socalfunplaces Chapter 437 Faith Needs to Hear the Voice of the Heart
Chapter 437 Faith Needs to Hear the Voice of the Heart
Chapter 437 Faith Needs to Hear the Voice of the Heart
"An exchange of equal value. I wonder what it is about me that you've taken a fancy to?" Ye Nanxiao asked Zheng Chuan calmly.
When Zheng Chuan mentioned "exchange," Ye Nanxiao realized that Zheng Chuan had his eye on something, and it was most likely something from Jing Li's body.
After all, aside from some inexpensive goods, both he and the demon spirit carried only daily necessities and condiments.
Zheng Chuan wasn't embarrassed by being exposed. He laughed loudly, stared intently at Ye Nanxiao, and said, "I want the pendant around the mermaid's neck!"
"Farewell." Ye Nanxiao got up and left without the slightest hesitation.
The pendant around Whale Hat's neck was undoubtedly a divine artifact without needing to guess. Upon their first meeting, the conch pendant greatly enhanced the power of the mermaid's song. Given the noble bloodline of Whale Hat, the items she wore on her person would never be ordinary.
Although Ye Nanxiao really wanted to learn about Yuan Haisan's method of collecting faith from Zheng Chuan, he couldn't bring himself to sacrifice his companion's interests to obtain it.
Moreover, Jingli was a disciple he had personally recognized.
Zheng Chuan was slightly taken aback. Looking at Ye Nanxiao's back without any hesitation, a genuine smile finally appeared on his face.
"Hahaha! You're not kidding me, are you?"
Zheng Chuan flashed and appeared in front of Ye Nanxiao. His face was no longer as fierce as before, but beaming with joy, and even his hideous scars had softened.
"Let's change the terms. You can name what I have," Ye Nanxiao said.
Zheng Chuan looked Ye Nanxiao up and down, then took a few steps and turned halfway around.
"Can't you just be straightforward?" Ye Nanxiao couldn't stand having a muscular man sizing you up.
Something about this scene just feels off.
"Alright, what do you want with this method of gathering faith? Tell me your purpose! I've already said before, the path to godhood through examination has been cut off. If you want to become a god through another means, relying on faith is indeed possible, but let me make this clear: before you gather enough faith, you'll be reduced to dust!"
Zheng Chuan sat down again, pointed to the ground, and said, "You come from the inland, so you can only develop your faith in the inland, because the ocean has already been occupied, so don't even think about it."
Ye Nanxiao's gaze swept over the pendant Zheng Chuan wore around his neck. Recalling Jing Li's excited reaction when he saw the pendant, he shook his head, denying Zheng Chuan's guess, and said, "Faith is indeed the path to godhood, but I am not doing this for the sake of becoming a god."
"I also have no interest in the ocean."
The ocean is Yuan Haisan's backyard, a forbidden paradise. If you try to touch it now, you're just being too greedy.
"Then what is your purpose?" Zheng Chuan asked.
"The power of faith can create gods, and it can also save people!" Ye Nanxiao said slowly.
Ye Nanxiao's answer was not what Zheng Chuan expected.
"Save people." Zheng Chuan kept repeating these two words, and his dissatisfaction with Ye Nanxiao dissipated considerably.
After Ye Nanxiao finished speaking, he fell silent. He had said what he needed to say. If Zheng Chuan refused to make the exchange, he would have no choice but to travel the entire coastline.
After pondering for a long time, Zheng Chuan looked up at Ye Nanxiao and smiled, "I once had many brothers who went through thick and thin with me, as close as brothers! But their life force was swallowed by the abyss. They did their best to send me out of the abyss. When I floated on the surface of the abyss, the dark abyss told me the truth, and the icy cold seawater also brought me back to my senses. What we were protecting was nothing more than an empty shell with only sentimental value!"
"I firmly believe that this place where I've spent half my life is a joke! Guarding the toys of the gods! They thought the gods could hear our voices! But even the most sincere words of my brothers before they died! The gods couldn't hear them!"
"We, the island's guardians, have never broken our promise for thousands of years! But the gods have not kept their own promise."
"In my ignorance, I guarded a ridiculous lie, and that's how you came to see who I am now!"
Zheng Chuan's eyes were filled with deep sorrow; this towering man was shedding tears like a child.
"The abyss? What's that?"
Ye Nanxiao's intuition told him that the truth revealed by the abyss was the real reason for Zheng Chuan's shattered faith.
Zheng Chuan wiped away his tears and said, "The answer you've been searching for is the voice of your heart. Back then, the Sea God descended as a savior when the sea was torn apart, using force to pacify the four seas and save hundreds of millions of sea creatures from the ravages of war and the threat of the abyss!"
"The sea people revere him as their savior, hoping he can suppress the ravages of war for a long time. Bearing the voices and expectations of hundreds of millions of sea people, the Sea God came into being. The answer you seek is to gather faith, to gather the voices of the heart! Only when the voices of believers are heard will the power of faith be born!"
Bathed in moonlight, Ye Nanxiao quietly returned to the camp.
By the fire, only Whale Hat was still sitting, while the Fish Dragon had long since transformed back into Baby Carp and was leaning on her shoulder.
"Master is back." Whale Hat looked at Ye Nanxiao, his eyes shining brightly in the firelight.
"Where's your junior brother?" Ye Nanxiao shrank back into the Spirit Blossom Grass and lay down on the dry wood that served as a sofa.
"He found sitting uncomfortable, so he went to do a handstand on a tree," Whale Hat laughed.
Ye Nanxiao glanced at the horned bullfish, fast asleep and enveloped in a film of water, and asked, "That one-eyed giant, do you know his background?"
The demon spirit deliberately ran away, clearly because Whale Hat was waiting for him.
"Master, that person comes from the Temple of Sea God. The Nautilus is a symbol of the person who protects Sea God Island."
As she spoke, Jingli picked up the pendant hanging around her neck with her jade-like hand, and a small, exquisite piece of seashell gently rested in her palm.
"This Nautilus conch shell, was it passed down from your ancestors?" Ye Nanxiao sat up and asked.
Legend has it that among the seven sacred pillars of Seagod Island, there is a very special titled Douluo named Sea Maiden Douluo, who is of mermaid origin.
Jingli nodded, her jade fingers gently stroking the patterns on the surface of the Nautilus, and said, "I grew up listening to the stories of my ancestors. This Nautilus was obtained by my ancestors through their life's work. Their original intention was for the descendants of the mermaid clan to inherit her will and continue to be guardians after her."
"However, the ancestor suddenly returned the Nautilus to the mermaid clan and then vanished without a trace. The clan's priests held one sea-worshiping ceremony after another, but they still couldn't find any trace of this ancestor. As the bridge connecting Seagod Island and the mermaid clan, the ancestor suddenly disappeared, and the mermaid clan lost all contact with Seagod Island!"
Listening to Jing Li's story, Ye Nanxiao sat up straight.
"Poseidon Island suddenly disappeared?"
Whale Hat nodded, then shook his head, and said, "I don't know. The clan has been trying to answer this question, but there is no answer. Or rather, it's not that Seagod Island disappeared, but that the merfolk are unable to contact Seagod Island again."
"It's like the mermaid race was deprived of their choice."
Ye Nanxiao rubbed the flower's heart. Being disqualified from the selection by Seagod Island was like being stripped of his status as an heir, or being rejected by the most sacred place in the sea.
But then Ye Nanxiao thought again that something was wrong. If it was true that Seagod Island no longer chose the mermaid race, then how did the ancestor of the mermaid race send the Nautilus back to the mermaid race?
Zheng Chuan chose not to play for Poseidon Island anymore, but he still carried the Nautilus conch shell with him.
Regardless of the sect or faction, the status of the guardian is equivalent to that of the direct lineage of elders, and may even be above that of the Grand Elder. As their token, the Nautilus Conch must be extremely important.
Both Zheng Chuan and Jing Li possessed the Nautilus Conch; one lived in seclusion as a fisherman, while the other's treasure had been passed down within his clan for countless years.
Neither of the two Nautilus shells were recalled. Is it possible that Poseidon Island has completely disappeared and will never reappear, thus rendering the Nautilus shells meaningless?
Looking at the burning fire and hearing the crackling sound of burning wood, Ye Nanxiao suddenly had an idea.
"Poseidon Island, Shrek's Poseidon Island, the same name, could it be the same place?"
As this thought arose, Ye Nanxiao quickly recalled the core of Shrek Academy in later generations: the Seagod Pavilion on Seagod Island.
"But Lao Yan and Lao Qian both said that it was an artificial island created by a Shrek ancestor using supernatural powers? Shrek ancestor, uh... could it be the original Shrek?"
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Ye Nanxiao shook his head violently. The first generation was ten thousand years ago. Back then, Shrek Academy was just a slightly more luxurious academy, and its location was not what it is today.
"Master, do you know anything?" Whale Hat looked at Ye Nanxiao, who was shaking his head violently, and reached out to press down on the swaying flower core.
The soft texture made Whale Hat rub it a few more times.
"Don't poke!" Ye Nanxiao jumped up and slapped Whale Hat's fingers away. The heart of the Spirit Blooming Grass was his head. How could a master let his disciple touch his head?
"I do know some of the legends about Poseidon Island, but those are stories about the sea god that have been passed down in ancient books. You should know these stories better than I do."
Jingli pouted and rubbed her fingers, wondering why she wouldn't let anyone poke her.
Looking at Ye Nanxiao, who seemed to be glaring at him with his hands on his hips, Jingli hesitated slightly before saying, "Master, you've guessed my identity, haven't you?"
Under the moonlight, her slender, jade-like legs transformed into a silver fish tail, with delicate fish scales shimmering with moonlight.
"I know, but aren't you my apprentice too?" Ye Nanxiao asked, tilting his head.
Whale Hat paused for a moment, then a smile bloomed on her face. "Yes! But Master! When can I become your last disciple? The title of 'nominal disciple' doesn't sound good!"
Ye Nanxiao lay back down, patted the leaf, and said, "Let's talk about it later. What's wrong with being a disciple? Do you know how many powerful figures took off after receiving the title of disciple?"
"No! I want something nice to hear! Please, Master!" Whale Hat quietly approached Ye Nanxiao and grasped the Spirit Blossom Grass in her jade hand.
"What are you doing, you traitor!"
"Put down that pearl-shaped copper piece you're holding! Don't even think about playing this gift-giving game!"
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"Ahem, when Yao Yao comes back, just let him take it. Whether he remembers it or not doesn't matter, he's still my disciple!"
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