"Afterwards, the dispute escalated, and the conflict between the two factions deepened."
"The Purple Shark then led the peace-loving clansmen to a corner of the Western Sea, where they settled in the Blue Water Cave."
"The seawater in the Blue Cave is blue, and the seabed is covered with blue aquatic algae. This algae is rich in spiritual energy, and eating it will make one's mind clear."
"However, not just anyone can pick this kind of spiritual algae, otherwise it wouldn't have survived. This spiritual algae is very special. If it gains its approval, it will automatically shed its leaves. The leaves are light blue and taste sweet and fragrant. If it is obtained by force instead of being given by it, the leaves will turn pitch black, taste bitter and foul, and be highly poisonous."
At this point, Fire Phoenix shook her head and said, "This kid has personality, I like him."
As she spoke, she moved closer to Mu Qing, her face beaming with excitement, and said, "Fragrant human, fragrant human, shall we go to the Blue Water Cave? This algae is really unique, I love it."
"With my unparalleled wisdom and might, I'm sure I'll gain its approval, hahaha..."
Mu Qing nodded with a smile and promised, "If we have the chance, we'll go and take a look."
Fire Phoenix nodded vigorously, saying, "Okay, okay."
Tuantuan tilted its head, looked at Mu Qing, then at Huofeng, and nuzzled the fluffy feathers on Huofeng's neck with a satisfied expression, softly murmuring, "Ah-ya."
Ao Bupa saw that Huo Feng stopped halfway through his story and pressed for an answer: "Lord Huo Feng, what happened next?"
Fire Phoenix: "Ah? Later, Zi Jiao and the others built the Zi Jiao Palace at the bottom of the Blue Water Cave and settled down there."
"Zisha and her people stayed at the Mermaid Palace, and so, for thousands of years, the two sides lived in peace."
"Under Zisha's leadership, the pro-war faction not only seized the territories of other sea monsters, but also established a number of businesses in West Sea City."
"If things had remained peaceful, there wouldn't have been any problem. However, several decades ago, Zi Sha obtained some resources and broke through to the Mahayana stage, while Zi Jiao's cultivation was only at the late stage of the Integration stage."
"Zisha then conceived the idea of unifying the entire Merfolk."
"The conflict between the two sides was completely escalated more than a decade ago."
"There are many different theories about the cause."
"Some say it's because Zi Jiao was uncooperative, which angered Zi Sha; some say it's because Zi Sha did something that Zi Jiao couldn't tolerate; and some say it's because of Zi Jiao's daughter, a mermaid with a light blue tail."
"Of course, I don't know the specific reason either."
"More than ten years ago, Zi Sha suddenly launched an attack and imprisoned Zi Jiao and all the merfolk of the pro-peace faction."
"It wasn't just imprisonment; they were also forced to refine mermaid silk day and night. Zi Sha then used the mermaid silk they refined to exchange for cultivation resources with other demons to improve her own cultivation."
"Those clansmen who fail to refine the mermaid silk to meet Zisha's requirements will be cruelly tortured by her. Since the mermaids' cultivation is inferior to hers, they can only endure the torment in silence."
"Thus, Zi Jiao and his demons endured more than ten years of hardship. It is unknown whether the adversity ignited Zi Jiao's fighting spirit, but he spent more than ten years breaking through from the late stage of the Fusion Realm to the peak of the Fusion Realm."
"Some time ago, Zisha left the Mermaid Palace and disappeared for a year or two."
"The tribal elders who were originally on her side, who were advocating for war, for some unknown reason, released Zisha and her group of demons behind her back."
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