The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 251 - 157: The True Behemoth
Of course, the Five Connected Pools contained five acres of lake water. From west to east, from south to north, they were named in order: "Body Lake," "Heart Lake," "Fu Lake," "Divine Lake," and "Nian Lake," said to have been bestowed by an Ancient Great Power, and to this day, their names remain unchanged.
Her eyesight was excellent, allowing her to spot the silhouette of a small village in the distance. It made sense, after all, humans tend to live close to water. Beyond that, there was no other sign of human habitation as far as the eye could see.
Could Changtian’s friend be living there? It is said that anyone who can be a friend to Changtian, be it human, demon, or immortal, must be at least 30,000 years old, right?
"We’ve arrived. Where does your friend live?" she softly called out to Changtian, who was feigning sleep.
"Is this Heart Lake?"
"Mhm, the old man who gave us directions earlier said it is," she replied.
"Good, let’s dive in."
"...Dive?" Ever since she came out from the underground river at the Wen Residence, she harbored a deep reverence for the dark and fearsome waters. Not to mention, the amount of water in this great lake must be millions of times greater than that underground river, right? Who knows what kind of monsters lie beneath? The old man who gave them directions had said that although the Five Connected Pools are vast, they are known for being strange and terrifying, passed down through generations. No one dares to swim in them, and if any fishing boats do try to navigate them, they are dragged down into the depths by monsters before half a day passes.
So, there must be monsters in this lake!
Changtian sensed her hesitation, knowing she held a fear of deep water due to the Canglong incident, then mockingly said, "It’s just a pool of water, and yet you’re so timid. You still need to cross oceans later on, what will you do then?" He then comforted her, "Just relax, with Tusk in hand, those cowards beneath the water won’t dare to bother you."
If only he had said so sooner, she sighed with relief. She was just worried that Tusk might not be able to ward off the monsters below, but she dared not voice this challenge to Changtian’s authority.
She had purchased a set of water clothes from a nearby fishing village and now, after tying up her hair tightly, she was ready. For the last time, she regulated her breathing, then slipped into the water silently and without a ripple. The last stance of the Guiding Technique was indeed difficult; half a month had passed, and she still hadn’t mastered it. However, she could now hold her breath underwater for one and a half hours. If she didn’t find her destination by then, she could just take out the Water Repelling Pearl.
Despite her lightest efforts to enter the water, the ripples she created still disturbed the creatures below.
This place had been a forbidden zone untouched by humans for thousands of years. Many giant beasts and Great Demons, tired of eating fish, were delighted to have a small snack coming to them willingly as a treat. So, shortly after she entered the water, diving down just over ten meters, she could already see numerous huge dark shadows quietly emerging from afar, some of which were even significantly larger than the Canglong she had encountered before.
The underwater world was not as still and silent as those standing by the lake’s shore might imagine. On the contrary, strange sound waves filled the space. It seemed that fish and giant beasts relied on the water to communicate and mark their territories.
Indeed, deep waters spawn dragons. She sighed softly, drawing Tusk from her storage bag, and gently caressed the blade.
Tusk, I’m counting on you, sister.
A mighty and dignified wave emanated from Tusk, spreading far and wide along the water ripples, quieting the entire area instantly.
Those massive shadows all paused for a moment before turning and swimming away without hesitation, much faster than when they approached.
She hugged Tusk with a kiss, then placed it by her waist and took out the glow grass.
At a depth of over twenty meters, the light was extremely dim; below a hundred meters, it was almost pitch-black. The light in her hand was a spectacle this part of the water hadn’t seen for many years, but with the power of Tusk still present, no giant beast dared to approach.
But now came the problem: surrounded by water on all sides and enveloped in darkness, she had no idea where she had swum to, nor where to swim next. What should she do?
Unable to speak underwater, she gently touched the Demon Eye. Changtian spoke in a deep voice: "I can sense his presence, it is everywhere in this lake... keep swimming straight ahead, don’t drift off course." The reason she didn’t use the Water Repelling Pearl was that the moment she took it out, it would split the water beneath her feet, causing her to sink to the bottom of the lake automatically.
She swam straight ahead for over an hour upon his instruction, before hearing Changtian say: "Stop, and dive another three hundred meters down!"
She remembered that in the underground river beneath the Wen Residence, the water currents had prevented Changtian from sensing the Canglong’s presence even ten meters away. Yet in this vast Heart Lake, his friend’s presence was "everywhere." What kind of tremendous power was that?
