Myriad Paths

Under the sea, the tides rise and fall, the waves surge, the stable water flow in the ocean current or the waves rushing forward in the fast-flowing stream will cause strong water flow, which also divides the undersea into layers of undercurrents, just like underwater highways.

Li Qi and Lao Ma followed the mermaid girl and moved quickly on these underwater highways. Even if he couldn't swim, he was just being washed by the water flow, which was quite fast and labor-saving.

However, these tides were not brought by the real Taiyin, but by a pearl.

Li Qi couldn't help but stare at the dreamy, full-moon-like pearl.

Seeing Li Qi like this, the mermaid girl said, "Ah, sir, are you curious about the pearl?"

"I am indeed a little curious. It's so dark under the water, and the light source seems to be all brought by these pearls. What is that thing, and how can it be so powerful?" Li Qi asked.

The mermaid girl smiled and said, "Those are pearls spit out by the mother clam. They are not only used for lighting, but also for the energy under the water of Dongyu Island."

"The energy under the water of Dongyu Island..." Li Qi nodded slightly in thought.

In other words, is Dongyu Island actually driven by these pearls?

Interesting.

Following the water flow down, Li Qi soon felt the pressure. Now he was three or four miles underwater.

That is, it was close to more than two thousand meters deep sea. This was already a terrifying pressure. The sunlight above had completely disappeared, and the surroundings were dark and indistinguishable.

Although this was considered a shallow sea or even a surface sea in the East China Sea, for Li Qi, this was actually stepping into the deep sea. The only light sources around were Dongyu Island and those pearls, which emitted a faint light and illuminated the surrounding scenes.

But in fact, Li Qi found that those mermaids and sea people did not need light at all. Seeing things in the dark was like instinct for them.

But for Li Qi, who was used to using his eyes, there were a lot of fish that suddenly appeared and disappeared in the darkness, and the sea people also appeared randomly around. The complete darkness enveloped the surroundings, coupled with the cold sea water, which made people feel quite uneasy and fearful.

Li Qi knew that this fear was groundless. He had enough firepower and could crush these fish and sea people into pieces with a full burst, but he still couldn't suppress this instinctive uneasiness.

This was the suppression of land creatures by the ocean itself, especially for Li Qi who had never been to the sea.

He might need some time to get used to this feeling.

Looking around, Li Qi could see Dongyu's extremely broad body, which was as trustworthy as the continental shelf, and it was even covered with dark caves.

Although the eyes were useless at this time, Li Qi was a witch after all, and he had more than one sense.

Speaking of this, Li Qi once had the illusion that as his cultivation level improved, his eyes would become more and more powerful, and he would be able to see through everything and transform all information into visualization.

But as his cultivation improved, he found that... although he did master more and more observation skills, and his eyes became more and more powerful, he could see farther and farther, and his dynamic vision became stronger and stronger, but his eyes... were always just eyes.

That's right, the structure of the eyes destined it to always be just an optical sensor. No matter how sensitive this optical sensor is, it is still an optical thing. It is impossible to say that it can suddenly have the function of a gravitational wave sensor.

Therefore, in order to strengthen their ability in perception, real practitioners usually get themselves more other sensors.

So, after Li Qi found that he couldn't see, he took out a translucent, droplet-like insect from his hand.

Then, he put the insect into his eye socket.

Suddenly, the surrounding environment became clear, and all darkness could not be hidden. Li Qi also gained a considerable degree of dark vision, and could even rely on the self-luminescence of his eyes to see things in a lightless environment.

The mermaid girl looked at it in a daze, as if she had never seen this kind of operation of actively stuffing insects into the eyes.

Wudao has always been known for its weirdness, and it also cultivates insects.

Li Qi has also done some research on the art of witchcraft, which he has learned from the study of witchcraft silkworms. What he is using now is the pupil insect he bought in the past.

Pupil insects can convert other things into understandable light signals. With this, there is a means of observation on the seabed.

Li Qi did these things without delaying his journey, so it didn't take long for them to enter the water four or five miles deep, and swam nearly thirty miles to the left side of Dongyu. According to the body part, they were almost at the ribs of Dongyu's puppet.

Here, the mermaid girl finally stopped.

Li Qi could see that there were quite a lot of mermaids living on the rock wall here, both men and women.

The mermaid race seemed to be born unwilling to wear clothes because they were in the water. After all, the resistance brought by clothes was quite huge, far less than the scales and skin of mermaids.

However, female mermaids actually don't have breast-feeding organs, and their upper bodies are flat and smooth.

After all... this seems to be an egg-laying race, with no need for breastfeeding, so it doesn't look that outrageous, so both men and women of this race have slender and smooth bodies.

They are beautiful, but they just feel a bit "alien".

But it doesn't matter. Li Qi is used to meeting all kinds of races. Even Lord Yin has seen them, but they are just a few mermaids. What's the big deal?

"Sir, I'm home. Why don't you wait here for a while. I'll talk to my family about the situation, and then I'll come. I'll be by your side for the next seven days. Please feel free to do whatever you want at that time." The shark turned around. , facing Li Qi, said this.

"Okay, you go back and tell your family. By the way, do you mind if I come with you?" Li Qi said suddenly.

"Ah? I don't mind...but I just went home to report. Could it be that sir is afraid that I will run away?" the shark girl was confused.

"No, the main thing is that I am a little curious about the shark's home. I have never seen it before, but it seems rude to break in privately. I might as well go in with you and see what the shark's living area looks like." Li Kai said so.

This answer is indeed true.

He really just knew that he was curious. Li Qi's curiosity had always been very strong for a strange race like the sharks.

"If that's the case... then there's nothing wrong with it. It's just that the house is simple, and I'm afraid sir, I won't be able to see any rare scenes..." The shark girl seemed a little embarrassed.

"What kind of rare scene can compare with the traditions that the Shark people have followed for thousands of years? What I want to see is the ordinary home of the Shark people. You know, the more ordinary things are, the more common they are. The right path." Li Qi said.

What kind of wonders can compare to the shark clan itself?

In other words, the living traditions and family structure of the Shark clan are already a wonder that has been developed for countless thousands of years. The Sharks themselves may have become accustomed to it, but to Li Qi, this is nothing compared to a garden. The scenery is much more interesting.

However, when he said these words, the Mermaid girl in front of him was slightly stunned.

As the gentleman in front of me said, the more ordinary things are, the more profound truth they contain. It is not because the great road is ordinary, but because the great road makes up everything. The more you see it, the more ordinary it becomes.

An analogy is... the high-end avant-garde modern art seems to be very cutting-edge and cutting-edge. It is often hyped and sold for billions of dollars, but without it, it will be gone and it will not have any special impact.

But in ordinary life, three to five yuan of firewood, rice, oil and salt are so ordinary that they can be easily picked up. But this is the real road that allows society to function normally. There are countless circulation rules hidden in it. At first glance, they don’t seem like much, but the more you go deeper, the more... We can find that it contains the wisdom of countless predecessors. If it were gone, the entire society would be destroyed.

It's not because it's ordinary that it's popular everywhere.

It’s because of its popularity that it seems ordinary.

This gentle word made the mermaid girl suddenly fall into deep thought. Li Qi did not disturb her, but stood quietly and waited.

After a while, the mermaid girl suddenly stood up straight, and then bowed to Li Qi with a very unskilled etiquette: "Thank you sir... Please take this back. I don't dare to accept your entrustment for these seven days." 's reward.”

With that said, she held out her hands and handed back Li Qi's lamp.

Li Qize smiled: "As long as you do your best, this magic weapon is nothing to me, just accept it."

Li Qi could tell that during the period when she was quiet, a lot of the messy energy in her body had dissipated. Those should be the 'cutting-edge trends' that this little girl was pursuing.

Brand-new practices and techniques, although useful, have fostered an impetuous Taoist mind.

But when she wanted to understand this matter, she took the initiative to kill herself, cut through these 'new and modern techniques', and focused on the foundation. Although it was temporarily weakened, it was good for the long run, so she Will take the initiative to worship Li Qi.

In this way, she will do her best when she should be a tour guide.

But I saw the mermaid girl nodded gratefully, and then said: "My name is Lei Fang. Sir, you can just call me by this name. Sir, please slow down a moment. I will go to the greeting house to greet you."

"No, as long as everything is normal, what's the point if it has to be grand? Let's go, don't delay." Li Qi urged.

Lei Fang nodded, not daring to object to Li Qi, so he swung his tail and swam deeper.

Li Qi took the old horse and followed behind.

At this time, Lao Ma puffed out a few bubbles.

Li Qi rolled his eyes: "Why do you mean I'm pretending to be an expert to deceive a little girl... I'm an expert to begin with, okay? Besides, there are specialties in the arts, so what's the matter if I can't swim? Go your way!"

The old horse stuck out his tongue for a moment, then accelerated and caught up with Lei Fang.

However, while running, Li Qi suddenly discovered something.

You can indeed see many sharks around, and... they are all engaged in the pearl cultivation industry. There are men and women, but the industries they are engaged in are basically the same.

Why?

Nature? Or is this just an accident?

According to Li Qi's understanding, the settlements of the sharks should have a variety of things, and the cultivation techniques should also have their own merits.

You know, even in Baiyue, when the skills are so inferior, there are still various industries, and there are still various skills spread within the human race.

But at first glance, although the surroundings are active and there are many sharks, they are all planted with pearls!

They inlaid the pearl clams on the shell of Dongyu, and then put a little air and sand inside to let the pearl clams continue to generate pearls, but other than that, they had no other industry.

The shepherds in the sea that Li Qi saw outside were also from other races, not sharks.

Such a single industry? This is not conducive to the development of the race. Are all sharks like this, or is it only the sharks from Dongyu?

With such doubts in mind, Li Qi finally came to Lei Fang's home.

Tears rushed inside happily.

She shouted loudly: "Father, mother! I'm back! By the way, I also brought a noble man. This gentleman hired me to be his guide for seven days. By the way, this is the reward for this time. He I also bought a hundred beads, which is enough for the rent of this moon phase!”

Li Qize looked at this 'home' not far away.

The sharks are a race that lives in the water, so they naturally do not live on flat and solid land like humans.

The human race is accustomed to living in a flat world, with only southeast, northwest, front, back, left, and right, and rarely uses up and down.

But the sharks live in a three-dimensional world, where there are up and down, four sides... No, there are more than four sides here, but a three-dimensional spherical range, so their houses do not stand on a flat surface, but on a vertical A hole was drilled into the cliff, and the hole extended far and wide.

Dongyu's body is obviously similar to a tower and is vertical. They built a complex nest system on the vertical mountain wall, and it looks quite practical.

It is vertical, but not flat. Dongyu's body has many tiny protrusions. Of course, Dongyu itself looks very small, but in fact Dongyu's body is extremely huge, hundreds of miles high, so these The small bumps even form a 'terrain', like a landscape of rolling hills.

These nests of the sharks are built in all directions on the hills on these walls. Not only do they not appear crowded, but they are more than enough. A large amount of space has been used to grow pearl clams.

If Li Qi had to describe it, this is... a honeycomb?

Almost, the surrounding environment is like entering a beehive, a three-dimensional nest hanging in the treetops, but the scale is surprisingly large.

However, when Li Qi was observing his surroundings, he was also thinking about something.

Just now, did Lei Fang say ‘rent’?

In other words...are there rentals in this area?

Who are they paying rent to?

Is this why they are all engaged in the pearl cultivation industry?