Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 297

Chapter 297 Mermaids

Jiang Li initially worried about whether the Black and White Impermanence would come to the Tonggu World to claim his life, but then he realized that since the Celestial Venerable had already killed all the cultivators, there was no need for the Black

and White Impermanence to come. [Quest: The South China Sea Market is a mixed bag, and the mermaids are weak and bullied by the Jiaolongs. You see a Jiaolong forcibly seizing a female mermaid, and angrily try to stop it, injuring it. This escalates the conflict between the Jiaolongs and the mermaids, leading to a bet for a fight. The reward is a can of real dragon blood. Help the mermaids win the fight and receive a can of real dragon blood.]

[This quest cannot be abandoned.]

[Quest Reward: A set of invisibility cloaks, a recipe for a real dragon blood bath, and a copy of “The Dragon Transformation Hand.”]

“Mermaids?” Jiang Li had an impression of this race, even a connection.

Mermaids live in the South China Sea, aquatic creatures like fish, their tears forming pearls.

The pearls these mermaid tears transform into are not ordinary pearls, but pearls equivalent to lower-grade spirit stones.

A single tear is worth a low-grade spirit stone!

The mermaids are a naturally wealthy race, never having to worry about spending spirit stones.

However, their numbers are few, only a few thousand individuals, and their cultivation talent is modest, with the highest cultivation reaching the Spiritual Transformation stage.

This makes them vulnerable to bullying, especially from the Southern Jiaolong clan.

The Southern Jiaolong clan once abducted mermaids, beating and insulting them, even threatening them with death, forcing them to cry day and night to earn pearls. Upon witnessing this, Jiang Li, then at the Nascent Soul stage, was enraged and beat a young Jiaolong clan member before rescuing the mermaid.

The Jiaolong clan declared, “Wait, we have someone behind us.” The rescued mermaid, however, was also assertive, claiming they had someone behind them too, and that at worst, they could just fight.

The young Jiaolong called over the old Jiaolong, and Jiang Li called over the old emperor.

The Jiaolong clan was stunned.

Shouldn’t it have been the Southern Jiaolong clan versus the mermaid clan? Why had the old emperor suddenly appeared?

The Old Emperor, accompanied by a group of commanders, marched towards the Southern Jiaolong Clan, beating those who deserved to be beaten and killing those who deserved to be killed. Finally, he contacted the Dragon King of the South Sea, instructing him to strictly monitor his subordinate races.

The Jiaolong Clan had no hope of ever becoming a dragon. Their only hope of success was to become affiliated with the Dragon Clan, receiving the baptism of true dragon blood and gaining a chance of becoming a dragon.

Throughout history, only a few Jiaolongs have succeeded.

The Jiaolong Clan is divided into four clans: the Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern. The Southern Jiaolong Clan is affiliated with the lineage of the South Sea Dragon King

. The South Sea Dragon King quickly promised that he would never again allow the Southern Jiaolong Clan to bully the mermaids.

Jiang Li, reminiscing about the past, arrived at the South Sea Market.

Upon entering, he was struck by the bustle of activity. Pearls, jades, and magical treasures swarmed in all directions. The sounds of hawking, bargaining, arguments, and the crash of waves… mixed together, the air thick with the atmosphere of the mundane world.

“What a shame there’s no candied haws,” Jiang Li lamented, instead buying a bowl of honey-braised squid tentacles.

Trying something new and exciting.

Ugh, it’s disgusting.

“Is this a local specialty of yours? It tastes like…” Jiang Li grabbed the fisherman, not wanting to say it was unpalatable.

The fisherman glanced at Jiang Li and said, “This is a scam for you outsiders. We locals don’t eat it.”

“…Fuck!”

Jiang Li missed the Tonggu World. In Tonggu World, he helped Yu Feng outmaneuver his enemies, defeating the strong with the weak, the ordinary with the unconventional, and was invincible, all-knowing and omnipotent.

And yet, upon returning to Jiuzhou, he ran into a tourist scammer.

“Are you here to attend the mermaid princess’s marriage ceremony and receive the bouquet?” The fisherman took pity on Jiang Li and started a conversation.

Jiang Li felt insulted.

“The mermaid princess?”

“Yeah, haven’t you heard? A lot of people came to the mermaid princess’s marriage ceremony. So many outsiders came that even prices went up temporarily. But we locals still pay the same price.”

Jiang Li wondered if the Nanhai Hai City had gotten its start by ripping off tourists.

“The mermaids are truly blessed. Protected by the Old Emperor and the Human Emperor Jiang, who dares to mess with them? Now, everyone’s eager to marry into the mermaid clan.”

Jiang Li sought the Old Emperor’s help. Indeed, two generations of Human Emperors have ties to the mermaids. And with Jiang Li’s rise to prominence, the Dragon King of the South Sea will likely tighten his control over the Southern Jiaolong Clan, fearing Jiang Li’s arrival.

The fisherman chuckled, stroking his bald head. “To be honest, when I was younger, I was just as handsome as you, and I also tried to marry into the mermaid clan, but unfortunately, I wasn’t chosen.”

Hearing the fisherman’s “yes,” Jiang Li reluctantly explained, “I’m really not here to marry into the mermaid clan.”

“Hey, you’re still too proud. What’s wrong with living off someone? Being able to do so is a skill, isn’t it?” the fisherman said proudly. The mermaids

enjoy a life of wealth and prosperity, never lacking spirit stones. Many cultivators, unwilling to work hard, rely on their looks to make a living and marry into the mermaid clan.

Not to mention that it was the mermaid princess’s marriage, and the monks were desperate to attend.

Furthermore, mermaids were exclusively female, so any offspring born would inevitably be mermaids, eliminating the risk of bloodline contamination.

Thinking of how the once-bullied mermaids were now so sought after, Jiang Li’s feelings about being ripped off eased considerably.

“Give me two crabs, a red sturgeon, and two pounds of barnacles.” Jiang Li bought some seafood from a fisherman, intending to have it processed at a small stall.

There were places in Haishi that specialized in seafood processing, offering steaming, stir-frying, and other preparations.

“You didn’t rip me off, did you?” Jiang Li asked cautiously.

The fisherman looked displeased, seemingly upset that Jiang Li was doubting him. “Don’t compare me to that kind of heartless person. You’ve been ripped off once, so how could I rip you off again? If I’m going to rip you off, I’ll rip you off someone else.”

“Don’t worry, I didn’t overcharge you this time.”

So you’re still trying to rip me off, right? Jiang Li felt the need to regulate the Nanhai Haishi market. Prices were as unpredictable as the ebb and flow of the tide.

It’s a shame the Human Emperor Palace couldn’t handle such small details.

Following the guidance of the old man who still had some conscience, Jiang Li went to a small processing shop frequented by locals.

“Stir-fried crabs, steamed red sturgeon and barnacles.”

“Okay.” The waiter draped the towel over his shoulder and carried Jiang Li’s things to the kitchen.

“Hmm?” Jiang Li didn’t expect to meet acquaintances here, three of them at that.

“Young man, this opportunity is rare, and you and she are in love with each other. If you don’t seize the opportunity and act quickly, do you have to wait for the little princess to throw the bouquet to someone else?”

“But, but I’m a sword cultivator. My master said that I’m in the rising stage of cultivation now, and I shouldn’t pay attention to matters between men and women. Besides, I, I don’t dare to confess my love to her and establish a relationship.”

“What’s wrong with being a sword cultivator? You are a sharp sword, and the little mermaid princess is the scabbard. You two are a perfect match.” The two cultivators encouraged the sword cultivator to confess his love.

The sword cultivator felt that the two people in front of him were worthy of being a pornographic book seller, and they

talked about pornography all the time. Jiang Li held his forehead: “Commander Ma Zhuo, pay attention to your influence and don’t speak in public.”

“Palace Master?”

“Human Emperor?”

The three people were none other than Commander Ma Zhuo and Li Fugui, the Seven Killing Daoist.

Jiang Li didn’t know how the three of them got together.

(End of this chapter)