A warm feeling filled her entire body, and Xie Zhou could feel the spiritual energy in the air swirling around her. This feeling was truly wonderful.
"Is this what power feels like?"
Xie Zhou clenched his fist, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Thank you, Youruo."
Xie Zhou finally snapped out of her surprise. If You Ruo hadn't injected that power into Xie Zhou's body and awakened her consciousness, she wouldn't have been able to open her central meridian so easily.
"The 'Tianyi' technique, that guy who captured me from the same origin has also cultivated it, so this feeling is really familiar to me."
You Ruo said it softly, without much emotional fluctuation, just a touch of sadness.
"It's actually the same cultivation method as mine."
Xie Zhou smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
"That person must be incredibly powerful to have taken away all your fellow beings. After all, the power of so many celestial herbs is no joke."
“Indeed, we were captured without any chance to fight back, except for me. Maybe it was because I was just a tiny sprout and too small.”
You Ruo jumped onto the windowsill and quietly watched the moonlight outside.
"It's getting late, everyone should get some rest. You must all be tired."
Xie Zhou smiled as he looked at You Ruo and Xiaohua. After settling them in, he went to sleep himself.
The next morning.
Lingfeng, however, was already waiting in the Frost Palace.
Xie Zhou and Luo Fantian entered the Frost Palace at the same time.
"You...you..."
The two exchanged a glance, both quite surprised.
"Luo Fantian, where are the spider legs on your back? They're gone!"
Xie Zhou circled around Luo Fantian several times.
"Thanks to the cultivation technique given by the Immortal Venerable, my spider legs can now shrink and coil up on my back."
Luo Fantian's lips curled into a smile.
"You're not simple either. Your aura is different now. Could it be that you've already taken one step onto the path of cultivation?"
Luo Fantian was equally curious about Xie Zhou.
"To be honest, I went through the cultivation method yesterday, and at my current level, I should have already opened my central meridian."
Xie Zhou knew that his cultivation was inferior to Luo Fantian's, so he just smiled shyly.
"What! The central meridian was opened up in one night!"
Luo Fantian could hardly believe his ears.
"This...this is impossible! Xie Zhou! You're simply a genius!"
Luo Fantian excitedly grabbed Xie Zhou's hands.
"However, judging from your appearance, you seem to have changed a little too."
Looking more closely at Xie Zhou's face, his features did appear slightly more regular now.
"Huh? Have I gotten uglier?"
Xie Zhou quickly covered his face.
"No, no, no, it looks better! It looks better! Perhaps cultivation really does bring about different changes to a person's body."
Luo Fantian patted Xie Zhou's head.
Luo Fantian is only five years older than Xie Zhou, and his height is already approaching 1.8 meters, almost catching up with Ling Fengque.
His appearance was a little youthful, while Xie Zhou was only a little over Luo Fantian's shoulder height.
That's really great.
Xie Zhou murmured something.
"Hehehe, the changes may have changed, but they still can't change the fact that your appearance is unkempt."
The system kept pouring cold water on Xie Zhou, but Xie Zhou had learned his lesson and simply ignored the system.
"Opening the central meridian in one day?"
Lingfeng's eyes narrowed. "Try closing your eyes and focusing your gaze. Do you feel anything special?"
Lingfeng flicked his sleeve and stood next to Xie Zhou, placing one hand on Xie Zhou's head as if sensing something.
"My lower abdomen feels a little warm, like there's something there, Master."
Xie Zhou did as instructed, but looked at Ling Feng with a serious expression.
"A reflective, lotus-seed-shaped object!"
Lingfeng laughed.
"Congratulations, Xie Zhou, you have officially entered the initial stage of cultivation."
Ling Feng gasped in astonishment. Even with his talent, it took him ten days to open his central meridian. How could this unremarkable-looking girl in front of him possess such talent?
Originally, it was already quite unexpected that Luo Fantian was able to retract the spider leg in one day. Compared to Xie Zhou opening his central meridian in one day, Luo Fantian could be said to be exceptionally talented, but it was still far from enough.
"Come with me."
Lingfeng slowly walked out.
Luo Fantian and Xie Zhou followed quietly behind Ling Feng.
"Xie Zhou, come stand over here."
Lingfeng pointed to a dark hole.
"OK."
Xie Zhou did as instructed.
"Close your eyes and feel the air around you. Notice any difference."
Lingfeng spoke calmly to Xie Zhou.
At this moment, Luo Fantian, who was standing to the side, stared wide-eyed, wanting to speak but was stopped by Ling Feng.
"I can sense the aura of a magical beast in the air, but it's very faint, very faint."
Fortunately, Xie Zhou had his eyes closed.
The dark opening was swarming with tiny red ants, each the size of a fingernail.
"Although it is very faint, there are a lot of them."
Xie Zhou had a bad feeling. Then, just as the first fire ant was about to touch his skin, Xie Zhou's eyes widened, he screamed, and jumped away.
"This...this...red imported fire ants!"
Xie Zhou was so frightened that he was somewhat out of his mind.
"Red imported fire ants are not very aggressive, but they have a very strong sense of territory. If someone accidentally wanders into their territory, they will attack."
Xie Zhou pointed at the red imported fire ants that were baring their teeth at her as if in a show of defiance, and got goosebumps.
"Getting bitten once is nothing, but if you get bitten by so many red imported fire ants, you might as well be eaten."
Even now, Xie Zhou's heart has not been completely at peace.
"This...this is absolutely terrifying, waaaaaah..."
Xie Zhou looked at Ling Feng with a mournful face.
"Your perception is quite good, but today your target is the red fire ant cave over here."
Lingfeng smiled slightly.
"What!"
Xie Zhou and Luo Fantian were both somewhat bewildered.
Xie Zhou's cultivation level is not high. If he gets stuck with this kind of thing, he could lose his life at any time.
While Luo Fantian wouldn't die, he would certainly suffer some minor injuries.
"Yes, you two need to work together today."
Lingfeng looked at Luo Fantian, then smiled and glanced at Xie Zhou.
"You must protect Xie Zhou well and not let her life be threatened. And you must hunt down as many red fire ants as possible without being attacked."
Lingfeng looked at the two of them, then sat down on the spot.
"Go ahead, and if you really encounter danger, I will save you."
Although Lingfeng felt quite safe here, the dense swarms of red imported fire ants seemed...
"I'm disgusted, just seeing this kind of thing makes me nauseous..."
Xie Zhou looked at the red imported fire ants and felt a pang of trypophobia.
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