Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 266 - 267: The Mysterious Cave

Mu Can paid no attention to Mu Yuhang behind him; in his mind, this obedient and chubby young man would never disregard his words and take different actions.

However, Mu Can forgot one thing—this is an illusion realm. No matter the basis on which the illusion realm was created, as long as it becomes a self-contained system, it must operate according to its rules.

Cold!

This was the sole sensation Mu Can felt now. Perhaps back in the day, due to the giant turtle, Mu Can couldn’t feel the temperature of the water. But now, Mu Can dived in by himself, without the help of the giant turtle, and could only rely on his own strength to resist the cold.

"What exactly is this place?" Back then, Mu Can was brought down to the depths of the deep pool by the giant turtle in a daze, and to this day, he still didn’t know exactly what this place was. He only knew there was a secret hidden here, a secret that could change destiny.

So cold!

As he descended deeper, Mu Can felt increasingly colder, and he had to muster all his power to keep diving.

When will I get there? Mu Can felt he was reaching his limits, his physical condition and strength were far too weak to withstand such cold.

Mu Can continued to slowly dive, feeling a huge dark shadow slowly rising from below.

It’s coming, Mu Can thought to himself. That huge dark shadow was the giant turtle he was looking for, the very creature that had brought him into the cave under the deep pool years ago.

"I’m here!" Mu Can waved frantically at the shadow, no longer caring about anything else. If he continued to freeze like this, Mu Can felt he might actually freeze into an ice lolly. He dared not risk guessing whether he would fail the allegiance or be annihilated if he truly froze to death.

As if attracted by Mu Can waving, the giant turtle slowly floated up next to Mu Can, extending its head to look at him.

The man and the turtle stared at each other in this eerie environment, silent and wordless.

"What’s going on? Weren’t you supposed to pick me up?" Mu Can couldn’t fathom the strength of the turtle and was secretly anxious. If things went wrong, he still hoped to use the object below to break the illusion.

The turtle also puzzled in its heart, having sensed someone fated outside the deep pool, thus it had chosen to come up to fetch him. But how could it now meet this person whose aura felt so familiar here?

The giant turtle hesitated for a moment, then tapped its shell with its short claws, signaling Mu Can to climb on.

Mu Can quickly clambered onto the turtle’s back. As soon as he sat down, he felt as if he was instantly isolated from the icy external water and could breathe air directly. The turtle’s back was as if it was covered by a small barrier, completely isolating the external water.

Mu Can finally breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed he had bet correctly. This turtle indeed specifically came to pick him up years ago.

Mu Can was safe now, but Mu Hanyu was in trouble, almost frozen to death by the cold water. Completely unable to withstand the cold, Mu Hanyu could only slowly float to the surface.

"Mu, you must also hang in there," the chubby young man climbed to the shore, looking at the water and said.

"I give up, I give up," Mu Hanyu shouted loudly.

A figure instantly appeared next to Mu Hanyu; it was the Mu Family member responsible for protecting him.

"Why are you shouting, little fatty? You’re not even in a fighting state. Are you giving up just like that?"

The person who arrived was a middle-aged man with a devilish smile hanging on his handsome face. He was eyeing Mu Hanyu with a playful look.

"Quick, someone save Mu Can. Mu Can fell into the pond." Because of the cold, Mu Hanyu was somewhat stuttering as he spoke.

"Are you saying that the little devil fell into the pond?" The middle-aged man’s smile faded. Mu Can falling into the deep pond was no small matter. If Mu Dao found out, he might tear the Mu Family apart.

"Yes, Brother Can fell into the pond. I went down to save him, but the water is too cold," said Mu Hanyu, his statement made more convincing by his soaking wet and shivering appearance.

"This is no small matter. Are you sure?" the middle-aged man asked sternly.

What kind of person Mu Can and Mu Dao were, the middle-aged man knew very well. It was precisely because of that old devil’s protectiveness that Mu Can earned his nickname as the little devil within the Mu Family.

"I’m sure. Please hurry and rescue Brother Can. It’s really too cold in this pond. I’m afraid Brother Can won’t be able to hold on," urged Mu Hanyu. He had experienced the icy cold pond firsthand, knowing just how terrifying it truly was.

"This pond seemed fine though?" the middle-aged man recalled.

When the Mu Family had chosen this mountain peak as a hunting site, they had already investigated the pond. At that time, there were no abnormalities detected; it was just like any other pond and did not have the frigid coldness the little fatty was talking about.

"You go down the mountain and find help. I’ll go down and take a look," said the middle-aged man, instructing.

There was no choice. Under these circumstances, he had to go down. Otherwise, if nothing happened to Mu Can it would be fine, but if even a hint of harm came to Mu Can and Mu Dao knew he was on the scene but did nothing, he couldn’t bear the consequences.

Mu Hanyu nodded, recognizing this was the only option at the moment. He got up and ran straight down the mountain, shouting as he went.

"Help, help!"

The middle-aged man on this side shook his head and with a splash, dived into the pond.

The pond seemed endlessly deep. Sitting on a giant tortoise, Mu Can hadn’t reached the bottom even after a period of time equivalent to the burning of an incense stick. Mu Can was slowly growing hopeful, this time, he wanted to make a different choice.

It’s freezing to death!

The middle-aged man, originally confident, had jumped down because being in the early stages of Martial Sect Level, he ranked in the upper tier of the middle-aged generation in the Mu Family. For a small pond like this, the middle-aged man hadn’t taken it seriously. How cold could it be, and could it really harm a Martial Sect Level warrior?

However, as he descended deeper, the middle-aged man’s initially unconcerned expression slowly turned serious. There was something wrong with this pond; it must have undergone some change; otherwise, it couldn’t possibly be this cold.

The icy temperature seemed to even slow down the middle-aged man’s thinking. After pondering for a moment, he decided to dive a bit deeper.

If he just went back like this, he would definitely still be blamed by Mu Dao. Gritting his teeth, the middle-aged man, bearing immense pressure, continued to dive deeper.

"This is the place." The giant tortoise rapidly descended with Mu Can. As the tortoise’s body hovered, Mu Can knew they had arrived at the place he wanted to reach—the mysterious cave.