Chapter 349: The Secret of the Black Jade Lotus Platform |
“Another buy-one-get-one-free promotion?”
“You’re so generous every time—how embarrassing!”
Chu Huaixu looked at the Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin in Wen Shiyu’s hand, and for a moment, his heart itched with desire!
He truly could not understand why the people of Kunlun Grotto-Heaven made such decisions every single time.
If their goal was merely to seize this one Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin, was it really necessary to gamble this big?
In Chu Huaixu’s personal opinion, this was not a particularly worthwhile trade.
Because for cultivators of Kunlun Grotto-Heaven, the least valuable thing they possessed might very well be time.
Within the Origin Spirit Realm, although they were currently losing more than winning, given enough time, they would eventually accumulate the required Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin.
“Unless…”
“But is that really the case?”
Chu Huaixu faintly felt that perhaps it was not that simple.
There must be something he had yet to consider!
“It can’t be this simple!” the Dead Fox thought.
After all, those Soul Transformation old monsters on the other side had each lived for at least a thousand years!
A move placed at the final stage of a thousand-year-long game of strategy could not possibly lack deeper meaning!
But now was clearly not the time to dwell on such thoughts.
What use was thinking?
He should just ask!
“I really can’t understand how you and Ye Kongxuan dared to bring a Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin into this world!” Chu Huaixu’s attacks never ceased as he spoke.
“Ignorant child, how could you possibly comprehend my master’s thousand-year scheme!”
Wen Shiyu, just like Ye Kongxuan before her, embedded the Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin into her brow.
The fragment did not fully merge—it only fused halfway.
That had been the case with Ye Kongxuan as well, since rejection would occur.
Even so, it was enough to greatly weaken this world’s suppression of outsiders by the Heavenly Dao.
At that moment, the aura emanating from this charming yet fierce female cultivator underwent an immediate transformation!
Her presence began to surge upward continuously.
Her long black hair floated and danced behind her without wind.
Even the flying sword circling around Chu Huaixu trembled slightly, as if its sword spirit had sensed its master’s call and wanted to break free!
This made him somewhat alarmed.
“With the rank of the Heart Sword, it can still struggle on the brink of death?”
Fortunately, the trembling lasted only an instant.
From this, it was clear that the grade of this flying sword was no ordinary one.
It was likely far stronger than Ye Kongxuan’s Four Symbols Swords!
“Good sword!” Chu Huaixu praised inwardly.
“This sword is destined for me!” He glanced at it, already following Kunlun Grotto-Heaven’s approach.
Kill and seize the treasure!
Outside the Origin Spirit Realm, Han Shuangjiang and the others wore varied expressions, and the atmosphere was somewhat tense.
Meanwhile, within the Origin Spirit Realm, Chu Huaixu had already been blasted backward four times.
A cultivator at Foundation Establishment Perfection truly possessed formidable methods!
It was not that the opponent was overwhelmingly stronger.
It was simply that her techniques were far too varied and flashy!
Chu Huaixu found them difficult to guard against.
“If I can’t defend, then I won’t defend at all—just maximize output!”
As a body cultivator with the heaven-defying divine ability Flesh Becomes Saint and an extremely high regenerative ability, as long as he was not instantly killed, there would be no major problem.
Wen Shiyu’s insidious methods relied on surprise.
This kind of technique inevitably had limits in output—it could not be too high.
Although Chu Huaixu had been blasted away four times in a short span, the result was—
only the hem of his clothes was slightly dirtied.
All injuries on his body had long since fully recovered!
“On the contrary, how many hits of mine can you withstand!?” he shouted.
Wen Shiyu was naturally well aware of this.
According to her cultivation system, she possessed numerous defensive techniques.
But her physical body could not compare to Chu Huaixu’s durability.
If all her methods were broken through, she likely would not endure many attacks!
With her “fragile” body, how could she withstand the torment of a body cultivator?
With one punch from Chu Huaixu, her chest might be blasted apart!
At this moment, Wen Shiyu’s expression remained calm.
Counting both past and present lives, she had lived a full seven hundred years!
Life-and-death battles had once been as commonplace to her as daily meals.
But after becoming a Nascent Soul True Lord, such experiences had grown increasingly rare.
As the saying went: below the Nascent Soul, all are ants!
Upon reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, one stood only beneath the Soul Transformation Stage.
After her possession re-cultivation, she had cultivated under her master’s protection, encountering few hardships—her path had been smooth.
This sense of crisis between life and death felt both familiar and distant.
“How nostalgic!” Wen Shiyu’s expression turned cold.
Her storage ring flashed, and eighty-one long spears appeared in the air.
These spears formed a spear array, roaring toward Chu Huaixu.
At that instant, she formed hand seals with one hand, chanting under her breath.
She knew the spear array would not hold him for long—she only needed a little time.
Chu Huaixu narrowed his eyes, unafraid.
“Come at me!”
He wielded his Fingertip Sword Qi, occasionally releasing Thunder at Fingertips with his left hand. His movements were incredibly agile—the spear array did not even brush his clothes.
After destroying the array, what appeared before him was—
a figure resembling a Bodhisattva manifestation!
Yet the expression between its brows carried a seductive charm, with a faint flush upon its face.
The surrounding air seemed to grow thick and viscous.
Wen Shiyu’s expression also began to appear somewhat abnormal.
At this moment, she resembled the Female State Preceptor from before.
But at that time, Lin Qingci had sealed most of her consciousness, acting purely on bodily instinct, seeking to unite with Chu Huaixu.
Now, however, Wen Shiyu seemed to be suffering backlash from invoking this Joyous Bodhisattva manifestation, struggling to suppress it.
Chu Huaixu could not tell whether this was her magical treasure or her secret technique.
The ten-zhang-tall manifestation suddenly thrust out a palm, instantly destroying the surrounding dead trees.
A massive palm print slammed toward him—damn, it was like the Tathagata Palm!
He tried his best to dodge, and when he could not, he struck with sword qi to resist.
Only after exhausting all his means did Chu Huaixu manage to block it.
But in the next instant, three more palm prints struck from three different directions!
“Damn it! This must be one of her trump cards!” he cursed inwardly.
Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Wen Shiyu.
Her already bold and seductive aura had intensified even further.
Her gaze flowed like water—so alluring it seemed ready to spill over!
“What kind of garbage method is this? The backlash actually turns you into this kind of state!” Chu Huaixu felt speechless.
But he knew clearly—these three palm prints might not kill him, but they would definitely leave him severely injured and unable to recover quickly!
In a life-and-death battle, hesitation was the greatest enemy.
If one always held back, some trump cards might never be used before death.
Without hesitation, he immediately activated an Accursed Pill!
The moment the Accursed Pill appeared, it seemed delighted, as if encountering prey.
From afar, it devoured all three palm prints!
The palm prints twisted in midair, then were completely consumed.
“Oh? You like that?”
Seeing this, Chu Huaixu controlled Dao Birth One and had it fling the Accursed Pill toward the manifestation.
“Then eat your fill!”
Fear appeared on Wen Shiyu’s face.
Once the Accursed Pill attached itself to the manifestation, it could not be shaken off.
It clung to it as if glued!
It madly devoured the energy contained within.
Chu Huaixu noticed that inside the semi-transparent pill, a dark pink mass began to form.
He could guess without thinking—that was likely the power that had caused Wen Shiyu’s earlier transformation.
Wen Shiyu formed hand seals, continuously casting spells at Chu Huaixu while attacking the Accursed Pill, trying to stop its devouring.
But all her efforts were futile—everything was consumed by the pill.
When the manifestation was completely devoured, she spat out a mouthful of blood.
The flush on her face faded entirely.
In its place appeared madness and resentment.
“You’re courting death!!”
Her voice grew shrill.
Her hands formed seals again as icy-blue airflow surged around her, charging toward Chu Huaixu.
After several exchanges, a golden rope suddenly shot out from nowhere.
“Binding Immortal Rope!”
Chu Huaixu was briefly restrained.
Then he was dragged upward by the rope.
He intended to struggle—
but glanced at the direction he was being pulled toward.
It was the black sea behind them!
He had previously wanted to explore it.
Now, as he drew closer, the Black Jade Lotus Platform within his Sea of Consciousness suddenly became active!
A mysterious aura spread from it, as if eager to move.
“Hm?” He was surprised.
This made Chu Huaixu realize—
perhaps entering that small world would reveal some of the lotus platform’s secrets?
At that moment, however, a system notification sounded in his ears:
“【Ding! Warning! Ahead lies an unknown region!】”
His gaze sharpened, and he began to understand why the two small worlds felt incompatible.
“Could it be… that place does not belong to the Xuanhuang Realm at all!?”
His heart jolted.
“Then could it be… the Black Jade Lotus Platform given to me by Fifth Martial Uncle…”
A shocking thought formed in his mind.
Though the speculation was astonishing, and even knowing there might be danger, Chu Huaixu still wanted to investigate!
And so—
he was flung directly into the black sea!
In just an instant, he felt as though the Black Jade Lotus Platform within his Sea of Consciousness had—
come alive!