Anthony went down on his knees and kowtowed once towards where the man was standing.

"Thanks for your guidance, teacher. I won't forget your help." He whispered and got to his feet.

Without wasting time, he went to the door which the old man pointed out to him.

"I knew there was something special there." He muttered and pushed open the door, cautiously looking around for signs of trap.

The moment he entered the room, a gust of soft, gentle wind swept over his body and he instinctively took a deep breath. His pores opened on their own and began to absorb the pure spiritual energy in the air.

"What kind of treasure could produce such effects? Even the aches in my meridians due to practicing different techniques consecutively, not minding the strain to my energy reserves are gone. I haven't seen the main thing, yet it's already like this." Anthony muttered, feeling excitement course through his veins.

He immediately began to search for the source, trying to find where the strong wave of spiritual and life energy came from. He passed a few pillars that had luminous egg shaped pink stones which brightened up the environment, wondering what the unknown stone could be.

Another gust of spiritual energy hit him, and he immediately took a deep breath, savoring the energy which immediately cleansed his internal organs. After a while, he exhaled foul energy from his mouth and nose.

"This is amazing. All those hidden injuries left by the poison are being treated. The energy is coming from the north west." Anthony whispered and quickly went after the treasure.

After a few steps, he came to a pool which had candles lined up at one end. The candles seemed like they never go off. The moment Anthony came closer to the pool, he was immediately surrounded by a strong energy field.

"Damn! This is truly heaven. My cultivation just increased to level four of the grandmaster realm." He whispered and quickly made his way to the pool. The pool was made of stone, just like the rest of the cave. But it was filled halfway with a thick, milky liquid brimming with life and spiritual energy. The pool was the source of the energy fueling the entire room.

He squatted before the pool and slowly dipped a finger into the liquid. At once, a cool sensation spread from the tip of his fingers to the rest of his arm, quickly moving to other parts of his body.

Anthony quickly scanned the pool and its surroundings. Satisfied that there were no other living beings or beasts around, he quickly stripped off.

"Nah! I look muddy after all my ordeal. This precious sacred pool could also be good for drinking, let me clean up first. One should respect treasures." He muttered and walked further away from the pool. He stood at an area which sloped outwards, towards the room's entrance and retrieved bottles of drinking water from his storage ring.

Anthony cleaned up the best he could and quickly ran back to the pool, stark naked. If he had inspected his body, he would have noticed that his body was more defined and sexy than it initially was before his journey. However, the pool had his undivided attention. He was barely holding himself back from doing a little happy dance.

The moment he sat cross legged in the pool, the spiritual energy and life energy began to gush into his body through his pores.

"My goodness! I have never felt such a profound life energy, nor has my mind ever felt so relaxed. Not bad, this old man has been enjoying this all along. If only Kaiser came with me."

At the thought of Kaiser, Anthony immediately became distracted, thinking about how his brother was coping.

"He must be going crazy looking for me. But since they sealed the entrance, I don't have to worry about him doing something stupid like entering the perilous lands to look for me. I guess I have to at least thank the dragon clan for that. Kaiser, don't do anything stupid. Sit still and wait for big brother to return. Then, we can go on other adventures together." He whispered and submerged himself in the pool. The moment the liquid seeped into the acupoints on his head, he felt a calming sensation in his brain, and he moaned out loud due to how comfortable he felt.

All the ache, pain, strain and stress began to disappear, as if an invisible hand was giving him a massage. He began to cultivate, swallow and convert the energy crazily. He felt a sudden thump at his core, as if a heavy stream was trying to force itself through a narrow passage. The crazy thumping continued, but he didn't show any signs of stopping, intensifying his efforts at circulating the energy around his body.

A sudden rush of milky energy burst in his core and he felt the energy in his body multiply to an insane amount. A white light surrounded his body in the pool, and he felt his body being broken and rebuilt at the same time.

Martial ancestor realm. He just broke through five minor realms and arrived in a major realm within thirty minutes of entering the pool.

His meridians thickened and got wider, letting a larger quantity of energy flow through him. Impurities were excreted on the surface of his skin, and he simultaneously exhaled impurities. A slightly milky light appeared on the surface of his bones at that moment, but he couldn't see it. If the energy his body was able to hold in the past could be likened to a pool, his current capacity could be called a lake. His organs, muscles, skin and bones all improved, and he could feel himself getting significantly stronger.

However, he had no time to test it out. There was still abundant energy in the pool and he had no plans of sparing a drop. As long as he could, he would continue his breakthrough with the pool's energy.

"I have never felt energy as rich and pure as this one. I don't even have to purify and modify it, or gently extract it from the environment. Just absorb it. This energy is not only pure, but also gentle. It can't hurt the body no matter how fast I absorb it. The individual speed and unique constitution are all that matters here. The old man really left me a huge gift. I wonder how he managed to resist the temptation of taking it along with him. Given his abilities, he certainly has the strength to move the pool, or even a mountain if he so desires. He's really generous, I can't let down his good intentions."

He suddenly felt a cool sensation in his spiritual sea, for the first time since he began to cultivate in the pool, the spiritual energy actually managed to enter his spirit sea, nourishing his mind and soul. The life energy was especially strong, creating a barrier around his spirit sea.

"Ah? Nature's blessing. The pool's undiluted energy is blessing my spirit sea on its own, building a barrier to protect my mind from mental attacks. Mmm, so cool."

He diverted some of his attention to his spirit sea, cultivating his memory and strengthening his mind's defenses. The life energy not only nourished his mind, it sharpened his mind and intuition, giving him a unique ability which Anthony did not discover. Without his knowledge, the life energy and spiritual energy condensed to form a little trapezoid shaped crystal. The crystal had two colors, half of it was green like fresh leaves—which symbolizes life, while the other side had a bluish purple hue. The crystal was made of the purest condensed energy, and an unknown item which had been at the bottom of the pool. The crystal hid itself in a corner of his spiritual sea, while the life energy continued to strengthen and nourish his spirit sea, increasing his mind's defenses, spiritual energy and abilities.

Anthony felt as if something strange was added to his body. But he assumed it was just the spiritual energy and life energy nourishing his spirit sea and continued to cultivate.

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Two days have passed and the pool has changed color. It no longer had the thick milky color, it now looked a bit clear, like slightly dirty water. Anthony had completely cleared out the spiritual essence of the pool. The pool was a huge resource which numerous sects would kill for. It was rich enough to support ten powerful cultivators for years, but Anthony swallowed everything and stored it away within two days. He was like a bottomless pit, swallowing the energy without showing signs of being saturated.

The previous day, he broke through to the first level of Martial Emperor realm, and by today, he had crossed tier 9, arriving at the saint realm threshold. However, the requirements for breaking through to the saint realm was way higher, and the pool's energy has been exhausted. Besides, breaking through to the saint realm can't be done casually to avoid backlash.

Knowing this, Anthony stored the remaining energy which he absorbed in his core, making sure his energy reserves were filled up. Anthony stood up from the pool, letting the now useless water drip down his body. At a corner of the pool were murky substances, which were accumulated from the impurities expelled from Anthony's body. He looked younger and more beautiful, his muscles more defined and powerful, with an unfathomable core strength. He looked slender and beautiful, his energy had condensed inside, making him look harmless on the outside while hiding unimaginable lethality inside.

He floated mid air and called out a clean pair of clothes from his storage ring, dressing himself mid air. As he tightened his belt, he noticed that his manh*od seemed to have increased a bit, and his abs were more defined, albeit slender. His skin was smooth and rosy. He was literally glowing. He smirked, and shrugged dismissing it. He can't admire himself, could he? He floated on the floor close to the pool and turned to leave. However, the sounds of a liquid dropping steadily made him halt. With the increase in his cultivation, his senses naturally sharpened, and his hearing improved to a frightening degree that he could tell exactly where each sound was coming from. He turned around, and began to follow the sound, giving in to his curiosity.

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