Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2766 - 2767: The Azure Sanctuary

Ling Chen was provoked, and roared like a beast.

"Is there a way to make the array soundproof from outside noises?" Bai Ruozhu suddenly thought of a solution.

"Let me try." Yuan Licheng sat cross-legged in meditation, attempting to modify the array. Because his eyes were covered, he couldn’t accurately set up the array and failed for quite a while.

He simply tore off the cloth covering his eyes and focused on arranging the array.

Ling Chen seized the opportunity and suddenly charged at him.

Bai Ruozhu listened closely, lifted her leg, and kicked forward, indeed hearing Ling Chen groan, stumbling back.

But it was ultimately too late; Yuan Licheng wasn’t looking at Ling Chen, but her gaze fell elsewhere and caused spiritual injury upon contact.

Yuan Licheng painfully clutched his head, while Fo Lanying also removed the cloth strip and rushed to his side.

"Xiaoyuan, are you alright?" she anxiously asked.

"I, I’m fine." Yuan Licheng said with difficulty, then started writhing in pain on the ground.

Fo Lanying hurriedly exchanged points in the system for a potion to heal spiritual injuries and gave it to Yuan Licheng without caring about the cost.

Gradually calming down, Yuan Licheng finally got up, his back drenched in sweat.

Meanwhile, Ling Chen also stopped, her eyes slowly clearing.

"Alright, Ling Chen won’t attack us anymore." Fo Lanying quickly said.

Everyone removed the blindfolds, Bai Ruozhu also untied Jiang Yichun’s cloth and unlocked his hearing acupoint.

Now no one could hear the Shark Song, not knowing whether the array blocked it or if it wasn’t sung outside anymore.

"Why are you all here?" Ling Chen woke up, dared not look at anyone, keeping her head down as she asked.

"I wanted to ask why you are here? My man almost got killed by you!" Fo Lanying said angrily, while Yuan Licheng chuckled foolishly beside her, enjoying her calling him her man.

Ling Chen appeared confused, "I remember there was a Sea Monster; I wanted to ambush it, but it was too strong, and I ended up being hit to the sea bottom. Then there seemed to be singing..."

Her pupils shrank, "I remember now; it was the Shark Song. Somehow I entered a palace, then got sealed, losing all senses."

"Similar to Achun’s situation," Bai Ruozhu said, "that Shark Song is aimed at Merfolk to transform them into fertilizer here; who built this palace? Ling Chen, besides having feuds with the Golden Wings Clan and the White Dragon, do Merfolk have other enemies?"

The White Dragon wouldn’t do such a thing, and previously got tricked by Merfolk into being sealed in the Gold Palace for centuries.

The Golden Wings Clan wouldn’t do it; they don’t even dare go underwater.

"I don’t know, probably none." Ling Chen felt somewhat sad, pondering what Merfolk might have done previously.

"Do you know how the Xuan Gui came about?" Jiang Yichun suddenly asked.

Ling Chen looked dazed, seemingly remembering something.

"Xuan Gui was borrowed from another sea-dwelling race; it’s supposedly their Divine Beast Totem, elders mentioned it occasionally when I was young, but even they didn’t know specifics."

Ning Yu shook his head, "We didn’t see any sculptures or images related to Xuan Gui along the way, probably not."

"In some ancient races, their divine beast only has one representation, be it a statue or totem; they believe widely depicted ones aren’t true beasts, merely false worship." The Astrologer suddenly said.

Everyone decided to search further, hoping to find the key by locating Xuan Gui’s representing statue.

To prevent Ling Chen and Jiang Yichun from being bewitched again, they sealed their hearing, then proceeded using the wind and snow Nine Palaces method calculated by Ning Yu.

"No, let’s walk this way." Ning Yu changed direction, leading everyone as they felt dizzy, unsure how much time passed until it suddenly opened up before them, revealing a spacious main hall.

Calling it a main hall seemed inappropriate, as there were no tables, chairs, or decorations except for large central supporting pillars.

"What is this place meant for?" Tang Feng asked.

The Astrologer walked to the middle, closed his eyes and felt bit by bit, suddenly saying, "It’s a ritual site."

As a Yin Yang Master, his sensitivity to magic and Ghosts and Gods was keen; if he said so, it must be right.

"Let’s search around; surely there’s something they use for the rituals." Bai Ruozhu said.

Everyone scattered to search, and suddenly Jiang Yichun spoke, startling everyone due to not knowing his volume without hearing.

"Look above!"

Bai Ruozhu looked up; above was a circular transparent space, showing the ocean above.

Being in the deep sea, light couldn’t penetrate, and the water should be pitch black, yet somehow appeared as blue as the sky.

And the seawater, unknown how, was kept from rushing in.

"Are they worshipping the sky?" Bai Ruozhu guessed.

It was very high, with nothing to leverage around, making it difficult to climb up to check.

Everyone tilted their heads, soon their necks were aching.

Bai Ruozhu simply lay down, directly viewing the blue above, resting more comfortably this way; others soon followed her example.

Half an hour passed, everyone feeling sleepy; a sleepless night plus roaming around rendered everyone tired.

No one knew who fell asleep first, but all eventually slept.

No idea how much time passed until a melodious song began to echo, startling everyone awake.

"It’s singing from above! It’s coming from up there!" Bai Ruozhu shouted excitedly.

Her hearing was acute, even discerning the sound’s origin nearby above.

"What’s up there? We have no means to see." Yuan Licheng worried.

Fo Lanying gritted her teeth, "I suggest shooting an arrow, see if we can break it open."

"No way!" Yuan Licheng immediately shouted, "If seawater floods in instantly, we’ll all be swept away!"

"Not necessarily." Tang Feng chuckled at Bai Ruozhu.

Bai Ruozhu shook her head, "Too risky; if it’s a creature living for thousands of years, better not disturb it."

For a moment, everyone was unsure what to do while Ling Chen and Jiang Yichun slept sweetly, unable to hear.

"If only we could fly up there," Ning Yu joked.

"Right, we can’t fly, but there’s a little fellow that can." Bai Ruozhu patted her head, "How could I forget it."

She chuckled and released Xiaomao, telling it, "Fly up there and check; if there’s danger, return immediately. Be careful."

Xiaomao flapped its small wings, nodding obediently, looking adorably cute.