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"Around ten thousand years ago, when the Tianshui Sect was first established, the Tianshui Pool already existed. Its origins are quite mysterious and seem to be connected to the Ice God."
Mo Xinyan and Shui Wuya leisurely walked through the serene and secluded back mountain of the Tianshui Sect, where even the disciples were nowhere to be seen.
Of course, besides the two of them, Octagon and Dream hadn't returned to Shui Wuya's spiritual world. They were very curious about the outside scenery.
"Octagon, look at this tree. It must be a thirty-thousand-year-old plant-type soul beast."
"And that bamboo grove over there is filled with thousand-year-level plant-type soul beasts!"
Menghuan led the way, looking around excitedly.
"Indeed, this back mountain of the Tianshui Sect is teeming with plant-type soul beasts," Octagon confirmed. The back mountain of the Tianshui Sect was truly unique, with plant-type soul beasts everywhere.
Before long, Shui Wuya and Mo Xinyan arrived at the core of the back mountain.
They found themselves before a water pool, surrounded on all sides by ten-thousand-year-old plant-type soul beasts. The environment was particularly cold and tranquil.
"Patriarch, this is the sacred ground of our sect, the Tianshui Pool," Mo Xinyan explained to Shui Wuya.
At first glance, Shui Wuya was slightly surprised. Although called a pool, the Tianshui Pool was more like a small lake, given its size.
Surrounding it were numerous ten-thousand-year-old plant-type soul beasts, including some that were seventy to eighty thousand years old, making it nearly impossible for outsiders to intrude.
"The plant-type soul beasts of our sect only act against sudden intruders and obey the orders of the sect leader," Mo Xinyan said, noticing Shui Wuya's gaze.
Hearing this, Shui Wuya nodded.
It was evident that the Tianshui Sect's tens of thousand long heritage was not without reason. Besides being an affiliate force of the Shui family, the sect's own strength was formidable.
At this moment, his attention wasn't solely on the plant-type soul beasts. He also noticed two three-zhang tall blue statues in the center of the Tianshui Pool.
"Dream, look, it's the Ice God!"
Octagon suddenly exclaimed, looking with amazement towards the center of the pool.
Following Octagon's gaze, Menghuan saw the two blue statues at the center, one male and one female.
Since Dream had never seen the Ice God, the female statue didn't stir much in her. However, the male statue seemed strangely familiar to her.
"That man's statue... it seems familiar," Dream muttered, her eyes filled with confusion.
"Why is Bing'er's statue here?" Shui Wuya also wondered to himself. With his keen eye, he easily recognized Shui Bing'er's statue.
"According to the sect's historical records, the Ice God often came to this pool to fish ten thousand years ago. However, there is no record of the other statue in the sect's history," Mo Xinyan explained. "There are rumors within the sect that the mysterious statue might be the first patriarch of the Tianshui Sect or someone from the Shui family."
Mo Xinyan's gaze lingered on the two statues, her face full of admiration.
Suddenly, she shifted her gaze, first to Shui Wuya and then to the mysterious statue in the center of the pool. Her eyes widened in surprise.
"Patriarch, don't you think that the mysterious statue looks a lot like you?" Mo Xinyan asked abruptly.
Hearing this, Dream finally understood why the statue seemed familiar to her.
"That's right! That statue looks just like Wuya!" Dream exclaimed, her eyes wide with astonishment.
Shui Wuya was momentarily taken aback but then smiled.
"Perhaps it's just a coincidence," Shui Wuya said with a smile.
His primary concern was the strange phenomenon that Mo Lihai mentioned regarding the Tianshui Pool. However, the pool was perfectly calm at the moment, showing no signs of unusual activity.
It might be, as Mo Lihai suggested, that they would have to wait three days to see any changes.
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Shrek Academy
Various factions had gathered at Shrek Academy for discussions that spanned several days, but they ultimately failed to reach any concrete conclusions. Everyone eventually returned to their respective domains.
On this particular day, all the teachers and students of Shrek Academy had assembled in the plaza for the impending Mingdu Conference. Elder Xuan was delivering the final motivational speech.
"At this Mingdu Conference, Shrek Academy must lead the way! I urge our younger generation to follow the example of your predecessors and strive to win the top honor of the conference!"
"Let the world know once again that glory belongs to Shrek Academy, and the title of the strongest belongs to Shrek Academy..."
Having recently been promoted to the Head of the Sea God Pavilion, Elder Xuan had evidently put considerable effort into his speech, which was highly inspirational. The teachers and students were extremely excited, cheering continuously.
However, just as the speech was reaching its climax and Elder Xuan was about to command the Shrek Academy team to depart, an unexpected incident occurred.
Suddenly, Wang Qiu'er, standing among the representatives, spat out a mouthful of blood. Her face turned deathly pale, and she appeared extremely agitated.
"Wang Qiu'er is vomiting blood!"
"What's happening? What's wrong?"
Wang Qiuer's sudden condition immediately drew the attention of everyone present, and almost all eyes turned to her.
But it was her next words that truly shocked everyone into silence.
"Huo Yuhao is dead!"
Wang Qiu'er, filled with grief, spoke with such intensity that she eventually collapsed from the strain.
"What? Huo Yuhao is dead?!"
"Why would Senior Huo Yuhao die?"
"Oh my god, this can't be true!"
Her words were like a bombshell, causing an uproar among the assembled teachers and students.
"Elder Xuan, is this true? Where is Huo Yuhao?" Wang Dong'er, in the midst of the representative team, looked at Elder Xuan in disbelief, her tone carrying a hint of accusation.
"Don't panic. Huo Yuhao left for Mingdu ahead of us. He should be fine," Elder Xuan replied, looking rather embarrassed. Under his leadership, the Shrek Academy team had encountered yet another unexpected incident, and he was unsure of the situation himself.
"Take Wang Qiu'er to the Sea God Pavilion for treatment. This is not the place to discuss this," Yan Shaozhe said, displaying far more composure than Elder Xuan. He quickly made the decision and personally carried Wang Qiu'er, flying swiftly towards the Sea God Pavilion.
*(End of Chapter)*