Changes at the Bottom of the Pool

clatter.

As a pair of Cloud-Treading Boots lightly touched the pool bottom, which was engraved with intricate patterns, several strings of bubbles immediately rose and floated towards the surface of the pool along with a blood-red figure.

"Gurgle. Gurgle"

Hearing the surging sound of water pressure, Xu Yuan looked at the true core of this Dead Silence Underground Palace with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Although he jumped into the pool decisively earlier, he was actually extremely flustered inside.

Having experienced the battle with the Barbarian King, he understood without Luo Xiran's reminder that the so-called "Strange Ghost transformation" was actually a process of the body adapting to its life source.

Every time the body is injured, the Life Source will modify the body while repairing the injury.

Once the body has been modified to a certain extent, this alienation will then be reflected in the Will Soul and thoughts.

This would make the Strange Ghost subconsciously believe that feeding on living beings is a matter of course, just as it is natural for humans to need to eat rice and meat.

However, during the time he entered the Blood Nest and descended, Xu Yuan discovered that he had not changed at all.

This is strange.

As a half- Strange Ghost, Xu Yuan's body allowed him to clearly sense how dense and vast the life essence contained within this Blood Nest was.

Moreover, he could also feel that the moment he entered the pool, his body was like a black hole, frantically devouring the life force around him.

In the dozen or so breaths he spent reaching the bottom of the pool, the life essence he absorbed far exceeded the total amount absorbed by all the fungal carpets in the Underground Palace.

His consciousness remained stable throughout, so stable that he even had time to think about how to betray Luo Xiran after he left.

A question flashed through Xu Yuan's mind, but he quickly suppressed it.

Although the reason is unknown, it's a good thing that it hasn't accelerated the Strange Ghost transformation, so we don't need to worry about it for now.

His immediate priority is to get out of this Underground Palace, as the now-sainted Barbarian King could come after him at any moment.

Thinking about it, Xu Yuan's gaze swept towards the bottom of the blood pool.

Unfortunately, he couldn't see clearly; all he could see was an impenetrable expanse of blood red.

After a moment's thought, Xu Yuan closed his eyes and instead used the empathy he possessed as Strange Ghost to probe the bottom of the blood pool.

A strange fluctuation spread from Xu Yuan's body. The next instant, the life force in the blood pool seemed to receive some kind of command after sensing this fluctuation, and rushed madly towards his body.

Sensing this sudden change, Xu Yuan felt a chill in his heart.

The surge of life-source light he could sense was already more than ten times that of before, and it continued unabated. If it all entered his body, wouldn't he die right here?

Along with these sources of destiny came a perspective akin to that of God.

Everything within the reach of the source of life is within his perception range, and he can detect even the smallest detail.

The layout of the pool bottom bore some resemblance to the 2.5D map he remembered, but the differences were still enormous.

In Cangyuan, this blood pool can only be accessed by players after it has completely dried up, that is, Luo Xiran.

In reality, the area was so vast that Xu Yuan could hardly recognize where the thing he was looking for was.

The hundred-zhang-high altar is hollow, and its underground is connected to a cube-shaped stone cave with intricate patterns engraved on its walls.

Fortunately, through the Strange Ghost ' psychic abilities, he quickly found the location of the array's core.

That was a huge rock located in the very center of the cave.

The surface of the boulder is extremely regular, forming a perfect hexagonal truncated pyramid, as if it has stood here eternally.

The Strange Ghost psychic abilities granted Xu Yuan a godlike perspective, allowing him to clearly perceive that all the array patterns within the stone nest originated from the edges of prisms.

At the very center of the frustum's surface is a jade pendant-shaped indentation.

Blood God Stone Pendant.

Without the slightest hesitation, after severing the synesthesia, Xu Yuan stomped his foot, and his entire body flew towards the prism, creating a bubble in the blood-red solution of life source.

As the pendants landed close, Xu Yuan lowered his eyes to look at the two almost identical Blood God Stone Pendant in his hand, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

There's only one slot here, but two plugins.

Which one should he insert?

Based on his memories from his previous life, Xu Yuan felt he should insert Luo Xiran's piece.

Once a Blood God Stone Pendant is inserted, a secret chamber will open below, containing the antidote to reverse his Strange Ghost transformation and the way out.

However, at this moment, he had a faint urge to insert Bai Muxi into the groove, and this urge was growing rapidly.

Curiosity, and the desire to explore the unknown.

After a moment's thought, Xu Yuan ultimately suppressed his suicidal thoughts.

Games can be remade anytime, but life cannot.

Being curious about everything will only harm you in the end.

"Call"

Exhaling a long breath, bubbles rising from his lips, Xu Yuan gently pressed Luo Xiran's Blood God Stone Pendant pendant into the groove.

The moment the jade pendant was inserted into the groove, the six edges of the hexagonal truncated pyramid immediately emitted a burst of fluorescence.

immediately,

Rumble--

A tremor ran beneath Xu Yuan's feet, and the tightly sealed ground on the left side of the hexagonal platform gradually cracked, revealing a dark entrance to a secret chamber.

Surprisingly, the crimson life force did not flow into the secret chamber through the cracked opening; it was as if an invisible membrane blocked it from entering.

Xu Yuan shifted a few steps to the side, then bent down in a half-squat, preparing to break through the invisible membrane, but unexpectedly his hand passed right through it.

There was no hindrance whatsoever.

This thin film seemed to only obstruct the Strange Ghost ' life force.

After a moment's thought, Xu Yuan stepped down.

The moment his body completely detached from the life-source viscous fluid and entered the secret chamber, Xu Yuan unconsciously frowned.

Smelly.

It smells terrible.

The secret chamber reeked of a putrid stench that seemed impossible to erase even after ten thousand years.

Without stopping, Xu Yuan squinted as he examined the secret chamber at the bottom of the pool, which had existed for ten thousand years.

The interior of the secret room is somewhat different from the simple and cramped layout in Cangyuan.

In the previous life, this secret chamber contained only a stove and a stone table, on which lay the antidote to reverse the Strange Ghost transformation.

However, the space in front of them was very large, about several zhang high and several tens of zhang long and wide. It looked like a spacious underground warehouse. However, there were no goods in this vast underground "warehouse". Instead, it was filled with various alchemy furnaces, jade tables and desks, and some exquisite utensils that Xu Yuan had seen in the Prime Minister's Mansion's Institute of Investigation of Natural History.

Several screens hanging from the ceiling of the secret chamber divided the large chamber into four areas.

Over the course of ten thousand years, these screens, which originally contained isolation array patterns, had decayed, allowing Xu Yuan to see the entire secret chamber at a glance.

Even now, one can vaguely see the sect cultivators who were busy chatting and laughing in this secret chamber ten thousand years ago.

"Clatter"

"Clatter"

"Clatter"

The soft sound of footsteps echoed in the silent, secluded room.

Frowning, he stepped down, the blood-red light seeping into him from behind casting a long shadow of Xu Yuan within the secret chamber.

As they went deeper, Xu Yuan's gaze gradually shifted from the furnishings and layout to the interior walls of the secret chamber in the distance.

There was something eerie about the wall directly opposite the entrance to the blood pool. There were many humanoid mummies piled up there, huddled together as if they were afraid of something. The stench in the secret room was coming from there.

Thinking about it, Xu Yuan shifted his gaze to the side.

The wall on the left was hollowed out by the humans ten thousand years ago, and the entire wall was cast into drawers and jade compartments to hold thousands of medicinal herbs. It was densely packed and seemed to stretch on forever.

The wall on the right was divided into four cells, each engraved with intricate array patterns and containing a mummified corpse.

Oh no, to be precise, there were three mummies, one of whom was in an empty cell.

Xu Yuan did not immediately go to find the antidote, but instead went to the prison on the right.

He sensed a sense of closeness from the three mummies, an inexplicable closeness, as if it were an instinct from the depths of his blood.

Before arriving at the prison,

After staring at the three mummified corpses for several breaths, a bloodthirsty greed suddenly surged in Xu Yuan's scarlet pupils.

Eat them

Eat them.

Eat them!

For no apparent reason, every piece of flesh in his body seemed to be screaming, urging him to devour them. Only by devouring them could he fight the Barbarian King had broken through to sainthood!

This bloodthirsty impulse, once it arose in my heart, quickly began to spread and intensify.

If Xu Yuan were still immersed in the chaos just now, he might have already been swept up by his instinctive bloodlust and rushed into the prison to devour the three disgusting mummies.

Fortunately, he was still human at that moment, and he suppressed the desire in his heart. He quickly retreated dozens of steps before the impulse gradually dissipated.

"Call"

Xu Yuan exhaled, composed himself, and looked at the three mummified corpses again, his eyes now filled with disbelief.

saint.

Through his telepathic connection with the Strange Ghost, Xu Yuan was able to sense that these three Strange Ghost were all saints in their previous lives!

Given the nature of the Strange Ghost, if he had devoured their Demon Crystal...

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan subconsciously licked the corner of his lips, but then quickly suppressed the desire in his heart.

He is now in the form of Strange Ghost, and the array patterns in this prison can seal away saintly Strange Ghost. Although ten thousand years have passed, who knows if the residual power has dissipated?

If these array patterns react to him, he'll be finished without the Barbarian King even lifting a finger.

Moreover, as far as Demon Crystal are concerned, the Demon Crystal of the Mortal Shedding Strange Ghost held no appeal for him whatsoever.

This instinctive bloodlust appeared so abruptly, as if it had been deliberately provoked. If this saintly Strange Ghost could be resurrected through the Demon Crystal, he would probably be possessed again after eating the Demon Crystal.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan took one last look at the three mummified corpses, and a sigh rose in his heart.

The saints Strange Ghost were so powerful that the humans of ten thousand years ago actually dared to keep them as captives.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

As a half- Strange Ghost, Xu Yuan was all too aware of the allure of the Strange Ghost's body to humans.

The mere prospect of immortality is enough to entice countless people to flock to it like ants.

Unfortunately, Luo Xiran to escape in the end.

Playing with fire will get you burned.

Xu Yuan gently shook his head, his gaze beginning to linger within the secret room.

The empty "Strange Ghost Testing Ground" contains many tables, and it seems that some changes have occurred, so these tables are cluttered and messy. Many bottles and jars have been left standing upright for thousands of years without being cleaned up. Finding the antidote from your past life among them should not be an easy task.

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Xu Yuan realized he was overthinking things.

A bloody shadow flashed in the silent, secret room, and Xu Yuan instantly arrived at an inconspicuous table.

On this table, a jade vase sat quietly.

In the Strange Ghost ' psychic perception, this thing was as dazzling as the only light in the darkness.

After tens of thousands of years, it remains as new as ever, containing a liquid that seems to be alive.

As Xu Yuan held it in his hand, the milky white liquid inside began to wriggle as if it were alive.

It's done.

After obtaining the antidote, Xu Yuan neither took it nor rushed out. Instead, he examined the material of the jade bottle and, like scavenging through the mess of bottles and jars around him, found an identical and intact one and gave half of it away.

Having done all this, Xu Yuan looked at the two bottles of antidote in front of him, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

Although she didn't know why, Luo Xiran seemed unaware of the antidote that existed at the bottom of the blood pool.

He would likely be reduced to the level of fighting power required to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion's residence after taking the antidote, so before that, he would have to either deceive or forcibly force the milky white, viscous antidote into the Strange Ghost Queen.

While pondering, Xu Yuan raised his hand and aimed it at the area where the mummies were gathered.

"Boom!!"

As the Source Qi surged forth, countless humanoid mummies were blasted to pieces, revealing a stone gate beneath them.

The information is correct.

This is similar to the game Cangyuan, where behind these mountains of mummies is a door. Once it's broken open, it will reveal the entrance. In the game, he exits through that door.

We need to quickly inform those women to run away.

Thinking this, Xu Yuan's Source Qi trembled, and in an instant, he once again entered the life blood plasma.

Back at the bottom of the blood pool, Xu Yuan instinctively wanted to float to the surface.

However, when he saw the hole on the hexagonal pedestal, a hint of hesitation flashed in Xu Yuan's eyes.

He wanted to try inserting another plug-in into the slot.

After a moment's thought, Xu Yuan raised his hand and placed it directly on the Blood God Stone Pendant that was already in the slot.

As the Source Qi surged, Xu Yuan's palm instantly adhered to the jade pendant embedded in the groove, like an octopus's tentacle sucker.

"Ber~"

With a soft click, the jade pendant was successfully removed, Xu Yuan immediately placed Bai Muxi's pendant inside.

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There was no movement.

I waited for about ten seconds.

Still nothing.

A hint of hesitation flashed in Xu Yuan's eyes.

In the previous life of Cangyuan, only Luo Xiran's Blood God Stone Pendant appeared. Could Little White's jade pendant not be for this purpose?

"Gurgle. Gurgle gurgle"

Just then, a few tiny bubbles suddenly emerged from the regular edges of the hexagonal truncated pyramid.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yuan's scarlet eyes flashed with excitement, and his fists clenched slightly.

That's right, there really is something.

"Gurgle... gurgle gurgle"

A series of bubbles appeared, and with a faint crimson light, the originally perfectly fitted hexagonal truncated pyramid gradually unfolded along its edges.

The next moment,

The patterns at the bottom of the pool began to glow with a dazzling red light, and a tremendous, earth-shaking tremor resounded.

Xu Yuan had no time to pay attention to the changes around him; his gaze was fixed on the gradually cracking hexagonal truncated pyramid.

Inside this frustum,

A stunningly beautiful woman sat cross-legged.

Her decaying Fairy-Retaining Dress floated away and disappeared as it was soaked in the liquid.

His flawless body then came into Xu Yuan's view.

Her legs, slender and full, were crossed in a seated position. Her abdomen was flat, her waist was as thin as a willow, and her figure was graceful.

The gaze gradually moved upwards.

Upon seeing her face, Xu Yuan's mind went blank for a moment.

The woman had a beautiful and gentle appearance, with perfect cheek lines, full but pale lips and teeth, a delicate and upturned nose, and closed eyes. Her thick, long eyelashes trembled gently with the flow of water.

Luo...

Luo Xiran.

I'm not feeling well, I'll try to catch up on the updates tomorrow.