As late October approached, Zhao Lin returned to Chiwei Island and settled down in the post house.

Meditate every day and practice casting spells in the water by going to the beach.

Although he is confident in his own strength, he is lenient in expecting the enemy, even if he only becomes stronger, he has an extra chance to save his life.

Taking advantage of the interval in cultivation, he recorded the four second-order spells in the spiritual diagram on the jade slip he carried.

Water Spell, Water Demon Fist: Mastery, Cap Mastery.

Ice Spell, Ice Hammer: Mastery, Cap Completion.

Earth-Walking Spell, Mountain Split: Mastery, Cap Mastery.

No Attribute Spells, Fixation: Mastery, Cap Mastery.

"The underwater fighting method, the water movement spell is naturally the first choice, and the water demon fist needs to be practiced more."

"Coupled with the consummation-level water resistance technique and ice knife technique, even if you encounter a master at the peak of qi refining, you are sure to be invincible."

A few days later, Gan Xingquan came to visit.

Gan Xingquan is the captain of the island, and last time he led Zhao Lin and others to the sea to carry out a mission.

He was accompanied by an old man, four young and five monks.

"They are the array mages sent by the Lord of Chu Island to carry out tasks with you, Sun Jue, Wang Yunzhi, Wei Chong, and Ye Mingkuan."

Gan Xingquan introduced the four young monks to Zhao Lin, and then said to the four: "This is Zhao Lin, after you go to sea, you will follow him and obey his command." ”

"Yes!"

The four array mages were not very old, all of them were around twenty-five or sixteen years old, and they each stepped forward to greet Zhao Lin.

The old man had gray hair, wrinkles on his face, and he was seventy or eighty years old, to say the least.

When Gan Xingquan introduced, his words were quite respectful, "This is Chao Lao." ”

The old man smiled slightly and said, "Old man, I am glad to meet." ”

"Luckily!"

Zhao Lin responded with a smile, secretly saying pity in his heart.

When the Qi Hope Technique was cultivated to the fullest, he not only saw that Chao Duan's cultivation was the ninth level of Qi refining, but he could also accurately identify that this person's realm had reached the peak of Qi refining.

The peak of qi refining refers to the opening of all one hundred and eight spiritual apertures, and the expansion of the meridians has also been completed, meeting all the conditions for impacting the foundation.

It's a pity that not every cultivator who is at the peak of Qi refining can build a successful foundation, and countless of them have fallen, and if they are young, they will have the opportunity to get up and try again.

But at Chao Duan's age, there must be no hope of building a foundation in this life, so Zhao Lin felt sorry.

After the introduction, Gan Xingquan pulled Zhao Lin aside and said in a low voice: "There are not many formation mages on the island, you have to protect them." ”

"Don't look at their cultivation is not low, but they have basically never practiced the art of attacking, and they lack experience in fighting methods, and when they encounter the cultivators of the Earth Dark Sect, I am afraid that they will not be able to survive even a few breaths."

Zhao Lin Zhengse said: "Senior Gan, rest assured, Zhao will do his best." ”

In fact, even if Gan Xing didn't say anything, Zhao Lin would do his best to protect these array mages, in case of casualties, even if he killed all the monks of the Earth Dark Sect, there would be no way to take Zhutan.

Gan Xingquan nodded, "Elder Chao has already reached the age of retirement, and he is willing to take risks for this mission, and his character can rest assured." ”

Zhao Lin knew in his heart that this kind of elderly monk had no hope of breaking through the realm, and in addition to self-cultivation, he generally spent his energy on studying the Dao method.

Maybe the realm has declined slightly, but the polemic power is even stronger than when he was young, and he can be called old and strong.

Gan Xingquan continued: "I will inform all the monks on the mission about this matter, you don't object, do you? ”

Zhao Lin smiled: "Of course, it is better if someone is willing to join." ”

After Gan Xingquan left, Zhao Lin invited the five of them to sit in his room.

Since we are working together, we must build a good relationship and build trust with each other.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Lin said to several array mages, "Is it convenient to know how to arrange the mechanism?" ”

The organ is one of the formations, and Zhao Lin did not specialize in learning, so he only knew a little bit about it.

Sun Jue, the leader of the four, said with a smile: "In fact, there is nothing mysterious, the function of the organ is single, there are only array stones, no array disk, and it is easier to arrange than the magic circle." ”

As he spoke, he took out six dark brown array stones and showed them to Zhao Lin.

Zhao Lin took the array stone, and saw that it was carved with neat array patterns, arranged into various shapes such as diamonds, stars, and octagons.

The trace of aura that leaked out gave people a sense of sabre-rattling, but other than that, it was not much different from an ordinary magic circle.

Zhao Lin returned the array stone to Sun Jue and asked a more critical question: "How long will it take to dismantle and arrange a mechanism?" ”

Sun Jue thought for a while and replied: "The arrangement of the organ is simple, if there is no disturbance, the four of us can cooperate and complete it within a quarter of an hour." ”

"It's a bit cumbersome to dismantle, depending on the complexity of the agency. Overall, it's a little longer than setting up the traps. ”

After listening to this, Zhao Lin thought in his heart, if it is calculated according to the fact that there are eight organs in a Pearl Beach, at this speed, it will take two hours to occupy a Pearl Beach at the earliest.

And that's without bothering.

There is a lot of movement in dismantling the magic circle, and if you want to let the formation mage arrange the mechanism with peace of mind, you must first eradicate most of the Earth Dark Sect monks, otherwise the formation mage will be in danger.

Chu Hongtian sent Chao Duan to assist him, and it must have been to protect these four array mages, and in case he encountered a strong enemy, he also had a helper by his side.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lin politely said to Chao Duan: "May I ask Elder Chao, what spells are you proficient in?" ”

Chao Duan laughed and said, "The old man has lived for eighty years, and he doesn't have any proficient spells, just a little bit of a water wheel wall spell." ”

The Water Wheel Wall is a second-order water defense spell that forms a rotating wall of water around the body after casting, which can defend against various attack spells.

The spell defense range is extremely large, which means that Chao Duan can use this spell to protect the four vulnerable array mages.

Zhao Lin thought that Chu Hongtian was thoughtful, and specially matched a suitable candidate, so that he had no worries.

At the moment, he said sincerely: "Zhao Mou's strength is thin and his strength is limited, and he has to rely on Chao Lao a lot." ”

Chao Duan smiled and said: "It's easy to say, the old man has heard of Zhao Daoyou's deeds, and he admires it in his heart." ”

"Anyone who can use a little bit of old ability, just command, don't be polite."

Hearing this, Zhao Lin's heart was relieved, the other party was so interesting that it would be easy to do, and he was most afraid of meeting someone who relied on the old and sold the old, and he would do everything against himself, but he would drag his feet.

A few days later, Gan Xingquan sent guards to the post house and informed them that the monks on this mission had basically arrived, and they could also move into the camp to familiarize themselves with it in advance, and then they would have a good time.

Zhao Lin, Chao Duan, Sun Jue and the others did not delay, and immediately set off.

When I walked into the camp, there were ten monks sitting in the center of the camp, and they were talking together.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the monks turned their heads to look at each other.

Zhao Lin glanced at it, secretly surprised in his heart.

Among the ten people, except for one person, whose cultivation is the eighth layer of qi refining, the rest are all at the ninth level of qi refining, and two of them are at the peak of qi refining!

And depending on the age, they are all between thirty and fifty years old, and there is no one who is too young or old.

Such a lineup is much stronger than last time.

"Fellow Daoists, in Xia Zhaolin, come here to carry out the mission, please take care of me!"

Zhao Lin made a circle, and then casually found an empty seat to sit down, without the slightest restraint.

Chao Duan, Sun Jue and the others only arched their hands, and did not introduce themselves, and sat down next to Zhao Lin.

Everyone was amazed, wondering what was the origin of this man?

Zhao Lin's cultivation was only at the seventh level of qi refining, and he was actually the head of the six, and even Chao Duan, who was at the peak of qi refining, was willing to be behind.

"It turned out to be Zhao Daoyou, in Xia Xu Zhongyong, from Tianqing Prefecture."

After a moment of silence, a monk with slender cheeks and a Confucian dress spoke.

This person was quite talkative, not only was he the first to say hello, but also very enthusiastically introduced everyone present to Zhao Lin one by one.

Zhao Lin responded with a smile, remembering everyone's names and appearances in his heart.

The most impressive thing was naturally the two peak Qi refining cultivators, and Xu Zhongyong also solemnly introduced the two.

Sitting in the center, the big man with the hair of a golden knife is named Du Zhen, this person is majestic, and he is more than a head taller than others.

The other person is Chang Jianqiu, a middle-aged monk with an ordinary appearance but extremely sharp eyes.

After a few pleasantries, Zhao Lin asked with a smile, "What did you talk about just now?" ”

Xu Zhongyong also smiled: "What else can we talk about?" Of course, it's a matter of going to sea, I don't know if Zhao Daoyou has been here to perform a mission before? ”

Zhao Lin hesitated for a moment, decided to tell the truth, and said calmly: "Yes." ”

Xu Zhongyong's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said: "That's really a coincidence, Du Daoyou and Chang Daoyou have also been here, Du Daoyou killed three Earth Dark Sect monks, and Chang Daoyou also has a head in the account." ”

Zhao Lin admired when he heard this: "The two of them are strong in their means, and Zhao admires them." ”

Chang Jianqiu returned the salute and said lightly: "It's just a fluke." ”

Du Zhen's expression remained unchanged, and he only nodded, which was regarded as a response.

Xu Zhongyong didn't ask about Zhao Lin's record, and seemed to think that if he could save his life, he was already very remarkable.

Then he continued: "I also mentioned one thing just now, originally this task only required the cultivation of the water resistance technique to a small level, but in the middle of the month, it suddenly changed, and it required at least a mastery level. ”

"Not only that, but the rewards have also increased! The spirit stones and good deeds exchanged for collecting spirit beads were fifty percent higher than the original, and the good deeds of killing the monks of the Earth Dark Sect had risen from two hundred to five hundred. ”

"In fact, I have been paying attention to this task, and I feel that the risk is not proportional to the return, so I didn't want to receive it until I found out about this change."

"That's a good thing."

Zhao Lin replied casually, and finally understood why the strength of the monks who came this time was two levels stronger than before, it seems that Chu Hongtian deliberately raised the threshold of the task in order to attract masters to join, and also increased the reward.

Xu Zhongyong nodded, suddenly remembered something, raised his voice and said, "Do you know? Two years ago, someone had killed fourteen Earth Dark Sect cultivators! ”

"How is that possible?"

"Is the Earth Dark Sect monk papier-mâché?"

"The rumors are not credible, they must be exaggerated......"

Everyone was shocked at first, and then they spoke out one after another to express their disbelief.

Xu Zhongyong's face showed a smug expression, "Don't hide it from you, I have a friend who came to Chiwei Island two years ago, and it was a mission with that person!" ”

"He saw it with his own eyes, and it was true."

Du Zhen asked, "What's that person's name?" ”

Xu Zhongyong frowned and thought for a while, and said, "It seems that the surname is Zhao." ”

Du Zhen snorted lightly and said: "Such a person, it should be famous in the whole sect, why have you never heard of it?" ”

Xu Zhongyong was asked, and after thinking for a long time, he found an explanation: "Maybe it's to protect this person and prevent the assassination of people from the Earth Dark Sect." ”

"And my sect and the Earth Dark Sect are at peace on the surface, and this kind of thing is not easy to publicize."

The crowd was skeptical, but they didn't ask any further.

Chao Duan and the four array mages naturally knew that the person they were talking about was Zhao Lin, but they didn't say anything.

Du Zhen suddenly said: "The monks of the Earth Dark Sect are good at water warfare, and they often haunt groups of three or five, if they encounter it alone, I am afraid that they will have to worry about their lives." ”

"We'd better be the same, what do you think?"

Xu Zhongyong was the first to raise his hand in response, "Yes, cooperation is strong, division is weak, and it should be so." ”

Du Zhen nodded and said: "In my experience, the submarine fighting method is best within five people, no matter how much it is easy to be chaotic, it can't be taken care of." ”

Speaking of this, there was a pause, "Who wants to form a team with me?" ”

"Me."

"And me."

Xu Zhongyong said to a monk.

"Stop!"

There were still a few people who wanted to agree, Du Zhen raised his hand, signaled that this was the end, turned his head to look at Chao Duan behind Zhao Lin, and asked, "Is this fellow Daoist willing to join?" ”

Want to dig into the wall?

Zhao Lin sneered in his heart, his surface was silent, he sat upright, and his eyelids did not blink.

Chao Duan smiled and said, "We are in a group of six, so we won't join the others." ”

Du Zhen frowned slightly, and looked at Chang Jianqiu again.

"I'm sorry, Chang is used to being alone."

Chang Jianqiu replied very dryly.

A trace of anger flashed in Du Zhen's eyes, and he said with a calm face: "Since you don't want to, then so be it!" ”

The scene was a little embarrassing for a while, and even Xu Zhongyong stopped talking.

After sitting for a while, it was getting late, and everyone went to rest in their rooms.

The next day, two more Qi Refining Ninth Layer monks arrived at the camp, and the number of people on the mission reached as many as eighteen.

Everyone went to the beach every day to practice underwater, and seized the time to practice water warfare.

As the date approached, the atmosphere became more and more tense, and everyone knew in their hearts that the increase in the reward of the mission meant that the risk also increased.

The night before departure, Gan Xingquan came to the camp and taught everyone the mudra to use in this mission.

"This seal is called the Falling Fan Seal, and there are thirteen variations, which respectively indicate forward, stop, turn, retreat, distress, warning, danger lifting, ......"

Gan Xingquan said as he spread his palm, his thumb buckled at the base of his middle finger, his little finger cocked, and the three fingers of his index finger, middle finger, and ring finger opened.

The hand shape changed, pinched out a handprint, and sent out various mana fluctuations.

Everyone practiced for a while, and soon mastered it.

Next, just like the previous time, Gan Xingquan circulated the map of the sea to everyone, and explained how to collect spirit beads and various matters that need attention.

Although Zhao Lin already knew it, he still listened to it again word for word. (End of chapter)