CHAPTER 314: CHAPTER 314: HEAVENLY MELODY

Can go to the seabed?

Jiang Yuan’s eyes lit up, wouldn’t that mean he could personally salvage sunken ships at the bottom of the sea at his leisure?

A single box on the Red Dragon could produce a puppet that can paint talismans. If he could find the specific location of more sunken ships and salvage some large boxes to find some extraordinary treasures, wouldn’t that be delightful?

"Blub blub!"

He wanted to open his mouth to reply, but bubbles came out instead.

"It seems you’re not yet accustomed to the feeling underwater. With practice, you’ll be as comfortable as we are, just like you are on land." Yaoguang’s voice carried a textured quality even underwater, reminding Jiang Yuan of a song he’d heard about sea demons—its resonant, ethereal, and mysterious aura swept over him.

The other mermaids laughed and frolicked, circling around him, tugging and inviting him to follow them into the sea from Crescent Lake.

"I don’t have time to go to the sea with you today." Jiang Yuan surfaced and floated steadily, explaining, "I need to hurry to find the treasure that detoxifies the Feathered Robe, before summer arrives, otherwise..."

"It doesn’t matter if Crescent Lake doesn’t appear here when summer comes." Tianchu gently placed his hand on Jiang Yuan’s shoulder and said gravely, "We have a map that marks many rivers and lakes that connect to the sea. When the time comes, you can compare the distance to the closest place, and summon us there."

[Map of Merman Tianchu: Map showing locations of rivers and lakes connecting to the seabed of the Mermaid Kingdom; can be used alone or overlay marked on the night map]

Receiving the map sent by the other party, Jiang Yuan glanced at it and saw that there were seventeen or eighteen water system places scattered all around that could connect with the mermaids, even if the setting changes during the wilderness’s arrival in summer.

"Here’s the Golden Throat Potion I crafted, after drinking it, you can sing in heavenly tones." Yaoguang took out a small, crystalline bottle from the Storage Bag and handed it over, "Here, try it, the taste is quite nice."

[Potion crafted by Mermaid Alchemist Yaoguang, enhances original voice quality to perfection and gives precise control over music, granting merman’s heavenly sound talent. Note: Only has embellishing effect on speaking voice.]

Does that mean that after drinking it, speaking won’t change much, but singing will sound wonderful?

Jiang Yuan couldn’t fathom the principle behind it, but since the system’s appraisal was positive and the mermaids seemed genuinely concerned about how well he could sing, he decided to drink it and see for himself!

He tipped back the entire bottle, feeling a refreshing, slightly sweet taste slide down his throat, and then nothing else happened.

He didn’t feel anything, nor did his mouth emit any light or anything, leaving him with a puzzled expression as he looked at Yaoguang. "Is that all there is to it after drinking?"

Normally, hearing one’s voice through bone conduction sounds a bit different from the real voice, but when Jiang Yuan spoke, he noticed no difference from before. Could it be the embellishment effect was just that subtle?

Or, perhaps, the mermaid’s potion was ineffective on humans?

"Try singing a song."

"Yeah, yeah, sing the story about the fish demon and the bird demon!"

"This is the first time I’ll hear a human’s song, I’m so excited and curious!"

......

A group of mermaids surrounded him, eager to hear the song; Yaoguang tilted her head, curious about what effect a human could achieve after drinking the potion.

Jiang Yuan cleared his throat as he gazed at the mermaids, who seemed to have a natural soft filter under the moonlight, making the scene feel dreamlike and unreal. Suddenly, he remembered a song.

"...The legend says you willingly stranded for love, I can dive into the sea for you... In reality, with my longing for you, I am willing to become a statue waiting for you..."

As the song left his lips, he was startled—even the tunes didn’t falter! Plus, his voice seemed to have instantly gained a magnetic texture, as if narrating an ancient story melodiously.

"So, humans really have cultivators who fell in love with mermaids, right?!" Yaoguang listened with sparkling eyes, "It sounds like they were forced apart, how unfortunate. Did he really turn into a statue? Such a devoted person."

"Human songs are truly distinctive, I heard a heartbreaking love story between a human and a mermaid, definitely worth the experience!"

"Such a pity you have other errands to run, during the first full moon of summer when it’s Yaoguang’s birthday, attend the banquet and sing more human songs for us, won’t you?"

Last time, one had to hunt a White-Finned Demon Flood Dragon and exchange its demon core or blood for a birthday banquet "ticket", but unexpectedly, today he obtained one just by drinking the potion and singing a song!

If returning to the real world means he can snag concert tickets, he must go and offer his support!

Ultimately, Yaoguang couldn’t resist her fondness for the Feathered Robe and decided to take it back with her to wear occasionally until Jiang Yuan blows the Conch Shell to summon her for detoxifying the robe.

After bidding farewell, Jiang Yuan dove into the new instance busy with matters.

Finding a seal in the vast Miasma Ridge was no simple task. He had to push through trees, wild grass, rocks, and mud pits, unable to do much in one night.

Luckily, in the Miasma Ridge instance, he was constantly attacked and encroached upon by Poisonous Miasma. The passive skill Great Wilderness Heart Method’s experience bar automatically advanced slowly, now Level Two with poison resistance increased by +150.

The materials awaiting purification were piling up, and once he found the seal, the foundational materials would increase greatly.

The second day after the Ascension of Wilderness, having tidied up the farmland, aviary, and livestock pen, Jiang Yuan entered the Treasure Forging Workshop and retrieved the preliminarily repaired Chaotic Heaven Bell.

[First Grade Chaotic Heaven Bell: Can be bound and used. After preliminary repair, it can expand up to thirty meters high, effectively shielding and protecting for secluded cultivation. Once set, the retreating user can enter and exit at will, while others cannot breach it by any means. Note: Preliminary repair has only First Grade Magical Treasure defense power, able to block external attacks not exceeding 8000 attack power continuously.]

"Not exceeding 8000 attack power continuously?" He tried to comprehend, probably meaning the Chaotic Heaven Bell could stand there like a small boss with a health bar, even with slightly lower attack power, it could be worn down continuously.

Indeed, the salvaged defective Divine Artifact requires upgrading to be truly usable, as the current defense is a bit low.

However, after its repair, the former rusty iron bell had completely transformed, with a dignified and unadorned black color, clearly a quality product, distinctly different from its dilapidated appearance—it would certainly be impressive when taken out for use.

"Xiao Bai, Zhile, Yun Mo..." Jiang Yuan considered calling Yun Shu along too, "Today, our entire courtyard acts together, and accompany Mingchuan on a return visit to the Lin Family. Now I have a Magical Treasure that can protect the Stone Tower. Once he enters seclusion, we’ll ambush outside."

Bai Yunqi was a bit puzzled, "Ambush what? With that shabby Lin Family tower, it surely won’t attract any big figures, right?"

Hu Zhile also didn’t understand but turned to advise Yun Shu to bring along more talismans she painted, for if there’d be a need to act, those talismans’ levels though not high, were plentiful and simple to use, Yun Shu herself could handle them single-handedly.

"Master, what if... they’re actually a gang?" Wan Mingchuan was unexpectedly anxious with tight lips, "Perhaps we should wait?"

"What gang? I don’t understand what you’re saying?" Yun Mo scratched the feathers on his head with a large wing, thinking that during the last joint action he did indeed join in too, so why was it that Xiao Chuanzi spoke with the teacher in a seemingly cryptic manner? Could it be that my lack of education means I couldn’t grasp deeper dialogue even slightly?

Jiang Yuan explained, "No time to wait, in a little over half a month when the Immortal Peach matures at Wo Hu Temple, I’ll need to focus on competing for the Immortal Peach, leaving no time for you to seclude and cultivate. Plus, waiting further would only be a matter of us few laying ambush, which doesn’t make much difference..."