Supreme One True Water, Get √

Bai Yixin took out half a Fish Dragon, and he and Little One enjoyed a hearty meal. Once Little One had fully recovered, the two of them quietly made their way back near the Rain Clan party.

This region was dotted with lakes and marshes. The Rain Clan's elders had visited it hundreds of years ago and had vaguely sensed the aura of the legendary Supreme One True Water.

It was a kind of Divine Liquid, famed for its many wondrous effects. It could be used in medicine and refined into peerless Treasure Pills. When crafting a treasure, adding just a single drop could greatly improve its quality.

It contained the laws and order of water. Though ordinary people couldn't glimpse the mysteries of its origin, it held extraordinary significance for the Rain Clan. Cultivating with it could double their results with half the effort.

The Rain Clan had mobilized a huge force for its sake. After searching for so many days, they had finally begun to make progress.

It wasn't before a great lake or beside a spirit spring. They had ventured into the only desert in the area, where, far away, they spotted a pool of water barely a meter square. Divine Liquid bubbled up from it as auspicious light and mist rose into the air.

And yet, the Rain Clan's people had walked for two days without ever reaching the Divine Pool.

Little One looked excited. "That bunch has gone into the desert. They seem to be searching for some supreme treasure. Let's hurry over and rob them, then snatch it before they can!"

It was a vast golden desert, dry and scorching. The sand grains reflected the light a little, making their eyes ache.

"Don't rush. We'll make our move once they find it. That'll save us some effort." Bai Yixin followed the Rain Clan party at an unhurried pace, with Little One.

After following them for most of the day, the two finally caught sight of it.

It was only about two li away. They could see the Divine Pool, barely a meter square—not very large, but conspicuous against the golden desert.

Though small, the Divine Pool gave off a boundless surge, like a vast ocean rising and falling, filling those who saw it with awe. The Divine Liquid sparkled with sacred light, casting rays of rosy brilliance.

Mist billowed up, and auspicious colors burst forth, shrouding the pool. Even someone who knew nothing of the Supreme One True Water would recognize it as a priceless treasure.

"Get ready to move," Bai Yixin whispered.

Now that the Rain Clan had found the Supreme One True Water, they had no further use for them.

After all, those four old geezers had died at Bai Yixin's hands. The methods they had prepared to deal with the Supreme One True Water had all been in their possession—and now they were in Bai Yixin's hands. That left the rest of the Rain Clan with only one use: leading them to the Supreme One True Water.

"Die!" Bai Yixin soared into the air and plunged toward the Rain Clan. His fist blazed with light as lightning surged, golden bolts flashing densely until rosy light swallowed the area ahead.

Little One charged at the Rain Clan members like a young qilin, kicking up a towering golden wave of sand. He was fierce and violent.

"Boom!"

The Rain Clan disciples stared in terror. They couldn't even figure out where these two roadblocks had come from. Facing them was as easy as whacking moles: one punch for each hapless victim. Anyone struck by their surging thunderfists instantly turned into a charred corpse.

At the same time, a figure flashed past at lightning speed. With a soft pfft, he twisted a man's head off and tossed it to the ground, then rushed toward the next target, killing with the utmost ruthlessness and decisiveness.

"Why haven't the elders come back yet?!"

"Run! Go get our cousin Shi Yi!" someone shouted. They had grasped the situation: not one of them could stop Bai Yixin and Little One. Without hesitation, they split up and fled.

But would that do any good?

With Bai Yixin and Little One closing in on them, not a single person escaped. The outcome of this battle had been set from the very beginning.

"Roar..."

Suddenly, a Black Tiger appeared atop a sand dune. It roared, whipping up a black whirlwind across the desert. Several dunes were swept high into the sky, the sight terrifying as the whirlwind rose straight up to the heavens.

"What's that? Where did that ferocious beast come from?" Little One was scavenging the Rain Clan members' corpses when he saw it and was startled.

"It's an illusion, not a real beast. It's made of Runes, half illusion and half real. Don't let it fool you." Bai Yixin studied the Black Tiger, then said, "Don't panic. Just be careful and it'll be fine. Make sure you don't scare it away."

Though the Supreme One True Water was a pool of Divine Liquid, it had nearly gained a spirit of its own. It could manifest Runes and laws, fly through the sky, and burrow underground, making it hard to capture.

Bai Yixin took out a Treasure Vase. When he opened it, yellowish mist billowed out, followed by wisps of black light.

Bai Yixin urged the black light into ripples and sent it surging forward.

The black light danced along the ripples, transforming into one creature after another. Some were demons, some were Chi Dragons, and some were human-shaped; they came in all forms.

This was Yellow Spring Water refined by the Rain Clan. It had cost them dearly: they had melted many Rune Bones together in a single furnace, added water from an underground river in a tomb, and refined them into a brew that fused countless Runes.

Bai Yixin had scavenged it from those four old fellows. Besides that, the valuable items included a replica treasure in the form of a Universe Bag, as well as a Divine Decree.

This Divine Decree had been left by the Rain Clan's ancestor, the Rain God. Though he hadn't written it himself and had only dictated it, it recorded some divine sounds. It would be very useful for deceiving the newly awakened Supreme One True Water.

The Yellow Spring Water boiled, and mist rose, but the light it formed wasn't yellow. It was black, wisps flying out to shroud the area ahead. The Runes resonated with one another, as if opening the gates of hell and making the whole place eerie.

The countless skeletons scattered across the desert moved sluggishly in the black light. At last, they collapsed with clattering bones, their joints coming apart until they were thoroughly scattered.

"Wow, it really works!" Little One's eyes shone, his face alight with excitement.

"Why have you disturbed my slumber?" A faint, indistinct will emerged, tinged with confusion.

Little One was startled. The Divine Pool really was about to take form as a spirit. It was already brimming with divinity; if it truly succeeded, it would surely grow immensely powerful. One day, it might even ignite divine fire and successfully ascend to godhood.

"Cough, cough. We want to take you out of this little world and bring you to my home. My home is pretty big, and you can grow even further there. Perhaps you'll truly ascend to godhood!" Bai Yixin spouted nonsense, claiming to be a member of the Rain Clan. He took out the Divine Decree and used it up on the spot.

There was no need to ask how to use it. Bai Yixin had bought a secret method from the shop that let him forcefully activate this consumable.

In a daze, they heard the ancient gods chanting. Ancient incantations rang out from that primordial world, solemn and sacred, filling them with awe and making them want to bow in worship.

"What is this...?" The Supreme One True Water asked, perplexed.

"This is a Divine Decree passed down by my clan. It records divine sounds, enough to prove that we're of the same kind, both connected to water..." Bai Yixin didn't so much as blink as he lied, thoroughly pulling the wool over the Supreme One True Water's eyes.

Once the Supreme One True Water sensed the Rain God's aura, it didn't seem to suspect anything. It simply agreed to follow them. After all, it was only a hazy will, without any deep thoughts.

"It worked? Just like that?" Little One's eyes widened. Was it really that easy to fool?

Bai Yixin put on a reverent expression, acting with utmost seriousness and devotion as he invited the Supreme One True Water into his Purple Gold Giant Cauldron.

If you were going to put on a show, you had to see it through. You couldn't give up halfway and let success slip away over some tiny detail.

Once it entered his cauldron, heh heh, there'd be no escaping!

Sure enough, the Supreme One True Water didn't suspect a thing. It obediently threw itself into the trap.

"Brother Little White, you're amazing!" Little One gave him a thumbs-up.

"It's nothing. Once I refine its consciousness, I'll give you twenty jin." Bai Yixin stored the giant cauldron in his dantian. From then on, the Supreme One True Water was like a fish on the chopping board, entirely at Bai Yixin's mercy.

Supreme One True Water, get √!