Chapter (5) The Turn of Events (2)

Lan Xia Yu roamed inside the fortress for a week as she use her new skills to fight low level demonic beasts like giant frogs and two stars demonic beasts such as walrus and otter. Although the otters were relatively small compared to walrus and giant frogs, they are especially good at escaping and lived in group.

On the way she encountered a wandering cultivator whose attack power is relatively low compared to other. That wandering cultivator's named was Gao Liang. Gao Liang said that many powerful sects, clans and families had participated in this secret realm exploration, they even allowed many others wandering cultivators who didn't belong to a sect nor a clan to explore once a secret realm appeared.

The rules of Holy Land was stricted, there were rules like allowing any cultivators to participate in the special events freely and secret realms. Those rules were established by the Holy sect's saint and saintness, the real authorities lied in them. But they would not take responsibility for the lives of those people as long as they were not someone from demonic cultivation paths, they were allowed to participate and got many hard to comeby opportunities which could help their cultivation soared towards the heaven.

So no matter how much unhappiness or disatisfications they felt inside their heart, those hypocritical sects and famous clans didn't dare to show their objections openly.

It was a great opportunity for wandering cultivators like them. Lan Xia Yu was really curious and keep asking questions, "Then Why don't I see any other cultivators? We are roaming inside the forest for a long time though".

"Because they are at the ocean", the actual goal of Holy sect's elders was the Fate Mirror which was buried together with the history of mermen clan deep inside the ocean. Whoever get the Fate Mirror will be rewarded handsomely, be that person was someone belong to a sect or a family or a wandering cultivator. The person who brought the Fate Mirror would even be accepted by one of the Holy sect's saint or saintness as a personal secessing disciple if the person was willing.

Everyone could tell that the Fate Mirror covet by the Holy sect's elders and saints was definitely a heaven defying treasure. Wouldn't someone tried to hide the fact that he or she had found the fate mirror? The answer was no, because if the Fate Mirror was really a heaven defying treasure, no one would be able to keep that safely and their hand would became hot just by holding that said heaven defying treasure.

But if it was the Holy sect's saints and elders who obtained the treasure, no one would dare to covet the things which was in the hand of holy land's saints and even if one wanted to hide the treasure for oneself, it would be impossible to hide the strong aura of a heaven defying item unless one was recognized by the fate mirror as it owner.

The golden opportunity everyone want to get was not the Fate Mirror but the fact that being able to become a personal secessing disciple of one of the Holy sect's saints which was the most powerful individuals in the upper realm. Even powerful organization like Red Lotus Pavilion was willing to get shelter from them.

"By the way, you didn't mention which sect they belong to".

Gao Liang replied swiftly,"It is 'Ultimated Divinity' but they prohibited the tittle of their sect original named so everyone simply referred to it as 'holy sect' later".

Lan Xia Yu was very interested in the fate mirror Gao Liang had mentioned because it might be the next relic she had been looking forward to. She was also curious what kind of heavenly treasure could move the heart of holy sect. The holy sect had a long history, they possessed valuable treasures and rare legendary morphs such as dragon and Phoenix, they possessed many powerful cultivation manuals. They even had the authorities to control the Holy Land with their dominant charisma and through various informants.

Gao Liang took a peek at her silent profile and ask with certainties, "Are you going to the marmen clan?".

"Of course, we mustn't let this kind of interesting event slide from our hands! Don't worry, Liang Liang I will probably protect you, alright?"

Gao Liang responsed her furiously, "What do you mean by 'probably'? You must protect me if you want me to come together with you beside don't call my name ambitiously.....arg!"

"Alright.... alright! Stop nagging me".

Lan Xia Yu grabbed his collar roughly and used the skill Space Jump to travel quickly. After a series of space jumping, they arrived ‌at the shore of the beach, there was no one expect for the sound of waves occasionally slapping on the shore as a few ordinary crabs stranding through the waves on the beach.

Lan Xia Yu fished out a small bracelet and a big eye-catching necklace made with shimmering pears. She tossed the necklace which was made of big glistering pears to Gao Liang without looking back and she herself wore the small pearl bracelet on her delicate wrist. It fitted perfectly with her white skin emitting a faint blue light.

Gao Liang looked at the necklace, his eyelids twisted and mumbled with disatisfication, "Do I really have to wear this thing, even looking at this give me a feeling like 'Hey, I am a super rich idiot, come and rob me!' ".

"Don't make a fuss, it could even conceal the attack of a nascent soul cultivators three times beside we need to travel in the deep sea. It can help you to breath underwater too".

Gao Liang looked suspicious as he examined the necklace, "Then...can't you change the appreance to something else, just a little more pleasing to the eyes...."

She immediately cut off Gao Liang's words impatiently, "If you don't like it, give it back to me". Those were all treasures left by Tian Xing Hong, she was feeling a little reluctant but that dumb a** Gao Liang dare to complain her. She extended her hand toward the necklace which Gao Liang was holding, intending to take it back. Gao Liang took a few steps back as if he was afraid that Lan Xia Yu would snatched back the thing and quickly wore the necklace and laughed dryly.

"He..he..of course, how would I not like something my presious friend had given to me? I like it very much he....he..he...". She was silently laughing inside as she looked at Gao Liang wearing a big pearl necklace looking like a stupid young master, contray to the white schooler robe on his slender body, it was very eye catching and out off place with his handsome face.

"Let's go"

After three hours had passed, as they drove deeper and deeper inside the sea they could see dim rays of light coming from the front not far away, it seemed they had arrived to the rumor merman clan's territorial. They continued to drive forward as they passed through a thin film which felt like soaking in gentle water but they sensed the abnormal power from it.

The thin circle like barrier prevented the water from entering inside it, forming a dry sandy land inside. After that they landed on the sandy ground, the could see the seashells scattering on the surface as they shone with various colors, it was a beautiful sight to behold.

"Where are the other people?",said Gao Liang as he scanned the surrounding, he could see the small turtle shape buildings but there was no sign of living beings inside them as if a lifeless cemetery or a graveyard and there was no trace of cultivators stepping into this place.

"I don't know but I think we have to figure it out for ourselves". She bent down and picked up a seashell the side of her thumb, as she felt the smooth surface without a hint of roughness she frowned slightly. She looked at the seashell for a moment, something flashed inside her mind, "Gao Liang, you stay here and collect as much seashells as possible, I will be right back".

Gao Liang was puzzleed but he still nodded obediently, in the past few days he had stayed together with Lan Xia Yu he found that she was quite reliable expect from the fact she made him wore woman dresses and disguised him as a woman when she encountered other people.

"Don't run around and only stay here, okay? Don't worry, I will be back in a minute". She remained him not to touch anything expect from picking up seashells before she left. Her departing back became smaller and smaller as she passed through various small and large buildings until Gao Liang couldn't see her shadow anymore.

"What a strange fellow..", Gao Liang proceed to pick up the seashells, as time passed by, unknowingly he was approching the turtle shell like buildings, a strange omnious shadow lurking in the darkness inside the buildings.

Gao Liang didn't seemed to notice anything as he concentrated his mind on the task giving by Lan Xia Yu but as he was about to pick up another seashell that was in emerald green color, a black pair of shoes stood in his filed of vision.

"Er Liang, what are you doing?", He was starleted and fallen to the ground with his butt as he was squatting and picking up the seashells previously. (Note - Er Liang is a cute nickname for Gao Liang)

Gao Liang eyes wide opened when he saw the face of a man with a small red mole between his eyebrows and he unconsciously replied to the man's question, "I'm picking up seashells...".

The man smiled and said dotingly, "Silly, why would there be seashell in Bai Lei mountain? Gao Liang, are you still dreaming?"

Gao Liang suddenly stood up and realized that he was standing under a peachbloom trees, the pink patels fell from above, slowly carried by the gentle breeze. 'He was clearly doing something a while ago but what was he doing again?'

Gao Liang mumbled a few words in a daze, "Dreaming....?", but he was grabbed by ‌a firm but beautiful hand as he heard the gentle voice in his ear accompanied by a faint chuckle, "If you are still dreaming, your shizun must punish you..ha..ha..". ( Note - Shizun is a hornorfic tittle of address for a teacher or a master, a more formal and spiritual term especially in Xuanhuan or Xian Xia cultivation, I suppose?)

They're heading towards a bamboo house with relatively old setting but when Gao Liang was about to enter the house, the pearl necklace shone and there was a moment of clearlity in Gao Liang's daze pupils.

Gao Liang stopped in his track as he stared at the man with regret written on his face, "Shizun, I think you're the one who is dreaming because you are already dead".

The man eyes flashed and undescribable emotions appeared in his pupils, "What nonsense are you spouting? You are especially acting rebellious today since the morning. Are you still angry?"

Gao Liang slapped away the hand which was extending towards him, "I'm addressing you as my shizun because I still respect you. I do not regret my decision nor do I have to angry about anything. We're just stranger in my memories".

Gao Liang voice echoed throughout the mountain, the peachbloom trees and the bamboo house disappeared like fugacious ink dropping on the still water surface causing ripples. His head spinned and when he opened his eyes, he was lying on the sandy ground.

There were no seashells nor turtle shell like buildings anymore instead the surrounding was filled with ruins and debirs everywhere. The moment they stepped into the barrier, everything they saw was just an illusion casted by the merman. The mermen clan was already destroyed a long time ago even before the war between three realms, thousand of small worlds were destroyed during the war.

".... Oh you woke up?", the owner of the voice was a dashing handsome man with fish ears and blue robe decorating with sparkling seashells and pearl. Those sparkling jewels didn't made him awkward instead it made him more charming. Gao Liang would really be stunned by his look if he wasn't lying on the ground, pressed down by one of Lan Xia Yu' black flawless leather shoes.

No matter how handsome the man was, he was a merman which fell into the demonic path. "You really defeated a merman?", Gao Liang was awed by her strength once again, the mermen clan was one the most difficult opponent to defeat because they were proficient in close combat attacks and relatively stronger in sorcerery which could have their opponent a hard time by throwing debuff spell one after another.

Lan Xia Yu snorted coldly, "No matter how strong, it is still in foundation establishment stage".

"Hey, can you stop rafering to me like an object?"

Lan Xia Yu glanced at the merman coldly and he mumbled quietly, "...you are really heartless".

"Shut up"

Lan Xia Yu looked at the merman with sinister expression on her face, "Where is the fate mirror? You know where's it, right?".

The merman smacked his lips and said mockingly, "The Fate Mirror is a presious treasure of merman clan, what made you think a low level civilian of mermen clan like me would know that?"

She raised her eyebrows pretending as if she was surprised, "Really but I thought you are the last royal bloodline of the merman clan although you are a half-breed. Prince of the three sea of Holy Land, Qi Hai Liang"

Qi Hai Liang pupils shook uncontrollably as he looked at her with stupidfy face. "You.., how did you know...?"

Of course, she would know naturally because the system window beside him was sparkling with blinding light, it made her wanted to beat him up one more time!

[ Congratulation! You had defeated the last bloodline of royal merman clan! Please made him regard you as a master, you'll obtain a new hidden skill and the Fate Mirror ]

[ Name - Qi Hai Liang

Age - 113

Race - Merman ( Half- breed dragon )

Spiritual Weapon - Three-pronged Spare

Talent - A+ ( The talent had greatly reduce due to some psychologiscal trauma and the heart demon awakening. Can be evolved to SSS)

Level - Foundation establishment level ( Cultivation level had reverted back due to psychologiscal disorder)

Abilities - Can control any aquatic species ( As long as the said aquatic species' cultivation level was in equal or lower than the controller), Shape shifting

Tittles - Price of the three holy sea(Hidden), Natural evil(Hidden)

Equipment - Earrings of goddess Shi Ya, Bracelet of death, Healing boots, Crown of three see, Wings of angle, Black Guardian

Inheritance - Celestial Dragon Transformation(Hidden), Absolute Domination(Hidden)

Skills - Claws of Abyss(A), Shadowless(S+), Disaster of Flood(U), Tide(SS), Intruder (EX)

Warning - The psychologiscal state is extremely unstable. The host should not let your guard down as the current situation of the target is especially dangerous! ]

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Status Window Update:

[ Name - Lan Xia Yu

Age - 22

Race - Human (Can be Evolve)

Spiritual Weapon - Dimensional Ring(SS)

Recommend Weapon - Yin Yang sword(Not available/can be obtained from the realm of three thousand demon cliff)

Talents - S ( Possessing a self devouring soul )

Level - foundation establishment ( Third level )

Abilities - Natural Elements Controller

Tittles - Shinning Rookie (R), Puppet Destroyer (U), Relentless Killer (S)

Equipment - Dimensional Ring, Goddess Cloak

Inheritance - None ( All the inheritance are hidden and cannot be use due poor cultivation level )

Skills - Dark Night (U), Piercing Eyes (B), Space Poniards(B), Space Jump(B)

Blessing - Cursed Soul (Tian Xing Hong's blessing), Shadow Queen (Long Juan's Blessing)

Class - Warrior, Natural Mage

Note - Remind the host to quickly rise your cultivation level and get a suitable weapon! ]

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Small Theater:

Gao Liang : Hey, how did I reduce to a bait from wearing woman clothes!

Cold Rain : Don't be sad. You have to prepare your mind for what's coming next... oops!

Gao Liang : Wait, don't go! What do you mean by that...huh?

Lan Xia Yu : Liang Liang, what are you doing? If you're not coming, we'll leave you behind.

Gao Liang : Oh... coming!

Cold Rain : He...he....., Gao Liang you'll understand my good intention in the future....he..he..he..