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Time passed slowly as Liang Qing's increasingly worried gaze fell upon him.

Nearly twenty minutes later, Mu Yang's internal energy surged, and the 22nd auxiliary meridian was successfully opened!

At this point, Mu Yang had successfully opened up thirteen auxiliary meridians, increased the strength of his single arm by 32.5 jin, and increased his true qi by 6500 strands.

The total strength reached 338 million jin, and the upper limit of true qi reached 29000 strands.

"It's been more than three hours..."

Mu Yang originally wanted to press on and complete the connection of the remaining two auxiliary meridians in one go, taking another half hour or so.

But after doing some mental calculations, he realized that it had already exceeded the time Liang Qing had set.

He wasn't quite sure why there was a set time, but just in case, he glanced around distractedly.

Upon looking around, he realized that there was no one else around, only Liang Qing on the shore watching him with a hint of anxiety in her eyes.

"Hurry up and get on!"

Seeing Mu Yang open his eyes, Liang Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately spoke.

"Let's talk about it outside."

Seemingly noticing Mu Yang's confusion, Liang Qing spoke first.

Mu Yang nodded and followed Liang Qing outside.

As they traveled, Liang Qing explained things to Mu Yang.

He mainly discussed the matter of the icy storm, and at the end, he made a special emphasis.

"Fortunately, you are in a blessed land in our Qinghe County this time. If you went to other places, and you violated the rules by exceeding the time limit, you would be required to complete several tasks without any reward, or you would be banned from going to any blessed land again."

Finally, as if afraid that Mu Yang might not realize the seriousness of the matter, he added: "Back then, there was a prodigy from the Demon Slaying Division who became so engrossed in the resources of the blessed land that he forgot about time and eventually disappeared within the blessed land."

"This wonder from heaven and earth seems to be a privilege for all things, but it also harbors the crisis of death."

Liang Qing sighed.

Small blessed lands like theirs are actually considered good; even if there are dangers, they are all quite predictable.

Once the pattern is found, there is basically no risk to life.

However, if it were a medium-sized or even a large blessed land, even if the pacification envoy himself came, he might be severely injured or even lose his life.

Therefore, a blessed place that has not been fully confirmed is often referred to as a dangerous place.

"Captain Liang, this blessed land is so effective, why not use it as a regular training ground?" Mu Yang asked another question on the way.

While soaking in the icy pool, he could feel that the energy inside was abundant, although the energy density in the pool was slowly decreasing over time.

But even right before he came out, the concentration was still about one-fifth of what it was initially.

No wonder those disciples from aristocratic families and sects have such extraordinary cultivation at such a young age. Besides their strong talent, the abundant resources they have received have also played a crucial role.

So, since the Demon Slaying Division of Qinghe County controls such a good place, why not let its captains cultivate here?

Even considering the size of the cold pool, exchanging merits for it is still quite a good deal.

"You really don't feel anything at all?"

Hearing Mu Yang's question, Liang Qing asked in surprise.

"What does it feel like?" Mu Yang asked, puzzled.

Seeing that Mu Yang seemed genuinely unaware, Liang Qing slightly opened her mouth, once again marveling at how different people's constitutions truly are.

After a moment, he slowly spoke, explaining:

"This cold pool is not purely icy cold, but rather a kind of eerie and ghostly cold. Living people, or rather all living things, will suffer damage to their bodies and even shorten their lifespan if they stay here for too long."

"Faced with the erosion of this cold and damp energy, unless one takes expensive pills of a high grade, one can only rely on time to slowly recover."

"Generally speaking, if you stay in it for half an hour, it will take about a year to recover."

"During this period, although it does not affect normal cultivation and combat, once attacked by Yin energy or icy cold energy, the meridians in the body will be greatly tightened, and the combat power will be greatly reduced."

The energy of the Cold Pool Blessed Land is indeed abundant, but the side effects are also obvious.

Initially, the Demon Slaying Division's arrangement for the Cold Pool Blessed Land was indeed as Mu Yang had imagined: one could earn merit or voluntarily apply to guard it in order to gain time for cultivation.

It wasn't until one day, when a fifth-tier monster with ice attributes attacked, killing seven second-class demon-hunting captains and crippling two first-class demon-hunting captains, that the problem of this blessed land was finally taken seriously.

Finally, after a series of discussions, the current model was formed.

Of course, besides the side effects, it also takes a considerable amount of time for the energy in the Cold Pool to recover.

In a situation like today's, it would probably take more than a dozen months of freezing storms to recover.

"So that slight chill wasn't just from the temperature..."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yang understood.

He thought that he did feel a slight coolness after entering the pool.

Because it was so faint, he thought it was because the water was too cold. After all that, it turned out to be something like yin energy.

Because he possessed the blue attribute "Yin Qi Resistance," he was almost unaffected by Yin Qi, which is why he was unharmed.

In other words, this blessed land of cold pools is destined for him!

It's a pity that his recovery is a bit slow, otherwise he would really have to consider the position of guardian of the blessed land.

After talking along the way, the two soon saw the light at the cave entrance.

Almost the instant he stepped out of the cave, Mu Yang felt a surge of cold air coming from behind him.

The originally rough and uneven rock wall was covered with a layer of frost at an almost visible speed.

Mu Yang deliberately slowed down and reached out to touch the cold wind blowing at the edge of the cave entrance.

It was an extremely biting cold; even with his Yin energy to resist it, he felt a stinging pain.

"The power of nature is truly extraordinary!"

Mu Yang withdrew his hand, channeling strands of fire-attribute true energy to his fingertips, and sighed inwardly.

Even though his single-arm strength is over three million jin, it is still far inferior to natural forces such as wind, rain, thunder, lightning, landslides, and tsunamis.

I wonder if the ultimate martial artist in this world can possess strength comparable to that of heaven and earth.

"Senior, you're finally out!"

"Muyang, are you alright?"

Seeing Mu Yang and Liang Qing emerge from the cave, Hao Ben, Yuan Yuan, and the others stepped forward and asked with concern.

Mu Yang shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

"Alright, now that everyone's out, let's get ready to leave," Liang Qing said.

"Leave? Where to go!"

Just as everyone was about to leave, a sound came from the forest.

Immediately afterwards, a dark figure appeared.

With his bronze skin, large, bell-like eyes, and a thick beard, he was none other than Huo Xing, a bronze-plated constable from the Six Doors!

"Huo Xing!"

Liang Qing's expression turned serious, and his hand quietly rested on the straight knife at his waist.

With his strength, killing Huo Xing alone would be a bit difficult, but delaying him for a while and allowing the others to leave safely would be no problem at all.

However, just as Liang Qing was about to make a move, a strong aura suddenly emerged from the forest, followed closely by a fierce and malevolent aura that rushed towards him.

"roar!!"

With a deafening roar, a figure as large as a small mountain burst out of the forest.

It turned out to be a striped tiger demon with a body length of over five zhang!

Bathed in the dappled sunlight filtering through the trees, the striped tiger demon's fur shimmered with bright yellow stripes, and its eyes were larger than the windows of an ordinary house.

"A sixth-tier tiger demon!"

Alarm bells rang in Liang Qing's mind.

Judging from its aura, this should be a tiger demon that has just broken through to the mid-stage of the sixth rank.