Ice Fire Pool

Near Wind Cloud City, there was an underground pool, half of it scorching hot like fire, and the other half icy cold, hence the name Ice Fire Pool.

The Ice Fire Pool was a blessed place, where cold and heat alternated, complementing and counteracting each other, perfectly matching the Dao of Yin and Yang. Every year, it could condense a ball of "Ice Fire Essence." Absorbing it was greatly beneficial to the body, increasing Mystic Force and having a body tempering effect.

One portion of Ice Fire Essence was only enough for one person. If the amount was insufficient, the effect would be minimal.

In addition, only those under the age of eighteen could maximize the effects of the Ice Fire Essence. Older people's bodies were already fixed and lacked plasticity, so the absorption effect was very ordinary.

Because of these characteristics, the Wind Cloud Genius Battle was born.

No force had the ability to monopolize the Ice Fire Pool, and no one wanted to start a war every year for this thing, so they created the Wind Cloud Genius Battle. Each year, a winner was determined, who would then compete for the qualification to enjoy the Ice Fire Pool based on their ability. This level of conflict would not trigger a major war, and all forces agreed with it.

This year, the person qualified to enjoy the Ice Fire Pool was Fan Lang.

Rumble!

The sealed stone door slowly rose, and the sunlight outside shone in, illuminating the Ice Fire Pool.

Located deep underground, the pool was not very large. Half of the pool was frozen into ice, and the other half was filled with heat, with ice and fire coexisting.

Three figures appeared at the door. In the middle was Fan Lang, with Li Yunyan and the expert bodyguard on either side. The three had just arrived after a long journey.

Fan Lang walked into the Ice Fire Pool, treating it as a natural bathhouse. He looked around and found that it was indeed the same as the Ice Fire Pool in his memory.

"Yan'er, do you want to come and wash together?" Fan Lang turned to look at Li Yunyan, who had followed him, and asked with a smile.

Li Yunyan glared at Fan Lang and didn't say anything. She always wore a ghost mask, which made her look fierce, but in reality, the face beneath the mask was very beautiful, comparable to Luo Hongyan, and she had a heroic and sharp temperament.

"I'll guard the door for you. Make a sound when you're done," Li Yunyan said, then retreated outside the door.

He shouldn't even think about a romantic bath. Fan Lang calmed himself down, took off his clothes, leaving only his shorts, and stepped into the Ice Fire Pool. Cold and heat assaulted him from both sides, creating a wonderful sensation.

Fan Lang was strong and unafraid of cold and heat. He swam to the center of the Ice Fire Pool and sat cross-legged on a large rock in the water.

The Ice Fire Essence was here. It was a red and blue light sphere. When Fan Lang touched it, the light sphere immediately shattered, turning into strands of light that swirled around and poured into his strong body.

[Player begins absorbing Ice Fire Essence, required time: 36 hours. During absorption, gains 50 experience points per minute. After absorption is complete, will receive a permanent BUFF.]

Experience points +50.

Experience points +50.

Experience points +50.

Fan Lang soaked in the pool of alternating cold and heat, gaining fifty experience points every minute. The single amount was small, but it would be considerable when accumulated.

"It takes thirty-six hours, more than a day. That's too slow. No, I have to modify it!"

He had only just started, but Fan Lang was already complaining about the slowness.

He closed his eyes and began to operate on the system.

At the same time, outside the stone door of the Ice Fire Pool.

A blessed place like this naturally had to be guarded. The three forces of Wind Cloud City had sent people to guard this place for a long time, a total of twenty or so people.

The expert bodyguard from the City Lord's Mansion chatted with the people guarding the place. Li Yunyan sat in front of the stone door, silently wiping her saber, making the blade shine brightly.

A guard from the Silver Moon Merchant Guild loosened his belt and walked into the distance, seemingly to relieve himself. No one paid any attention.

He walked a long way, looked back to make sure no one was behind him, and hurriedly took out a Flying Message Card, writing four words on it with a pen—Prey Appears!

The Flying Message Card is a type of card used to transmit messages. There are multiple copies of the same message. When you write on one card, the same words will appear on the other cards.

The four words "Prey Appears" will be transmitted to a very, very far place, just like the sound of gongs in the battlefield, triggering a bloody conflict!

Time passed.

Half an hour later, Fan Lang, the cheating expert, completed the modification, changing thirty-six hours to eight hours. This length of time was still acceptable.

The experience points gained per minute were also modified by him, becoming two hundred experience points per minute, four times more than before!

Experience points +200.

Experience points +200.

Looking at the string of numbers floating up, it was still very pleasing to the eye.

After soaking for a while, the accumulated experience points finally kicked in the final goal, allowing Fan Lang to level up.

[Player level increased to Mystic Spirit Level 4, Mystic Force +400, Health Points +400.]

The higher the level, the larger the base of experience points required. Now it would be good to level up every two or three days.

Fan Lang's Dantian stirred, and a force arose spontaneously, wandering through the meridians and pouring into the limbs. He wiped the water off his face and continued to accept the double baptism of ice and fire.

Time flew by, and several hours passed again.

The Ice Fire Essence became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared completely, absorbed cleanly by Fan Lang.

[Player has absorbed Ice Fire Essence, gaining permanent BUFF Mystic Force +400 points, Ice Resistance +30, Water Resistance +30, Injury Recovery Speed +30.]

Finally absorbed it all!

Fan Lang's Mystic Force was modified to a fivefold state. Increasing by four hundred points was actually equivalent to increasing by two thousand points, which was a considerable increase.

As for the other buffs, they seemed inconspicuous, but they were actually very helpful. This body of stats was slowly accumulated, and it would become powerful over time.

"This Wind Cloud Genius Battle was not in vain!"

Fan Lang was in a great mood. He broke out of the water and walked out of the Ice Fire Pool. He shook himself vigorously, and the water on his body scattered around, saving him the trouble of wiping it off.

Absorbing the Ice Fire Essence was considered achieving one of his short-term goals. The next goal was to continue working towards the Dragon Scale Sword.

Ao Wentian left behind three great inheritances, which were closely linked. Only after obtaining two of them could he obtain the final Dragon Scale Sword.

If Fan Lang wanted to obtain the Dragon Scale Sword, he had to obtain the other inheritance first.

This meant that he had to contact a special NPC first. In his mind, a figure with a childlike face and huge breasts flashed.

Ahem, can't let my thoughts wander, this is for the mission!

Fan Lang put on his clothes, walked to the door, pressed the mechanism, and the stone door opened with a rumble. Everything outside was as usual. Li Yunyan and the Mystic Ancestor expert were both there.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, I have absorbed all the Ice Fire Essence," Fan Lang said with a smile.

"So fast? Doesn't it take a day and a half to absorb the Ice Fire Essence?" The Mystic Ancestor expert said in surprise.

"This time varies from person to person. I absorbed it faster. If you don't believe me, look at the Ice Fire Pool."

Everyone followed his instructions and looked over, discovering that there was indeed no Ice Fire Essence within the Ice Fire Pool.

Over the years, Fan Lang was the first person who could absorb the Ice Fire Essence in such a short amount of time. Everyone marveled at this and congratulated him.

Now that the benefits were in hand, it was time to leave.

There were three people when they came, and there were still three people when they left.

Fan Lang rode the Flying Waterfall Shark, Li Yunyan rode a horse, and that expert jumped around in mid-air, appearing and disappearing unpredictably.

Halfway there, the expert suddenly stopped, stood on a tree branch, and said urgently, "Stop quickly, something's not right around here!"