Standing on the shore of the pool, Chen Changsheng remained silent for a very long time. The sword intent lingered in his eyes and the pain was difficult to remove, causing him to constantly shed tears.
At this moment, he seemed like an idiotic youth gazing at the reflection of the pool and feeling sorry for himself.
The sword intent in the depths of the pool made him very shocked, very surprised, and also somewhat perplexed.
Could it be that this seemingly ordinary waterfall and pool was the legendary Sword Pool? Or else how could there be sword intent coming from the depths of the pool?
But if it really was like this, why had no one discovered it in the past several hundred years? It had to be known that although this sword intent was elusive and hard to grasp, it was very clear.
His perplexity originated from his ignorance, his own ignorance.
The sword intent that came from the depths of the pool was actually extremely faint and difficult to sense. Even a cultivator at the peak of Ethereal Opening would not be able to catch a trace of its existence.
And only Ethereal Opening cultivators could enter the Garden of Zhou.
So in the countless years, this sword intent had never been discovered by anyone. Until a certain day in a certain month of a certain year, a cultivator with extraordinary talent and a natural affinity for the sword stood on the shore of the pool. His eyes were touched by this sword intent and his mind was shocked. Thus, the first curtain on the legend of the Sword Pool was lifted.
That person was the Junior Martial Uncle of Mount Li, Su Li.
Why could Chen Changsheng sense this sword intent? Because his body and mind were both pure. Although the strength of his spiritual sense could not be said to be unparalleled in the world, its gentleness and steadiness was not something that ordinary cultivators could compare to. On that night when he fixed his Fated Star in the library of the Orthodox Academy, even the Divine Empress on the Dew Platform fell silent.
As a result, he became the second person in the past several hundred years that had entered the Garden of Zhou to sense this sword intent in the depths of the pool.
But where did this sword intent come from?
Chen Changsheng controlled his spiritual sense to dive deeper into the pool, but he discovered that the water was rather strange. There seemed to be some sort of tangible pressure in the depths that actually prevented his spiritual sense from continuing forward.
Standing on the shore of the pool, he lightly stroked the hilt of his sword. Looking at the little Black Dragon that had at some point rested on his shoulder, he said, "Why don't we …"
The Black Dragon looked at him, its eyes filled with coldness and ridicule. Its meaning was very clear: I'm not your subordinate, so why should I help you with so many things?
Chen Chang Sheng couldn't help but say, "Why are you the same as Zhexiu? No matter what you do, you never forget to ask for benefits."
The Black Dragon was infuriated when it heard this. It gently swung its tail and prepared to return. It thought to itself, 'What audacity! He actually dared to compare me to a wolf.'
"Alright, alright, I'll agree to one more request." Chen Chang Sheng said helplessly.
Only then was the black dragon satisfied. It swung its tail again and turned into a black shadow. With a "chi" sound, it disappeared into the cold pond water.
A moment later, the Black Dragon broke out of the water, bringing with it a splash. Under the sunlight, the Black Dragon looked like a shattered crystal.
Chen Chang Sheng raised his right arm and let it rest on his forearm.
The stream water dripped off the scales of the little Black Dragon and soaked his sleeve. It was rather cold and felt rather strange.
Through the information transmitted by the Black Dragon, Chen Chang Sheng knew that there was a cave at the bottom of the pond. It should lead to some place behind the cliff, but this cold pond was indeed rather strange. The deeper one went, the greater the pressure. Moreover, it was an enormous pressure that did not conform to the situation in the real world. The Black Dragon was currently in a state of soul separation and possessed less than one percent of its true strength, so it had no way of passing through the cave.
For the Black Dragon to be able to find the cave was already rather difficult. If it were a human cultivator at Ethereal Opening, it would basically be impossible. Chen Chang Sheng stood by the pond, sensing the still faint sword intent. He pondered for a long time, then raised his head to look above the waterfall. Calculating the distance, he had an idea.
He let the Black Dragon rest and walked to the side of the waterfall. He began to climb up the cliff. His movements were not as wild and wanton as Zhexiu's, but they were steady and accurate, displaying an extremely powerful strength.
Passing through the waterfall, he arrived at the top of the cliff. He took out a handkerchief and wiped away the foam on his face. He discovered that in front of him was a clear pond. The bottom of the pond was made of yellow stone and the water continued forward. It should be several hundred zhang away on the other side of the cliff. He could faintly see the undulations of the water in the middle, which should be the source of the mountain spring. The scene was very beautiful.
At this moment, Zhexiu concluded his distant investigation and walked back. He shook his head, indicating that he had not discovered anything.
"There's a cave at the bottom of the pond. It should lead to some place in the mountain. I suspect … the Sword Pool is inside."
Chen Chang Sheng stood at the edge of the waterfall and pointed at the fist-sized pond under his feet.
Zhexiu walked to his side and glanced at the pond below. He said, "I express my doubts about this."
Chen Chang Sheng asked, "Then what do you think is over there?"
Zhexiu said, "In the stories, when one encounters a desperate situation and suddenly finds a passage, the first scene upon entering a new world is often that of a beautiful woman coming out of a bath."
"You're thinking too much." Chen Chang Sheng was speechless. He changed the subject. "But the pond is rather strange. There shouldn't be a way to dive down. I have to think of a way."
Zhexiu once again glanced at the distant pond and said, "It seems that you've already thought of a way."
"If I jump down from here and use the momentum of the fall, I might be able to directly fall into that cave."
Chen Chang Sheng did not say that with the help of the Black Dragon, he already knew the distance between the cave and the surface of the pond. After a rough calculation, there shouldn't be any problem.
Zhexiu glanced at the pond again and slightly creased his brow. He said, "Are we going to risk our lives?"
This cliff was too high. Even he felt that he had no confidence that he wouldn't be knocked unconscious by the pond water.
Chen Chang Sheng said, "I should be able to hold on, but I don't know if you can."
He did not know that he had bathed in the blood of the Black Dragon's true dragon, but he knew that the toughness of his body even surpassed that of a cultivator who had undergone a perfect Purification, so he was not worried.
Zhexiu's bloodline was special and he had successfully undergone a Purification. Moreover, he had been cruelly fighting in the snowy plains since he was a child. It could truly be said that his muscles and bones were like stone. However, he really did not have much confidence in this height. He said, "If Liang Xiaoxiao and Qi Jian went from this pond to the other side, how did they get there?"
Chen Chang Sheng really hadn't thought about this problem. He scratched his head and said, "Perhaps the Mount Li Sword Sect has some strange method?"
"Then what about Zhuang Huan Yu?" Zhexiu continued to ask.
Chen Chang Sheng was a little surprised. He said, "The Heavenly Academy also has a secret method?"
Zhexiu looked at him expressionlessly and said, "With your current status in the Orthodoxy, do you think that Mao Qiuyu wouldn't tell you if the Heavenly Academy has a clue about the Sword Pool?"
Chen Chang Sheng was speechless at his question. He even became a little anxious. He said, "In any case, I can get there. Just tell me if you can or can't."
As a man, even though he was not yet a fully grown man, he still could not say the word 'can't'.
Zhexiu said expressionlessly, "See you over there."
After saying this, he walked to the edge of the waterfall and jumped in without hesitation.
His figure quickly descended from the cliff. The waterfall was shattered and several strands of jade flowed down.
Chen Chang Sheng looked at this scene and could not help but be stunned. He silently thought to himself, this straightforwardness really caught me off guard.
There was only a boom!
There was a huge splash on the surface of the pool. In the middle of the splash, the surface of the pool sank down, forming a passage. Zhexiu continued to descend through it.
Chen Chang Sheng shook his head and took off his outer clothes. After confirming that the time difference was about right, he jumped off the cliff.
The mountain wind brushed against his face and was smashed to pieces. The water splashed against his face and was smashed to pieces. Before the whistling sound could reach his ears, he was left behind.
His speed became faster and faster. In an instant, the cold pool was already right in front of him.
There was no sound, only an indistinct feeling of impact and a slight numbness from his face and neck.
After a while, he finally felt the pressure and wetness of the pool water around him.
Borrowing the force from the height of the cliff, his body automatically descended, breaking through layer after layer of energy barriers in the depths of the pool.
The pressure of the pool water increased. Compared to the depth, it was unimaginably great, but it was still within the range that he could endure.
Only now did he open his eyes and see in front of him, or in the depths, was Zhexiu's figure.
Zhexiu was lightly swinging his legs. It seemed that he was fine.
Then he saw that in front of Zhexiu, there was a faint dot of light.
In a short while, he and Zhexiu arrived at that dot of light, but they did not discover the cave that the Black Dragon had spoken of.
But at this moment, they had no other thoughts. They could only use the remaining force of their fall to continue swimming. Once the force of their fall was exhausted, they began to paddle with their hands.
After swimming for some time, they suddenly felt that the pressure of the pool water around them was gradually lessening.
Then they realized that the dot of light was gradually growing larger and larger, gradually filling up their entire field of vision.
Only now did they realize that the true change had occurred.
They were no longer swimming downstream, but upstream.
There was a splash of water.
They finally swam out.
They were still in the water.
They broke out of the water.
This was a flat lake. The surface of the lake was enormous, and the surrounding forests were verdant and verdant. Some unknown flowers grew on the rocks by the shore.
They were in the center of the lake.
As it turned out, the depths of the pool was actually a lake.
Most mystical of all was that the bottom of the lake was connected to the bottom of the pool, but the top and bottom were reversed. The world had been reversed!
Chen Chang Sheng and Zhexiu were both shocked.
Soon after, they saw a scene that made them even more shocked. Their mouths were agape, but they were completely speechless.
In the middle of the lake was a rock.
Right in front of them.
A woman was sitting on the rock.
This woman had a charming appearance and had probably just come out of the lake. Her entire body was drenched and her soft clothes tightly clung to her body, revealing her curves and revealing her mature and alluring body.
This extremely beautiful woman was currently combing her wet black hair.
Her movements were very soft. Her body was very soft. Her brows were very soft. Her eyes were very soft.
She was like a fruit that had just ripened, like the mountain spirits that the shamans of the south worshipped, like the beauties in the murals of the capital.
To the youth, she was in her most alluring season. This was the most alluring scene.
Chen Chang Sheng thought about what Zhexiu had said earlier, but he had no idea what to think.
On the other side of the cliff, there really was a lake.
In the lake, there really was a beauty that had just come out of the bath.
What was this?
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