kingnovel Chapter 445 The Fountain of Immortality
Chapter 445 The Fountain of Immortality
Shui Lian'er's panicked heart immediately calmed down.
Soon, the immortals playing music before them all disappeared, leaving only the two of them in the magnificent palace. When they looked up, the only words on the palace plaque were hidden in the clouds and mist, ethereal and indistinct, neither clearly visible nor obscure.
The sighs of the fairy echoed faintly in the palace.
"By chance, you are destined to live in Penglai. Do not lose or be harmed. May you be blessed."
The sound gradually dissipated into the floating sea of clouds, and a blue stone path leading down the mountain slowly appeared behind them.
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When Xu Youan and Shi Tou saw the stone tablet inscribed with "Yingzhou Longevity Spring" in the cave, they were both stunned.
At first, they did not believe that the legendary Spring of Immortality was real, nor did they believe that they were really on Yingzhou, one of the three immortal mountains.
The rich life force of the Longevity Spring filled the entire cave, leaving them no choice but to believe it.
"So it really is true that there are free lunches..." Stone murmured in a daze, then his eyes narrowed into slits as he took out a small jade bottle to fill it with water from the Fountain of Immortality.
Strangely, even though the jade bottle was clearly immersed in the spring water, when it was taken out, there was not a drop of water inside.
Undeterred, he tried bottles made of other materials—porcelain, jade, gold, silver, and even spirit stones—but without exception, they all failed.
This means that the spring water here cannot be taken away.
The stone slumped its head in dejection.
It seems he was just daydreaming.
Even if a pie were to fall from the sky, it would probably crush anyone who tries to catch it.
Xu Youan watched him from behind, hesitating several times before finally patting his shoulder and pointing to three or four small stone bowls under the stone tablet: "Those are probably used to hold spring water, why don't you try them?"
Stone then noticed the few inconspicuous broken stone bowls. He hesitated for a moment, then went over and took two back.
It was only when the sunlight streaming through the cave ceiling that he discovered there were words inside the broken stone bowl.
"It may be drunk, but not picked up."
"After finishing a cup, one grows weary."
After reading the poem, Shi Tou felt a mix of emotions.
Isn't this like telling someone who has finally found a mountain of gold and silver that they can only take a single copper coin?
Xu Youan didn't seem to care much about that.
Since I can't take it to my senior sister, it's no different from being a worthless piece of trash.
He turned to leave.
When Stone saw him about to leave, he quickly reached out to stop him.
"The Fountain of Immortality—one sip can grant countless years of lifespan! Every cup is a cup!"
Xu Youan turned his face away, looking listless: "Not interested."
Shi Tou choked, then used some force to pull him forcefully to the side of the Fountain of Youth.
“I have glimpsed the will of Heaven, which has shortened my lifespan. You saved your senior sister in Chang Le City, which also cost you countless years of lifespan. This place is a good match for both of us.” As he spoke, he scooped up some spring water from a stone bowl and handed a cup to him. “Fellow Daoist Xu, have you not heard the saying, ‘If Heaven gives something and you don’t take it, you will suffer the consequences; if the time comes and you don’t act, you will suffer the calamity’?”
Xu Youan's eyes flickered, and he looked deeply at the stone. Without saying anything more, he took the stone bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
The stone also drank all the spring water in the stone bowl.
The two stone bowls shattered instantly.
As the vibrant spring water entered their bodies, the scalding warmth immediately enveloped their meridians.
Just as the two were immersed in the wonders of the Spring of Immortality, strange footsteps suddenly came from outside the cave, followed by the rustling of clothes and whispering voices.
"Damn it, which lunatic overturned the black market auction stage? I searched for ages and paid more than ten times the price to finally buy the Sea Treasure Pearl that allows me to enter the secret realm!"
"So what if I have a lot of spirit stones? Does that mean I have to waste money? That money is the profit sharing I got after working hard, helping the Shen family and that greedy city lord open one hot pot restaurant after another. It didn't fall from the sky!"
"Alright, alright, I know. It's a small expense for a big cause. Becoming an immortal is the most important thing; everything else has to take a backseat! I'm going in now to drink from the Fountain of Immortality, and then..."
The man's voice abruptly stopped. He stared in astonishment at the two boys standing in the cave. It took him a long time to react before he forced a smile and said to Xu You'an, "Senior Brother Xu... you're here too?"
Xu Youan didn't speak, his eyes fixed on her with a deep, unfathomable gaze.
Shen Qingqing swallowed hard, feeling her hands and feet were ice cold.
This is impossible! How could she have encountered this scourge here?
In her past life, she was the only one who found the Fountain of Immortality, so how could this be...?
Also, who is that person next to this evil spirit? Could they be in cahoots?
Thinking of how Xu You'an had tormented her in her past life, she suddenly felt her calves tremble.
He...he wouldn't kill her here when no one's around, would he...?
Shen Qingqing didn't recognize Shi Tou, but Shi Tou did recognize Shen Qingqing. She was the female disciple who fought Jiang Liqian during the Tianqian Sect's internal competition and stabbed her in the back.
"Fellow Daoist, why do you seem so afraid of this Fellow Daoist Xu beside me? Do you two have a grudge?"
Are they not working together?
Shen Qingqing's eyes immediately lit up with hope, and she put on a pitiful and delicate expression. She ran to Shi Tou's side and timidly tugged at his sleeve: "No, no, big brother, you misunderstood. My senior brother and I are from the same school, how... how could we possibly have a grudge? It's just... it's just that my senior brother is always... I'm a little afraid of him."
For some reason, Shi Tou felt goosebumps all over his body. He calmly pulled off the sleeve she was clutching and moved away from her with disgust.
His face still held a warm smile.
"Who was the young lady talking to just now? How come we could only hear her voice but not see her?"
Shen Qingqing's pitiful expression froze for a moment.
She was certain that there was no one else on Yingzhou, which is why she recklessly complained to the system about the black market instead of communicating in her mind. Little did she expect that in this life, Xu You'an and this complete stranger would also find the Fountain of Immortality.
For now, all she could do was deny it and pretend she didn't know what he was talking about.
"Young man, I..."
Stone seemed to be asking casually, not trying to pry into her privacy. Before she could say anything, he changed the subject, pointing to the small stone bowl under the stone tablet and saying, "Miss, you've also come to drink the water of the Spring of Longevity, haven't you? Then Brother Xu and I won't disturb your important business any longer. We'll take our leave now. Please enjoy your drink."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the cave with Xu Youan.
Seeing that Xu Youan had no intention of killing her, Shen Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to get the stone bowl to fetch spring water.