I am currently located at the precise juncture where the cold water and magma meet.
If I were to fall, the consequences would require no further thought.
Lin Chun instantly felt something was wrong. He immediately tried to grab onto something nearby, but the closest stone pillar was at least three meters away.
He couldn't reach it.
Countless images flashed through my mind in an instant, but no matter how I looked at it, I never imagined my end would be like this.
However, at this moment, I was also very clear that if both of us fell, there would be no possibility of survival.
But if only one of us were to fall...
Without any hesitation, I grabbed Lin Chun's arm and then, with all my might, threw him away.
The price was that I plummeted downwards at an even faster speed!
"Brother Lu!" Lin Chun roared, trying to grab me, but we had already separated.
As my body fell, time seemed to stretch infinitely in my mind.
Everything flashed before me like a movie.
Remembering my meager salary and my arrival in this mysterious place, the people around me, the events I experienced...
In this brief moment, all these scenes played out, as if I had lived a whole lifetime.
I could clearly see the panic on Lin Chun's face, and I could also feel his shock and despair.
But for some reason, at this moment, I felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
The next instant...
*Plop!*
I fell into the meeting point of the magma and cold water.
Before I could even savor the agony, I saw Lin Chun rushing down from above...
"I originally intended to leave one person to go back and report, but now..." a thought flashed through my mind.
But the next moment, I felt something was amiss.
At this point, Lin Chun also fell.
There was no piercing cold, nor any terrifying burning sensation. Immersed within it, I could even feel a sense of comfort...
"What... is happening?" I instinctively asked.
Lin Chun had also braced himself for death, but now...
It seemed like nothing had happened...
A false alarm...
The greatest good news in one's life is probably a false alarm...
"Brother Lu, you..." Lin Chun looked at me, "You could have survived on your own..."
"Yes..." I smiled and replied, "But no matter what, we both survived, didn't we?"
"I owe you a life!" Lin Chun said, word by word, earnestly.
"Then let it remain owed..." I said with a smile.
Just then, I suddenly felt a surge of energy coursing into my body.
I looked around. The cold water and magma had disappeared. In their place was a pool of clear lake water...
So it was another illusion...
Lin Chun also sensed something was not right.
"Enter cultivation state!" I said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Lin Chun didn't hesitate and immediately entered cultivation mode.
In that instant, both of us seemed to feel a massive power pouring into our bodies.
Under such circumstances, the speed of cultivation was naturally beyond words.
Moreover, at this moment, I also felt something unusual, because in this situation, my cultivation speed seemed to have accelerated significantly.
This feeling was so wondrous, as if... I was placed in an accelerator.
My mind was completely clear...
I wasn't sure about the reason, but it should be a good thing for me. I would have to ask Elder Yu about it after we got out of here...
After cultivating for an unknown amount of time, when we regained consciousness, I felt that my strength had increased by a large margin.
I glanced at the tattoo on my chest. The sixth branch had already shown signs of appearing...
I also felt that the energy in the lake water was almost depleted.
Lin Chun was the same, his eyes filled with excitement: "Brother Lu... I feel like I can control that kind of power now..."
I certainly knew what kind of power he was referring to. This was a good thing for us as a whole.
The gate in front had opened. We got up, rested for a while, ate something, and continued forward.
The continuous advancements left us both somewhat unaccustomed, but fortunately, under these circumstances, we had ample time to adapt slowly.
The path ahead was almost indistinguishable from the outside. Stepping on the ground, it even felt unreal.
Furthermore, it was a straight path with no forks. The two of us walked forward.
Just then, I suddenly noticed a light appearing at the end of the passage.
Although the light was not large, a smile simultaneously appeared on both our faces.
Seeing the light meant the passage had reached its end, and perhaps the place we were searching for was just ahead!