Chapter 425: Chapter 2: Fufeng Island, the Island Master Competition

Lin Chen nodded upon hearing this.

Over the past three months, he had heard this from the ship’s crew.

Not only that, he also knew.

The Fufeng Clan is one of the three major clans of the Meteor Islands.

They occupy the Fufeng Main Island, wield considerable influence, commanding thousands of cultivators and over a hundred islands.

Their enterprises span across shipping, fishing, spiritual ores, pills, and various other sectors.

So, the Fufeng Clan’s reputation in Ying State being larger than in Qing State is not an exaggeration.

At this moment, True Man Fufeng sighed and said:

"Meteor Islands, three major clans, occupying the resource-rich Fufeng Islands..."

"But, this is just the outsider’s view. For our Fufeng family, the position of Island Master is nearing its end."

"When that time comes, the vast Fufeng Clan will fall from grace..."

Lin Chen was not surprised by this, and merely said:

"Taoist Friend Fufeng is indeed a long-lived person..."

Lin Chen naturally saw that True Man Fufeng was in the Nascent Soul Late Period.

But had already lived for over a thousand years.

The lifespan limit for a Nascent Soul Cultivator is only a thousand years.

He must have consumed many pills to extend his lifespan.

However good the pills may be, there is always an end.

Currently, even if True Man Fufeng rarely acts, he likely has only a few decades left to live.

This is also why Lin Chen provided those pills to True Man Fufeng.

In a few decades, if lucky, perhaps the Fufeng Clan could cultivate another Nascent Soul True Man.

This is the limit Lin Chen can reach...

Thinking about this, Lin Chen handed over the contents of the storage bag.

"Senior Fufeng, this storage bag contains items that you will need."

True Man Fufeng took the storage bag and swept his divine sense over it.

With an amazed look on his face, he exclaimed:

"Taoist Friend Lin is indeed generous, these pills probably value a ten million Spirit Stones, right?"

Lin Chen said nothing.

Ten million Spirit Stones is the market price in Meteor Islands.

Here, Spirit Plant cultivation is challenging, so the pill prices are twice as high as in Qing State.

Five million is the price in Qing State...

But to Lin Chen, these pills are worthless.

Great Xia is already able to produce them in batches...

But in True Man Fufeng’s eyes, these pills equivalent to ten million Spirit Stones have already matched the total profit of a single shipping voyage for him.

Logically said, True Man Fufeng should be very satisfied.

But he still shook his head and refused.

"Taoist Friend Lin, these pills cannot save my Fufeng Race, distant water cannot quench near thirst..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen became more curious, it sounds like the Fufeng Clan has met with recent difficulties.

So, Lin Chen asked:

"Taoist Friend Fufeng, just speak directly."

Seeing this, True Man Fufeng nodded and said:

"Meteor Islands have four major clans: the Situ Race, Xiahou Race, Fufeng Race, and Zongzheng Race..."

"Among these four clans, the Situ Race is the strongest, Xiahou is second."

"Alas, it’s embarrassing to say. Although our Fufeng family occupies an island, I am the only Nascent Soul True Man left, even weaker than the Zongzheng Race..."

"And the position of Island Master is decided by a contest every fifty years, each of the four clans sends their strongest member, whoever wins gets the rights to the islands for the next fifty years."

"If we lose, Fufeng Island might have to be renamed to Zongzheng Island..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen almost fully understood the current predicament of the Fufeng Clan.

The vast Ying State is not "unowned territory".

Its true owner is naturally in the sky.

But just like Qing State’s Wenda Sect, Ying State also has an absolute overlord that governs this vast Ying State.

This force is called the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

As the name implies, it is not an independent force, but many forces linked together, setting rules for collective development.

All Island Masters, like the three Island Masters of the Meteor Islands, are allotted by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

The allocation method is simple, whoever is the strongest becomes the master.

However, there are four major clans in the Meteor Islands, but only three main islands.

Currently, the weakest Fufeng Clan naturally becomes the target.

The vast Fufeng Clan, commanding over a hundred islands, overseeing thousands of cultivators, earning millions of Spirit Stones annually.

No one can resist this piece of fat meat.

Originally, the Fufeng Clan wouldn’t have worried.

But on the sea ship, Lin Chen heard the two sons of the Fufeng patriarch died in a maritime disaster fifteen years ago.

This is also why True Man Fufeng, whose lifespan is nearing its end, has brought his two grandsons and a granddaughter across the sea...

Out of the three Nascent Soul Cultivators, only True Man Fufeng remains.

Although the Nascent Soul is still present, with True Man Fufeng’s strength, he could only bully those below Nascent Soul.

Against those of the same rank, or even early Nascent Soul, True Man Fufeng might not be a match...

Thinking about this, Lin Chen asked:

"When is the Island Master contest? What are the specific rules for participation?"

Seeing Lin Chen’s interest, True Man Fufeng quickly said:

"The contest is in half a year, occurring every fifty years. Each of the four clans invites their strongest cultivator to compete, regardless of whether they are from the family or not..."

"Eliminate one, and the remaining three clans become the Island Masters."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen had already made some guesses.

Perhaps True Man Fufeng had previously returned to Qing State to invite a Nascent Soul True Man to make a move.

But perhaps he hadn’t succeeded, as the Demon Sect war was too severe.

He never expected to rescue Lin Chen on the sea, and upon learning of Lin Chen’s strength, he naturally wanted to give it a try.

It was only right for Lin Chen to lend a hand.

But being cautious, Lin Chen still said:

"I can help you, but I don’t have guaranteed confidence in winning..."

Although confident in his abilities, Lin Chen was unfamiliar with the situation in the Meteor Islands as he had just arrived.

He naturally didn’t dare to be overconfident.

However, upon hearing Lin Chen’s agreement, True Man Fufeng was overjoyed and said:

"With Taoist Friend Lin here, success is assured!"

Lin Chen felt somewhat odd upon hearing this.

He himself was not assured, yet this True Man Fufeng seemed even more confident than he was?

"Taoist Friend Lin, if you wish, you can stay at my Fufeng Islands for some days."

"My Fufeng Islands boast quite abundant resources, and there are several islands that are tranquil with very rich spiritual energy."

"You can choose any island as your cultivation cave..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen didn’t refuse and nodded in agreement.

So in the next few days, Lin Chen took Xiaoya to explore these Meteor Islands.

Like Lin Chen, Xiaoya was also visiting the Meteor Islands for the first time and was very curious.

Lin Chen mainly observed the local customs, power distribution, and observed which resources were useful to him.

Lin Chen marveled at the vastness of the Meteor Islands.

Hundreds of islands speckled like stars across the archipelago.

Large islands like Fufeng Island can have a main island with areas reaching hundreds of thousands of square kilometers.

Small islands, ranging from tens to thousands of square kilometers.

Island groups were separated by straits, with some standing thousands of kilometers apart, others more than a hundred thousand kilometers apart...

Overall, if including the sea areas between islands.

A single Meteor Islands equals the size of the Qing State’s Eastern Domain.

No wonder Ying State is known as the largest among the Five Great States.

Large island groups like Meteor Islands are found plenty in Ying State.

After staying at the main port of Meteor Islands for three days, Lin Chen followed True Man Fufeng back to the Fufeng Islands.

On this journey, Lin Chen felt he was being watched.

True Man Fufeng informed him that it was the other three great clans.

After all, the Island Master competition was imminent, and everyone knew if nothing unexpected happened, Fufeng Island would change ownership.

Therefore, they wanted to see if the Fufeng Clan had any hidden cards left.

Upon returning to Fufeng Island, Lin Chen quickly chose a secluded little island for retreat.

The island only spanned tens of square kilometers, small in area but very tranquil.

Most importantly, the island was rich in spiritual energy, quite rare.

As the island was known for a type of gray stone, it was called Grey Stone Island.

After Lin Chen arrived at Grey Stone Island, True Man Fufeng stopped all mining operations.

He personally established a cultivation dwelling for Lin Chen where he was arranged to cultivate.

Any request Lin Chen agreed to was granted to him...

Clearly, Lin Chen was treated as an honored guest.

...

Thus, one month later.

Grey Stone Island.

Lin Chen felt the arrays set up in the cultivation dwelling, nodding with satisfaction.

"Not bad, this Spirit Gathering Array makes the spiritual energy within the dwelling denser by thirty percent."

"With the shielding restrictions, there’s no worry about being watched by others."

Lin Chen spent a month personally setting up several arrays.

This greatly increased his sense of security.

After finishing all this, Lin Chen took out a Spiritual Peach and ate it in a few bites.

The three thousand Spiritual Peaches given by Peach Demon Elder were almost consumed by Lin Chen.

These Spiritual Peaches provided Lin Chen with quite a bit of cultivation; losing them would be a pity...

Luckily, Lin Chen now possessed better items for cultivation.

With a slight movement in his heart, a thumb-sized, crystal-clear Pill appeared, suspended in front of Lin Chen.

Tiandan!

Indeed, this was the Supreme Pills infused with all cultivation and spirituality by True Man Tiandan.

Throughout Qing State, no, even in the Five Great States, there may be only this one pill...

As for the grade of this pill, Lin Chen didn’t know, but he estimated it had reached Fifth Grade, possibly the Sixth Grade level!

"With this Tiandan, the time to break through to the Nascent Soul Late Period will be greatly shortened!"

Confidence flashed in Lin Chen’s eyes.

Then, he sat cross-legged, activating the Evergreen Technique.

Simultaneously employing special Secret Techniques, guiding the Pill Qi from the Tiandan into his meridians.

The remaining Pill Qi circulated in front of Lin Chen before entering his Dantian, transforming into pure spiritual energy.

Lin Chen immediately felt a surge of refreshment, sensing a slight increase in cultivation.

About two-hour later, Lin Chen contentedly stored the Tiandan in the Profound Celestial Treasure Gourd.

"Tsk tsk, if directly consuming the Tiandan, I might immediately break through the Nascent Soul Late Period..."

"But doing so would be a waste; it’s not worth it!"

Lin Chen shook his head.

The best way to use the Tiandan to enhance cultivation is naturally to gradually absorb its Pill Qi.

Doing so is likely enough to cultivate Lin Chen to Nascent Soul Perfection.

Yet direct consumption would at most push Lin Chen into Nascent Soul Late Period.

Long-term development was clearly what Lin Chen sought after.

Anyways, after coming to Ying State, he has plenty of time.

Upon absorbing all the spiritual energy from the Tiandan, Lin Chen took out a Nanobag.

Looking at the Nanobag, Lin Chen felt somewhat complicated.

This Nanobag contained the entire wealth of the Blood-eyed Old Demon...