The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

The merman leader was also very surprised to see that the one who made the noise was the missing human female cultivator.

"Why are you here?"

He remembered that there was a special cave below this area. Could it be that this human female cultivator had been hiding here for the past year?

He had entered this special cave deep under the sea before. Finally, relying on the powerful strength of a Divine Transformation cultivator, he broke free from the constraints of the cave space and was able to get out.

This place was not far from the mermaids' lair, so after he returned, he immediately told all the tribesmen about the special features of this cave and warned them not to enter easily.

After all, this is a special place that is easy to enter but difficult to exit.

Xiao Han wanted to sneer when he asked this. However, since the other party was a Divine Transformation cultivator, she really didn't dare to offend him, so she didn't answer but asked instead.

"Senior, did you say at the beginning that you would let me go after detoxifying me and that you would not take my life at will?"

The merman leader nodded seriously.

They, the mermaids, value honesty.

Xiao Han immediately shouted, "Then why would a mermaid bring me here and throw me into a cage in an underground cave? It's obvious that your people didn't take your orders seriously."

She had already discovered that several mermaids were flying towards this side, so she cried out loudly to protest.

If the mermaid leader bullies the weak, she will temporarily avoid him and take revenge when she has reached a higher level of cultivation.

The merman leader was at a loss for words. When Xiao Han had disappeared, his second brother, Ah Hai, had searched frantically for him. He had suspected that some of his tribe members disliked cultivators and had secretly killed Xiao Han.

If this is true, he will naturally favor his own people.

However, the second brother caused a huge uproar in the clan because the female cultivator saved his life, so he could only say that Xiao Han had secretly left on his own.

At this time, several mermaids had approached, and among the crowd was Ah Hai.

When Ah Hai saw her, he immediately asked in surprise, "Are you okay? I've been worried about you this past year."

Among the four people who came were Ah Hai and his brother, a female mermaid and an old mermaid.

Ah Hai's brother, the eldest prince, and the female cultivator all had expressions of shock on their faces.

Especially the female mermaid, when Xiao Han looked at her, she actually turned her head away with evasive eyes.

The female mermaid who kidnapped Xiao Han was masked, and Xiao Han was paralyzed by the poison at that time, and could not even remember the other party's spiritual breath, so he really could not identify the murderer.

But this female mermaid avoided Xiao Han's gaze when she saw him looking at her, which immediately made Xiao Han suspicious.

She looked at the mermaid and said coldly to Ah Hai, "I was poisoned and unable to move. A masked mermaid entered your house, abducted me, and threw me into a special place below that you can only enter but not exit. She wanted me to be eaten by the sea monster inside."

Ah Hai immediately asked angrily: "Who is it? Who did it?"

Xiao Han suddenly pointed at the female merman and said, "That's her."

The mermaid showed a look of panic and subconsciously retorted, "You, you are talking nonsense."

Xiao Han sneered and said nonsense: "I have a special skill. As long as anyone I come into contact with, I can remember their spiritual aura. There is no need for you to quibble."

The eldest prince turned to look at the female mermaid, and was about to hint to her to calm down and deny it, but the female cultivator was simple-minded and was frightened by Xiao Han's firm words, so she simply gave up.

"So what if I did it? You're just a hateful human who entered our mermaid territory. We're already being merciful by not taking your life."

Ah Hai immediately turned around and glared at her.

Xiao Han said nothing. Instead, he looked at the merman leader and said with a hint of sarcasm, "It seems that you, Senior, are indeed too kind to your people. They don't take your words as their leader to heart at all."

The merman leader looked a little embarrassed, and the eldest prince immediately shouted at him, "How dare you, a human cultivator, sow discord here? You humans have captured our people and subjected them to humiliation. Now that you've fallen into our hands, why shouldn't we imprison you?"

Xiao Han looked at him and suddenly said, "You are Ah Hai's brother, right? This female merman might have been ordered by you. You did this not because you are so great, but because you are resentful of me saving your brother's life and preventing you from becoming the future leader."

She said this just to drag him into the water and make trouble, but she didn't expect that everything she said would come true.

At this time, the merman leader shouted, "Enough, this matter ends here. You saved Ah Hai once, but you fell into the hands of the sea monkeys. Without our mermaid clan, you would have died just as badly. The two cancel each other out. From now on, Ah Hai no longer owes you a life-saving favor. As for your imprisonment in this cave below for a year, I allow Ah Hai to accompany you to the bottom of the sea to collect the treasures you monks need as compensation."

The merman leader's actions weren't out of any sense of integrity or genuine willingness to compensate Xiao Han. He simply wanted to comfort his youngest son, Ahai, so he wouldn't have any emotional ties that might affect his Daoist aspirations.

His youngest son had a natural talent for cultivation, but he was too innocent and kind, which made him unsuitable for leadership. His eldest son's talent for cultivation was somewhat less, and he was worried that he would not be able to protect the tribe in the future.

After all, only the mermaids of their bloodline have a great chance of breaking through to the God Transformation Realm or even the Void Refinement Realm.

Xiao Han naturally didn't know the inner troubles of the mermaid leader, but she knew that she couldn't really get justice, after all, she was not strong enough.

Therefore, when the mermaid leader was willing to compensate her by allowing her to collect the underwater treasures she liked in this sea area, she immediately took advantage of the opportunity.

"Since the senior has spoken, how dare the junior disobey?"

The merman leader snorted, flicked his sleeves, and flew away.

The old merman also flew away. The eldest prince looked at Xiao Han and Ah Hai and said sarcastically, "Since you two are so destined to be together, why not become Taoist couples?"

Xiao Han deliberately made a clanging sound and pulled the sword out of its scabbard. "I think my sword and you have a connection. Do you want to get intimate?"

The Jindan cultivator is no longer here. What are you, a mere Yuanying in the early stage, talking nonsense in front of me?

Xiao Han bet that he didn't dare to fight with him, so he acted arrogantly.

The eldest prince's expression changed as expected. He said sternly but weakly, "This is the territory of my merman clan. Why are you so arrogant?"

Ah Hai looked at him and said, "Brother, do you want to have a sparring match?"

The eldest prince flicked his sleeves and snorted, "You're fooling around with a human female cultivator. Let's see which tribe member will support you in the future, humph!"

Then he took the female mermaid and flew away quickly without looking back.

Seeing that only he and Xiao Han were here, Ah Hai said happily, "Come on, I'll accompany you to the bottom of the sea to look for treasures."

Xiao Han thought of his contracted sea clam, sensed it, and found that it was still fine, so he decided to look for other treasures first and collect pearls last.

I came to the East China Sea and was imprisoned at the bottom of the sea for a year. I couldn't even seek revenge on my enemies. If I don't find some good things to bring back, I'll be at a loss.

Naturally, there are many treasures deep in the sea that are not wanted by sea monsters but are very much needed by human cultivators.

Ah Hai took Xiao Han and traveled across the seabed.

While passing through a beautiful underwater coral jungle, Xiao Han saw many seaweeds growing on the coral trees, which were full of vitality and looked like flowers. He was immediately ecstatic.

I'm rich, I'm rich. These coral flowers are great for making elixirs.