The lake water was a bit cold late at night. Lu Feng had been diving for over ten minutes and still hadn't reached the bottom.
The book says that without a special opportunity, a Green Wood Python needs ten thousand years of cultivation to activate its bloodline. But this soul beast's cultivation is less than a thousand years, yet it's starting to transform into a Flood Dragon?
There must be a big secret at the bottom of this lake!
Lu Feng continued to explore downwards, gradually getting closer to the lakebed.
Lu Feng searched along the bottom of the lake for a few minutes and finally found a cave entrance on the side near the cliff.
"Found it!"
The cave entrance had a diameter of about four or five meters and should extend into the cliff. It was completely dark looking in from the outside, and he couldn't see the situation inside at all.
Lu Feng didn't rush into the cave. Instead, he first returned to the shore to recover his soul power.
With his current cultivation, he could only stay underwater for about half an hour.
After packing his things, Lu Feng summoned Luo Wupao.
"Wupao, this mission is very arduous! Do you have confidence!"
Lu Feng rubbed Luo Wupao's large head and asked seriously.
"Luo, luo!"
Luo Wupao stomped its hind legs, and its fat bottom immediately swayed from side to side.
"Go, Luo Wupao!"
As soon as Lu Feng's words fell, Wupao jumped into the water with a "plop".
Lu Feng waited quietly on the shore. As an independent living martial soul, there was a special connection between Luo Wupao and Lu Feng.
Soon, Lu Feng sensed that Luo Wupao had entered the cave.
Huh, there's actually a karst cave inside the cliff?
Soon, Luo Wupao swam to the shore and began to explore the cave.
"Phew~, there should be no danger." Lu Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a sigh of relief.
Until half of his soul power was consumed, Luo Wupao hadn't encountered any soul beasts.
It seemed that the cave was the Green Wood Python's lair, and all the soul beasts in the entire pool had been cleared out by it. Otherwise, Luo Wupao would not have had such a smooth time.
Now then... hehehe, I won't be polite!
Lu Feng no longer hesitated. He tied his bag to his body and jumped directly into the pool.
Lu Feng's descent was very fast. Following his connection with Luo Wupao, he quickly found the cave entrance. After passing through a 'U'-shaped passage, he arrived at a karst cave.
"Poof!"
Lu Feng took out an oil lamp and lit it with a spark from a flint.
This lamp oil was also prepared in advance by Lu Feng. It was tung oil, which had a very strong waterproof effect.
The moment the lamp was lit, the crystals in the karst cave reflected various colors of light, instantly illuminating a small area.
The inside of the cave was very spacious. Many stalactites of different sizes grew on the ceiling. Some of the stalactites were connected to the stalagmites on the ground, forming many peculiar and unique stone pillars, arranged in a pleasingly chaotic manner.
"Huh, this stalagmite?"
Lu Feng walked to a rock, knocked off a small piece with his wood-cutting knife, and placed it in the palm of his right hand.
As his soul power surged, the rock gradually softened, like ice meeting fire, and it actually began to melt slowly.
"White Spirit Jade!" Lu Feng said excitedly, looking at the crystal-clear water droplets in his palm.
White Spirit Jade was an extremely rare ore, formed by the continuous dripping of a special element-containing water, which gradually precipitated.
If a soul master consumed a cup of Spirit Jade water before meditating, their cultivation speed could be increased by at least ten percent!
"Good stuff!"
Lu Feng pulled out his wood-cutting knife, directly cut off the entire stalagmite, and then carefully wrapped it in a cloth.
Although Spirit Jade water was only effective for soul masters below level twenty, this was all money!
There were also some strange stones and crystals, which Lu Feng also packed up.
He explored and collected materials at the same time, and in a short while, he had filled a large bag.
"Something's not right!"
Lu Feng sat on the shore, nibbling on a small piece of compressed biscuit.
He looked at the four or five bags beside him and frowned slightly. "Although these things are all very precious and of great benefit to a soul master's cultivation, they are definitely not the key to the Green Wood Python's transformation into a Flood Dragon!"
There must be another mystery in this cave!
Lu Feng held the oil lamp and continued to explore his surroundings.
After a few minutes of turning, Lu Feng suddenly felt a wave of cold air. This was not caused by the humidity in the cave, but by a sudden drop in temperature.
As the cold air hit his body, Lu Feng subconsciously shrank back, but his eyes suddenly lit up.
"There's treasure!"
Lu Feng quickly ran in the direction from which the cold air was coming, and in a short while, he found the place.
What came into view was a small pool filled with an ice-blue liquid. The surrounding rock walls were covered with a thick layer of frost. On the surface of the pool, a mist swirled, emitting a visible cold fog.
Looking at the liquid in the pool, Lu Feng could almost feel the powerful energy contained within it.
Walking to the edge of the pool, Lu Feng crouched down and extended a hand towards the liquid in the pool.
"Hiss~! So cold!"
The moment his fingertip touched the surface of the liquid, a bone-chilling coldness shot up his arm and straight to his brain.
Lu Feng quickly withdrew his finger. Looking closely, he saw a thin layer of ice had already formed on his finger.
"This is...!"
"Hundred-year White Spirit Jade, Thousand-year Frozen Spirit Liquid!"
After being refined by soul power, White Spirit Jade would turn into water droplets. After the water droplets solidified, they would be refined again, and so on. In the end, all the impurities in the Spirit Jade would be completely removed, leaving only pure energy. This was the Frozen Spirit Liquid.
If White Spirit Jade was just a treasure that assisted in cultivation, then the Frozen Spirit Liquid would drive all soul masters crazy!
Besides increasing soul power and tempering the body, the Frozen Spirit Liquid had one other major function: cleansing the meridians and marrow!
In the terms of the Douluo Continent, it was to increase a soul master's innate soul power!
On the Douluo Continent, a soul master's innate soul power determined their cultivation speed and development potential.
It was generally acknowledged that a soul master with level one innate soul power could never break through to level thirty. To cultivate to the Titled Douluo realm, one needed at least level seven innate soul power.
A soul master with level three innate soul power, if they had abundant resources, the guidance of a famous teacher, and were diligent enough to cultivate hard for twenty years...
Then, they could become a stepping stone for the fame of a soul master with level nine innate soul power.
Effort was simply not worth mentioning in the face of talent!
This was the Douluo Continent!
Lu Feng looked at the pool of water before him, a flash of wild joy in his eyes.
"Although I have the boost from the Mysterious Heaven Skill, my actual innate soul power is not high, at most around level three."
"In the early stages, the level gap between me, Tang San, and Xiao Wu is not large. But after cultivating to the Soul Elder realm, the difference in talent will gradually become apparent."
"Originally, I was planning to go to Heaven Dou City to try and contact Dugu Bo after synthesizing the "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record". Now it seems I can hold off for a while."
"A Titled Douluo is no pushover. What's more, I don't have a Titled Douluo for a father."
Thinking of this, Lu Feng no longer hesitated. He stripped off his clothes, wrapped his body in soul power, and jumped directly into the pool.
A unified reply to two setting questions:
First, the protagonist will not have many martial souls; the author will control the number. Just like in a game, the equipment in the early stages is all transitional.
Second, by absorbing one soul ring, all martial souls can obtain the corresponding soul skill (except for Luo Wupao). If each martial soul had to absorb a soul ring separately, the protagonist would explode. The theory of the five elements' mutual generation written earlier was to allow the absorbed soul rings to be compatible with most martial souls.