"I want to find the essence of the spring water, can you find it?" Xu Chuan asked Xuan Lie. It would be best if Xuan Lie could sense the existence of the essence of the spring water.
But Xuan Lie shook his head and gave a negative answer. "In this world of origin water, all water spirits and spirit fish cannot be sensed; it all depends on destiny!" "I guess what you are looking for, the essence of the spring water, is the same."
"It seems we can only search slowly. Let's go down and take a look!" Xu Chuan shook his head helplessly. As expected, such divine objects were not so easily obtained. If it were too easy to obtain, it wouldn't be called a divine object!
"Open!" Xu Chuan let out a soft cry, and immediately, the water surface beneath his feet split open. Then Xu Chuan sat on Xuan Lie's back and headed into the water, his figure gradually disappearing from the surface.
Upon entering the water, the environment changed drastically again. The scenery was bizarre, and the water emitted colorful light. With Xuan Lie, the water-repelling mystical turtle, Xu Chuan's robes remained dry even in this deep water.
Fish that Xu Chuan had never seen before swam past from time to time, looking very peculiar. However, these swimming fish did not live for long before being swallowed by Xuan Lie's large mouth.
"If you keep eating like this, you'll eat all the fish in the water to extinction!" Xu Chuan quipped.
"What do you know? These are spirit fish, beneficial for cultivation. Although they're useless to existences like me, I can't resist their good taste!" Xuan Lie retorted. Having finally arrived in the world of origin water, he had to have a good meal! There weren't so many spirit fish for him to enjoy outside!
However, as Xuan Lie ate more and more, it also made these spirit fish vigilant. They directly bypassed Xuan Lie's location, choosing not to provoke this plague god. Xu Chuan paid no attention to this, merely directing Xuan Lie to wander aimlessly in the water. Xu Chuan firmly believed that as long as destiny arrived, even if he didn't actively search, destiny would come to him!
However, Xu Chuan was not idle. The world of origin water was extremely rich in primal energy, especially in the water, which was a rare holy land for cultivation! Cultivating in the water, Xu Chuan felt an unparalleled coolness in his lungs, his pores opening up, bringing an indescribable sense of comfort.
Three days later, Xuan Lie had taken Xu Chuan through more than half of the world of origin water. Along the way, Xu Chuan encountered many water spirits and spirit fish. He collected some, and the rest were devoured by Xuan Lie. However, he still hadn't found the essence of the spring water. This inevitably made Xu Chuan feel a little bored and disappointed.
Fortunately, hard work pays off. Just as Xu Chuan and Xuan Lie began to doubt whether the essence of the spring water existed here, they arrived at a peculiar place. There was a seabed cave, and countless aquatic creatures gathered here, surrounding it so tightly as if they were waiting for something.
Suddenly, boundless primal energy erupted from the cave, along with a massive amount of spiritual water. Immediately after, a dark figure shot out from the cave. It was a giant carp, hundreds of feet long. As soon as the carp appeared, it leaped up, and a portal-like object appeared in the sky. The carp struggled to leap towards the portal, but unfortunately, it ultimately failed to cross the portal and fell back into the water.
This leap seemed to have consumed all its strength. The moment it hit the water, it directly shattered. The water spirits and various spirit fish that had been waiting there for a long time rushed forward, devouring everything of the carp.
"Is this? A Dragon Carp?" "I didn't expect there to be something like this here?" Xuan Lie exclaimed upon seeing this.
This Dragon Carp was the embodiment of the essence of the entire world of origin water. As long as it could leap over this heavenly dragon gate, it could transform from void to reality and become the essence of water!
"Little Xu, it seems the essence of the spring water you're looking for is here!" Xu Chuan also watched this scene intently. The object he had been searching for so long finally had some clues. As long as a Dragon Carp that could leap over this dragon gate appeared, the essence of the spring water he sought would be within his grasp!
As time passed, more and more Dragon Carp emerged from the cave, leaping towards the dragon gate. But without exception, they all failed at the last step. They eventually became nourishment for the creatures in the water. They were all well-fed. Even Xuan Lie couldn't help but eat quite a bit.
After an unknown amount of time, the Dragon Carp coming out of the cave gradually decreased. In the end, only one appeared every few hours, and later, none appeared at all. The water spirits and spirit fish, perhaps having eaten their fill, began to disperse, no longer gathering here. The place returned to its former tranquility.
Xu Chuan did not rush. He waited quietly. Since the essence of the spring water was born here, he would wait here. The cave also stopped spewing primal energy.
At the last moment, a Dragon Carp, appearing much smaller than before, appeared before the two of them. It leaped with all its might, frantically wagging its tail, accomplishing the feat that the previous Dragon Carp had failed to! It leaped over the dragon gate. Its entire body transformed into a dragon shape, and dragon horns grew.
Xu Chuan had a feeling that this was the opportunity he had been seeking for so long, the essence of the spring water! Immediately, Xu Chuan reached out to grab it.
However, at this moment, an unexpected change occurred. A colossal creature suddenly surged out of the water, and with a flick of its tail, it sent Xu Chuan flying. After flying several miles in the water, he crashed into an underwater stone mountain and finally stopped.
Xu Chuan was furious. What dared to snatch his opportunity? It was courting death. He turned his head to look and saw a strange creature that was entirely snow-white, resembling a snake, but with four pairs of wings and four sharp claws on its abdomen. This was the creature that had knocked Xu Chuan flying.
"Dragon race?" Xu Chuan was surprised. The dragon race actually survived here? This species had long disappeared from the Xuan Tian Continent, and he didn't expect it to still live here. Moreover, this was a dragon race infinitely close to the Heavenly King realm. It was likely that it came to contend for the essence of the spring water to try and break through to the Heavenly King realm.
However, Xu Chuan didn't care if it was a dragon race or not. Those who dared to snatch his opportunity had to die! Immediately, Xu Chuan shouted to Xuan Lie.
"Xuan Lie, kill him for me!" Xu Chuan's strength in the water was definitely inferior to this dragon. Having Xuan Lie act was much easier than acting himself!
"Alright!" Upon hearing this, Xuan Lie unleashed his peak Heavenly King realm strength and pressed down on the dragon, making it unable to lift its head. Then, with a bite, Xuan Lie bit the dragon in half.
"Roar!" Tremendous screams of pain erupted from the dragon's mouth. Under the threat of death, it struggled frantically. However, all of this was in vain. It was being slowly devoured by Xuan Lie, completely incapable of resisting.
Seeing this, the essence of the spring water above tried to escape. But was that possible? Xu Chuan had been waiting for a long time. He directly rushed out of the water, speeding towards the essence of the spring water, determined to obtain it!