Yan Xiaobao quickly noticed that the elders were clearly unaccustod to insulting Deng Wu. Their expressions showed evident discomfort, yet Deng Wu’s father, Deng Zengying, insulted him and called him trash without hesitation.
At first, Yan Xiaobao found it strange but thought Deng Zengying might simply be a talented actor. However, after half an hour, it beca evident that he genuinely enjoyed belittling his son. Yan Xiaobao couldn’t help but feel astonished, as none of the elders seed to understand the parent’s true feelings.
Yan Xiaobao looked at Deng Wu, wondering if he might respond to his father’s apparent hostility. However, the boy rely shook his head slightly. It was clear this was a family matter, which he intended to handle alone.
The al concluded, and impatience lingered on Yan Xiaobao’s side. Though he smiled and chatted with everyone, his greatest desire was to return to the inn and gather more information about the Shenzhou Flower.
Could it be a flower capable of cultivating divine powers? Was it a special type of flower that could outshine the abilities of any other cultivators? No matter what Yan Xiaobao thought, he couldn’t arrive at an answer, for Lan Feng remained completely silent within the Dantian Cave. The only thing betraying his anticipation was the bubbling joy and excitent that filled his soul.
For the Holy Beast ranking Divine Beast to show such extraordinary interest, it was undeniably a monuntal treasure. If the Deng Family knew about this, they clearly wouldn’t give it up to anyone, even a revered expert.
The sky outside gradually darkened, the moon rising over the Deng family’s courtyard. Yan Xiaobao bid farewell and slowly made his way back to his inn.
The day brimd with returns for Yan Xiaobao. First, there was the mysterious Shenzhou Flower he still didn’t fully understand; second, the increased knowledge about Deng Wu’s background.
Sitting in the inn, Yan Xiaobao held a jade box in his hand, patiently waiting for Lan Feng to start speaking.
’The last ti I saw a Shenzhou Flower was in the Sacred Underground City,’ Lan Feng sighed, recalling the scene of his departure from Yan Xiaobao. What was the Sacred Underground City?
"Do you rember the dicinal plants I told you about?" Lan Feng asked first, his satisfaction audible when he noticed the knowledge resurfacing in Yan Xiaobao’s mind.
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’Those plants were born from seeds left behind by Ancestors, just as humans are born from other humans, but there are certain flowers that erge from nothing at all.’ Lan Feng paused slightly. ’These flowers are born from seeds created by the essence between heaven and earth.’
’In places rich in essence, this essence will gather into a nourishing seed, until it sprouts and transforms into a flower. The petals are made of Qi, water droplets refined into spiritual energy, and the blazing sunlight is Wu Wei. Such a flower will never die; as long as it remains in a place of heavenly essence, it will grow to beco a great treasure.’
"But what does it do?" Yan Xiaobao asked in amazent, the fresh glint of surprise evident in his eyes.
’You eat it,’ Lan Feng stated bluntly. ’Consu it and absorb its internal energy. At the center of this flower, bathed in brilliant energy called Wu Wei, is the seed from which it sprouted. You need to absorb this seed and place it in your vortex. If it resides there, it will attract the essence of heaven and earth, allowing your cultivation techniques to refine Qi faster than ever.’
Upon hearing this, Yan Xiaobao couldn’t help but be stunned. It was indeed a trendous fortune, but he couldn’t help but wonder why no one from the Deng family had tried consuming it.
"Clearly," Lan Feng sighed, puzzled. "Do you rember when I told you that consuming a beast core would harm rather than benefit you, as it would deplete all the Qi you spent ti refining?"
Yan Xiaobao nodded. He’d heard about it years ago, and it was one thing he’d never forgotten. Consuming a beast core was sothing he would absolutely never do.
’This flower is a great treasure, but it might function like a beast core. Once consud, it will feed on the cultivator’s cultivation base. Yet, because there is only one flower, they cannot test its effects on lower-ranked family mbers, as doing so would waste it. Even a treasure of this magnitude cos with pros and cons when its functionality remains unclear.’
Yan Xiaobao wore a pensive expression. If he hadn’t been told to consu the flower, it wouldn’t have crossed his mind—especially considering what happens when one consus a beast core. Most dicinal plants are refined, so one might assu that this flower could also be refined.
However, upon hearing that it was ford from Qi, spiritual energy, and Wu Wei, Yan Xiaobao understood it couldn’t be refined like other dicinal plants. Even so, he still didn’t feel inclined to consu it—not yet.
’What are you waiting for?’ Lan Feng asked, his voice brimming with excitent, evidently impatient to see his companion eat the flower. Yan Xiaobao wore a foolish smile as he used his spiritual projection within the Dantian Cave to move closer to Lan Feng. Lan Feng held a drop of spiritual energy in his hands, the necessary power to unlock the jade box containing the flower.
Slowly, Yan Xiaobao allowed this drop of spiritual energy to flow through his ridians, dripping it onto the ribbon securing the box shut. A clicking sound echoed as the ribbon unraveled, and the box began to open, releasing a dense energy that started to perate the room.
Yan Xiaobao’s heart skipped erratically as the atmosphere thickened with energies. Reaching out, he held the flower in his hands, noticing how its emitted energy rapidly coursed through his ridians, clearing pathways until flowing into the Dantian Cave, where it intertwined with the cultivation technique of the Hui Yue text.
Yan Xiaobao’s eyes reflected shock as he slowly raised the flower, studying its beauty before gently placing it in his mouth.
The energy from the flower surged through his veins, ridians, muscles, and bones, flooding his entire being. Yan Xiaobao felt his body purified by the boundless energy, and monts later, sweat began to bead across his body, followed by clouds of black steam—impurities expelled by the Divine Flower.
The petals composed of Qi disintegrated slowly in his mouth, splitting into pure Qi as it traveled down his throat.
Witnessing this, Yan Xiaobao finally grew serious, as his spiritual projection welcod the ergence of new strands of Qi’s Chain. He carefully rged these purified strands of Qi into his existing ones, sighing with relief.
Variations in Qi purity often lead to instability within the Qi Cave, sotis wreaking havoc on cultivators and rendering martial skills unsteady. Yet from the looks of these strands, they aligned perfectly with Yan Xiaobao’s own techniques.
After spending so many years refining these strands, they finally yielded results. Yan Xiaobao allowed the Qi threads emitted by the flower to fill the Qi vortex within his Qi Cave.
Thread by thread, they joined and expanded the vortex into a massive spiral. The strength coursing through his body made him tremble with power, his eyes gleaming with astonishnt.
He was breaking through to the Fourth Star of the Disciple Rank!
The Fourth Star breakthrough wasn’t the culmination of the Divine Flower’s blessings. One strand after another continued flowing smoothly into the massive vortex, expanding it further and larger. Soon, Yan Xiaobao reached the peak of the Fourth Star. As the final petal disintegrated into strands of Qi, Yan Xiaobao breached the threshold of the five-star Star Disciple ranking.
As the last petal vanished, Yan Xiaobao felt his Qi vortex achieve astonishing strength, reaching the apex of the Fifth Constant Star.
However, the Qi was rely the flower’s petals; its other energies continued surging, rushing through his youthful body.
Each petal dripped with spiritual energy, its potency on par with the energy of an entire Duke Level star. This spiritual energy coursed through Yan Xiaobao, purging impurities, but it also had a specific purpose—it flowed directly toward Lan Feng’s soul.
The Blue Phoenix’s face glowed with elation as he greedily absorbed the imnse spiritual energy. His white feathers began shimring with an ethereal luster, just as the drops of energy radiated brilliance. Joy blossod within Yan Xiaobao, as he felt the power of Soul Fusion steadily intensifying.
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