Legend of the Great Sage Chapter 862 - The Merfolk Sea Fair (Seventeen)

That took Li Qingshan by surprise. Originally, he had only asked that thoughtlessly. Probably even the Merfolk elders he had seen today did not know a secret cultivation method like All Waters to Ruin’s End. He never expected her to actually know!

He became even more certain that her resemblance to Gong Yuan was not just a false impression. However, since she refused to talk much about it, then he could not ask much about it, so he asked the main question he had in mind.

“Can you teach it to me?”

“I can.” Ru Xin answered without the slightest hesitation. “However, even if I teach it to you, you won’t be able to practise it.”

“Why?”

“Practising this cultivation method requires connecting with Ruin’s End. You can’t achieve that just by finding any old sea abyss. In my knowledge, it’s only possible through the Heart of the Abyss, but that’s a supreme treasure that only merpeople can forge. It’s currently in Gong Yuan’s possession.”

“Then what if I try to exchange for it? Such as offering the virus you created?”

“That’s impossible. The method for forging the Sea of the Abyss has already been lost. The royal court of the merpeople only has a single one too. Once they lose it, Gong Yuan’s cultivation will halt for good, and I’ve already made up my mind about what I want to exchange for.”

A path of cultivation was critical to all cultivators, especially when it came to a powerful cultivator like Gong Yuan. Li Qingshan suspected that even if he threatened extinction to the entire race of Merfolk, she might not necessarily hand over the Sea of the Abyss.

“That sure is troublesome. Whatever. I’m in no hurry anyway. I’ll think about it when the time comes!” His priority right now was to push the Phoenix Transformation to the fourth layer. Once his strength had increased, taking it by force was always an option. “Oh right, what do you want to exchange for?” Li Qingshan asked curiously.

“The Lost Stalks of the King of Yue.” 

“Huh? What’s that?”

“One of the things that the King of Southern Yue wants the most, or more accurately, a set of in

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