Chapter 34: Bottom of Qinghe Pool

It was night.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse; the faint moonlight spilled onto the ground, soft and gentle.

During the day, Su Qin had made a move and dampened the spirit of the Demon Slaying Division.

However, the people from the Demon Slaying Division did not leave; they pitched many tents in the village clearing to rest.

Beside the bamboo wall of Shihe Village, there were also many patrolling Demon Slaying Division officials.

It could be said that the village defense of Shihe Village was unprecedentedly strong.

The demon in this case had not yet been brought to justice, so the people from the Demon Slaying Division would not give up.

Tomorrow, the group from the Demon Slaying Division would go up the mountain and turn the entire Heifeng Mountain upside down.

Under the moonlight, a swift black shadow kept weaving through the village.

Avoiding the patrolling Demon Slaying Division officials, it approached a pool of water on the outskirts of the village.

Vaguely, a flash of a red Kashaya could be seen.

It was none other than Li Xiang.

"The protection attribute of the Kashaya can boost my attributes by 90 points."

"Plus the Mysterious Bird Divine Feather given by Teacher, I can stack another 100 points of Root Bone attribute."

"I think, just in terms of physical fitness at this moment, I should have the strength to fight Lu Jianxing."

Under the moonlight, Li Xiang muttered to himself.

"It's just strange, why is the comprehension attribute not boosted by equipment?"

"Is it because the base attribute is too high, so these levels of equipment cannot boost it?"

【Name: Li Xiang】

【Age: 3】

【Comprehension: 99970+0 (???)】

【Root Bone: 35+45+45+100 (Strength to lift a thousand jun)】

【Family Background: 8 (Poor)】

【Luck: 50+100 (Very Auspicious)】

"Teacher is right."

"In a transcendent world, the foundation of everything is oneself."

"If I possess absolute strength, then all overt and covert schemes lose their meaning."

Li Xiang looked at the pool in front of him and muttered softly.

This was a place of opportunity in the village where one could obtain transcendent power.

"If one does not take what Heaven bestows, one will suffer the consequences."

"Shihe Village is the novice village in the game; as long as the attribute values meet the standard, one can find many transcendent paths."

"The fundamental Great Daos of the human race in this world are not few, but in the end, they are the Martial Dao, the Immortal Dao, and the Confucian Dao."

"As for the Fo Men, it is a bit strange. The Fo Men has no specific grades; usually, they practice martial arts to cultivate the body, and divide transcendence by the Nine Consciousnesses; those who attain Right Awakening are Buddhas."

"It is not considered an orthodox cultivation system, and practicing martial arts is just to settle the mind and understand the Nine Consciousnesses."

Clenching his fist to feel the blood Qi in his body, he raised his eyes to operate the Confucian divine ability 【Wisdom Eye Night Vision】, taking a look at the mountains and rivers that were as bright as day.

"Strictly speaking, I have already obtained two of the three paths, only missing the final quest for the Immortal Dao."

The pool water rippled, and a bright moon was reflected in it, looking cold and clear.

This place was called Qinghe Pool; it was not formed by a flowing river, but by water from an underground spring that had condensed into a large pool here.

Usually, the people in the village took water from here for cooking and farming.

It could be said that this was the lifeline of the entire village.

Looking closely, one could also see some white Zhuori Flowers growing near the pool.

Li Xiang remembered that there should be a stone cave deep in the pool, and inside the cave, there was a treasure chest; after opening it, one could obtain a most basic breathing technique and some pills to assist cultivation.

In the game, wanting to get this opportunity in the novice village tested a very unique attribute.

【Luck】

Those with deep luck have their own source of fortune.

It is difficult to enter the Immortal Gate; how could the Azure Heaven Great Dao be so easy to seek?

There are many undercurrents deep in this pool; if one dives down forcefully, eight or nine out of ten will drown.

Only those with deep luck have a chance to luckily obtain this item in the early stages of the game.

If one can practice the breathing technique for ten years, most can be selected as inner sect disciples when the Azure Cloud Sword Sect comes to recruit disciples later.

Originally, Li Xiang was prepared to rely on his powerful physical fitness to obtain this opportunity by force.

After all, with 225 points of Root Bone attribute, Li Xiang's blood and Qi were flourishing in an unbelievable way.

If it weren't for the fact that this strength was boosted by equipment, he could even break through to the Seventh-Rank Martial Artist realm in one breath here.

Now, besides the 225 Root Bone attribute, he also had 150 points of Luck, which was a part of the luck added after subduing the Black Bear Spirit and the others, as well as the attribute changes brought by the Kashaya itself.

He was determined to get this breathing technique!

Splash...

Li Xiang stirred his blood and Qi and jumped into the water, creating ripples on the surface of the lake.

Although he heard that evil cultivator say that the various Daos cannot be practiced together.

But for some reason, in the dark, he always felt that if he practiced all three Daos at the same time, something extremely important would happen.

That feeling did not seem to be a bad thing.

He believed in his intuition.

It was pitch black in the pool, and as soon as he entered the water, he lost his sense of direction.

Hum~

Golden light flashed from his eyes, and when he opened them again, it was like turning on night vision goggles; the entire scene of Qinghe Pool was in his eyes.

"What a deep Qinghe Pool!"

Subconsciously, he exclaimed.

The entire Qinghe Pool was actually several hundred meters deep!

That treasure chest was located in a cave at the very bottom.

Operating his divine ability to look over, he could see spring water continuously gushing out near the cave, and the surrounding water plants were swaying.

Is it a spring eye?

The treasure chest is actually located near these spring eyes?

No wonder there were so many undercurrents when diving down.

Li Xiang did not hesitate; he stirred his blood and Qi and swam toward the deeper part.

Before long, he felt a powerful thrust coming from the water, as if it wanted to drag him in another direction.

With a slight vibration, his blood and Qi surged, and he directly ignored these undercurrents.

His speed was very fast, and in just a few breaths, he had rushed to the very bottom.

The water situation below was very complex.

There were more than a dozen spring eyes near the cave, and the water flow erupting from these spring eyes seemed extremely rapid, like a canopy, blocking others from approaching.

If it were naturally formed, one would truly have to marvel at the uncanny workmanship of nature.

However, it was as if there was divine help in the dark.

Many undercurrents could not rush onto his body.

In the attribute bar, the Luck column rarely flashed with a faint light.

This place had a connection with him!

He had reached the judgment standard for Luck here.

After a few breaths, Li Xiang grabbed a heavy wooden box with his hand.

After getting it, a strange feeling welled up in his heart; it was called a wooden box, but when touching it, he felt like he was holding a piece of metal.

He did not have time to consider too much and wanted to carry this box back to the surface.

He was very much looking forward to what would happen after he practiced all three Daos.

But just as he turned around and prepared to leave, he suddenly heard a system prompt sound in his ear.

【Congratulations to the host, you have successfully triggered a??? -level encounter: Chess Game Through the Ages】

【Please explore on your own!】

【Reward: Unknown!】

Huh?

What's the situation?

Turning back to look, the originally dark cave became bright in his eyes.

An ancient, heavy cave abode slowly revealed itself before him.

This was no stone cave!

This was simply an Immortal Gate cave abode that had been silent at the bottom of the water for who knows how many years.

Looking up, there was a couplet on both sides of the cave abode.

Left side: Heaven as the chessboard, stars as pieces; who dares to play?

Just looking at the first line, one could feel a heroic spirit of wanting to take over the world.

But continuing to look to the right, he saw that the second line was not written, leaving only a row of empty space.

It seemed to be waiting for someone to fill in the second line.

Using Heaven and Earth as a chessboard—this cave owner had such great spirit!

A good brother has started a new book; his writing skill is several times stronger than mine, and I am far inferior to him. Those interested can take a look.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 35 =====