Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 135 Sect Competition 3
Wei Xi looked at the group of mermaids who were still choosing clothes.

They have webbed fingers, so isn't it normal for them to give birth to a fish?
Also, a mermaid gave birth to a fish. What does that have to do with Zhenhai Sect?

Zheng Duo didn't try to hide it and said directly: "The Swallowing Sea Sect is similar to some of the sects in Nanjiang. They are both established on a tribal basis and are naturally exclusive."

"The mermaid tribe has lived in the deep sea for a long time, and their customs are quite different from those of people on land."

"After counting them all, among these sects, only Zhenhai Sect and Dingxin Sect are more familiar with them."

"Mermaids are born with human bodies and fish tails. If they are born abnormal, they will be thrown out to feed the fish."

Zheng Duo took a look at the progress of the monks and quickly explained, "This matter is considered their tribe's internal affairs. Even if it has something to do with the monks, it is under the jurisdiction of the Swallowing Sea Sect."

"It just so happened that during that time, an elder from the Zhenhai Sect was in seclusion at sea. He heard the baby crying and found the fish that had been abandoned by the mermaid tribe."

"The elder rescued the fish and observed it for a few days. He found that the fish had no other abnormalities except for crying like a child."

"After all, it's a life. The elder took the fish to the mermaid tribe and tried to find a place for it to settle down."

At this point in the story, Wei Xi, who grew up as an oddball in the village, probably understood what was going to happen next.

"The elders of the Swallowing Sea Clan came out to entertain him and brought up the matter. Adhering to the tribe's traditions, they demanded that the elders hand over the fish. They then executed the ominous creature."

Zheng Duo sighed, "Of course the elder wouldn't allow it. She originally thought that since she wasn't a member of the sea race, raising it wasn't the best idea."

"Since the mermaid tribe refused to raise the child, the elder said she would raise the child herself. After all, she has adopted several children before."

"The mermaids, especially the Swallowing Sea Sect, have a worse impression of the Zhenhai Sect because of this incident," Zheng Duo said. "To be honest, there's no deep hatred, just different ideas and customs."

Wei Xi is not as optimistic as Zheng Duo.

Wei Xi knew that customs and habits have a huge impact on people.

If the mermaids really thought that this strange fish was a hindrance to the tribe, they would probably think that the elders of the Zhenhai Sect were harming them.

"Senior Brother Zheng, is that fish still in Zhenhai Sect?"

"He's gone. Elder Hai died in the service of Taoism at the age of 187," Zheng Duo thought for a moment. "In fact, Elder Hai passed away only a few years after I joined the sect."

Unable to imagine an elder in fish form, Wei Xi thought that Elder Hai had probably transformed into a human form.

However, Wei Xi asked these questions just to supplement his background knowledge so as to avoid getting into trouble next time when he tries to survive in a crack.

Furthermore, Wei Xi saw that Zheng Duo did not care much about the feud between the two factions and that he would decide on his own strategy, so he updated his understanding of the importance of this matter in his mind.

The two men discussed the topic of how the relationship between the sects had deteriorated, and the mermaids of the Swallowing Sea Sect were also in order.

Zheng Duo saw that the mermaids who had taken the transformation pill had put on their clothes. After asking Priest Kui's opinion, he led them to Zhenhai Sect on the cliff.

These cultivators from the Tunhai Sect were already very angry, and naturally they were not happy with the new legs they had grown and the mountain climbing they had.

Halfway through the journey, Zheng Duo slapped his head and said with sudden enlightenment, "Look at my brain. Fellow Taoists, please wait a moment."

After saying that, Zheng Duo drew out his somewhat narrow knife, pinched his fingers together, activated his spiritual power, and a crystal bead on the handle of the knife broke away and transformed into a large cloud.

"Fellow Daoists, please take advantage of the Dharma instruments and rest your feet."

Wei Xi was surprised to hear deliberate intent in his respectful tone. It seemed Zheng Duo wasn't happy about being harassed.

Now that he had taken out his own magic weapon, the Tunhai Sect seemed inferior to the unreliable Qingcheng Sect.

Unexpectedly, the mermaids of the Tunhai Sect and Wei Xi had the same idea and happily took up the magic weapons. Some of them complained, saying that Zheng Duo was incompetent and asked why he took it out so late.

Wei Xi was laughing so hard in his heart. No matter whether this mermaid was stupid or smart, one thing was for sure: the benefits she got were real.

Wei Xi appreciated this point very much.

Wei Xi followed Zheng Duo, who was somewhat defeated, to get the magic weapon, and the group used external forces to get to Zhenhai Sect.

After entering the sect, several teams of monks hurried past, and it seemed that they were also preparing for the sect competition.

Zheng Duo instructed the waiting disciples to record the names of the disciples of Tunhai Sect, and then led them to the courtyard assigned to Tunhai Sect.

With the Qingcheng Sect's courtyard as a comparison, Wei Xi realized that what Zheng Duo said was true and that the Zhenhai Sect had indeed put a lot of thought into it.

These courtyards appear to be about the same size from the outside, but they are actually a completely different world inside.

The courtyard of the Tunhai Sect is larger than that of the Qingcheng Sect, and it has the same number of livable rooms, but there is a large pond dug in the courtyard, which is filled with seaweed, corals, fine sand, and fish and shrimp from the sea. You can tell at a glance that it was specially prepared.

Not only that, there are also additional arrangements in the house. Knowing that mermaids like to stay cool, black ice from Yongsheng Mountain is placed in each room, and all living utensils are designed with the characteristics of the sea people in mind.

In this situation, the mermaids realized the Zhenhai Sect's efforts to seek peace, and their expressions eased a lot.

Zheng Duo took advantage of the situation and bowed, saying, "Fellow Daoists, you have come from afar. The sect competition will officially begin the day after tomorrow. Please rest and regroup early. I will not disturb you!"

The most senior priest present, Aoi, nodded and signaled that they could leave.

After leaving the yard, Zheng Duo led Wei Xi to Zebei Hall to get food. He found a team of five disciples available and took them all away to do the welcoming work.

Wei Xi was so busy until the moon came out, and he received guests from more than a dozen sects.

In a sect in Nanjiang, both men and women wore straight skirts and heavy, luxurious gold and silver ornaments on their heads. The beautiful leader gave Wei Xi a thumb-sized ruby.

The leader of the Zhengxin Sect was in seclusion. The elders who came were the managing elder and a Taoist elder. They had serious faces and rewarded Wei Xi with a handful of spirit stones. They were very simple and traditional, and she liked them very much.
There was also a sect from the Western Regions, whose members seemed unable to wear clothes. It was the first time Wei Xi had seen so many swaying pectorals. Fortunately, their bodies were covered in tattoos of patterns she couldn't understand. The leader was a young man with deep brows and deep eyes. He rewarded Wei Xi with the Meilanxi Dan.

Later, Wei Xi found out that this man was over eighty years old and the newest pattern on his body was bigger than hers.

……

In short, Wei Xi stayed up all afternoon, saw many monks, and got many things.

In addition to feeling envious of the generous and wealthy monks, he was also grateful to Zheng Duo for his help.

There is also a trace of caution that goes without saying.

With anticipation for the rewards of tomorrow's reception work, Wei Xi returned to the courtyard of the Qingcheng Sect.

There are many rogues in the Qingcheng Sect, and most of those who came out this time are also ambitious rogues, and most of the lights are still on.

In the yard, Qin Feng was sitting cross-legged on a stone table in meditation. As Wei Xi moved over, he heard hurried footsteps behind him.

(End of this chapter)