Chapter 578: Tears of the Merfolk Beneath Jingluo Lake (Part 3)
But no matter how curious he was, Youyou couldn’t say it out loud to tell him.
So, Lan Ling had to continue to stay on duty to prevent anyone from discovering their actions and causing trouble at this time.
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The deeper they went into the lake, the darker it became.
At first, they could gradually make out their surroundings, but soon, everything turned pitch black. Besides water, they saw nothing else, and they hadn’t even encountered the legendary Mermaid Array.
Han Jing had already set up a barrier to protect the four of them, to prevent the water from rushing in and suffocating them at the bottom of the lake. Then he patted Xiao Xue: "Did you bring fireflies? Let out a few!"
Xiao Xue nodded: "Yes, I did!"
Xiao Xue’s fireflies were not like those in the woods outside. To be precise, what she brought were ghost fires. The ghost spirits in the Ghost Realm were very fond of Xiao Xue, so giving her some ghost fire to light the way was nothing out of the ordinary.
Xiao Xue released a few ghost fires, and suddenly the surroundings became much brighter, but they were still in the water, clearly far from the bottom.
Han Jing turned to ask An Chuxue, "An’an, can you see the bottom of the lake? Where exactly are we now?"
An Chuxue focused her vision for a while before replying, "I can’t see the bottom. About twenty or thirty meters below is a strange whirlpool blocking the view. I think that should be the Mermaid Array. The entire lake at that position has such strange whirlpools, so I think if we can’t get past the Mermaid Array, we probably can’t reach the bottom."
Han Jing nodded: "Then let’s keep going down. Since the Mermaid Array hasn’t been destroyed all these years, it certainly won’t be simple. Xiao Xue, have you seen any ghost spirits in this lake? If so, collect them; we might use them later."
Xiao Xue nodded: "Okay, I understand!"
Lian Xichen was full of curiosity about these two women and a child. Han Jing’s special water ability had already greatly shocked him. Could An Chuxue and Xiao Xue also have some extraordinary, unknown talents? An Chuxue could see things from far away? And Xiao Xue? Why was she carrying something like fireflies with her... that eerie glow was clearly not fireflies but ghost fire!
However, now wasn’t the time to clear up his confusion, so Lian Xichen didn’t dare to get distracted, cautiously paying attention to the surroundings to prevent any sudden changes.
As they continued down for about twenty meters, they felt a violent tremor below, like an earthquake, making it nearly impossible to stand!
Han Jing held onto Xiao Xue, steadied himself, and shouted: "Everyone be careful, we’re directly above the Mermaid Array now!"
Xiao Xue exclaimed: "Mother, mother, there are so many ghost spirits below, wow, now my spiritual insects can all have a good meal!"
The growth of Ghost Realm Spirit Worms relied on devouring ghost spirits and Spirit Cultivators’ Spirit Cores, which were the Spirit Flames cultivated by Spirit Cultivators, to continuously strengthen themselves. In the Ghost Realm, these kinds of spiritual insects were distinguished by their abilities, amounting to at least a thousand types. Of course, the ones trained by the Ghost Ancestor for his own use were the strongest.
The one who mastered the Ghost Ancestor’s teachings the best was not Lan Ling or Han Jing, but Xiao Xue. Therefore, the spiritual insects in Xiao Xue’s possession were much more formidable than those of Han Jing or Lan Ling.