In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 175 Asking for help
How could Li Jingzhe not know what kind of personality his younger sister had?

He frowned and said, "Li Miaoyin, don't let me hear you mention noble families or commoners again, or you can go back by yourself."

Li Miaoyin grabbed his arm and shook it, crying, "Brother!"

"Don't give me that crap. I can't control others, but I can control you, right?"

Li Jingzhe knew very well that the distinction between aristocratic families and commoners did not disappear simply because they did not say it aloud.

He was from a prominent family and a beneficiary of the system, so he couldn't possibly hate his own social class.

However, his nature also told him that he should not discriminate against the lower classes.

Saying such things is an insult to people.

Xie Lingxin has no time to care about others right now.

A total of 33 spirit essences!
I just came in, haven't even taken a single step, and I've already collected 33 spirit essences!
This ancient Dragon Abyss is indeed a blessed land!
Indeed, choosing to go with Li Jingzhe was the right decision.

In truth, he only possessed a second-level cultivation of life force, which was far from sufficient to unleash such powerful Demon-Slaying Sword Qi as before.

This is the ultimate divine power of the King's Sword, a result of at least a tenfold increase.

This octagonal copper pillar of the Heavenly Pivot was indeed specially crafted for the Supreme King Sword Divine Power.

With this thing, the Supreme King Sword Divine Power doesn't need to be activated intentionally at all; it's like an instinct.

Both physical and mental strength can be terrifyingly amplified.

With a master like Li Jingzhe around, there's no need to worry about not getting enough spiritual energy.

However, Li Jingzhe is much better than he was at the mountain god temple last time.

Although he was at the same level of the third stage as him, he had a feeling that this kid was no weaker than Cangming or Bai Zangji.

After Leng Qingci finished collecting the scattered spiritual essence for him, she finally found an opportunity to ask, "Brother Xie, how did you know that the sea monks always appear in groups?"

Based on Xie Lingxin's previous behavior, she should not have been to the Dragon Palace before.

Xie Lingxin casually replied, "Oh, I saw it in a book."

Do you have such a book?

Leng Qingci frowned, deep in thought.

The Leng family possessed almost all the ancient books circulating in the market, and even those they didn't own, they had borrowed or copied them through various channels.

I have never seen such a detailed record of the aquatic creatures of Longyuan.

She knew about Monk Hai only because of his connections in Donghai City.

Unless it's a secret collection held by each family.

But given Xie Lingxin's background, she obviously wouldn't have such a secret treasure.

"I think so. You can borrow it to watch sometime."

Xie Lingxin said casually.

Leng Qingci's eyes lit up: "Oh? Isn't that inappropriate? That would be too embarrassing... Thank you then!"

She was unmoved by anything else.

She was completely captivated by these books that recorded ancient sights and events, and could not resist them at all.

"..."

Why are you so quick to jump on the bandwagon? I didn't see any embarrassment in you.

Xie Lingxin came to her senses and regretted her careless words.

Where can I find books for her?

Forget it, I'll just make up a book myself when I have time...

Although it will take time, Leng Qingci has done me a favor, so I'll just consider it repaying that favor.

……

Xie Lingxin was so engrossed in Longyuan that she forgot to return.

A banquet has already begun in the magnificent Dragon Palace.

In a corner.

Bai Xuanji, who was always proud and self-assured in front of others, lowered her head at this moment, like a quail, not daring to utter a word.

Beside her was Jing Shiqi, and a man a few years older than her, whose features resembled hers.

It was her elder brother, Bai Shenji, the true heir of the Donghai Group.

Bai Shenji glanced at her and said, "Go back first, don't embarrass yourself here."

Bai Xuanji bit her lip: "The mountains and rivers trembled..."

Bai Shenji said calmly, "Since it was said in public, we cannot go back on our word. My Bai family cannot afford to lose face like that."

"However, since he wants to take the Bai family's things, he should see if he has the ability to bear such a blessing."

Bai Xuanji felt a chill run down her spine and dared not say anything more. She obediently got up and left.

After she left, Bai Shenji said to Jing Shiqi, who was standing to the side, "Mr. Jing, my sister's nonsense has tarnished your reputation. I am truly ashamed."

Jing Shiqi raised the gem-carved wine glass in his hand, took a sip, closed his eyes to savor the taste, as if drinking fine wine.

"As expected of the Dragon Palace's celestial brew... It's a pity that it was just an illusion of reincarnation, and I was unable to taste the real celestial brew from back then. What a regret..."

It took him a while to snap out of his daze. He waved his hand and said, "It's alright. I've been too high-profile in the past. Returning to the Far East this time would attract too much attention."

"It's good that this incident happened; it brings peace and makes things easier to carry out."

He paused and then said, "Don't worry about my affairs. But what about the matter the master asked me to do? Has Boss Bai made any progress?"

Bai Shenji: "We have a clue. If there are no mistakes, the fragment of the Guanyin Precious Scroll is in the Leng family's collection."

The Guanyin Precious Scroll was actually obtained from a fragment of an ancient scripture.

It was named after the fragments that the great man had collected, which he had deciphered in part, after exhausting all his resources.

Its original name is long lost to history.

Even a prominent figure like him valued this precious scroll so much that he was almost obsessed with obtaining it at all costs.

Bai Shenji vaguely guessed that it was at least related to the Desolate Realm or even a higher level of mythical domain.

Even the Bai family wouldn't dare to covet such a high level of domain.

However, as long as they can do a good job for that person, the Bai family will surely be able to rise to prominence and even jump to a higher social class.

This one thing alone surpasses the hard work of his grandfather and father for over a hundred years.

"Leng family?"

Jing Shiqi frowned slightly: "Has the Leng family deciphered it?"

Bai Shenji shook his head: "Probably not. Given Leng Yanwu's personality, if he had deciphered such an important ancient scripture, he would have reported it to the Federation long ago."

"That's good. After all, with Qingci around, I really don't want to see the Leng family suffer because of this..."

Jing Shiqi let out a soft breath and nodded.

"Once you confirm it as soon as possible, try to get the item out without alerting anyone."

The young master of the prestigious Donghai Group acted like a subservient servant in his casual orders.

"Yes."

Bai Shenji showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever; in fact, he was somewhat cautious. This was because Jing Shiqi was that person's confidant.

……

Ancient Dragon Abyss.

Leng Qingci looked at the corpse of a sea monk not far away: "I don't know how these sea monks were born. They don't seem to be born as spirits."

Li Jingzhe swam over at this moment: "These corpses retain some traces of Buddhist nature, and should be closely related to Buddhism."

"However, the domain has long since collapsed and died, so there will probably be no answer."

Buddhism?

Xie Lingxin recalled the scene when the monk Hai appeared.

He had seen the celestial beings, Buddhas, dragons, and gods depicted in the painting of the Great Emperor preaching the scriptures, so he knew exactly what a "Buddha" was like.

Their sounds did indeed have a touch of Buddhist chanting, and the golden light they emitted was somewhat like the light of Buddha.

Li Miaoyin pouted and said, "Who cares where they came from? All we need to do is know how to get rid of them. Why think so much?"

"Someone!"

As they were speaking, a sudden exclamation was heard.

It wasn't posted by those few people.

Soon, two bright lights appeared in the distance.

"It's human!"

"Hey! Be careful! There are a lot of sea monks here, it's very dangerous!"

They called out to warn them and swam over.

Li Jingzhe said, "They should be cultivators who came in to train and hunt for treasure."

They had already recognized who it was.

A man and a woman, the man was around thirty years old and the woman was in her early twenties.

"You're here for training too, right?"

The other party stopped far away.

This place is dangerous, not only because of the water spirits, but also possibly because of our own kind.

The Dragon Palace Dead Zone has existed for so many years, and this is a lesson learned by many "predecessors" who have shed a lot of blood.

The group exchanged glances, and Li Miaoyin asked, "Yes, what do you do?"

"Then I advise you not to go any further."

The woman said, "There was a group of water ghosts lying in ambush ahead. There were originally more than a dozen of us, but they robbed us."

"Later we encountered a group of monks from the sea, and several of them lost their lives. We were lucky, and we managed to escape in the chaos."

Xie Lingxin and the others looked at each other in silence.

In this Dragon Abyss, it is so dark that you can't see your hand in front of your face.

They have tiger-dragon bubbles that glow and allow them to see each other.

The bodies of the sea monks floated around them, but the two of them didn't see them.

What is a water ghost?

Xie Lingxin asked Leng Qingci curiously.

Leng Qingci pondered for a moment and said, "The East Sea is a bit special; there are many independent cultivators, and most of them don't follow the rules very well."

"Although there are many opportunities in Longyuan, there are also many dangers."

"It's better to fight one's own kind than to risk fighting a water demon."

"The so-called water ghosts are those evil cultivators who often lurk in the Dragon Abyss and rob passing cultivators."

Li Miaoyin asked, "Water ghosts? How many of them are there?"

Their goal is the Ten-Thousand-Year Turtle Pearl, and they won't leave until they get their hands on it.

The woman said, "Why are you asking this? Don't you trust us?"

Li Jingzhe pulled his sister back and said, "It's not that we don't trust you, but we have important business here and can't leave easily."

"If there are water ghosts, please tell us the details so that we can be prepared."

The woman said, "Don't joke around, you can't handle them... What? Why are you pulling me?"

At this moment, the man next to her tugged at her a few times.

"Take a look and see who that is?"

He looked at Xie Lingxin with a strange expression.

I was both surprised and excited.

The woman followed his gaze, paused for a moment, and after a careful look, suddenly screamed.

"Ah—! It's you!"

The scalps of the men's scalps tingled from the stabs.

"You're Xie Lingxin?! You're Xie Lingxin, aren't you?!"

"The one who defeated the Twin Dragons of the East Sea!"

The woman pounced on Xie Lingxin, grabbing her hand and jumping around.

Xie Lingxin: "..."

Li Miaoyin pursed her lips and said, "Is it really that big of a deal? It's just some kind of twin worm fight."

"What did you say!"

The woman immediately glared at him, baring her teeth as if she was about to pounce and bite him.

"What do you know? Brother Lingxin is now the idol of all ordinary cultivators in the East Sea!"

Commoners are commoners, why call them commoner cultivators? How many commoners can be cultivators?
Lingxin-gege? Disgusting!

Li Miaoyin pouted, but she didn't dare to say it out loud.

She was afraid that Li Jingzhe would really beat her up, and she was also afraid that this crazy woman would really bite her.

"Alright, alright, stop scaring people!"

The older man noticed the speechless look on Xie Lingxin's face and managed to persuade her to come back.

"My name is Liu Xing, and her name is Liu Bing. We are siblings. We originally came to Longyuan with other people to try our luck, but we didn't expect to run into a water ghost."

Liu Xing said, "I saw someone here earlier and was just about to warn them, but it turns out it was Brother Xie. We've just been redundant."

"With Brother Xie's skills, he certainly isn't afraid of those water ghosts."

He hesitated for a moment: "I have a favor to ask. The companions we were separated from by the sea monk are now missing and their fate is unknown. I wonder if Brother Xie could help us save them?"

Xie Lingxin and Li Jingzhe exchanged a glance, and before they could speak, they heard a cry for help.

Liu Xing and Liu Bing, brother and sister, beamed with joy: "It's Liu Bingqing! She's still alive!"

(End of this chapter)