The Night Watchman of Siheyuan

Tianpeng Rebirth: The Battle of Buddhism and Taoism

Chapter 30: Crisis and Turning Point of the Mermaid Tribe

After the shadow disappeared, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but their worries were not alleviated. Yang Jian looked at the gradually calming Coral Forest and said solemnly, "This person has strange skills, and the forces behind him must be extraordinary. Since they are determined to get the Holy Spirit Source Pearl, they will definitely take action."

Ao Bing nodded in agreement: "That's right, and they have already set their sights on the Jiaoren Tribe. The Jiaoren Tribe may be in even greater danger. We promised the Jiaoren elders to protect the tribe, so we must come up with a plan as soon as possible."

Feng Yao gently stroked the feathers of the colorful phoenix and thought: "They spied on us secretly before, but now they are openly attacking us. It is obvious that they have no scruples anymore. We must remind the mermaid tribe to strengthen their defenses. At the same time, we must find the Dinghai Pearl as soon as possible and head to the mysterious island."

Bajie scratched his head and muttered, "But where is the Dinghai Pearl? The merman elder only told us to find the person who spied on us, but he didn't mention the specific whereabouts of the Dinghai Pearl."

The people returned to the Jiaoren tribe with full of worries, and told the Jiaoren elders in detail what happened to Coral Forest. After hearing this, the elders' faces turned very ugly. The leading elder sighed and said, "Alas, it seems that they can no longer hold back. For many years, we have been carefully guarding the Dinghai Pearl, but we didn't expect that it would still attract these greedy people."

Another elder said worriedly, "The defense formations around the tribe were damaged in the battle just now. With our current strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist their next attack."

Yang Jian thought for a moment and said, "Elders, don't worry too much. Since we have agreed to help, we will do our best. The most urgent tasks are, first, to repair the tribe's defense formation as soon as possible, and second, to find the whereabouts of Dinghai Pearl. I wonder if the elders are still hiding any clues about Dinghai Pearl?"

The elders looked at each other in silence for a while. Finally, one of the elders spoke slowly: "To be honest, the Dinghai Pearl has been sealed in the tribe's forbidden area. The forbidden area is full of dangers. Not only are there various traps, but there are also guardian beasts guarding it. If it weren't for a life-or-death crisis, we wouldn't mention it easily."

Ao Bing said quickly: "Now that the tribe is facing such a great crisis, please tell us where the forbidden area is. We are willing to go and try to take out the Dinghai Pearl."

After discussing for a while, the elders nodded in agreement. They arranged for a young merman who was familiar with the forbidden area to lead the way. The young merman was named Xifeng. He had smart eyes and a nimble body. He said to everyone, "Everyone, follow me closely. The dangers in the forbidden area are beyond imagination. If you are not careful, you will be doomed."

Everyone followed Xifeng and swam deep into the tribe. After passing a huge sea of ​​pearl shells, they came to a towering coral reef. The reef wall was engraved with ancient runes, emitting a mysterious light. Xifeng pointed to a hidden entrance on the reef wall and said, "This is the entrance to the forbidden area. After entering from here, everyone must be extra careful."

Everyone entered the entrance carefully. The passage was filled with a faint mist, which greatly affected the vision. Suddenly, a low roar came from the front, and a mythical beast resembling a unicorn slowly walked out of the mist. It was covered with blue scales, its eyes flashed with vigilance, and it exuded a strong pressure.

Xi Feng whispered, "This is the guardian beast, the Blue Scale Qilin. It only obeys the orders of the highest elder of the Mermaid Tribe. If we want to pass through, I'm afraid it will take some trouble."

Yang Jian stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "Divine beast, we have no ill intentions. We are here to retrieve the Dinghai Pearl, fight against the evil forces, and save the people. I hope the divine beast will be lenient."

The blue-scaled unicorn was unmoved. It let out a long howl and the surrounding fog instantly became thicker, turning into sharp ice blades that shot towards everyone. Ao Bing quickly cast an ice spell, forming a thick ice shield in front of everyone to resist the attack of the ice blades.

Bajie shouted anxiously: "What should I do? It won't listen no matter how hard I try. Do I have to fight it?"

Feng Yao looked at the blue-scaled unicorn and something moved her. She remembered that she had read about mythical beasts in an ancient book. Some mythical beasts were extremely sensitive to music, so perhaps she could try to soothe it with singing.

Feng Yao opened her mouth softly and sang a melodious ballad. The song slowly spread in the mist, like a spring breeze, bringing warmth and tranquility. Lan Linqi's originally vigilant eyes gradually softened, the pressure emanating from his body also weakened, and the ice blade attack gradually stopped.

Seeing this, everyone was delighted. Feng Yao continued to sing the ballad and slowly approached the blue-scaled unicorn. The blue-scaled unicorn did not attack again, but just looked at her quietly. When Feng Yao walked in front of the blue-scaled unicorn, it actually lowered its head and rubbed Feng Yao's hand affectionately.

Xifeng said in surprise: "It worked. It seems that Miss Fengyao's singing moved Lanlinqi."

Everyone passed the blue