in2ebook Chapter 82 Island Life
Chapter 82 Island Life
Spring is deepening, and the sun is shining brightly.
A handsome young man in blue was leaning against a lakeside pavilion, resting with his eyes closed. He was holding a fishing rod in his hand, clearly tired from waiting to go fishing.
Beneath the lake, a fish stealthily approached the bait, about to bite it, when suddenly, a loud "boom" rang out from the ground, startling the boy so much that his body trembled reflexively, and the fishing rod shook along with it. The fish in the water had already turned and fled in fright.
The boy, Chu Wenqing, opened his eyes and turned to look at the place where the explosion had come from, where thick black smoke was rising.
Then, as if it were nothing new, he turned his head back and continued fishing, muttering to himself, "Sigh, looks like my senior sister has blown up the stove again."
Ever since discovering a spiritual plant garden on the back mountain, my senior sister would run out before dawn every day to pick spiritual plants, and then she would excitedly study her various strange pills. Later, she felt that it was not safe to refine pills in the house, so she simply dug a cave near the spiritual plant garden and hid inside all day to refine pills.
Every day, there would be some kind of big commotion on the back mountain. At first, everyone was frightened and thought something terrible had happened, but after a while, everyone got used to it and at most felt a jolt from the explosion.
Of course, it wasn't just my senior sister; everyone had had a very fulfilling month.
He spends his days fishing, enjoying the scenery, and occasionally providing Su Luo with some novel-based tips for breaking through formations. He lives a very carefree life.
This was the first time he had ever lived such a carefree and comfortable life since transmigrating into the novel's world! If it weren't for his master and junior brothers suffering in the Lingxiao Sect, and those two treasure spirit stone mines, he would have been so happy that he didn't want to leave!
Su Luo is the hardest working. Every day she either stays in her room studying the formations or goes out to find other formations on the island and try to break them. She has already broken seven of them and is now focusing all her efforts on breaking the last one.
It has to be said that Su Luo really has a talent for formations!
If the people of the Spirit Realm knew that she had reached such a level in less than two months, they would probably beg her to join their sect! Especially those people from the Tianyi Sect, they would definitely regret it to the core!
As for Lin Ji, because he felt sorry for Su Luo and thought she was working too hard, he had been learning cooking from her for more than a month. Now his cooking skills have greatly improved, and he makes all kinds of delicious food to reward everyone every day.
Although Chu Wenqing knew that Lin Ji's main purpose was to feed Su Luo, and that he and his senior sister were just incidental.
Thinking of this, Chu Wenqing couldn't help but smile like an aunt.
These two have been getting along better lately, and there's a clear hint of romance between them. They'll probably be making it official soon!
Just then, the fishing rod twitched, and Chu Wenqing snapped out of his daze. He quickly got up and pulled the fishing rod up, revealing a plump and lively grass carp on the hook.
"Haha! I caught one!" Chu Wenqing shouted, and at the same time, he quickly unhooked the fish and put the grass carp into the wooden bucket.
Seeing that it was still early, Chu Wenqing sat down again, ready to continue fishing, while already thinking about how to have fish for dinner.
Finally, his eyes lit up.
"Let's have boiled fish for dinner tonight!"
Thinking of the spicy and fragrant boiled fish, Chu Wenqing almost couldn't help but drool and smiled so hard his eyes narrowed.
Everyone was busy with their own things, so no one noticed what was happening inside the bamboo house. Lin Ji was making pastries in the kitchen, thinking that Su Luo would be the first to taste them when she returned.
During this time, Su Luo would always praise the food he made, and Lin Ji felt as sweet as honey when he thought of the girl's sweet smile.
Suddenly, he stopped moving, the smile on his face vanished instantly, and he looked up, staring coldly at the wisp of black mist floating in the corner of the kitchen.
The black mist had a low profile and concealed its aura, so only Lin Ji's cultivation level could detect it.
Lin Ji was very displeased, but thinking that this guy probably had something urgent to attend to, he turned around and walked towards the room, coldly saying, "Follow me."
The black mist followed slowly, and the moment it entered the room, the entire room was instantly encased in a barrier.
As the black mist dissipated, Cang Yan finally appeared. He knelt respectfully on the ground, bowing his head, "Young Master."
Lin Ji didn't respond, but poured himself a cup of tea. After a while, he finally spoke: "I told you not to bother me unless it's important. What urgent matter do you have that makes you so bold as to show up here on your own?"
Lin Ji knew that Cang Yan had been hiding and following them not far away, so he simply pretended that the other party did not exist. He did not expect that Cang Yan would suddenly risk appearing in his room today. Fortunately, there was no one in the room!
Cang Yan said with a cold expression, "Young Master, the situation is really urgent, and I have no choice but to come to you. Just now, I received a secret letter from the Demon Realm. The letter said that the Right Protector has discovered your existence and has sent more than ten elites to come to you with General Lu."
Lin Ji paused in his tea-drinking motion, looked up, and asked, "General Lu?"
“General Lu Yan, he is the only son of the Right Protector. He is a rare young genius who has already made many military achievements at the age of twenty and is renowned in the Demon Realm. Since the Right Protector sent General Lu to find you, they probably have a lot of clues.”
"With so many people smuggling themselves from the Demon Realm to the Spirit Realm, is the Myriad Manifestations Sea just for show?"
Lin Ji remembered Su Luo mentioning that the Myriad Manifestations Sea, which separates the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm, can cause cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage to lose all their cultivation. How could people from the Demon Realm possibly come here? Even if they could, they would probably face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.
"Young Master, you may not know this, but the two great protectors of the Demon Realm each possess a unique array that allows one to travel back and forth between the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm. That's how I got here."
As he spoke, Cang Yan pulled out a dark compass and showed it to Lin Ji. "They probably came through the same method. Young Master, the situation is very bad for you! I'm worried that those people are here to assassinate you."
Lin Ji's eyes suddenly turned terrifying. "What are you afraid of? I'm about to advance in rank, so I'll use them to practice my skills."
Cang Yan's eyes lit up. "You're going to advance in rank so soon?"
Since the death of the previous Demon Lord, the Demon Realm has had no Nascent Soul cultivators for over a decade. If it weren't for the few Nascent Soul elders in the Spirit Realm being busy with secluded cultivation, the Spirit Realm would probably have already come and destroyed the Demon Realm!
Now, the Demon Realm is about to have a Nascent Soul cultivator! The Demon Realm will surely rise again!
Cang Yan suppressed his excitement, cleared his throat, and continued, "But, Young Master, even if those people can't do much harm to you, you're still not safe here."
"Oh?"
"The Right Protector is too cunning and ambitious. I believe that he sent General Lu and the others to find you, probably to try to delay you and prevent you from returning to the Demon Realm. Now that there is no Demon King in the Demon Realm and no one knows of your existence, and since I am not here to check him, the Right Protector can only launch a coup by taking advantage of this opportunity!"
"If he were to truly ascend to the throne of Demon Lord, he would undoubtedly lead an army of millions of demons to try and eliminate you. And if he were to discover the existence of your friends..."
Cang Yan didn't continue speaking, but both of them understood what was going on.
As expected, the moment Su Luo and the others were mentioned, Lin Ji immediately put down his teacup, unleashing a powerful aura. He stared intently at him, his dark eyes devoid of any emotion, yet radiating a chilling coldness.
Cang Yan's entire body was stiff as iron.
He knew he couldn't easily mention "Su Luo"! That girl was far too important to the young master, but she was also his weakness! Only if things threatened her would the young master be willing to return to the Demon Realm!
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Ji withdrew his oppressive aura, closed his eyes, and then waved for Cang Yan to stand up, saying, "Get up."
Cang Yan stood up and tentatively asked, "Then you..."
Lin Ji stood up and said, "You leave first, and wait for me in the South China Sea in two days."
Overjoyed, Cang Yan finally obeyed and withdrew, transforming into black mist and disappearing into the air.
Lin Ji pondered for a long time before extending his divine sense, quickly locating Su Luo, who was still in the bamboo forest trying to decipher the formation. The girl was still busy in the bamboo forest, and even though she was covered in dirt, her eyes still sparkled with a lively light, clearly indicating that she was enjoying herself.
Lin Ji pursed his lips tightly.
With his advancement imminent, he absolutely couldn't let Su Luo discover that he was lying to her! Besides, there were still hidden dangers in the Demon Realm that needed to be dealt with; he really had to leave...