Within the small canyon, a stone house had been built there.
Upon seeing the house, the Golden Light Sea Lion said with a complex look in his eyes, “This is my residence.”
Bai Sha asked with great interest, “As a Demon Cultivator, why would you build a house like a human’s? What’s the reason?”
Although this stone house located in the sea looked simple and crude, its shape was indeed in the style of a human dwelling.
“This might be an instinct brought about by my bloodline.” The Golden Light Sea Lion seemed lost in thought. “Legend says the ancestors of our Golden Light Sea Lion Tribe once followed human Buddhist Cultivators, making them part of the Buddhist Sect. Although I don’t know why we later drifted back into the sea, the instinct of having lived with humans for so long still makes us prefer living in houses.”
Bai Sha and Yin Sha exchanged a glance.
Then Bai Sha said, “Alright, enough of this idle chatter. Go bring out the Technique Jade.”
The moment the words ‘Technique Jade’ were spoken, the corner of the Golden Light Sea Lion’s mouth twitched again, a human-like pained expression appearing on his face.
That was a Technique Jade.
Any Technique Jade contained at minimum a spell of the Foundation Establishment Level.
He had originally intended to save this Technique Jade for when he broke through to Foundation Establishment cultivation, but now he clearly could no longer keep it.
Had he known things would turn out this way, he definitely wouldn’t have used a fake spell to deceive Bai Sha. But regretting it now was, without a doubt, far too late.
Pushing open the door, the Golden Light Sea Lion entered the house. The seawater inside had been blocked out, and the interior furnishings looked quite similar to the layout of a human society.
He approached a cabinet, moved the entire thing aside to reveal a hidden compartment underneath, then opened this compartment and took out a fist-sized white jade from within.
Yin Sha, waiting at the door, had her eyes light up.
Without a doubt, this was the Technique Jade!
The Golden Light Sea Lion, reluctant to part with it, held the Technique Jade in both hands, turned around, and offered it, saying, “You promised. Once I hand over the Technique Jade, you won’t attack us.”
“That’s only natural.”
Yin Sha took the Technique Jade in one motion, inspected it carefully, and after confirming it was indeed an intact Technique Jade, a satisfied expression appeared on her face.
Only a Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator possessing both a Foundation Establishment cultivation technique and a Foundation Establishment Spell was a true Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator.
Seeing this, Bai Sha was also very satisfied. “Seems there’s no problem this time. Remember to be an honest demon from now on, and don’t go pulling any more swindles.”
The Golden Light Sea Lion nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, Miss is right.”
Bai Sha used her pectoral fin to tug at Yin Sha. “Sister Yin Sha, let’s go.”
They returned to the Hundred Demon Territory Market once more.
There were quite a number of demon cultivators who had traded incomplete spells with Bai Sha; the Golden Light Sea Lion was just one among them. The remaining demon cultivators also needed to be properly dealt with.
However, after Bai Sha led Yin Sha around the market once, they didn’t spot a second target. Clearly, those fellows were relatively cautious and had immediately left after swindling enough spells, unlike the Golden Light Sea Lion, who was greedy enough to keep staying and cheating other demons.
Seeing there were no more targets, Bai Sha and Yin Sha naturally returned to the White Shark Territory.
Upon returning to White Shark Territory, Yin Sha immediately took the Technique Jade and began studying the Water Shadow Art, appearing quite enthusiastic.
Bai Sha had no way to study a Foundation Establishment Spell and could only continue familiarizing herself with her own Water Repelling and Hardening Art.
A day quickly passed.
“I’ve familiarized myself with these spells enough. Let me cultivate the technique again; I feel like I haven’t reached the pinnacle of Late Qi Condensation yet.”
As Bai Sha spoke, another wave of intense drowsiness washed over her.
Strange?
Why was she sleepy?
She remembered she had taken appropriate rest, hadn’t she?
Although she didn’t understand, since the drowsiness had already surged up, Bai Sha still returned to her dwelling, ready to have a good sleep.
……
In a daze, Bai Sha woke up.
Bright, beautiful sunlight spilled down onto the mountain, making the grass and trees appear exceptionally verdant.
The wind blew with a cool, gentle touch, brushing against the skin like the caress of a gentle maiden, feeling extremely comfortable.
Bai Sha narrowed her eyes in comfort.
But suddenly, she sensed something was wrong.
Sunlight?
Wind?
Wait, wasn’t she in the White Shark Territory?
The sudden change immediately startled Bai Sha awake. She looked around with some bewilderment.
“Why am I here?”
The surrounding environment made Bai Sha exceptionally astonished.
Besides astonishment, Bai Sha also felt a hint of fright because she had been transferred to another place without any awareness during her dream. This was undoubtedly terrifying.
“Wait, this environment…”
Suddenly, Bai Sha noticed a feeling of déjà vu.
She sculled through the grass with her pectoral fins, and after emerging from the woods, she saw the buildings on the mountain, one after another.
She then looked down the mountain.
A Gloomy Forest, a boulder pile, a lake, along with a coconut grove, a beach…
Wasn’t this Lost Island?
But this place was definitely not the Lost Island Bai Sha had visited before.
On Lost Island, the buildings on the mountain had almost all turned into ruins. Yet the buildings currently presented before Bai Sha’s eyes were mostly intact. Inside these buildings, people even came and went as they lived their lives.
It was as if she had returned to a time before Lost Island was destroyed.
“What is going on?”
Bai Sha murmured.
She had clearly just taken a short nap, so why would she appear here?
Could this be a dream?
But if this was a dream, wasn’t it a little too real?
Just as Bai Sha was somewhat puzzled, a young girl ran towards her.
“Junior Martial Sister Bai Sha.”
The girl shouted as she ran, her beautiful, jet-black long hair flying in the wind. Her appearance looked quite pretty, and her smile revealed small dimples.
Bai Sha stared blankly at the approaching girl.
Was she looking for her?
Since when had she become the other party’s Junior Martial Sister?
Bai Sha subconsciously looked at herself. She was still in the form of a Great White Shark.
The girl ran up close, smoothed her long hair, and said in a soft voice, “Junior Martial Sister, why are you still daydreaming? You haven’t been diligent in your cultivation, and Shizun is already angry. Now quickly come with me to see Shizun.”
“Shizun?”
“Yes, Shizun sent me to find you. Shizun is fuming right now. Junior Martial Sister, you must speak properly in a moment.”
“…”
Bai Sha didn’t know what was happening, but since things had reached this point, she decided to just go along with the current situation and see how it unfolded.
The girl grabbed Bai Sha’s pectoral fin. “Junior Martial Sister, let’s go quickly.”
As she spoke, she turned and left. Bai Sha’s weight seemed as though it didn’t exist to her, pulled along almost to the point of flying, as the surrounding environment rapidly retreated backwards.
Bai Sha: “…”
Before long, the girl brought Bai Sha to the outside of a hall.
The hall wasn’t particularly large, but seeing it, Bai Sha’s heart gave a little jump.
This was precisely the same hall on the original Lost Island—the only one that hadn’t collapsed.
