Chapter 289: Seizing Lotus Seeds, Seeking Retreat (1/2)

Chapter 289: Seizing Lotus Seeds, Seeking Retreat

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”It's going to be a tough fight!” That was what Green Spirit said. In the eyes of Junior Leopard, it was a real hassle. Though there was a slight fluke in his heart to get out of here from the place where he entered, he knew that it was only a fluke.

Out of the cave, he went to the Green Pool again. The man holding the sword said that it would take three days at least, and five days at most, but it might be ahead of time.

The three of them were still sitting at the edge of the Green Pool, and there was nothing to notice about the pool.

Hiding in the ancient tree, Junior Leopard was simulating in his mind, what was going to happen, again and again—how to attack, how to take the Green Lotus's Seed, how to escape unscathed. Every step should be thought out over and over again. You knew, in the face of the three Level Nine experts, the slightest neglect would doom him eternally.

He stayed in the tree for four days. Four days later, the peaceful Green Pool changed at last.

A wisp of incomparably pure spiritual qi flowed from the surface of the Green Pool. It was completely different from any spiritual qi that Junior Leopard had felt before.

It was pure, fresh, and without a trace of human fireworks.

Although there was only a wisp of it, when Junior Leopard sucked it into his body, in almost a flash, it was soft like water immersed in a sponge, making him comfortable. He felt like a tired man in a hot spring and didn't want to come out anymore.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long!

Soon after the spiritual qi seeped into his body, his Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Internal Qi started suddenly bubbling up. This was because the spiritual qi had begun to attempt to infiltrate Junior Leopard's Internal Qi, and there was something wrong with it.

As Green Spirit said, the Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Internal Qi that he refined had been integrated with the Demonic Fire of the Dragon Chimera from the primitive times. It immediately caused a strong rebound when the spiritual qi was suddenly mixed in.

It instantly exploded, like a drop of water dripping into boiling oil.

”Ah...”

In order not to draw attention to himself, Junior Leopard covered his mouth tightly, his face muscles twitching. Stirred by this wisp of spiritual qi, all his Internal Qi turned into countless sharp knives that cut through his tendons and meridians.

The Internal Qi was raging. The spiritual qi that had just made him feel good was going to kill him. His Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Internal Qi was separated by the spiritual qi and was cutting his tendons and meridians. In the same way, the spiritual qi was split by the Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique and became a few times thinner than a hair, fiercely stabbing him in the tendons and meridians. The scattered Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Internal Qi was doing its best to merge into the rest of the Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Internal Qi.

”Damn it!” Junior Leopard cursed in his heart. The black fire kindling in his Dantian jumped twice. Then a puff of pure Internal Qi of fire property was rising from his Dantian, and in an instant, it integrated the scattered Internal Qi in his body and formed a whole. At the same time, he also ran the Bright Moon Deifying Technique. The Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Internal Qi began to solidify, and it could no longer fit into Junior Leopard's Internal Qi.

Junior Leopard slowly ran his Internal Qi, carefully wrapped the spiritual qi, and then expelled it from his body.

”Now, boy, you know it!” Green Spirit said proudly as if to say that if you didn't listen to the aged, you would lose immediately.

At this point, Junior Leopard was pale and bloodless, like a zombie. Hearing Green Spirit's words, he could only smile bitterly, ”Yeah, you're right. The spiritual qi really goes against my Internal Qi!” As he spoke, he closed the pores of his body and even paid attention to his breathing to prevent the spiritual qi from entering his body.

To others, the spiritual qi was better than elixirs, but it was a poison to him.

In the meanwhile, his eyes were fixed on the surface of the pool, which was about 1,000 feet away from him.

The three Level Nine experts at the edge of the pool were also staring at the pool with their eyes as big as a bull's eyes, not daring to blink. Although they were all Level Nine experts, with strong willpower, it was related to whether they could step into the Mysterious Realm with one step. So, inevitably, they all seemed anxious.

It was human nature.

A little of the fine ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the pool. Gradually, it spread and became bigger and bigger, more and more obvious. Suddenly, a green leaf came out of the water.

”There's nothing special!” Seeing the green lotus leaf peeping out of the pool, Junior Leopard pursed his lips. Slowly rising from the surface of the pool, the Green Lotus had gradually revealed its true appearance.

This was a very common Green Lotus bud like the Green Lotus that Junior Leopard had seen before. If it had not risen out of the pool, and the given that the way it had risen was so strange, even Junior Leopard could not see what was special about it.

Of course, this was only the first glance.

The situation seemed to have changed a little when the Green Lotus emerged completely from the water.

The spiritual qi that had just pervaded the atmosphere and made him suffer had disappeared. Moreover, the fluctuation of pneuma around also stopped. Time and space seemed to be still at this moment.

It was weird around here. The Green Lotus, which was in bud, stood motionless on the surface of the pool. It looked ordinary, but in Junior Leopard's eyes, it seemed to be completely independent of this space. It seemed very close, but actually, it was very far away.

”Damn, how can this be so weird?” He cursed in a low voice, ”Green Spirit, what's next?”

”Didn't I tell you?” Green Spirit replied, ”The Innate Green Lotus will produce flowers and seeds in a very short period of time. After the seeds have been seeded, the Green Lotus Seeds will automatically jump out of the lotus. Then it's your chance!”

Understanding what he meant, Junior Leopard nodded and forced himself to sit on the tree in patience.

He was patient here, but the three men were impatient. They all seemed to be moving, looking at the unopened Green Lotus.

All of a sudden, the Green Lotus shuddered. The closed bud slowly opened and a hint of faint fragrance emanated out.

The three men moved and stood in three positions. They looked at each other and found fear and vigilance in each other's eyes.

”There are nine Green Lotus Seeds, three for each person. This is the most equitable division. Okay?” At this moment, the strong man in black suddenly spoke. As he spoke, he slipped out his tongue and licked his lips, giving off a hint of bloodlust.

”Okay, just do it!” The man holding the sword agreed with a slight flicker in his eyes.

Happy Monk nodded. He was the weakest of the three. Besides, he suffered from Junior Leopard's attack. Although he was not badly hurt, he was certainly the weakest in front of the two men now. Hence, he had to agree.

After these words, the tension between them seemed to ease. The fragrance was getting thicker and thicker. The green bud was almost completely open, revealing the heart of the flower—seedpod of the lotus.

All the people, including Junior Leopard, took a deep breath and looked at the nine Green Lotus Seeds.

All of a sudden, the nine Green Lotus Seeds all glowed. Almost at the same time, the Green Lotus moved, and the nine Green Lotus Seeds turned into nine blue lights which flew out, straight from the pool.

These lotus seeds flew in different directions, but the positions of the three men were very particular. They went to fetch the three seeds closest to themselves, all using their sleeves.

The speed of the lotus seeds was extremely fast. But for the three Level Nine experts, it was not a big deal.

The strong man in black and the man holding a sword almost simultaneously got three Green Lotus Seeds into their sleeves, but Happy Monk failed.

As he plucked the red frock and was about to carry the three Green Lotus Seeds, a black figure appeared in front of him in a strange way. The black figure reached out and caught two Green Lotus Seeds, and disappeared before the three men could respond.

Finally, when the red frock was withdrawn, Happy Monk only got one Green Lotus Seed.

It happened so fast and only took a second, from the figure appearing to taking the two lotus seeds, and disappearing. When it was all over, the black figure was gone without any trace.

Even if Happy Monk was alert and precautious, he would've been unable to act.

Suddenly and unexpectedly, around the jade-like pool fell into a weird silence.

”It's hollow travel!”