Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 804 - 760: Fountain of Immortality

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "With our relationship, why talk about transactions when you’re just staying over occasionally?

However, the Furong Spirit Pool belongs to Xiaobai, and if you want to stay in the pool, you need his consent; the fish pond you just saw can’t really be used; but this lake is always available."

"If I can bring my own place to stay, could I stay a little longer?"

"Bring your own place? Do you plan to move a house from the seabed?" He laughed heartily, "I have plenty of space here, you can certainly stay as long as you like!"

Tian Qu’s expression turned serious, shaking his head, "Moving a house won’t help, have you ever heard of the ’Immortal Spring’?"

Jiang Yuan: ....

I’ve heard of the Fountain of Youth, and I quite like that captain.

Seeing his bewildered expression, Tian Qu patiently explained, "It’s rumored that the Celestial River is connected to the ocean, and across the other side of the Celestial River is the Celestial Realm, where there’s a spring known as the ’Immortal Spring.’

According to what has been passed down by our ancestors, that spring gathers the essence of heaven and earth, and every hundred years it condenses into a handful of essence water. Drinking it can grant nearly a thousand-year lifespan.

With this spring, one could prolong life to match the heavens even without cultivation, thus it is called the ’Immortal Spring.’

To be honest, Daoist You, my ancestor saw the Immortal Spring and drank from it, leaving some clues. If I can truly find the Immortal Spring, could I place it in your courtyard so I might stay often?"

"Why?" Jiang Yuan was listening, confused.

Having such a miraculous spring in the Celestial Realm isn’t surprising, but why would a merman suddenly trust him so much?

Watching his companions cheer joyfully, a trace of sadness appeared on Tian Qu’s face, "These companions with whom we often travel, are orphans who lost their parents for various reasons.

Because there’s no one to restrain or guide us, we’ve roamed freely and explored, thus meeting you by chance. But I’m different from them, my family had ancestors chosen as Divine Initiates a long, long time ago."

Another new term, but one could guess its meaning from the context.

"Divine Initiates are different from High Priests; the latter are responsible for sacrificial rituals, while the former must face the deities directly."

Face the deities directly?

Jiang Yuan’s eyes widened, "What kind of deity?"

"Probably the Sea God," Tian Qu shook his head, "I’m not a Divine Initiate, so I haven’t seen it myself and don’t know the details, and some things are forbidden to discuss.

I’ve only heard from family members that in the tribe’s secret place, there’s a deep sea abyss, and at the deepest part, a deity slumbers.

This deity selects Divine Initiates, allowing them to enter the deepest part of the abyss to meet it, and bring back the divine revelations.

Being observed by a deity requires sacrifice, but it also brings many benefits; my family indeed prospered a long time ago because of it.

But after my father passed away and my mother was chosen as the new Divine Initiate, she told me that the state of the deity was not good, which is also why Divine Initiates die early.

My mother told me many secrets, and asked me not to participate in the selection of Divine Initiates. The most important among these is the prophecy about the future and the Immortal Spring.

The Divine Revelation says: The world shall fall, heaven and earth will reverse, the End of Days arrives.

The Wilderness falling at night losing support is what the Divine Revelation meant by the world falling; just now, I witnessed the heaven and earth reversing, so I’m very worried..."

He paused for a moment, lowering his voice to the minimum, "Before dying from the gaze of the deity, my mother said that the upper echelons of the tribe are all aware of this prophecy and have been preparing for it hundreds of years ago.

The Divine Revelation has never been wrong, and after heaven and earth reverse, the End of Days will surely come.

But I have nothing, and am not outstanding, so I’m unlikely to be valued by the tribe or given priority to escape when the End of Days comes, I can only find a glimmer of survival on my own.

Daoist You, although we haven’t known each other for long, we trust each other deeply.

Tonight, I saw with my own eyes that you are a capable cultivator, and this courtyard is in the Human World, not the Wilderness World, so it stands a good chance of escaping disaster when the End of Days arrives. Therefore, I am revealing the secret without reservation, hoping to strive for a chance of survival for myself and my friends!"

Jiang Yuanxin thought, the ’god’ in the sea, could it be related to the Black Tortoise?

It sounds quite mystical, I wonder if there’s a chance to trigger a side quest.

"If that’s the case, my courtyard is always open for you to stay and take refuge." He agreed readily.

Thinking that the system hasn’t provided any prompts, and even if the Wilderness World is heading towards an end, it likely won’t be that soon.

Once Qing Niao finishes clearing the Mizhang Ridge instance and fully purifies it, the beautiful, spiritual energy-abundant instance can also house the mermaids.

"Thank you, Daoist You, for your generosity." Tian Qu breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said, "As for the Immortal Spring, it was originally a reward from the deity to our ancestors. But the sleeping deity doesn’t understand the greed of living beings, and the reward given is too tempting, which in turn becomes a death warrant.

We have lived in the tribe’s settlement for generations, where is there enough hidden space to conceal the Immortal Spring? Therefore, our ancestors didn’t move it but left it in some unknown place.

Your courtyard contains so many awe-inspiring treasures, if I could find and relocate the Immortal Spring, it would not only add splendor to the courtyard but also prevent the divine object from gathering dust, wouldn’t it be a win-win?"

Before visiting the courtyard tonight, Tian Qu had already planned to find an appropriate opportunity to confide in Daoist You. With his personality, he probably wouldn’t refuse, but he had never considered revealing the secret of the Immortal Spring to anyone.

However, as soon as he entered the courtyard, Tian Qu was stunned.

Many elders in his family had served as Divine Initiates, and he knew much knowledge that ordinary mermaids didn’t.