Chapter 767: Chapter 767: The Secret of the Mermaid Clan
Jiang Xiaobai swiftly reached the exit and plunged into the abyss as soon as he left the secret realm.
In the water, he moved quickly and ran into Bai Fang again.
“You didn’t die?”
Bai Fang seemed slightly puzzled when he saw Jiang Xiaobai.
It was rumored that nobody who entered the Forest of Torture ever came back alive!
Of course, these rumors circulated among the Mermaid Tribe.
They didn’t know exactly what the situation in there was like, but over past centuries, every single one of the ten-odd merfolk who had entered never returned.
The merfolk were so cautious that they didn’t bother to continue, as the Dragon Tongue grass harvested would last them for a while.
But later, a few humans went in as well, and they never came out.
It turned into a rumor.
The merfolk, with a lesser need for Dragon Tongue grass, dared not venture in.
After all, no one wants to die.
“What do you mean by that?”
Jiang Xiaobai was taken aback. “I want to ask you about something. Do you know of any rumors regarding the Forest of Torture?”
“Huh? Rumors? I have no clue.”
Bai Fang quickly shook his head.
When he was born, the Forest of Torture was already a forbidden area.
No one would inquire about what lay within a forbidden area.
“Does your merfolk tribe have any elders who are several tens of thousands of years old?” Jiang Xiaobai asked.
Bai Fang’s face grimaced as if he’d swallowed something bitter. “Are you jesting?”
“Tens of thousands of years? You should know, even true Immortals only live five thousand years!”
“Earth Immortals live barely eight thousand years. Above them, Celestial Immortals, such formidable experts, at most live for only twenty thousand years.”
“Do you think the merfolk have any Celestial Immortals?”
Bai Fang’s gaze was as if he was looking at an idiot.
“Um… could you stop looking at me like that, please?”
Jiang Xiaobai raised his eyebrows. “Do you have any treasure storage or something that keeps historical records?”
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“I’d like to understand the situation of this Forest of Torture through your Merfolk Tribe.”
Bai Fang immediately shook his head in rejection.
People have to be kidding, the Merfolk Tribe is a large race, equivalent to any significant family power in the outside world!
Man, a treasure repository or scripture library.
Have you seen any significant family power allowing others to casually enter their scripture library?
Jiang Xiaobai wasn’t discouraged. He thought for a moment, then suddenly said.
“Do you guys urgently need Dragon Tongue grass?”
As soon as these words were spoken, Bai Fang’s expression became serious.
This was a critical matter that few human cultivators knew about.
This matter was even more related to the survival of the Merfolk Tribe.
“What are you trying to do?”
“How about this, you take me to someone who can make decisions, and I’ll exchange the Dragon Tongue grass for information, deal?”
“This…”
Bai Fang wavered, just then their queen had said that they were running out of Dragon Tongue grass!
And this special magical herb, the Dragon Tongue grass, can only be found in the Forest of Torture.
And it was unique to that place!
The Merfolk Tribe hadn’t gone in for centuries, and their reserves of Dragon Tongue grass were simply not enough.
“Alright, I’ll go ask!”
Bai Fang turned and ran off.
In no time, he came back with a large group of people.
Among them was a woman with a figure that could make anyone’s nose bleed.
Jiang Xiaobai hastily closed his eyes!
Respect women, don’t stare!
He would maintain his innocence in human society!
Seeing his behavior, the Mermaid Queen, Bai Jie, chuckled.
With a wave of her hand, a layer of green scales emerged on her upper body, covering everything up.
And these were colorful scales.
It looked as if she had dressed in a colorful outfit.
“Open your eyes, human. Let’s talk about the matter of Dragon Tongue grass,” she said.
“Alright!”
Jiang Xiaobai agreed, but didn’t open his eyes.
Are you kidding me? He was plenty loyal to his wife, Yan’er!
He mustn’t look, mustn’t look. That would be playing with his life!
“You humans are interesting, don’t you guys all like this kind of thing?”
“Back in the day, some even captured our mermaid women to play with in your world!”
“Yeah, you, you seem such a hypocrite.”
The merfolk all chimed in.
Jiang Xiaobai’s face reddened in embarrassment. He had boundaries.
Keep on saying that, and he really would open his eyes!
“Alright, you can’t see it anymore.”
The voice of Bai Jie resonated once more.
Jiang Xiaobai thought about it, slightly opened his eyes, and relaxed after seeing a changed scene.
“Alright, let’s have a good chat.”
Bai Jie immediately led Jiang Xiaobai into the Shell Palace.
It was quiet all around, with just the two of them.
“As you can see, it’s just one Dragon Tongue grass.”
Jiang Xiaobai cut to the chase and produced the Dragon Tongue grass on the spot.
The covenant of the Wind Sword Saint was to prevent the merfolk from taking away the Dragon Tongue grass, not human cultivators.
Jiang Xiaobai had confirmed this before he left, and the other party assured that there was indeed no problem before he brought it out.
Otherwise, if he violated the Covenant of Heaven and the Wind Sword Saint was completely erased by the Heavenly Dao.
Then, goddammit, that would cause a great calamity!
Not to mention the deaths, he wouldn’t be able to complete his trial task either.
Seeing the Dragon Tongue grass, Bai Jie instantly became excited.
The merfolk had only one Dragon Tongue grass left!
Once this one was used up, there would be no more!
You could say Jiang Xiaobai’s Dragon Tongue grass relieved a critical situation!
“Thank you very much!”
“And I’ll keep my promise. Whatever information you want to know, I’ll tell you. I’ll even let you enter our Merfolk Tribe’s treasure storage, and even marrying me wouldn’t be a problem.”
Spurt!
Jiang Xiaobai almost spat out a mouthful of water.
Damn woman, you’re so upfront?
Is the scene set up so terrifying?
“That won’t do, that won’t do!”
Jiang Xiaobai hastily waved his hand, then said sternly, “I don’t have much interest in you. After all, I’m a married man.”
“I’d like to ask if you know about a sword cultivator in the Forest of Torture?”
“Yes, of course, I know.”
Lightly handling the Dragon Tongue grass in her hand, Bai Jie smiled, “Our Merfolk Tribe moved in there only after that terrifying sword cultivator split open the space of the secret realm.”
“They were even close friends. The previous queen of my generation was a good friend of that sword cultivator.”
“Really? Then, do you know that the Dragon Tongue grass is of vital importance to that sword cultivator?”
Jiang Xiaobai was stunned.
In response, Bai Jie nodded.
However, she appeared troubled, “Actually, we’ve known since the beginning that the sword cultivator made preparations for his retreat.”
“But we Merfolk didn’t have a choice. The sword cultivator gave the queen of that era a staff, within which a fearsome power was sealed.”
“The sword cultivator said that every century, power from a Dragon Tongue grass must be used to suppress the power within the staff.”
“We could only comply because the Merfolk place great emphasis on promises.”
“Moreover, at that time, both parties had made a pact. Once violated, our Merfolk Tribe would suffer a backlash curse and gradually go extinct.”
After finishing, Bai Jie shook her head and sighed, “It’s a pity. We don’t know what’s going on with the Forest of Torture. Suddenly, we couldn’t enter anymore, and those who went in could not come out.”
Jiang Xiaobai felt that things became interesting.
That doesn’t make any sense!