Chapter 283: Genuine Water and Spirit Sea (2/2)
The three of them exchanged glances.
”I'll enter first, Senior Brothers. You can join me after I make sure there's no danger.”
”No way!” Yu Qingyong yelled. Having greatly embarrassed himself earlier, he was feeling a little regretful. He didn't expect himself to behave that way before the person he loved. He naturally wouldn't allow Ji Yeyue to go first and was eager to redeem his honor.
”Please don't argue with me, Senior Brothers. It's dangerous down there. My Gang Qi has reached the advanced level, so I'm capable of defending myself. Besides, I had been down there once so I'm more familiar with it than you two. I'll also know how to deal with the danger. Just wait here!” She jumped down without waiting for them to answer. Unable to stop her, Yu Qingyong and Wu Lingxiao could only watch her disappear.
”Is the Spirit Sea dangerous?” Junior Leopard asked curiously. Green Spirit's description made the place seem like heaven but the way Ji Yeyue and the two men reacted, it felt more like a lion's den to him.
”Of course! A Spirit Sea only has the most basic conditions of the Primitive Times. After all, it's different from our era and many things are different. Without outside intervention, a Spirit Sea needs a countless time to nurture living creatures. But since the eras are different, who knows if the creatures formed will truly be the same ones as those in the Primitive Times. Thus, the Seed of Life from the Primitive Times must be planted in the Spirit Sea. That way, even if the creatures created are a little different, they would basically be the same!” Green Spirit sounded a little wistful at this point. ”But it's not easy to achieve this. Konghai and the other necromancers found out that living creatures are all interdependent, reinforcing and counteracting one another. Many Treasures of Heaven and Earth will only be formed in terrible environments and many are guarded by fierce and evil beasts. Thus, when you're planting the Seed of Life, you not only have to focus on the treasures, you also have to consider hostile environments and evil beasts. It wouldn't work otherwise. Do you really think there's so much good luck in this world? That you can easily recreate the Primitive Times environment and gain an advantage?”
”What do you mean by easily? From what you've said, it's not easy to create a Spirit Sea!” Junior Leopard retorted. He instantly understood Green Spirit's words. This was an issue of balancing the ecosystem. In the prairies, one couldn't kill all the wolves just for the sake of rearing sheep or the sheep will eat all the grass and grow unsustainably. In the end, there wouldn't be any grass left and the sheep would all starve to death. This was a simple logic in Junior Leopard's previous life but he couldn't help arguing just for the sake of it when he heard Green Spirit's tone.
”Compared to the harvest that the successful creation of a Spirit Sea would bring, the process and time spent counted for nothing at all!” Green Spirit said seriously. ”Boy, you need to understand that all living creatures in the world live in balance. Strictly speaking, you can't reap without sowing.”
”Perhaps.”
”It's not perhaps. That's the truth. To gain something, you have to pay the price. Perhaps you wouldn't notice the consequences while you're in the thick of things and only realize it after time passes. Of course, you can only understand this rationale after accumulating experience over time. It's no surprise that a spring chicken like you wouldn't get it!”
Junior Leopard curled his lip and didn't argue again. He raised his head and shifted his attention to the three disciples from Jade Pool. Ji Yeyue had disappeared for about an hour, while Yu Qingyong and Wu Lingxiao were still standing at the entrance and staring downward anxiously.
”Hey, Ji Yeyue has been down for so long. Do you think she's in trouble?”
”She's fine. Nothing has happened to her, at least for now. Otherwise, her body would already be sent up. She's just an ordinary person and her spirit isn't pure though she has a Level Seven cultivation. If she dies, her corpse Qi will pollute the Spirit Sea. You need to understand that the idea of restoring the Primordial Origin is human-made no matter how great it is. There are bound to be flaws even if it succeeds. Therefore there'll definitely be inhibitions set in place to prevent external contamination,” Green Spirit replied indifferently.
”Why do you make it sound so depressing?” Junior Leopard's mood soured hearing the words 'corpse' and 'death' from Green Spirit. There was such a contradiction between these concepts and Ji Yeyue's beautiful looks.
”Boy, why do you care about her so much? Don't tell me you're being bewitched after hearing her say some good things about you. Don't forget that this is the territory of Jade Pool and this is their Azure Secret Area. You're the one who broke into this place without permission and you're an enemy to them!”
Junior Leopard's face flushed and he said nothing. After a while, Ji Yeyue finally came out of the cave.
The two brothers rushed to surround her with concern and ask, ”Junior Sister, what's going on underneath?”
”It's fine. There are only several common reptiles down there and I've settled them!” Ji Yeyue said, panting. Her words sounded relaxed but her breathing was rather quick.
”No way. She's a Level Seven expert. Why is she panting like that after such a short time?”
”Boy, get ready. We'll go down in an hour.”
”Why an hour later?”
”By then, these people will either be dead or have left or so badly injured that they can't pose any threat to you!” said Green Spirit casually.
Junior Leopard didn't reply, only silently activating his Poison Cold Shield. A layer of cyan light enveloped his body, followed by a layer of golden light. The Nine Fire Dragons appeared indistinctly in the golden light, three of them hovering around his head while two appeared under his feet. Another four surrounded his body and clung to his visualized Gang Qi.
He didn't completely believe Green Spirit but he noticed there was a huge pressure coming from the entrance seconds after the three of them jumped down. The pressure was so strong that it rolled in like a mighty river, fully covering all the area within 10 miles.
”What a strong pressure!” Junior Leopard's expression darkened after experiencing the strong pressure. The pressure was capable of even penetrating the barrier of Fire Land Prohibition blocking the cave entrance. The Earth Spiritual Qi was the thickest and heaviest pneuma in the world. Besides, it was also being inhibited by the Fire Land Prohibition. Even with his current strength, Junior Leopard wasn't sure that his Qi power could break it.
Similarly, this pressure finally triggered the Fire Land Prohibition. The Earth Spiritual Qi in the area surged and overwhelmed this pressure.
”What on earth is underneath?” Junior Leopard asked in bewilderment.
”I have no idea!” Green Spirit answered directly. ”Only the heaven knows. Who knows what the lunatic who created this Spirit Sea put inside! There were countless evil beasts as well as great Divine Sense in the Primitive Times. You need to be more careful!”
”Screw being careful!” Junior Leopard retorted. ”If Ji Yeyue and the other two dare to go, why wouldn't I? This Azure Secret Area is used to cultivate excellent disciples, not kill them!”
”That's precisely why you need to be more careful. There could be a guard beast of Jade Pool down there. The three disciples will be fine but the beast might just swallow an outsider like you whole!”
”If that's true, Ji Yeyue won't be so tired just now!” Junior Leopard squinted and stared at the entrance coldly. He looked at the gradually denser Earth Spiritual Qi and said, ”The timid are starved to death when the tummies of the shameless are bursting. I don't believe that it's really a lion's den. It's been almost an hour now. I'll check it out myself!” He leaped up and threw himself down the entrance as large as the mouth of a well. He deployed his Carefree Skill and sent one of his thoughts down.