Fantasy World: I Can Travel To Cultivation World

Chapter 170 Zhenhai Palace

"What are you afraid of?"

Just as despair gripped Luo Li, a familiar voice rang in her ears.

Before the words even finished, starlight suddenly burst from the body of a Green Water Ape.

Moments later, more starlights appeared, connecting together like a constellation.

In an instant, the twenty Green Water Apes were shredded into pieces by the brilliant light, leaving no trace behind.

Staring at the familiar figure now standing before her, Luo Li was stunned, momentarily speechless.

After a brief pause, she exclaimed in surprise, "Luis, you succeeded?"

"Ugh..."

Xiaoqing's groan interrupted her excitement, snapping Luo Li back to reality.

"Xiaoqing! Are you alright?"

Without hesitation, Luo Li dropped her Red Shadow Sword and rushed over to Xiaoqing.

Examining her closely, Luo Li breathed a sigh of relief. "Thankfully, it's just internal injuries from blunt force trauma. Fighting one against twenty is hard for you at this level."

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For an ordinary person, such injuries would be life-threatening. But for a mermaid, it was a minor wound at best, thanks to their enhanced resilience and the advantages granted by their teleportation abilities.

Xiaoqing glanced at Luo Li, then at Luis standing nearby. Her eyes brightened slightly as she said, "Don't worry about me for now. The Green Water Ape Clan is attacking near the main vein—go and help them!"

Her words were directed at Luo Li, but her gaze lingered on Luis.

The meaning was clear.

Luis, of course, understood immediately. Her request wasn't for Luo Li alone—it was a veiled plea for him to take action. After witnessing him effortlessly annihilate twenty Green Water Apes, her confidence in his abilities was evident.

"Little Miss Qing, is it?" Luis asked with a slight smile.

"My Lord!" Xiaoqing stood and saluted him respectfully.

Luis nodded in acknowledgment and then asked, "Tell me, how strong is this Green Water Ape Clan you mentioned?"

Xiaoqing quickly explained, "The Green Water Ape Clan is a tribe of ape-like monsters near Demon Ape Mountain. Their leader is only at the late second stage."

Hearing this, Luis shook his head.

"This is a problem the mermaids can handle themselves," he said calmly. The peculiarities of this place allowed the mermaids to slip through unnoticed, and the hidden army beyond the vortex had yet to make a move.

After a moment of silence, Luis turned to Luo Li with a smile. "Tell me, do you think Zhenhai Palace poses a significant threat to the Green Water Ape Clan?"

Luo Li was stunned by Luis' audacity.

"Of course it's a huge threat!" she replied hesitantly. "Even pretending to be an envoy of Zhenhai Palace is a serious crime, especially for a human. I..."

Luis shook his head, cutting her off. "Why would I ever pretend to be someone like that?"

"Then what are you planning?"

Luis smiled enigmatically and simply said, "You'll see when the time comes. Now, let's get you home."

At that moment, starlight illuminated Luis' profile, highlighting his tall and confident demeanor.

Luo Li stared at the man in front of her, feeling a strange sense of reassurance. She nodded vigorously. "Alright, let's go home together!"

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Meanwhile, at the main ridge of Demon Ape Mountain, the Green Water Ape tribe's chief stood at the forefront, leading tens of thousands of his tribesmen. His sharp, emerald-green eyes glinted as he gazed hungrily at the mermaids guarding the main vein.

As the two sides faced off, the chief of the Green Water Apes finally spoke. In clear human language, he said, "I wasn't aware the mermaids had migrated to this territory. How rude of me not to know. I've chosen a good day to pay your chief a visit. Please, announce my arrival."

The massive ape, towering several meters tall and wielding an iron rod as thick as a tree trunk, took a bold step forward.

From the mermaid's side, a voice replied coldly, "Hmph! Is it really necessary to bring such a large force just to visit our clan leader? How about you come alone instead?"

After a pause, the Green Water Ape Chief continued, "Could it be that your clan leader was truly beaten so badly by Zhou Mubai that he died, just as the rumors suggest?

"If that's the case, I happen to have a magic pill I acquired from the human race. It might just save your clan leader's life."

"Enough nonsense! If you want to fight, then fight!"

The old mermaid at the forefront blew his beard in anger, glaring fiercely at the ape.

Hearing this, the Green Water Ape Chief hesitated, his bravado faltering.

He leaned down toward one of his tribe members nearby and whispered, "What's going on? Where are the warriors I sent to test the mermaids' strength?"

The trembling tribesman replied cautiously, "I don't know, Chief. They went around the back of Demon Ape Mountain, but there's been no word from them since. Perhaps they ran into trouble."

"Useless fools!" the chief snarled, his frustration mounting.

At that moment, a white figure emerged from the mermaid camp.

The figure moved with fluid grace, throwing the severed head of a Green Water Ape onto the ground between the two armies.

"Looking for this?" the figure said coldly.

The Green Water Ape Chief froze, his eyes narrowing as he scrutinized the stranger.

"A human?"

The sight of Luis immediately caused the Green Water Ape Chief's imposing demeanor to weaken.

In the underwater world of the Ten Thousand Star Sea, creatures like the Green Water Apes harbored an instinctive fear of humans. That fear stemmed from their terrifying encounters with the Zhenhai Palace.

As the chief took a closer look, his expression darkened. The severed head on the ground belonged to one of the warriors he had sent to scout earlier.

"Human cultivator, what do you mean by this?"

Although rage burned within him, the chief of the Green Water Ape Clan spoke cautiously, his tone betraying a hint of fear.

Luis smirked at its cautious demeanor.

"I want you to leave Demon Ape Mountain immediately!"

As his words fell, a ray of starlight pierced through the seawater, aiming straight for the Green Water Ape Chief.

The blinding attack carried an aura of death, and for a moment, panic flashed in the ape's eyes.

Boom!

At the critical moment, the chief swung the strange iron rod in its hand, deflecting the lethal blow. The force of the strike reverberated through the rod, sending tremors down the ape's arms.

It was clear that the power behind this attack far surpassed that of an ordinary Foundation-Building cultivator.

For a moment, the Green Water Ape Chief froze, its thoughts racing.

'Could he be Guang'an Sword Immortal Zhou Mubai?'

But no—this human wasn't Zhou Mubai. The chief knew the Sword Immortal personally.

Yet, this young human wielded a power and swordsmanship unmatched by anyone in Guang'an Prefecture.

"Who... Who are you?"

Although a possibility lingered in its mind, the chief couldn't bring itself to believe it.

Luis's gaze turned icy. "Idiot, who do you think I am?"

"You... you're from Zhenhai Palace?"

The realization struck like thunder. Confirming Luis's identity, the Green Water Ape Chief's bravado shattered.

Its iron rod clattered to the ground as it dropped to its knees with a resounding thud.

"I... I have rammed the carriage of Zhenhai Palace's imperial edict! Forgive me! Forgive me!"

The ape's voice trembled with terror as it began to kowtow repeatedly, its forehead hitting the ground with fervent desperation.

It was a pitiful sight—just moments ago, the Green Water Ape Chief had exuded arrogance, ready to annihilate the mermaid tribe. Now, it groveled like a lowly beggar, its pride stripped away.

Luis watched silently, a flicker of curiosity sparking in his mind.

'What kind of existence is Zhenhai Palace to inspire such fear in even the most arrogant of aliens?'

Qianyuan Sword Sect!

Although Luis had heard this name before, it had never struck him with the weight it did now.

A water ape, once proud and defiant, knelt before him, kowtowing repeatedly—its fear inspired by nothing more than the mention of two words: "Zhenhai Palace."

And this was just a branch of the Qianyuan Sword Sect.

"Go back to your place," Luis ordered with a faint smile.

Hearing this command, the water ape scrambled away, practically crawling in its haste to leave.

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Demon Ape Mountain, cave residence of the mermaid tribe leader.

"Is the Green Water Ape Clan truly so afraid of the Zhenhai Palace?" Luis asked, his tone tinged with curiosity.

The question caused the entire cave to fall silent. The stillness was so profound that one could hear a pin drop.

After a long pause, Luo Xiuyuan bowed respectfully and said, "My Lord, you may not be familiar with the underwater world of the Ten Thousand Star Sea. It's not just the Green Water Ape Clan that fears the Zhenhai Palace."

He paused briefly, choosing his words carefully.

"In the underwater world of the Ten Thousand Star Sea, there is no race that does not fear the Zhenhai Palace."

Luis raised an eyebrow. "Not one?"

"There was," Luo Xiuyuan replied, his voice heavy with meaning. "But they were all exterminated."