507: Chapter 507 The True Shengyang Secret Spring

"Since that's the case, I won't stay any longer."

As he spoke, Nie Ning looked at the Fire Dragon Lady again. "Are you really sure you don't need me to help treat you?"

The Fire Dragon Lady didn't speak, but Claude, who was standing to the side, let out a cold snort.

"No need. Your meager abilities aren't even as effective as a medicinal pill."

Claude said sarcastically, though inwardly, he was cursing this damned brat.

This kid was definitely doing it on purpose; from beginning to end, he hadn't offered to help treat him, even though he didn't need it...

Nie Ning shrugged, not bothering to bicker further with Claude. "I'll come back to see you both after I find Lord Wizard Lapu."

Without any intention of lingering, Nie Ning turned and flew toward the passageway he had arrived from.

"Do you think there's anything wrong with that kid?"

Watching Nie Ning's retreating figure, Claude asked in a deep voice.

Louisa shook her head. "There shouldn't be a problem. He still carries the lingering aura of Belvis World; people from this world shouldn't be able to enter our world."

Claude's eyes flickered. In truth, he was more curious about how Nie Ning managed to control the power of the world.

Although Nie Ning had explained quite a bit, he didn't believe that controlling the power of the world could be that simple.

However, since his body was currently injured, it really wasn't the time to cause unnecessary trouble.

Thinking of the power that had reversed the Yin-Yang Sect formation back then, a gloomy look appeared on Claude's face.

...

After exiting the underground cave, Nie Ning did not obediently leave.

Because when he had first entered the underground, he had sensed a unique wave of life energy. Perhaps what Claude and the other had found wasn't the true Shengyang Secret Spring.

Looking at the mountain range below, Nie Ning flew into the distance for a while, then dove into the forest from a different direction.

Then, he used the power of the world to conceal his tracks and dampen his own presence.

As long as he didn't run into them head-on, Nie Ning believed that even an eighth-order powerhouse wouldn't be able to easily lock onto him.

Breaking through the ground, guided by his memory and the assistance of the power of the world, Nie Ning quickly descended to an area more than two thousand meters below the surface.

Sensing the rich aura of life energy ahead, Nie Ning fired an ice spike to break through the soil in front of him.

Unlike what Nie Ning had imagined, what came into view was actually a courtyard enclosed by walls.

The ground was paved with flat stones, and in the center stood a small stone hill. A yellowish stream of water slowly flowed out from a hole in the small hill, and beside it still stood a large tree.

Compared to the one outside, this large tree was significantly thicker; clearly, this was the true dwelling of the Que Guan.

Nie Ning thought carefully; the spring outside was indeed too conspicuous and lacked any protective measures. The Que Guan would have to be brain-damaged to have absolutely no defenses.

Looking up, the ceiling was filled with the kind of stones that could reflect Spiritual Power detection.

If his extraordinary senses weren't sharp enough, combined with the assistance of the power of the world, it would have been very difficult to find this place.

Nie Ning approached the small hill and could sense rich life energy from the flowing stream, which seemed to contain some kind of special substance.

"The feeling of not having to share with others is truly great."

A smile appeared on Nie Ning's face.

If those two had been a bit more polite, sharing a little wouldn't have been out of the question.

Unfortunately, that old geezer Claude lacked any tact; he just had to interrupt when he was talking to the Fire Dragon Lady.

Since that was the case, he would just have to enjoy this good stuff all by himself.

Nie Ning didn't rashly use it; instead, he took out equipment to test the water quality.

Because items that were good things in this world could potentially be highly toxic to outsiders like them, much like a chemical reaction that might have the opposite effect.

Therefore, being cautious about unknown items was never wrong, unless it was a treasure already recorded in the archives of Belvis World.

After some testing, Nie Ning discovered that it indeed contained a certain special substance.

These special substances would make cells more active and also had an extraordinary activating effect on things like Spiritual Power.

After confirming that this special water substance was useful, Nie Ning took out containers and filled two large buckets for later use.

Following that, without a second thought, he jumped straight into the pool to take a bath.

The moment he made contact with the pool water, Nie Ning felt a refreshing sensation that seeped into his heart; it felt as if even his soul had been purified.

Immediately, Nie Ning began to cultivate, utilizing the cultivation technique obtained from the Extreme Phase Demon Palace to absorb the energy within the pool water.

In an instant, waves of powerful energy surged into his body.

The Five Qi Origin Breath Technique was indeed worthy of being the fastest cultivation technique of the fifth order from the Extreme Phase Demon Palace; the speed of energy absorption was far beyond Nie Ning's imagination.

Combined with his extraordinary physique, it spared him from the danger of being burst open by the energy.

However, this meant that the rate of improvement for his physical fitness would decrease.

Because becoming stronger was a slow process; as energy intensity increased, it would drive the improvement of physical fitness, allowing the body to gradually adapt to that tyrannical energy.

While the speed at which the crystal core of exotic beasts nourished the body was faster than conventional cultivation, it clearly couldn't keep up with this rate of energy expansion.

Nie Ning did not stop there to give his body time to adapt.

Although doing this would cause his strength intensity within the same rank to drop, Nie Ning could still afford this loss.

Moreover, he had acquired so many genes during this period.

Even if the efficiency of physical improvement decreased, it would still be able to display extraordinary physical potential, and the conversion rate of physical strength wouldn't drop too ridiculously.

...

Just like that, Nie Ning stayed in the true Shengyang Secret Spring.

One day, two days, three days; soon a week had passed.

As time passed, the water in the Shengyang Secret Spring had become diluted, no longer shimmering with a twilight-like luster as it had before.

And Nie Ning's actions naturally caused energy fluctuations in the mountain range.

'Bang!'

With a loud bang, the rock wall above suddenly exploded, and immediately after, two figures slowly descended from the air.

Seeing Nie Ning hiding here, both Louisa and Claude revealed expressions of bewilderment.

"This kid is certainly good at keeping the good stuff for himself."

Claude's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of exclamation.

If they hadn't sensed the energy changes nearby, they might not have necessarily been able to find this place.

It was just unexpected that this kid hadn't left but had actually been secretly consuming it right under their noses for so long.

Thinking of this, Claude glanced at Louisa beside him.

Louisa shook her head slowly.

Now that the energy in the pool water had become much thinner, there was no point in taking action at this moment.

Seeing this, Claude couldn't say much else.

As an eighth-order transcendental wizard, he naturally wasn't without any perspective.

In fact, for most people, profit was the only means of weighing pros and cons.

Moreover, they were not currently in a hostile relationship, so they needed to weigh the pros and cons of doing anything to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.