Chapter 266: Secrets of Wuhuang Province

The Spring eye of the Marrow Cleansing Pool was worlds apart from its outskirts.

Simply put, if one compared the Marrow Cleansing Pool to a stream…

Then the Spring eye was the upstream, while the outskirts were the downstream.

The benefits obtainable at the Spring eye far exceeded those at the outskirts.

Nangong Lingxuan, Qiao Rong, and the other Outer Sect Disciples didn't mind.

To become Inner Sect Disciples and gain the chance to enter the Marrow Cleansing Pool was already a rare Opportunity for them.

The same was true for most of the existing Inner Sect Disciples.

Qiao Rong followed beside Nangong Lingxuan as the group entered the Marrow Cleansing Pool.

Among the Inner Sect Disciples, there was the male Disciple who had mocked Xiao Fan earlier and was subsequently scolded by Sect Master Wu Xinjue.

His face was full of resentment…

His cultivation was at the Fourth level of the Tongtian Realm.

He was considered a strong expert among those at the fourth level, so why did an Outer Sect Disciple at the Half-step Tongtian Realm get to enter the Spring eye?

He didn't believe for a second that the other party had made it into the top three based on strength!

He believed there was some inside dealing.

However, he only dared to grumble in his heart.

With both Sect Master Wu Xinjue and Sect Master Xu Yongnian present, even if he were twice as brave, he wouldn't dare say it out loud!

Nangong Lingxuan and Qiao Rong also entered the Marrow Cleansing Pool, and their reactions were the same as Xiao Fan's when he first stepped in.

The bone-chilling spring water enveloped their bodies; it felt freezing at first, but once it entered their bodies, it turned into a warm current.

Qiao Rong and Nangong Lingxuan found a corner not far from each other and sat cross-legged in the spring water to meditate.

The spring water was less than half a meter deep; sitting in the water, their bodies were submerged while their heads remained above the surface.

Nangong Lingxuan's delicate body was submerged in the pool water, with ethereal mist swirling around her as she felt wisps of the pool water surge into her body, cleansing her frame.

With every influx of the warm current, the Impurities in her body were expelled bit by bit, and a smile appeared on her face…

This Marrow Cleansing Pool was filled with spiritual power; besides improving one's Aptitude, it was also a treasure land for Cultivation!

Qiao Rong did the same, sitting cross-legged…

Dense spiritual mist surrounded her, giving her a very blissful expression…

Yu Liang and the other Outer Sect Disciples all found a spot to sit cross-legged and receive the baptism of the Marrow Cleansing Pool.

This was a great Opportunity for them.

They didn't want to waste even a quarter of an hour.

The remaining Inner Sect Disciples also found spots to sit cross-legged and receive the baptism of the Marrow Cleansing Pool…

The Marrow Cleansing Pool was very large; aside from the Spring eye, the outskirts could easily accommodate thousands of people at once.

However, the spiritual power within the Marrow Cleansing Pool was limited.

It could not sustain many people simultaneously…

Sect Master Xu Yongnian and Sect Master Wu Xinjue stood on the edge of the Marrow Cleansing Pool.

The two of them looked toward the center of the pool with slightly melancholy expressions…

"This Marrow Cleansing Pool… how wonderful it would be if it could be restored to its former glory," Xu Yongnian sighed, his tone full of emotion.

Hearing this, Wu Xinjue's expression turned cold: "Indeed, the current Marrow Cleansing Pool's effectiveness is not even one-tenth of what it was… it's all the fault of those damned Sects…"

"If there is a chance in the future, we will definitely restore this Marrow Cleansing Pool to its complete state!"

Xu Yongnian said firmly, his usual jovial manner gone, replaced by a serious expression.

There were four major Sects in Wuhuang Province.

Led by the Piaomiao Immortal Palace, there were three other Sects.

The Jixian Sect, Ziyun Cave Heaven, and the Thunder Fire Sect!

Aside from the Jixian Sect, the other three Sects also possessed Marrow Cleansing Pools…

This included the Marrow Cleansing Pool that Xiao Tian had previously entered within the Piaomiao Immortal Palace.

In fact, the Marrow Cleansing Pools of the other three Sects were all stolen from the original Jixian Sect…

At that time, the Jixian Sect encountered a great catastrophe, and its status as the strongest power in Wuhuang Province was overturned overnight.

The experts within the Sect suffered heavy casualties in a single night…

No one knew why it happened or what exactly occurred.

The Piaomiao Immortal Palace also rose during that period!

They allied with Ziyun Cave Heaven and the Thunder Fire Sect, and the three parties jointly attacked the Jixian Sect…

The Jixian Sect was already weak then, its experts nearly all gone, and it was completely unable to withstand the combined forces of the three Sects.

A large number of Opportunities, blessed lands, and Holy Lands within the Sect were fought over by the three parties.

Among them was this Marrow Cleansing Pool…

In the end, thanks to the mercy of the heavens, a heavily injured Elder of the Jixian Sect returned.

Though severely wounded, his strength was still terrifyingly immense…

He repelled the three major Sects single-handedly, giving the Jixian Sect a chance to breathe.

That was how it had survived until today.

Few of the younger generation knew of these events; only the older generation and those with seniority had heard of them.

Wu Xinjue and Xu Yongnian had not experienced it personally either; they had both heard it from their predecessors.

…

Inside the Marrow Cleansing Pool.

At the Spring eye.

Xiao Fan tried a few times; he couldn't hover in the air, and he couldn't calm his mind while standing.

So, he simply submerged himself in the Marrow Cleansing Pool…

Even his head was submerged.

He planned to come up every once in a while to take a breath…

After all, with the strength of the Half-step Tongtian Realm, holding his breath for a while was very easy.

The Spiritual Qi within the pool water was incredibly dense…

It constantly washed and purified Xiao Fan's body.

He felt a steady stream of Spiritual Qi surging into his body…

Xiao Fan sank his body to the bottom of the pool.

His Divine Soul quickly entered the star chart, and he swallowed several Tier 4 Medicinal Pills…

Then his Divine Sense returned to its place, and he sat cross-legged, absorbing the pool water's cleansing…

Xiao Fan had been constantly tempering himself these past few days.

He was refining and consolidating his foundation at the Half-step Tongtian Realm.

Now, he could already attempt a Breakthrough to the Tongtian Realm!

The spiritual power around Xiao Fan's body was extremely dense…

Part of it was produced by the pills within his body, and the other part came from the continuous nourishment of the spiritual power in the Marrow Cleansing Pool.

As the pool water surged into his body, it turned into a warm current, constantly nourishing Xiao Fan's Physical Body.

The Aura on Xiao Fan's body increased again and again…

After two hours in the pool water…

Xiao Fan's entire Aura expanded…

The surrounding pool water even began to boil…

His own Aura also reached a startling level.

A vortex emerged with him at the center, growing larger and larger as it expanded outward…

Everyone around was shocked by this vortex and the Aura emanating from Xiao Fan's body…

They all opened their eyes and focused their gazes on him…