Chapter 144 CHAPTER 143 : The Golden Lake
"Yep, I really miss her. When I was with her, I always thought that I was leaving in hell from her unreasonable bullying. But, now, I started to miss those feelings. " Jizhi said happily and tears started appearing in her eyes.
"Brat, alright. From today onward stop lying okay. Do you know what I hate the most?" Ai Long asked and waited for a moment and continued, "The Liars!"
"I know you steal all of my chicken legs. But, I remain silent because I know you are growing now, and you need more food. Do You understand?" Ai Long said in a commanding tone.
"I understand," Jizhi replied.
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Joey and his team of four continued exploring the vast valley. The tiger girl Hu Biyu also joined their team.
They saw a small lake filled with golden liquid in the distance.
"What is that? That looks beautiful." Rose spoke excitedly. Hai Chun and the tiger girl Hu Biyu also became excited.
"Let's go there quickly." They said.
Joey and Du Shan looked at them strangely.
"Alright, let's go there." Joey agreed.
Then, they rushed quickly toward the small snake. When they reached there, they saw about 50-60 something cultivators cultivating inside the golden liquid of the small lake.
"Hello, friend, why are they cultivating there?" Joey asked at someone who just came out from inside that golden liquid.
"Fellow Daoists looked at that signboard." The man pointed at an old signboard that stood at the far shoreline of the small lake. Then, he walked away.
Joey and his groups quickly moved toward the signboard. It said that the pound was formed during the ancient time of Immortal's fall. Many immortal had fallen during that chaotic time. The golden liquid inside this small lake was naturally formed from the blood of thousands of immortals that died here.
"So, they are using the blood of the immortals to increase their cultivation base. Guys, this is a good thing. Let's join the fun and see how much we can improve from here. " Joey said. Then he thought about something and asked, "Oh, grandpa Du Shan, will it be a problem for you to cultivate inside it?"
"Nope, young master Joey, we the Yaksha spirits will get more benefit than you humans." Du Shan replied.
"Alright, then everyone. Let's get inside the lake." Joey said.
Then they all entered inside the golden liquid. The golden liquid caused a painful and itching feeling the moment the skin made contact with it. As they swam further toward the center of the lake the sensation of pain and itching feeling became more and more intense.
Firstly, the tiger girl Hu Biyu couldn't go further so she stopped first and started cultivating at that spot. Then, Rose and Hai Yun stopped just a few meters away from the center.
Joey looked at them with some worry.
"Hey don't worry. Nothing will happen to us." Hai Yun looked at Joey and said sincerely.
Then, Joey and Du Shan continued swimming toward the center of the small lake. When they just reached the center of the small lake, suddenly their blood started boiling. They felt the sensation of being fried inside a large pan with oil and ghee.
"Aaarrhh!" Du Shan shouted with intense pain once and he remained silent.
Joey could still withstand such a level of pain easily.
"Grandpa Du Shan, are you alright? If you can't then don't force yourself." Joey asked with some worry.
"Young Master, our Yaksha Spirit always has the reputation of having strong endurance and tolerance to pain. Also, we consider crying and showing our painful expressions to others as shameful things for us. So, don't worry. I can still endure it for now. " Du Shan smiled and replied. Then he started cultivating at that spot.
"Boy, this place seems to be a bit strange. Go deeper inside and let's see what exactly is going on in this place." Ai Long suggested.
"Elder Sister Ai Long, I don't think it was a good idea. Also, the signboard already said that this place is formed from the blood of those immortals that died in this place." Joey said in his mind.
"Are you dump? Do you even believe those words written on that signboard? Hey, boy, let me give you a piece of my advice. Never believe something you don't really know about. In the journey of a cultivator. Many geniuses have already fallen due to their slight negligence like that. Also, what you see and hear might be a big deception?" Ai Long explained.
"I understand. But, can I really endure it? Even here, I felt like my body is burning with fire." Joey said.
"Don't worry. Boy, activate the Dragon armor and nothing will happen to you anymore." Ai Long said.
Then Joey activated the dragon armor using his Dragon heart root.
Then a halo of golden aura covers his whole body. He felt a cooling effect from this aura. Even his mind became chill and calm unlike before.
Joey then swam inside the golden liquid and continued diving deeper more and more. As he dived inside the small lake, he saw only the golden color. So, he closed his eyes and used his consciousness power to observe the surrounding. He felt the auras of a group of strange creatures. They had the heads of humans and bodies of fish.
They held spear-like weapons in each of their hand and quickly moved toward Joey.
"Boy, careful those are the Sirens made from the blood of immortals." Ai Long warned him.
"What should I do now?" Joey asked.
"Try to escape from them. Fighting them inside their home ground will become more troublesome." Ai Long said.
Then, Joey used his maximum speed and disappeared from that place.
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A mile deep inside the pound, Joey was currently diving down at a high speed. As he moved, he passed by many blood-sirens. But, as he went deeper, the auras he felt from them became stronger and stronger.