Chapter 744: Chapter 743: Sealing Bloodline

Tao Yaoye, upon hearing that she could go to the East Sea with Lu Yang, happily agreed.

Li Haoran too, upon hearing that he could go out, immediately agreed, fearing that Lu Yang might change his mind.

“To the East Sea, yes, yes!” Man Gu’s eyes lit up, but then he remembered something and showed a look of difficulty.

“What’s the matter?” Lu Yang asked.

“Aren’t there many from the Sea Clan in the East Sea? You know about my bloodline, Brother Lu. Although it becomes extremely powerful when fighting the Sea Clan, it also enrages them.”

“I’m worried that as soon as I go to the East Sea, before I even do anything, I’ll be surrounded by the Sea Clan.”

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Lu Yang remembered the blessing that Fairy Eternity had brought to the Ancient Barbarian Tribe.

“Indeed, that’s a problem… Fairy, do you have any good solutions?” Lu Yang thought for a moment and decided that asking the chief culprit directly would be quicker.

“Sure, you can just use the Invincible Nascent Soul and beat all the Sea Clan that surround you.” Fairy Eternity giggled and waved her little fists as if there were invisible enemies in the Spiritual Space.

“…Is there a more peaceful way?” Lu Yang has always advocated avoiding violence whenever possible.

“I, as the Fairy, can condescend to enhance the effect of the Barbarian tribe youngster’s bloodline so that even members of the Sea Clan at the Body Integration Realm would fear him, ensuring that the five of you can strut around the East Sea. Although this will attract the hatred of those at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage of the Sea Clan, how many of them could there be in East Sea? You won’t encounter them,” she said casually.

“…Could we choose another method?” Lu Yang heard that there were the Dragon Palace and nine great Sea Clans in the East Sea, at least ten at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

And he knew that a colossal entity like the Dragon Palace couldn’t possibly have only one person at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

Fairy Eternity said reluctantly, “Then there’s only the seal left. Temporarily seal the Ancient Barbarian Tribe’s bloodline and remove the seal when you leave the East Sea.”

Lu Yang was overjoyed. “Let’s go with that method!”

Fairy Eternity then drew an extremely abstruse Array Method.

“What is this?”

“A sealing Array Method. You don’t have the Cultivation Level to draw it, so have your Second Elder do it.”

“Alright then.”

The group found Uncle Ba at the entrance of the herb garden. Uncle Ba was lying on a recliner, his face covered with a leaf as big as a hand, humming a cozy tune. Two leaves, each half the height of a person, hung above his head, gently swaying as makeshift fans.

“Uncle Ba, we need a little help from you.”

Uncle Ba opened his eyes and took the leaf off his face. His gaze, filled with earnestness, made him somewhat uncomfortable as he looked at Lu Yang and the others.

“Speak plainly, don’t look at me like that.”

“We’re planning to go to the East Sea for a couple of days. Man Gu’s bloodline tends to attract hostility easily. We’ve found an Array Method in ancient texts that can seal bloodlines, so we’ve come to ask for your help.”

“So that’s it, then it’s easy. What does the Array Method look like?”

“Right here.” Lu Yang took out the Array Method copied from the Spiritual Space.

Uncle Ba took it, clicking his tongue in wonder: “It’s truly an ancient Array Method, ingeniously designed.”

“Wait a moment, it will be ready in an hour.” For an unfamiliar Array Method, Uncle Ba had to study it thoroughly before he could draw it. The layers, the order of the strokes, how much spiritual essence to use… these were all areas that needed research and experimentation.

An hour later, Uncle Ba asked Man Gu to lift his shirt, gave him a slap on the stomach, and an ancient seal was left on it.

“Done.”

“Speaking of which, I’ve sealed bloodlines for someone before, but not as sophisticated as the Array Method Lu Yang found.”

“Who have you sealed for?” Lu Yang asked curiously.

“It was a friend I made when I was young, from the East Sea Dragon Palace, named Ao Ran.”

“You have a friend from the Dragon Palace?” Lu Yang and the others were surprised. They had thought they would be confronting the world as enemies like in the Demon Territory, and were prepared for it.

Uncle Ba glared at Lu Yang and the others disapprovingly, “What’s that supposed to mean? What’s wrong with having a friend in the Dragon Palace? The one with enemies all over the world is Old Nine.”

Lu Yang gave an ‘oh’, realizing that it was similar to the situation in the Demon Territory; his psychological preparations hadn’t been in vain.

“He has the purest Long Clan bloodline. He asked me to seal most of his bloodline so that the strength he displayed outwardly would be weaker.”

“Why would he do that?” Lu Yang and the others were puzzled.

“So that when someone annoys him, he can grimace and say, ‘You forced me to unlock the seal’.”

Lu Yang: “…”

“Be careful when you go to the East Sea. Although the Dragon Palace keeps a check on things, the situation in the East Sea is quite chaotic.”

“Quite chaotic?”

“The East Sea is home not only to the Sea Clan but also the Human race. The Sea Clan lives in the sea, while the Human race lives on the islands. Due to historical grudges, disputes occur frequently between them, and since it’s beyond the jurisdiction of Great Xia, their fights tend to be unrestrained.”

Not only Lu Yang, even Meng Jingzhou was hearing about this for the first time; they were both unfamiliar with the East Sea.

Only Li Haoran, with memories from his past life, had a better understanding of the East Sea, especially since the Jiuyou Sect had expanded their business into the East Sea or conducted secret transactions there. Great Xia’s reach didn’t extend to the East Sea, and the smuggling business that the Jiuyou Sect was currently engaged in had been expanded by Qin Haoran during his time as master.

One of the reasons Qin Haoran expanded the overseas business was so that if a creditor ever came knocking, he could flee to the East Sea.

Unfortunately, this leader of the Demon Path was chained by love and trapped himself in Great Xia.

Uncle Ba kindly reminded them, “By the way, none of you have been underwater before, and I’m guessing you’re not great swimmers. You’d better exchange for a Water-Repelling Pearl before going to the East Sea. The Task Hall has them, and they’ll help you move freely underwater.”

Unlike the Diving Spell, which Fairy Eternity used to drain the water from both friend and foe, the Water-Repelling Pearl truly repelled water.

“Can I ask what my master did in the East Sea?”

“Oh, a lot of things, like having an ambiguous relationship with the Dragon Palace princess or something.”

Lu Yang was shocked, not expecting his master, now aged and decrepit, to have had his dashing moments when he was young: “My master had an ambiguous relationship with the Dragon Palace princess?!”

“Not so much ambiguous, just that Old Nine, when he was young and needed to save someone, required a treasure from the Dragon Palace. That treasure was the princess’s favorite magic artifact, hidden inside her body. Old Nine shrank himself, sneaked into the princess’s stomach, and stole the treasure. When it was discovered later, Old Nine started calling the Dragon Palace princess ‘mommy’.”

Lu Yang: “…”

The five thanked Uncle Ba and headed to the Task Hall, where each exchanged for a Water-Repelling Pearl. The pearls were pricey, but the five had accumulated a lot of Contribution Points from missions, so the cost was not a concern.

The Senior Sister at the Task Hall saw that Lu Yang and the rest had all exchanged for Water-Repelling Pearls and hurriedly called Dai Bufan.

Dai Bufan thought Lu Yang was about to lead a major operation with the four others, but upon hearing they were only accompanying Old Ma to visit relatives and would swing by the East Sea for a couple of days, he breathed a sigh of relief.

“Go, go, have a good time.”