Chapter 273: Zhenwu Pool

The cyan-gold warship shuttled through the boundless void; space storms hissed and howled, yet could not move the warship even a fraction.

Chen Mo stood on the deck, quietly estimating the time he had spent traveling.

After seeing off Zhang Qianlian, he returned to the True Martial Tower base, waiting to go to the Zhenwu Pool for refinement.

There is no Teleportation Array between Ju Hai City and the secret site of the Zhenwu Pool.

The only way to enter the secret site is to board the Void Warship within the True Martial Tower.

The warship would first leave Ju Hai City, then tear through space, flying toward the location where the Zhenwu Pool secret site is situated.

Traveling through the void and shuttling across boundless space is much faster than in the outside world.

This time on the Void Warship, Chen Mo was not alone; three other Martial Artists were with him.

But not everyone was heading to the Zhenwu Pool secret site; two other Martial Artists were going to the Longevity secret site.

Ming Kong walked in front, with Chen Mo following closely behind.

The existence of the Zhenwu Pool is extremely secretive; not only is it located in a special space, but it also leaks not a single trace of aura.

Aside from him, many Martial Artists were practicing within this Floating Island.

As long as Martial Artists stay within these Array Eyes, they can safely receive the baptism of Zhenwu Qi.

Life and death cycle, one withering and one flourishing like the changes of Yin and Yang, continuing for a long time without rest.

In the world today, the vast majority of True One and Supernatural Martial Artists are either in Ju Hai City or are constantly practicing.

"Two seniors, the Array Eyes for seclusion are ready. Once the Array begins to channel Zhenwu Qi, it cannot be stopped."

In truth, there was no need for him to say more; even Chen Mo could feel the unique aura constantly radiating outward from the Longevity secret site at this moment.

They had already arrived at the Zhenwu Pool secret site; unlike the Longevity secret site, the True One meaning of life and death was not manifested externally.

"Good, then please follow me, two seniors." The Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist wore a smile and immediately walked in front to lead the way.

This person's dharma name was Ming Kong, and like Chen Mo, he was a True One Martial Artist from another world.

"No matter," Chen Mo said.

Passing through this passage, one can reach the Zhenwu Pool, which is a special space located underground.

Martial Artists of the True One Realm like Chen Mo, at most, only occasionally need to lend a hand to handle tasks within the faction to regulate the secret sites so they can operate better; they do not reside here permanently.

The time for each baptism is one hundred days; within the Zhenwu Pool, the amount of Zhenwu Qi is nearly boundless.

Many Array nodes are connected, drawing Zhenwu Qi from the surroundings, and then immediately gathering this Zhenwu Qi to the most important Array Eye.

"If the two seniors have any other matters, you may handle them first; once everything is finished, you may enter the Zhenwu Pool to practice."

In fact, except for True One Martial Artists born in Xuanhuang Heaven, True One Martial Artists like them who come from other small worlds have almost no trivial matters to handle in this world.

Yet the hull remained steady, unaffected in the slightest.

The vast majority of important secret sites within Xuanhuang Heaven are basically managed by Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artists for normal operation.

It is just that the few of them were now all on the same ship.

The sea surface was dotted with countless islands like stars in the sky, and there was even a Floating Island at the very top, allowing one to overlook the sea.

On the Floating Island, a Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist who was guarding this place walked over.

"Same for me," Ming Kong said as well.

In the region where the Longevity secret site is located, even the grass and trees are infected by the meaning of life and death, sometimes lush and green, sometimes withered and yellow.

After about another half an hour, the warship stopped again.

How much one can utilize and how many benefits one can obtain depends entirely on the individual ability of the Martial Artist.

The two Martial Artists intending to practice at the Longevity secret site flew off, and the warship immediately set sail again.

There are a total of twelve Array Eyes in the Zhenwu Pool, allowing at most twelve True One Realm Martial Artists to receive baptism at the same time; if there are more people, they need to wait in line.

These islands are each an Array node.

Now that both had come here to receive the Zhenwu Pool baptism, they had already exchanged names earlier and could now be considered acquaintances.

The warship crossed the void, with storms blowing from time to time.

Ming Kong took out the Xuanhuang Heaven Token, a beam of cyan light emerged from the token, and immediately after, a spatial passage opened.

Chen Mo leaped off the warship, and the two walked side by side.

The Zhenwu Pool is called a pool, but its actual area is as vast as a boundless ocean.

After about two hours, the warship tore through space again; the Supernatural Martial Artist responsible for steering the Void Warship walked over at this time, bowed, and said, "Two lords, the Longevity secret site has arrived."

Passing through the reception passage, the two finally arrived inside the Zhenwu Pool.

"Let's go, fellow Daoist." A monk dressed in monk robes, with a sturdy build and bald head with ordination scars, greeted Chen Mo loudly.

The changes of life and death were extremely obvious; anyone could perceive the existence of the Longevity secret site.

The only thing to focus on is practice; other matters are not important.

It was opened up by the Great Ability who created the True Martial Gang Qi, and it contains infinite Zhenwu Qi, which can help Martial Artists refine themselves and increase their cultivation.

Although this place does not have the infinite Zhenwu Qi infusion of the Array Eyes, the portion of Zhenwu Qi that merely dissipates is instead suitable for these Martial Artists of the Innate or Heavenly Human Realm to practice.

Excessive infusion of Zhenwu Qi is naturally fine for True One Martial Artists to bear, but it is not something they can withstand.

"Two seniors, walk into this Teleportation Array, and you can go to the Array Eyes. There are twelve Teleportation Arrays here, corresponding to twelve Array Eyes. Those two arrays that are not sealed now are the ones not in use."

Arriving at the very center of the Floating Island, twelve Teleportation Arrays were arranged in a uniform row.

That Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist had a respectful attitude and introduced them quite earnestly.

"Many thanks." Ming Kong performed a Buddhist salute to thank him; the Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist bowed in return, did not stay here long, and turned to fly away.

Chen Mo and Ming Kong did not exchange much pleasantry either; the two nodded to each other and walked into separate unused arrays.

Immediately, the array activated; after a burst of spatial fluctuations, Chen Mo only felt that there was infinite Zhenwu Qi all around.

This power descended from above, boundless and infinite, constantly scouring his body.

Chen Mo only felt that facing this power, he could not help but feel like a mayfly trying to shake a tree.

He did not hesitate, decisively taking out the cultivation Putan to sit cross-legged, concentrating fully to accept the baptism of this power.

His own Yin-Yang True Gang, facing the baptism of this power, actually began to dissipate continuously.

Yet Chen Mo understood clearly that this was a process of refinement; he fully unleashed his own restraints, drawing as much Zhenwu Qi into his body as possible.

Originally, for him, Zhenwu Qi was a slow scouring, but now Chen Mo was like a dam being opened, letting these forces surge into his body continuously.

And the Yin-Yang True Gang he had refined was constantly dissolving and collapsing, yet it was being further refined and brought forth by borrowing the Zhenwu Qi.

The Yin-Yang True Gang born from this further step, though fewer in quantity, was much purer in quality.

Cultivation in the True One Realm is spent in the continuous process of refining Heaven and Earth True Gang.

When first taking this step, it is truly not difficult; as long as a Martial Artist can make a normal breakthrough, completing the first three refinements does not even require particularly arduous cultivation.

As long as one accumulates and uses Heaven and Earth True Gang daily, it can be completed as a matter of course.

The middle three refinements are a level higher in difficulty, but among Martial Artists who have reached the True One Realm, not one is a fool.

As long as there are no accidents along the way, it can basically be completed with diligent practice.

The only difficulty lies in the final three; this is the true watershed for a True One Martial Artist.

The final three refinements are more difficult with each step, but likewise, the benefits a Martial Artist gains from taking each step are also great.

Not only will one's cultivation be more solid at the current realm, but it will also be of great help for future breakthroughs.

With endless Zhenwu power being inhaled into his body, Chen Mo completed the first refinement in an instant, followed immediately by the second and third.

These three did not take him much time.

The continuously falling Zhenwu Qi was still far from enough, and Chen Mo began to draw power from the outside world even more intensely.

At this moment, the entire Zhenwu Pool was vibrating; although the Zhenwu Qi here was nearly infinite, when swallowed and exhaled in large quantities, the heavens and earth were bound to change.

The Array Eye where Chen Mo was located turned into a vortex, continuously swallowing and drawing power from further away.

At this moment, he was like a bottomless pit; no matter how much power came, he would swallow and absorb it all.

The reason Chen Mo could do this was, firstly, because the foundation of his Small World was sufficiently robust, and secondly, because his physical body was strong enough.

Facing the scouring of infinite Zhenwu Qi, his physical body would not suffer any hidden dangers, which was why he dared to do this.

At this very moment, above the Floating Island, many Martial Artists had already sensed the abnormality of the Zhenwu Pool.

On the vast, boundless sea surface, the Zhenwu water, which had nearly condensed into substance, was being continuously pulled toward the Array Eye where Chen Mo was located.

Such a sight was something they had never seen in their daily lives, nor had they ever heard of any Martial Artist refining here who could trigger such a massive phenomenon.

Therefore, one by one, they could not help but feel uneasy, truly not knowing what the current situation was.

The Heaven-Man Martial Artist responsible for guarding and receiving guests was frowning even more deeply at this time, frequently eyeing the Zhenwu Pool below the Floating Island.

Although his cultivation was not high, he had been a guardian of the Zhenwu Pool here for several hundred years in total.

Yet, let alone having seen this scene before him, he had not even heard of it.

The only thing he could be sure of at the moment was that there should be no major issues with the Array, and the Zhenwu Pool was operating normally as a whole.

But this was truly not right; if everything was normal, then who exactly was triggering such a scene?

Could it really be the True One Martial Artist who went to cultivate earlier? But this kind of heavenly phenomenon was likely not something an ordinary person could trigger.

The guardian Martial Artist pondered briefly and decisively decided to report the matter.

Facing this situation, let alone solving it, he did not even know where the source of the problem lay.

Reporting it was the best solution; since he could not handle it himself, he would let a powerhouse who could handle it come.

He did not hesitate, decisively taking out a Token and acting; in an instant, a golden stream of light shot out, breaking through space and transmitting the message.

Chen Mo was still cultivating, the Zhenwu power was still continuously scouring, and he took this opportunity to initiate a Mortal Transformation for himself.

Inside the Transformation Pearl, endless law power surged, covering his entire body from the outside in.

Chen Mo's whole body glowed with intense golden light; his muscles, tendons, bones, and Qi and Blood were all reflecting the power of the laws.

Not stopping there, this power also began to further transform the Heaven and Earth True Gang within his body.

This process was extremely fast, completed in nearly an instant.

The Yin-Yang True Gang within Chen Mo's body completed its fourth refinement, and the laws and power contained within his physical body also increased further.

However, this was not the end; Chen Mo began to pour the endless Zhenwu Qi into the Transformation Pearl to charge it.

The quantity of Zhenwu Qi was vast, but now that Chen Mo was undergoing a Mortal Transformation, the power required was also very great.

It took nearly a full hour for the Transformation Pearl to be fully charged, and during this process, Chen Mo was still cultivating.

But after it was fully charged, he was not in a hurry to transform his own Gang Qi.

Under normal circumstances, when a Martial Artist enters the Zhenwu Pool for baptism for the first time, although there is only a hundred-day period, it can still greatly increase the Martial Artist's cultivation.

The vast majority of Martial Artists can directly complete the first to third Gang Qi refinements here.

Chen Mo had already completed the fourth, and he prepared to attempt to complete the first six, or even the seventh, Gang Qi refinements directly here.

In this way, he would have more and ample time to charge toward the subsequent transformations.

Regarding the limit of his own Gang Qi transformation, Chen Mo's own minimum goal was the seventh time.

This was truly the minimum for him, because as long as he cultivated steadily, he could basically reach the sixth time, and since he possessed the Transformation Pearl, he could logically reach the seventh time.

As for whether he could reach a higher realm, he did not force it.

The transformation ended, and the infinite Zhenwu Qi was still pouring into Chen Mo's body.

These forces surged continuously within his Small World, and Chen Mo's newly born Yin-Yang True Gang guided the Zhenwu Qi to transform into new Yin-Yang True Gang.

Only in this way could he proceed to the next stage of transformation.

The total amount of Yin-Yang Gang Qi that the Small World within Chen Mo's body could carry had not changed, but the quality was far stronger than before; the power that one unit could exert was worth four units from before.

When refined to the extreme, the power that one unit of Heaven and Earth True Gang could exert would be nine times that of the initial state.

A nine-fold increase in power certainly did not bring a nine-fold increase in combat strength.

If Chen Mo could truly refine it nine times, then his combat strength would be dozens of times what it was before his breakthrough.

Of course, this level of combat power can only be manifested when two Martial Artists are in a life-or-death struggle.

If another Martial Artist of the True One Realm wishes to flee—for instance, if they are in the same minor realm, or even if there is a difference of one or two minor realms—it would be very difficult for Chen Mo to keep them there.

However, he can rely on the Karma Fire Compass to continuously lock onto and hunt them down.

With the infusion of Zhenwu Qi, Chen Mo began to continue his stable cultivation, yet even so, the amount of Zhenwu Qi he inhaled was still greater than that of an ordinary Martial Artist.

But this time, at the very least, it would not cause the entire Zhenwu Pool to vibrate and surge, and more Zhenwu Qi began to flow steadily into Chen Mo's body.

Once the Heaven and Earth True Gang was accumulated to perfection, he immediately began to temper it bit by bit, as Chen Mo contemplated and absorbed the Yin-Yang Law contained within the Zhenwu Qi.

These Yin-Yang Laws came from heaven and earth, so it was not difficult for him to refine and master them.

It is just that the Zhenwu Intent, which belongs exclusively to a Great Ability, is something Chen Mo can use for now, but wanting to comprehend it is simply extremely difficult.

Time ticked away, second by second, one day, two days, ten days.

Chen Mo was still practicing unremittingly, without the slightest bit of slack.

The Zhenwu Qi washed over him continuously, in order to ensure that he could absolutely bear these powers.

The Qi and Blood within Chen Mo's body were always circulating to the extreme, and the power of the Myriad Phenomena Law ran through his body incessantly, forming a great web of order that blocked all external forces.

He did not know how much time had passed, but the washing of the Zhenwu Qi had still not stopped, and Chen Mo only felt a palpitation in his own Small World.

The Heaven and Earth True Gang he had accumulated finally began to undergo a further Mortal Transformation and sublimation.

(End of this chapter)