Chapter 1765 - : The Wondrous Use of the Lotus (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
As he walked into the dojo, Zhang Ruochen finally noticed that something was off.
He immediately stopped.
“This is…”
All of the plants in the dojo had withered, and the ground was full of dead branches as well as yellow leaves.
Even the huge island, where Xumi Dojo was located, was bereft of vitality. Everything had wilted as if something had sucked all of their life force away.
Zhang Ruochen stared at the huge Buddha statue and observed the withered vines around it. A look of realization suddenly took over his face as he smiled. “So, that’s why.”
In an instant, he used the Great Dimensional s.h.i.+ft and disappeared.
A moment later, he reappeared in a place that was hundreds of miles away.
There was a lush mountain forest before him, and both the air and the ground were rich in Saint Qi. Medicinal plants that were hundreds of years old could be seen all over. Of course, such medicinal plants were no different from weeds to a Saint or a Saint King.
Zhang Ruochen took out the lotus and inserted it into the ground.
Whoos.h.!.+
The lotus trembled a little as dense white roots quickly grew and penetrated the ground, spreading far and wide.
The roots were actually gaseous, and soon, something amazing happened.
All of the life force that surrounded the vegetation, the essence within the ground’s minerals, as well as the Saint Qi in the air and earth, flowed into the lotus.
A gentle light then emanated from the lotus petals, and it grew increasingly brighter.
Zhang Ruochen released a spiritual avatar and entered the lotus to start cultivating.
Fifteen minutes later, all the vegetation within a twenty-mile radius withered, the essence within the minerals vanished, and all of the Saint Qi in the air, as well as the earth, was absorbed.
The entire area had been reduced to a wasteland!
By the time Zhang Ruochen’s spiritual avatar came out of the lotus and landed beside him, its spiritual strength had increased to the upper end of Level 50.
One needs to know that before the avatar entered the lotus, its spiritual power was only at the lower end of Level 50.
Such growth might not have seemed all too extraordinary with Zhang Ruochen’s current Level 57 spiritual power. However, for a Level 50 spiritual Saint, or a spiritual Demi-Saint, it would have been extremely astounding.
Zhang Ruochen pulled the avatar back into his heart and jumped into the lotus with his true body. He exercised his cultivation techniques and absorbed the remaining power within the lotus.
An hour later, Zhang Ruochen flew out of the lotus, and his cultivation, physical body, as well as Saint Soul, had advanced by a small amount.
While an hour had pa.s.sed in the outside world, Zhang Ruochen had, in fact, trained for a day and a night within the lotus.
“With this lotus, the speed of my cultivation will increase tenfold, and I should reach the realm of a Six-step Saint King soon.” Zhang Ruochen broke into a satisfied smile.
After that test, Zhang Ruochen noticed a problem. There was a big limitation on the radius that the lotus could cover. It was restricted to the absorption of vital energies and mineral essences within twenty miles.
Zhang Ruochen guessed that earlier in Xumi Dojo, the lotus had been able to absorb vital energies and mineral essences hundreds of miles away mostly because of the green lotus seed’s stimulation.
Now, the green lotus seed had been reduced to dust. Coupled with Zhang Ruochen’s current cultivation, absorbing vital energies and mineral essences within a radius of twenty miles was his limit.
Zhang Ruochen was particularly excited about the substantial growth of his cultivation and spiritual powers.
As a result, he used the Great Dimensional s.h.i.+ft again and reappeared over a dozen miles away, planting the lotus in the ground once more.
But this time, the lotus did not respond.
Following that, Zhang Ruochen switched over a dozen spots.
Twirling the lotus in his hand, he put on a wry smile. “It seems that no matter how good a treasure is, it cannot be used unlimitedly. It probably has a cooldown period. I will try again tomorrow.”
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Shengyu Dojo.
The Heavenly Realm Saint Kings in the Celestial Domain of Truth all gathered together as they stood beneath the statue of a G.o.d. Some had white wings, some had bodies the size of hills, while some had silver hair and sharp ears… Their numbers were plenty and in the thousands.
A series of Saint auras blasted out, seemingly able to breach the sky.
It was not until a divine light emerged from the statue that they restrained their Saint auras. They bowed and said in unison, “In audience of the Great Yanshen.”
The divine light that radiated from the statue grew stronger and stronger as tri-colored light appeared in its eyes. In an instant, a terrifying aura fell on all of the Saint Kings present, pressing them so hard that they could not straighten their backs as sweat kept rolling off their faces.
A majestic and divine voice traveled from the statue. “Shang Ziyan, step forth.”
Shang Ziyan reacted calmly as he walked to the fore under the golden pressure. “Your disciple is here,” he said.
Clang!
Two fireb.a.l.l.s shot out of the statue and slammed into Shang Ziyan’s body, blasting him more than a dozen miles away. He crashed through a mountain and landed hard.
Shang Ziyan’s body was torn apart as flesh separated from blood, leaving only white bones to connect his body together. He looked unspeakably miserable.
Yet, his eyes were unusually firm, and his brows did not even wrinkle. He did not cry out in pain either. Shang Ziyan only held his broken body as he slowly stood up, and while he coughed out blood, he said, “I… I… deserved this…”
“Even a dozen deaths will not be enough to make up for your mistake.”
Yanshen’s voice was like thunder, and it shook the eardrums of all the Saint Kings there. Those who had partic.i.p.ated in the battle of Xumi Dojo were all in a state of panic.
In the face of a G.o.d, no one dared to speak up for Shang Ziyan.