After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 240 East Reef Islands

After leaving the sect, Ye Xiaobai headed straight for Thunder Island.

A month later, Ye Xiaobai arrived at the East China Sea coast.

They were almost at Thunder Island, and Ye Xiaobai planned to first gather some information near the East Reef Islands.

Before setting off, Sect Master Mu Beifeng had already told Ye Xiaobai that they should go to the East Reef Islands first.

The East China Sea is extremely vast, stretching as far as the eye can see, dotted with numerous islands.

The largest archipelago closest to the mainland is the East Reef Islands. The East Reef Islands fall under the sphere of influence of the Qingxia Sect, and cultivators in the vicinity generally gather on islands with spiritual veins.

East Reef Islands.

Dongxing Island.

As the largest island in the East Reef Archipelago, it is home to many cultivators. Ye Xiaobai was immediately struck by the lively atmosphere upon entering East Star Island.

At the same time, the smell of various seafood filled Ye Xiaobai's nasal cavity.

On both sides of the road were huge sea fish, mostly with only their heads showing, but even so, they were still as tall as an adult man.

"Fresh ironhead fish, 100 spirit stones each!"

"Freshly caught tigerfish, originally priced at 300 spirit stones, now only 150 spirit stones! A clearance sale at a loss!"

Fresh octopus!

……

The various hawking cries created a lively atmosphere.

Ye Xiaobai has been cultivating inland for most of the year and has never tasted the flavors of the monsters by the sea, so he naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.

To keep a low profile, Ye Xiaobai concealed his cultivation level and wandered around the market as an ordinary early-stage Core Formation cultivator.

"Fresh seafood!"

This name is good. After selecting it, Ye Xiaobai went directly into the hotel.

Upon entering the store, the aroma of various seafood wafts over, making one's mouth water.

The store was bustling with business, and Ye Xiaobai searched for a long time before finally finding an empty seat.

Just as they sat down, preparing to order some signature dishes from the waiter, an elderly man with a short beard sat down opposite them. A quick glance revealed that the man opposite them was no ordinary person; he was actually a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Before Ye Xiaobai could say anything, he immediately started calling for the waiter to serve the dishes.

"Waiter, three orders of Dongjiao lobster! Remember to add chili! Hurry up!"

The waiter nearby heard the latter reply, "Alright! Almost done!"

"Hey, I haven't ordered yet, don't rush! One order..."

Ye Xiaobai quickly stopped the waiter, glancing at the menu and hesitating about what to order.

"Senior, please take your time looking around. I'll go to the back and order first. Call me when you've decided!" The waiter was getting impatient seeing Ye Xiaobai hesitating and unsure of what to order.

"Don't rush, I'll have an order of Dongjiao lobster too! No chili!" Ye Xiaobai didn't know what to choose, so he just chose the same thing as the old man.

"Alright!" the waiter said and quickly left.

"Fellow Daoist, are you not a local cultivator? You've come all this way and don't even know what to order!" the old man asked casually.

"Senior has a good eye. I am indeed from out of town. I've heard that there are many monsters in the East Sea, so I've come here to hunt them and earn some spirit stones!"

"Hunting demonic beasts is very dangerous. You might have the will and the life to earn spirit stones, but not the life to spend them!"

"Thank you for the warning, senior. I do have some ways to protect myself!"

"By the way, have you heard about the new alchemy technique that has recently emerged here, using pills to refine pills?"

"Can refining pills with pills really improve the quality of the pills?" Ye Xiaobai's curiosity was immediately piqued when he thought about refining pills with pills.

"I can't really say for sure, but the number of high-quality pills has indeed increased recently."

"High-level demonic beasts have been active lately, so please be careful, fellow cultivator! The spirit stones earned from hunting demonic beasts aren't easy to come by!"

"Thank you for the reminder, senior. I will definitely be more careful!"

Soon, the Dongjiao lobster they ordered was prepared and served.

Even from a great distance, Ye Xiaobai could smell the aroma of Dongjiao lobsters.

As soon as it was placed on the table, the lingering aroma made one's mouth water.

The old man's portion, in particular, had chili peppers added, and the aroma of the chili peppers made it even more appetizing. Unfortunately, Ye Xiaobai couldn't eat chili peppers.

The old man started eating first, and Ye Xiaobai followed closely behind.

Although the spiciness from the chili peppers next to me made me sneeze, the food in front of me was so tempting.

Ye Xiaobai had only intended to have a small taste, but she couldn't resist eating the whole thing. She suppressed her urge to eat the remaining two, put them away, and left them for Zishan.

The old man quickly finished off the three large lobsters from Dongjiao in front of him, and was quite surprised to see Ye Xiaobai, who hadn't expected the old man to have such a good appetite.

However, upon considering the old man's unfathomable strength, he immediately felt relieved.

After a short while, the old man finally finished eating and couldn't help but let out a satisfied burp.

"Hmm~ This East Reef lobster, comparable to the cultivation level of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, tastes pretty good!"

"I'm so grateful to you today, senior, for letting me taste such delicious lobster. Your share is on me!" Ye Xiaobai also wanted to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with the old man and inquire about Thunder Island later.

"Oh, you're quite sensible, young man!" Upon hearing this, the old man couldn't help but praise Ye Xiaobai.

However, he quickly added, "These East Reef lobsters aren't cheap, are you sure?"

"It's nothing, just a small token of my appreciation!"

"Alright, one serving of East Reef Lobster is 880 spirit stones, two servings will be 1700 low-grade spirit stones!" The waiter had appeared and started calculating the bill at some point!

"What? So expensive?" Ye Xiaobai was also shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that this lobster would cost so many spirit stones.

"It's not expensive at all. It's always been this price. This is a giant lobster from Dongjiao, comparable to a Foundation Establishment stage lobster. It's not like ordinary lobsters! Less than a thousand spirit stones per serving is already a great deal!"

Ye Xiaobai reluctantly paid the spirit stones, but fortunately the meat of the East Reef lobster was indeed delicious and contained a lot of spiritual energy, so it was worth the money.

After watching the waiter leave with the spirit stones, the old man slowly said, "Young friend, since you've been so kind as to treat me to a meal, why don't you just ask me anything you want to know?"

Ye Xiaobai immediately smiled awkwardly, "Senior, you flatter me. Do you know where I can obtain the method of refining pills with pills?"

"do not know!"

"How could an ordinary old man like me know such an important alchemy technique as the method of refining pills with elixir!" the old man added.

"Haha, I was too presumptuous. I was just curious about the method of refining pills with pills!"

"I'm also very curious about the methods used to improve the quality of elixirs!"

"As a local, you should be quite familiar with Thunder Island, right?" Ye Xiaobai quickly changed the subject.

"Of course! Thunder Island is one of the magical islands in the East China Sea. It is filled with lightning and thunder all year round!"

"It is said that this is where the Thunder Daoist ascended to the upper realm a thousand years ago, and when he ascended, he left behind a magical artifact for his descendants—the Thunder Divine Iron!"

"Thunder Island is now constantly engulfed in thunder and lightning, supposedly due to the Thunder Divine Iron. However, many people have gone to Thunder Island but haven't found it. Nevertheless, human cultivators have quickly discovered that this is an excellent place to forge magical artifacts!"

"Later on, the demonic beasts also set their sights on Thunder Island. They discovered that the power of lightning there could temper the physical body, so they began to compete with human cultivators for this island."

"It's now demon territory, and human cultivators are not allowed to enter."

"You wouldn't also want to go to Thunder Island to find that magical artifact, Thunderous Divine Iron, would you!"

"Hehe, that Thunderous Divine Iron has already disappeared without a trace, how can I find it?" Ye Xiaobai asked curiously.

"It's said to still be on Thunder Island, but the exact location is unknown!"

"Thunder Island is no longer under the control of the demon race, so how can we human cultivators enter?"

"Hehe, that's a very pertinent question!" The old man chuckled, a smug look on his face.