Chapter 511 The Journey To Breaking A Historical Record


    At that moment, all the disciples paid closer attention to the instructions given by the Heavenly Ape


    Demi-spiritual Emperor. They were surprised by the fact that the amount of money to be paid for a


    baptism per day was ten thousand gold coins. With that information, they realized that they must not


    waste this opportunity that came for free. They shall take advantage of it to refine their physical body.


    "Actually, it''s quite reasonable for something as important as this to have a high cost. Besides, we can''t


    do anything to change it. Although the water in the Enlightening Pond is naturally formed, it must take a


    lot of Treasures from Heaven and Earth to reach its present state. Otherwise, how can it help in


    efficiently refining your body?" said the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor as he looked earnestly at


    each of the disciples.


    "In my humble opinion, the amount of ten thousand gold coins a day is still not enough."


    When they heard what the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor had said, all the disciples present


    were a little dumbfounded, for they were quite confused why such a big amount of money was still not


    enough.


    The Skyward Sword Spiritual King and the Array-shattering Spiritual King who were behind the


    Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor both smiled in secret.


    "Well, I won''t say anything further about it. Next, you will begin to enter the water in the Enlightening


    Pond for baptism, but please bear in mind that the refining process is extremely difficult and painful. If


    you could not endure the said process, I suggest youe out of the pond as soon as possible, or


    worse things wille to you," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperorpassionately reminded


    all the disciples at the next moment.


    "Deputy Dean, wepletely understand your instructions!" answered all the disciples in high spirits.


    Then, all of them jumped into the water of the Enlightening Pond one after another, guiding the water


    into their own bodies and starting the process.


    Ricky felt as if he were being bathed in the infinite enlightening power as the water in the Enlightening


    Pond slowly enveloped his body. Involuntary, the four zones in his body helped him refine this pure


    enlightening power.


    At the same time, Ricky felt another pure force, which could only be the so-called energy that came


    from nature.


    After that energy sank into his body, it spontaneously began to refine every part of him. His bones,


    flesh, and skin were constantly being refined, and soon enough, he felt impurities gushing out of his


    body.


    ''It is said that the energy of the nature is the best and most suitable power to refine one''s body. It


    seems that this statement really makes sense, '' Ricky thought to himself in great excitement for he was


    amazed by the fact that even his body could still discharge impurities.


    Of course, the process was not without its challenges. While in the process of refining, the huge


    amount of enlightening power made his whole body ache, and the pain became more and more intense


    as every minute and second passed by.


    Although Ricky had such a strong body, he could still feel a strong amount of pain. It actually felt like


    the pain was seeping into each and every vein that he had. It was almost unbearable. But Ricky was


    much more fortunate than the other disciples who could feel the pain even more since they didn''t have


    a body that was as strong as Ricky''s.


    At that moment, Ricky finally understood why the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor said that they


    should do their best to persevere in the water in the Enlightening Pond and not force themselves too


    much.


    ''Physical pain is actually the most potent proof that this kind of refinement is effective. I hope that it


    could be more painful, '' Ricky thought quietly to himself.


    "Sir, do you think Ricky can break the record that had been set by Jasper?" When they saw that all the


    disciples had finally entered the state of refinement, the Skyward Sword Spiritual King and the Array-


    shattering Spiritual King asked the question at the same time.


    "It''s hard to say for now. Indeed, his skills and talent are better than Jasper''s, but thepetition here


    is mainly about perseverance. That''s why I came here to see with my own eyes how much


    perseverance this little guy could show in the Enlightening Pond," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual


    Emperor responded.


    "We are also looking forward to his performance!" the Skyward Sword Spiritual King and the Array-


    shattering Spiritual King said in chorus. They had also ced great expectations on Ricky.


    The four zones inside Ricky''s body spontaneously helped toprehend and refine the pure


    enlightening power that constantly and continually entered into his body. With this, Ricky concentrated


    on the refinement of the pure energy of the nature.


    He directly activated the devouring runes and began to devour the pure energy contained in the water


    in the Enlightening Pond. At the same time, Ricky also began his cultivation method of the Ultimate


    Golden Body to refine his golden body.


    The pure energy was worthy of its renowned reputation because the one cultivating the power could


    not be closer to the source of energy. Under the refinement of this force, Ricky felt that his body''s


    power was improving every moment, and the cultivation of the Ultimate Golden Body was also


    speeding up.


    By all means, the unbearable pain that he was trying so hard to endure also increased at the same


    time.


    After only about three days, a few average disciples with poor qualifications could not bear the pain


    anymore. And soon enough, they came out of the water in the Enlightening Pond. Some disciples did


    not want toe out so soon. They had been warned that something worse would happen to them but


    they didn''t listen. As a result, they fainted in the pond.


    Fortunately, the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor rescued them in time. If he didn''t, they would


    eventually be engulfed by the water as the Treasures from Heaven and Earth. Within a few moments,


    they would have been fused as part of the water.


    However, these disciples did not leave unscathed. The Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor


    reprimanded them a great deal after they were rescued.


    With the lessons drawn from these disciples, other disciples who could not hold on any longer did not


    dare to stay in the water. They simply jumped out of the Enlightening Pond after reaching their limit.


    Therefore, after five days, only less than a quarter of the disciples remained in the Enlightening Pond.


    After seven days, there were only five disciples left.


    The five disciples were none other than Ricky, Soar, Bernard, Louie, and Hardy.


    On the eighth day, Hardy could no longer hold on. Although he was as prominent as Bernard and


    Louie, his previous achievements were mainly on pill refinement.


    On the ninth day, Louie could not hold on either. On the ninth and a half day, Bernard also came out of


    the Enlightening Pond, leaving only Ricky and Soar in the pond.


    When they saw that only Ricky and Soar were still in the Enlightening Pond, Bernard and the others


    looked rather sullen and gloomy.


    "How long do you think the two of them will stay in the Enlightening Pond?" all the disciples began to


    ask each other when they saw that only two figures remained in the pond.


    "It is said that before Jasper came here for baptism, the longest record in the water in the Enlightening


    Pond was fifteen days. After Jasper came here, the record became twenty-one days," exined some


    disciples to the others, for they knew the exact details of the pond''s history.


    "Therefore, since then, fifteen days and twenty-one days have be the top two records," some


    disciplesmented.


    "Since Ricky is a peerless genius and is said to have greater skills and talentspared to Jasper, I


    think he can break the previous record of twenty-one days," some other disciples observed.


    "That guy called Soar is also extraordinary. I think he can break the record of fifteen days."


    When he heard these discussions, Louie bitterly snorted and immediately shut up the disciples.


    "Humph! The record has little to do with one''s talent!"


    These disciples dared not respond to Louie. They knew that he was nothing more than jealous of


    Ricky''s talent. It was enough for them to see his jealousy in the open. They thought that there was no


    need to talk about it in public and contest Louie''s statements.


    Moreover, they firmly believed that Soar and Ricky had enough power to beat Louie in any kind of


    battle.


    Soon enough, thirteen days had already passed, and it looked like Ricky and Soar still had no


    intentions ofing out of the Enlightening Pond.


    At that moment, Louie''s expression looked like he was at his highest level of being furious. He also felt


    disdaining from the other disciplines who kept ncing at him from time to time.


    Thirteen days had passed. Needless to say, it was only two days away from the record of fifteen days.


    "Humph! The longer they stay in the water in the Enlightening Pond, the harder it should be for them to


    hold on. Although thirteen days is only two days away from fifteen days, there is a world of difference


    between them," Louie grunted a little loudly. Although the look on his face was rather gloomy, as if he


    was bing more and more hopeless, Louie was still reluctant to concede.


    When they heard Louie''s words, all the disciples around him became derisive of his apparent jealousy


    towards Ricky. However, to some extent, Louie did make some points. The matter of the fact was that


    the more time Ricky and Soar spent in the water in the Enlightening Pond, the more pain they would


    suffer. All the disciples knew this very well because just days ago, they had their own experience in the


    dreadful Enlightening Pond.


    Therefore, at that moment, many disciples prayed in their hearts that Ricky and Soar could have


    enough perseverance to survive for at least two days more.


    "I''m afraid that this little guy from the Bing n is getting a little too jealous of others who are superior


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    to him," the Skyward Sword Spiritual King said when he noticed Louie''s contempt.


    "If a person is too jealous of other people and cannot help himself to get rid of this vicious cycle, he will


    certainly go mad one day. If a cultivator harbors malicious intent in his heart, he would either give up


    his cultivation of martial arts or truly be corrupted," the Array-shattering Spiritual King sighed.


    "There is no way to change that, though. It''s quite natural that everyone would be jealous. What


    matters is whether we can restrain it or not."


    During their earnest discussion, fifteen days had already passed.