661: Chapter 72 Holy Spirit Pearl, Blockhead

"We can't leave for a while?"

"Why?"

Seeing Meng Li's confusion, Hong Kui didn't keep him in suspense. While tidying her appearance, she explained the reason.

"I don't know what went wrong with Xu Changqing, but he suddenly figured things out regarding Zi Xuan. He left a letter saying he went to find her and would rejoin the team after some time. Brother feels that a team should be complete, and since there's only one stop left before going to the Divine Realm and we have plenty of time, he plans to wait here for Xu Changqing to return."

Hearing this, Meng Li understood and didn't mind Xu Changqing's departure.

Because Xu Changqing himself couldn't let go of the matter with Zi Xuan.

In the original plot, Xu Changqing realized this several times after getting drunk, and his resolve wavered. Later, he was accidentally inspired by the situation between Tang Xuejian and Jing Tian, saw his own heart clearly, made up his mind, and left a letter before departing on a flying boat to find Zi Xuan and continue their past affinity.

On the way, he encountered Pure Subtlety, who used Spells to block him, and he expressed his true feelings to him.

Seeing Xu Changqing's firm resolve, Pure Subtlety had no choice but to respect his choice, withdrew the Spell, and gave him guidance.

The current situation should be similar to the original plot.

Without the event where the Evil Sword Immortal exiled Tang Xuejian, they only needed to wait in Yu Zhou City for a few days, and Xu Changqing would return to the team with Zi Xuan.

Meng Li didn't need to care at all.

Instead, what Hong Kui said about "only one stop left before going to the Divine Realm" reminded him of some things.

This remaining stop was the Underwater City, which contained the sacred spirit pearl.

Meng Li vaguely remembered that the sacred spirit pearl was formed by the afterglow produced when the five spirit orbs combined and released their power. At first glance, this seemed fine, but combined with the original plot and a bit of thought, some parts were logically inconsistent.

The sacred spirit pearl requires the combination of the five spirit orbs to come into existence.

But now, they had only obtained the earth spirit pearl, fire spirit pearl, and thunder spirit pearl; they were still missing the water spirit pearl and wind spirit pearl.

Among them, the water spirit pearl was inside Lin Qinger's body.

The wind spirit pearl was in the Divine Realm, owned by the goddess Xi Yao.

The five spirit orbs hadn't been gathered yet, so where did the sacred spirit pearl in the Underwater City come from?

In the original plot, Jing Tian's group first obtained the five spirit orbs and used them to repair the Lock Demon Tower.

Afterward, in order to let Lin Qinger grow up healthily, they went to find the sacred spirit pearl under the guidance of Pure Subtlety.

By then, the five spirit orbs had already combined, so the birth of the sacred spirit pearl seemed to be no problem.

But the sacred spirit pearl in the Underwater City was in the hands of Shui Bi!

Shui Bi was the goddess in the Divine Realm responsible for governing the world's rivers. For some reason, countless years ago, she had transformed into a stone statue and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

In other words, the sacred spirit pearl of the Underwater City, like the five spirit orbs, had already come into existence many years ago.

The problem was that Meng Li and the others hadn't even gathered the current five spirit orbs yet, so logically, a sacred spirit pearl could not be born.

Then where did the sacred spirit pearl in Shui Bi's hand come from?

The only answer Meng Li could think of was: the sacred spirit pearl in Shui Bi's hand was a legacy from the previous generation, generated by the afterglow of the previous set of five spirit orbs combining.

Only in this way could it be explained logically.

This made Meng Li somewhat curious. What kind of power would a sacred spirit pearl born from the combined power of the five spirit orbs possess?

Despite his curiosity, he was in no hurry.

After all, he hadn't finished comprehending the Fire Elemental Law within the fire spirit pearl, and he hadn't even begun to comprehend the thunder spirit pearl.

The time spent staying in Leizhou was perfect for comprehending them one by one.

...

A few days later, Xu Changqing successfully returned to Leizhou City, and with him was Zi Xuan.

Seeing that Xu Changqing had indeed brought Zi Xuan back, Jing Tian, Tang Xuejian, Lan Kui, and the others were very happy.

Afterward, everyone took a short break and then set off toward the Underwater City.

Unlike before, this time, everyone didn't fly via their own Object Manipulation; instead, they rode a flying boat together.

Outside Leizhou City.

Seeing Xu Changqing summon a flying boat large enough to cover everyone present, Jing Tian was first startled, then while sizing up the boat, he complained to Xu Changqing: "Well, you White Tofu, having such a good treasure and actually keeping it hidden."

"If you had brought it out earlier, why would the few of us have needed to exhaust ourselves with sword-kinesis?"

Then, as if thinking of something, he realized: "Oh, I understand. Before, it was just us men, so it didn't matter. Now that Zi Xuan is here, you can't bear to let her face the wind in the sky with us, so you're finally willing to bring out this treasure."

"You really are something!"

After these words were said, Xu Maoshan immediately echoed: "So that's how it is."

Tang Xuejian also realized, and the way she looked at Xu Changqing changed. She teased with a smile: "Not bad, you finally know how to cherish someone."

The look in Zi Xuan's eyes toward Xu Changqing also changed, becoming even more tender.

Lan Kui covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Hong Kui pursed her lips and looked at Meng Li.

Meng Li, however, secretly shook his head.

Because he felt that things were probably not like that.

Xu Changqing wouldn't do such a thing.

This had nothing to do with love or lack thereof; it was purely a personal issue.

Xu Changqing had been a Taoist for three lifetimes. Even if he had experienced love, it was always with the same person, so he couldn't be said to have much experience. In terms of male-female relationships, if he wasn't an elm head, he certainly fell into the category of being wooden.

Combined with his upright personality, even if he intended to show such blatant favoritism, he wouldn't express it.

As expected.

The next second, Xu Changqing defended himself solemnly: "Brother Jing, you've misunderstood. I had no such intention. This flying boat was something Chang Yin happened to find in the Shushan treasury when I contacted him earlier to ask for a Demon-Suppressing Treasure."

"Chang Yin felt it would be helpful for our journey, and after asking the Sect Head and several Elders, he sent it over along with the Nine Cold Ice Crystal Pagoda."

"It's not what you think."

After these words were spoken, the scene instantly fell silent.

Meng Li placed his hand on his forehead, thinking to himself that indeed, only names can be wrong, but nicknames are never misplaced.

The name White Tofu for Xu Changqing was truly well-deserved!

Then, he didn't bother to say more and stepped onto the flying boat.

Hong Kui and Lan Kui followed side by side.

Jing Tian patted Xu Changqing's shoulder and said in a tone of 'rotten wood cannot be carved': "You're hopeless."

After saying that, he turned and boarded the flying boat.

Tang Xuejian shook her head and said: "Elm head!"

Xu Maoshan sighed. He said nothing, yet it was as if he had said everything.

Zi Xuan reached out and tapped Xu Changqing's forehead with her finger, saying helplessly: "You, you really don't understand a woman's heart."

Xu Changqing was completely dazed. He thought for a long time but couldn't understand where the problem was.

Seeing this, Jing Tian spoke up: "Alright, White Tofu, don't just stand there like a fool. Hurry up and come pilot the boat."

Only then did Xu Changqing snap back to his senses, walk onto the flying boat, and use his Spells to pilot it into the air.

Once the flying boat ascended and entered a steady flight state, Jing Tian looked left and right, unable to help but remark: "Flying in this boat is really different from sword-kinesis. Not only is the flight steady, but we can also rest inside. It's just too convenient."

"White Tofu, does Shushan have any spares of this treasure?"

"If so, how about giving me one or two?"

"That way, if Pig Woman, Maomao, and I get bored staying in Yu Zhou City in the future, we can fly around and travel everywhere."

Xu Changqing, who was piloting the flying boat, shook his head: "This is the only existing flying boat in Shushan, but there is a specific refinement method. Brother Jing, if you want one, later when we return to Shushan..."

Halfway through, he seemed to think of something, paused, and then said: "You can ask the Sect Head and the Elders for it, and then collect the Materials to refine one yourself."

Jing Tian was instantly stunned.

Go back to Shushan and ask those old men...

"Then forget it. Having to collect Materials and refine it myself is too much trouble. I'll just stick to sword-kinesis."

Thinking of a certain unpleasant outcome, Jing Tian waved his hand in refusal.

At the same time, in the cabin, Zi Xuan also encountered a distressing matter she didn't want to face...