Chapter 1564 - 1565: Ancient Formation
Lin Chen quickly swam towards the bottom of the lake.
Although the lake was deep, the high temperature made the lake bottom pitch black, with not a single living creature.
The entire lake bottom was shrouded in darkness, sending shivers down one's spine.
Despite using his vision abilities, Lin Chen could only see objects one meter away.
He relied solely on the faint ripples of Spiritual Power to keep diving deeper.
As Lin Chen continued to dive, he sensed the Spiritual Power waves growing stronger.
Finally, after descending about a hundred meters, the scene before him suddenly brightened.
Looking at the scenery under the lake, Lin Chen's expression tightened, a trace of undisguisable shock appearing on his face.
At the lake bottom, there was a distinct black and white boundary.
Above was lake water, and below was a viscous spiritual sea formed by the convergence of Spiritual Power.
This spiritual sea was bottomless, and instead of water, it was filled with boundless Spiritual Power.
Gazing at the scene before him, Lin Chen couldn't help but catch his breath.
Even though he hadn't entered, he could already feel the vast Spiritual Energy.
Further shocking Lin Chen was the realization that this was artificially created rather than naturally formed.
Being able to store Spiritual Energy within such a deep abyss was truly a work of genius.
Lin Chen glanced at this spiritual lake, internally marveling.
The spiritual lake was probably a training ground for a sect's disciples, now abandoned for some reason.
Lin Chen dove into the spiritual lake, gently touching the water, allowing streams of Spiritual Power to seep into his body, sending a jolt through him.
He felt his body's wounds rapidly healing under the erosion of this spiritual lake's power.
It was evident that the spiritual lake also had healing properties for physical injuries.
Lin Chen silently sighed, impressed by the sect's formidable power to create a spiritual lake for disciple training.
Yet, in his memory, he hadn't heard of any sects on Earth possessing such remarkable prowess.
Even if he couldn't obtain the Heart of All Spirits, training in the spiritual lake for days might elevate him directly to the God Realm.
Suddenly, Lin Chen was drawn by a chaotic flow.
He spotted a golden glowing mass amidst the chaotic currents in the lake.
The light mass pulsated like a heart, each beat birthing streams of Spiritual Energy.
This was the Heart of All Spirits!
Lin Chen stared at the pulsing heart with immense shock, his eyes filled with undeniable fervor.
The Heart of All Spirits was a treasure of the world, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, taking millions of years to form, a rare jewel.
Such a treasure was extremely rare; even an ordinary person who absorbed the Heart of All Spirits would become a powerful Cloud Sea Realm warrior within a short period.
If Lin Chen absorbed it into the Tianyan space, he could create another spiritual lake in the Tianyan world, alleviating future worries about scarce spiritual energy, providing inexhaustible Spiritual Power.
Gazing at the Heart of All Spirits, Lin Chen's eyes burned with intensity.
Despite facing the temptation that could lead one to madness, Lin Chen didn't impulsively rush forward.
Considering the sect possessed such a wondrous treasure, there must be something amiss.
Lin Chen's gaze swept around the Heart of All Spirits, quickly identifying the problem.
Surrounding the Heart of All Spirits, golden lines extended.
The lines were extremely subtle, hard to detect without careful examination; following the lines' extensions, Lin Chen's heart chilled—damn, it was a protective grand formation.
Lin Chen felt a sense of dread; if he had impulsively charged in without reason, he might have been obliterated by the formation.
"Xiao Shuai, can you break this formation?" Lin Chen asked.
"Master, this formation seems to be an ancient grand formation. My database has no information on it," Xiao Shuai replied.
Lin Chen pondered momentarily, then with a wave of his hand, a black shadow shot out from the Tianyan space.
It was Lin Chen's corpse puppet; during the last battle with Yuan Tiangang, he lost many, but still had some left.
"Go!"
With a thought, the corpse puppet rapidly charged towards the Heart of All Spirits.
Yet, as soon as the puppet entered the formation, golden light flashed within the grand formation.
Instantly, countless golden rays shot from all directions.
Boom!
In a blink, the puppet was blasted to smithereens.
Upon witnessing this, Lin Chen gasped.
Moreover, what terrified Lin Chen further was that not only was the puppet reduced to ash, but even the Primordial Spirit he imbued within it was scattered.
This meant that the formation could not only destroy physical bodies but could also disperse Primordial Spirits.
"Damn, this formation is powerful."
Lin Chen stared at the grand formation, terrified.
The corpse puppet's body was incredibly robust; even True God Realm experts found it hard to destroy.
Yet the formation's golden lines were so terrifying, instantly obliterating the puppets.
If he entered the grand formation, he wouldn't fare any better.
Lin Chen, with a thought, tossed more corpse puppets into the formation.
Like before, as soon as they entered, the formation attacked, swiftly reducing them to nothing.
"Xiao Shuai, have you noticed any pattern?" Lin Chen asked gravely.
The formation, whenever it activates, has a 0.01-second interval; you must seize that moment to charge in and acquire the Heart of All Spirits.
"0.01 seconds!" Lin Chen felt a sinking sensation.
"It's the only chance, with any deviation possibly leading to extinction," Xiao Shuai stated gravely.
"Understood," Lin Chen nodded.
Lin Chen knew that acquiring the Heart of All Spirits meant risking life.
However, Lin Chen's journey thus far was marked by countless life-and-death trials.
Clenching his teeth, Lin Chen had resolved.
"Got it, if so, I'll give it a try!"
"Whoosh!"
A black shadow was once again tossed into the grand formation by Lin Chen.
Instantly, it was obliterated by golden rays.
It's now!
As the golden light flashed, Lin Chen surged into the formation.
Almost simultaneously, phoenix wings appeared behind him, transforming into a phantom nearing the Heart of All Spirits.
Lin Chen reached out a single hand, grabbing the Heart of All Spirits directly.
With the treasure in hand, Lin Chen's wings fluttered, rapidly charging towards the outside of the formation.
But just as Lin Chen dashed a few meters, countless golden rays flickered directly at him.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
With a thought, corpse puppets rushed out, intercepting the golden rays.
However, the puppets only blocked the initial wave; a second wave swiftly targeted Lin Chen.
Feeling the golden rays swiftly closing in, Lin Chen felt his scalp tingle, his hair standing on end.