Chapter 81 (2/2)

Humans and beasts had the utmost hatred for each other. Even when leaving behind the treasures which had been hard-earned by himself, he would never ever leave such precious items behind for someone from the other race!

“Hu.” Xue Ying knelt down. He cupped both his hands, bringing up the spiritual liquid from the pools for a drink.

A burst of coolness circulated through his entire body.

Within every part of his body, regardless of whether it was the muscles, the bones or the visceras, the Dantian Qi Sea or his Soul of Consciousness, they all received some nourishment. Furthermore, the moment the energy from this spiritual liquid was absorbed, Xue Ying’s hunger entirely dissipated.

“Drinking actually satiated my hunger.” Xue Ying laughed.

“Food is considered to be energy as well.” The golden ape laughed, amused, “The spiritual liquid transmuted by the stone of Oceanic World is naturally more nourishing to the body than the mundane food found elsewhere. The late master drank from this spiritual liquid every single day. The nourishment from this pool is part of the reason he was able to become a peak Saint expert… this spiritual liquid.”

Xue Ying raised out his hands, scooping up the strange-looking jade stone from within the pool.

This jade stone was entirely oceanic-blue in colour. There was a mild oceanic-blue stream circulating on its surface. This jade stone was able to capture the essence from heaven and earth and was actually the core of a Minor World. Looking at it would bring forth a temptation to bite it. This desire… actually stemmed from the instinct of life.

“Looking at it made me feel like eating it.” Xue Ying felt amazed.

“Do not eat it directly. Eating it would be too wasteful,” The golden ape reminded, “Placing it within the water will let it dissolve slowly, turning ordinary water into spiritual liquid. The late master depended on it for the transmutation of spiritual liquid for close to a 1,000 years, and only half of the stone was used.”

“It requires water?” Xue Ying frowned, “I do not have any water though!”

“Actually, the spiritual liquid from this pool is able to let master drink for 30-50 years.” The golden ape said, “When you are able to get out of this place, master will certainly be able to prepare more water.”

Xue Ying nodded, before waving his hand to coerce the energy from the world with a ‘hu’. The spiritual liquid was all brought into the storage treasure. Actually, the space within it was independent, with no air and gravity. Once any material was brought within, it would not move any longer. Thus, the spiritual liquid brought within was suspended in mid-air within the storage treasure.

Following that, Xue Ying walked towards the crack at the distant wall. This entire underground Great Hall had walls with enormous cracks within.

“According to the annotations on ancestor Lei Zhen’s map, he came in from this particular crack.” Xue Ying looked towards that crack in front of him. It inclined downwards.

Xue Ying followed along the crack.

His body was bathed in flames, brightening up the pitch-black area within the crack. The further he travelled, the narrower the crack became. After walking for five kilometers or so, the crack became so narrow that he was unable to continue.

“Mn?” Xue Ying frowned, “It seems Ancestor Lei Zhen really did turn himself into water before he was able to go pass this particular crack that leads all the way to the Black-Wind Deity Palace. Currently, as a mortal, I have no way of passing through it.”

If there was no path, would he have to dig out another road himself?

Obviously, such an idea would not work.

“Following the account of Ancestor Lei Zhen, the surrounding area of this Black-Wind Deity Palace is actually a gigantic array! Including the huge mountains along the sides, the ground and various other areas, they are actually all surrounded by arrays! Even within the valleys, the entire place is filled with arrays. Outside these arrays, large amounts of protectors can be seen patrolling, and these protectors have really sensitive senses.

“The moment one dares to destroy the surface, digging out the mountain rocks to form a path within the arrays, one will immediately be discovered.”

“One can only follow the present path! I can’t destroy the slightest of things.”

Xue Ying felt frustrated.

Transcendents did not even succeed in escaping with their tricks, so how could he have any hope of doing so.

“This crack is really too narrow, and it spans for 500 kilometers…” Xue Ying shook his head lightly, “Only when I become a Transcendent can I go through this.”

Helplessly, Xue Ying could only go back to that broken, large Great Hall. Currently, as a mortal, even if he had other maps of small areas within the Black-Wind Deity Palace, he would still be unable to enter them.

Looking at the empty Great Hall…

The only way of going out would be to cultivate all the way to being a Transcendent!

“Monkey, Little Bird.” Xue Ying looked at the golden ape and golden roc, smiling, “It seems I, Dong Bo Xue Ying, will only have you two as my comrades for a long long time.”