Cold Pool

Jie Hui could only watch helplessly as the Ghost King's giant foot slammed into his chest.

At that moment, he was filled with regret.

Why did he cultivate the Evil Buddha Way?

If one practices orthodox Buddhist teachings, it can have a certain suppressive effect on ghosts and spirits.

Perhaps he can still manage to negotiate a few things.

How did things come to this, leaving us only able to wait for our doom?

A jumble of thoughts flashed through Jie Hui's mind.

"Bang!"

The Ghost King's kick landed squarely on Jie Hui's chest.

Jie Hui's body was thrown backward as if struck by a giant beast.

At the same time, he spat out a large amount of blood, staining the sky with blood.

The Ghost King's kick did not kill Jie Hui, but only seriously injured him.

Without bias, Jie Hui landed right at Song Wen's feet.

Jie Hui looked up and saw Song Wen Wenzheng looking down at him, head bowed.

That was a face that didn't look like a living person at all!

Shriveled and blackened skin and flesh!

A tiny, barely inch-long fang that gleamed with a dark, Netherglow!

Between its mouth and nose, the Corpse-Baleful Qi emanated ceaselessly.

Song Wen's appearance at this moment was truly terrifying.

"Master, you just said you would give me a quick death? You said you would exorcise the demon?"

"I wonder, Master, how you intend to eliminate this corpse demon?"

"Hehehe..."

Song Wen's greyish-white eyes sent chills down Jie Hui's spine.

Withered, sharp claws plunged down towards Jie Hui's head.

"Donor, wait a minute..."

To Jie Hui's horrified gaze, the claws stopped less than half an inch from his eyes.

"Oh? Master, do you have any last words? Speak quickly. After you've finished, I, this demon, will send you to the Western Paradise to meet the Buddha."

Song Wen's voice was like the howl of a demon from hell, sharp and piercing, sending chills down one's spine.

Jie Hui hurriedly said.

"Equality for all life. There are no demons in this world; it is only the ignorance of people who are blinded by appearances. The Buddha has a thousand forms. Benefactor, you are not a demon, but the Buddha who subdues demons incarnate."

Upon hearing this, Song Wen was taken aback.

He had assumed that Jie Hui possessed some crucial information, information so important that it could save his life.

Unexpectedly, even on his deathbed, Jie Hui was still engaging in esoteric dialogue.

That's utterly nonsensical and a waste of time.

The sharp claws pierced through Jie Hui's skull in an instant.

Jie Hui died of exhaustion.

Song Wen used the Soul Search Technique to search Jie Hui's memories.

Song Wen Jie Hui's Divine Sense awareness was at the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage.

However, Song Wen's Divine Sense was slightly stronger.

The Soul Search Technique was successfully performed, but not many memories were obtained.

Only scattered memories remain from the period leading up to Jie Hui's death.

According to Song Wen's memory,

While in the cave where the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid Hall was located, Jie Hui and the other two followed Rong Jingyun, descending along the cliff edge of the cave for hundreds of miles.

As you descend deeper into the cliff, a chill gradually creeps in.

At the very edge of the cliff, a bottomless, icy pool appeared before them.

A bone-chilling cold emanated from the icy pool.

Exhausted from fleeing for her life, Rong Jingyun plunged into the icy pool without a second thought.

The water in the deep pool was icy cold.

That chilling aura penetrated to the bone, as if it could freeze one's soul.

As soon as she entered the pool, Rong Jingyun felt her limbs stiffen.

However, with the deadly demonic monk behind her, Rong Jingyun had no way out but to continue descending.

The deeper you dive, the colder it gets.

Even with spiritual energy protecting her, tiny ice crystals began to condense on many parts of Rong Jingyun's body, freezing her flesh and causing her to freeze to death.

As they continued deeper, the water flowed over their bodies, carrying away pieces of necrotic flesh and revealing the frozen flesh beneath.

Seeing that Rong Jingyun was about to succumb to the extreme cold of the pool, she grabbed the Blazing Fire Cauldron behind her.

A wisp of pale blue flame overflowed from the cauldron, traveled down her arm, and invaded her body.

The dual torment of ice and fire plunged Rong Jingyun into immense suffering.

However, with the harmonization of spiritual energy within his body, ice and fire achieved a delicate balance.

With the help of the Earthcore Smelting Flame, Rong Jingyun barely managed to resist the chill.

She continued to dive deeper into the icy pool.

Fortunately, the cold pool was not deep, less than ten miles deep.

At the bottom of the cold pool was a horizontal passage. After walking along the passage for several miles, the passage began to slope upwards.

Rong Jingyun, who had been dazed from the cold, suddenly perked up and quickly fled upwards.

Now let's talk about Jie Hui and the other two.

When they reached the top of the icy pool, their expressions inexplicably turned to surprise and delight.

The Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch prefers to grow in dark, damp, and cold places where there is no sunlight.

This place perfectly satisfies both of these conditions simultaneously.

Therefore, it is highly likely that it will grow Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch.

The three quickly dispersed and searched the area around the cold pool.

The bottom of the cliff is not large, only about a mile in size, and the icy pool occupies half of that area.

In just a breath or two, the three of them had searched the entire area around the icy pool.

No trace of the Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch was found.

After a brief discussion, the three decided to dive into the icy pool and search for any other exits.

Perhaps traces of the Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch can be found at other exits of the deep pool.

Anyway, Rong Jingyun is scouting ahead for them, so even if there is danger, Rong Jingyun will be the first to suffer, and they will have plenty of time to deal with it.

If the icy pool had no other exit, he could also kill Rong Jingyun and seize the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid from her.

The Kasaya that Jie Se was a top-grade defensive Spirit Artifact. With the help of the Buddhist light emitted by the Kasaya, it resisted the low temperature of the cold pool.

The three followed Rong Jingyun as they descended to a horizontal passage at the bottom of the deep pool.

Then, the underwater tunnel began to tilt upwards.

Rong Jingyun, who was ahead, saw a glimmer of hope for escape and her spirits lifted.

The three monks behind them also perked up, realizing that there might be Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch at the mouth of the pool above.

"Whoosh."

Rong Jingyun was the first to break through the water.

With a wave of his hand, a fireball the size of a washbasin suddenly rose into the air.

After rising several hundred meters, the fireball crashed into the rocks at the top of the cave.

The fireball exploded with a roar, turning into countless sparks that scattered in all directions.

With the help of the firelight, Rong Jingyun was finally able to see her surroundings clearly.

This is an Underground Cavern, roughly several miles in size.

Inside the cave, there are jagged, strangely shaped rocks.

There are large stone weights hanging from the cave ceiling.

There are stone curtains, stone flowers, and stalagmites rising from the ground.

They come in all shapes and sizes, and are incredibly diverse.

There is also an underground river that meanders through the cave.

Rong Jingyun looked around but found no exit from the cave.

However, at the end of that river was an underwater passage leading out of the cave.

Rong Jingyun fled straight towards the hidden passage where the river flowed out of the cave.

"Splash, splash, splash."

Jie Hui and the other two emerged from the deep pool.

At this moment, the cave had once again fallen into darkness.

However, they were already able to accurately locate Rong Jingyun 'Rong Jingyun position using their superior eyesight and the fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from her.

Jie Wu immediately transformed into a giant golden man and chased after Rong Jingyun.

Jie Se urged the Demon-Subduing Pestle to strike at Rong Jingyun.

Jie Hui raised his hand and unleashed two fireballs, illuminating the entire cave once again.

The three of them went their own way, yet cooperated very well, as if they had planned it beforehand.