At some point, Mingtun changed his red armor into a red ichthyosaur suit, and his face returned to its former peace and leisure.
If it weren't for the huge wound still left on the pectoralis major embroidered with a big red rose, it would look exactly the same as it does at home.
However, after a great battle and being seriously injured by Lin Mo, his now healthy and strong body seems to be unable to suppress his aging.
There is an air of old-fashionedness in his slightly stooped back that cannot be concealed.
If there are no other opportunities, I'm afraid I won't live much longer.
This is also the fundamental reason why Lin Mo did not kill him.
An old man who was already going to die could not afford to waste any more effort on himself.
Next, the two continued to discuss for a while.
During the exchange, Lin Mo also learned a lot of secrets.
Commercial islands such as this are actually mainly active in the inland sea, and there were originally some in the outer sea, but recently due to the formation of the Seven Seas Alliance, trade by the sea tribe has been suppressed.
And the former is indeed as Lin Mo and the others had guessed before. The eight major chambers of commerce that make up Shangdao are all powerful masters, including the Seven Seas forces and the land forces, which are very powerful.
When Lin Mo heard this, he immediately opened his mouth and wanted to add a seat, and also asked for today's war compensation. This includes various resources, exercises, islands, etc.
I originally thought that the other party would refuse and start a tug-of-war, but what I didn't expect was that Mingtun actually agreed one by one, and even the peaceful expression on his face did not change.
As he talked, Lin Mo felt a little embarrassed.
"Is that all? In fact, you might as well say more. It's not me who makes the decision. The more you say, the greater the room for bargaining will be." Mingtun said with a smile.
"I haven't thought much about this. After all, I don't know much about this." Lin Mo shook his head.
"It's important to practice martial arts with one mind. If you are half-hearted, your fists will be unstable and your martial arts will not be true. You are good for having such awareness." Ming Tun nodded in agreement, changed the topic, took out a jade slip from his arms, and threw it to Lin Mo.
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"This is the secret technique of dominating the sea that I created myself. I originally wanted you to come to the Ming family as a guest and let us communicate and learn from each other. But at this time, I think you don't have time, so I'll just leave it to you to figure it out."
"This..." Lin Mo took it and looked at it briefly. There was nothing wrong with it. There was something strange on his face. He nodded and said no more.
The opponent's secret skills can be regarded as actual physical training and fighting techniques, mostly fighting skills. They may be average for ordinary true kings, but for those who specialize in one level of physical training, they are considered a treasure.
In addition, it is self-created and belongs to Mingtun's lifelong summary and innovation of martial arts. With his current level of cultivation, it is even more valuable.
What he originally wanted was just one move, but the other party gave him the full set.
All I can say is that this person is really interesting.
"Don't worry, martial arts is inheritance. This generation of the Ming family has physical training, but there are few like me. And when troubled times come, whether the Ming family can survive is also a problem.
Naturally, I want to pass on my energy and spirit throughout my life, Lin Junmo, you and I are the same kind of people, don’t you understand me?”
"We are not the same kind of people." Lin Mo shook his head and said in a deep voice:
"As long as I am here, the Lingtai Sect will not die, so there is no need to consider these things."
"Haha... a boy's spirit can beat a dragon, a boy's spirit..." Ming Tun, who had a peaceful face at first, suddenly laughed, but after a few laughs, his injury was affected and he coughed violently.
"If you are a descendant of my Ming family, I will definitely give you all the resources of the Ming family to help you grow. It's a pity..." He changed the subject:
"By the way, I originally came here to make the decision for my granddaughter, but now I have changed my mind. I know you are already married and are you interested in marrying another one? In this case, I will definitely help you with all my strength!"
"?" Lin Mo was stunned and couldn't help but blinked.
What's going on? The other party came because he beat Ming Wanrou, but before leaving, he came to see his daughter off
"Are you afraid that Wanrou will be unruly?" Mingtun consciously guessed something and shook his head, "Women, calling them playthings is a bit excessive, but at best they are only a small part of life. If you don't obey me, you can just beat them. As long as they don't break, you can beat them.
After a few meals, he naturally became obedient.
And if you're worried that your mother's family will cause trouble, I don't think who would dare if I'm here? And if you don't accept it, just beat it. Anyway, no one in the Ming family can beat you now."
Lin Mo was speechless and shook his head without saying a word.
Ming Tun saw this with complicated eyes. What he originally wanted to do was to subdue the other party. If he was disobedient, he would eradicate him to prevent him from becoming a trouble in the future.
But after seeing the opponent's strength and standing at a level similar to him, if not above him, at the age of just thirty, he naturally gave in immediately.
Then try to be as obedient as possible, hoping to achieve a good or even closer relationship with him.
I just didn’t expect that…
The two were speechless for a moment.
At this time, the aftermath dissipated, and Shangdao's group suddenly appeared and quickly came forward to greet them.
Seeing that Lin Mo was still there, he was immediately frightened and confused, not knowing what to do.
"Boy from the Yao family, I have reached a deal with this Lingtai Buddhist disciple. From now on, I will discuss it with the headquarters on your behalf. There is no need for you to intervene in this matter." Mingtun regained his composure, looked solemn, and said in a deep voice.
Yao Ming was immediately dumbfounded.
He completely didn't expect that even Mingtun's attack could not eliminate Lin Mo.
And what does it mean to talk to the headquarters on his behalf? He is the executive director of Thuja Sea Territory.
"It's... it's good to end it, but I would like to ask the old man of the Ming family to be careful about the matter of discussion. This time the Lingtai Sect is threatening Shangdao, and the transaction compensation is okay, but if there is no clear explanation, I am afraid that Shangdao in Thuja Sea Area will suffer in the future
Your reputation will plummet..."
He forced himself to calm down, but after looking at Lin Mo, he couldn't help but say.
"Interesting. Then you, the merchant island of Thuja Sea, can fight me again. Of course, you can call me again. I just want to weigh whether your merchant island is truly qualified to be transcendent." Lin Mo heard the sound and laughed.
road.
"you……"
After the words fell, all the leaders of Shangdao were furious, but they were afraid of being beaten and did not dare to interrupt. They had to wait for Lin Mo to finish speaking and whispered in disbelief.
Seeing this, Lin Mo lost all interest and looked at Mingtun.
"Old man, I'll leave this matter to you. Of course, if something happens, don't blame me for being disrespectful."
After saying that, he stopped talking nonsense and turned around to leave.
Now that everything is done, the goal has been achieved, so naturally I don’t want to waste time.
As for whether the latter will be obedient and obedient, he is not worried. If he dares to play tricks, don't blame him for being truly ruthless.
From the conversation with Mingtun, Lin Mo learned that major events were going to happen in the Seven Seas and even Kyushu on land recently.
It looked like a storm was about to come and the building was full of wind.
Before that, he naturally wanted to stabilize the basics of Thuja Sea Area.
puff.
After Lin Mo left, Mingtun's expression remained unchanged, but he lowered his head and spit out blood.
This suddenly made Yao Ming, who was still sulking, pale in shock, thinking of how tolerant he had been just now.
The proud bosses of Shangdao suddenly felt chills in their hearts.
They originally thought that the fight between the two would be a draw, but because Mingtun did not want to provoke the latter, he just took the blame for them, but they did not expect that the latter was defeated...
"Old man, are you...are you okay?" Yao Ming whispered. As he spoke, he looked left and right, fearing that Lin Mo would suddenly come back to kill him.
"Nothing." Mingtun smiled. "That's why I'm so tolerant. My skills are inferior to others, so let's end it here."
He spoke with emotion on his face, as if he was dejected and unwilling.
"Boy Yao, you can go to the headquarters with me later. Don't worry. Although you will definitely give up most of the benefits this time, in this troubled world, it's okay to have such a person around your business island sometimes.
A blessing."
"This..." Yao Ming's expression changed drastically, then he took a deep breath and lowered his head.
Silent.
What he originally wanted was to regain the face he had lost no matter how much it cost, but hearing what the latter said, it seemed that everything was meaningless.
Seeing this, Mingtun breathed a sigh of relief, but still had a look of sadness on his face. He patted the former on the back and began to organize manpower together to restore and rebuild and eliminate the impact of the aftermath of the battle just now.
Thuja Sea Area, Department of Marine Affairs.
"What? From now on, all matters in the Yabai Sea area will be dominated by the Lingtai Sect. Do not have any conflicts with them unless necessary? Just obey and return the information?"
Xiao Ran was drinking wine-flavored coconut when the original fish suddenly arrived and then conveyed the instructions from Ding Haizong.
It immediately surprised him.
"Is it possible that that person did something big again?" Xiao Ran looked thoughtful, and quickly guessed the cause of the matter, and asked quickly.
The original fish nodded when he heard the words, and the hand holding the golden staff moved subconsciously:
"Not long ago, the whale-fishing old man from the Ming family came out of the rivers and lakes again and entered Shangdao, preparing to confront the Lingtai Sect from two sides. However, I didn't expect that the Demon Buddha Buddha came first..."
He paused and said, "Then he personally broke the golden fog protecting the island outside Shangdao, causing dark clouds to cover thousands of miles around and causing the waves to rise. When calm returned, the old man of the Ming family was seriously injured.
According to the intelligence within the sect, he should have been injured by that demon Buddha..."
Yuanyu couldn't help but feel his heart tremble as he spoke. He had naturally heard of Mingtun's name.
Although the two have not fought against each other, based on his position in Dinghaizong, he also knows the latter's strength and position in the Ming family, but now...
It seems that the Lingtai Sect's Buddhist disciple's strength is even more exaggerated than he imagined...
"No wonder the other party was so disdainful and overbearing that day..." At this moment, Xiao Ran looked as if he had just woken up from a dream, with a complicated expression on his face.
Overwhelm Yabai Shang Island and fight with the old elders of the Ming family.
Really speaking, in terms of strength, he is already among the small group of people who stand at the top of the Seven Seas. It can be regarded as climbing to the top of the giant mountain of martial arts.
Such a person can control an entire sea and form a sect.
On land he can be called a martial arts god, but in the seven seas he is a dragon in the water.
How can ordinary people, how dare they insult...
Thinking about it this way, the other party is really kind-hearted, otherwise the girl from the Ming family would have gone to the West to worship Buddha...
However, as far as Xiao Ran knew, the two of them were obviously the same age...
‘Could this be true genius…’ He was a little unwilling.
"Are you scared?" Suddenly, the original fish asked.
"I...this..." Xiao Ran smiled, nodded, shook his head again, and said nothing.
"What's so scary? A moment of strength will never last forever. It depends on who can have the last laugh." The original fish held up the golden staff and looked out the window, looking at the blue waves and the golden beach.
"Besides, Jianghu is not about killing. As long as you obey him, please him, and become friends with him without selfish motives, will he still beat you to death for no reason?
Since you can’t, what do you have to be afraid of?”
"…………?" Xiao Ran looked confused.
Being strong for a moment does not mean being strong for a lifetime, and the world is not about fighting and killing. Is this what these two sentences mean?
He looked at the original fish with long green hair fluttering and a stern face, looking like a master, and some of the images in his heart collapsed.
But it seems to make sense.
If you can't beat it, join...?
Xiao Ran was thoughtful.
In the blink of an eye, time passed slowly.
The situation in the Thuja sea area gradually stabilized, and the pattern of a dominant company took shape.
However, Lingtai Sect did not set up branches everywhere like in Huaizhou.
After the disaster in Huaizhou, all the disciples of the sect already knew that strength was the last word. After dominating the entire Thuja sea area, they frantically absorbed individual people or small and medium-sized forces to form a correspondingly simple alliance headed by the Lingtai Sect.
Then he grabbed a lot of resources to support his disciples' practice.
As for the jurisdiction of the territory, it is like sending out missions, allowing successful disciples to go to other forces to take charge.
He doesn't care about anything except collecting money and resources, preaching and recruiting disciples.
In order to please the Lingtai Sect, these small and medium-sized forces also built corresponding Buddhist temples to show their goodwill.
As for Thuja Shangdao, Mingtun is very reliable.
Not only were all the compensation resources in place, but the participation of Shangdao was also fully achieved. Lin Mo immediately sent Ma Yuande to represent the Lingtai Sect and took up the post of chief of Shangdao in Thuja Sea Area.
As for the headquarters, they just sent a disciple over there as a token gesture. After all, it was too far away.
For a time, the Buddhist sect flourished in the Yabai Sea Area. With the continuous supply of resources, the overall strength of the disciples in the Lingtai Sect also continued to increase.
Everything finally calmed down.
Lin Mo also got the life he wanted. He practiced meditation during the day, strengthened his muscles and bones, transformed his source of energy, and forged magic patterns. In his spare time, he educated his children and accompanied his family.
In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.
Lingtai Restaurant.
The official restaurant located on Thuja Island, close to the pier.
After the Lingtai Sect gained power, the docks on the island suddenly became prosperous. A steady stream of various precious resources and goods were shipped back and forth, making this place the most prosperous place on the island.
It even became so prosperous that the sect's internal and external affairs hall expanded its area several times within half a year.
Just selling the land alone made a huge profit.
At this time, the restaurant was full of martial arts masters and wealthy merchants, and it could be said that it was very lively.
However, the top floor is relatively quiet and is considered a VIP area.
In the corner, a beautiful singer was strumming the strings of the piano, playing the harp and flute.
The golden Pixiu incense burner in the center is burning with clear and straight sandalwood. The fragrance lingers around the beam and lasts for a long time, making people relaxed and happy.
Xiao Ran walked into the elegant room with his head held high, his eyes swept over, and he smiled.
"Brother Lin."
"You're in for a treat this time. Haiyuan's specialty watermelon milk drink is absolutely authentic. It's only sold in small quantities in the Seven Seas Alliance. I asked someone to bring it here on a sea beast. Try it. How does it taste?"