At the beginning, there was a fake eunuch, holding a dragon whip and torturing the empress until she

After observing carefully for a while, he found that the red carp had scales on its belly, which should be similar to the belly of a fish.

It is said that the scales on the belly of a carp are four or five inches thick, which is a very precious material for refining weapons, but the value is not that high.

Lin Chen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that there would be such a large number of red carp in this stream.

"Xuanming Cold Pond should be in this stream, let's go."

Lin Chen began to walk along the stream. At this time, the voice of the Nine Mysterious Queen came from behind him.

"Lin Chen, wait."

The Nine Mysterious Queen called Lin Chen and said, "The water temperature of this Xuanming Cold Pond is so low that if we both enter, we will freeze into ice."

Lin Chen turned around and said, "I'll go in and explore first. Wait for me."

He had just explored the Xuanming Cold Pond. It was bottomless and he couldn't tell how deep the bottom of the water was. However, since it was in the middle of the lake, it should be about a hundred feet away from the shore. So Lin Chen thought that it shouldn't be a problem to jump into the lake, dive into the water, or fly into the air to check.

The Nine Mysterious Queen saw that Lin Chen was determined to enter the Xuanming Cold Pond and stopped stopping him.

She looked at Lin Chen and said, "Lin Chen, remember what I said. I once heard from my master that in addition to the water in the Xuanming Cold Pond, there are many unknown beasts. If you enter it, be cautious and don't be too stubborn!"

Lin Chen nodded when he heard it.

He knew that the Xuanming Cold Pond was a holy place for cultivation.

If he could use the cold air of the Xuanming Cold Pond to break through to the peak of the Tongtian Realm, Lin Chen would be happy to give it a try.

"I don't know what mystery there is in the Xuanming Cold Pond. I came here to look for treasures this time, and I don't want to cause too much trouble." Lin Chen said to himself.

When the Nine Mysterious Queen saw that Lin Chen's body was immediately frozen stiff after entering the cold pond, she couldn't help but frown.

In her hand, a transparent crystal ball-like round bead appeared. She handed the crystal ball to Lin Chen and said, "Wear it around your neck. This bead can resist the cold poison."

"Okay."

Lin Chen did not refuse.

Although he was not afraid of the cold water of the Xuanming Cold Pond with his physical strength, it was still a good thing that this bead could protect against cold, so he took it.

This bead was about the size of a walnut, blue all over, and looked like it was carved from crystal, but it exuded a chilling breath. Lin Chen wore it around his neck and felt much more comfortable and warm.

"Let's go in too. Although the water in the Xuanming Cold Pond has little effect on the improvement of martial arts cultivation, I believe it will also have a lot of benefits for your body. After you absorb the energy in it, you should reach the top of the initial stage of Tongtian Realm and you can almost break through!" said the Nine Mysterious Queen.

"Okay!"

Lin Chen nodded.

The Nine Mysterious Queen jumped into the cold pond first, and then Lin Chen followed closely.

Suddenly, a bone-chilling cold swept over, and Lin Chen's clothes instantly turned white, and he felt that his whole body was frozen.

This cold was many times stronger than the cold pond in the Tianyuan County Governor's Mansion before. Even if he had the Overlord Seven Styles, it was still unbearable.

Seeing this, the Nine Mysterious Queen hurriedly urged: "Quickly practice the Overlord Seven Styles!"

Lin Chen nodded and hurriedly practiced the skills. His muscles swelled, there was a crackling sound, and his skin turned red, expelling some of the severe coldness on his body.

"The power of this technique is really amazing!" Lin Chen had a happy look on his face.

"The power of the first three levels of the Overlord Seven Styles is relatively weak, but the fourth level can increase combat power by 30%. If you can reach the sixth level, you can even challenge a higher level. Even if it is a Saint Seventh Turn, you can still fight!" The Nine Mysterious Empress explained.

Hearing this, Lin Chen was also a little excited. He originally thought that the Overlord Seven Styles was a supplementary technique, but he didn't expect it to have such a strong offensive power.

Rumble...

At this moment, Lin Chen suddenly heard a roar from afar.

He looked towards the source of the sound, and saw a waterfall falling a few dozen meters away, stirring up waves all over the sky.

"There is a strange phenomenon!" Lin Chen exclaimed, and then ran in the direction where the strange phenomenon came from.

"What's going on?" The Nine Mysterious Empress frowned and glanced at the waterfall beside her, and also quickly chased after it.

Although she didn't understand the art of formations and runes, as a female emperor, she had a wide range of experience and knowledge. As soon as she saw this scene, she knew that a treasure had appeared.

Lin Chen was very fast and soon arrived next to the waterfall.

The Nine Mysterious Queen followed him and looked at the surrounding scene with a surprised look on her face.

Because in her sight, a huge vortex appeared, and streams of milky white mist gushed out from the vortex.

This mist seemed to be alive, condensing in the air to form a series of mist pythons. The mist pythons were thousands of meters long and ferocious.

At this moment, they were rushing towards Lin Chen.

"Is this... spiritual energy liquid? How can there be such a thing?" The Nine Mysterious Queen muttered to herself.

Spiritual energy liquid?

Lin Chen was shocked when he heard the Nine Mysterious Queen's words. This was the first time he encountered such a thing.

The next moment, he saw the Nine Mysterious Queen move and rush into the mist python like lightning.

Bang!

The mist python hit the Nine Mysterious Queen and exploded, disappearing without a trace.

The Nine Mysterious Queen pointed her finger in a direction.

Instantly, a beam of black light shot out, and with a puff, it pierced through the chest of an old man in a gray robe, and the old man fell to the ground with a muffled groan.

The other old man in a gray robe turned around and fled with a horrified look on his face.

Lin Chen kicked the ground with his toes, and the whole person rushed out like a sharp arrow, and instantly arrived behind the old man in the gray robe, punched the old man in the back, and knocked him out.

Puff!

The old man in the gray robe suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, his eyes bulged, and he died with his eyes open.

These two people were both in the early stage of the Tongtian Realm, and they had no power to resist Lin Chen at all.

However, these people were obviously not only these two powerful old men, and the commotion here was so big that it had attracted the attention of some people.

Lin Chen was not worried. He and the Nine Mysterious Queen were able to sweep the entire Xueyou City together.

"Let's go."

Lin Chen and the Nine Mysterious Queen continued to swim towards the depths of the Xuanming Cold Pond. Along the way, they encountered more than a dozen waves of people, all of whom were easily killed by the Nine Mysterious Queen.

"Hey, why are there still bodies?"

Suddenly, the Nine Mysterious Empress stopped and looked at the pile of rubble and broken limbs on the ground with a puzzled look.

When Lin Chen saw the bodies, his pupils shrank slightly and his face became more serious.

The wounds on these people were very strange. Not only did they not bleed, but even their skin was intact. Moreover, their heads were all rolled to the side at this moment, and their brains were splattered out. It was so tragic that it was a bit creepy!

"They were killed by lightning. What happened?" The Nine Mysterious Empress frowned.

While speaking, he stretched out his hand and grabbed it. A ray of silver-white lightning appeared on his palm. Then he flicked his finger and the lightning shot directly at a stone. In an instant, stone chips flew everywhere. The stone, which was about half a meter high, was burned black by the lightning.

"Hiss!" The Nine Mysterious Empress sucked in a breath of cold air, "Thunder and Fire? How could this martial art be so terrifying?"

Lin Chen nodded, "This should be the 'Thunder and Fire Art' of the Holy Martial Academy. The 'Heaven Burning and Saint Killing Classic' that I practice is a martial art evolved from the 'Thunder and Fire Art'. The power is almost the same, and both belong to the middle-grade heavenly martial arts."

"Then what kind of martial art did you perform just now? How come it is more terrifying than the 'Thunder and Fire Art'?" The Nine Mysterious Empress asked.