Chapter 24: 13,000-Year Pure Heart Lotus
Time flew by, and it had already been half a month since Lu Chen arrived in the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.
During this period, by communicating with the Blue Silver Grass, Lu Chen had found several ten-thousand-year plant Spirit Beasts.
Such as some carnivorous flowers, and some blood-thirsty thorns...
These plant Spirit Beasts were very good; if he absorbed their spirit rings, they would certainly bring good control or attack abilities to his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
But this went against Lu Chen’s original idea.
He wanted his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to follow a support path from beginning to end.
Now that he had healing, mana regeneration, and shielding Spirit Abilities, in his subsequent plans, he also needed detoxification Spirit Abilities, self-buffing Spirit Abilities, and even Spirit Abilities that could forcibly save him from the brink of death.
All of this was in preparation for attaching spirit rings to his second Spirit in the future.
The Spirit Abilities he envisioned for his second Spirit were all those with extremely terrifying power, ones that would kill or maim at the slightest touch, or even result in mutual destruction with the enemy.
Therefore, when attaching spirit rings to the Blue Silver Grass, there was no need to add control or attack abilities.
On this day, following the guidance of the Blue Silver Grass, Lu Chen arrived at a lake in the mixed zone.
He hid behind a large tree and poked his head out to look at the lake, only to see a lotus flower with seven colors in the center of the lake.
The lotus was graceful and delicate, rising from the mud without being stained, clean and clear without being bewitching, shimmering with a glistening luster, and emitting a sanctity capable of purifying evil.
Seeing that lotus, Lu Chen felt his mental force stir, and a gleam of joy flashed in his eyes:
"Pure Heart Lotus, it actually turns out to be this kind of Spirit Beast. This is a super plant Spirit Beast known for being able to purify all filth, darkness, and evil. Looking at the size and number of petals of this Pure Heart Lotus, it has approximately 13,000 years of cultivation."
"The attributes fit, the age fits; this is the most suitable Spirit Beast to be my fourth spirit ring."
"Absorbing the spirit ring of the Pure Heart Lotus will definitely bring me a powerful purification Spirit Ability. In the future, Tang San’s strange poisons will certainly not be able to poison me."
The moment Lu Chen saw the Pure Heart Lotus, he decided to make it his fourth spirit ring.
After making the decision, Lu Chen did not rush out but continued to hide in the dark to observe.
About ten minutes later, a crane cry came from the sky, followed by a giant white crane with a wingspan of over eight meters and a body length of over six meters descending from the sky, landing precisely in the lake.
A Flowing Tassel White Crane!
Seeing this Spirit Beast, Lu Chen felt secretly fortunate. Fortunately, he hadn’t rushed out, otherwise, he would have definitely ended up fighting the Flowing Tassel White Crane.
Looking at the size of this Flowing Tassel White Crane, its cultivation was at least over 15,000 years. The opponent was a Spirit Beast extremely skilled in speed, and it also held the advantage of flight.
Lu Chen felt that if he were to fight the Flowing Tassel White Crane, it wouldn’t just be a simple case of not being able to win; with the opponent’s terrifying speed, he probably wouldn’t even be able to run away.
While at the academy, Lu Chen had heard from Xiao Wu about the Flowing Tassel White Crane. It was a Spirit Beast with a cleanliness obsession, liking things clean and hating filth.
The Pure Heart Lotus could purify all filth, darkness, and evil, so the water quality of this lake with the Pure Heart Lotus must be the cleanest within a thousand miles.
So it was not strange at all that it could attract the Flowing Tassel White Crane.
Seeing this stainless, pure white Spirit Beast, Lu Chen suppressed the restlessness in his heart and, using the surrounding patches of Blue Silver Grass, exerted his full effort to conceal his aura.
He wanted to hunt the Pure Heart Lotus as his fourth spirit ring, but he didn’t want to have a direct conflict with the Flowing Tassel White Crane at all.
Therefore, he could only wait!
And this wait lasted for five whole days!
During these five days, Lu Chen observed the habits of the Flowing Tassel White Crane with great patience; when it went out to hunt and when it returned to play in the water, Lu Chen remembered everything clearly.
After making full preparations, when the Flowing Tassel White Crane went out to hunt on the sixth day, Lu Chen rushed out without hesitation!
"Burst Step!"
Lu Chen rushed to the lakeside and used the Burst Step ability, stepping heavily on the ground to leave a deep footprint, and with the help of the rebound force, he leaped directly into mid-air.
Like an eagle swooping for prey, Lu Chen pounced toward the Pure Heart Lotus.
The Pure Heart Lotus instinctively sensed something was wrong, and its flower bud bloomed, spraying out a beam of pure white light.
Facing this pure white light, Lu Chen did not dodge or avoid it. The purification ability of the Pure Heart Lotus targeted filth, evil Spirits, and darkness... Lu Chen was currently using pure physical strength and was not afraid of purification at all.
Sure enough, the pure white light fell on Lu Chen and did not cause him any harm at all.
Lu Chen smiled happily at this!
The Pure Heart Lotus itself had no offensive capabilities.
"Cannon Fist!"
Rushing out from the pure white light, Lu Chen swung his fist at the Pure Heart Lotus. His massive spirit power was channeled into his fist, and after high compression, it emitted an awe-inspiring momentum!
Boom!
Lu Chen punched the flower bud of the Pure Heart Lotus, releasing a terrifying energy shockwave, and the seven-colored flower bud was instantly smashed.
Broken petals scattered on the water surface!
Lu Chen also fell into the water with a splash. He raised his right hand and summoned his second Spirit, the Black Iron Sickle.
A steady stream of spirit power was poured into it, causing the Black Iron Sickle to flash with a chilling cold light.
Lu Chen held the Black Iron Sickle in his right hand while holding the broken flower bud with his left, and swung the Black Iron Sickle to cut off its roots as well.
Once the roots were severed, this 13,000-year-old Pure Heart Lotus completely lost its life, and strands of black light were released, transforming after a few changes into a black spirit ring.
Black and bright!
Black and profound!
Black as if it could swallow everything!
This was a true ten-thousand-year spirit ring!
Lu Chen felt his breathing quicken slightly. Holding the body of the Pure Heart Lotus in his arms, he swam quickly to the shore.
Without any hesitation, Lu Chen ran toward the depths of the forest.
Once the Flowing Tassel White Crane returned and found the Pure Heart Lotus gone, it would definitely go crazy; it would never have a clean lake to play in again.
About forty minutes later, Lu Chen was panting, having run at least dozens of miles away.
Now the Flowing Tassel White Crane shouldn’t be able to find him easily!
Lu Chen spent some more time finding a crack in a cliff, squeezed himself in, and barely managed to fit.
Twisting his body, Lu Chen sat on the ground with difficulty, looked at the Pure Heart Lotus body he had brought back, gritted his teeth, and said:
"The Spirit Beast has already been killed; if I don’t absorb the spirit ring now, it will be a complete waste."
"Moreover, compared to animal Spirit Beasts, plant Spirit Beasts are harder to develop intelligence, and their Souls are correspondingly weaker. The Soul shock shouldn’t be very strong."
After making up his mind, Lu Chen closed his eyes, operated his Meditation Method, communicated with his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and began to absorb the black spirit ring of the Pure Heart Lotus.
The pitch-black spirit ring drifted over slowly, settled onto the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and quickly shrank as it merged into it.
A wave of incomparably holy spirit power, filled with the aura of life, rapidly swept out, filling his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
His Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul underwent a visible, massive change, beginning its fourth round of evolution.
After more than an hour of long absorption, although there were some twists and turns in the process, Lu Chen finally succeeded in absorbing it.
Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice with some lingering fear:
"This is Soul shock; it really is hard to deal with. Fortunately, the spirit ring I absorbed was from a plant Spirit Beast, so the Soul shock was not particularly strong. Moreover, my mental force had also been strengthened to a certain extent during the previous three spirit ring absorptions, which is why I was able to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring in one go."
"The price is huge, but the harvest is gratifying. My fourth Spirit Ability, Blue Silver Purification, can dispel all abnormal statuses, including poisoning, disease, curses, and the erosion of various elemental powers... This is simply perfect!"
"As for my spirit power, it has also reached level 50, and I can go look for my fifth spirit ring. The vast spirit power sleeping in my body has also gradually been liberated by more than half, and my true spirit power should be revealed soon."
(End of Chapter)
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