Shi Yixue, spend the whole day fishing for crystal fishes. When the sun set all of the fishes went back to the lake bottom.
Shi Yixue, spend her night reorganizing her space, pilling all of the fish meat one side and crystal stone another.
Next day in the early morning when the sun had just rise. Cultivators were preparing for the day haul.
Shi Yixue was also preparing but not for fishing rather investigating what's at the bottom of the lake.
Spatial sphere
A skill which use the spatial wall and shape of sanctuary sphere. Bending the wall into sphere structure this give her 360° protection from every angle.
She directly jump into water, the basic principles of spatial sphere is to decrease the perception of enemy around her.
Unless someone pay special attention to her tiny boat, which had suddenly become empty no one will realise that someone is missing from the boat.
When she enter the water her vision was filled with the crystal fishes swimming freely in the lake.
The sphere distort even the crystal fish perceptions not letting them discover that foreign creature had enter the water.
They swim freely chasing other to find a mate. They didn't notice that one of the two limped beast who always came to disturb there mating seasons had enter the water.
This barrier prevent the water from entering inside, not only that it also didn't crack with underwater pressure.
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Shi mingxi, had manage to arrive at the lake on the second day morning. She was about to pay and rent a boat.
When her bloodline suddenly stir. She felt a pull towards the lake, inside the water. Like, something is calling her in.
This make her curious. She still remember about the tunnel they had encounter when she was eleven.
So, after finding a good hidding place. She activate her skill and enter the water.
Nature merge.
An ability to transform into plant itself and become one with nature. People will not able to sense her presence inside the plant.
To them it's just another plant in the nature. She had transform using the skill multiple times enough to have master the skill.
Shi mingxi, simple turn into plant. As she enter the water, she attract fishes attention towards herself.
They move closer to investigate the foreign plant. After biting and discovering it taste bitter and not edible they left it alone.
The transformation let her absorb nutritions from the sun, soul and water. Since, she had turn into plant, she's more then capable enough to breath underwater in her transformation.
She use her weight to let herself sink in the water. Once she had reach the bottom she can move freely through the ground.
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Ruo senling, arrive at the lake using the teleportation talisman. At her current cultivation it could have taken her only few hours to reach here.
But in her excitement to meet two old friends, she directly use teleportation talisman. Many might find it throwing away money, but in the end it's her money.
Ruo senling, grab the communication jade and connect shi Yixue, who's already deep inside the lake.
No response. Honestly expected.
But she don't know that. At first she thought maybe she's busy capturing the dishes and didn't notice the sound.
When the communication jade was left unanswered even after 17th try. Ruo senling, couldn't help think otherwise.
'what if, seeing that me and mingxi aren't coming, Yixue also decide not to come'
This make her pout unhappily as she seat inside her luxurious room. This room is specifically reserved for her.
No matter where the flying boat of Ruo family is taken too. Each Ruo siblings had their own reserved room.
They can use it whatever they felt like. Right now people from Ruo family are busy capturing fishes.
Seeing them work so diligently. She decide to also move. After all she's already here it will be waste of time not do anything.
She came at the edge of the boat, using her spiritual energy create a spear and easily catch one.
In just half an hour she manage to catch good haul making people around her grin from ear to ear.
She was about to head inside her room. When a voice, the same kind, gentle and otherworldly voice spoke.
Lake bottom. Treasure worth risking.
Just these few words reveal alot of information to her. She look at the lake bottom and enter her room.
She grab the mermaid pearl and announce to the boat captain about her departure from there.
Of course, they try to convince her to stay little longer, which she refuse. Saying that she will be using teleportation talisman.
This made many let there guard down. So, when she slip underwater using the mermaid pearl no one notice anything amiss.
To them she had used the talisman to leave, which make them relax, they had no idea about her real intention.
She put the water repelling pearl inside her mouth. This pearl let one transform into real mermaid for few hours.
Transformation let one breath and bear the underwater pressure without any problem. Not only that aquatic animal subconsciously felt comfortable around the transformers.
They don't felt threatened or territorial. Infact, they behave affectionate with the person, that's what this pearl do.
This mermaid pearl is formed when the mermaid use her own life essence to create the pearl.
This had to be willingly. That why even if human capture mermaid they will be sr able to gain the mermaid pearl.
This is the reason why this pearl is so rare and precious treasure among big powers and Ruo senling possess one.
She gain this pearl from her mother, who when young had save mermaid baby. That baby parents create the pearl to give her as form of gratitude.
Ruo senling, who used to fear water after falling in when young was given this pearl. This pearl let connect to water in very mythical way and made forget her fear.
At the bottom of the lake. Three very familiar people bump into each other when they reach the sealed opening.
Ruo senling "....."
Shi mingxi "..."
Shi Yixue "..."