The next day, Immortal Venerable Chengyou personally led Shi Xuan to the Heavenly Abyss Divine River.
Qi Zhuo was not qualified to go in, so he did not go with them.
The Tianyuan Divine River is located in the sacred land of the Tianyan Sect, occupying the highest mountain in the north of the entire sect. It is surrounded by complex defensive formations and protected by the elders of the Watchtower Mountain.
Immortal Venerable Chengyou escorted Shi Xuan inside and then left, leaving Shi Xuan alone, facing a dreamlike fairyland.
This place is said to be called the Heavenly Abyss Divine River. From the outside, it looks like a waterfall, rushing down from the mountainside. The splashing water disperses into spiritual energy, shrouding the lower half in spiritual mist, making it difficult to see clearly inside.
Of course, this place is not meant for people to see clearly.
Qi Zhuo told her that after entering, she should not get too close to the Divine River, but sit down on the stone platform next to it, meditate and cultivate, and she would receive endless benefits.
As for how much benefit one receives, that depends entirely on one's own understanding.
At this moment, Shi Xuan felt that the spiritual energy in this place was so rich that it was about to materialize. Even if she did nothing, the automatically running Myriad Life could absorb a continuous stream of pure spiritual energy into her body, which made her feel refreshed.
It truly lives up to its reputation as a divine river!
Ten feet away from the waterfall, seven lotus platforms were arranged according to the Big Dipper constellation. These lotus platforms were all made of rare spiritual jade, and sitting on them to cultivate would yield twice the results with half the effort.
The entire mountain was covered by a spirit-gathering array, preventing the spiritual energy of the divine river from leaking out, which shows how much importance the Tianyan Sect attaches to the Tianyuan Divine River.
Shi Xuan was looking around when, in his mind's eye, Hong Chi snorted and said, "Hmph, what kind of bullshit divine river is this? It's clearly the bathing pool I used before!"
Shi Xuan...
"You mean... this Heavenly Abyss Divine River originally belonged to you?"
"Hmph, it's mine, the one I used for bathing when I was young." Hong Chi's tone was a mix of disdain and regret.
What items from Shenlong's time were anything but ordinary?!
Shi Xuan sighed. It was normal for the dragon clan to be in decline and for their things to be scattered abroad.
"Yesterday, Qi Zhuo warned me not to touch the waters of the Divine River. Do you know why?"
Shi Xuan was a little confused. Since it was the spring water that Hong Chi used to bathe in, then there shouldn't be any problem even if he jumped in. How did it become something that couldn't be touched?
"Hmph, how can just anyone touch the things of the Dragon Clan?" Hong Chi sneered. "Do you know why so much spiritual energy can emanate from this water?"
Shi Xuan shook his head in perfect cooperation.
“This thing is originally called the Spirit Fiend Spring, not some bullshit Heavenly Abyss Divine River,” Hong Chi said. “The Spirit Fiend Spring comes with its own Spirit Fiend Array. Apart from the Dragon Clan, anyone who enters it will perish. No matter how high their cultivation level is, they will become nourishment for the Spirit Fiend Array.”
"Is that so?"
Hong Chi continued, "Look at how it keeps emitting spiritual energy. That's because too many people have died inside, and the spiritual energy is overflowing."
She had never experienced such a strong outflow of spiritual energy before when she used it.
When Shi Xuan looked back at Qi Zhuo's instructions to her, she felt something was amiss.
Qi Zhuo only said that the water of the Divine River should not be touched, but did not tell her what the consequences would be if she actually touched it.
So, if she really was a novice and saw the divine river radiating so much spiritual energy, she might become curious about what kind of spiritual power the river itself possessed. With no one around, she might actually touch it.
And her cheap master, after bringing her in, didn't give her any instructions. Wasn't he afraid that Qi Zhuo hadn't told her that the water of the Divine River was not to be touched?
Could it be... that there are also many corpses of new disciples like her who entered the sect without knowing the reason?
Shi Xuan frowned, feeling even less favorably disposed toward this sect.
"Hmph, don't overthink it," Hong Chi said. "Since you're here, just focus on your cultivation. With me here, it's alright if you do get into this bathwater."
Within this divine river, the imprint of Hong Chi's soul has not yet been removed. Strictly speaking, this divine river still belongs to Hong Chi's Spirit Fiend Spring.
“Hmm,” Shi Xuan nodded. In any case, now that she had entered the Heavenly Evolution Sect’s sacred ground, she would stay there for a while, so it wouldn’t hurt to cultivate.
So, Shi Xuan chose the one closest to the Divine River among the seven lotus spiritual platforms, leaped up, sat cross-legged, and focused intently on practicing the All Things Grow Technique.
A massive influx of spiritual energy rushed into Shi Xuan's body, and even with all sorts of extraordinary encounters she had experienced, she couldn't adapt to it for a while.
The myriad things that have been created are not as busy as they are today. If they could materialize, they would probably be spinning like crazy.
Shi Xuan's meridians and dantian were already wider than others, so his cultivation at this time was even more efficient.
This was a feeling Shi Xuan hadn't experienced in a long time since he reached the advanced level—a feeling of everything being running at full capacity.
I took this opportunity to digest the enlightenment I had just experienced in front of the mountain gate a couple of days ago.
Hong Chi was still scoffing: "Hmph, it's obviously not a proper sect. The man-eating Divine River, it's probably an evil cultivation sect."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shi Xuan felt a gust of wind coming from behind her. It was already close before she realized it.
This is definitely not an ordinary cultivator!
Shi Xuan has built a solid foundation over the years, and his actual combat strength is even greater than that of a cultivator one level higher.
The person who attacked her now, only realized after getting so close to her, must undoubtedly be a high-level cultivator.
The propaganda machine wasn't given away for nothing.
She moved slightly, and the person behind her struck out with a palm. With a loud "bang," the palm struck Shi Xuan, knocking her off the stone platform.
But after Shi Xuan fell to the ground, his entire body turned into a puppet.
"Ha, so proficient even in puppetry."
At this moment, Shi Xuan, who had already escaped, looked over from thirty feet away and saw that the person who came was none other than the sect master of Tianyan Sect, Immortal Venerable Chengyou, who had brought her in!
Although Shi Xuan had already suspected something, he still feigned extreme surprise, looking at Immortal Venerable Chengyou in disbelief and asking, "Master?! What does this mean?!"
Immortal Venerable Chengyou revealed a smile, which would make an uninformed person think he was a kind and benevolent venerable one.
He said, "With your talent, my disciple, it is too slow to cultivate while sitting on the lotus platform. I will now allow you to enter the Heavenly Abyss Divine River and let the holy river water thoroughly cleanse your body, like washing away your sinews and marrow. This will ensure that your cultivation will be smooth and unimpeded in the future, without any bottlenecks!"
Shi Xuan looked at him innocently and replied, "Master, there's no need for that. How could I, with my impure body, dare to be tainted by the waters of this divine river? Besides, I have extraordinary talent. Even without touching the waters of this divine river, my cultivation will be smooth and unimpeded!"
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