After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 436 Return to the Deep Sea

No one else knew how Xu Youan had offended Jiang Liqian, or how someone who had always been lenient with him could say such harsh words.

They didn't know how to persuade them, so they could only steer the conversation towards the merman who had been saved by Jiang Liqian.

"What a beautiful sister!" Shui Lian'er squatted down, her eyes wide open, filled with admiration.

Even though the cultivation world is full of outstanding people and beautiful women, the beauty of these mermaids still exceeded everyone's imagination.

She was as serene as a pool of water, her eyes as clear as the soul deepest in the ocean, her slightly curly long hair cascading down like a feather, her slender, fair body making her seem like the most agile spirit of the sea.

Her tail was even more beautiful, like a series of dreamy blue gems adorning the waves.

Hearing Shui Lian'er's praise, the woman moved her head slightly. Although she was still very afraid, she gave her a faint smile.

“You’re so beautiful too,” she said. “Golden and more beautiful than the corals at the bottom of the sea.”

Shui Lian'er blushed from the praise.

No one has ever praised her like that before!

But why do you say she looks golden? Isn't she wearing a red dress?

Shi Tou frowned as he looked at the merman in Jiang Liqian's arms: "Without the Xuanling Iron Ring to control her spiritual power, the merman will soon die of dehydration. We need to send her to the sea immediately."

Qin Beiyao pointed to the sea not far away: "Then let's carry her over there quickly."

“Not near the coast.” Su Yanqing also knew some things about merfolk and had done some research on the Mirage Secret Realm of Sanhai City. “The area around the Mirage Secret Realm is full of sea monsters lurking. If we put her down there, she will be devoured in no time. She has been tortured to the point that she has no ability to protect herself. We have to send her to the deep sea, where her people will be there to protect her.”

"The deep sea?" Qin Beiyao looked at the coastline and hesitated. "But the boatman won't be able to bring the boat back for seven days. We won't be able to leave this island."

Shi Tou paused for a moment, then looked up at Jiang Liqian, before looking down at the merman in her arms: "Actually, it's not entirely hopeless, as long as..."

"There's no other way! We've already risked our lives to rescue her, now it's up to her to decide her fate." Xu Youan suddenly spoke loudly, interrupting Shi Tou's words.

Everyone looked at him, and Stone shut his mouth, saying nothing more.

Xu Youan was right. He and Jiang Liqian had already risked their lives and risked half their lives to rescue the mermaid from those evil people. Releasing her back into the sea was the last thing they could do. As for whether she could escape from the sea monsters and find her people, that was up to fate.

In the world of cultivation, fate and luck are both important.

It depends on both the cause and the effect.

But Jiang Liqian didn't believe it, and neither did Shui Lian'er. Since they'd already saved everyone, how could they only save half of them?

“Stone, you tell me, we’ll figure something out together. At worst, I’ll go get some seawater to keep her alive until we come up with a solution,” Shui Lian’er said, patting her chest.

Upon hearing this, Xu Youan couldn't help but stride over. He grabbed Jiang Liqian's hand and tried to pull her away from this awful place.

Jiang Liqian remained unmoved.

"Let go."

Xu Youan bit her lip, both anxious and angry: "Senior Sister!"

Jiang Liqian didn't say a word, simply shaking off his hand and expressionlessly picking up the merman. Although the merman was frightened, he still obediently hugged her neck.

"I know a way."

Being ignored by her senior sister time and time again, Xu Youan felt as if her heart was bleeding.

Only she could make him so angry that he could only suffer in silence, his heart and eyes filled with only her.

Jiang Liqian, or Shi Tou, had a simple solution: if there was no boat to cross the sea, then the only option was to fly on a sword. Using a sword to cross the sea would allow them to avoid the sea monsters as much as possible.

However, compared to traveling by ship, flying on a sword presents many more difficulties. They have to be wary of the huge waves that may crash down at any time, as well as the monsters that may leap out of the sea to attack them. The biggest obstacle is that the sea is boundless and deep, and relying solely on flying on a sword requires too much spiritual energy.

That's why there's a saying, "Only those with great abilities can cross the sea," which means the same thing.

Upon hearing their suggestion, Shui Lian'er slapped her forehead and took something out of her Qiankun bag.

The thing looked like a soft, fluffy white cotton ball, but upon closer inspection, you could see that it was actually made up of tiny ice crystals. The sunlight shimmered in the fine, fragmented light, making it quite beautiful.

"This is a flying magical artifact my mother gave me, named Soft Cloud. My mother said that although it doesn't fly very fast, it consumes the least spiritual energy of all magical artifacts, making it very suitable for long-term flight. Moreover, it can be made large or small, and can accommodate all of us at the same time. If we need to use this to go to the deep sea and we don't have enough spiritual energy, we can just put spirit stones into this slot."

"Spirit stones are the least of my worries. We just need to focus on defense!"

This really solved my immediate problem.

The group looked at each other, all agreeing that the method was feasible.

It's risky, but with their cooperation, they'll surely be able to safely deliver the merman to her people.

Without hesitation, Shui Lian'er cast a spell to enlarge the Soft Cloud and then stuffed three top-grade spirit stones into its slot in one go.

As the group walked up, just as Shi Tou was about to sit on Rou Yun, the old man who had been silently standing in the background suddenly threw him a parchment scroll.

When the stone was opened, it revealed a map showing the shortest and safest route from the island to the deep sea.

Stone bowed to the old man to thank him, then turned and sat on the soft white cotton.

Xu Youan stood at the very back. When it was his turn to ascend Rouyun, a spirit pearl emitting a faint blue light hovered in front of him.

He looked up in astonishment, only to see Jiang Liqian's indifferent face.

"Senior sister, what are you doing..."

"Lianlian, let's go."

Shui Lian'er was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and looked at Xu You'an, who was still outside Rouyun. She turned to plead with Jiang Liqian, but before she could speak, Qin Beiyao tugged at her sleeve and shook his head at her.

Shui Lian'er had no choice, and sending the merfolk back to their tribe was the most important thing right now, so she could only activate the Soft Cloud and fly towards the distant sea.

"Senior Sister!" Xu You'an didn't want to leave Jiang Liqian's side. He staggered down below, chasing after Rouyun, who was sitting on them. He fell down several times due to exhaustion, but as if he didn't feel the pain, he got up again and chased after her.

He chased after the person all the way to the shore where the waves crashed, but could only watch alone as the person disappeared into the distance until he could no longer see.

"Senior sister! Senior sister!"

"I was wrong, I admit my mistake, I'll admit to everything, please don't leave me, don't leave me alone..."