Chapter 33: Conjecture about the next landing
That afternoon, Chen Xuanlin arrived at the lava cave where Chen Gan'er was cultivating.
While the clan's miscellaneous affairs had been entrusted to the care of the two elders, Chen Qiuluo and Chen Huaigu, matters concerning the clearing of the fog and the connection to the shore were now the sole responsibility of the two cultivators, Chen Gan'er and Chen Xuanlin.
Chen Xuanlin had come this time to discuss the connection to the shore with Chen Gan'er.
After Chen Xuanlin informed Chen Ganer of the hint on the Dead Sea Communicating Monument, Chen Ganer's face changed:
"Brother, Tingquan Island, which ranks two million in strength index, is so difficult to deal with. How can this Rotten Flesh Island be ranked so high? How can it be connected to our island? Is there something wrong with the Dead Sea Communicating Monument?"
Chen Xuanlin's face was still serious. He shook his head and said:
"I'm afraid it's not a problem with the Dead Sea Communicating Monument, but it's really as Liu Miao from Tingquan Island said. Something has happened to the Dead Sea and the gray fog."
When Chen Xuanlin saw the inscription on the Dead Sea Communicating Monument, he also felt a sense of absurdity. He immediately worshipped the Chen family spirit to ask whether this prophecy was true or not.
Zhou Yi, the sacrificial spirit at the time, was also bewildered. He didn't understand why the island connecting to the shore had such a high ranking in terms of power.
It seemed inconsistent with the rules for connecting to the shore after the fog had cleared in the Dead Sea.
Zhou Yi didn't immediately respond to Chen Xuanlin, opting for silence. Chen
Xuanlin, helpless, accepted the truth. Chen Gan'er exhaled, exasperated,
"With such a high ranking and only three cultivators, could this island connecting to the shore contain the legendary Foundation Establishment Immortal? If so, they'd crush us more easily than an ant."
"Connecting to the shore after the fog has cleared is fundamental to the survival of the Dead Sea islands. If the rules for connecting to the shore are disrupted, countless islands will be destroyed."
A gloomy
look crossed Chen Xuanlin's brows. Just as Sanyin Island was recovering, with the spiritual spring and this lava cave, the sacrificial spirit had revived, and the crops in the mountain fields were beginning to be harvested, a great crisis was now upon them.
As the patriarch of the Chen clan, Chen Xuanlin's mood was understandably gloomy.
Normally, the family's development and survival crises would evoke a sense of urgency within him. Now, from the message on the Death Sea Message Monument, he unexpectedly sensed a sense of urgency within the Death Sea and the gray fog.
It was as if the Death Sea and the gray fog were being forced to accelerate.
Chen Gan'er stood up and paced the caverns. After a moment, he paused, turned to look at Chen Xuanlin, and said in a deep voice,
"With such a land approach, how can we respond? With such a disparity in strength, if the other side is an evil island, we'll have to fight to the death."
Chen Gan'er hadn't finished his words.
On the Death Sea, even including Sanyin Island, the stronger side at the land approach was always an evil island.
Perhaps sensing the irritation in Chen Gan'er's eyes, Chen Xuanlin soothed him,
"Just focus on your cultivation. Above the Sea of Death, the rules for those of similar strength to join forces have remained unchanged for generations. Now that it's connected to the Carrion Island, perhaps there's still hope. Perhaps something's happened on the island, not a change in the rules of the Sea of Death."
Chen Gan'er was also speechless. At this point, the only thing he could do was to practice hard.
After discussing with Chen Gan'er, Chen Xuanlin returned to Chenjia Village.
As soon as he entered the village, he met the elder Chen Huaigu.
Chen Huaigu was still covered in mud, and it seemed that he had just returned from the fields.
He stood up straight with a serious face, bowed and said,
"How are you, clan leader?"
Chen Xuanlin immediately returned the greeting, "Clan leader Huaigu, I have been waiting here, but I have something to discuss with you."
Chen Huaigu was still standing at the entrance of the village under the scorching sun, and Chen Xuanlin knew that he was waiting for him.
Chen Huaigu nodded and said,
"I have heard about the message monument of the Dead Sea, and I have a few words to say to the clan leader."
Chen Xuanlin was slightly surprised, but nodded, and went directly to the meeting hall with him.
After entering the meeting hall, Chen Huaigu bowed again and said,
"The matter of the Wukai connecting to the shore is the responsibility of the clan leader and the second elder Gan. Mortals like us have no intention of interfering. What I said was nothing more than nonsense.
I hope the clan leader will not take it to heart." "After hearing about the message monument of the Dead Sea, my heart was in turmoil and I felt increasingly uneasy. So I came to seek out the clan leader."
Chen Xuanlin said gently,
"You are an elder of the clan, the most senior and experienced of the Chen clan. You have witnessed the Wukai connecting to the shore countless times. Why is it wrong for you to ask about the connection? What is it that has caused Elder Huaigu so much concern? If you have any questions, please feel free to speak."
Chen Huaigu sighed,
"It was just an island for mortals connecting to the shore before. It is completely different from the island now inhabited by immortals."
"What I want to say today is that I have a concern. The landing this time is not entirely due to the changes in the Dead Sea and the gray fog, but is interfered with by someone. The one who can interfere with the landing..."
Upon hearing this, the gloom between Chen Xuanlin's brows became thicker, but he did not interrupt Chen Huaigu's words.
Chen Huaigu continued:
"As the patriarch, Xuanlin naturally knows the history of the Chen family. Although the history of the Chen family has been interrupted, he should know a thing or two about why the Chen family has fallen to this point."
Chen Xuanlin said slowly:
"You mean... they are still paying attention to our clan."
Chen Huaigu shook his head and sighed:
"It's just that I am uneasy and have wild thoughts. After all, the Chen family almost perished in the Dead Sea. How can it be worthy of their attention?"
"I just talked about my concerns with the patriarch after I knew that this landing was somewhat contrary to the rules of the Dead Sea. I hope the patriarch will not blame us mortals for talking about the landing."
Chen Xuanlin's eyebrows also showed a look of melancholy, "The elder Huaigu is worried about the Chen family, how can he blame us."
"It's just... the Chen family is about to be wiped out. Haven't those guys forgotten us yet?"
Chen Huaigu said at a loss:
"Who made our Chen family the sinners?"
Chen Xuanlin looked at Chen Huaigu in surprise.
In the past, whenever Chen Ganer mentioned the word "sinner", Chen Huaigu would always argue with him.
This person who hated being mentioned as a sinner the most, now took the initiative to say these two words.
...
Speaking of which, when Zhou Yi saw the preview of the Dead Sea Communicator Monument, he was also shocked.
An island ranked two or three millionth is going to connect with an island ranked forty thousandth. Isn't this like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?
This is a heaven-defying matching mechanism! A popular game in the past life didn't dare to match like this.
What if all his believers and islanders are killed by playing like this?
Just as Zhou Yi was furious, a page of the book in his mind slowly opened again.
[The Island Sacrifice System reminds you that the island where your believers belong, Sanyin Island, currently has an island strength index ranking of: 2985986]
Seeing this, Zhou Yi's mind fluttered. Oh? Could it be that lava cave? Sanyin Island now ranked higher in the power index than Tingquan Island, which had just docked.
Zhou Yi continued to look down, and another line of golden writing appeared.
[Hint: If your believer's island does not drop in ranking after the next docking, you will be rewarded with a Rootless Mother Spirit Stone.]
What is a Rootless Mother Spirit Stone?
Why does it say that if the ranking does not drop, there will be a reward?
Hello? Damn system! What does this mean?
No matter how Zhou Yi cried out in his heart, the page transformed by the system no longer revealed any words.
After reading the information revealed by the island spirit worship system, Zhou Yi was also filled with questions.