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Chapter 4526: 5.0278 Additional Update

More precisely, what use could this ten-thousand-year-old mermaid pearl have for the merfolk tribe?

She thought about it later; it must have a purpose, otherwise, Long Qian wouldn't have insisted on her ceding this mermaid pearl.

For this mermaid pearl, Long Qian would go to any length to break ties with her, even completely abandoning her identity as a maternal grandmother.

What else could she not discard?

Qiao Mu was very clear that for her, Long Qian was just a chieftain of the merfolk tribe.

Long Qian could be cold-blooded and serious in facing anyone, resolving various issues within the tribe, but she would never hold her little granddaughter's hand and smile warmly as her kind and amiable grandmother.

"What I don't understand is, why does she want this mermaid pearl so badly?" Qiao Mu said, her expression indifferent. "I have a hunch that she's not acting out of personal selfishness, like Bai Ning Shuang."

"You are an elder of the merfolk tribe, Granny. Do you happen to know the reason?"

Long Xinghua nodded slightly. "I know. Little benefactor, you may not know, but a ten-thousand-year-old mermaid pearl is truly a rare treasure in the world. Nowadays, among our tribe, the merfolk capable of producing mermaid pearls are so rare that saying one in ten thousand is an overestimation."

"And most merfolk, even if they produce a mermaid pearl, its age will not exceed a thousand years. After all, their lifespan limits it."

Qiao Mu hummed, looking at the old woman before her.

She was no longer young; in fact, she looked much, much older compared to when Qiao Mu saw her two years ago.

Everyone would grow old, including these merfolk.

Time, for any race, was largely fair.

Qiao Mu slightly lowered her eyes and whispered, "So, this ten-thousand-year-old mermaid pearl?"

"It has been passed down from ancient times, nurtured and preserved through the efforts of countless generations of merfolk ancestors. It is the very origin and root of the merfolk tribe, also known as the Origin Pearl."

So it has such an extraordinary origin? No wonder Long Qian and her group's eyes became so fervent when they saw this ten-thousand-year-old mermaid pearl.

Qiao Mu swallowed the mermaid pearl back, calmly looking at the old woman, waiting for her to continue.

"The power of the mermaid pearl baptism is extremely strong."

"Tribesmen who undergo the mermaid pearl baptism can not only gain the power to freely transform their forms, but all merfolk bathed in the light of the mermaid pearl will also advance their cultivation to a new level."

"In other words, it can ensure at least a major realm advancement."

"All?"

Long Xinghua nodded. "Yes, all."

"You've been with the merfolk for so long, you must have already noticed. This generation of merfolk, when maintaining human form, has almost no affinity for water."

"They can only freely swim in the sea when they transform into merfolk form."

"This only means one thing: the power of the mermaid pearl baptism has begun to fade. They need to undergo the light of the mermaid pearl baptism once again."

"If the baptism cannot be performed in time, it will be very detrimental to the future development of the merfolk tribe, and it will even affect the growth of the next generation."

"For example, newborn merfolk might be unable to transform into human form."

"Or, the talent of each generation might decline, with each generation being weaker than the last. In such a situation, the merfolk tribe would have no future, so the chieftain would naturally be anxious."

"Can the mermaid pearl's seal only be completely unsealed after I turn sixteen?" Qiao Mu asked coldly.

She thought she now knew the reason.

Why Long Qian, who had been unconcerned about her life or death for years, suddenly ardently desired her return to Wangchuan.