<h4>Chapter 1296: Treasure: Cold Light Dewdrop</h4>


    Right, right. I think we have possibly found a treasure this time. Little Ao Jiao nodded vigorously, her smiling face filled with anticipation.


    After not obtaining anything in the ten half-step-Martial-Emperor-level forbiddennds, the two were very dispirited. The sudden discovery naturally excited them.


    After observing for a long time, Xiao Chen saw that all the ice fish that ate were at ease and rxed, not worried at all.


    He made up his mind and silently swam over. However, he remained cautious, not lowering his guard in the slightest.


    The patch of water nts seemed to stretch out endlessly. Xiao Chen appeared as insignificant as an ant among them. He looked carefully and found that the roots of the water nts did not pierce the ice but connected with each other, intertwining in an incrediblyplex manner.


    However, Ao Jiao did not show as much concern as Xiao Chen did. She had alreadye out and was using a jade bottle to gather all these dewdrops, happily keeping herself busy.


    If only Little Yellow Feather were here. As Xiao Chen watched Ao Jiao''s figure, he could not help thinking this.


    Unfortunately, such a legendary thing like the Sr Divine me had disappeared long ago.


    Ao Jiao, do you know what this is? Xiao Chen asked after he collected his thoughts and gently swam over.


    Hehe! I don''t know, Ao Jiao replied without even turning her head back. Collecting these cold light dewdrops was even more difficult than collecting mountain dew; it required absolute focus.


    Xiao Chen smiled and said, You don''t even know, and yet you are so happy about gathering it.


    Idiot. Have you not notice the special properties of these dewdrops? They are cold, extremely cold. If we can get enough of these dewdrops, they would be a more suitable quenching liquid than any other liquid.


    Quenching liquid!


    This was a step that the forging of any weapon could not skip. Only when Ao Jiao reminded him did he remember it.


    It was no wonder. Ao Jiao was gathering all the materials needed for forging a Divine Weapon. Given that, she would definitely think of this ahead of Xiao Chen.


    "When using these dewdrops as a quenching liquid, the quality of the Divine Weapon should be increased by at least thirty percent."


    When Ao Jiao said that, Xiao Chen''s expression immediately turned joyful, and he joined her in collecting.


    This was indeed an unexpected harvest. Although Xiao Chen did not find a Magic Skill, the mysterious dew water that he obtained could greatly increase the chances of the Lunar Shadow Saber making it into the Divine Weapon Ranking.


    Although collecting this dew was problematic, one would be ustomed to the process with some practice.


    An idea urred to Xiao Chen. He spread out his Saber Domain. Instantly, the area within one kilometer of him was within his grasp. Under his control, the tiny dewdrops headed for the jade bottle in his hand and entered it like bullets falling inside.


    This was a very simple and direct method. However, Ao Jiao did not like it. She preferred collecting them drop by drop, which gave her a certain sense of aplishment.


    As the two happily worked, they did not notice that the many ice fish left despite not having had their fill yet.


    Xiao Chen, we should have gotten enough dewdrops already, Ao Jiao said with a smile as she held her own bottle.


    Xiao Chen nced at the boundless patch of water nts. He smiled and said, There is no rush. This is a great treasure trove. We have not collected even a ten-thousandth of it yet.


    "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"


    Just at this moment, the water nts under them suddenly moved, springing up like a fishing. Before the two could react, their arms and legs became tangled in the water nts, continuously being pulled up.


    Xiao Chen''s expression changed drastically. He did not hurry to struggle free. Instead, he shouted to Ao Jiao, Quickly,e back in!


    Light shed. Ao Jiao turned into a bright beam of light and entered the Lunar Shadow Saber.


    Now, Xiao Chen rxed and calmly observed his current situation. The water nts, which covered a vast area spanning more than several thousand kilometers, had turned into a moving upwards.


    "Break!"


    The situation was urgent. Xiao Chen gathered all the saber intent in the Saber Domain. Then, he held the Lunar Shadow Saber in a reverse grip and swung it towards his left.


    However, to his surprise, while the water nts were not tough, they possessed unimaginable resilience.


    After spending a long time, Xiao Chen managed to struggle free of the water nts. However, he was nowpletely surrounded.


    The water ntsyered thickly over each other. If he wanted to charge out, he would have to break throughyer afterter, continuously chopping them apart.


    The surroundings were filled with water nts that had dewdrops hanging on them. When those dewdropsbined, they became light mes.


    This is troublesome. Am I going to die here?


    Xiao Chen tried several times. However, he discovered that no matter what, he could not break through all the water nts in one breath and make an opening.


    As for tearing space, this cold water seemed to have a strange suppressive power, rendering the space here even stabler than the Kunlun Realm''s.


    I can only use that move, Xiao Chen thought. That move was to focus everything in the Saber Domain on the saber.


    However, Xiao Chen had never seeded even once before. He was not confident of using it at this crucial point.


    Xiao Chen, don''t panic. Above. There is an exit above.


    At the critical moment, Xiao Chen heard Ao Jiao''s voice.


    That was right. The water nts were soaring upwards from the iceyer and closing up. However, as long as they had not closedpletely, there would be an exit above.


    Pressed for time, Xiao Chen executed his Movement Technique to the limits. He turned into a purple lightning dragon and soared up.


    Right before the water ntspletely closed up, Xiao Chen managed to escape narrowly. Then, hended heavily on the iceyer.


    The Lunar Shadow Saber could not stab into the ice. Due to theck of friction, he slid back one kilometer before he could perform a somersault ande to a stop.


    Xiao Chen held his saber and stood upright. Even though he felt fatigued, he did not rx after managing to escape alive. Instead, he looked to the front warily.


    The water nt that originally covered the iceyer disappeared. In its ce was an extremely tall and gargantuan water nt.


    The water nt was more than ten kilometers tall. Its roots of unknown thickness stabbed deep into the ice as the nt stood tall.


    The entire surface of the water nt flowed with a vague fiery light.


    When billions of these mysterious dewdropsbined, they actually formed a horrifying ice me.


    This also exined why Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao did not manage to gather a me even after collecting so many dewdrops. They were still severely short in number.


    What is this me? Why do I feel that it is even stronger than the Lunar True me? Ao Jiao had a strange look in her eyes, appearing confused.


    mes could be categorized into Yin and Yang. Of the Yin mes, the Lunar True me was the top one without a doubt.


    However, before the primal chaos split and the distinction between Yin and Yang arose, there had to have been mes in the universe as well.


    This mysterious me should be a me from the primal chaos of the universe. Its rank should not be lower than the Lunar True me''s.


    As for this me''s name, Xiao Chen did not know. That was something from far too long ago. There were no longer any mes of this universal level.


    Xiao Chen only knew some scattered pieces of information that he had read in some extremely ancient books.


    He looked at his feet. His Lunar Shadow Saber could not even split the thickyer of ice. He guessed that this ce had a me seed.


    This was a me seed that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord personally found in the universe during the Immortal Epoch.


    This water nt was a mysterious item from the Immortal Epoch as well. To think that it could actually grow into such arge water nt on this ice! Just from this, it was clear how extraordinary it was.


    Good, good, good! Although I did not find a Magic Skill, today''s harvest is even better than finding a Magic Skill!


    Excitement and iparable joy burned in Xiao Chen''s eyes.


    However, the problem now was how to deal with this. Regardless of the water nt or the me seed that was hidden somewhere, neither was easy to handle.


    Xiao Chen, what should we do?! Ao Jiao asked with some dissatisfaction as she flew out and looked at the mysterious water nt.


    The sight of an unobtainable treasure was truly hard to bear.


    When faced with Ao Jiao''s question, Xiao Chen had no ideas, either. There is no rush. We should just take this slowly. The water nt should open on its own. When it does, I will think of something. Going over now is too dangerous.


    After some thought, Xiao Chen tossed the Lunar Shadow Saber at the ice where the root of the water nt was.


    This throw looked casual. However, in reality, he put in all his effort to drive his remaining Primordial Energy, gathering it in the saber.


    Before Xiao Chen''s gaze of anticipation, the instant the Lunar Shadow Saber moved, it gave off an unparalleledly sharp saber intent and stabbed in about five centimeters.


    Let''s go!


    Xiao Chen only wanted to leave a mark. Now that he seeded, that was fine.


    He truly rxed only after hepletely left the water.


    After dropping to the ground, Xiao Cheny there, resting. Both times he entered the water, he had gotten scared half to death. Just one simple forbiddennd had drained him so much.


    "What a pretty flower bud!"


    In a half-awake state, Xiao Chen heard Ao Jiao''s gentle cry and quickly opened his eyes.


    He saw many translucent golden branches about one-millimeter thick appearing at the center of theke. At the tips of the branches were small, exquisite flower buds. The flower buds were a faint white, and their stalks seemed very thin. There were thousands of them looking like snowkes, pure and pretty.


    After the gargantuan water nt came out of theke, it actually disyed such a scene.


    A thought shed in Xiao Chen''s head, banishing all his sleepiness, and he stood up.


    Back at Heavenly Star Ind, Xiao Chen had read some Buddhist canons for the sake for dealing with the fake Buddhist sect that the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva supported.


    This flower bud seemed to be one of Buddhism''s three holy flowers, the Udumbara Flower. The other two were the Brahmin Bodhi Flower and Asura Lotus Flower.


    Putting aside what these three Buddhist holy flowers meant and the various myths and legends behind them, they all had many miraculous uses.


    There was a saying, a lotus was good for cultivation, and a bodhi was good forprehension and wisdom. When a fig flower appeared, a holy king would appear.


    [Note: The udumbara is a type of fig.]


    The first two segments were easy to understand. By cultivating on a lotus flower, one could raise one''s cultivation. Sitting under a bodhi raised one''sprehension ability, allowing one to achieve more with less effort.


    When a fig flower appeared, there would be instant youth. A holy king would undergo nirvanic rebirth. In other words, the blossoming of the flower meant rebirth, equal to having another life.


    "It turns out that it is an Udumbara Flower seed under the ice. No wonder it can prate the ice and fill such a vast area."


    Xiao Chen''s expression turned incredibly grave at this moment. No matter what, he had to obtain this seed.


    If it really had the effect of rebirth, then no matter how difficult his Great Tribtion of wind and fire was, he would be very confident of clearing it. However, even after doing everything he could, he only prated about five centimeters into the ice. He would not be able to dig out the Udumbara Flower seed.