left wing was burnt and emitted a puff of black smoke.
A purple poisonous mist with a sweet and pungent smell swept over. The black vulture inhaled some of it and let out a series of painful screams. It swayed from side to side, looking like it was about to fall from a high altitude.
A faint yellow light shot out and accurately penetrated the black vulture's eyes and pierced its head.
The black vulture fell rapidly from the sky and fell into the sea.
Han Changming salvaged the black vulture's body and dug out its inner elixir.
Boom!
A deafening explosion suddenly sounded, and a huge ball of green flame suddenly appeared in the sky.
Han Changming turned his head and looked towards the source of the sound. The green flames slowly dissipated, revealing the figure of a young man in green clothes. He was holding a charred black vulture in his hand and his face was pale.
"Thank you for your help, my name is Wang Hong, what's your name?"
The young man in green asked politely, his face full of vigilance.
He is rather weak now. If the other party wants to kill people and steal the treasure, he is definitely no match for him. The other party's spirit insect is too terrifying.
"My last name is Han. It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning. Do you have a specific sea map?"
Han Changming asked politely.
Wang Hong took out a green jade slip and threw it to Han Changming.
Han Changming took the green jade slip, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and frowned.
"Qingha Island? Is this a newly opened market?"
Han Changming asked in confusion.
"Friend Han, you must have come from somewhere else! Qingha Island is the largest island in the Qingha Archipelago and also the largest market town. It has a large teleportation array that can teleport to the inland."
Wang Hong explained that the Qingha Islands have a special location, and monks from other places often come here to hunt Qingha beasts.
"inland?"
Han Changming was slightly stunned and confused.
A bold guess emerged in his mind: Could this be the Zhongtian Continent
"Friend Wang, how far is this place from Golden Butterfly Valley?"
Han Changming asked casually.
"I don't know about that. After you are teleported to the inland, ask the locals! Does Fellow Daoist Han know anyone from the Nangong family?"
Wang Hong said in surprise.
After hearing this, Han Changming was sure that he had arrived in Zhongtian Continent.
As far as he knew, some space cracks connected two areas. It seemed that the space crack he encountered was connected to Zhongtian Continent. He didn't know what happened to Ye Xin and Ye Xue.
"We have met a few times, Fellow Daoist Wang, this is a healing elixir, thank you very much."
Han Changming took out a green porcelain bottle and threw it to Wang Hong.
He put away the spirit insect, transformed into a streak of yellow light, and flew towards the distant sky.
Wang Hong's face looked a little strange. He put away the green porcelain bottle and flew in another direction.
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In a certain sea area, a golden turtle over a thousand feet in size was swimming on the sea at an extremely fast speed.
The golden turtle has a slender neck, some golden spiritual patterns on its head, golden eyeballs, a short tail, and a shell that seems to be made of gold. Under the sunlight, the shell reflects a metallic luster and sparkles.
More than thirty immortal cultivators stood on the back of a giant golden turtle. The ones with the highest cultivation level were a middle-aged woman with a kind face and a burly man in black. They both had cultivation level of the late Nascent Soul stage.
In addition to them, there were seven Nascent Soul cultivators. These people surrounded a slender girl in the middle, as if they were centered around her.
The girl was wearing a water blue moonlit dress that trailed on the ground. She had delicate facial features, willow-shaped eyebrows, and watery almond eyes. She wore no makeup. Her waist was tied with a big bow made of soft gold silk. Her hair was combed in a flying fairy bun. Judging from the spiritual energy emanating from her body, she was obviously a cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage.
A burly middle-aged man held in both hands a golden banner that was over a hundred feet high. The banner was embroidered with patterns of birds, beasts and strange insects. It was shining with light and could be seen clearly from a long distance away.
"We were able to capture a few fourth-level green clam beasts this time, so the trip was worth it. The demon-luring powder refined by Seventh Sister is really good."
The girl in the blue skirt stretched and said with a chuckle.
"The demon-luring powder refined by Miss Seven is certainly good, but if it weren't for Miss Fourth's great magical powers, we wouldn't have been able to find those two fourth-level green clam beasts."
The middle-aged woman said in a flattering tone.
"Sister Yu, you are too kind. How dare I take credit for everything? It's all the work of the Golden Eyed Rat."
The girl in the blue skirt chuckled, and a little orange squirrel came out from her sleeve. The little squirrel had golden eyes and soft fur, and looked cute. It was a fourth-level spiritual beast, the Golden-eyed Rat, whose eyes could see through illusions and sleight of hand.
The big man in black chuckled and said, "If you ask me, it's all thanks to Miss Seven. If Miss Seven hadn't refined the top-grade Golden Pupil Pill, Miss Four's Golden Pupil Rat wouldn't have such great magical powers."
The girl in the blue skirt smiled slightly and was about to say something when a deafening roar suddenly came from the distant sky.
A red light was flying towards here quickly. Behind the red light was a black light. The speed of the red light was much slower than that of the black light.
"Hey, it's a Jindan cultivator being chased by a fourth-level demon bird."
The middle-aged woman let out a light exclamation.
"As a fellow human, please help save him!"
The girl in the blue skirt yawned and said casually that for her, saving a Jindan cultivator was just a trivial matter.
The middle-aged woman responded and turned into a streak of green light and flew away into the air.
Han Changming looked nervous. He was riding the red flying shuttle and actually encountered a fourth-order demon bird. The trouble was, there were no islands nearby.
A sound of breaking air came from behind him, and Han Changming sensed with his spiritual sense that a large gray wind blade was coming from behind him, as if it was going to chop him into pieces.
Han Changming quickly summoned a palm-sized blue shield, which grew in the wind and flew around him.
Dense gray wind blades hit the blue shield one after another, making a series of muffled "bang bang" sounds.
A gust of wind blew, and a black vulture over ten feet tall suddenly appeared in front of Han Changming, blocking his way.
Han Changming was startled, and a dazzling yellow light flashed on his body. A thick yellow armor appeared out of thin air and wrapped his whole body.
The black vulture flapped its huge wings gently, creating a strong airflow. A strong wind arose, and a gray hurricane swept out. Han Changming was pushed into the gray hurricane by the strong airflow.
He felt dizzy and could hardly stand. His body swayed from side to side. One after another grey wind blades hit the blue shield, making muffled "bang bang" sounds. Occasionally, some of them slipped through the net and hit the yellow armor on his body, making muffled "ding ding" sounds. Sparks flew and the yellow armor became bumpy. However, soon, the yellow armor flashed with a yellow light and returned to normal.
The black vulture was about to use other magical powers to attack Han Changming, but a misty green net bag fell from the sky and covered the black vulture.
The black vulture flapped its wings and turned into a gust of wind and disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
A gust of wind suddenly blew up in the void hundreds of feet away, and a black vulture suddenly appeared.
A thick golden lightning bolt shot out and hit the black vulture accurately. Countless golden arcs wrapped around its body. It felt numb. A misty green net bag fell from the sky, covered the black vulture, and shrank instantly.
The black vulture struggled violently, trying to break free from its restraints.
The green net bag lit up with countless green runes and emitted a green hazy light that covered the black vulture. The black vulture's struggle became weaker and weaker. A silver talisman flew over and stuck to the black vulture's body. The black vulture suddenly became lazy and its breath was weak.
The middle-aged woman made a hand gesture and a green net bag flew towards her.
With a loud rumbling sound, the gray tornado exploded. Han Changming escaped from the trap, his face slightly pale.
He let out a long breath, his forehead covered with cold sweat.
"Thank you for your help, otherwise I would be in great danger."
Han Changming said this with a fist clasped, looking respectful.
He was secretly surprised. It was worthy of being the Zhongtian Continent. More than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators were traveling together. Judging from the positions where they were standing, the girl in the blue skirt had a special status.
"It's just a small favor. We in the Hundred Beasts Merchant Alliance have always taken helping others as our foundation of happiness. Are you going to Qingha Island? Let us give you a ride! There are many fourth-level monsters on the road."
The girl in the blue dress spoke in a gentle tone.
Han Changming was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and then agreed. If the other party wanted to harm him, he would have no chance to resist at all.
When he flew onto the back of the golden turtle, the golden turtle made a cheerful hissing sound, but it was unknown what it was expressing.
"Junior Han Changming, thank you for saving me. I don't know what your name is so that I can repay you in the future."
Han Changming asked politely with a respectful look.
"My name is Fang Yufei. I'll just repay you. It's just a small favor."
The girl in the blue skirt said nonchalantly that her guards were all Nascent Soul cultivators, and she didn't think that Han Changming, who was in the Core Formation stage, could do anything for her.
"It's a piece of cake for the other senior, but it's not a piece of cake for me."
Han Changming's expression was solemn. He understood the principle that one should repay a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude.
"You are an alchemist, right? Why are you out alone? Don't you know that there are many fourth-level monster birds in the Qingha Islands?"
Fang Yufei asked curiously.
"Senior, you have a keen eye. I am indeed an alchemist. I was invited by a friend to hunt monsters. I didn't expect to encounter a fourth-level monster bird halfway. I was separated from my friend and can only return to Qingha Island first and make plans later."
Han Changming made up a lie, and the other party immediately saw that he was an alchemist, and probably had something to do with the giant golden turtle.
Fang Yufei nodded and said, "I see. You are lucky to have run into us. It's getting late. Let's go back to Qingha Island!"
The golden turtle let out a low roar and increased its speed. Wherever it passed, the sea water receded.
Not long after, they disappeared into the vast ocean.