vstars Chapter 194 Hairpin and Fox
Chapter 194 Hairpin and Fox
As the vital energy was continuously input, a drop of vital energy water, as clear and transparent as the vital liquid in the Condensation Pool, gradually condensed at the bottom of the white vortex.
As the drop of water fell silently, a crisp, subtle "plop" sound suddenly rang out. Though the sound was faint, it resonated like thunder deep within his soul, lingering for a long time.
In an instant, he felt a powerful force slowly awakening within his body. At the same time, a mysterious and unpredictable, yet extremely pure, soul power was continuously flowing into his soul like a surging torrent.
This sudden surge of spiritual power filled the void in his soul at an astonishing speed, rapidly healing most of it.
Shen Xu felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his soul. The invisible pressure that had been hanging over his soul vanished in an instant, and his soul felt light and light, giving him a feeling of lightness.
He felt that his mind had never been so clear or comfortable. The previously vague and chaotic thoughts were now flashing through his soul like lightning, and every thought was exceptionally clear. He was intoxicated by this extremely comfortable feeling and could not extricate himself from it.
Among those thoughts, the most prominent was his understanding of the meaning of water. His previous life's understanding of the meaning of blood was also unearthed from the depths of his memory, and many long-standing problems that had troubled him were resolved in this state.
This deepened his understanding of the two forms of water, and with this increased understanding, his ability to control water improved significantly in both precision and measurement.
His control over the fog, its range and precision, and the power of the six waves have all been greatly improved. Moreover, his understanding of the meaning of blood has returned to the level of the Qi Sea Realm in his previous life.
Just as he was basking in the joy of this series of breakthroughs, suddenly, a mysterious golden light streaked across the night sky like a shooting star, flashing and disappearing in the depths of his soul. Before he could react, the golden light vanished without a trace.
This sudden turn of events filled him with a sense of loss, as if he had just missed out on an invaluable treasure.
But he quickly put that feeling behind him. He felt the changes brought about by cultivating the Cloud Mist Illusion Technique to the second level. The most obvious changes were the increase in cultivation speed and the rate of absorbing vital energy.
Secondly, there is a change in attributes. The vital energy transported to the dantian through the Cloud and Mist Illusion Technique will automatically transform into water-attribute vital energy, which also has a hallucinogenic effect. Using such vital energy to perform water-attribute sword techniques will greatly enhance both the power and the threat level.
Finally, and this was the biggest improvement brought to him by the Cloud and Mist Illusion Technique: the number of mist bodies he could create would increase from one to three, and they would become more realistic and last longer.
In addition, with the special meridian he opened at the tenth level of Qi cultivation, his mist body will be completely identical to his true self. Unless someone's strength is far superior to his, it will be impossible to tell the difference.
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Unable to sense the passage of time within the stone chamber, Shen Xu gradually entered a state of ethereal tranquility.
As the Cloud and Mist Illusion Technique continued to operate, the Yuan Liquid in the Condensation Pool continuously transformed into dense Yuan Qi, which he absorbed into the Yuan Qi vortex in his Dantian. Then, through the Yuan Qi vortex, it condensed into drops of colorless Yuan Liquid that fell into his Dantian. In this process, his meridians gradually became more resilient and wider.
Numerous primordial fluids slowly gathered together, flowing into his dantian like a clear spring. As time passed, a small pool of clear liquid gradually accumulated in Shen Xu's dantian.
Shen Xu slowly opened his eyes. Even under the illumination of the white lamp, the stone chamber, filled with primordial energy, was pitch black.
But he soon sensed something was wrong. The Yuan liquid in the Condensation Pool seemed to be less than a small amount. He had only used the environment of the Condensation Pool to break through to the Qi Condensation Realm, but it was impossible for him to absorb so much Yuan liquid.
Something must be wrong with this stone chamber.
He hurriedly dispersed the dense white spiritual energy in the room, and then carefully examined every corner of the stone chamber. He discovered that the root cause of the significant reduction in spiritual energy was his storage ring, a discovery that made him frown.
Only three items in his storage ring might be problematic: the gold paper, the jade hairpin, and the fox spirit statue he had just acquired.
So he took out all three items, ready to see which one was so ferocious that it had killed so much Yuan Liquid in such a short time.
The result was that, apart from the gold paper, the jade hairpin and the fox spirit were immediately wiped out of the spiritual energy in the stone chamber as soon as they were taken out. This immediately piqued Shen Xu's interest, and he wanted to see just how much energy these two items could absorb.
So he threw the hairpin and the fox demon into the Condensation Pool. Unexpectedly, as soon as the two came into contact with the primordial liquid, two small whirlpools formed in the Condensation Pool, and the primordial liquid in the Condensation Pool decreased at a visible rate.
After a while, the jade hairpin clearly ran out of steam, and the vortex it created gradually shrank until it disappeared completely from the Condensation Pool and sank to the bottom of the pool.
However, the vortex created by the fox demon showed no signs of weakening, but the rate at which the primordial liquid was decreasing also slowed down significantly. Finally, when the primordial liquid in the entire condensation pool could no longer cover the fox demon's body, the fox demon gradually stopped absorbing the primordial liquid in the condensation pool.
"Good heavens! Who can afford to support you two?!" Shen Xu looked at the Condensation Pool, which was now just a thin layer of water, in utter shock, and then picked up the two items.
The jade hairpin seemed to have regained some of its luster, but it remained unchanged. No matter how he handled it, he couldn't find any clues.
"You've become a little brighter after drinking so much!" Shen Xu couldn't help but complain to the hairpin.
The fox demon has changed a lot, becoming more realistic and more agile. Every hair on its body and tail is clearly visible, and its expression is no longer angry, but has become somewhat charming and alluring. Shen Xu even felt that it was a real six-tailed fox demon, even though it only has four tails now.
"You're not really a six-tailed fox demon, are you?" Shen Xu murmured in surprise.
Seeing that the fox demon didn't seem to have changed, Shen Xu breathed a sigh of relief and then put both of them into his storage ring.
If that fox demon really came back to life, he would have no choice but to kneel down and beg for mercy. But he was reluctant to throw away the statue. It had gone to great lengths to find it and had drunk so much of his essence liquid. He should at least get something in return.
Looking at the remaining Yuan liquid in the Condensation Pool, Shen Xu couldn't help but smile bitterly, wondering which unlucky soul would be teleported to his stone chamber next.
He had no idea how so much Yuan Liquid had accumulated, or what its connection was with the Kun Yuan Breath. He could only hope that when the Kun Yuan Palace opened next time, the Yuan Condensation Pool would have accumulated enough Yuan Liquid for one person to break through.
"But how do we get out of this place?" Shen Xu frowned as he looked at the completely open stone chamber.
After carefully inspecting the stone chamber again, he could confirm that there were no suspicious items or places inside.
"Does it mean we have to wait until a specific time to be teleported out?"
Thinking of this, Shen Xu stopped being impatient and began to sit cross-legged in the stone chamber to slowly cultivate. It would be a pity not to make good use of such a unique cultivation environment.