544: Chapter 544 Venerable Ku Xuan, Kunling Pool!

And this feeling only lasted for the duration of one breath.

When Li Fan opened his eyes again,

Before him was still a massive teleportation array, but the surrounding architecture had changed.

Moreover, beyond the array patterns in front of Li Fan, four Middle-aged Men dressed in green uniforms were looking at him.

The auras of the four were extraordinary; most likely, they were responsible for the formations here or tasked with receiving him.

"From Cosmic Cloud Company."

"It's him! Li Fan! The one who shone so brightly at the Grand Assembly!"

"I remember now. Senior Ku Xuan mentioned to me yesterday that Li Fan should be arriving in the next few days, asking me to keep an eye out. I didn't expect him to arrive today."

As soon as the four saw Li Fan, they began to discuss him, a hint of appreciation in their eyes.

And clearly, they had already recognized Li Fan.

This was normal.

The Grand Assembly for the younger generation was as highly anticipated as the current Realm Master Level Grand Assembly; Li Fan was undoubtedly the protagonist of the younger generation's assembly, so naturally, it was impossible not to recognize him.

Li Fan, however, paid no mind to their discussion. He took a deep breath and immediately walked toward them.

"Seniors, this junior is Li Fan..."

"No need to say more. Follow me, I'll take you."

Before Li Fan could finish speaking,

One of the Middle-aged Men interrupted him, saying with a smile.

Hearing this, Li Fan couldn't help but shrug and smile wryly.

It seemed that fame had its perks; he didn't even need to introduce himself.

...

Along the way,

Li Fan followed this Middle-aged Man as they traversed the various stars within the Sea of Life.

It had to be said,

As one of the five major powerful factions, the foundation of the Sea of Life was terrifyingly deep, appearing in no way inferior to Cosmic Cloud Company at first glance.

However, the only strange thing that Li Fan couldn't quite comprehend was.

It was too green here!

Not only were all the personnel he saw wearing green, but the buildings on the planets were basically green, and even looking at the entire star system, everything was green!

Lush and full of vitality.

This wasn't inherently wrong.

It just made one feel a bit creeped out.

"We're almost there. Let me give you a reminder first. Senior Ku Xuan has a somewhat irritable temper. You had best not ask any irrelevant questions."

Approaching the destination, the Middle-aged Man in charge of leading them couldn't help but smile and remind Li Fan.

Hearing this, Li Fan nodded on the surface but didn't take it to heart.

He was only here to listen to the teachings, not to become a Student or disciple for this venerable one. Once he finished listening, he would leave; no matter how irritable his temper was, it didn't matter.

And soon,

Li Fan was brought above a massive green planet.

"Senior Ku Xuan, Li Fan has arrived!"

The Middle-aged Man spoke respectfully toward a certain direction.

Immediately afterward, he looked toward Li Fan beside him. "Wait here for a moment, I'll take my leave now."

With that, he left gracefully, leaving Li Fan alone.

Li Fan did not wait long.

After about a few breaths,

A figure appeared silently before him.

This was a thin, withered old man with white and gray beard.

His aged face did not look kind at all; it was completely stern, like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.

This irritable temper was practically visible to the naked eye!

For a moment, even though Li Fan didn't care much about such things, he couldn't help but feel a tightness in his chest, his expression becoming solemn.

What struck Li Fan as strange was.

This person was clearly a Super Venerable who specialized in the Great Dao of Strength. Logically, even if he wasn't tall and imposing like an iron tower, he shouldn't be so thin and withered, right?

If he didn't know that the person before him was a Super Venerable, he might have mistaken him for some frail little old man.

"This junior is Li Fan, greetings to Senior Ku Xuan..."

Li Fan didn't overthink it and immediately performed a polite cupped-fist salute.

However, halfway through his words, he was interrupted.

"Enough, no more nonsense. I've only left you one month. What you can learn depends on your own ability."

Venerable Ku Xuan spoke sharply, showing no discernible emotion on his face.

And before Li Fan could react,

The next second,

Li Fan was enveloped by a spatial force.

When Li Fan came to his senses again,

He had already appeared at the foot of a mountain.

Before him lay a deep, crimson pool, and on the edge of the pool was a meditation cushion.

"This is?"

Li Fan frowned slightly as he looked at the deep pool.

He had a feeling that something was wrong with this pool.

But before he could react, he was kicked down by Venerable Ku Xuan.

"Ah!"

Plunging into it, Li Fan couldn't help but let out a cry of pain immediately.

He could clearly feel that the pool water had a huge problem!

It felt as if every cell in his body was being pierced by needles, on the verge of shattering at any moment.

And every time Li Fan tried to get up and leave the pool, the water became incredibly heavy, firmly pulling him down, making escape impossible.

It must be known,

Li Fan's current strength could easily shatter stars, and he could even destroy a star field.

Yet, he couldn't even break free from this pool!

This was too absurd!

Regarding this, Venerable Ku Xuan on the shore remained calm. He slowly walked toward the meditation cushion while saying,

"Stop struggling. People outside wish they could come here, but can't."

"This is the Kun Ling Pool. It was made by me and a few friends after we annihilated an ancient Kun Peng in the Cosmic Sea, extracted its essence blood, refined it through secret methods, and then diluted it.

This has quite a tempering effect on the physical body, especially for cultivators like us who follow the Great Dao of Strength."

"Your physical body strength is actually not bad. Someone who entered here before couldn't last three seconds before passing out from the pain."

Listening to Venerable Ku Xuan's words,

Li Fan gradually calmed down, feeling incomparably shocked.

In that instant, he had even suspected whether Venerable Ku Xuan intended to harm him.

But after hearing the origin of the deep pool, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

How could this be harming him?!

This was clearly presenting him with a grand opportunity!

This deep pool was actually made from diluted essence blood of an ancient Kun Peng!

If this opportunity were known outside, wouldn't it stir up a bloody storm?

But then again,

Even knowing this was an opportunity and that it was tempering his body, the pain was truly excruciating!

However, the next sentence from Venerable Ku Xuan immediately made Li Fan's face darken.

"For this entire lecture series, you will remain in the Kun Ling Pool. If you pass out, I will wake you up."

Li Fan felt dizzy at that moment.

Good heavens.

Staying here the entire time?

And being woken up if he passed out?

Was this a place for torturing prisoners?!

He understood that Venerable Ku Xuan's intentions were good, but the process was perhaps a bit too brutal, wasn't it?

And under such terrifying, intense pain,

How could he possibly calm his mind to listen to the so-called lecture?

But he also knew that he had no way to resist now and could only choose to accept it.

Immediately,

Li Fan could only force himself to endure the intense pain, trying his best to adjust to a relatively comfortable position in the pool, preparing to listen to the teachings.

After Li Fan calmed down, he also discovered a problem.

That was, it seemed that if he didn't try to struggle and leave, the water felt no different from ordinary spring water, with no significant weight.

Just as Li Fan was marveling at the strangeness of the Kun Ling Pool,

Venerable Ku Xuan had already sat down on the meditation cushion.

"Alright, let's begin now!"