670: Chapter 81 Underwater City, Azure Waters

Meng Li just assumed they tacitly refused and didn't pay it much mind.

As a physician, there was no reason for him to rush a patient into treatment.

Hong Kui, Lan Kui, and Xu Maoshan, seeing that the two involved parties remained silent, also didn't press the matter.

It was Tang Xuejian, who had been deeply affected by the tragic love story spanning two lifetimes between Zixuan and Xu Changqing, who brought it up once, only to be shot down by Jing Tian.

"This is a matter between White Tofu and Zixuan; why are you interfering?"

"Elder Brother Meng said there are risks in the treatment."

"What if something goes wrong, causing Zixuan harm, or preventing White Tofu's daughter from growing up normally?"

"Can you bear that responsibility?"

Tang Xuejian was left speechless and had no choice but to drop the subject.

For the next period, Meng Li's days were quite leisurely.

At night, he cultivated enlightenment by comprehending the Law within the spirit pearls; during the day, he took Hong Kui, Lan Kui, and Jing Tian for various recreational activities, such as fishing, collecting seashells, surfing, building sand sculptures, and having water fights...

Amidst the play and fun, time quickly arrived at the next fifteenth day of the lunar month.

That evening, everyone ate dinner early, packed their things, and headed to the seashore to wait for the tide to recede.

To avoid missing the fish bone, the group split into several teams along the coastline to observe the situation.

When the tide finally retreated, they busied themselves carefully examining the area they were responsible for.

Not long after, Jing Tian shouted loudly: "Found it! There really is a fish bone, right here!"

Meng Li and the others rushed over and truly saw a complete fish bone in Jing Tian's hand.

"That's great, Boss, hurry up and cast the Spell to try it out," Xu Maoshan urged.

"Huh?" Jing Tian's expression froze, then he said dejectedly: "That old man didn't say how to use this thing."

Saying that, he looked toward Meng Li: "Elder Brother Meng, why don't you try it?"

Meng Li didn't decline. He took the fish bone, sensed it slightly using Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, and quickly understood how to use it. He used his mental power to make it hover in mid-air, its head facing the sea, then formed a hand Seal and shot out a ray of light.

The fish bone instantly emitted a glow and flew above the sea surface.

Next, Meng Li pushed both hands forward, then spread them apart to the sides.

In an instant, the fish bone shone brightly, releasing immense power that caused the ground to tremble.

Jing Tian lost his footing and nearly fell over.

After the trembling subsided, an invisible force formed a barrier, parting the seawater from the middle toward the left and right sides, carving out a water channel.

Subsequently, the fish bone displayed its might again, transforming into a Dragon Bridge leading straight to the deep sea above the water channel.

Once the Dragon Bridge was established, the fish bone flew back into Meng Li's hand.

"Let's go."

Meng Li put away the fish bone, gave a reminder, and then walked toward the Dragon Bridge.

Hong Kui, Lan Kui, Jing Tian, and the others saw this and hurriedly followed along.

"Whoa, the fish here are bigger than cows, and they look fierce!"

After walking for a while, Jing Tian exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the large fish swimming past in the water walls on both sides.

Xu Changqing, Zixuan, Xu Maoshan, Tang Xuejian, Hong Kui, and Lan Kui also looked around, finding it astonishing.

This kind of scene, strolling through an underwater world, was a first for all of them.

Before long, Xu Maoshan pointed at a fish: "Boss, look, the top of that fish's head is glowing."

Jing Tian looked over and indeed saw that it was true: "It really is, it looks like it's wearing a lantern."

Tang Xuejian wrinkled her nose in distaste: "It looks so ugly."

...The group walked on, chatting and commenting, until they reached the head of the Dragon Bridge, where they spotted a vortex.

"We've arrived," Meng Li prompted, stepping into the vortex.

Hong Kui, Lan Kui, and the others followed one after another.

Passing through the vortex, they arrived in an area entirely constructed of stone, resembling an underground passage.

After traversing the passage, their view suddenly opened up, and a massive square came into view.

Jing Tian quickly walked a few steps forward, looked around, and exclaimed in awe: "Wow, so this is what the Underwater City looks like, I never would have guessed."

"Me neither," Xu Maoshan agreed.

After observing for a while, the group noticed a stone statue of a woman standing before a stone wall in the distance.

Jing Tian rushed up to the statue to examine it and commented: "This looks exactly like the real thing. I wonder what it feels like to touch."

As he finished speaking, he seemed about to try touching it.

Tang Xuejian saw this and quickly stopped him: "Stinky Tofu, stop! Don't touch it, that's disrespectful to the statue!"

Jing Tian didn't care: "Come on, this is just..."

Mid-sentence, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he said in shock: "This... couldn't this be Shui Bi that the old man mentioned?!"

Tang Xuejian, Xu Maoshan, Xu Changqing, Zixuan, Hong Kui, and Lan Kui also realized this, their expressions turning astonished.

Meng Li said: "There are no other human-shaped statues here, so it must be her."

"If this is the real one, how are we supposed to ask her for the sacred spirit pearl?" Jing Tian asked.

Xu Changqing tried speaking to the statue: "Excuse me, Miss Shui Bi, is the sacred spirit pearl here?"

The statue did not react.

"Say something!" Jing Tian urged the statue.

The statue remained unresponsive.

Meng Li said: "Let me try."

Saying that, he walked up to the statue, placed his finger against the center of its forehead, closed his eyes, and sensed for a moment.

Soon after, Meng Li focused his magical power onto his fingertip and softly uttered a single word: "Break!"

Instantly, cracks appeared on the statue with a cracking sound.

Immediately following that, with a 'bang,' the statue shattered, revealing Shui Bi who was sealed within.

"Whoa! How did you do that?" Jing Tian asked in amazement.

Meng Li withdrew his hand and replied faintly: "The statue was Shui Bi's self-imposed Seal. This Spell belongs to the Earth element. I gained insight into the Earth Law by borrowing the earth spirit pearl, so I was able to dissolve it."

At this moment, Shui Bi recovered from the dissolution of the Seal. Hearing Meng Li's words, she couldn't help but frown: "Who are you, and why did you break my Seal?"

Meng Li answered: "I am Meng Li, and I broke the Seal to make a deal with you, Miss."

"What deal?"

"I will help you reunite with Xi Feng, and you give me the sacred spirit pearl."

"Do you know where Xi Feng is?"

"Of course."

"Then hurry..." Shui Bi's face showed surprise, then she seemed to recall something and shook her head: "No, Xi Feng asked me to wait for him to return, I cannot go with you. How about this: you bring him to see me. If you can truly bring him back, I will give you the sacred spirit pearl."

"It's a deal."

"I won't go back on my word."

Meng Li immediately turned to Jing Tian and the others: "Alright, let's go."

Jing Tian and the others: "????"

Despite being confused, the group still followed as instructed.

Shui Bi then cast a Spell again, self-sealing herself back into a stone statue.

Leaving the Underwater City and stepping back onto the Dragon Bridge, Jing Tian couldn't help but ask Meng Li: "Are we really just leaving like this?"

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