Chapter 345: Is This 【Fruit Position of the Soul Transformation Stage】? |
Beneath the tip of the Heart Sword, the Black Lotus Platform floated in midair, supporting it.
Through inner vision, Chu Huaixu carefully observed this Black Lotus Platform.
It was very strange. Clearly, it was a product within the Sea of Consciousness, yet it carried a texture like jade.
It looked as though it had been carved entirely from black jade, possessing a lustrous sheen.
Chu Huaixu directly cast an 【Information Probe】 on it, but what appeared was still a string of question marks.
This meant his authority was insufficient—or that it was inherently an unknown existence.
At this moment, the Dead Fox subconsciously recalled something.
He suddenly remembered that earlier, after coming into contact with members of the Black Moon Sect, he had triggered a hidden quest related to 【Fruit Position of the Soul Transformation Stage】.
The quest was called 【The Lost Fruit Position】.
This indicated that the power bestowed by Zhong Ming had nothing to do with this lost Fruit Position?
This left Chu Huaixu somewhat puzzled.
Because earlier, the people of the Black Moon Sect had sensed a residual aura of Fruit Position on him.
That period just happened to coincide with when he made a breakthrough in treating Zhong Ming.
Additionally, there were Zhong Ming’s many experiences within the fifth layer of the Origin Spirit Realm, the unresolved mysteries within it, and Ming Xuanji’s attempt to窥探 the secrets of Heaven while preventing him from curing Zhong Ming…
All these factors combined made Chu Huaixu suspect Zhong Ming—suspect that the Fruit Position was on him.
After all, that generation of disciples from the Gentleman Temple were all monstrous geniuses.
When they entered the fifth layer, they were also at their peak!
At that time, the Dao Gate’s overall combat strength ranked first among the Four Great Sects.
If that group joined forces to kill a Soul Transformation cultivator, along with a few Nascent Soul cultivators, it would be entirely reasonable.
And if no Soul Transformation cultivator had taken action, it would have been nearly impossible to almost wipe out those Dao Gate experts.
Therefore, when Chu Huaixu went to find Zhong Ming this time with the Clear Mind Talisman, he even carried a probing intention.
He wanted to see whether this hidden quest could be triggered.
But who would have thought—not only was the quest not triggered, Zhong Ming actually stuffed “dirty stuff” into his body!
“Clearly, Li Chunsong was also there.”
“Why didn’t he give it to him?”
“Logically speaking, Zhong Ming didn’t know me at all, but after regaining clarity, he should definitely recognize Li Chunsong!”
Chu Huaixu couldn’t figure it out for a moment.
There were likely still secrets hidden within this matter, waiting for him to slowly uncover.
“Since I can’t figure it out, I’ll just test it personally.”
Chu Huaixu got up from the bed and no longer rested his head on Han Shuangjiang’s plump thighs.
“What's wrong?” the girl asked.
“Nothing. I’m going outside to practice.”
The Big Ice Block followed him into the courtyard. Standing under the moonlight, he brought his index and middle fingers together, condensing a strand of sword qi at his fingertips.
He lowered his head and examined it for a moment, feeling slightly shocked.
“...What’s going on?”
The overall strength of this strand of sword qi had increased by at least thirty percent compared to usual!
This greatly astonished Chu Huaixu.
——This “dirty stuff” from Fifth Martial Uncle… it’s good stuff!
Please, pour more into me!
What the hell is this thing? It’s sending my combat power soaring!
Moreover, as he stood beneath the moonlight, blending into the night, he felt refreshed and extraordinarily comfortable.
As if he belonged to the night!
Or rather, the night belonged to him!
“What exactly is this black jade lotus platform in my Sea of Consciousness?”
Chu Huaixu raised his eyes toward Han Shuangjiang and called out, “Senior Sister, spar with me?”
The moment she heard him call her Senior Sister again, Han Shuangjiang knew he definitely had ill intentions.
Sure enough, she was soon thoroughly “dealt with” by Chu Huaixu.
Her plump buttocks suffered quite a bit of his “rough handling”!
But during the sparring, the Big Ice Block was also utterly shocked.
“How are you so much stronger than during the Champion’s Duel?” she said blankly.
That day, Chu Huaixu had naturally gone all out without holding back.
But today, compared to when he killed Qin Xuanxiao, his overall strength had improved by an enormous margin.
And it was a comprehensive improvement.
Whether strength or speed, everything had surged dramatically!
Chu Huaixu glanced down at himself and replied, “Maybe it’s the treatment fee paid in advance by Fifth Martial Uncle?”
Han Shuangjiang was completely confused.
Because the commotion outside was a bit loud, Xu Ziqing and Lin Zixuan, who had been meditating, came out after completing a circulation cycle.
Chu Huaixu looked at the two World Protagonists walking out one after another and raised his hand, curling his finger at them:
“Perfect timing. Come— the three of you, together!”
Lin Zixuan was still a bit dazed, but obedient Little Xu immediately responded loudly, “Yes! Senior Brother!”
The girl glanced at this half-enemy in a Black-Gold Robe, gritted her teeth slightly, and joined the battle.
Less than half an incense stick later—
“Boom—!”
The petite girl was kicked flying by Chu Huaixu, sent directly over the courtyard wall.
As for Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing, they had already been knocked flying earlier.
Since he wasn’t familiar with Lin Zixuan, Chu Huaixu only used heavy force on her at the end.
Not bad—the feel of that kick was quite satisfying.
He felt that kick was really enjoyable.
Even under the combined assault of three World Protagonists, Chu Huaixu still emerged victorious!
With Xu Ziqing not using the Bronze Sword, the strongest among the three was actually the Big Ice Block, who had already entered the Fourth Realm.
As a crude body cultivator, Little Xu was naturally the most durable, so Chu Huaixu beat him the hardest.
As for Han Shuangjiang, his Dao Companion, he grabbed her arm and swung her away—completely blatant preferential treatment.
At this moment, Lin Zixuan, who had been kicked away, wore a miserable expression, inhaling sharply while rubbing the spot where she had been kicked.
She suddenly felt somewhat wronged.
It was one thing to stay at the house of a half-enemy, but now she even had to serve as a punching bag.
She really was foolish—why did she agree to be his sparring partner for free?
But as a god-tier support, she was actually the sharpest among the three.
“How did Chu Huaixu suddenly become so much stronger?”
“And it’s an all-around improvement!”
Lin Zixuan felt shocked, and then afraid!
How many days had passed since the end of the Eastern and Western Continents’ Grand Competition?
In such a short time, while deliberately suppressing his realm and not breaking into the Fourth Realm, he still achieved such a leap in strength?
How was this even possible?
Her Crown Prince brother had always been called the number one genius of Moon Country—she knew how extraordinary he was.
But compared to Chu Huaixu, the gap was terrifyingly large!
“How can a monster like this exist in the world?” Lin Zixuan couldn’t understand.
After chatting for a while, Chu Huaixu began to send everyone away, telling them to return to their rooms.
He went back to his own room and sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion.
For some reason, as if inspired, he tried cultivating the 《Dao Canon》 once.
Then, Chu Huaixu was shocked to discover that the experience points he gained were also thirty percent higher than before!
“This is insane… does this mean my cultivation talent has also improved?”
So what exactly is this Black Jade Lotus Platform?
More importantly, according to the System’s prompt, this unknown power had been fused by the System.
In other words, it might not have originally been like this.
It was only after being processed by the System that it transformed into the Black Jade Lotus Platform beneath the Heart Sword.
Unable to figure it out for now, Chu Huaixu stopped overthinking.
He could slowly uncover useful information in the future.
For now, he only knew that he had become much stronger again.
“With this, I’ll have more confidence entering the second layer of the Origin Spirit Realm.”
When dawn broke and daylight arrived, Chu Huaixu clearly felt himself become somewhat “weaker.”
The boost from the Black Jade Lotus Platform dropped from thirty percent to ten percent.
“So its effect mainly works at night?”
“Once it gets dark, I become stronger?”
This made even less sense to him.
What kind of power even distinguishes between day and night?
Weaker during the day, stronger at night?
“How bizarre,” Chu Huaixu thought.
After breakfast, he took the initiative to find Jiang Zhi, asking his Martial Ancestor to examine the Black Jade Lotus Platform.
In the end, Jiang Zhi couldn’t figure it out either.
So the old man began calling others over.
The higher-ups of the Dao Gate were usually quite busy, except for Jiang Zhi and Chu Yinyin, who were relatively idle.
But no matter what, Chu Huaixu’s upcoming entry into the Origin Spirit Realm was of utmost importance.
Thus, everyone gathered once again, surrounding him and taking turns examining him.
Yet even Zhao Shuqin, who cultivated eye techniques, could not discern anything.
The only thing they could confirm now was that Chu Huaixu’s Sea of Consciousness had become more stable.
Originally, with the Heart Sword guarding it, their Divine Sense already had great difficulty probing his Sea of Consciousness.
Now, with this additional Black Jade Lotus Platform, the isolation strength against external forces had further increased!
This was undoubtedly a good thing.
——The difficulty of Possession had increased!
Ever since Chu Huaixu transmigrated into the Xuanhuang Realm, he had often encountered old monsters trying to seize his body.
Now that his Sea of Consciousness had become more stable, the success rate of others attempting possession would drop significantly.
This made him feel more at ease.
The higher-ups of the Dao Gate also considered this a good thing.
“Although we still don’t know exactly what Fifth Senior Brother did, it shouldn’t be anything bad,” Jiang Zhi concluded.
“You’re about to enter the Origin Spirit Realm, and no one knows what kind of cultivators you’ll encounter.”
“For Xuanhuang cultivators, the most troublesome aspect of Kunlun cultivators lies in their Nascent Soul.”
“With this, you now have an extra layer of protection,” said Jiang Zhi in his white robe.
Chu Huaixu nodded slightly. For now, that did seem to be the case.
That said, the Black Sword floating above the Black Jade Lotus Platform, with a strand of Origin Power circling it, did look quite cool.
And so, day after day passed.
Until the day arrived for departure to the Origin Spirit Realm.