Feeling this boundless soul power, Sun Wukong couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat. He felt as if he was standing there butt naked, utterly exposed in front of that soul force, without the slightest concealnt. Thankfully, this sensation lasted only a mont, otherwise, he didn’t know how utterly disheveled he would end up!
Wukong looked around warily, realizing that he could no longer sense Xi Zhao’s soul. It seed that Xi Zhao had spread his soul over the entire Spirit Flower Peak. Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, Wukong sat down cross-legged, calming his mind without another thought.
Just when Wukong had barely managed to dispel the fear in his heart regarding the terrifying soul power he’d experienced, he suddenly heard a cry of alarm beside him. Wukong’s eyes snapped open, only to find that the cry was from the little fox, and in front of him, Xi Zhao, his face pale, waved a flower in his hand like a wisp of blue smoke and then passed out.
Seeing Xi Zhao in this state, Wukong knew that Xi Zhao had succeeded, but at the sa ti, he had expended too much, and his soul now appeared almost transparent.
Wukong quickly hoisted Xi Zhao onto his back, called out to the little fox, and then dashed towards the direction from which they had co, carrying the fox. There wasn’t even a single large tree on Spirit Flower Peak, let alone any caves, so if one wanted to find a place to hide, it would be better to head back rather than search an unfamiliar place like Spirit Flower Peak.
After all, many hiding spots were available on the mountain they had co from.
After searching for over a Chinese Hour, they finally found a densely wooded area with a hidden cave. Wukong was delighted and quickly squeezed into it. The little fox followed him into the cave.
Inside the cave, Wukong hurriedly brought out the Five-Colored Divine Stone to illuminate their surroundings. Then, he finally had ti to examine Xi Zhao’s condition, but the more he saw, the colder his heart felt.
And the little fox’s thoughts were on the smoke-like flower in Xi Zhao’s hand. The Soul Penetrating Fragrance was exactly as Xi Zhao had described, clearly distinct from the other flowers at first glance. It was essentially a wisp of blue smoke that had taken the shape of a flower, no longer a worry for plants.
No matter the little fox’s curiosity about the Soul Penetrating Fragrance, Wukong was sweating profusely as he channeled all his soul power to refine the two Eight Patterns Soul Beads in his hand, then poured the refined soul energy into Xi Zhao’s body.
However, when both Soul Beads were utterly depleted, there was hardly any improvent in Xi Zhao’s condition. The only notable change was that Xi Zhao’s body had beco slightly more substantial, but it was still far from good. Wukong started to panic, as normally, suffering from injuries or overexertion, absorbing two Soul Beads would be enough for a complete recovery.
But now, the soul energy from two Soul Beads only managed to solidify Xi Zhao’s body a bit!
But Wukong knew this was no ti for despair, so with eyes nearly bloodshot, he took out all the Soul Beads and Soul Crystals from his own ring and Xi Zhao’s Space Ring, even including the Spirit Flowers they had just picked, all at once.
At this point, Wukong couldn’t care less about anything else. After instructing the little fox to guard the entrance, he fully activated the Primordial Fla within the Five-Colored Divine Stone, and because of Wukong’s desperate efforts, the fla within the stone even ford a Pill Furnace about one ter tall.
Inside the furnace danced a cluster of golden flas, at tis transforming into a little bird and at other tis into a swimming dragon.
This was the Sun Golden Fire that had lain dormant within Wukong back in the Pangu Realm, the Life-Bound Divine Fire of the Three-legged Golden Crow. Now, sensing Wukong’s unprecedented desire for fire, it blazed anew. Moreover, it had undergone so changes for reasons unknown.
The little fox also knew it was a critical mont, but as she walked away, she covertly bit the Soul Penetrating Fragrance in Xi Zhao’s hand and took it with her. At this mont, Wukong was busy refining Soul Beads and didn’t notice.
But the little fox wasn’t stupid. She was rely attracted by the scent of the Soul Penetrating Fragrance and wished that her body would also bear that scent. So when she reached the mouth of the cave, the fox used her tail to grab the Soul Penetrating Fragrance and began shaking it vigorously.
Fortunately for Wukong, due to the little fox’s playfulness, the scent of the Soul Penetrating Fragrance covered up the stench coming from Xi Zhao in the cave, buying Wukong valuable ti. By the second day of Xi Zhao’s unconsciousness, Yao Wung and his company had reached Spirit Flower Peak.
However, after following the sll left by the Stinkhorn Mushrooms along the path Wukong’s group had taken, they found nothing.
Though the scent of the mushrooms was horrendous, Xi Zhao had only a trace on him, and he was also using his soul power to wrap himself tightly. Besides, Spirit Flower Peak had countless Spirit Flowers with various fragrances that completely masked the mushroom’s odor, so after searching the area, the three found nothing!
"Boss Wung, the scent disappears here. The fragrances of Spirit Flower Peak are too strong, probably masking the stink of the mushrooms entirely."
"No worries. Since the scent hasn’t dissipated until now, it ans that the person arrived here yesterday, or the day before at the latest. Otherwise, the stench would have faded long ago. Moreover, their visit to Spirit Flower Peak suggests they are likely after the Soul Penetrating Fragrance. It’s the only thing in this world capable of neutralizing the sll of Stinkhorn Mushrooms!"
After a mont’s thought, Yao Wung continued, "They are most likely in the vicinity of Spirit Flower Peak by now, after all, refining the Soul Penetrating Fragrance is not sothing that can be done overnight. Let’s split up and search. If anyone finds them, do not act on your own, wait for the other two!"
"Yes."
Then, the three of them transford into three shadows, each darting off in different directions!
anwhile, inside the cave, Sun Wukong reached the final critical mont. Whether it was the influence of the Five-Colored Divine Stone or the Spirit Flowers, Wukong inadvertently refined all of the Spirit Flowers, Soul Beads, Soul Crystals, and so on, and, in the end, they rged into a fist-sized, grayish droplet!
Despite not knowing why this happened, after exploring with his Divine Consciousness Power over countless tis, Sun Wukong found out that the grayish droplet, no, sphere, contained nothing but an imnse and pure Soul Energy and no other impurities, at least none that were harmful!
Even to be on the safe side, Sun Wukong infused a drop of Chaotic Liquid, the size of a thumbnail, into his body using his Divine Consciousness Power. The mont that liquid rged into his body, Sun Wukong suddenly felt a surge of imnse Life Force, which even caused his purely soul-based form to experience six or seven heartbeats!
This was incredible, for in the Netherworld World, everything is a manifestation of Soul Power, and even the bodies of individuals like Sun Wukong are highly condensed from Soul Power. Therefore, the existence of a heartbeat or blood is impossible, but in that instant, Sun Wukong clearly and distinctly felt the powerful thumping in his chest!
Moreover, as his heart thumped, Wukong’s Divine Consciousness beca exceptionally clear and powerful. Wukong was certain that if he rged the entire lump of Chaotic Liquid into his body, perhaps he wouldn’t spontaneously generate a flesh body, but his physical form would definitely beco at least a hundred tis stronger than it currently was.
And more likely, it would allow him to break through the barrier to Supre status.
However, Sun Wukong had no such plans and just heaved a sigh of relief before his expression turned solemn again as he once more gathered all his Soul Power and controlled the large droplet of chaotic colored liquid, allowing it to enter Xi Zhao’s chest!
As the last drop entered, Xi Zhao suddenly struggled fiercely, and then Sun Wukong saw Xi Zhao’s chest begin to beat vigorously and powerfully. At the sa ti, waves of imnse Life Force began to surge throughout the cave. Eventually, it even began to perate the stone walls of the cave, slowly diffusing in all directions!
Following that, as Xi Zhao’s heartbeat thumped, Sun Wukong’s mind was assailed by so fragnted mories, yet these mories were so scattered that Sun Wukong couldn’t recall anything specific. However, influenced by that massive Life Force, the Zhen Yuan Bodhi Treasure Tree inside Sun Wukong started to greedily absorb this Life Force and rapidly heal the injuries sustained earlier.
Soon, the previously lying Xi Zhao slowly floated up, but his chest continued to beat forcefully. In the end, it seed as if Xi Zhao was pulled up by a force, and he actually stood up. When Xi Zhao was fully upright, Sun Wukong once again felt that strong, heart-pounding power!
The three, including Yao Wung, who had been searching for Sun Wukong and his companions at Spirit Flower Peak, also felt this imnse and intimidating presence. They were startled, realizing that if the owner of this presence was the one who had slain the Saint Armor Turtle and taken the little princess, then they were likely no match for it.
Thus, after regrouping, they released a spirit bird and then found a place to hide on the next mountain peak over from Spirit Flower Peak.
And back in the cave, after Xi Zhao’s chest thumped three more tis, he suddenly opened his eyes. Those eyes seed to encompass the entire universe, vast, imnse, unfathomable.
However, that aura lasted only for a mont before it dissipated into nothingness. Sun Wukong, who had been filled with awe looking at Xi Zhao, suddenly felt a strange sense when the aura vanished.
This aura, I have felt it within as well!
(Recently, one chapter a day has indeed been unsatisfactory, but due to work reasons, I hope everyone can be understanding! Also, Great Demon Sun Wukong, dear friends co quickly: 214501643)
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