Shen Qing rolled her eyes and took out an empty jar from her storage bag. She intended to fill it with the stream water and take it out of this place.
However, after several attempts, Shen Qing found that the water couldn't be poured into the jar. Confusion clouded her eyes.
At this moment, the voice of the White Dragon came from behind Shen Qing. "This stream is called Tianchuan. It can only exist in this space and can't be taken out."
Shen Qing then awkwardly put away the jar in her hand, touched her nose, and pretended that she hadn't done anything.
Not wasting any more time, Shen Qing closed her eyes and brought Yu Xuzi and Li Xian out of the space. Of course, she didn't forget to bring Wu Wang and Chen Xi as well.
When Shen Qing opened her eyes, she saw a crowd in front of her. The small stone cave was filled with people. Originally, there were only Shen Qing and Li Xian here, and they could barely turn around.
But now, with the addition of Yu Xuzi and the four dragon - related figures, the cave seemed rather cramped.
The Flame Dragon was squeezed against the stone wall by the Azure Dragon. It complained discontentedly, "Where is this? Why is it so narrow? There are stones everywhere. How is this different from when I was trapped in the stone statue?"
The Azure Dragon rolled its eyes. "Shut up!"
Li Xian stood by the cave entrance and beckoned everyone to leave the cave. They walked out of this place along a narrow stone path.
After Shen Qing came out, she found that this was the very place where they had been thrown down by the Plum Blossom Lady before. Not far away were the bones they had seen earlier.
The White Dragon and the others felt a bit uncomfortable at this sight.
The Golden Dragon frowned and asked, "There are bones everywhere here. Has the Nine Wastelands Continent really declined to such an extent?"
Shen Qing was extremely embarrassed and didn't know how to explain.
These bones were thrown down as bait for the dragon - horned fish. How could she dare to explain this?
So Shen Qing could only brace herself and change the subject. "Li Xian, how should we get to the Mermaid Palace?"
Without saying a word, Li Xian threw Chen Xi into the water.
Chen Xi transformed into a mermaid form, spat out a few bubbles, gave Li Xian a resentful look, and then swam downstream resignedly.
The White Dragon and the others were very curious about Chen Xi, so they took a few more glances.
They had been staying in the Dragon Abyss from birth until they became gods. In fact, they were not familiar with the creatures and humans in the outside world at all. Now, seeing a mermaid, a half - human, half - fish spiritual beast, they found it even more novel.
Moreover, everyone has an appreciation for beauty. They all thought that Chen Xi looked very good in the mermaid form.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, the water slowly rose until it reached their knees, and a whirlpool was gradually forming in the water.
Li Xian and Shen Qing exchanged a look and took the lead to jump into the whirlpool. Yu Xuzi and the White Dragon and the others followed closely behind.
Then, just like before, they passed through a dark path and reached a place full of corals.
When they got here, Shen Qing and Li Xian were quite familiar with the place. But different from before, these corals seemed to have lost their original luster, and their colors were no longer gorgeous.
Shen Qing and Li Xian's expressions changed. They made a gesture indicating danger to the people behind them in the water.
Yu Xuzi put a few breath - holding pills in his mouth so that he could keep swimming in the water.
Shen Qing looked at Yu Xuzi worriedly. Seeing that his expression wasn't too strained, she felt relieved. She thought that if Yu Xuzi couldn't hold on any longer, she would take him into the space to rest.
The White Dragon and the others could hold their breath in the water and didn't need to breathe for a while.
Without incident, they continued to swim forward.
Before, Shen Qing could still see different kinds of fish swimming among the coral reefs. Now, these fish were nowhere to be seen.
Han Ze must have guessed that they would try to deal with the Heavenly Pillar. He must have set traps in the Mermaid Palace waiting for them. So all these abnormalities became normal.
After swimming through the coral reefs, they reached the place where the dragon - horned fish gathered. But at this time, not a single dragon - horned fish could be seen. They passed through the coral reefs smoothly and could directly see the tall and magnificent Mermaid Palace.
Li Xian used spiritual power to transmit his voice to Yu Xuzi in the water. "Master, where is the Heavenly Pillar you mentioned?"
Yu Xuzi observed the Mermaid Palace and looked hesitant.
The Heavenly Pillar was a legendary thing. He had calculated with the Kunlun Disk during his closed - door cultivation that the Heavenly Pillar was in the Mermaid Palace, but he didn't know the exact location.
"I know!"
"Over there! Over there!! I can sense it!!"
The Flame Dragon shouted loudly. The Heavenly Pillar here had a connection with it. It pointed at the top of the Mermaid Palace and swam forward excitedly.
Before Shen Qing could react, she saw a red figure quickly flash past her and swim towards the top of the Mermaid Palace.
Before Shen Qing could even shout a warning of "Be careful", she saw the Flame Dragon's figure stop in front.
When Shen Qing swam closer, she found that there was a mermaid standing in front of the Mermaid Palace.
But the distance was still a bit far, and Shen Qing couldn't see her face clearly.
However, Chen Xi, who had been swimming beside Li Xian, paused for a moment, and disbelief flashed in its eyes.
The Flame Dragon was confused. "Didn't you say that Li Xian was the only remaining mermaid? Why is there another mermaid in the Mermaid Palace?"
The White Dragon grabbed the Flame Dragon and pulled it behind him. "This clearly looks abnormal. Be careful!"
Everyone slowed down and slowly approached the Mermaid Palace.
The mermaid still stood in front of the door without any reaction.
Shen Qing swam forward. When she was about a hundred meters away from the mermaid, she finally saw what the mermaid looked like. She was extremely beautiful, with her eyes closed and a peaceful expression, as if she was in a deep sleep.
But her purple fish tail would swing from time to time, creating a string of bubbles.
When Chen Xi saw the mermaid's appearance clearly, it was shocked and exclaimed, "The Saintess!!"
Li Xian obviously also recognized the identity of the person in front of him, and his expression became solemn.
Shen Qing held Wu Wang warily, fearing that the mermaid called the Saintess in front of her would suddenly attack.
Although she didn't know what the Saintess looked like, she knew that the Saintess had been captured back then and used as a vessel to breed young mermaids. She had died in the delivery room after giving birth to a young mermaid.
So, the identity of the mermaid in front of her needed to be confirmed...
But Chen Xi was extremely excited and wanted to rush over to check if the Saintess was still alive. But it was too timid to step forward, and its face was full of hesitation.
It also remembered that the Saintess was already dead.
But the appearance of this mermaid in front of it was so similar to the Saintess that Wu Wang really couldn't control its emotions.
The White Dragon didn't know what the Saintess of the mermaid clan had gone through, but seeing Shen Qing and Li Xian looking so solemn, it knew that something was wrong and didn't dare to move forward rashly.
Suddenly, the Saintess opened her red lips slightly and began to sing. Her voice was gentle with a hint of charm, making people involuntarily indulge in it.
When Chen Xi heard this song, its emotions became even more excited. "This is the song the Saintess often sang!!"
"Saintess!! Is it you? I'm Chen Xi. Open your eyes and look at me!!"
Chen Xi swam forward excitedly. It swam so fast that Li Xian didn't even have time to grab it.
"Be careful!!"
Shen Qing quickly chased after it, only to see that the Saintess had already opened her eyes.
She was greatly shocked because there were only black holes in the Saintess's eye sockets, and there were no eyeballs.
Chen Xi also saw this, but it couldn't stop. It could only rush straight towards the Saintess.