The Nine Cauldrons

Book 2 Chapter 30 Iron Mountain Gang

“ChiChi~~” A blurry figure floated in the icy cold air that permeated the area surrounding the Frost Jade Pool.

“The source of this Frost Jade Pool cannot be seen. It seemed to be a stagnant pool, but the water level doesn’t sink at all. Also, the water level remains constant throughout the year. If I thrust a wooden pole towards the bottom of the pool, it wouldn’t even reach the bottom.” Teng Qingshan pondered about the mystery behind the Frost Jade Pool..

“It has been almost a month since I began looking the bottom of this Frost Jade Pool.” Teng Qingshan circulated his internal strength and stood in the center of the pool. He was submerged within the pool, the water reaching Teng Qingshan’s chest. “In comparison to a month ago, my ability has improved dramatically. I should try again and see whether I can touch the bottom of this pool.”

During these few years, Teng Qingshan, who was curious about why this Frost Jade Pool was so marvelous, would always try to explore the bottom of the pool by holding his breath.

However,he had never truly reached the bottom of the pool, not even once.

“Walla~~” Teng Qingshan held a stone that weighed more than a hundred Jin and took a deep breath. Immediately, his entire body sank towards the bottom of the pool. Actually, with Teng Qingshan’s control of his muscles and bones, he could easily submerge down to the bottom of the water if he was at a normal body of water, .

However, the density of the water within the Frost Jade Pool was a lot higher than normal water. In order to get to the bottom of the pool, there were only two ways. One was to weigh oneself down with a stone, piece of metal, or any other heavy object. The other way was to use internal strength. Of course Teng Qingshan would use the easier method instead of wasting his own internal strength.

Using his arms to wrap around a huge rock, Teng Qingshan continued sinking.

There were no weeds or living creatures in this Frost Jade Pool. It was dead silence.

As Teng Qingshan continued sinking, he could distinctly feel the water temperature dropping drastically, getting increasingly colder. However, Teng Qingshan relied on his physical toughness to endure the coldness.

“The water surface of this Frost Jade Pool is only seven or eight meters wide and more than a dozen meters long, yet the depth of this pool is actually this surprising.” Teng Qingshan hugged the rock and continued submerging. “The Frost Jade Pool is located halfway up Twin Peak Mountain. I have sunk more than a hundred meters, so I should be at the base of the mountain.”

Twin Peak Mountain was just a small mountain on top of the Great Yan Mountains, with a height of only three or four hundred meters.

“It’s really cold.” Teng Qingshan’s muscles shuddered slightly. At this moment, the temperature of the water was so freezing that it felt like sharp needles pricking every part of Teng Qingshan’s body and entering his bones. “I remember that particular rock protruding over there. I must have dived four meters deeper than last time because I used internal strength.

The rich internal strength in his body had already moved rapidly in his body, circulating rapidly to defend against the extreme coldness.

This Frost Jade Pool became wider the deeper one went. It was now already more than ten meters wide. However, Teng Qingshan still couldn’t see the bottom of the pool.

“By now, I have gone beyond the foot of Twin Peak Mountain,” said Teng Qingshan as he estimated the depth. “Down here, it’s so dark.” Even with Teng Qingshan’s acute eyesight, he could only distinguish objects clearly up to five to six meters away. It was obvious that the Frost Jade Pool was already dark to an unknown degree. However…….”

Teng Qingshan still hasn’t touch the bottom of the pool.

With Teng Qingshan’s ability, holding his breath for one to two hours wasn’t a difficult thing. As a powerful practitioner of internal martial arts, training the internal organs was more vital than anything else. His strong lungs allowed him to hold on for a long time while underwater. This was just one of the many reasons why he was able to reach such a depth and last so long. A large lung capacity alone won’t allow Teng Qingshan to last underwater for one to two hours.

The most important reason was——

Teng Qingshan’s main meridians and almost every pathway that connected his skin pores was unobstructed.