Chapter 194: Arrival at the Immortal Island of the East Sea

“This size, these teeth, this triangular fin… a Man-eating Shark!”

The Chongxu Sword Qi that Ye Rong casually shot out encountered great resistance when it hit the Man-eating Shark’s metallic-looking skin. It did not penetrate at all.

Its long, agile, streamlined body, the large mouth full of sharp white teeth, and the hard, raised fins on its body made him break out in a cold sweat. He quickly looked around to see if there were any other Man-eating Sharks nearby.

Although he had not formally fought it yet, since it scared Taotaole and the others so badly, the Man-eating Shark’s strength must be extraordinary.

Luckily, after scanning the surroundings, he confirmed that this Man-eating Shark was alone and not appearing in a group.

This made him much more relaxed. If it was only one, he was not really afraid. It was just a rich source of experience points.

After being hit by the Chongxu Sword Qi, the Man-eating Shark opened its mouth wide and charged fiercely at him, as if it wanted to bite him in two.

Its triangular fin shook slightly, making it move even faster in the sea. In the blink of an eye, it was right in front of him. Truly, it was a sea killer that could easily catch up to a Black Awning Boat at full speed.

Even though Ye Rong was in the sea, his Sword Flight Speed could not match its speed.

But he had no intention of running away. He wanted to face this Man-eating Shark head-on and kill it.

The sword lights of Casting Snow and Black Phoenix crisscrossed. Ye Rong did not retreat a single step, and he withstood the Man-eating Shark’s charge. He felt that the force attached to it was immense, like a mountain pressing down.

Even though the Man-eating Shark did not use any spells, this monster, relying on its natural brute strength alone, made him suffer greatly.

The layers of recoil force honestly transmitted through the sword light, making blood seep from his seven orifices. His internal organs shook violently, and he barely managed to hold on.

“Kung Fu Panda! This is really a level 50 Elite Monster, but it acts almost as mighty as a level 60 Heishui Xuanshe!”

Ye Rong’s heart was in turmoil. He was shocked by the Man-eating Shark’s tremendous strength and could understand why Taotaole and the others were so scared of it. But this was also because he stubbornly wanted to fight it head-on. Otherwise, by using sword light changes and evasive tactics, he would not have been so disheveled.

Giving up his strengths and fighting head-on with his weaknesses was to deceive the Man-eating Shark, so it would not run away directly.

If this guy really wanted to escape, Ye Rong might not even be able to catch up, wasting a lot of time and energy.

But he had overestimated the Man-eating Shark. Besides its brute strength, its attack methods were very simple: charging, biting, and tail-slapping. Apart from the teeth containing toxins that would reduce a Player’s movement speed if bitten, it could only shoot water arrows, the most common attack spell for sea monsters, which was not rare at all.

Because Ye Rong had joined this mission abruptly and had not studied the monsters in the East Sea in detail before coming, it was normal for him not to know the characteristics of the Man-eating Shark.

But after this fight, he quickly discovered from actual combat that this guy’s methods were indeed very limited.

After several fierce collisions with him, its sharpness was blunted, and it was completely suppressed by the two sword lights. Twice, it tried to let out an unwilling roar and break out of the sword net encirclement, but both attempts ended in failure.

Large chunks of flesh were blasted off and fell. The extremely fierce Man-eating Shark quickly weakened and became listless.

The Chongxu Sword Qi pierced through its eye and shot deep into its head. It churned inside a couple of times, and now it did not even have the strength to cry out. It became a dead shark.

Ye Rong, quick-eyed and swift-handed, collected a yellowed scroll that fell from the Man-eating Shark’s corpse.

Stern Fin, a third-class ship component recipe. It can stabilize the ship’s balance and provide some resistance when encountering tsunamis and stormy waves.

This Stern Fin, like the large sail on Ji Wuhuang’s Black Awning Boat, belonged to the same category of accessories. They were provided for Shipbuilders to use. Only after they learned the recipe could they forge it.

If this kind of recipe fell into the hands of a Shipbuilder, they would certainly treasure it. But in Ye Rong’s hands, it was a waste. He could only store it for now and keep it as a reserve resource for the Green Emperor Alliance.

After killing this Man-eating Shark, Ye Rong became very enthusiastic. He simply wandered around the nearby sea area, hoping to find a few more solitary ones to deal with and see if he could get a few more ship recipes to drop.

Although he could not use them himself, such rare recipes were always good to have more of.

Since he knew that Man-eating Sharks could drop them, he naturally could not let them go. Even if there was only a certain chance, he had to seize it.

But now, when he intentionally searched for them, the Man-eating Sharks were nowhere to be seen. He only found a few sea turtles, but he did not let them go either. He killed them all.

One of the large sea turtles had colorful patterns on its back, and its shell actually emitted a sweet, fragrant smell.

Eight-Chi Coral Reef, an ornamental item, a decoration for an Immortal Manor. It could calm the mind and absorb spiritual energy.

“This coral reef looks quite beautiful, but the claims of calming the mind and absorbing spiritual energy sound nice. What actual use does it have? Would any Player actually gain experience through meditation?”

Ye Rong held the Eight-Chi Coral Reef in his hand and played with it for a while. It really was an artistic piece that people would love. But its function was unclear to him; he could not see what use it had. It was not a Flying Sword, nor was it a Magic Treasure.

In Far Shore, the most normal way to gain Experience Points was by killing monsters, but that was not the only stable method to obtain Experience Points—

Just like a true cultivator, one could gain Experience Points simply by meditating. Of course, the amount was pitifully small; meditating for an hour probably only gave a few thousand Experience Points.

No Player would use this method to level up. Meditating for ten days or half a month might not even be enough to gain one level.

But after Ye Rong reached level 50, he could obtain his own small Immortal Manor within the Qingcheng Sect. Besides using it for storage or placing items he did not need temporarily, he could also meditate there.

As long as you logged off inside your own Immortal Manor, you would gain offline experience during your logged-off time, equivalent to the speed of gaining Experience Points through meditation.

Although it was not much, it was better than nothing. Logging in the next morning might give you tens of thousands of extra Experience Points.

These matters were all told to him by Senior Brother Chen Taizhen. It was also one of the privileges of being the Chief of Tianshu Hall. Ordinary formal Disciples of Qingcheng could not receive such treatment; even other Tianshu Hall disciples could not.

The Hundred-Mile Voice Transmission window suddenly started shaking violently. It was a private message from Long-Legged Lady to him. Ye Rong glanced at it and realized that they were all already online, waiting for him. The half-hour agreed time had already passed.

He had been busy chasing sea monsters and lost track of time. He suddenly rushed out of the sea surface and looked around. He saw a tiny black dot in the distance. Flying over, he found it was indeed the Black Awning Boat.

“Sorry, I came up a bit early. I saw you weren’t here yet, so I went to level up for a while.”

“It’s fine. We just logged in too. Let’s set off now to avoid attracting any more fierce monsters.”

Long-Legged Lady quickly replied. She had already seen Taotaole’s unfriendly expression and felt that if she did not speak first, her good sister might cause trouble for Yijian Kurong again.

The Black Awning Boat started again. The journey to Liren Island, interrupted for half an hour, finally resumed.

This time, everyone restrained their curiosity and did not casually attack anymore. Their luck seemed to have improved as well. Not only were there no Man-eating Sharks, but no other fierce and aggressive sea monsters targeted them either.

They took several shifts in the middle. Ye Rong had his turn twice as the laborer, providing True Qi. Finally, they entered the shaded area marked on the sea map for Liren Island.

They wandered around this area for almost a whole day. Just when everyone was getting sunburned by the scorching sun at sea, their lips cracked, and they were almost losing hope, a faint, hazy island finally appeared before their eyes.

Countless Flood Dragons circled and flew over the island, emitting dragon roars that shook the heart.

Towers of gold and jade palaces were covered in misty aura, as if it were a fairyland.

Fangzhang Isle, Liren Island—they had finally arrived!

…

The five of them landed on Liren Island. The island was full of giant green trees that pierced the sky. There were ancient trees so large that it took two or three people to encircle them.

They had not seen them earlier from the sea purely because the gold and jade palace at the center was too majestic, stealing all the attention.

“An immortal island, truly worthy of being an immortal island!”

Ji Wuhuang stared blankly, speaking in a daze. The others were not much better off.

There were probably over a thousand Flood Dragons soaring in the sky, circling above the gold and jade palaces, descending and rising.

Elegant cranes flew leisurely by their side, their proud eyes completely ignoring the five of them. These were real immortal cranes, already possessing high intelligence, not ordinary “immortal cranes” with some cultivation.

“Which great master lives on this Liren Island? This grandeur is almost like that of an immortal. How could such a character appear at this stage? It doesn’t make sense.”

Ye Rong snapped out of his shock and quickly raised his question.

Even the famous Scattered Immortals of the East Sea probably could not achieve this level of grandeur and immortal aura. Although Far Shore had changed a lot compared to Shushan Sword Heroes, such super bosses were changed less. The game designers were very cautious about every tiny change. Even if they added some ancient figures from Chinese mythology, it was impossible for them to be released so early. It clearly did not match the game company’s settings.

These new settings were obviously meant to be released slowly to attract Players’ enthusiasm and achieve the greatest effect.

At least from the NPC information currently available to Players, among the super bosses living in the East Sea, only one seemed to meet the current conditions.