“This is the place!”
Zhong Wei brought Ye Chu to a small village, which was only a hundred li away from the Weapon Sect. The village was not large, but as soon as Ye Chu stepped into it, he felt something different.
The houses in the village were built with giant boulders, arranged in a pattern resembling a formation. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the surroundings was drawn here, making the spiritual energy in this village exceptionally dense.
“What is this place?” Ye Chu asked Zhong Wei curiously. To be able to arrange the stone houses here into a formation, one would need to be at least an Emperor.
“Come with me!” Zhong Wei smiled at Ye Chu, swaying her slender waist as she walked into the village.
Entering the village, she disturbed the people in the stone houses. Most of those who came out were boys of twelve or thirteen, with the oldest being no more than seventeen or eighteen.
Seeing Zhong Wei, these people were overjoyed. They ran quickly to her and affectionately called out, “Sister Zhong Wei!”
Zhong Wei was obviously very familiar with this place. She patted the heads of the boys one by one, calling them by their names familiarly. After greeting this group of boys, Zhong Wei introduced Ye Chu to them.
“Brother Ye Chu!” The group of boys looked Ye Chu up and down, very curious about him.
Ye Chu smiled at the group of boys, but he was extremely surprised in his heart. Each of these boys had strong talent and possessed a certain level of strength. In particular, those seventeen or eighteen year old boys had reached the King level in strength.
“Where are Yang Tangting and Su Banshi?” Zhong Wei scanned the crowd and asked curiously.
A few of the older boys answered Zhong Wei, “The two big brothers went out, and we do not know when they will return.”
Zhong Wei nodded, chatted with the group for a while longer, and then let them disperse. She walked over to Ye Chu and smiled, “Is this not an interesting place?”
Ye Chu looked around at the relaxed and happy boys, nodded, and said, “It can indeed be considered a paradise!”
“I will take you to an even more fun place!” Zhong Wei smiled at Ye Chu, signalling for him to follow her.
Zhong Wei and Ye Chu acted very casually, which made the boys examine Ye Chu with even more curiosity. Zhong Wei had never brought anyone else here, so they guessed what kind of relationship she had with Ye Chu.
After walking side by side with Zhong Wei for a short while, they arrived at a small pool. There was a waterfall above the pool, and as the waterfall crashed into the pool, countless water droplets drifted through the air.
What surprised Ye Chu was that waves of chilling cold seeped out from this pool. Standing beside it, he felt a bone chilling cold.
“Eh…” Ye Chu looked at Zhong Wei in astonishment, not knowing what this place was that could make him feel such intense cold. One must know that with his current realm and physical strength, ordinary cold air had absolutely no effect on him.
“Very strange, right?” Zhong Wei said, looking at Ye Chu. “I also find it strange. Once, I accidentally came here and discovered the peculiarity of this pool water. That was when I met Yang Tangting, Su Banshi, and this group of lovely children.”
“It is indeed a bit strange. The cold water here is extremely cold. Ordinary people would find it unbearable!” Ye Chu said to Zhong Wei.
Zhong Wei, however, smiled and shook her head, saying, “You are wrong. The water here is not cold, but warm. If you go down into it, it will be very comfortable.”
“Do you think I would believe that?” Ye Chu thought to himself. This woman was telling such a lie to trick him into going down, but he was no fool, so how could he believe her words.
Standing on the shore was already bone chillingly cold. How cold would it be if he went into the water? He did not want to suffer!
“Believe it or not.” Zhong Wei shrugged. “I kindly brought you here to see something interesting, and you actually doubt me.”
Ye Chu pretended not to hear Zhong Wei’s words and instead said to Zhong Wei, “I noticed that the children here all have very strong strength. Some of the twelve or thirteen year olds have even reached the Yuanling realm. It would not be an exaggeration to call them geniuses.”
Zhong Wei nodded. “Yes! There is a story behind these children here. They are all orphans. Su Banshi and Yang Tangting brought them back from various places.”
“All orphans?” Ye Chu was surprised, thinking that if they were orphans, their talents were perhaps too strong. Almost every one of these children could condense intent patterns. Most could condense fierce beast intent patterns, and the strong ones could condense sacred beast intent patterns. Could it be that Yang Tangting and Su Banshi specifically looked for orphans with exceptionally strong talents?
Zhong Wei seemed to guess what Ye Chu was thinking. “The reason they can achieve such success and have such outstanding talent is because of the pool. These children often bathe in it, and their talents have become so outstanding as a result.”
“Hmm?” Ye Chu looked at the pool in surprise. “You are not joking, are you? Does this pool have the miraculous effect of changing one’s talent?”
Medicines that change talent are all heaven defying level medicines. He had indeed consumed them. Aside from dragon blood, there was the sacred liquid. But this pool could actually change talent as well. Could this also be a type of treasure?
Seeing that Ye Chu did not believe her, Zhong Wei walked straight to the edge of the pool and reached her hand down into the water. “I told you earlier that the water inside is warm.”
Watching Zhong Wei play with the pool water there, Ye Chu was extremely astonished. Given the chilling cold emitted by the pool, even with the strength of an Emperor, Zhong Wei would find it hard to resist, and putting her hand in it could easily freeze her hand. Yet she casually played with the pool water. In that case, the water in the pool was truly not as cold as he had imagined.
Curious, Ye Chu put his hand into the pool water. The moment his hand entered, the hidden chill instantly disappeared, replaced by a sense of warmth. A warm and gentle sensation flowed into his palm, and Ye Chu felt a strange power integrating into his hand.
“Eh…”
Ye Chu found it incredibly magical. The pool water, which emitted a chilling cold on the outside, was truly warm and gentle on the inside.
“I did not lie to you, did I?” Zhong Wei said to Ye Chu. “I said I would take you to an interesting place, and it truly is interesting.”
“Do you know what kind of water this is?” Ye Chu asked Zhong Wei.
Zhong Wei shook her head. “I do not know either, but I feel it should not be an ordinary item. That is why I asked you to come and see if you could figure out what this thing is.”
“Your uncle is very knowledgeable. He should know more clearly!” Ye Chu said to Zhong Wei.
“That is exactly why I do not want to tell him. If he finds out, the Weapon Sect will definitely occupy this place. Then these orphans here will have no place to stay.” Zhong Wei shook her head. “The Weapon Sect already has enough resources. It cannot snatch away the pool of these orphans.”
“You are quite compassionate towards them!” Ye Chu smiled. “But I am sorry, I do not know what this pool water is either.”
Disappointment flashed in Zhong Wei’s eyes, and she sighed. “I always felt it was unusual, but since we do not know, let it be.”
“However, I can go into the water to investigate!” Ye Chu smiled at Zhong Wei. “I have actually thought of a possibility, I am just not certain yet.”