The black spirit-gathering bead landed steadily in Bai Ying's dantian.
In an instant, the black smoke that had been surrounding Bai Ying began to converge towards the Spirit Gathering Pearl in an orderly manner, gradually disappearing into its deep interior until it vanished.
Bai Ying closed her eyes, sensing the spiritual energy absorbed by her new "spiritual root".
An unprecedented sense of ease made Bai Ying's eyes widen involuntarily.
Her strange fire spiritual root was already quite strong, but compared to the power of the Spirit Gathering Pearl, it was like heaven and earth.
Bai Nishang stood to the side, quietly watching Bai Ying, her mouth practically agape. She stepped forward and said softly, "The most amazing thing about this Spirit Gathering Pearl is that it can actively absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Even if you don't deliberately cultivate, it can continuously gather spiritual energy for you and absorb and transform it on its own."
Bai Ying's eyes lit up when she heard this.
No wonder she felt an astonishingly high efficiency in absorbing spiritual energy, as if she were in the center of a vortex of spiritual energy, with a continuous stream of spiritual energy automatically flowing into her body. So that's why.
In this way, her cultivation speed will inevitably increase significantly.
At this moment, the Grand Elder stood there, staring blankly at the scene before him, as if his soul had been ripped out, leaving only an empty shell.
His lips trembled slightly, and he kept muttering to himself, "How could this be? How is this possible..." His voice was full of astonishment and disbelief.
He had heard the story of the Spirit Gathering Pearl from his master since he was a very young age.
Such treasures are extremely difficult to obtain. It took many powerful families joining forces to venture into a forbidden area and acquire some of them.
However, fusing with the Spirit Gathering Pearl is extremely dangerous, and the darker the color of the Spirit Gathering Pearl, the higher the difficulty.
At that time, countless scions of noble families died under this Spirit Gathering Pearl.
Even so, people still fight tooth and nail to obtain the Spirit Gathering Pearl, because once the fusion is successful, it is equivalent to having the most powerful spiritual root in the world, and the speed of cultivation will be as fast as lightning.
The Grand Elder stared intently at Bai Ying. At this moment, the Spirit Gathering Pearl within Bai Ying's body no longer emitted a jet-black color due to the fusion process.
He seemed to be frozen in place, completely dazed.
An indescribable pain and discomfort, like an incredibly heavy black iron cage, tightly bound him, suffocating him.
"How could this happen? How could this be!" he roared to the sky, his voice filled with despair.
The elders beside him looked bewildered, completely clueless about the situation, and could only anxiously ask questions repeatedly.
"What's wrong, elder brother? What happened?" The second elder frowned, looking anxious, and reached out to tug at the eldest elder's sleeve.
"Yes! Is Bai Ying dead or not? Big brother, say something!" The Third Elder was also standing to the side, his face full of worry.
However, at this moment, the Grand Elder was already deeply mired in a quagmire of suffering, unable to extricate himself.
The shouts were like the wind passing by his ears, failing to reach him at all.
His eyes widened in shock and disbelief, as if he had witnessed the most absurd thing in the world. He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his palms, but this could not dispel the overwhelming despair in his heart.
"Impossible, impossible..." His lips trembled as he murmured, his voice trembling with a hint of a sob.
At that moment, his world completely collapsed, and he went completely insane.
His mind was filled with all the mistakes the Bai family had made.
What they lost was a peerless genius, a true genius who could have rewritten the fate of their family!
A black Spirit Gathering Pearl!
Back then, when his master mentioned the Spirit Gathering Pearl to him, his tone was full of awe. He said that if anyone could fuse with the red Spirit Gathering Pearl, given time, they would definitely be able to cultivate to the Void Refinement stage.
The Grand Elder vividly remembered that when he heard the words "Refinement of Void Stage," he was so shocked that his eyes widened and he was completely dumbfounded.
Throughout the entire Lingchuan Continent, he had no idea whether the Void Refinement stage even existed; it was an unattainable, almost mythical existence.
Since assuming the position of the Bai family's Grand Elder, he has devoted all his energy to the family, single-mindedly seeking the well-being of the Bai family.
Every day, he tirelessly observed the cultivation progress of each disciple, patiently guided their practice, and continuously promoted those with potential.
He had always hoped that one day the Bai family would produce a Nascent Soul stage expert, restoring the family's former unparalleled glory. That way, the Bai family would no longer be bullied and would no longer be forced to cower in this small town!
However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't do it. How rare is a genius!
However, now, a true genius, a genius more monstrous than any he had ever seen, appeared before him.
What's even more outrageous is that she is actually a disciple of the Bai family, with Bai family blood flowing through her veins! She should have been the only choice to lead the Bai family to the pinnacle of glory.
But now, his wrong choice has forced him to sever ties with the Bai family!
Oh my god!
Bai Ying fused with a black Spirit Gathering Pearl! Even the red one could cultivate to the Void Refinement stage, so what level could she possibly reach? The Grand Elder simply couldn't imagine.
Perhaps she can even advance to the next level and reach the Integration Stage.
By then, she will be revered by thousands. And the sect or family behind her will receive countless resources.
But all of this is no longer relevant to the Bai family!
As the elder thought of this, he felt as if an extremely sharp blade had pierced straight into his heart, making him feel as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping his throat, making it hard to breathe.
In an instant, an overwhelming sense of regret, so intense it was almost overwhelming, engulfed him completely.
Bai Ying should have been a disciple of the Bai family!
They are their blood relatives!
But now they've become bitter enemies!
He felt suffocated whenever he thought about Bai Ying's future achievements.
"Aaaaaah!"
He could no longer suppress the pain in his heart, and frantically tore at his hair with both hands, tearing each strand out. The excruciating pain from his scalp was nothing compared to the torment in his heart.
His voice echoed in the empty space, filled with endless despair and sorrow. At this moment, his eyes were empty and crazed, and tears, like a burst dam, gushed uncontrollably from his eyes and streamed down his cheeks.
"No! I can't accept this!"
The Grand Elder roared to the sky, his voice almost tearing apart, he was filled with regret!
With a "pfft," a mouthful of blood gushed uncontrollably from the Grand Elder's mouth.
Crimson blood splattered in the air, landing on his face, which was filled with vicissitudes and despair.
He struggled to lift his head, staring intently at Bai Ying. His eyes held pain, resentment, and deep regret.
His legs buckled, and he collapsed to the ground like a withered tree trunk, unconscious.
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