The group walked and walked, and after an unknown amount of time, they suddenly heard the sound of flowing water ahead.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, everyone's eyes lit up.
"Could it be the Fountain Without Roots?!"
A flame of excitement ignited in everyone's hearts, and they quickened their pace to move forward.
"Splash!"
Suddenly, another sound of flowing water rang out.
"Splash!"
And another one! One after another, as if endless, wave after wave, each more powerful than the last.
A feeling of excitement rose in these people; their faces flushed, their fists clenched tightly, their hearts pounded, and their breathing became rapid.
Finally, after walking for a very long time, they saw a light ahead, which was a long passage.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and rushed over.
"Splash!"
The water continued to surge from the front, and it surged faster and faster.
"Splash!"
The water rushed across the ground, splashing up a lot of water droplets. As the group ran closer, they finally saw a huge stone tablet in front of them, inscribed with the words "The Rootless Spring!"
Upon seeing the calligraphy on the stone tablet, everyone was astonished.
This stone tablet is actually made of wood, and it looks very ancient, as if it has been through countless years. It is covered with dust, but this does not affect its smoothness. On the contrary, it makes it look exceptionally beautiful.
"This is really good stuff!"
Everyone couldn't help but sigh.
"Is this the 'most precious water source in the world' that His Majesty the Dragon King spoke of—the water without roots?"
Everyone looked at the stone tablet in front of them and couldn't help but admire it.
"Let's go! Let's hurry over and take a look!"
"good!"
The crowd responded in unison.
Then, the group cautiously moved forward.
It wasn't until everyone arrived in front of the stone tablet that they discovered a line of smaller characters on it:
"A spring without roots, if not contained in a specific container, is not worth keeping!"
Upon seeing these few lines of small print, everyone couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Why are there still restrictions here?"
The crowd asked in confusion.
Immediately, someone seemed unconvinced and took out a jade bottle from their storage ring, carefully placing it at the edge of the Rootless Spring.
But then something amazing happened—
The mouth of the bottle that comes into contact with the spring water is as if a barrier has appeared out of thin air. No matter how the jade bottle is tilted, not a single drop of the spring water can flow in!
Seeing this, everyone was even more astonished and took out their treasures to test it, but the result was the same: not a single container could hold the water without roots...
Seeing this situation, everyone couldn't help but feel a little desperate.
"What are we going to do... We finally found the Spring of No Roots, but we can't collect the water from the Spring of No Roots..."
A young man said with distress.
Upon hearing this, the young men and women around them fell silent.
"The problem is, what exactly does this 'specific container' refer to? The stone tablet gives us a hint, but it doesn't clearly tell us what this specific container is. How are we supposed to obtain the water from the rootless?"
The young man continued.
Everyone shook their heads, momentarily lost in confusion.
Are we just supposed to stand here and do nothing?
"I'm dejected," a spiritual practitioner said.
"That's not necessarily true... I do have an idea."
Another spiritual cultivator looked at the Rootless Spring ahead and spoke, a hint of probing flashing in his eyes.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately perked up.
"Oh? What idea is it? Tell me quickly!"
"A young man said."
"Let's survey the area first."
As he spoke, the spiritual cultivator placed his hand on the surface of the Rootless Spring and then held it in his palm.
"Splash!"
The moment his hand touched the surface of the spring, the rootless spring seemed to boil, churning and making a series of sounds.
The spiritual practitioner placed his hand on the stone tablet again.
Upon seeing this, everyone was stunned once again, because they discovered that the spiritual cultivator was actually diverting the water of the Rootless Spring towards the stone tablet, and the water of the Rootless Spring was also slowly flowing inward along the stone tablet!
"this……"
Everyone was deeply shocked by the sight before them.
"Haha, I get it!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out, breaking the silence.
Everyone looked toward the source of the sound, puzzled.
The spiritual practitioner had stopped guiding the flow and was now looking at the Rootless Spring with a joyful expression.
"I understand! The water of the Rootless Spring doesn't overflow because it's blocked by a powerful force inside the stone tablet. It's like a thick wall, and we just happen to be on the edge of that wall!"
"I was just trying it out. I figured that since the stone tablet mentioned a 'specific container,' there must be a reason for it. That's why I wanted to bring the water from nowhere to the stone tablet to verify my point of view. I didn't expect it to actually work!"
The spiritual practitioner said happily.
"This stone tablet acts like a filter. The water flowing through it will no longer repel other containers. We just need to collect the water from the stone tablet!"
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.
It turns out that the water of the Rootless Spring flows over the surface of the stone tablet and does not flow to other places. In this way, they can successfully put the water of the Rootless Spring into their storage rings without it leaking out.
Everyone couldn't help but secretly admire the spiritual practitioner's wit!
"Then let's hurry up and collect the 'rootless water' from the stone tablet."
"A young man said excitedly."
"Um!"
Everyone nodded in agreement and began collecting water from the Rootless Spring next to the stone tablet.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed, the spring water on the stone tablet has been almost completely collected by everyone.
Just as everyone turned to leave, a dark shadow suddenly flew over from a distance.
Caught off guard by the sudden appearance of a dark figure, everyone's faces showed expressions of fear.
"Oh no, there's a ghost!"
A young man screamed and took off running, but he hadn't gone more than a few meters when the dark figure appeared beside him, grabbed him by the collar, pulled him back, and threw him to the ground.
After the young man fell to the ground, he was terrified, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, and even his eyes turned white, clearly he was terrified.
"What's wrong with you all? Why are you talking about ghosts all the time..."
An old voice rang out.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look and saw an old man in a black robe sitting on the Rootless Spring, looking at them with kind eyes.
"Old man, may I ask you... are you a human or a ghost?"
A young man asked in a trembling voice.
"I am a human being."
The old man said calmly.
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, looking as if they had escaped a disaster.
"Um... may I ask... what can I do for you, senior?"
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