Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

The metal parts triggered Wei Xi's memories—these fragments of metal were exactly the same as those she had found in the Zhenhai Sect's trial grounds.

Because Wei Xi personally dissected the corpses, she was quite familiar with these metal parts.

Moreover, the two merfolk's extremely violent reaction at the time was hard for Wei Xi not to remember.

The parts in front of me were taken apart by someone whose craftsmanship was far inferior to Wei Xi's. The dried bloodstains in the grooves shone slightly under the soft light of the jellyfish.

Thinking about the possible origins of the metal parts, Wei Xi felt a sense of foreboding—his purpose had been exposed too quickly!
Having found himself in a strategically passive position, Wei Xi tried to regain the upper hand, coldly asking, "What? You've kept it safe for so many years?"

The agitated cricket had no time for beating around the bush with Wei Xi and said directly, "You and Qin Feng have seen these metal parts before, they're... they're in the Zhenhai Sect!"

“These… I found them inside the statue!”

Wei Xi was a little troubled by Gu Xun's broken and halting Ju language.

Remembering the [Tears of the Dried-Up Sea] in his Qiankun Bag, Wei Xi couldn't bear to part with the expensive material he had finally obtained, and patiently listened to the merman's explanation.

With the help of the crickets, Wei Xi gained a better understanding of the ins and outs of the matter.

According to Chou Xun, conflicts between the various major clans of the Merfolk have intensified in recent years, and there are quite a few young Merfolk like Kui Xue and Chou Xun who are determined to ease the internal conflicts.

Of course, the merfolk—at least the merfolk of Yuange Territory—have a long history, and many merfolk have tried to ease internal conflicts in the past. However, these pioneers all failed, and many even died in infighting among the major clans, which is regrettable.

In addition to this, another problem stood in the way of the young merfolk: their people's obsession with the sea warriors.

Even a discerning shark knows that dividing the family is a good way to avoid infighting.

However, in this way, the blessing of the Sea Warriors becomes the most difficult to divide and the most abundant clan property.

It should be understood that merfolk are the undisputed overlords of the seabed. When any major power develops to the point of having no enemies, its own people will become stumbling blocks that it wants to eliminate as soon as possible.

No major family was willing to give up the legacy of the Sea Warriors, so the idea of ​​splitting up the family was simply out of the question.

Because it takes more than ten years for a mermaid's tail to develop its full color, young mermaids are often raised together. Therefore, compared to the adult mermaids who fight each other to the death, mermaids like Kui and Kuo Xun, who are not yet fully grown, do not have a blood feud.

Even so, these young merfolk had serious disagreements regarding the division of their family.

After all, in the perilous underwater world where the strong rule, no one wants to give up the chance to receive the blessing of the sea warriors.

Internal divisions were a major reason why generations of ambitious blue sharks failed.

Kui'er was a somewhat impulsive merman. She had tried several times to infiltrate the giant statue of the Sea Warrior, attempting to uncover the secret of the Sea Warrior's blessing. She had a naive idea—to find the source of the Sea Warrior's blessing, distribute this power to every major clan, and liberate her people from the vicious cycle of mutual slaughter.

Unfortunately, Kui Ai never succeeded, and was even put in solitary confinement several times because of it.

But the way of Heaven is unpredictable, and the turning point came after the sect competition.

At that time, Wei Xi, who was filled with hatred, was imprisoned at Yin Yang Slope, while the merman who was injured in the trial ground returned to Yuange Territory.

Kui Ai brought back some metal parts. She wanted to explain the matter of the Tunhai Sect's trial grounds to the priest, hoping to find out the cause of her ancestor's death.

Of course, Kui Ai, who was often confined, was careful and only handed over a portion of the parts.

Her caution paid off. The pale purple priest kindly told Kui Ai that many years had passed since the events of Deadwater City, and that sensible merfolk should not disturb the fallen warriors. Clearly, Kui Ai was no sensible merfolk, especially now that her shattered organization had only a few merfolk left. In desperation, she made a somewhat irrational decision—to accept the sea warrior's blessing and then investigate the truth about Deadwater City.

Given the merfolk's fear of Deadwater City, if successful, Kui Ai will become the most prestigious merfolk, thus enabling her to resolve the merfolk conflict.

Kui Ai actually managed to enter the giant statue this time. After receiving the blessing, she led her people to the Dead Water City of Bone Reef Sea.

Because of the close relationship between Kui'er and Kui Xun, Kui Xun stayed in Yuangehai to avoid suspicion until the two sharks lost contact.

"If that's the case, why did you sneak off to find us?"

Crawler said helplessly, "No! I didn't come here to find you! I just wanted to sneak out and rescue people while things were chaotic!"

"I knew that the medicine seller could enter and leave Yuangehai. I didn't expect you to discover me and even get a sword wound."

Wei Xi thought to himself, "Your tail is so big, even someone who isn't blind can see it."

Qin Feng, who was steady, accurate and ruthless in his attack, explained, "We didn't know who was hiding here. It was an accident that we accidentally injured you."

"Can you take me out?" Kui Xun pleaded. "Kui and the others have already entered the Bone Reef Sea. If I go now, there might still be a chance to rescue them!"

Looking at the merman who had nothing and was injured in many places, Wei Xi was certain that going to the Bone Reef Sea was suicide.

But then again, Wei Xi's gaze fell on the merman's well-defined arms—using him to scout the way wouldn't be bad.

Wei Xi immediately rejected the idea, not because her moral bottom line was protesting, but mainly because she felt that this guy's slightly inadequate abilities would kill the three of them.

Wei Xi thought for a moment and said coldly, "These parts in your hands are useless to me. I'm not exposing you because I'm afraid of trouble. Don't even think about taking you out."

“You asked me about the Bone Reef Sea before,” Crawling said through gritted teeth, “These parts can prove that what I’m about to say isn’t a lie.”

Wei Xi narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded, signaling him to continue.

“I have a map of the Bone Reef Sea,” Cicada said, seemingly having made a great decision. “It shows the routes the merfolk used to explore the Bone Reef Sea!”

Lian Gouyan scoffed and shook his head, saying, "Who are you trying to fool? If such a thing really existed, wouldn't you give it to Kui Ai?"

“I found this map inside the Sea Warrior statue,” Slug said, showing his burns. “I got burned trying to get this map!”

"Can we talk about a deal now?"

Upon hearing this, "Lian Gou Mang" from Yuwei Town nodded and said, "I'll hand over the map right away!"

After taking the Rongjing Pill, the slug took out a palm-sized tail scale, then filled a basin in the room with water and put the scale in.

A clearly marked map appeared on the water's surface. As the water rippled, the lines on the map swayed slightly, as if breathing.

"I was in a great hurry at the time. The original map had a very strange fire on it, so I could only copy the map onto the scales to avoid the priest's search."

A hint of respect appeared in Wei Xi's eyes—she knew that for merfolk, having their tail scales plucked was excruciatingly painful, and for Ku Xun to do such a thing meant he was no ordinary person! (End of Chapter)