"What a terrifying power!"
Zhang Caiyun and the others channeled their power in front of them to withstand the breath from the explosion just now.
Watching the powerful explosion she caused, Zhang Caiyun was extremely delighted. In fact, such opportunities to detonate powerful talisman inscriptions are also beneficial to her cultivation, inspiring her state of mind and aiding future practice.
"Young Master Lin Chen, thank you for the talisman inscriptions."
Zhang Caiyun, still recovering from the shock, immediately expressed her gratitude to Lin Chen.
She had witnessed the power of this Flame Explosion Talisman, and now with a hundred and twenty-five in hand, her confidence naturally soared.
"Young Master Lin Chen, we shall take our leave now."
Zhang Caiyun and the others cupped their fists in farewell to Lin Chen.
After all, they were about to leave, and Lin Chen would be the only one remaining on the island as they delved deeper into the ruins for exploration and opportunities. The ruins were fraught with danger, and no one knew what perils awaited.
"Hmm, you may go. Oh, here is a Jade Slip I have refined. With this, you can freely enter and exit Yang Flame Island."
"In the future, if you return to Yang Flame Island, this Jade Slip will be needed. But if you lose it by accident, remember to send me a message. I will let you onto the island myself; if I do not respond to the message, it means I'm not on the island or didn't receive it, and you must not rashly come ashore, or you will suffer unimaginable harm."
"I have now set up a powerful formation on Yang Flame Island. Without this Jade Slip, you will certainly be attacked by the formation."
Lin Chen handed two Jade Slips to Zhang Caiyun and Zhang Hongying, reminding them calmly.
This gesture undoubtedly offered the Zhang Family a favor, allowing them to seek refuge on the island in times of trouble.
"Thank you, Young Master Lin Chen. Such benevolence, we cannot repay and will remember with gratitude."
Zhang Hongying, looking at Lin Chen, thanked him softly.
Were it not for her feelings for Yang Minghui, she might have gradually grown fond of Lin Chen.
After all, Lin Chen's talent, character, and help were all extremely significant to her.
The gratitude for just those two Image Capturing Talismans, she did not know how to repay.
"No need to be so moved. I fear for your safety, should anything happen, it would be difficult for me to come to your Zhang Family for Spirit Crystals when I leave the island."
Lin Chen looked at Zhang Hongying and the others, speaking earnestly.
Hearing this, the gratitude in Zhang Hongying and Zhang Caiyun's hearts instantly dissipated.
They knew Lin Chen wasn't joking; he was serious.
It turned out that Lin Chen's loyalty and righteousness were based on his greed for wealth.
However, both understood that though Lin Chen was greedy, his help was indeed genuine.
Afterward, Zhang Caiyun and the others left Yang Flame Island, while Lin Chen continued to dive deep into the Fire Sea to collect Flame Crystal Stones.
In the following days, Lin Chen almost daily collected, accumulating ten thousand Flame Crystal Stones over half a month.
This was excluding the number used to refine the Flame Explosion Talismans, a tremendous fortune.
During the collection of Flame Crystal Stones, Lin Chen also re-entered the Second Layer Space of the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron to temper his body in an unknown world.
After enhancing his physique, Lin Chen could now endure for one hundred breaths.
However, in the star map of the second layer space of the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, Lin Chen had only lit up eleven paths, so in the unknown world, he could only stay for a hundred breaths, after which he was drawn back by the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron.
During this time, the Little Profound Turtle absorbed a large amount of starlight. Outside, half a month had passed, equivalent to one hundred fifty days of cultivation for it, directly absorbing one-third of the starlight power of the eleventh path, making it dim by one-third.
This made Lin Chen extremely unsightly, as he realized letting the Little Profound Turtle continue could mean it would fully absorb the eleventh path's power and become completely dim again after just a month or two outside.
Thus, without a word, Lin Chen directly plucked the Little Profound Turtle from the second layer space of the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron and cast it out.
"Lin Chen, what are you doing? I want to go back to cultivate."
The Little Profound Turtle, after being tossed out by Lin Chen, spoke in great dissatisfaction.
After the time spent cultivating in the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron, its shell gleamed with azure light, incomparable to before.
Now its cultivation had restored to the Third Layer of the Creation Realm; its bloodline had evolved significantly, and its physical strength was its greatest improvement, evident from its radiant shell.
If its strength increased further, its cultivation could restore to the Fourth Layer of the Creation Realm.
"You've been cultivating for so long; it's time for you to come out with me. A companion who only cultivates and doesn't work doesn't deserve to stay in my world."
Lin Chen said calmly, looking at the Little Profound Turtle.
Hearing this, the Little Profound Turtle had no retort. After all, considering the time, it had indeed been cultivating for quite a while and had been voraciously absorbing the starlight power, which Lin Chen hadn't stopped.
"Are you going out? Not going to continue collecting Flame Crystal Stones under the Fire Sea?"
The Little Profound Turtle, though feeling guilty, still inquired coolly, attempting to instigate Lin Chen's greedy nature.
As long as Lin Chen stayed on Yang Flame Island, there would be no reason to take it off the island, allowing it to continue cultivating in the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron.
"No more collecting. Tired of staying, it's time to go out and see what other opportunities the world holds."
Lin Chen responded calmly.
Joking aside, Lin Chen wasn't going to foolishly keep collecting Flame Crystal Stones, as the energy collected wasn't enough for the Little Profound Turtle to consume, and he noticed the Little Profound Turtle was clever, probably using the Starlight Power to mostly improve its bloodline rather than restore its cultivation, which consumed even more Starlight Power.
If he continued letting the Little Profound Turtle absorb, the eleventh path would dim, affecting his cultivation in unknown worlds.