Human Pool Pool

"You guessed right. This should be a wisp of Eastern Sovereign's origin. No wonder Six-Eared Macaque managed to fight his way out despite his life force being extinguished back then, relying on obsession alone. So he had a wisp of Eastern Sovereign's origin."

"Hiss... This really is a tremendous opportunity..." Duobao sighed in admiration as well.

Hearing this, a trace of understanding appeared on Chen Yang's face.

So Six-Eared Macaque had guarded the palace so fiercely because he feared that this wisp of Eastern Sovereign's origin might be damaged.

Yunxiao's expression shifted as she asked, "Senior Brother Duobao... with a wisp of origin like this, doesn't that mean Eastern Sovereign can be revived?"

"Hard to say. That battle was far too tragic. Much of what happened, I only heard through rumors. Still, having this wisp of origin is an opportunity in itself. All right, you few look around and see whether you can find any opportunities. Leave this wisp of origin to me for now," Duobao said solemnly.

Chen Yang and the Three Xiao all nodded. This concerned Eastern Sovereign and involved matters far too significant for them to participate in. It was better to hand it to Duobao. In any case, Duobao would not let Chen Yang suffer a loss.

Afterward, Chen Yang and the Three Xiao examined the place, searching for opportunities within.

No matter what, the presence of a wisp of Eastern Sovereign's origin here meant that this place was extraordinary.

Chen Yang and the Three Xiao searched together. The garden was filled with countless rare treasures and exotic fruits.

Before long, Chen Yang stopped in front of a pool. His deep gaze settled upon it as he sensed what was drawing him here.

Seeing this, Bixiao asked in confusion, "Little Martial Nephew... what is it? Why did you stop?"

Chen Yang's expression changed. "I sense that something here seems to be calling to me."

"An opportunity?" Yunxiao asked.

As she spoke, ripples spread across the pool. A faint Dao rhythm diffused outward, enveloping Chen Yang and resonating with him.

"Buzz, buzz..."

The pool hummed, radiating a faint majesty before transforming into a streak of light that shot toward Chen Yang.

Chen Yang did not resist. He felt the streak of light merge into his mind, and his eyes widened. "Human Pool Pool!"

"The Human Pool? One of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Pools?" Yunxiao hurriedly asked.

Joy appeared on Chen Yang's face. This was a treasure.

As he spoke, the pool shrank into a palm-sized miniature pool and landed in Chen Yang's hand.

Dao rhythm flowed through the pool. Its trickling water was filled with Dao rhythm, while an aura of humanity permeated the air.

Bixiao sighed in admiration. "Legend has it that within Chaos, there was once a Chaos Pool. After falling into the Primordial World, it transformed into the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Pools. First, the Heaven Pool Pool. It was obtained by Dijun of the Demon Court and could allow one to enter it, transform one's origin, and become an immortal. Second, the Earth Pool-Treasure Merit Pool. Its water was obtained by the Buddhist Sect. It is said that the Merit Pool can cleanse the primordial spirit and physical body, forging an immeasurable golden body. Third, the Human Pool Pool. This treasure was said to have circulated through the Primordial World before vanishing without a trace. I never expected Little Martial Nephew to obtain it today. How remarkable. I wonder what effects this Human Pool has?"

Chen Yang held the Human Pool and sensed its changes. "I've only just obtained the Human Pool and haven't refined it yet, so I'm not entirely sure what effects it contains. But one thing is certain: the Human Pool is definitely a top-grade spirit treasure. Besides, the Human Pool has also told me that there are quite a few treasures here."

At that, the Three Xiao shifted their attention and began searching for other treasures.

After a long while, Chen Yang and the Three Xiao made a full round of the place and obtained quite a few treasures. A high-grade spirit treasure, the Two-Aspects Furnace: an alchemy furnace, and the very furnace they had seen before, which Six-Eared Macaque had previously stored within the palace.

A high-grade spirit treasure, the Wind-Thunder Sword: an innate spirit sword that was found and given to Yunxiao.

A mid-grade spirit treasure, the Nine-Bend Yellow River Diagram: originally an innate spiritual object, it had been fused with the Nine-Bend Yellow River formation to become a formation diagram.

A mid-grade spirit treasure, the Hibiscus Garden: its true form was this very garden. It looked beautiful and was an excellent place for cultivation. Once its core was refined, the garden could be taken away.

Besides these, they also harvested plenty of cultivation resources, as well as many ancient texts.

Indeed, there were many texts here. They were all Penglai texts, inscribed in Penglai Script. They covered many systems of knowledge, along with a small number of cultivation methods.

As Chen Yang flipped through the texts, excitement surfaced in his eyes. "Good, good. So many texts—this is perfect."

"Little Martial Nephew... these texts are all written in Penglai Script. Penglai Script was also created by Eastern Sovereign, and very few living beings can recognize these words now. You can't read them either, so what use are they?" Bixiao said.

Chen Yang smiled. "Don't worry. Others may not be able to recognize them, but I certainly can."

What a joke. With the Four Treasures of Scholarship's automatic translation divine ability, Chen Yang could translate even the most ancient scripts.

Thinking this, Chen Yang looked at the countless texts here, most of which were engraved within gemstones. He collected them all, intending to study them later in the Jie Sect.

Before long, Chen Yang and the Three Xiao thoroughly cleared the place out.

At this moment, Duobao came over. "Disciple... it's time for us to leave."

"Master... wait a little longer. This enormous garden is itself a spirit treasure. Once I refine its core a little, I can take it away," Chen Yang said.

"All right, then hurry up," Duobao said, his expression somewhat solemn.

In the blink of an eye, several years passed. Chen Yang refined a small portion of the Hibiscus Garden and took it away.

Before leaving the secret realm, he also transplanted the countless medicinal fields and spirit herbs into the Firmament Diagram.

After finishing all this, Duobao brought Chen Yang back to the Jie Sect.

After returning to the Jie Sect, Duobao said, "Disciple... you and Yunxiao's group should remain here for now. I'll go meet your grandmaster."

Chen Yang and the Three Xiao nodded. They all understood the importance of this matter. After all, it concerned Eastern Sovereign and involved too much.

After Duobao departed, Chen Yang and the Three Xiao stayed at Dabao Peak, dividing their resources and refining their spirit treasures.

Speaking of which, the harvest this time was beyond imagination. No matter how much they had gained, it needed to be distributed.

Among their gains, the countless spirit herbs were all given to Chen Yang.

After all, the Three Xiao did not know how to refine pills.

Once everything had been distributed, everyone departed.

Chen Yang, meanwhile, could not wait to refine the Human Pool Pool. This top-grade spirit treasure was closely connected to the Human Clan and contained a great opportunity.

In the blink of an eye, several hundred years passed.

Chen Yang had now awakened from cultivation, wisdom shining within his eyes.

A pool appeared in Chen Yang's hand, Dao rhythm flowing within it. "Human Pool, Human Pool... worthy indeed of being a top-grade spirit treasure. And it is most compatible with the Human Clan. It seems that before long, I must make a trip to the Human Clan."

Chen Yang murmured to himself. Over these past several hundred years, he had been refining the Human Pool and had not cultivated at all. Still, several hundred years had allowed him to completely refine the Human Pool Pool.

At this moment, Chen Yang held the Human Pool and called out, "Xiao Chi'er... come out quickly. I have some questions for you."

"Wuwu... Why did Master wake me up? I finally got out of that lousy secret realm. I want to sleep..." A hazy little girl flew out. She wore ancient-style clothes, and her lively big eyes held a trace of drowsiness.

"No, spirit artifacts can get sleepy too?" Chen Yang asked in surprise.

The little girl before him was the artifact spirit of the Human Pool Pool. In the Primordial World, whether an acquired spirit treasure or an innate spirit treasure, as long as it was sufficiently nurtured, it could give birth to an artifact spirit. Such nurtured artifact spirits could assist their master in controlling spirit treasures and using divine abilities, making them extremely useful.

Furthermore, artifact spirits were personally nurtured, so they were absolutely loyal to their masters.

Therefore, when spirit treasures were seized from others, their artifact spirits were usually erased and new ones were nurtured. Some spirit treasures also gave birth to special artifact spirits that merely needed to be refined and made to acknowledge a master.

The Human Pool Pool was the same. It seemed to have possessed an artifact spirit in the past, but it had been erased. The current artifact spirit had been nurtured bit by bit within the sealed secret realm. When she saw Chen Yang earlier and sensed his aura, she automatically acknowledged him as her master.

Now that it had been refined, the artifact spirit manifested. The artifact spirit of the Human Pool Pool was not very old. She looked like a five- or six-year-old girl, adorably dressed in an outfit designed by Chen Yang.

Chen Yang named her Xiao Chi'er.

Xiao Chi'er wore a wronged expression as she protested, "Master... I am the Human Pool, intertwined with the Human Clan and containing the Human Clan's traits. So I'm sleepy because there are people in the Human Clan who love sleeping."

A smile appeared on Chen Yang's face. "All right, all right. You're sleepy, so it isn't your fault—it's the Human Clan's fault. Now then, tell me in detail about the divine abilities you possess."

"Eeya... Doesn't Master already know what divine abilities I have?" Xiao Chi'er said lazily.

"I know the general idea, but not the details..." Chen Yang said helplessly. Why were all the artifact spirits he ended up with so strange?

The artifact spirit of the Slaying Immortals Sword was currently too weak in cultivation to manifest a human form, yet even so, it acted jealous all day long and could not tolerate Chen Yang touching any sword-type spirit treasure.

Now he had obtained a Human Pool whose artifact spirit only wanted to sleep and refused to work.

Xiao Chi'er rubbed her little nose and said, "All right, I'll tell you. I have three divine abilities. First: purifying energy. Second: accommodating all energy. Third: enhancing wisdom. That's all—just three."

Chen Yang: "..."