Chapter 651

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

This meditation cushion, Xu Zhangqing found it familiar to the eye.

If memory serves, it should be called the Yunshen Puti.

Woven from ten-thousand-year Soul-Nurturing Wood, it allows one to sit or lie down to cultivate.

Its effect is to enter the "State of No Thoughts," avoiding interference from external things.

As for the pool, because he had never seen it before, he wasn't too clear on it.

The pool water rippled with a faint white light, Spiritual Energy so dense it was about to condense into substance.

The female cultivator crouched down, fingertips lightly touching the water surface, carefully sensing it: "This pool water carries pure Taiyin Power, a hundred times stronger than an ordinary Spirit Spring.

Judging by the looks of it, it should be the legendary Yunhun Yu Chi."

Yunhun Yu Chi?

Xu Zhangqing was surprised: "Naturally formed?"

The female cultivator immediately shook her head: "Not naturally formed; it is condensed from natural jade pulp mixed with True Taiyin Water, specially used to nourish the Divine Soul.

Not only can it stabilize one's cultivation realm, it can also improve one's constitution.

However, only two types of Spiritual Roots can use it.

One is the Fire Spiritual Root; Yin and Yang mobilize, mutually stimulating each other.

One is the Wood Spiritual Root; borrowing Water Generates Wood, thereby achieving transformation.

Xu Zhangqing leaned over to look closely, discovering fine jade pulp granules at the bottom of the pool.

The pool water rippled slightly, appearing both clear and coldly Yin.

The Yunshen Puti beside it had a warm, smooth texture, and faint Dao rhyme still lingered on it; one could tell Taiyin Jushi cultivated here year-round.

He tried sitting on it, and immediately a strand of gentle Spiritual Energy spread throughout his body from his buttocks.

No wonder the cushion was placed here; turns out sitting on it to absorb Spiritual Energy actually doubles the effect.

Moreover, one can also carefully sense that strand of pure "Taiyin Power" in the pool water.

Zhu Rong frowned slightly, saying with a hint of regret: "Although this pool is a good thing, there is no True Taiyin Fire here."

Tai Bai asked tentatively: "How about... trying to fish?"

We finally got in, we can't just leave like this, right?

Of course, he also wanted to see what the Yin Beast actually looks like.

Xu Zhangqing nodded: "The Taiyin Spirit Control Original Record clearly states, using Divine Sense as the line and Yin Crystal as bait, one can fish up a heavy object.

What the heavy object is, is currently still unclear.

Let's try with Spirit Stones first, see if we can lure out the Yin Beast."

At this time, it had been less than half a day since they entered the Silver Light Cave.

Plus there was no urgent matter, they definitely wouldn't leave easily.

Soon, everyone walked to the Dock.

Xu Zhangqing used Divine Sense as the line, tied a Low-grade Spirit Stone securely, and then cast it into the Yin River.

The river water was pitch black like ink; the instant the Spirit Stone entered the water, it was swallowed by the darkness.

Even the Spiritual Energy it emitted, surprisingly, could no longer be sensed.

Xu Zhangqing didn't panic; instead, he focused his Divine Sense, and then according to the method in the Spirit Observation Chapter, carefully sensed the movements underwater.

Initially it was completely calm, not even a single ripple.

Just when he thought it would fail, his Divine Sense finally captured a trace of weak fluctuation.

As if something was peering from underwater, extremely alert, not approaching rashly.

"You guys sensed it too, right?"

"Looks like there really is a Yin Beast in the Yin River!"

"Since there is, why won't it take the bait?"

Regardless of whether it was Xu Zhangqing or Zhu Rong, Tai Bai, or the female cultivator, all had Golden Core Late Stage cultivation.

Therefore, they all perceived the abnormality underwater.

Xu Zhangqing narrowed his eyes: "Could it be that the Spirit Stone doesn't meet the requirements?"

Tai Bai guessed: "Because it's not the Full Moon, so we can't fish it up?"

Taiyin Jushi said.

On the First Quarter Moon night, Yin Beasts in the water hibernate.

On the Full Moon night, the river water surges, Yin Beasts run rampant.

Next, Xu Zhangqing tried Middle-grade Spirit Stones and High-grade Spirit Stones in turn.

Discovered that the higher the grade of the Spirit Stone, the more obvious the movements of the Yin Beasts in the water.

From this it can be seen, Spirit Stones indeed can become bait, it's just the Yin Beasts won't take the hook.

Perhaps it's as Tai Bai said, only during the Full Moon can one come here to angle.

Subsequently, three Spirit Stones were placed respectively before everyone.

The Low-grade soaked the longest, its surface riddled with holes, internal Spiritual Energy dissipated.

The Middle-grade soaked for a medium time, its surface full of cracks, half the Spiritual Energy leaked out.

High-grade items have the shortest soaking time; corrosion appears on the surface, and spiritual energy leaks slightly.

The secrets of Silver Light Cave—the Yunhun Yu Chi, the jade stone tablet, the ferry boat, and so on—everything worth understanding has been understood.

Xu Zhangqing rose and spoke in a loud voice: "I will stay here one more day to confirm there are no problems before returning to Nantian City."

As for you few, whether to go or stay is up to you.

Zhu Rong said with a serious expression: "I will stay here for a while and try my best to find the Taiyin True Fire, so that both my strength and my true self's strength will improve."

The female earth said indifferently: "I will leave, and come again on the day of the full moon or the first quarter moon."

Tai Bai sucked on his smoke gun, exhaling clouds and mist: "Leave this place to me."

In the time that followed, everyone continued exploring, trying to find more content.

However, everything that could be found had already been found, with not a single omission.

Xu Zhangqing thought it over and over, and asked Tai Bai to take him to the Yin River outside and to the iron ship.

Zhu Rong stayed behind, and the other three began returning along the same road.

Passing through the crack in the restriction, they quickly returned to the deep region of Jin Guang Cave.

After walking not far, several people felt a cold, yin aura.

However, compared to inside Silver Light Cave, the biting chill was somewhat weaker.

Tai Bai pointed ahead: "That's it."

The source of the Yin River is in Silver Light Cave.

As for where it leads, no one knows at present.

After all, even Taiyin Jushi had only explored a small part.

Xu Zhangqing sketched an Illumination Talisman; as white light brightened, he finally saw the scene before him clearly.

A pitch-black river flowed horizontally ahead, its water still and motionless, like solidified ink, with faint grey mist floating on the surface.

By the riverbank, indeed moored was an iron ship, exactly the same as the ferry boat inside Silver Light Cave, except this ship was already severely damaged.

The hull was covered with ferocious cracks, and the ancient spiritual runes carved upon it had all dimmed.

Some places had even been torn open by force, revealing the black iron bones inside.

There were several deep bite marks on the ship's planks, with dried black stains lingering at the edges, like the blood of some Yin Beast.

From this it could be seen that the ship had suffered a fierce attack.

Xu Zhangqing approached, his fingertip touching the hull, feeling only a decayed aura coming over him: "The spiritual runes have all failed, and the hull structure is also destroyed; it is completely unusable."

No one knows what it experienced back then to end up like this.

Although everyone had never seen a Taiyin Beast.

But judging from the miserable state of this ship, one could get a glimpse of the whole picture.

I fear the true situation is far more terrifying than what we imagined.

Tai Bai nodded: "When I found it, I once tried it, but it simply could not be activated."

It seems the only one that can be used is the one Taiyin Jushi left inside Silver Light Cave.

Xu Zhangqing raised his head, his sharp gaze sweeping the surroundings.

On both banks of the Yin River were steep cliffs, covered with damp moss.

In the air there was both a yin cold chill and a pungent fishy smell.

At the critical point there was not a single sound; overall it was dead silence.

At the end it was pitch black, nothing could be seen clearly, nothing could be felt at all!