758: Chapter 197_3 758: Chapter 197_3 The Dragon head turned back, looking once again at the mermaid kneeling respectfully before it.
This was a mermaid at the limit of Stepping Sky Six-fold, on the verge of touching the Fairy Sect.
She was a subordinate of Uncle Luo, and this time, she too had entered the Mystery Yellow Cave Sky.
She was on the same level as Uncle Luo, and had specifically come over to pass a message to Qing.
The sudden attempt to snatch the Mystery Yellow Order had delayed the three-day deadline agreed upon with Uncle Luo; however, Uncle Luo’s plans had also changed, intending to push the timeline back, so the mermaid was here to deliver the message.
After relaying the message, she didn’t leave immediately.
Gu Luo let her move around within a hundred miles of Qing and act as an intermediary for any matters, delivering messages at a moment’s notice.
Qing just took the opportunity to ask her about the Mystery Yellow Cave Sky.
Qing’s time in cultivation was too short, and his knowledge of common sense in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms was scant.
He had entered the Mystery Yellow Cave Sky in such a haste that he hadn’t the chance to truly understand it.
Initially, after Feng Zhong, he planned to repair the Southern Sea immediately and then go seek the knowledge of his seniors, but he ended up coming here abruptly.
The Southern Sea was not even fully repaired yet.
Thinking this, Qing suddenly turned his head back to Baiyin, “Clan sister, do you remember the Bu Tian Clan in your memories?
Where have they gone?”
If those Nuwa-shaped creatures were around, repairing the Southern Sea should be quite easy.
Baiyin tilted her head and thought for a moment, “Guardhouse?”
She had no impression of the Bu Tian Clan; her original form had retained no memories, only that for some unknown reason, the term “Guardhouse” popped up in her mind at the mention of the Bu Tian Clan, even enticing the gluttony in her, as if there were a chicken dancing in the flames.
Qing sighed, “When I get out, if I can still find the Guardhouse, I’ll bring some back for you to roast.”
He then turned to look at the mermaid opposite him, his brows slightly furrowing, “So, while the upper level was fighting, they were also constantly scouting out this level’s affairs.
Are all the clan elders acting as scouts for their own offspring?”
The upper and lower levels were inaccessible to each other, yet they could see and hear one another.
The clan elders really broke their hearts for their juniors, especially since Qing started hunting his opponents and forcibly taking the Mystery Yellow Order, which sparked more battles on this level.
The elders from the upper level employed all kinds of methods.
Although they couldn’t protect their juniors directly, they made the lower level’s forces, enemies, and prey all crystal clear, then turned around to inform their younger generations.
They helped their juniors avoid enemies and find prey.
As long as it could keep their juniors alive, acting as a spy was not shameful.
Isn’t it seen that even the Dragon Turtle dispatched mermaids?
Of course, there were also those who deludedly thought of using the juniors to probe the secrets of the upper level, but even separated by just one level, those above were at least at Stepping Sky Six-fold, and hiding themselves was too easy.
Even the Three Phases Great Monk turned the tables and deceived a junior, laying a trap that led to two Stepping Sky Six-fold from the Sealed Emperor’s Palace being slain on the spot.
Now, basically no one tried to use the juniors in reverse, except for treasure hunting and observing the combat process of the Greater Powers.
Qing, however, didn’t need the mermaid to do such things; he had the Toad, which could surveil the entire layer of the White Tiger Ruin, leaving nothing hidden from him.
Qing looked at the mermaid, “Elder Mi, how is the core struggle on the upper layer going?”
The mermaid who came was named Mi Man, an elder among the Gu Luo mermaid’s subordinates.
When Su He first entered the Heritage Sea, Gu Luo had assigned her to guide him, but before she could reach him, Su He had already transcended the tribulation and become a Dragon Turtle.
If Su He had been a little later, the spot for the Mermaid Ritual in Long Moon Mansion would have been hers.
Therefore, when she looked at Su He, in addition to the mermaids’ natural reverence for Dragon Turtles, there was also a unique sense of closeness.
A respectful smile was on Mi Man’s face, “Reporting to young master, four cores have already been snatched by others, but only one of them has ended up in the hands of a cultivator from the Mystery Huang World.
At this moment, our god is fighting those who are forcibly seizing the core in the Sealed Emperor’s Palace.
However, up to this moment, no one has been able to refine the core.”
She looked at Su He, the young master was different from others.
Right now, there were untold numbers of people on the layer above, scheming to get the method of refining the core from the young master.
Our god also feared they would incite the lower-level cultivators, completely uniting against Su He.
That’s why she was sent over to convey messages at any time.
Su He laughed heartily, “It’s normal not to be able to refine it.
That’s a patch for the Toad; how could others possibly refine it?”
As the two were speaking, they saw the mermaid opposite them suddenly change expression, reaching out to grab a water arrow and slamming it into the void ahead.
With the ripple in the void, an adult Zhu Yan appeared.
Its monkey face showed a trace of surprise, as if it hadn’t expected to be discovered by the mermaid.
After the surprise, it turned to cruelty.
It was still gnawing on the half carcass of some unknown beast, with bands of malevolent aura lingering on its body.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk!” It clicked its tongue as soon as it appeared, “I’ve long heard that Gu Luo Friend’s subordinates are exceptional; seeing them today proves it.”
It tore off a big piece of flesh, looking at Su He, “Hey!
You, little turtle, are you selling the method to refine the core?”
Its tone was frivolous, utterly disregarding Mi Man standing beside it.
Mi Man looked at the Zhu Yan, her brows furrowing.
There had long been rumors that nearly half of the Zhu Yan Clan had thrown their lot in with the Sealed Emperor’s Palace, even considering the Zhu Yan King as a brother to Emperor Luan.
The way it seemed now, it wasn’t false.
Otherwise, Zhu Yan would only cause troubles from the shadows and never dare to brazenly come forward, let alone boldly ask the young master for the method to refine the core.
Mi Man’s expression darkened, her hands reaching forward as two curved swords appeared in her grasp.
She slightly bent her body and with a flash, she charged toward the Zhu Yan.
An adult Zhu Yan, at the Opening Heaven Five-fold level, equivalent to a cultivator at the Stepping Sky Seven-fold.
She was only at Stepping Sky Six-fold, but as a Dragon Turtle’s Subordinate, she should not be treated as an ordinary cultivator.
Zhu Yan was not one of the Four Spirits and could not battle beyond its level.
With a thrust of the sword, the Zhu Yan’s figure flashed, turning into a streak of red light and landing behind Mi Man, still nonchalantly squatting on a tree branch and gnawing at the big chunk of flesh.
“Heh heh heh!” A voice came from behind Zhu Yan as a beast, its body glowing with fire as if made from magma, a large dog, stepped out, “This mermaid is looking down on you!”
Looking at this large dog, even though it was not on the same layer, a sense of disgust rose from the depths of Su He’s heart.
This was a Houdou!
Like the Soaring Snake, its entire clan was cursed with a Blood Curse by the Dragon Turtle.
An adult Houdou!
Su He had sensed the combat power of Houdou; Worship Granny had killed one in the Feng Zhong.
“Elder Mi, run!”
These two Divine God Beasts were clearly targeting Mi Man!
That meant, at the very least at this moment, Gu Luo could not pay attention to this place.
They wanted to blind Su He’s eyes!