Ning Cheng didn’t give a smile in return; instead, he remained in thought. Yan Xishuang, as if understanding Ning Cheng’s thoughts, calmly continued. “Did you think that the weight of many drops of Single Essence Heavy Water would simply add up?”
“Yeah.” Ning Cheng looked at Yan Xishuang in confusion. Going by a drop-by-drop basis, just how many drops did this 3000 Weak Water Stream contain? If each drop meant the weight of an entire star, just how many stars would it weigh? In fact, it might be impossible to measure the combined weight at all.
“You’re wrong.” Yan Xishuang said softly. “It’s countless times heavier than you think. It’s not just a simple one-plus-one problem. As for a reason, I don’t know.[2]”
After a pause, she added, “But that’s not what we were talking about. Besides, there wouldn’t be so much Single Essence Heaven Water in this positional plane’s starry skies.”
“Since there is not much of Single Essence Heavy Water, why is there so much of 3000 Weak Water here? If I remember correctly, you said that the 3000 Weak Water was listed sixth among the ten innate waters.” Ning Cheng said immediately.
Yan Xishuang showed a slight smile, “You’re partly wrong. If all the water here were the 3000 Weak Water, then Devouring Bone Sea wouldn’t exist. Even we couldn’t have reached this place. In fact, there is only one drop of 3000 Weak Water in here.”
One drop? How could there be such a ‘big’ drop?
As if knowing what Ning Cheng thought, Yan Xishuang gave a direct reply, “It’s not a ‘big’ drop. It’s just a fist-sized drop of 3000 Weak Water under this sea. But because this drop of 3000 Weak Water had fallen here, it’s what created this area. It not only changed the water’s colour to dark grey, it even caused the water to cave in on itself.”
“What’re the uses of 3000 Weak Water?” Ning Cheng felt moved by the idea of obtaining this drop of 3000 Weak Water, especially since it was on the same list as the 5-element Spirit Water. He very much wanted to get it, even if it was just a single drop.
Yan Xishuang offered a careful explanation, “Don’t look at 3000 Weak Water as ordinary, it doesn’t actually have a fixed form or shape. If not refined, however, 3000 Weak Water is as cold as the coldest ice. It can freeze everything in the world and turn it into nothingness. If any living creature fell into it, it wouldn’t be able to use even half its strength. Moreover, you wouldn’t be able to feel this without actually entering the water.”
“Once you refine the 3000 Weak Water into your own treasure, this treasure would then keep morphing according to your opponent’s fears. If your opponent fears the cold, this Weak Water Treasure will become the coldest thing in the world. If your opponent is afraid of flames, this Weak Water Treasure will turn into the most terrifying flame.”
“Of course, this is not the most important role of the 3000 Weak Water. If you integrate this 3000 Weak Water into a weapon, that’s where it would bring out its real power. In fact, it’s one of the most powerful artefact-crafting auxiliary raw materials in the world. Moreover, the reason I asked you to cooperate was that only your Nirvana Blue Stone could help us enter this 3000 Weak Water Stream. Otherwise, even stepping into it would mean death.”
Yan Xishuang seemed to have understood a bit of Ning Cheng’s character. So, she decided to state the role of Nirvana Bluestone first. She had a hunch that Ning Cheng might cooperate if she described how to get into the river.
Ning Cheng didn’t expect 3000 Weak Water to have such an important role. He took in a deep breath and said, “Fairy Yan, you said just now that there was only a single drop of 3000 Weak Water here. Even if we cooperate, how would we divide this drop of 3000 Weak Water?”
Yan Xishuang showed a slight smile, “I can’t take this drop of 3000 Weak Water. So this Weak Water naturally belongs to you. The rest we can divide equally between us. The area around the 3000 Weak Water always transforms into an area filled with treasures. Since this drop of 3000 Weak Water has fallen here, it means that we would definitely find many top-grade treasures.”
“Okay, I agree.” Ning Cheng said without hesitation.
He could feel some pitfalls in Yan Xishuang’s words, but since Yan Xishuang didn’t want this drop of 3000 Weak Water, why would he refuse it? As for the idea of kicking Yan Xishuang away after learning how to enter the Weak Water Stream, he never even thought about it.
Sure enough, Yan Xishuang’s eyes flashed with excitement. “Then please take out the Nirvana Bluestone. As long as you can put the Nirvana Bluestone in the 3000 Weak Water Stream in front of you, we can then stand on top of it and let it directly sink to the bottom.”
Now that they had reached an agreement, Ning Cheng acted quickly. Without a word of nonsense, he took out the Nirvana Bluestone, removed the restrictions covering it, and threw it into the 3000 Weak Water Stream.
Even the feather had sunk to the bottom of the river. Therefore, Ning Cheng somewhat expected that this bluestone would also start dropping after he threw it into the river. As for what to do later, Yan Xishuang definitely would have a method.
Unexpectedly, Ning Cheng found that the bluestone did not sink when thrown into the Weak Water Stream; instead, it remained floating in place.
Yan Xishuang quickly flew over to the bluestone and at the same time shouted to Ning Cheng. “Hurry up; only by standing over this Nirvana Bluestone can we reach the bottom of the Weak Water Stream.”
Ning Cheng also quickly flew over to the Nirvana Bluestone. As soon as he landed, a horrifyingly cold wave blasted over him. The icy chill made Ning Cheng wonder if he could have survived it without advancing to the middle-grade Starry Sky Body.
Fortunately, the moment his feet touched the Nirvana Bluestone, it gave off a wave of heat that neutralised the surrounding cold.
“You seem to have quite a forged body, almost reaching the peak of Starry Sky Body.” Yan Xishuang’s forged body obviously was of a higher grade compared to Ning Cheng. But even so, some frost still formed over her body.
In fact, Ning Cheng’s forged body had only reached the middle-grade of Starry Sky Body, but Ning Cheng did not answer Yan Xishuang’s words. Instead, he felt that if it weren’t for this Nirvana Bluestone, he would have had to wait for death or enter the Mysterious Yellow Bead if he had directly jumped in. Even the terrifying heat waves from the Nirvana Bluestone could not entirely block the icy cold of this 3000 Weak Water Stream. In other words, if he and Yan Xishuang weren’t both starry sky powerhouses, they wouldn’t be able to enter this Weak Water Stream without the Nirvana Bluestone.
“Something’s wrong, the Nirvana Bluestone is starting to melt.” Ning Cheng quickly noticed the change in the Nirvana Bluestone under his feet. He found its size shrinking with each passing moment; maybe this Nirvana Bluestone would dissolve before they could even reach the bottom of the river.
[1]
‘Ranked’ here does not mean an actual ranked hierarchy, it’s just a representation of the items on a list.
[2]
For those who don’t know, it basically speaks about the effects of gravitational force, the more mass piles up, the more gravitational pull it will exert on itself, which exponentially increases the ‘weight’.
Chapter 0751 – Good Fortune Treasure Fragments
Translated By – DemonKiller
Checked and Edited By – Livewidsmile
Proofread By – DemonKiller
Please do not host our works anywhere else without our permission.
Yan Xishuang gave a calm reply, “This is just seawater infected by the Weak Water. If it were real Weak Water, this Nirvana Bluestone would have already melted away into nothingness. Of course, you don’t need to worry about it. This bluestone should be more than enough for us to get the treasures and then get out.”
As the Nirvana Bluestone kept sinking, it started to melt faster, which also shrunk the area jointly shared by Ning Cheng and Yan Xishuang. From this, one could imagine that without the help from the Nirvana Bluestone, even an
area set up by the two would not withstand the erosion caused by the Weak Water’s chill.
Ning Cheng took in a deep breath before turning towards Yan Xishuang. “According to you, we’re not even close to that drop of Weak Water, yet it’s already affecting us. If this continued, let alone collecting that drop of Weak Water, could we even get close to it? You already know that I couldn’t collect that drop of Weak Water, so you just wanted to take advantage of my Nirvana Bluestone to go down, didn’t you?”
Yan Xishuang’s eyes held a slightly apologetical look. “I already said that I can’t take it, but I’m never told that you couldn’t take it away. Besides, there is no way to get close to this drop of Weak Water unless you used the Nirvana Bluestone. But if you took advantage of the Nirvana Bluestone for that purpose, then I’m afraid that we wouldn’t even have the chance to go back up. You should have already realised that the closer we moved to the drop of Weak Water, the faster the Nirvana Bluestone would melt.”
“Doesn’t that mean I can’t take that drop of Weak Water, and can only go on a treasure hunt with you?” Ning Cheng spoke up with a slightly upset tone. He already guessed that there was something wrong with Yan Xishuang’s words previously. Still, he never expected that the problem would be that he couldn’t take the drop of Weak Water at all.
Yan Xishuang gave a simple nod, “Yes, you can’t take that drop of Weak Water. However, the area around the Weak Water is a treasure ground. If we joined hands to take away as many treasures we can get and share it equally among us, we definitely wouldn’t lose out.”
Ning Cheng muttered to himself, “That’s okay with you because you don’t have to suffer any loss. I’m the one who has to use my Nirvana Bluestone. When we get back up, would there be any Nirvana Bluestone left to use?”
Yan Xishuang showed a faint smile, “Ning Cheng, you only think that because you don’t even know where to look for the most valuable part of the Nirvana Bluestone. The most valuable part of the Nirvana Bluestone is not this bluestone, but the Nirvana Heart. The Nirvana Heart could easily help a tog-grade Starry Sky Flame to evolve once again. As to how far the flame could evolve, I cannot imagine. Moreover, as far as I know, it’s almost impossible to break the Nirvana Bluestone through conventional methods. Only this 3000 Weak Water River can break it open.”
“I did use your Nirvana Bluestone, but I also am helping you break open the Nirvana Bluestone and obtain the Nirvana Heart. One simply cannot put a value on the Nirvana Heart. In fact, its value remains immeasurable. If you gave the Nirvana Heart to me, I would rather not have anything else from this place.”
Ning Cheng felt somewhat better after hearing Yan Xishuang’s words. No wonder Yan Xishuang wanted to exchange his bluestone with so many good things. Apart from using it to enter the 3000 Weak Water Stream, she also had another reason for it, i.e. the Nirvana Heart. But could this Nirvana Heart really help evolve a top-grade Starry Sky Flame? That is, once his flame upgraded to a Grade 6 Starry Sky Flame, could he continue using the Nirvana Heart to improve the flame once again?
“If you still feel like you’re suffering a loss, I will send you a Starry Sky Spiritual Vein later.” Yan Xishuang said softly. She could feel that Ning Cheng wasn’t a sore loser.
“Forget it.” Ning Cheng smiled. He took cultivation resources very seriously, and a Starry Sky Spiritual Vein was even more valuable to him. At this moment, he didn’t even have a small shard of a Starry Sky Spiritual Vein.
But he also felt somewhat grateful to Yan Xishuang. She didn’t hide the truth from him and even explained Nirvana Heart’s role. Compared to the Nirvana Heart, what was a Starry Sky Spiritual Vein? If not for Yan Xishuang telling him, he wouldn’t even know about the Nirvana Heart. He might have realised it later, but who knows how long it would have taken?
His Celestial River Flame had already upgraded to a Grade 5 Starry Sky Flame. Which meant that as long as it advanced another rank, it would become a Grade 6 Starry Sky Flame. If this Nirvana Heart could upgrade his Celestial River Flame once again, he did not believe that the Nirvana Spear would no longer stay impervious.
Besides, if he and Yan Xishuang had switched places for this transaction, maybe he would have also tried to find a way to get Yan Xishuang to cooperate with him. However, he wouldn’t act as cautious as Yan Xishuang did and would have stated the matter directly. Whether the other party agreed or not, he would tell the truth. In any case, cultivators had to seek out their own opportunities, as waiting around would never bring any results. Therefore, although Yan Xishuang’s approach was not very straightforward, it wasn’t at least a dirty plan.
Seeing Ning Cheng unwilling to take advantage of this opportunity made Yan Xishuang a little embarrassed. She didn’t know what to say.
The seawater ran deep. Although the Nirvana Blue Stone sunk quickly, it still hadn’t reached the bottom of the sea even after three hours.
“Are you a rogue cultivator?” Yan Xishuang found the atmosphere around them a little awkward and took the initiative to speak with Ning Cheng.
“I used to be in the past, but I now have a sect.” Ning Cheng had just replied when a blue light swept over them.
Yan Xishuang spoke, “When you reach the bottom of the Weak Water River, immediately move in the direction with the thickest Spirit Qi….”
But Yan Xishuang’s words stopped abruptly. Like Ning Cheng, she looked in the direction from where the blue light had swept over. This blue light made things so clear that even the seawater infected by the Weak Water could not block the gaze of the two, nor could the seawater outside the blue light. However, it still blocked spiritual consciousness.
“Where does this blue light come from? How is it so powerful to penetrate through the 3000 Weak Waters and still shine so brightly?” Ning Cheng spoke up in surprise.
Yan Xishuang took in a deep breath and said, “This is not exactly Weak Water; rather, a patch of seawater infected by Weak Water. Even so, this blue light definitely is extraordinary. Let’s go and have a look.”
Ning Cheng nodded, took out a few array flags and dropped it next to the Nirvana Bluestone. As the array flag melted away, the Nirvana Bluestone also slowly started to move in the direction of the blue light.
“That blue light is in the same direction as the drop of Weak Water. Strange, 3000 Weak Water doesn’t emit blue light.” Yan Xishuang spoke up in doubt.
Even if Yan Xishuang hadn’t said it, Ning Cheng had already guessed it. That’s because the speed of Nirvana Bluestone melting increased proportionally as it moved closer to the source of that blue light.
Yan Xishuang wanted to stop Ning Cheng from moving further in when the scene in front of her stunned her into silence. A fist-sized drop of greywater suspended over a lotus petal; or rather, above an azure-coloured lotus petal.
Ning Cheng had stopped a long time ago and was staring at the lotus petal in shock. He could clearly feel the aura of a Good Fortune Treasure coming from it. From the looks of it, it actually was a Good Fortune Lotus’ petal, a treasure equal to the Mysterious Yellow Bead. It’s just that the drop of Weak Water suspended over it had covered up the Good Fortune Aura, to the point that barely anything surged out.
“This azure lotus petal definitely is a heavenly treasure; otherwise, that drop of Weak Water would not have remained suspended on this lotus flower petal.” Yan Xishuang spoke up with a tremor.
She only knew that the drop of 3000 Weak Water wouldn’t fall just anywhere. Only a supreme Starry Sky Spirit Vein or a large Starry Sky Pill Pond could attract a drop of Weak Water. She never expected that it would fall onto a lotus petal. This also showed that this lotus petal was definitely a supreme treasure.
“I want that lotus petal…..” After uttering half a sentence, Yan Xishuang gave out a sigh. She knew that she couldn’t take this lotus petal, as they couldn’t even get close to it.
Ning Cheng took in a deep breath, “I’ll try to take that drop of Weak Water, but I want to tell you that even if you can take away th
is lotus flower petal, you cannot take it.”
“Why? Do you want half of it?” Yan Xishuang looked at Ning Cheng and asked. It doesn’t matter if he wanted to split the spoils in half since the two had already agreed to it. But, she guessed that there probably was only a single lotus petal here, and nothing else.
Ning Cheng hesitated for a moment and simply said, “Have you heard of Good Fortune Treasures?”
Yan Xishuang’s eyes almost jumped out in shock. She then grabbed Ning Cheng’s arm and spoke with an almost incoherent voice, “Ning Cheng, are you implying that this lotus petal is a Good Fortune Treasure?”
Ning Cheng smiled to himself. Looks like she really did not know about quite a few things. But he understood why Yan Xishuang couldn’t realise that the azure lotus petal was a Good Fortune Treasure. That’s because that drop of Weak Water had almost entirely concealed the Good Fortune Aura. However, it couldn’t escape Ning Cheng, as he owned the Mysterious Yellow Bead.
“Yes, if I’m not completely mistaken, this lotus petal should be a fragment of a Good Fortune Treasure.” Whether or no Yan Xishuang understood the implications, Ning Cheng did not choose to hide it.
Yan Xishuang didn’t notice the ridiculing tone within his words, as she couldn’t hide the shock and excitement in her eyes. She murmured to herself, “A Good Fortune Treasure, a fragment of the Good Fortune Lotus …..”
But she quickly recalled what Ning Cheng had said just now, and immediately asked, “You took a fancy to this Good Fortune Treasure fragment, so you don’t want to share it with me, is that it?”
While saying this, she completely forgot the fact that she also had comparable cultivation to Ning Cheng.
“Let go of your hand first.” Ning Cheng looked at Yan Xishuang who still held on to him.
Yan Xishuang quickly regained her composure and let go of Ning Cheng. She then looked at Ning Cheng with even more urgency.
“Do you have the ability to split a Good Fortune Treasure?” Ning Cheng asked in a calm tone.
The Gate Of Good Fortune c1-905 Page 600
