Seeing the white ox charging towards him, Hu Le chuckled, raised his bamboo cane, and gently tapped the ox's head.
The white bull's charge came to an abrupt halt, its four hooves pawing the ground frantically, yet it could no longer advance an inch.
"You ox, are you willing to convert?"
Hu Le asked another question.
"Bah! Want me to be your mount? You're dreaming!" The white ox shouted angrily, its eyes bloodshot and foaming at the mouth.
Haha... I never expected to actually encounter someone who would rather die than submit!
I just wonder if it will still be so defiant when it's truly facing death...
With a slight flick of his wrist, Hu Le used his bamboo cane to flip the white ox over. Seeing that the ox was about to get up again, Hu Le shook the bamboo cane.
A beam of earth-colored divine light flashed out and slammed heavily onto the white bull.
Bang
The white ox was knocked to the ground again, its back shimmering with divine light. It felt as if a mountain was pressing down on it, and it could no longer move.
"Do you submit?" Hu Le asked.
"I refuse to accept this! I'd rather die than accept it!" The white bull remained defiant.
Hu Le raised his hand again and released a beam of azure divine light, which pressed down on the white ox's back once more.
This sudden pressure nearly caused it to expel its internal organs, and it gasped for breath with difficulty.
After waiting a while, seeing that it still hadn't begged for mercy, Hu Le no longer held back and cast another divine light upon it.
The white bull's robust body showed faint signs of being flattened.
"Are you willing to convert?" Hu Le asked as a final question.
"Huff...huff...I...don't...want!"
The white ox gasped for breath, shouting each word with difficulty.
Hu Le finally understood what a stubborn ox was. He shook his bamboo staff again, releasing the last two beams of divine light, which pressed down on the white ox one after the other.
At this point, Bai Niu was completely speechless.
Hu Le wasn't in a hurry. "You can reflect on your actions here for a while. I'll let you out when you've figured things out."
Then.
He left the white ox there and rode on auspicious clouds toward the mountaintop.
Behind him, the five-colored divine light merged into one, gradually transforming into a five-colored mountain that pressed down on the white ox, rendering it unable to move...
Hu Le temporarily put the matter of the white ox out of his mind and continued upwards to the summit.
The summit is shrouded in a light white mist. Standing on it, you can watch the waves rolling in the distant sea of clouds. Looking up at the sky, the sky is clear, and you can clearly see the sun, moon, and stars turning in turn.
In the sea of clouds, some white spirit beasts, transformed from clouds, tumbled and leaped in the mist, their figures appearing and disappearing...
Hu Le glanced around and shook his head. Although there were a few pine and cypress trees growing on the summit, they were hardly any rare and precious natural treasures.
Having found no rare treasures, Hu Le lost interest in admiring the sea of clouds. He immediately leaped away from the sacred mountain and flew towards the center of Fangzhang Island.
On the way, he passed another sacred mountain. He slowed down his cloud light and wandered around the mountain. He found several rare medicinal herbs that he had never seen before. After identifying their medicinal properties, he realized that they could be used to refine pills.
So he casually picked some and put them into the purple gourd.
Finally, halfway up the mountain, he discovered two rather strange springs.
The two springs are not far apart, only a few feet apart, like two lotus flowers blooming side by side.
Above the spring, the energy of creation lingered, visibly transforming into a misty haze.
The gushing spring water was clear and bright, turning into two trickling streams that eventually flowed into different small pools below.
After examining them, he realized that these two springs were not ordinary.
One of the springs flows with the finest wine, which is not only fragrant and mellow with a long aftertaste, but also said to grant immortality and eternal youth with regular consumption.
The other spring gushes forth Heavenly Dew, which is sweet but not cloying, quenches thirst and relieves fatigue. Drinking this dew for a long time can preserve youth and grant immortality.
These two springs looked impressive, but they were of no use to a powerful being like Hu Le; they could only satisfy his appetite.
Therefore, he only took two cups, tasted them briefly, and then left without looking back, leaving the two springs flowing gurgling behind him...
Hu Le patrolled the mountain again, but still didn't find much, so he gave up on the mountain and continued to head deeper into the fairy island.
Not long after we took off, a vast lake appeared ahead, filled with colorful lotus flowers, some as large as boats and others as small as chicken eggs.
The lake water is crystal clear, and you can see all kinds of fish swimming in it.
In the center of the lake floats a huge lotus flower. The flower is perfectly round and flawless, with petals of five colors, constantly blooming with rays of light.
Above, wisps of colorful energy swirled and coalesced into clusters of colorful clouds, which rippled with the gentle breeze.
Hu Le rode on auspicious clouds and arrived above the lotus flower.
According to his observation, this flower has the most concentrated spiritual energy in the entire lake.
He scanned the lotus with his divine sense and quickly figured out the origin of the flower.
It turns out that this lotus flower is called the Five-Colored Treasure Lotus, which is an innate spiritual root evolved from the fusion of the essence of the five elements and a mass of primordial creation energy.
Although its quality cannot compare to those famous twelve-tiered lotus pedestals, it is still quite good.
If one can refine it and unleash it, lotus flowers can form around one's body, defending against various supernatural powers, spells, and even spiritual treasures.
If the lotus flower remains unbroken, a person is inherently invincible, demonstrating its formidable defensive power.
Of course, in addition to this, one can also glean the secrets of the innate five elements contained within.
Hu Le pointed a finger, and a ray of sword light shot out from his fingertip, severing the flower stem. In the distance, Hu Le seemed to hear a mournful cry.
"It does have some spirituality."
Hu Le beckoned, and the enormous lotus flower, resembling a palace, flew up from the lake. Its shape began to shrink rapidly, eventually becoming the size of a palm, and was thrown into Hu Le's hand.
He held the five-colored lotus in his hand from a distance, examined it carefully for a while, and then nodded in satisfaction.
Of all the treasures he acquired on this trip to Fangzhang Island, besides the ancestor of the He Shou Wu plant, this precious lotus was the most valuable.
Then, he grabbed the lotus flower and slapped it onto the purple bamboo staff, and the five-colored lotus flower immediately disappeared into the bamboo staff.
At the same time, the innate five elements Dao seed inside the bamboo staff began to shine brightly, shooting out a wisp of innate five elements energy, which wrapped around the precious lotus and pulled it into the depths of the bamboo staff's origin, slowly devouring the innate five elements creation within the precious lotus.
Hu Le not only possesses the Chaos Bell, the world's number one defensive treasure, but also the Kan Di Gen Kun Banner, a top-tier protective spiritual treasure.
Therefore, he did not take the defensive power of the Five-Colored Lotus seriously.
Since he is currently studying the Great Dao of the Five Elements and preparing to obtain the Five Elements Dao Fruit, it would be better to let the Five Elements Dao Seed devour the profound meaning of the Five Elements in the Treasure Lotus, thus saving him some time in achieving enlightenment.
Of course, as the blessings within the Five-Colored Lotus are plundered, the quality of the lotus will undoubtedly plummet, but Hu Le doesn't care...
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