I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

Yun Qingyi froze on the spot.

That gaze was distant and profound, as if one's soul had been drawn into an endless space-time, causing a sense of fear and unease to rise in one's heart.

Just as Yun Qingyi's soul was about to be lost, a soft white light suddenly appeared on her body.

When he came to his senses, he found that Yun Yu'er, who had just been standing in front of him, had disappeared.

He looked down and moved his fingers, finding that he could move them again. He breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a little scared when he recalled what had just happened.

That person just now was definitely not Yun Yu'er.

Yun Qingyi's expression was somewhat solemn. All the circumstances just now pointed to one possibility.

That person is probably Yun Yu'er's Heavenly Dao.

Yun Qingyi stretched out her palm, and a soft white light appeared before her eyes, much stronger than before.

The current state between the two celestial realms can be summarized in one word: one is exhausted while the other is prosperous.

Previously, I noticed that Yun Yu'er was acting strangely; she was probably contacting the Heavenly Dao, asking Him to help save Zhe Yu.

However, this world cannot be descended upon so easily; even the Way of Heaven must follow certain rules.

Yun Qingyi looked at the white light in her hand. The connection between her body and Him had deepened a lot. Before, she could only feel a little emotional resonance.

Yun Qingyi was delighted that they could now exchange messages.

From this perspective, the energy consumed by that pseudo-Heavenly Dao was indeed enormous; otherwise, her Heavenly Dao wouldn't have been able to recover so much power in such a short time.

Yun Qingyi was somewhat moved; Yun Yu'er had indeed gone to great lengths to save Zheyu.

However, recalling what had just happened, Yun Qingyi was still a little scared. In that brief moment of saving people, that pseudo-Heavenly Dao even had the mind to trap her soul.

If it weren't for the power left to her by the Heavenly Dao within her body, her soul would probably have been trapped in that void of space and time.

After the false Heavenly Dao left, the bright light dissipated.

Everyone looked at the location of the formation, but it was now empty. Even the formation set up by Ji Zhaoze had disappeared. For a moment, their minds were still reeling.

"No, where is she? Where is Yun Yu'er??" Leng Zhan was a little confused. "How come a light suddenly appeared and she disappeared?"

“Senior brother, that light looks familiar. Didn’t you recognize it?” Ruan Qi asked.

“Hey, now that you mention it, Junior Sister Ruan…” Leng Zhan’s eyes widened, and he suddenly understood.

"It's that fake Heavenly Dao." A cold voice rang out from beside Yun Qingyi.

Yun Qingyi looked up and noticed that Ji Zhaoze's expression wasn't good. "Senior brother, what's wrong?"

"I'm fine," Ji Zhaoze said calmly, glancing at Yun Qingyi before adding, "Don't worry."

"Are you really alright, Senior Brother? But you don't look too good." Despite Ji Zhaoze's words, Yun Qingyi was still somewhat worried.

"Yes, it's true. It's just that the fake Heavenly Dao broke my formation, and I was attacked by the formation backlash."

Fortunately, I have a good grasp of formations, and He simply erased my formations casually without investing too much energy in them.

"So, I'm really fine." Seeing that Yun Qingyi still looked worried, Ji Zhaozhe patiently explained.

Hearing this, Yun Qingyi was relieved. "It's good that Senior Brother is alright."

Although the pseudo-Heavenly Dao's power has increased due to Yun Yu'er's gradual growth, their side's strength is still considerable.

Because the people on the kill list have all grown to a certain extent, her Heavenly Dao has also recovered a considerable amount of its power.

At least during the exchange of messages, she learned that the false Heavenly Dao was no longer able to erode Him.

Now He only needs to focus on restoring His energy.

Upon hearing the news, Yun Qingyi felt slightly relieved. Although they were still at a disadvantage, fortunately, they were no longer as passive as before.

While Yun Qingyi was pondering, Ji Zhaoze had finished regulating his breathing, and his somewhat pale face gradually returned to normal.

Yun Qingyi turned her head and looked at the West Sea in front of her.

At this moment, the bright moon hangs in the sky, the morning stars are few, and the deep blue sky covers the entire sea, making the entire West Sea look like a mysterious painting.

A gentle breeze swept across the sea and touched Yun Qingyi's somewhat troubled face.

She gazed quietly at the sea, and the others tacitly refrained from disturbing her.

After a while, Yun Qingyi turned around and looked at the people behind her, her expression unusually serious.

"What's wrong, sister?"

Yun Qingyi noticed that everyone's gaze was fixed on her. After a moment of contemplation, she asked, "If—and I mean if—knowing the danger involved, I still decided to go and save the merfolk,..."

Do you think I'm being reckless, disregarding my own safety, and only causing trouble for myself?

"Why would you think that?" Ji Zhaoze said, his gaze towards Yun Qingyi much gentler than usual.

"Rather than thinking you're being immature, this is exactly what I believe the Goddess of Destiny would do."

"You were born as a symbol of His love for this world, and as that symbol, you will also love all the beautiful creatures in this world."

"To love and redeem everyone is a commandment that was probably engraved in your soul when He created you."

“I had already anticipated your decision when I learned that you were a goddess.”

After Ji Zhaoze finished speaking, Leng Zhan quickly added, "That's right, Uncle-Master, so don't feel guilty. We'll be with you through thick and thin."

"Pah! What are you doing, Leng Zhan? What do you mean by going through fire and water? You just want your martial uncle to be well, don't you?" Ji Zhaoling rolled her eyes and couldn't help but pull Leng Zhan's ear.

"Ouch, ouch, that hurts, junior sister, I meant something else..."

"Regardless of what it means, this statement is incorrect."

Everyone ignored the two of them. Gu Qiqing said earnestly, "Junior sister, we will support you no matter what you do. Just like Leng Zhan said, don't feel burdened because of us."

More than the danger, we're worried that you'll sneak around and do things on your own without saying a word.

As soon as Gu Qiqing finished speaking, everyone became alert, and even Leng Zhan and Ji Zhaoling stopped pulling each other's ears.

Ruan Qi asked uncertainly, "Uncle-Master, when you asked us this question, were you secretly deciding to solve it yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingrou looked at Yun Qingyi with a half-smile: "Sister, have you forgotten what you promised me?"

Yun Qingyi, who was feeling touched by everyone's words, suddenly stiffened.

It's not that they've suddenly become so smart; she just asked one question and they've already figured out her thoughts.

Although that was indeed what she thought, when she met Yun Qingrou's eyes, Yun Qingyi immediately said seriously, "No, Arou, why would I want to hide something like this from you? I didn't think that way."

Please don't make wild guesses.

"Really?" Yun Qingrou asked to confirm.

"Yes, really." Yun Qingyi's expression was sincere.

"Alright, I trust you, sister."

Seeing Yun Qingyi's extremely sincere expression, everyone dispelled their doubts and felt somewhat embarrassed for misunderstanding her.

Ji Zhaoze changed the subject and asked a crucial question: "So, now that we've decided to rescue the Merfolk, how exactly do we go down?"

Uh……

Upon hearing this, everyone except Yun Qingrou fell silent.

After all, they were going down to the seabed. Although they were cultivators, they were still human and could not breathe underwater.

Staying underwater for an hour or two is fine, but it's clear that the problems we're about to face can't be solved in just an hour or two.

Moreover... Gu Qiqing and the others were somewhat helpless, as they didn't seem to have any treasures that would allow them to breathe underwater.

Yun Qingyi was also at a loss for what to do.

At this moment, Yun Qingrou gave everyone a mysterious smile.

He took out a sea-blue bead from the blood-red storage bracelet.

Yun Qingyi was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "The Sea-Stabilizing Pearl?"

After Yun Qingrou obtained the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, Yun Qingyi originally wanted to ask her about it at some point, but she kept forgetting about it.

Yun Qingyi was somewhat surprised when Yun Qingrou took out the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

Dinghai, Dinghai, could this bead solve their problem of breathing underwater?

Thinking of this, Yun Qingyi's eyes brightened slightly, and she was pleasantly surprised.

Yun Qingrou took out the bead, and everyone's attention was quickly drawn to the crystal-clear, sea-blue bead.

Gu Qiqing asked curiously, "Junior sister, what is this?"

Yun Qingrou raised the corners of her mouth, her smile bright: "This is called the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl. As the name suggests, it means to calm the storm and stabilize the world."

Besides possessing the power to maintain order in the ocean, it also has a function that we need most right now: within the range of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl's power, all creatures that are not of the sea race can breathe freely underwater.

"Wow~" Leng Zhanji and Zhao Ling's mouths all opened into an "O" shape.

"Junior sister, you guys are all... hiding dragons and tigers!" A goddess, and a Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, left Gu Qiqing completely bewildered.

His lips twitched slightly, and he suddenly felt that this world was so wonderful.

Nothing in his life so far has ever had such a profound impact on him as today.

Yun Qingyi touched her nose and didn't say anything.

I never expected that the bead my father gave me to comfort Yun Qingrou back then would be so powerful.

It really shocked her.

Seeing Yun Qingyi staring intently at the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl in her hand, feeling the coolness of the pearl reaching her palm.

Yun Qingrou suddenly remembered that her older sister liked things that were cool and refreshing.

but……

She smiled at Yun Qingyi, her expression somewhat regretful: "Does elder sister like this bead? If elder sister likes it, then we can only give it to elder sister after we come out of the Western Sea."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi was somewhat puzzled. Although she didn't intend to take the pearl, she still asked curiously, "Why do you have to wait until we come out of the Western Sea to give it to me?"

Yun Qingrou pondered for a moment and said, "Because the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl requires a person with a pure water spiritual root to use it, actually, my father had already let me use it before he gave it to me."

"In the entire Yun family, only I can use it. My father originally wanted to give it to me at that time, but he felt I was still too young, so he thought he would give it to me when I was older."

Yun Qingyi suddenly realized why her father would give the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl to Arou; there was another reason behind it.

Moreover, when Arou saw Dinghaizhu back then, she wasn't surprised at all; on the contrary, she was more delighted, as if she had already seen it before.

Having figured this out, Yun Qingyi said gently to Yun Qingrou, "Since your father gave it to you, keep it safe. If only you can use it, it means you are destined to have the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl. It was born to belong to you, so you should keep it safe even more."

Yun Qingrou looked at the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl in her hand and said to Yun Qingyi, "To me, treasures are not important. I just want my sister to be happy."

If it can make my older sister happy, then that's its greatest purpose; as for its other functions, they're dispensable.

Yun Qingyi: "..."

He pinched Yun Qingrou's cheek with a hint of helplessness. "I'll be happy if you can use it well and make it reach its full potential."

"Is this so...?"

"Yeah that's right."

"Alright, I'll listen to you, sister."

Yun Qingyi nodded with satisfaction.

Turning his head to look at everyone, he said, "With the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, our problem is solved. Liangming, since this is your hometown, why don't you lead the way?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming, who was quietly standing to the side, raised his eyes to look at Yun Qingyi, his azure eyes seeming to shimmer with a bright light.

A faint smile appeared on his lips as he approached Yun Qingyi and softly said, "Okay."

Just as everyone was jumping into the West Sea, Liangming tugged at Yun Qingyi's sleeve.

Yun Qingyi turned around, the moonlight shining on his delicate face, creating a hazy, beautiful effect. "What's wrong?"

"Thank you."

"Ok?"

"Thank you for saving my people. We are so lucky to have met you. I want to thank you on behalf of my people."

So that's what he was talking about. Yun Qingyi couldn't help but chuckle and ruffled his long, azure hair. "You're welcome. It's part of my responsibility."

If you really want to thank me, then you should live happily and joyfully every day from now on.

Now it was Liangming's turn to be confused. "But your request is only about me."

"That's enough." Yun Qingyi smiled at him. "Let's go. Your people must be getting impatient."

……

As soon as she entered the seabed, Yun Qingyi felt as if she had entered a completely different world.

The underwater light is ever-changing. Moonlight shines through the water, creating dappled shadows. Although it is night, it does not appear dark.

Yun Qingyi curiously walked through a coral reef. The shimmering coral amazed her, making the surrounding area look like a dream.

"This is a luminous coral. When night falls, it emits a corresponding glow based on the color of the coral itself."

Although the colors of brilliant corals vary, blue-purple tones are the most common.

Before Yun Qingyi could turn around, a tall figure appeared before her as the water flowed by.

Looking up, Liangming's legs had somehow transformed into a long fish tail, swaying gently with the current.

The scales on its tail are tightly fitted together, radiating a blue-purple luster similar to that of the luminous coral, beautiful and dreamlike.

Her azure hair rippled in the seawater, with a few strands occasionally brushing against Yun Qingyi's cheeks.

Yun Qingyi was slightly taken aback, feeling that Liang Ming was like a sea sprite, wandering in front of her.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Yun Qingyi's slight surprise, Liangming swung his beautiful fishtail around her, his azure eyes wide with confusion.

"It's nothing, I just think you're very beautiful," Yun Qingyi said honestly.

Hearing this, perhaps feeling a bit freer in the ocean, he couldn't help but happily circle around Yun Qingyi several times, saying somewhat shyly, "Thank you."

Beside her, Yun Qingrou took out the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl. As soon as the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl appeared, the ocean seemed to sense something, and the seawater churned for a moment, but quickly returned to calm.

Yun Qingrou channeled spiritual energy into the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, and almost instantly, Yun Qingyi felt that she no longer needed to hold her breath with spiritual energy in the ocean.

She seemed to be able to breathe completely underwater.

This made Yun Qingyi even more curious about the Western Sea.

Liangming consciously swam ahead to lead the way, with Yun Qingyi and the others following closely behind.

After passing through ravines and caves, the group soon saw magnificent palaces in the distance.