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"Whoosh!"

As Mu Yang stepped into the icy pool, a chill far more intense than swimming naked in winter instantly swept over his entire body.

Even with Mu Yang's physical strength, he felt a chill.

Of course, it was only a trace.

At best, it feels like taking a cold shower in the summer.

As for Yuan Yuan, she had already taken a warming pill the moment she entered the pool.

Although warming pills may affect absorption efficiency, as long as you stay in the bath long enough, a slight decrease in efficiency is not a big deal.

As for the three-hour limit?

That was the time when the pool was sealed off, not the time when people were soaking in the water.

Even a fifth-level martial artist who has taken a warming pill can only soak for an hour at most.

If this continues for too long, the meridians might even freeze.

Since its discovery in the Cold Pool Blessed Land, no fifth-tier martial artist has been able to persist for more than an hour.

After Mu Yang and Yuan Yuan chose their spots and entered meditation, many others followed suit and entered the cold pool.

For example, Hao Ben, who ranked third in the fifth-tier group, and Yu Sheng, who ranked fourth.

Hao Ben was located near Mu Yang and Yuan Yuan, but Yu Sheng was much farther away.

The reason is simple: the seven people ranked fourth to tenth can only choose in the secondary central area and are not allowed to take a better central area position.

"Inhale well, inhale properly, because after today, you won't have this chance again!"

A cold glint flashed in Yu Sheng's eyes, then he closed his eyes to regain his senses and began to absorb the abundant energy in the cold pool.

In the initial stage, martial artists practice martial arts and, through digesting food, eventually generate qi and blood within their bodies.

Then, as the body's Qi and blood become increasingly abundant and its physical strength grows, the Dantian is eventually built within the body, transforming the Qi and blood into even more powerful True Qi.

But whether it's Qi and Blood or True Qi, they are essentially energies generated within the human body.

But the energy in the cold pool is different. It is an invisible and intangible energy between heaven and earth, which condenses into a physical form after becoming extremely abundant.

To put it simply, the water in this blessed land of cold pools is like a liquefied precious medicine.

The only difference is that the precious medicine needs to be ingested, digested, and then absorbed.

However, the energy of the cold pool can be directly absorbed upon contact.

"Such abundant energy!"

In the center of the icy pool, Mu Yang was filled with awe.

This was the first time he had ever experienced an endless flow of true energy into his dantian without using the equipment slots.

A continuous flow of energy flows from the skin's pores into the meridians, eventually transforming into true qi within the dantian.

Soon, enough true energy flowed into the hidden meridians.

Because of the need to concentrate on converting true energy, the speed of opening the meridians this time was slightly slower than the speed of installing the demon corpse or the meridian opening technique.

About twenty minutes later, the tenth auxiliary meridian was opened!

Increased strength by 2.5 jin!

Maximum True Qi increased by 500 strands!

"One every twenty minutes, not bad speed, only a little slower than the usual fifteen minutes per stick..."

Thinking this, Mu Yang continued to manipulate his true energy and began to open up the eleventh auxiliary meridian.

Another twenty minutes passed.

The eleventh auxiliary meridian is now open!

Increased strength by 2.5 jin!

Maximum True Qi increased by 500 strands!

By this time, everyone had arrived at the icy pool.

Yuan Yuan, who was the first to enter the icy pool, was already pale and her body occasionally trembled unnaturally.

Another eighty minutes passed.

Mu Yang successfully connected the twelfth to fifteenth auxiliary veins.

It will further increase its strength and energy.

As for Yuan Yuan, she had already arrived at the shore of the cold pool five minutes earlier.

It took her almost an hour to successfully open up her three major meridians and reach the mid-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Beside her was Hao Ben, who lasted even shorter.

He had only stayed for less than half an hour when, just as the second major meridian was opened, he shuddered and left the icy pool.

After getting ashore, he found a secluded corner.

He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that his brother had only shrunk and was not crippled.

"You're still persisting, senior!?"

Hao Ben stared in shock at Mu Yang, who sat calmly in the center of the icy pool.

The senior is indeed a senior; not only is his combat strength stronger, but his endurance is also stronger than his.

"Is this the difference between you and me...?"

Yuan Yuan sighed inwardly.

I thought that I had persisted for nearly an hour, which was already a pretty good result. I didn’t expect that Mu Yang was still persisting after an hour!

Moreover, this doesn't seem to be his limit.

"Perhaps, the length of time we can endure in this icy pool reveals just how far apart we really are..."

Yuan Yuan looked at Mu Yang.

So, ten minutes passed, twenty minutes passed, half an hour passed, half an hour passed, an hour passed...

Yuan Yuan's expression shifted from admiration to confusion, and finally to shock and numbness.

No, is the gap between us really that big?

real or fake?

At this moment, even the last fifth-level martial artist who entered the cold pool had been out for a long time, leaving only Mu Yang in the entire cold pool.

Even Yu Sheng, who was his enemy, was shocked when he saw Mu Yang still in the water.

As a half-demon, he could only last for an hour without taking drugs, but Mu Yang lasted longer than him.

Are you the one who's not human, or am I?

"Are all young people this fierce these days?!" The captain in charge of guarding the cold pool was also shocked.

He has been guarding this cold pool for over twenty years, and almost every few years a new group of people comes in.

Among them are those who have persisted for a long time.

But anyone could see which people were gritting their teeth and enduring the pain with obvious signs of distress.

In contrast, Mu Yang not only remained calm, but even had a smile on his lips.

seem......

Are you enjoying yourself?

Of course I'm enjoying it!

If Mu Yang heard the old captain's question, he would definitely say the same thing.

Anyone soaking in the cool pool water, watching the axillary vein open up every twenty minutes, would feel that this is a pleasure.

In just two hours, he had already opened up the eighteenth auxiliary meridian, and even the nineteenth auxiliary meridian was mostly opened up.

This is because it is more difficult to connect the seventeenth auxiliary meridian, and the time consumption doubles.

And so, amidst the envious, indifferent, or worried gazes of the crowd.

Another hour passed quietly.

Even Liang Qing, who was supposed to be guarding outside the cave, came to the edge of the cold pool himself because he was worried about Mu Yang's condition.

At this moment, twenty-one auxiliary meridians in Mu Yang's body have been connected, and the twenty-second meridian is also more than half completed.

"It's been three hours already, Captain Liang, we're running out of time!"

The old captain standing to the side said worriedly.

The maximum time limit for the Cold Pool Blessed Land is set at three hours, and this is not an arbitrary setting.

It's because approximately every twelve hours, a terrifying icy storm erupts over the cold pool.

At that time, the temperature inside the entire Cold Pool Cave will drop sharply and last for a full hour.

The temperature will return to normal after about seven hours.

When the icy storm occurs, even a sixth-level martial artist cannot withstand it, let alone martial artists below the sixth level.

Therefore, the time chosen to enter the cold pool is always half an hour after the temperature has recovered.

This time is just within the safe zone, giving you half an hour to react.

"You all go out first, I'll wait for him alone."

After a moment of contemplation, Liang Qing gave the instructions.

Upon hearing this, the old captain immediately nodded and led Yuan Yuan and the others away.

"This kid is a real monster!"

Looking at Mu Yang, who had been soaking in the water for three hours without changing his expression, Liang Qing sincerely praised him.