aircannonsinc Chapter 150: Going out to sea, the palace under the deep sea
Chapter 150: Going out to sea, the palace under the deep sea
The sun was shining, and warm rays of light were falling. At this moment, hundreds of huge ships were sailing on the sea with gentle waves.
Ye Li stood on the deck of the central leading ship, with the compass in his hand pointing towards the south.
"If I were to estimate the distance based on the in-game scale map, I'd probably be near the sea area on the hilltop in the lower right corner of the future Liyue Harbor."
Looking at the high mountain in front of him, Ye Li drew a circle on the paper map and marked it, so that the peak would be used to guard the location where a new city would be built after the Demon War.
Half a day later, the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated the ocean with an orange-yellow hue. As the waves moved with the ship's hull, several Qianyan soldiers on the top of the ship were holding special talisman paper telescopes in their hands, observing the movement and patterns of the sea below.
At this time, a middle-aged black-haired man from the Qianyan Army noticed with sharp eyes that there were irregular elemental fluctuations on the sea surface to the right of the fleet. He immediately reached out and pulled out a piece of talisman paper from the inside of the token on his waist, and lit it without saying a word.
The talisman paper burned, and a fiery red bird chirped, spread its fiery red wings, and rushed straight towards the special elemental fluctuations in the sea.
The black-haired Qianyan soldier saw that the bird had flown far away, and the token in his hand lit up, saying:
"Special element fluctuations have been discovered, and the area is suspected to be the location of the Demon God's domain. Request instructions from the superiors."
As the message was sent out, Ye Li, who was on the bow deck at this moment, had already noticed the location where the talisman paper bird had left. After all, the talisman paper was also made by him, so it was natural for him to sense it when others used it.
"Report to the True Lord, an abnormality was found on the left ship No. 7. Should we send troops to inspect it?"
At this moment, after receiving the news, a member of the Qianyan Army came to report extremely quickly. It was an old face, and Ye Li still remembered him.
"It will be night in a few minutes. You should stop the boat and wait. I already know the location. I will be back soon."
Seeing Ye Li giving the order, the Qianyan Army obeyed and believed it unconditionally, then turned around and left with a serious expression, passing on Ye Li's order.
As the sun sets, night falls completely. The night sky is filled with twinkling stars, and there are nearly a hundred ships with bright lights on the dark sea, but the marine creatures are unaware of it, as if they were isolated by something.
Ye Li put away the talisman that activated the boat-capsulating formation, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
When each ship is built, special runes and array patterns are engraved to connect the elemental forces on each ship, and these are the basis for constructing large and small arrays.
Although the defenses of each ship were already well-built when they were built and ordinary top-level monsters could not sink them, in order to be on the safe side, the immortals in charge of refining and forging among the immortals also made major modifications to the plan proposed by Ye Li.
This is how the scene of Ye Li carving the ship formation on the sea in Liyue’s inner lake came about.
Collecting his thoughts, Ye Li's amber eyes flashed with divine light. He crossed a distance of a thousand meters in one step in the air and reached the location marked by the flaming bird in less than a few seconds.
"There are indeed traces, but from the looks of it, it seems like they haven't left yet."
There was confusion in Ye Li's eyes. Although he had never been through this sea route, the fleets led by other immortals should be able to discover it.
Ye Li didn’t think about it any more. He had found it anyway. This time he also wanted to see whether this demon territory so close to his home was a wolf’s den or a tiger’s den.
After so many years of fighting, the opponent has not made any move. Either they are holding back a big move, or they are like Heulia, a demon who does not want to engage in conflict.
Plop, splash!
Ye Li crashed directly into the sea, creating a wave.
"It's really a big project. The attainment of this formation is probably ranked among the top ten formation masters of Liyue Immortals. It's true that we can't underestimate the world."
Looking at the semicircular barrier in front of him that was wrapped in illusions and film, Ye Li's eyes flashed with a hint of strong interest, but he was still very vigilant and condensed a rock spear to defend himself.
Ye Li swam in the sea very skillfully. His golden eyes had already seen through the restrictions around him. However, in order not to cause any disturbance and alert the enemy, Ye Li used the most troublesome method.
As his mental power completed the scan of the surrounding formation, Ye Li broke the formation restriction with a thought, and a small hole appeared on the semicircular film.
Ye Li rushed in in an instant and filled the broken gap.
When entering the film, Ye Li clearly found that there was not a drop of water here and the air was very fresh.
Looking at the flickering light at the top of the barrier, Ye Li lowered his head and looked down.
The first thing that catches the eye is a huge and magnificent underwater palace. The shells on it are similar to the Kaijima Shrine that Ye Li had seen in the game, except that the two are not the same size. There are also many buildings around, and there is a large village below.
Ye Li saw a large village with people coming and going, including old people and children, but this scene made Ye Li feel a little confused.
Because the adults and children he saw were basically all young girls and old ladies, without a single adult male, just like the Country of Women in Journey to the West.
Just when Ye Li was puzzled about this, a young girl quickly rushed out from a hall above the Hainei village. Her eyes were alert and nervous, and the aura of a superior demon god burst out from her.
At this time, the girls in the village below also saw this scene, and they followed the guidance of the young girl demon in their minds and ran into the huge and beautiful hall above. Their movements were very orderly.
"Who are you, sir? Why are you trespassing into my territory without my permission?"
The water elements around the young demon girl were floating like a huge river, and it seemed as if one would be submerged by the water once entering.
Countless sea beasts flew out from the waves and stood behind the young demon girl, their eyes full of vigilance.
Ye Li's expression was calm. He just put away his weapon and bowed:
"I am the commander of the Liyue South Sea Expeditionary Force, Pharmacist. I noticed something unusual here today, so I came here to investigate. Please forgive me if I have disturbed you."
Ye Li first introduced his family background in a very polite tone, but this sentence made the young demon god break out in a cold sweat and groan inwardly.
However, due to the reputation that Liyue has gained in the outside world over the years, the young demon god was not worried that Ye Li would suddenly attack like other demon forces and start a fight at the slightest disagreement.
"I am the Demon God of the Lower Sea. May I ask what important matter has Master Yaoshi brought you here for?"
Ye Li looked at the somewhat nervous girl in front of him and waved his hand:
"Don't be nervous. I have no ill intentions here. Just like I said before, I just came here to investigate any abnormalities. But I still have a question. Why is there only a girl in your palace and no one else?"
When the Sea Demon God heard Ye Li asking, he told him everything he knew. After all, this matter was not a secret. It was just a tragedy caused by some human misunderstandings.
"I see. It seems that we need to clean up some of the human settlements near Liyue. I understand what you said. I will report this to the Emperor and ensure that these things will not happen again."
What the Sea Demon told Ye Li was actually not that complicated. It was just that the humans in several villages under her jurisdiction wanted to please the sea beasts, or she would bring a very young girl as a sacrifice every year to pray for calm seas in the future, to get rid of diseases and disasters, etc.
There was helplessness in Ye Li's eyes. He understood human habits very well. After all, he was also a human, but now he was a demon.