Chapter 170 Jiugong Sea
The flying boat flew at full speed for another day before Fang Chen arrived at an inhabited area.

It is obvious that the spiritual energy here is much richer than that of the sea area around the Stone Island.

This is also normal.

Even if there are spiritual veins in the waters between the Star-Moon Sea and the continent, they are all very deep under the sea. Most of the spiritual energy is dissolved into the sea water and cannot be transmitted to the islands above.

Lin Qingshan analyzed that the reason for the formation of the black iron ore veins on the Ghost Island is that ordinary iron ore evolved after being immersed in seawater rich in spiritual energy.

This situation is not uncommon in the world of cultivation.

Mineral veins like black iron and red copper are both mutations of ordinary iron and copper ores.

As for the relationship between refined gold and gold ore, there is actually no connection between them, except that their colors are similar.

Soon, the flying boat arrived over an island.

Fang Chen looked down and saw that this island was filled with mortals. Being a ghost cultivator, he could still feel the strong yang energy from them.

This is because of the vigorous Qi and blood.

Although they are not as good as the residents of Yuehua Fairy City, they are much stronger than the mortals under the control of the Immortal Sect.

And what is certain is that they have not embarked on the path of physical cultivation.

Soon Fang Chen understood the reason.

In his sight, a sea monster suddenly rushed onto the shore from the sea and began to prey on these people.

Looking from above, it is impossible to tell how tall this sea monster is, but its length is nearly two meters and its width is nearly ten meters.

For mortals, it is definitely a huge monster.

When the mortals on the shore saw this, they did not panic, but quickly divided into several groups. Some began to retreat to the island, while others stayed to deal with the sea monster.

It can also be clearly seen that most of those who retreated were the old and the young, while those who stayed behind were the young and the strong, each of them holding a weapon in their hands.

They were obviously accustomed to fighting sea beasts. They formed a formation, surrounded the sea beasts, and then entered a standoff.

The sea beast took the lead in launching an attack, leaping forward, trying to use its size to crush the young man in front of it.

But they were not afraid at all. They raised their weapons high and poked the sea beast hard. They actually resisted its attack and left several bloody holes in its abdomen.

For the last part, Fang Chen made the judgment based on the blood flowing from the weapons.

"Ow—"

The sea monster roared in pain, but it had not completely lost its vitality. The young and strong men in other directions did not just stand there and watch. They also raised their weapons and stabbed at its weak points.

This huge sea beast was completely manipulated by these young and strong men.

The young and strong men hunted it down easily without suffering any casualties.

"It's not a demon beast, but its Qi and blood power is not inferior to that of ordinary physical cultivators. If they often feed on this kind of sea beast, it is not difficult to explain where their Qi and blood power comes from."

Fang Chen, who saw this scene on the flying boat, expressed his feelings.

This sea beast is not a monster and has no spiritual energy in its body. Even if a mortal eats it, it will not explode and die.

As for absorbing too much qi and blood, there is no harm except nosebleeds.

It can also strengthen the body and prolong life.

"They have been eating these sea beasts for many years, so at least one or two of them should have entered the realm of physical cultivation. Why are there only mortals here?"

Fang Chen touched his chin and had new doubts.

He didn't plan to just sit here and think about it, so he folded up the flying boat and descended towards the island below.

Of course it was not a free fall, as he was controlling the Yin Ling Sword under his feet.

Yin Ling Shield, Yin Ling Sword, Yin Ling Lock.

These three ghost weapons are standard equipment for all ghost souls. Moreover, ghost weapons are different from ordinary magic weapons. They are condensed from pure yin spiritual energy. Naturally, their power will increase with the improvement of soul cultivation.

Therefore, after gathering the soul, the three ghost weapons controlled by the incarnation outside the body can be completely comparable to the spiritual weapons of the foundation-building cultivators. Naturally, they can also fly with the weapons.

It floated down among the group of young men, that is, above the sea beast.

The young and strong men were originally discussing how to divide the sea beast, but when they saw Fang Chen falling from the sky, they all became alert, and some of them even clenched their weapons.

Then it loosened again.

Anyone who can control a weapon must be a cultivator, and they cannot afford to offend him.

"I wonder what can I do for you, Senior? Are you interested in this sea lizard? If so, I will give it to you directly."

Before Fang Chen could speak, someone stepped forward and spoke to him cautiously.

As for the sea lizard he mentioned, it should be the sea beast under Fang Chen's feet. Looking closer, it does look like a lizard, but its skin is blue.

"Don't be afraid. I'm just curious. Since you often feed on these sea beasts, why haven't you given birth to any physical cultivators?"

Fang Chen also went straight to the point and asked his doubts.

To be honest, this is not a question that only popped up after seeing them.

In terms of Qi and blood power, the residents of Yuehua Fairy City are no weaker than the people in front of them. After all, they all live in symbiosis with the body-strengthening blood vine.

But no one in Yuehua Fairy City could become a physical cultivator.

As for Dian Chu's body cultivation method, it is not suitable for people who have already embarked on the path of immortality. In Fang Chen's opinion, there are obviously problems with it.

That's why he wanted to ask these people and hear if they had any unique insights.

"I see. Senior, you don't know that the physical cultivation techniques are all in the hands of the Demonic Cultivation Alliance. We mortals can only rely on hunting sea beasts to increase our strength, but we have no idea how to gather the power of qi and blood to become physical cultivators."

The person who spoke earlier was relieved when he heard what Fang Chen said and immediately explained.

"That's it."

Fang Chen also nodded. The situation encountered by this group of people was exactly the same as that of the residents of Yuehua Fairy City. They all had strong Qi and blood power, but they didn't know how to condense the Qi and blood power.

These people still have hope, which is the Golden Body Technique similar to the Sea Demon Gang. They have never been exposed to spiritual energy, but it is still possible to use spiritual energy to force the qi and blood in their bodies to appear.

And compared to mortals with no basics, they obviously have more advantages.

After all, their physiques are stronger and it is less likely for them to run into risks when absorbing spiritual energy.

Seeing that Fang Chen seemed satisfied with his answer, the man added, "It's a pity that we were not born in Xunyue Sea. I heard that it is the headquarters of the Sea Demon Gang. As long as you meet certain requirements, you can receive the body cultivation method and join the Sea Demon Gang."

"Xunyue Sea Area?"

Fang Chen was a little surprised to hear the name of the Sea Demon Gang here, but he was more interested in another word in the man's words.

"Could it be that you are from another place, Senior? This Xingyue Sea is divided into nine sea areas according to the directions. This is the Duiyue Sea area, which is due west of the Xingyue Sea area..."

After a conversation, Fang Chen indeed obtained information about the Star-Moon Sea that he had never heard of before.

The Star-Moon Sea where the Demon Cultivator Alliance is entrenched is just a general term that includes nine total sea areas. The demon cultivators named the nine sea areas according to the corresponding directions of the Nine Palaces.

"But why do these demon cultivators add the word 'moon' when naming themselves? Is it related to the name of the Star-Moon Sea?"

Fang Chen didn't think there was anything special about the naming of the Nine Palaces, but what puzzled him was that there was a word "moon" after each of the Nine Palaces.

This is very strange.

Especially combined with the dream he had when he broke through the fifth level of Qi training.

I always feel there is some inexplicable meaning in it.

"Could it be that there is some connection between the Demon Cultivator Alliance and the Moon God Palace? This would explain the layout of the Dragon Armor in the Star-Moon Sea."

With such doubts in mind, Fang Chen followed the path pointed out by the young men and continued to move towards the place where the demon cultivators gathered in Duiyue Sea.

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