Heaven and Earth Pool
When Gu Yuanqing rolled the boar up the Cliff and put it down, the mountaintop trembled slightly.
"Judging by its size, this wild boar must weigh at least seven or eight thousand pounds!"
He was amazed; no wonder it was a product of the Demon Realm, just randomly catching one resulted in such a huge one.
After the wild boar landed on the hilltop, Gu Yuanqing's will loosened, and the fishing hook formed by his Divine Intent will disappeared. The wild boar then rolled up, and when its oily green eyes saw Gu Yuanqing, they revealed a fierce light, as if it wanted to charge at him.
But it was suppressed by Gu Yuanqing with a wave of his hand and could not move. At this moment, it seemed to realize the truth and became afraid.
"His Spirituality seems lacking, and his temper is rather volatile."
Gu Yuanqing roughly estimated that the wild boar's strength was comparable to that of the Grandmaster Realm Cultivator. However, through mental perception, he discovered that its consciousness was chaotic, consisting entirely of the instincts of a wild beast, and it was even inferior to the other beasts in the Mountain.
Looking at the enormous wild boar, Gu Yuanqing frowned slightly.
This wild boar possesses Demonic Qi that has become one with its Physical Body.
North Spring Mountain can cleanse the invading Demonic Qi, but it cannot wash away the Demonic Qi from this wild boar. It can only suppress it all within its body, meaning that its meat is not edible.
Killing and burying them seems wasteful, but releasing them is out of the question.
"It seems the only option is to put it into the Heaven and Earth Pool. It'll be a good opportunity to give it a try."
Gu Yuanqing looked at the clearing on the edge of the Cliff.
"I'm afraid all the creatures caught in the Demon Realm are different from this pig and need to be placed in the Heaven and Earth Pool. Let's leave the Heaven and Earth Pool here to avoid future trouble."
He activated the Heaven and Earth Altar and earth and the illusory image in his Sea of Consciousness with his thoughts. The next moment, an immense power surged into the Void, transforming into Vortex that slowly descended, enveloping a space of about five zhang in radius.
When Gu Yuanqing's thoughts touched it, a vast and boundless aura rushed towards him. In an instant, Gu Yuanqing's thoughts seemed to follow the aura and touch the ancient past.
However, this feeling vanished in an instant, and the next moment, a deep pool appeared beside the Cliff.
The walls of this deep pool are a single, seamless piece, entirely bluish-black, and covered with moss.
The water in the pool was six feet deep and very clear, but its depth was unseen, and it looked no different from an ordinary pool.
If Gu Yuanqing Mountain Observation, he can "see" that this pool appears to be located on the mountain, but in reality, it is independent of it. The North Spring Mountain is merely the concrete image of the entrance to the Heaven and Earth Pool.
Upon probing with one's mind, one discovers that the pool six feet below has transformed into a boundless ocean. What appears to be a mere ripple on the surface is in fact a towering wave, and the pool itself seems to contain a mysterious aura.
The pool shimmered with a faint, eerie light, and an invisible Qi separated the inside from the outside, preventing anything but Gu Yuanqing from approaching.
Gu Yuanqing True Essence up a wild boar and put it into the pool.
As the wild boar fell, it grew smaller and smaller until it entered the water and transformed into a tiny fish as thin as an embroidery needle, disappearing into the vast ocean.
Seeing this Strange Phenomenon, Gu Yuanqing's eyes were truly opened!
"Within North Spring Mountain, this thing must be the most wondrous. It's like a vast, boundless world inside, directly altering the wild boar's form—it's like a work of Creation."
Even as the master of the Heaven and Earth Pool, Gu Yuanqing could still sense the small fish that the wild boar had transformed into, feeling that he had become fish-like from the inside out.
With a thought, he rolled up the small fish again. As the fish left the water, it transformed back into a wild boar, and as it moved further and further away from the water, its size rapidly increased.
Its eyes were filled with panic; it couldn't understand what was happening.
Gu Yuanqing released his thoughts, and the wild boar fell back into the pool, transforming once more into a small fish, clumsily waving its body, trying to escape as quickly as possible.
Gu Yuanqing chuckled, then circled the Heaven and Earth Pool, trying to move the water with his mind, but found it to be as heavy as a thousand pounds, impossible to move with his will.
Suddenly realizing that what he had seemingly tried to stir up a small clump of water would actually turn into a lake once it entered this realm, how could he, a mere Dao Embryo Realm Cultivator, possibly stir it up?
He then changed his strategy, drawing out a drop of water. As soon as the drop left the surface, it grew larger, but the mysterious aura it contained quickly disappeared. Gu Yuanqing then collected only a small amount and brought it out of the pool, finding that it was no different from the water Outer Realm.
"It seems that I can only use this Heaven and Earth Pool at present, and I am not yet able to analyze its mysteries."
With that in mind, I had no choice but to give up.
He then sat back down on the edge of the Cliff and began practicing the method of weaving True Essence.
Gu Yuanqing sat there for half a day, gradually figuring out some of the tricks of the trade. With continuous practice, he wove up to sixty strands of True Essence. Although he wanted to continue, he gradually felt mentally exhausted and could no longer control it precisely.
Only then did he leave the Cliff and slowly walk towards the courtyard.
As they passed by the side courtyard, Aunt Feng rushed out and gestured wildly.
Basically, he was asking Gu Yuanqing to tell the Soldiers who brought supplies next time if they could bring a better Woodcutting Knife and hoe.
These days, it seems the trees in the Mountain are getting harder and harder, and the old Woodcutting Knife have all become dull, so even after sharpening them, they can't be used more than a few times.
The weeds in the vegetable garden grow so fast that the hoe can barely cut through their roots.
Gu Yuanqing immediately guessed the reason: the flowers, plants and trees in the Mountain had gradually changed in texture due to the nourishment of Spiritual Qi, and the farm tools here were all ordinary, so they were naturally difficult to cut down.
Gu Yuanqing pondered for a moment, and with a thought, the Blood Tiger Yao Blade in the Courtyard flew over.
The Yao Blade had been sitting there for a long time, and its usefulness to Gu Yuanqing was diminishing at this point.
He held it in his hand, casually swung it a couple of times, and laughed, "This knife is sharp, Auntie, you can use it to chop wood and weed."
The voice resonated directly in Aunt Feng's mind. She hesitated for a moment, then gestured, "This knife looks extraordinary. Isn't it a waste to use it for chopping wood?"
Gu Yuanqing handed it over, chuckling, "Even if I get a new Woodcutting Knife from them, I reckon it won't be usable for long. This knife is useless to me anyway. Auntie can use it to practice her Blade Technique and strength in her Liaokong time."
Aunt Feng hesitated for a moment, but Gu Yuanqing handed it over without saying a word. She quickly took it and held it in her hand. It felt a bit heavy, but fortunately, she had gained a lot of strength in recent days, and she could still swing it with both hands.
She has now begun her cultivation, and Gu Yuanqing has also given her some Blade Technique and Swordsmanship techniques from the secret chambers of the North Spring Sword Sect Secret Manuals. Holding a truly fine saber, she was overjoyed and immediately knelt down, placed the saber aside, kowtowed, and gestured, "This old servant thanks you, young master."
Gu Yuanqing helped her up and scolded her, "I don't like people kowtowing all the time. Please don't do that again, Auntie."
Aunt Feng beamed with joy and gestured, "This old servant knows, I was just too excited and didn't know how to thank you enough, young master."
Gu Yuanqing smiled, turned and walked towards the Courtyard, waving his hand as he said, "I'm in a good mood today, Auntie, please prepare a few more good dishes for me. I'm going to drink my fill!"
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