After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 309 Legend of the Sea God
Feeling safe inside the cave, she set up an array and barrier at the entrance, then summoned the guiding tortoise and moved the boy out of the array plate.

She subconsciously warned the guiding tortoise not to reveal the secrets of the space to anyone, lest it bring about its own demise.

The boy looked around immediately after emerging from the trench and realized they were in a cave on the rocky cliff face, which made him very worried.

Such places are most likely to attract sea monsters. Can they live here safely?
Lin Yan noticed his worry and comforted him, "Don't worry, as long as the Nascent Soul cultivator doesn't come looking for you, you'll be safe."

"Nascent Soul cultivators?" The boy was temporarily thrown into the array plate and was unaware that there were Nascent Soul cultivators fighting outside.

"Looks like your life is worth a lot, even Nascent Soul cultivators have been mobilized. I should raise the price for escorting you," Lin Yan said in a teasing tone.

She observed the boy's expression and noticed that his emotions were fluctuating. Although the boy tried his best to suppress and restrain himself, his subtle expressions still revealed his emotions.

Is this resentment and unwillingness?
To her, the boy's rebellion was a good thing. Ideally, he would turn the royal family upside down, leaving them no time to retaliate against her.

If the young woman could slaughter the current ruling royal family, then no one would seek revenge against her.

Even if he loses, it has nothing to do with her and won't involve her.

"So what did you do that warrants taking your life?" she asked again.

"Fairy sister..."

He still looked troubled, unsure how to begin.

"Alright, alright, if you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. I'm just curious, what kind of deep-seated hatred would make a Nascent Soul cultivator take action against such a junior?"

If this gets out, won't I lose face?
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, someone like Sect Leader Xuan, let alone attacking a junior, he probably wouldn't even blink an eye if he laid a hand on a newborn baby.

Seeing his unsettled mood, she changed the subject, pointing to the strange runes on the stone wall and asking, "Is this the script of your sea tribe? Can you understand it?"

The boy glanced at it and then nodded. "It's just some stories of the sea god. I guess some sea creatures came here to cultivate in seclusion, and seeing that this place was suitable for carving, they carved the stories of the sea god on it to comprehend their state of mind."

She didn't know much about the sea creatures, so naturally she wouldn't specifically look into their ancient deeds. This was the first time she had heard of the Sea God on the Canghai Continent.

But she wasn't surprised. Amit had been incorporated into the original story, so it wasn't surprising that there was a sea god.

It's probably because the original text mentioned the sea god so little that she didn't remember him.

"Tell me about your sea god," she said with great interest.

The boy scratched his head: "Actually, there's not much to say. Legend has it that in ancient times, the creatures living in the sea were all unintelligent. The sea god was bored, so he gave some of his intelligence to the creatures in the sea so that they could cultivate and develop wisdom."

Lin Yan nodded, signaling him to continue.

"The sea god found joy in the intelligent creatures, so he enlightened more of them and taught them cultivation. Later, a great disaster struck the seas, and the sea god sacrificed himself to protect the entire sea."

"Then where did the royal family of the seas come from?"

"Hmm... The first people who were assigned the Sea God's intelligence believed that they would inherit the Sea God's legacy and possess the Sea God's spiritual veins, so they proclaimed themselves royalty and managed the seas on behalf of the Sea God."

After the boy finished speaking, he seemed to think of something unpleasant, and his mood became even more depressed.

This is a historical record kept by the ancestors of the sea people. Regardless of whether the sea god really exists, everyone believed in him, to the point that the royal family's status was unshakeable.

According to the boy, there should be several branches of the royal family, so how could they submit to the rule of just one branch? They must have some kind of agreement.

The fact that the boy is being hunted down means either the agreement has been broken or something has happened within the royal family that has disrupted the balance.

The former is unlikely, as there are several royal families. If one of them breaks the agreement, the other royal families can immediately unite.

It's the second possibility... She looked the boy over again. Was this change caused by the boy?
Seeing her scrutinizing him, the boy awkwardly shrank to the side.

Lin Yan withdrew her gaze, took out a stove from her storage bag, and threw spirit stones into it to start a fire.

The temperature inside the cave rose, and it wasn't so cold anymore.

Regardless of the boy's identity or any strangeness he might have, he was determined to escort him to the deep sea.

He can stir up the sea, which has been a great help to her.

She leisurely set out a table, placed spiritual fruits and melon seeds on it, and sat down.

The guiding tortoise also came over and started munching on a spirit fruit.

"Hey, stop being so sentimental. Want to come over and get something to eat?"

The boy turned his head, then slowly walked over and sat down.

He had previously acted very pitiful.

Anyone else would feel heartbroken seeing her like this, but not her.

To her, the boy was just an employer, or to put it bluntly, a stranger. Many people wished her dead; she had no time to pity a stranger.

His plan to win her sympathy and pity was doomed to fail.

She didn't inquire about the boy's identity, so naturally she didn't pay attention to him, and just kept feeding the guide turtle.

The boy was eating when he suddenly coughed violently, trying to get the fairy sister's attention, but she just took out a glass of water and pushed it towards him, without even looking at him.

He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed...

Why can a useless turtle attract the older sister's attention, while his deliberate efforts fail?

The boy was very possessive. He was attracted to her from the first time he saw her, and later she rescued him. He was given a name that she called him by, and they met again at sea.

If this isn't destiny, then what is it?
Thinking this way, he suddenly felt less jealous of the turtle.

So what if it's being cared for by its sister now? It's destined to be just a pet. And it will get its sister...

Lin Yan was unaware of the boy's thoughts. If she had known, she would not have escorted him but would have killed him on the spot.

Having stayed in the cave for an unknown amount of time, Lin Yan was about to leave when she suddenly sensed a domineering aura approaching. She knew without a doubt it was a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Hiding here would definitely not escape the eyes of a Nascent Soul cultivator. She glanced at the bottomless trench and pondered if there was a way to slip away unnoticed without being discovered immediately.

Before she could even use the puppet, the cave collapsed, and she and the boy were sucked into the vortex and lost consciousness.

When she woke up, she found herself in front of a huge palace. The boy was lying next to her, but the guide tortoise was nowhere to be found. The contract between her and the guide tortoise was still in place, but she could no longer contact it.

This should be a secret realm that can isolate all external forces and signals. There are no signs of life, so it should have been discovered by no one before.

She shook the unconscious boy. "Wake up, we've fallen into a secret realm."

A secret realm means both resources and danger.

She had been unconscious for an unknown period of time, and since she hadn't been attacked by any monsters or demons, it seemed that the area outside the palace gates was safe.

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