Chapter 1 The First One Unable to Endure

Ten minutes after Chu He announced that everyone could begin, the first martial artist unable to withstand the power of the Phoenix Spring emerged.

It was a martial artist from the secular world, who was now completely red. If he continued to soak, it wouldn't be long before he was cooked.

The ten minutes he had just spent soaking in the Phoenix Spring were the longest ten minutes of his life. It was too much suffering.

But the suffering was worth it, because after ten minutes, his cultivation had skyrocketed. Although he had not been promoted to Martial Spirit, he was already at the peak of the Transformation Realm, which was undoubtedly a huge improvement for him.

Chu Qingluan was a little surprised that the first one to come out of the Phoenix Spring wasn't actually Chen Xiao.

"Father, didn't you say that ordinary cultivators can't withstand the high temperature of the Phoenix Spring? How has Mr. Chen persisted for so long?"

Chu Qingluan asked in confusion.

Chu He looked carefully for a while, then suddenly said with a smile, "Mr. Chen is really someone who cares about face."

"Father, what do you mean by that?"

Chu Qingluan was puzzled.

"Qingluan, take a closer look."

After Chu He's reminder, Chu Qingluan finally noticed something.

Chen Xiao was different from the other martial artists. The other martial artists were more or less red-faced and red-eared, which was caused by the spiritual energy of the Phoenix Spring.

But Chen Xiao's complexion was normal, because his body did not absorb any spiritual energy at all.

Presumably he used some kind of magic to isolate the spiritual energy of the Phoenix Spring, which also isolated the high temperature, so he naturally wouldn't be as unable to bear it as the other martial artists.

But the problem is, continuing to persist like this, apart from looking good on the surface, there is no point.

Time passed by, and after half an hour, more than 90% of the martial artists had come out of the Phoenix Spring.

Tie Xue's cultivation had improved, and he was now a Great Accomplishment Martial Saint. This half an hour was equivalent to saving him three to five years of cultivation time.

But Ye Santong's improvement was not significant, as he was already at the peak of the Martial Saint realm.

He originally thought that after being baptized by the Phoenix Spring, he could successfully advance to Martial Emperor, but in the end, his cultivation only improved a little. Although he was infinitely close to Martial Emperor, he had not yet crossed that threshold.

Gongsun Yi and Duan San also persevered for half an hour. Gongsun Yi successfully advanced to Martial Spirit, while Duan San had reached the peak state of Martial Spirit.

Xiao Li persisted for about ten minutes longer than them, and in the end was just a tiny bit away from advancing to Martial Spirit.

However, it was already very rare for him to reach such a cultivation level at such a young age.

Of course, this was without comparing him to Chen Xiao…

There were only a few who could persist in the Phoenix Spring for more than an hour, only three in total.

They were Xiao Hongchan, Lu Datou, and Chen Xiao.

After an hour and ten minutes, Lu Datou finally couldn't hold on any longer and climbed out of the Phoenix Spring.

Lu Datou deserved to be a Grade A Heavenly Talent; he was also the person who had benefited the most from the Phoenix Spring so far today.

He actually skipped two levels directly from the peak of the Transformation Realm and became a Martial Saint!

Skipping two levels, and going directly from the Transformation Realm to Martial Saint, was something that no one had ever done since the establishment of the Zhushen Temple.

Everyone congratulated Lu Datou and then turned their attention back to the Phoenix Spring.

Xiao Hongchan and Chen Xiao were just like soaking in a normal hot spring, enjoying themselves.

In the eyes of everyone, this was simply terrifying, because they had personally experienced how uncomfortable it was to soak in it.

Chu He and his daughter Chu Qingluan looked at each other and smiled, both shaking their heads.

Because they discovered that, in addition to Chen Xiao, this Xiao Hongchan had also isolated the spiritual energy in the Phoenix Spring.

So she was really just soaking in the Phoenix Spring as if it were a hot spring… Of course, her strength had not improved at all.

Ye Santong helplessly shouted, "Xiao Hongchan, come up when you've soaked enough, or you'll miss lunch!"

"Lunch?"

As soon as she heard these two words, Xiao Hongchan's ears immediately perked up. Then she waved her little hand at Chen Xiao's position, "Big brother, I'm going out~~~"

After saying that, she climbed out with both hands and feet, her movements were charming and cute, and she couldn't be any more adorable.

This scene stunned everyone.

They wondered how they couldn't stand staying inside for half an hour, how could this little girl stay for more than an hour and be fine?

If they knew that Xiao Hongchan had just been soaking for more than an hour for nothing, they might feel a little more balanced.

With Xiao Hongchan gone, Chen Xiao was the only one left in the Phoenix Spring.

Everyone was wondering how long Chen Xiao could last.

At this moment, Chu Qingluan suddenly shouted, "Mr. Chen, you can come out now too, right!"

After all, there was no point in soaking like this, and it would waste everyone's time.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Chen Xiao smiled slightly: "Go out? I haven't even started yet, how could I go out!"

Everyone was bewildered when they heard this, and couldn't understand what Chen Xiao was talking about.

At this moment, everyone noticed that the water in the entire Phoenix Spring suddenly began to churn, and formed a huge vortex with Chen Xiao as the center.

The滔滔 spring water all surged towards Chen Xiao.

Chu He's eyes narrowed slightly, even with his knowledge, he couldn't understand what was going on.

After a few dozen seconds, Chu Qingluan suddenly said blankly, "Father, look... the water level of the Phoenix Spring seems to be dropping..."

After his daughter's reminder, Chu He also noticed this.

He was filled with horror. Could it be that Chen Xiao had directly absorbed and refined the Phoenix Spring?

The reason why Chen Xiao didn't do this before was just to wait for others to finish soaking?

Thinking of this possibility, Chu He was immediately confused... This, this is too incredible. How did Chen Xiao do it?

Isn't he a cultivator? But he can clearly fly with a sword!

But if he is a cultivator, why can he directly absorb the water of the Phoenix Spring, which even the body of a martial artist cannot withstand?

Just as Chu He was pondering, an elder reminded him: "Hall Master, should we stop him? If this continues, the entire Phoenix Spring will be sucked dry by him!"

The water level of the Phoenix Spring was getting lower and lower, and it was only half of what it was at the beginning.

Watching Chen Xiao absorb the Phoenix Spring like a dragon sucking water, everyone was dumbfounded.

Hearing the elder's suggestion, Chu He just smiled bitterly: "Do you think I can stop him now, even if I wanted to?"

The elder was speechless, after all, Chen Xiao's strength yesterday was shocking enough.

Now that he has absorbed half of the Phoenix Spring, his strength must have improved a lot.

But if he doesn't stop him, can he only watch him suck the entire Phoenix Spring dry…