Asura Continent

Dong Ling'er looked at Lu Yang in astonishment. Her eyes were filled with complicated emotions before she took him and soared into the sky.

As the two flew across the vast ocean, Dong Ling'er slapped her storage pouch and took out a small, round magic treasure. The magic treasure was entirely black and it was impossible to tell what material it was made of. There were countless carvings of lines and some ancient characters that Lu Yang could not understand. While looking at the item in her hand, she was also determining the direction.

"This is?" Although Lu Yang did not know what this thing was, he could still see its use. It could search for directions on the sea.

Dong Ling'er didn't hide anything. "This is a compass. You've never seen it before, right?"

Lu Yang had indeed not seen the compass before, but he had heard of it before. He frowned and said, "The compass is a test of the feng shui, do you think it's something to look at misfortune?"

Dong Ling Er chuckled when she heard that. She laughed for a while before saying, "It seems like you don't know much about the situation in the cultivation world. That compass you're talking about is actually the kind that Mr. Feng Shui of the mortal world uses. However, this treasure here is a compass. Not only is it useful for measuring wind and water, but it can also ascertain one's position. "

"However, we are all immortals, who would believe in Feng Shui and Fearful Ji? If you do, then there's no need to cultivate." Dong Ling'er changed the topic. "If you fly on the sea without a compass guiding you, you'll easily lose your bearings." As the saying goes, taking the wrong step will take a long time. Do you understand the purpose of the compass now? "

Lu Yang looked at the compass and found that it was indeed a good item. If there was a chance in the future, it was best to get one. He asked, "Do you have any extra compasses?"

Dong Ling'er looked at Lu Yang warily, put away the compass and said, "You aren't trying to steal my money are you?!"

"Why should I steal from you?" Lu Yang sneered, "Even if you gave it to me, I still wouldn't know how to control it."

Dong Ling'er thought about it and realized Lu Yang was right. She said seriously, "It's not that I don't want to give you the compass, but this compass is a gift from my foster father. If I give it to you, my foster father won't be happy." She did not give Lu Yang a compass, nor did she tell him how to use it.

Lu Yang understood this in his heart, but he did not point it out as he followed behind Dong Ling'er.

After flying for three days, Dong Ling Er's complexion was slightly pale. She patted the storage pouch at her waist and took out a small white bottle. She poured out a drop of spirit liquid and swallowed it. After that, Dong Ling Er kept the small bottle into her storage pouch. Her complexion rapidly improved, and in the blink of an eye, she was back to her peak condition.

Lu Yang glanced at the bottle and was surprised in his heart. This girl was so rich, she actually prepared so much spirit liquid. But after thinking about it for a moment, Lu Yang finally understood. Dong Ling Er was able to cross the ocean to come to the Western Chu Nation, and without sufficient elixirs, how could she cross the ocean? This elixir was probably given to her by her foster father.

An hour later, Dong Ling'er looked at Lu Yang and asked, "Is your spiritual power limitless?"

Lu Yang's heart skipped a beat. That was why he hadn't swallowed anything to recover his spiritual power in the past few days. Besides, he didn't have any spiritual liquid on him other than the spirit stones and pills he had stolen. If he took out those things and swallowed them, God knows how many would be required. Lu Yang was silent for a while and finally decided not to take anything, saying, "Everyone has their own secrets, don't you too?"

Dong Ling'er was startled. She did not expect Lu Yang to say such words. Her mouth moved a few times as if she wanted to say something. However, she swallowed the words that were about to leave her mouth. Dong Ling'er had been secretly observing Lu Yang the entire time. She really wanted to know how Lu Yang had managed to do it, but after watching for a long time, she was still unable to find any results.

Half a month later, there were some islands in front of them. They were scattered across the sea. These islands were not that big and took up an area that was similar to a village. Although the island was covered with dense vegetation, there weren't many rare medicinal herbs. Most of them were ordinary medicinal herbs.

Lu Yang's divine sense moved and quickly scanned the island, asking, "There's someone here?"

Dong Ling Er burst out in laughter and said, "Of course there are people where there are people. Isn't your question superfluous?"

"I didn't mean that. I mean, are there mortals here too?" Lu Yang said seriously.

When she saw Lu Yang correcting her, she did not waste any more words. She nodded and said, "Of course there are people here, they are native to this place, and their skin color is different from that of the humans in the Western Chu Nation. Most of them are brown, and of course, there are many yellow skinned people like us who are descendants of cultivators and mortals."

Along the way, although they did not encounter any tsunami or hurricanes, Lu Yang could tell that the existence of the ocean was extremely dangerous. Cultivators were better off; when encountering small sea winds, they could set up defensive arrays and fly to their lodgings even when encountering large tsunamis. How do these mortals survive? Not to mention whether they can replenish fish every day, even if they can, they cannot resist natural disasters.

All these thoughts flashed through his mind. Lu Yang took a glance at the islands in front of him and said, "Why did these humans come to these islands and then leave in such a hurry?"

Since they have nothing to do, Dong Ling'er explained, "Very simple. These humans are slaves, but they are not slaves in the true sense. They have a portion of freedom and are not restricted from doing things they are unwilling to do. However, in order to survive, they must sell out their labor force. They must go to the surrounding sea to fish for fish and shrimp, gather fruits, and then return back to the island to exchange for the protection of the immortals. "

Lu Yang was stunned for a moment. He was truly unable to understand the living conditions of the cultivators here. He said: "If cultivators don't cultivate all day long, do they still have time to eat fruits?"

Dong Ling Er waved her hand and glanced at Lu Yang. Her gaze clearly said that this was not the case and she continued to speak, "Do you think that cultivators are like cultivators on the Tian Zheng Continent? There is almost nothing else to do besides cultivate every day. This is not the case here. Although there is quite a bit of Spiritual Energy on the island, it cannot be compared with the Spirit River Mountain in the Central Plains. "

Lu Yang seemed to understand something and said, "Are you saying that cultivators rarely train here?"

"Not too little, almost as little as it can be." Dong Ling'er nodded and said, "The cultivators of the Central Plains, other than a few days of rest, spend most of their time here every year." "The cultivators here are the exact opposite. Aside from a few days of cultivation, the rest of their time is spent busy with other matters. If you don't want to fight, you can either enjoy life or play with women …"

Lu Yang really couldn't imagine the situation of the cultivators here. He bitterly smiled and said, "I really want to know how the Nascent Soul stage cultivators here can raise their cultivation level."

Dong Ling'er smiled and said, "You don't know about that. The spiritual energy in the Central Plains is extremely dense, causing the cultivation levels of the cultivators there to increase rapidly." "The spiritual energy here is insufficient, but there are a lot of herbs growing on the island. Cultivators can refine pills and constantly consume them to raise their cultivation. This is the fastest way to raise the cultivation base of the islands in the South Sea and also the most popular way."

Lu Yang's brows tightened as he said, "In other words, almost all of the cultivators of the various islands in the South Sea know how to refine pills?"

"That's right. Almost everyone can concoct pills. Those who can't do so will not be able to raise their cultivation. They will only die in the midst of battle." "It's exactly like this, those cultivators often enjoy it, or perhaps they are enjoying it when they are cultivating together to raise their cultivation …" Dong Ling Er's pretty face reddened when she mentioned Duo Cultivation. She changed the topic. "What a pity. Even if they knew how to refine pills, they might not necessarily be able to do so."

Hearing this, Lu Yang was confused again. Doubts appeared in his mind and he couldn't help but ask: "According to what I know, alchemists are extremely difficult to forge. Without dozens or even hundreds of years of research, one would not be able to become a qualified alchemist. "Also, there aren't many islands to begin with, and there shouldn't be that many herbs. If you were to rely on refining pills to raise your cultivation, how much medicinal herbs would be needed?"

"I don't believe that for thousands of years, there have been so many medicinal herbs here. Even if we were to nurture them the day after tomorrow, I'm afraid that the demand would not meet!" Lu Yang continued, "Moreover, the success rate of refining pills is very low. If all cultivators use pills to raise their cultivation, soon, there will be no pills left to refine …"

Dong Ling Er chuckled and then waved her hand. "Your analysis is correct, but this place is completely different from the Western Chu Nation and the pill refining method is also different."

"Different?" Lu Yang was stunned again and hurriedly asked, "Are there other ways to refine pills?"

Dong Ling Er stuck out her tongue and said, "I was wrong. It's not that the pill refining methods are different, but the formulas required are different." Simply put, the pill formulas of the Central Plains required a large amount of medicinal ingredients, and many of them were extremely precious. This place is different, auxiliary ingredients do not need to be precious, and can be found almost anywhere. However, even though the main ingredient knows where it will appear, the cultivator would not dare to carelessly go there. "

Lu Yang was once again puzzled and asked, "Could it be that there's a powerful demonic beast guarding this place?"

But thinking about it in the blink of an eye, Lu Yang also felt that something was wrong. Although there would be a demon beast guarding treasures, what kind of medicine could make a demon beast stand guard by the side all day long? Lu Yang could not imagine it. At least in all these years, he hadn't encountered any demon beasts that appeared next to a medicinal plant, not even the Thousand Year Fire Lotus or the Thousand Year Snow Lotus.

Dong Ling Er shook her head and said with a smile, "Congratulations, you've guessed wrongly. It's not that there's a demonic beast guarding these treasures, but that you're going to kill it directly."

"Ga!"

Lu Yang sucked in a breath of cold air. He couldn't help but ask, "Killing demon beasts and refining pills?"

"That's right, demonic beasts have demonic cores in their bodies. These demonic cores are one of the necessary recipes for pill refiners in the Southern Sea. Without a suitable demonic core, it is impossible to concoct a pill." Dong Ling'er knew that Lu Yang did not understand and said in detail, "There are no rare herbs here. We can only replace them with demonic cores, and most of the demon beasts in the surrounding areas have been killed. We can only go deeper into the ocean to find them."

As she spoke to here, Dong Ling'er paused for a moment before continuing, "Cultivators in the depths of the ocean rarely go there. It's hard to imagine that there are many demonic beasts there, just like the forests in the southwest of the Western Chu Nation. There are many Stage Four and above beasts everywhere, and there are even some that have reached the Fifth Stage Sixth Stage.

Lu Yang finally understood what was going on. In different places, because the items produced were different, the methods to refine pills were also different. Lu Yang was very interested in the method of refining a medicinal pellet from a demonic beast's inner core so he quickly asked: "Do you have a prescription? If you have one, give me one. Of course, I can also trade things with you. "

Dong Ling'er glanced at Lu Yang. After a moment of silence, she asked, "What good thing do you have? Beast talismans?"

Indeed, Lu Yang still had a lot of Beast Glyphs, but he wasn't going to take them out. Shaking his head, he said, "No, I have a Face Preserving Pill with me. I'll trade it for the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe from you."

Dong Ling Er widened her eyes as she sucked in a breath of cold air. It was as though she had misheard his words. "What did you say? You have a Face Preserving Pill in your hand?"