Chapter 1220

"So this mermaid goddess has a crush on a male deity? But the male deity doesn't know her feelings—it reminds me of the stories I heard on the Continent of Gods, where it's said that once a mermaid chooses a man, she'll remain steadfast, even if it means cutting off her tail and growing legs, enduring every step as if walking on knives."

A little sprite said.

These little sprites were not mere ornaments in the Divine Realm; on the Continent of Gods, they were beautiful and pure elves, each once possessing flesh and blood.

Now transformed into sprites with eternal life, they still retain their thoughts and souls.

Of course, they are deeply devoted to Vevila and equally loyal to Lin Yan.

In Lin Yan's divine realm, all the little sprites worship him utterly.

Sprite Gassia said: "Yes, her beloved might be a deity of the Distant Heavenly Realm. She's already gone. Come, we must complete the task entrusted to us by Tianlan Zunzhu as soon as possible."

"Alright!"

Upon hearing the word "task," all the little sprites stopped discussing the mermaid goddess and immediately began traveling.

They flew along above the ocean of the Distant Heavenly Realm.

After flying for half a day, they successively activated several Likongjian Sect portals.

Finally, they arrived at their destination.

There, it was still an endless, boundless ocean.

Sprite Gassia led her group of sprites into the ocean.

Their target was a vast city beneath this ocean.

There, precisely, lay the divine realm of the Sea Dragon Zunzhu.

This ocean was filled with all kinds of powerful barriers.

These were barriers set by a deity, with formidable defensive power.

Moreover, these barriers overlapped layer upon layer—even an ordinary fourth-tier deity would find it impossible to cause significant damage to this ocean.

Of course, if the Great Dragon Zunzhu had brought Lin Yan here back then… this place would likely have been destroyed anyway.

"Stop! This is the Sea Dragon Divine City. Unauthorized persons are forbidden to enter."

Not long after entering the ocean, the group of sprites encountered a squad of Sea Spirits blocking their path.

Sea Spirits were equivalent to holy spirits of the ocean, identical in nature to the holy spirits and little sprites within the Distant Heavenly Realm's divine realms.

"I am a sprite of the Great Yanzhizhu Sect. Inform the Sea Dragon Zunzhu: the Yanzhizhu Sect offers three million high-grade divine stones, or equivalent divine substances or treasures, in exchange for one hundred-thousand-year-old Sea Heart Grass in the possession of the Sea Dragon Zunzhu!"

Sprite Gassia said.

The leader of the Sea Spirits heard Gassia's words and replied: "Wait a moment—I'll report this immediately!"

Interactions between deities are direct and straightforward.

So too are those between holy spirits.

Unlike on the Continent of Gods, there are no convoluted schemes or hidden agendas.

After the Sea Spirit leader left, he soon reappeared through another passage.

"Follow me."

The Sea Spirit leader said.

Immediately, the Sea Spirit leader led the way, with Sprite Gassia and her group of sprites following behind, entering the massive underwater divine city.

This divine city was exceptionally beautiful, like an underwater paradise, and its underwater location granted it unique charm.

This was the first time these little sprites had ever set foot on the territory of an ocean deity.

Soon after, the Sea Spirit leader opened a short-range Likongjian Sect portal and led the sprites inside.

When they reappeared, before them stood a vast underwater palace complex.

This underwater palace complex was immense in scale, with exquisitely unique palaces stretching one after another for countless miles.

Directly facing them was the largest and most majestic palace of all!

The Sea Spirit leader led them inside.

All the little sprites bowed their heads slightly; though this deity was not their own, as the trading partner of this mission, they would show him due respect—they did not wish to ruin the matter due to their own impoliteness.

After entering the palace, Sprite Gassia saw that along both sides sat numerous ocean deities.

To her surprise, she recognized the mermaid goddess who had been singing earlier in the ocean near the Distant Heavenly Realm.

It seemed these ocean deities were holding some kind of meeting.

Faced with so many ocean deities, Sprite Gassia did not falter.

She represented the Great Yanzhizhu Sect.

And the Yanzhizhu Sect had recently become the most prominent deity in the Distant Heavenly Realm.

Performing astonishing feats, slaying several ancient deities, earning worship from countless heavenly deities!

At the very top of the palace sat a deity who, though possessing limbs, had scales covering his limbs and a massive tail.

Sprite Gassia did not stare too long at him—that would be impolite. She merely observed him with the corner of her eye.

"Are you the emissary sent by the Yanzhizhu Sect?"

At that moment, Sprite Gassia heard the voice of the Sea Dragon Zunzhu.

When the Sea Dragon Zunzhu spoke, his voice thundered, sounding exactly like the rumble of lightning.

This made Sprite Gassia suspect that the Sea Dragon Zunzhu likely wielded a law akin to Lei Ting.

Deities of the ocean wield power tied to water, but water can, in some ways, generate thunder—so many ocean deities also command thunder-related forces.

Of course, both the Water Law and the Thunder-Water Law already have their masters.

But that does not prevent ordinary deities from mastering corresponding rules to enhance their power.

After all, not every deity aspires to become a Master Deity.

Many deities possess self-awareness.

They know they can never become a Master Deity, so they master whatever rules and laws are easiest to grasp.

The little elf Gashia said with respect, yet without subservience:

"Yes, honorable Sea Dragon Zunzhu, my lord has sent me to purchase one ten-thousand-year-old Heart-of-the-Sea Grass from you, offering five million high-grade divine stones, or equivalent value in divine substances or other resources."

The little elf Gashia did not notice that when she confirmed this, the mermaid goddess seated among the gods on either side of the hall suddenly brightened her eyes.

"A ten-thousand-year-old Heart-of-the-Sea Grass… let me think."

The Sea Dragon Zunzhu stroked his chin with his large, scaled hands, pondering.

A few seconds later, he slapped his scaly thigh and said: "Tens of thousands of years ago, I did pluck one and planted it—it should be over a hundred thousand years old by now. Three million high-grade divine stones won't be enough."

The little elf Gashia's expression remained unchanged: "Please name your price, Sea Dragon Zunzhu."

The Sea Dragon Zunzhu's voice boomed like thunder: "Tell me—is the Flame Lord the one who recently fought that god the size of a shattered star?"

The little elf Gashia replied: "That is my lord!"

No sooner had she spoken than a low hum of murmurs rose among the oceanic gods in the great hall.

"I told you so! I'd already asked some gods from To the Heavenly Realm—he's called the Flame Lord. You wouldn't believe me."

One oceanic god said.

These oceanic gods varied in appearance, belonging to different oceanic races.

"So it really is the Flame Lord. From what I've heard, he only appeared in To the Heavenly Realm a few years ago, yet rose so swiftly—he must have been an extraordinary god in the past."

"Where did you hear that?"

"From gods in To the Heavenly Realm. A few of them wanted to buy my Blood Coral Tears—they told me everything."

"So my lord's fame has reached this far."

Hearing the oceanic gods' murmurs, the little elf Gashia thought to herself.

Oceanic gods and gods from To the Heavenly Realm belong to two separate systems, so communication between them is rare. Events in To the Heavenly Realm rarely spread to the Heavenly Ocean, and events in the Heavenly Ocean rarely reach To the Heavenly Realm.

Of course, at the highest levels, communication may be somewhat more frequent.

But overall, the Heavenly Ocean is considered a remote place in the eyes of gods from To the Heavenly Realm.

Probably, in the eyes of oceanic gods, To the Heavenly Realm is equally remote.

After all, whether human or god, all center their world on where they live.

And the oceans are in fact extremely rich, no less so than To the Heavenly Realm.

On the Continent of Gods, this situation is even more pronounced.

On the Continent of Gods, terrestrial life and oceanic life have virtually no interaction.

Coastal humans certainly fish, but fish are not intelligent oceanic life.

On the Continent of Gods, humans know very little about the oceans.

Oceanic life cannot survive without water and rarely comes ashore—even powerful beings that no longer depend on water seldom venture onto land.

Yet now, the Flame Lord's fame has reached the Heavenly Ocean.