Chapter 28: Breaking Through the Trap (Part 2)

  As soon as I had doubts, I found that there were more and more suspicious points in this period of practice. Not to mention others, just the conversation between Lin Qiulü and myself, all of them revolved around Lin Qiulü's practice, and it seemed that I had never asked her any questions before, which was too abnormal.

  Moreover, although I am very confident in my own cultivation, it's not to the point of astonishing the world. Other cultivators need to spend tens or hundreds of years to reach the realm of transcending tribulations, and it's unlikely that I can achieve this in just a few short months. Even if I'm a once-in-a-thousand-years genius, there should be some limits!

  Cold sweat poured out of his body like a waterfall, and in an instant, Qin Yifan seemed to have suddenly returned to the cool Fist Mark Lake. The feeling of being surrounded by lake water came back to Qin Yifan's body, and the True Yuan suddenly burst out again, as if it had not moved forward for a long time, along the fixed meridians, struggling to rush towards the next acupoint.

  The pain transmitted through the meridians made Qin Yifan even more awake, without thinking about what had happened, and he tried his best to control the true yuan according to his own will, flowing from the meridians and slowly flowing towards the dantian.

  The surrounding lake water was like a blood stain, thick and somewhat frightening, compared to the light red ones I had seen before, it was not on the same level at all, as if it had absorbed the fresh blood of tens of thousands of people, looking at it was quite startling.

  It wasn't until the weekend was over that Qin Yifan finally relaxed. By this time, Qin Yifan had discovered that he was completely soft all over, and his body looked like it had been soaked in water for some time, he didn't know how long he had been there.

  The lake water has returned to its normal color, and it seems that the old brother in the lake was not able to seduce Qin Yifan this time, and had no choice but to retreat. However, Qin Yifan also didn't gain anything good from this, staying in the water, unable to move for a long time, his hands and feet were soft, and he didn't even have the strength to crawl up to the shore.

  Struggling to move, but to no avail, only stirring up a few ripples and whirlpools on the water's surface. Just as I was bitterly smiling, there was a sudden sound beside me, and in an instant, a black shadow appeared, and then my body, like riding on clouds and mist, rapidly flew towards the shore.

  It's a corpse, how dare she go into the water? Qin Yifan didn't consider this question much, now his own body was so weak that he couldn't even lift his hand. However, the smooth flow of true yuan in his meridians and dantian told Qin Yifan that his cultivation was still there, it's just that he had lost strength.

  The body was handed over to another person, and from the smell of the body, it could be judged that it was Lin Qiulü. Lin Qiulü carefully took Qin Yifan from the corpse's hand and gently placed him on his recliner, after which a dan medicine was fed into his mouth.

  Last time it was Qin Yifan who fed Lin Qiulü, but this time he changed, fortunately, Qin Yifan still had the strength to swallow the Dan medicine, and drank it with water, a wave of irresistible fatigue surged up in his mind, and he fell asleep heavily.

  Lin Qiulü and Yīn Shī were both by their side, neither of them speaking. From the day Qin Yifan entered Quán Yìn Lake, the entire lake surface seemed to be stained red with blood, Yīn Shī was forced out of his own tomb early on, and Lin Qiulü could only barely watch from the top of the mountain what had happened.

  In the past, Qin Yifan's practice lasted at most one day and one night, but this time it seemed to have no end, and he continued for ten days in a row. The blood color in the lake didn't change, but unfortunately, both Yin Shi and Lin Qiulü were unable to get close, and could only watch Qin Yifan motionless in the water.

  After all, the color of the lake water is still related to Qin Yifan. As long as the lake water changes color, Qin Yifan must still be cultivating. Worrying is worrying, but looking at this situation also brings a little comfort.

  Finally, the lake water receded, but Qin Yifan seemed to be unable to move. In a state of urgency, Yin Shi used his water escape technique, which he had never dared to use in the lake before, to bring Qin Yifan ashore. For some reason, nothing happened in the lake, and Yin Shi was not attacked either. It was a very strange thing.

  Qin Yifan slept for another day and night. Fortunately, thanks to Lin Qiulü's medicinal pill, his body didn't suffer any major harm. However, upon waking up, the growling sounds from his stomach left Qin Yifan feeling utterly embarrassed.

  Lin Qiulü had long expected this situation and had prepared congee early on, simmering it over a small flame. Seeing the state he was in, she just smiled and served him a few small bowls, watching as he wolfed down the meager amount of congee like a starving whale, but refused to give him any more.

  It was clear that this was for his own good, and Qin Yifan didn't get angry, he just asked a question: "How long have I been in the lake?"

  "Fourteen days!" Lin Qiulü was now completely convinced of Qin Yifan's abilities. The pressure in the lake, which she could only observe from a distance on the mountain top, was something that Qin Yifan could withstand for over ten days in the water. His willpower was incredibly strong, unprecedented.

  "Phew!" Letting out a long breath, Qin Yifan gazed at the now calm lake surface and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief: "What a close call!"

  She didn't know what Qin Yifan had gone through in the water, but everyone's pressure was different, so Lin Qiulu didn't ask much either. Hearing Qin Yifan talk like this, she also agreed and nodded her head in agreement.

  That old fellow in the lake, after absorbing Yuan Qing Lao Dao's yuan soul, can actually play this trick. Those illusions and whatnot before were simply used to lure Qin Yifan into a trap, taking advantage of Qin Yifan's eagerness to make a breakthrough in his cultivation, letting Qin Yifan unknowingly enter the dream realm he had woven for him.

  If it weren't for Qin Yifan discovering a large number of suspicious points from the subtle clues at the last moment, what would follow would definitely be the arrival of the heavenly calamity. Without asking, Qin Yifan's outcome would certainly be unable to pass the heavenly calamity, and his body and spirit would be destroyed. In the fantasy realm, this is the outcome, and in reality, it's not much better. This old brother from the lake treats everyone equally, regardless of whether they are strangers or acquaintances, and has no intention of letting anyone off easy.

  Is this the growth after absorbing Yu Qing's primordial spirit? He has learned to use people's obsessions to lure them in, and his methods are becoming more and more sophisticated. Qin Yifan was puzzled - logically speaking, Yu Qing was only slightly stronger than Lin Qiulü and others, and was not on the same level as that person who had passed the tribulation. After that person passed the tribulation, wasn't their primordial spirit absorbed by Lake Master? Or did Lake Master absorb that person's primordial spirit but hasn't fully refined it yet?

  Isn't that person's primordial spirit already completely destroyed by the heavenly tribulation, and there is no way for Brother Lake to absorb it? Or did that person think of a retreat long ago without being discovered by Brother Lake. If so, in such a vast place, where can he hide?

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