Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile-Chapter 99 : Heading Down

Watching Ye Chen still going toward even after being injured, the crown prince Ji Feng's expression shifted from confusion to a complicated look.

After a while, he couldn't help but clench his fists with determination.

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It was at this moment he understood that he wasn't stuck in this place but was just afraid to go further. It was the fear of failure that led him to think he couldn't go down and cross the invisible wall.

'I am the one who is an idiot here,' he thought with a self-deprecating smile, and then, without hesitation, he dove underwater.

Qin Lian, who was behind him, couldn't help but become stunned at his actions; however, it didn't take too long, and he understood what the crown prince was thinking.

'A world full of geniuses is no different from one without if they all lack the courage to act!'

His master's words appeared in his mind, giving a flash of inspiration.

'It's just some pain or failure! If I am afraid of this, then how could I become a cultivator who fights against heavens!' he thought with resolve and started to go forward without worrying about his body getting injured.

Chang Bai, who was behind him, as well as Xue Feng, did the same.

Witnessing the top disciples suddenly moving forward, everyone became dumbfounded, and many understood what they were thinking.

"Being afraid of consequences or having a fear of what would happen is not a problem; however, you can't let such thoughts prevent you from taking action and going further!" a disciple said with a sigh.

"You are right; we should not be afraid of challenges! Let's go and conquer the mystic pond with our ability!" One of the disciples gritted their teeth, and just as he was about to move forward, a nearby disciple smacked his head.

"Are you an idiot? Look at them; they don't have any problems with resisting the mystic Qi; it's just the pressure is high and is injuring their physical body!"

"Yeah, also don't forget that in the mystic pond there is no need to sleep, eat, or even worry about the exhaustion of spiritual Qi in your body, so there is no problem for them to heal themselves; they just have to go through pain and as well as focus on different things at once."

Before anyone made a stupid decision, a disciple hastily explained, followed by another.

Hearing this, many disciples who had thoughts of trying their luck further gave up immediately. However, now everyone's heart was filled with fighting spirit, and many of them looked at Ye Chen with reverence.

Maybe his decision to go forward without worrying about consequences was stupid, but one thing was clear: he wasn't a coward and had the ability to face failures!

Ye Chen, who had just crossed eight hundred meters, didn't know that his actions had raised the fighting spirit of everyone here.

However, even if he knew, he would just laugh it off with an amused look.

Let's not say anything about his abilities; just the fact that he can't break through the Qi-refining realm without dual cultivating was enough reason for him to delve deeper.

As for injuries? He had a number of healing pills refined by him as well as given by others. Not to mention his medicine skills were the best, so if he can't even cure his minor injuries, it would be a joke.

There were also many other factors that played a role, such as his strong physical body, his divine cultivation technique healing his body automatically, and such.

With all of this, if he didn't go deeper, he would be an idiot. As for the pain, who had it easy on the path of cultivation? No one! Even the geniuses had to get beaten constantly to shape into a sharp sword!

"Huh? What's that?"

Ye Chen couldn't help but become a little stunned as he saw faint green light under the water.

The distance between him and the light was only two hundred meters; however, it was deep in the water, and most of the light was blocked by the strange semi-circular arrangements of big rocks a distance away.

'Is that light the reason why there is such mystic Qi?' Ye Chen thought to himself, and without any hesitation, he continued swimming forward.

He didn't go down immediately since he had no idea whether there was air to breathe or not. Furthermore, he wanted to confirm if there was something at the end of a thousand meters. So, he continued his journey forward, making everyone behind look at him with awe.

'I can only reach five hundred and eighty meters. Father, it seems I have failed to meet your expectations.' Ji Feng couldn't help but sigh as he healed his wounds while looking at Ye Chen, who kept going forward.

At first, he suspected that Ye Chen was trying to reach farther; he could and then come back, but now he understood that he was going to cultivate at the end.

This proved that Ye Chen might have better talent than him. Although the mystic pond didn't care about spiritual roots, it was just what they had noticed; there were no facts to prove this, as spiritual roots might differ from person to person.

Such as someone awakens it early while some at the age of fourteen to eighteen, some even awake at twenty or more. Also, there were mutated spiritual roots, which are rare but get awakened at the start or by some opportunity.

Then there were also special physiques, which have special spiritual roots only belonging to them.

There was no way to see such differences by normal tests. As for the deep examination of the spiritual root? No one will do it unless the person was an enemy because the spiritual roots can get injured, and it was very difficult to heal them.

Not to mention, there were many books lost over the years, which led to less knowledge about spiritual roots, so even doing a deep examination might not result in any gain.

So many mysteries remained as they were, and no one was able to find out what kind of test Mystic Pond was giving them.

However, one thing was sure, and that is whoever can go as far as Ye Chen must be exceptionally talented.

The crown prince Ji Feng realized this, and so did the many others behind.

'Sigh, how shortsighted I was,' Qin Lian couldn't help but sigh deeply.

In the eyes of others, every genius's actions sometimes look stupid, but no one should judge them on the basis of it because they are the ones who shock the whole world later.

'I never thought I would encounter a tough nut here,' Chang Bai looked at Ye Chen with a deep gaze, his eyes flashing slightly with a cold look.

Meanwhile, Xue Feng's gaze was also focused on the same person but with fighting spirit. He wanted to become strong enough to fight with Ye Chen.

Many others had the same thoughts, while some of the disciples were extremely upset at Ye Chen's shocking performance.

One of them was none other than Zhu Dong, his eyes flashing with anger and humiliation. Just a while ago he was on par with Qin Lian and the crown prince Ji Feng.

But now? He was nothing but a disciple without much talent who had been left behind.

The more he thought of this, the more humiliated he felt.

"Look, Ye Chen seems to have reached a thousand meters!"

A disciple exclaimed as he saw Ye Chen coming to stop and touching the wall at the end.

"I don't think there will be someone who can reach that far in thousands of years," a disciple sighed with awe and respect.

After him, many continued with such words and waited for Ye Chen to start cultivating. Although he had reached there, who knows if he won't be able to handle the pressure and come back a little?

A lot of disciples were just looking for him to fail so they could feel superior and mock Ye Chen behind his back.

But a pity that Ye Chen was going to disappoint them, as he had no problem with cultivating where he was; furthermore, his goal was to see what the secret of Mystic Pond was and what lay behind the green illumination down there.

With such thoughts in his mind, he hesitated no more and dove underwater.

Seeing his actions, many were stunned, wondering if there was something behind the wall, and the only way to go there is by diving underwater.

Of course, some had different thoughts, such as he was getting back because he couldn't handle the pressure, so many of them were eager to see his reappearance.

Just like this, one minute passed, then two and three; however, Ye Chen never resurfaced, making many disappointed while others lost in thought at what was behind the wall.

Was there some kind of treasure? Or some excellent opportunity? Thinking of this, many people's eyes flashed with unknown lights.

Ye Chen, who didn't know their thoughts, continued diving underwater. The pressure was intense, making him injured by every foot he went down; yet, he remained unfazed by the pain, and his gaze locked onto the cave opening at the bottom of the lake, which was illuminated by green light.