C876 Entering the Endless Frost Pool
Hearing Zhao Loong's question, the cultivator swept his eyes over the other people present, and all of them immediately lowered their heads, pretending to be deep in thought, or looking up at the sky, or pretending to close their eyes and rest, including Qin Loong.
The meaning could not be more obvious.
The cultivator had no other choice but to bitterly follow the disciples of the Datura Sect.
Not long later, another cultivator who had passed the examination came in.
Qin Loong was pleasantly surprised to see that the one who had come was none other than Lin.
"Although there are some twists and turns, this first step has finally been completed. I still have to proceed with caution."
Lin took the Spirit Stone that Zhao Loong threw over, and quickly looked at the terms inside, and then signed it without saying anything else.
Then, Zhao Loong began to explain the details and requirements of the mission.
All the members present listened attentively, carefully memorizing the important points in their minds.
It wasn't until dusk that Zhao Loong finished explaining the entire situation, and then, Zhang Hu came over and brought all the members to have a "passionate" dinner.
The reason why it was called a 'passionate' dinner was because the ingredients at the dining table were extremely 'enthusiastic'.
Magma Fruit, Flaming Dragon Leaf, Fire Rain Soup... Although the spirit items for dinner were not very rare, they were already considered very precious in the eyes of ordinary cultivator. Furthermore, all of them were items filled with yang energy.
Qin Loong, Old Lei, the middle-aged man, all pretended to be like the others, showing an excited expression, and started to wolf down the spirit materials.
"It seems that the Datura Sect is determined to obtain the items from the ruins. They are willing to give these expensive spirit items to the members of the death squadron who were recruited at the last minute."
As Qin Loong ate, he thought of this.
After finishing their 'passionate' dinner, there was still more than an hour of time before the operation started. Zhang Hu let everyone chat casually, nurturing their bodies and accumulating their energy, waiting for the operation to start.
"This operation is indeed very dangerous, we actually need to move at night. At that time, we need to be more careful, the night is dark and the Vicious Beast activities are even more frequent."
A cultivator said.
"That's right, we must unite as one and safely complete our mission together."
Another cultivator had met the requirement.
All of them expressed their friendliness and the scene appeared to be harmonious and harmonious. They were all building beautiful teams together, creating a perfect atmosphere for completing the quest.
"Hehe, at that time, if they really meet with danger, I'm afraid that these people will instantly turn into a flock of scattered birds, each taking their own life."
On the surface, Qin Loong also looked friendly and peaceful, but this was what he was thinking in his heart.
He knew that this sort of person, who spoke such noble and beautiful words, would become increasingly unreliable at critical moments.
Perhaps the middle-aged man was the one with the most value for cooperation when the time was right.
Soon, it was almost time for the mission.
Zhang Hu brought the twelve members to a large teleportation formation deep within the Inner Palace, and were teleported to the Endless Cold Pond at the same time.
Once they were teleported to the side of the Endless Cold Pond, everyone instantly felt a ghastly chill.
Qin Loong looked up. They were currently in a dense forest, and a large lake with a radius of a few dozen li was not far from them.
The water in the lake was pitch-black. The light emitted by the Spirit Stone s that were used to illuminate the surroundings seemed to have all been sucked into the lake, not producing the slightest bit of light at all.
"This must be Endless Cold Pond."1
As Qin Loong thought about this, he looked at the surroundings of the Endless Cold Pond.
Amongst them, the auras of the cultivator s stationed closer were clearly much stronger than the ones stationed there. If there were no surprises, then they were the top sects in the water realm.
Qin Loong and the others were only a hundred meters away from the lake's edge. From the looks of it, their Datura Sect was indeed one of the top sects in the water realm.
"Elder Jin, Number Thirteen's death squad is ready. We can dive down at any time."
Zhao Loong stayed by the side of the twelve team members and did not move. Zhang Hu walked to the lakeside and reported to an old man who was looking at the lake and dressed in a blue plate.
"If you are ready, then dive. I hope that this' genius' will be able to achieve some results."
When Elder Jin said the word "genius," he seemed to have deliberately emphasized his tone as if his words contained a trace of ridicule.
However, it was unknown whether Zhang Hu heard it or not, but he didn't seem to mind. There wasn't a single ripple on his face, and he only signaled towards Zhao Loong before Zhao Loong brought his twelve teammates to the lakeside.
"Let's make a final confirmation. Have you memorized all the details of the mission?"
Zhao Loong faced everyone and made his final confirmation. After seeing everyone nod their heads, he flashed and arrived at the very back of the line.
Zhang Hu activated a layer of blue colored spirit energy on his body, and then gently leaped up and dove head first into the water.
Soon after, the twelve players split into four groups and jumped into the water.
Zhao Loong was the last to enter the hall.
Since Zhang Hu had let his teammates form their own squads, Qin Loong, in order to be cautious, did not form a team with Old Lei and his teammates. Instead, he formed a team with the middle aged man and the other person.
Old Lei and Lin then randomly picked one person to team up with.
After entering the Endless Cold Pond, the fourteen people formed a group under Zhang Hu. Behind the Zhao Loong Palace, the other four groups, which were respectively in four different directions, were slowly descending.
Everyone had already taken a Water Closure Pill before they entered the water. Even though they weren't able to breathe, the strong cold energy still began to rush towards them as expected.
The twelve people who had passed the examination naturally wouldn't be affected by the cold yin power for a short period of time. They only activated their prepared powerful glinting Spirit Stone and released light that could barely reach ten meters, barely allowing them to see their surroundings.
In this place, Spiritual Awareness was completely useless. He could only rely on this weak light to communicate with others through voice transmission.
As he continued to dive deeper, Qin Loong felt the cold energy become stronger, and the pressure become increasingly stronger.
Soon, they had reached a depth of three hundred meters.
Just then, Zhang Hu suddenly asked everyone to stop.
"Two hundred meters below, a black vortex has appeared. Everyone stop where you are and don't move."
When Zhang Hu's order came over, everyone stopped.
The Black Water Swirl was emphasized by Zhao Loong and the others as a great danger in the Endless Cold Pond.
This Black Water Vortex would often appear anywhere on the Endless Cold Pond, and it had an extremely great suction force. If one was near, even the cultivator of the Gold Pill Stage would be unable to resist it, and would be sucked in instantly.
And no one else from the cultivator who had been sucked in had come out.
Amongst the cultivator s that had been sucked in, the highest cultivation realm was that of an Immortal Soul stage expert, but even now, there was still no news of him.
Fortunately, Zhang Hu had used some unknown method to know of the Black Water Swirl below, otherwise all of them would have been killed in an instant.
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