"More or less. I heard the legend of the Sea Origin years ago, when I was still studying under my master," Chu Tianshuo said leisurely. "I always thought it was a story my master made up to amuse me. I never imagined something like the Sea Origin actually existed in this world."
"So is the Sea Origin a plant or a fish?" Jimo Xiubai asked.
"It resembles a plant but isn't quite a plant; it resembles a fish but isn't quite a fish." Seeing the baffled expressions on all three faces, including Jimo Yunqi's, Chu Tianshuo thought for a moment before saying, "Simply put, when this Sea Origin is a plant, it's a plant, and when it's a fish, it's a fish. What it is depends on its state."
"But the auctioneer got one thing wrong. According to my master, Sea Origins aren't rare on the seabed. In fact, they're so numerous they're practically overrun with them. It's just that very few people can reach the seabed, and the great demons down there rarely come ashore, so not many people know Sea Origins exist."
"By that logic, wouldn't everyone bidding this time be a fool, spending heaps of spirit stones only to buy something common as dirt? Surely the Three Realms Auction House wouldn't allow that to happen," Jimo Xiubai said.
"I was talking about ordinary Sea Origins being plentiful," Chu Tianshuo said. "Sea Origins look like fish when they're first born, but after the third day, they face a choice: become a fish or become a plant. Generally speaking, once they make their choice, they can't change it. They can only remain a fish or a plant for the rest of their lives. But a tiny number of Sea Origins mutate, and their bodies can freely switch between plant