Chapter 78 Space-Destroying Evolution, Time Flow Defying Heaven!
The Lu family courtyard was shrouded in the tranquility of the deep night.
The study was brightly lit.
Su Wanqing sat at the table, her fingertips tracing over a yellowed ancient medical book that the Yan family had sent her.
Lu Zhanting was not far away, meticulously wiping his sidearm with a velvet cloth. The metal parts made a very slight, steady, and rhythmic clanging sound.
The clamor of the victory celebration has long since faded, and life has returned to normal.
But both of them knew that beneath this stagnant calm, a monstrous wave was brewing.
Preparations for "Kunlun" have already begun in secret. In the past few days, Lu Zhanting has been screening the files of the army's elite units, and a top-secret candidate list is taking shape in his hands.
Su Wanqing then plunged headlong into the vast sea of ancient books.
She had a premonition that the Ouroboros organization's style of operation was full of ancient sacrificial elements, and that its power system was completely different from modern science.
To find their Achilles' heel, the answer may lie in the wisdom of our ancestors.
She turned a page, which described an ancient formation used to "suppress evil spirits," requiring several kinds of extremely yang and strong medicinal herbs.
Just as she was intently examining it, deep within her dantian, the golden seed that had condensed underground in the southern region suddenly throbbed violently without warning!
A terrifying suction force suddenly erupted from the core of the seed!
"Snap!"
An ancient medical book was accidentally dropped.
Su Wanqing's face drained of all color instantly.
The spiritual power within her body is being devoured like a mad bull by that golden seed!
"What's wrong?"
The soft clanging of gun parts abruptly ceased.
The next instant, Lu Zhanting had already approached her side like a cheetah, his strong arm firmly supporting her trembling body.
"My space... is about to get out of control."
Su Wanqing's voice trembled, and fine beads of cold sweat slid down her forehead. Her mind was in turmoil, and the entire space was groaning and trembling, as if it would disintegrate at any moment.
That golden seed transformed into a greedy, insatiable demonic heart, frantically draining all the energy within the space.
They don't even spare spiritual springs, medicinal herbs, or the primordial power of space!
The space needs an upgrade!
But this time, the commotion far exceeded any previous one, carrying a violent aura of destruction.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Lu Zhanting instantly understood and helped her sit cross-legged on the soft couch next to him.
"I have to go in!" Su Wanqing gritted her teeth, her tone resolute.
"Too dangerous!" Lu Zhanting rejected the idea without hesitation.
"If we don't go in, it will collapse completely!" Su Wanqing's eyes left no room for argument. "This is my biggest trump card, and I absolutely cannot lose it!"
When Lu Zhanting met her fiery eyes, all the words of dissuasion stuck in his throat.
He exhaled a breath of stale air, his voice low and deep as a rock: "Okay. Remember, we have a mental link. No matter what happens, tell me immediately. I'll be watching over you from outside."
"Um."
Su Wanqing closed her eyes, her mind racing, and plunged headlong into that turbulent mental space.
Upon entering, the scene before her eyes froze her soul.
end.
A true apocalypse is unfolding here.
The once peaceful and serene space is now a scene of gray skies, wild purple lightning, and deafening thunder.
The earth cracked open, revealing bottomless, pitch-black canyons that crisscrossed like scars on the land.
The sacred spring had long since dried up, and its source had transformed into a massive vortex of death, devouring everything around it.
Countless rare medicinal herbs in the herb field are withering and turning to light at an alarming rate, transforming into the purest spiritual energy, which is then mercilessly swept away by the vortex.
The bamboo house was riddled with cracks and teetering on the brink of collapse after the violent earthquake.
The entire space is heading towards utter destruction.
In the very center of the space, the golden seed floated, pulsating wildly.
It devoured all the accumulated energy, yet it was still not satisfied, and even began to gnaw at the very origin of space itself.
Su Wanqing understood instantly.
The energy required for this upgrade is enormous!
She exhausted almost all her resources in the Southern Territory to save Lu Zhanting, and the subsequent replenishment was just a drop in the ocean compared to this transformative evolution.
If there is insufficient energy, the space will be completely drained and collapse.
As the master of the space, her soul will suffer irreversible damage!
Just as she was on the verge of a breakdown, Lu Zhanting's voice pierced through the chaotic energy storm and rang clearly in her mind.
"Wanqing, what do you need? Tell me."
His voice was as steady as a mountain, like a stabilizing force, instantly calming her panicked heart.
Yes, she is not alone.
She still has him.
"I need energy!" Su Wanqing responded urgently in her mind, "A huge amount of energy! Preferably... the pure Yang energy that originates from your bloodline!"
This was her intuition, a stroke of genius.
The golden seed was originally the product of the fusion of her spiritual spring and his bloodline. In order for it to complete its final transformation, it must have his power as a guide!
"clear."
Lu Zhanting's response consisted of only two words.
The next second, an incomparably pure and domineering warm current came from the outside world and surged into her limbs and bones through that invisible spiritual link!
That was Lu Zhanting's most primal bloodline power!
He unreservedly transferred all of his innate Yang Dragon Qi to her!
"Guard your mind and guide it!" Lu Zhanting's voice, tinged with tension, resounded in her mind.
Su Wanqing dared not be negligent in the slightest, and immediately exerted all her strength to guide this newly generated, powerful force toward the crazy golden seed in the center of the space.
A timely rain after a long drought.
The moment Lu Zhanting's pure Yang energy touched the golden seed, the raging seed miraculously calmed down.
It greedily, yet utterly docilely, began to absorb this power of the same origin.
The purest Yang energy flowed in continuously, making the golden seed even more brilliant and solid.
On the surface of the seeds, mysterious patterns even began to appear.
Half of it is the Spirit Spring rune, representing life and resilience.
The other half is a dragon totem representing strength and the ability to ward off evil.
Two completely different forces, yin and yang, intertwined and perfectly merged at this moment!
Finally, when the golden seed absorbed enough nutrients to reach a certain critical point, its pulsation stopped.
The entire space, on the verge of collapse, fell into absolute silence at this moment.
Immediately afterwards.
"Buzz—"
A soft chirping sound, seemingly from the beginning of creation, rang out from within the seed.
A dazzling golden light, indescribable in words, suddenly erupted!
The light was soft and warm, full of the new life that had been created at the dawn of time.
Wherever the golden light touched, the world was turned upside down.
The gray sky was instantly washed into a pure azure, with a few cotton candy-like white clouds leisurely dotting the sky.
The cracked earth healed rapidly under the caress of the golden light, and expanded wildly in all directions at an unimaginable speed!
One mile, ten miles, a hundred miles...
In the blink of an eye, a space the size of a football field transformed into a vast, boundless plain.
On the plains, the grass is lush and green, and as far as the eye can see, there are even rolling, majestic green mountains.
The golden light shines brightest at the dried-up spring.
With a deafening roar, a column of water a hundred times thicker than before shot into the sky!
The spring water was no longer clear, but instead had a faint golden hue. Every drop of water contained an intensely rich life force and pure yang energy.
Golden spring water gushed out and quickly gathered into a lake several acres in size.
The lake surface shimmered with golden light.
The land by the lake has been transformed into the finest black fertile soil.
The withered medicinal fields were reborn on this land, their area increasing a hundredfold, forming a true paradise of spiritual herbs.
The cracked bamboo house, bathed in golden light, not only did not collapse, but instead rose from the ground and expanded rapidly, eventually transforming into a quaint, spacious three-courtyard house.
Green tiles and white walls, flying eaves and brackets, covered corridors, and carved moon gates.
The main house served as a study and bedroom, the east wing was an alchemy room, and the west wing was a huge storage room.
Everything has been completely transformed.
This is no longer a storage space.
This is a true paradise with a complete ecosystem!
Su Wanqing stood there, stunned, in this completely new world, her soul violently shaken.
She could feel that her connection with this little world was now inseparable.
With a thought, she appeared on the shore of the golden lake.
Scooping up a handful of lake water, the immense energy contained within it startled her.
This can no longer be called a spiritual spring; this is the true "elixir of life"!
Irrigated with this water, medicinal herbs that are a hundred years old can probably mature in just a few days.
With another thought, she went to the herb garden.
She took out a century-old wild ginseng from her pocket, a gift from the Yan family. The ginseng had lost its spiritual energy and was of mediocre quality.
She planted the ginseng in the black soil by the lake and watered it with a handful of golden lake water.
A miracle unfolded before our eyes.
The ginseng's shriveled roots became plump and full at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The withered ginseng leaves quickly turned green again, radiating vitality.
Even more incredibly, it's growing like crazy!
In just a few minutes, this century-old ginseng seemed to have been fast-forwarded, traversing hundreds of years of time, its medicinal properties becoming incredibly potent, and a string of crystal-clear ginseng seeds, as red as jade, even condensed at its tip.
The Millennium Ginseng King!
Su Wanqing gasped.
Then, an even more astonishing change occurred, almost stopping her heart.
She felt like she had been in this little world for at least half a day.
But when she tried to connect with Lu Zhanting outside, she found that only a few minutes had passed outside.
The flow of time is different!
She roughly calculated that the flow of time in this small world was about ten times that of the outside world!
Ten days inside, one day outside!
This discovery made her blood boil.
This means that she will have ten times more time than anyone else to study medicine, refine elixirs, and cultivate peerless spiritual medicines!
In the life-or-death battle against the "Ouroboros," time is the most priceless treasure!
Su Wanqing suppressed her overwhelming joy, and with a thought, her soul returned to her body.
She opened her eyes, and what came into view was Lu Zhanting's face, which was filled with tension and as pale as paper due to overexertion.
"I'm fine."
Su Wanqing spoke, her voice hoarse, but her eyes shone with a breathtaking light.
She grasped his cold hand and channeled a surge of new energy—generated in the small world and infused with the essence of the spiritual spring and the yang energy—into his body.
Lu Zhanting felt an incomparably pure and warm power flow through his entire body, sweeping away the fatigue from excessive consumption. It was as if the meridians and bones of his limbs and bones had been tempered anew, and his strength was even greater than before.
“You…” He looked at her in astonishment.
Su Wanqing smiled at him, a smile that dispelled all the gloom and made all the lights in the room pale in comparison.
"We did it," she whispered. "Zhan Ting, we did it."
She didn't explain much, but Lu Zhanting had already vaguely sensed everything through that mental link.
He could sense that Su Wanqing's spiritual sea of consciousness was no longer a pond, but a vast and boundless new world full of vitality.
In that place, there flowed a familiar aura that was connected to his bloodline.
“From today onwards,” Su Wanqing said, taking his hand and standing up, her eyes filled with unprecedented confidence and light, “we have a truly secure rear base that belongs to us.”
This brand-new Lingquan Cave is the perfect culmination of their combined strength.
It will be their most impregnable fortress and most secretive trump card in their fight against the "Ouroboros".
With it, Su Wanqing had an endless supply of top-grade elixirs.
With it, Lu Zhanting had top-notch logistical support.
More importantly, with ten times the speed of time flow, they have the greatest advantage to catch up with, or even surpass, that mysterious organization.
The road ahead remains shrouded in mist and fraught with danger.
But at this moment, in this small study, as they looked at each other, all that remained in their hearts was boundless pride and overwhelming fighting spirit.
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