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Chapter 612 - 342 Heavenly Pond Forbidden Land (Please subscribe! Please vote monthly!)

Chapter 612: 342 Heavenly Pond Forbidden Land (Please subscribe! Please vote monthly!)

The Mountain Lord tiger had originally only been following behind the Heavenly Master, thinking that since it was his own territory, if the Heavenly Master needed any help,

he could lend a hand from behind. If he did help the Heavenly Master,

it would be counted as a favor, making Qingyun Mountain more amicable to deal with in the future.

However, this Mountain Lord tiger had not expected that the Heavenly Master would actually come to this place.

Looking at the peak of this great mountain, the Mountain Lord tiger subconsciously took a step back, as if it saw something terrifying.

Its current cultivation level was the peak of Foundation Establishment, half-step Golden Core.

Logically speaking, this cultivation level was not weak on Blue Star.

But at this moment, it was clearly frightened by this place.

Had it not witnessed it with its own eyes, it would indeed be hard to believe that there could be a place on Blue Star that could instill such fear in the heart of this Mountain Lord tiger.

Qin Hao listened to the tiger’s words and asked, "Infinite Heavenly Venerable, fellow Daoist, what do you mean by that? Why can’t we go to this place?"

Afterward, the tiger spoke of the origins of this place.

You could hear it say, "Heavenly Master, you are an outsider and do not understand the complexities of Jiuling City. Among these majestic and precipitous mountains, for a powerful existence like yourself, there is nowhere you cannot go.

But there is one place that is exceedingly dangerous, known as a forbidden land, and must not be approached lightly—it is this place right here!"

"The Heavenly Master should know that there is a town nearby called Heavenly Pool Town. Many people are aware that during the Ancient Qin Dynasty period, Xu Fu had once gathered herbs from the Heavenly Pond on this land to practice alchemy for Emperor Qin, hence the name it later acquired.

But almost no one knows that the Heavenly Pond from which Xu Fu gathered herbs back then is this very place!"

The Mountain Lord continued after a pause: "Back when I was still an ordinary wild beast, it was here that I accidentally discovered that stalk of Immortal Herbs. After consuming it, I gained spiritual intelligence and my current cultivation level.

After achieving some progress in my cultivation, I came back here to uncover the secrets of this place but soon realized I had overestimated myself. The dangers within the Heavenly Pond are not something an existence at my level could spy upon.

Within this Heavenly Pond, there is a vast and terrifying energy that envelops the mountaintop. Ordinary people who enter it will be torn to shreds by the massive energy tide within less than five steps.

With my level of cultivation, I can only enter about ten steps inside at most. If I were to get greedy and proceed further, I would inevitably suffer backlash, and losing cultivation would be the least of my worries. If things went poorly, I could lose my life."

As the Mountain Lord tiger spoke, its face twitched a few times.

Clearly, it had already tried.

To explore the opportunities here, this Mountain Lord tiger had attempted to enter the peak’s Heavenly Pond but failed, unfortunately.

Furthermore, the Mountain Lord tiger did not mention that it had tried many times in the past. The most severe attempt, when it decided to gamble it all, resulted in a heavy toll.

Its realm dropped by two whole stages, and its bones were nearly crushed to dust by the immense pressure within the Heavenly Pond.

After that experience, the Mountain Lord tiger never returned to this place,

regarding it as a dreadfully forbidden land.

Now that the Heavenly Master wanted to go inside,

the Mountain Lord tiger naturally felt compelled to warn him.

This was not a good place.

Qin Hao listened to the Mountain Lord tiger’s words.

He said, "Rest assured, I am simply going to take a look. If I truly encounter anything amiss, I will retreat in time."

This Mountain Lord tiger was good-natured for sharing the dangers of this place with him.

However, Qin Hao was here precisely for the Heavenly Pond; how could he be deterred by a mere danger?

He patted the shoulder of the Mountain Lord tiger beside him,

and then, along with Taoist Jing Chen, he walked towards the peak’s Heavenly Pond.

Upon reaching the mountaintop, the area known as the Heavenly Pond was actually a basin on the peak. Because it was often shrouded in thick fog, people who came here and saw this scene felt as if they were witnessing a celestial pond from the heavens, hence its name.

Inside the basin, there stood numerous rugged and curious rocks, which from a distance resembled a stone forest.

At first glance, it looked like the lotus leaves and flowers from the Turquoise Pool of the Heavenly Realm as told in mythological tales.

Qin Hao said, "Is this the Heavenly Pond?"

Beside him, Taoist Jing Chen also seemed to have discovered something, "Heavenly Master, there’s something strange about this place. The Mountain Lord was not mistaken; within this area, there indeed exists an unparalleled pressure."

Even though they had not yet entered the range of the Heavenly Pond, Taoist Jing Chen could already feel it.

Inside the Heavenly Pond, there truly was a massive pressure,

and this pressure was extremely powerful.

Taoist Jing Chen was already a Nascent Soul Cultivator, strong in his own right,

but still standing at the outskirts of the Heavenly Pond, he could feel considerable pressure.

Enough to make Taoist Jing Chen break out in a sweat.

Merely feeling such a level of pressure at the outskirts,

it was difficult to imagine the intense pressure one would need to withstand if one really went inside.

No wonder that Mountain Lord tiger had suffered a great loss.

If a Nascent Soul powerhouse was barely able to handle it, all the more for that less cultivated Mountain Lord tiger.

Qin Hao glanced at Jing Chen beside him.

He could naturally feel the pressure inside the Heavenly Pond.

However, it made sense for there to be pressure.

After all, this was where the Source Crystal was located.

If there weren’t any anomalies, that would actually be abnormal.

Qin Hao didn’t say much and stepped forward, heading into the basin of the Heavenly Pond.

Watching the Heavenly Master enter, Taoist Jing Chen and the Mountain Lord tiger exchanged glances—one man, one tiger.

The Heavenly Master had gone in.

They could only follow.

After formally entering the Heavenly Pond, they were met with an overwhelming pressure.

That feeling was as if an ordinary person was gradually being burdened with more weight.

Usually, when you walk with nothing on you, it’s quite relaxing.

But once you add a dozen or so kilograms of weight to yourself, the feeling is completely different.

The pressure inside the Heavenly Pond was similar to an ordinary person bearing additional weight, but what was different was that

the pressure exerted by the Heavenly Pond was distributed over one’s entire body.

Which meant that as soon as you entered the Heavenly Pond, your entire body began to be subjected to this pressure.

From your back to your toes, everything felt the terrifying pressure.

Moreover, this pressure deepened as they ventured further into the Heavenly Pond.

The one who first felt uncomfortable after entering the Heavenly Pond was the Mountain Lord tiger.

Its cultivation was the shallowest; only after two steps did it start to really struggle.

Sweat poured from the tiger’s head, and its steps faltered, obviously overwhelmed.

Ten steps were the limit for the Mountain Lord tiger previously.

Following the Heavenly Master this time, after twelve steps, it had already exceeded the limit.

At this moment, the tiger felt as if its internal organs were being brutally compressed.

One more step forward, and it would be crushed to death.

It was then that the tiger had to speak up, "Heavenly Master, Taoist Jing Chen, my cultivation is too shallow. This is already my limit, and I can go no further."

Tiger: Taking a few more steps would mean dying here today. I’m just a little Half-step Golden Core tiger. Why compete with the likes of Qingyun Mountain’s Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation big shots?

I should just stay here.

Having done its part, Qin Hao nodded at the Mountain Lord tiger, "Thank you for accompanying me this far, fellow Daoist. You’ve worked hard."

After saying that, Qin Hao continued forward.

Compared to the struggles of the tiger to reach this point, the Heavenly Master walked with ease.

Striding ahead, he didn’t seem to feel any pressure at all.

The tiger stood still, watching the Heavenly Master’s back, with unspeakable envy in its eyes.

Damn, this is what a real big shot looks like!