The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

After walking around, Matthew chose the innermost alchemy room.

Use the token to open the door, walk inside, and the door will close on its own.

This alchemy room was larger than the one he had stayed in before, with a length of five to six feet and a width of five to six feet.

There is a vessel in the middle of the alchemy room, which is used to guide and control the earth fire.

The internal structures of the alchemy rooms were all similar, and Matthew felt relieved after checking them casually.

He took out eight golden light arrays and arranged them in various places in the alchemy room.

This is a habit he has developed over the years. No matter how safe the place he is, the protection he needs to do is absolutely indispensable.

After setting up the magic circle, Matthew took out various materials from the storage bag one by one and placed them on the ground in order.

Then, he went to check the utensils again.

After confirming that it was correct, Matthew started refining the elixir directly.

If he didn't know or didn't have a fire house, Matthew would slowly refine the elixir.

Now that he knew it, he planned to refine all the materials on his body into elixirs at once.

In this case, if he wants to retreat in the future, he only needs to find a secluded place, and there is no need to spend time refining the elixir.

When Matthew walked out of the alchemy room, there were only ten days left before the one-year lease.

The old man was still sitting there dozing off as before.

Matthew put the token on the table and left directly.

After staying in the Earth Fire House for nearly a year, Matthew took a deep breath of air and stretched after coming out again.

Although he always stayed in the underground fire house, Matthew would often sense the location of the man in black.

The man disappeared after staying on Black Turtle Island for a while.

But not long after, this person appeared again.

Now, that man lives in an inn.

Matthew thought about this person for a long time and decided not to contact him yet.

After staying in the same inn as Mo Xiu, Matthew asked Wu Kun to strengthen the mark on him.

Matthew now has a lot of elixirs in his body, and as long as he spends some time, he can reach the later stage of foundation building.

But he still wanted to look for the materials for the body-building elixir and the concentration elixir first.

After Wukun finished covering the mark, Matthew put on a disguise and went out.

After wandering around the city for a few more days, Matthew still didn't gain much. He found a few materials for the Concentration Pill, but they were not very old.

As a last resort, Matthew could only turn his mind to Panacea Island again.

He bought several maps, but there was no trace of Panacea Island in any of them.

"Shopkeeper, why don't these maps have the location of the elixir island?" After buying another map that was said to be the most complete map, Matthew still didn't see the location of the elixir island, so he asked the shopkeeper directly.

"Haha, your guest must be an ascetic monk." The shopkeeper put down what he was doing and asked with a smile.

"Exactly, I have been practicing hard on the island before, and I just came here recently." Matthew nodded.

"That's right, the place we are in now belongs to the inland sea, and the elixir island is in the outer sea. The map here will definitely not mark the location of the elixir island." The shopkeeper explained patiently.

"Inner sea...outer sea..."

It was the first time Matthew had heard these two words.

"Actually, the inner sea and the outer sea are just terms. If we insist on dividing them, the Luo Xing Islands will be used as the boundary. The inner sea is within the Luo Xing Islands, and the outer sea is outside the Luo Xing Islands." Seeing Matthew's confusion, the shopkeeper He continued to explain.

"Is there any difference between the inner sea and the outer sea?" Matthew asked with a frown.

"A long time ago, there was no distinction between the inner sea and the outer sea. At that time, human monks and monster beasts fought each other every day, although the human monks had the upper hand most of the time. But compared with the terrifying reproductive capabilities of monster beasts, if you want to cultivate A monk with some strength is simply too slow."

"Later, the ancestors came up with a way to negotiate with those demon kings to divide the Prisoner's Sea into two parts, with the Luo Xing Islands as the boundary."

"As for how they negotiated, we have no way of knowing. As a result, the demon kings all agreed, but their request is that once humans step outside the Falling Star Islands, they will be killed without mercy."

The shopkeeper is a person who is good at telling stories. He can explain a complicated matter clearly in simple language.

"Don't powerful monsters occasionally appear in the inner sea?" Matthew asked doubtfully.

"Those are the ones who broke in by mistake. As long as there is no large-scale damage, no one will take care of it." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

"Oh, by the way, there's something I forgot to mention." The shopkeeper said with a slap on his forehead.

When Matthew heard this, he raised his eyebrows, waiting for the other party's words.

"The reproductive power of monster beasts is too strong. Even though the open sea is large, it cannot accommodate so many monster beasts. Therefore, a beast tide will break out every more than a thousand years. Every time a beast tide breaks out, it is a big problem for human monks. It's a huge test. If you can't withstand it, then there will no longer be distinction between domestic and overseas." Seeing that Matthew didn't ask, the shopkeeper could only tell the story to himself angrily.

"When did the last beast wave break out?" Matthew asked.

"It was eight or nine hundred years ago. It is said that the last beast tide was so large that there were originally more islands in the inland sea than there are now. It was because they were completely destroyed and sank to the bottom of the sea in the last beast tide." When the shopkeeper said this , his face also became solemn.

When Matthew was absorbing and sorting out what the shopkeeper said, he saw the other party mysteriously take out a wooden box.

"I have here a note written by a senior who personally experienced the beast tide last time. Seeing that you fell in love with me, I will sell it to you cheaply. It only takes eight hundred spirit stones. Guarantee..."

Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, Matthew had already walked out of the store.