"That's the Crystal Palace!" Ying Feiyang and Ling Xin exclaimed in unison, as if they were shrouded by dark clouds.
The East Sea was known for its freedom, but in this unruly sea, there was an unwritten rule that many cultivators abided by — do not provoke the 'East Sea Mermaid Tears', Bo Mingzhu.
In fact, even the establishment of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals was inextricably linked to the East Sea Mermaid Tears. More than a hundred years ago, Bo Mingzhu had already run amuck in the East Sea, and by chance, she married a whale demon, who was also a demon king in the East Sea. The union of the two great demon kings set off a huge wave in the East Sea. The two demons worked together and soon unified the demon race in the East Sea. Using an ice island that had not melted for thousands of years as the foundation, they built a floating Crystal Palace in the East Sea, becoming the most powerful and unstoppable force in the East Sea.
At that time, in the face of the unified demon race, no one knew if the two demons had the ambition to sweep the world. Everyone in the seventy-two islands in the East Sea was in danger. Finally, the loose cultivators gathered together and established the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals, intending to contend against the rapidly rising Crystal Palace.
However, fortunately for the loose cultivators in the East Sea, the rise of the Crystal Palace was just a flash in the pan. Not long after, they heard that the whale demon had forcibly broken through during cultivation, but accidentally died from qi deviation. After that, Bo Mingzhu, who had lost her husband, sank the entire Crystal Palace to the bottom of the sea, rarely contacting the outside world. Only when an ignorant outsider provoked her would she set off a huge wave to remind the world that even without relying on her husband, she was still the most terrible existence in the East Sea.
If the Yaksha Heavenly Book fell in the Crystal Palace, with Bo Mingzhu's temperament, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to get it back.
Ling Xin frowned and thought for a moment, then bowed to Ying Feiyang and said, "Brother Ying, thank you for following me all the way here. Now that we have found the whereabouts of the thing that we are looking for, I have done all I can to help you. Let's part ways here …"
Ying Feiyang shook his head and said, "How can I give up halfway? Since we are going together, we should return together. Otherwise, how are you going to get it back from Bo Mingzhu alone? "
Ling Xin said helplessly, "We have to try to move her emotions and reason with her. We have to negotiate with her first …"
Ying Feiyang chuckled, "In terms of affection, the Tears of the East Sea Mermaid has nothing to do with Buddhism. In terms of reason, she is probably the most unreasonable demoness in the world. If you can really persuade her, why do you need to worry? You're clearly planning on using the simplest method. But the Crystal Palace is thousands of feet deep under the sea. It won't be easy for you to reach it … "
Ying Feiyang's words hit the nail on the head. Goddess Ling Xin was speechless for a moment. Ying Feiyang continued, "However, I have the Water Manipulation Divine Art. It won't be difficult for me to reach the Crystal Palace. Moreover, I have experience in this matter. I can test if the East Sea Crystal Palace is more heavily guarded than the Kunlun Celestial Phenomenon Palace …"
"Hey hey hey hey …" The more Mu Xiaomei heard, the more she felt that something was wrong. Her eyes widened in shock as she said, "Don't tell me you guys are trying to sneak into the Crystal Palace to steal something?"
"We are from the righteous path. How can the righteous path's business be considered stealing?" Ying Feiyang flicked Mu Xiaomei's head and corrected her, "We are trying to retrieve something that we lost!"
"Brother Tianming, don't be in such a hurry to take the risk!" Mu Xiaomei rubbed her head and stopped him out of concern. She then said, "If you want to retrieve something from the Crystal Palace, there is a great opportunity right now."
"Hmm? What opportunity? "Ying Feiyang's expression changed.
Mu Xiaomei said crisply, "Brother Tianming, you guys might not know this, but the Langya Sea Market will be held in five days. It is an annual event of the East Sea. On that day, everyone from the East Sea, be it humans or demons, will come to participate in the event. They will trade with each other for what they need. From rare treasures to daily necessities, even the Crystal Palace is no exception!"
Goddess Ling Xin's eyes lit up. "The Crystal Palace will participate too?"
Mu Xiaomei nodded. "That's right. There are so many demons in the Crystal Palace that their daily necessities are naturally not small. Therefore, every year, the Langya Sea Market will conduct a large replenishment. On that day, the Crystal Palace will emerge from the bottom of the sea and send a large ship to the sea market to trade pearls and corals for necessities."
Ying Feiyang had a look of realization. "You mean to say that we should sneak into the Crystal Palace when it emerges from the sea?"
"Of course not! Let me finish! " Mu Xiaomei did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Brother Tianming, why are you thinking of such troublemaking ideas? This is not good. There is clearly a legitimate way to retrieve something from the Crystal Palace. Let me ask you, have you heard of Princess Linglong?"
"Princess Linglong, Bei Xuanji?" Ying Feiyang laughed bitterly. "Not only have I heard of her …"
Princess Linglong had lived with Hu Mingzhu before she gained human form and had a deep friendship with her. Now that she had become sworn sisters with Hu Mingzhu, they were closer than biological sisters. Compared to the East Sea Mermaid Tears who rarely stepped out of the Crystal Palace, in a sense, this Bei Xuanji who often took Hu Mingzhu's place was more of a headache for the East Sea cultivators.
More importantly, during the incident two years ago, Bei Xuanji had gone to Ling Xiao Sword School to force his Master Gu Jiansheng to come out of seclusion. After seeing Gu Jiansheng, she turned around and left without hesitation. If Ying Feiyang was right, Princess Linglong, Bei Xuanji, was also one of the many women who had been 'harmed' by Jian Guan.
Mu Xiaomei did not notice the bitterness in his smile. She continued, "It's good that you have heard of her. That saves me the trouble of saying more. In the past, Princess Linglong was the one who went out with the ship and was in charge of purchasing. Princess Linglong loved new and exotic treasures. Once she saw something that caught her eye, she would be determined to get it.
In the Langya sea market, the highest grade of magic treasures are usually priceless and can only be traded by bartering. Naturally, buying ordinary items like pearls and corals would not be able to buy these magic treasures. Therefore, Bei Xuanji would always bid for the items first and then bring the owners of the treasures back to the Crystal Palace with the ship. She would let them choose an item from the Crystal Palace's treasury to trade. "
The treasury of the East Sea Crystal Palace was rich and rare in the world. Other than a few special items, the rest could be chosen by others. On the other hand, Princess Linglong only chose treasures based on her preferences and did not care about the grade. Therefore, it was common for cultivators to exchange low-grade but novel and interesting tools for important magic treasures for cultivation. This naturally made the cultivators of the East Sea go crazy.
At this point, Ying Feiyang and the Holy Maiden naturally understood. "You mean, we should find a treasure that Princess Linglong likes to trade with her?"
Although they understood the logic, Ying Feiyang looked at himself and said to Holy Maiden Ling Xin helplessly, "Holy Maiden, let's search around and see if there's anything we can offer …"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
