Chapter 304
304 Invisible 2
Chapter 304 304 Invisible II
The sea area east of the dark clouds.
A shuttle-shaped seagoing vessel, crafted from pure white bone, moved silently and swiftly across the sea, approaching a distant giant island.
There was only one person on the ship, dressed in white, carrying a sword, with long hair reaching his waist, standing at the bow, gazing at the scenery ahead against the wind.
Moo!
Suddenly, a massive, jet-black beast, tens of meters long, emerged from the seawater on the right side of the ship.
The behemoth had the upper body of a shark and the lower body of a giant python, with a dense patch of rotting pustules on its back. As soon as you approached, it emitted a layer of eerie blue light that covered its entire body.
The halo exuded an aura of ethereal power.
This is a wild sea beast of at least priestly rank.
The use of illusory power among sea beasts is similar to that among humans. Those who can use illusory power to a certain extent are high-ranking summoners, while those who can cover their entire body with illusory power and use and consume it at will must be at the level of a priest.
No, monsters don't have cultivation levels; they are simply classified as high-risk.
The commotion caused by the sea monsters pulled Lin Hui back from his cultivation.
"It's been three hours, time for lunch."
He looked up at the sky.
On this trip, he went straight to the nearest branch of the Wanhua Sect that he had investigated. There were two mist island lords stationed nearby, so he could arrest people and destroy the sect at the same time.
"It seems we are destined to meet Master Lin. I never expected to run into him here."
Above the giant beast's head, a handsome man dressed in blue, holding a jade flute, smiled as he stood up and looked this way.
A semi-transparent halo continuously spread beneath the man; it was the unique enhanced halo effect of the Mist God.
"You guys were waiting for me all this time?" Lin Hui asked in surprise.
"Indeed, after waiting for so many years, we've finally seen Daoist Lin leave the city. It's truly been a long time coming," the man said with a smile.
Lin Hui only leaves the city once every ten years or so; he's even lazier than their Mist God.
“It just so happens that I also want to meet you,” Lin Hui said earnestly. “The world is in turmoil these days, with frequent pollution and natural disasters. Even though we are on opposing sides, we have an opportunity to cooperate.”
“You are right.” The man nodded. “It seems we have reached a natural consensus. In that case, please come with me.”
"Lead the way," Lin Hui said with a smile.
Although the other party was the God of Mist, he believed that with his earnest persuasion, the other party would understand that in the future, only by joining his Qingfeng Path could they gain a glimmer of hope amidst numerous disasters.
Of course, if the other party does not heed his advice, he will make them understand what it means to refuse a gift from heaven, or you will suffer the consequences.
"Please come this way." The man steered the giant beast to the right, increasing its speed instantly.
A gentle breeze enveloped the ship beside Lin Hui, and they sped up together.
After sailing for several minutes, a large expanse of sea began to rise slowly ahead.
A huge, dark green sea turtle, at least several hundred meters long and wide, slowly rose from the sea.
The sea turtle wore a necklace made of a huge white bone skull around its neck, and its limbs were thick and covered with black scales. A black, pointed building was also built on its back, from which one could vaguely see shadowy figures, lights, and music flickering.
"Lord Qingfeng, I have long admired your name. It is an honor to meet you. I am the Great Venerable Diyun of Lingshan. I am the fourth-ranking member of the Zhenlong Divine Group." The giant tortoise lowered its head and stared at Lin Hui, its mind directly vibrating as it transmitted its voice.
"I have come here today to invite you to seriously consider joining our divine group. You must have heard about the future trends. The Sea of Sound is in turmoil. We are not the traitors like Minglan, who would dare to join the Sea of Sound and betray our world. We, the Zhenlong Divine Group, are all mist gods who want to protect our own territory and fight against the Sea of Sound's alliance."
"My Qingfeng Dao is short of people. Would you like to join my sect? If you sincerely seek knowledge, you can obtain a Dharma Seal that amplifies your physical strength by half. At the same time, your mental protection and aptitude for comprehension will also increase by half. Furthermore, you will have a unique secret technique that can instantly restore you to a perfect state no matter how severe your injuries," Lin Hui said sincerely.
"We are the Mist Gods, and we've heard of the secret techniques of the Qingfeng Dao, but can we, the Mist Gods, use them?" The giant tortoise hesitated.
"Of course, our doctrine is that we do not distinguish between categories or ethnic groups, but only between sincerity," Lin Hui said earnestly.
"Words are no proof!" the giant tortoise said directly.
"Wait, Your Excellency! You are from our Zhenlong Divine Group!" Seeing that things were not going well, the man on the back of the giant beast beside him became anxious and hurriedly spoke up.
"If we can also use the secret techniques of Daoist Qingfeng, then what's the difference between us joining him and him joining us?" The giant tortoise's thinking was clearly very flexible.
Upon hearing this, Lin Hui clapped softly and smiled.
"The Great One truly understands life. In the future, the strong will always be strong. Making the most of our own advantages is what we should do."
"But..." The giant beast-man's face paled slightly. If the other three Great Venerables found out, not only had he failed to persuade Daoist Qingfeng, but he had also dragged the fourth Great Venerable into the mess...
"I have a secret method that can completely heal all your injuries without any side effects in times of crisis. As long as you join my Qingfeng Sect, devote yourself to martial arts, and strengthen our sect, I ask for nothing more. Are you willing?" Lin Hui's voice reached his ears at this moment.
The giant beast man paused, carefully considering the situation, and even he began to waver.
The biggest weakness of the Mist God compared to the Mist People is actually his self-healing ability.
The Mist God's recovery speed is far slower than that of the Mist People because accumulating divine power takes too much time.
To restore one's divine body, only those with immense divine power can recklessly use their divine strength. Ordinary mist gods would never be willing to waste their divine power.
If there were a secret technique to replace the ability of divine power to restore the divine body, it would be an extremely powerful way to conserve divine power for them. "Is this really true?" he asked hesitantly.
He immediately realized his words were inappropriate, so he quickly added another sentence.
"I was actually planning to test the effects on my great master, don't misunderstand!"
"Of course." Lin Hui hadn't expected these mist gods to be so simple and honest.
Of course, the fact that he could sway them with just a few words after only meeting them shows that this so-called Zhenlong God Group is just a loose alliance of mist gods trying to make up the numbers.
"How do we even begin?" the giant tortoise asked from the side. It bore a wound inflicted three hundred years ago by a powerful mist-man, and it hadn't fully healed. If the secret technique Lin Hui spoke of was truly effective, then joining the Qingfeng Sect wouldn't be such a big deal.
Anyway, they didn't say that I could only join one organization.
“It’s very simple.” Lin Hui smiled and raised his hand. “As long as you sincerely want to join my Qingfeng Dao and become a member, you can pass the verification of the magic seal secret technique.”
The next moment, a faint white light quickly appeared on his fingertips.
"I'll go first!" the man on the giant beast said decisively.
Lin Hui didn't care. He flashed and suddenly appeared a meter in front of the man, raising his fingertip to press on the man's brow.
A few minutes later
Beside Lin Hui's little white boat, there was another giant sea turtle and a mist god man standing on the back of the strange beast.
Standing on the ship's deck, Lin Hui looked somewhat uneasy.
It wasn't that the two mist gods failed, but rather that they succeeded too easily.
All of this seems to have come too easily.
He had originally planned to resort to force if negotiations failed, but as soon as the other party heard the terms, they immediately switched sides without saying a word.
Especially the giant tortoise, whose stance wavered without the slightest hesitation.
There was no expected battle, anger, or resistance. Instead, the giant tortoise was leading them to their divine headquarters, intending to bring in the eldest, second, and third leaders as well.
After experiencing the terrifying and abnormal power of the secret technique, both the giant tortoise and the giant beast man immediately bowed down and worshipped Lin Hui as their Dao Master.
In their eyes, the Qingfeng Dao secret technique was abnormally powerful, yet its constraints were pitifully weak. Such a sect was practically offering free charity.
Moreover, as the giant tortoise led the way, new descendants of the gods would frequently approach, only to be enthusiastically persuaded by the giant tortoise and the sea beast man to join the Qingfeng Dao sect.
After witnessing the terrifying effects of the secret technique, they all shamelessly prostrated themselves in worship.
This greatly changed Lin Hui's understanding of the descendants of the Mist God.
This group doesn't seem to care much about face, only about immediate benefits. And perhaps because they've spent years interacting with the simple-minded creatures of the Fog Zone, the Fog Gods' thinking is generally quite simple and honest, only occasionally going on a rampage or acting neurotic, but overall they are relatively stable.
So an hour later.
Lin Hui's team expanded from three people to more than a dozen people, no, it should be five Mist Gods and fourteen divine descendants.
Without any threats or physical action, all that was needed was for the previous recruits to demonstrate their secret hand seals, and a group of Mist God descendants rushed forward in ecstatic joy.
"Great Venerable Di Yun, I have a feeling that you Mist Gods are like..." Two hours later, even more Mist Gods of divine lineage arrived even faster after receiving the news. Although they were all weak Mist Gods, their sheer number made up for it.
Within just two hours, nine mist gods and twenty-four divine descendants arrived!
This finally made Lin Hui unable to hold back any longer and he asked a question.
"The Dao Lord may call me Di Yun," the giant tortoise said respectfully. "The situation is indeed as described. In fact, the outer seas have been in a really bad state lately. The power of the sea's roar is polluting everywhere, and many divine descendants have also been affected and turned into deep-sea creatures. Everyone is worried about the future every moment. With a large number of our people turning into deep-sea creatures, we have even lost a source of divine power."
It paused.
"And just in time, you've arrived! This Eye of Life technique is a lifesaver! Our divine group has been discussing and researching for three years on how to heal and restore our divine bodies, and this one technique of yours has completely solved that problem!"
Lin Hui had indeed initially speculated that his secret technique might be popular, but he hadn't expected it to reach this level.
"Since we're already here, Dao Lord, why don't you integrate everyone? We'll all have to deal with the Haiming Alliance together from now on, won't we?" Di Yun said with a smile.
Lin Hui was speechless.
He realized that these descendants of the Mist God were only trying to coax him into taking advantage of them.
Perhaps they don't really believe the claim that the secret technique will become ineffective once one's mind strays from Qingfeng Dao.
Their goal is to trick him into spreading the secret techniques. They're being polite to him now because they think he might have even better techniques.
After figuring this out, Lin Hui was both amused and exasperated.
Although the process was somewhat nonsensical, the result at least met his expectations.
So he felt perfectly justified in following the group to the Zhenlong Divine Group.
Along the way, this originally small team was rapidly expanding as the divine descendants of the Mist God Gate kept sending messages.
Everyone soon heard that a human fool had arrived in Heiyun. He claimed that if people were hypnotized and joined his so-called Qingfeng Dao, they would foolishly impart their invaluable healing and body-strengthening techniques.
(End of this chapter)