Published: February 26, 2025
In the vibrating void, Tan Yun maneuvered the Divine Vessel to hover above a vast expanse of lake water.
Looking down, the expansive lake shimmered in a deep green hue.
Looking down, the immense lake was a deep, vivid green, resembling a gigantic Heavenly Pool.
Tan Yun stowed away the Divine Vessel, exchanged a glance with Xuan Yuan Rou, took a deep breath, and the two transformed into streaks of light, diving downwards, creating splashes as they plunged into the Heavenly Pool Ice Lake.
“Is it cold?” Tan Yun communicated to Xuan Yuan Rou.
“Not bad,” Xuan Yuan Rou replied with a smile, “Wherever you are is warm, even in this Heavenly Pool Ice Lake.”
“Rou'er, your words are getting sweeter.” A happy smile appeared on Tan Yun's handsome face as he reminded her, “Let’s go, dive to the bottom of the lake and head to the Heavenly Pool Abyss.”
“Mm.” Xuan Yuan Rou nodded, reaching for Tan Yun’s right hand. The two, resembling the Golden Boy and Jade Girl, clasped fingers and descended towards the lake's depths…
Perhaps due to the presence of the nine-headed divine flood dragon living in the Heavenly Pool Ice Lake, it took Tan Yun and Xuan Yuan Rou three days to reach the lake bottom without encountering any living members of the Divine Race.
“Little Master, we have arrived. Below is the entrance to the Heavenly Pool Abyss.” At this moment, the voice of Xiao Longshe resonated in Tan Yun's mind.
Holding Xuan Yuan Rou’s hand, Tan Yun gazed down, spotting a massive crack at the lake bottom, approximately ten thousand zhang wide and a million zhang long.
“Little Master, this is the entrance to the Heavenly Pool Abyss. Inside is a universe of its own, and the deeper you go, the more expansive it becomes. It is the lair of the nine-headed divine flood dragon.”
“Be extra careful once you enter,” the advice from Xiao Longshe came again in Tan Yun's mind.
“Mm, I understand,” Tan Yun replied mentally. He and Xuan Yuan Rou looked down at the seemingly bottomless Heavenly Pool Abyss, feeling a bit apprehensive.
“Tan Yun, the Heavenly Pool Abyss is quite hidden. Without Old Xiao's guidance, we wouldn't have found this place,” Xuan Yuan Rou communicated. “I doubt others would find it either.”
“Even if they did, simply looking at the Heavenly Pool Abyss would terrify them. They probably wouldn’t dare to enter,” Tan Yun agreed. “That makes sense, but just in case, we still need to proceed with caution.”
After speaking, Tan Yun led Xuan Yuan Rou carefully into the Heavenly Pool Abyss.
As they descended, Tan Yun noticed that, just as Old Xiao had mentioned, the further down they went, the more expansive the area became.
Time passed... an hour... until three hours later, Tan Yun and Xuan Yuan Rou finally reached the bottom of the Heavenly Pool Abyss.
Surveying their surroundings, they saw enormous aquatic vegetation, with some water plants towering up to a thousand zhang, resembling ancient trees.
In addition, the bottom of the Heavenly Pool Abyss featured endless, undulating mountains, exuding a rather eerie atmosphere.
“Old Xiao, where is the Heavenly Pool Profound Yin Fire?” Tan Yun asked mentally.
“Little Master, if you fly east for nine hundred thousand celestial li, you will reach an ice cave where the Heavenly Pool Profound Yin Fire lies,” Xiao Longshe replied.
Upon hearing this, Tan Yun and Xuan Yuan Rou slowed their pace as they traveled cautiously through the dim and sinister Heavenly Pool Abyss, heading east…
After traveling for nine hundred thousand celestial li, it took them a full half-day to arrive.
The two concealed themselves among the forest-like aquatic plants, peering out to see a massive plaza surrounded by mountains on three sides, roughly estimating its size to be thirty thousand celestial li.
In the center of the plaza stood a prominent ice cave towering a million zhang high.
On the mountain peaks at the back and both sides of the plaza, there were faintly visible gigantic caves with diameters of several thousand zhang.