Chapter Seventeen: The Merfolk Nation

  The South China Sea is now a place of injustice.

  The more it is a place of right and wrong, the more opportunities exist. Li Qingyun was very clear about how difficult it was for him to rebuild his Golden Elixir.

  Not to mention that retreating in the face of difficulty has never been his style!

  Since the South China Sea has treasures emerging, he must go and compete for them. Perhaps the Nine States Mountain and River Map, a congenital spiritual treasure, is out of reach, but other spiritual treasures should still be possible. The palace-dressed woman said that when the treasure emerges, heavenly light descends, and the most radiant one is the Nine States Mountain and River Map. Therefore, the emerging treasure must not be just one piece. This time, the South China Sea has gathered so many people, even Xīu Yīlán, a small evil star, has come over.

  It must be some ancient ruins of a cave mansion appearing in the world, after all, there are countless overseas immortal islands here.

  That old man in white should have gone back to Huiyun City, so it's not a wise choice for me to go to Yun City now.

  Li Qingyun thought for a moment.

  He plunged into the seabed, and only after building a foundation did he have the strength to compete for treasure. At this time, no matter what, we must fight hard.

  The last time was being chased by the white-robed old man for thousands of miles, this time Li Qingyun himself entered the South Sea, and it's a bit unclear about the direction. However, there is no relationship, roughly the position he still remembers, that maze nearby should be the territory of the merfolk of the South Sea. Although the merfolk are full of hostility towards cultivators, Li Qingyun is quite confident in his own concealment technique. As long as it's not a Golden Dan cultivator or above, wanting to discover him would absolutely not be an easy task.

  "Soul Turtle's Breath Holding Technique."

  Li Qingyun pinched a finger seal, and then his breathing gradually came to a stop.

  But it wasn't that he didn't breathe at all, it's just that his breathing slowed down to an extreme limit, and within half a time unit, he only needed to breathe three times.

  At this time.

  His body's true yuan had begun to circulate on its own, and all his breaths were also withdrawn to the limit.

  Li Qingyun's master was a small white dragon, so in addition to the spells within the Qingyang Palace, he also cultivated some special skills.

  Among them even include some magic spells that are good at by Haidao Yaozu.

  After fleeing into the South China Sea, Li Qingyun's figure was like a swimming dragon, advancing in the direction he had passed through at first.

  After traveling thousands of miles at the bottom of the sea, the outline of the maze in front also appeared before Li Qingyun. The palace-dressed woman had sent him out of the South Sea, and it seemed that she didn't want to see him again either. Li Qingyun did not re-enter the maze, but instead went around it and headed south. Soon, he felt another array, and many blood-red corals began to emerge before his eyes. These corals were like crystal, and it was unknown how long they had existed in this deep sea.

  This crimson coral sea is another formation!

  "It looks like a bit of trouble."

  Li Qingyun had read through all the Taoist scriptures in the Qingyang Palace, but he still couldn't recognize what kind of formation was in front of him.

  It seems that the cultivation techniques of this merfolk tribe are quite different from those of the immortal cultivators, but all the formations are composed of yin and yang, five elements, four symbols, eight trigrams, heaven stems, and earth branches. The formation in front of us is clearly dominated by the five elements, with the power of water spirit being the most concentrated in the formation. If we want to break it, it shouldn't be too difficult. The only problem is that if we want to sneak in quietly, there's little chance of success. This formation is obviously maintained by someone, and entering the formation will inevitably alert others.

  Squeak!

  Just as Li Qingyun hesitated about whether or not to go in and take a chance, the dense coral sea suddenly parted to reveal an opening.

  Immediately afterwards, a team of beautiful mermaid palace maids appeared with many delicious seafood dishes, looking at the direction they were heading in, it seemed like they were preparing to send them over to the maze.

  "What a great opportunity!"

  Li Qingyun's eyes lit up instantly, and he raised his hand to cast a spell. His figure then gradually disappeared.

  Like a gentle breeze passing by.

  Li Qingyun used his stealth technique to slip through the gap and enter the territory of the Merfolk.

  "Huh?"

  The leading mermaid palace maiden's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she didn't know if it was an illusion or not, but she had just felt a faint breeze.

  But isn't this the bottom of the sea?

  How can there be wind blowing under the sea?

  The mermaid palace maid looked around vigilantly, and after making sure that there was really nothing unusual, she shook her head and muttered to herself: "It seems like it's really just an illusion!"

  "Maybe it's because I haven't been to the seaside for too long!"

  "It's been ages since Her Majesty issued the decree and we sisters have gone up to the surface for a breath of air."

  Since the merfolk of the South Sea broke off with the Immortal Realm, the relationship between the two sides has become extremely tense. The cultivators dare not enter the merfolk's territory at will, and the merfolk also do not dare to easily go up to the surface of the sea.

  I don't know how much longer this situation will last!

  "What a close call!"

  Li Qingyun lightly exhaled and immediately activated the Dragon Clan's technique, transforming his breath into that of a Sea Clan cultivator.

  Although it was just a group of palace maids, the one with the highest cultivation was actually in the Void Dan stage. If they were to discover him and take action, Li Qingyun wasn't sure if he could handle so many of them. Fortunately, although the opponent was vigilant, they couldn't see through his stealth technique. However, it's said that the Mermaid Queen had a cultivation above the Transcendent stage, so it seemed like he still needed to think of a way to avoid her.

  The lifespan of merfolk can reach two or three hundred years.

  If nothing unexpected happens, it's no problem to cultivate up to the foundation building period.

  However, due to innate deficiencies, mermaids rarely succeed in crossing the tribulation, and the highest achievement of a mermaid queen is usually only at the level of tribulation.

  Li Qingyun ventured into the merfolk's territory, and her goal was naturally the Tear of the Mermaid.

  However!

  After successfully sneaking in, he came up with an even bolder idea.

  That's to find a way to get the Biyu Pearl, which is even rarer than the Tear Drop Pearl. The Tear Drop Pearl is formed from the last drop of blood tears after killing a mermaid. Because of the mermaid's special physique, when they die and meet water, they dissolve like bubbles in seawater. So generally, it's impossible to wait for the mermaid's life to come to an end, and the cultivators who catch them will take out their eyeballs instead. However, the Tear Drop Pearls obtained this way are not perfect, and the most perfect ones should be formed when the mermaids gather all their cultivation into their eyes at the end of their lives, and then their eyeballs turn into jade-like precious stones.

  In this case, after the merman's death, although his body will still disperse, his eyeballs will transform into jade pearls and remain.

  The merfolk who can form the Jade Pearl are all quite powerful.

  This is somewhat like a Buddhist or Taoist cultivator forming a ?arīra, which requires at least the Golden Elixir stage of cultivation.

  If he could get the Biyu Pearl, Li Qingyun had absolute confidence in achieving perfect foundation building, and even transforming his physique from golden birth to water birth, complementing his acquired water spiritual root on top of his innate golden spiritual root.

  Behind the Coral Sea is a group of buildings.

  The living environment of the merfolk is very different from that of humans, although they also use underwater rocks to build houses, but in style, it has a dreamy and colorful beauty.

  At least human houses wouldn't be inlaid with pearls like theirs.

  There are really too many pearls here!

  Li Qingyun quietly slipped into one of the houses, and was immediately dazzled by the countless pearls and precious stones that filled his eyes. Although many of them were ordinary pearls, there were also many that had a hint of spiritual energy. On the high platform in the center of the Merfolk tribe, there was a magnificent palace with dragon stone pillars that were inlaid with dozens of fist-sized night pearls. It could be said that any one of these pearls would be an absolutely priceless treasure if taken to the mortal world!

  However.

  Li Qingyun thought that mermaid's tears could turn into pearls, and couldn't help but smile.

  The Merfolk should be the sea tribe with the most pearls in the entire Xianxia realm!

  It seems that Li Qingyun's status as the owner of this room is not low either, because inside her boudoir there is actually a huge seven-colored shell, lined with beautiful and gorgeous shark skin, and the pillow is also a naturally formed beautiful jade. Rows of pearl strings hang down, each pearl being exactly the same size, all of which are bright and shiny like dragon eyes, just this one row of pearls probably used up thousands of top-quality pearls.

  The entire room was extremely bright because many night pearls were inlaid on the roof.

  "What luxury indeed!"

  Li Qingyun looked around the exquisite decorations and ornaments in the boudoir, and couldn't help but curl her lip: "Compared to this place, my dwelling on Qingyun Peak is like a beggar's den."

  Ding Dong.

  A crisp tinkling sound of jade pendants came, followed by a palace-dressed beauty entering the room.

  Li Qingyun's face changed slightly, and he glanced at the decorations in the room. Then, with a swift movement, he quietly slipped into the giant seven-colored shell, his figure gradually disappearing.