Gou Refining Essence into Qi in the Dharma-ending Age

Chapter 57 The Egg of Baxia, Refining the Frosty Moon Laurel

"Then go, but be careful." The sect leader said the same words to Lin Yuan as to the other disciples, then tapped Lin Yuan's forehead and sent the map into his mind. "If you feel you can't handle a place, it's best not to go. Don't be reckless if you encounter danger. Running away is not a shameful thing."

"Thank you for your concern, Sect Master," Lin Yuan replied.

Upon hearing this, the sect leader smiled.

I don't care; I'm just doing what a sect leader should do.

Immediately, he sent Lin Yuan into the palace entrance high in the sky.

As soon as Lin Yuan entered, he saw a familiar face.

Lin Chao entered before him.

"Brother, do you want to come with me?" Lin Chao suggested.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yuan said, "Okay."

In unfamiliar environments, it is naturally safer to act with people you trust.

Knowing the water environment beforehand, the Sword Sect disciples who entered the area all brought a small boat.

It's quite convenient to travel.

"Brother, I thought that given your personality, you wouldn't come in this time!" Lin Chao said with a smile.

"Why would you say that?" Lin Yuan was curious about this question.

"It's just a feeling, I always felt that my brother was out of place with everything around him, and he didn't trust many things and people. But he's much better now," Lin Chao said casually.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan fell silent.

The sect leader said something similar.

Was his behavior really that obvious?

Seeing this, Lin Chao revealed his big white teeth and said with a smile, "Brother, although I don't know what you're afraid of, it's okay. Just come to me if you have any problems. I'm still very strong."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan chuckled and said, "Just mind your own business."

The two then got down to business.

"The Water Palace is much larger than I imagined; it's practically a vast ocean. Just what kind of being is its master?" Lin Chao looked around, unable to see the end of the water.

"He must be a terrifyingly powerful expert. If news of the Water Mansion gets out, it will probably cause some trouble, and Falling Moon City will likely not be peaceful." Lin Yuan thought of even more.

The Water Mansion is anything but simple; once the news spreads, it might attract powerful figures from other realms.

If it were only the various forces in the Xuanling Domain, the Sword Sect could barely maintain order.

Once a person gains power, even the Sword Sect will find it difficult to keep track of them all.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chao glanced at Lin Yuan with some surprise.

The main reason was that Lin Yuan didn't expect that Luoyue City would be the first place he thought of.

He didn't think much of it, but instead asked, "Brother, which way do we go next?"

After thinking for a moment and sensing the fluctuations of the laurel frost flower in his arms, Lin Yuan realized that it did not indicate any direction, so he could only say, "Try to avoid the places with water beasts and head towards the underwater palace complex."

If nothing unexpected happens, the underwater palace complex is the most likely place to find opportunities within the Water Palace.

Cultivators who have reached the fourth level of the embryonic breathing realm or above can avoid water for a certain period of time.

It is possible to explore underwater.

"Okay!" Lin Chao did not object.

His thoughts were similar to Lin Yuan's.

In fact, many disciples of the Sword Sect explore in cooperation with acquaintances.

Only a few people act alone.

For example, Wang Qiudao, and Sun Minglong.

Of course, the place the two of them were heading to was the same as Lin Yuan and Lin Chao's: an underwater palace complex.

"According to the information in my memory, there is a dragon turtle with the bloodline of a true dragon in the underwater palace complex. If I find it and it recognizes me as its master, it will be an extremely powerful help even if I attain the Golden Core stage." Wang Qiudao pondered in his heart.

The dragon has nine sons, one of whom is Baxia. The dragon turtle is another name for the dragon.

Now that he knew, Wang Qiudao had no intention of letting it go.

As for what Lin Chao will do if he loses this opportunity, and how he will overcome future crises, that is none of his concern.

Rather, this suited his purposes perfectly.

Now is the best time.

Lin Chao grew too fast and became incredibly powerful. Even though he was a Dao Foundation cultivator who had been possessed and reincarnated, his cultivation speed was still somewhat slower than Lin Chao's.

If things continue like this, he will still miss many opportunities in the future.

However, taking away Baxia would have a greater impact on the Lin Dynasty than taking away most other opportunities.

On the other hand, Sun Minglong had a similar idea.

"That Baxia is Lin Chao's most important help in the future, without exception. We must get our hands on it on this trip. If I remember correctly, Lin Chao also received help from the True Dragon Clan because of Baxia."

The help from the True Dragon Clan was even greater than that from the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

……

With the help of the sect leader's map, the Sword Sect disciples could move around very easily and quickly.

Having bypassed the water beasts, they quickly arrived above the palace complex.

Many disciples of the Sword Sect have already gathered here.

Clearly, the palace complex was the first destination for many people.

Among them were two elders at the Qi Gathering Realm.

One of them was Lu Qing, who had previously quelled the giant wave.

Having absorbed the essence of water, she naturally wouldn't miss the water palace left behind by the true dragon's descendants.

She began, "Disciples, this underwater palace complex is extremely vast. To avoid any unpleasantness, it would be best to explore different areas. If you choose the same area, you can cooperate."

"The Water Palace is dangerous. Cooperation may result in sharing the profits, but in the end, we may gain more than if we act alone and try to seize the opportunity on our own."

"Furthermore, it is strictly forbidden to harm fellow disciples within the Water Mansion. If discovered, one will be taken to the sect's Ten Thousand Swords Platform."

Wanjiantai, a place of punishment within the sect.

Anyone who makes a serious mistake will have to go through this ordeal; the lightest consequence is the loss of their cultivation and the erasure of their memories.

"Yes!" the Sword Sect disciple replied immediately.

Immediately, many disciples began to choose where to go into the water.

"Brother, where are we going?" Lin Yuan asked Lin Chao.

He didn't really care where he went; it didn't matter where he went, since he knew very little about the palace anyway.

Lin Yuan sensed the fluctuations of the laurel frost and said, "If you trust me, you can come with me."

"Of course I believe you," Lin Chao replied without hesitation.

Lin Yuan nodded, then used the fluctuations of the laurel frost to locate the place.

Soon after, he found the place with the strongest fluctuations.

No one else came here.

"Let's do it here!" Lin Yuan said.

"Then let's go into the water here." Lin Chao had no objections.

The two then dived underwater.

In the distance, Wang Qiudao and Sun Minglong saw the spot where Lin Chao had fallen into the water and sneered inwardly.

It seems things have changed.

They didn't go down into the water from where they originally started.

That would be even better; the Baxia egg would then be his.

However, the two soon discovered that there was another person there.

"Senior Brother Sun, you're going down from here too, right?" Wang Qiudao said with a smile.

"Yes, I didn't expect to be so destined to meet Junior Brother Wang, choosing the same place." Sun Minglong nodded with a smile, showing no sign of anything unusual.

In fact, in his memory, although Wang Qiudao had also joined the Sword Sect, he was not as outstanding.

He believed that his existence was what changed things.

For example, in the Great Repair Cave, he plotted against Lin Chao, but the Great Repair inheritance ended up being taken advantage of by Wang Qiudao.

Therefore, there was not much doubt.

Wang Qiudao naturally knew about Sun Minglong. In his memory, Sun Minglong had indeed risen to prominence and seemed to have a grudge against Lin Chao.

I didn't expect to run into him first.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Senior brother, since we've both chosen this place, how about we cooperate?"

"Of course." Hearing this, Sun Minglong couldn't refuse.

With different intentions, the two went into the water together.

Of course, they were all thinking about how to get their hands on the Baxia Egg once they found it.

……

Theoretically speaking, this is the first time Lin Yuan has gone into the water without any equipment.

But the actual experience was even better than I imagined.

The spiritual energy membrane after breaking through the fourth layer of fetal breathing was more effective than expected.

Once in the water, aside from a moment of instinctive resistance, he experienced almost no discomfort.

"It can last a long time in the water," Lin Yuan judged.

This is naturally a good thing for him.

The only problem is that communication is a bit difficult.

Fortunately, the sect had taken this into account, and people could communicate in the water by using identity tokens as intermediaries.

Lin Yuan looked at Lin Chao.

It turned out that Lin Chao's situation seemed to be different from his.

The spiritual energy on his body was almost dissipating, as if he was using his own spiritual energy to ensure his freedom of movement underwater.

As expected, it was just as I had guessed.

Lin Chao was able to use spiritual power to fight enemies at a very young age.

Lin Yuan didn't ask any questions, but simply communicated using his identity token: "Let's go, let's enter the palace first."

Lin Chao quickly replied, "Okay, brother."

The two began to descend rapidly.

Swimming towards the magnificent underwater palace.

The water here is very deep, and the pressure increases the further downstream you go, but both Lin Yuan and Lin Chao are able to withstand it.

Moreover, unlike the pitch-black deep sea, visibility actually increases as you descend deeper into the water.

Before long, the two arrived in front of a huge palace.

This is one of the palaces in the palace complex; its purpose is unknown.

However, the reaction of the laurel frost on Lin Yuan's body was very obvious.

"Let's go in first. According to the sect leader, this palace has no protection, so we can go in and explore directly. The only thing we need to be careful of is the water beasts that may exist. Even the sect leader cannot guarantee that he has explored every single one of them thoroughly," Lin Yuan said.

He himself was somewhat moved when he said this.

Having a powerful sect member backing you up makes all the difference!

Powerful water beasts will help you avoid them, and the situation inside the palace will be revealed to you. All you need to do is explore carefully.

Furthermore, the sect will not force you to hand over anything; once you take something, it's yours.

Exploring secret realms isn't like this. Exploring secret realms should mean knowing absolutely nothing about them, receiving no protection from the sect, disciples being free to kill each other, and having to hand over the lion's share of the spoils, with the amount left to keep depending on the sect's whims...

Unaware of Lin Yuan's inner thoughts, Lin Chao replied, "Brother, you'll just walk behind me then."

If danger arises, he can withstand the first wave of attacks.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan did not refuse.

This palace is a body of water; it's the same no matter where you go.

They couldn't possibly be more agile than the water beasts.

Soon, they landed in the palace.

Once inside, they discovered that the palace was much larger than they had imagined; the palace they were in alone was probably no smaller than Falling Moon Lake.

And there is a whole cluster of such palaces.

The True Dragon Clan controls the waters and is exceptionally wealthy.

"Let's explore the main hall first!" Lin Yuan suggested.

The palace here is clearly laid out, with a main hall and three smaller halls.

The main hall is significantly larger.

If there is any opportunity, it may lie within it.

Lin Yuan naturally did not object.

He walked at the very front.

Tianyun's voice kept echoing in his mind: "Lin Chao, I don't object if you want to give your brother some opportunities, but you must keep things that will greatly help you in your own hands, understand?"

Lin Chao did not reply, but entered the main hall with Lin Yuan.

Upon entering the main hall, both of them were taken aback.

They discovered that there was no water in the temple, as if it were an underwater air pocket, and that a statue of a deity was enshrined in the very center of the main hall.

Do the True Dragon Clan also worship deities?

"Whose idol is this?" Lin Yuan thought he had read a lot of books, but he didn't recognize it at all.

"I don't know." Lin Chao shook his head blankly.

Even his master, Tianyun, couldn't recognize who the statue was actually dedicated to.

"A celestial lord of the dragon race?"

This is the most reasonable explanation.

But the statue before them had no characteristics of a dragon whatsoever.

At the same time, Lin Yuan felt an unprecedentedly strong fluctuation of the laurel frost in his arms.

Without hesitation, he took out the Laurel Frost Flower.

Upon seeing it, Tianyun exclaimed in surprise, "It's actually the Moon Laurel Frost Flower! Lin Chao, your brother actually possesses such a treasure!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chao asked curiously, "Master, is this thing very precious?"

"If this were anywhere else, although it would be precious, I wouldn't have this reaction. But this is the Water Palace opened by Taiyin. With Taiyin items like Moon Laurel Frost Flower here, I can probably at least get a wisp of superior energy. Your brother is truly blessed!" Tianyun didn't think about asking Lin Chao to take the Moon Laurel Frost Flower at this moment.

He knew very well that Lin Chao would not do such a thing, but he could only sigh.

"No wonder your brother chose this palace; it was probably based on the feeling evoked by the laurel frost."

"Can you obtain superior Qi, brother?" Lin Chao's eyes lit up.

Although he did not follow the path of Qi cultivation, he was well aware of the importance of a wisp of superior Qi to cultivators who followed the path.

Lin Yuan would be genuinely happy if he could obtain even a wisp of superior qi.

However, he soon noticed that Lin Yuan was frowning as he held the Laurel Frost Flower.

Although the laurel frost was fluctuating, nothing unusual happened.

Tianyun immediately said, "Have your brother refine the Laurel Frost Flower. The special effects of the Laurel Frost Flower can only be brought out by refining it. Only in this way can you sense the superior qi and draw it in."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chao immediately told Lin Yuan about it.

Lin Yuan glanced at Lin Chao with some surprise, not expecting Lin Chao to know these things. Is this the benefit of training?

He nodded and said, "Thank you, Lin Chao."

"Should we still talk about this?" Lin Yuan said with a smile. "Brother, you refine it, I'll protect you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan said, "Don't worry too much, there's no problem here. You can go and explore the other branch halls."

Tianyun also advised, "Your brother is right. Refining the Moon Laurel Frost Essence is not like gathering Qi, so it can be interrupted at any time. Besides, there are no water beasts here, so there's not much point in you guarding it. You might as well go and see if there are any treasures in the branch hall. Otherwise, you'll have come here empty-handed."

Both of them persuaded him in this way, and Lin Chao finally did not refuse, intending to go and take a look at the branch hall.

Lin Yuan, on the other hand, began refining the laurel frost.

On the other side, Sun Minglong and Wang Qiudao had a clear goal. After entering the water, they both arrived at a palace.

They were dumbfounded when they entered the palace.

Logically speaking, the Baxia egg, which should have been here, has disappeared.