Invincible Divine Doctor of the Beautiful Lady-Chapter 842 - 816: Cold Pool

Tangyu searched carefully in the mountains and forests with the goblin. This season, there were many wild fruits in the forest, and the goblin was busy picking wild fruits, occasionally handing some to Tangyu.

This reminded Tangyu of the times when he used to go up the mountains to pick wild fruits during this season back in the days at Ghost Doctor. It really felt like he was reliving old memories. They searched one hill after another, almost like a carpet search, but still, they found nothing unusual.

The mountain was still there, and so were the trees.

Who knew how many disciples had been tested by the long history here. The passage of time had already completely buried and covered this place. Finding any clue was indeed as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

Tangyu waved to the goblin, who immediately ran over eagerly: "Mr. Tangyu, do you have any instructions?"

Tangyu said: "Goblin, think again carefully, besides these rumors, is there anything more tangible? For example, is there any special place, or any records left by your ancestors about the Phoenix legend?"

The goblin shook his head and said: "There really isn’t anything. When I was a child, I used to play in these mountains every day. I dare say I knew every tree, but I never found any special place. As for the things left by our ancestors, there is nothing but these rumors. Actually, there have been many ancestors in our village who wanted to trace these rumors, but they never found anything."

Tangyu shook his head; it seemed there were no clues after all.

Suddenly, the goblin said: "Mr. Tangyu, could it be that there is a huge underground palace or a giant tomb beneath this mountain? Haha, maybe the Qin Imperial Tomb is right under Liangshan."

Tangyu rolled his eyes at the goblin: "You’ve been watching too much TV. You really have a vivid imagination. But—if it’s underground, it’s indeed underground, but the most important thing is to find the entrance. This place is so vast, we can’t flatten it out. Without finding the entrance, even if we know it’s underground, it’s useless."

The goblin laughed awkwardly: "Don’t you guys have advanced modern technology now? I see those treasure hunters on TV using advanced detection equipment. They just scan the ground, and they can tell if there’s anything underground. Do you think you could get some high-tech equipment over here?"

"Hmm—" Tangyu furrowed his brow. The goblin’s words did remind him of something. He thought for a moment and said, "You might be right, but—the thing we’re looking for this time is not ordinary. Even with high-tech detection equipment, we might not find it. Of course—we can’t completely rule out this possibility either. We’ll see. If we really can’t find anything, I’ll consider bringing a survey team over to check it out."

"Haha, I knew it. I’m pretty smart after all. The stuff they show on TV can be used in real life," the goblin laughed out loud.

The two continued searching. When they came to a wild peach tree, the goblin couldn’t help but pick a few big peaches and handed one to Tangyu.

The peaches were quite big, but they didn’t look very good. There was even a faint layer of black stuff on the surface.

"Ptooey, ptooey! Mr. Tangyu, don’t eat it; this peach is bitter." The goblin took a bite and immediately spat it out.

"Hmm?" Tangyu furrowed his brow slightly, feeling like he had caught onto something. His gaze fell on the peach that the goblin had bitten, and just as the goblin was about to throw it away, Tangyu took it and examined it closely. Seeing Tangyu’s actions, the goblin watched with curiosity but didn’t dare to interrupt.

After looking and smelling it, Tangyu furrowed his brow again and shook his head: "It’s a bit strange."

"Strange? How so?" The goblin looked at Tangyu with a puzzled expression.

Tangyu said: "Look at these two peaches. They both look really bad. The flesh is even a bit dark brown and bitter. Now look at this peach tree. It seems tall and lush, laden with fruit, but all the peaches are like this; not a single one looks good."

"Is there a problem with that? Maybe—this tree is just bad. In such a big mountain, it’s not unusual to have one or two trees like this," the goblin said.

Tangyu said: "Maybe, but I still find it strange. The fruits you picked for me before were all very sweet. But the fruits on this tree are bitter and astringent. Also—did you notice that the trees around here look a bit different from those in other places? They seem to be more withered."

The goblin looked around and nodded: "That’s true. This area does look a bit more withered than other places. Maybe the soil here isn’t as good as in other places. That’s normal, isn’t it? This whole area is like that."

Tangyu thought for a moment, feeling like he had grasped something, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it, so he just continued forward.

"Splash—"

A small stream brought the sound of trickling water. It was a tiny stream, but in the midst of the mountain forest, it sounded quite cheerful.

"Is there a spring on this mountain?" Tangyu asked.

The goblin shook his head: "No spring, but there’s a cold pool. The water flows out from that cold pool."

Tangyu approached the small stream and furrowed his brow again: "Hmm, theoretically, mountain water should be crystal clear. Why is the water here so dark?"

Tangyu squatted down, touched the water with his hand, feeling the cool sensation, then licked it with his tongue, finding it somewhat bitter: "Strange, the water on the mountain is generally sweet, why is this water both cold and bitter?"

The Goblin said: "Yes, this water has always been like this, undrinkable. Further up, there’s a Cold Pool, very deep. This water comes from underneath it, so it’s very cold. As for the bitter taste, didn’t the TV say that water high in minerals is often bitter?"

Tangyu shook his head: "Water high in minerals is not necessarily bitter. This taste, I always feel it carries a tinge of decay. The spring water should be cold, indeed, but this water is excessively cold, even carrying a hint of chill. Let’s go, take me to see the Cold Pool."

"Alright." The Goblin nodded.

Quickly, along the mountain, the group arrived at the Cold Pool the Goblin mentioned.

The Cold Pool was not large, with an opening only about two meters in diameter. Before even approaching, they could feel a chill emanating from it, abruptly dropping the temperature around. They could even vaguely see a wisp of white mist rising from the Cold Pool.

The Goblin said: "This is the Cold Pool, Mr. Tang. If we talk about the most peculiar thing in this mountain, it must be this Cold Pool. It’s like this all year round, the water it produces is undrinkable. In fact, some of our village’s ancestors who bathed in this Cold Pool’s water would fall ill. So, the Cold Pool has been abandoned ever since, and it has spawned many legends."

"Oh, legends? Tell me about them." Tangyu’s interest was piqued.

The Goblin then vividly narrated the stories, going on for a full hour, recounting more than a dozen versions of the legends.

After listening, Tangyu shook his head and smiled, realizing these were all just tales of monsters and spirits, implausible stories concocted by others. Finding no clues in these legends, Tangyu squatted by the Cold Pool himself to observe.

"This pool water is around zero degrees, yet it shows no signs of freezing. Does this pool freeze in winter?" Tangyu asked.

The Goblin shook his head: "No, it doesn’t. This pool is very strange; it remains icy cold even in the summer heat, but doesn’t freeze in winter, no matter how low the temperature gets."

"How deep is this Cold Pool?" Tangyu asked again.

The Goblin shook his head again: "That, we really don’t know. Our village’s skilled swimmers, driven by curiosity, have tried to explore it, wondering what lies within to make it so peculiar. But none succeeded. According to one ancestor, the deeper he went, the colder it became, reaching a point where he could see no bottom even after diving over twenty meters. He couldn’t bear it and had to come back up, falling ill immediately and passing away within half a month."

"Hmm, this sounds serious." Tangyu frowned slightly, increasingly feeling that the Cold Pool was extraordinary.

The Goblin nodded: "Yes, that’s why the Cold Pool has been largely ignored. Hey Mr. Tang, could it be that the treasure entrance you’re looking for is at the bottom of this Cold Pool? But with it being so inaccessible, it might require a professional diver."

Tangyu was stirred by the possibility. Given the circumstances, it seemed quite plausible. Sparked by the idea, he felt an urge to dive in and explore.

"Goblin, you stay here, I’m going down to check it out." Tangyu suddenly said.

The Goblin was startled: "Mr. Tang, are you serious? This is extremely dangerous!"

Tangyu scoffed: "Do I look like I’m joking? I’m going down now."

"Uh—"

Without waiting, Tangyu leapt into the Cold Pool with a splash, making the Goblin twitch. He didn’t dare go in himself, fearing for Tangyu’s life.

"Mr. Tang, are you special agents all death-defying? This is suicide." The Goblin shook his head.

Upon entering the Cold Pool, Tangyu immediately felt enveloped by a cold current, chills trying to invade his body.

However, these slight chills were nothing to Tangyu, and naturally couldn’t harm him. He dived deeper, noticing that the chill became more intense, and before long, all light was consumed by the darkness, rendering it pitch-black, with nothing visible. freēwēbnovel.com

Yet, even without any light, Tangyu could still roughly discern certain things.

Continuing deeper, he had dived about fifty meters without reaching the bottom, the chill becoming increasingly severe. The cold was so intense that Tangyu involuntarily shivered, needing to use his Immortal Spirit Qi for protection.

"It truly is deep, not having reached the bottom yet. With the abundant Chilling Evil Qi, the bottom must be extraordinary. This could indeed be the entrance." Tangyu thought with some excitement. If he could find it so quickly, that would be ideal.