He shook off the water droplets from his long hair, the morning chill rushed toward him.

The temperature of Da Hai is much higher than that of the grassland.

Then, he walked towards the pavilion.

In the pavilion, there was a table, with dishes already prepared on it.

The air was filled with the faint aroma of the dishes.

He looked around and saw a colorful fish scale coat.

When a mermaid cultivates to a certain level, they can shed their fish scale coat and transform into a human.

Last night, he sensed that a mermaid had transformed into a person.

He scanned the room but didn’t see the mermaid who had transformed into a human.

Upon looking at the dishes on the table, these dishes seemed to have been bought from miles away.

Perhaps the mermaid prepared the meal and then flew off miles away to buy things.

"This mermaid clearly knows I live here, yet he dares to come here to cook, he’s quite bold."

Wang Ye shook his head.

After checking the meal to ensure there were no issues, Wang Ye devoured it ravenously.

Then, he rubbed his belly with a satisfied look on his face, holding a toothpick in his right hand to pick the meat stuck between his teeth.

"Today, I must perfect the second layer."

Immediately, Wang Ye transformed into a stream of blue water and merged into Da Hai.

He began absorbing the energy and Vital Energy from the sea floor silt, which contained countless Divine Beasts’ corpses with eternal energy.

On this day, the winds were gentle and the clouds light.

Ripples formed on the sea surface, and the sound of seagulls flying overhead lingered.

The whole world fell into a state of silence.

Wang Ye absorbed abilities while feeling everything in the deep sea.

His Divine Sense naturally extended to the sea floor and the Dragon Palace.

The Dragon Palace was fascinating, with horned dragon girls and old men with turtle shells.

And a group of mermaids was sound asleep on crystal beds.

These mermaids rested during the day and came out at night to cause trouble.

"Quite interesting."

Wang Ye also realized that today’s Dragon Palace was much more lively than yesterday.

Inside the Dragon Palace, everyone was drunk.

A young man in dragon robes was entertaining guests.

Today was his wedding day.

He was the Young Crown Prince, already at the Heavenly God Realm.

In the deep sea, there were many cultivators at the Heavenly God Realm, but his status was particularly high because he was the Son of the Dragon.

All the mermaids in the deep sea wished to be his concubines.

However, Dragon Star Soul wasn’t interested in mermaids, finding them alluring from afar but unpleasant up close; he preferred humans, particularly those with mature charm.

Last year, a middle-aged woman washing clothes fell into the sea, and after a year’s effort, he finally moved this woman past fifty years old to marry her.

Wang Ye withdrew his Divine Sense from deep beneath the sea.

At this moment, Wang Ye sensed that his Divine Soul had doubled in strength, already capable of absorbing energy and Vital Energy from mermaids and Divine Dragons.

"Has All Things Returning to the Origin finally been mastered? Mermaids, wait for my counter-attack tonight!"

A blue shadow appeared on the sea surface, Wang Ye’s figure appearing on the sea.

"Next, I must cultivate the third layer, True Water Transforming into Qi!"

Once mastered, he could interchange between Vital Energy and seawater.

His Divine Sense could extend above the clouds and into the mist of the forest.

The world would be under his control.

Wang Ye returned to the house and smelled the aroma of food from afar.

Did someone else cook?

Upon returning to the house, he indeed saw another table full of dishes.

Yet the house was empty, and the colorful fish scale coat hanging on the wall was gone.

"The mermaid must have left."

Wang Ye murmured.

After eating his fill, Wang Ye moved a recliner from the house.

He lay on the chair, enjoying the gentle sea breeze, gazing at the starry sky, listening to the sound of the breeze blowing across the green grass, feeling extremely carefree and at ease.

Unaware, he drifted off to sleep.

Yin Yue gradually ascended into the sky, enchanting songs appeared on the sea surface, countless mermaids swam out from the depths.

They sang and danced on the shore, crafting drift bottles.

As the night deepened, numerous cultivators flying on long swords arrived at the shoreline.

Soon, they were mesmerized by the dances and songs.

The mermaids showed no mercy, absorbing most of these people’s Spiritual Energy and Vital Energy before letting them leave.

Wang Ye slept through the next day.

Upon awakening, he found himself on the couch.

He seemed to have had a beautiful dream.

"I hope my Vital Energy and Spiritual Energy weren’t absorbed by the mermaids?"

Wang Ye promptly jumped up from the couch.

But he didn’t feel any energy was depleted; instead, he felt exceptionally refreshed.

"The Sect Master selection conference is about to start, I need to elevate my power to the third layer."

Realizing his cultivation levels hadn’t diminished.

Wang Ye didn’t ponder how he managed to return to the house last night.

He hurriedly began cultivating the third layer.

Da Hai was as calm as ever.

Long after, a snow-white vapor emerged on the sea surface.

The snow-white Vital Energy wafted across the water like a mischievous child.

Long after, the vapor suddenly expanded, drifting towards the sky.

The originally azure firmament was covered by a vast cloud, everything within a hundred miles in a confused thrum.

The cloud gradually took on the shape of Wang Ye.

The cloud fell from midair, forming a blue water mass, finally solidifying into Wang Ye.

This moment, Wang Ye’s eyes carried a new luster, the blue eyes extraordinarily deep, unfathomable.

"Finally mastered the third layer, time to return!"

Wang Ye returned to the house.

The table in the room still had dishes on it.

With his Blue Sea Codex cultivation complete, he could settle and savor the cuisine.

Picking up chopsticks, he took a bite of the dish.

A familiar sensation welled up in his heart.

Where did I taste this dish before!

"Made by Chu Mingyue."

Wang Ye smiled lightly.

Chu Mingyue must have shadowed him to the Blue Sea Grassland.

To avoid bothering him, she prepared the meal and left.

"Chu Mingyue, come out."

As his voice fell, a lovely silhouette appeared on the lush grassland.

Chu Mingyue stood on the grassland wearing a plush long robe, holding freshly picked wildflowers.

Her slender jade toes stepped on the grass, walking joyfully.

"Greetings Sect Master."

Chu Mingyue’s face beamed with a sweet smile.

"I’m well, you’ve worked hard these past few days."

"Serving the Sect Master is never tiring, I long for it; if someday I couldn’t serve the Sect Master, I’d surely be heartbroken."

Chu Mingyue said sweetly.

She knew Wang Ye was the Sect Master of Tianyong Mountain, destined for greatness.

And she was but a little rabbit spirit, content just to be by Wang Ye’s side.