The sunlight shone on the hall.
A feeling as if it was a lifetime ago arose spontaneously.
He had been in the red lotus domain for quite some time now. It had taken him more than a month to cross the Endless Ocean.
The Thousand Willow Monastery, the Ninth Temple, and now, Cloud Mountain.
He had successfully attracted the attention of the palace and the Sky Martial Court. His golden lotus domain was safe under his disciples' protection.
It was time to sprout the tenth leaf …
During his time on Cloud Mountain, he had conversed with Sikong Beichen and Nie Qingyun. He had learned about the experiences of a Nine-leaf cultivator sprouting the Ten-leaf stage. Naturally, these experiences were only applicable to the red lotus domain. They might not necessarily be useful to the golden lotus domain.
Apart from that, Lu Zhou had another important matter to confirm. He wondered if the sprouting of the Ten-leaf stage would absorb one's life.
With the Reversal Cards in hand, he had to confirm this as soon as possible. He could clearly sense that his disciples' cultivation bases were catching up to his.
"The effects of the Great Void Seed are indeed extraordinary," Lu Zhou sighed emotionally. It was inexcusable that he could not beat his disciples even with his cheat code.
After sorting out his thoughts, Lu Zhou no longer hesitated.
He focused his attention and extended his palm.
Perhaps, he was used to his age, the wizened palm gave him an indescribable sense of confidence.
His gaze was deep and spirited.
Whizz!
The familiar and unique sound of energy resonating rang in the air.
A miniature Nine-leaf golden lotus avatar appeared above his palm.
This was his true avatar. It was a Nine-leaf avatar that was mistaken for a Birth Chart avatar.
When the avatar appeared, golden flames appeared.
The golden flames rose slowly like the radiance of the sun. This was an ability that many people envied: karmic power.
Shortly after, Lu Zhou circulated the Primal Qi in his dantian's sea of Qi. A golden radiant ring appeared around the avatar's waist and descended.
This was a common method of sprouting leaves. It was a method used by One-leaf cultivators to Eight-leaf cultivators.
…
In the north.
Yu Shangrong and Yu Zhenghai exchanged a look.
"What's master up to now?" Yu Zhenghai was puzzled.
"The unique resonance of energy when the avatar is activated. Perhaps, he's sprouting a leaf."
Under normal circumstances, cultivators would not casually summon their Hundred Tribulations Insight avatars. Maintaining the avatar consumed a lot of Primal Qi.
"Master is already at the Ten-leaf stage. Is he … going to sprout an Eleven-leaf stage?"
Yu Shangrong smiled and said, "Eleven-leaf?"
"I'm just making things up. Maybe it's the Thousand Realms Whirling and ascending to the Profound Heaven Realm."
None of them had any subsequent cultivation experience, so they could only make wild guesses.
Yu Shangrong did not reply. Instead, he said, "I'll have to trouble you to stand guard for now, Eldest Senior Brother. I'll inform the two junior sisters."
"Go," Yu Zhenghai said with a wave of his hand.
He leaped up and flew toward the back of the mountain.
Shortly after, Little Yuan 'er and Conch returned with Yu Shangrong.
"Greetings, Eldest Senior Brother." Little Yuan 'er and Conch bowed at the same time.
"We're family, there's no need to be so polite. Ninth Junior Sister, your aura has grown stronger recently. Not bad, "Yu Zhenghai praised.
Little Yuan 'er smiled and said, "I'm almost at the Eight-leaf stage. Compared to Eldest Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother, I'm still far behind. "
"With your talent, it won't be a problem for you to catch up to us. There's no need to be so anxious. I'll be relying on you in the future, "Yu Zhenghai said heartily.
"Eldest Senior Brother is joking with me again."
Hum —
Energy resonated with the residence as the center, spreading out in all directions. Invisible ripples of Yuan Qi spread out.
"What's master doing?" Little Yuan 'er asked curiously.
"He's just standing guard," Yu Zhenghai said with his hands on his back, "Yuan 'er, stay below with Conch."
"Oh."
"Second Junior Brother, you can choose between the east and west," Yu Zhenghai said.
Yu Shangrong glanced at the east and said, "The west."
"Alright."
The two of them hovered in the air, one in the east and the other in the west.
Whenever any flying beasts approached, they would be mercilessly killed by the two of them.
…
Lu Zhou's attention was completely focused on the Golden Lotus' leaf-sprouting process.
Rings of energy shot downward. Everything seemed normal. There was nothing out of the ordinary.
Unfortunately, the Golden Lotus and the leaf-sprouting process did nothing out of the ordinary. Everything seemed to have been frozen in place.
Lu Zhou shook his head. "The leaf-sprouting process will take a long time."
The Golden Lotus did not grow quickly. At this rate, it might take longer than the Nine-leaf stage.
Fortunately, the Primal Qi expenditure during the opening ceremony was not that great. He could maintain the leaf-sprouting process for a long time.
He maintained the leaf-sprouting process for an hour.
An hour later.
There were no changes to the Golden Lotus' spinning speed or the gathering of energy.
The infusion of energy did not stop, and the Golden Lotus continued to spin.
However, there were no signs of a leaf sprouting. He could not feel any leaves sticking out.
"What's the problem?" Lu Zhou frowned.
Cultivation was not always smooth sailing.
The experience of others belonged to them, after all.
"If I fail to sprout the leaf … I'll lose face …" Lu Zhou frowned as he pondered.
He tried to increase the speed of the infusion of energy.
The Golden Lotus continued to spin at a high speed.
The nine leaves had merged into one and were almost invisible.
Another half an hour passed.
The sun was setting in the west.
"It still doesn't work?"
If the Golden Lotus still needed to absorb life, he should have sensed it immediately. If worse came to worst, he could just stop sprouting the leaf and gather enough Reversal Cards to try again. However, there was no movement at all.
Lu Zhou waved his hand.
The Golden Lotus resumed its original speed.
He relaxed and adjusted his state of mind.
Lu Zhou used the Heavenly Writing's extraordinary power. The power of hearing extended.
It covered the entire mountain.
Yu Zhenghai was on the east, and Yu Shangrong was on the west. Little Yuan 'er and Conch were outside the hall.
Lu Zhou interrupted the Heavenly Writing power.
He retracted his attention.
"Got it."
He suddenly recalled the scene when Ye Zhen sprouted a leaf.
When Ye Zhen sprouted the leaf that day, he had ensured that the red lotus spun at a constant speed. He did not channel any energy into the red lotus nor did he purposely urge it to sprout the leaf. Even under the pressure of someone as powerful as Lu Zhou, he was still able to sprout the leaf.
"You don't need to inject energy?"
When the melon is ripe, let nature take its course?
With an understanding in his heart, he began to try it out.
He withdrew the energy from the golden lotus.
He didn't inject any more energy.
As expected, the golden lotus maintained the most basic normal rotation, and its speed was neither fast nor slow.
Lu Zhou nodded slightly.
On the path of cultivation, different paths lead to the same destination. Whether it was the golden lotus or the red lotus, to a certain extent, other than the difference in color, they were all the same.
The golden lotus gave off an even more unique feeling — vitality.
The Golden Lotus was now full of vitality. Its nine leaves shone brightly and dazzlingly.
It was just like cultivating flowers and plants. If there was too much water, they would drown. If there was too little water, they would die of thirst.
For the Golden Lotus, energy was the "water source" for its growth.
"I see."
Lu Zhou saw hope.
Just like that, he maintained the golden lotus's leaf-sprouting process.
Vitality rose from the golden lotus. With the golden flames, it wafted out of the gaps in the houses and out of the windows like smoke.
At this moment, birds appeared in the skies.
Yu Shangrong looked up at the peak. Dozens of birds were trying to approach the peak. Alas, they were blocked by the Grand Cloud Mountain Formation.
"There's movement." Yu Zhenghai flew toward Yu Shangrong at lightning speed. "Master might've lured the culprit here. Be careful."
"Alright."
Yu Shangrong did not hesitate. He flew toward the western horizon at lightning speed.
Yu Shangrong looked down with a puzzled expression on his face. The rising vitality aura attracted his attention.
It was this vitality aura that attracted the birds.
Yu Shangrong projected his voice to Yu Zhenghai, who was in the east, "Eldest Senior Brother, watch out for the huge beasts."
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