Chapter 21: Poison Dragon Pool

  It's already deep autumn, leaves are falling, and the weather is cool and refreshing.

  The icy cave's stone door slowly opened, and Ji Changkong, who had been cultivating for three months, emerged with bright eyes and a carefree smile at the corner of his mouth, walking out of the cave with ease.

  For three months, he had been cultivating in the Ice Cave, and his yuan force could now flow freely throughout his body. With the help of the cold air in the Ice Cave and the fierce flames of the Fire Dragon, Ji Changkong felt a strange and wonderful feeling, as if he had undergone a transformation.

  At a glance, he seemed to see the fine lines on the fallen leaves outside the ice cave clearly. At this moment, the whole world seemed to become more colorful and vibrant.

  Taking a deep breath of the fresh air outside, Ji Changkong felt as if he had merged with heaven and earth, and it seemed that as long as he willed it, he could ride the wind away.

  "Good boy! Not bad! Really good!" Han Hai sat on the stone bench in front of the door, holding a green tea pot, sincerely praising.

  With a smile, Ji Changkong bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Han."

  For the last half month, Han Hai saw Ji Changkong practicing in the Ice Cave day and night without sleep or food. Afraid that he would starve, she often took the initiative to throw down food at the entrance of the cave. It was precisely because of Han Hai's meticulous care for his meals that he could focus on practicing in the Ice Cave, not leaving it even half a step for an entire month!

  "You young man have great willpower and wisdom, it's possible that the Ji family can rise because of you." Han Hai gazed deeply at him, remained silent for a while, before suddenly saying.

  "I'll take your auspicious words to heart. If someday I truly achieve something, I will definitely remember Han Bo's hard work over the past month." Ji Changkong said sincerely.

  "Alright, stop giving me that knockout potion." Han Hai scolded with a smile and urged: "Go, with the depth of yuan power in your body now, you can already choose a basic Tian Shi secret technique to cultivate."

  "Hmm, I was just thinking of going to the Scripture Pavilion too." Ji Changkong smiled and chatted with Han Hai for a few more sentences before heading in the direction of the Scripture Pavilion.

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  The scripture hall is in the most remote corner of the Ji family.

  Apart from the triennial assessment, after the young masters of the Ji family have undergone their trials, they are allowed to enter and choose the heavenly secrets. Otherwise, on ordinary days, the Scripture Pavilion is guarded by Mo Yunyi alone.

  It was still daytime, when Ji Changkong came, he carefully observed for a while to make sure there was no one around the Scripture Library before sneaking towards it. He arrived at the door and lightly knocked on it, saying in a low voice: "Auntie Mo, it's me."

  Ouch!

  The tightly closed door of the Scripture Pavilion was pushed open, and Ji Changkong suddenly flashed in. After Mo Yunyi closed the pavilion, Ji Changkong respectfully saluted her. Seeing Mo Yunyi nodding, he smiled: "Auntie Mo, I have Yuan power on my body now."

  "I knew it." Mo Yunyi smiled slightly and said kindly, "You've been working so hard, if you can't gather spiritual energy, then heaven must be blind. Hmm, I can see that your cultivation speed is extremely fast, and your body is much stronger than before. Today you came to the Cangjing Tower, are you looking for a secret technique to cultivate?"

  "Yes, although there is yuan force in the body, it's not understood how to use it, so it's still impossible to exert its power to the greatest extent." Ji Changkong frankly admitted, smiling and saying.

  "Don't be impatient, you're currently laying the foundation. I don't recommend that you immediately cultivate the Tian Shi secret technique. Only when you reach the Two Instruments Heaven stage will you be able to release your yuan energy through your body, and only then can you bring out the full power of the secret technique!"

  Mo Yunyi thought for a moment, then spoke in a gentle voice: "If you believe me, this old woman, don't rush to choose a secret technique to cultivate for now. Wait until your yuan energy can flow into your brain, clear your mind and benefit your spirit, break through to the Two Instruments Heaven realm, and then come to the Cangjing Building. At that time, I will personally help you choose a secret technique!"

  "I naturally believe in Old Lady Mo." Ji Changkong was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "In that case, I'll come to the Cangjing Building another day. Hehe, I've disturbed Old Lady Mo today."

  "Alright! As long as you don't rush to succeed, even without the Xuan Yuan bloodline, your future achievements will definitely surpass your father's!" Mo Yunyi let out a soft sigh and said with emotion: "Your father is just too competitive and impatient. If he had listened to me back then and laid a solid foundation, not rushing to leave the Ji family, perhaps there would have been hope for him to bring glory to the Ji family."

  "Grandma Mo, can you tell me about my father?" As soon as Mo Yunyi mentioned Ji Huan Tian, Ji Changkong's face changed slightly, hesitated for a moment, before asking.

  "Your father was extremely talented back then, among the second generation of the Ji family, his strength far surpassed that of Ji Huan Guang and Ji Huan Hong. In the past, when the Ji family competed with the Yin Mountain Quan family, your father single-handedly swept away all the heavenly warriors of the Quan family's second generation. Among the young people in Qingyan City, no one was a match for your father!"

  Mo Yun's clothes sank and she hesitated for a moment, then said: "However, your father is too arrogant and his temper is also a bit too hasty. In Qingyan City, he offended many people. He left the Ji family to travel outside very early on, and afterwards, some things, Mo Po doesn't know much about... However, with your father's temperament... Ah..."

  Mo Yunyi seemed reluctant to say more later on, as if there was a great taboo behind Ji Huan Tian.

  Ji Changkong quietly listened for a while before softly saying: "Auntie Mo, I'll head back first then."

  "Remember to temper your body well during the One Yuan Tian boundary. Your three months of cultivation in the Ice Cave were great! As long as you persist, solidify your foundation, and your future achievements will not be inferior to your father's!" Mo Yunyi reminded him once more before leaving.

  ……

  Seiroku-jo, at the third row of tiled roofs in Rotten Row.

  "Lao Luo, the fire dragon is really fierce, do you have any more?" Ji Changkong shouted loudly as soon as he came in.

  "Yes, follow me." Luo Tian, who was sitting at the door in a daze, saw Ji Changkong come and immediately stood up. He first stared tightly at Ji Changkong for a while, then immediately walked backwards.

  Luotian turned around, his eyes full of surprise and delight, his mood seemingly extremely good.

  "In the thirty altars of fire dragon burning, you can bring as much as you want!" Behind the house, Luo Tian pointed to a row of neatly arranged wine jars and said to Ji Changkong.

  "Huh? Where's Kuroto?" Kijou Kouro was astonished. In the house, he could no longer see Kuroto's figure anywhere.

  The last time I came, the most placed here was still Ku Du, and Huo Long Shao only occupied a corner. Today, there is no longer a pot of Ku Du in the house, and the wine that is placed the most has become Huo Long Shao.

  "From now on, I won't brew bitter wine anymore." Luo Tian slightly curled up the corners of his mouth and said lightly.

  "Alright, I've also found that drinking bitter wine is not as satisfying, it's better to drink strong liquor!" Ji Changkong laughed loudly and called out to Luo Tian, "Come on, come on, Old Luo, you help out too, I brought five jars today."

  "Five jars won't be enough? Ten jars then!" Luo Tian's face was unyielding, as if the wine he had painstakingly brewed didn't cost anything, and he grabbed a few jars of wine and headed out.

  "Hmm... you really don't care, do you?" Ji Changkong was taken aback, and then shook his head with a bitter smile, thinking to himself that Luo Tian was indeed a strange person. The wine he had painstakingly brewed, he never took the initiative to sell, as if it were specially prepared for him alone.

  After a while, on the big horse that Ji Changkong rode over, Luo Tian had already tightly tied ten barrels of Huo Long Shao with hemp ropes.

  He carefully felt it all over, making sure that the ten jars of wine wouldn't fall off with the horse's jolting, before narrowing his eyes and saying lightly: "Changkong, you used to always ask what could be used to remove scars from your face. I didn't know either at first, but this time when I went out, I heard that there is something that can make any scar disappear."

  "What is it?" Ji Changkong's face suddenly tightened, but his hand grasping the reins relaxed all at once, and he asked anxiously.

  All these years, Ji Changkong had been thinking of ways to remove the four scars on his aunt Ji Wanyun's face, but unfortunately, he was too young and powerless, and there was no way.

  He often chatted with Luo Tian and had asked him more than once if he knew of any methods to get rid of the scars on his body. In the past, every time Luo Tian would remain silent, indicating that he didn't know either.

  However, this time he actually brought up the issue himself, and Ji Changkong suddenly attracted all attention. —— He understood that Luo Tian never joked, if he said there was a way, then there must be a way!

  "The thousand-year-old purple gold toad's spittle can eliminate all scars!" Luo Tian said affirmatively.

  "Where is the Millennium Violet Golden Toad?" Ji Changkong asked urgently.

  "The Cloud Dream Marsh will have it." Luo Tian replied.

  "Where is Yunmeng Daze?" Ji Changkong asked again.

  "Dulongtan." Luo Tian replied again.

  As soon as these words came out, Ji Changkong's face changed drastically, and he sucked in a breath of cold air, exclaiming: "Poison Dragon Pool?"

  "Not bad, it's indeed the Poison Dragon Pool!" Luo Tian nodded, paused for a moment, and then looked at Ji Changkong with an odd gaze, asking: "What? Are you afraid?"

  "It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that with my current abilities, venturing into the Poison Dragon Pool would be certain death." Ji Changkong smiled wryly.

  The Yunmeng Great Marsh has been shrouded in a five-colored, six-colored poisonous gas all year round. Many of these gases are highly toxic and can move around. Ordinary people who enter the Yunmeng Great Marsh will die from poisoning after taking just one breath of the gas. Even some powerful Tian Shi find it difficult to escape unscathed.

  Apart from the poisonous miasma, Yunmeng Great Marsh is also home to various ferocious and strange beasts. Some of these ferocious beasts are no weaker than ordinary Tian Shi in terms of strength. Due to the presence of many spiritual herbs and peculiar yuan stones in Yunmeng Great Marsh, a considerable number of Tian Shi have ventured into the marsh over the years in search of them. However, even more Tian Shi have lost their lives within the marsh.

  In the Yunmeng Great Marsh, the Poison Dragon Pool is even more notorious, it is said that the most ferocious and poisonous beasts in the Yunmeng Great Marsh all appear around the Poison Dragon Pool, and the poisonous miasma there is also the heaviest. Even the powerful Tian Shi who come to the Yunmeng Great Marsh for adventure will avoid the Poison Dragon Pool far away after arriving at the Yunmeng Great Marsh, not daring to approach it one step closer.

  The thousand-year-old Purple Golden Toad was actually in such a treacherous place, and Ji Changkong really didn't know what to do. In his opinion, entering the Poison Dragon Pool at this time would definitely be a life-or-death situation, and it would be difficult to survive, let alone obtain the saliva from the thousand-year-old Purple Golden Toad's mouth.

  "Others who have entered the One Yuan Tian's boundary are sure to die! But you, on the other hand, might not necessarily die..." Luo Tian said with a narrowed gaze.

  "How did you come to this conclusion?" Ji Changkong cried and laughed at the same time.

  Lu Tian fell silent, meaning he didn't want to answer again.

  "Alright, I'll trust you this time! What's the worst that could happen in the Poison Dragon Pool? Let's just go for it!" For some reason, when Luo Tian said he wouldn't die, Ji Changkong actually believed him. Thinking of the gruesome scar on Ji Yuanyun's face, his heart ached, and he steeled himself.

  "When going to Detox Dragon Pond, don't forget to bring Fire Dragon Burn." Seeing Ji Changkong seemed to have made up his mind under his persuasion, Luo Tian curled the corner of his mouth and said: "Drinking more wine can boost courage!"

  "This time if I don't die, when I come back I'll take all your Fire Dragons away!" Ji Changkong burst out laughing and slapped his horse, rushing towards Qingyan Mountain.

  "As long as you've gone, with that guy there, who can kill you... it's always been waiting for you..." Luo Tiancai muttered to himself when Ji Changkong disappeared.

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