Hearing Yu Xuzi say that they needed to draw blood, the three of them all turned their gazes to Chen Xi.
Yu Xuzi whispered something in Shen Qing's ear. Shen Qing hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
Li Xian quickly swam behind Chen Xi and held him down, saying, "Endure it."
Shen Qing picked up Wu Wang and waved it twice. A wound appeared on each of Chen Xi's wrists and ankles.
Seeing the blood seeping out, Li Xian immediately collected these blood beads. Yu Xuzi guided Li Xian to fuse those blood beads with the gem on the top of the staff.
In an instant, the gem emitted an extremely bright light. The light shone on the Saintess's face, and her numb and stiff face softened.
Chen Xi, who had been struggling before, calmed down. He blankly raised his head and looked at the shining gem.
Then, a wisp of soul power slowly separated from his body. The soul power circled twice and then quickly flew towards the Saintess's body, fusing with it.
The Saintess's body also emitted light. Her eyes blinked twice. In the originally pitch - black empty sockets, extremely beautiful eyes appeared.
And Chen Xi woke up at this moment. Seeing himself being held by Li Xian and the wounds on his body, a look of confusion flashed across his face. "What happened to me?"
Li Xian patted his head and deliberately scared him, "You almost killed all of us just now. We were just thinking about breaking you."
"Ah?" Chen Xi was stunned, and a look of panic appeared on his face.
Looking at the Saintess in front of him, Chen Xi's memory slowly came back. His head felt heavy. He only remembered that after he saw the Saintess, he rushed over like a madman regardless of anything. Then, he remembered nothing.
Now that everything had calmed down, Chen Xi knew that it was Shen Qing and the others who had taken control of the situation.
So he calmed down.
To be honest, he didn't know what had come over him just now. Although he was made from the eight scales of the Saintess, in fact, since his birth, he had always been by Li Yuan's side. His impression of the Saintess was actually not deep.
If he had to say, it was just that he had the Saintess's soul power in his body, so there was still a trace of connection with the Saintess.
"What's going on?" Chen Xi didn't dare to ask Li Xian. Instead, he sneaked over to Wu Wang in Shen Qing's hand and secretly asked.
Wu Wang sensed that Shen Qing's emotions had fluctuated greatly just now and didn't want to talk to Chen Xi, so he remained silent.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Chen Xi scratched his head and obediently returned to Li Xian's side.
The Saintess's soul power returned to her body, and her body instantly came back to life, full of vitality, completely different from the puppet - like appearance before.
The staff in Yu Xuzi's hand broke free from his restraint and returned to the Saintess's hand.
After a blinding white light flashed, when everyone opened their eyes again, they saw an extremely beautiful scene.
The Saintess had a beautiful face, somewhat similar to Li Xian's. After opening her eyes, her eyes were exactly the same as Li Xian's. All these things showed their relationship.
The Saintess's tail reflected a beautiful blue - purple color. There were gems, pearls, and shell decorations twined around it. Her big tail fluttered in the water, just like a fairy's skirt.
"Is this... the Merman Palace?"
A look of daze flashed across the Saintess's eyes. Her voice was like that of a golden oriole as she said a sentence.
Her soul power was hidden in Chen Xi's body, so the Saintess also knew some of Chen Xi's memories.
She first looked at the three people in front of her, and then her eyes fell on Li Xian.
After a moment of surprise, a happy smile appeared on the Saintess's lips. "You are Li Yuan's child."
Saying that, she wagged her tail and slowly swam in front of Li Xian. She stretched out her hand and gently and lovingly stroked Li Xian's face, with a look of nostalgia in her eyes.
"You look so much like your father. Although the last time I saw your father, he was still young, I knew that he must look like you when he grew up."
It was Li Xian's first time seeing the Saintess. Who would have known that their relationship should be very close, but when the grandson met his grandmother, Li Xian was at a loss as to how to react.
He looked at Shen Qing for help, hoping that Shen Qing could save him.
But Shen Qing smiled and shrugged, indicating that she was helpless.
Li Xian had no choice but to brace himself and stammered, "Gra... Grandmother..."
"Grandmother?"
The Saintess was a bit surprised by Li Xian's address. Then she reacted, and an embarrassed smile appeared on her beautiful face. "Sorry, I'm not used to my identity yet."
"I hadn't gotten married before. Although I gave birth to Li Yuan, I didn't have the identity of a mother for long before I died."
"Your calling me grandmother really makes me not know how to react..."
Li Xian's tail twitched uneasily. If he were still in human form, he might have dug out a three - bedroom and one - living - room with his toes.
The Saintess lowered her head again and looked at Chen Xi with a smile. "You are the sword that Li Yuan made with my eight scales. You are really as cute as Li Yuan said."
Chen Xi grinned. Being praised by the Saintess, his face turned red.
Then the Saintess looked at Shen Qing and Yu Xuzi again and nodded with a smile.
When her meaningful gaze fell on Shen Qing, it also made Shen Qing a bit uncomfortable.
Anyway, the Saintess was Li Xian's elder. With her current identity, it was really a bit...
Just when Shen Qing was wracking her brains to find some topics to talk to the Saintess, a extremely strong beam of light suddenly appeared at the top of the Merman Palace. The beam of light penetrated the sea water and shot straight into the sky.
The South Sea also vibrated strongly because of the beam of light. All the spirit beasts in the sea sensed this abnormality and swam around uneasily.
The Saintess looked up in surprise. "The Heavenly Pillar has been awakened?!"
Li Xian quickly and briefly told the Saintess what had happened during this period. Combining Chen Xi's memories, the Saintess also understood that the Nine Desolate Continent was in great chaos now, and they were also carrying a heavy mission.
The Saintess lovingly stroked Li Xian's head. "I didn't expect the fate of our merman clan to be like this. The Dragon Clan really did something wrong back then."
The Saintess's words made Shen Qing too ashamed to look up.
"Back then, we chose this place because this is where the Heavenly Pillar is located. The Heavenly Pillar is the magic needle that stabilizes the South Sea. Our merman clan also has a mission, which is to guard this Heavenly Pillar."
"Now, if as Yu Xuzi said, a magic formation has been set up nearby, it must be aimed at the Heavenly Pillar. I can't let this happen!"
Hearing this, Li Xian felt uneasy. "Grandmother... What do you want to do? Now you only have a wisp of soul power left. If you..."
"It doesn't matter!"
The Saintess interrupted Li Xian's words. Her expression showed a sense of relief. "I am the Saintess of the merman clan. My mission is to guard the merman clan and the Heavenly Pillar. Now is the time for me to fulfill my duty. How can I live on in cowardice?"
"Moreover... If it weren't for you awakening me with a wisp of my soul power, I should have died long ago, let alone see you again."
"Being able to see you is already a gift from heaven."
The Saintess had a gentle smile on her lips. In Shen Qing's eyes, the Saintess at this moment was like bathing in the holy light, full of holiness and piety.