Ascension Through Generations

Under the scorching sun, under the lush peaks in the center of Lamma Island, a lazy and proud humming sound came from an elegant courtyard.

"Hmph. After eating sea cucumber stewed with fatty meat, the gods and immortals are not as good as me, ah, ah!"

In the small courtyard, the century-old banyan tree grows with luxuriant branches and leaves, blocking the blazing sunshine and forming a large area of ​​shade. Under the shade, Xin Buhai squinted his eyes and lay leisurely on a large recliner, beating time with his right hand and humming a small tune intermittently in his mouth.

There was a porcelain pot on the stove next to him. In the pot, sea cucumber fat and meat were white and black, and the broth was gurgling and exuding a rich aroma.

Smelling the aroma of the spiritual food in the pot, Xin Buhai felt very at ease.

As an immortal cultivator at the third level of Qi refining, Xin Buhai's status on Lamma Island can be said to be lower than that of one person and higher than ten thousand people.

As long as his old man dies, the position of leader of Lamma Island will fall into his hands sooner or later.

Xin Buhai was very excited when he thought that more than 20,000 people on the island would be driven by him in the future.

"It's a rare occasion in life to get drunk! Yeah!"

Xin Buhai was humming happily when he suddenly felt a dark shadow in front of his eyes.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a handsome young man standing next to him.

"Who are you? Why. Oops!"

Halfway through his words, an aura belonging to the foundation-building realm suddenly burst out from Zhao Sheng. Xin Buhai's expression changed drastically and he almost fell to the ground.

Although Xin Buhai has a round face, big ears, and a fat body like a pig, he is extremely clever.

He hurriedly turned over from the recliner and lay on the ground, begging for mercy again and again: "Senior, please forgive me! I am blind and have offended my dignity. I hope that senior will spare my life."

"Get up!" Zhao Sheng said calmly.

"Hey, thank you for your generosity, senior!"

Xin Buhai climbed up from the ground with tears in his eyes, nodded and looked at Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng sat on the recliner and lay down relaxedly. At the same time, he accidentally glanced at the hot pot next to Xian.

Upon seeing this, Xin Buhai immediately smiled flatteringly and said: "Senior, this is Lamma Island's famous delicious spiritual food, sea cucumber stewed with fatty meat. Not only does it taste great, it is also a great tonic!"

Zhao Sheng nodded noncommittally and asked, "Well, what's your name? Where is this place? Tell me about the situation in the nearby sea area."

"The name of the younger one is Xin Buhai. This is Lamma Island, located in the southwest of the Inner Star Sea. It is an island under the jurisdiction of Jiuzhen Island, Xingxiu Lingdao..."

While Xin Buhai introduced the local customs and the conditions of the world of immortality in detail, he diligently poured out a bowl of spiritual meat and sea cucumber soup and delivered it to Zhao Sheng.

After being in seclusion for several years, Zhao Sheng's mouth was filled with tears.

So he actually admired Xin Buhai's cleverness.

"When the time comes, spare his life!" Zhao Sheng had a thought in his mind after taking a sip of the extremely delicious broth.

…

Seven days later, Zhao Sheng lay leisurely on the recliner under the banyan tree in the small courtyard and took a nap.

On the side, Xin Buhai's face was full of sorrow. He was clumsily holding the magic formula with his hands, using his spiritual power, and barely managed to penetrate a ray of spiritual light into the body of the humanoid wooden puppet that was a head taller than him.

At this time, Xin Buhai was very worried. He originally lived a carefree life, but since the senior came, the good days have gone forever.

He was only at the third level of Qi refining, and his senior actually asked him to refine a high-grade wooden puppet.

Xin Buhai didn't know why his senior asked him to do this, and he didn't dare to ask.

But if such a precious thing is given to him for refining, "Is this senior crazy or stupid? Or... he has other agendas."

He, Xin Buhai, is a fat man weighing more than 200 pounds, but he hasn’t done any bad things!

When the sun was high in the sky, Zhao Sheng slowly opened his eyes and said lazily: "Xiao Xinzi, it's dinner time, what are you going to eat today?"

Xin Buhai quickly stopped his movements and replied respectfully: "Senior, today a century-old sea snake was sent to the island. How about we make steamed pork belly?"

"Well, let's go!" Zhao Sheng waved his hand and signaled to the other party.

"Hey, senior, wait a moment!"

With that said, Xin Buhai trotted into Sakon's kitchen.

After successfully building his foundation and leaving seclusion, Zhao Sheng originally just wanted to find a scapegoat and collect ancient paintings and bamboo baskets for him.

When passing by Lamma Island, I discovered Xin Buhai who was on the third level of Qi Refining.

His cultivation level is low, which is a bit low, but he is still a cultivator after all.

Therefore, Zhao Sheng chose Xin Buhai. Unexpectedly, this guy had good cooking skills.

After seven days, Zhao Sheng's mouth was full of trouble from Xin Buhai.

Smelling the aroma coming from not far away, Zhao Sheng thought to himself: "It's a pity that this little guy can't be a cook!"

…

Three months passed by in a flash.

On this day, Xin Buhai came to Zhao Sheng with excitement and shouted excitedly: "Senior, I have refined it! I have refined that puppet."

"Oh, is it so?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xin Buhai felt a pain in his forehead, his vision went dark, and he fainted immediately, with an expression of excitement still on his face.

I don't know how long it took, but Xin Buhai became conscious in a daze.

"You're awake!"

A familiar voice rang in his ears. Xin Buhai subconsciously shuddered and regained consciousness in an instant.

He suddenly turned over and sat up, then lay on the ground again, begging for mercy with a face full of fear: "Senior, please have mercy! I didn't leak your traces to the outside world, for the sake of serving you with all my heart in the past three months, I . Spare the villain’s life!”

Zhao Sheng frowned slightly when he saw this situation.

He really couldn't stand Xin Buhai being so cowardly and timid, so he said quietly: "Get up! Where did I say I would kill you!"

"Hey, aren't you scared, little one?"

Xin Buhai felt relieved when he heard this, got up from the ground with a sullen expression, and then looked at Zhao Sheng with a flattering face.

"follow me!"

After giving the order, Xin Buhai followed Zhao Sheng to the door of the backyard lobby.

Xin Buhai looked around secretly, his expression quickly changed from shock to fear.

Obviously, the scene in Beifu Cave made Xin Buhai realize that this place was unusual, and he couldn't help but worry that his life would be in danger.

Seeing the fear on Xin Buhai's face, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but knock on his forehead and said coldly: "Don't worry! As long as you accomplish one thing for me, I guarantee that you won't die."

"Senior, your orders!" Xin Buhai calmed down his emotions and said respectfully.

Zhao Sheng pointed to the ancient painting in the lobby and ordered: "You control the wooden puppet and take down the painting on the wall for me."

That's it?

Xin Buhai turned to look at the fishing picture of the old man Hanjiang on the wall, and the pressure in his heart suddenly relaxed a little.

"Senior, please wait a moment."

After saying that, Xin Buhai took out the wooden puppet, then used his spiritual power, chanted the control spell, manipulated the spiritual power thread, and drove the wooden puppet to step into the lobby and walk towards the innermost part.

Zhao Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, a thick black air enveloped the lobby, and the sense of crisis of death lingered in his heart.

However, when the wooden puppet touched the ancient painting, the scene that Zhao Sheng was most worried about did not happen.

Xin Buhai stood on the spot and controlled the wooden puppet to easily pick off the ancient painting.

"Be careful! Roll it up slowly!" Zhao Sheng warned cautiously.

"OK!"

Xin Buhai responded gently, and then followed Zhao Sheng's instructions to roll up the ancient painting bit by bit.

When the ancient painting was rolled into a scroll, Zhao Sheng's face instantly showed a look of surprise.

Because at this moment, the black air of death in the lobby suddenly dissipated without a trace.

"Okay, very good! Xiao Xinzi, you have made a great contribution!" Zhao Sheng couldn't help but praise Xin Buhai.

Then, he ordered: "Next, use the puppet to bring out the bamboo basket."

Xin Buhai obeyed the instructions honestly and ordered the wooden puppet to pick up the green bamboo basket and walk out of the lobby step by step.

"Senior, uh!"

As soon as Xin Buhai said two words, there was a sharp pain in his forehead, and then his vision went dark.

"Again!"

As the last thought flashed through his mind, Xin Buhai rolled his eyes and fainted immediately.

…

The dazzling sunlight hit Xin Buhai's eyelids. He was stung by the sunlight and woke up from a coma.

Xin Buhai suddenly turned over and sat up from the recliner, opened his eyes, looked around in confusion, and found that he was back in a familiar courtyard.

The small courtyard was empty, without that hateful figure.

"senior?"

"senior?!"

He called out a few times tentatively, but found that no one responded.

Really gone?

After repeated confirmations, Xin Buhai cheered excitedly: "Great!"

At this moment, he suddenly saw a storage bag and a secret book on the stone table behind him. On the cover of the secret book were the five characters "Jin Ling Bai Lian Qigong".

"Hey! This is..."

Just when Xin Buhai discovered the gift given to him by Zhao Sheng, a silver-white three-foot flying boat was flying against the sea and speeding towards Jiuzhen Island.

…

Two days later, the airship flew quickly across the undulating sea.

At this moment, Zhao Sheng saw a large gray ship suddenly floating on the sea ahead.

This large ship is about seventy feet long, with a huge and round belly. The hull is several times wider than ordinary ocean-going ships. From a distance, it looks like a huge turtle lying on the sea.

Zhao Sheng couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw the sudden appearance of the ship.

With a thought in his mind, the light flying boat swerved suddenly, changed its direction, bypassed the ship far away, and continued to fly forward.

However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn’t stop!

A stream of light suddenly flew up from the ship and chased towards the airship at extremely high speed.

Zhao Sheng narrowed his eyes and quickly saw a middle-aged man in green robes in the stream of light.

He wielded a green flying sword and chased after him very quickly.

"Stop whoever comes!"

Zhao Sheng's expression darkened, and the platinum spiritual sword suddenly flew out from his waist, turning into a white-gold sword rainbow that straddled the flying boat.

"Haha, fellow Taoist, please don't misunderstand me. I don't mean any harm. I hope you don't blame me."

The middle-aged man in green robe laughed and quickly stopped ten feet away.

But I saw this man wearing a bamboo-green robe, a sapphire crown on his head, and a jade pendant around his waist. His face was full of bookishness, as if he had read poetry and books.

Judging from the aura emanating from his body, it is clear that this person is also an immortal cultivator in the foundation-building stage, but his specific cultivation level cannot be seen from the surface.

Seeing that this man was very polite, Zhao Sheng's face brightened slightly and he asked, "Fellow Taoist, why are you blocking my way?"

"My dear Meng Qiyi, do you dare to ask your friend Gao's name?" The middle-aged man in green robe did not respond directly, but saluted with a smile on his face.

"Zhao is just an unknown person, so I won't mention his name. Fellow Daoist Meng, you haven't answered my question yet?" Zhao Sheng saw this situation. Although there was no displeasure on his face, there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his words. Tone

Seeing this, Meng Qiyi smiled slightly and said:

"Fellow Taoist, don't be surprised! This sea area is under the jurisdiction of our Spring and Autumn Alliance. Because this place is somewhat secretive, it is difficult for outsiders to know. That's why I came here to ask. But Meng definitely does not have any malicious intent."

"Fellow Daoist Meng turned out to be from the Spring and Autumn Alliance. Zhao was going to Jiuzhen Island in your alliance, but he didn't expect to meet him here." Zhao Sheng was moved when he heard this, and he immediately put away the platinum flying sword and made a haha replied.

Meng Qiyi was startled at first when he heard this, but his eyes immediately lit up and his expression became more eager: "What a coincidence! We are also about to return to Jiuzhen Island. Fellow Taoist, why don't you go back with us."

Zhao Sheng groaned, nodded and said: "If you want to invite me, it's better to meet by chance. In that case, then I'll bother Daoist Meng!"

When Meng Qiyi heard this, his expression became even more joyful, and he said with a smile: "Where, where! Fellow Taoist Zhao has come all the way, and Meng should do his best to be a landlord."

While talking, Meng Qiyi led the way, while Zhao Sheng drove Feizhou to follow.

After a while, Zhao Sheng and Meng Qiyi sat opposite each other in one of the largest guest rooms on the ship.

After Meng Qiyi poured a cup of spiritual tea for Zhao Sheng, he asked tentatively: "I wonder why fellow Taoist Zhao came to Jiuzhen Island? To be honest, fellow Taoist, I am the elder of the Spring and Autumn League, and I have quite a few people on the island. If you have any questions, fellow Taoist, just ask, maybe Meng can be of some help."

Zhao Sheng thought to himself that he really got what he wanted, so he took advantage of the situation and said: "After Zhao established the foundation, the original training place no longer meets the needs of training. I heard that Jiuzhen Island has rich spiritual energy and has high-level caves for rent, so I want to rent a cave to practice."

Meng Qiyi was secretly happy when he heard this, but there was a trace of embarrassment on his face. He hesitated and said: "Fellow Taoist, I don't know something. The number of high-level caves on the island is limited, and we must give priority to our alliance's foundation building. As far as I know, the island can The caves that are rented out have already been rented out."

Zhao Sheng heard the meaning behind his words and asked tactfully: "It's gone for the outside world. Could it be that it's still there for the inside?"

Meng Qiyi nodded and said with a smile: "This alliance will have several high-level caves free all year round, specially reserved for the foundation building guests or elders to live and practice."

Zhao Sheng felt relieved and asked: "I wonder if your alliance will still accept guest ministers? Although Zhao has just established the foundation a few years ago and his strength is still weak, he is quite good at the way of talismans."

"It doesn't matter! As long as Fellow Daoist Zhao is interested, the Spring and Autumn Alliance welcomes any fellow Foundation Builders to join. This alliance was originally formed by many casual cultivators and does not reject outsiders at all." Meng Qiyi was overjoyed and quickly agreed, fearing that Zhao Sheng refused.

Zhao Sheng nodded and said with a smile: "Then I will be recommended by fellow Taoist Lao Meng."

As one of the thirty-six constellations of spiritual islands, Jiuzhen Island can be said to be a key place in the Inner Star Sea.

The Inner Star Sea is the core area of ​​the Broken Star Sea, and it is the place where immortal cultivators truly prosper. It has an excellent location and abundant spiritual energy. There are countless sects and families, big and small.

Zhao Sheng originally planned to go directly to Star God Island after being promoted to Foundation Establishment and take a cross-oceanic cloud boat back to the Central Continent.

But later, he temporarily changed his mind.

First of all, Star God Island is the location of Star God Palace. It must be filled with experts and must be heavily defended. He has the blood of the Spirit Race and boldly breaks into the Star God Island. If he is recognized by someone, he may have to live or die, and it will be difficult to die.

Secondly, the Spring and Autumn Alliance is a good place for him to clear his identity. He will live on Jiuzhen Island for a few years and once he finds out the information, it will not be too late to leave.

The third is that Jiuzhen Island is a famous distribution center for immortal cultivation resources in Broken Star Sea. Many alchemists gather here. If Zhao Sheng wants to learn alchemy in this life, there is no place more suitable than Jiuzhen Island.