Chapter 28: The Mysterious Water Pool
In the mountain forest, Ye Xuan walked silently forward, with iron chains wrapped around his body and two heavy bronze balls weighing a thousand catties in his hands, as if they were weightless, heading deep into Hei Cong Ridge.
"Although Gān Chái Jiāo is just a horse, it possesses the strength of a 9th-tier demonic beast. I suppose it should be able to live quite comfortably in Hei Wú Lǐng?"
As Ye Li and others chased after him, he rode Gan Chai Jiao to sprint out for several miles before immediately dismounting, letting Gan Chai Jiao lead the enemy away, while he himself walked up the mountain to avoid Ye Li and others.
He is still recovering from his injuries and it's not suitable for him to confront Ye Li and others head-on.
"If my profound true energy can be raised to the eighth level, I will be able to retreat completely in front of Ye Li! If it can be raised to the ninth level, I will have the confidence to kill this old dog with a slap!" Ye Xu thought to himself.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came, his ears moved slightly, and he listened carefully. From afar, a strange laugh of "guo guo" was heard. His heart sank: "I can deceive Ye Li, but I cannot deceive this mountain fire demon. I didn't expect this beast to follow me here!"
Ye Xue hastened his pace, heading deep into the forest. His injuries had not yet healed, and if he were to engage in battle with the Mountain Fire Demon, a ninth-tier demonic beast, again, he would undoubtedly meet his demise. He had to temporarily avoid its sharp edge.
Two great innate masters were searching for his trail everywhere, and with the addition of a ninth-order demon beast, Shan Huo Gui, following him like a shadow, Ye Xu felt an unprecedented crisis and pressure!
If it were an ordinary person, they would have given up resisting under such a crisis and pressure, but he turned the crisis and pressure into momentum, driving himself to become stronger, thus resolving the crisis and shattering the pressure!
The sun sets in the west, white clouds drift gently, and the mountains are vast and mysterious.
Suddenly, the sound of gurgling water came from ahead, Ye Xu followed the sound and walked forward, and soon the sound of water became louder and louder, deafening.
Ye Xuan bypassed a dense thicket and looked up, unable to help but praise its beauty.
Only in front of the mountain forest is faintly green, branches stretch out tender buds, a waterfall from six or seven zhang high cliff hanging down, flying jade and pouring jade.
The waterfall flows halfway down and crashes onto a protruding rock in the middle of the stream, splitting into two branches, with snow-white water splashing everywhere.
Below the waterfall, a large pool of water is washed out by the current, covering an area of over ten mu, with emerald green and unfathomable depth, its surface rippling with white mist, hazy like clouds, carrying a faint fragrance.
By the pond grew lush green moss and some low shrubs, a cool breeze hit my face, making me feel refreshed.
The water in the pool flows down the mountain slope along a river, which is the source of the Qing River. Ye Xiu climbed up the cliff and saw that in front of him was a deep valley with misty vapors filling the valleys, continuous like clouds, and unfathomably deep.
A faint sound of water came from the canyon, and the air was extremely humid on the cliff. In a short while, his clothes were covered with dew drops.
This valley is called Eagle Gorge.
The Eagle Gorge is even more treacherous than the Black Crow Ridge. Ye Xuan still remembered that when he was a child, the three major families joined forces and sent over a dozen witches to cross the Black Crow Ridge and explore the Eagle Gorge. As a result, none of those dozen witches returned, all were buried in the Eagle Gorge!
Thus, Eagle Gorge was also called a forbidden place by the three major families, and even the elder wizards of the three major families did not dare to go there easily!
"Guo Guo!"
A mountain fire wolf suddenly darted out of the thicket, staring fiercely at Ye Xu, emitting a fierce and violent aura!
Ye Xuh's heart sank, this ninth-grade demon beast had finally caught up with him and was going to kill him and snatch his own weapon!
The mountain fire spirit had already regarded Ye Xuan as a piece of meat on the chopping board, and swaggered towards the water pool, bent down, and inserted his head into the pool to drink water, not worried about Ye Xuan being able to escape from his palm.
Ye Xue stared at it intently, the True Qi of Cang Ming surging within his body. Suddenly, he sprang up from the mountain cliff and slid down towards the direction where Shan Huo was located. With a flick of his arms, two large copper balls flew out in succession, ferociously smashing towards that demonic beast!
The cliff was sixty or seventy feet high, and two large copper balls fell from above. With Ye Xuan's profound energy, Ye Xuan firmly believed that even a tenth-level demon beast would not be able to withstand this blow!
The mountain fire demon drank a mouthful of water, raised its head to look at Ye Xuan in mid-air, and revealed a sneer in its small eyes. Just as it was about to dodge his attack, its face suddenly changed drastically, and its two claws grasped its own throat, letting out a series of mournful howls!
In mid-air, Ye Xu looked down and saw that the body of the mountain fire toad was expanding rapidly like a rubber ball, its belly getting bigger and bigger, its limbs getting thicker and thicker!
Suddenly, with a loud bang, this ninth-grade demon beast was actually blown up alive, splitting into four or five pieces!
Boom!
Two large copper balls fell to the ground, and mud waves surged up.
Ye Xu stood by the pond, slightly furrowing his brow. This mountain fire spirit had died in an extremely bizarre manner, inexplicably exploding into nothingness, leaving him feeling chilled to the bone.
"Just now, Shan Huo drank some water from the pond, could the water in the pond be poisonous?"
Ye Xu shook his head and negated this view.
This waterfall is the source of Qing Shui River. If the water here is toxic, I'm afraid everyone in Liu Zhou City will be poisoned to death. Obviously, it's impossible for the water quality to have a problem.
And judging from the way Shan Huo Jiao died, it should be that he was burst open by the violent energy inside his body!
The Shan Huo Jiao is a ninth-tier demonic beast, its body as hard as iron. Even Ye Xuan's full-strength attack couldn't do anything to it, and yet it was actually blown apart, showing just how terrifying the sudden surge of energy within its body was!
"Isn't it these vapors playing tricks?"
Ye Xiu gazed at the surface of the water, where a layer of milky white mist floated, thin but giving off an oppressive and heavy feeling.
Wow!
An eagle swooped down, bringing a gust of strong wind, the trees in the forest swayed, rustling loudly.
A strong gust of wind blew over the pond, and Ye Xuan's gaze inadvertently condensed, seeing that the mist in the strong wind didn't move at all, as if it had substance!
"What on earth is this fog? Shan Huo was blown up while drinking water after smelling some, and the energy contained in the fog is really too terrifying?"
Ye Xuan bent down, holding his breath, and carefully scooped up a handful of white mist. He felt that what he was holding in his palm was not mist, but flowing water, with a strong texture, as if it were crystal clear white jade, beautiful and magnificent.
This white fog looks beautiful, but it's extremely dangerous. Even the 9th-level demon beast Shan Huo Jiao was blown to death after sniffing a mouthful of it. Ye Xuan's body is not as strong as Shan Huo Jiao's. If he accidentally sniffs in a wisp of the fog, he might end up like Shan Huo Jiao!
"Could it be the primordial energy of heaven and earth?" Ye Xu furrowed his brow in contemplation, then shook his head.
The primordial energy of heaven and earth is the energy that only witches can draw upon. A high-ranking martial artist cultivates their skills by relying on the circulation of true energy to increase their strength, whereas a witch draws upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth to enhance their cultivation. Therefore, the quality of a witch's yuan must surpass that of true energy.
However, the intensity of the heavenly and earthly primal energy was not so violent, I'm afraid that the energy contained in this white mist is far beyond the heavenly and earthly primal energy!
In Dantian, Bai Yulou suddenly became agitated, stirring up the purple cloud formed by 600 strands of Cangming True Qi into a messy state!
Ye Xuan let out a low growl, his true energy circulation became chaotic, almost causing him further injury!
This has happened once before, when the divine sapling in the White Jade Pavilion was about to devour the Blazing Sun Flag, causing it to become restless.
But this time it's because of this white fog!
Ye Xu bitterly suppressed Bai Yulou's restlessness, Bai Yulou wanted to swallow these mists, the mist must pass through his body!
This mysterious white fog is unbearable even for Lian Shanhuo, if it were him, he would definitely end up the same way!
Bai Yutang became even more turbulent, bursting through his suppression with a loud hum, violently jumping in the dantian, and scattering the Cangming True Qi like hemp!
In his lower abdomen, this jade building was getting bigger and bigger, even to the point where it couldn't be contained by his own lower abdomen!
Ye Xiu suddenly saw a scene that shocked him. He saw the corner of the White Jade Building, from his navel three inches below, slowly poking out its head!
Although it's just a corner, the energy contained in it is extremely terrifying, making people unable to breathe!
Buzz!
The White Jade Tower suddenly flew out of his dantian, suspended above the water pool. A strong gravitational force came from the base of the jade tower, and a whirlpool formed on the surface of the water pool, surging into the tower!
