Ye Chen hurriedly grabbed the edge of the fissure to keep himself from being swept away once the flow returned.
He discovered that this was not real water. This lake was not connected to the outside world, so naturally, no water could flow into it.
Those things that looked like currents were actually energy emanating from within the fissure, manifested in tangible form.
In other words, the entire ice-fire lake was actually a massive mass of energy, not the water his eyes perceived.
At this moment, Ye Chen finally let out a sigh of relief and had time to look into the fissure.
The fissure was not very deep, only around two meters. Beneath it lay hard dark-brown rock, where an oval object floated silently.
The oval object was roughly the size of an egg. It was crystal-clear throughout, with a pale yellow hue like moonlight. Strange patterns faintly appeared across its surface, radiating an inviolable sacred aura.
That seemed to be Gold Attribute energy, Gold Attribute energy that surpassed even the ultimate level.
The moment it saw Ye Chen, the oval object immediately swayed a few times, as though a child cheering upon seeing its parents. At the same time, a powerful sense of familiarity welled up in Ye Chen's heart.
Although he had mentally prepared himself for the possibility of encountering the fifth spiritual root, the image before him still left Ye Chen stunned.
He searched through the memories of his past life, yet he could not recall any Innate Spiritual Root that looked like this.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Ye Chen's mind. Could it be that this spiritual root has not begun to grow yet and is still in its seed stage?
With that thought, Ye Chen searched through his past-life memories again. This oval object