Longevity, starting from raising chickens

The calm gray-blue water surface is like a stagnant pool, with almost no ripples.

The light and shadow of the pavilion in the distance fell on the water, but it seemed to be thrown into an abyss, without any refracted light...

Wang Ba did not feel the coldness of the water around him. His fish eyes quietly emerged from the water, looking at the light in the distance.

Under the eaves of the waterside pavilion, there is a plaque hanging faintly, with the words "Yuan Zhai" inscribed on it.

There was a trace of hesitation in my heart:
"The Lord of the Sea Realm... should he also be in this water pavilion?"

"Can such a person be aware of my presence?"

"Also, if the distinguished guests in this waterside pavilion are all immortals as Master's Wife said, then they should be able to detect me, right?"

"Then why didn't they catch me? Or maybe they had already noticed it but didn't care at all?"

It's like a person who knows there is an ant under his feet, but will not deliberately try to find it.

In their eyes, I might be no different from an ant.

His heart moved slightly as he remembered what Li Yuehua had said before.

In this sea of ​​origin, all that existed were dead true spirit fish, which meant that everything here was actually dead. He now looked like a true spirit fish, and it might be because of this reason that he was able to pass himself off as a real spirit fish.

Thinking of this, he pondered for a moment, slowly sank into the water, then swam gently. Soon he saw a fish with dull eyes swimming slowly from a distance, and then swam into deeper water.

It was obviously also a real spirit fish similar to him.

Recalling the actions of the spirit fish, Wang Ba thought for a moment, and then swam slowly towards the water pavilion according to his memory.

Sometimes it moves forward, sometimes it goes deep into the bottom of the lake, and sometimes it swims upstream.

He was not sure whether he had been noticed by these immortals, so he tried his best to restore the swimming trajectory of other true spirit fish.

Finally, it slowly approached the water surface.

But he didn't need to get too close, he could already faintly hear the sound coming from the pavilion above.

"...Haha, that's the rule, I can't violate it, otherwise everyone will be able to return to the Third World Sea and eat up all the true spirits here, then wouldn't the Third World Sea have been dry and desolate long ago?"

A voice first entered Wang Ba's ears, like a pool of hot spring water flowing over green jade, with a slow and clear rhythm that soothes the heart. Just by listening to this voice, the figure of a graceful middle-aged cultivator emerges in one's mind.

His voice was gentle, but amidst the talk and laughter, there was a hint of warning and admonition.

Even with just this one sentence, Wang Ba immediately captured a lot of information in it.

My mind raced:
"The person who spoke should be the Lord of the Sea Realm... Is he rejecting these guests?"

"Could it be that these guests are greedy and want more real spirit fish?"

"Or maybe he has some plan for the Third Sea?"

He knew limited things and could not be sure, so he immediately calmed down and listened carefully to the sounds outside. His body swam slowly, trying his best to hear every word of the sounds above.

Almost at the same time, he heard another voice, which was a bit polite and flattering:
"Master, you are too modest. With Master here in the Third Sea, how could anyone dare to trespass? Moreover, if you really want to enter the Third Sea, even if you are a True Immortal, whether you are round or flat, don't you have to listen to Master?"

The sound was like a silver needle soaked in poison piercing the back of the neck, soft and sharp, making the hair stand on end when hearing it.

"True immortal?"

Wang Ba's heart was slightly moved when he heard the voice:
"From what I hear, this should be a very high realm among the sea immortals in the second realm..."

At this moment, in the waterside pavilion, the Lord of the Sea Realm chuckled:
"Fellow Daoist She, you are overpraising me."

"I heard that the Palace Master of your palace is also from the real fairyland. If he comes to this third sea, I will definitely welcome him. How dare I neglect him... Moreover, this third sea is the foundation of the creation of the second sea. It is so magnificent. Although it is not as good as the second sea, it is not something that I, Tai Yuan, can easily control. Although I have been recognized by the origin and added as a gatekeeper, I can only stand at the door and cannot easily enter."

"At most, I can just pick up a few melons and dates at the door to comfort myself."

"On the contrary, I am not as good as you fellow Taoists, who come and go freely and are enviable."

He spoke slowly and leisurely, yet made people stop and listen to his words unconsciously.

"So the Lord of the Sea Realm's name is Tai Yuan..."

Under the waterside pavilion, Wang Ba silently memorized the name, and then noticed some of the information in it:
"This Tai Yuan seems unable to enter the Sea of ​​Boundary."

"But I'm not completely sure whether what he said was the truth or just an excuse to the guests."

But if this is true, then it can explain why its existence is unknown to the cultivators in the world.

Firstly, Tai Yuan may not have been the master of the Boundary Sea for a long time. Secondly, no one knows about it because he cannot enter the Boundary Sea.

Wang Ba thought silently in his heart.

Inside the water pavilion, the immortal named She heard this but before he could speak, another voice joined in.

The voice was full of energy, like the sound of a huge bell, and he said with a smile:

"The Lord of Si Palace is not an ordinary fairyland. As an immortal king, if he really comes in, I'm afraid this third sea will be broken. But if we enter..."

"So this place can no longer withstand any twists and turns."

Taiyuan's voice was as gentle as before, but he calmly interrupted the man.

Sensing the implicit toughness in Taiyuan's words, the pavilion suddenly fell silent.

Wang Ba, who was under the water, had already understood the essence of this banquet just by listening to these few words of conversation.

There is no good feast.

The distinguished guest came here for some unknown reason, but it was obvious that he wanted to enter the third realm sea.

However, Tai Yuan, as the lord of the third sea, expressed his opposition in a tough manner.

Wang Ba was secretly puzzled:

"The previous Immortal Lord Luhe and Tiber, as well as these distinguished guests now, all want to enter this third sea. I don't know what is in this third sea that has such great charm that makes the immortals flock to it."

He then thought of another piece of information:
"Si Palace... Immortal Lord Lu He seemed to have mentioned Chen Palace before."

“Are these two related?”

"The Palace Master of Si Palace is an immortal king in the True Immortal Realm. So, the former Immortal King Lu He and Ti Bo should also be at this level."

"And from what these people are saying, the True Fairyland should be an extremely high-ranking existence even in the Second Realm Sea."

"These people all entered the Third Realm Sea in person a long time ago..."

For a moment, he could not imagine how powerful the treasure hidden in the Third Realm Sea was and where it was now.

And in such silence, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the waterside pavilion above:
"Master, please don't worry too much. We don't want to disturb the Third World Sea. It's just that the taste of this True Spirit Fish is really good. We are a little greedy and want to taste more..."

This is obviously a way to smooth things over.

Wang Ba couldn't see the faces of the people in the water pavilion, but he heard Tai Yuan chuckle:

"Fellow Daoist, if you want this, please let me know. Before you leave, you can take some back with you... However, there are not many True Spirit Fish left in the Origin of the Sea of ​​Realm, so I hope you can understand."

"No, no, you are so polite."

"Yes, yes." From these voices of refusal with a hint of joy, Wang Ba could vaguely feel the smiling faces of the guests in the water pavilion. The conflict that seemed to exist just now seemed to be quickly buried in the laughter and clinking of glasses.

On the preaching platform outside the water pavilion, maids were changing fruits and dishes like flowing water.

Soothing string music and piano sounds were also heard in the water pavilion.

The people at the banquet no longer talked about the boundary sea or other things, but just laughed and talked about some interesting stories in the second boundary sea.

Either an immortal from a certain palace made a fool of himself, or a demon immortal made a big fuss in the Second Sea and became famous, attracting attacks from other immortals, or a great Buddhist passed away, or a top demon joined Buddhism, or a ghost immortal had a romantic affair...

Obviously, compared with the cultivation system in the third sea realm, the upper limit of the second sea realm is undoubtedly much higher and more magnificent.

However, what disappointed Wang Ba was that the second sea realm in which these immortals were talking seemed to be full of disputes, cooperation, betrayal, etc., and did not seem to be much different from the third sea realm.

Although Wang Ba had anticipated this situation, after hearing the image of the Second Sea from these people's mouths, he couldn't help but feel a sense of inexplicable loss in his heart.

It was a feeling of disillusionment.

But before he could stay in this mood for long, someone at the table in the waterside pavilion suddenly cleared his throat:
"Master."

The sound of the piano in the water pavilion suddenly stopped.

The voice continued with a smile:
"I heard that the master loves to collect ancient books, so my palace master specifically asked me to bring a treasured original copy from the palace to give to the master."

"Oh?"

Tai Yuan was slightly startled, as if a little surprised, but then he became somewhat interested and said politely:

"I never thought that my little hobby would be remembered by the Lord of Yin Palace. I am really flattered."

The voice laughed:
"The master's name is well known in the Second World Sea, especially his good books, which are known to the world."

After a brief silence, Tai Yuan's somewhat surprised voice came from the waterside pavilion, as if he had seen the book presented by the other party:
"It's actually written by the Golden Immortal himself!"

"Golden Immortal... It seems to be a realm above the True Immortal."

In the gloomy water, Wang Ba heard the noise coming from above, felt the surprise in Taiyuan's tone, and was thoughtful.

This gift from the Yin Palace Immortal obviously shocked the other immortals.

Although you couldn't hear any gasps, you could still hear a few people exclaiming in amazement.

The Immortal of Yin Palace smiled modestly and said:
"I chose this in a hurry, please don't dislike it."

"Why do you say that, fellow Daoist? I am ashamed to say that I have only seen a few treasures written by the Golden Immortal in my life. They are really too precious. I am unworthy of receiving them."

Taiyuan seemed to be shocked by such a gift, and his tone changed significantly. When he spoke to the Yin Palace Immortal, he became more polite and intimate.

The Immortal of Yin Palace said quickly:
"Why should Master Zhai belittle himself? Master Zhai sits in the Third Realm Sea, guarding all living beings in the Third Realm Sea. All immortals who come out of the Third Realm Sea have to owe a debt to Master Zhai. Who dares to underestimate Master Zhai?"

Taiyuan seemed quite happy to hear this, and after some reluctance, he finally "reluctantly" accepted the original copy of the book written by the Golden Immortal himself.

He sighed:
"I love reading, and this is my study. I have a huge collection of books here. The name 'Yuan Zhai' means that all books in the sea of ​​​​the world started from here. I didn't dare to say this originally, but today I got this golden fairy treasure, so my study can be said to be worthy of the name."

Then he said with great excitement:
"It just so happens that Taiyuan has been staying in a humble room for a long time recently. He is so quiet that he wants to move. He is planning to visit the Palace Master of Yin Palace. When the time comes, I will ask for your introduction. I may have to bother you for some time."

As he said this, others obviously understood the reason for his change of attitude.

No one knew what they were thinking, but they all got along fine, and invited him to be their guest.

Tai Yuan seemed to be moved by these words, which were not sure whether they were sincere or false, and he immediately said:

"I will leave with you guys later, and won't be back for another eight or nine hundred years."

Hearing this, Wang Ba felt relieved for some reason, but then he became worried again.

According to Li Yuehua, the other party is the only person he can rely on at the moment. If he wants to escape from here, he can only rely on the other party to take action.

He might not necessarily place all his hopes on Tai Yuan, but if the other party was not there, then he could only wait for the Master of Jingku.

But it's obviously not a good idea to speak out at this time.

At this moment, Tai Yuan suddenly spoke again:

"Since you fellow Taoists have come to my humble room, I cannot let you come here in vain. In addition to this True Spirit Fish, you can also comprehend the mysteries of the Third Realm Sea here."

"Although the rules of this third sea are simple, the origin here is closer to returning to nature than the complexity of the second sea. The origin water here also has a unique power of creation. Compared with the origin in the second sea, its effectiveness is much higher."

"This is the most essential part of the entire Third World Sea, and it can also greatly nourish the manifestation of rules..."

"You can take some with you when you leave, but don't be greedy. If you take too much, it will affect the operation of the entire Third Realm Sea. I hope you fellow Taoists will not blame me..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ba's heart was slightly moved, and he couldn't help but look at the dark sea around him.

If his guess was correct, this sea water that was obviously harmful to the true spirit was obviously the "water of origin" mentioned by the other party.

The fact that Tai Yuan himself gave it as a gift clearly showed that the water from the origin of the Sea of ​​Realm was extremely precious and extraordinary.

He then thought of the effect the other party mentioned:

"Can it nourish things that manifest rules..."

Several figures flashed through my mind.

At the same time, Tai Yuan seemed to have walked to the edge of the waterside pavilion, lifted the curtain, pointed at the sky and said:
"I have revealed the rules of the Third World Sea in the sky here. If I hadn't pointed them out, even if you came here, you wouldn't be able to comprehend them. You can follow what I have said and understand the spirit of it by observing it."

"You all came here as split souls, so it would be beneficial to comprehend these things."

"Look to the east, there is the image of green trees, and also one of the six major rules of Buddhism."

"To the west..."

"South..."

Taiyuan pointed one by one.

Wang Ba couldn't help but want to surface to listen to these words, but he was afraid of being discovered, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

However, he kept everything the other person said in his heart.

What surprised him was that the people in the pavilion seemed to be perfunctory in their responses to Tai Yuan.

I only heard a few polite words of praise, and then the topic changed to other interesting things.

Obviously, for these immortals, the so-called "benefits" here in the Third Realm Sea are just average.

Wang Ba did not hesitate at all and swam back and forth under the water pavilion, as if he were really an ignorant and spiritual fish.

While swimming, he kept in mind all the words spoken by these immortals.

Until Taiyuan said:

"Everyone, let me give you some water of origin."

Wang Ba's heart tightened and he didn't dare to stay here any longer. He swam slowly towards the deep end of the pool.

At the same time, in the pavilion above, a middle-aged figure wearing a crane cloak and with an ordinary face gently pulled open the gauze curtain, his eyes fell on the water below, his eyes narrowed slightly... (End of this chapter)