Chapter 505: Chapter 494: Sword Cultivator Father
Little Golden Crow seemed somewhat uninterested, as it didn’t care for anything but Spirit Stones. But then again, it was a legendary Divine Beast with top-tier defensive and offensive capabilities; using these artifacts would be redundant for it.
All the treasures piled here were the finest from the merfolk clan. Old Turtle picked out a few that suited him and then stopped; possessing more would be superfluous in his hands. It would be better to leave them as a gesture of goodwill toward Ye Qiu. Moreover, there were two un-hatched little merfolk that would undoubtedly require more resources in the future. This could be seen as fulfilling the bond he had with that merfolk from before.
After Old Turtle declined, Ye Qiu didn’t hesitate to collect the remaining items into his storage ring, along with over a thousand rolls of Merfolk Silk, which also went into Ye Qiu’s space.
"What about these merfolk corpses?" Although it is a spiritual beast, in the Spiritual Beast World, it is common for spiritual beasts to consume other spiritual beasts to enhance their cultivation. Thus, it feels no repulsion toward Human Cultivators using spiritual beast corpses for Artifact Refining and Alchemy, as long as the spiritual beast isn’t itself.
However, these merfolk were different. Ye Qiu still had two Merfolk Eggs! What if the Tianyan Sect turned these merfolk corpses into medicine? How would the two little merfolk get along with them then?
Besides, Ye Qiu was the one who brought these corpses out. Would the young merfolk develop an aversion to him and his son?
If Old Turtle could consider these aspects, so could Ye Qiu. He said to the Old Turtle, "I have other uses for this Small Secret Realm. It’s not safe to leave the corpses here. Why don’t we transport them out and find another hidden place to seal them, and wait for the little merfolk to grow up and decide for themselves?"
Upon hearing this, Old Turtle nodded in agreement. This was indeed the best solution. Ye Qiu could restrain his greed, but could others be guaranteed not to covet these merfolk corpses? It was best to secretly hide them away for the little merfolk in the future.
At this moment, Ye Qiu couldn’t help but think of his past life. In his previous life, these merfolk corpses did not end well. Lin Shen was not a man of compassion; he was an outright egoist. Although there was nothing wrong with this, it was still quite heartless—after all, in his past life, he obtained all the Merfolk Treasure, and in the end, he even utilized the merfolk corpses thoroughly, which was truly chilling. He did not know what had happened to the two little merfolk eventually.
"Let’s go, let’s look upstairs again. Just now, Senior Li Yuan mentioned that there is another Treasure Room of the merfolk. Just not sure what’s inside." This had been a massive haul. Ye Qiu felt that even if there was nothing of value left, he wouldn’t be disappointed. But, was the Merfolk Treasure Room really devoid of treasures as he thought?
Unbeknownst to Ye Sheng, who was still training in the Small Secret Realm, his father had found him cultivation resources that others wouldn’t dare dream of in a lifetime. Moreover, the merfolk, who had disappeared from the Xuanyuan Realm for hundreds of years, would become his Spiritual Pet.
"It’s all Human Cultivator’s stuff." Old Turtle looked disappointed as he entered the Treasure Room, "Back when the merfolk clan flourished, many Human Clan cultivators came to hunt them, but very few could actually kill a merfolk. It seems these items were left from that time!"
After rummaging through several storage bags with no interest, Old Turtle swam to the side, "These are of no use to me; you take them all!"
Ye Qiu waved his hand and collected these items into his storage ring without haste. Items that didn’t fit were placed in his space. Then, he said to Old Turtle, "Now that I’ve taken a huge advantage, you take more when we go mining for the Spirit Vein."
For Old Turtle, Spirit Stones were indeed more useful than these trinkets. In fact, with Little Jin around, even if Ye Qiu didn’t offer them, the turtle wouldn’t complain. But Ye Qiu’s offer made Old Turtle feel grateful and trusting.
"Thanks, you’re the most foolish Human Cultivator I’ve ever seen," marveled Old Turtle. Although he ostensibly called Ye Qiu a fool, he was actually commending his noble character, for not many are willing to relinquish their hold on valuable treasures.
After checking the Treasure Room, Ye Qiu and Old Turtle opened other palace doors; some were empty while others brimmed with Spirit Stones and ore, both man and turtle collected joyously.
"Qiuqiu, this way." After collecting everything in the grand halls, the hitherto disinterested Little Jin directed Ye Qiu towards another direction.
Following the direction indicated by Little Jin, the previously warm seawater became colder, so much so that even Ye Qiu, now at the Nascent Soul Stage, felt as if his blood was about to freeze.
"What on earth is this thing?" Old Turtle asked, shivering from the cold. It was purely curious about what had even caught the attention of Ye Qiu’s pet, the spiritual beast.
A man, a bird, and a turtle were moving farther and farther away from the merfolk palace, and the sea was getting colder and colder, as if even Divine Sense would freeze over.
"Chirp chirp..." Little Golden Crow let out a cheery chirp, fanning its tiny wings as it moved forward.
Ye Qiu and Old Turtle struggled to move forward, finally arriving at the edge of a bottomless cliff, from whence came the biting cold.
Ye Qiu wrapped himself in two layers of Merfolk Silk before daring to dive down, while also covering himself with a spiritual power shield. Yet even with such protection, the icy cold still cut to the bone.
"What could possibly be this cold!" exclaimed Old Turtle, unable to hold back its amazement. It thought that if it weren’t for the layers of Merfolk Silk, its shell would have probably frozen and cracked.
"Qiuqiu, over here, this flame looks pretty decent."
Following the voice of Little Golden Crow, Ye Qiu finally saw the true form of what emitted the icy breath—it was a flame of ice-blue color.
And around this flame, there were quite a few merfolk corpses. It seemed they had failed to subdue the flame and had frozen to death on the spot.
"Qiuqiu, are you very cold?" Little Golden Crow finally noticed Ye Qiu’s condition, then fired a golden flame.
The flame appeared to be less than one-tenth the size of that Ice Flame, but once the golden flame appeared, the Ice Flame visibly shrank, and Old Turtle immediately felt the seawater get much warmer.
It looked at Little Golden Crow in astonishment, marveled inwardly. The Ice Flame had just nearly frozen it to death, and it should be noted, it was a Late-stage Nascent Soul, defensively renowned turtle-type spiritual beast. This just showed how formidable the Ice Flame was.
Yet this powerful Ice Flame was being suppressed by a small flame spat out by a little red bird. What kind of creature was this Little Red Bird exactly?
"What is this flame? Why is it so incredibly cold?" With Little Golden Crow’s restraint, Ye Qiu moved closer.
"Don’t know, because of the rules of the world, it has no Spiritual Wisdom. Although it’s not as good as me, it’s still pretty good. Qiuqiu, put it into the space; it’s somewhat useful," said Little Golden Crow with a hint of excitement.
"Won’t it destroy the space?"
"No, I’m here!"
With Little Golden Crow’s assurance, Ye Qiu was put at ease. After collecting the Ice Flame into the space, he smiled with satisfaction. This trip to the Merfolk Secret Realm had now completely exceeded his expectations.