The person in front of him had huge bumps all over his face, and every single one of them looked like a tumor. There was even a scarlet lump of flesh on his head, standing straight up and half a meter long. It looked like a moving … cactus!
If not for the fact that his appearance hadn't changed much, Zhang Xuan would have really thought that he was an inner demon who had escaped from somewhere … His appearance was simply too bizarre!
Wasn't he just challenging the Trial of Inner Demons?
Why did he look as if he had just been pummeled?
"Hall Master Xing!"
Division Head Liao hurriedly rushed forward with a sorrowful look on his face. "Even if I failed, there's no need for you to resort to self-mutilation …"
The Trial of Inner Demons was a test of one's soul and heart. It wouldn't affect one's physical body too much. For Hall Master Xing to be in such a state as soon as he appeared … Could it be that he felt that he had failed and decided to resort to self-mutilation?
"You …"
Hall Master Xing nearly fainted on the spot. Bellowing furiously, he turned to Zhang Xuan and pointed to the bumps on his head and face. With an expression that looked as if he was on the verge of tears, he asked, "Sun shi, can you tell me what's going on?"
"Me? How would I know? "
Not expecting Hall Master Xing to ask him that question, Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
"You really don't know?"
Hall Master Xing turned around.
Taking a closer look, Zhang Xuan's body staggered, and he nearly spurted blood.
There was a scarlet flower bud growing on the other party's bottom.
"A flower growing on his bottom and a cactus growing on his head …"
Zhang Xuan scratched his head, unable to understand what was going on. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind, and his lips twitched. "Could it be that … what I enchanted earlier wasn't the spirit of an artifact but that of a plant?"
Enchantment could be divided into two categories: enchantment of artifacts and enchantment of plants.
The spirit of a plant could allow it to flourish, but if it were to die, the entire plant would wither and lose its vitality.
Such was the case for many Saint-tier medicinal herbs.
Take the Bodhi Saint Tree for example. Its spirit was in hibernation, and on the surface, it looked as if it had died. As a result, Emperor Yu Shenqing had to find many people to treat it, and he nearly died.
Because of this, how to take care of spirituality and allow it to live better was also an extremely profound field of study, worthy of many people studying for their entire lives.
"That's not right … I clearly enchanted the spirit of an artifact …"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
He had clearly used the means of spirit enchantment on the other party's Primordial Spirit, not a plant … So, how did it suddenly turn into a plant spirit?
While Hall Master Xing was deep in thought, the flower bud suddenly blossomed, emanating an unbearable scent. Following which, the cactus on his head also began to blossom, and it grew rapidly. In just a few moments, it had already grown into a huge pile, and it hung from Hall Master Xing's head, making him look like a reindeer.
"It's still growing. There's no doubt that it's a plant's spiritual nature … I understand now!"
Zhang Xuan's lips twitched as he suddenly thought of a possibility. Even though I am using the method of enchantment on a weapon, his body is filled with vitality, and the effect is similar to that of an enchantment on a plant. As such, he has become a plant spirit, resulting in such a phenomenon …
His method was correct, but … enchanting a human and enchanting a guild were two different things.
The guild was a lifeless object. Before it was enchanted, it was nothing but darkness. On the other hand, Hall Master Xing's Primordial Spirit was brimming with vitality that was even more potent than a plant. As soon as it gained sentience, it began to grow at a frenzied pace …
I have a cactus on my head and a flower on my back. No one knows how many secrets I have …
Cough cough!
Upon making sense of what was going on, a bizarre look surfaced on Zhang Xuan's face.
Hall Master Xing's Primordial Spirit was powerful, so he had been able to suppress the plant spirit with ease initially. However, upon entering the Trial of Inner Demons, he had been assaulted, causing his mind to fall into disarray.
Just that … what in the world was that plant?
It did not look like a cactus, and he could not recognize the flower on its back either …
Sigh, Kong Shi was unreliable as well!
He had followed the other party's instructions and chosen to walk his own path, but before he had even started, such a thing had already happened …
Kacha! Kacha!
While Hall Master Xing was still deep in thought, the cactus suddenly blossomed with flowers, and before long, it was filled with jujube-sized fruits.
"What in the world is that?"
Seeing that he was bearing fruits, Hall Master Xing was on the verge of tears. He hurriedly turned his gaze to Sun Qiang.
He had no idea what was going on, but there was no doubt that there was a problem with that fellow's spirit enchantment.
Otherwise, why would it not blossom or bear fruits in the past?
Why did it have to start today?
"Cough cough! You must have eaten something unclean. How about this, I'll take a look and see if I can resolve it for you …"
Knowing that he would be pummeled to death if he were to admit that he had made a mistake, Zhang Xuan replied calmly.
In truth, this was not his fault. He had wanted to strengthen the other party's Primordial Spirit so that it would be easier for him to deal with the other party, but who could have known that he would end up in such a state?
As the head of the Combat Master Hall, one of the strongest experts in the entire Qingyuan Empire, a cactus on his head, a fragrant fruit, and fresh flowers on his buttocks …
If word were to spread, he would surely become a laughing stock.
"Eat?" Hall Master Xing knew that it was pointless to dwell on such matters at the moment, so he could only plead, "Sun shi, I beseech you to resolve it for me as soon as possible …"
"Alright!"
Seated on the floor, Zhang Xuan activated his spirit awakener prowess once more, and with a thought, he entered Hall Master Xing's mind once more.
With great familiarity, Zhang Xuan walked up to the rift to take a look, and what he saw left him stunned.
At this moment, the rift had been completely filled up. It seemed like Hall Master Xing had managed to perfectly assimilate the plant spirit into his Primordial Spirit over the past two hours.
"This …"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up as his lips twitched. "Isn't Hall Master Xing's Primordial Spirit a little too powerful?"
Even if there was a plant spirit in one's Primordial Spirit, it would still reject it. Yet, that fellow actually managed to assimilate it within two hours …
Initially, all he had to do was to walk up to the rift and erase the plant spirit, but now that it had already assimilated with the plant spirit, how was he supposed to kill it?
If he really killed it, Hall Master Xing would probably be dead as well.
"It's probably due to his inner demons messing around, causing him to inadvertently assimilate the plant spirit …"
If only he had known that this would happen, he would have stopped that fellow from entering the Trial of Inner Demons. Now that he had a head full of cactus, fruits, and flowers on his back, how was he supposed to deal with it?
"The plant spirit doesn't possess any offensive properties. Once it assimilates with my Primordial Spirit, I will have no choice but to destroy it myself …"
Withdrawing his consciousness from the other party's mind, Zhang Xuan was so worried that his head was about to explode.
Due to the fact that plant spirits did not possess any offensive properties, there were quite a few cultivators who would use a secret art to devour them to strengthen their Primordial Spirit and soul. While Hall Master Xing had never cultivated such a secret art before, his body was simply too powerful. It did not take long for him to assimilate the plant spirit into his Primordial Spirit, and as a result … his Primordial Spirit was flawless. However, as the plant spirit remained intact, it fused into his Primordial Spirit, and as a result, all sorts of changes occurred.
The latter was nourished by such a powerful life force, and it was many times stronger than plants. Naturally, it grew excitedly.
With such thoughts in mind, Zhang Xuan raised his head and saw that the cactus on Hall Master Xing's head was growing taller and taller. This was especially so for the flower on his bottom. It was growing more and more beautiful, and from afar, it looked as if Hall Master Xing had become a massive plant.
It was especially so for the fruits, which grew more and more like jujubes.
"Does Teacher Sun have a solution?"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had entered his consciousness once more, Hall Master Xing hurriedly turned his gaze over.
"I've found the reason, but I still need to think about how to solve it …"
He was filled with awkwardness.
What was going on?
He helped to nourish the other party's Primordial Spirit, but in the end … he ended up being of no help at all …
He felt a little embarrassed.
"It's good that I've found the reason …"
Hall Master Xing heaved a sigh of relief.
Even though the current situation was a little problematic, it was still better than not being able to find the reason.
Otherwise, instead of letting him carry this thing out, he might as well just kill him with a single slash.
Just as Hall Master Xing was deep in thought, 'jiya!' Division Head Wei walked in with widened strides, and upon closer inspection, he couldn't help but be taken aback. "What a strange tree!"
As he spoke, he plucked a fruit from the ground and took a bite. After which, he turned to Division Head Liao and Zhang Xuan with a peculiar gaze and asked, "Is Hall Master Xing still not out yet? It has already been more than two hours … "
"…" Hall Master Xing.
"…" Division Head Liao.
"…" Zhang Xuan.
"I'm already out …"
Hall Master Xing gritted his teeth so hard that he could explode on the spot.
It was one thing for the other party to treat him as a plant, but to think that he would be eaten instead …
"Hall Master Xing …"
It was only then that Division Head Wei realized that the plant was actually Hall Master Xing. At the same time, he also forgot to chew on the fruit that he had placed in his mouth.
"Cough cough. Sun shi, you should hurry up and find a way to help him recover. Otherwise, putting aside resolving the crisis, I'm afraid that it will be hard for him to even meet anyone!"
Division Head Liao hurriedly said.
"Un. Given his current condition, the spirit of a plant has fused with his Primordial Spirit, so the only way to resolve it is to have him cultivate a cultivation technique that can erase the spirit of a plant.
Zhang Xuan.
As long as the spirit in his Primordial Spirit was not erased, the other party would continue to grow.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Hall Master Xing asked anxiously, "Does Sun shi have such a cultivation technique?"
"I … I don't!" Zhang Xuan scratched his head.
The Spirit Awakener Guild focused on enchantment and nurturing souls, but there was no such thing as erasing the spirit of a plant. As such, while Hall Master Xing knew of the solution to the problem, he didn't have a cultivation technique that could solve it.
Hall Master Xing staggered weakly. "Do I have to carry this thing outside?"
"There's no need for that. I have an idea that can treat the symptoms and allow you to return to normal within a short period of time!"
After a moment of contemplation, Zhang Xuan said, "I'll use a knife to cut off all of these flowers. After that, I'll concoct some poison and consume it to reduce the vitality in my body. This way, my cultivation will be restricted as well. In other words, if I were to consume the poison and prune the plants, they won't grow anymore. However, the prerequisite is that I don't use my cultivation. Otherwise, the more energy I use, the faster I will grow! "
"Consume poison?"
Hall Master Xing gulped down a mouthful of saliva as his face paled. He couldn't help but shudder in fear.
I'm already in this state just because you've enchanted me. If you really concoct a poison for me to eat, who knows what will happen?
Feeling conflicted, Hall Master Xing asked doubtfully, "Since you know how to concoct poison, are you … a poison master?"
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