Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 115: Chapter 114: Cold Ice Pool

The treasury was simply too vast, and the number of treasures too many.

To look at each and every item would take at least half a month.

In just half a day, finding the right treasure for oneself could only depend on chance and luck.

Xiao Yi swiftly moved past each treasure, along the way finding many high-level martial techniques.

Five books of Middle Xuan Rank sword skills, three books of High-level Xuan Rank sword skills.

Two books of Peak Xuan Rank hand techniques, one book of Peak Xuan Rank sword technique.

Unfortunately, none of these were what he wanted, and he swept past them without hesitation to continue searching.

He could only obtain three treasures, so he had to choose carefully.

In terms of sword skills, he possessed the Mountain Shattering Slash of Middle Xuan Rank, obtaining any other sword skills of the same rank would be useless and a waste of time to cultivate.

For other martial techniques, he possessed the Fire Devouring Hundred Blades, which was only Low-level Xuan Rank, but once refined to Great Achieved, combined with his own integrated martial skills, a hundred fire blades merged together, its power would not be inferior to Peak Xuan Rank.

Thus, he also didn’t need the Peak Xuan Rank hand techniques or sword techniques.

After much thought, what he truly needed now was a Peak Xuan Rank sword technique.

Perhaps it was just his bad luck, but despite having swiftly passed over ten thousand items, he still hadn’t found it.

The half-day quickly passed.

Elder Yi, who had been reading at the desk, suddenly stood up and asked in a deep voice, ”Have you all made your selections?”

Engrossed in choosing treasures, everyone, upon hearing his words, could only regretfully nod their heads.

Among the ten people, eight chose cultivation techniques.

They were not as demanding as Xiao Yi—any Peak Xuan Rank martial technique was attractive to them.

In Northern Mountain County, only a few major powers possessed Earth Rank martial techniques.

A Peak Xuan Rank martial technique was enough to delight most martial artists.

The remaining two were Xiao Yi and Guu Changfeng.

Guu Changfeng hadn’t made a selection; his opportunity had to be given to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi, with a troubled expression, hesitated, but eventually pointed at the items on several wooden stands—those were the Demon Beast Essence Blood, all at level four.

This was the best and most suitable thing he could find for himself for now.

These four bottles of Demon Beast Essence Blood were extracted from slaying four Mysterious Profundity Ninth Layer Demon Beasts, containing extremely huge power.

”Demon Beast Essence Blood?” Elder Yi frowned and reminded, ”Xiao Yi, I know your Martial Soul absorbs Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy very slowly, which makes your cultivation slow.”

”Choosing Demon Beast Essence Blood to boost your cultivation speed is understandable, but just one bottle is enough to last you a long time, you don’t need as many as three.”

Typically, Demon Beast Essence Blood had only two uses.

One was for Alchemists to use as medicine or refining materials.

Another was for ordinary martial artists to use in medicinal baths.

The power of the demon beast is contained in the Essence Blood, but martial artists dare not consume it directly; they can only dilute it with water and absorb it through medicinal baths.

Usually, a drop of Demon Beast Essence Blood in a large bathtub of water is enough for a martial artist to practice for several days.

The cultivation speed can be several times faster than normal.

Other martial artists, who obtained the Demon Beast Essence Blood, almost all used it to enhance their cultivation speed.

Clearly, Elder Yi had misunderstood, thinking Xiao Yi’s Martial Soul was a Fire Control Beast with extremely slow cultivation, thus needing Demon Beast Essence Blood to enhance his cultivation speed.

Xiao Yi shook his head and said, ”Thank you for the reminder, Elder Yi, but I’ll choose these three bottles of Demon Beast Essence Blood.”

Elder Yi nodded, not being related to Xiao Yi by blood or duty, he had just casually offered a reminder and said no more.

”You still have one more choice, what will it be?” Elder Yi asked.

This opportunity was naturally Guu Changfeng’s, but now it was given to Xiao Yi.

”Three Fire Puppet Ball,” Xiao Yi said gravely.

This was one of the most precious items in the Outer Sect Treasury, classified as a Subspirit Artifact and only second in value to a Spirit Artifact.

Crafted by an Alchemist through Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, precious minerals, and unique techniques, the difficulty of refining was immense.

The number ’three’ represents both the quantity and level; ’fire’ represents the attribute.

The Three Fire Puppet Ball contained three Fire Beasts with the power of Innate Ninth Layer.

During combat, it could release three Fire Beasts to fight on one’s behalf.

Rumor has it that an elder from the Sky-splitting Sword Sect’s Medicine Hall once crafted a Four Water Puppet Ball, which was extremely powerful.

Four Water Puppet Balls, which each housed four Cave Profound Ninth Layer water attribute puppets.

Returning to the main point, the Three Fire Puppet Ball, as it is a Subspirit Artifact, contained power within.

Once the three flame puppets were released and either killed in battle or ran out of energy, they would dissipate automatically and cease to exist.

The Three Fire Puppet Ball would then become a mere empty shell.

To continue using it, one must recharge it with energy and reconjure the three flame puppets.

The strength of the flame puppets depended on the Cultivation of the martial artist infusing the energy.

However, the energy capacity of the Three Fire Puppet Ball was limited, only up to the Mysterious Profundity First Layer.

Xiao Yi thought that if he were to infuse it with Purple Flame, he could possibly strengthen the three flame puppets to the power of Half-step Cave Profound.

This would be a great help to him in future battles outside.

”Three Fire Puppet Ball,” Elder Yi nodded and said, ”You’re quite lucky to have found this.”

After speaking, Elder Yi began distributing the treasures from the prohibition to everyone.

”Alright,” Elder Yi looked at the ten people, and said in a deep voice, ”Now, you have received the rewards for the first round of assessments. Next, I will take you to the Cold Ice Pool.”

”You will stay in the Cold Ice Pool for seven days. Those who need to heal, heal; those who need to cultivate, cultivate. Prepare yourselves.”

”After seven days, the second round of assessments will begin.”

After saying this, Elder Yi led the ten people out of the Outer Sect Treasury.

Outside, the remaining four hundred and ninety martial artists were already waiting.

Five hundred people, under the leadership of Elder Yi, moved towards the Cold Ice Pool located in the back mountain.

The Cold Ice Pool was a well-known feature throughout the Northern Mountain County, and Xiao Yi had heard about it before.

Upon entering the back mountain, everyone immediately felt a surge of dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

A hundred meters ahead, a giant ice pool released waves of mist energy, appearing extremely ethereal.

Around the ice pool, within a few hundred meters, the area was extraordinarily rich with Spiritual Energy.

”Practicing here for one day is equivalent to ten days, or even more, of hard cultivation outside. Manage your time well. After seven days, I will return to lead you away.”

After saying this in a stern voice, Elder Yi turned and left.

The Cold Ice Pool was a naturally formed miraculous pool between heaven and earth.

The water in the pool was extremely cold; even a Mysterious Profundity Realm Warrior would instantly freeze into an ice block if they soaked in it.

The surrounding area of the ice pool was bone-chillingly cold, forbidding humans and animals from getting close.

Later, by the addition of a large number of precious fire attribute Heavenly Materials by the elders of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, the immense cold essence of the pool was suppressed.

The cold essence of the ice pool clashed with the medicinal essence from the fire attribute Heavenly Materials, forming the mist energy.

Within a few hundred meters, the entire area was sealed off by a large Spirit Gathering Array.

The mist energy couldn’t escape, and with the continuous accumulation of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, it had turned into a treasure land for cultivation.

The gathered martial artists didn’t waste any time and immediately sat down cross-legged to cultivate.

To prevent interference with each other’s absorption of Spiritual Energy, everyone maintained a distance from one another.

Xiao Yi also found an open spot and began to cultivate.

The overwhelming Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy surged into him like a torrential sea, making his heart suddenly smile.

He thought of the Xiao Family’s Purple Cloud Cave.

However, the density of Spiritual Energy in the Purple Cloud Cave was far less than here, by more than a hundredfold.

The Purple Cloud Cave was barely sufficient for Mortal Realm Warriors to cultivate, and its effect on Postnatal Martial Artists was minimal.

But here, it immensely benefited those in the Innate Realm and even the Mysterious Profundity Realm.

The difference was evident.

”Compared to the four treasures from the Outer Sect Treasury, this Cold Ice Pool, for me, is an even greater reward,” Xiao Yi was thrilled.

The other martial artists here had Martial Souls that were at most green, and cultivating here for a day was equivalent to ten days of hard practice outside.

But with Xiao Yi’s purple Martial Soul’s absorption rate, cultivating here for a day could be more than a hundred days of cultivation outside.

”Oh yes, my Blood Slaughter Sword still needs a vast amount of True Qi to nourish it,” Xiao Yi suddenly remembered his Blood Slaughter Sword.

The Blood Slaughter Sword, originally a top-grade Spiritual Artifact, had degraded to a mid-grade Spirit Artifact after a hundred years in the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch’s cave mansion and required a large amount of True Qi to restore its top-grade status.

If it depended on Xiao Yi’s weak True Qi, it would take decades to restore.

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