Its claws lunged fiercely at the blood lotus, but they were entangled in the lotus as well, and no matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't break free.
As the blood was continuously drained by the blood lotus, the Burst Bear became both furious and panicked. Gradually, more and more blood lotuses appeared on the Burst Bear's body. Bang! Like a mountain collapsing, a loud noise raised a cloud of dust. When the dust settled, the blood lotuses surrounded the Burst Bear, slowly coiling and moving. The blood-red lotuses were incredibly beautiful and alluring, with layers of blood mist rising around them. The stench of blood filled the air, making the scene look extremely eerie.
Ji Jiuying gritted her teeth and channeled the power of the Exploding Bear into her body through the vortex. Instantly, intense pain spread throughout her body. Her mental sea, her dantian, and her meridians swelled as if they were about to explode, causing her to throw her head back and let out a roar.
Despite the intense pain throughout her body, Ji Jiuying sat cross-legged, channeling her spiritual energy to cultivate her five spiritual roots simultaneously.
The pain made her brows furrow and her face contorted in agony. Sweat had soaked her entire body, a mixture of blood and sweat, making her look utterly wretched!
Gong Mingyue looked at the sweat-soaked man with heartache. Although the five spiritual roots were good, the path of cultivation was often much more difficult than that of ordinary spiritual roots.
At this moment, Ji Jiuying's five spiritual roots continuously absorbed and digested the explosive attack of the Exploding Bear, transforming the attack into her own spiritual power, constantly tempering her meridians, and finally turning it into essence that flowed into her dantian.
All the spirit beasts she battles will become her springboards, which is why she initially provoked the Bursting Bear.
After an unknown amount of time, the five spiritual roots had fully digested the power, and their purity had reached its peak.
The pure spiritual energy within her dantian seemed about to overflow. Ji Jiuying didn't rest for a moment, circulating the spiritual energy to transform it into spiritual power, breaking through to its peak.
Six-star Spirit Saint!
But the spiritual energy showed no sign of stopping. Ji Jiuying frowned slightly. She realized that she couldn't suppress the spiritual energy in her body at all. The spiritual energy continued to break through upwards until it steadily stopped at the Seven Stars of Spirit Saint.
For spiritual cultivators, the higher the cultivation level, the more difficult it is to break through. Some people may not advance even one star after reaching the Spirit Saint level, and it may take more than ten years to break through.
In just a few days, Ji Jiuying went from the fifth star of the Spirit Saint realm to the seventh star. Just what kind of amazing talent is this!
Gong Mingyue's eyes shone with light; his Jiu'er never disappointed him.
Ji Jiuying slowly opened her eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, and instantly collapsed to the ground. She tilted her head back to meet the gaze of the boy in the tree, and the two smiled at each other.
At this moment, a touch of red appeared in the east, as if rising to celebrate Ji Jiuying's advancement.
Sunlight filtered through the mist and dense foliage, dappling the Monster Forest. A beam of light fell upon the man perched in a tree, his unparalleled handsome face eclipsing the surroundings. The light seemed to belong to him, enveloping him completely. A gentle morning breeze stirred, his robes fluttering as he moved like a celestial being, leaving Ji Jiuying momentarily mesmerized.
"Jiu'er, why don't you take a closer look?"
When she came to her senses, the man who had been in the tree was now standing in front of her, bending down to meet her gaze. His deep eyes reflected her disheveled appearance, as if he wanted to devour her.
Ji Jiuying blushed slightly, as if she had been caught doing something wrong. She quickly stood up, patted the dust off her clothes, and said, "A-Yue, let's go back to Cangyue!"
"good."
Gong Mingyue used his spiritual power to dry the sweat off her body.
Ji Jiuying waved her hand and retrieved the Blood Lotus back into her spiritual sea. The Exploding Bear turned into a dried corpse. Suppressing the feeling of nausea, she stepped forward and dug out the Beast Horror. The level eight spirit beast Horror must be very valuable. Ji Jiuying casually tossed it into her spatial storage.
The Kingdom of Cangyue.
The capital city was bustling with activity, with everyone discussing the rising power in the Cangyue Kingdom a month ago: the Floating Life Realm.
No one knows who the owner of the Floating Life Mirror is, whether he is male or female.
The Floating Life Realm grew extremely fast, becoming a force on the list in just one month, and was not to be underestimated. Even the emperor of the Cangyue Kingdom sent people to investigate the Floating Life Realm.
"I've heard that the people in the Floating Life Realm are inherently cruel and kill without blinking an eye."
"What's so special about that? I've heard that their weapons are all top-grade magical artifacts, just one step away from becoming sacred artifacts."
"Even a top-grade magic weapon costs a lot of spirit stones to buy at auction, let alone that each of them has one. Who is this person who has the ability to make his subordinates use top-grade magic weapons?"
"Could it be the Qi Yeyue Pavilion?"
"It's possible. I've heard that the master of Qiyeyue Tower has an unusual relationship with the Wuji Sect. Think about what the Wuji Sect does. Many of the famous magical artifacts and sacred artifacts on the Cangming Continent are made by the Wuji Sect."
"In short, the key is to never provoke the Floating Life Realm."
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In the pavilion of the Princess's residence.
The girl's eyes were lowered, her brows furrowed with seriousness, and her slender fingers plucked the strings of the zither. The music was like the sound of a deep valley and secluded mountains, clear and pure, lingering in the heart.
A gentle breeze blew down the plum blossoms in the courtyard, making them seem to dance gracefully.
After the song ended, Qingling did not get up but stared blankly at the Qinglian Qin in her hands.
In the shadows, a young man with sword-like eyes stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the girl playing the zither in the pavilion. His eyes, which were like cold pools, became somewhat deep at this moment. His eyes flickered, revealing a complex expression mixed with an undisguised affection. The two emotions intertwined, and Yingyue frowned unhappily.
Two days ago, he found that when he calmed down, the image of Qingling would always appear in his mind. He repeatedly comforted himself that it must be because of the mistress's entrustment that he was focusing his attention on her.
To prove his point, he hadn't even appeared in front of her for the past two days, but he couldn't help wanting to see what she was doing!
"Lord Shadowmoon, what are you doing?"
A voice sounded behind him, startling Yingyue. He was immediately annoyed; he had been so distracted that he hadn't even noticed the person behind him.
Xueyun craned her neck and looked behind her curiously. "What good thing is Lord Yingyue looking at? She didn't even know we were here."
Xueyun, Haitang, Yunyang and the others asked curiously.
Yingyue panicked and quickly blocked their way, "Go away, what do you want with me?"
"Lord Shadowmoon, as you instructed, the Floating Life Realm has recruited over a hundred spiritual cultivators at the Great Spirit Master level or above, but only eight at the Spirit General level or above have been recruited."
"Alright, you guys go and make arrangements for those people first. I'll test them later."
As if she had expected this outcome, Yingyue's face remained unchanged. The Floating Life Realm had just risen to prominence, and many people did not believe it, fearing that it was just a passing fad. However, establishing a power was not something that could be accomplished overnight, and it could not be rushed.
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