194: Mermaids appear in the mirage sea!

Kong San got up and left the table, saying, "Two months from now, we'll set off together with the other Hunting Demon Teams. Everyone, get ready!"

Two months later was the time for the East Sea City Hunting Demon Teams to search for the Three-Thousand-Year five-colored lotus, and the Fugui Monster Hunting Team also planned to go and try their luck.

Lin Yongmao also returned to his suite.

He didn't plan to return to Yang City for these two months. Firstly, he wanted to Cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection, and secondly, he wanted to collect spiritual plants and various resources here.

The Spirit Medicine for refining the Spirit Concentration Pill was only missing a five-colored lotus. Lin Yongmao wondered if he could find a five-colored lotus of a lower age or a five-colored lotus seedling.

At the same time, he also planned to sell a large quantity of the Medicinal Pills and Talismans he had on hand.

Selling them here was much more profitable than selling them in Yang City, and all of this was quietly entrusted to Xu Yue.

Lin Yongmao himself also spent time hatching more than a dozen Nightmare Seahorse Eggs.

He used the secret art of Life Bestowal, directly transmitting his vitality to the Nightmare Seahorse Eggs, which caused them to hatch in a short period.

Originally, there were sixteen Nightmare Seahorse Eggs, but ultimately only twelve hatched; the remaining four were dead eggs.

After the twelve Nightmare Seahorses hatched, Lin Yongmao used the [Spirit Binding Contract] to contract the Nightmare Seahorse young as his Spirit Beasts.

The Nightmare Seahorse, newly hatched, was already at the First-Tier Middle Stage of Cultivation.

During these two months, Lin Yongmao also fed them many spiritual plants, and they have now grown to the First-Tier Late Stage.

The Nightmare Seahorse has extremely strong growth potential; an adult Nightmare Seahorse can become a Third-Tier Great Yao, so reaching the First-Tier Late Stage in a short time is not surprising.

One day, Lin Yongmao walked out of the Haidu Inn and found Xu Yue.

Xu Yue conversed with Lin Yongmao, her face showing excitement, "Fellow Daoist Lin, your Talismans and Medicinal Pills sold very well. I'll give you the Spirit Stones now."

Xu Yue handed Lin Yongmao a Storage Pouch, and inside the Storage Pouch were actually more than thirty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Lin Yongmao nodded with satisfaction. According to his agreement with Xu Yue, ninety percent of the profit belonged to him, and ten percent belonged to Xu Yue.

"I want to purchase a Sea Ship Magical Artifact. Do you have any channels for that?" Lin Yongmao asked.

"Yes!" Xu Yue immediately said without hesitation. "Do you have any requirements for this Sea Ship Magical Artifact?"

Lin Yongmao pondered for a moment and slowly said, "Easy to operate, and can be put into a Storage Pouch."

...

Time, like quicksand through fingers, quietly slipped away, and in a blink of an eye, two months had passed.

The Fugui Monster Hunting Team was ready to depart.

Kong San had diligently searched for other team members during these two months, and he actually found one.

He was a middle-aged man also in the Golden Core Early Stage, named Liu Yan, with an arrogant demeanor. He only spoke to Kong San and disdained communicating with Lin Yongmao and the others.

The Fugui Monster Hunting Team, with a total of five members, departed from the East Sea City port, heading towards a distant sea area.

Kong San looked into the depths of the sea and simultaneously said to his team members, "This time, we will Transverse the Dragon Abyss Sea and head to the more distant Mirage Sea."

Li Niannian's eyes widened, because Kong San hadn't discussed it with them beforehand, "Transversing the Dragon Abyss Sea, isn't that too dangerous?!"

Liu Yan glanced at Li Niannian, "What are you panicking about? We're not completely traversing it; we'll bypass the dangerous areas. Besides, I and Leader Kong are here!"

It was clear that this decision had been discussed by Kong San and Liu Yan.

"Alright then!" Li Niannian said softly.

Lin Yongmao was a bit speechless; he actually didn't want to take risks.

Kong San continued, "There's a Three-Thousand-Year five-colored lotus in the Mirage Sea. I managed to gather this information with great difficulty.

Although we are no match for those top-tier Hunting Demon Teams, if we are lucky, we might still gain some benefits."

Lin Yongmao was speechless, because the strongest in their team was only at the Golden Core Early Stage, while the core members of the top-tier Hunting Demon Teams were Nascent Soul Old Monsters.

How could they compare?

Lin Yongmao was thinking about how to obtain the five-colored lotus. He didn't need a Three-Thousand-Year five-colored lotus; even a few-year-old five-colored lotus would suffice!

The Fugui Monster Hunting Team had traveled through the Dragon Abyss Sea for many years, and they were already familiar with the situation of this sea area. Indeed, they didn't encounter any danger along the way.

Lin Yongmao also consciously began to record the situation of the sea area and asked Li Niannian for a map.

Among the members of the Fugui Monster Hunting Team, Lin Yongmao was only closer to Li Niannian. Li Niannian had a very good personality, and she also liked to communicate with him.

Although he hadn't fully grasped the situation of the entire Dragon Abyss Sea, he already knew many routes, especially the route from the previous Sea Island to East Sea City.

Lin Yongmao kept staring at the map. Li Niannian walked over, sensing that Lin Yongmao's Cultivation had also reached the Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection.

Li Niannian's face showed joy, "Lin Dage, you've also reached Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection?!"

Lin Yongmao nodded and said, "That's right, I Breakthrough in the past few days."

During this period, he had continuously taken Yellow Sprout Pills, finally raising his Cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection.

"Why are you always staring at the map?" Li Niannian was a bit puzzled.

Lin Yongmao replied, "Just looking at the sea area's situation. Many areas are very dangerous!"

"You're such a coward." Li Niannian mocked. "Our Cultivators in East Sea City are all very adventurous, which is why there are so many Sea Hunting Demon Teams."

Lin Yongmao gave an awkward smile and didn't say much.

Li Niannian started talking to herself, "Indeed, there are some places in the Dragon Abyss Sea that cannot be easily ventured into, especially the core area—the Dragon Abyss.

Many Hunting Demon Teams have sensed the powerful pressure of Sea Demon Beasts in the Dragon Abyss area, at least the aura of a Fifth-Tier Yao Beast. I heard it's a Flood Dragon."

A Fifth-Tier Yao Beast corresponds to a Soul Transformation Stage immortal cultivator.

Lin Yongmao was two major Realms away from it!

Seeing Lin Yongmao's fearful expression, Li Niannian secretly chuckled and at the same time comforted him, "Don't worry, that Flood Dragon Yao Beast won't easily come out of the Dragon Abyss."

They had been sailing in the Dragon Abyss Sea for six days. Although the Fugui Monster Hunting Team encountered some Sea Demon Beasts, they didn't encounter any danger. They were all low-tier Sea Demon Beasts, easily killed.

They didn't even encounter a single Third-Tier Sea Demon Beast. It was hard to say whether their luck was good or bad.

Kong San looked ahead and said, "We're about to bypass the core area of the Dragon Abyss Sea and enter the range of the Mirage Sea. Everyone, stay alert!"

"There are Mermaid Sea Demon Beasts in the Mirage Sea. If you're not careful, you might fall into their illusionary arts."

Lin Yongmao became interested. Were there mermaids in this sea area? He had never seen a mermaid before, and he didn't expect the Cultivators in East Sea City to classify mermaids as Yao Beasts.

Li Niannian saw Lin Yongmao's very interested expression and couldn't help but snort, while explaining to him, "Don't underestimate mermaids. They are not mere decorative vases; they are genuinely powerful Bloodline Yao Beasts."