Protect Our Chief-Chapter 492 - 15 Yuan Water Celestial Lake! Liyao Has Arrived_2
There is definitely a powerful spirit vein beneath this Yuan Water Celestial Lake.
"What are those floating lights in the sky?"
By this time, Wang Liyao had already recovered from her shock. She pointed to the floating lights in the sky and inquired.
"Oh, that’s the Water Curtain Celestial Splendor," Lu Xianghui explained. "It’s the guardian array of our Yuan Water Celestial Lake lineage. It’s daytime now, so it’s not that clear. When night falls, the lights will float up in the sky, resembling a celestial river flowing, and will be ten times more beautiful than now."
"I see."
Wang Liyao realized.
As they spoke, the two of them rode the spirit ox to the lakeside.
Not far from the lakeside, there was a ferry terminal where a medium-sized ferry boat was docked at the pier. Several young people wearing attire of the Yuan Water Celestial Lake lineage were lined up, registering to board the boat.
"Although the whole Yuan Water Heavenly Mountain belongs to the Yuan Water Celestial Lake lineage, the place where we usually cultivate and study is actually located on an island in the center of the lake. The Yuan Water Pavilion of our Yuan Shui Ascendant is also on the Lake Heart Island."
Lu Xianghui tied the two spirit oxen to the beast pen by the lake and started walking toward the lakeside with Wang Liyao, explaining as they walked.
"We’ll take the ferry over soon. Once we reach the island, I’ll introduce you to the situation there. Trust me, you won’t regret joining our Yuan Water Celestial Lake lineage."
As they spoke, they reached the ferry terminal.
Lu Xianghui, familiar with the process, registered his identity and had Wang Liyao show her passage order to the steward disciple before leading her onto the ferry and sitting down near the railing.
This ferry wasn’t much different from the ferries plying in Anjiang. After sitting down, Wang Liyao turned her attention back to the lake outside.
Soon, the ferry set sail.
Midway through the journey, Wang Liyao suddenly focused on the lake’s surface, "Huh? What’s that?"
It turned out there were numerous large and small black dots swimming across the lake. By their outlines, they remarkably resembled the Primordial Water Spirit Turtle raised by her family, giving her a sense of familiarity and affection.
Moreover, she noticed two of the turtles had people standing on their backs, appearing as mounts.
"Oh, you mean the Primordial Water Spirit Turtles," Lu Xianghui leaned over and glanced, immediately understanding, "In our Yuan Water Celestial Lake, a large group of Primordial Water Spirit Turtles reside, and several of the senior brothers’ mounts are also Primordial Water Spirit Turtles. You’ll get used to seeing them often."
Wang Liyao was a bit surprised, "But isn’t that a lot? There must be at least a hundred of them here."
It wasn’t unusual for the Purple Mansion Academy to rear spirit beasts, but the scale of Primordial Water Spirit Turtles was indeed astonishing.
"This, junior sister, you might not know," Lu Xianghui said with a proud smile, "Among our Yuan Water Celestial Lake resides a Tier Seven Spirit Turtle, and these are its kin and descendants, protected by the old turtle. These spirit turtles are considered major figures here, and even academy disciples wouldn’t easily provoke them."
"However, among these spirit turtles, there are quite a few that are particularly friendly. Occasionally, a disciple may be lucky or strong enough to win the favor of a spirit turtle and take it as a mount." He pointed to the two spirit turtles on the surface with people on their backs, "Those two are core disciples of our Yuan Water Celestial Lake lineage, and many academy disciples envy them~"
"I see."
Wang Liyao came to understand as her heart filled with a sense of wonder.
Just having one Primordial Water Spirit Turtle brought their Wang Family much envy from other noble families. Yet here was a massive group of them residing in the Yuan Water Celestial Lake.
Beside them sat several young disciples who couldn’t help but smile as they listened to their conversation.
"Is this junior sister’s first time here?" One young man asked with a smile, "The old turtle in the lake is the principal’s spirit pet and is considered something of an old ancestor here. Among its descendants, there are a few with promising talents, rumored to have the potential to become Tier Six, or even Tier Seven spirit beasts in the future~"
Upon hearing this, another young disciple couldn’t help but say, "Junior sister, if you’re interested, you can try your luck. Perhaps some spirit turtle might find you amiable~"
As they were speaking,
Suddenly.
A commotion of voices came from ahead on the lake surface.
"Quick, quick, block it! Don’t let it escape!"
"To the right! Block it on the right!"
"Careful of the water arrows!"
Wang Liyao followed the sounds and saw a ship slightly bigger than theirs stopping on the left-front lake surface. On the deck, several young people wearing the Yuan Water Celestial Lake lineage’s attire formed a circle, rolling up their sleeves and holding tools, trying to capture a giant, frantically fleeing pearl clam.
Curious, she couldn’t help but ask, "What are they doing?"
"Oh. That’s another specialty of our Yuan Water Celestial Lake—the Yuan Water Pearl Clam," Lu Xianghui explained, "Those senior brothers are harvesting pearls. The pearls produced by the Yuan Water Pearl Clams are fourth-grade spiritual materials, not only medicinal but also popular among female cultivators as pearl accessories can nourish the skin and improve skin texture."
"Qianqiu Hall can take on academy tasks for pearl harvesting, and upon completion, the academic credits earned are quite generous," the young man beside them said with an envious expression, "However, only Spirit Platform Realm disciples can take on such tasks. Those of us without enough cultivation can’t take them even if we want to."
"Oh."
Wang Liyao understood.
As they spoke, the senior brothers on the ship finally managed, through joint efforts, to control the Yuan Water Pearl Clam, which was over half a human’s height, fixing it on a rack on the deck.
Then, one of the senior brothers took out a green spirit grass. Through unknown methods, he enticed the clam to open its shell, crawled inside, and extracted several fist-sized colorful pearls.
In the distance, a few snippets of conversation floated over from the other ship.
"Don’t forget to plant new pearl mothers..."
"Just one more clam to complete the task..."
"Move quickly, perhaps..."
Wang Liyao watched with delight, finding it exceedingly novel.
This academy is really different from home~
The sights and experiences along the way in the academy were all so distinct from the outside world. It was as if this place was another world with its own set of rules.
No wonder her father insisted on sending her to the academy, saying something along the lines of "You won’t know how vast the world is until you see it." It truly made some sense.
Apart from cultivation, the academy surely had many other things to teach her.
...
Meanwhile, inside the main hall on Yuan Water Island.
Within the Purple Mansion Academy, the Ascendants who hadn’t ventured outside gathered.
"Senior Brother Changchun, how is my inept disciple Yu Hang’s injury?" The Yuan Shui Ascendant, draped in a water-blue robe and exuding a gentlemanly aura, cupped his hands towards Changchun Ascendant, who had just exited the secret chamber.
The Yuan Water lineage was also adept at healing, but Yu Hang’s injuries were severe this time, with his Qi Sea Profound Core nearly shattered, and Profound Yin Poison almost spread through his five internal organs. If it weren’t for Yu Hang’s profound cultivation and his strong Primordial Water Profound Qi, sustained by the Sixth-Grade Life-extending Golden Pill, it was uncertain if he would’ve survived the journey home without falling.
Therefore, Yuan Shui Ascendant pinned his hopes on Changchun Ascendant.
Changchun Ascendant’s face, as moist as an infant’s, looked slightly pale and weary: "Fortunately, his depth in the ’Primordial Water True Technique’ was extensive, allowing the injury to be barely stabilized, but the damage to the Primordial Water Profound Core in his Qi Sea is so severe that it will require long-term consumption of the Essence of Primordial Water for gradual healing."
"However, the most troublesome issue is the Profound Yin Poison, a malevolent poison far fiercer and more virulent than regular Yin Poison, deeply ingrained in his five internal organs and meridians. It’s feared the injury won’t heal until the poison is completely eradicated. It necessitates the long-term use of Fifth-Grade Fire Pills — the Profound Yang Fiery Pill to gradually neutralize and eliminate the Profound Yin Poison, complemented by the Fifth-Grade Nourishing Essence Pill to nourish the damaged internal organs and meridians."
"However, the resources required for such treatment will be immense, possibly taking ten years or more for complete recovery."
Yuan Shui Ascendant, whose nerves had been taut, slightly relaxed: "Yu Hang sustained his injuries on the Outer Domain Battlefield; Lingyun Sacred Land and Daqian Kingdom surely can’t stand idly by. Coupled with subsidies from our academy, we can gather enough resources for the consumption."
The other Ascendants nodded silently, indeed acknowledging the point. It’s unreasonable to disregard disciples who risked their lives for their country and all humanity and left them uncared for after getting injured?
Let alone would Yuan Shui Ascendant disagree, none of them would agree either, considering each of them had direct disciples on the Outer Domain Battlefield executing missions.
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