God-Level All-rounder Expert
Chapter 412 - 442: Blessing in Disguise

Chapter 412: Chapter 442: Blessing in Disguise

Under the eaves, one must bow their head; Fang Yi didn’t resist and let the disciples of the Sky Sword Sect lead him away from the place.

A true man can bend and stretch, Fang Yi thought to himself that this setback wouldn’t cause his spirit to crumble. What was most important now was to find an opportunity to escape.

Fang Yi was escorted to an underground location where there was a cold pool, round in shape and about three meters in diameter. Upon reaching the edge, Fang Yi was pushed straight in.

As soon as he hit the water, a bone-chilling cold enveloped Fang Yi, making him shiver uncontrollably.

"This cold pool has existed since the founding of the Sky Sword Sect and is used to punish disciples. Ordinary people can last three hours in it at most, which is already the limit. Earth Level experts can last half a day at most; it’s also the limit. Fang Yi, I want to see how long you can last. Don’t pass out within an hour; that would be too boring,"

Wang Yuan stood at the edge, looking down at Fang Yi with mocking in his eyes.

Wang Yuan had been in the cold pool before. At that time, he had just reached Earth Level and wanted to challenge himself. But after entering, he could only last half a day before he couldn’t take it anymore.

Thus, Wang Yuan sneered, this cold pool would let the opponent truly experience the despair of not being able to live and not being able to die.

With his deep vengeance satisfied, Wang Yuan felt an overwhelming joy and contentment.

Fang Yi’s limbs were confined by iron chains, and listening to Wang Yuan’s mocking words, his expression remained unchanged, and he slightly lifted his head, saying indifferently, "You’d better not let me come out of here, or you’ll regret it."

Wang Yuan, as if he heard the world’s biggest joke, laughed loudly, "Haha, what dreams of a fool. Even in your current state, you’re still so arrogant! A joke, a sheer joke!"

Fang Yi calmly said, "Then just wait and watch."

Wang Yuan suddenly sneered, "I’m waiting for you to come out!"

After that, Wang Yuan turned and walked away.

But after a few steps, Wang Yuan stopped, and told the two disciples left behind, "Keep a close watch on him. If there’s a problem, I’ll hold you accountable."

"Yes, Brother Wang Yuan!"

The two disciples responded in unison, then turned and glanced at Fang Yi in the cold pool before lazily finding a spot by the pool to sit down and relax, not regarding Fang Yi in the cold pool as a threat.

The water in the cold pool was not deep, but it was exceptionally cold, piercingly so. Fang Yi wondered why the water in the cold pool, not deep and only so large in area, could be so cold?

However, the Sky Sword Sect had been established for a hundred years. If the Sky Sword Sect didn’t understand it, it was not strange that he didn’t either.

Therefore, Fang Yi came to terms with it, quietly enduring the bone-chilling cold, and unknowingly, he dozed off.

This sleep was fairly comfortable for Fang Yi, first because his body was indeed robust, and second because the cold pool served to temper one’s will. Fang Yi himself had gone through significant trials and tribulations. Although the cold was like bone-scraping knives, he could bear it.

Even then, Fang Yi had an intuition that if this continued, he could only hold on for two days.

When he woke again, a mist was rising from the surface of the cold pool, as if dry ice was melting, very mysterious, perhaps even something science could not explain.

But Fang Yi found it strange and had a thought; he fished out his mobile phone from his pocket.

Yes, a mobile phone!

When Wang Yuan and others captured Fang Yi, they hadn’t searched him, which made Fang Yi worry for their intelligence.

Fang Yi’s phone was an imitation brand, and imitation phones had their benefits. Inside the body of an imitation phone, there was a stylus as small as a needle from a shoe heel. Fang Yi took it out underwater and began to unlock.

The key to the iron chains binding Fang Yi’s body was the iron lock. Fang Yi could open electronic locks, code locks, and the like, all he needed was a piece of wire to pick a lock, so opening this iron lock was not difficult for him.

After unlocking the iron lock, Fang Yi removed the chains from his body. Underwater, the chains could not make any sound, only bubbles emerged one after another. However, the two disciples on guard had already fallen asleep, which was convenient for Fang Yi’s actions.

Fang Yi took a deep breath before diving fiercely into the cold pool, eager to see what mysterious secrets it hid.

There was a misty fog over the surface of the cold pool, but the water below was crystal clear. Fang Yi looked all around but didn’t notice anything strange. He swam along the bottom for a while but found nothing.

Emerging from the water without a sound, Fang Yi wiped the water droplets from his face and murmured softly, "This can’t be right. There must be something odd about this cold pool."

Without further ado, Fang Yi plunged back into the water.

Suddenly, Fang Yi noticed something on the rocky wall at the edge of the cold pool.

There was moss on the wall, but one section was intact. Fang Yi stretched out his finger and pinched it, discovering that the wall could move. Overjoyed, he immediately lifted the section of wall with brute force.

In an instant, a burst of brilliant light erupted from within, along with an incredibly chilling coldness.

In that moment, Fang Yi nearly wished to swim back to the surface immediately, but ultimately he gritted his teeth and endured, reaching in to touch the source of the light.

It felt like touching a block of ice thousands of years old, bone-piercingly cold. When Fang Yi pulled it out, it was a pearl.

The pearl was soft, seeming almost like flesh, with a slick touch.

"What is this?" Fang Yi quickly searched his mind for information and finally had a rough outline.

Non-toxic, nourishing, enhancing vigor and wisdom, treating chest congestion, long-term consumption for a light body and prolonged youth — this is meat Ganoderma, also known as vision flesh or flesh cluster. Of course, it has another widely known name — Tai Sui!

Yes, Tai Sui!

The pearl Fang Yi had found was indeed Tai Sui, not an ordinary Tai Sui, but an Ice Tai Sui!

Ice Tai Sui contains one of the five elements, water, which those on the market could not compare to. For someone practicing Martial Arts, it could have unimaginable medicinal effects.

If consumed, and if one could endure it, their Martial Arts could reach new heights. Moreover, their Martial Arts training could progress faster, and it could cure various complex diseases; a rarity seen only once in a thousand years, it was only mentioned in brief in ancient texts.

Fang Yi had not expected to find such an incredible item here, and if the old man knew about it, he would probably be green with envy and rob him openly!

What is called a blessing in disguise, this is a blessing in disguise.

Excitement surged in Fang Yi’s heart as he kept the Ice Tai Sui close, then returned to a distance, binding the chains back around himself to revert to the original state, continuing to endure the tribulations of the cold pool.

...

Dawn broke, and the sunrise was just beginning.

There were orioles chirping crisply at the window, twittering vibrantly with life.

The door was pushed open, and an elegant and majestic figure entered.

This was a mature and beautiful woman, to call her a peerless beauty would not be an overstatement; yet, there was an icy coldness and sharpness in her eyes, and the passage of time left faint crow’s feet at the corners, adding a mature charm.

The mature beauty walked into the room and approached a woman who was standing by the window looking out at the landscape.

Moving gracefully, the mature woman stepped beside her and suddenly raised her jade hand to rest it on the woman’s shoulder, softly saying, "Jingjing."

Bai Jingjing’s expression was cold as she abruptly pushed away the hand and, without turning her head, said, "Don’t touch me!"