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"Brother Mu, welcome to our Canghai Island!"

On the edge of Canghai Island, Cangxi, with a smile on her face, introduced the island's environment to Muyun.

"I never expected that there would be other Canghai people in our Canghai Realm. But then again, only Brother Mu's red Gyarados has the strength to cross the Canghai Realm. People like us from Canghai Island will basically never go too far from the island in our entire lives."

As Cangxi led Muyun the way, she sighed with admiration.

"Just lucky."

Mu Yun smiled.

After learning a little about the situation on Canghai Island, Mu Yun used the Canghai language he had learned to present himself as an islander from the other side of the Canghai Realm.

People exhibit completely different emotions when they encounter friends and strangers.

If he said he was an outsider, even if he could speak the Canghai language, it would probably still cause Cangxi to feel resistant.

"My master is at the shrine. I'll take you there directly later," Cangxi continued.

Mu Yun's reason for going out was that he wanted to communicate with the high priest of the outer island.

Cangxi readily agreed to Mu Yun's request, given his exceptionally handsome savior's good looks.

Soon, Mu Yun followed Cang tide into Canghai Island.

The architectural style on the island is completely different from that of the outside world.

Although many tourist islands have preserved their natural landscape, some modern buildings have inevitably appeared for the convenience of tourists.

But Canghai Island is different.

This place is completely undeveloped and pristine.

There are wooden houses made entirely of wood, brick houses built with clay bricks, and even tree houses built on thick tree trunks.

With most of the people around him wearing animal skins, Mu Yun really felt like he had traveled back to ancient times.

It felt even more backward than the mainland in ancient times.

An island's resources are, after all, limited.

Take, for example, the animal skin clothing that Cangxi is wearing.

Her clothes almost covered her entire body, with only her forearms and calves exposed.

The rest of the islanders mostly just covered their sensitive areas with animal hides. Some of the younger ones didn't even use animal hides, but rather something with large green leaves.

"There are relatively few Bug-type Pokémon on our island, and they rarely wear silk clothing like yours except for special holidays," Cangxi explained.

"I see."

Mu Yun nodded.

Given the environment on the island, it's clearly impractical to wear silk clothing that's prone to getting dirty and isn't durable for extended periods.

Animal hides and leaves, on the contrary, are more convenient.

Soon, amidst the curious gazes of those around them, Mu Yun followed Cang tide to the very center of the island.

That was the place where their shrine was located.

A magnificent and imposing building stands between heaven and earth. It is constructed entirely of pure white jade, with a seamless construction, completely different from the rugged architectural style on the island.

Each piece of jade is crystal clear and emits a faint glow.

It's like a beautiful work of art.

The sunlight shone down, reflecting a dazzling brilliance that seemed out of place against the overly primitive surroundings.

It looks holy yet carries a touch of solemnity and majesty.

In a daze, Mu Yun truly felt as if he were witnessing a god descending to the mortal world.

No wonder Cangxi was so proud of her identity as a disciple of the High Priest and had a firm belief that she was communicating with the power of heaven and earth.

On such a primitive island, the existence of such a shrine would probably make anyone instinctively believe in it.

"Lachi~~"

Outside the shrine, a tall and muscular swamp monster greeted Cangxi.

"This is the guardian of our shrine, and also Xiao Qi's father," Cang tide said.

Xiao Qi is Cang tide's giant swamp monster.

Mu Yun glanced at the giant swamp monster in front of him.

Level 69, peak of the Dojo level, quite strong.

"This is Mu Yun, Brother Mu. He is the high priest disciple of Cangyue Island and has come to visit my master."

Cangxi explained to the giant swamp monster.

"Pshaw!"

The Swampert nodded, and then a blue gemstone necklace slowly appeared in front of it.

As the gemstone lit up, the previously perfectly sealed shrine suddenly began to move, and a door about one meter wide appeared on the wall.

"Come with me, Brother Mu!"

Cangxi led Muyun into the shrine.

The interior of the shrine, like its exterior, is constructed of white jade. Even without sunlight, the jade inside still emits a faint glow.

It wasn't dazzling, but it illuminated the entire shrine perfectly.

Soon, the two passed through a relatively narrow corridor and arrived at a very open area.

There is a huge pool here, and many leaping fish are swimming in it.

In the middle of the pond is something that looks like an ancestral hall.

A woman dressed in silk robes is praying in front of the church.

She is Cangxi's master, the high priest of Canghai Island—Canglan!

He is also the strongest on the island.

"Master!!"

After Canglan finished praying, Cangxi rushed over and, like a swallow returning to its nest, threw herself into Canglan's arms.

"Waaaaah, Master, I almost didn't make it back!"

Cangxi pitifully recounted everything that had just happened.

Canglan gently stroked Cangxi's back without saying anything more.

A moment later, Cangxi, who had just been crying her heart out, slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the splashing sounds that had been echoing around them had stopped at some point, and the frolicking water sprites had quietly slipped away through the secret passage.

In the vast space, only the steady breathing of Cang tide as she slept could be heard.

"The Canghai realm is vast and boundless, yet only our Canghai Island people remain as descendants of the Canghai."

As Canglan spoke, he handed the sleeping Cangxi to the giant swamp monster beside him, and then looked at Muyun with a calm expression.

"Friend from outside the border, what brings you to our Canghai Island?"

Clearly, she saw through Mu Yun's identity.

However, what surprised Mu Yun even more was that Canglan was speaking in the Yanhuang language!

Although the accent was a bit strange, Mu Yun, whose Yanhuang language was at level 5, could understand it perfectly.

This is very interesting.

After all, Cangxi had just said that she had never seen anyone from outside the island, let alone learned any other languages.

"Do you speak the Yanhuang language?"

When Mu Yun spoke, Cang Lan was also taken aback.

When Cangxi introduced Muyun, she assumed that he had used some kind of special talent.

To my surprise, he spoke fluent Canghai dialect!

His speech was so fluent that it was even better than that of most people on the island.

"Are you... a person from the outer world, from the vast ocean?"

Canglan's voice trembled slightly.

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When I woke up this morning and looked at the data, I was stunned for a moment.

Yesterday there were only 700+ requests for more updates, but today it suddenly jumped to 1100. What a strange change in numbers, but the number of comments is only 300+.

Considering that not everyone likes to comment, I can understand this number.

So, can you guys deduct 3 points from this sentence again? I'm quite curious if deducting points from comments will increase the number of people urging for updates, because the increase in the number is too strange.