nucmednet Chapter 354 Swallowed it all in one gulp?
Chapter 354 Swallowed it all in one gulp?
Shen Rugo's eyes widened, her little face filled with excitement. She was certain that this was something a hundred times more precious than the Snow Lingzhi!
Zhao Cai poked its head out from her arms, its eyes wide open, fixed on the spirit sprout, and shouted.
"Your Highness, we've struck it rich! We've really struck it rich! This thing is absolutely amazing. It can definitely help you reach the Great Perfection of the Sixteenth Level of Qi Refining, or even break through to the Seventeenth Level of Qi Refining."
"Pah, pah, pah! It's not the seventeenth level of Qi Refining, it's the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Realm!"
Zhao Cai knew that Shen Rugo's biggest concern right now was that there was a seventeenth level after the sixteenth level of Qi Refining, so he quickly changed his words.
"Can it really allow me to reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining?"
In her joy, Shen Rugo didn't hold a grudge against Zhao Cai.
Take off your shoes and walk towards the spring.
The spring water was icy cold, yet it carried a gentle, spiritual energy. As soon as she stepped in, she felt every pore on her body open up, and she almost groaned out in comfort.
But just as she was a few steps away from the bluestone, ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the water around the spring, and several palm-sized silver fish swam out from the bottom of the water and blocked her way.
These little fish are peculiar; they have sharp teeth in their mouths, blood-red eyes, and scales that reflect light like metal, making them look extremely ferocious.
"Uh, what kind of fish is this, blocking the way?"
Shen Rugo was taken aback.
Just as she was about to dodge, the silver fish suddenly pounced on her, their streaks of light resembling countless silver arrows!
"Good heavens, they even have group fights!"
Shen Rugo was startled and quickly circulated her spiritual power to protect her whole body before raising her foot to kick.
But these little fish were slippery and she couldn't kick them at all. Instead, a few of them crawled up her trouser leg and tried to bite her.
Its sharp teeth instantly tore through Shen Rugo's skin, causing her unbearable pain.
"Ouch!"
Shen Rugo immediately winced in pain; the teeth of these small fish were actually able to bite through her spiritual energy defense!
He immediately retreated and slapped out a rune.
Prison Charm.
It was like a large net covering these silver fish.
You need a net to catch fish.
The Star Palace Secret Realm contains various runes. These runes were drawn by Shen Rugo when she was bored and were not very useful in practice, but she didn't expect them to come in handy here.
In the blink of an eye, all the silverfish were caught in the large net.
"Let's see how you stop me now!"
Shen Rugo tightened the net and threw it far away, where it landed on a hilltop dozens of feet away. She clapped her hands and continued walking towards the blue stone.
This time, she encountered no obstacles and walked smoothly to the bluestone. She carefully reached out her hand, wanting to pluck the spiritual sprout.
Just as her fingertips were about to touch the spirit sprout, an old voice suddenly rang out: "Little child, this myriad spirit sprout is not something you can touch."
Shen Rugo was startled and quickly withdrew her hand, looking around warily: "Who? Who's speaking?"
A phantom figure emerged from behind the willow tree beside the spring. It was an old man wearing a gray Taoist robe, with completely white hair and beard, and his face was covered with wrinkles. He was leaning on a jujube wood cane and looked like a hermit.
"Grandpa, who are you?"
Shen Rugo blinked, sensing no malice, but also showing no spiritual energy fluctuations, like a phantom.
"I am the guardian of this springland."
The old man stroked his beard, which was hard to believe it even existed, and looked at her with a smile. "Little girl, you're quite capable. You managed to get through the flower array and the Green Horned Snake, and you even managed to catch the Silver Scale Fish. Not bad, not bad."
"So it's you, old man. Hehe, I was just lucky."
Shen Rugo sensed something was wrong. If she tried to steal something and the guards came, she would be in trouble. Her eyes darted around and she looked at the spiritual sprout on the bluestone. "Grandpa, this is called the Sprout of Ten Thousand Spirits. Is it very powerful?"
"That's natural."
"This Myriad Sprouts is one of the treasures of the four seasons, containing the original power of the birth of all things. Not to mention Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Nascent Soul cultivators would fight tooth and nail for it."
"Even legendary Nascent Soul cultivators are fighting tooth and nail for it, it's that powerful?"
Shen Rugo exclaimed dramatically, her heart pounding with excitement. She felt she had struck gold and was determined to get her hands on it!
"But..."
The old guardian changed the subject, "This treasure is meant for someone who is destined to have it. Although you have passed the previous tests, you still have to pass the final test before you can take it away."
"What test?"
Shen Rugo immediately perked up; she would conquer ten levels, let alone one!
The old guardian pointed to the spring: "This spring is called the Spring of Inquiry. You must go in and soak in it. If your heart is not pure, the spring water will expose your true nature. If your will is not firm, you will be deceived by the illusions in the spring water. Only by passing the test of the Spring of Inquiry can you be considered to be truly destined to sprout among all spirits."
It turned out that there was no need to take action. Shen Rugo looked at the clear spring water and then at the sprouting of all things on the blue stone. "Old man, is this really true?"
Would an old man like me lie to a little kid like you?
"Okay! I'll make it!"
Shen Rugo took a deep breath and jumped directly into the spring.
The spring water was just above her chest, much colder than when she stepped in earlier, and it had a strange suction force, as if it were trying to suck away all her spiritual energy.
"strangeness!"
Shen Rugo channeled her spiritual energy to resist the suction of the spring water.
Suddenly, the scene before her eyes began to change, and images appeared in the spring water:
She saw herself back at her sect, where Daoist Qinghe and Daoist Xingchen were smiling as they served her fragrant roasted meat, praising her for successfully establishing her Heavenly Dao Foundation. Five incredibly handsome senior brothers surrounded her, never leaving her side...
"These are all fake!"
Shen Rugo shook her head abruptly, remembering the old keeper's words!
She closed her eyes, refusing to look at the tempting images, and silently recited in her heart: "I want all things to sprout, not for my own power, but to embark on the true path of immortality, leading my five senior brothers, no, and Uncle Qinghe and the others, into the true immortal realm, to become immortals who can endure countless eons..."
Her resolve grew stronger, and the suction of the spring seemed to weaken considerably.
Just then, a child who looked exactly like her suddenly emerged from the spring and made a face at her: "Shen Rugo, you can't get the Sprout of Ten Thousand Spirits at all. You're just a piece of trash stuck in the Qi Refining stage and will never be able to break through to the Qi Refining realm!"
"I'm not!"
Shen Rugo roared and punched the phantom.
The fist passed through the phantom's body, hitting nothing, and then realized it was still an illusion.
You think a tiny illusion can trap Your Highness? What a joke.
Shen Rugo sneered inwardly, her resolve only strengthened.
After an unknown amount of time, when Shen Rugo opened her eyes again, she found herself still standing in the spring. The illusions around her had disappeared, and the spring water had become warm. It no longer absorbed her spiritual power, but instead, streams of warm energy flowed into her body.
"Not bad, not bad. At such a young age, you have a very firm will."
The old man's voice rang out.
Shen Rugo climbed ashore, feeling full of power, and even the spiritual power of the sixteenth level of Qi Refining had become much purer.
She looked at the old man, her eyes full of expectation.
The old guardian smiled and pointed to the bluestone: "Go, the Sprout of All Spirits is yours."
Shen Rugo quickly ran to the bluestone and carefully picked the emerald green spiritual sprout.
As soon as she touched the spirit sprout, she felt a warm, smooth touch, carrying a faint fragrance of grass and trees. Golden morning dew dripped from the roots onto the back of her hand, instantly transforming into a cool spiritual energy that seeped into it.
"This is the sprouting of all things..."
Shen Rugo held the spirit sprout, her face flushed with excitement, her eyes almost turning into crescent moons with laughter.
"Remember, this treasure is incredibly powerful, but it also has side effects..."
The old man was about to remind her when he stopped talking.
As soon as Shen Rugo got the Sprout of Ten Thousand Spirits, she opened her mouth without thinking and swallowed the three-inch-long sprout, along with the golden morning dew and seven-colored spiritual light, into her stomach!