Chapter 68: Chapter 43: Holy Lotus Pool

“Wait, could you do me a favor?”

“What is it?”

“Don’t show the half-eye in front of others.”

Li Cunxu agreed. He was eager not to show the Half-Saint Lotus Eye to others, after all, his Holy Lotus Eye was a fake. Although Master Jia’s skills were superb, there would always be someone capable of seeing through it.

Like the old guild leader, for instance.

“Alright, but I have a request.”

“What is it?”

“I want to go to the Holy Lotus Pool.”

The Holy Lotus Pool was the sacred place of the Saint Lotus Li Family, also the most important family legacy, where they kept the Holy Beast·Holy Lotus Carp.

What is a Holy Beast?

A pet beast with holy attributes, with frighteningly strong potential, even dragon pets had to admit it was superior.

Moreover, the Holy Lotus Carp was both a Holy Beast and a dragon pet.

Every pair of Holy Lotus Eyes has the opportunity to enter the Holy Lotus Pool once, to try and gain the favor of the Holy Lotus Carp and form a contract.

Li Shihuo agreed without thinking. The Holy Lotus Carp had high standards, among ten holders of the Holy Lotus Eyes, only about one might successfully form a contract. Even a complete pair of Holy Lotus Eyes struggled, so he didn’t believe a half-eye could succeed in contracting the carp.

In Li Cunxu’s eyes, entering the Holy Lotus Pool was merely to admire the beauty of the place.

Of course, Li Cunxu’s target wasn’t the Holy Lotus Carp. His next contract position was reserved for a curse-type pet beast, no matter if a Holy Lotus Carp came begging… he wouldn’t want it? Hmm?

Well, maybe he could consider it.

Li Shihuo asked, “When will you go to the Holy Lotus Pool?”

“Can I go later? I’ll go home to get something.”

“Alright, I’ll wait for you at the ancestral hall.”

Li Cunxu set off for the ancestral hall, carrying the rented space backpack with only a year of usage.

Li Shihuo didn’t understand why Li Cunxu needed a space backpack to enter the Holy Lotus Pool. Could it be that he’s hiding snacks in there to lure the Holy Lotus Carp?

The young boy was adorably foolish.

The Holy Lotus Carp was picky about its food, usually eating the lotus leaves of the Radiant Holy Lotus. Every leaf was a gold-tier treasure, and what humans considered delicacies were deemed inferior by the carp compared to the pool water.

At the edge of the Holy Lotus Pool, ripples and waves, the pool’s blue waters gently embraced the serene Holy Lotus blossoms. Petals smooth as satin gleamed faintly, reflecting the sun’s golden rays, like a slumbering fairy caressing the water’s surface.

The Holy Lotus Carp in the pool displayed graceful figures and shimmering scales as they swam among the lotuses, occasionally leaping out of the water, causing ripples and stirring the peaceful pool.

Not far from the Holy Lotus Pool was another small pool, named Cyan Lotus Pool.

Above the Cyan Lotus Pool were Sword Radiance Cyan Lotus, and below swam Cyan Lotus Carp similar to the Holy Lotus Carp.

The Cyan Lotus Carp differed only in patterns and attributes, with no major differences.

The original Cyan Lotus Carp were mutations from Holy Lotus Carp.

Cyan Lotus Carp belonged to the Cyan Lotus Li Family, a significant branch of the Saint Lotus Li Family, once comparable to the main family. But to resist the great calamity caused by the Four Gods from beyond, the Cyan Lotus Li Family selflessly sacrificed, using their entire lineage to hold off the Crowned Evil God’s and Deceitful Prison Demon God’s evil god fragments, killing a Divine Son of the Crowned Evil God.

Li Cunxu removed his shoes and stepped into the Holy Lotus Pool, immediately inciting a bit of displeasure from all the Holy Lotus Carp.

The Holy Lotus Carp had obsessive-compulsive cleanliness, very particular about hygiene.

Li Cunxu’s action of stepping into the pool was precisely an irritation point for them.

This was even with Li Cunxu’s feet being odor-free. If he had athlete’s foot, the Holy Lotus Carp would have promptly bumped him out, making him experience a salted fish stab.

Hovering atop the domed ceiling, the invisible Holy Lotus Armor Dragon opened its eyes, casting a glance below.

Hasn’t anyone informed him of the rules? You can only stay by the shore; entering the Holy Lotus Pool is forbidden. If you do, the little ones won’t form a contract when they get upset.

Li Shihuo indeed hadn’t informed him, and it was intentional. He had agreed, but later regretted it. Although Li Cunxu had a half-eye, he was still Li Shiji’s grandson. Could there be something special about him that might lure away a Holy Lotus Carp?

If a half-eye took away a Holy Lotus Carp, the Holy Lotus Family would become a laughingstock in the family circles.

The evolution chain of the Holy Lotus Carp: Holy Lotus Carp—Holy Lotus Armored Flood Dragon—Holy Lotus Armor Dragon.

Li Cunxu did not seek the favor of the Holy Lotus Carp. Instead, he picked up the Holy Lotus Carp scales from the pool’s bottom.

The dropped scales of the Holy Lotus Carp were epic-grade high-quality resource materials.

This was Li Cunxu’s real target for this trip.

“Oh, clearing the pool, are we? Is it time for a new recruit?”

The Holy Lotus Armor Dragon closed its eyes again.

“One, two… three hundred.”

Li Cunxu was grinning from ear to ear, gathering scales more valuable than gold. How could he not be ecstatic?

After thoroughly cleaning the Holy Lotus Pool, Li Cunxu moved on to the Cyan Lotus Pool to gather.

The Cyan Lotus Carp had a rather aggressive temperament, launching several attacks on Li Cunxu.

Li Cunxu ignored it all, enduring the pain.

The Cyan Lotus Carp had clearly been taught by their elders not to harm people. Their attacks, though painful, were done with restraint.

After a few collisions with Li Cunxu, seeing that he was unresponsive like a wooden figure, they lost interest and swam away.

Li Cunxu was elated; taking a few hits for a massive haul of Cyan Lotus Carp scales — if others knew, they’d die of envy.

But while he was delighted, he also bore a grudge.

Those collisions from the Cyan Lotus Carp, he remembered, and when they grew up, he would track them down one by one to give them a beating, not for their scales when grown, of course.

What if he couldn’t tell which of the identical-looking Cyan Lotus Carp hit him?

Simple, beat them all when they grow up.

The ones getting beaten for no reason would naturally find the culprits among the Cyan Lotus Carp that bumped into Li Cunxu.

After all, being beaten inexplicably required venting against the true culprits to feel at ease.

Li Cunxu returned with a full load.

Seeing Li Cunxu come out of the Holy Lotus Pavilion with a smile hanging on his face, Li Shihuo’s heart skipped a beat.

Li Shihuo nervously asked, “Did you contract a Holy Lotus Carp?”

“No.”

“Did you contract a Cyan Lotus Carp?”

“No.”

Li Shihuo released a sigh of relief, his biggest worry unfulfilled.

“Then why are you so happy?”

I picked up a pool of Holy Lotus Carp scales and Cyan Lotus Carp scales, how could I not be happy?

But this couldn’t be revealed; whether he’d even be able to take the scales with him was a concern.

“I just remembered something happy—my Slime had baby Slimes.”

Why should a Slime having baby Slimes be joyous? Ridiculous, causing unease in his heart.

“Remember not to disgracefully reveal the half-eye to others.”

“Mm-hmm.”

“Let’s finalize a contract!”

Li Cunxu agreed too quickly, making Li Shihuo a little uneasy.

Li Cunxu didn’t refuse — after all, he wasn’t truly a Half-Saint Lotus Eye.

With a backpack full of scales on his back, Li Cunxu was eager to return home.

On the way, he pondered whether to contract a Holy Lotus Carp in the future, without considering the possibility that no Holy Lotus Carp would be willing to contract with him.

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