Zongwang: Unspeakable fear!

Chapter 1016 Heavy Water Cold Pool, Unicorn Python

Gao Yang caught up with Ji Qiongyu and walked alongside her.

Ji Qiongyu flew towards Buzhou Mountain ahead, her eyes fixed on Gao Yang as she said, "I really didn't expect that Zhu Qing would actually give you his primordial yin body."

Gao Yang calmly said, "I told her that even without payment, I would come to the Gonggong clan to find the Chongshui lotus root for her, but she refused."

She felt it was unfair to me that I didn't receive any compensation and took on all the risks.

In fact, it was enough that she was able to find me the qualification to inherit the mantle.

Ji Qiongyu sighed: "She has always been like this. Don't be fooled by her icy demeanor; she's actually very innocent. I hope you can treat her well."

Gao Yang lowered his eyes and did not pat his chest to make any promises. He simply said, "How can I say that I should treat her well? Between her and me, it was just a chance encounter."

Ji Qiongyu glared at Gao Yang, but she understood that Gao Yang's words were his truest thought.

After all, his home isn't here, and if he were to promise to treat Zhu Qing well, she would probably doubt his character.

Although she knew it in her heart, she was still a little angry after hearing Gao Yang's irresponsible remarks.

Gao Yang didn't look at her, but continued, "Right now, for me, finding her the lotus root joints to solve her problem is the best way to help her."

Ji Qiongyu gave a soft snort, then stopped talking and continued on her way in silence.

A quarter of an hour later, at the foot of Mount Buzhou, four cultivators dressed in light blue Taoist robes blocked Gao Yang and Ji Qiongyu's way.

"who?"

Gao Yang remained silent. Ji Qiongyu raised her hand, and a jade slip flew directly from her hand to the other party. At the same time, she said, "Nine thousand immortal crystals to purchase three hours in the Heavy Water Cold Pool."

The other party grabbed the jade slip, probed it with his divine sense, looked up at Ji Qiongyu, and said, "You understand the rules?"

Ji Qiongyu nodded and said, "I am responsible for my own life and death, so I know that."

"Then just follow me."

After speaking, the other party fell to the ground below first.

Ji Qiongyu and Gao Yang exchanged a glance and followed closely behind.

A moment later, at the edge of a pond that was only ten zhang square, the guard of the Gonggong clan looked at Gao Yang and the other person following behind him and said:

"This is the entrance to the Frozen Pool of Heavy Water. Only one of you can go down. Who will go?"

Gao Yang stepped forward and said, "Me."

The guard looked him up and down, then tossed out a stone that emitted a misty vapor. "This is the divine stone of Mount Buzhou. Holding this stone will keep you safe up to thirty feet underwater. If you continue to descend, you will lose this ability. Are you aware of this?"

"Thanks for letting me know."

Gao Yang nodded and secured the fist-sized stone to his waist.

The guard continued, "The Buzhou Mountain Divine Stone will remain there for three hours. If you are unable to return to shore after three hours, you will bear the consequences yourself."

"If there are no problems, then enter the icy pool."

Gao Yang glanced at Ji Qiongyu, then jumped into the small pond, which was about ten feet square, without any hesitation.

wow~
As the ripples spread across the water, Gao Yang quickly disappeared from Ji Qiongyu's perception. In just a moment, the pond returned to calm, as if no one had ever entered.

"You can wait here, but you can't wander around. Even if you're from the Ji family, you'll still die here if you break the rules," the guard said mercilessly, glancing at Ji Qiongyu.

Ji Qiongyu was not annoyed. She turned around and walked to a perfectly intact open space, where she sat cross-legged in mid-air and began to cultivate with her eyes closed.

Cold, a bone-chilling cold—this was Gao Yang's first reaction upon entering the icy pool. Immediately following, an almost suffocating pressure pressed down from all directions.

Although this pressure is nothing to Gao Yang now, this is only the beginning of his descent into the water. As he goes deeper, the pressure will likely increase to an extremely exaggerated level.

Just then, a faint white light emanated from Gao Yang's waist, enveloping his entire body.

As the white light spread, the biting cold and suffocating pressure that had been felt earlier vanished in an instant.

"So this is the function of the Buzhou Mountain Divine Stone? Not bad."

Gao Yang stretched his body and then began to look around at his location.

He looked up and saw that the sky above was pitch black, as if light could not penetrate the icy pool.

The white light emitted by the divine stone of Buzhou Mountain could only cover a radius of one zhang around him; beyond that, it was pitch black as an abyss.

A golden light shone in Gao Yang's eyes as his senses began to penetrate the icy pool of heavy water, following his battle qi.

Three breaths later, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Under the suppression of the heavy water, his perception could only extend horizontally for 500 zhang, but downwards it was less than 100 zhang.

This was only because he had just entered the water and was just a step away from the surface. If he continued to go deeper, his range of perception would inevitably be greatly compressed.

At that time, having lost his senses and vision, he will likely find it very difficult to move around.

However, time was of the essence, and he couldn't afford to waste it here.

"Don't think too much about it. Let's go down and explore the bottom of this heavy water and cold pool first."

After muttering a sentence to himself, Gao Yang began to descend.

Because his range of perception was quite considerable, he descended very quickly, reaching a depth of thirty feet in just over ten seconds.

This location is the critical value mentioned by the guard. Beyond this depth, the Buzhou Mountain Divine Stone will no longer be of any use.

This depth is far from the bottom of the icy pool, and continuing downwards is inevitable.

Gao Yang stopped at this position, and then he sank another ten feet, reaching a position thirty-one feet underwater.

Kakakka~
The heavy, suffocating pressure fell on every inch of his skin, and the intense pressure made Gao Yang's figure seem to shrink.

Gao Yang moved his body, and the water pressure at this location still had no effect on him.

However, the white light that had previously enveloped his entire body had now disappeared, leaving only a fist-sized ball of light hanging around his waist.

Everywhere you look, there is darkness as deep as an abyss, and utter silence.

If an ordinary person were here, they would probably be on edge with fear.

But for Gao Yang, this level of effort was not enough to cause the slightest fluctuation in his will.

Without lingering, Gao Yang continued his descent.

Thirty zhang, forty zhang, fifty zhang. When he descended to sixty zhang, his vertical perception had been compressed to less than fifty zhang.

At that moment, a single horn pierced Gao Yang's senses.

Then, a colossal creature, about ten feet in diameter and thirty feet in length, slowly swam past the edge of his senses.

Gao Yang narrowed his eyes. The creature that had just entered his perception range must have been the unicorn python in the icy pool.

(End of this chapter)