"Alright, since you have no further questions, Miss Leng Yue, could you please integrate the mermaid pearl in your hand into the mermaid clan's inherited mermaid pearl?"
The mermaid elder revealed his purpose: he had Leng Yue condense the mermaid pearl only to integrate it into the mermaid clan's ancient mermaid pearl, thereby catalyzing the selection of a mermaid clan leader as soon as possible.
"Get us safely into the Ancient Sea Abyss, or I will not hand over the Mermaid Pearl."
Leng Yue held the mermaid pearl tightly, as it was her only bargaining chip in negotiations with the mermaid clan, and also the thing she most wanted to do for Jiang Yuan after realizing her true feelings.
“Miss Leng Yue, you’re putting us in a difficult position. There’s simply no way to enter the Ancient Sea Abyss with 100% safety right now. At most, we can help you disguise yourselves as sea creatures. As for whether you can cross the Death Strait and enter the Ancient Sea Abyss, that depends on your own abilities.” The merman elder looked at Leng Yue with considerable difficulty. This was already the limit that their merman race could do.
"Then why was the Tiangang Special Forces able to enter the Ancient Sea Abyss directly last time?" Leng Yue didn't believe it, because before her, An Xiaoyu had entered the Ancient Sea Abyss directly, without their complicated procedures.
Seeing that Leng Yue did not agree, the Mermaid Elder sighed and explained, "To be honest, last time Miss An directly brought the Mermaid Clan's Heirloom Pearl into the Ancient Sea Abyss. However, after she disappeared, we had no choice but to summon back the Heirloom Pearl."
“Then you can give me the Inherited Mermaid Pearl. We’ll return it to your mermaid race when we return from the Ancient Sea Abyss.” Leng Yue still wanted to ensure her safety on this trip.
However, the mermaid elder could only smile wryly and explain, "Miss Lengyue helped the mermaid clan catalyze the inheritance pearl. Logically speaking, we should indeed lend the inheritance pearl to you. However, since they entered the Ancient Sea Abyss with the help of the inheritance pearl, the Sea King Palace has issued an order prohibiting sea clan artifacts from appearing in the Ancient Sea Abyss. If anyone disobeys, it may implicate the entire clan."
"Was your promise to send us into the Ancient Sea Abyss just a casual remark?" A chill ran through Leng Yue's eyes.
"Of course not. Since we promised you, we definitely have a way to send you to the Ancient Sea Abyss. It's just that we really can't give you the inheritance pearl," the mermaid elder said bitterly.
"Forget it, as long as we can get into the Ancient Sea Abyss, we don't care what the method is."
Jiang Yuan stopped Leng Yue; now was not the time to waste.
Hearing Jiang Yuan say this, the Mermaid Elder continued, "Our plan is to let you enter the Ancient Sea Abyss as criminals, and then we will secretly switch you out of the prison. After that, you can move freely in the Ancient Sea Abyss, but only for seven days, because the Sea King Palace will check the criminals' identities every seven days."
"Elder, is there any problem with your plan?" Nie Zhen looked worried after hearing this, because last time An Xiaoyu and the others directly brought the inheritance pearl into the Ancient Sea Abyss, so this step was not necessary.
“There is a problem, but this is the only way to bypass the guards of the Sea King’s Palace. Otherwise, it is almost impossible for you to force your way in, because there are at least dozens of half-decayed beings sleeping in the Ancient Sea Abyss. Once they are disturbed, even a ninth-stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivator will not be able to escape from the Ancient Sea Abyss,” the Mermaid Elder said solemnly.
The Ancient Sea Abyss of the Sea Clan is equivalent to the God Emperor's Tomb of the Human Clan, burying not only corpses, but also the strongest warriors left behind from the last battlefield.
"Okay, I agree!"
Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement. If this method didn't work, he would have no choice but to force his way in. Of course, forcing his way in was a last resort, because even if he had obtained the God-Slaying Bow, his strength was not enough to roam freely in the unfathomable ocean.
"There's one thing I need to clarify beforehand."
The mermaid elder cast a strange look at you, and then continued, "Because the mermaid race generally doesn't produce vicious criminals, and those who can be imprisoned in the Ancient Sea Abyss must be of extraordinary status, you will be given the status of a mermaid royal family member, and the crimes you will be charged with will be the most serious crimes committed by the mermaid race."
"No problem. I've done plenty of murder and arson. Just pin whatever charge on me." Jiang Yuan said indifferently. As long as she could enter the Ancient Sea Abyss, she had no other concerns.
"Don't look at me, I'm easygoing too."
Leng Yue shrugged. Anyway, it was just a fake. She didn't believe that the most serious crime committed by the merfolk could break her defenses.
"Alright, those two will be exiled to the Ancient Sea Abyss." The mermaid elder looked somewhat reluctant as he said this, because the crime was indeed quite serious.
As expected, Jiang Yuan and Leng Yue reacted strongly when the charges were handed down.
"No way, can't you merfolk be serious for once? Give me some heinous crime, at least! What crime is this? Are you kidding me?" Jiang Yuan exclaimed, jumping up and down.
Leng Yue also spoke up, "I also think there's a problem. It would be more appropriate for you to give us a different charge: treason or the killing of innocent people."
“But the most serious crime among the merfolk is infidelity in love. This is a rule set by our ancestors, and only the most heinous crimes can lead to banishment to the Abyss of the Ancient Sea.” The merfolk elder was clearly in a dilemma.
"What? Your merfolk's moral standards are way too high! This is already an unforgivable crime?" Jiang Yuan's worldview was completely refreshed. If this standard were applied to humans, probably half of them would be considered guilty.
Upon hearing this, the mermaid elder solemnly replied, "Before that, I need to disguise the two of you as mermaids. Only in this way can you be legitimately banished to the Abyss of the Ancient Sea."
Jiang Yuan would certainly not refuse such a request. Their original intention was to enter the Ancient Sea Abyss, and they would be more than happy if the merfolk could help them fulfill their request as soon as possible.
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