Chapter 469: Chapter 192: Unique Holy Bath, Underground Cave

"Brother Fang, since this is your first time here, you probably haven’t seen the Holy Bath ceremony. Come on, let’s go take a look together."

Haji said to Fang Xing with a beaming smile.

Fang Xing nodded in agreement.

’Witnessing something so magical would certainly broaden my horizons. Of course I wouldn’t refuse.’

Following Haji’s lead, the three of them headed toward the location of the Holy Bath ceremony.

A moment later, the three of them arrived in front of a large, open area.

A large crowd of people from the Profound Wind Tribe had already gathered around.

Fang Xing’s gaze swept over them. There were quite a number of people with Cultivation in Neutralizing Force, True Qi, and True Gang.

What caught Fang Xing’s attention even more was a figure standing on a ten-foot-tall altar in the center of the area.

He wore long black robes, held a black Scepter, and his hair was unbound, but his aura was the most powerful of anyone present.

A Grandmaster!

And not just any ordinary Grandmaster!

This was an existence at the Perfection of the True Essence Realm, at the Martial Dao Grandmaster Level!

"That’s the High Priest of our Profound Wind Tribe. Besides the Chieftain, he’s the most powerful person in the tribe."

Haji explained from the side.

Fang Xing nodded slightly.

’Grand Priest Xuan Feng!’

’That makes sense, then.’

His gaze swept forward. In front of Grand Priest Xuan Feng was a pool crafted from crystal.

It was about thirty feet long and ten feet wide.

A milky-white liquid churned within the pool, and a faint, sweet fragrance wafted into his nose.

’This must be the Holy Liquid,’ Fang Xing thought, a glint in his eyes as he stared at the milky-white fluid in the pool.

[Primordial Qi Spirit Liquid. Contains the Essence of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. Can cause one to be completely reborn. Enhancement requirement: one thousand Enhancement Points per drop.]

’Primordial Qi Spirit Liquid... No wonder. This stuff is amazing.’

Fang Xing’s eyes lit up as he read the prompt that had appeared on the panel before him.

’This stuff is a treasure!’

However, it wasn’t particularly appealing to him. Given the state of his Flesh Body, never mind a single drop; even if he were given the entire pool, it wouldn’t have much of an effect.

Fang Xing stood together with Haji and Wu Yun.

They quietly watched the Holy Bath ceremony.

Beside the Crystal Holy Pool stood a dozen or so beautiful women, each holding an infant.

These were the infants prepared for the bath.

The Holy Bath wasn’t something that could be performed casually.

It required time to accumulate the necessary resources and had to be presided over by the High Priest.

The Profound Wind Tribe was by no means a place where everyone was equal.

It had its own strict hierarchy.

For a child to enjoy the Holy Bath, their parents had to have a certain level of strength, Merit, and so on.

For example, slaying Demons and Monsters or making contributions during conflicts and wars between tribes.

Those with special abilities also qualified.

An infant who did not undergo the Holy Bath would start life a step below everyone else.

’Nurturing them from birth like this, it’s no wonder the Profound Wind Tribe is so powerful.’

Time passed, second by second.

Atop the altar, the Scepter in the High Priest’s hand began to emit a sacred radiance.

"It’s starting!"

Seeing this, everyone watched the High Priest with rapt attention.

"Eternal Heaven above, in the name of the Profound Wind, I pray for you to bestow your blessed light."

As the chant rang out, the High Priest lightly tapped his Scepter. Within the Void, it seemed an invisible power was gathering at the Scepter’s tip, making the divine light grow ever more brilliant.

SHIIING—!

A beam of light shot into the Crystal Holy Pool, and the Primordial Qi Spirit Liquid within the Holy Pool seemed to instantly come to a boil.

’Hm? It’s gathering Totem Spiritual Power!’

Others couldn’t see it, but under his Golden Eyes of Truth, Fang Xing saw everything with perfect clarity.

The invisible power from the Void was precisely the totem’s power.

As the totem’s power was gathered and fused into the Primordial Qi Spirit Liquid, the entire liquid seemed to undergo a change.

Fang Xing looked at the Primordial Qi Spirit Liquid in the crystal pool, and the enhancement prompt on his panel changed as well.

[Primordial Qi Spirit Liquid. Contains the Essence of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and the Power of Red Dust. Can cause one to be completely reborn. Enhancement requirement: five thousand Enhancement Points per drop.]

’As expected!’

’This is the true secret of the Holy Bath.’

Seeing this, Fang Xing couldn’t help but feel a shiver of understanding.

’I felt it wasn’t that simple, and now it seems the High Priest plays a crucial role.’

’He uses a Magical Treasure to gather the totem’s power and transform the Primordial Qi Spirit Liquid, greatly amplifying its effect.’

But the next scene left Fang Xing utterly dumbfounded.

PLOP~

PLOP~

PLOP~

...

One by one, like dumplings being dropped into a pot, the infants were tossed into the Holy Pool.

’Newborn infants, even if they’re a few months old, can’t possibly withstand being thrown like that!’

’Is this Holy Bath ceremony really this brutal?!’

’Aren’t they afraid of killing them on impact?!’

’Even if they don’t die from the impact, they could drown!’

Watching this scene, Fang Xing’s heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously looked over at Haji.

"Brother Haji, did you get your Holy Bath like this when you were a child?"

"Yeah, I did. What’s wrong, Brother Fang? Is there a problem?" Haji nodded, his clear eyes looking at him.

Fang Xing: "..."

"N-nothing... it’s fine. It’s great, actually." Fang Xing forced a smile.

’It’s a goddamn miracle any of them survive.’

Staring at the Holy Pool, Fang Xing was rendered utterly speechless.

Conducting the Holy Bath like this... all he could say was that the people of the Profound Wind Tribe were a hardy bunch.

’There’s a reason their population is so small.’

’They treat newborn infants like they’re nothing!’

This Holy Bath was more like a survival trial.

...

After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the dozen or so infants had completed the Holy Bath ceremony, and Fang Xing finally came back to his senses.

Although the method was quite brutal, the infants were all fine, completely unharmed.

Having undergone the Holy Bath, they had also been thoroughly remolded.

Once they reached the age for Cultivation, their strength would increase at a rate that would surely surpass that of ordinary people.

"It’s over. Brother Fang, come on, let’s go to my place," Haji said with a smile. Fang Xing nodded.

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