Chapter 149 The Spring that Can Cure the Poison

Outside the mountain, from the moment the roars of the Yao Beasts rang out until they gradually subsided, only about three breaths had passed; the entire process took no more than ten breaths.

Chen Songli and Chen Songxiao exchanged a glance; was their father's Golden Core combat power really this terrifying?

Just then, Chen Li's voice drifted over, announcing the end of the battle. They were all stunned; the efficiency was simply too fast!

Chen Songli felt that it was no wonder his father had returned so quickly last time. In one word: strong!

Chen Songli and Chen Songxiao quickly entered the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, Chen Li was waiting for them.

He had already swept the mountain with his Divine Sense and discovered a spirit spring spanning dozens of zhang!

As soon as Chen Songli entered the mountain, she heard the sound of flowing water, steady and continuous.

"Father, is that the sound of water?"

Chen Li replied, "Yes, there is a spring on the mountain peak. Let's head up!"

The mountain was covered with autumn-yellow trees, their falling leaves scattered across the ground, fully evoking the essence of autumn. Some were hundreds of years old, while others were decades old.

Chen Li didn't know the origin of these trees either. He searched his memory's cultivation knowledge base but found no description of this spirit wood.

However, Chen Songli took out a shovel at this moment. "Father, let's dig up a few first and take them back to study!"

"No rush. Let's go see the spring on the mountain first!"

Chen Songli nodded. The three of them flew up the mountain, and what appeared before their eyes was indeed a square spirit spring, dozens of zhang wide and paved with green wood bricks.

The spirit spring had four stone dragon heads spitting water. Currently, the dragon heads were continuously pouring out spirit water, yet the water in the spring remained at a normal level without overflowing.

What kind of spring is this?

Chen Li searched his cultivation knowledge base again. Chen Songli was also observing it; the spring water was generally milky white with a hint of gold, and it even formed a spiritual mist.

Chen Songxiao suddenly exclaimed. He remembered that books related to Pulse Seeking seemed to record a type of spirit spring—generally milky white with gold and spiritual mist. Wasn't that exactly the dirt-washing spirit spring?

"Father, this should be the Wu'gou Dao Spring, commonly known as the dirt-washing spirit spring. It's recorded in some Pulse Seeking books. This spirit spring has functions like dissolving pill poison, washing Spiritual Roots, and purifying the Physical Body!"

"Oh? Is there anything else said about it?"

"Father, this spring is only mentioned in a few brief strokes in Pulse Seeking books. According to the descriptions, legend has it that it once appeared in the Far North!"

Listening to Chen Songxiao's explanation, Chen Li nodded. "A good thing indeed!"

Chen Songli's eyes also shone brightly. "Dissolving pill poison and washing Spiritual Roots... how Heaven-Defying!"

Chen Li went to one of the dragon heads and scooped up some of the flowing spirit water. Holding it in his hand, he could feel its coolness and comfort. The Spiritual Qi could seep into his body, and he could feel the warmth of the Qi entering him.

Chen Songli and Chen Songxiao also scooped some out, and both felt the profound mystery of this water.

"Father, let's take the spirit spring!" Chen Songli said.

"Songxiao, can this spirit spring be taken directly?"

Chen Songxiao was also excited. "Father, no problem! We just need to lock in the spirit spring's Spiritual Qi!"

Chen Li understood. Dissolving pill poison... internally, their Family had dubbed themselves the Pill-Popping Immortal Clan!

The reason pill poison hadn't flared up after all these years was likely because the pills they popped had their toxicity reduced by Chen Li, Zhu Lingyue, or Brother Ox during refinement, or perhaps it just hadn't accumulated enough in their bodies to manifest yet!

Chen Li stood before the spirit spring and, without delay, began to perform a Water-collection technique!

He cast a Dharma Art into the spirit spring, and the water was drawn up and gradually compressed into a water sphere. The water level of the spring slowly dropped, and after a while, the entire dozens-of-zhang-wide spirit spring was taken by Chen Li.

Although the four dragon heads were still pouring out water, the flow had slowed and diminished. Two hours later, Chen Li finished the collection!

"Father, the dragon heads have stopped flowing!"

Chen Li noticed it too. As he took more, the water from the dragon heads lessened until it eventually ceased altogether.

At this moment, a fist-sized water sphere had condensed in Chen Li's hand, firmly locked in by his Golden Core Dharmic power. A Foundation Establishment Cultivator might not have been able to contain it!

While Chen Li was collecting the water, Chen Songli and Chen Songxiao had dug up dozens of autumn-yellow spirit woods to take back for study. Since they were already here, they wouldn't leave empty-handed!

"Father, are we going back, or are we going to get more earth vein fire and spirit wine?"

"Since we're here, you two go get some. I'll head deeper to take a look!"

"Okay, Father!"

Under Chen Songli's lead, Chen Songxiao and Chen Songli went back to the Ten Thousand Bamboo Sea and Crimson Flame Mountain to collect more items.

While the two were collecting items, Chen Li continued his investigation another hundred miles deeper. The next mountain on the Secret Realm map in his Sea of Consciousness was called Jiuteng Mountain, located a hundred miles away from Listening Spring Mountain. When Chen Li approached within thirty miles, fierce roars of Yao Beasts erupted from within the mountain!

This time was different from before; instead of the Yao Beasts waking up only after Chen Li entered the mountain, they could sense his presence from thirty miles away.

Chen Li stopped and advanced no further. He swept his Divine Sense inside and discovered a Seventh-level Demon Beast. It seemed some kind of Restriction inside the mountain was controlling it, because Chen Li's Divine Sense detected that the Seventh-level Demon Beast wanted to speak.

But the faint power of the Restriction within the mountain seemed to be pulling at it, preventing it from speaking!

Chen Li was startled by this eerie Restriction. To be able to control a living Seventh-level Demon Beast, this Restriction was likely at least at the Nascent Soul level!

The intelligence of a Seventh-level Demon Beast could basically reach the level of an adult Cultivator, and they could already learn various languages.

Chen Li didn't dare probe any further. He needed to take it slow and decisively retreated!

He had explored four mountains in the Nine Nether Secret Realm, with five remaining. Indeed, the deeper one went, the harder it became to enter the mountains.

Soon, an hour later, Chen Songli and Chen Songxiao returned to regroup with Chen Li. After they had taken a batch of spirit wine from the Ten Thousand Bamboo Sea a few years ago, there was very little left now.

They took another batch of earth vein fire; sooner or later, they would finish collecting all of it.

"Going deeper is too risky. Let's go home and dissolve some pill poison!" Chen Li said.

"We'll listen to Father!" Both Chen Songli and Chen Songxiao agreed.

The three of them left the Secret Realm!

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Five days later, the three of them secretly returned to Black Magpie Mountain.

That evening, inside Morning Sun Hall, six people gathered, excluding Chen Songxuan and Brother Ox, who were breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

Chen Li had returned in about ten days, a speed so incredibly fast that it left Chen Songyan dazed!

Song Xuan had only been in seclusion for five days, and Chen Songyan had only been managing the Family's miscellaneous affairs for about five days before his father already had everything settled!

Too fast!

Inside the hall, Chen Li said to Chen Songxiao, "Songxiao, tell everyone about the spirit spring we harvested on this trip!"

Chen Songxiao nodded and began to talk about the spirit spring they had obtained. In less than two minutes, he had introduced the origin of the dirt-washing spirit spring once again.

"Dissolving pill poison and washing Spiritual Roots!" Zhu Lingyue marveled. With such a Heaven-Defying spirit spring, they could pop pills with peace of mind from now on.

The Pill-Popping Immortal Clan could maintain its reputation!

Chen Songmei had a flash of inspiration. "Father, in the future, I want to Cultivate by popping pills while soaking in the spirit spring!"

"Haha~~"

They all laughed, feeling extremely happy. By obtaining this spirit spring, the Family had taken another giant leap forward.

Chen Songyan also remarked, "This spirit spring is an absolute treasure; it must be rare in this world!"

Everyone felt the same.

At this time, Chen Li divided several smaller spirit spring water spheres from the large one and spoke to the group.

"This spirit spring is rare in the world, so it shouldn't leave the mountain gates. You all have your own Immortal Caves within Black Magpie Mountain. Carve out a spirit spring pool in your caves, and I will give each of you a spirit spring water sphere. Once it's ready, just release the sphere into it!"

Chen Li added, "Songyan, construct a new building on Black Magpie Mountain; it will be called the Leisure Residence Building. Set up a few rooms for soaking in the spirit spring, and the water can be diluted.

In the future, Songyan, you can bring your wife and children to stay in this building for a few days to soak in the spring more often.

The same goes for Song Xuan after he finishes his seclusion, but don't explain the origin of this spring for now—just say it's an ordinary spirit spring!"

Chen Songyan accepted the command. "Yes, Father!"

Chen Li began distributing the spirit spring water. That night, the sounds of stone-carving echoed from the various Immortal Caves on the mountain. Many couldn't wait and finished carving their pools that very night, jumping into the spirit spring to start their soak.