Chapter 767: Chapter 767: The Secret of the Mermaid Clan
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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.
âYou didnât die?â
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 didnât 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 didnât 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.
âWhat do you mean by that?â
Jiang Xiaobai was taken aback. âI want to ask you about something. Do you know of any rumors regarding the Forest of Torture?â
âHuh? Rumors? I have no clue.â
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.
âDoes your merfolk tribe have any elders who are several tens of thousands of years old?â Jiang Xiaobai asked.
Bai Fangâs face grimaced as if heâd swallowed something bitter. âAre you jesting?â
âTens of thousands of years? You should know, even true Immortals only live five thousand years!â
âEarth Immortals live barely eight thousand years. Above them, Celestial Immortals, such formidable experts, at most live for only twenty thousand years.â
âDo you think the merfolk have any Celestial Immortals?â
Bai Fangâs gaze was as if he was looking at an idiot.
âUm⊠could you stop looking at me like that, please?â
Jiang Xiaobai raised his eyebrows. âDo you have any treasure storage or something that keeps historical records?â
âIâd like to understand the situation of this Forest of Torture through your Merfolk Tribe.â
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 wasnât discouraged. He thought for a moment, then suddenly said.
âDo you guys urgently need Dragon Tongue grass?â
As soon as these words were spoken, Bai Fangâs 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.
âWhat are you trying to do?â
âHow about this, you take me to someone who can make decisions, and Iâll exchange the Dragon Tongue grass for information, deal?â
âThisâŠâ
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 hadnât gone in for centuries, and their reserves of Dragon Tongue grass were simply not enough.
âAlright, Iâll go ask!â
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 anyoneâs nose bleed.
Jiang Xiaobai hastily closed his eyes!
Respect women, donât 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.
âOpen your eyes, human. Letâs talk about the matter of Dragon Tongue grass,â she said.
âAlright!â
Jiang Xiaobai agreed, but didnât open his eyes.
Are you kidding me? He was plenty loyal to his wife, Yanâer!
He mustnât look, mustnât look. That would be playing with his life!
âYou humans are interesting, donât you guys all like this kind of thing?â
âBack in the day, some even captured our mermaid women to play with in your world!â
âYeah, you, you seem such a hypocrite.â
The merfolk all chimed in.
Jiang Xiaobaiâs face reddened in embarrassment. He had boundaries.
Keep on saying that, and he really would open his eyes!
âAlright, you canât see it anymore.â
The voice of Bai Jie resonated once more.
Jiang Xiaobai thought about it, slightly opened his eyes, and relaxed after seeing a changed scene.
âAlright, letâs have a good chat.â
Bai Jie immediately led Jiang Xiaobai into the Shell Palace.
It was quiet all around, with just the two of them.
âAs you can see, itâs just one Dragon Tongue grass.â
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 wouldnât 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 Xiaobaiâs Dragon Tongue grass relieved a critical situation!
âThank you very much!â
âAnd Iâll keep my promise. Whatever information you want to know, Iâll tell you. Iâll even let you enter our Merfolk Tribeâs treasure storage, and even marrying me wouldnât be a problem.â
Spurt!
Jiang Xiaobai almost spat out a mouthful of water.
Damn woman, youâre so upfront?
Is the scene set up so terrifying?
âThat wonât do, that wonât do!â
Jiang Xiaobai hastily waved his hand, then said sternly, âI donât have much interest in you. After all, Iâm a married man.â
âIâd like to ask if you know about a sword cultivator in the Forest of Torture?â
âYes, of course, I know.â
Lightly handling the Dragon Tongue grass in her hand, Bai Jie smiled, âOur Merfolk Tribe moved in there only after that terrifying sword cultivator split open the space of the secret realm.â
âThey were even close friends. The previous queen of my generation was a good friend of that sword cultivator.â
âReally? Then, do you know that the Dragon Tongue grass is of vital importance to that sword cultivator?â
Jiang Xiaobai was stunned.
In response, Bai Jie nodded.
However, she appeared troubled, âActually, weâve known since the beginning that the sword cultivator made preparations for his retreat.â
âBut we Merfolk didnât have a choice. The sword cultivator gave the queen of that era a staff, within which a fearsome power was sealed.â
âThe sword cultivator said that every century, power from a Dragon Tongue grass must be used to suppress the power within the staff.â
âWe could only comply because the Merfolk place great emphasis on promises.â
âMoreover, at that time, both parties had made a pact. Once violated, our Merfolk Tribe would suffer a backlash curse and gradually go extinct.â
After finishing, Bai Jie shook her head and sighed, âItâs a pity. We donât know whatâs going on with the Forest of Torture. Suddenly, we couldnât enter anymore, and those who went in could not come out.â
Jiang Xiaobai felt that things became interesting.
That doesnât make any sense!