Chapter 1099: The Endless Abyss
"Thunder Emperor's native soil, here I come!"
Shui Jing excitedly walked forward, with lightning striking his Crystal Garb and making sizzling sounds.
But he couldn't care less at this moment.
In a sense, Thunder Emperor's native soil is one of the foundations of the Way of Thunder.
If he could take it back to the Waterway Imperial Court, he would certainly qualify to advance to the rank of Saint Heir.
His eyes filled with anticipation, he rushed forward briskly.
Suddenly, the blue lightning around was so intense that he completely failed to see what was underfoot, and then he felt empty space below!
He plummeted down!
Bang!
"What the heck?!"
Shui Jing crashed into a pit and clumsily climbed up, instantly furious, he cursed:
"Damn it, who the heck is so wicked to dig such a huge pit here..."
He raised his eyes and grew even more desperate, damn... this pit, it's so deep.
It was more than ten meters deep!
Ten meters, to a Cultivator, is nothing at all, but the key issue is... now he is wearing Crystal Garb, the garb can isolate external lightning, but it also prevents him from releasing his own Cultivation Level.
Right now, in a sense, he is just like an ordinary person...
But, how can an ordinary person climb out of a pit more than ten meters deep...
"Saint, Saintess, quick, lend me a hand!"
He became anxious and shouted out loud.
But, inside the Thunder Tao Mountain, the thunderous energy is too strong, and in this part of the region, even the spatial rules don't exist, so it's impossible to let out any sound!
...
At this moment.
Dugu Yuqing and his party had already reached halfway up the mountain.
"Ahead... there's another dense thunder light area!"
Fan Paiming exclaimed with delight, finding a similar area ahead.
Moreover, the thunder light here was even more intense than before.
The trio walked over and saw that there was actually a blue lake, filled with azure liquid.
Each drop of liquid seemed to contain rolling thunder, wildly ferocious.
One drop could turn into thunderbolts that startle the heavens, destroy a region, and demolish a continent!
"These liquids... seem to be of worse quality than the water in the ditches of the village, and, what's more, there's a lot of electricity..."
Fan Yaoyao spoke up.
However, Fan Paiming's eyes shone as he said:
"This is great stuff... Likely it can be used to connect to the Path-Scenic Land and help one reach the Water Repelling Realm!"
After the Breath Soil, comes the Water Repelling Realm, and to reach the Water Repelling Realm, one must create a spring of life within the earth built from Breath Soil.
Normal cultivation relies on finding the water of life from the outside world and absorbing it in.
Therefore, such a pool is a Supreme treasure for a master at the level of Breath Soil, a hope for advancement.
"Ancestor... can I, can I take away all the water here?"
Fan Paiming looked longingly at Dugu Yuqing!
Dugu Yuqing had a complex expression, this guy really lives up to being a dog, truly a bandit...
"Do as you wish..."
Hearing this, Fan Paiming immediately stepped forward, opened his Path-Scenic Land, and started to gather the water!
A vast lake of Thunder Liquid began to show its bottom as it was being drawn away!
After a while, all the Thunder Liquid in the lake was collected.
"So much sludge at the bottom of the lake, probably seven or eight meters deep, these are probably all good stuff..."
Yet Fan Paiming was still not satisfied, eyeing the mud at the bottom of the lake, wanting to get started!
Dugu Yuqing couldn't stand it anymore and said:
"Let's hurry on, that sludge is not very effective."
Only then reluctantly did Fan Paiming move on!
Sometime later.
They discovered a magical grove of trees that was shrouded under thunderclouds, with electricity as their roots and thunder as their trunks, bearing fruits of thunder, yet brimming with surging vitality.
"We're going to make a fortune, when our clansmen cultivate to the Life Wood Realm, they will mostly be able to plant these trees in their Path-Scenic Land!"
Fan Paiming was as if injected with adrenaline, he said: "Ancestor, I'm going to uproot the trees!"
Then he rushed over and started pulling up trees, not even sparing the saplings, leaving behind a dense cluster of pits in the area.
"Sis, come help me pull up the trees, my Path-Scenic Land is almost full!"
While pulling, Fan Paiming was still calling out loudly!
"Oh, I'm coming!"
Fan Yaoyao also ran over to join.
Dugu Yuqing stood on the outside, watching this scene, his mouth twitching uncontrollably...
Bandits...
...
Meanwhile, further back.
"Why hasn't he come out yet, he's been digging for so long?"
Shui Qingling was somewhat puzzled.
Shui Jing had been inside for rather a long time...
However, considering that the area was mostly comprised of the Thunder Emperor's territory, she found this perfectly reasonable, so being careful and slow was to be expected.
"Enough of this, I shall go help him."
She whispered these words and immediately stepped inside.
She didn't walk fast because, truth be told, she wasn't too keen on coming over...
As the Saintess, with her sharp intelligence, she clearly understood that Supreme Elder Shui Deheng had brought Shui Jing with him to allow Shui Jing to gain some achievements...
She didn't want to frustrate the elder's sincere intentions. As a Saintess with no desires left, she felt indifferent about gaining merits, and was okay with Shui Jing taking them all.
Suddenly, as she walked, it seemed as if she stepped on something...
Then, she heard a miserable scream!
"Ah..."
It was Shui Jing's voice.
That voice, it sounded like it came from below!
She couldn't help but take a step back, pushing aside the thunder light before her eyes, and then only did she see what lay before her...
She saw Shui Jing crumpled in a pit, dressed in his Crystal Garb that was now full of dust and ash, looking absolutely wretched...
"Disciple Brother Shui Jing, how did you end up in a pit?!"
Meanwhile, Shui Jing was filled with grief and indignation, saying:
"You're asking me... Just as I was about to crawl out, you stepped on my hand?!"
"Are you even human?!"
He couldn't get any help by shouting, so he had to use his limbs to climb the pit walls laboriously, and just as he was about to reach the edge, Shui Qingling's foot sent him tumbling back in...
Seeing this, Shui Qingling hastily pulled out a rope and said:
"Sorry, Disciple Brother Shui Jing, here, I'll pull you up quickly..."
After spending a great deal of effort, they finally pulled Shui Jing back up.
"Disciple brother, you've had a hard time digging up so much earth; once we return to the Imperial Court, you'll surely be credited with a great achievement."
Shui Qingling sincerely said.
To be honest, seeing such a big pit, she couldn't help but start to see Shui Jing in a new light.
Typically seen as pampered and superior, who would have thought he could endure such hardship and dig so meticulously...
With such a spirit, not afraid of dirt or toil... he is sure to accomplish something great in the future!
However, upon hearing her, Shui Jing was taken aback and said:
"I didn't dig this!"
"This place... there wasn't any soil to begin with!"
He said this, feeling somewhat resentful, and added:
"I don't know what Lei Ting is doing, leaving such a huge pit here... It's just despicable!"
Upon hearing this, Shui Qingling was momentarily stunned, but then she understood... Shui Jing was guarding against her.
Worried that she would share his merits, so he outright denied there was any soil here?
A feeling of chillness rose spontaneously in her heart, but she said nothing and immediately proposed:
"Alright... let's continue on our way."
So they moved on.
It didn't take long before they discovered a place shrouded in thunder light.
"The surroundings are filled with steaming vapors... Could it be the Life Water formed when the Thunder Emperor created the Bishui Realm?"
Shui Jing exclaimed with great surprise.
They cultivated the Way of Water and were extremely sensitive to water vapor.
"Undoubtedly... These vapors contain the essence of the Imperial Dao!"
Even Shui Qingling spoke earnestly.
"You wait here for me, I'll go fetch it!"
Unable to restrain himself, Shui Jing hastily spoke up and rushed over!
Shui Qingling wanted to say something... but stopped herself.
If he wanted to compete for merit, then she would let him have it...
She shook her head.
Meanwhile, Shui Jing charged forth, surrounded by thick water vapor and bursting thunder light that obscured his vision, and yet, he was fearless.
Being misled before, he would certainly not make the same mistake this time, because the water vapor was the proof!
"Huh? The water vapor is emanating from right in front of me…"
The vision before him was concealed by electric arcs and thunder light, but quickly he ascertained there must be a lake in front of him!
He could feel the moisture!
He could enter it!
In a flash, he plunged right in!
To leap into the Lake of Life and then, using the Path-Scenic Land, absorb the Imperial Water of this place!
"Huh? Why isn't there any water..."
He jumped down, but felt no splash...
Then,
Thud!
He crashed violently into the sludge!
"Damn, I spe..."
He let out a loud cry, but before he could finish, it's as if something pierced into his mouth, filling it...
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