Chapter 1568 This Spirit Pool belongs to our Gu family!
They had never encountered such a peculiar situation. What's more, this was their first time at the Spirit Pool, and they all wondered if it was a special attribute of the pool.
Just then, someone tentatively reached into the Spirit Pool. He closed his eyes, as if sensing something, and suddenly opened them wide. "I know what's going on!!"
The crowd was startled and quickly looked over, asking the youth, "Gu Liang, what exactly is happening?"
The youth called Gu Liang withdrew his hand from the Spirit Pool and said, "A powerful force is absorbing the energy of the Spirit Pool. Because of this force, we are unable to absorb the energy."
"How do you know?"
"Due to my constitution, I have a special sensitivity to energy flow. I just investigated."
The crowd frowned, still harboring some doubt about Gu Liang's words. After all, who could possess such immense absorption power?
At this moment, a youth with thick eyebrows stood up and said, "What Gu Liang says must be correct. The last time we found a blessed land, it was Gu Liang who found it. He can sense the flow of energy."
This thick-browed youth was named Gu Feng, a good friend of Gu Liang.
Gu Liang added, "It might not necessarily be a person. Legend has it that there is a monster in the Spirit Pool. Perhaps it's that monster."
The matter of a monster in the Spirit Pool had been circulating for several years. It was because someone had encountered a monster that was extremely powerful. The Gu family disciples who encountered the monster had nearly lost their lives. However, it hadn't appeared in the last two years.
"That makes sense."
The crowd reluctantly agreed.
Someone proactively said, "Gu Liang, quickly lead us there. Let's see what kind of monster is snatching the energy from us."
"But what if we run into trouble? I heard that monster is very terrifying. They say even someone in the Martial Emperor realm barely survived after encountering that monster."
"That's right. We should be more careful. Let's not lose our lives before we even figure out the reason."
"What are you afraid of? The five of us combined, even a second-grade Martial Emperor would have a tough time."
"This..."
"Don't you all forget, Gu family disciples generally have at most one chance in their lifetime to come to this Spirit Pool. Now that there's no energy, it's as if we came for nothing."
"Let's go and see! We'll slay that monster today!!"
In the end, the crowd decided.
"Gu Liang, you can sense energy, lead the way."
The speaker was Gu Yongqiang. Among these individuals, he was the strongest, having touched the threshold of the Martial Emperor realm. He also had the most prestige, and everyone followed his lead.
As for the cultivation of the others, they were all at the ninth-grade Divine Myth realm.
"Good!"
Gu Liang nodded. He didn't move but took out a yellow piece of paper from his怀. He dipped his hand into the Spirit Pool and wrote several intricate runes on the paper. Then, he folded the paper into a paper crane and chanted incantations.
Suddenly, he threw the paper crane into the Spirit Pool. The crane did not sink into the water but floated on the surface and shot out in a direction at an extremely fast speed.
"Let's go quickly. We'll definitely find that monster by following my spirit crane." Gu Liang urged.
"Is this thing reliable?" Gu Yongqiang asked.
Before Gu Liang could speak, Gu Feng smiled and said, "Of course, it's reliable. That's a Spirit Seeking Crane, specifically used to find blessed lands. If it can find blessed lands, it can certainly find the direction of energy flow?"
"So this is a Spirit Seeking Crane!"
Gu Yongqiang's eyes lit up.
He had also heard of the Spirit Seeking Crane, a renowned secret technique of the Gu family, which not just anyone could learn. In their generation, only one or two people could learn it, and he hadn't expected Gu Liang to have mastered it.
"Very good! Quickly, let's catch up."
Gu Yongqiang called out, and everyone hurried to follow.
The Spirit Pool was filled with thick white mist, which grew denser as they ventured deeper.
"Such dense mist, everyone be careful." Gu Yongqiang reminded them.
Gu Liang, however, said, "This isn't mist, but rather the result of the extreme density here. Be careful, we should be nearing our destination."
To what extent would energy need to be dense to create such fog?
Gu Yongqiang and the others became serious.
Suddenly, the paper crane, which had been flying rapidly ahead, burst into flames on its own.
"Stop!"
Gu Liang suddenly stopped.
The others also stopped abruptly.
"What is it?" Gu Yongqiang quickly asked.
"We've reached our destination."
"Oh? Where?"
Gu Yongqiang looked up abruptly.
The others also looked around, but all their gazes converged on the area near the burning paper crane.
The paper crane burned with a bluish-purple flame. In the glow of the fire, the mist seemed to dissipate slightly, revealing a figure sitting cross-legged, floating on the surface of the lake, surrounded by vast amounts of energy.
"Look, that monster!"
"No, that's not a monster, it's a person!"
"It really is a person. Who in the fourth district has the capability to absorb so much energy at once?"
Everyone exchanged glances.
Suddenly, someone recognized Chen Xuan: "Isn't this Gu Lingyun's attendant?!"
"It really is Gu Lingyun's attendant!"
Upon recognizing Chen Xuan's identity, their expressions turned grim.
"An attendant dares to snatch energy from us, he's simply asking for death. Let's go teach this fellow a lesson!"
A group of people, filled with indignation, charged towards Chen Xuan.
However, Gu Liang pulled Gu Feng back.
Gu Feng looked back at Gu Liang and asked, "What is it?"
"This person can absorb energy so quickly, he's definitely not simple. We should still be cautious," Gu Liang said in a low voice.
"Tch, what's there to be afraid of? He's just an attendant, how powerful can he be? He must have some unusual methods."
Gu Feng was dismissive. He broke free from Gu Liang's hand and quickly rushed forward.
Gu Liang, however, stood still, looking at Chen Xuan, who was sitting cross-legged, his eyes filled with deep apprehension.
He was naturally sensitive to energy and could feel the immense, terrifying power within Chen Xuan.
At this moment, the five Gu family members had surrounded Chen Xuan, their inner energy surging forth, ready to attack.
"Kid, get up now!"
A Gu family disciple shouted coldly.
Chen Xuan slowly opened his eyes and saw the Gu family disciples. He asked, "What are you doing?"
"You're disrupting our cultivation, stop immediately!"
"I'm disrupting your cultivation? Is this your family's?"
"This Spirit Pool belongs to our Gu family!"
Chen Xuan: "..."
He was speechless.
"Although this Spirit Pool belongs to your Gu family, I have also entered the Spirit Pool. You cultivate your way, and I'll cultivate mine."
"If we could cultivate, would we come looking for you?"
"What do you mean?"
Chen Xuan frowned.
Then, the Gu family disciples explained the situation they had encountered to Chen Xuan.
This surprised Chen Xuan greatly.
Was he this formidable?