Chapter 548: Chapter 548: Qi Gap

Before Ethan Smith could say anything, Polly Reeves coldly reprimanded, “Get out!”

Ethan Smith shrugged, not bothered in the least.

He was here for the lake water in the first place.

Since they didn’t believe him, he might as well explore it himself.

Ethan Smith got up and exited the office.

A voice followed him, “So, that boy was a fake. I really thought he was Ethan Smith.”

“He seemed so shady, definitely not a good person.”

Ethan Smith couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He never imagined his reputation to be so great that people would start impersonating him.

Of course, this was a good thing.

It just goes to show that Ethan Smith’s influence far exceeded imagination.

Once again, he stood before the lake and felt faint Qi emanating from it.

For Ethan Smith, the most important thing at hand was to quickly increase his cultivation and step into the Military Marquis Realm.

“Once I step into the Military Marquis Realm, I’ll personally go to the Capital City Martial Arts Association to settle scores.” Ethan Smith firmly resolved.

Afterwards, he followed the lake and soon arrived at that gap.

All the lake water flowed in through this gap.

Peering through the gap, he saw a small stream.

Ethan Smith stood by the stream, bent down, scooped up some water and tasted it.

Indeed, the Qi was several times stronger.

As Ethan Smith followed the stream, he soon discovered something abnormal.

The stream was circular and eventually flowed back into the lake.

In other words, this was stagnant water!

“Strange.” Ethan Smith’s frown grew tighter.

Standing by the lake, he murmured, “Could the secret be under this water?”

Thinking thus, Ethan Smith leaped into the lake.

As he dived, he was surprised to find that the pressure below was much stronger and the Qi was significantly denser!

This lake was much deeper than he had imagined. After diving tens of meters down, he finally touched the bottom!

It was pitch dark below, Ethan Smith invoked the water evasion technique from the secret arts and used spiritual fire to illuminate.

Quickly, he found something strange!

There was a huge gap in the ground beneath the water!

All the Qi was emanating from this gap!

Ethan Smith rushed over, and when he tried to pry open the gap, he found it was incredibly hard!

Ethan Smith immediately pushed his Inner Strength, clenched his fist and pounded!

Sadly, the hardness of the gap far exceeded Ethan Smith’s expectations, and he couldn’t budge it in the slightest!

“What hard rock!” Ethan Smith couldn’t hide his surprise.

He sat cross-legged underwater, savouring the rolling Qi.

The gap fluctuated in size and the gushing Qi varied in concentration.

Ethan Smith’s eyes sparkled with excitement!

“This is the natural Qi formation of the world!” Ethan Smith was beyond excited!

In other words, this Qi was of the purest form, a remnant of when the world was unaltered!

Unlike herbs, even if they were a thousand years old, at most they were a Qi storehouse.

But this Qi, unadulterated, with no impurities, was indistinguishable from the Qi when the world was unaltered!

“In this environment, there is such a remnant of a Qi gap!” Excitement flashed in Ethan Smith’s eyes.

What the hell is under this gap? Could it be a world where the Qi has not yet dissipated? Unimaginable!

“With such a gap, the energy of the qi is endless!” Ethan Smith thought to himself.

He didn’t waste any time and sat down cross-legged right away, starting to absorb the qi underwater.

Because Ethan Smith was near the gap, so the energy of the qi that gushed out was instantly absorbed by him!

Above, no one in Beaufort Tower knew that Ethan Smith was underwater.

At dusk, many ordinary people of Green City appeared by the lake.

They were taking water from the lake with their buckets in hand.

At this time, Polly Reeves came to the lake with an imposter.

“What’s going on here?” the imposter frowned.

Polly Reeves smiled and said, “Mr. Smith, you don’t know, the water here is magical, half of the people in Green City come here to fetch water to drink.”

The imposter was puzzled, “Magical? How’s it magical?”

“It can cure diseases and dispel cold.” Polly Reeves smiled.

“Miss Reeves.” As she spoke, people fetching water came one after another to greet Polly Reeves.

And Polly Reeves also smiled and responded to each one.

The imposter did not pursue further questions, he looked at Polly Reeves and said with a smirk, “Patriarch Reeves, you said all the conditions are true, right?”

Mentioning this, Polly Reeves’s face couldn’t help but turn red.

She bit her lip and said, “Of course it’s true, as long as Beaufort Tower is safe, I can promise you anything.”

The imposter was overjoyed, he rushed and said, “Patriarch Reeves, it’s getting late now, why don’t we rest?”

“This early?” Polly Reeves was slightly awkward.

The imposter smiled and said, “Aren’t you tired? Let’s go.”

As he said this, the imposter tried to pull Polly Reeves.

Polly Reeves felt a bit resistant, but for Beaufort Tower, she could only grit her teeth and followed the imposter.

“Patriarch Reeves, it’s not good!”

Just then, a few people came running over.

Polly Reeves frowned and said, “What’s the matter, why are you in such a hurry?”

“Bodhi… Bodhi Gordon is coming!”

Just hearing Bodhi Gordon’s name made Polly Reeves’s face turn sour.

For several days, Bodhi Gordon had been eyeing Beaufort Tower, trying to force Polly Reeves to give it up multiple times.

Bodhi Gordon was the local tyrant with a great power, and most importantly, the one behind him is the Great Saint Sect!

As a woman, Polly Reeves was no match for Bodhi Gordon.

She tried to get help from many people, but upon hearing Bodhi Gordon’s name, they all refused.

Out of desperation, Polly Reeves thought of Ethan Smith!

In her eyes, maybe only Ethan Smith wasn’t afraid of the Great Saint Sect behind Bodhi Gordon!

“Don’t worry, we have Mr. Smith with us, this so-called Bodhi Gordon is as good as dead!” someone said on the side.

Polly Reeves subconsciously looked at the imposter and whispered, “Mr. Smith, I’m counting on you.”

The imposter’s face darkened and he couldn’t help but silently curse, “Damn, wasn’t he supposed to come tomorrow? Why did he come so early!”

Although he was thinking this, the situation was already dire, the imposter could only try to ask, “What kind of cultivation does this Bodhi Gordon have?”

Polly Reeves bit her lip and whispered, “He’s a half-step Martial Marquis, once belonged to the Great Saint Sect.”

Just listening to the words ‘half-step Martial Marquis’, the imposter’s face turned completely black!

“This half-step Martial Marquis is nothing! It’s not worth mentioning in front of Mr. Smith!” the man on the side shouted.

After saying that, he looked at the imposter and grinned, “Mr. Smith, you agree, right?”

The imposter kept cursing in his heart, and his mind was racing to figure how to escape.

“This half-step Martial Marquis is nothing? Who’s talking madly?” However, just then, the voice of Bodhi Gordon came from not far away.