Chapter 173: Calling the Chief, the Way to the Human Race
For a moment, it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

These people came with ill intentions and looked very aggressive, which surprised Chen An.

"It is me, I have met this Taoist friend."

Chen An had a smile on his face, but he had secretly signaled Luo Ling'er to be ready to run away at any time.

The strongest opponent is only at the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. He is confident in his speed of escape and these people should not be able to catch up with him.

Moreover, the Golden Crow's Rainbow Technique is good at flying in the air, but the mermaid is good at underwater escape. Once he escapes from the island at a high speed, the other party may not know which direction he is flying.

"Humph, Mermaid Island is not a place for outsiders to stay. You are not welcome here. You'd better leave quickly."

The burly mermaid had a ferocious look on his face and directly threatened to drive the two men out.

Chen An frowned when he heard this. These mermaids were really difficult to deal with. They were polite to each other yesterday, but today they wanted to expel the two of them.

Before he could say anything, Luo Ling'er beside him said indignantly: "We are the guests of Zhan Qing and his sister. Why are you forcibly driving us away? Is this how you, the mermaids, treat your guests?"

We agreed yesterday that they would stay for a few days, and when I had free time I would take them to meet the mermaid leader and ask for directions to the Tianyuan Continent.

Now, they are kicking people out before even a day has passed. It’s really infuriating.

The burly merman teased, "Guests? What a joke! When have we ever had any guests? I advise you to leave on your own and don't let me do anything. It will be ugly if it comes to that."

His fists were clenched so tightly that they made a clicking sound, as if he would immediately take action if he heard the slightest word of resistance.

"Don't worry, fellow Taoist. Let's just go."

Chen An forced a smile and dragged Luo Ling'er outside.

He originally wanted to rely on the mermaids, develop slowly, and wait for an opportunity to go to the Tianyuan Continent. However, before a day had passed, he had tasted the feeling of living under someone else's roof. He suddenly felt that the mermaids were not reliable, and it was safest to rely on himself for everything.

"Master, are you really leaving?"

Luo Linger had a complicated expression, they were unfamiliar with the place and in the vast ocean, it was still very dangerous.

"How can I stay here if I'm being chased away like this?"

Chen An looked back at the burly mermaid who was following him closely. It seemed that the other party would not stop until he saw them leave the Mermaid Island with his own eyes.

"Zhan Qing is such a disloyal guy that he actually deserted the battlefield."

Luo Linger said angrily that no one knew when Zhan Qing disappeared and no one knew where he had gone.

Chen An didn't say anything, but was thinking about whether he should go back to the cave on the island and develop slowly, at least to plant a few fifth-level spirit seeds first.

It was on the edge of the Lost Sea, and no one, whether it was the mermaids, the Yakshas, ​​or the Azure Dragons, had ever set foot there.

Because it is very close to the Violent Sea, the spiritual energy is extremely violent and difficult to refine, and no demon cultivator would dare to live there.

"Zhan You! What are you doing? This is too much!"

Before Chen An and the other person walked far, or even left the area, they heard Zhan Jing's clear and somewhat angry voice coming from behind.

Chen An looked back and saw Zhan Qing and his sister rushing over from behind. Before he could even think straight, they had already come close.

"Senior Chen, don't worry, they won't dare to do anything to you."

Zhan Qing blamed himself and said, "It's all our fault for not hosting you well enough and making you feel wronged."

"I'm not much older than you, so you don't have to call me senior."

Chen An reminded that although Zhan Qing looked like a teenager, he was already a hundred years old.

In another hundred years, after he reaches adulthood, he will probably reach the perfect Nascent Soul stage. With his aptitude, breaking through to the Spiritual Transformation stage should not be too difficult.

"Okay, I've always wanted to have an older brother, so I'll call you Brother Chen." Zhan Qing nodded.

"But what on earth is going on?"

What happened before his eyes made Chen An even more confused. How come these two groups of people are not of the same race?

Zhan Qing pointed at the burly merman and explained, "Brother Chen, you don't know that Zhan You is a merman from the elders' faction. He is responsible for the security of the island and is the main force against the Yaksha tribe. However, he has become more xenophobic over time and his philosophy is different from that of our tribe leader."

The elders faction and the patriarch faction?

Chen An's mouth twitched. It seemed that the ideological struggle knew no race and was very popular among the mermaids.

I really don't know how the mermaids have been able to survive in the Lost Sea for so many years, with the Yaksha tribe eyeing them covetously from the outside and the group split into two factions inside.

However, it is no wonder that wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

"Zhan You, our guests, why are you driving them away?"

Zhan Jing looked unhappy and started arguing with Zhan You and others opposite her.

Zhan You sneered and said, "Bringing an unidentified person to the island, if this person has bad intentions and causes losses, can you afford it?"

"If that's the case, I will take action and it won't be your turn to intervene."

"You? You are seriously injured and your strength has dropped drastically. Who can you care about?!"

Zhan You crossed his arms, looking playful.

"Don't you dare say that before you and I get hurt!"

Zhan Jing gritted her teeth and her face turned red, as if she had been poked in a painful spot.

"This Zhan You was no match for my sister before, but now he is taking advantage of my decline to add insult to injury. How despicable!"

Zhan Qing clenched his fists, feeling very angry and wishing he could punch the other person.

When Chen An saw this scene, he shook his head slightly, with a look of pity on his face.

Zhan Jing is the clan leader, but her combat power is unparalleled. No one below the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm can be her match, and even an ordinary person in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm can fight her on equal terms.

With her own tricks, she has killed many gods of the Yaksha clan. She is a female war god who makes the Yaksha clan tremble in fear!

Unfortunately, in the battle with the Yaksha tribe a few years ago, he was accidentally surrounded by several Yakshas in the late stage of Spirit Transformation. Later, he managed to break out of the encirclement by relying on his superb means, but he suffered a heavy blow from the enemy and developed a chronic illness, and his strength has plummeted since then.

Although he still maintained the cultivation level of the early stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, he would be injured if he took action, and it was very difficult for him to maintain the normal strength of the early stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Many of the mermen from the elders' faction, whom she had suppressed single-handedly, took advantage of her misfortune and ridiculed her.

And Zhan You in front of us is one of them!

This is also why Zhan Qing would rather take great risks and go out to find the jade coral to heal his wounds.

In addition, it is difficult to say whether the other party was driving people away because of xenophobia or factional disputes. It is possible that Chen An was merely influenced by Zhan Jing and affected by these people.

"Unfortunately, this person will probably be unlucky in the future."

Chen An looked at Zhan You with a mocking expression. He had exchanged the Jade Coral before. It would probably take less than a few years for Zhan Jing to recover from her injuries and then regain her strength.

Then, there will be something fun to watch.

At this time, the two people opposite were arguing with each other, their faces red, but no one took action.

This is the clan rule of the mermaids. If two sides fight privately, once the fight begins, no matter who is right or wrong, both will be severely punished.

Depending on the severity of the situation, they will be imprisoned in the mermaid forbidden area for a hundred years or even a thousand years.

However, the life span of the mermaids is not much different from that of humans. The life span of a Nascent Soul is more than a thousand years, and even a Divine Transformation cultivator can only live for more than two thousand years. The spiritual energy in the forbidden area is thin, and it can only barely maintain the cultivation level. It cannot be relied on for cultivation. Once you are really imprisoned for a thousand years, half of your life span will be consumed after you come out, and there will be no hope of making further progress.

This is something that is unacceptable to most people.

"We are from the same clan, but we keep quarreling all day long. How shameful!"

At this time, a middle-aged woman flew over from the island, landed in front of Zhan Jing and the others, and scolded them.

Seeing this, the two of them looked tense and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Chief!"

This mermaid tribe leader looks like a middle-aged woman, but judging from her eyebrows and features, she is somewhat similar to Zhan Jing. She must have been a beauty when she was young.

Moreover, this person's cultivation is not low. He is a cultivator at the eighth level of the Spirit Transformation Realm. The aura he exudes is enough to overwhelm the two of them.

"Why, do you two want to experience confinement?"

The mermaid leader had a serious look on her face, and it seemed that she would really put them in solitary confinement if the two showed any disobedience.

"I dare not!" The two of them surrendered.

Seeing this scene, Chen An asked in a deep voice: "Is this your mother? She is really resolute and decisive."

Chen An couldn't help but admire this mermaid leader in his heart. She gave people the feeling of a strong woman.

"Hush! She doesn't allow me to call her mother outside. She has to call me clan leader. Last time, she put me in solitary confinement for several months because of this."

Zhan Qing's expression tensed and he quickly reminded him. When he mentioned this, he seemed to have remembered something bad and his expression showed some fear.

Under the suppression of the mermaid leader, Zhan You immediately put away his aggressive look, and even became a little timid, not daring to say a word.

It seems that this patriarch has some skills.

Just when Chen An thought that the matter would come to an end, a merman who looked like a middle-aged man flew over from the island. Like the patriarch, he was also in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, but his cultivation level was higher than that of the clan leader, at the ninth level of the Incarnation Realm.

"The clan leader is really impressive. He is the one who usually scolds me like this."

This merman, who looked like a middle-aged man, had an intimidating look on his face without even getting angry, and his aura was almost equal to that of the tribe leader.

After Chen An learned from Zhan Qing who was standing next to him, he realized that this was the great elder of the mermaid clan, who commanded all the high-end mermaids and had resisted countless attacks from the Yaksha clan.

They were all great contributors to the entire mermaid race, but they often had conflicts due to their different ideas with the clan leader.

"Oh, as the clan leader, can't I say a few words to the younger generation?"

The leader of the mermaid tribe had just maintained his resignation, but when he saw the great elder, his tone suddenly became a little angry.

After watching Zhan Jing and the other person quarreling, Chen An thought that the matter would come to an end. Unexpectedly, the meeting between these two leaders of the mermaid tribe was even worse than the former.

In the end, it took Zhan Qing and the other two to step forward to dissuade him, and he was finally able to stop.

This matter made Chen An confused, and he couldn't help asking: "Do all you mermaids like to quarrel so much?"

"Alas, they quarrel whenever they meet. My sister and I have gotten used to it over the years." Zhan Qing said helplessly.

"Father? The Great Elder is your father?"

Chen An's head was buzzing and he was a little bit incredulous.

This was something he really hadn't expected.

After a long time, Chen An was invited by the mermaid leader to return to the stone house where he had lived before.

The clan leader's attitude towards him was quite good and kind, and he looked nothing like he did during the quarrel just now. If you didn't know him, you would really think he was a kind elder.

"My dear Chen, I'm sorry to have frightened you all. But don't worry. Since you are here, you are the guests of my mermaid tribe. As the tribe leader, I will naturally not let others do anything bad again."

The mermaid leader said gently.

The people in her group were relatively hospitable and were very sorry for what had happened.

"Thank you for your concern, Chief."

Chen An paused and asked, "May I ask the clan leader, I want to go to Tianyuan Continent, I wonder if there are any ways to go back."

Having finally met the leader of the mermaid tribe, Chen An naturally would not forget to ask about this matter.

Although I don't necessarily have to leave now, for the sake of future planning, I'd better ask about things clearly first.

"Let's go to Tianyuan Continent."

The leader of the merman tribe said thoughtfully: "We have had contact with humans several times before, and we do know how to get there."

"The most common route we take is through the core sea area of ​​the Dragon Clan, using the teleportation array there to teleport to the outer sea area, and then travel on our own for a while to reach the Tianyuan Continent."

"How can we get the dragon clan's permission to take the teleportation array to the outer sea area?"

Chen An asked the key question without hesitation.

"Of course, it's through the channels of the Azure Dragon Clan. However, this is not easy to obtain. Not only does it cost a lot, but it also requires the approval of the Azure Dragon Clan. After all, not just anyone can go deep into the core sea area of ​​the Dragon Clan."

The leader of the mermaid tribe spoke slowly and explained all the things that needed to be paid attention to on this route.

Chen An understood and continued to ask: "Are there any other ways?"

The Dragon Clan channel is not easy to obtain, so Chen An can only focus on other methods.

"Of course."

The leader of the merman tribe smiled softly and said, "Another way is to cross the Riot Sea. As long as we cross a certain area of ​​the Riot Sea, we can naturally return to the area near the Tianyuan Continent."

Chen An was stunned. He didn't expect that the second way would be the riot sea.

Of course, no one knows how large the area of ​​the riot sea is. The other party is definitely not talking about the riot sea area that Chen An originally crossed through, but another area.

"You are joking, Chief. I am only at the level of a God, and I don't have the ability to cross the Sea of ​​Turbulence. It is safer to go through the Dragon Clan's channel."

Chen An smiled awkwardly and said.

Now that we have come to this, he couldn't help but ask the question in his mind: How was the Sea of ​​Chaos formed?

But when the mermaid leader heard this, he frowned slightly and shook his head, saying: "The Sea of ​​Turbulence seems to have existed tens of thousands of years ago. I don't know, at least not for people like me who have reached the level of Divine Incarnation to know."

Chen An cleared up his doubts, and then the two chatted for a long time, which benefited Chen An a lot.

Seeing that the time was almost up, the leader of the merman tribe stood up and said, "If you don't mind the simplicity of the island, you can live here for the time being. I will send someone to contact the Azure Dragon tribe and notify you as soon as there is any news."

"Then I'll trouble the clan leader to take more care of it!"

Chen An sent the mermaid leader away, and the stone in his heart fell.

With the other party's help, it was much better than groping around on his own, so he immediately felt at ease staying on the island.

But after living in the stone house for a few months, Chen An felt bored.

If the spiritual energy here was rich, he could use it to practice and pass the time. However, since he was on the outskirts of the Mermaid Island, the spiritual energy was only equivalent to that of a third or fourth level spiritual land, which was totally insufficient for his practice.

Out of boredom, he found Zhan Qing and planned to ask Zhan Qing to take him to other places on the Mermaid Island and learn the mermaids' planting techniques.

(End of this chapter)