Li Jian's expression was ugly.
He saw the bloodstains once again.
It was a pity that the bloodstains were left behind by the treasure snatching battle ten days ago.
"The lake water is freezing cold. There might even be spirit beasts lurking around. Xie Tian is heavily injured, so it's impossible for him to have sunk into the lake … No!"
Li Jian's pupils contracted. He took a deep breath and stared at Lake Chu Yan, not letting go of any abnormalities.
"You've done so many impossible things. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to hide in the lake, but you can!"
After waiting for half an hour, Li Jian became suspicious and murmured, "You're heavily injured. Half an hour should be enough to freeze you to death. Could it be that you're really not here … Damn it, I wasted half an hour!"
Li Jian glanced at the mountain opposite Lake Chu Yan and shook his head. He suspected that he had chosen the wrong direction, so he immediately turned around and flew towards the north.
"Damn it!" The sword slave couldn't help but gritted his teeth.
"This guy is quite cunning. Even Li Jian was fooled!"
"Half an hour! This Lake Chu Yan is bottomless, and the water is extremely cold. How could Xie Tian endure it? His will to live is too terrifying …"
"Could he have frozen to death? After all, he's been injured so badly …"
…
The little tree's eyes were filled with doubt. It was a good idea to hide in the lake, but Li Jian had left for a long time. Why hadn't Xie Tian come out yet? Could it be that he really froze to death?
"That's impossible. If he had to die, Xie Tian would rather fight with Li Jian. He wouldn't throw his life away like this!"
At the bottom of Lake Chu Yan, Xie Tian slowly opened his blood-red eyes. As soon as he opened them, he felt a little pain from the pressure of the lake water. However, his mood improved a lot.
"I've dodged it for now …"
Xie Tian was slightly relieved, but he didn't let his guard down. Although Mount Chu Yan was huge, the sword-shaped mast was extremely fast. Moreover, Li Jian could easily mobilize hundreds of disciples from both sects to search the mountain. He would be exposed sooner or later.
"The pressure in the lake is just as I expected …"
Xie Tian calmed himself down, and a similar light shone in his blood-red eyes. The reason he chose to dive into Chu Yan Lake was to avoid Li Jian and to continue seeking a breakthrough.
In the Odd Cave, he had already understood the path of body refinement, which was to use external pressure to temper his body. Unfortunately, he could no longer go to the Odd Cave. The only place he could think of was the dark and deep Chu Yan Lake.
Reality proved that his guess was correct. The lake water's pressure was no different from the cave's pressure. It also covered his entire body, allowing him to temper his body.
"Three hundred feet is far from enough. Continue to descend!"
The water of Chu Yan Lake was magical. If Xie Tian had not controlled his body, he would not have risen. Instead, he would have continued to sink. It was as if the water was much lighter than a human body.
Loosening his control over his body, Xie Tian descended slowly. Four hundred zhang, five hundred zhang, six hundred zhang …
"Six hundred zhang, and I still can't see the bottom of the lake …"
Xie Tian's heart skipped a beat. The lake was terrifyingly deep. Even if Xie Sha had not jumped, he would not have dared to continue sinking. Although Xie Sha had advanced and could sense cultivators in the Mana Realm, there must be existences in this world that were even scarier than those in the Mana Realm. He did not dare to act rashly.
"The pressure here is only average. I should heal first and wait for nightfall …"
Xie Tian's Primordial Yang had been depleted by more than half during his escape. He silently activated the Peiyuan Art, and streams of Primordial Yang flowed into his Primordial Yang Sea.
At the same time, he opened his storage bag and took out a few Spirit Stones. Smelling the scent of the Spirit Stones, the dispirited Evil Meridian Vein struggled to move, but its absorption speed was not as fast as before.
Xie Tian sighed. He had always thought that the Evil Meridian Vein was very powerful, and even regarded it as his greatest trump card. He did not expect it to be damaged.
"The Evil Meridian Vein has already advanced once. After swallowing the Rock Lizard Beast Core, it is about to advance. Unfortunately, after being injured, it consumed too much energy. I wonder when it will advance …"
Xie Tian, who had already reached Xiantian Realm Level Seven, did not have to worry about breathing underwater. The only problem was that the lake was too cold. Fortunately, although he did not seem to be moving, the Blood Qi in his body was boiling. Otherwise, he would have frozen to death.
Time flew, and after six hours, Xie Tian stopped the Peiyuan Art. He took out the last Spirit Stone, but after a moment of hesitation, he put it back.
After absorbing more than twenty Spirit Stones, the Evil Meridian Vein was still much weaker than before. However, it was still able to consume the remaining spiritual power in his body. As long as the spiritual power disappeared, Xie Tian's injuries would recover in no time.
Another two hours passed, and the Evil Meridian Vein had absorbed all the spiritual power. Its condition was slightly better. Only now did Xie Tian transfer the liquid Primordial Yang to every part of his body.
After the time it took for a joss stick to burn, Xie Tian's injuries were completely healed.
"It's done …"
After his injuries were healed, Xie Tian finally regained his battle strength. The boulder in his heart lightened a lot. He silently floated up, and at the same time, used the Evil Kill Art to sense the outside world.
He waited for a full half an hour below the surface of the lake. He glanced at the empty lakeside, and once again let out a sigh of relief. Then, he directly sank to the bottom of the lake.
"He's not dead? And from the looks of it, his injuries have also healed! "
"Hehe, there will be a good show to watch in the Sword Catacomb …"
…
The sword slave's face became more and more gloomy. He could not wait to use his sword to escape to Chu Yan Lake and kill Xie Tian with one strike. However, when he thought of the Immortal-like Dao Master's words, he did not have the courage to disobey.
Seeing Xie Tian's head emerge and sink again, the small tree became even more puzzled. "What is he trying to do? Is he going to stay in the lake forever?"
No one could guess what Xie Tian wanted to do. If they were in his shoes, they would only think about how to survive when they were being hunted by a peerless master. However, Xie Tian wanted to become stronger and fight back!
This was Xie Tian's consistent mentality after he lost his natal Primordial Yang. He would be afraid, and he would flee, but he would not be weak because of fear. He would only grow because of fear.
When Xie Tian sank to a depth of 300 meters, he finally felt a huge pressure. This pressure was equivalent to the seventh stage of the Xiantian Realm. However, the strange thing was that even with the strength of his body, he could not withstand it.
"It should be because of the lake water. But the lake water is obviously very light, so why does it feel so heavy?"
Xie Tian could not figure it out. After pondering for a moment, he continued to sink. This time, he only sank for 30 meters, and his whole body felt like it was being roasted.
"Just 30 meters, and I have reached the eighth stage of the Xiantian Realm?"
Xie Tian's heart skipped a beat. This lake water was too strange. However, he had no other choice. If he wanted to become stronger, he could only temper his body here.
"I'll start cultivating the nine sets of cultivation methods now. As long as I can reconstruct my natal Inner Qi, my Dao Fruit will definitely reappear, and I will become stronger!"
The pressure Li Jian exerted on Xie Tian made him want to become stronger!
With a boom, the Chaos Ox Devil started stirring up the waves a hundred meters below Chuyan Lake. But what was terrifying was that the surface of Chuyan Lake was still as smooth as a mirror.
Six hours passed, and the sky was bright. The sword-shaped mast that had been flying above Chuyan Mountain finally landed.
His search was fruitless. Li Jian's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked exhausted. His heart was burning with anger.
"He must have escaped. He will become stronger and come back to deal with Young Master!" Xie Shuai seemed to be possessed. He murmured for a long time. His voice was already hoarse, but he did not stop. "Just like how he dealt with me in the past, he is the most terrifying in the world …"
"Enough!"
Li Jian shouted. Being tortured by Xie Shuai's demonic voice was the main reason for his exhaustion. But seeing Xie Shuai still trembling in fear, he felt even worse. He said in a low voice, "Don't worry, this Chuyan Mountain will be Xie Tian's burial ground. Let's go!"
"W-where?"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
