"Hahaha ~~" Cold air filled the surrounding area of Bihuan Pool, and the figure floating on the surface of Bihuan Pool was also blurred in the hazy cold air.

  "This pool of icy water, the source cant be seen, it seems to be a dead pool, but the pool water doesnt stink at all. Moreover, the water level has never dropped over the years. Using a wooden pole to poke the bottom of the pool, its impossible to reach the bottom." Teng Qing Shan pondered.

  "Ah, its been almost a month since I last explored the bottom of this icy pool." Teng Qing Shan focused his energy and stood in the middle of the pool, the water rising to his chest. "My strength has increased significantly compared to a month ago, let me try again and see if I can reach the bottom!"

  In recent years, Teng Qing Shan has been curious about the mysterious Bi Huo Tan and often dives to the bottom of the lake in one breath.

  Perhaps never once can truly reach the bottom of the pool.

  "Whoosh~~" Swimming to the edge of the pool, Teng Qing Shan wrapped his arms around a boulder weighing over 100 kg and took a deep breath. Suddenly, he sank to the bottom of the pool. In fact, with Teng Qing Shans control over his muscular strength, if it were in ordinary river water, as long as he controlled his force well, he could easily dive into the water.

  However, the water of Bixi Pond is much denser than ordinary river water. To enter the bottom of the pond, there are two methods: one is to hold stones, iron blocks and other heavy objects, or use internal force to press down and sink in. Teng Qing Shan would not have a simple method that doesnt require using internal force.

  Hugging a large stone, Teng Qing Shan continued to fall down.

  The water in Bihuan Pool is free of aquatic plants and living organisms, a sheet of silence.

  As he sank, Teng Qing Shan clearly felt the water temperature dropping drastically, getting colder and colder. However, at first, Teng Qing Shan was still able to withstand it with his robust body.

  "The surface of this Bi Huo Pool is only about 7 or 8 meters wide and over a dozen meters long, but its depth is astonishing." Teng Qing Shan hugged the rock, continuously sinking down. "Bi Huo Pool is located at the waist of Double Head Mountain, now it has sunk over a hundred meters. It should be in the deep belly of Double Head Mountain."

  Shuangtou Mountain, just a small hill on Dayan Mountain, with an elevation of only about 300-400 meters.

  "Its really cold." Teng Qing Shans muscles trembled slightly, the water temperature had dropped to icy cold, like a thousand sharp needles piercing his skin everywhere, penetrating to his bones. "I remember this protruding rock, this time I dived four meters deeper than last time before using my inner strength."

  The masculine energy inside his body had quickly begun to stir and move about, resisting the extreme cold.

  This icy pool, the further down it went, the wider and broader it became. Now it was already dozens of meters long and wide. But Teng Qing Shan still hadnt found the bottom of the pool.

  "Now, weve already passed the foot of the Double-headed Mountain." Teng Qing Shan estimated the depth, "Here, its really dark enough." With Teng Qing Shans eyesight, he could only distinguish things within five or six meters. It can be imagined how dark the depths of this icy pool were. But...

  At this moment, it still hasnt reached the bottom of the pool.

  In fact, holding ones breath underwater is not a difficult task for someone with Qing Shans abilities, and he can easily hold on for an hour or two. As a master of internal martial arts, training the five organs and six viscera is crucial, and his powerful lungs allow him to persist underwater for a long time. This is one reason, but lung capacity alone would not be enough to sustain someone underwater for an hour or two.

  The most important reason is ——

  The main meridians of Qing Shan, including the various branches that connect the skin pores, are almost all unblocked.

  With Qing Shans control over the bodys qi and blood, it can completely pass through the pores and absorb oxygen from the water to supplement consumption. Of course, this replenishment speed is much slower than mouth and nose breathing. It can only maintain low-level consumption and cannot have too intense movements. Once in an intense battle underwater, Qing Shans powerful internal organs can probably hold on for a moment before needing to surface to breathe.

  "Its getting colder and colder." Teng Qing Shan felt that the bones wrapped in fascia and skin were stimulated by the cold.

  At such a low temperature, even Teng Qing Shan was having trouble holding on with his inner strength.

  "I cant go down anymore." Teng Qing Shans hand relaxed, the stone sank to the bottom of the water, but he himself was subject to buoyancy and floated upwards.

  "Wow!"

  Teng Qing Shan poked his head out of the water.

  "This water surface of the pool, I actually feel warm. Haha……" Teng Qing Shan laughed and started to walk towards the deeper part of the Bihuan Pool. Compared to the deep part of the pool, the water on the surface was indeed warm. Teng Qing Shan also understood that this was an illusion created by the human body. Its just like tap water, in winter, sometimes it feels warm.

  But in summer, tap water feels very cool.

  Its a matter of perspective. The water at the bottom of the pool can be considered extremely cold, but after experiencing extreme cold and then feeling the water on the surface of the pool, its not surprising to feel warm.

  "Diving to a depth of two or three hundred meters, the water pressure is really huge." Teng Qing Shan took a deep breath, and his internal organs felt better. Normally, people can dive to a depth of ten meters before the pressure becomes too great to bear. Teng Qing Shan recalled that in his past life, the world record for free diving was over a hundred meters.

  Those are the results of long-term training. In a past life, even an internal power master of the Internal School of Boxing could not withstand being submerged underwater for over 200 meters.

  The water density of the Bi Han Pool is much higher than that of ordinary water. Although Teng Qing Shan only dived two or three hundred meters this time, it was equivalent to diving nearly four hundred meters in ordinary water. Under such pressure, even with Teng Qing Shans robust body, he felt uncomfortable, his chest tight and stuffy, and needed to use his internal energy to relieve the pressure.

  "Every month diving to the bottom of the pool, the whole bodys muscles and bones as well as internal organs are stimulated by extreme cold, which also helps strengthen muscles and internal organs." Teng Qing Shan has discovered this rule over the past few years.

  Each time you dive deeper, your internal organs will become stronger in the subsequent training process.

  Just like muscles get stronger when stimulated, the internal organs also get a boost from this stimulation. However... Teng Qing Shan didnt dare to do this extreme stimulation often, only about once a month.

  "Go ashore!"

  Teng Qing Shan left the cold pool, using a towel from his bag to wipe down his body before putting on his clothes and pants. He then took out the disassembled long gun, reassembling it into one piece. This iron long gun was no longer the same as the one four years ago. Because Teng Qing Shans height had increased significantly, he had switched to a nine-foot-long iron long gun that weighed sixty-eight kilograms.

  "Hah!" "Hah!"

  Teng Qing Shan stood by the edge of the cold pond and began practicing his spear techniques.

  ……

  The sky gradually darkened, and the villagers of Tengjiazhuang who were working outside also returned. The most lively martial arts arena was crowded with people, a hubbub of noise.

  "Lan sister, Qing Shan has returned home." A womans voice rang out from the martial arts arena.

  Yuan Lan, who was practicing martial arts in the courtyard, turned her head to see Teng Qing Shan, wearing a cloth shirt and pants, carrying a package on his back, walking in from the side door next to the main gate of the Teng family village. At the same time, he smiled and greeted the surrounding villagers.

  Particularly because he practiced internal martial arts, there wasnt a single scar on his body. Although his facial features werent too handsome, they could still be considered delicate and refined.

  This seemingly innocent young man, who would have thought that he possessed a terrifying and dreadful power.

  "Daughter." Teng Qing Shan shouted from afar.

  "Its time for you to go home and have dinner." Yuan Lan looked at her son, her eyes narrowing into a smile. Beside Yuan Lan stood a lovely girl nearly six feet tall, Teng Qingyu, the eleven-year-old sister of Teng Qingshan. Girls usually develop earlier than boys, and with the good living conditions in the Teng family, Teng Qingyu had already started growing taller.

  "Brother, Im so hungry Im about to cry." Teng Qingyu shouted on purpose.

  "Alright, go back and finish your meal." Teng Qing Shan walked over with a pampering expression and rubbed his little sisters head.

  Teng Qingyu couldnt help but smile at Teng Qing Shans doting behavior.

  "Green mountain, back."

  "Haha, Qing Shan, dont forget tomorrow, were going into the mountains to hunt."

  On the martial arts field, many people enthusiastically greeted Teng Qing Shan. Over the past four years, Teng Qing Shans status in Teng Family Village had been rising higher and higher. Two years ago at the annual ancestral worship ceremony, Teng Qing Shan had once lifted a giant stone weighing 2,000 kilograms, leaving everyone in awe. Now, people were guessing that Teng Qing Shan could probably lift a giant stone of 3,000 to 4,000 kilograms.

  After all, for simple and unsophisticated people, being able to lift 3,000 or 4,000 catties is already frightening enough.

  For Qing Shan, its unnecessary, he wont expose all his strength.

  And just last year at the annual festival, Teng Qinghu, who practices the Tiger Fist style, also lifted a 2,000-jin boulder. He became the second strongest man in the clan, after Teng Qingshan.

  ……

  The wooden table in the Teng Qing Shans home, a family of four was gathered together for dinner. Because Teng Qing Shan only returned home every evening, so at the Teng Qing Shans home, among the three meals a day, dinner was the most sumptuous.

  "Qing Shan, eat." Yuan Lan carefully picked up a piece of chicken thigh meat and put it in Ceng Qing Shans bowl, and also picked up a piece of chicken wing for her daughter Qing Yu.

  "Thank you, Mother." Teng Qing Shan smiled and said. In his past life, he didnt feel the love of a father or mother, but in this life, he did. Teng Qing Shan was very satisfied.

  "Qingshan, have you heard? Now, our Yicheng has produced a particularly powerful gang." Said Teng Yongfan, the mature and steady father. Teng Yongfan had long regarded Teng Qingshan as an adult. In the clan, Teng Qingshans words also carried weight.

  "Dad, are you talking about Tiěshān gang?" Teng Qing Shan furrowed his brow and said, "Yesterday when I was hunting, others also mentioned it."

  "Hmm." Teng Yongfan was somewhat worried, "This Iron Mountain Gang is extremely arrogant and doesnt even put the White Horse Gang in their eyes. In just half a year, they have already become the second largest gang in the entire Yicheng territory. Its said that there are over 3,000 core members, with the three leaders being formidable experts. To expand to such a large scale in just half a year, the Iron Mountain Gang must be in urgent need of silver. Many villages in the Yicheng territory have been threatened by them."

  Hong Qingshan nodded slightly.

  Bai Ma Bang collects annual fees, which are used to maintain the normal consumption of Bai Ma Bang.

  And this Tiěshān gang, rapid development, of course, need more silver.

  "Its said that theyve collected a lot of silver, I just got the news today, yesterday, thirty miles away at Hei Mu Village, because Tie Shan Gang demanded too much silver and couldnt afford to pay, refused to hand it over... Who would have thought, Tie Shan Gang, slaughtered the entire Hei Mu Village, more than 1,000 people, completely wiping them out!"

  "What! The Tu Village?" Even the normally calm Teng Qing Shan was shocked by this news.