The Unknown Call from the Bottom of the Lake

Just then, Lu Chen suddenly sensed something strange.

At the bottom of the lake, it seemed as if something was drawing him in.

The pull was not strong, but it was extremely clear.

It pierced through the spring water, through the powers of ice and fire. Lu Chen frowned slightly and lowered his head to look beneath him.

The red and blue spring waters intertwined, distorting his vision. The farther down he looked, the less he could make out.

Something stirred in Lu Chen's heart.

Of course, he knew something about the origins of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The reason this place could form such a unique environment was not because of an ordinary earth vein, but because it was connected to the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings at the bottom of the lake.

According to legend, the two Dragon Kings had fallen here, and the power of their remains had altered the surrounding heaven and earth, giving birth to a treasure land like the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Now that something at the bottom of the lake was attracting him, could it be the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings?

Lu Chen quickly made his judgment.

He would not go.

At least, not now.

He had just absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot. Although his body was improving, it had not fully stabilized yet.

He had no idea what the situation at the bottom of the lake was really like.

The remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings involved too much. They were not something the current him could casually touch.

Besides, based on the many fanfictions Lu Chen had read before transmigrating, there had to be dragon souls inside the bodies of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.

An opportunity was good, but he had to be alive to take it.

But just as Lu Chen was about to suppress that sensation and stop paying attention to the lake bottom, his sea of consciousness suddenly trembled.

Leugocyte, which had been silent for a long time, awakened.

Lu Chen's mind tightened.

Within his sea of consciousness, that familiar and powerful presence sent over a thought, clearly giving Lu Chen a direction.

Go down.

Lu Chen was slightly stunned. Leugocyte was actually telling him to go down?

This did not match his judgment just now, but Lu Chen quickly calmed down.

If one asked what his greatest trump card was, there was no doubt that it was Leugocyte.

This being's level far surpassed what he could currently understand. Since Leugocyte had awakened on its own and clearly guided him into the lake bottom, that meant the area below was at least not certain death.

More importantly, Leugocyte would not harm him.

Lu Chen's gaze sharpened, and the hesitation in his heart quickly vanished.

Since Leugocyte said it was fine, then he would go.

He no longer hesitated. His body suddenly sank, and he dived straight into the depths of the spring water.

The people on the shore had originally still been observing his condition. When they saw Lu Chen suddenly take the initiative to sink, their expressions all changed.

Bibi Dong stepped forward almost instantly. "Lu Chen!"

Yue Guan also cried out in shock, "Why is he going down?"

Soul Power surged around Gui Mei, clearly ready to act at once.

Dugu Bo's expression changed as well. Although he knew the center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was extremely dangerous, he had not expected Lu Chen to suddenly sink toward the bottom of the lake right after suppressing the power of the two immortal herbs.

A cold light flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes, and her Soul Power had already gathered.

If Lu Chen still gave no response, she would not hesitate to act and bring him back.

Just then, Lu Chen's voice came from within the spring water.

"Teacher, don't worry. I'm fine."

His voice was not loud, but it clearly reached their ears.

"There's an opportunity for me at the bottom of the lake."

Bibi Dong's movements paused.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei also stopped at the same time.

Dugu Bo looked toward the center of the spring, his expression odd. "An opportunity?"

There was an opportunity at the bottom of a lake in a place like this too?

But when he thought of the things Lu Chen had just done, he also felt that those words did not seem entirely impossible to accept.

Bibi Dong was silent for a moment, but in the end, she still did not forcibly stop him.

Lu Chen had already transmitted his voice out, which meant his consciousness was clear, and his condition had not completely gone out of control.

Since he said there was an opportunity at the bottom of the lake, she was willing to believe him one more time. This was trust Lu Chen had earned through miracle after miracle.

Only her gaze remained fixed on the spring water, her Soul Power not yet dispersed, clearly ready to respond to any accident at any moment.

Dugu Bo looked at Bibi Dong's reaction and could not help sighing. "Your Holiness, you've taken in quite a distinctive disciple."

Now that he had joined Spirit Hall as agreed, he had naturally been told some basic information, such as Lu Chen being Bibi Dong's disciple.

When he had first heard this, Dugu Bo had been surprised, but he had not felt much beyond that.

But now that he had seen Lu Chen's courage and ability with his own eyes, he finally felt that Bibi Dong's disciple was indeed extraordinary.

Bibi Dong said faintly, "He has always been like this."

The words sounded calm, yet carried a trace of familiarity that was not easy for others to notice.

Yue Guan looked at the spring water, then at the immortal herbs inside his Soul Tool, and hesitated. "Your Holiness, Lu Chen probably won't be back anytime soon. Since he's safe for the moment, why don't we absorb the immortal herbs first?"

"With Dugu Bo standing guard here, and with us right beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, if anything happens, we'll be able to notice it immediately."

Gui Mei also nodded. "That works."

Bibi Dong looked into the depths of the spring water, and only after a moment did she say, "All right."

Of course she was still worried about Lu Chen, but she also knew clearly that staring at it now would not help Lu Chen resolve whatever was happening at the bottom of the lake.

If Lu Chen truly needed them to act, he would send a voice transmission.

Since there had been no cry for help yet, that meant the situation was still under his control.

Yue Guan then took out the immortal herbs that had been prepared earlier.

He kept the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for himself, handed the Hell God Exquisite to Gui Mei, while the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was taken by Bibi Dong.

Thus, the few of them quickly found suitable spots and began absorbing their own immortal herbs.

Dugu Bo did not join in the absorption. He stood at the side, protecting them.

As he paid attention to the movements around them, he glanced from time to time toward the center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Lu Chen's figure had already completely sunk into the spring water, leaving no trace visible. They could only vaguely sense that an aura still existed below.

Dugu Bo could not help feeling somewhat complicated.

He had stayed here for so long, yet had never imagined there might be some opportunity hidden at the bottom of the lake.

But Lu Chen had only just arrived, and not only had he recognized the immortal herbs, he had even dared to dive straight into the depths of the lake.

The gap between people, sometimes, truly left one speechless.

At the same time, Lu Chen was still sinking.

Almost everything before his eyes was spring water interwoven in red and blue. The left side was like an abyss of extreme cold, while the right side was like a blazing furnace. The two forces constantly tangled in the water, forming a strange yet stable balance.

The farther down he went, the denser the cold and heat within the spring water became, and the pressure also grew heavier and heavier.

If not for the previous Ice and Fire Body Tempering, Lu Chen could never have gone this deep so easily.

But now, the powers of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot had already completed their initial fusion inside his body.

His body's tolerance for extreme cold and extreme heat had increased greatly. Though the surrounding spring water was still dangerous, it no longer made it as difficult for him to resist as before.

The chill invaded the surface of his body and was quickly neutralized by the fiery nature within him. The heat rushed into his meridians and was suppressed by the cold nature in turn.

The two forces formed a resonance inside and outside his body, allowing him to barely maintain stability.

As for the pressure brought by diving deeper, Lu Chen could withstand it as well.

His physical constitution had just risen by a level, his muscles and bones much tougher than before.

Although the deeper he went, the heavier the pressure became, and his chest gradually felt somewhat stifled, it had not yet reached the point where he could no longer bear it.