Spirit Valley City wasn't big, with a population of thirty to fifty thousand, about the same as some of the bigger towns.
Spirit Valley City wasn't big, but the streets were thirty steps wide. The roads were slippery, and dark-skinned fishermen wearing hemp pants pushed wheelbarrows. Half-arm referred to half-sleeves or sleeveless. Brown was a commoner's style of clothing, favored by the people because it was light and easy to work. But at this time of year, not wearing a robe or jacket looked brave and a little strange.
The stalls along the street mostly sold dried fish, fishing gear, fish baskets, and seashells made into souvenirs and jewelry.
Liu Letian introduced, "I once came here to work. A little further, there is a fish market at the corner, selling shrimp, crabs, octopus, and other seafood. They are good and cheap, and Her Majesty often sends people here to buy them. There is a Sea God Temple behind the fish market, and it worships Sea Cloud Divine Mother of Sea Cloud Deity Palace. However, it is said that Sea Cloud Divine Mother has reincarnated and has been missing for hundreds of years. "
Zhao Ting said, "The fishermen here have such faith in Sea Cloud Deity Palace, so they are doing illegal things. In this old man's opinion, the master craftsman who made the mask is most likely here. Since Lady War Goddess is familiar with him, do you have a way to determine his whereabouts? "
Liumu Bingjian shook his head, "Father can't be tied down. He is used to living like a wild crane, how can he let people find him at any time."
Su Rongrong said, "There is no need to look, Master Craftsman Gu must be in this city."
"Oh?" Everyone looked at her. She looked around. "Haven't you noticed? They have been peeking at us since we came in."
Liu Letian smiled and said, "Because the residents of this city worship Sea Cloud Divine Palace, they were once suppressed by the government and suffered a lot, so they are very averse to strangers. They most likely just want to see the purpose of our visit. As long as we do not cause any trouble, it is of no importance."
Su Rongrong said, "But the smell on their bodies is the same as that of the dead sea race. How do you explain that?"
"What did you say?" Liu Letian's expression changed slightly. Before he could ask for more details, the people around him all rushed over and surrounded them. Some of their faces were covered in mist, and their cheeks had actually split open, revealing gill-like cracks. Some of them had horns on their heads and tails on their thighs. The fishermen who had lost their arms had dense scales on their bare arms. Without exception, they all revealed extremely ferocious expressions, as if they were sea beasts ready to pounce on their prey at any time.
Zhao Ting sneered and said, "Like I said, the army defending against Shanhai Pass is just fifty kilometers away. How could there be someone in this city who dares to worship Sea Cloud Divine Palace? So this is a stronghold of the Sea Race."
Hearing that they had been exposed, the surrounding members of the Sea Race revealed ominous glints in their eyes. They uttered strange syllables and were about to pounce forward.
"Stop!"
There was a commotion in the crowd, and then they respectfully parted to form a path. A fifteen or sixteen year old youth slowly walked over and bowed to the crowd, saying, "We are guests from afar. I am Yu Jun, the Young Priest of Sea Cloud Divine Palace. May I ask who you are?"
Liu Letian and Liumu Bingjian looked at each other. The other party was well-mannered, and it was not good to use weapons, so they each reported their identities. In the end, they said, "Recently, the people in the pugilistic world who have been using Yan Shifang's name to swindle money, could it be your sea race?"
Yu Jun laughed bitterly and said, "Who would have thought that we would still be discovered despite all the concealment. In reality, we have our own difficulties … "
Su Xingyu said coldly, "The Sea Race has lived by the sea for generations, and we have food, drink, clothing, and shelter. What is there to be dissatisfied with, that we have to come and touch the human world's stink of money?"
Yu Jun paused, listening for a moment, and then said, "Everyone, please move to the divine palace. The Holy Maiden wants to see you."
"Holy Maiden?"
Everyone followed Yu Jun.
They followed Yu Jun and turned around the fish market, arriving at the temple at the back. They could see that there was indeed a giant stone statue worshiped there, and a woman stood in front of the incense burner with her back facing them. When Su Xingyu saw this figure, he felt that it was inexplicably familiar, but he could not recall its name, so he could not help but think hard.
"Father!" Liumu Bingjian suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Gu Haiyuan walked out of the temple and looked at Liumu Bingjian and the others with a smile. "I didn't expect you to be so concerned about this old man's safety that you actually came all the way here to investigate."
"What exactly is going on?" When Liumu Bingjian saw that Gu Haiyuan did not look like he was being coerced, he let out a sigh of relief.
Gu Haiyuan pointed at the woman in the temple and said, "Let her explain to you. This old man's mission is completed, so I will take my leave now." With that said, he waved his hand, and a pair of wings spread behind him, rustling as he flew into the sky.
"Junior Sister Drifting Cloud!" Su Xingyu finally remembered who this figure was, and could not help but exclaim in shock. "Three years ago, you suddenly disappeared, and everyone in the sect has been looking for you. Eldest Senior Brother often looks at the moon and drowns his sorrows in alcohol. Why have you come to Sea Sky Territory? Wait, could you be the Holy Maiden that the Sea Race speaks of? "
The woman slowly turned around, her aloof and elegant face revealing an indescribable fragrance, like a snow lotus blooming in everyone's heart. As expected, it was Shen Liuyun. Six years had passed, her appearance had become even more beautiful, and her temperament had become even more indifferent and indifferent. She was like a natural statue that contained a charm, making people unable to help but sigh at the ingenuity of the Creator.
Shen Liuyun's gaze swept past Yan Shiyi, and there was an indescribable clash of auras in the air. "I think it's better for everyone not to meddle in other people's business. If you leave now, the Sea Race will never appear in the martial world again."
"Is this Lady Shen's promise, or Sea Cloud Divine Palace's promise?" Liumu Bingjian said.
Yu Jun stood up and smiled. "The Holy Maiden's promise is the Sea Cloud Divine Palace's promise. We will respect the Holy Maiden's decree, and will not dare to disobey."
Liu Letian said, "I don't care about other things, but your Sea Race swindled Buluo City's wealth. If you return all of it, Buluo City will pretend that nothing happened."
"Impossible," Shen Liuyun said.
"Then we're going to war?" Liu Letian's expression darkened.
Yu Jun hurriedly said, "Chief Secretary Liu, please calm down. The Holy Maiden means that the money has already been spent."
"Spent?" Liu Letian frowned. "The twelve wealthy families of East City have united hundreds of thousands of soul stones. How can it be spent just like that? Shen Liuyun, quickly explain to me, or I will capture you and bring you back to His Majesty! "
Shen Liuyun said, "It's not a problem if you want me to explain. But if the few of you hear the next secret, you must follow me, or none of you can leave! "
"How unfortunate. I'm afraid you don't have that kind of strength. "Yan Shiyi let out a demonic chuckle.
"How about adding this old one and the entire Sea Cloud Divine Palace?"
Following a melodious voice, everyone felt a huge aura enveloping the temple. Countless water-colored auras gathered and gradually formed the shape of a middle-aged beautiful woman behind Shen Liuyun.
"And who are you?" Yan Shiyi pressed down on the black knife.
"This old one is Qin Kong, the High Priest of Sea Cloud Divine Palace," the beautiful woman said with a smile.
"Zither Devil?" Su Rongrong was shocked. Zhao Ting quickly explained in a low voice, "It's Qin Kong. In the Sea Tribe's language, it means colorful. She must be from the Mermaid Tribe."
Qin Kong said in surprise, "Mister actually understands the Sea Race's language.
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"Just a little, just a little." Zhao Ting smiled humbly.
Shen Liuyun suddenly said, "According to the 'Records of Jambu Zhi', from the East Sea to the West Coast, ten thousand miles to the north, until the sun cannot be seen, there is a cliff, the depth is unknown, it is the prison of evil. All the evils of the world are there. "
Liumu Bingjian's eyes flashed and he said, "I've also read that book. Could Miss Shen be referring to …"
Shen Liuyun nodded with certainty.
Liumu Bingjian couldn't help but say, "But how can you be sure that the evils of the world are describing that place?"
Shen Liuyun said, "I spent three years looking through the ancient books. In the 'Records of Guangwu', I saw: 'Evil is the form, the soul of all things'. In the 'Wandering Souls Beyond the Heavens', I saw: 'When people die, there is Qi, evil Qi is not tolerated by Jambu'. In the 'True Records of Cultivation', I saw: 'When a cultivator dies, his spirit will return to Heaven, the Heavenly Dao will enter the Sea of Stars, the Devil will descend to the ground, and the Dao will enter the Extreme of the World. The Extreme is also the end.'"
Su Rongrong was confused and couldn't help but interrupt, "What are you talking about? It's like the Heavenly Book. Can't you explain it more clearly?"
Zhao Ting explained, "The general meaning is that there are two kinds of Qi in a cultivator's body. After death, the pure Qi of the gods will return to the Sea of Stars, while the dirty Qi of the Devil will not be tolerated by Jambu. It will be expelled to the Extreme of the World, which is also the end of the world."
Yan Shiyi squinted his eyes and let go of the black knife.
Su Rongrong seemed to understand but not really, "Then what does this have to do with the Sea Race swindling large amounts of money?"
Liumu Bingjian's heart started thumping for some reason. He said, "The Annals of Jambu has recorded that the Evil Prison is a boundless sea of bitterness. Every six hours, there will be Heavenly Fire descending, and every six hours, there will be Xun Wind, and every six hours, there will be the killing of swords and sabers. This goes on and on. The water is extremely poisonous and corrodes upon contact, nothing can survive. However, there is a boat that can be crossed. There is a Kun Boat made by a sword immortal, made from the wood of the Western Sea's Parasol Tree, which can be used to cross the sea of bitterness. "
Su Xingyu said, "Legend has it that Bai Kongxue made a boat to cross the sea of bitterness in order to cultivate. Is this true?"
Shen Liuyun's beautiful eyes rippled with extraordinary splendor. "I've spent a great deal of energy and resources to build the Kun Boat for the past three years. Now that everyone has heard this secret, you must follow me and take a trip to the sea of bitterness!"
Su Rongrong exclaimed, "W-Why are we going there?"
Zhao Ting sighed. "To find the Young Master himself. This is indeed a shocking secret. We'll all be silenced if we don't follow him. "
Su Xingyu was shocked. "Junior Sister, you spent six years just to go to the World's End and see if Yan Li is dead or alive?"
Shen Liuyun gritted her teeth and said tearfully, "I couldn't take care of Zhiyuan, but there's still hope for Little Fan. He's my only family in this world, I must save him!"
Qin Kong sighed and hugged Shen Liuyun to comfort her.
Liu Letian suddenly said, "So we've been tricked by you. That's why you used Yan Shifang's identity on purpose to attract our attention and investigate further. You also know that if there's hope of saving him, we'll definitely go with you. "
Shen Liuyun said, "What a good trap. I'm willing to step into it."
Liumu Bingjian said, "What a good trap. I'm willing to step into it."
Su Xingyu furrowed his brows before relaxing. "Alright then. If that's the case, let's experience the elegance of a sword immortal."
Yan Shiyi chuckled softly. "It's really not beautiful. What are you waiting for? Let's go. "
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