186: Nightmare Seahorse, a delicious sea fish

When Lin Yongmao saw the bright and beautiful young girl before him, he couldn't help but be drawn to her peerless beauty.

The Cultivation World was filled with beauties, and most female Cultivators maintained their appearances, so there were practically no ugly women.

However, this woman's face was clear and elegant, without any signs of maintenance.

Like a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally unadorned.

This was probably the most fitting description for this woman.

Her willow-leaf brows, slightly furrowed as she spoke, only added to her liveliness and vivacity.

"If not for us, we wouldn't have been attacked by this third-rank Sea Demon Beast, and now it still holds a grudge against us."

Lin Yongmao scratched his head awkwardly, feeling at a loss for words as the woman lectured him, especially since he was in the wrong.

Although Li Niannian was lecturing Lin Yongmao, she admired him somewhat, especially the sharp leaves and lightning-releasing branches Lin Yongmao had taken out.

"Fellow Daoists, I am truly sorry."

Kong San scrutinized Lin Yongmao with a discerning gaze, then casually said, "Forget it, thankfully there were no losses. Let's continue forward!"

Li Niannian looked at Lin Yongmao and asked, "Judging by Fellow Daoist's attire, you don't seem to be a local. Where are you from?"

Lin Yongmao fell silent. He didn't speak because this place was unfamiliar to him, and he needed to be more cautious.

"Hmph, if you won't say, then don't," Li Niannian pouted.

Lin Yongmao looked at Kong San and requested, "Fellow Daoist, could you take me with you?"

He could tell that Kong San had the highest cultivation and should be the one with the most authority among them.

Li Niannian, however, spoke first, "You can, but you can't compete with us for the Sea Yao Beast resources obtained along the way."

Lin Yongmao nodded repeatedly, expressing his willingness to contribute his strength but not take any of their resources, considering it compensation for his earlier rash behavior.

At this point, none of the Hunting Demon Team members disagreed.

Through his conversations with the many crew members, Lin Yongmao had basically gained a clear understanding of the situation here.

He chose not to return to Cloud Mist Mountain immediately but decided to set up a [Directional Teleportation Array] here. Due to its geographical location, Qingyang found it difficult to communicate with the outside world and trade resources.

After Lin Yongmao's observation, the resources here far surpassed those in Qingyang.

And as long as he set up a Directional Teleportation Array here, he could teleport to this place at any time.

This was within the Xuan Yue Territory, tens of thousands of miles away from the Xuan Yun Territory where Lin Yongmao was located. If Lin Yongmao hadn't accidentally entered the spatial storm, he wouldn't have been able to come here.

Xuan Yue Territory was close to the ocean, and Lin Yongmao's current location was the Dragon Abyss Sea area near East Sea City.

The seaboat he was currently on belonged to the assets of the Fugui Monster Hunting Team Hunting Demon Team.

The team leader was Kong San, who was also the only Golden Core Stage Cultivator on the boat.

The woman's name was Li Niannian, and she was also a Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection Cultivator.

The remaining members were all Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, a total of five.

Lin Yongmao had temporarily joined the Fugui Monster Hunting Team Hunting Demon Team, becoming one of its members.

Their goal for this trip was to hunt a second-rank Late Stage Sea Yao Beast—the Nightmare Sea Horse.

The system of Sea Yao Beasts was no different from land Yao Beasts; it was just that Sea Yao Beasts could unleash greater power in an oceanic environment.

Lin Yongmao and Li Niannian were on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze. Li Niannian was very interested in this Cultivator of unknown origin and couldn't help but ask questions one after another.

Lin Yongmao, however, was like a block of wood, either smiling and nodding or simply not responding, just staring blankly at the boundless sea.

"Hey, are you really not going to say anything?" Li Niannian asked, displeased.

Lin Yongmao's silence was her only response.

Li Niannian said, unwilling to give up, "Then you can ask me, can't you?"

Lin Yongmao then showed some interest and withdrew his gaze. He glanced at Li Niannian's exquisite face and asked, "Why do you want to hunt the Nightmare Sea Horse?"

Li Niannian felt that Lin Yongmao had temporarily become a member of the Fugui Monster Hunting Team Hunting Demon Team, and this was no secret, so she said,

"This is a mission we accepted from the Mo Gui Hunting Demon Team. The reward is a Yao Core!"

Li Niannian really wanted that Yao Core, hoping to use it to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.

East Sea City was in a coastal area, and there were no Alchemists here, but there were a lot of marine resources. So, the Cultivators here had developed a unique way to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, which was by consuming Yao Cores.

Although the energy in the Yao Core was incredibly overbearing, as long as it was refined through special methods, it could be transformed for one's own use.

Lin Yongmao frowned, "Mo Gui Hunting Demon Team?"

Li Niannian shrugged, staring at Lin Yongmao's handsome profile. "That's right, the Mo Gui Hunting Demon Team is one of the top Hunting Demon Teams here. The team is full of Nascent Soul Stage old monsters!"

Lin Yongmao's eyes widened, thinking to himself, are Nascent Soul old monsters so worthless? The entire team is composed of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators!

"Then if that's the case, why did they ask you to do this mission?" Lin Yongmao was still a little confused.

"You wouldn't know! The Nightmare Sea Horse is in a specific location in the Dragon Abyss Sea area and is extremely difficult to find. Divine Sense simply cannot detect it. The Mo Gui Hunting Demon Team doesn't want to spend so much time on this, so they handed it over to us."

Lin Yongmao nodded in realization. So, this was a thankless task.

It was like a chicken rib, tasteless to eat, but a shame to discard.

The Fugui Monster Hunting Team Hunting Demon Team taking on this mission also allowed them to obtain the resources they needed.

...

The boat traveled for several days, but Lin Yongmao and the others still hadn't reached their destination.

Lin Yongmao was a little anxious. He hadn't found a suitable location to set up the Directional Teleportation Array, and thus hadn't returned to his Family.

And without returning to his Family, he simply couldn't Check-in.

Having lost the God Farmer Sign-in System, he deeply understood how difficult it was for ordinary Loose Cultivators to obtain resources.

Along the way, although the Fugui Monster Hunting Team Hunting Demon Team killed a few Sea Yao Beasts, they were all first-rank Sea Yao Beasts, and their Materials were of little value to Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators like them.

Lin Yongmao simply treated the experience as a trip, like a vacation.

One day, Lin Yongmao caught a few sea fish in the sea and was leisurely enjoying the sea breeze and grilling fish on the deck.

Li Niannian was attracted by the aroma. She blinked, her Adam's apple bobbing slightly, "You're quite leisurely. Aren't you afraid the aroma will attract Sea Yao Beasts?"

Lin Yongmao shrugged, "Aren't you worried about not having suitable Sea Yao Beasts? I'm helping you this way."

In fact, they both knew that this little smell of meat wouldn't have much impact.

"Here~"

"Have one too."

Lin Yongmao saw through Li Niannian's thoughts and handed her a grilled fish.

This grilled fish had various secret seasonings he made, which were rare in the Cultivation World.

Lin Yongmao loved to tinker with food in his free time; he loved to eat it himself, and Yongmiao loved it too.

Li Niannian took the grilled fish in her hand, sniffed it with her delicate nose, and exclaimed, "It smells so good!"

With one bite of the fish, she wished she could swallow her tongue.

The fish was tender and fresh, and with the various seasonings Lin Yongmao used, it was simply incredibly delicious.

"How did you make this? Can you teach me?" Li Niannian asked, eating and looking very surprised.

Lin Yongmao remained silent, just focusing on grilling fish.

Li Niannian didn't continue the topic and went on to say, "Do you know which sea fish is the most delicious?"

When Lin Yongmao heard about the topic of food, he also became interested, "Which fish is the most delicious?"