Chapter 216: Reaching the Wanxing Islands (Part 2)
When Li Xuangang and Shen Liuyue arrived at Zhong Yuke's cabin, Lu Pingchuan and the others were already there, sitting on wooden chairs and talking to each other in low voices.
Shen Liuyue brought him in, and Li Xuangang cupped his hands and apologized to these people.
Zhong Yuke smiled, stood up from the wooden chair, and said:
"It's okay. In fact, I didn't waste much time. Come on, fellow Taoist Li Jiu, please sit down. I have some last things I want to talk to you about."
Li Xuangang and Shen Liuyue each pulled up a wooden chair and sat down, then nodded to the other three, Lu Pingchuan, Wu Kongtong, and Sun Yimiao, and all three of them responded with a slight smile.
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When all six of them were gone, Zhong Yuke looked around, sat down himself, and then spoke directly.
"According to the news given to us by the Turtle Ji Sect not long ago, the treasure ship will be able to pass through the illusion magic circle covering the archipelago in the next two days and see the real islands inside the Ten Thousand Stars Archipelago."
"At that time, we will be able to carry out specific actions. Of course...according to my estimation, Lian Chenglin must have some arrangements for us casual cultivators in the foundation building period after arriving at the archipelago, but what are the specific ones? I don’t know, so my idea is to follow his arrangements when the time comes.”
After saying this, Zhong Yuke glanced at the other five people, wanting to see their reactions.
And Li Xuangang and others are not fools. Of course, they know that Lian Chenglin has worked hard to bring hundreds of them from Donghaifang City, and he must have some specific plan. And he went against the arrangements of a peak Golden Core cultivator. Acting is definitely not a good choice.
Previously, Li Xuangang was a little worried that Zhong Yuke would forcefully follow his own plan because of his approaching longevity, and would even go against Lian Chenglin's arrangements.
In this way, it is very likely that you will eventually be dragged into the water.
But looking at it now, I think that I am overthinking it, and Zhong Yuke has not lost his mind!
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There was no silence for a long time before Lu Pingchuan, who was sitting beside him, spoke:
"I agree with Zhong Daoyou's suggestion. Going with the general trend is the safest way now. After all, neither you nor I know what is in the Ten Thousand Stars Islands."
The remaining people, including Li Xuangang, had no other opinions and all agreed with Lu Pingchuan's words.
So Zhong Yuke laughed softly and then said:
"Since all fellow Taoists think so, it will be easy to handle!"
"Actually, this matter... is related to whether I can successfully continue the Taoism, so I also thought of some ways to find out. Although I still can't know the specific arrangements of this golden elixir stage master, I have been practicing Taoism for hundreds of years. , I also spent a lot of time in Donghaifang City, and made some friends in Haichaomen and Guiji Sect."
"I have spent a lot of money to get some information from them. According to this information, fellow Taoists, you can rest assured that if nothing unexpected happens, the arrangement of the real person Lian Chenglin will not affect our planned plan. "
Li Xuangang nodded secretly, and couldn't help but wonder what Lian Chenglin's plan was.
And this matter is so important to Zhong Yuke, I don’t think there is anything false in what he said at this time, but...
Before Li Xuangang could continue thinking, Zhong Yuke immediately took out an item from his storage bag, which shocked all the monks present.
This item is a half-foot-square piece of mottled animal skin with a slight chip in the upper left corner. Judging from the aura it emits, this animal skin was of a high grade during its lifetime.
But if it were just that, this animal skin would not make Li Xuangang so shocked. What really shocked him was what was recorded on this animal skin.
This is actually a map recording the distribution location of a certain archipelago!
Everyone except Zhong Yuke's pupils shrank slightly at this time, and Shen Liuyue asked intermittently:
"Senior Zhong, could it be that...could it be that what is recorded here is the distribution location of all the islands within the Ten Thousand Stars Archipelago?"
Li Xuangang suppressed the shock in his heart and raised his ears to wait for Zhong Yuke's reply.
Zhong Yuke pushed his hand forward and spread the animal skin map between the six people, making it completely visible to everyone.
"Yes, this is exactly the map that records the specific distribution location of the islands within the Ten Thousand Stars Archipelago!"
After receiving a positive answer, Li Xuangang focused on the map in front of him.
This animal skin map should be very old, so even though it was of extraordinary quality during its lifetime, it has been passed down to this day and there are some damages and spots on it, making some places on it unclear.
At a glance, Li Xuangang found that the islands marked on this animal skin map were large and small, distributed in a crescent shape, and the number had reached more than 800. If the area in the upper left corner that was completely damaged was included, it might be possible. If there are islands, Li Xuangang speculates that the number of islands in the entire Wanxing Archipelago may be around a thousand.
He glanced up and down, looked at both ends of the animal skin map, and fixed his sights on the two islands at the farthest edge and at the northern and southern ends of the archipelago.
With his eyes slightly focused, Li Xuangang judged from the location of the two islands that the sea area spanned by the entire Wanxing Islands had reached a terrifying thousands of miles.
And not only that, the distances between the islands within the archipelago are also different:
Some of the islands are not far apart from each other, forming "mini-archipelagos" of various sizes, while some of the islands are very far apart. For example, in the north of the animal skin map, there is a vast sea area with only so many zeroes in it. There are a few small islands scattered here and there, and they are far apart from each other.
According to Li Xuangang's experience in practicing in Donghaifang City for many years, the distance between these islands is such that monks may have to use magic weapons in shuttle treasure ships to travel between them.
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Looking carefully, Li Xuangang soon engraved the entire map in his mind and had a general impression of the distribution of islands within the entire Wanxing Archipelago.
The other people were also watching the animal skin map carefully like him. After everyone withdrew their consciousness and sight and sat upright again, Zhong Yuke continued to talk about the origin of this map.
"I got this map from a secret realm in my early years. I got it along with the specific location of the medicine garden. But I can't tell you this yet. Fellow Taoists, please forgive me!"
Having said this, Zhong Yuke paused again, and observed the reactions of Li Xuangang and others. After seeing that there was nothing unusual about them, he continued:
"Actually, even if I don't take out this map today, you will naturally know it in two days."
As soon as these words came out, everyone showed doubts.
So Zhong Yuke started to explain:
"Because decades ago, when I was sure that the animal skin I got by chance was the map of the island distribution in the Wanxing Archipelago, I presented it to Lian Chenglin, but I didn't
Tell him the specific location of the medicine garden."
"In two days, when the treasure ship enters the illusion formation, according to the latest news I have received, in order to allow us casual cultivators in the foundation building period to better execute the plan, there is a high possibility that Lian Chenglin will also share this item with you.
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Everyone understood. In fact, after a brief thought, Li Xuangang figured out Zhong Yuke's intention.
Because when he got this animal skin, it was just a map recording the distribution of islands within the Ten Thousand Stars Archipelago. It must have been drawn by the ancient sect for its use in order to facilitate the activities of internal disciples on the archipelago.
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Therefore, there is no record of the specific location of the Ten Thousand Stars Islands in the East China Sea. If Zhong Yuke wanted to come here to seek a breakthrough opportunity, he could only rely on Lian Chenglin's power.
Because it is possible for the latter to know the specific location of the Ten Thousand Stars Islands and have the ability to sail in the dangerous depths of the East China Sea.
Sending such a map would not only increase the chances of Lian Chenglin coming to explore the Ten Thousand Stars Islands to a certain extent, but also gain some benefits for himself.
The most important thing is that what Zhong Yuke wants most is the medicine garden. As long as the specific location of the medicine garden is still in his hands, he actually has nothing to lose!
When Li Xuangang thought of this, he subconsciously thought of the news that his fifth uncle Li Changqing also knew about the existence of a miniature spirit stone mine in the Wanxing Islands, so he couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
"Sure enough, after living for hundreds of years, monks who hope to break through to the golden elixir realm all have their own opportunities."
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After explaining everything, Zhong Yuke set the tone for the next action at the end of the secret conversation:
"Under Lian Chenglin's plan, he will find an opportunity to take Li Xuangang and the other five people to the island where the medicine garden exists. The subsequent actions will be according to the arrangements discussed by everyone before."