I collect fragments in Douluo Continent

Chapter 22 Millennium Ice Elixir

The lake water was a bit cold in the middle of the night. Lu Feng dived down for more than ten minutes but still did not reach the bottom.

"The book records that without a special opportunity, the Azure Wood Python needs ten thousand years of cultivation to activate its bloodline. Yet this soul beast, with less than a thousand years of cultivation, has already begun to transform into a dragon?"

"There must be a great secret at the bottom of this lake!"

Lu Feng continued exploring downwards, gradually approaching the bottom of the lake.

Lu Feng searched along the bottom of the lake for several minutes and finally found a cave entrance on the side near the cliff.

"Found it!"

The cave entrance is about four or five meters in diameter and appears to extend into the cliff face. From the outside, it is completely dark inside, and nothing can be seen at all.

Lu Feng did not rush into the cave, but returned to the shore first to recover his soul power.

With his current cultivation level, he can only stay underwater for about half an hour.

After packing his bags, Lu Feng summoned Luo Wupao.

"Wu Pao, this mission is very difficult! Are you confident?"

Lu Feng rubbed Luo Wupao's big head and asked seriously.

"Luo Luo!"

Luo Wupao stomped his hind legs, and his fat buttocks immediately swayed from side to side.

"Go, Luo Wupao!"

As soon as Lu Feng finished speaking, Wu Pao jumped into the water with a "plop".

Lu Feng waited quietly on the shore. As independent life forms, the martial spirits Luo Wupao and Lu Feng shared a special connection.

Soon, Lu Feng sensed that Luo Wupao had entered the cave.

"Huh, there's a cave inside the cliff?"

Soon, Luo Wupao swam ashore and began exploring the cave.

"Phew~, there shouldn't be any danger." Lu Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Wupao did not encounter any soul beasts until his soul power was half exhausted.

It seems that the cave must be the lair of the Green Wood Python, which has wiped out all the spirit beasts in the entire pool. Otherwise, Luo Wupao would never have succeeded so easily.

"Now, hehehe, I won't hold back!"

Without further hesitation, Lu Feng tied the package to his body and jumped directly into the pool.

Lu Feng descended quickly, following his connection with Luo Wupao, he swiftly located the cave entrance, passed through a U-shaped passage, and arrived at a karst cave.

"puff!"

Lu Feng took out an oil lamp and lit it by striking a spark with a flint.

The lamp oil was also prepared in advance by Lu Feng; it was tung oil, which has a very strong waterproof effect.

The moment the lights were turned on, the crystals inside the cave reflected various colors of light, instantly illuminating a small area.

The cave is very spacious, with many stalactites of varying sizes growing on the ceiling. Some stalactites connect with stalagmites on the ground, forming many unique and varied stone pillars, arranged in a pleasing and orderly manner.

"Huh, this stalagmite?"

Lu Feng walked to a rock, knocked off a small piece with his machete, and placed it in his right palm.

As the soul power surged, the stone gradually softened, just like ice meeting fire, and began to slowly melt.

"White Spirit Jade!" Lu Feng exclaimed excitedly, looking at the crystal-clear water droplets in his palm.

White Spirit Jade is an extremely rare mineral formed by water containing special elements being continuously dripped into one place and gradually settling.

If a Soul Master drinks a cup of Spirit Jade Water before meditating, their cultivation speed can increase by at least 10%!

"This is good stuff!"

Lu Feng drew his machete and cleaved the entire stalagmite in two, then carefully wrapped it in burlap.

Although the Spirit Jade Water only works on Soul Masters below level 20, it's all money!

There were also some strange stones and crystals, which Lu Feng packed up as well.

He explored and collected materials as he went, and soon filled a large bag to the brim.

"That's not right!"

Lu Feng sat on the shore and ate a small piece of compressed biscuit.

He glanced at the four or five packages beside him and frowned slightly. "These things are all very valuable and greatly beneficial to a Soul Master's cultivation, but they are definitely not the key to the Azure Wood Python's transformation into a Flood Dragon!"

"There's more to this cave than meets the eye!"

Holding the oil lamp, Lu Feng continued to explore his surroundings.

After wandering around for a few minutes, Lu Feng suddenly felt a chill. This wasn't due to the dampness inside the cave, but rather a sudden drop in temperature.

The chill hit him, and Lu Feng instinctively shrank back, but his eyes suddenly lit up.

"There's a treasure!"

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Lu Feng quickly ran in the direction from which the cold air was emanating, and soon found the place.

A small pool came into view, filled with an icy blue liquid. A thick layer of ice covered the surrounding stone walls. A misty haze, visible to the naked eye, rose from the pool's surface.

Looking at the liquid in the pool, Lu Feng seemed to be able to sense that it contained a powerful energy.

Walking along the edge of the pool, Lu Feng squatted down and stretched out a finger towards the liquid in the pool.

"Ouch! It's so cold!"

The moment my fingertip touched the liquid, a bone-chilling coldness swept over me, reaching straight to my brain.

Lu Feng quickly pulled his finger back, and upon closer inspection, he saw that a thin layer of ice had formed on his finger.

"This is.!"

"A hundred-year-old white jade, a thousand-year-old icy liquid!"

After the white spirit jade is refined by soul power, it will turn into water droplets. Once the water droplets solidify, the refining process will continue, repeating this process until finally, all impurities in the spirit jade are removed, leaving only pure energy, which is the Frost Spirit Liquid.

If the White Spirit Jade is merely a treasure to aid cultivation, then the Frost Spirit Liquid would drive all Soul Masters mad!

Besides enhancing soul power and tempering the body, the Frost Spirit Liquid has another major function: cleansing the marrow and rejuvenating the body!

In the context of Douluo Continent, it means enhancing a Soul Master's innate Soul Power!

In the Douluo Continent, a Soul Master's innate Soul Power determines his cultivation speed and development potential.

It is generally accepted that a Soul Master with innate level one Soul Power can never break through level thirty. To cultivate into a Title Douluo, one needs at least innate level seven Soul Power.

A Soul Master with innate level three Soul Power, if he has abundant resources, is taught by a famous teacher, and works hard enough, can cultivate diligently for twenty years.

In that case, he could become the background figure for a Soul Master with innate level nine soul power to become famous.

Effort is utterly insignificant compared to talent!

This is Douluo Continent!

Looking at the pool in front of him, Lu Feng's eyes flashed with a hint of wild joy.

"Although I have the blessing of the Mysterious Heaven Technique, my true innate soul power is not high, at most it is only around level three."

"In the early stages, the level difference between myself and Tang San and Xiao Wu was not significant, but after cultivating to the Soul Master level, the difference in talent will gradually become apparent."

"I originally planned to synthesize the 'Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record' and then try to contact Dugu Bo in Tiandou City. Now it seems I can postpone that."

"A Title Douluo is not someone to be trifled with, and besides, I don't have a Title Douluo father."

With this in mind, Lu Feng no longer hesitated. He took off his clothes, wrapped his body in his soul power, and jumped directly into the pool.

To answer both settings-related questions in one go:

First, the protagonist won't have many martial spirits; the author will control the number. Just like in a game, the equipment in the early stages is just for temporary use.

Secondly, absorbing a spirit ring grants all martial souls the corresponding spirit skill (except for Luo Wupao). If each martial soul absorbed a spirit ring individually, the protagonist would be overwhelmed. The theory of the five elements' mutual generation mentioned earlier was to ensure that the absorbed spirit rings are compatible with most martial souls.

(Thirdly, to explain these two issues, I'm posting an extra chapter today. I'm going to lose hair tonight. So hand over your votes!)

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