Chapter 656: 649

Chen Hai had only recently named this Inheritance Hall; before that, it remained sealed.

The first time they entered the place, whether it was Ye Qingqing or Zhang Tianci and Ye Fangxian, they all looked around intently, clearly still curious about their surroundings.

The empty hall, with its walls covered in strange and bizarre patterns, would make anyone feel dizzy if they stared at them for too long.

These patterns had always been there ever since Chen Hai acquired the ancient cave mansion and took over the items within.

He naturally had no interest in spending so much effort to carve such things on the walls of a palace.

After merely glancing around the hall, Ye Qingqing and Zhang Tianci’s gazes naturally fell towards the direction at the front of the hall.

What used to be an empty trough was now filled with swirling black vapor so dense it seemed tangible.

From a distance, all one could see was a dark body of water churning within the trough.

Only upon approaching would one realize that it was not flowing water, but rather a collection of eerie black vapor.

Under Chen Hai’s lead, Ye Qingqing, Zhang Tianci, and the others paused a few steps away from the trough.

After observing closely, not only did they notice that the pool of black water was composed of black vapor, but they also seemed to see unknown creatures swimming freely within the black water.

However, when they strained their eyes and focused intently on the black water, the creatures they had just glimpsed appeared to vanish as if they had never existed, leaving no trace behind.

Staring at the pool of black water for an extended period, one’s whole being would start to feel hazy, hearing incomprehensible roars and seeing inexplicable figures.

“Chen Hai, what is this…” Tianci, profoundly shocked, watched the bizarre scene unfold, while Qingqing directly asked Chen Hai for more details about this object.

“This object, I call it the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool.”

“The Cultivation Technique of the True Skill I created is contained within the rolling black waters of this pool,” he continued.

“In my design, this Black Water True Technique should include thousands of inheritances, but for now, this Technique is still in its infancy. The inheritances I have derived and integrated into the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool are, for the time being, just over a dozen.”

“Qingqing, you can step into this black water and try, to see if you can gain anything!”

Chen Hai smiled, nodded, and invited Qingqing to step forward.

He knew well what outcome to expect from his own creation.

Even if the item was a failed creation, the most that could happen to Qingqing stepping into it would be not receiving any inheritance, without any risk of danger.

“Me? Alright, then I’ll be the first to step into the black water and give it a try!”

Upon hearing Chen Hai’s words, Ye Qingqing was initially startled.

Then quickly coming to her senses, eager to try, she nodded, took a few steps forward, and immersed herself in the churning black water.

Just by gazing at this pool of black water a bit longer, anyone would feel confused, as if falling into a slumber.

Now that Qingqing had just stepped into the black water, she naturally fell into an enigmatic and mysterious state.

It seemed to her that she saw a massive, inky black river, turbulent and fast-flowing, cutting across the earth, extending into the unknown depths of the void.

Foul odors and the scent of blood, so concentrated they almost seemed solid, permeated throughout the regions the black river traveled through.

All sorts of grotesque and horrifying creatures undulated within the dark river waters.

Everywhere there was fighting, everywhere there were fierce battles. Where the black river waters flowed, there was nothing but chaos, nothing but the brutal law of the jungle.

For the endless Black Water, the arrival of Ye Qingqing was like that of a passerby. She could witness the scenes before her eyes, but it was as if she herself did not exist in this space.

Finally, a terrifying creature with compound eyes on its head and giant suckers at both ends of its body, looking extremely fierce, seemed to sense Ye Qingqing’s presence. It reared up and glanced in her direction from afar.

The next moment, within the Inheritance Hall, with half of her body submerged in the Black Water, Ye Qingqing suddenly jolted awake, emerging from that state.

That scene, whether real or illusionary, was deeply imprinted in her heart.

Though the creature she observed was extremely ferocious and terrifying, upon awakening, she showed no sign of fear. On the contrary, her face even wore a clear look of joy.

Leaping out from the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool, Ye Qingqing landed back on the ground of the Inheritance Hall.

“Chen Hai, the True Skill you’ve created is really incredible.”

“Just now, I entered the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool and obtained the complete inheritance of the Black Water Evil Leech.”

“I won’t talk to you anymore, I’ve got to go back to our sect and assimilate the inherited knowledge I’ve acquired as much as possible!”

Brimming with joy, she greeted Chen Hai.

Previously, when she embarked on the path of Cultivation, she relied on the innate blood inheritance of the Black Water Evil Leech.

A drop of blood, no matter how magical, must contain limited inherited knowledge.

From within the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool, the inheritance she had just received and her previous Cultivation Technique differed only by a single word. However, this new inheritance not only had a higher potential, but its contained mysteries were also much more profound.

If before she was at most twenty percent certain about advancing to the True Immortal True Demon Realm, now, with the complete inheritance of the Black Water Evil Leech, she felt her chances had increased by at least sixty to seventy percent.

After greeting Chen Hai and seeing him nod, Ye Qingqing turned and walked out of the Inheritance Hall, soon disappearing from sight.

Chen Hai simply smiled at this.

Having just received a higher-level True Skill inheritance, Ye Qingqing was eager to return to her sect to integrate what she had learned. Chen Hai naturally understood her impatience.

Watching his wife’s figure vanish outside the great hall, he retracted his gaze and looked at Zhang Tianci and Ye Fangxian before him.

“The True Skill I’ve created seems to be effective.”

“Seeing the urgency of your Teacher’s Wife, the inheritance she got from the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool must be quite helpful to her.”

“What about you two? Are you interested in entering the pool?”

Chen Hai asked with a smile.

The inheritance Ye Qingqing obtained from the Black Water Myriad Spirit Pool could perfectly integrate with her former methods of Cultivation.

In this respect, Zhang Tianci and Ye Fangxian were bound to be very different from her.

In terms of strength, they had both stepped beyond the True Level, and the Dharma Methods they had cultivated were the foundation of their achievements in the True Immortal True Demon Realm.

To rashly replace their basic Cultivation Methods with a new True Skill inheritance would not only be time-consuming, but it could also lead to a regression in their strength due to conflicting techniques or other unforeseen accidents.

This newly created Black Water True Technique, although already deemed the inheriting True Method of the Black Water Lineage by Chen Hai, posed a question for disciples like Zhang Tianci and Ye Fangxian who came to study under a master: would they cultivate this method?

Chen Hai would not force them; it was entirely up to them to decide.