Novelink Chapter 297: The Formless Algae
Chapter 297: The Formless Algae
Chapter 297: The Formless Algae
On the outskirts of The Abyss Island,
Lu Xuan stood straight on a massive rock, gazing down at the waters below.
Song Yu and two Sun Family cultivators, who looked weathered by wind and sun, stood behind him, looking nervous.
As far as the eye could see, an Empty Abyss Spirit Fish nearly half a meter long suddenly shot out from the water's surface, crashing into a huge reef ahead.
Lu Xuan frowned slightly, a fierce spiritual pressure formed directly, intercepting the Ling Fish attempting self-harm.
With a thought, Lu Xuan made the Ling Fish float slowly in front of him, swaying its tail uneasily in midair.
The Ling Fish shimmered with a sparkling light, appearing exceptionally beautiful.
Lu Xuan remained silent, a purifying talisman quietly appearing in his hand. A sacred, pure white light shot out from the talisman, falling on the Ling Fish he controlled.
Until the white light disappeared, the Ling Fish still showed no abnormal reactions.
The pure jade hanging around his neck also indicated no traces of malevolent influence.
"Firstly, we can rule out any demonic influences."
Lu Xuan thought to himself.
Then, he slowly infiltrated the Ling Fish's body with his spiritual consciousness, carefully exploring every piece of flesh and organ.
Still, nothing was found.
"Bring some sea grass used to feed the Ling Fish."
Lu Xuan instructed the two dedicated Ling Fish breeders from the Song Family.
When in doubt, feed them something; this was his time-tested skill.
He took a piece of pale blue sea grass from the Sun Family cultivator and forcefully stuffed it into the Ling Fish's mouth.
His mind concentrated on the Ling Fish's body, and suddenly, a piece of information flashed through his mind.
【Empty Abyss Spirit Fish, a second-grade demon beast, extremely fast, with incredibly delicious flesh containing rich spiritual energy, highly favored by cultivators.】
【Due to the presence of Formless Algae parasitizing within, the Ling Fish is in a state of madness.】
"So, there is something hidden within you! But what is the Formless Algae?"
Lu Xuan's expression brightened, then turned puzzled.
He had thoroughly searched the Abyss Spirit Fish before, but hadn't seen anything that could be related to Formless Algae.
【When I entered your body and merged with you, you didn't even notice.】
"So, it's such a peculiar spiritual plant."
Lu Xuan increased the intensity of the fiery red flames in his hand, bursting out with scorching heat, and a large group of transparent water droplets continuously changed, gradually decreasing in volume.
In the end, only a transparent membrane remained, swimming incessantly in his hand.
"Senior Uncle Lu, is it this thing causing trouble, making the Abyss Spirit Fish behave abnormally and even self-harm?"
Song Yu, standing beside him, asked, the two Ling Fish breeders also showing curious expressions.
"Yes, this thing is called Formless Algae, a special spiritual plant, formless and colorless, with an extremely strong hiding ability. It parasitizes inside Ling Fish and is extremely difficult to detect."
Lu Xuan nodded, explaining.
"I see, no wonder why we couldn't find it no matter how many methods we tried. Once it's in the water, it's just a water droplet, and after blending with the Ling Fish, it's hard to distinguish."
"Even if the Ling Fish notices something wrong with its body and tries various ways to avoid risks, it still can't find a solution."
"Thanks to Senior Uncle, we found the root cause of the Ling Fish's abnormality this time."
Song Yu breathed a deep sigh of relief, speaking with lingering fear.
If these Abyss Spirit Fish had any problems, leading to significant losses, then he would have no value in the Sky Sword Sect.
"However, why would this area where the Ling Fish are raised have such a peculiar spiritual plant? It hasn't been discovered for many years before."
Another dark-skinned cultivator behind him asked in confusion.
Lu Xuan grasped the transparent membrane swimming in his hand, a hint of an unknown meaning flashing in his eyes.
"Formless Algae usually grows in the depths of the ocean. The area where the Ling Fish are raised is in the near-sea zone, so what attracted these spiritual plants, causing
them to travel a long way to come here?"
Lu Xuan pondered silently.
"Even if sea beasts bring Formless Algae seeds or plant seedlings here, it's impossible to cause a large number of Ling Fish to behave abnormally in a short period."
"So, there is only one possibility: someone deliberately spread a large number of Formless Algae seeds or plant seedlings in this water area."
"It seems that the main goal is to eliminate a large number of Abyss Spirit Fish, while using the Formless Algae to occupy this water area and change the living environment of the Ling Fish to disperse them."
"Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this is a scheme aimed at causing significant losses to the Song Family alone."