Chapter 1087: Stirring Another Life (1/2)
The rivers of faint green wood power that suddenly started converging on Hou Chulan seemed to be channeled from different parts of the Realm of Wood Spirit.
However, they had clearly undergone refinement, as the wood power they carried was significantly richer and purer than what the elders had provided.
A moment ago, the green bamboo in Hou Chulan’s domain had suddenly started absorbing wood power and growing at an alarming rate.
Since Hou Chulan’s wood power core was losing a large portion of the wood power that was meant for it to the green bamboo, the first step, core break, encountered a rough patch.
However, as Lu Yuxin, the head of the wood element sect, made a move, the problem was easily taken care of.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
Crisp sounds echoed out from within Hou Chulan.
Huang Jinnan’s expression flickered with excitement. “Her spiritual cores have started cracking!”
He glanced around, convinced that Lu Yuxin’s soul awareness had descended in this area.
Nie Tian was also struck by a peculiar feeling that someone was secretly observing him.
He felt as if he had no place to hide, with all of his secrets put in broad daylight.
He immediately realized that, as a stranger to the Realm of Wood Spirit, he was being examined by the head of the wood element sect.
With a wry smile, he clasped his hands and whispered into the sky, “This humble one is Nie Tian, Senior Lu. By invitation of senior martial sister, I came here to assist her breakthrough into the Saint domain.”
There were no responses.
However, his feeling of being secretly examined by someone suddenly vanished.
This convinced him that Lu Yuxin had heard and seen him.
With the wood power shortage taken care of by Lu Yuxin, Hou Chulan’s core break went back on track.
Soon, Nie Tian noticed that Hou Chulan’s domain was gradually losing its illusory feeling, and no longer seemed like an ethereal reflection.
At the same time, tiny pieces of spiritual cores appeared at Hou Chulan’s abdomen, where they exploded and slowly fused into her domain in a wondrous manner.
Everything within her illusory domain instantly gained a sense of solidity, as if it was simply a part of the Realm of Wood Spirit.
Ripples spread on the lake’s surface as a faint mist gradually rose.
Lotuses were floating in full bloom, their leaves green and luxuriant.
On the central island, the bamboo grove held shockingly rich life force.
“Core fusion!” He Lianxiong exclaimed softly, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. Apparently, he was truly happy for Hou Chulan.
Even though Nie Tian found the man irritating, his feelings for Hou Chulan were beyond doubt. He truly hoped that Hou Chulan would enter the Saint domain successfully.
Nie Tian watched Hou Chulan’s domain gradually solidify as core fusion happened at a slow pace.
Days passed before he knew it.
With Lu Yuxin there to gather and refine wood power from all around the Realm of Wood Spirit, Hou Chulan didn’t have to worry about lacking power again during her breakthrough into the Saint domain.
All she needed was time.
Nie Tian had paid close attention to the process at first. However, as the days passed, his mind started to wander.
“Core break, core fusion, and core withdrawal... Senior martial sister is still at the second step. It seems that no mishaps will occur before the final step, core withdrawal.”
At the same time, he couldn’t help but wonder what kind of difficulties he would encounter when he attempted to break through into the Saint domain himself.
“I’ll have to work with three spiritual cores of different attributes simultaneously... The difficulty in that will surely exceed what senior martial sister is experiencing now.”
The mere thought of it gave him a headache.
Time flew. A few more days passed.
Hou Chulan’s domain finally finished the fundamental transformation: from illusory to solid!
Unlike before, the wood power in her domain now was extremely refined, and the amount of wood power it held had improved severalfold.
It was similar to what Nie Tian had experienced when he had broken through into the Soul realm, and his spiritual cores had turned from liquid to solid.
As soon as the transformation of Hou Chunlan’s domain was complete, faint wisps of wood power started falling from the starry river and converging on the growing bamboo in her domain.
Nie Tian’s expression flickered with amazement. “That bamboo of hers is channeling wood power from the starry river on its own!”
His Godspirit Tree sapling also had such an incredible ability, which seemed to be shared by only Heaven Nourished grade treasures.
He couldn’t help but turn to Huang Jinnan and ask, “Do you know anything about that bamboo?”
Huang Jinnan smiled. “It’s a Heaven Nourished grade treasure. My senior martial sister was with it when her master saw the potential in her and decided to take her in. Even though she was merely a commoner back then, her inner attribute agreed with the bamboo’s attribute perfectly. But of course, that bamboo didn’t manifest its wonders until later.
“Senior martial sister came from a remote realm, which hadn’t seen any powerful Qi warriors. In that realm, people call that bamboo the ‘Divine Bamboo’. Normally, no commoner could set foot in the place where the Divine Bamboo was, yet she somehow did, and the Divine Bamboo didn’t repel her.
“Having a rough childhood, she would usually go talk to the Divine Bamboo when she felt wronged or lonely.
“She didn’t expect it to understand her. All she wanted was to find a vent for the confusion and unhappiness that weighed down on her.
“As time passed, her aura was gradually influenced and changed by the Divine Bamboo without her knowledge.
“When her master happened to pass through that realm, the Divine Bamboo’s unique aura caught her attention. Upon arriving, she spotted her and took her back to the Realm of Wood Spirit, where she taught her wholeheartedly. Later, when she was ready to enter the Void domain, she returned to her home realm and fused the Divine Bamboo into her without meeting any resistance. Since then, her cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds.