Chapter 15: West Lake · Carp Essence
West Lake has been recorded in the "Forest History" many times, so it has beautiful mountains and waters, outstanding people, and a place of great talent. During the Song Dynasty, a white snake found its immortal fate here and became immortal by crossing the tribulation under the Lei Feng Pagoda. A lucky carp was illuminated by the Buddha's light and developed spiritual intelligence into a monster. When Lin Shaotang met it, it was nearly nine hundred years old and only built its foundation. I don't know if it has made progress now.
Lin Keqing's purpose today is to take the West Lake Spring. In the place where West Lake wild pearls are abundant, she sensed a faint spiritual energy overflowing. If she looked with her eyes, she would think it was the neon lights by the water's edge.
With a stroke of the invisible spatial blade, a gap opened and instantly closed in the mud more than ten meters deep, and Lin Keqing had already entered the barrier.
The underwater world seems to be a secret realm of another dimension, like the East China Sea in Journey to the West. At first glance, there is no end to it, only a vast sea of clouds can be seen. The spiritual energy of gold, red, green, and blue intertwine, emitting a rainbow of colorful rays. The radiance lingers, and the smoke waves are misty. Lin Keqing feels that he may have entered a fairyland, and his heart cannot help but flutter and shake. It takes a while for him to regain his senses.
The only light source underwater comes from a small colorful crystal palace, filled with sparkling treasures. The walls are adorned with countless colorful pearls, each the size of a fist, shining brightly and luxurious.
According to Lin Shaotang's notes, the Crystal Palace is underwater, but it is unclear how deep the water is. It looks like it is suspended in the air, with strange shaped aquatic creatures swimming upstream and downstream. Although the shapes are strange, they are only slightly larger than normal and have not yet transformed into the shape of shrimp and crab generals. The colors are rich and colorful, with each swing of the fish tail creating circles of colorful ripples, like colorful fireworks blooming in the sky and sparkling stars.
Lin Keqing's invisibility barrier enveloped her like a transparent eggshell, making it impossible for the aquarium to detect her breath. The spring of West Lake is located under the Crystal Palace and is also the source of the Crystal Palace's spiritual energy.
She smoothly dived down to the bottom of the Crystal Palace along the source of spiritual light. A basketball sized crystal clear green spring was embedded below the Crystal Palace, shining brightly. The clear spring water gurgled out with a soft light, sacred and pure.
In ancient mythology, from the ocean to deep wells, water sources with springs were guarded by the Dragon King. But in reality, there are not so many dragon clans. Nowadays, there are even fewer spiritual springs like West Lake. In the end, the West Lake springs have also been polluted, so they cannot survive. Following her is a good way out.