Beginning Of Multiverse Saga-Chapter 432: Taking All Spring Water

Charlotte rolled her eyes at him and replied, "It is not that simple, okay? Many things are much more difficult towards the later stages. Furthermore, our bodies can only absorb so much. We will not be able to rely on this spring water to heal much more for some time. We have to slowly spend the time to digest it."

Sharky nodded and said, "In that case, let’s store some of this spring water as a reserve."

This time, the women were all in agreement. They took out vessels to store the water, each of them storing at least a single container. They wanted to carry more too, but such spring water that was full of ki wasn’t something just any vessel could store. It had to be a special magical artifact, so that was all they could take with them.

This time, Alina said happily, "I can feel that my cultivation has improved quite a bit. My mental strength has also condensed much more than before."

Charlotte reached out a finger to check her wrist. If it were anyone else, Alina wouldn’t show her a vital point like that. After being around each other for so long, however, they were already friends, so Alina didn’t resist at all and let Charlotte check her condition.

A while later, Charlotte said with a nod, "You have already reached the critical point of becoming a master rank. Once we leave this place, I will watch over you. There should not be too many issues in breaking through."

Alina was surprised and happy, saying, "Thank you, big sister Charlotte."

After all, in the past, she had already been stuck at the eighth rank for many years. Even though her real strength couldn’t be measured by her cultivation, her cultivation rank was still stagnant. Meanwhile, increasing one’s cultivation further would only become slower and slower over time.

However, over the past few months, her cultivation had increased really quickly. Now, she was about to become a master rank! She felt as if she were dreaming.

"Little sister Alina is too polite," Charlotte said, feeling a bit embarrassed. She snuck a look toward Sharky, then quickly shifted her gaze away.

On the side, Diana asked Sharky, "Sharky, what about you? Did you get any benefits?"

"I’m not sure," Sharky said. "I don’t feel as if I made any major breakthroughs, but the hero mortal form seems to have progressed more than halfway."

"Kid, your talent is as terrifying as expected," Diana said with a sigh of amazement. "How long did we soak here? If there were enough time, it wouldn’t even be too hard for you to make a greater breakthrough! Did you know, both this stone cold woman and I took several years to break through the hero mortal form?"

Sharky really wanted to ask them how old they were at the time, but he knew that would be the same as courting disaster. He could only say regretfully, "It’s a pity, but the amount of this spring we can bring with us is too little."

Charlotte suddenly thought of something. She asked, "Little Sister Alina, take out your World Painting. Do you not have a river there?"

"I do," Alina said, her eyes lighting up. "You’re saying to guide this spring into the World Painting, right?" However, she immediately replied in disappointment, "I still don’t have that ability."

Charlotte said, "I can give it a try."

She urged Alina to open up the World Painting. Then, she drew some blue runes in the air, and her hands flew around, forming a series of complex seals.

Diana was left in admiration. No wonder this stone cold woman had been able to convince so many orthodox figures of her status. Just those seals alone made her look like an incredible immortal!

Charlotte pointed at the spring water. A layer of white light surrounded the spring. Then, she slowly raised her finger. The spring turned into a stream and entered the World Painting.

A heaven-shaking roar of anger resounded from the foot of the mountain. As if sensing that the spring was being stolen, the Vritra left the Fiend Emperor behind and rushed up the mountain.

There was no way the Fiend Emperor would give up such a good opportunity. He took the chance to launch an attack from behind. The Vritra screamed bitterly, clearly having suffered quite a bit as a result. As such, it had no choice but to turn around and bite the Fiend Emperor. Meanwhile, the Fiend Emperor was also curious about what was at the very top of the mountain, so he fought while moving toward the mountaintop.

When Sharky’s group saw Vritra run toward them, they were all frightened too. However, upon seeing the Fiend Emperor start to fight it again and realizing that they wouldn’t stop anytime soon, they sighed in relief.

As she watched Charlotte focus her attention on taking the spring into the World Painting, Diana said mockingly, "Stone cold woman, you didn’t say a thing when we said we wanted to store the water, and yet when Sharky said he wanted to use it, you immediately thought of a way. You really do forget loyalty when in love."

Charlotte replied in embarrassment, "What kind of nonsense are you saying? I clearly just thought of this!"

"Hahah~" Diana laughed a few times, clearly unconvinced.

Sharky’s forehead darkened. He said, "Big sis Diana, we are in a serious situation right now. You’re still in the mood to start an argument?"

"What, are you feeling bad for that stone cold woman because I said something?" Diana snapped. She had just been just saying things nonchalantly, but now that Sharky had spoken up for Charlotte, she couldn’t take it anymore.

Sharky sensibly chose to shut his mouth. He quickly changed the topic, asking, "Have you all noticed that this spring looks small, but even after guiding it into the painting for so long, the water level hasn’t shown any sign of lowering?"

Sure enough, Diana was distracted. She moved closer to Alina’s World Painting and saw that the small river had already become a large, roaring one. There was already a large amount of spring water inside, and yet the spring still showed no sign of drying up.

"Either this spring can produce this kind of miraculous spring water endlessly, or it’s connected to a large body of water outside," Diana said with a sigh. "This really is a treasure in itself... It’s a pity that we can’t take the entire thing."

Sharky was startled when he heard that. He drank the water, then pursed his lips, saying, "There’s a salty taste now, as well as the smell of the ocean."

"The ocean?" The women were all stunned.

When he saw their pure and innocent expressions, Sharky had to admit that the women of this world really were pure, even someone like Diana from the Devil Sect. If they had been from his previous world, they would have already thought weird things. He said, "Ahem, actually, this spring water isn’t endless. The taste is already a bit different from before. This water was probably replenished from somewhere else. Of course, the effects of this water can’t compare to the initial spring anymore either."

It was just then that Charlotte groaned, and felt her body become a bit weak. The flow of the spring water being guided into the World Painting by her finger stopped too. However, she still composed herself, then used several seals to fully seal up the water inside the World Painting. Finally, she exhaled and said, "I am already at my limit. This is all I can seal inside."

"You’ve already moved at least half of the spring. Master, you’ve worked hard. How about a shoulder massage?" Sharky suggested comforting her.

Charlotte immediately shot him a look and moved far away from him.

Diana couldn’t help but laugh, saying, "Kid, you really are daring. You even dare to take advantage of that stone cold woman." When she saw how the two of them were avoiding each other so much, she didn’t feel any suspicion.

Meanwhile, Alina did, but she had just asked Charlotte for help, so she couldn’t really say anything. Instead, she said, "I’ll keep this spring in the World Painting for now. If big sisters ever need it, please come and make use of it at any time." As for Sharky, he was already her lover, so there was no need to say anything more.

Charlotte clearly sensed the intimacy implied by those words. She felt a bit strange inside as she said, "Considering how hard I worked to seal up this spring, that is one thing, but that witch did nothing. What right does she have?"

Diana’s eyes widened. She exclaimed, "Stone cold woman, you seem to be lacking a beating! Didn’t I watch over the surroundings this whole time? Let alone how I saved you before."

Alina quickly advised them, "Please don’t fight! We’ve already gone through so much, and we’re already like sisters. Why is there a need for any distinction between us?"

"Who’s her sister?!" Diana and Charlotte both blurted out at the same time, looking away.

However, she immediately stopped thinking about it. Hmph, is our Holy Sect such a stickler for rules? Crystal and I will just do as we please.

They suddenly heard angry roars getting closer and closer. As the Fiend Emperor and the Vritra fought, they gradually drew closer to the mountain. They were only around a kilometer from the spring. For cultivators, that wasn’t a large distance at all.

The group could already see numerous wounds on Vritra’s body. It definitely wasn’t having a good time in this battle. However, there was no blood coming out of its wounds; instead, there were strands of black energy.

They were clearly made of the same resentment that had lingered around Sharky’s group for a long time. It was precisely because he had reservations about the resentment energy that the Fiend Emperor hadn’t immediately killed Vritra.

"We need to hurry and get out of here!" Diana exclaimed, no longer in the mood to argue. However, she quickly saw that on the other side of the mountain was a bottomless cliff. Furthermore, there was black mist swirling around, with all sorts of barely-visible black creatures roaming around inside. They seemed to resemble crows somewhat.

However, how could any crows in such a place be normal crows? They were definitely coming from the same source as the black creatures the group had encountered along the way. This place’s natural laws restricted flying, too. If they jumped down, it would be hard to make it out alive.

Still, Diana didn’t want to end up in the Fiend Emperor’s hands again. She decided to take a gamble to survive.

She was just about to jump when Sharky grabbed her, saying, "Don’t act rashly. I think I’ve found a path."

Diana looked at him in confusion and saw that he was pointing at the water. The women were all smart. Sharky had mentioned that the water tasted like seawater, so that meant there was a passage that probably led to the ocean below them.

Sharky took the lead and entered the water. The women followed him. Soon, they disappeared from the mountaintop.