"Back then in the Feilian hall, I also understood your intentions of protecting me. I just happen to want to drink to my heart's content with you this time." Li Qingshan helped elder Blue up and smiled at each other.
Little Ann became emotionless again, standing beside Li Qingshan silently.
"The Crystal palace is right below. I didn't calculate when you would arrive, so I was a little impolite. Please don't take offense!" Said elder Blue. She also knew that her words could not stand up to scrutiny. She was afraid that Li Qingshan would leave in a fit of anger.
"It's just a small matter. There's no need to mention it. Let's go!" Li Qingshan waved his hand. He had never been a person who cared about etiquette. As long as others treated him sincerely, he would treat them with sincerity without hesitation.
Elder Blue thought, His true strength far surpasses mine, enough to stand on equal footing with the queen, but he doesn't look down on me just because I'm willing to serve as the queen's mount. He definitely doesn't pretend to be polite like mister Ram of the King of Yue's estate either. Speaking of which, he's not a very difficult person to get along with. It's just that when he's being dealt with, he'll definitely erupt and refuse to hold back. Hopefully the three majesties won't make things too difficult for him, and the alliance this time can proceed smoothly. Oh right, don't make any trouble with that Divine Nun of the South Sea either.
They travelled side by side, arriving in the sea and diving into the depths. As they rapidly sank, the surroundings grew dimmer and dimmer, but in Li Qingshan's eyes, it instead grew brighter and brighter, as the spiritual qi grew denser and denser. The entire sea rippled with light.
Merfolk guards on killer whales swam past from time to time and bowed towards elder Blue. They also cast gazes of surprise and amazement at Li Qingshan and Little Ann, but they were also deeply cautious. Although they knew the two of them were guests invited by Gongyuan, they clearly did not know about Li Qingshan's glorious feat of defeating the giant god of fire on Giant Ship Island and saving the Merfolk Queen Gongyuan.
Gongyuan ordered all the people who came with her to keep their mouths shut, so that her dignity as a queen would not be damaged. What the ordinary mermaids and mermen knew was how she used her methods to fight back from the brink of death, and how she used the "Heart of the Abyss" to turn the tide.
Li Qingshan looked around at the rare scenery of the deep sea. Huge and colorful strange fish swam past him. His gaze finally returned to Little Ann. Her seaweed-like long hair swayed in the waves, and her ethereal eyes seemed to be able to contain the entire sea, making his mind calm.
Little Ann looked back and smiled, causing Elder Blue to be stunned for a moment. He thought to himself, 'This little girl is really strange. This seems to be a charm technique, but it doesn't seem like it. I, an old whale, am already like this. If I were a human, how could I escape from her charm?' He noticed that along the way, several merfolk guards had watched her figure vanish into the deep sea in a daze before continuing their patrol reluctantly. They had completely forgotten about the disdain merfolk had for humans.
There was a glint in the corner of Li Qingshan's eye. He could not help but turn around and let out a sigh. "So this is the Crystal palace. It really does live up to its reputation!"
In the deep sea, a palace constructed from crystal stood alone on an undersea mountain. The towering obelisks shone with azure light, as magnificent as a castle from a fairytale. At the same time, it gave off an unfathomable sense of coldness and dignity. Behind the mountain was a bottomless, black abyss.
Passing through the various formations, he finally arrived before the Crystal palace. Li Qingshan was amazed by its loftiness once again. He did not notice it from afar, but up close, the Crystal palace was extraordinarily large. He had once used the Profound Light Illuminates All to observe the palace on Fire Melt mountain. Originally, he thought the Crystal palace of the Merfolk would only be of a similar structure, but he never thought the Crystal palace would actually be a hundred times, a thousand times larger. It basically seemed like a mountain formed from crystal.
"The Crystal palace was originally constructed by the Merfolk for a true dragon, which is why it's so large!" Elder Blue introduced.
"A true dragon! That sure has been around for a long time!" Li Qingshan could not help but think about the underground world of the Clear River prefecture, where the night roamers had constructed Cobweb city for Helicoverpa Rosa. Then he thought about how the daemons, or in other words, dragons, ruled over the world a million years ago. Afterwards, the godfolk overturned the situation, and now, the humans established an imperial court and ruled over the nine provinces. History was ever-changing. Who could remain at the top forever?
"Though, it's said that the true dragon prefers to sleep in the sea abyss at the back." Elder Blue smiled, but she furrowed her brows in an undetectable manner. Gongyuan actually did not send anyone to receive him. Fortunately, Li Qingshan seemed to be submerged in his thoughts about history, so he did not realise this was another breach of etiquette.
A gust of wind blew over from the Crystal palace. As it turned out, Ji Changfeng had come out to receive him.
In the depths of the Crystal palace, in the tallest obelisk, a few pairs of eyes stared at this through the projection on the crystal walls.
"Yuan 'er, are you mistaken? Did he really save you on Giant Ship island? But he hasn't even undergone the third heavenly tribulation! "A graceful and noble old woman asked Gongyuan beside her in doubt.
"Yes, granny. He defeated the giant god of fire summoned by the fire devourers using the Divine Fire tablets and helped me suppress my inner demons, controlling the Heart of the Abyss. If it weren't for the King of Southern Yue's interference, the three fire devourers would basically have remained in the South sea!"
Gongyuan said politely. This was not the first time the other two Merfolk Kings had heard about this, but they were still surprised. A human cultivator who had not even undergone the third heavenly tribulation had almost turned the tables, forcing the Fire Devouring Kings who wielded the Divine Fire tablets into dire straits. If it were not for Gongyuan's certainty, they would have never believed it.
"If it really is the legendary Divine Fire tablets, then it's impossible for him to have defeated the giant god of fire. There must be something strange about the arcane treasure. Though, the matter of him helping you suppress your inner demons is more worth paying attention to. He might have obtained some special cultivation method. If we can ask him about it, it'll be of great benefit to us! And, we have to make him hand over that wretched son of mine. You were wrong about this back then. You shouldn't have let them leave the South sea! "
"Granny" said each sentence as if she had already treated Li Qingshan as a fish on the chopping block, ready to be slaughtered at any time.
"That Li Qingshan isn't someone who gives in so easily, and he saved my life after all. He's come to help us fend off the fire devourers this time too. Even the King of Southern Yue has to show him some respect." Gongyuan frowned slightly. Originally, she wanted to take Li Qingshan down a peg, but she also felt like "granny" had gone a little overboard. In particular, her last sentence had touched on her bottom line.
"Don't forget your identity. Since you're the current king, you should put the interests of the Merfolk first in everything you do, not your personal preferences!" "Granny"'s voice suddenly became stern.
"If you don't like it, granny, you're more than welcome to remove me from the throne!" Gongyuan smiled coldly and radiated with coldness.
The other two Merfolk Kings tried to persuade her otherwise. Although they were all older than Gongyuan, they were not bold enough to treat Gongyuan as a junior. As someone who practised the All Water to Ruin's End and wielded the Heart of the Abyss, only "granny", who had the highest cultivation, could rival her in actual battle prowess. In the war against the fire devourers, her strength was even more important than "granny".
And, due to her inner demons, her temper had always been very bad.
"Y- you've changed!" "Granny" sighed helplessly. She said to the old nun beside her, "My family's matters aren't going well. I've made a fool of myself, fellow!"
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