Chapter 162: Blood Sea Golden Lotus Seed

Seeing Ye Chen’s straightforward answer, An Yuyi thought about Ye Chen’s strength and his retreat before entering the lotus garden. She believed him. After all, Ye Chen’s power was unremarkable, lacking any indomitable momentum.

Facing the bullying from Fang Xi and Pei Ling, he had been angry but dared not speak out. Such a cultivator, who always tries to curry favor, indeed, he shouldn’t have the courage to stealthily take what she wanted. So… it was likely that the Boundless Demon Sect had destroyed or taken away the Blood Sea Lotus before they left.

Thinking this, An Yuyi sighed, “The Blood Sea Lotus is a nearly lost spiritual plant, said to be rare even in ancient times! The Blood Sea Lotus produces a seed every fifty years that can enhance a cultivator’s spiritual root. A ninth-grade spiritual root might evolve into an attribute spiritual root upon consumption. And a single attribute spiritual root might even awaken as a dual attribute spiritual root. The chance isn’t one hundred percent, but the probability is not low. I have dual attribute spiritual roots myself, but my Star Spiritual Root is stronger, while my Thunder Spiritual Root is weaker, causing an imbalance… If I could obtain the Blood Sea Lotus, I could correct this, but alas, it was all for naught!”

By the end, An Yuyi was quite despondent. After all, there were many talented disciples in the Divine Will Sect, and the competition was fierce. Even as a bearer of dual attribute spiritual roots, her cultivation time was too short to compete with those in the later stages of Foundation Establishment, vying for opportunities within the sect.

But the Divine Will Pool opens once every ten years, and it would be accessible by the end of this year. If she missed this opportunity, she would be continuously behind, making it even harder to compete with other talents. She had hoped to rectify her spiritual root issue with the Blood Sea Lotus seed, perhaps even aiming for the top ten this year. Now, that seemed difficult.

An Yuyi walked down the mountain, disheartened.

Ye Chen, however, raised his eyebrows and followed. This Blood Sea Lotus seed indeed had some substance. But what about his own golden lotus seed?

Ye Chen casually asked, “Apart from the Blood Sea Lotus, are there any other treasures that can enhance spiritual roots?”

An Yuyi couldn’t be bothered to speak. She knew that Ye Chen’s talent was definitely subpar. And cultivators with poor spiritual roots were always eager for treasures that could enhance them. But such things were not easy to come by.

She simply took out a jade slip from her storage ring and threw it to Ye Chen: “This is some information from our Divine Will Sect about the Blood Sea Lotus and other treasures that enhance spiritual roots. Take a look.”

Ye Chen, curious, immediately sent his spiritual sense into it. Instantly, text and images flooded into his mind. The jade slip recorded many treasures that could enhance spiritual roots. But most were extinct.

However, Ye Chen’s eyes lit up when he saw a golden lotus seed. It was identical to the one he had obtained.

“Blood Sea Golden Lotus Seed… If the Blood Sea Lotus is fed with python blood and irrigated with the heartblood of an Earthheart Python, it might mutate, merging multiple plants to form a mutated Blood Sea Lotus… Every five hundred years, the mutated Blood Sea Lotus produces a fruit, yielding the Blood Sea Golden Lotus Seed. Consuming the Blood Sea Golden Lotus Seed may elevate one to an Earth Spiritual Root!”

Seeing this, Ye Chen’s eyes sparkled. No wonder the guardians in the lotus garden had changed from a demon wolf to the Earthheart Python. It seemed the Boundless Demon Sect wanted to induce a mutation in the Blood Sea Lotus. And this Blood Sea Golden Lotus Seed could even help cultivators elevate to an Earth Spiritual Root.

Although it was only a possibility, it was still far more powerful than a normal Blood Sea Lotus Seed. If he gifted this Blood Sea Golden Lotus Seed to his master, the reward he could receive might even elevate to a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

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At this moment, Ye Chen was truly elated. This trip, indeed, had not been in vain.

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Having committed all the information to memory, Ye Chen returned the jade slip to An Yuyi.

An Yuyi was despondent. Ye Chen, on the other hand, was in high spirits. Neither wanting to speak, they simply continued down the mountain. Perhaps due to the Earthheart Python’s rampage, a wide path had been cleared through the Bewildering Forest.

The two easily made their way out of the forest, exiting through the entrance they had found.

However, Ye Chen suddenly stopped and said, “Wait for me a moment, I need to do something…”

As he finished speaking, Ye Chen turned back and headed towards the Bewildering Forest.

An Yuyi, uninterested in asking what Ye Chen was up to, remained lost in her thoughts.

Ye Chen reached the Bewildering Forest and unleashed several bursts of Myriad Star Fire.

Instantly, the blood-red trees in the forest wailed as numerous vines tried to extinguish the flames. But the more they touched the fire, the more intensely it burned.

Satisfied with the spreading fire, Ye Chen nodded contentedly and left discreetly, having done his part without seeking fame.