Water World Beast Taming: My Pets Can Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 176 The Underwater Secret Realm of Qingyu Mountain [4200 words]

July 1023 of the Shui Yuan calendar.

Before we knew it, the sweltering heat of midsummer had arrived, and the entire Yingtian Island was shrouded in the scorching sun.

Wearing a white short skirt, Jian Qingqiu stood on the sunny balcony, carrying a watering can, watering the flowers and plants.

As the summer breeze blew, Jian Qingqiu's long eyelashes seemed to catch the light, and her pointed oval face shimmered with a warm, jade-like luster.

"Ding-dong~"

Just then, the doorbell rang outside Jian Qingqiu's house.

Jian Qingqiu continued to spray water on the flowers in the corner of the balcony without stopping, but the tightly closed door creaked open automatically.

Jiang Henian, with messy hair, wearing a linen shirt and green T-strap shoes, slowly walked in from the entrance.

Jiang Henian looked at the woman watering the plants on the balcony, took out the tortoise shell engraved with oracle bone script from his storage shell, presented it with both hands, and solemnly said, "Thank you for your help!"

"You're welcome," Jian Qingqiu replied calmly.

Jiang Henian held the precious tortoise shell in his hands, placing it on the table in the center of the living room with utmost solemnity.

Jiang Henian continued to express his gratitude, saying, "Without the help of your [Hai Xin Pavilion], we wouldn't have been able to figure out the operating rules of this secret realm so quickly. Thank you!"

Jian Qingqiu nodded slightly.

Looking at Jian Qingqiu, who seemed like a girl next door yet was incredibly mysterious, Jiang Henian took the initiative to speak again: "The final sealing power of the secret realm should only last for three days. At that time, we can send people in to explore."

"What were the conditions for your previous assistance?"

Jian Qingqiu finally finished watering the plants and placed the watering can on the ground beside her: "I need one spot among the people who will enter the secret realm this time."

Jiang Henian nodded without hesitation: "That's no problem at all. Sima Yuan and General Yan Chao also agree."

"Do you have any other requests?"

"no."

Jiang Henian spoke again, "Just asking for a spot to enter the secret realm, isn't that a bit too low a requirement...?"

Jian Qingqiu looked up at Jiang Henian, a meaningful smile playing on her lips: "Aren't you going to ask me who I'm going to send into the secret realm?"

Jiang Henian paused for a moment, then his eyes widened suddenly, as if he had thought of something.

He stared at Jian Qingqiu with disbelief: "You're not thinking of sending Jiang Chen in, are you?"

Jian Qingqiu said softly, "Yes."

"you!!!"

Jiang Henian was stunned, then became anxious: "I don't agree to Jiang Chen going in!"

"I know that an unexplored secret realm is of great significance for Jiang Chen's training, and he can easily obtain various resources there."

"But the risks are just too great!"

"Firstly, the rules of this secret realm only allow those at level four and below to enter. Jiang Chen is only a level three Beast Tamer; with his cultivation level, entering would be of little use!"

"Secondly, you know Jiang Chen just killed Hong Qian's son. If Jiang Chen goes in now, it will definitely provoke the revenge of the Red Skull Demon Fangfish clan!"

"Given Jiang Chen's strength, if he were to encounter a commander-level genius among the sea race, he would be utterly powerless to resist!"

Jian Qingqiu glanced at Jiang Henian quietly for a moment before slowly saying, "I know your concerns, but Jiang Chen isn't going in alone."

"I know, but with this kind of thing, you can't always be too careful!"

Jiang Henian frowned, his heart filled with worry!

Danger!

It's far too dangerous for Jiang Chen to enter this secret realm at this time!

Just as Jiang Chen had told Jian Qingqiu before, although this secret realm is only limited to level four and commander-level powerhouses at most.

However, those who are selected to enter the secret realm are absolutely geniuses from each race!

This world has more than just Jiang Chen as a genius!

Once everyone is a genius, Jiang Chen's weaknesses will immediately become very obvious!

Moreover, how long has it been since Jiang Chen killed the royal bloodline of the Red Skull Devil Fang Fish?

If Jiang Chen enters the secret realm at this time, it will definitely attract the pursuit of the Red Skull Demon Fangfish clan!

These are just the foreseeable dangers; what about the unforeseen ones?

No one knows exactly what's inside this secret realm or what mechanisms it contains.

That's right, the first people to clear the land get the most rewards.

But equally, the first group of pioneers were also in the most danger!

If Jiang Chen were a level four beast tamer, Jiang Henian would definitely arrange for him to go in for training, even without Jian Qingqiu saying so.

The key point is that unrealistic attempts to force growth will only lead to the needless deaths of your subordinates!

"Why do you insist on letting Jiang Chen go in? Do you know how risky it is for Jiang Chen to go in?" Jiang Henian stared at Jian Qingqiu and questioned her loudly.

Jian Qingqiu looked at Jiang Henian and continued slowly, "This time, the five clans can send about 50 people into the secret realm. One of them will be replaced by Jiang Chen. One more or one less won't make a difference."

"As long as Jiang Chen stays with the main force, there won't be much of a problem. The Red Skull Devil Fangfish clan won't be able to launch a blatant attack on Jiang Chen."

Jiang Henian was still not convinced by Jian Qingqiu, and he still harbored a burning anger: "Jiang Chen is also your disciple!"

"In previous initial explorations of this secret realm, the casualty rate for the first group to enter was nearly 50%!"

"How can you be so sure Jiang Chen isn't one of the other two?"

"With Jiang Chen's current talent, as long as he cultivates normally, his future is promising; he could even become a grandmaster who protects humanity!"

"He doesn't need to risk his life by entering any secret realm!"

Jiang Henian was scared!

He was really scared!

How many people have died over the years while he was practicing his system?

At its peak, there were more than ten people, but they were all killed, leaving only Lei San.

Now, with great difficulty, they have also taken in Zhu Wushuang, Jiang Chen, and Zhao Ziyi.

Clearly, Jiang Chen's current talent far surpasses that of Zhu Wushuang, making him arguably the most talented student since the establishment of the Refining System!

This is why Jiang Henian was unwilling to take risks. If Jiang Chen could collect all six divine items through normal development, why would he take a risky and unorthodox approach?

He doesn't need it!

Therefore, when Jian Qingqiu wanted Jiang Chen to take an adventure and explore an unknown secret realm, Jiang Henian was filled with resentment!

Inside the room, Jiang Henian wanted to continue arguing with Jian Qingqiu, but then there was another knock on the door.

Jiang Henian was immediately startled. He used his spiritual power to immediately know that the person knocking on the door was Jiang Chen!

"We'll discuss this matter further later!" Jiang Henian said through gritted teeth, then vanished from the spot in a flash.

……

The door slowly opened, and the familiar decor was revealed. Jian Qingqiu stood gracefully in front of the balcony.

When the two met, Jian Qingqiu was startled by Jiang Chen's appearance.

Jiang Chen's face was gaunt and pale, and he kept yawning. He was also holding a thermos filled with goji berries and red dates.

Jian Qingqiu was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "Jiang Chen, did you go to cultivate or go to a brothel?"

"Three consecutive months of prostitution?"

Jiang Chen: "..."

Jiang Chen was speechless. Teacher, I'm so handsome, do I need to go to a brothel?

Facts speak louder than words. Jiang Chen summoned his three-headed pet beasts and had them demonstrate their skills.

"Because we need to enter the secret realm of the ancient underwater city, I have been teaching and improving the proficiency of the three beasts for the past three months."

"Excessive exertion has led to a severe depletion of my vital energy and blood," Jiang Chen lied without batting an eye.

Upon seeing that all three beasts' skill proficiency had been raised to perfect, Jian Qingqiu's expression was somewhat stunned.

Jiang Chen is working way too hard!

However, after the initial shock, Jian Qingqiu felt a sense of relief.

Jiang Chen's strength boost came at a very opportune time, and he will finally have the ability to protect himself in the upcoming underwater ancient city secret realm!

Jiang Henian was worried about Jiang Chen's safety, and Jian Qingqiu was just as worried about Jiang Chen!

"Well done!" Jian Qingqiu nodded with rare satisfaction, and stepped forward, placing her right hand on Jiang Chen's shoulder.

Before Jiang Chen could react to what was happening, he immediately felt an incomparably strong and pure life force emanating from Jian Qingqiu's hand!

The vast and powerful life force instantly made Jiang Chen feel as if he had received rain after a long drought, and his withered body slowly began to inflate again.

Her pale face gradually turned rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Teacher, what are you doing!"

Jiang Chen was overjoyed. [Life Transfer]!

This is the [Life Transfer] skill again!

Three months ago, when he was almost sucked to death by using his spiritual martial arts technique, it was Jian Qingqiu who saved him by using the Level 7 Turritopsis dohrnii's [Life Transfer] skill.

Seeing Jian Qingqiu use this move again, Jiang Chen, who had been feeling empty, lonely, and cold, immediately felt his body burning with heat once more!

It's like a withered boyfriend suddenly bursting with energy, radiating vitality and standing out from the crowd!

Jian Qingqiu didn't transfer much life force this time. Seeing that Jiang Chen's empty body was filled with power again, she withdrew her hands.

She looked at Jiang Chen with some satisfaction and nodded: "You've done a very good job these past three months. I like your attitude."

"I was worried that you might be too weak and get killed with a single blow when you entered the underwater ancient city secret realm."

"It's much better now. You have some ability to protect yourself. It will take the enemy many cuts to kill you."

"..." Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was speechless. It took the enemy many blows to kill him... Teacher, what kind of analogy is that!

Besides, if you're really going to die, being slashed to death is obviously more comfortable, right?

Cutting me many times would be too painful and torturous!

"Teacher, when will that secret realm open?" Jiang Chen asked hurriedly.

Three days later.

"That's good, at least we made it in time." Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

This is why he came to find Jian Qingqiu as soon as he came out of seclusion. First, he was naturally attracted by her beauty; second, he wanted to get first-hand information about that secret realm.

Clearly, Jian Qingqiu's understanding of that secret realm far surpasses that of the others!

"Our human race has already reached an agreement with the other sea races. In three days, we will send people together to explore the secret realm."

"There are five clans in total, and each clan sends out fifty members."

"Your spot has been decided; you are one of the fifty people."

Jiang Chen looked shocked: "Teacher, how did you do that?"

"These first teams to explore the secret realm are probably decided directly by Lingnan Province, or even the capital and the military, right?"

"Teacher, how do you have so much energy? You actually managed to stuff a mere level three beast tamer like me inside."

"How can I be your teacher if I don't have much power?" Jian Qingqiu said calmly. "You should prepare well for the next three days."

"What specific information do you have about that secret realm, teacher?"

"Someone will tell you later, no rush."

"All right……"

After saying goodbye to Jian Qingqiu, Jiang Chen immediately ran back to his dormitory for a nap.

I slept soundly until dark, and felt refreshed and completely rejuvenated!

If it weren't for the immense life force transmitted from Jian Qingqiu at noon, Jiang Chen would probably have had to stay in bed for another two days!

"As expected, our homeroom teacher is at least a level seven grandmaster!" Jiang Chen couldn't help but exclaim with delight as he recalled the scene at noon!

The [Life Transfer] skill is unique to the Turritopsis dohrnii and can only be obtained by advancing to the seventh level of Emperor.

Jian Qingqiu has once again temporarily avoided this move, which means that Jian Qingqiu's cultivation level is at least a seventh-level Grandmaster!

"Holy crap!"

Jiang Chen was shocked. As far as he knew, his grandfather, Jiang Henian, was only a seventh-level grandmaster!

Gan!

In that small town of Ningshui, he casually found a teacher who was comparable to Jiang Henian. I, Jiang Chen, have just been incredibly lucky!

After washing up, Jiang Chen opened his communication shell and saw that the message at the top was from Jiang Henian.

The message was exactly the same as what Jian Qingqiu had said, saying that Jiang Chen had been successfully selected as one of the first people to enter the secret realm for exploration, and that Jiang Chen should report to him after seeing the message!

Jiang Chen gasped slightly. The homeroom teacher is really something...

Without saying a word, Jiang Chen rushed towards the Biyue Bamboo Forest where Jiang Henian was. He was also very curious about what this so-called underwater ancient city secret realm looked like.

Green waters and bamboo groves.

The two water cannon toads holding bronze axes were still guarding the bamboo bridge. The surrounding bamboo forest was lush and green, growing vigorously, just like when Jiang Chen went into seclusion three months ago.

Jiang Chen successfully arrived at the villa in the middle of the bamboo forest. At this time, only Jiang Henian was in front of the courtyard.

He sat upright at the tea table, where a red ceramic teapot beside him was boiling with hot water, making a gurgling sound.

The old man from Yingtian Academy seemed to be pondering something, his brows furrowed as he looked at a pair of documents placed on the tea table.

"Teacher, I'm here," Jiang Chen said respectfully.

"Okay, sit down."

Jiang Chen obediently sat down at the tea table, which was covered with a large number of photos.

The photo shows a huge whirlpool on the sea surface, and at the bottom of the whirlpool, there is an underwater cave spewing out spiritual energy and a sinister black light.

Directly in front of the cave stands a golden stone tablet with three ancient characters written on it in a flowing, elegant style.

"Teacher, what's this?"

"That secret realm that is about to be revealed."

"Teacher, what are these three characters on this stone tablet?"

"The oracle bone script has been deciphered, and the translation is 'Qingyu Mountain'."

This secret realm is called the "Qingyu Mountain Secret Realm".

Jiang Chen frowned slightly: "Why does this name sound so familiar?"

"Yeah, when I first heard it, I felt like I'd heard it somewhere before."

"Later, I had someone check the information and quickly found out."

As Jiang Henian spoke, he slowly raised his head, his eyes shining brightly as he looked at Jiang Chen: "In ancient myths and legends, Qingyu Mountain is one of the seventy-two blessed lands of Taoism!"

"Wh...what?" Jiang Chen was stunned.

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