Chapter 157: Chapter 109: Bizarre

“Esteemed Daoist friends, let us set off together.”

Fang Qing saw everyone gradually moving away and spoke with a smile.

Having finished speaking, she took the lead and headed towards the western sea domain. Upon entering the ocean, her body gently swayed and her feet transformed into a golden mermaid tail. Summoning layers of waves, she rolled swiftly forward.

The remaining Foundation Establishment Mermaids did just the same, all of them walking on waves across the sea surface, each with an extraordinary grace.

Lu Li and the others also setup their tunneling light, quickly following suit.

Within the endless sea mist, over a dozen differently colored tunneling lights traveled through the vast sea domain; the surrounding winds began to rise, blowing the group’s robes and emitting bursts of whistling sounds.

Lu Li followed behind everyone, quite carefree.

Time slowly passed.

One day later, the cultivators followed a group of mermaids to a strange sea domain and stopped.

Lu Li stood steadily on the surface of the sea, scrutinizing his surroundings.

At a glance, the distant sea and sky intersected in a line, with nothing but sea mist and the vast ocean beneath their feet all around, the area secluded in silence.

Not a single seabird was in the high skies–quite eerie.

He compared the location to a sea map, finding they were already close to the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, with the southern part adjacent to a secluded sea domain.

At this moment, Fang Qing, with a smile, said to everyone, “Esteemed Human Clan Daoist friends, if we pass through this sea, we will soon arrive.”

Her tone was gentle and comforting to the ear.

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Having said that, she led the group of mermaids and drifted forward.

Everyone closely followed her.

After a while,

“Buzz…”

Suddenly, the sound of rippling water echoed. Passing through a thin layer of light screen, they entered another unfamiliar sea domain.

“A large-scale hidden array?”

Lu Li’s face showed a hint of confusion.

It seemed that the control of the Merfolk was truly strict–over the years, not a single piece of information had leaked out. Many Human Clan Cultivators kept their lips sealed; he, however, found this hard to believe and sneered inwardly.

Not far away, Weng Daohua also changed his expression slightly and communicated telepathically.

“Daoist Guo, have you ever heard of this large-scale hidden array?”

“For hundreds of years, cultivators have come and gone from Merfolk territory, yet I have never heard anyone mention it.”

His thoughts turned rapidly, he immediately identified several inconsistencies.

Lu Li shook his head, looking very calm.

Seeing this, Weng Daohua’s gaze flickered, but he quickly regained his composure and said no more.

Both men, harboring their own thoughts, continued to follow the group, slowly flying forward.

Half an hour passed.

Ahead, a large group of small reefs came into view, with a medium-sized island in the center, like stars surrounding the moon.

The island was named Spirit Cloud Island.

The exposed reefs were not high–some only about ten meters. Some Qi Refinement Mermaids were playing and frolicking on the rocks, their eyes lighting up upon seeing the group approach.

The central island was lush with vegetation; the sounds of birds, beasts, and insects were incessant. There were also some Human Clan Cultivators flying above, creating an apparently harmonious scene.

“Esteemed Daoist friends, please accompany me onto the island. Our clan has prepared everything; in three days, we will host a welcome feast to wash away the dust of your journey,” said Fang Qing with a light smile, leading everyone towards the central large island.

Shortly after, Lu Li and his group arrived at a clearing in the middle of the island.

Not far ahead, numerous buildings lined both sides, all constructed from a kind of seabed mineral, very neatly arranged.

Each building was also surrounded by the fluctuation of arrays.

At the moment, some Human Clan Cultivators walked out of the buildings, most accompanied by a beautiful Mermaid, the pair seemed in harmonious coexistence.

The majority were Qi Refinement Cultivators, with very few Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Lu Li’s gaze swept over them, focusing on a middle-aged man not far away.

The man was tall and slender, dressed in a white robe, holding the hand of a beautiful Mermaid female cultivator; both of them were at Perfect Qi Refinement.

His face was perpetually smiling, and his eyes were clear–nothing out of the ordinary was evident.

He then scanned a few other people, and found the same situation–their faces all brimming with happy smiles.

It was as if the entire air was filled with sweetness.

Lu Li frowned slightly, full of doubts.

In this part of the Cultivation World, power was consolidated within oneself; cultivators generally pursued eternal life. Although occasionally there were those who enjoyed the worldly pleasures of love, the fact that all the cultivators here behaved this way was deeply odd.

Seeing he could not discern anything at the moment, he suppressed his curiosity.

At that time, Fang Qing handed an Identity Jade Token to each person; with this token, they could enter the small houses on both sides to rest and wait for the ceremony in three days.

Lu Li received the Jade Token and walked towards a small house on the eastern edge.

…….

Three days later, as the early morning sun rose.

Lu Li stepped out of the house, heading towards the central square of the island.

Before long, he arrived at the edge of the venue, where there was a high platform in the center, with six Foundation Establishment initial-stage Mermaids standing above.

By now, over a hundred figures had gathered, and aside from Lu Li’s group who were participating in the ceremony, the rest were those who had stayed here from previous events.

The atmosphere on the field began to buzz with noise and laughter, seeming very harmonious.

Standing amongst the crowd, Lu Li had an unaffected expression, looking somewhat out of place.

Beside him, Weng Daohua’s gaze flickered uncertainly.

Just then, a powerful Spiritual Pressure emanated from the distant horizon.

Three Merfolk women quickly flew towards the central platform.

Soon enough, they stood firmly atop it.

These three Mermaids were actually at Perfect Foundation Establishment, their presence incredibly strong.

Fang Qing, with a smile, said, “These three are the elders of our clan and the officiants of the ceremony.”

Everyone nodded and quietly waited.