Demon Cultivator: Heaven and earth are the cauldron, and all living beings are the medicine

Outside the Demon Abyss Sea, beneath the monstrous whirlpool, lies the underwater world.

Ning Lu, supported by a guard, slowly walked forward, traversing the bustling territory of the Merman race.

Ning Lu's eyes constantly scanned his surroundings, filled with curiosity, like a newborn infant.

It wasn't that he was making a fuss, but the appearance, structures, facilities, and equipment of the Merman race were vastly different from the outside world, greatly broadening Ning Lu's horizons.

The various houses here were filled with luster, with delicate and soft textures, as if made of cotton, yet the texture was very hard.

These were made by the Merman race using special materials from the underwater world, which were not available outside, thus leading to such a big difference in architecture compared to the outside world!

At the same time, the Merman race all had fair skin, with many Mermen having fish-scale-like scales on their backs and a smooth tail.

At this moment, hundreds of Mermen around them fixed their gazes on Ning Lu, discussing among themselves.

"Wow! A human! How did he appear in our Merman territory?"

"I heard that the Saintess found him next to the whirlpool that day and brought him back!"

"What a novelty! Isn't there a Ten Thousand Soul Barrier and that monstrous whirlpool outside? How did he get in alive?"

"Oh my god! You don't know, I was there when the Saintess found him that day! This kid was lying unconscious on the ground, and the Ten Thousand Soul Barrier actually had a big hole in it!"

"What?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar, and they were all shocked, with their gazes towards Ning Lu mixed with shock, admiration, and a little fear.

A moment later, Ning Lu, supported by the guard, arrived at a magnificent bronze hall.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a stern expression, graying temples, and covered with hard scales sat high on the main seat, seemingly waiting patiently for someone.

"This aura, early stage of Core Formation! It seems he is the patriarch of this Merman race. As expected, this Merman race is quite weak!"

Thinking this in his heart, Ning Lu slowly released the arm of the guard beside him, dragging his trembling body alone, and stepped into the hall.

When the middle-aged man saw the person coming, his face suddenly changed, the stern expression disappeared, and replaced by a face full of benevolence and friendliness, and he spoke approachable.

"Oh, little brother! You're here! My name is Qin Rui, and I am the patriarch of this Merman race!"

Hearing this, Ning Lu cupped his hands towards Qin Rui and respectfully said.

"Junior Feng Qi pays respects to Lord Qin Rui!"

"Hey, hey, little brother Feng, you don't have to be so polite! You are injured, please take a seat quickly!" Qin Rui actually stood up from the main seat and took the initiative to help Ning Lu to the second seat.

Ning Lu looked at the respectful Qin Rui and immediately understood in his heart, sneering secretly.

"No wonder he's so polite, it seems he has something to ask of me! No wonder my treatment is so good!"

Ning Lu slowly sat on the second seat, and Qin Rui also slowly returned to his main seat.

The two of them faced each other like this, each with their own plans in mind.

Seeing this, Ning Lu took the lead to speak, breaking the deadlock.

"I wonder why Lord Qin Rui invited me to the hall, is there anything important?"

Hearing this, Qin Rui exhaled heavily, as if he had made a heavy decision, and finally spoke straightforwardly.

"Little brother Feng, I can see that you are a smart man! Therefore, I won't beat around the bush!"

"Lord Qin, please speak clearly!" Ning Lu smiled indifferently.

"Alas! My Merman race has been entrenched here for ten thousand years! It's not that we don't want to see the outside world, but we are restricted by the Ten Thousand Soul Barrier and that monstrous whirlpool, and we can't get out!"

"For ten thousand years, the past ancestors of my Merman race have exhausted their lives but could not find a way out! This has led to our Merman race only being able to stay here and isolate ourselves from the world!"

Qin Rui frowned, his expression solemn.

And Ning Lu also listened attentively, taking every word of the middle-aged man into his ears, and slowly asked.

"I wonder what the Ten Thousand Soul Barrier that you mentioned is?"

"This, we have to start from a long time ago!" Qin Rui's expression became more solemn, and he spoke eloquently.

"Ten thousand years ago, my Merman race was the overlord of this sea area! Our ancestors even had a Nascent Soul cultivator! However, a great battle ten thousand years ago completely led to the decline of my Merman race!

"The outside world rumors that the monstrous whirlpool here was formed by the battle between several Nascent Soul cultivators ten thousand years ago! But in fact, this rumor is not accurate!"

"The truth is actually that, ten thousand years ago, two Demon Nascent Soul cultivators named Feng Xian and Bing He took a fancy to the treasure on my Merman race's ancestor Qin Qian, the Merman Pearl. The two Demon cultivators therefore invaded my Merman race on a large scale, causing a huge battle here!"

"The ancestor and several of my race's predecessors tried their best and finally defeated the two Demon cultivators in that battle, but the two Demon cultivators had a backup plan. When they counterattacked before their death, they used the power of monstrous souls to build a Ten Thousand Soul Barrier here, trapping my Merman race here forever!"

"And the two Demon cultivators and the ancestor died together, this seabed became the burial place of the three of them, which created this endless monstrous whirlpool!"

"And after this battle, my Merman race suffered heavy casualties, and since then it has been in a slump, which led to the current situation!"

Qin Rui said a lot in one breath, vividly.

Hearing this, Ning Lu nodded heavily and slowly said.

"I see, no wonder Miss Xi Yue doesn't even know about the Cangyuan Kingdom."

As soon as the words fell, Qin Rui's gaze fixed on Ning Lu, his eyes were extremely hot, and his voice almost trembled.

"Little brother Feng, to be honest, countless humans have fallen into the whirlpool for tens of thousands of years, but their ultimate fate is death! And among these thousands of people, you are the only one who survived! You made a big hole in the indestructible Ten Thousand Soul Barrier!"

The corner of Ning Lu's mouth curled up in an arc, and he slowly asked.

"Does Lord Qin think that I have a way to break the Ten Thousand Soul Barrier?"

"Little brother Feng can survive in the monstrous whirlpool, which has already proved your extraordinary! Presumably you must have a supernatural power that is absolutely stunning! Now little brother is the only hope of my Merman race! Please help me and save my Merman race from fire and water!"

Qin Rui's eyes were red, and his tone was extremely excited.

Hearing this, Ning Lu did not rush to answer, but pondered for a long time.

"This Qin Rui, did not take advantage of my weakness to rob me and threaten me to work for the Merman race! Instead, he was so frank and told me his purpose in a straightforward manner, which shows his pure and kind nature.

"Anyway, I will have to escape from here sooner or later. The interests of the Merman race are the same as my purpose, and I will have to break the Ten Thousand Soul Barrier!

"Not only that, but now I can't move an inch outside, maybe I can use the Merman race as a cover to escape the eyes of everyone outside! It's really killing two birds with one stone!"

Thinking this in his heart, Ning Lu spoke happily.

"No problem, I will do my best to break the Ten Thousand Soul Barrier, but I have a small request."

"Little brother, please speak!" Qin Rui was overjoyed and responded without hesitation.

"I want to borrow an identity from your Merman race!" Ning Lu smiled faintly.

"What identity?" Qin Rui asked eagerly.

"After I break the Ten Thousand Soul Barrier, I want to be the chief enshrined of your Merman race!" Ning Lu silently made a big plan for the future in his heart.

"Hahaha! Little brother Feng has profound cultivation, it is an honor for my race to be able to be enshrined by my race, it is really something that we can't ask for!" Qin Rui laughed again and again.