Chapter 1 The Phoenix Spring

“Hall Master Chu, is what you’re saying true? You’re really going to open the Phoenix Spring to everyone?”

Ye Santong asked in disbelief.

He was highly respected among these martial artists, and he was the only one who dared to speak to Chu He with such a questioning tone.

“Of course, it’s true.”

Chu He said with a smile, “I am a member of the Zhushen Hall. How could I joke about such a thing!”

A clamor immediately arose from the crowd.

“As expected of Hall Master Chu He, his spirit is unmatched!”

“That’s the Phoenix Spring! I never thought I’d have the good fortune to soak in it in this lifetime!”

“I’ve been stuck at the peak of the Martial Spirit realm for over ten years. If I can soak in the Phoenix Spring today, maybe I can successfully break through and advance to become a Martial Saint!”

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Everyone discussed animatedly, their faces filled with excitement.

Of course, except for those martial artists from the secular world… because they simply didn’t know what the Phoenix Spring was, and naturally didn’t understand its power.

They didn’t know, but someone did, and that was Tie Xue.

So Tie Xue once again patiently became their explainer.

“This Phoenix Spring is a treasure of the Zhushen Hall. Let me put it this way, the Zhushen Hall’s strength today, with thousands of Martial Spirits under its command, is largely due to the Phoenix Spring.”

“Because after martial artists soak in the Phoenix Spring, their strength will greatly improve. A Qi realm martial artist who has soaked in the Phoenix Spring has a 100% chance of advancing to become a Transformation realm martial artist.”

“And a Transformation realm martial artist who has soaked in the Phoenix Spring has an 80% chance of advancing to become a Martial Spirit.”

“The chances of advancing from Martial Spirit to Martial Saint, and from Martial Saint to Martial Emperor, decrease in turn. In other words, the higher the cultivation realm, the smaller the effect of the Phoenix Spring!”

“But even so, it’s enough to make all martial artists flock to this Phoenix Spring.”

After listening to Tie Xue’s explanation, everyone understood the power of the Phoenix Spring, and then instantly became excited as well.

Gongsun Yi and Lu Datou were both martial artists at the peak of the Transformation realm. After soaking in the Phoenix Spring today, their advancement to Martial Spirit was almost certain.

Although Xiao Li had only recently entered the Transformation realm, he also had a great chance of advancing to Martial Spirit. In that case, his martial arts cultivation would be the same as his father’s.

And the martial madman Duan San might even take this opportunity to break through the Martial Spirit realm and advance to become a Martial Saint!

If he really succeeded in advancing, then his strength would be above Xiao Tian Ce.

However, Duan San was only slightly excited before calming down, simply because in his opinion, there was nothing to be proud of in advancing to Martial Saint, after all, Chen Xiao could kill even a peak Martial Saint with ease.

Knowing Chen Xiao was both a blessing and a disaster for them, mainly depending on whether they could manage their own mentality.

At this time, Xiao Li keenly raised a question: “Uncle Tie, since soaking in the Phoenix Spring can improve one’s strength, wouldn’t the martial artists of the Zhushen Hall just keep soaking in it? They wouldn’t need to cultivate anymore, and they’d all become invincible eventually.”

“Of course, that’s not possible!”

Tie Xue explained, “A martial artist can only soak in the Phoenix Spring once in their lifetime. A second time will have no effect. Moreover, the effect of soaking in the Phoenix Spring for each martial artist is also related to their own ability to withstand it. Some people have a strong ability to withstand it, so they can soak for a longer time, and their strength will improve more. Some people have a weak ability to withstand it, so they may not be able to stand it after soaking for only ten or eight minutes.”

“Oh? Then what does this ability to withstand refer to?”

Xiao Li asked further.

Tie Xue rolled his eyes: “How would I know? I’m not a disciple of the Zhushen Hall, and I haven’t soaked in the Phoenix Spring either!”

Xiao Li guessed that this ability to withstand should be related to the potential value tested by the Zhentian Gong (Heaven-Shaking Gong) before… Wouldn’t that mean that Chen Xiao would get the most benefit from soaking in this Phoenix Spring?

Xiao Li didn’t know if his guess was correct, but soon, he would be able to verify it, because a dozen minutes after Chu He announced the news, he led everyone in an orderly manner to the front of the Phoenix Spring.

The Phoenix Spring was a forbidden area of the Zhushen Hall. Even the disciples of the Zhushen Hall were not allowed to come here at will.

For so many martial artists from other sects to come here was a first since the founding of the Zhushen Hall.

Because the pioneers of the Zhushen Hall had left behind an ancestral motto, which was that disciples of other sects must not soak in the Phoenix Spring.

Therefore, even sects like the Lingxiao Hall, which had close ties with the Zhushen Hall, had no chance to see the true face of the Phoenix Spring.

And Chu He’s opening of the Phoenix Spring to a group of martial arts colleagues was also a violation of the ancestral motto.

From the surface, the Phoenix Spring looked like a huge natural hot spring. Not to mention a few hundred people soaking in it, even if a few thousand people entered at the same time, it wouldn’t seem crowded.

The spring water was cyan-blue, and from the misty water vapor rising above it, it could be seen that the temperature of the Phoenix Spring was not low.

Faced with this pool of spring water, almost everyone’s eyes revealed infinite yearning, and some people even had drool about to flow down.

“Before you go down, I want to remind everyone a few words. The temperature of the Phoenix Spring is very high, and that’s because the spiritual energy is too strong. So I advise everyone to act according to their ability. If you can’t stand it, get out quickly.”

“To be honest, every year, there are disciples of my Zhushen Hall who are scalded to death in this Phoenix Spring because they are too greedy. So I hope that such a tragedy will not happen to everyone.”

“Alright, I’ve finished my nonsense. Everyone can begin!”

Everyone was waiting for these words. As soon as Chu He said it was okay to begin, hundreds of martial artists jumped into the Phoenix Spring like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Chen Xiao was also very excited. Before seeing the Phoenix Spring, he didn’t think it was that amazing, but after seeing it with his own eyes, he was shocked by the rich spiritual energy contained within.

He even felt that the reason why the spiritual energy of this Zhushen world was so rich was inseparable from this Phoenix Spring.

But just as Chen Xiao was about to go into the water, Chu Qingluan suddenly came over and reminded, “Mr. Chen, in fact, the Phoenix Spring doesn’t provide much improvement for cultivators…”

“Oh.”

Chen Xiao nodded lightly, and then said indifferently, “Then what does that have to do with me?”

Chu Qingluan wanted to say, aren’t you a cultivator? How could it have nothing to do with you?

But before she could speak, Chen Xiao had already jumped up and jumped into the Phoenix Spring.

Chu Qingluan shook her head helplessly, because she felt that Chen Xiao was likely to be the first person to climb out of the Phoenix Spring.

Although his strength was strong, because the way cultivators and martial artists cultivate was different, it was difficult for the bodies of cultivators to withstand the high temperature of the Phoenix Spring.

Little did she know that the final result would be a big surprise to Chu Qingluan…