Borrowing a sword

Chapter 42 "Mandarin Ducks Playing in the Water"

Beside the underground river, Han Shuangjiang stood up, her eyes resolute, revealing the stubbornness in her character.

She said she would help Chu Huaixu gain an opportunity.

You say I am your key, then I will help you open this stone door!

Chu Huaixu was incredibly envious of her as she easily broke through to the fifth acupoint.

"System, upgrade me too! Upgrade me, damn it!"

He simply couldn't do it because his [experience points in the cultivation technique] were insufficient.

They looked at each other, and he understood her gaze.

Chu Huaixu could only sigh and say, "Alright then."

This gaming companion has his own professional habits; how could he let his bosses take risks during work hours?
Logically speaking, there's no reason why ordinary secret realm trials should be able to stop the world's protagonist.

I must say, it's not bad to feel protected by a woman.

"Be careful in everything," he cautioned.

"it is good."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Han Shuangjiang jumped into the water.

Chu Huaixu was left standing by the river, sighing with emotion. She truly deserves to be called the female lead in "Borrowing the Sword," single-mindedly focused on her career, without any hesitation or fuss.

The water-repelling bead that Liu Tianfeng gave me unexpectedly proved its value at this moment.

This large ice block remained dry, revealing her slender and stunning curves.

Everything went as Chu Huaixu had predicted; the formation activated immediately the moment the person entered the water.

The two stone walls on either side were no longer suspended in mid-air; they actually fell down, blocking the slow-flowing water.

In this way, it will no longer be an underground river.

Instead, it turned into a huge pool.

There were four fist-sized holes in the water. Chu Huaixu kept staring at them, wondering if they were some kind of mechanism or something that worked in conjunction with an array.

Han Shuangjiang, who had entered the water, was also keeping a close watch.

However, there was nothing unusual about the four holes for the time being.

The next moment, the magic circle in the water was activated!

Some of the water was enveloped in spiritual energy, like a water blade!

They suddenly all rushed towards Han Shuangjiang.

With the cultivation level of the Qi Refining stage, there was simply no way to avoid it!
Because there are just too many water jets.

Water jets swept in from all directions, and Han Shuangjiang didn't have time to swim to the other side.

The barrier of the water-repelling beads only served a simple purpose of repelling water and was quickly cut through by these water blades.

Han Shuangjiang was instantly submerged in the water, which tore her clothes and ripped her fair skin, leaving streaks of blood in the water.

After feeling the pain, she almost sank directly.

Chu Huaixu's eyes narrowed, and he immediately decided to do something.

Han Shuangjiang spoke up at this moment: "It's okay, I can swim to the other side."

Strangely enough, these water jets didn't seem to hit very hard.

All they can do is scratch the skin, leaving a shallow bloodstain.

Even so, there are still too many water jets!

They come from all directions of the water, and their numbers are constantly increasing!
Han Shuangjiang managed to avoid some injuries during the swim, but still sustained seven or eight wounds.

At that moment, the four holes underwater emitted a loud rumbling sound.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of bluish-black liquid overflowed from the hole.

Chu Huaixu's pupils contracted, and he secretly cried out in alarm.

The sudden gushing of this color of liquid would startle anyone.

He was standing next to a hole, observing it closely.

After the liquid appeared, he quickly smelled a strange odor.

"This smells like medicine?"

"Is it a spiritual medicine?" "It's bluish-black, and it has a somewhat familiar smell. This is a body-tempering elixir!" He immediately realized.

The body-tempering liquid is used for medicinal baths.

Those who follow the path of body refinement must severely torture their physical bodies every day.

After the torture, they would soak in a body-tempering potion.

Those torn and bleeding areas heal quickly, providing excellent healing effects and a slight boost to physical strength.

Chu Huaixu smelled it and thought it smelled quite authentic, concluding that it was a high-quality body-tempering liquid with scar-removing effects.
Don't forget, this instance contains the [Pill King Token], and this senior is the Pill King's official disciple! He's a pill master!

The entire pool quickly changed color.

After being soaked in the body-tempering medicine, Han Shuangjiang's wounds began to heal rapidly.

Chu Huaixu glanced at the stone gate on the opposite bank, a bad feeling rising in his heart.

He guessed that even if Han Shuangjiang swam to the other side, the transparent barrier would block her way, and she would not be able to get ashore at all!
Because the person who designed this test intended to make you keep getting hurt in this pool, and then keep recovering.

They cut you again and again, then heal you, and then they start cutting you again!
"Damn it, you pervert!" Chu Huaixu glanced at the stone gate on the other side of the river and couldn't help but curse in his heart.

With the physical abilities of someone in the early stages of the Qi Refining Realm, a distance of fifty meters is easily swum to the other side.

As Chu Huaixu had predicted, the transparent barrier on the other side of the river remained in place.

Han Shuangjiang was soaking in the water and couldn't get ashore at all, being firmly blocked by this barrier.

She raised her hand, clenched her fist, and slammed it against the barrier, but it only created a semi-transparent ripple in the air and couldn't budge it at all.

She frowned, a few strands of wet hair clung to her forehead, and she couldn't help but let out another muffled groan.

Because the number of water jets is still increasing.

Some wounds are healing quickly, but new wounds are also forming.

Han Shuangjiang tried to climb up the barrier and leave the pool. But the barrier seemed to be a mysterious force, and she simply couldn't do it.

This means that her body must be in the water.

"It's estimated that we'll have to endure this for a while, and once that time is up, the test will end." This was Chu Huaixu's guess.

It has to be said, this is a very bizarre design.

Even if you prepare a bamboo raft in advance in your storage token, it won't make any difference.

Because if people don't go into the water, the magic circle won't activate, and the countdown won't start.

Cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, lacking spiritual power within their bodies, are also unable to wield magical artifacts.

"Some robes made from rare and precious materials do indeed have defensive properties even without relying on spiritual power. This level of water blade will not be effective and will not cause any damage."

"But with this monstrous design, I seriously doubt that this formation will continue to operate without bloodshed!"

"Because the second formation was activated only after Han Shuangjiang bled, and the body-tempering medicine only started flowing out!"

"The key point now is whether the person this design tests is the kind of psychopath I'm thinking of, whether the countdown only starts after someone is actually injured, and whether there is even a countdown at all!"

After all, this is just his guess. Perhaps the purpose of this challenge is not this, but rather to help you think quickly and find other solutions in a critical moment.
But it doesn't matter, I'll find out once I get in the water!
For these beginner-level dungeons, the system will usually provide hints!
In the pool, the number of water jets began to increase.

The next wave of water jets will double in size.

Moreover, the most suffocating thing is that you still can't be sure how many more waves there will be, or how many times the number will increase.

Han Shuangjiang is a very stubborn person with her own principles.

She gritted her teeth, enduring the pain in her body.

The wound wasn't deep, but there were too many injuries.

One wound on my arm healed, and then another one appeared.

It's even more severe on the thighs.

Her clothes were already somewhat tattered from being slashed by the water jet.

A portion of her fair skin was thus exposed.

Despite this, she gritted her teeth and shouted, "I'm fine! Help me find a solution!"

Still putting on a brave face.

"Don't move!" Chu Huaixu shouted.