Ten minutes after Chu He announced that everyone could begin, the first martial artist unable to withstand the power of the Phoenix Spring appeared.
He was a martial artist from the secular world. At this moment, his entire body was flushed red. If he continued to soak, it was believed he would be cooked in a short amount of time.
These ten minutes spent soaking in the Phoenix Spring were the longest and most torturous of his life. It was too much suffering.
However, the suffering was worth it, because after ten minutes, his cultivation had surged by a large margin. Although he did not advance to Martial Spirit, he had already reached the peak of the Transformation Realm, which was undoubtedly a huge improvement for him.
Chu Qingluan, however, was somewhat surprised that the first person to emerge from the Phoenix Spring was not Chen Xiao.
"Daddy, didn't you say that ordinary cultivators cannot withstand the high temperature of the Phoenix Spring? How did Mr. Chen persist for so long?" Chu Qingluan asked doubtfully.
Chu He watched carefully for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Chen is truly a person who values his reputation."
"Daddy, what do you mean by that?" Chu Qingluan was confused.
"Qingluan, look more closely."
After Chu He's reminder, Chu Qingluan finally discovered some clues.
Chen Xiao was different from other martial artists. The others were more or less flushed, which was caused by the spiritual energy of the Phoenix Spring.
Chen Xiao, on the other hand, had a normal complexion because his body had not absorbed any spiritual energy at all.
It was likely that he had used some kind of spell to isolate the spiritual energy of the Phoenix Spring, and thus the high temperature. In this way, he naturally would not be unable to bear it like other martial artists.
But the problem was, if he persisted like this, apart from looking good, it was meaningless.
As time ticked by, after half an hour, over ninety percent of the martial artists had emerged from the Phoenix Spring.
Tie Xue's cultivation had improved significantly, reaching the Great Accomplishment of Martial Saint. These thirty minutes had saved him three to five years of cultivation time.
Ye Santong's improvement was not significant, as he was already at the peak of Martial Saint.
He had expected to successfully advance to Martial Emperor after this baptism of the Phoenix Spring, but in the end, his cultivation only improved slightly. Although he was infinitely close to Martial Emperor, he had not yet crossed that threshold.
Gongsun Yi and Duan San had also endured for half an hour. Gongsun Yi successfully advanced to Martial Spirit, while Duan San had reached the peak state of Martial Spirit.
Xiao Li persisted for about ten minutes longer than them, narrowly missing the advancement to Martial Spirit.
However, at such a young age, achieving this level of cultivation was already very remarkable.
Of course, this was without comparing himself to Chen Xiao...
Very few people could persist in the Phoenix Spring for over an hour, a total of only three.
They were Xiao Hongchan, Lu Datou, and Chen Xiao.
After an hour and ten minutes, Lu Datou finally could not hold on and crawled out of the Phoenix Spring.
Lu Datou, as expected of his Heaven-grade A potential, was also the person who benefited the most from the Phoenix Spring today.
He had directly leaped two levels from the peak of the Transformation Realm to become a Martial Saint!
Leaping two levels, and directly from the Transformation Realm to Martial Saint, was something no one had accomplished since the founding of the Godslayer Hall.
Everyone congratulated Lu Datou, and then shifted their gaze back to the Phoenix Spring.
Xiao Hongchan and Chen Xiao seemed to be soaking in normal hot springs, enjoying themselves leisurely.
This was terrifying in the eyes of everyone present, as they had personally experienced how uncomfortable it was to soak in it.
Chu He and Chu Qingluan, father and daughter, exchanged smiles and shook their heads.
This was because they discovered that, apart from Chen Xiao, Xiao Hongchan had also isolated the spiritual energy in the Phoenix Spring.
Therefore, soaking in the Phoenix Spring was truly like soaking in a hot spring for her... Of course, her strength had not improved at all.
Ye Santong helplessly called out, "Xiao Hongchan, come up when you've had enough. If you soak any longer, you'll miss lunchtime!"
"Lunchtime?"
Upon hearing these two words, Xiao Hongchan's ears perked up immediately. She then waved her small hand towards Chen Xiao's position, "Big Brother, I'm going out now~~~"
With that, she climbed out with her hands and feet, her movements endearingly clumsy and incredibly cute.
This scene stunned everyone.
They thought to themselves that they couldn't even last half an hour in there, how could this little girl stay for over an hour and be completely fine?
If they had known that Xiao Hongchan had simply soaked for over an hour for nothing, they might have felt more balanced.
After Xiao Hongchan left, only Chen Xiao remained in the Phoenix Spring.
Everyone wondered how long Chen Xiao could last.
At this moment, Chu Qingluan suddenly shouted loudly, "Mr. Chen, you can come out now too!"
After all, soaking like this was meaningless and would only waste everyone's time.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Chen Xiao smiled slightly, "Come out? I haven't even started yet, how can I come out!"
Everyone heard this and was completely bewildered, not understanding what Chen Xiao was saying.
At this moment, everyone noticed that the entire Phoenix Spring began to churn, and a giant vortex formed with Chen Xiao at its center.
The surging spring water all rushed towards Chen Xiao.
Chu He's gaze deepened. Even with his knowledge, he was somewhat confused about what was happening.
After tens of seconds passed, Chu Qingluan suddenly said with a dazed expression, "Daddy, look quickly... the water level of the Phoenix Spring seems to be dropping..."
After his daughter's reminder, Chu He also noticed this.
His eyes were filled with terror. Could it be that Chen Xiao was directly absorbing and refining the Phoenix Spring?
The reason Chen Xiao hadn't done this before was simply waiting for others to finish soaking?
Thinking of this possibility, Chu He was immediately flustered... This was too unbelievable. How did Chen Xiao manage to do it?
Was he not a cultivator? But he could clearly fly with his sword!
But if he was a cultivator, why could he directly absorb the water of the Phoenix Spring, which even a martial artist's physical body could not withstand?
Just as Chu He was pondering, an elder reminded him, "Hall Master, should we stop him? If this continues, the entire Phoenix Spring will be drained by him!"
The water level of the Phoenix Spring was getting lower and lower, now only half of the initial amount remained.
Everyone was dumbfounded, watching Chen Xiao absorb the Phoenix Spring like a dragon drinking water.
Hearing the elder's suggestion, Chu He could only give a bitter smile, "Do you think even if I wanted to stop him now, I could?"
The elder was immediately speechless, as Chen Xiao's strength displayed yesterday was already shocking enough.
Now that he had absorbed half of the Phoenix Spring, his strength must have improved significantly.
But if they didn't stop him, could they only watch him drain the entire Phoenix Spring...