Gu You focused on comprehending before the Silver Spirit Waterfall, but he couldn't grasp the key points.
Just as he was feeling frustrated, a wave of water splashed over.
Gu You's expression snapped back to alertness, and he quickly tried to dodge, but it was too late!
He was drenched to the bone by the lake water.
Gu You looked closely and saw a fish head emerging from the lake surface. It was a fish whose two colors constantly alternated, and its two large eyes watched him with obvious amusement. It opened its mouth and sprayed another jet of water, drenching Gu You, who had been trying to dodge again.
Noticing the look of anger rising on his face, the spirit fish immediately flicked its tail and swam away!
Gu You originally wanted to teach this spirit fish a lesson, but he quickly sensed the powerful Aura emanating from it.
"Damn, Peak first-grade, it seems like it's already at the pinnacle! Can't mess with it, can't mess with it!"
Gu You shook off the lake water in frustration. He then noticed that some two-colored halos were clinging to his body. Seeing that there was no harm, he didn't pay them any mind.
He found another spot by the lake and continued to comprehend the Silver Spirit Waterfall. As his mind became immersed, the two-colored light on his body gradually merged into him, and his mind suddenly became clearer.
In the ethereal realm, he gradually saw a kind of Heaven and Earth momentum opening its mysteries to him.
But soon, this feeling disappeared!
Gu You woke up with a frown. He lowered his head and looked at the disappearing two-colored light on his body, his expression thoughtful.
"Those lights contain a kind of Heaven and Earth comprehension, it seems to be the feeling of that spirit fish, it shared its comprehension with me!"
Gu You's eyes flashed as he looked at the lake surface and quickly found a spirit fish peeking out.
The spirit fish noticed Gu You's gaze and immediately dived back into the lake.
Gu You was speechless. He then rummaged in his pocket and found a few snacks. They tasted good, and since they didn't contain spiritual energy, he could bring them into the Immortal Seed Valley. He usually took them out to improve his meals, and he still had some left.
He threw a piece of snack towards the direction of the spirit fish.
After a while, a fish head surfaced and ate the snack.
Gu You smiled. He waited for a moment, and then saw the spirit fish return to his side and spray water jets at him.
This time, Gu You didn't dodge and let the water drench him!
The spirit fish let out a chuckle.
Gu You wasn't annoyed, instead, he laughed and said, "How about you keep spraying me with water? I'll try to comprehend the waterfall!"
The spirit fish looked at him in confusion, then nodded.
Gu You immediately continued to comprehend the Silver Spirit Waterfall. This time, sure enough, he had inspiration again, and his understanding of the Metal momentum gradually began to take shape.
Whenever he felt the state of inspiration emerging fade, the spirit fish would spray him again, renewing that state.
After dozens of times like this, Gu You finally successfully comprehended a wisp of Heaven and Earth momentum!
A surge of Aura flashed across Gu You's body, causing a ripple in the Heaven and Earth, emitting a pressure outwards for ten meters!
The spirit fish was tossed up slightly by this momentum, flipping its belly up, and angrily sprayed water at Gu You.
Gu You came back to his senses and laughed heartily, "Thank you, little guy!"
He squatted down and asked, "Are you a Spirit Beast in the Secret Realm? Are you bored staying here? Do you want to come out with me? I'll sign an equal contract with you!"
The spirit fish looked at him in surprise, its expression somewhat hesitant.
"Do you have family? You and I are both Metal-attributed, we'll be good partners in the future!"
Gu You invited, "And there are endless honey-glazed dried meats!"
The spirit fish hesitated for a moment, then still plunged into the lake.
Gu You stood by the lake, feeling a little regretful.
At this moment, the spirit fish, without him knowing when, had already swum to the bottom of the lake and found Little Cai, who was fast asleep.
The spirit fish woke up Little Cai.
Little Cai woke up and looked at the spirit fish in confusion.
Then, a series of encrypted communications took place between the two fish.
Little Cai was initially furious, then became hesitant, and finally, it sent its thoughts to Su Yuan.
At this time, Su Yuan was in the small palace, scratching his head at the layers of incredibly complex core Restrictions.
Sensing the thought transmitted by Little Cai, he was also momentarily stunned.
"Little Thirteen wants to leave with a human Cultivator? Asking if I agree?"
This sudden question left Su Yuan a bit dazed.
Su Yuan had developed feelings for the spirit fish in the lake through his cultivation, but he hadn't expected that one day a spirit fish would voluntarily choose to leave!
This feeling made him somewhat disappointed, like a daughter he had raised for a long time choosing to get married. However, when he glanced at the anxious Little Li beside him, a sense of relief came over him.
Just like Little Li, the Ancestral Master probably never considered giving Little Li freedom, and the spirit fish likely yearned for freedom and the outside world. They also had their own ideas, but Su Yuan himself had suppressed their thoughts.
His nurturing of them was indeed a kindness, but he couldn't use this kindness to demand that these spirit fish follow him for a lifetime.
"Since it wants to leave, let it leave. This is its choice!" Su Yuan transmitted his thoughts to Little Cai.
Little Cai puffed out its cheeks and glared at Little Thirteen, but it eventually patted Little Thirteen's head, turned away with reluctance in its eyes, not wanting to see Little Thirteen anymore.
Little Thirteen slowly swam away, looking back to see a group of spirit fish also waving their fins at it, bidding it farewell.
Little Thirteen paused, then finally turned its head and left.
Gu You was waiting by the lake when he suddenly saw the spirit fish reappear and jump into his palm!
He showed a look of pleasant surprise: "You're willing to come with me?"
Little Thirteen nodded its head.
At this moment, Su Yuan's voice suddenly sounded in Gu You's ear, "You little rascal, you quietly abducted my spirit fish. You must treat Little Thirteen well in the future! Understand?"
Gu You was startled and immediately cupped his hands upwards, saying, "Disciple understands!"
Subsequently, an equal contract was formed between the person and the fish.
Little Thirteen jumped into Gu You's pocket, poking its head out to look at the lake surface.
Gu You felt a sense of repulsion from the Secret Realm.
Soon, when he came to his senses, he was already outside the Secret Realm portal, and Little Thirteen was also looking around with curiosity.
Gu You stroked Little Thirteen and smiled, "Let's go, I have a large spirit pool at home! If you follow me from now on, you definitely won't have to worry about food and drink!"
Little Thirteen pouted, clearly not believing him.
In the Secret Realm.
In the small palace.
Little Li, who was in charge of the entire Secret Realm, naturally saw this scene and pondered. If a fish could decide its own destiny, why couldn't it?
Although the Ancestral Master had raised it and even created it, did it have to choose to remain confined to the Secret Realm? The task the Ancestral Master had given it was completed, so it could naturally choose its own destiny.
Just as Su Yuan gave the spirit fish he had raised for a long time a chance, it could also give itself a chance to choose its destiny!
In fact, Little Li had been somewhat hesitant just now, not quite having made up its mind, but the spirit fish's choice provided it with a perfect example.
Perhaps it was Little Thirteen who 'set a bad example', as when a few more Cultivators with top-grade Spiritual Roots came to the pool to comprehend the principles of Heaven and Earth later.
More spirit fish chose to form contracts with the top-grade Spiritual Roots.
Feeling the special abilities of the spirit fish, these top-grade Spiritual Roots also showed their goodwill and formed contracts with the spirit fish.
Including Little Thirteen, a total of seven spirit fish signed contracts with top-grade Spiritual Root Disciples and left.
Su Yuan, who was examining the core of the Secret Realm in the palace, sighed, "The children have grown up, their wings are hard. They had good food and drink here, but they want to go out."
"You don't approve of their actions?" Little Li asked curiously.
Su Yuan sighed, "Things outside are very dangerous. It's very possible that once they go, there's no turning back. I even sent them a telepathic message, but they still insisted. In the future, I might have to collect their bodies!"
"Then why didn't you refuse them?" Little Li asked.
"Their hearts are no longer here. What's the use of me refusing? Moreover, they are independent lives, and I respect their choices! As rational beings, they have the right to choose for themselves! Although I gave them the opportunity to transform into spirit fish and provided them with the best conditions, this cannot be a reason for me to stop them. I just hope they won't regret it later!"
Su Yuan shook his head, his expression filled with sighs, but without any intention of stopping them.
Little Li nodded upon hearing this, her heart gradually firming up. She also wanted to choose her own destiny. Even if she perished outside in the future, it would be the result of her own choice. If a spirit fish could choose, let alone it.
Su Yuan's attention was focused on the core of the Secret Realm and he didn't notice Little Li's psychological changes for a while. In fact, even if he deliberately observed, it would be difficult to see Little Li's psychological changes, as it was also an 'old monster' level existence!
"So complicated!" Su Yuan looked at the layers of Formation Restrictions in the core of the Secret Realm and felt a headache coming on.
Although it looked somewhat familiar, it was only somewhat familiar. He felt that the complexity of this Secret Realm's core might only be comprehended by those above the Spirit Transformation stage.
He became less confident in [Work-Life Balance], not in the trait itself, but in the insufficient rest time. Currently, his rest time was only 93 days!
Little Li asked, "How is it? Can you refine it?"
"It's tough, but let's try! Little Li, get ready, we'll give it a shot."
Su Yuan turned to look at Little Li and said, "Are you really willing to follow me? If you continue to stay here, you can live for a very long time, but if you leave with me, you might encounter danger in the future!"
Little Li smiled cheerfully and said, "It's okay, I understand."
Su Yuan asked strangely, "What do you understand?"
"Not telling you!" Little Li's nine tails wagged back and forth.
Su Yuan gave Little Li a deep look, then activated the trait [Work-Life Balance]!
In an instant, the world became much clearer!
He didn't hesitate and activated the second and third activations, compressing the cultivation time to 130 minutes.
[Dao Follows Nature] activated!
The Heaven and Earth rhythm in the world became visible, clear and distinct!
[Seven Stars Blessing] activated!
The Big Dipper stars in the sky lit up, and seven beams of starlight descended from the sky, passing through the Secret Realm door and merging into Su Yuan's eyes, making his perception of Heaven and Earth even sharper.
Su Yuan looked at the core of the Secret Realm. The originally chaotic core of the Secret Realm became clearly layered, with a total of 1118 layers of Restrictions presented before Su Yuan.
Su Yuan's eyes widened: "This is... the Yuan Pool Natural Array Restriction?"
He was astonished to find that the core Restriction of this Secret Realm was actually just a variation of the Natural Array Restriction!
The Natural Array Restriction in his body had a naturally high compatibility with the Restrictions in the core of this Secret Realm. Refining it with the true essence transformed from his special spiritual aperture would definitely reduce the difficulty many times over!
This was too much of a coincidence!
He had originally just wanted to see how difficult the core Restriction of the Secret Realm was to refine and come back later when his cultivation increased, but now it seemed there was a possibility of refining it.
Su Yuan's expression was momentarily dazed, feeling as if this was arranged by Heaven, but upon careful consideration, he realized that this might not be a coincidence.
To accommodate the Silver Spirit Waterfall and make it last forever, there must be an array that can continuously restore spiritual energy to support it. And what array could be better than the Yuan Pool Natural Array Restriction?
He had previously been curious why the water of the Silver Spirit Waterfall could flow continuously and how its energy was replenished. It turned out there was a reason for everything.
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