CHAPTER 1061: CHAPTER 1058: LEAPING OVER THE DRAGON GATE!

"Bastard..."

Ye Chuxue saw Li Chen forcefully kiss her again and blinked her big eyes, mumbling indistinctly the words "bastard".

Moments later, Ye Chuxue completely softened and melted in Li Chen’s embrace.

After a round of kisses, the two of them sat side by side on the mountain top.

Ye Chuxue tilted her head slightly, nestled tightly in Li Chen’s arms, quietly listening to his strong and powerful heartbeat.

"Brother Li Chen!"

Ye Chuxue blinked her lively eyes at Li Chen’s side profile, softly calling out.

"Hmm?"

Li Chen looked down at her sweet smile, like a sugar candy that can melt a heart.

Ye Chuxue’s bright eyes twinkled like stars in the sky, seriously asking, "Do you think there will really be an apocalypse?"

Li Chen paused for a moment, then decisively shook his head, saying, "No!"

Ye Chuxue chuckled, revealing two shallow dimples that were heart-captivating.

...

The next day, the sun was bright, and the sky was clear.

Li Chen decided that on this day, he would revive the Dragon Spiritual Vein!

Upon first seeing the Heavenly Pool, Ximen Qingxue appeared very surprised.

She didn’t expect that there could still exist such a complete Dragon Spiritual Vein here.

Li Lingyun, Zixuan, and Ye Chuxue only knew that this Dragon Spiritual Vein was a legendary object recorded in ancient texts. Besides this, they knew nothing at all, thus they all wore puzzled expressions.

Li Chen didn’t explain much about this.

He stared at the waters of the Heavenly Pool for a long time before withdrawing his gaze, turning to look at Li Lingyun, Zixuan, and Ximen Qingxue.

"Father, Mother, Qingxue, you all stay outside to protect me while I go in to take a look!"

"I’ll go down with you!"

Before Li Chen could finish his words, Ximen Qingxue interjected.

After speaking, she glanced sideways at the Heavenly Pool and quickly added.

"In our Dragon Ascending Valley, there’s a Dragon Spiritual Vein; we’re quite familiar with it and might be able to help a bit!"

Upon hearing Ximen Qingxue’s words, Li Lingyun and Zixuan exchanged a glance, lightly nodding at each other.

Immediately, without waiting for Li Chen to speak, Zixuan pulled Ximen Qingxue’s small hand.

"Qingxue, we’ll rely on you then!"

This sentence was equivalent to Zixuan making the decision for Li Chen, responding on his behalf.

Seeing the situation, Li Chen didn’t go against his mother’s wishes.

"It’s good this way; you are only one step away from the true Nascent Soul Realm. Who knows, there might be an opportunity inside to help you cross this threshold!"

Ye Chuxue looked at Ximen Qingxue, feeling oddly sour inside.

However, she didn’t hold any jealousy toward Ximen Qingxue.

She just felt she wasn’t as good and needed to work harder.

Actually, she also wanted to enter the Heavenly Pool with Li Chen.

But she was very aware that compared to Ximen Qingxue, her cultivation was far too weak. She knew nothing about that Dragon Spiritual Vein.

If she were to go with them, she wouldn’t be able to help at all, and would even drag Li Chen down.

Thinking of this, Ye Chuxue gracefully stepped forward.

"Qingxue, you both must stay safe!"

Ximen Qingxue had already learned that Ye Chuxue was Li Chen’s official girlfriend, the so-called main wife.

Therefore, facing Ye Chuxue, she felt somewhat intimidated in her aura.

However, seeing that Ximen Qingxue was so kind and seemed very easy to get along with, her previous concerns dissipated immediately.

After exchanging a few simple pleasantries, Li Chen and Ximen Qingxue dove into the Heavenly Pool, creating ripples.

The Heavenly Pool was a pool.

To be precise, it was a bottomless pool.

Li Chen and Ximen Qingxue kept diving deeper, breaking records repeatedly!

meters!

meters!

10,000 meters!

12,000 meters!

This depth had already surpassed the deepest known point in the global ocean: the West Pacific Mariana Trench Fichaz Sea Abyss, recorded at 11,034 meters.

Yet, it still seemed bottomless!

Moreover, the deeper they went, the lower the temperature became.

Even Ximen Qingxue, born with the Ice Soul, felt a bit cold.

Li Chen had shivered several times already!

"Chen, why does it feel like this pool is a bottomless pit?"

Ximen Qingxue hugged her arms, shivering and trembling as she asked.

Li Chen was equally puzzled; how could this pool possibly have no bottom?

Could it be...

Li Chen gazed at the flow of the water, deep in thought.

Suddenly!

He was like a person awakened with an epiphany, exclaiming with joy.

"I understand!"

Ximen Qingxue blinked her big eyes, full of confusion, asking, "What did you understand?"

Li Chen pointed at the surrounding water flow, saying, "Qingxue, what do you see?"

Ximen Qingxue stared hard, but no matter how her eyes hurt, she couldn’t make sense of it.

Li Chen said, "Don’t use your eyes to see!"

Ximen Qingxue was taken aback and asked in surprise, "If not with my eyes, then what do I use to see?"

Li Chen patiently explained, "Use your heart to see. Imagine yourself as a fish living in this pool; use your heart to feel the rhythm of the water flow!"

Ximen Qingxue nodded half-understandingly and began to gently close her eyes, feeling the rhythm of the water flow.

After a while, Ximen Qingxue slowly opened her arms, making a gesture of embracing.

Her whole body floated up, rising and falling with the rhythm of the water flow.

At that moment, she fell into a mystical state of meditation.

She was no longer Ximen Qingxue, but a fish living in this pool.

Suddenly!

She saw a radiant, golden-glittering archway.

On it were two Ancient Inscription engraved golden characters:

Dragon Gate!

Besides this, Ximen Qingxue saw many fish like herself striving against the current, trying to leap over the Dragon Gate.

Ximen Qingxue swam along with them, swimming and swimming...

She swam very tiredly but kept persisting, persisting, persisting!

As time passed, the companions around her became fewer and fewer.

Previously, countless fish swam to the Dragon Gate, yet only a few dozen remained, the rest vanished as foam mid-journey.

Some impatient fish, upon seeing the Dragon Gate, couldn’t suppress their excitement and eagerly jumped.

However, all ended in failure.

Moreover, every failed fish turned into foam, quickly vanishing without a trace.

Witnessing this cruel scene, the remaining fish became scared.

They no longer attempted to leap over the Dragon Gate, instead turned back to flee.

But!

Before they could swim away, their bodies seemed struck by lightning, turning belly-up and floating upward, eventually disappearing as foam.

Soon, beneath the Dragon Gate, only Ximen Qingxue was left as a fish.

Ximen Qingxue felt isolated and helpless, filled with fear and fright.

She wanted to call out her mother’s name, her father’s name, Aunt Qin’s name, and Li Chen’s name...

But opening her mouth, she could only release a few bubbles, not a word spoken.

Ximen Qingxue was terrified, tears uncontrollably streaming down.

Yet, those tears didn’t merge into the pool but transformed into pearls, slowly encasing her.

Soon, Ximen Qingxue felt her movement restricted by these pearls.

If she continued crying, she would become trapped, unable to move.

Just as Ximen Qingxue felt deep despair in the cold, piercing pool water, Li Chen’s voice suddenly broke through.

"Qingxue, this is your Heart Demon; you must overcome it!"

Li Chen’s voice granted Ximen Qingxue immense encouragement.

She wished to call Li Chen’s name, asking him what she should do next.

But still, no words came out, only more bubbles.

"Qingxue, do you see the Dragon Gate ahead? Right now, don’t think about anything; use all your strength and strive to jump over it. I believe in you; you can overcome the Heart Demon and leap the Dragon Gate!"