Chapter 14 Golden Sand

The turbulence in the golden lake gradually subsided, and the torn void gradually repaired itself. The lake water possessed a hidden divinity, not a single drop falling into the void. It even drew energy from the void.

"Is it really impossible to take any away?"

Such a large lake wouldn't allow even a single drop to be taken. An ordinary person would waste countless treasures, this damned place was truly unique.

"Forget it, I'll check if there's another way out of this damned place first." Jiang Xuan sighed. If there wasn't another path, he'd have to go back and kill the others.

But he wasn't a murderous person. If there was a path forward, he wouldn't need to leave by the same route he came. As long as he left the lake, where even the void was sealed, it would be easy for him to leave.

The golden lake was calm, without waves. Below two thousand zhang, the only things visible were a few blood vessels extending deep into it, each as thick as a water bucket, with golden lake water flowing within.

"How long are these blood vessels? Do they connect to the entire body?" Jiang Xuan wondered. This ancient land was built according to the image of the Jiu You Ao, and he was currently in the heart of the Jiu You Ao.

Jiang Xuan continued to descend until he finally saw the bottom at three thousand zhang.

There, he saw a cave, which indeed had a passage leading to other places, but he didn't know if it was a path to life or death.

At the same time, he also discovered that the flesh and blood at the bottom of the lake were covered by golden dust and sand. Each grain of sand contained endless divine might.

Jiang Xuan split off a spiritual clone, protecting it with the Black Tower, and had it try to move the golden sand. But the result was unexpected: even with all its strength, his spiritual clone couldn't move the sand!

Even though the spiritual clone was far inferior to the original body, it was definitely no less powerful than a top-tier First Generation, yet it couldn't move a single grain of sand!

However, there was an unexpected discovery: the spiritual clone's attempt to move the sand didn't cause any anomalies. An unknown force suppressed any changes.

"Could this be… Star Sand?"

Jiang Xuan thought of a being, that master of a forbidden zone who had fought his way back from the other side of the Boundary Sea. If he remembered correctly, that master had once refined a universe, turning it into a Cosmic Lake, where every grain of sand was a real star!

The golden sand at the bottom of this lake was very similar. Each grain seemed to be a star, unimaginably heavy, carrying vast divine might.

"Could the Jiu You Ao clan have wanted to refine a Cosmic Lake in the past?" Of course, this was far from a Cosmic Lake. It wasn't made of a true universe, and the star-transformed sand only formed a thin layer.

But even this level of power was unimaginable. Combined with the strange layout of this ancient land, even he found it difficult to take any Star Sand away from here.

"Thieves don't… bah, I have to take some!"

Jiang Xuan's eyes turned red. This was formed from stars, refined with supreme methods. If it could be refined into his inner world in the future, it would definitely transform it.

Of course, the difficulty was too great. This was Star Sand. If a Celestial God came, they might be able to pick it up, but a mere Divine Fire cultivator had no chance of taking it away.

Of course, Jiang Xuan wasn't ordinary. He held the Yin-Yang Treasure Furnace, and although it would be very difficult, there was hope of taking some Star Sand away.

Without saying much, Jiang Xuan had the Yin-Yang Treasure Furnace hover at the entrance of the cave, then selected a grain of Star Sand near the entrance. He unleashed the Eight Inner Gates to the extreme, pushing his physical strength to its limit.

*Dong!*

Under Jiang Xuan's full push, a grain of sand finally slipped and fell into the cave. Jiang Xuan didn't hesitate and directly opened the Yang Furnace.

The Fallen God Child and Jun Dao saw the treasure furnace open and were about to rush out, but the grain of Star Sand directly pressed down. There was no way to avoid it in the narrow furnace mouth. They opened their barriers to resist, but were instead smashed back, hitting the other side, their bodies nearly crippled.

"Hiss… I forgot."

Jiang Xuan was a little embarrassed. Seeing the treasure, he forgot that there were still two monstrous figures in the Yang Furnace. This smash directly crippled them. Fortunately, no flesh and blood splashed out of the treasure furnace; even if it was smashed, it wouldn't be affected.

"Again!"

But Jiang Xuan didn't think too much. It was impossible to move it to the Yin Furnace, so he could only apologize to these two.

Jiang Xuan continued to act, pushing the Star Sand. It was extremely difficult even with his current strength, and the consumption was huge. In the end, he only took away forty-odd grains. As for the two in the Yang Furnace, they were unrecognizable, their flesh and blood blurred, their whole bodies exploding.

Their primordial spirits were unharmed, but their bodies were completely ruined. Now, they had no chance of escaping.

After that, Jiang Xuan continued to control the Yin-Yang Treasure Furnace. The treasure furnace was very magical. The inside and outside of the furnace were two different time-spaces, and even with forty-odd stars inside, the weight didn't change at all.

"Once I reach the exit of this cave, I'll find a way to scoop up some lake water. Perfect!"

Jiang Xuan sneaked into it, but had already started plotting for the golden lake water. So-called thieves don't…

Bah, after all, he came to a treasure land to find treasures. If he didn't get one or two treasures, how could it be considered a treasure land? It would be embarrassing to say it later. He was considering the reputation of the Jiu You Ao clan.

Thinking in his heart, his speed wasn't slow either. He descended along the cave and continued forward along the passage. The passage was like a blood vessel, but it was quite wide, and he could clearly see the surrounding flesh and blood.

If he fought here, he would definitely be poked into a hornet's nest.

The blood vessel was winding and filled with golden lake water. Jiang Xuan traveled for dozens of miles before finally seeing a way out.

With a whoosh, Jiang Xuan shot out of the lake water. In front of him was a heavenly ladder, with only ten zhang of space visible on both sides. The further distance was completely swallowed by darkness, with not a trace of light, but Jiang Xuan couldn't help but feel a chill. There seemed to be an unimaginable crisis within. If he approached, he would be swallowed and fall into endless darkness.

Behind him was the way he came, forming a small pond at the bottom of the heavenly ladder. The golden lake water was calm, as if it had been like this for eternity, without any movement.

Jiang Xuan immediately separated a spiritual clone, carrying a secret treasure, while his original body went up the heavenly ladder, away from the spiritual clone.

"Collect!"

Without hesitation, the spiritual clone instantly acted, and the secret treasure plunged into the pond, collecting the lake water before fleeing immediately.

Unsurprisingly, the lake water boiled, transforming into golden spears, which were incredibly fast, breaking through the air and attacking. The original body and the spiritual clone didn't hesitate at all and turned around to run.

He used the spiritual clone to act mainly because he was worried that there might also be strange killing intent in the darkness, but now it seemed that the lake water and the darkness on both sides of the heavenly ladder were not one entity. Unlike the previous heart area, moving one would cause the other to riot.

Flying all the way, Jiang Xuan also quickly transferred the lake water to the Yang Furnace. Only the Yin-Yang Treasure Furnace could suppress the things in this ancient land. The other treasures on his body couldn't bear it at all.

For example, the spatial secret treasure he used to hold the lake water was already ruined after such a short time, its divinity completely lost.

"*Chi!*"

The golden spears were incredibly fast. The spiritual clone was, after all, not the original body, and its strength was inferior. It was quickly caught up and completely pierced, but the golden spears still didn't dissipate.

Obviously, their target was the lake water, which had to be taken back, otherwise they would never stop.