Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 114 Cold Jade Marrow

Chapter 114: Chapter 114 Cold Jade Marrow

The fist wind stirred his hair.

It was only when Lin Hu’s fist was about to reach his face that he moved.

A kick flew out.

So fast it was barely visible to the naked eye.

Bang!

Lin Hu’s body flew backward like a cannonball, across half the courtyard, smashing into a wall and making a big hole, getting stuck inside it!

"So fast!" Lu Qiuyang exclaimed, a serious look creeping onto his face.

Even for him, taking down Lin Hu in one move was something he could not do so cleanly and efficiently.

"It seems that what Huan’er said was right; this person truly is a once-in-a-lifetime genius," Lu Qiuyang muttered to himself.

Lin Hu got down from the wall, violently spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face pale and his body trembling.

He looked up at Chen Fan, eyes filled with fear.

The strength he took pride in was so easily crushed by this young man.

Chen Fan stared at Lin Hu, "Do you want to continue?"

Lin Hu’s body shuddered violently, and he hurriedly clasped his fists towards Chen Fan, "Grandmaster, spare my life! I was disrespectful; please let me off!"

Lu Qiuyang stepped forward to smooth things over, "Lin Hu is impulsive and crude in his actions. I hope you can overlook this for my sake and not hold it against him."

Chen Fan said, "Since Patriarch Lu has spoken, then I have nothing more to say."

Lu Qiuyang’s look of admiration towards Chen Fan grew, "A Grandmaster Realm expert in his twenties is rare in this world. Huan’er has indeed made a powerful friend this time!"

Chen Fan performed a courteous gesture, "You flatter me, Patriarch Lu. Can we now go to the place I wanted to see?"

Lu Qiuyang laughed, "I’ll take you there right away."

He turned to Lin Hu, "You don’t need to follow. Go to the hospital, get some medicine and rest for a couple of days."

Lin Hu immediately nodded, "Yes!"

Then, Lu Qiuyang drove, taking Chen Fan and Lu Qinghuan away from the Lu Family Mansion.

After a long while, the three of them arrived at the outskirts of Longhai City.

This was where one of the Lu Family’s mines was located.

After passing through several checkpoints, the three of them reached the depths of the mining area.

This place bordered a forest, desolate and uninhabited; even wildlife was nowhere to be seen.

As soon as they arrived, Chen Fan felt the temperature drop several degrees around him.

He carefully sensed the Spiritual Energy around him, and soon detected a spot not far ahead where the Spiritual Energy was incredibly dense.

Lu Qiuyang led Chen Fan and Lu Qinghuan deeper in, and the further they went, the colder it got.

Soon, the three of them stood before a cave, the entrance of which was covered in icicles, and the inside was filled with ice, like a world of frost.

Although winter had set in, Longhai City was located in Jiangnan, where it normally wouldn’t freeze, making the cave look exceptionally strange.

"Who would have thought there’d be such a wondrous place within this forest," said Chen Fan.

Lu Qiuyang explained, "The Cold Stone which you call the Xuanming Stone was found in this cave; let’s go inside."

Saying this, he took out a flashlight, turned it on, and walked in.

The cave was also filled with icicles, and the deeper they went, the colder it became. After about a hundred meters, Lu Qinghuan was finding it hard to bear.

Seeing this, Chen Fan put a hand on her shoulder and transferred a surge of Spiritual Power to her.

Lu Qinghuan’s eyes widened as she felt a warm current within her, the chill vanishing instantaneously.

The temperature here must have dropped to dozens of degrees below zero, but the cold wasn’t the hardest part to endure; it was the chill emanating from the cave.

Lu Qiuyang, though a Grandmaster Realm expert, was beginning to feel uncomfortable due to the extreme cold.

"The Xuanming Stone was found at this spot; they appear on the walls of the cave. Now it has been three years since we last saw one."

"This is the limit of what we from the Lu Family can explore. Any further and even with Inner Strength shielding us, one would quickly lose body heat and easily die inside," Lu Qiuyang explained.

Chen Fan nodded, "Then you two wait here for me. I’ll go in and have a look myself."

The look on Lu Qiuyang’s face changed, "I know you are confident in your abilities, but I am also a Grandmaster. I’ve tried venturing deeper before and within seconds started losing body heat, nearly dying inside. Don’t be foolish."

Lu Qinghuan also looked worried, "Chen Fan, don’t overdo it. We can just take a look here. There won’t be anything else further in."

Chen Fan smiled, "Don’t worry, nothing will happen."

With that, he stepped forward, and in a little while, he disappeared into the darkness.

Lu Qiuyang frowned deeply, "He’s going to die in there."

Lu Qinghuan stamped her feet anxiously, "What are we supposed to do now?"

It had been so difficult for her to find a man with strength who also met her standards. If he were to die here, she would have nowhere to even cry out her regret.

Lu Qiuyang sighed, "He’s gone deep inside, there’s nothing I can do now."

Lu Qinghuan was nearly in tears, "This guy, why does he have to be so reckless!"

Just then, a bright light suddenly appeared from the depths of the cave.

Both Lu Qiuyang and Lu Qinghuan looked over and saw that Chen Fan was walking unharmed inside the cave, surrounded by a light shield that was actually blocking the cold that was visible to the naked eye.

Lu Qiuyang was flabbergasted, "What... what is this technique? Inner Strength should be ineffective against this cold."

Lu Qinghuan, on the other hand, quietly breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes filled with intense admiration, "Perhaps, he really is sure he can make it to the very end."

Chen Fan continued to penetrate three hundred meters forward until he reached the end of the cave.

Here, Spiritual Energy was extraordinarily rich, even surpassing the core of the Five Elements Fusion Spirit Formation.

There was an ice platform on which sat a palm-sized, crystal-clear stone, translucent like glass.

The moment Chen Fan saw the stone, his expression turned excited, "It seems I guessed right, it truly is Han Jade Essence! And it has been forming for hundreds of years, about to evolve into Cold Jade Marrow!"

Where there is Xuanming Stone, there must be Han Jade Essence.

And it is only when Han Jade Essence begins its evolution towards Cold Jade Marrow that it ceases to emit Spiritual Energy.

Cold Jade Marrow is a Heaven and Earth Treasure that is one level higher than Han Jade Essence.

Once the evolution is successful, aside from containing even more pure and concentrated Spiritual Energy, Cold Jade Marrow also possesses the ability to grow.

As long as it is not uprooted, if a piece of Cold Jade Marrow is cut off, it will regrow to its original state after a few years.

It can truly be called a "renewable resource."

Even in the Cultivation World, Cold Jade Marrow is a coveted treasure fought over by all.

"Judging by the state of this Han Jade Essence, it should be able to successfully evolve into Cold Jade Marrow in another month," Chen Fan mused to himself.

The concentration of Spiritual Energy here was already sufficient for his breakthrough, but he planned not to do so.

A breakthrough at this time would inevitably damage the evolution of the Han Jade Essence.

"Once the Cold Jade Marrow has successfully evolved, the concentration of Spiritual Energy in this cave will increase manifold. I’ll have a more assured breakthrough then, and I can also take a piece of Cold Jade Marrow back with me. That will be killing two birds with one stone."

A smile couldn’t help but emerge on Chen Fan’s face.

One hundred meters into the cave.

Both Lu Qinghuan and Lu Qiuyang were waiting anxiously.

At that moment, a bright light approached from the darkness.