"Bodhi Ancient Tree, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Huo Xuan asked the question knowing the answer already.
"Splash..."
Upon hearing this, the Bodhi Ancient Tree swayed slightly, and a ball of light appeared. Within the ball of light was a Bodhi Ancient Tree that was ten thousand feet tall. In front of the tree, in mid-air, a figure dressed in black stood in the air, exuding an aura as if he were the supreme being of heaven and earth!
Under this aura, even the colossal Bodhi Ancient Tree, towering ten thousand feet tall, appeared remarkably small...
"Dou Di..."
"Then what?"
Within the ball of light, the black figure stood before the colossal Bodhi Ancient Tree, towering tens of thousands of feet tall. Suddenly, this figure launched an attack on the Bodhi Ancient Tree. In response, the Bodhi Ancient Tree unleashed terrifying, overwhelming energy. In this horrific clash, even the surrounding heavens and earth collapsed...
Huo Xuan showed no surprise whatsoever, calmly watching the Bodhi Ancient Tree project images onto him.
Within the ball of light, the images danced rapidly, finally pausing at the last moment. As the Black-Robed Dou Di battled the Bodhi Ancient Tree, he was suddenly struck by a destructive gust of wind that swept in from outside the ball of light. Ultimately, his body and the surrounding world exploded into nothingness...
Another Dou Emperor!
"Two Dou Di..."
Within the ball of light, the images did not cease with the fall of the Black-Robed Dou Di. Suddenly, wisps of black energy surged forth from that void...
As soon as these air currents appeared, they rushed into the Bodhi Ancient Tree. With their entry, the pure aura permeating the Bodhi Ancient Tree subtly acquired a hint of chilling coldness...
"Puff!"
The ball of light gradually dimmed, then suddenly condensed into an invisible mass, which flashed into Huo Xuan's mind like lightning, and finally transformed into a strange flow of information that spread outwards.
Huo Xuan kept his eyes slightly closed, digesting this strange flow of information. After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes.
In that distant era, there once was a Dou Emperor was seriously injured and tried to forcibly extract the Tree Spirit of the Bodhi Ancient Tree to heal his injuries.
In the end, however, he was killed by his opponent and the Bodhi Ancient Tree working together, leaving no trace of his body...
However, the Dou Emperor experienced intense Negative Emotions before his death, and these Negative Emotions seeped into the Bodhi Ancient Tree...
Over countless years, Negative Emotions have gradually eroded the Bodhi Ancient Tree, subtly causing its simple Bodhi Ancient Tree to lean towards darkness and coldness...
Huo Xuan already knew about this, so it was of no use to him.
"That great battle back then inflicted extremely terrible trauma on you, and you want me to help you heal."
"Splash..."
Upon hearing this, the branches of the Bodhi Ancient Tree began to tremble violently, as if nodding in agreement.
To put it simply, the Bodhi Ancient Tree now possesses two kinds of intelligence within it. One is its original, benevolent intelligence, while the other, influenced by the Negative Emotions of the Black-Robed Dou Di, leans towards evil...
How do you want me to help you?
"Splash..."
As soon as Huo Xuan finished speaking, another ball of light emerged from the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Within the ball of light, a flame appeared, followed by a Bodhi Seed. The flame refined the Bodhi Seed, and a stream of pure energy appeared, eventually entering the ancient tree. With the entry of this pure energy, the chilling aura emanating from the Bodhi Ancient Tree seemed to have lessened somewhat.
Seeing this, Huo Xuan smiled slightly, flipped his hand, and a dazzling array of flames appeared. The Bodhi Seed in his hand was thrown into the flames.
A moment later, the Bodhi Seed in the flames was successfully refined, turning into a wisp of clear, slightly green energy that merged into the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
As that wisp of pure energy flowed in, the Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled violently. Then, a chilling aura seeped silently from its trunk, finally dissipating into nothingness...
"This is the only Bodhi Seed I have on me, and this is all I can do to help you."
Huo Xuan said this on purpose.
"Whoosh..."
Upon hearing this, the Bodhi Ancient Tree shook again, and then green light spots floated out from its body, finally hovering in front of Huo Xuan. The light gradually weakened and transformed into twenty-four extremely pure Bodhi Seed!
Seeing this, Huo Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground, casually picked up a Bodhi Seed, used his palm as a furnace, and threw it into the flames without hesitation. The raging flames released terrifying high temperatures, refining the Bodhi Seed.
The pure Bodhi Seed given by the Bodhi Ancient Tree were many times stronger than the mixed Bodhi Seed in Huo Xuan's hand, and correspondingly, they were also extremely difficult to refine.
Under the frenzied refining power of the raging Strange Fire, about an hour later, the Bodhi Seed within the flames transformed once more into a wisp of pure energy, rising from the fire and finally disappearing into the verdant tree trunk. At the same time, a wisp of black energy vanished once more...
"Continue."
After refining one Bodhi Seed, Huo Xuan took another Bodhi Seed and began refining it again!
This refining process continued Huo Xuan, without a moment's rest. He would take a Bodhi Seed, refine it quickly, and then watch as the wisp of pure energy entered the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Finally, he would take another Bodhi Seed, repeating this cycle without stopping for a single moment...
This process was repeated more than twenty times. Even though Huo Xuan had reached the level of Half-Saint, the Dou Qi within his body was inevitably depleted.
"Buzz!"
As a wisp of black mist dissipated, the Bodhi Ancient Tree, its entire body resembling jade, suddenly emitted a buzzing sound. Immediately afterward, a burst of green light erupted from the tree, and beams of dazzling green light shot out from its trunk, eventually filling the space and making the already abundant vitality here even more intense.
The latter, compared to before, was undoubtedly even more verdant, and the subtle chill that had permeated it had quietly dissipated. Now, the Bodhi Ancient Tree gave one a sense of peace, holiness, and a strange feeling of wisdom...
This is the real Bodhi Ancient Tree!
"Splash!"
A branch of the Bodhi Ancient Tree slowly extended out, eventually touching Huo Xuan's head like a human hand. From that branch, Huo Xuan could clearly feel a joyful emotion!
"It's cleared now..."
"Buzz!"
From within the Bodhi Ancient Tree, a strange sound emanated once more, followed by a burst of emerald light that resembled countless tentacles, pulling Huo Xuan closer to the tree trunk. Huo Xuan knew the Bodhi Ancient Tree meant no harm, and he also knew this was his opportunity, so he did not resist and allowed it to pull him into the tree trunk.
The instant the two touched, Huo Xuan fell into a deep sleep, while ripples spread across the tree trunk. Huo Xuan merged into these ripples, finally settling into a seated position at the center of the tree, motionless like a statue...
Just as Huo Xuan was pulled into the trunk of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, the Bodhi Ancient Tree shook its branches again, and strange fluctuations spread out. Suddenly, the space here tore open with rifts, from which disheveled figures were spat out...
It was none other than the group that had entered the Bodhi Ancient Tree together!