Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 322 - 312: Heaven and Earth Life Spring

The Wind and Cloud Step is divided into two layers, the First Layer is simply acceleration, while the Second Layer is also acceleration, but the effect is tenfold, creating an effect akin to teleportation.

However, the Second Layer cannot be used consecutively because it consumes too much Star Force, one must catch their breath before it can be used a second time.

It’s somewhat similar to the teleportation-like movement technique of Chai Kang.

And the weaknesses are the same, because using "Teleportation" consumes a large amount of Star Force, resulting in a significant drop in both offensive power and defensive power. If an opponent can predict where you will reappear and strike preemptively, that "Teleportation" could easily be a death wish.

But for Chu Hao, this flaw does not exist.

Because he practices Body Cultivation.

He didn’t need to protect his body with Star Force; his defensive power was incredibly strong. Of course, a less smooth Star Force also affected his combat power. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

With the First Layer of acceleration, Chu Hao’s speed could be increased threefold.

He could finally bid farewell to the Sky Stepping Technique, but Space-Condensing and Reverse Sky were still very useful skills, which Chu Hao certainly wouldn’t abandon entirely. Martial Technique was not about being more advanced, but about being suitable.

For example, if he were to become a War Venerate, he could then fly with his physical body. What use would Space-Condensing and Reverse Sky be then?

He had already mastered the First Layer of acceleration. It was the Second Layer that he was currently stuck on, feeling as though something was missing, preventing him from making the leap.

"Pressure," Fat Cat pointed out, "The greater the pressure some people face, the more agile their thinking and the more likely they are to breakthrough. To put it nicely, this is called resilience, but in my view, these people are just masochists."

Chu Hao couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth and said, "You are definitely a masochist cat. Tell me, did you offend too many people with your smart mouth in the Ancient Times, causing you to self-seal and hide from danger?"

"Meow, your mouth is no better than mine," Fat Cat huffed.

Chu Hao laughed heartily, thinking that in the future he must take this Fat Cat to visit Xiaocao. If it dared to act mischievously, Xiaocao would undoubtedly enchant it without its knowledge. Whether to kill or flay would be at her discretion, and even the biggest secrets would be thoroughly revealed.

"Seriously, Hao, you need to intensify your cultivation. This world... will soon descend into great chaos," Fat Cat suddenly said earnestly.

Chu Hao scratched his head and said, "I’m used to your insubordination. Suddenly getting serious makes me very uncomfortable."

"...Scram!" Fat Cat ground its teeth, looking like it was about to bite somebody.

Chu Hao also became serious and asked, "What did you mean by what you just said?"

"Such peace will not last, I’ve foreseen a scenario full of bloody storms. Great chaos is coming, no one will be spared, all can only struggle to survive in purgatory," said Fat Cat.

"Hey, hey, hey, is that not an exaggeration?" asked Chu Hao with a smile.

"It’s even more serious," Fat Cat said with utmost seriousness.

Chu Hao’s smile faded as he asked, "The lunatic suppressed beneath Black Iron City, is that related to the upcoming chaos?"

"Correct. That is a seed left from the Ancient Times and also a glimmer of hope for the future," said Fat Cat with an air of mysticism.

Chu Hao looked at Fat Cat and said, "But you definitely won’t tell me the specifics, right?"

"Telling you will only harm you, not benefit you," Fat Cat nodded.

"You damn cat, you said you didn’t know what happened in the Ancient Times, you’ve been lying to me!" Chu Hao suddenly yelled.

"Go on, I’m discussing the future with you, why do you bring up things from over a million years ago? Do you even know how to converse?" Fat Cat rolled its eyes, trying to forcibly change the subject.

Despite Chu Hao’s attempts to coax more secrets, Fat Cat refused to divulge anything else, and it only encouraged Chu Hao to improve his realm as soon as possible, preferably becoming a War God right away.

After resting for a night, Chu Hao set out on his journey the next day.

He had already reached the peak of the Ten Meridians Martial Sect, and further cultivation yielded no effect; all he could do was to make his Star Force even more condensed. But after the forging in the Flame Furnace, his Star Force was already exceedingly condensed, so this had a very minimal impact on enhancing his strength.

Heavenly Spring wasn’t located in Nine States, but at the intersection of the Nine States. Traveling from Spirit Spring Sect would take about half a month.

Chu Hao traveled day and night, and after a bustling half month, he finally reached Heavenly Spring.

There appeared a vast ocean ahead, but this ocean was entirely different from ordinary seas. The entire sea surface would surge into the sky intermittently, as if fountains were erupting, reaching tens of thousands of zhang in height before crashing down with a thunderous roar, kicking up a spray of water.

Whoosh, the splashing water was like a torrential downpour, covering a radius of at least tens of thousands of meters around the sea, soaking everything.

Chu Hao had expected to see many people here since Martial Sects from all of Nine States would come to comprehend it, but he had forgotten just how vast Heavenly Spring was.

It was a whole sea, so even if there were millions gathered at the edge, how many could one see within the range of sight?

Just a few scattered individuals were visible, two or three people at most.

Chu Hao observed carefully; the coastline was actually a cliff, with the water’s surface at least a few hundred meters below the distance from the cliff’s top. This was naturally due to the unique environment of Heavenly Spring, where the constant lifting and falling of the sea surface caused massive amounts of seawater to be expelled, and so how could the water’s level be high?

Standing on the cliff and looking down was an indescribable force that could shake one’s soul.

"This is... this is..." Fat Cat suddenly became excited, its fur puffing up.

"Hey, hey, hey, what did you find?" asked Chu Hao.

Fat Cat didn’t answer, but there were actually tears shimmering in its eyes.

"Fat Cat, you’re not crying, are you?" Chu Hao was astonished. Since he had known this Fat Cat, it had always been playing around, and he never thought it would feel sentimental.

"Nonsense, how could I be crying? It’s just a splash of water that got in my eyes," Fat Cat argued.

"What’s really going on?" Chu Hao pressed.

"What could be going on? Just focus on your comprehension," Fat Cat evaded the question.

Chu Hao had a thought. The message he had seen in Medicine Valley claimed that if a certain Heavenly Emperor failed, it would bring disaster to Sky Martial Star, causing environmental changes. An audacious speculation suddenly rose in him. He asked, "Fat Cat, did this Heavenly Spring exist in your era?"

Fat Cat couldn’t help but show a surprised expression, not expecting Chu Hao to ask such a question. After hesitating for a moment, it answered, "No."

As expected, the Heavenly Spring appeared after the end of Ancient Times, otherwise this Fat Cat would not have lost its composure at first sight. But this Heavenly Spring was clearly not so simple; for it to touch Fat Cat so deeply, it must be tied to something more extensive.

It was just that while Fat Cat’s mouth was cheap, it was also very tight-lipped. Trying to get information out of it was difficult.

Chu Hao sat down, watching the Heavenly Spring.

According to those who had come before, this Heavenly Spring was extremely similar to the Life Spring within a Martial Artist’s body, resembling a Life Spring formed by the heavens and earth—no Martial Artist would cut open their body for others to see the form of their Life Spring, but here was a Heaven and Earth Life Spring, a gift from above.

How could one who has never seen a dog draw one?

Similarly, the Life Spring needs to be opened from nothing, and with the emergence of a natural Life Spring from heaven and earth, it’s unknown how many detours it can save a Martial Artist. It’s safe to say that without the existence of this Heavenly Spring, the number of Warriors would be reduced by at least half.

Boom, the Heavenly Spring erupted again, rising thousands of feet high, a spectacular sight that seemed to drain all color from heaven and earth. Then, the waters fell back down, spreading outwards.

"Ouch." Chu Hao couldn’t help but grit his teeth; being hit by the spray was surprisingly painful, even though he was a Body Cultivator, and his body was exceptionally strong without mobilizing Star Force.

A few waves of spray actually made him cry out in pain?

That’s not right!

Chu Hao immediately shook his head. The pain wasn’t physical, it was in his soul.

The spray was acting directly upon the soul.

Looking back, he saw Fat Cat had already taken refuge far away, as if it knew the spray was not to be trifled with. He couldn’t help but curse, "Fat Cat, that’s really disloyal of you, not even giving a warning."

"I didn’t want to disturb your cultivation," Fat Cat said with a thieving grin.

"You’re ruthless," Chu Hao retreated to a safe distance from the spray before sitting down again to observe and comprehend.

He viewed this world as a person, and this Heavenly Spring as the Life Spring within that person’s body.

When a Warrior erupted with divine might, the Life Spring would rise like this, with the liquefied Star Force far exceeding gaseous state in quality. Thus, even a newly broken-through Warrior’s strength would skyrocket a hundredfold compared to before.

It must be said, his comprehension was astounding. He seemed to have touched upon something faintly, feeling something budding within him, but it seemed far from bursting forth.

Take it slow.

Chu Hao settled down here, watching the Heavenly Spring every day, reflecting upon it with his own body, continuously experiencing various indescribable insights. It was as if he pierced the secrets between heaven and earth, but if asked to articulate what it was, he couldn’t state it clearly.

Mysterious beyond mysterious.

In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.

Hmm?

Chu Hao suddenly felt an alert; someone was approaching him.

It wasn’t Fat Cat, the Cat Demon who had said it was bored and had run off somewhere a few days ago. The ones approaching were unmistakably two people. One had heavier footsteps, while the other was extremely light, so light that if he had not almost merged his soul with heaven and earth these past few days, he wouldn’t have noticed.

He stood up tall and turned around.

An elder in gray clothes and a one-armed youth.

It was the old servant with the surname Zhao of Yue Feng, and Feng Haizhong.

Chu Hao’s killing intent stirred. It was impossible that these two had stumbled here by coincidence; they definitely had no good intentions.

"Yo, isn’t this Chu Hao?" Feng Haizhong laughed, "What a coincidence to encounter you here."

"Although it’s an unnecessary question, I still want to ask, what are you doing here?" Chu Hao said.

"What a joke, this isn’t your private property, am I not allowed to come and comprehend, to break through to a Warrior?" Feng Haizhong sneered.

Chu Hao shook his head, "Your accumulation is not enough, your Soul Power is not weak, but you’re still far from breaking through."

Feng Haizhong was momentarily lost for words, indeed as Chu Hao said, he was not yet qualified to challenge the Warrior realm.

"Kid, I am here to send you on your way," the elder in gray spoke, with killing intent flowing, chilling to the bone. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on QiDian (qidian.com), buy monthly tickets, and support me. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)