Shen Jue stood on the raft, gazing at the gradually emerging outline of the island in the distance, a slight smile playing on his lips.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the sea, creating shimmering waves, and her mood lightened accordingly.

Although the means of this adventure were not honorable, the result was satisfactory.

The raft slowly approached the shore, and Shen Jue gracefully jumped onto the island, followed closely by her friends.

She took a deep breath, feeling the familiar spiritual energy fluctuations on the island, and a sense of peace settled in her heart.

[Ding-dong! An unexpected visitor has arrived on your island. Shall you receive them?]

The system notification sounded in his mind, and Shen Jue raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised.

She hadn't invited anyone, so who could this uninvited guest be?

Shen Jue: [Never mind that for now, let the visitors wait until I'm done.]

Now, she should go to the divine-level medicinal field to check on the status of other divine herbs, and also investigate the cultivation of the Azure Sea Mermaid's Tears.

Shen Jue dismissed her companions, and then led the guardian spirit of the divine medicine towards the divine medicine field.

Once near the herb field, Shen Jue could freely enter and exit without activating the energy barrier.

The moment she stepped into the medicinal herb field, a rich fragrance wafted towards her, instantly invigorating her.

She took out the Azure Sea Mermaid Tear from her spatial storage. The crystal-clear teardrop shimmered with a faint blue light under the sunlight, as if it contained endless vitality.

Shen Jue carefully placed it on the spiritual soil in the center of the medicine field, dug a hole, and buried the Azure Sea Mermaid Tear in it. However, this divine medicine did not react with the medicine field.

The Azure Sea Mermaid's Tears is a legendary medicine that only the blessed royal family of the Mermaids can create. If it can be successfully planted in the medicinal field, then all that is needed is to wait for the harvest, and her injuries will be completely healed.

Shen Jue looked at the pile of rare materials in the space.

We've found some usable materials. Should we add some life-restoring fluid?

Anyway, obtaining the Life-Restoring Fluid wasn't too difficult for him, so he might as well give it a try. If he succeeded, he could mass-produce the Azure Sea Mermaid Tears and buy them wholesale to eat like candy.

Shen Jue silently recited the life-restoring liquid in his mind. As the life-restoring liquid was injected, the Azure Sea Mermaid Tears began to tremble slightly, and a thin layer of water mist appeared on its surface.

Sweat gradually beaded on Shen Jue's forehead. She could feel the power contained in the mermaid's tears resonating with the sacred soil of the medicinal field.

As expected, the divine soil with added life-restoring fluid was able to withstand the power of the mermaid's tears from the Azure Sea!

[The "Tears of the Mermaid" jellyfish has been successfully planted; it will mature in three days.]

Next, she only needs to wait for the Blue Sea Mermaid Tears to mature, and her injuries will be fully healed.

Shen Jue stood up, dusted himself off, and was filled with anticipation.

Just then, the system notification sounded again:

The visitor has been waiting for a long time. Should we receive him?

Shen Jue then remembered that there was an uninvited guest on the island.

She frowned, feeling slightly impatient, but still decided to give them a look.

Shen Jue: [Greet them!]

This visitor had better have something to say!

---

The sea breeze, carrying a salty, fishy smell, swept over the rocks.

More than two days have passed since Shen Jue agreed to receive the visitor, and there is still no sign of the visitor.

However, the game system message indicated that the visitor would have to wait more than two hours to reach her island.

Shen Jue is now using silver tweezers to pick up the third evening primrose leaf.

She was conducting an experiment in front of the medicinal herb field when she glanced at the information about the protective shield of the divine-level medicinal herb field.

Before her, a semi-transparent screen projected the following message: [Countdown to the ripening of the Azure Sea Mermaid's Tears: 02:02:17.]

There's still time, so let's patiently do the experiments.

【bite--】

The game system suddenly popped up a scarlet warning box, startling the hand that was conducting the experiment.

In the glass bowl with cracked ice patterns, the freshly prepared potion emitted an eerie purple smoke—this was the eighth failed attempt to refine the antidote separator.

Finally, the game system notification sound kept ringing.

Upon opening it, the following content was displayed.

A special visitor has breached the outer security barrier and arrived on your island.

[Coordinates: Southeast Wharf (1732 meters from the medicinal herb field)]

Shen Jue glanced at her remaining 60% health. Her health was still fluctuating between the passing mark and continuous decline. The Mermaid Tears that could lift the curse would take a while to mature, and the other divine medicines could only temporarily stabilize her health.

Shen Jue took out a miraculous healing herb and swallowed it. It has to be said, a miraculous herb truly is miraculous; after taking it, she no longer needed to eat to restore her health.

Eating all the time is tiring, okay?

However, this visitor did not follow the usual path, forcibly breaking through her protective barrier, and his intentions were not good.

Her strength is not yet at its peak, so it's best to be cautious.

Shen Jue took out a specially made Rain of Pear Blossoms card.

The meteorite fragments embedded in the card face gleamed coldly under the moonlight; this was a life-saving item made from an SS-rank Flame Beast crystal core.

No matter who she is, she's unbeatable at mid-to-long range.

Looking at the coordinates, Shen Jue prepared to go and take a look.

The other party's coordinates keep changing; they're currently at the rocky beach on the island, which isn't a good place.

How can a guest arrive at someone's house and not go to the host's house first, but instead go to a dangerous area and make the host look for them?

When Shen Jue arrived at the deserted rocky beach according to the coordinates, she carefully checked and confirmed that the guest she was visiting was in the sea area in front of her.

Didn't you want to visit? Why did you run back into the sea?

Do sea creatures also have social anxiety? If so, how should she invite this guest out?

Since he was a guest, it wasn't appropriate to be rough with him, but Shen Jue really wanted to meet this guest.

Suddenly, they found themselves in a dilemma.

However, not long after Shen Jue arrived at the seaside, the coordinates that had been silent moved.

It was slowly approaching her, but Shen Jue still couldn't see it.

Left with no other choice, Shen Jue activated his Illusory Eye, his pupils instantly turning silver.

This time, she saw it clearly: at the bottom of the reef ten meters away from her, a semi-transparent outline was taking shape—it was a jellyfish.

Through the game system, Shen Jue learned the species name of this jellyfish—the Phantom Jellyfish.

"Come out! If you don't come out, you'll never be able to come to my island."

Whoever this unexpected visitor is, the fact that they were able to find her island suggests they have some connection to the game system.

Shen Jue's fingertips were surrounded by silver light as he looked down at the sea below the reef.

The fluorescent tentacles, slowly emerging from the sea, trembled in the sea breeze.

Although the movement was slow, Shen Jue was still able to clearly see the phantom jellyfish, which was less than half a meter in diameter.

The once crystal-clear canopy was now covered in gray spots, two of the three main tentacles were curled up, and only the thinnest one trembled as it held up a seashell.

"I'm sorry..." a muffled electronic voice came from the seashell. "I am Qinglian. Master Zhijiu said you can save us..."