A few hours later, the group arrived at the Constellation Palace.

Entering the palace, Lu Ye immediately noticed at least a hundred male merfolk gathered there, clearly the personnel Yann Miao had previously dispatched.

Upon seeing Yann Miao arrive, one of the male merfolk stepped forward and respectfully reported to her. After listening, Yann Miao said something.

Then she turned to Lu Ye: "Little friend, let's go out and take a look together."

"Alright." Lu Ye naturally had no objection; he also wanted to understand what Yann Miao meant when she said the merfolk couldn't approach the outer perimeter of the Divine Temple.

Soon, a large group of merfolk exited the Constellation Palace and came outside.

Under Yann Miao's direction, these merfolk rushed in various directions toward the Constellation Palace. Yet, Lu Ye saw clearly that no matter which merfolk it was, the closer they got to the palace, the more difficult their progress became. It was as if an invisible force field enveloped the entire palace, preventing the merfolk from nearing.

Almost all the merfolk halted at just three feet from the Constellation Palace, their expressions strained, struggling against the invisible power.

This indeed was a strange matter. Lu Ye had been weeding around this area before and never encountered this phenomenon.

It couldn't be that, during his absence, some change befell the Constellation Palace, right? If so, then it would be troublesome.

Thinking this, he quickly flew forward. Under the astonished eyes of the merfolk, he effortlessly stuck himself to the wall of the Constellation Palace, unhindered.

He attempted to remove the seaweed on the wall without any problem.

Yann Miao, seeing this, also attempted to approach but shared the same fate as the other merfolk, unable to get near the palace.

Moments later, Lu Ye and Yann Miao returned to the Constellation Palace. Yann Miao expressed her feelings: "Little friend, the Divine Temple seems very resistant to our approach. I feel that if we forcibly get close, it could trigger some unpredictable consequences."

Yet, they were able to directly enter the Constellation Palace.

"I understand." Lu Ye nodded, "Great Elder, have your tribe's people return home. I can handle the matters here myself."

"I'm sorry," Yann Miao showed an apologetic expression, "Our tribe couldn't be much help in this matter. Originally, we promised you..."

"It's not your fault," Lu Ye suspected that the Constellation Palace was simply toying with him; otherwise, there was no reason to reject the merfolk race's approach while allowing him to attach easily.

So it wasn't fair to blame them; Yann Miao had dispatched over a hundred tribe members to assist, which was already a significant gesture of sincerity.

Yann Miao left with the merfolk, but before departure, she advised Lu Ye that if he grew bored here, he was welcome to visit the merfolk race's territory, their door was always open to him.

After they departed, Lu Ye, filled with frustration, continued weeding.

He initially thought that with the merfolk race's help, he might complete the task here sooner and rush back to participate in the ranking battles. But now it seemed that idea was dashed; he would have to handle the matters here himself.

"What exactly do you want?" Lu Ye continued weeding while his Mental Consciousness surged.

The Constellation Palace had its own will, Lu Ye was certain it could hear him, but to his dismay, the palace gave no response to his inquiries.

Lu Ye pondered repeatedly; he hadn't done anything to offend the Constellation Palace. From the time it opened, be it he or other cultivators, they all participated in various competitions normally. Why had he been dragged here to toil?

Currently, he only worried about one thing: whether he had enough fire-type treasures in reserve, as the Talent Tree under All Phenomena Ocean consumed fuel excessively.

Furthermore, weeding in such an environment was slow, and he couldn't leave. Lu Ye had no choice but to endure.

Thinking over and over, if absolutely necessary, he would have to request Yann Miao's escort to see if he could swim directly out of All Phenomena Ocean. Yann Miao possessed the sea conch capable of expelling Moon Jade and Constellation star beasts, so as long as they didn't encounter the Sun Blaze star beast, there shouldn't be much danger.

Weeding, resting, then letting the Talent Tree devour the fire-type treasure's power to replenish the consumed fuel.

Lu Ye's life turned monotonous and dull.

A few days later, as Lu Ye was replenishing the Talent Tree's fuel inside the palace, he suddenly remembered an object and quickly retrieved it.

It was a sea conch, only the size of a baby's fist, entirely green in color, precisely the item he brought out of the Divine Conch Hall.

When he took it out before, seeing Yann Miao and the merfolk waiting outside the Divine Conch Hall, Lu Ye hadn't taken the time to examine it closely and quickly put it away. Hence, he wasn't aware of what he had obtained from the hall until now.

Now looking at it, Lu Ye suddenly realized this sea conch was exactly akin to the one Yann Miao held, except for its color.

His spirits lifted!

Could this item have the same function as the one Yann Miao held? If so, he might have hope in leaving this place.

Lu Ye finally understood where Yann Miao's sea conch came from; she evidently received it as a reward from the Divine Conch Hall, albeit hers was a golden sea conch, while his was a green sea conch.

This showed that the myriad fluorescent lights within the Divine Conch Hall represented sea conches, and if any cultivator passing the test could take one as a reward.

He played with it slightly, then placed the conch to his lips and blew gently.

A low sound emerged, but it was just a simple sound without any mystical power.

Lu Ye thought for a moment, then began infusing the conch with spirit force while blowing into it.

This time, a mysterious power rippled out.

Lu Ye clearly saw the tip of the conch start to flicker with a green light, and as he infused more spirit force, the green light became brighter.

He understood in his mind that this green sea conch might be different from Yann Miao's golden sea conch and presumably didn't have the power to drive away Moon Jade star beasts. As for what power it truly had, it remained unknown for now.

After a while, when the conch's tip glowed to an extreme, the green light suddenly shot out, fixing itself not far in front of Lu Ye. Then the green light spread out, as if a splash of green ink, dyeing the space in front of it green.

Lu Ye looked on with a strange expression at the scene before him because the area stained green looked like a portal leading to some unknown place...

Just in Lu Ye's feeling, this portal was not stable enough, and forcing one's way through would definitely trigger some unpredictable dangers.

He could only continue to puff his cheeks and blow, while continuously infusing spirit force into the conch.

The green color became more solid, and the portal stabilized visibly by the naked eye.

After several dozen breaths, Lu Ye finally stopped, staring ahead in a daze.

It was indeed a portal, with green light swirling, with a vortex in the center. Lu Ye attempted to sense the internal aura but gained nothing.

Now only one question remained, this portal... where does it lead?

Lu Ye had a bold guess in his heart.

Hesitating for a moment, he still took a step inside; to verify his guess, he could only personally venture in. However, before stepping in, Lu Ye had already grasped his Boulder Mountain Saber at his waist, readying his spirit force, prepared for any surprises.

His form slightly paused, as if penetrating some thin membrane, his vision blurred, and Lu Ye discovered he was no longer at the Constellation Palace.

Turning around and looking, everything seemed familiar.

Looking back again, it was exactly as he thought, the place the portal led to was right at the entrance of the Divine Conch Hall!

Lu Ye felt both crying and laughing; he had just left the merfolk's territory a few days ago and now unexpectedly ran back again.

Had he known earlier, he would have tried the green sea conch's effects before departing, saving himself the time.

The sound of merfolk speaking came from not far away, and Lu Ye scratched his head, feeling a bit guilty like a thief.

Last time he came by invitation, but this time he's intruding uninvited, which seemed somewhat improper.

However, speaking of which, Yann Miao had mentioned upon leaving the Constellation Palace that he could come here when bored, and the doors of the Merfolk Race would always be open to him, so it seemingly didn't matter if he came uninvited.

Moreover, if the green sea conch had such peculiar effects, it really would be necessary to inform the merfolk here. Otherwise, appearing here mysteriously might lead to misunderstanding the intentions.

He looked back at the spot he arrived at, finding a portal just like the one at the Constellation Palace which hadn't disappeared. Lu Ye felt he might be able to use this portal to return there.

Could it be that he opened a Void passage from the Constellation Palace to this place? Does the green sea conch possess such bizarre power?

Two merfolk came into view, seemingly passing by, and they both froze upon seeing Lu Ye, but quickly reacted, hurrying forward to greet him.

Previously, when Lu Ye came here, Bai Lu took him on a tour, meeting many merfolk, so even if these merfolk hadn't seen Lu Ye with their own eyes, they knew their race had a distinguished guest from the human race.

Thinking for a moment, Lu Ye said, "Can you call Bai Lu for me?"

Of course, the merfolk couldn't understand him; both looked at him blankly and replied something incomprehensible to Lu Ye.

Unfortunately, both merfolk were male, otherwise, he could use the Edification Technique to facilitate communication.

Fortunately, they weren't dull; unable to communicate, they realized they should find someone who could. One stayed behind while the other hurriedly left, obviously to fetch Bai Lu or Yann Miao or other elders.

Lu Ye quietly waited, but it wasn't long before he sensed something was wrong. The portal in front of him started to become unstable, as if it might collapse soon.

After a brief hesitation, Lu Ye quickly told the remaining merfolk, "When Bai Lu arrives, tell her I'll come back later to explain the situation."

Without minding whether they understood, he said this and dashed back into the portal; he needed to confirm his thoughts while the portal was still maintained.

That sensation of breaking through a membrane appeared once again, and as his vision cleared, Lu Ye found himself indeed back at the Constellation Palace.