The information about the Great Demon's abode provided by the Blackwater Flood Dragon was compiled by the Water Transport Office, then spread throughout Jianghu.
Once the news got out, it caused quite a stir throughout the Qu River region.
"A Great Demon's abode has appeared!"
"An ancient Demon Race inheritance may lie at the bottom of the Qu River!"
"It holds countless miraculous pills and rare treasures, each worth a thousand gold!"
For a time.
Countless martial artists stirred at the news.
Inside and outside Bend River City, the major martial schools, prestigious Lineages, escort agencies, and even expert rogue cultivators who had lived in seclusion for years began paying attention to this mysterious abode.
Many factions sent experts skilled in swimming down to the riverbed to investigate.
The Water Transport Office, meanwhile, made no move. Clearly, it wanted these martial factions to scout the way first.
Lu Chen had remained at the Water Transport Office cultivating these past few days.
He exchanged all his gold notes for Tendon-Strengthening Pills and took one every day. With their aid, his cultivation of the Heavenly Silkworm Tendon-Transmutation Art yielded twice the results for half the effort.
His progress in the Black Carp Bone-Transforming Art and Coldwater Force also advanced steadily each day.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
After finishing his arduous cultivation, Lu Chen glanced at the transparent screen floating before his eyes:
[Heavenly Silkworm Tendon-Transmutation Art: Minor mastery] [Progress: 14/1000] [Black Carp Bone-Transforming Art: Perfect] [Trait: Black Carp Body] [Coldwater Force: Perfect] [Trait: Coldwater Force]
His tireless efforts, day and night, had borne considerable fruit.
Not only had he brought the Heavenly Silkworm Tendon-Transmutation Art to minor mastery, but he had also cultivated both the Black Carp Bone-Transforming Art and Coldwater Force to full mastery.