Immortal God of War
The stream winds and twists, like a long giant dragon spanning across various parts of the mountain range.
"I’ve finally figured it out."
The Phoenix Tower Lady looked at the mountains and smiled.
"Figured out what?"
Qin Feiyang asked curiously.
"This stream is essentially the veins of this mountain range."
"It nourishes the land, keeping the plants on this land vibrant at all times."
The Phoenix Tower Lady said.
"I thought the same."
Qin Feiyang nodded.
The Ant Emperor suddenly said, "Elder Qin, I have a question I’d like to ask."
"Go ahead."
Qin Feiyang said.
The Ant Emperor said, "If there’s a treasure at the source of the stream, how should we distribute it among so many of us?"
Qin Feiyang was stunned.
He hadn’t considered this issue before.
"Of course."
"You don’t need to worry about Li Jian and me."
"We are already following you, what’s yours is ours."
"But for Miss Ruoxue, Ling Yunfei, and Lo Qingzhu, even though you have a good relationship with them, you can’t let them work for nothing!"
The Ant Emperor said.
The Phoenix Tower Lady froze, turned to look at the Ant Emperor, and laughed, "I suddenly find you so adorable!"
"Really?"
"Then shall I snuggle up?"
The Ant Emperor laughed mischievously.
"Snuggle what?"
The Phoenix Tower Lady was puzzled.
But she suddenly realized the Ant Emperor’s gaze was audaciously sizing up a certain part of her.
"Rascal, looking for a beating!"
The Phoenix Tower Lady became angry and embarrassed, gave a swift flick to the Ant Emperor’s head, causing it to cry out in pain.
"Serves you right."
The Spider Emperor and Scorpion Emperor were by the side gloating.
The Ant Emperor coldly snorted, "Better than you lot, all lustful thoughts but no courage."
The Phoenix Tower Lady stared coldly at the three beasts, "Say another word, and I’ll ruin you!"
Being teased by a few ferocious beasts—if this got out, where would her dignity be?
The three beasts awkwardly smiled and immediately behaved.
However.
The Ant Emperor’s words reminded Qin Feiyang.
This matter indeed needed some careful consideration.
Ling Yunfei and Lo Qingzhu aside, as they were his own people, but the Phoenix Tower Lady was definitely an outsider.
Moreover, she had been offering suggestions the whole journey.
And had contributed quite a bit.
Not giving her anything in return would be unfair.
The Phoenix Tower Lady pondered for a moment, then smiled, "Actually, you don’t need to consider me."
"Eh?"
Qin Feiyang was puzzled.
What did she mean?
"Entering the Divine Sign, I’m not hoping to gain much treasure; I’m just here to broaden my horizons and train a bit."
"Besides, items like Divine Arts and Divine Artifacts, while present on the first layer, are limited."
"Far inferior to what’s available on the second layer."
The Phoenix Tower Lady laughed.
The meaning was clear.
Her mother and mentor would help her find more divine items on the second layer.
And the items on the first layer were dispensable.
Qin Feiyang awkwardly laughed and said, "How can I accept this?"
"It’s fine."
"As long as it’s useful to you, just take it with peace of mind!"
The Phoenix Tower Lady smiled.
But hearing this, Qin Feiyang felt no happiness; instead, he frowned.
"What’s the matter?"
"Suspecting ulterior motives on my part?"
The Phoenix Tower Lady said.
"No, no."
"I’m just wondering why suddenly you and your mother are treating me so kindly?"
"I’m getting a bit unaccustomed."
Qin Feiyang said.
"Treating you well is commented, treating you poorly is commented, you’re really particular."
The Phoenix Tower Lady gave him a sideways glance.
Qin Feiyang scratched the back of his head, laughed awkwardly, nodded, "Alright, I won’t be particular from now on."
The Phoenix Tower Lady shook her head, chuckling.
Though engaged in conversation, their steps never halted.
Soon.
They arrived once again at the flatland where the Fortune Tree stood.
But this was not the stream’s source.
They kept searching down the path, leaving the flatland and entering the mountains.
Time silently slipped by.
In the middle of the night.
The two followed the stream and stepped into a valley.
The widest part of the valley spanned five to six meters, while the narrowest just allowed two to three people to pass, like a winding sheep trail.
On both sides, the mountain terrain was perilous, covered in wild grass and shrubs.
Qin Feiyang and the Phoenix Tower Lady waded through the stream side by side.
The Ant Emperor and the three beasts stayed obediently on Qin Feiyang’s shoulder.
The Spider Emperor suddenly said, "Have you noticed the temperature here is dropping?"
"In such a deep valley, of course, the temperature is lower than outside. What’s strange about that."
The Phoenix Tower Lady said.
"True."
The Spider Emperor thought for a moment, then nodded and grumbled.
Not long after.
The path ahead suddenly became extremely narrow, about half a meter wide, allowing only one person to pass.
And the water here grew deeper.
Seemingly a low-lying area.
"I’ll go ahead."
Qin Feiyang reached out to stop the Phoenix Tower Lady, moving forward cautiously, keeping an eye on the water’s movement.
Even though the Crocodile Emperor had mentioned there were no other creatures here, being careful doesn’t hurt.
The Phoenix Tower Lady was taken aback, shaking her head muttering, "This little fellow really knows how to care for people!"
She stepped gracefully and followed along.
As they moved, the stream gurgled.
And this narrow path was quite long.
They walked for less than an hour and still didn’t see the end.
On both sides, the mountain terrain grew increasingly perilous.
The temperature continued to drop.
Looking down from the sky, this place resembles a line in the sky.
After walking for a while, the two walked out of this narrow path.
But the scenery that came into view caused the two people and three beasts to be somewhat stunned.
There was a pond ahead, very large.
The diameter was about tens of feet.
It was circular.
The pond was still within the valley.
On the opposite side, just like this side, there was also a narrow path.
Qin Feiyang stepped ashore, observing the terrain for a while, and said, "This should be the heart of the valley."
It was at this time that Miss Dragon Phoenix Building stared intently at the pond.
Suddenly.
She seemed to have discovered something, looking at the creeks on both sides of the pond, her bright eyes lit up with a hint of surprise, saying, "This is the end of the creeks!"
"Hmm?"
Qin Feiyang was taken aback, quickly scanning the water surface.
Indeed.
Although the water surface was calm without waves, and the water flow seemed almost stagnant, the dead grass and fallen leaves on the water were slowly moving toward the ends of the creeks.
This indicated.
The water was indeed flowing.
It was just difficult to notice with the naked eye.
"Finally found it."
The three beasts of the Ant Emperor looked at the pond, their eyes full of anticipation.
"Splash!"
Suddenly.
A sound of water splashing arose.
Qin Feiyang and the others looked over, only to see Ling Yunfei and others being led by the Crocodile Emperor, coming over from the other side of the valley.
Upon seeing Qin Feiyang and the two and the three beasts of the Ant Emperor, the group began to greet from afar.
"How is it, any discoveries?"
Moments later.
The group came to Qin Feiyang’s side, asking.
"Just like this."
Qin Feiyang pointed at the pond in front of them.
Everyone immediately broke into smiles, looking down at the pond.
"I’ve been to this place."
said the Crocodile Emperor.
"And what was the outcome?"
Everyone looked at him.
The Crocodile Emperor shook his head.
Ling Yunfei raised an eyebrow, saying, "I don’t believe this, let’s go down and take a look."
With that, he jumped directly into the pond, splashing waves.
"Crocodile Emperor, you stay outside."
Qin Feiyang instructed the Crocodile Emperor and the four beasts, and followed them into the pond.
Ling Yunfei, Lo Qingzhu, Miss Dragon Phoenix Building, along with Li Jian, also jumped into the pond after Qin Feiyang.
The pond was like a well, straight down, unfathomably deep.
The group of seven quickly sank downward.
And as they sank, they were also carefully observing the stone walls around the pond.
The stone walls were covered with moss.
The deeper they went, the colder the water became.
About a hundred breaths later.
The seven finally sank to the bottom of the pond.
However, upon observing the surroundings and the pond’s bottom, they did not notice anything unusual.
The bottom of the pond was piled with loose rocks, but the surface was very smooth, with some aquatic plants growing on it.
Qin Feiyang lowered his head, calmly contemplating.
The creek’s source was equivalent to the water’s source.
Since the source of the water was here, then, no matter what, there should be underground water here, continuously coming out from the bottom of the pond.
Because only this way could the water here continuously flow into the lake.
Thinking of this.
He again scanned the pond’s bottom, then squatted down, reaching out to touch the stones at the bottom.
"Hmm?"
Immediately.
He detected a clue.
Aside from the aquatic plants, there were surprisingly few sediments on these stones.
This was evidently unusual.
To be aware.
Usually, no one would come to this pond.
Moreover, this pond is quite deep.
The key point is, this pond has existed for many years.
Logically, the pond’s bottom should have a lot of sediment, like mud.
Such a situation can only be explained in one way!
Water continuously seeped out from below the pond’s bottom, washing away some sediments.
And one more thing.
He felt that the bottom of the pond seemed man-made.
That is, paved by humans.
Otherwise, these loose rocks couldn’t be arranged so neatly.
"Quick, everyone help!"
Qin Feiyang’s eyes lit up with excitement.
"What is it?"
Everyone looked at him with curiosity.
Qin Feiyang whispered, "Remove these loose rocks."
"Alright."
Everyone nodded, working together to forcibly remove each loose rock.
But they soon discovered that beneath them was another layer of loose rocks.
"Continue."
Qin Feiyang said.
Removing layer after layer, it felt as if it were endless.
However.
Everyone was visibly excited.
Because with each layer of loose rock being removed, they could already sense very obvious ripples.
This ripple was the flow of underground water emerging.
Moreover.
The temperature of the water was dropping rapidly.
Ling Yunfei said, "Could there be an underground river below!"
"Probably not."
"If there really was an underground river, the movement of the water flow wouldn’t be so small."
Qin Feiyang shook his head.
Another moment passed, Qin Feiyang and the others no longer knew how deep they had dug, but they still hadn’t reached an end.
Yet the water temperature had already dropped to an extreme.
Everyone felt as if they were soaking in an ice cellar, their whole bodies enveloped in a chill.
"This is too troublesome, step aside, I’ll just punch through directly."
Ling Yunfei gradually lost patience, expressing irritation.
Qin Feiyang hurriedly stopped him, saying, "No no no, what if the thing below is more fragile, and gets destroyed by your punch, all our efforts will be wasted."

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