Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xiao Yao couldn’t figure out why there would always be one, two or even a group of light bulbs forcing their way into the world between him and Old Dog Bai.
Bai Ju was obviously stunned, glanced at the two people at the edge, and then looked at Xiao Yao, then he stopped, raised his head, opened and closed his mouth twice and swallowed the fish wholeheartedly,
Xiao Yao noticed Old Dog Bai’s action and couldn’t help but feel the corner of his mouth twitch, he then leaned over and sat on Bai Ju’s head and touched the dog’s head: “Is this delicious?
Bai Ju raised his eyes, licked his lips after hearing the words, smacked his tongue and thought about it, and commented honestly: “It’s not bad, full of spiritual power, and the taste is also very sweet…it’s just a bit fishy.”
Xiao Yao didn’t quite believe Old Dog Bai’s “delicious” standard, so he lowered his head and discussed with Old Dog Bai in a low voice: “Then I can try it later too?” Old Dog Bai caught several of that kind of fish, not less than one and a half.
Bai Ju thought for a while and responded: “Okay, but you can’t eat more at one time… your body can’t bear it. I will find ways to adjust it for you in the future, and you should still be able to make progress in your cultivation.”
Xiao Yao raised his eyebrows, acquiescing to practice hard. At the same time, he probably knew that what the old dog said was delicious, it should also be good for ordinary people’s taste buds.
Xiao Yao did not continue to talk to Bai Ju, because the two people on the edge of the water curtain had already noticed the white old dog walking on the sea.
The Taoist was obviously the one who came to his senses first. He was not the fairy-like person with long hair that he had looked like during the performance. He looked like a man with neat black broken hair; without the hairstyle, it was obvious that he had a little baby fat on his cheeks, and he looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old.
The man looked back at the dog paddling in the water. When Bai Ju stood on the water, his expression was obviously panicked, and then he quickly pulled the other person behind him and hid him. He then stepped on the water with his body tensed and looked up at Bai Ju’s eyes warily: “… “
Bai Ju blinked and wanted to tilt his head. When he realized that there was a little boyfriend sitting on top of his head, he stiffened his neck and licked his nose innocently.
Taoist said: ” …”
No, isn’t there a ferocious monster that eats people but doesn’t spit out bones hidden behind the mysterious Dragon Gate? What’s going on with this huge, but extremely decent, big dog in front of me? Especially since this extremely decent dog also has a protrusion on the top of his head, which looked like a small Buddha statue.
But… even though it was decent, it still looked scary. What should he do? After all, one or two people could easily be eaten such a big dog. It might just be enough to fill the gap between his teeth.
Xiao Yao looked at the blank Taoist, frowned slightly, and stood up slowly.
From the angles of Bai Ju and Xiao Yao, they could clearly see the appearance of the person behind him. From what the little Taoist said before, they could know that the guy who fell into the dragon gate with him was a mermaid; but now the mermaid looked like a young boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. The indistinguishable appearance of male and female probably meant that the gender had not yet been successfully differentiated.
From a classification point of view, monsters like mermaids could be regarded as monsters; they had the body of a fish and could transform into humans and travel on land.
There were various Chinese legends about mermaids. There were many kinds, and each statement was inconsistent; however, according to Xiao Yao’s understanding, the fish tail of the mermaid could not disappear before adulthood, and the upper body did not differentiate with sexual characteristics. Only after a round of metamorphosis in adulthood could the gender be differentiated. And have the ability to form legs.
When undergoing transformation, 60 to 70% of the mermaids would die because they could not survive, and eight out of ten of the remaining mermaids would differentiate into females, with only a few physical conditions. Only extremely outstanding mermaids could differentiate into males. Mermaids usually lived in groups. In the past, when the number of mermaids was relatively large, there would be twenty or thirty successful mermaids in a generation, and only two or three of them would be males. After competition, later, these two or three males would decide which one was the strongest to become the new generation mermaid king; while the defeated male mermaids would be expelled to live alone or establish their own tribe.
It could be said that the mermaids among the spirits were an extremely social species, and since the mermaids’ diet tended to be cannibalistic, it was rare to see such a mermaid that was alone and had close interactions with humans.
However, the thing that attracted Xiao Yao’s attention the most wasn’t the identity of the little mermaid, but the familiar spiritual power fluctuations on the mermaid.
Bai Ju stiffened his neck and blinked twice. After looking at the mermaid for a while, he was quite confused and sent a message to Xiao Yao for confirmation of the situation: “Yao Yao, is the spiritual power fluctuation in the talisman paper used by Sun Daiyang similar to that of this little mermaid?”
Xiao Yao slowly pushed up his glasses and carefully observed the aura on the little mermaid’s body through the lenses. He also felt a little incredible: “It’s indeed like that.”
Bai Ju thought it was quite strange: “No wonder the spiritual energy in this little Taoist’s body is empty…it turns out that he is the spirit body of the mermaid.”
Xiao Yao was confused: “What is a spirit body?”
Bai Ju paused, carefully considered his words, and explained to Xiao Yao: “The spirit body is something between the legal body and a contract… It requires the cultivator to have a certain talent for enlightenment, and his body should be able to accept spiritual power of a certain intensity that does not match your talent for enlightenment. At the same time, you must find a person, a demon, a spirit, a mythical beast, or a fairy that is compatible with you. The two can then form a contract and practice together.”
“To put it simply, this little Taoist has a very high talent for enlightenment, but his physical condition is too poor to support his practice. Then he found the little mermaid, and the two practiced together, and their spiritual power was usually stored in the mermaid. In the human body, only when he practices or uses spiritual power will a small amount of spiritual power stay in his body.” Bai Ju said, his eyes falling on the little mermaid, “On the other hand, the mermaid is using this little Taoist to speed up his cultivation. At the same time, he is also borrowing the talent of enlightenment. It can be regarded as a mutually beneficial cultivation method.”
Xiao Yao was a little stunned: “There is also this kind of cultivation method… I am too ignorant.”
Bai Ju smiled softly, slowly lowered his head, and asked Xiao Yao to meet the two little guys. At the same time, he said unhurriedly: “It’s not a matter of your ignorance… I didn’t think of it at first. Do you know why? The requirements for cultivating a spirit body are very demanding, and those who can meet the objective conditions are very rare. Not to mention that this contract is one of shared talent and cultivation level. One will be prosperous and the other will suffer. There have been few couples in the entire history who have successfully cultivated a spirit body. It is normal for this part of practitioners to be missing in the records you know.”
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