blueteamnovel Chapter 534: Sea Clan and Ice Territory
Chapter 534: Sea Clan and Ice Territory
Chapter 534: Sea Clan and Ice Territory
The Sea Clan is actually a type of demon race that has long lived in the sea.
For example, the Dragon Clan exists both in the Demon Realm and the Eastern Sea. The dragons in the Eastern Sea are considered part of the Sea Clan.
As soon as they arrived at the Water Vein Sea Region, the six of them were plunged into darkness, unable to see anything. It wasn't until the shadow moved away that they could see what it was.
"That's a whale, a creature unique to the Eastern Sea, yet to develop intelligence."
They then saw a group of beings with human bodies and fish tails, all female, with delicate faces and excellent figures. Key parts of their bodies were covered with shells, and their eyes were sea-blue.
"These are the merfolk, also known as the fish people. Legend has it they are the result of ancient humans and great fish demons transforming. They like to appear in groups, with female merfolk hunting while the males handle household chores."
Suddenly, another mermaid swam by, her tail undulating. She was more striking than the previous merfolk. She glanced at the group and continued swimming.
"Is that a lone mermaid, ostracized by her kind?"
"No, that's my senior sister, Tang Fuling. She's researching how the Water Spirit Root can spray seawater, so she's been disguising herself as a Sea Clan member recently."
Lu Yang was even more curious. "Is it difficult for the Water Spirit Root to spray seawater?"
"Of course, it's difficult. The Water Spirit Root is water; how can it produce salt?"
Lu Yang agreed that this was indeed challenging.
"But why research this?"
Bai Ming looked embarrassed. "Family matters shouldn't be aired in public. Please don't spread this around, or it might reach the ears of the imperial court."
"Don't worry, we're very tight-lipped," Meng Jingzhou assured, truthfully. Their identities as the young sect master and four holy sons of the Heavenly Court Sect had remained secret until now, showing their strict confidentiality.
Of course, from another perspective, they were afraid that exposure would endanger their lives, reflecting their desire to stay alive.
"Sister Tang likes money. I heard she's planning to sell illegal salt because it's profitable."
Meng Jingzhou: "..."
No wonder they didn't want the imperial court to find out.
"Up ahead is the Ice Region, constructed by the first-generation Water Vein elder using formations. Over the generations, the area has expanded and the ice has thickened. Not many people usually go there. Do you want to take a look?"
Ice attribute techniques and divine abilities are considered a branch of water attributes, and there are even ice spirit roots, a variant of water spirit roots. The Ice Region is also a place needed by water spirit root cultivators.
As they spoke, a massive iceberg slowly floated by. The giant whale appeared as small as an ant in front of it, with ninety percent of the iceberg submerged and only ten percent visible above the surface.
"It's a rare opportunity; let's go take a look," Meng Jingzhou said with a smile. Last time he visited the Five Elements Sect, he was too focused on learning spells and didn't have the chance to tour the five veins in detail.
North of the Great Xia Dynasty lies the extreme northern region, known for its severe cold. Not even the Seek Tao Sect has many people who have been there, let alone the five of them.
The extreme northern region has few living beings and scarce cultivation resources. Besides ice, there's essentially nothing, so there's no reason to go.
The closer they got to the Ice Region, the more they felt the biting cold. Even Golden Elixir stage cultivators couldn't protect themselves from it. They truly experienced what extreme cold was, with their spiritual power circulation slowing by thirty to forty percent, becoming sluggish.
Yet no one suggested stopping; they all kept swimming forward.
"Alright, let's stop here," Bai Ming said, unable to bear the cold any longer, his teeth chattering.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, someone had said to stop; they were also reaching their limits.
"Since the Ice Region was established by the first-generation Water Vein elder, does that mean there are thousand-year-old ice, ten-thousand-year-old ice, and even hundred-thousand-year-old ice everywhere?" Man Gu asked curiously, his eyes shining. He lived in the western part of the continent, where it was hot year-round, and had never seen so much ice.
"Of course, there's ten-thousand-year-old and hundred-thousand-year-old ice everywhere, but it's useless."
"Useless? I heard ten-thousand-year-old ice is very valuable."
Bai Ming waved his hand, explaining to Man Gu, "That's all hype from unscrupulous merchants, making it sound fancy. They claim ten-thousand-year-old ice has historical significance and ten-thousand-year-old coldness, greatly aiding cultivation, but it's all a scam. They act like the older it is, the more valuable it is. Think about it, the spiritual energy we breathe is millions or even tens of millions of years old. Why isn't anyone selling that?"
"And this water, these stones, they're not just ten-thousand years old; they're millions of years old."
Lu Yang nodded frequently in agreement with Bai Ming's view. He inadvertently noticed Meng Jingzhou, who had been silent, and felt puzzled.
"Old Meng, what's wrong? You usually love to talk at times like this."
Meng Jingzhou transmitted his voice to Lu Yang, "Don't say anything. It's our Meng family that hyped up the ten-thousand-year-old ice."