How hateful! All along, Xiao Chen had thought that his offensive prowess was already strong enough, that he would be undefeatable in this Sky Dome Realm.
Unexpectedly, at the most crucial moment, when the treasure was right before him, he could only stare at it.
That was a divine item that could help him deal with his Great Tribulation of wind and fire. It was much more useful than any Magic Skill, Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, or Martial Technique.
What to do! What to do! What to do!
Xiao Chen anxiously paced back and forth on the ground, going round and round. Even he himself did not notice that his expression had become a little scary.
"What's going on? Why did Xiao Chen suddenly become like a Berserker?" Xiao Chen's appearance frightened Ao Jiao.
Her expression changed as she looked at the thousands of snow-colored flower buds gently floating on the water. "Is it because of these flower buds?"
"Whoosh!"
Ao Jiao waved her hand and sent out a strand of saber Qi. It flew close to the surface of the lake towards those slender golden stalks, trying to chop them all off.
The thousands of stalks swayed and entered the water, avoiding this strand of saber Qi.
Xiao Chen's mind buzzed, and he suddenly startled awake. His complexion recovered, and he asked somewhat blankly, "What happened to me earlier?"
Ao Jiao's face lit up in joy. "Xiao Chen, you were enchanted by those flower buds earlier. Your expression was very scary, like you were about to become a Berserker."
The Udumbara Flower!
This startled Xiao Chen. This flower was not simple. According to legend, only those with great beneficence in the Buddha World could subdue it. It looked like that was true. He nearly fell for it.
A strong wind blew, and the Udumbara Flower bud reappeared on the water. It was still as beautiful and pure as before, looking like falling snow.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and carefully felt it. He discovered that his mental state had indeed changed without him realizing it. An urgent thought appeared in Xiao Chen's mind, an impulse to obtain this flower at all costs.
Something is wrong, Xiao Chen analyzed rationally. After all, a legend is a legend. Whether the effect of rebirth is real or not still needs to be verified.
Given my mental state, I should be tempted, but I should not be so rash. It looks like there is indeed something wrong with this flower. He closed his eyes and guarded his heart. After a long time, he finally suppressed that impulse.
When Zhang Xuan opened his eyes again, the flower bud had already disappeared. Presumably, the huge aquatic plants below had all dispersed.
"What kind of flower is this? It's so scary." Ao Jiao revealed a serious expression and asked solemnly.
Xiao Chen murmured, "The appearance of the epiphyllum is a fleeting moment of beauty, a nirvanic rebirth. This is the Udumbara Flower that even Buddha would be moved by!"
"Then, should we still go down?"
Xiao Chen's expression was decisive as he said calmly, "Yes. We must obtain this Udumbara Flower seed. As long as there's a ten percent chance, we have to do our best to get it. "
Nirvana and rebirth.
No one could resist such temptation. Even though he knew that this flower was not simple, Xiao Chen was still tempted.
However, at this moment, he was more open to it. He would follow his heart, do his best, and adapt to the circumstances. He would not fall into madness again.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the vast patch of aquatic plants at the bottom of the lake, he immediately saw the Lunar Shadow Saber stuck in the ice. Xiao Chen pushed off with his feet and leaped up in the lake, arriving before the Lunar Shadow Saber with a few leaps.
Then, he pulled out the Lunar Shadow Saber and sheathed it. Slowly, Xiao Chen squatted down and observed the aquatic plants at the side.
Looking at the seaweed next to it, all the other seaweeds were sticking to the ice. Only this seaweed was deeply rooted in the ice, growing tenaciously.
Xiao Chen, who had already seen the huge aquatic plants, knew that this patch of aquatic plants grew because of this.
The Udumbara Flower would not produce the mysterious ice fire. It was very likely that the flame seed that Xiao Chen was looking for was under this Udumbara Flower seed.
As long as he obtained the Udumbara Flower seed, he would be able to kill two birds with one stone, obtaining the flame seed of the mysterious ice fire.
Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed the bottom of the aquatic plant. It did not budge. Then, he slowly increased his strength, but it still did not budge.
Xiao Chen let go and stood up.
With a thought, Xiao Chen drove his Primordial Energy. Then, he pushed aside the surrounding one kilometer of lake water, forming an area no different from land.
Taking out the formation plate, Xiao Chen started to carve the Iron Defense Magic Formation. After a while, a Iron Defense Magic Formation appeared, encasing the surrounding one kilometer.
After activating the formation, a golden ring of light appeared. This way, even if Xiao Chen did not use his Primordial Energy, the small Iron Defense Magic Formation could help isolate the lake water.
Xiao Chen spread out his Saber Domain, filling the surrounding one kilometer with his saber intent.
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber and hacked at lightning speed, driving one hundred strands of Primordial Energy at the same time.
Accompanying this saber strike was Xiao Chen's horrifying King's Qi. This was already the peak saber strike that Xiao Chen could execute without using a Martial Technique.
When the saber struck the surface of the ice, the force spread out, causing the entire Frost Water Lake to shake, creating wave after wave of water.
However, the saber only managed to chop off a layer of ice. When Xiao Chen scraped away the ice, he discovered that the water plant was only half an inch above the surface.
"This peak saber strike of mine can be swung a hundred times at most. Any more and I will overdraw on my energy. If I continue like this, before I can obtain the Udumbara Flower's seed, I will end up killing myself. "
It looks like I have to comprehend that saber strike!
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Only by advancing the Saber Domain to another level can I chop apart this layer of ice. Otherwise, I will only be able to see the two treasures but not touch them.
I'll just treat it as cultivating. It's just a change of location.
Xiao Chen stopped thinking and slowly calmed down. Then, he slowly experienced everything in the Saber Domain, comprehending his understanding of the saber.
Within one kilometer, the light slowly shrank. It looked like darkness was spreading, shrinking inward. Everything sank into the most primal darkness.
Soon, the lower half of Xiao Chen's body sank into darkness. Then, the darkness swallowed him up, leaving only the Lunar Shadow Saber shining with a cold light.
"Whoosh!" Everything that Xiao Chen collected receded like the receding tide.
Failure! Another failure at the final step. How to gather the energy of this Saber Domain in the saber?
Not afraid. Again!
Drenched in sweat, Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and endured his fatigue, continuing to try again.
Failure, failure, failure … countless failures prevented him from seeing the path to success.
Senior Lan Chaofeng's words seemed to echo in Xiao Chen's ears. Saber Domain, Saber Domain. Use the domain as the main, and the saber as support. You cannot put the cart before the horse.
Damn it! Is this really not possible? As a bladesman, if I use the saber as support and lose confidence in the saber, how am I going to hold the saber in the future?
I don't believe it! I don't believe it! A bladesman has to use the saber as the main. The so-called using the saber as support was just the Kunlun Realm's Emperor Wu being too narrow-minded.
Xiao Chen's heart did not waver. Persevering on his own Dao, Xiao Chen tried again and again.
He even forgot the purpose of this trip. He immersed himself in comprehending the Dao.
…
Just as he was about to lose all hope, he tried again. Everything within a thousand meters was plunged into darkness.
A strong saber intent surged out from Xiao Chen's body in his sea of consciousness and quickly gathered at the Heart of an Emperor.
"Ka ca!
Ka ca! "It was like a sharp Divine Weapon was being forged in Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness. It gave off melodious metallic clangs as it slowly took shape.
It was like he was reborn. He felt like he was reacquainted with the world, understanding what the saber was.
When the metallic clangs stopped, a small golden dot appeared in Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness. It looked solid and gave off an immortal light. It was like the sun illuminating the entire sea of consciousness, filled with explosive energy.
The small golden dot contained a strong and horrifying energy. With a thought, the golden dot of light suddenly exploded.
Light burst forth. In this dark world, Xiao Chen's eyes suddenly burst forth with a sharp light, lighting up the dark space.
Following that, beams of golden light shot out from Xiao Chen's entire body. The golden light contained an unparalleled saber intent. Xiao Chen looked like a treasured saber that had just been baptized.
Feeling the energy in his body, Xiao Chen hacked down with his saber, landing in the center of the water plants.
"Pu ci!"
With this saber strike, the hard ice finally split in half and sank continuously.
When the light faded, Xiao Chen was covered in sweat. He felt incredibly delighted, immersed in excitement. I succeeded! I succeeded!
The small golden dot in Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness was no longer there. However, the entire sea of consciousness was bathed in a layer of golden light. Xiao Chen felt that the small golden dot would soon rise up from his sea of consciousness like the sun.
However, this was not the time to think about this. There were more important things to do.
Xiao Chen stomped his foot ferociously, and the ice cracked with a crisp sound. Xiao Chen's eyes shone like torches as he looked carefully. One kilometer away, a clump of dense, flowing flames wrapped around a snow-white seed.
That's it! The Udumbara Seed!
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. Everything in the entire Frost Water Lake originated from that mysterious flame and ice seed.
Be it the hard ice, the strange ice fish, the clumps of water plants, or the Frost Water Dew, everything originated from here.
Joy appeared in Xiao Chen's eyes. "After suffering comes happiness. I gained a lot on this trip."
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, preparing to pull up the entire flame seed. That way, everything would end satisfactorily.
However, just at this moment, something strange happened. The entire ice surface suddenly shook intensely. Following that, the ice quickly crumbled, breaking into countless pieces that floated in the water.
Xiao Chen's small Iron Defense Magic Formation was immediately destroyed, and he fell over.
"Bang!" Xiao Chen landed on the ground. This time, it was real mud and not the cold ice.
Xiao Chen, who had flipped himself up, was confused by this strange turn of events. He quickly retreated, trying to figure out his current situation.
When Xiao Chen looked forward, he was immediately stunned by the scene before him.
"This … this … how can this be?!"
A one-kilometer-tall Buddha statue appeared before Xiao Chen. The Buddha statue wore a golden kasaya, and Buddhist prayer beads hung from its right thumb. Its left hand held a clump of flame.
This was the mysterious ice flame seed that Xiao Chen saw earlier. The flame seed wrapped around the snow-white Udumbara Seed.
The feeling that the Buddha statue gave Xiao Chen was not like it was carved. Instead, it gave him a sense of déjà vu.
Right, that's right.
Xiao Chen recalled that he had indeed seen it before. The feeling that the Buddha statue gave him was very similar to the huge Immortal statues in the Kunlun Realm's Heavenly Starry Ocean.
The Immortal statues were controlled by the Treasure Master and turned into a market on the sea.
However, compared to the Immortal statues, this Buddha statue was much smaller, only one kilometer tall.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
