Covering the Sky: Fairy, I really need to control you properly.

Soon, these female disciples were asked to leave the valley.

Although the murmurs were low, how could they escape the perception of Wushi?

His lips twitched. These younger female disciples were being far too gossipy.

The jade slips and ancient scrolls presented to them contained many secrets that Yaochi had kept since ancient times.

"The Great Emperor Wushi, born with an innate sacred body and Dao embryo, is the son of the Western Emperor and the Greatly Accomplished Sacred Body. He was born a saint, but his Dao foundation was partially severed by the Western Empress and sealed to the Divine Source..."

He had experienced what was mentioned earlier, so of course he knew it.

"He attained enlightenment at the age of five hundred, suppressed an era, was revered throughout the world, entered Purple Mountain, and is suspected of refining the Investiture of the Gods to suppress the Supreme Being... He single-handedly stormed into the Underworld, and his later years are unknown. Some records say he passed away in Purple Mountain, while others say he broke into the path to immortality."

Lines of records came into view of Wushi.

Some of them match his own memories, while others are traces of later interpretations.

On the other side, Xu Jinhuan did not remove his outer robe and stepped directly into the edge of the Immortal Pool.

The pool water is warm to the touch and exudes a spiritual aura.

"Young friend Xu, please make yourself at home."

"The Immortal Pool is divided into seven levels, from the outside in. The spiritual energy and Daoist charm increase with each level, and there are also hidden tests. Do what you can and don't force things." The female elder gave a concise explanation before leaving and disappearing.

Xu Jinhuan nodded his thanks, took a deep breath, and stepped into the pool.

Upon entering, the pool water is a clear, light green, nourishing the body and mind, and is extremely comfortable.

He absorbed the pure spiritual energy and swam deeper into the depths.

Beyond an invisible boundary, the pool water turned bright yellow, the spiritual energy became more concentrated, and it carried a sense of weight, as if it were tempering the physical body.

Xu Jinhuan felt the pressure increase slightly, but it was still manageable.

The third layer was crimson red like flames, and the temperature rose sharply. The scorching spring water, like fine needles, pierced into the acupoints, tempering the meridians. Xu Jinhuan's forehead was covered in sweat, and his blood and qi surged within his body.

The fourth floor, a deep blue like the sea, cools down again, cleansing the soul.

Fifth floor, sixth floor...

The pool water became increasingly strange in color, and Xu Jinhuan struggled forward. With each deeper level he went, his physical body and primordial spirit underwent a baptism.

Finally, he reached the boundary of the seventh level.

The pool water here has a deep white color, and to his surprise, there are many "fish" swimming in it.

These fish come in various shapes and sizes, some like small shuttles and others like ribbons. They are made of pure white and are not flesh and blood creatures, but rather seem to be transformed from some kind of element. They are incredibly agile and move leisurely through the water.

At first, the fish seemed uninterested in Xu Jinhuan, the intruder.

But when he tried to circulate his cultivation technique to absorb the spiritual energy here, a strange change occurred.

The fish closest to him suddenly changed direction and swam towards him lightly and swiftly.

Before Xu Jinhuan could react, her arm was touched.

"hiss!"

Extreme cold erupted from the point of contact, and Xu Jinhuan's arm was covered with ice crystals at a visible speed, which then rapidly spread throughout his body.

The power of Yin!

"not good!"

Xu Jinhuan wanted to retreat, but found it difficult to move. More white fish gathered from all directions and touched his body.

"Click...click..."

Ice crystals quickly covered his torso, limbs, and neck, and were about to freeze him completely.

"This is the core innate essence of the Immortal Pool? It contains such domineering Yin power!"

……

Beyond the Immortal Pool, above the clouds.

The Queen Mother of the West and several elders were watching from afar.

"The seventh level." The Queen Mother of the West frowned slightly. "This young man is overconfident. Even Qinghua, that girl, only barely adapted to the innate Yin essence after several attempts. To dare to go straight to the seventh level on his first try, isn't he just asking for trouble?"

"After all, he is someone His Highness has taken a liking to. We must not let anything happen to him. Let's get him out of there later."

Then, everyone witnessed a scene that they would never forget.

Within Xu Jinhuan's body, in the Dao Palace, the Kidney Water Divine Treasury opened.

The deity carrying the Western Emperor Scripture opened its eyes, its divine aura flowing, its form exquisite. Facing the overwhelming surge of Yin power, it offered no resistance and inhaled deeply.

The Taiyin spirit fish surged forward, but all stopped a few feet away.

The closest tails were seized by the power of the Dao, transformed into pure white light streams that entered Xu Jinhuan's body and went straight into his kidney water treasury.

The deity opened its mouth wide and swallowed everything indiscriminately, refining each and every spirit fish formed from innate essence into its belly.

The essence resonates with the divine treasure, and the Western Emperor Scripture circulates like a surging tide.

The people in Yaochi could only carefully draw upon a wisp of Taiyin Yin energy, but to Xu Jinhuan it was like ordinary spiritual energy, which he absorbed without any hindrance.

One after another, the spirit fish disintegrated, transforming into pure Yin essence that surged into the kidney water divine treasure. The moonlight around the deity became increasingly concentrated, and the fine details of his muscles and bones gradually became clear, as if the goddess of the moon palace stepped into this world step by step from nothingness.

Above the clouds, all was deathly silent.

"this……"

The elder who said he would rescue him opened his mouth, but swallowed the rest of his words.

"How could that be?"

"Without cultivating the Taiyin Immortal Scripture or my Yaochi's Western Emperor Scripture, how could the Dao Palace Secret Realm bear such innate Taiyin essence? Even if they had cultivated it, the speed would still be..."

For ordinary disciples of Yaochi, reaching the seventh level and being able to draw upon one or two innate essences is already an immense opportunity. They must be extremely careful to guide them with their divine senses, as the slightest mistake will result in a backlash from the power of Taiyin.

But this kid in front of me isn't being led; he's clearly swallowing it in big gulps.

"Oh, right," a senior elder suddenly spoke up, as if remembering something, "Where's Qinghua? We haven't seen her in the Holy Land for quite some time now?"

"She's out there with those nine stones, saying she's looking for someone with unparalleled mastery of Origin Arts to bring back to the Holy Land as a guest."

……

In the pool, the ice crystals surrounding Xu Jinhuan were cracking.

The sound of ice crystals shattering mingled with the surging water, and the entire seventh-level immortal pool was stirred up into whirlpools by his frenzied absorption.

The innate essence of Taiyin is perfectly aligned with the text of the Xihuang Jing, a scripture created by the innate Dao embryo.

At this moment, with the Taiyin Spirit Fish on the seventh level of the Immortal Pool as a guide, the Kidney Water Deity seemed to have been tempered again, undergoing a qualitative change from the very foundation, reaching a level that even he himself could not explain.

"what?"

At the bottom of the pool, there was a layer of crystal-clear mud and sand, each grain like broken jade, shimmering with a hazy white light under the influence of the essence of Yin.

Xu Jinhuan's gaze swept over the area, then suddenly stopped.

Amidst the mud and sand, a square object lay quietly, half-hidden and half-revealed, its outline indistinct.

He reached out and brushed aside the fine sand covering it, then scooped it up.

It is a token.

The token was small, about the length of a palm, with a coolness that penetrated to the bone, and a smooth and delicate feel to the touch, yet it was more translucent than jade.

On the front, two ancient characters, Qinghua, are engraved in extremely delicate strokes.

This token has been lying at the bottom of the seventh level pool for who knows how long, being washed day and night by the essence of the primordial Yin, yet it remains undamaged, indicating that its material is extraordinary.

He weighed the token in his hand, seemingly lost in thought.

Qinghua... whose old belongings are these from?

The fact that it was left at the bottom of the seventh level of the pool means that the person had at least been to this area of ​​water.

"Fine, let's just return it to Yaochi."

He put the token away and turned to swim out of the pool.