Chapter 1821: Chapter 1815: Treating It Like a Sauna, Huh?

"This kid!" Qi Congyun helplessly looked at Zhang Menglong. He was well aware of Zhang Menglong’s daily show-off hobbies, but he didn’t expect Zhang Menglong to be so impatient.

Although the endurance in this Sunset River basically depends on one’s own cultivation, physical quality, potential, and bone attributes, there are actually some small techniques that can extend the time.

"You brat, don’t come running out in less than half an hour!" Qi Congyun glanced at Zhang Menglong, who was already floating on the Sunset River, looking for all the world like a floating corpse.

"When I was an intern disciple, I managed to last 56 minutes. Let’s see how far you can go!"

"The rest of you, come over here, I’ll teach you how to increase your endurance."

...

Qi Congyun explained for about 10 minutes. The principle is actually quite simple. The reason it’s difficult to last long in the Sunset River is that for the body, fate energy is an energy outside of the body’s own energy system.

When this energy enters the body, the process of condensing energy is very violent, unless one has cultivated the Nine Nether Sunset Art and carries fate energy naturally in their body to withstand this force for a long time.

For ordinary people, the limit of endurance could be tens of minutes. Even those who have comprehended the second layer of this technique can currently soak for only about ten to twenty days.

Someone like Lei Poguan is truly one of a kind.

The method is to use one’s own energy to control the violent impact of fate energy washing the muscles and bones, thereby extending the body’s endurance.

As the explanation ended, over 8000 Sunset Sect disciples plunged into the water like dumplings.

By this time, Zhang Menglong had been soaking in the Sunset River for over 10 minutes.

"Hmm? Doesn’t seem like anything..." When they jumped into the Sunset River, the first feeling was a cool touch. It didn’t seem as painful as anticipated, very quickly followed by an absolute pain.

However, no one dared to relax and immediately began controlling the restless fate energy according to Qi Congyun’s teaching.

Looking at Zhang Menglong, he hadn’t reacted for over ten minutes and seemed so peaceful as though asleep. The Sunset River might not be as terrifying as imagined.

Very soon, most people felt the fate energy refining the energy in their bodies, purifying and solidifying the previously blemished impurities within their bodies.

"Breakthrough!" Many intern disciples on the brink of breakthrough suddenly felt the loosening of their Life Levels bottleneck and even began entering breakthrough state!

"This Sunset River is exactly like the legend!"

"Push harder, maybe I can break through to Divine Breath Eighth Grade this time!"

...

In the satisfying harvest, some gradually forgot how difficult it was to stay long in the Sunset River. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

From the fifth minute, some began to feel a swell of pain in their Divine Vein, starting mild and slowly escalating to piercing and eventually intense pain.

The sensation was like boiling lava flowing through their body, seemingly ready to burst out at any moment, making it increasingly difficult to stay in the Sunset River.

Finally, during the eighth minute, the first individual leapt out of the Sunset River, emitting intense heat and began to adjust by the riverside. Seeing the first to give up, many began to follow suit.

Just by the eighth minute, hundreds had already climbed ashore!

"How is the Clan Leader still so relaxed?"

"Yeah, it’s been 20 minutes already, right? He’s exceeded the average time, worthy of being the Clan Leader!"

"Ah, pity our limited abilities, this time’s harvest ends here."

...

Those who got ashore sighed repeatedly, looking at Zhang Menglong with greater admiration and reverence than before.

As the first batch couldn’t persist, the number of those who gave up increased, and after the twentieth minute, almost a third couldn’t hold on.

"This batch of seedlings is quite decent," Qi Congyun murmured to himself. Typically, by this time, nearly half would’ve had to leave the Sunset River.

Estimates suggest their time in the Ancient Cave Heaven created a positive influence on their foundational strength.

By the 30th minute, most were struggling.

By the 40th minute, fewer than 100 were still soaking in the Sunset River.

Qi Congyun secretly remembered these individuals, those who lasted over 40 minutes on their first soak in the Sunset River were deserving of resources for training, destined at least to become Inner Sect Disciples.

"I can’t keep on!" Finally, at the 57th minute, the last person fought hard out of the Sunset River, his performance was close to Qi Congyun’s record, hoping to draw Elder’s attention.

At this moment, his swollen red blood vessels were visibly apparent on his skin, which was dry and cracking.

It was clear he was nearing his physical limit, yet his mental limit might be intact, but forcing further could irreversibly damage the body.

"Only this brat is left!" Qi Congyun glanced at Zhang Menglong, who’d soaked for nearly 70 minutes. This was approaching the intern disciple’s soak record, yet Zhang Menglong seemed far from reaching his limit.

Zhang Menglong, indeed, had fallen asleep by this point, his immense energy would take ages to cleanse, and even now, his internal energy condensation was far less than halfway, even without controlling the fate energy entering his body.

"Seems effortless for him to break records, wonder what surprises he’ll offer me."

At this moment, the floating Zhang Menglong suddenly moved, everyone tensed—was he about to come out? By now, he’d broken the record, and even if he stopped, he’d be the new legend of the Sunset Sect.

Yet Zhang Menglong just stretched lazily, turned over, and continued sleeping, his breath calm, his Divine Vein unstrained, like soaking in a hot spring.

Qi Congyun clearly felt the significant gap between individuals, "This brat really takes this as a sauna!"