Chapter 22: Penglai (I) The outline of the fairy mountain can be seen in the distance...
The boat sailed for three days and finally could see the outline of the fairy mountain in the distance.
However, there is something unusual on the sea today, with the wind and waves being much stronger than before.
Chi Wanyin stood on the side of the boat and could see the huge black shadow swimming in the sea by looking down.
Ye Tinghe remained calm and composed. "There might be some kind of sea monster down there. Although it looks big, it's nothing to be afraid of."
The boat sailed for a while, but it started to rain heavily and the wind and waves on the sea became stronger and stronger.
Seeing that it was not suitable to move forward, Ye Tinghe ordered the flying fish demon to stop and said to Chi Wanyin, "This horrible weather is probably caused by this sea beast." She especially disliked rainy days, and her expression was not very good at the moment.
"You just stay here and watch over the boat. I'll go check out the strength of this sea monster." Ye Tinghe instructed Chi Wanyin who was standing beside him.
"Yes." Chi Wanyin nodded in agreement.
Ye Tinghe raised her hand and summoned a green lotus. A petal of the green lotus fell on the sea and turned into a small boat. Ye Tinghe tapped her toes and stood on the small boat.
The sea monster was originally waiting for an opportunity to strike, but when it saw the small boat appear, it immediately stirred up a bigger wind and waves, as if it was going to overturn the boat, but for some reason the boat remained motionless in the wind and waves.
Seeing the sea beast appear, Ye Tinghe shook the green lotus again, and a petal fell towards the sea beast. The seemingly fragile petal was full of murderous intent, and it brushed against the sea beast's skin, leaving scars that were almost visible to the bone.
The blood dyed the sea red, and the sea beast roared angrily. Perhaps knowing that it could not do anything to Ye Tinghe, it left her and attacked Chi Wanyin's boat. The flying fish demon had naturally never seen such a terrifying sea beast and wanted to escape immediately, but Chi Wanyin was calm and composed. The peach wood sword was already unsheathed. Chi Wanyin stood on the boat and stabbed the sea beast's eyes with the sword.
The peach wood sword pierced its eyes, and blood flowed out from there, making the sea beast even more angry. It hit the boat with its tail, but there was a protective formation set up by Ye Tinghe on the boat. Although the boat was shaking in the wind and waves, the hull did not move at all.
Ye Tinghe had already reached it, wanting to finish it off, but Chi Wanyin sent her a voice message: "Elder Ye, something is not right."
When she was fighting against the sea beast just now, she found that there seemed to be a few traces of silk threads flashing on the sea beast's body. She was naturally very familiar with such traces. It was Xu Anzhi.
Thinking that she was hiding in the dark and manipulating the sea beast to attack her and Ye Tinghe, Chi Wanyin couldn't help but frown, but the most urgent task at the moment was to deal with the sea beast.
After Chi Wanyin's reminder, Ye Tinghe naturally noticed that something was wrong. There were indeed strands of silk threads on the sea monster's body.
She tried to cut the thread with the petals but it was not easy. She didn't know what the thread was made of. Her spiritual power was attached to the petals, which could cut iron like mud, but it was not easy to deal with the thread.
Fortunately, she continued to inject spiritual power into the petals, and the thread finally broke. As Chi Wanyin said, the abnormality of the sea beast was indeed caused by the thread.
As the thread broke, it seemed to regain consciousness, staring blankly at the sea water in front of it that was dyed red with blood. Seeing this, Ye Tinghe knew that it had not intended to attack the two people just now. He shook the Bihe, and a drop of dew fell on the sea beast, and the sea beast recovered as before.
It called out to them and then swam towards the deep sea.
After resolving this issue, the Flying Fish Demon continued to pull the boat towards Penglai.
However, not long after the two left, a figure emerged from behind the reef. Looking at the remaining silk thread in the sea, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "What a pity."
*
After the boat sailed for another half day, the traces of Penglai Island became clearly visible, but the fairy mountain overseas was lifted up by the mist and floated on the sea.
As soon as the two landed, they saw a beautiful female cultivator in purple leading a group of people waiting there. Seeing the two of them, the female cultivator stepped forward and said, "Tan Huiyan from Yingzhou Island greets the two distinguished guests from Yantian Sect."
Chi Wanyin couldn't help but wonder why Penglai treated them so politely and personally sent the lord of the island to pick them up.
As if sensing her confusion, Tan Huiyan spoke softly and slowly, "A hundred years ago, Penglai was struck by a natural disaster, and True Man Huaiyu also played a role in saving Penglai. At that time, the island master instructed us to treat the people from Yantian Sect as honored guests."
When Chi Wanyin heard that Tan Huiyan seemed to highly praise the master of Penglai Island, she looked at Ye Tinghe.
"The island has prepared the best guest rooms for the two distinguished guests. Please follow me. The day after tomorrow is the island owner's birthday. You will naturally be able to meet the island owner then." Tan Huiyan said.
The two followed Tan Huiyan to the door of the guest room. It turned out that the guest room was supported by the branches of a huge tree. This was just one of the branches, which was enough to give you an idea of how tall the tree was.
Chi Wanyin and Ye Tinghe's guest rooms were next to each other. After Tan Huiyan left, Chi Wanyin whispered to Ye Tinghe, "The Yingzhou Island Master really obeys the Penglai Island Master's orders. I just don't know why she refused to see us today."
Ye Tinghe looked out the window, watching the sea crash against the rocks, stirring up waves. She replied, "Who knows? Tan Yinxiao is known for his eccentric personality."
Because they had been traveling on the boat for several days, the two of them spent the night in the guest room. It was not until the next morning that Chi Wanyin was in the mood to take a good look around Penglai Island. However, when she invited Ye Tinghe, she refused.
The guest room they stayed in was just a branch of the giant tree, which was towering into the clouds. According to Tan Huiyan, the master of Penglai Island lived at the top of the giant tree.
As for the area under the tree, there are also some mortals living there, but most of them are old people and children.
This naturally caught Chi Wanyin's attention. She struck up a conversation with an old man resting under a tree. "Old man, it seems like the older people here seem to be far more dominant than the younger ones. I wonder why that is?"
The old man chuckled, "The immortal must be from outside. We have all drunk the water from the sweet spring, and our lifespans are longer than those of ordinary people outside Penglai."
Chi Wanyin pondered for a while, if there was this sweet spring here, the people of Penglai seemed to be able to live longer than ordinary mortals, but she felt that something was wrong. The master of Penglai Island was a cultivator, but the effect of drinking the sweet spring for a cultivator might not be as good as these mortals. Could it be that she had some other method of immortality?
When she returned to the guest room, Ye Tinghe happened to come out of the room. Seeing her look thoughtful, Ye Tinghe couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"
"Elder Ye, I'm just wondering if there really is a way to achieve immortality in this world?" Chi Wanyin couldn't help but ask.
Ye Tinghe shrugged nonchalantly, "Of course I don't believe it. After all, although cultivators have a much longer lifespan than ordinary people, they are not immortal. However, Tan Yinxiao is an exception, so I can't help but believe it."
The owner of Penglai Island is really mysterious, Chi Wanyin thought to herself.
She really wanted to meet the master of Penglai Island, and fortunately she would have the opportunity tomorrow.
*
"Axiao." The girl's gentle voice woke her from her sleep.
Tan Yinxiao woke up and looked at his hands. It was the same dream again, even though he had rarely had this dream in the past hundred years.
Seeing her wake up, the girl laughed crisply, "Ah Xiao, you're being lazy again. Aren't you afraid that Master will punish you?"
The girl's appearance was different from that of an ordinary person. She had fins where her ears should be, and her lower body was immersed in sea water, with a faint glimpse of a fish tail.
"Senior Sister, I know I was wrong." Just like thousands of times before, Tan Yinxiao pleaded with her.
The girl flicked her tail and said, "As long as you can catch up with me, I won't tell Master."
Tan Yinxiao closed his eyes, as he couldn't bear to watch what happened next.
Sure enough, the sea water instantly turned into a sea of blood, and her mermaid senior sister seemed to be shedding tears of blood from her eyes.
She continued to murmur, "A Xiao, save me, I don't want to die."
Then, the sea of blood seemed to be about to swallow Tan Yinxiao, and she woke up at this moment.
Penglai after nightfall was like a quietly dormant beast. Tan Yinxiao stood by the window and looked into the distance, and could still see the sea in his dream.
Just as a playful laugh was heard, Tan Yinxiao turned around to look at the monk wrapped in a loose robe. The monk's tone was a little lazy, "Island Master Tan is quite elegant. He is still interested in enjoying the scenery of Penglai Island."
Tan Yinxiao just smiled indifferently, "You failed. What conditions are you going to offer me to give you the flower?"
The monk in wide robes shrugged. "Yes, there is. I once stumbled upon an ancient book that records the art of resurrection and the return of human flesh and bones. Although the book is incomplete, it is enough."
"Very good, then the deal is done." Tan Yinxiao clapped her hands and smiled. Time seemed to be particularly kind to her, leaving no traces on her face.
The monk in wide robes did not like her attitude, or rather, she did not like Tan Yinxiao at all. After all, she was so pretentious and hypocritical.
She took out the half of the ancient book from the storage bag and handed it to Tan Yinxiao, and Tan Yinxiao also summoned Zhihua. Zhihua looked like an ordinary oil-paper umbrella from the outside, but she knew that it would come in handy in the future.
"In that case, thank you very much, Master of Penglai Island." The monk in wide robes bowed and then disappeared.
Tan Yinxiao just looked at the half of the ancient book in her hand, and then she walked into her study, opened the secret passage, walked through the long secret passage, and opened the stone door of a stone chamber.
On the stone platform in the middle was a cold jade bed, piled with pearls. Lying on it was the girl she had seen in her dream. However, the difference was that this mermaid looked much larger than in the dream, and had become a fully grown adult.
Seeing her eyes tightly closed, as if she had simply fallen into a deep sleep, Tan Yinxiao clutched the ancient book tightly in one hand and caressed her closed eyes with the other, whispering softly, "Senior Sister, wait a little longer. I will definitely... bring you back to life."
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