Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 434 - 424: Earth’s Core Ethereal Liquid

"Ethereal Liquid from the earth’s core," said Fat Cat from Chu Hao’s shoulder.

With a plop, Zui Cheng suddenly sat down on the ground, pointing at Fat Cat, his face showing an indescribable horror, "It it it it it, it can talk!"

"What’s so strange about this seat being able to talk? What a silly boy you are, startled by every little thing," Fat Cat said disdainfully.

"Forget it, don’t scare the kid." Chu Hao pointed to the crack in the stone, "This is the Ethereal Liquid from the earth’s core?"

"It should be, but it’s too diluted to confirm," Fat Cat pondered.

"Then let’s dig it out and have a look," said Chu Hao, for whom this was naturally a small matter.

His hand became like a shovel, pulling up large stones one by one.

Even though Zui Cheng already knew of Chu Hao’s strength, seeing him lift the giant stones as if they were nothing still left him stunned, his eyes wide with shock, and he even forgot the bizarre incident of Fat Cat talking.

Three feet deep into the ground, more and more clear springs gushed out, but the fragrant aroma did not become stronger. Chu Hao continued to dig, while on the side, Zui Cheng was anxiously hopping around—the wasted liquid was an incredibly precious water of life!

"Hmm?" Three zhang under, Chu Hao stopped. There was a giant jade-like stone lying across, snow-white and semi-transparent, like clouds or mist, and the stone was warm and exceptionally comfortable to the touch.

"Indeed, this is the Ethereal Liquid from the earth’s core!" Fat Cat nodded, stretching out its paw, "Look, the Ethereal Liquid is inside."

Inside the stone, one could vaguely see the flow of liquid, as if the stone itself, like a human, had all sorts of veins.

Chu Hao couldn’t help but be overjoyed. Ethereal Liquid from the earth’s core was a spiritual matter formed by heaven and earth, greatly beneficial. It was a rare treasure for martial artists of the Middle Three Realms, which could promote cultivation and strengthen the body to some extent.

No wonder this place was an Ancient Ruin, and it was rare that it opened only once a century—the gifts it provided were exceptional.

Chu Hao dug out the entire massive stone, as big as a room, and after he hoisted it onto his shoulder, it completely covered him.

"The earth life spring nourished by this gemstone is why the water contains a trace of the Ethereal Liquid’s energy. It is for this reason that the villagers have been able to live so long without much food," Fat Cat explained.

"However, Hao, if you take this gemstone away, the village might perish because of you."

"Do you plan to bear this causal responsibility?"

Chu Hao frowned. Though causality was an ethereal thing, the existence of Qi Luck had been proven, so causality was not an exception. This matter was the opposite of Qi Luck; too much causal entanglement could lead to misfortune.

He thought for a moment, then said, "I will find a way to solve their village’s survival problem."

With this vow made, he immediately felt much lighter in his heart.

"Let’s go, head back first." Chu Hao put Zui Cheng on top of the large stone and himself carried the stone back.

His strength was so great that carrying the stone seemed effortless, and his speed was not slowed in the slightest. Within minutes, they had returned to the village.

Thump!

When the villagers saw such a huge stone suddenly leap into the village, they were scared witless, some people even sprayed water from their mouths, and everything was in uproar. Thankfully, they immediately spotted Zui Cheng on the stone and discovered Chu Hao underneath, carrying it, which calmed them down.

But then they shivered with fright again. What kind of freak was this benefactor who could leap over a wall while carrying such a huge stone? It was simply astonishing!

"Why have you brought back a big stone?" Hearing the commotion, Gu Qingcheng ran out and was puzzled to see the stone.

"This is a great thing," Chu Hao said with a smile. Not only was the Ethereal Liquid from the earth’s core a top-grade item for martial artists of the Middle Three Realms, but wouldn’t the stone that nurtured such liquid also be incredible? Sitting on it for cultivation could calm and focus the mind, it was equally a treasure.

"What great thing?" The Barbaric Girl also ran out; grinding her teeth, as a food lover, the words ’great thing’ triggered her urge to eat, although looking at the huge stone, she didn’t know how to bite into it.

Chu Hao chuckled and extended his right hand, causing starlight to emerge. With a squeak, he split the stone open, and immediately, a rich fragrance wafted out, intoxicating to the senses.

"Ethereal Liquid from the earth’s core!" Gu Qingcheng immediately exclaimed, her charming eyes shining.

Chu Hao was surprised and asked, "How did you know?"

"I had three drops after stepping into the Warrior Realm," said the demoness.

It was no surprise that the Gu Clan had reserves of Ethereal Liquid from the earth’s core. Unfortunately, Chu Hao had not acknowledged himself as a member of the He Family, so he did not receive the He Family’s full cultivation support. Otherwise, the He Family, with its origins in Ancient Times, had a heritage that was not comparable to that of ordinary clans.

Chu Hao smiled. But the Ethereal Liquid in this stone was definitely more than just three drops... there were easily over three hundred!

He took out a Jade Vase and began to collect it. The Ethereal Liquid was thick like syrup, so he could count it drop by drop. After he had collected all of it, there were nearly 400 drops.

This was an indescribable fortune.

Chu Hao did not waste any. He poured clean water into the newly opened stone veins, then poured it out again, creating a much diluted version of the Ethereal Liquid. Although it couldn’t compare with real Ethereal Liquid, it was still precious.

He shared this diluted version of the Ethereal Liquid with the villagers.

It wasn’t that he was stingy, but the villagers were all ordinary people. If they directly consumed the Ethereal Liquid, they would definitely be unable to digest its benefits and would instead be blown apart by the terrifying energy.

"Hao, what do you plan to do?" Fat Cat asked.

Chu Hao already had a plan. He said, "I plan to teach the villagers to cultivate so that they can be self-sufficient and also have the ability to protect themselves."

Fat Cat didn’t say anything more, but it had its concerns as well since a stronger village might invade other villages, and such slaughter could also bring karmic consequences to Chu Hao.

But there’s no perfect solution in the world. Taking away a treasure like the earth’s core ethereal liquid, how could one not pay a price, take risks?

Besides, this was all about future events, and they might not even happen.

When Chu Hao mentioned he would teach the villagers to cultivate, they all became incredibly excited.

They didn’t actually understand what cultivation meant, but when Chu Hao said that after cultivating, they could fly around and have immense strength like him, they immediately became full of desire.

If they could be as powerful as Chu Hao, then would they still have to worry about finding food and clean water?

Chu Hao settled down in the village, teaching the villagers to cultivate while he began refining the earth’s core ethereal liquid.

He and the three women, Gu Qingcheng, Fu Xue, and Xiaocao, each took a drop per day. With a total of four hundred drops, it was enough to last them one hundred days.

The advantages became apparent quickly.

Apart from the Barbaric Girl, the three people had already reached or were close to the Peak Warrior level. Now with the benefits of the ethereal liquid, it wasn’t impossible to begin the assault on the War General realm.

Since everyone knew the Ancient Ruins would be open for a long time, many people were hopeful for a breakthrough there, and so they had come prepared. Gu Qingcheng and Fu Xue, for example, were provided with a large amount of Spiritual Medicine by their families and mentors for use during their breakthroughs.

Although Xiaocao had previously prepared a lot of Spirit Grass for Chu Hao, it was almost used up when he broke through to Warrior. Fortunately, the benefits from the baptism of his Ancestral Pool had not been fully realized. This was a tremendous accumulation, enough to support his assault on the War General realm.

Chu Hao and the three ladies chose to enter a closed-door cultivation. The Barbaric Girl acted as a temporary coach, guiding the villagers in the most basic body refining technique.

The first realm of martial arts was actually the process of body cultivation, and so having this Innate Body Cultivator as a teacher was more than appropriate. As for food, Chu Hao had already given the Mustard Seed Ring, which stored meat and clean water, to the girl, so there was no need to worry that the immense energy consumption from cultivating would starve the villagers.

With single-minded focus, Chu Hao began his assault on War General.

This was the second level of the Middle Three Realms, a transition stage. It was said that reaching this realm did not lead to a qualitative change, like a Martial Sect having Starlight unlike the War King, or a Warrior who could fly unlike a Martial Sect.

The War General was merely about a pure increase in strength— and the War King was the same, so the Middle Three Realms could be seen as a super large realm.

He began to establish his first earth life spring.

This wasn’t equivalent to opening an eleventh human life spring. The Middle Three Realms were divided into three major realms, each named after heaven, earth, and man for the three types of life springs, and naturally, there was reason behind this.

One needed to comprehend what heaven and earth were, in order to open the earth and heaven life springs. Otherwise, how could Peak Warriors be stuck at this barrier for countless years, until their death?

Chu Hao sat cross-legged, releasing his Divine Sense, sensing the heavens and the earth.

Every other day, he would drink a drop of earth’s core ethereal liquid.

This was a treasure that could enhance a massive amount of energy, and it was a spiritual item formed by heaven and earth themselves, endowed with the Laws of heaven and earth, indescribably wondrous.

With the aid of the ethereal liquid, Chu Hao continuously formed his own comprehension. He was in no hurry, allowing his insights to accumulate.

On the seventh day, such accumulation finally led to a qualitative change.

The opportunity arose!

Chu Hao quickly took out the remaining Spiritual Medicine and started chewing on it. Now he needed a large amount of energy as a reserve, and Star Stones were piled around him forming a Formation, a technique passed down from He Luo. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Under the boost of such a Formation, Star Force turned into a dense fog, seeping in through Chu Hao’s skin, flowing through the twenty meridians in his body, providing an endless supply of energy.

Hum, Chu Hao invoked Star Force for a major collision in his Dantian, and the terrifying energy exploded like the birth of the universe.

Everyone has their own microcosm.

Boom, the first earth life spring instantly formed a point.

It was almost visible to the naked eye, Star Stones were being consumed in large quantities, and Chu Hao’s first earth life spring was expanding from a single point into a full-fledged spring.

This was the most energy-consuming step, and without sufficient energy support, the life spring would soon dry up, reverting to a point.

Chu Hao kept tossing out Star Stones, maintaining the operation of the Formation. He had obtained a large number of Star Stones from Elder Tian, many of which were Second Rank, so supporting this Formation was naturally easy.

After half a day, the first earth life spring finally solidified and became stable, never to dry up again.

First Tier War General! (To be continued. If you like this work please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)