A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 380: Infant Carp Beast

Feng Sanniang listened to these words and showed a faint bitter smile. She gently tucked the bangs from her forehead and spoke slowly.

“Fellow cultivators! It’s not that I’m unwilling to tell the truth. But the orders from above forbid revealing any information before arriving at this island. Now that we have arrived, of course, that restriction no longer applies. I will tell you everything truthfully!

This time, our Six-Linked Hall intends to deal with an ‘Infant Carp Beast,’ so we must proceed with caution!”

Qingsuanzi and the others from the Quhun group, upon hearing this, changed their expressions dramatically and shouted in shock.

Han Li coldly observed everything! Although he didn’t know what exactly the “Infant Carp Beast” was, seeing their frightened reactions, he understood it must be an extraordinary demonic beast.

“No wonder your hall is so cautious. If it really is that beast, then it’s indeed necessary to be careful! If other forces learn of this, who knows what kind of trouble it might cause!” Qingsuanzi murmured in disbelief. Han Li’s heart stirred upon hearing this.

The young man surnamed Yan and the bald burly man wore unsettled expressions, clearly troubled.

Only the middle-aged scholar looked exceedingly displeased. He coldly said to Feng Sanniang:

“Your Six-Linked Hall is going too far! Who doesn’t know the Infant Carp Beast is a natural water-elemental spiritual beast, endowed with powerful water-based magical abilities? If it’s sixth-level, it would definitely be no weaker than an ordinary seventh-level beast in the sea. And you actually asked me to intervene under the pretense of it being a sixth-level demon beast! Is this some kind of deception?”

The scholar’s words grew angry, as though he felt seriously cheated.

Qingsuanzi and the others’ expressions gradually returned to normal, though dissatisfaction lingered.

However, as lone rogue cultivators, they dared not offend the Six-Linked Hall casually and silently waited to see how Feng Sanniang would respond.

“Disciple Mao, your words are unfair! How have we lied to you? Although the Infant Carp Beast is formidable, it is indeed a genuine sixth-level demonic beast. You can’t expect us to call a sixth-level beast a seventh-level one!” Feng Sanniang replied harshly.

“Moreover, since you already knew we’d pay the precious Dust-Settling Pill as a reward, you should have realized we’re not dealing with an ordinary sixth-level beast. Otherwise, why would we risk losing money on this deal?” Her tone turned stern, leaving the middle-aged scholar speechless for a long while.

Han Li furrowed his brows.

At first, the woman’s words seemed reasonable, but he felt uneasy and glanced at the others.

The three others clearly shared Han Li’s sentiment, their faces showing displeasure.

At that moment, Feng Sanniang suddenly smiled warmly at Quhun and said:

“Of course, our hall’s main concern is protecting the Infant Carp Beast’s secret. Before coming here, I obtained a promise from above. Upon success, besides paying each of you one Dust-Settling Pill as agreed, our hall will also give an additional one thousand spirit stones each as compensation for keeping this secret. Are you satisfied, fellow cultivators?”

Upon hearing this, Qingsuanzi and the others’ complaints gradually faded, and they nodded in agreement.

The middle-aged scholar still seemed dissatisfied, but his radiant young wife whispered something in his ear, causing his expression to change slightly and fall silent.

Afterward, everyone dispersed around the small island to find a quiet place for meditation and rest.

Han Li and Quhun found a huge reef near the sea and sat cross-legged facing each other.

Following Han Li’s instructions, Quhun quickly entered a state of energy cultivation.

Han Li slowly closed his eyes, intending to enter meditation.

But after a short while, he frowned, opened his eyes, and stared absentmindedly at the surging waves.