Something's Wrong with the Immortal Pool

“Junior Sister Luo, let's hurry and make the most of our time to cultivate!”

“Alright!”

With that, the two of them jumped into the Immortal Pool.

They closed their eyes, circulating their techniques to cultivate and comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.

A moment later...

Liu Xingyu couldn't help but frown, muttering to himself in his heart.

What was going on? Why couldn't he feel any spiritual energy? And he couldn't sense any laws either?

This was completely different from the feeling his master had described.

Where was the dense spiritual energy? Where were the clear laws of heaven and earth?

He quietly opened his eyes and glanced at Luo Xiyan, who was not far away.

He saw that she was cultivating seriously.

What was the matter?

Could it be that his method of cultivation was wrong?

He closed his eyes again, calmed his heart, and restarted his cultivation.

Meanwhile, Luo Xiyan, who appeared to be cultivating with the utmost seriousness, was actually feeling extremely nervous.

It’s over... it’s over... Because of her demon body, she couldn't absorb the spiritual energy of the Immortal Pool at all, nor could she sense the laws of heaven and earth.

But that shouldn't be right? She had never heard of such a thing happening before.

No, she couldn't let Liu Xingyu find out. She had to keep up the act!

But what should she do if her cultivation didn't improve?

At the same time, she was already preparing herself to kill him to keep her secret!

Just as Luo Xiyan was planning how to clean up the scene, who to frame, and how to make her escape after the murder!

Suddenly, Liu Xingyu’s voice rang out.

“Junior Sister Luo, do you feel like there's something wrong with this Immortal Pool?”

He really couldn't hold it in anymore. No matter how he cultivated, he just couldn't feel any spiritual energy or laws.

In the end, choosing between losing face and losing this opportunity, he chose to lose face.

He really didn't want to waste this chance!

Asking a question wouldn't kill him!

“Ah?!”

Luo Xiyan, who was in the middle of her tense plotting, nearly lashed out the moment she heard Liu Xingyu’s voice.

Fortunately, she managed to restrain herself at the last second.

However, she also realized from his words that he was having trouble with his cultivation as well.

After thinking it over, she decided to test the waters first.

Her eyes flickered, and she said with a look of sincere distress, “I... I can't feel any spiritual energy, and I can't sense any laws... It's nothing like what Master described...”

“Sob... Senior Brother Liu, do you think my talent is just too poor?”

After speaking, Luo Xiyan watched Liu Xingyu carefully, her spiritual energy ready to strike. If he showed any abnormal behavior, she would kill him without hesitation.

“What a coincidence! I can't feel anything either!”

As soon as Luo Xiyan finished speaking, Liu Xingyu cried out in surprise and let out a long sigh of relief.

Good grief! As long as it wasn't his own problem, everything was fine!

Suddenly, he and Luo Xiyan looked at each other and cried out simultaneously.

“Oh no, something's wrong with the Immortal Pool!”

Luo Xiyan’s eyes widened, and she covered her mouth with her hand.

She also let out a sigh of relief in her heart.

Good heavens! It wasn't because of her identity as a member of the demon race!

Then, the two of them looked at each other again, their faces turning pale.

Gosh, if the problem wasn't with them, then it was with the Immortal Pool! And it was a huge problem.

This was a major incident!

“Let's go... hurry, we need to report this to the Sect Leader...”

Ignoring everything else, the two of them rushed out of the now-ordinary Immortal Pool.

The two Soul Transformation cultivators guarding the teleportation array were surprised to see Liu Xingyu and Luo Xiyan coming out so soon.

One of them asked in confusion, “Senior Brother Liu, Senior Sister Luo, why are you out already?”

“Something's wrong with the Immortal Pool!” Liu Xingyu said urgently.

“What?”

“The Immortal Pool is compromised!”

The two Soul Transformation cultivators also turned pale and cried out in shock.

If something went wrong under their watch, they would definitely be punished!

“Check us quickly so we can go report to the Sect Leader!”

As Liu Xingyu spoke, he handed his storage bag to the dazed guards for inspection.

Luo Xiyan also handed over her storage bag.

There was nothing important in their bags. Before entering the Immortal Pool, they had stored their primary storage bags elsewhere.

The two Soul Transformation cultivators hurriedly checked them and found nothing out of the ordinary.

They returned the storage bags to Liu Xingyu and Luo Xiyan.

The two then rushed off to find the Sect Leader.

The reason they stayed together was to serve as witnesses for each other.

The Immortal Pool was compromised, and there would definitely be an investigation later...

...

“Sect Leader, this is the spirit stones I owe the sect.”

Grand Elder Xiao of the Tiansheng Sect handed a storage bag to the Tiansheng Sect Leader.

Last time, after the Sect Leader had ransomed him and his dear grandson back, they were required to repay the ransom personally.

Thus, as soon as Grand Elder Xiao had gathered enough spirit stones, he brought them over.

Seeing Grand Elder Xiao’s sour expression, the Sect Leader sighed.

“Old Xiao, don't blame me. After all, the amount of spirit stones was just too large this time. If everyone followed the example of you and your grandson... no matter how many assets our Tiansheng Sect has, it wouldn't be enough to cover such losses!”

“The Sect Leader is right,” Grand Elder Xiao replied with a dark face.

“I have other matters to attend to, so I shall take my leave!”

Without waiting for a response, Grand Elder Xiao turned and left the Sect Leader’s residence.

Watching the Grand Elder’s retreating back, the Sect Leader’s eyes flickered.

He knew that ever since the man had failed in his bid for the position of Sect Leader, Grand Elder Xiao had always held a grudge and disliked him.

Besides, he was just handling things according to the rules this time. He hadn't even mentioned how much face they had lost for the sect yet.

How did he have the nerve to be angry?

...

Grand Elder Xiao returned to his residence in a huff.

With a wave of his hand, he opened the protection array.

Just as he was about to enter, he saw a storage bag hanging by the door.

Frowning slightly, he swept the area with his divine sense and found no abnormalities in his residence.

He was a bit puzzled. Why was there a storage bag hanging here?

Who put it there?

He carefully reached out, picked up the storage bag, and scanned it with his divine sense.

Grand Elder Xiao’s eyes suddenly bulged. Inside were various jars, buckets, and basins.

That alone would have been fine, but they were all filled to the brim with immortal spirit water.

How could there be immortal spirit water here? This stuff wasn't allowed to be taken out!

He quickly checked his residence again and found that the protection array was perfectly intact.

His gaze narrowed. The only person who could enter his residence so freely was his dear grandson, Xiao Chen.

He held a token that allowed him to pass through the array.

“Huff!”

Grand Elder Xiao’s breathing became ragged.

It was obvious that his dear grandson had stolen the immortal spirit water!

“What a disaster!”

Grand Elder Xiao couldn't help but cry out. If this was discovered, even his position as Grand Elder wouldn't be enough to protect the boy!

How on earth did he steal it? And how much did he take?

The problem was, even if you were going to steal, you should have been smarter about it!

Who steals the moment they get in? You're supposed to wait until you're done cultivating and steal on your way out!

“You absolute idiot!” Grand Elder Xiao cursed under his breath.

He just took out a sound transmission talisman, intending to ask where his grandson was so he could help clean up the mess.

Suddenly, a sound transmission talisman appeared before him.

“Grand Elder Xiao, something has happened at the Immortal Pool!”

Grand Elder Xiao’s face turned grim. He hadn't expected it to be discovered so quickly!