CHAPTER 355: CHAPTER 355: NEWS OF THE SEA MOON TOMB

"It’s so beautiful!" This was the first time Jiang Yuan had officially seen the Feathered Robe in effect, and the visual impact of the already strikingly beautiful mermaid draped in the robe under the tranquil night sky made him exclaim in awe.

The phrase ’beautiful as a picture’ instantly became tangible.

Meanwhile, he pondered making two more at the Textile Workshop to give to Hu Zhile and Yun Shu. A beauty should be matched with such beautiful clothing to be truly pleasing. Especially if Yun Shu donned such a lovely outfit and sang a tune or danced, it would be so captivating!

"Are you complimenting me or the clothes?" Yaoguang smiled as she swam to the shore, placing her smooth, snow-white arms on it, tilting her head to look at him, "Everyone’s busy, so when I heard the conch shell sound, I hurried over. What’s up?"

Jiang Yuan took out the bound Earth Seal from the Storage Bag and said with a smile, "You’re beautiful, making the clothes even more beautiful. I called you over for two things: first, to purify the poisonous miasma lingering on the Feathered Robe; second, to ask you for some information."

"Did you find a way to detoxify it?" Yaoguang’s eyes immediately brightened as she eagerly looked at him, "I love this outfit so much, but it’s a pity that it’s entangled with poisonous miasma. Every day, I can only wear it for a short time to indulge myself. In two days, it’ll be the full moon night, my birthday. I hope to wear the Feathered Robe on the most unforgettable day!"

"Well, once it’s purified this time, you can wear it as long as you want." The seal in his hand emitted a sacred radiance, and the poisonous miasma drifting on the robe became visible, turning into mottled ash in the sacred light and disappearing.

Yaoguang could feel the potential threat disappearing, and she gleefully spun around in the water, creating ripples, "Jiang Yuan, you’re truly a person of integrity! To be honest, before accidentally meeting you, our Mermaid Race had an unwritten rule—not to converse with humans to avoid being deceived!"

Jiang Yuan was slightly startled, seeming to understand why the predecessor who wrote the journal was frustrated and failed to successfully trade with the mermaids. They were wary of humans indeed.

"Why is that?" He was very curious.

Yaoguang swam closer and lowered her voice, saying, "Actually, long ago, we and human cultivators exchanged goods and got along quite harmoniously. Plus, some mermaids would choose to transform into humans on land, maintaining connections with the tribe, so no one rejected humans.

But somehow, more and more human cultivators began to show disrespect for heaven and earth and disregard for ethics, deceiving us in transactions with inferior goods. Many elegantly dressed human cultivators even used love as a pretext to deceive beautiful young mermaids, demanding the Mermaid’s Kiss, gradually extracting all value before abandoning them in the wilderness, and repeated their tricks. Many mermaids were harmed this way.

Until last time, when Tianchu exchanged magical artifacts for the Feathered Robe, he was ridiculed upon returning to the tribe, saying he must have been tricked. The most unpredictable deception human cultivators use is that initial small transactions are good, but they disappear without a trace once they’ve made a big haul, or they change appearance with magical treasures to con again.

Unexpectedly, you really found the Feathered Robe, and even though it has poisonous miasma, you promised to resolve it. The mermaids in the tribe still didn’t believe it. When I return today, I’ll call them to see—it’s not that all human cultivators are scammers!"

Jiang Yuan hurriedly waved his hand on hearing this, saying, "I can only represent myself in not cheating or misleading anyone, not other cultivators. Humans have a saying: knowing people, knowing faces, not knowing hearts. Don’t let my keeping promises lead you to fully trust other strangers. That’s really risky."

"What? Even after so many years, are there still many bad people among human cultivators?" Disappointment showed on Yaoguang’s face, "How should I judge whether a human is good or bad?"

Jiang Yuan thought to himself without a system appraisal, he couldn’t judge either. If only he had the ability to discern good and bad people at a glance, that would be amazing.

Seeing him silent, Yaoguang sighed and changed the topic, asking, "So what information do you want to ask about?"

"Have you ever heard of the Sea Moon Tomb?" Jiang Yuan asked enthusiastically.

"Of course I’ve heard of it." Yaoguang nodded, "In your Human World’s sky, there are gaseous blue skies, white clouds, and sun, moon, and stars; we mermaids live on the seabed, and our sky is water-like, similarly having blue skies, white clouds, and sun, moon, and stars.

However, our moon is called the Sea Moon, and it’s said every hundred thousand years the Sea Moon falls, replaced by a new Sea Moon rising east and setting west daily. The place where they fall is called the Sea Moon Tomb."

I see!

The moon in the sea can be replaced by a new one? Jiang Yuan found it quite curious and quickly asked, "Do you know where the Sea Moon Tomb is?"

Yaoguang looked puzzled, "I don’t know. To the Mermaid Race, the Sea Moon Tomb is sacred. Only the Clan Leader and High Priest are qualified to know the approximate location for worship. Why are you suddenly asking about this? Where did you hear about the Sea Moon Tomb?"

I suppose someone forcefully entered the Mermaid Race’s sacred site? If the ignored process was embellished at all, it wouldn’t be honorable, so he simply didn’t mention it...

Maybe just consider buying a helmet, but it’s a pity there is no location for the Sea Moon Tomb, likely making it hard to find that someone’s island home anytime soon.

"I heard there’s a very good island not far from the Sea Moon Tomb, and I wanted to see it." Jiang Yuan waved away the idea, "Since you don’t know the location either, never mind."

"Island? There are so many various islands in the sea!" Yaoguang laughed upon hearing this, "If you want to locate a specific island, I have an idea—two days later, on the full moon night, it’s my birthday. When the Wilderness descends, come to Crescent Lake and wait. Tianchu will come to pick you up to attend the birthday celebration underwater. The Clan Leader and High Priest will be there, and you can ask them for the approximate location!"

Another opportunity?

He looked up at the nearly full moon, feeling that the Immortal Peach at Wo Hu Temple shouldn’t mature in just two days, so he could attend the underwater birthday celebration first and then return for the peach competition.

He agreed cheerfully, and Yaoguang happily swam into the sea, while Jiang Yuan picked Spirit Medicine on the grass, pondering what kind of birthday gift would be appropriate.

She likes glamorous, shining things. Why not buy some beautiful jewelry at the Market?

As the busy night was about to end, his Storage Bag was full, and he was about to teleport back to the courtyard when he saw a massive black shadow in Crescent Lake out of the corner of his eye!

Water Demon Beast—White-Finned Demon Flood Dragon!

Even mermaid alchemist Yaoguang was envious of this allegedly all-treasures beastie!

Should he dive closer for a system appraisal? Jiang Yuan hesitated briefly, though with both the Double Fish Jade Pendant and Mermaid’s Kiss backing him, he could navigate the water smoothly, but he still felt uncertain.

At that moment, it was six A.M., and the system reminded him of the Wilderness Ascension.

Jumping into Crescent Lake would allow him to ascend with the Wilderness, to see the daytime wilderness scenery, and return via the available Teleportation Array; staying here waiting on the Wilderness Ascension might end up in some random location in the Human World, but he could use the Teleportation Scroll to go straight home.

Faced with two choices, Jiang Yuan slipped into the water quietly, feeling both excited and nervous, watching as the clouds rolled and ascended through the wilderness straight into the sky!