Chapter 577: A Freak? (1/2)

Chapter 577: A Freak?

Eight days passed in the blink of an eye.

Over this period of time, Nie Tian moved between places by the vast, black lake to form new Wood Thriving Formations.

Once all the trees and plants around him withered away, he would move to another location covered in lush plants and vegetation.

Each time, he would just sit in the profound spell formation, allowing the concentrated wood power the spell formation channeled from the vicinity to pour into his spiritual sea.

He had filled his vortex of wood power with pure wood power soon after he had started. What he had been doing over the past few days was expanding and refining his vortex of wood power with the copious amount of wood power that continued to converge on him from the trees and rare spirit plants in his surroundings.

It soon occurred to him that he would probably be able to finish the refinement of his vortex of wood power within two weeks or so.

Once that was accomplished, it meant he was ready for his next breakthrough in cultivation.

Recently, he would examine the green aura in his heart from time to time.

That green aura was the embodiment of his bloodline. This time, it had lain dormant for an unprecedentedly long time.

Up until now, it hadn’t showed any sign of finishing its transcendence and awakening a brand new bloodline talent.

On this day, he once again switched to another location by the lake, and just as he was about to focus on refining his vortex of wood power, Pei Qiqi appeared quietly.

Dong Li and the others hadn’t come to check on him recently because they knew that he was busy with his cultivation, and had been busy gathering rare spiritual materials on this island instead.

No one was anywhere near the vast, black lake but him.

Pei Qiqi paced towards him and stopped right in front of the Wood Thriving Formation. “I overheard the others’ conversations and they said it won’t be long before a spatial rift that leads to the Domain of the Falling Stars will open in this place.”

Then, eyes glittering with curiosity, she gazed up into the colorful mist that floated over the vast, black lake and added, “I thought those spatial rifts led to outsiders’ realms, don’t they?”

No one, including Pei Qiqi, knew about the conversation between Nie Tian and the ancient awareness he had encountered in the depths of the lake.

Nie Tian smiled. “You’re right, but changes will happen in a few days. Remember to come here by then. We’ll return to the Domain of the Falling Stars together.”

“Why are you so sure of it?” Pei Qiqi asked curiously.

Nie Tian nodded and said, “Trust me. I won’t be mistaken.”

Pei Qiqi’s eyes lit up upon hearing his words. But in the next moment, her expression turned grim as she said, “So I guess this is not the realm where the Void Palace Sect immigrated.”

“Probably not,” Nie Tian agreed.

He had long since suspected that Pei Qiqi had something to do with the Void Palace Sect, which had once been the ruler of the Domain of the Falling Stars.

Her parents might be members of the Void Palace Sect, who had gone to that promising realm to explore new heaven and earth, but never returned.

Back when she had heard that the six spatial rifts that had mysteriously appeared in the Void Illusion Mountain Range might have something to do with the Void Palace Sect, she had become very excited, and insisted on going through them.

However, after his conversation with the ancient awareness, Nie Tian realized that this realm didn’t seem to have any connection to the Void Palace Sect. Rather, it had profound connections to the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.

“Although this realm doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the Void Palace Sect, we’ve gained incredible fortunes here.” Pei Qiqi didn’t seem thrilled at all as she said these words. After a moment of silence, she added, “I still haven’t gotten in touch with my master.”

Nie Tian tried to comfort her by saying, “Considering Master Zhen’s profound knowledge of spatial power, I’m sure she’ll find her own way to return to the Domain of the Falling Stars. You don’t need to worry about her.”

Pei Qiqi sighed, looking down. “I hope you’re right...” Then, she took a quick glance at Nie Tian and asked, “Can you help me heal my injuries now?”

“Of course,” Nie Tian answered without hesitation. With a thought, he removed one of the tree branches, and the ward instantly disappeared. Then, after she was inside the formation, he placed that tree branch back, and the ward was reactivated.

Standing behind Pei Qiqi, Nie Tian placed his hand on her back and practiced Heavenly Wood Heal.

Inside of her, he could see that quite a number of spatial blades were still damaging her meridians, flesh, and bones.

Then, he healed her internal injuries with the extremely rich wood power the spell formation continuously channeled into him from the vicinity. He didn’t need to consume much of his own power.

After sensing that her injuries were fully healed, Pei Qiqi said in a very soft and cautious voice, “The spatial power I allowed into myself back when we were at that floating volcano contains the bloodline essence of a powerful outsider. Even though I don’t know who that person is, I derived bits of enlightenment from it, enlightenment that benefited me greatly.

“I... I’m not like the others. Actually, I am not exactly human.”

Nie Tian withdrew his hands from her back and asked, shocked, “Is that why you don’t want unnecessary contact with other people?”

Still with her back facing him, Pei Qiqi said, looking downcast, “I’m a freak.”

“No, you’re not,” Nie Tian said in a soft voice. “If what you said is true, then we’re the same.”

Pei Qiqi’s expression flickered. She sprang around and asked, her eyes shining with excitement, “Are you also...?”

Nie Tian nodded slightly.

In the next moment, he noticed that Pei Qiqi’s sweet shoulders shivered, as if huge waves of emotion were surging in her heart.