Chapter 78: Rich Water Pool

  Xia Chen dodged into the passage, intending to turn back and close the entrance, but unexpectedly found that there were no restrictive mechanisms inside the passage. It seemed that the entrance could only be opened, but not closed.

  Xia Chen was unable to, and could only quickly rush towards the passage inside. He didn't know if the Haoran faction and other forces would be able to escape from those six trap passages and ascend to heaven, but as long as they escaped, they would definitely discover the passage on this pillar, so he had to seize the time.

  This passageway is a winding and turning long corridor, like a maze, with heavy iron gates distributed at regular intervals along the way.

  However, these iron gates were tightly sealed, and the Flowing Light Restriction was also laid on them. It was unknown whether there were any treasures inside, but Lie Yunzi's voice did not give any instructions to open it, so Xia Chen naturally did not dare to try to open it either.

  In a flash, Xia Chen rushed to the end of the corridor, and suddenly everything became clear before his eyes.

  All that can be seen is the hot air steaming, and in front of it is a huge pool, about ten zhang square, filled with white **, which is automatically rippling without wind, occasionally producing bubbles, emitting thick snow-white mist.

  Behind the pool, there is a very wide staircase that extends upwards for hundreds of feet. At the end of the stairs, you can vaguely see a huge palace, and inside the palace, lights are flashing, indicating that there are treasures.

  Xia Chen was about to bypass the pool and rush up the stairs. Suddenly, Lian Yunzi's voice came from the jade slip again.

  "This pool water is a rich water pool, containing abundant heavenly and earthly primal energy, with excellent results for cultivation."

  Xia Chen suddenly stopped in his tracks, staring at the snow-white ** in the pool. He suddenly squatted down, inserting his hand into the **, and instantly, a cool sensation spread from his hand, with a hint of yuanqi flowing into his palm.

  This feeling is quite similar to when I absorbed the Origin Stone, except that the Origin Energy in this rich water far exceeds that of the Origin Stone, and its purity is many times stronger.

  Xia Chen felt extremely comfortable in his hands, as if all the pores were open, absorbing the yuanqi energy contained in the white **.

  Although there was a hint from Lie Yunzi's jade slip, Xia Chen was cautious in his actions and naturally had to try it out to know.

  Plop!

  Xia Chen took off his clothes and jumped directly into the rich water pool. Immediately, a cool and comfortable feeling enveloped his whole body. Before Xia Chen could even start to circulate his Qi, the Gathering Treasure Basin in his lower abdomen suddenly released a dazzling brilliance, and then began frantically absorbing the Yuan Qi energy of the rich water.

  The primordial energy surged so rapidly that in an instant, a massive whirlpool formed around Xia Chen, with countless heavenly and earthly energies transforming into turbulent tides that poured into his body.

  Xia Chen almost suffocated, instantly absorbing such a pure and vast energy, even his skin as hard as tempered steel had a kind of tearing pain.

  If he hadn't cultivated the Mahavairocana Buddha Body, he would probably be a blood person by now.

  A surge of powerful yuanqi poured into his body, immediately transforming into majestic and boundless true qi. Like a mountain flood bursting forth, it coursed through the eleven meridians that Xia Chen had already opened up, reaching the final meridian in an instant.

  For many days, it had been stagnant and unmoving, no matter how hard the summer dust tried to stir it up. But under this fierce impact of yuanqi energy, the last meridian was completely unblocked in an instant.

  "Roar!" Xia Chen couldn't help but let out a loud roar, his voice filled with infinite excitement and strength.

  Twelve channels of coarse and fine meridians are crystal clear and unobstructed! The true energy of the whole body is like scattered suddenly gathering into a whole, becoming indestructible and indomitable.

  The day after tomorrow, the Sixfold Refining Realm is completed!

  Xia Chen's body emitted a low, muffled sound, as if a cannonball had exploded, clear and powerful. With each passing sound, his strength increased by one point. In an instant, his strength had increased by nearly three times compared to when he was at the Fifth Heaven.

  However, after Xia Chen broke through the sixth layer of heaven, the absorption speed of the聚宝盆 (Treasure Basin) did not decrease but instead increased. The water on the surface even churned up massive waves, almost submerging Xia Chen. The snow-white color in the pool was fading away at a visible rate.

  In this crazy absorption, Xia Chen's cultivation was also a wild storm. His accumulation was thick and strong, originally not easy to improve, and the higher the boundary, the harder it would be to upgrade. However, under the impact of this vast energy, he still reached the peak of Post-Heavenly Sixth Order in a short period of time, half a step away from Post-Heavenly Seventh Order.

  Under introspection, the true energy of the whole body has extended to the five organs and six viscera, constantly washing and practicing the internal organs. Every time it goes deeper, Xia Chen can feel his vitality becoming stronger, and even faintly feels that his life is growing again, and he will no longer be troubled by diseases.

  Moreover, a power that still makes him tremble today is bursting out from his refined internal organs. This is a more powerful force than external forces, and even if it's just a feeling, one can feel the greatness of this innate power.

  Xia Chen gritted his teeth and held back, keeping his cultivation at the peak of the sixth level of the Post-Heaven Realm. He didn't want to break through to the seventh level, even though it would temporarily grant him greater power, because afterwards, the path of cultivation would become even more difficult.

  The majestic yuanqi was constantly transforming into true qi, ceaselessly circulating and converting within the meridians and flesh. Xia Chen only felt his entire body growing hotter and hotter, as if his whole body was about to erupt in flames. Fortunately, he was in the rich water pool; otherwise, he would have been emitting green smoke from all over his body.

  Excess yuanqi energy was blocked by him and could not break through, so it would accumulate and continuously improve Xiaochen's physical structure.

  This is equivalent to refining the body for Xia Chen again, but such refinement is quite overbearing. If it were an ordinary postnatal six-layer cultivator, they would have already exploded and died, but for Xia Chen, possessing the Great Golden Body is just enough to withstand it, making the Golden Body even more pure and harder.

  He closed his eyes and meditated, in a daze, without knowing how much time had passed, until his mind finally cleared up.

  The Cauldron of Jewels finally stopped its frantic movements, not because it was no longer absorbing energy, but because the primordial energy of the Rich Water Pool had been absorbed completely, turning into a pool of clear water. The surface of the pool also calmed down and became as still as a mirror.

  Xia Chen stood up, feeling as if he had become infinitely stronger, with a sense that he could move mountains. It was as if his body had disappeared, leaving behind only a solidified form of true energy.

  This feeling is really great... Xia Chen adapted to the powerful strength, as if there was a huge volcano in his body, and he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable if it wasn't released.

  It seems I'll have to become violent soon... Xia Chen thought to himself as he stood up and was about to leave the rich water pool.

  Suddenly, from the depths of the water, something seemed to flash brightly for a moment, dazzling Xia Chen's eyes.

  What is this thing? Xia Chen suddenly dived into the water and swam towards that sparkling place.

  The pool's water depth was only about one zhang, and Xia Chen quickly reached the central bottom of the water. There, he saw a square piece of bluestone at the center of the pool bottom, with a concave groove on top that inlaid a crystal-like object resembling a night pearl, which was shining brightly.

  The crystal flickered slightly, and with each flicker, the surrounding water rippled, producing an extremely faint milky white color.

  Xia Chen was both shocked and delighted, only then did he understand that the rich water contained abundant heavenly energy, it turned out that all of this was produced by the crystal ball.

  According to the speed at which the Pearl Crystal gives birth to the primordial energy of heaven and earth, it is unknown how long it will take to produce a pool of rich water, but it was absorbed by Xia Chen in less than an hour, clean and neat.

  Picking up the crystal orb, Xia Chen felt an unparalleled coolness, and the dense yuanqi fluctuations within the crystal seemed to be ten times more abundant than the energy he had sensed in the water. However, this crystal seemed to require coal filtering before it could be directly absorbed.

  This should be the Fushui Yuanyuan, Xia Chen thought, but he didn't know why there was no hint from Lieyunzi in the Jade Book. Had he passed away and not wanted later generations to get his treasure?

  Actually, Lie Yunzi didn't expect that a freak like Xia Chen would appear, and he alone would absorb all the Yuan Qi energy from the rich water pool.

  Chui picked up the crystal, Xia Chen put on his clothes and was about to leave.

  Suddenly, a gnashing sound rose up: "You little beast, you've actually found the real entrance to the passage! We were all deceived by you! You're really asking for death!"

  Xia Chen looked up and saw Qian Li standing at the entrance of the corridor with a gloomy face, Qin An was standing shoulder to shoulder with him, his face didn't look good either. Among the people they brought, many were already gone, leaving less than ten people.

  Hao Ran Sect, Luo Yu Sect, Xie Feng Men and E Lang Gang, as well as the man in green clothes, all walked out of the passage, each with a dark face looking at Xia Chen.

  Many people were in a sorry state, as if they had been through a great war. The three major sects of Haoran were fine, with no casualties, just some wilting. But the Wolf Help was quite miserable, having lost nearly half of their men.

  "You're indeed a good schemer! You deliberately pretended to be injured and deceived us, but secretly crossed Chen Cang, found the real passage, while we all fell into the restricted trap, barely managed to struggle out. I suppose you've gained a lot of benefits already, very well!" A black-clad elder from the Wolf Gang said coldly.

  He seemed to be the leader of the Hungry Wolf Gang, and Tian Fuhu, who had abandoned Lu Xue, stood behind him.

  "Surrender all the benefits you've gained, or else I'll kill you!" Ling Luo Tian said calmly.

  "Not bad, if you don't hand it over, just wait for death!" Zhang Tingting was a woman, but her tone was even more ruthless.

  Xia Chen smiled faintly, with a fierce glint in his eyes: "The ancient relic was originally ownerless, whoever had the fate to obtain it did so. You didn't find the true passage and fell into the trap, that's your own problem. Yet you begrudge me for this? And now you want me to hand over the treasure? How ridiculous! If I hadn't opened the passage, you'd still be circling around like headless flies! Want to kill me? You'll have to pay the price!"

  "A single man is innocent, but the one who hides behind him is guilty!" The man in green clothes said calmly, "I underestimated you, but since you can find the passage, you must have an ancient map or other guiding objects on your body. Hand them over, otherwise no one can save you!"

  "Hah! What's with all the nonsense? Just kill him and be done with it! As for the treasure, just search his corpse!" The long-faced disciple of the Evil Wind Sect suddenly cackled.

  He suddenly raised his hand, and a bullet shot out towards Xia Chen immediately.