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Chapter 2540 - 2560: Water Path Crystal, Achieved!

Chapter 2540: Chapter 2560: Water Path Crystal, Achieved!

"I’ll go with you!"

The voice was crisp, decisive, and carried a hint of laughter.

Lin Chen looked up in surprise, meeting Shang Wenyao’s captivating eyes, "You’ll go with me?"

Shang Wenyao blinked, "Yes."

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "Before, because of the fluctuations from the Primordial Xuan Water Technique, it wasn’t safe for you to go anywhere, so I had you stay inside the tower. Now that you’re free and even stronger, you don’t have to travel with me anymore. The world is vast; you can go any place you want, do anything you wish..."

Shang Wenyao interrupted Lin Chen with a radiant smile, "But I want to accompany you to Western Hell."

Stunned by Shang Wenyao’s words, Lin Chen went silent for several seconds before speaking, "What if I go to Eastern Brilliance?"

Shang Wenyao’s smile revealed white teeth, as refreshing as a spring breeze and as gentle as a young girl’s hair brushing across the face, "Then we’ll go to Eastern Brilliance."

Looking into Shang Wenyao’s eyes, Lin Chen asked with a laugh, "Why?"

Shang Wenyao crisply said, "I don’t have a place I want to go. I feel very happy and interested when I’m with you. Besides, I am now a Top-Grade Da Luo Supreme Immortal, so I should be a bit stronger than you, right? When you go out to take care of things, I can help you fight."

Happy and interested?

Lin Chen, gazing into Shang Wenyao’s expressive smiling eyes, felt his heart beat faster uncontrollably. He decided to be straightforward.

"Could it be that you’ve fallen for me?"

In Lin Chen’s estimation, asking such a question would surely elicit a denial from Shang Wenyao, followed by some explanation about how friends help each other. However, Shang Wenyao just giggled playfully, raised her right hand, and showed a small gap between her thumb and index finger.

"Indeed, a little bit."

For a moment, Lin Chen didn’t know how to respond, so he cleared his throat tactically, "Don’t joke around... men can’t take that sort of teasing..."

Shang Wenyao smiled slightly, without emphasizing or explaining further, and changed the subject, "Don’t worry, I’ll listen to you when I’m with you and won’t cause you any trouble."

"I really have nowhere else to go; at most I could retreat somewhere alone. I might have been able to accept that before, but after living with you all for so many years, I’m used to this lively life. Now, if you ask me to go into a desolate cave mansion for closed-door cultivation, I would find it very uncomfortable."

"You’ve helped me so much, and now you’re heading to the dangerous Western Hell. If I travel with you, I should be able to lend a hand, right?"

Shang Wenyao’s eyes were bright, her gaze sincere. It was clear she was telling the truth.

Without further hesitation, Lin Chen said with a laugh, "Alright, with your impressive strength, having you travel with me will indeed make things a lot safer."

Shang Wenyao nodded with a smile, "When do we set off?"

"No rush!"

Lin Chen said with a laugh, "I still need some time to cultivate the Primordial Xuan Water Technique and to refine the Five Elements Crystal. Luckily, I’ve obtained quite a bit of Tianmi Xuanshen Water, and since you’ve just been promoted, you can continue to enhance your cultivation. We can do this together."

Shang Wenyao chuckled, "All you need to do is give me some Tianmi Xuanshen Water, and I’ll comprehend its rules. You should focus on your own cultivation. Your enemies are very strong, so you need to improve as quickly as possible."

Out of curiosity, Lin Chen asked, "What does comprehending rules involve?"

Shang Wenyao explained with a laugh, "Aren’t you cultivating the Sun Scripture, able to manipulate Sun Real Fire? What’s the difference between that and ordinary flames?"

With that question from Shang Wenyao, Lin Chen instantly understood, "Ordinary water and Tianmi Xuanshen Water, attacking an enemy, the effects are completely different. You want to enhance the power of the water you control?"

"\"Yes,\"" Shang Wenyao replied. "For example, Five Elements Essence, Tianmi Xuanshen Water, and the like are extremely close to the origin of the Dao; by comprehending how they form, I’m comprehending the Water Path. The deeper my understanding, the more the moves I deploy will contain the rules of the Dao, and naturally, my power will become greater and greater."

Lin Chen suddenly nodded his understanding, "So, if I replace ordinary fire with True Sun Fire, it’s basically the same idea, isn’t it?"

"Yes," Shang Wenyao explained with a smile. "You found a fire closer to the origin, and once you fully comprehend it, you may be able to change the type of fire you use to make it more powerful. Once your comprehension is sufficient, you will be able to completely control the Fire Path and achieve whatever effect you desire."

"I understand," Lin Chen said with a laugh. "Then let’s begin!"

The two once again entered the Linglong Tower and began their respective cultivation.

Lin Chen cultivated the Primordial Xuan Water Technique, absorbing a large amount of pure spiritual power from the Tianmi Xuanshen Water to begin constructing a Water Path Crystal in his Sea of Knowledge.

Meanwhile, Shang Wenyao soaked both hands in the Tianmi Xuanshen Water. Mystical lights emerged from her hands as she fell into a profound state of comprehension.

The Primordial Xuan Water Technique was difficult and obscure, making it hard to grasp. However, Lin Chen had the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Tactics, an "external cheat" as it were, allowing him to analyze and comprehend it over and over until his mind gradually cleared.

The Tianmi Xuanshen Water contained incredibly pure spiritual Qi, which, once absorbed, instantly transformed into pure spiritual power and swiftly merged into Lin Chen’s Sea of Knowledge.

Lin Chen’s strength soared at an incredible pace, but he found that the amount of spiritual power needed for a Top-Grade Da Luo Supreme Immortal to level up was staggeringly vast.

If the Sea of Knowledge of a Daluo Mysterious Immortal was a pond, then the Sea of Knowledge of a Daluo Supreme Immortal was a lake, expanded by who knows how many folds. To fill this lake with spiritual power to the level needed for promotion required an excessive amount of spiritual power.

But then, what could be done?

He would improve gradually.

Endless streams of spiritual power transformed from the Tianmi Xuanshen Water poured into his Sea of Knowledge. After an indeterminate period of cultivation, Lin Chen’s Sea of Knowledge finally gained a piece of crystal-clear and lustrous ice, silently and tracelessly.

The ice relentlessly absorbed the water’s true intent from the Tianmi Xuanshen Water, attracting more and more spiritual power, then forming sheet after sheet of ice.

When the entire Sea of Knowledge was filled with dense ice, all the ice pieces flew up, converging in midair.

Layer upon layer, piece upon piece...

Like an Ice Storm, all the ice shards in the Sea of Knowledge disappeared, leaving behind a huge Ice Crystal in the midst of the Sea of Knowledge.

The Ice Crystal began to rotate slowly, gradually picking up speed. As the colossal Ice Crystal spun, countless ice shards turned to dust, returning once again to the Sea of Knowledge.

The size of the Ice Crystal decreased, but the chill it emitted grew heavier and heavier.

After an unknowable duration, the Ice Crystal finally stilled, revealing its true form.

It resembled a block of ice yet also seemed like a conglomerate of layers of brilliantly colored ice, shining with a dazzling radiance, almost giving the impression that it was alive.

The Water Path Crystal was complete!

Lin Chen "looked" at the Water Path Crystal in his Sea of Knowledge, positioned opposite the Fire Path Crystal, each at a considerable distance—each minding its own business, respecting the other’s territory—and couldn’t help but laugh silently to himself.

Water and fire are incompatible—this saying really isn’t just for show!