Chapter 58

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The Hall of Hundred Herbs.

"It's not time yet, let's wait. It should only take about the time of a stick of incense for the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit to mature and fall. What you need to do is to absorb it into your dantian with your true essence before it hits the ground."

After exterminating Li Huai, Ji Yu reappeared, pointing at the Golden Spirit Lotus and speaking calmly, "Once your divine soul reaches the divine sense level, you can make use of this Golden Spirit Lotus fruit."

Divine sense level?

According to Chen Xi's knowledge, excluding those heaven-defying geniuses, ordinary Purple Mansion Realm cultivators possess mental power, Yellow Court Realm cultivators possess spiritual thoughts, Two Instruments Golden Core Realm cultivators possess divine thoughts, and Nirvana Realm cultivators possess divine senses.

Because he had the Fuxi divine statue in his sea of consciousness, Chen Xi was naturally not in the ordinary category. Although he was only at the Perfect Innate Realm, his divine soul had already condensed mental power, allowing him to compete with ordinary Purple Mansion Realm cultivators!

Chen Xi asked curiously, "What is the wonder of the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit? Is it a treasure that benefits the divine soul?"

Ji Yu avoided answering, saying, "It's useless for you to know now. Focus on cultivating and enhancing your divine soul power."

Chen Xi felt helpless; he still knew too little. Who could he blame?

"Hmm, don't waste this spirit spring. Collect as much spirit liquid as you can now. I estimate that when the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit matures, it will drain all the surrounding spiritual energy, and then there will be nothing left," Ji Yu looked at the spirit spring and reminded him.

At this moment, Chen Xi suddenly realized that having a cave spirit that had lived for a million years by his side was indeed a delightful thing.

If it weren't for Ji Yu, he might have already uprooted the Golden Spirit Lotus and taken it away, and he would never have known that when the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit matures, it would drain all the surrounding spiritual energy...

Chen Xi took out an octagonal palace bottle from his storage ring and began to squat by the spirit spring to collect the spirit liquid.

This octagonal palace bottle was divided into eight large spaces inside, one of which contained nearly five hundred pounds of liquid condensed from the Xuanming煞气 (negative energy), and the remaining seven spaces were empty, capable of holding a total of one million pounds of liquid.

"Unfortunately, there's only the time of a stick of incense left. Once the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit matures, this spirit spring will also dry up. I should have started collecting the spirit liquid earlier..."

Chen Xi regretted it. According to the speed at which the spirit spring spouted spirit liquid, collecting ten thousand pounds before the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit matured would already be quite good.

"Pixiu cub, Golden Spirit Lotus... This Immortal Dongming may be just a wandering immortal, but his means are astonishing. He could find such divine treasures, and in his time, he must have been a person of great fortune."

Ji Yu looked at the Golden Spirit Lotus, seemingly moved, and sighed, "Unfortunately, it all benefits you. In terms of fortune, this Immortal Dongming still can't compare to you."

Chen Xi was taken aback and shook his head, "How could that be? In Songyan City, they call me a broom star."

"One should not lack pride, but also should not undervalue oneself."

Ji Yu sneered, "Those who call you a broom star are all fools. If you were a broom star, could you obtain a true essence imprint from my master? Could you emerge from the Celestial Secret Realm? As long as you continue to cultivate diligently, as long as nothing unexpected happens, you can definitely pass all the trials of the Heavenly Peak and inherit my master's legacy, becoming a great power."

Saying this, Ji Yu stared straight at Chen Xi and asked, "Now, do you still think you are a broom star?"

"No." Chen Xi shook his head decisively. What Ji Yu said was indeed true. If he denied it again, it would be pretentious.

Ji Yu chuckled, "Of course not, and now that you have the Pixiu cub by your side, your fortune will only get better."

Chen Xi felt a bit embarrassed by the praise and was about to change the subject when he suddenly remembered something. It had already been half an hour; the battle between Su Jiao and Chai Letian and the others must have ended by now?

As soon as this thought came to mind, Chen Xi's heart tightened. He no longer thought about how to ambush Chai Letian. As long as Chai Letian didn't die, he could always go and kill him later, but the time for the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit to mature and fall was only a moment. Compared to that, the Golden Spirit Lotus was more important.

"Get ready, it's about to mature!"

Ji Yu's voice suddenly rang in his ear. Chen Xi immediately stopped his wandering thoughts, infused true essence into his palms, and stared intently at the Golden Spirit Lotus.

Under the delicate flower stamens, the golden fruit, about the size of a baby's fist, seemed to be breathing, with ripples of golden light appearing on its surface.

Rushing water...

The spirit spring beside it suddenly spewed a jet of water, rushing toward the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit. All the spiritual energy in the Hall of Hundred Herbs surged toward it like sharks smelling blood.

The golden fruit, like a bottomless pit, absorbed everything without discrimination. As it absorbed more spiritual energy, its golden light became increasingly intense and blinding, like a small sun.

Boom!

As if something had been triggered, the entire Hall of Hundred Herbs shook violently, and the space around the Golden Spirit Lotus rippled as if it were about to shatter.

At the same time, an indescribable and terrifying pressure came from all directions. Chen Xi, standing next to the Golden Spirit Lotus, felt it even more strongly. His throat felt as if it were being choked, making it hard to breathe, and he almost lost control of the true essence stirring within him!

What a terrifying phenomenon! He had heard that whenever some spiritual treasures appeared, they were always accompanied by various phenomena. Although he didn't know the wonders of the Golden Spirit Lotus, it was clearly an extremely divine existence!

Despite being compressed by the overwhelming pressure, Chen Xi's eyes became increasingly bright, and his nerves were stretched to the limit.

Buzz!

A clear and resonant sound, like a dragon's roar, echoed from a low murmur to a high and loud pitch, eventually becoming a rolling wave of sound that reverberated throughout the Hall of Hundred Herbs.

At that moment—

The stem, branches, and petals of the Golden Spirit Lotus burned away at a visible speed, and the golden fruit in the flower stamens trembled slightly before falling!

Swish!

Almost the moment the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit fell, the true essence Chen Xi had been preparing in his palms transformed into a beam of light, instantly enveloping the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit and swallowing it into his dantian. The action was so swift that it seemed to have been practiced countless times.

Success!

Chen Xi was a bit incredulous, but when he felt the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit floating quietly in his dantian, he finally confirmed that he had indeed succeeded.

At this moment, in his dantian, nine clouds of true essence formed a ladder-like structure, and at the lowest level, the Golden Spirit Lotus fruit floated quietly, continuously absorbing and exhaling golden light. The entire scene looked very harmonious, with no abnormalities.

This made Chen Xi feel much more at ease.

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

The Hall of Herbs shook more violently, and huge boulders, each over a hundred feet long, collapsed from above. The walls around him cracked and shattered like a spider web, sending up clouds of dust and debris. The ground split into countless deep fissures that stretched endlessly.

"Indeed, the Golden Spirit Lotus is the source of the hall's spiritual energy and maintains the balance of the entire hall. Now that the Golden Spirit Lotus has perished, the spiritual energy has been drained, and the hall will inevitably collapse."

Ji Yu scanned the surroundings and quickly said, "Hurry, leave!"

While Ji Yu was speaking, Chen Xi had already sensed the danger. He didn't hesitate, picked up the octagonal palace bottle, and dashed out of the hall.

Boom!

As soon as he rushed out of the hall, the Hall of Herbs, which spanned a thousand miles, collapsed with a thunderous roar. Boulders flew, dust rose to the sky, and the escaping air currents were like howling hurricanes, stinging Chen Xi's face.

"Chen Xi!" A cold, icy voice suddenly rang out.

Chen Xi looked up and saw Chai Letian and others standing a hundred feet away. Du Qingxi, Duanmu Ze, and Song Lin were also there, but the twin brothers Du Quan and Du Kui from Fengling Academy were missing.

Their faces were all marked with fatigue, and their clothes were stained with blood, whether their own or their enemies'.

Seeing this, Chen Xi understood that the battle in the Hall of Treasures had ended. If his guess was correct, Du Quan and Du Kui must have lost their lives in the battle.

However, Chen Xi wasn't concerned about these things. The fact that Du Qingxi, Duanmu Ze, and Song Lin were still alive made him feel much more relieved.

"I'm glad you're safe." At this moment, Du Qingxi was looking at him, her expression complex, a mix of anger and bewilderment.

Chen Xi was taken aback. Was she silently blaming him?

"Chen Xi, why did you harm us? I considered you a brother, but I never thought you would be so heartless and unfeeling!" Duanmu Ze couldn't hold back and spoke harshly.

Song Lin also shook his head but didn't say anything.

Heartless and unfeeling?

A surge of anger rose in Chen Xi's heart. He pointed at Chai Letian and asked, "If you considered me a brother, why didn't you stand up for me when he threw me into the abyss? Not only that, but you always followed him around. I want to ask you, what right do you have to say such things?"

Duanmu Ze was speechless, at a loss for words.

Du Qingxi and Song Lin also became uncomfortable when they heard Chen Xi's words.

"I know that this Chai has a冥化境 (Nirvana Realm) ancestor backing him. To consider your family, you dare not and cannot offend him. I can understand all of this."

"But who understands me? Just because my status is lower than others, should my feelings be completely ignored?"

"Moreover, I only said one sentence, and I wasn't even sure if it would cause a battle. My goal was simple: to take the opportunity to kill Chai Letian. Just because of this, you accuse me of being heartless and unfeeling?"

At this moment, Chen Xi was unusually agitated, completely different from his usual quiet and reserved personality.

However, this also indicated that, whether Chen Xi admitted it or not, he had already regarded Du Qingxi, Duanmu Ze, and Song Lin as friends.

Since childhood, he had been called a broom star, and almost no one of his age considered him a friend. Du Qingxi, Duanmu Ze, and Song Lin were the first friends he had made in his sixteen years of life. Although they were just ordinary friends and not close enough to share their hearts, he cherished this friendship deeply.

That was why Chen Xi became so agitated.

Du Qingxi, Duanmu Ze, and Song Lin were silent, unable to find any desire to defend themselves. Chen Xi's words were the truth, and they couldn't deny it.