The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 178

Chapter 178: Spirit Gems

The ice cold deep water almost pierced the skin, but it was only for a moment before the feeling disappeared, replaced by a gentle energy. That gentle energy surrounded You XiaoMo and spread out, forming a membrane like a water bubble, gently undulating as it enclosed him and Ling Xiao within.

You XiaoMo took one look and knew that it was Ling Xiao’s work of art. Just as he was about to say something, a clash rang out, and the membrane of the water bubble shook suddenly. There seemed to be something in the ice-cold deep waters.

At this moment, Ling Xiao’s voice entered his ears, “Take your soul force and condense it in both of your eyes.”

You XiaoMo didn’t hesitate, took a wisp of his soul force and covered his eyes with it. Faint white rays immediately shone from his black eyes. When he looked forward again, he finally saw the water demons dashing against the barrier.

One, two, three… countless water demons surrounded them, with cold expressionless faces, as if they were already food in their mouths.

After the first water demon dashed against the barrier enclosing them, sounds of the second and third hits rose and fell. The water demons were slamming against the barrier frantically as if their lives depended on it. Each one of them not seeming to tire nor bruise, slamming into the barrier, making it ring as if it could break at any time.

You XiaoMo gripped Ling Xiao’s arm tightly, terrified that they would really puncture the barrier. Although he knew in his heart that it was not possible, he still felt his insides quake with fear.

Furthermore, these water demons were just like those described in the scrolls, mostly of level four or five strength. Based on their strength and power, it was impossible for them to break Ling Xiao’s barrier.

This situation continued for roughly the time it’d take to burn half a joss stick. Then the water demons finally stopped their self-harming ramming actions. Every one of them opened their mouths and let out bursts of sound waves. However, the sound waves did not reach You XiaoMo’s ears because they were kept outside by Ling Xiao’s barrier.

Very quickly, You XiaoMo realized why they were roaring. Looked like they were issuing sound waves not to attack them, but to summon their own kind.

Ling Xiao had said that this Shallow Shores was a ten-thousand-year-old abyss with over a thousand water demons lay in its depths.

Although the ones there were only those of level four and five strengths, no one could guarantee that there weren’t stronger water demons in the Shallow Shores.

A few minutes later, You XiaoMo saw a water demon which was different from the others. Its body was still transparent, but there were dark purple rays coming from within it. If ordinary practitioners were to see this, they’d probably have no choice but to run for their lives, because this water demon was of level nine.

Unlike You XiaoMo’s look of horror upon seeing this water demon, Ling Xiao expression turned to joy upon seeing it, his eyes almost shining, “Turns out there really is a spirit gem down there. This water demon had a level nine cultivation most probably because it absorbed the spirit gem at the bottom of the abyss.”

Spirit Gem was something very different from Spiritual water.

Simply put, a spirit gem was almost equivalent to the condensed essence of a million drops of spiritual water. That’s how precious it was.

However, things like spirit gems were not the same as spiritual water. Places with spiritual water might not necessarily produce spirit gems. The formation of spirit gems required the right time and the right place. Just like the spiritual water in You XiaoMo’s dimension, although he had a lake that was completely made up of extremely pure spiritual water, it did not satisfy the condition of the right time. It could only be considered man-made, so it couldn’t produce spirit gems.

So, to put it more accurately, the Shallow Shores were an immense pool of spiritual water, most probably a naturally occurring one. Then the master of the Paradise Realm decided to rear water demons in it, so it appeared here. Furthermore, because there was ice poison below the spiritual water, no matter how attractive it was to men, they could only look at it from afar as it was not something that could be touched carelessly.

However, the allure of the precious spirit gem was sufficient to drive practitioners and mages mad with desire. Therefore, there were times when even knowing that the danger was greater than the chance, there would still be people coming to replace the fallen for all kinds of treasures.

Hearing that the water demon had absorbed the spirit gem, You XiaoMo asked hastily, “Ling-shixiong, aren’t we too late now that the spirit gem in the abyss had been absorbed by this water demon?”

If it really was like that, their luck was too bad. After finally coming across this rare chance of finding an abyss with a spirit gem, they were one step too late.

Ling Xiao said, “This abyss is at least over a few ten thousand years old. There were probably quite a few spirit gems inside. No matter how capable the water demon, it is impossible for them to absorb it completely.”

You XiaoMo tugged on his clothes repeatedly, “Ling-shixiong, then let’s quickly go down and have a look.”

At this moment, that water demon finally started to act. It raises its head and roars. Its big and sharp mouth seemed like a cannon, as it slowly starts to condense energy into a ball. The power in that sphere of energy was extremely violent. Everything underwater seemed to be affected. Even You XiaoMo, hiding inside barrier, could feel the shockwaves.

A moment later, the water demon’s energy ball was fully formed.

A faint sinister and ferocious ray flashed in the eyes of the water demon as it gave out a deafening roar and shot the ball of energy at them.

The naked eye could see the ball of energy speeding towards them. The tremendous power seemed to cut open the water. In a flash, it enveloped the barrier surrounding them.

Logically speaking, having such a tremendous amount of energy hitting the barrier, it should at least shake a little. However, You XiaoMo’s wide open eyes could only see that after it hit the barrier, it very quickly… got absorbed.

That water demon clearly had very high spiritual intelligence. Seeing that its attack was unsuccessful, and how easily it was neutralized, its pupils widened suddenly. Just as You XiaoMo though that it was going to continue its all-out assault, the water demon turned tail and ran off.

That speed, that action, no matter how one looked at it, it seemed as if it had happened many times before. You XiaoMo had thought it had so much backbone, and was so awesome, never expecting that it would run away just like that.

Naturally, Ling Xiao chased right after it without saying a word.

The Shallow Shores were very deep and looking for it will be troublesome. Ling Xiao had always been someone who likes to get straight to the point.

The water demon was only at level nine, clearly no match for Ling Xiao. He caught up to it in no time. Seeing the water demon fleeing at top speed, this old fellow appeared in front of it with utmost ease. Stretching out his hand, a formless hand appeared outside the barrier. The water demon struggled with all its might, but it was still caught by Ling Xiao’s magical hand.

Looking at the water demon struggling non-stop, Ling Xiao smiled at You XiaoMo, “Xiao Shidi, do you have any interest in bonding with a level nine water demon?”

You XiaoMo looked at that water demon and shook his head vehemently, “I don’t want it.”

Thinking that the water demon was once human, he felt a wave of nausea. Furthermore, the body of the water demon had the highly contagious ice poison. This plaything sounded very much like the narcotics that drove men to depravity. Just thinking that this thing would be following him around all the time made him have goosebumps.

“That’s a real pity,” Ling Xiao sighed.

Not in the least, was what You XiaoMo thought as he clenched his teeth.

Ling Xiao then smiled at that water demon while saying, “Since Xiao Shidi doesn’t want you, the only use left for you is to lead the way. Don’t try to refuse me. Of course, I can still find the spirit gem after I kill you. But I don’t want to kill you, so be good and listen.”

A faint expression of horror flashed across the purplish transparent face. It looked like it could already imagine what Ling Xiao would do. If it really dared to refuse, it believed that this man in front of it would kill it without the slightest hesitation. After weighing the pros and cons, the water demon finally still took them to the spirit gem.

Not only were the Shallow Shores deep, the underwater world was also vast.

The water demon brought them down for almost five thousand meters before reaching the bottom. Not long after, an enormous piece of milky white crystal appeared before them.

At this point, the water at the bottom was clearly divided into two distinct colors.

The water surrounding the crystal was faintly milky white, enclosing the enormous crystal at the bottom of the water.

The water demon stopped in front of this piece of crystal and approached it of its own accord. It even stretched out its hand to touch it as if telling them that this piece of crystal was the spirit gem they were looking for.

Ling Xiao stretched out his hand but stopped his hand suddenly just before he touched the ‘spirit gem’. At this time, he beamed as he raised his head and looked at the water demon with an extremely sweet expression. He parted his lips lightly and said, “Are you hoping that I would touch it?”

The expression of the water demon changes abruptly. A fist booms towards the so-called ‘spirit gem’. The ‘spirit gem’ was unable to withstand the force of the fist. In an instant, a huge chunk of it split off with a *hong*. The fragments of the ‘spirit gem’ immediately flew towards Ling Xiao who was the nearest to it.

But the result was still the same. The moment it got close to the barrier, it was repelled outwards. Not the least bit effective.

These things were not spirit gems. The IQ of the water demon was so high. There was no way it would be willing to give away the spirit gem it had been guarding in preparation to ascend in level. Therefore, it intentionally led them to the crystal formed by ice poison, wanting to deceive these two people with it. It didn’t expect that they would find out.

“Overestimating your own strength.” Ling Xiao snorted, “I gave you a chance, yet you did not appreciate it. So, don’t blame me.”

Then Ling Xiao flicked his finger. The purple flames that hadn’t appeared for a long time came to life once again. Only this time the purple flames seemed to be not quite the same. There were traces of other flames in their midst, as if two types of flames were intertwined together. It finally took the form of a fire dragon that charged at the water demon.

As soon as the water demon caught sight of the flames, it felt the burning hot temperature transmitted by the flames, causing its eyes to widen in horror. Finally, it really felt terror.