Chapter 171 Yaksha Clan, Jade Coral
Chen An sent Luo Ling'er and the two demon gods out to investigate the surrounding situation. Before leaving, he reminded them to take a detour if they met other cultivators.

After all, this is our first time here and the situation is unclear, so we have to act carefully.

Chen An was not idle here either. He took out the spirit stones embedded on the teleportation array, and then set up a fourth-order concealment formation here.

Although the effect on high-level monks is not very obvious, it is better than nothing.

After hiding the teleportation array, Chen An started wandering around the place.

This cave was not small. With his consciousness at the late stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, he explored along the winding passage, but found that he had only explored a part of it.

With a cautious attitude, Chen An searched the cave, checking for any unstable factors.

The passage here is not spacious, the widest place is only a few feet, and the narrowest place is barely wide enough for one person to pass through.

Chen An continued to explore the cave following the direction of the barely detectable wind flow.

After walking around for a long time and passing through countless passages, I felt a cool feeling and the view in front of me suddenly became clear.

"Whoa Whoah"

This is a wide underground river with a fast-flowing water. Chen An noticed the sound of flowing water nearby and came to check it out.

The light in the cave is not very bright and it is difficult to see clearly, but you can barely see the faint light reflected from the surface of the river.

After glancing for a few times, Chen An fixed his eyes on a place where there was a different kind of faint reflection of light. It was obviously different from other places!
Chen An smiled lightly, and a small flame popped up from his fingertips. He flicked it lightly and flew towards a place not far away. During the flight, the flame illuminated the surrounding area a little brighter, and it was obvious that there was a person hiding underwater!
"what!"

Flames exploded in the water, and with a scream, a figure jumped out of the water.

With the dim light of the fire, one could barely see that it was a young man with a delicate face and a thin body, but what was surprising was that he was dragging a fish tail.

"Please spare me, Senior. I didn't mean to hide here!"

The young man's thin body was trembling, and he looked at Chen An with horror, while at the same time putting out the remaining flames on his body with two puffs.

Chen An was a little surprised. This young man's strength was only at the early Nascent Soul stage, but he could easily extinguish his Sun True Fire.

Although it is only a small wisp, it will take a while for an ordinary Nascent Soul to extinguish it.

"Who are you and why are you here?" Chen An asked in a deep voice.

"My name is Zhan Qing. I was being hunted by someone and I accidentally hid here to avoid disaster. I didn't know you were here. I apologize for the offense."

The young man Zhan Qing looked a little frightened, lowering his head and glancing over quietly from time to time.

"Who is chasing you? How strong is the other party?"

Chen An frowned. He had just arrived here and didn't want to get into trouble.

"Who else could it be? Of course it's the Yaksha tribe! That man's name is Ge Zhong, and he's in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. Because of the grudge between my two tribes, I happened to run into him when I was out, and we had a disagreement and he was chased and killed. Fortunately, my underwater escape technique is slightly more advanced, so I was able to shake him off and hide in this cave."

Zhan Qing rubbed a drop-shaped crystal bead hanging on his chest with his fingers, while his eyes rolled around, and he obviously did not say the real reason why he was being hunted.

However, we can also get a lot of information from the other party's words. At the very least, there are at least two major races outside the cave. One is the race where the fish-tailed boy belongs, probably the mermaids, and the other is the Yaksha race.

But as he was new here and didn't know the situation, Chen An deliberately acted very easy-going. After chatting for a few words, he got closer to the young man and got a lot of information out of him which was common sense to the young man but very important to Chen An.

This sea area is called the Lost Sea. It is extremely vast, and its area is no less than that of the four continents. Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator flies at full speed, it will take several months to cross it.

This is where the mermaids, yakshas and several other weaker races live, but strictly speaking, this is a small area of ​​sea among the countless seas under the jurisdiction of the dragon clan among the demon race.

The dragon clan is headed by the golden dragon, which is the leading existence among the demon clan and one of the overlords of the sea. The sea area under its control is all over the ocean. However, the young man in front of him was confused about how powerful the dragon clan is.

It is worth mentioning that there are indeed dragons in this sea area, but they are not golden dragons, but the Azure Dragon clan, a branch of the dragon clan. They live together with the mermaids and the Yaksha clan in this area called the Lost Sea.

The strongest among the Qinglong clan has reached the level of Lianxu cultivation. He is the person with the highest cultivation in the Lost Sea and has the final say in the Lost Sea. This gives us a glimpse into the dragon clan.

Chen An couldn't help but think of Qingze. Aren't the two of them originally a family? No, they are one dragon.

"Boy, I have finally caught you. Haha, where can you hide? Hurry up and hand over the Jade Fat Coral to me!"

A wild laugh came from not far away, getting closer and closer, and it sounded like it would be approaching soon.

Jade coral?

Chen An's heart moved, and he glanced at Zhan Qing intentionally or unintentionally, and he understood in his heart that this was the real reason why the other party was being hunted down.

"Senior, if you help me kill him, I will give you the Jade Coral!"

Zhan Qing's face flushed and he looked terrified, as if he was very scared of the voice outside.

Chen An looked at him with an amused expression. To be honest, these two people were at the Nascent Soul stage and were just fish on the chopping board. He could do whatever he wanted with them.

However, he was unfamiliar with the place and felt that he should not act rashly. If possible, it would be more convenient to act with the support of a powerful force.

While the two were talking, a humanoid monster flew in from outside.

This man had a green face and fangs, with green flames coming out of his hair that burned like a candle. He was over ten feet tall, making the spacious river channel look much smaller.

But what was disgusting was that one of his eyes was on his forehead and the other was on his chin, which was very ugly.

Compared with him, Chen Guangzhi can even be called a handsome man.

Maybe we should throw this kid into the Yaksha tribe, so that his wish to become beautiful can be easily fulfilled.

"Huh? Are you a mermaid or a human?!"

Chen An's aura was restrained. The Yaksha did not know his cultivation level, but after seeing Chen An's appearance, it showed a bit of surprise.

The human cultivators who could cross the vast ocean for countless miles to reach the Lost Sea must be no ordinary people. In addition, only mermaids who have reached the Spirit Transformation Stage can get rid of their fish tails and grow legs.

No matter which one it is, the other party should not be an ordinary person. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel awe in his heart.

"What do you think?" Chen An smiled faintly.

"I don't care about you. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. That jade coral is what my clan needs to become a god. If you know what's best for you, you'd better leave quickly!"

This yaksha was holding a steel fork and seemed to be fearless and not afraid at all.

"Then I'll take care of it."

Chen An said with a smile, the other party was so rampant that it was obvious that he did not come here alone, and there might be more powerful cultivators following him.

But he didn't care about that.

As a sword light flashed in front of him, the Yaksha was stunned, and then his tall body collapsed with a loud bang, and then a soul hurriedly fled out of it.

Chen An's face darkened, and a huge suction force came from his palm, sucking his fleeing soul over.

Waves of screams echoed in the cave, the sound was so shrill that the young man was frightened and curled up in a corner, trembling.

After searching the Yaksha's soul and obtaining hundreds of years of his memory, Chen An rubbed his brows and suddenly became more clear about the current situation.

The dragons here have always been arrogant and xenophobic, and rarely accept monks of other races.

The Yaksha clan was not much better, as many of the scattered demons in the Lost Sea had been killed by them. Due to their brutal nature, they were notorious in the sea and were not worthy of being relied upon. On the other hand, the mermaids were peaceful by nature. As they were half demons with half human blood, they did not reject humans. They were a good temporary shelter for Chen An in his current situation.

In addition, through the memory of this Yaksha, Chen An also gained a better understanding of this world.

The so-called Tianyuan Continent mentioned by Crocodile Ancestor before is a continent mainly inhabited by human beings. As the spiritual energy of this land is rich, almost everyone can practice cultivation, and the strength of the human race is therefore relatively strong. Although their specific strength is unknown, but being able to control a continent alone, I think their strength should be strong.

Chen An naturally yearned for the Tianyuan Continent and the methods of growing spiritual plants there.

But now he is in the territory of the demon clan. If he wants to cross the vast ocean and reach the Tianyuan Continent, he needs to pass through the territories of many sea forces, especially the dragon clan. It is definitely not possible to pass through rashly without the permission of the dragon clan. Chen An cannot afford to provoke this giant for the time being.

At this moment, we can temporarily rely on the mermaids, and then we can proceed slowly after things stabilize.

The key may lie in the young man in front of us.

"This monster is dead. You don't have to be afraid. Go home quickly."

Chen An burned Yaksha's body to ashes with a ball of fire and said lightly.

Until now, Zhan Qing came back to his senses, looked outside the passage, curled his lips and said: "This man is not alone, he has a companion. If I go out, I will still die. How about..."

With a determined look on his face, he took out a jade-like coral and handed it to Chen An, saying, "Senior, please send me back to my clan. This fifth-level jade coral will be your reward."

He then added: "This is the most valuable treasure I have."

Chen An paused, pretending to hesitate, then sighed slightly: "Well, I'll be a good person to the end and send you back."

What the other party didn't know was that this move was exactly what Chen An wanted.

"Thank you, senior. I will let my family entertain you when I return!"

Zhan Qing was overjoyed and jumped up and down to go outside, but after a few steps, he turned back in disappointment and followed Chen An.

Chen An smiled lightly, and then took the young man and walked out of the cave.

As soon as he came out, Zhan Qing pointed out the direction of the mermaids.

Chen An felt it carefully and found that Luo Ling'er seemed to be on this route as well. He stopped hesitating and flew away over the vast ocean with Zhan Qing.

After walking for a distance, they suddenly heard a fighting sound coming from the distance.

It was Luo Ling'er, who was fighting against a Yaksha who had reached the incarnation stage. However, the latter was at the middle stage of the incarnation stage, so Luo Ling'er had a hard time fighting him.

I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on any longer.

"Wait here and don't move. I'll be back soon."

Chen An gave Zhan Qing some instructions and flew forward.

When they got a little closer, they heard the Yaksha on the opposite side laugh wildly and said, "You are a girl with delicate skin and tender flesh. You must taste great. Tsk tsk, it's been a long time since I tasted the flavor of the human race."

As he spoke, saliva dripped from the corners of Yasha's mouth, making his already ugly appearance even more disgusting.

"Want to eat me? Maybe in the next life."

Luo Ling'er, who was originally quite afraid of the other party, suddenly felt Chen An's breath and her face lit up: "Master, it's not that I intentionally provoked him, but this monster just kept pestering me!"

"There's another human cultivator? Haha, I'm going to have a feast today!"

Yaksha was not afraid of Chen An's approach, but instead smiled, as if he was excited about the delicious meal that was about to come.

"It's really noisy."

Chen An smiled coldly, and the golden sword flew out.

Driven by his powerful spiritual energy, the small sword burst out with power, wrapped in a layer of golden light several feet thick, with an extremely terrifying might.

“Exquisite spiritual treasure!”

Yaksha's face showed a serious look, and he hurriedly raised the steel fork-shaped weapon in his hand to resist.

But the golden sword was so powerful that it almost broke through his defense and beheaded him with one blow at the first sight.

After barely resisting the first attack, Yaksha's expression became even more solemn. He immediately swung the steel fork to separate the sea water under his feet, instantly creating endless huge waves.

The strong wind swept up huge waves, which rushed over in layers like a ferocious beast.

No matter how loud the sound was, it was just a wave. Chen An held the water droplets in his hand, and the huge waves in front of him did not hurt him at all.

But the wind and waves had not completely stopped yet, and the breath of death suddenly penetrated the waves and headed straight towards Chen An.

Chen An chuckled and thought to himself, I've been guarding against this trick of yours!

Through the memories of the Nascent Soul Yaksha just now, he knew more or less the characteristics and common methods of this race.

The light penetrated his body without hurting him at all, but he was just an illusion of Chen An.

Chen An flashed to the side, preparing a killing move to kill him with one blow.

However, the two eyes on Yaksha's forehead and chin turned and quickly locked onto Chen An's direction. There was a flash of intelligence in his eyes, revealing a murderous intent, as if he was going to use the same old trick again.

This is the innate magical power of the Yaksha clan, called Water Eye Divine Light, and it is quite powerful.

If it weren't for Chen Anfeng's Shadow Illusion Technique, it would have been difficult to deal with it and resist.

But unlike last time, the eyes on the opponent's forehead and chin flashed together, and seemed to be more powerful than before.

In a split second, Chen An made a prompt decision and shot out the God-killing Sword.

The sword finger broke through the waves in front of him that had not yet completely stopped, and with lightning speed, it pierced into the eye on Yaksha's forehead and pierced through his head.

At the same time, the soul in his body was also strangled to death.

Chen An exerted a powerful magic power, rolled up the body, put it into the storage bag, and planned to leave the place and check again.

"Senior, you are so amazing. I'm afraid your strength is not inferior to my sister!"

Zhan Qing's face flushed with excitement, and he said excitedly: "You killed a Yaksha. I will ask my tribesmen to entertain you warmly when I return."

"There was quite a commotion just now, let's leave this place as soon as possible."

A smug smile appeared on Chen An's lips. It seemed that the matter was settled.

He did not stop afterwards. A rainbow light suddenly appeared on his body. He rolled up Luo Ling'er and Zhan Qing, soared into the sky, and flew straight towards where the mermaids were.

The journey was long. Even with Chen An's escape speed which was much faster than that of other masters of the same level, he still had to travel non-stop for several days before he finally arrived near the sea area that Zhan Qing mentioned.

When they arrived here, they had already entered the sphere of influence of the mermaids, so they put the two of them down and let them fly on their own.

The three of them walked together for a while and finally saw a coastline emerging in the distance.

The coastline looks extremely long, but strictly speaking, it is just an island called Mermaid Island, where the Zhanqing people have lived for generations.

(End of this chapter)