1265 Obtain a Treasure under the Lake (1/2)

”Elder Xu, do you like this place?” The female apprentice, who sensed Xu Que's mood swing vaguely, asked curiously.

”Yes, I like this place so much!” Xu Que nodded his head. The female apprentice smiled for she could understand Xu Que. After all, these peach trees used to be the forbidden place of the Jade Lake. Now, even though they were not as powerful as before, it was still the most beautiful scenic spot in the Jade Lake!

”Could I sit here alone for a while? I like this place so much, and I can almost remember the time I was with my wife when I sit here!” Xu Que asked with tears in his eyes.

”Of course! Elder Xu, I will be right outside of this area. If you want to go back to your room, I will take you back!” The female apprentice said with a smile. Now, she didn't worry that Xu Que would go into a forbidden place for there was only one way to leave this area. Also, these peach trees had been abandoned, and this frail old man couldn't make any trouble here.

”Okay! Thank you! What a good girl! If there is a chance, let's bathe together!” Xu Que said with a kind, nice smile.

”You are welcome, Elder Xu… What?” The female apprentice, who was about to leave, figured out something must be wrong with the words uttered by this old man. Bathe together? ...What is this old rascal trying to do?

”What? What's wrong?” Xu Que asked with puzzlement as he looked at the female apprentice seriously.

”Elder Xu, just now you said let's...” The female apprentice was stunned by Xu Que's reaction and now realized she must have misheard him. No way! I really heard the word bathe!

”Oh, I said if there is an opportunity, let's breathe the air in this place together! I know a magic art of expiration and inspiration that can enhance the cultivation achievement! When it is used in a good place like this, it is even more efficient!” Xu Que said gently.

The girl nodded her head. Her heart was full of self-accusation. What a good old man! How could I attribute bad motives to him? This is totally unacceptable! At last, Xu Que smiled as the girl left, lowering her head. What a good girl!

Now, Xu Que was alone in a big garden of peach trees. Clear lake water, shiny peach trees, an old man, corridors, pavilions...what a scene of classic beauty! Xu Que walked up to the peach tree scratched by Buttface slowly. After looking at it closely, he smiled. Buttface had left a mark here, which meant something was hidden under this tree.

Xu Que tried to check with his Soul Strength, but he found nothing. Then Xu Que sent his Little Gold Clone into his Soul Strength. His perception about things in this area was enhanced remarkably. Under these peach trees, he sensed a lump of horrible Celestial Core Power at the bottom of the lake. It was not fearsome, but unimaginable. The Celestial Core Power was so dense in it that it was just like the liquid in the Golden Branch Jade Elixir Pool.

It seems it is not a problem of the soil. The thing under the trees takes away all essences and nutrition in the soil. It even robbed some Celestial Core Power from the peach trees! Xu Que squinted his eyes for he had figured out the reason. Now, he could see the peach trees were sending Celestial Core Power to that thing. Meanwhile, that thing would also give some Celestial Core Power back to the peach trees to avoid them from withering. However, compared to the Celestial Core Power it consumed, the Celestial Core Power it gave back was nothing and could never keep the peach trees alive! So, as the female apprentice had said, the Holy Mother of the Jade Lake used countless precious resources to keep the trees alive. But it was just a temporary relief for it could only postpone the death of these trees.

Heh! They will need the help of the Act-Tough Saint at last. The thing they need is the Living Holy Water! Xu Que smiled. Then he took out a small jade bottle, which was full of Living Holy Water from the System package.

Xu Que had taken away all the Living Holy Water in the Mystery Land of the South Continent. He hadn't used it up yet. It was so precious that it was not only favored by the Equipment Forgers, but also the Alchemists! It could be used to forge equipment and refine pills. However, its fundamental function was to promote the growth of all kinds of elixirs! Now, these peach trees only got Celestial Core Power from those precious materials, which couldn't provide them with Vital Force. It was just like a patient who could only get blood transfusions. If the root cause of the patient's illness was not removed, the patient would die sooner or later, no matter how much blood was injected into his blood vessels.

Patter! Xu Que opened the jade bottle and poured all the Living Holy Water on one peach tree. The next moment, the tree trembled violently with a powerful Vital Force, which even created many ripples on the lake surface. Xu Que gave a play of several magic arts to gather a gust of powerful water element Celestial Core Power in his palm. Then he pressed his hands on the lake surface abruptly!