Purification

Xiao Ming thought about it and decided it was feasible.

After all, although the Bodhi Ancient Tree is powerful, it is probably not as intelligent as Zi Yan, whom he met when he was a child.

With a little bluffing, you might just get what you want.

However, we need to carefully consider our explanation. After all, trees aren't stupid, and a powerful being like the Bodhi Ancient Tree has incredibly strong perception. It will detect any slight malice, so it's not something that can be easily fooled.

Otherwise, the other party wouldn't have lived this long.

Hmm, let's raise his/her Favorability first before taking any action.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming nodded, opened his palm, and a ball of pitch-black flame rose up.

This flame is a new Heavenly Flames formed by Xiao Ming after he devoured and fused the Nihility Devouring Flame Sub-flame of Hun Miesheng. It is no less powerful than the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, which ranks fourth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, and is even much stronger.

Glancing at the flames, Xiao Ming casually picked up a dozen or so Bodhi Seed and tossed them into the fire.

The Bodhi Seed contains extremely powerful energy, and even with the help of Heavenly Flames, refining it is still quite difficult.

The refining process lasted for about an hour before the dozen or so Bodhi Seed transformed into clumps of crystal-clear liquid. Half an hour later, the liquid slowly evaporated, turning into a wisp of emerald-green Clear Qi.

This wisp of Clear Qi seeped out from the flames and finally entered the jade-like Tree Body of the Bodhi Ancient Tree. As this Clear Qi entered, the Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled. Then, a very thin wisp of black energy quietly seeped out and finally vanished into nothingness.

Shh! Shh!

The Bodhi Ancient Tree swayed its branches happily, and the leaves rustled as they collided within its dense canopy.

Clearly, the expulsion of Grudge made it quite excited.

Shaking the branch, another twenty-odd Bodhi Seed flew out, leaving Xiao Ming speechless. This was truly outrageously extravagant!

However, it was a sigh of relief, but Xiao Ming kept moving his hands.

With his palm as a furnace, raging flames released terrifyingly high temperatures, while at the same time, the Dou Qi within Xiao Ming's body was disappearing at an alarming rate.

With Xiao Ming's current strength, he can quickly replenish the Dou Qi he has consumed. However, the Bodhi Ancient Tree seems to have other ideas.

Whenever Xiao Ming's Dou Qi was depleted, the Bodhi Ancient Tree would extend a branch and touch him, causing a surge of pure energy to continuously flow into Xiao Ming body, resulting in a series of crackling sounds.

Then, the Dou Qi that he had previously consumed would be completely restored, and the Dou Qi contained within his body would be even more concentrated than when he was at his peak...

This is because the Bodhi Ancient Tree has a hidden capacity-expanding effect. For example, the Dou Qi that Xiao Ming's body could store was a certain constant value, but the Bodhi Ancient Tree could add some more to that constant value. In other words, when it helps people restore their Dou Qi, it also unknowingly expands the human body, the container for holding Dou Qi, by a little more.

This extremely powerful function is somewhat like helping others cultivate; it can be considered a small benefit bestowed by the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

"Laugh..."

After about an hour of frantic refining, all the Bodhi Seed transformed into a wisp of Clear Qi, rising from the flames and finally entering the verdant Tree Body. At the same time, a wisp of black energy dissipated once more.

"Splash!"

As the black energy gradually dissipated, the Bodhi Ancient Tree also emitted excited emotional fluctuations, shaking its branches. Vast and pure energy continued to flow into Xiao Ming's body, and in the blink of an eye, Xiao Ming's Dou Qi became abundant again.

Then, even more Bodhi Seed were thrown out by the Bodhi Ancient Tree. These Bodhi Seed, exuding Clear Qi, were casually tossed to Xiao Ming by the Bodhi Ancient Tree, making him incredibly wealthy.

Once or twice is fine, but to dispel the lingering Remnant Will of a Dou Di requires a bottomless pit of Clear Qi, which would take countless Bodhi Seed to fill.

What could Xiao Ming do but continue refining it?

The space, filled with greenery and brimming with vitality, had no precise concept of time. As time passed, batches of Bodhi Seed were refined amidst the blazing, rolling Black Flame, and streams of Clear Qi rose and drifted toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

The wisps of gray mist were dispelled, Bodhi Ancient Tree swayed its branches in a gesture of joy, before another batch of Bodhi Seed appeared, in an endless cycle.

Xiao Ming had refined countless Bodhi Seed, and his gains were quite substantial. The Dou Qi within his body had reached its peak, and Xiao Ming estimated that his realm had reached the Five Star Dou Sheng Peak. He was only one opportunity away from breaking through to the Six Star Dou Sheng.

At this point, Xiao Ming had very few Bodhi Seed left.

The remaining Bodhi Seed were refined into Clear Qi and infused into the Bodhi Ancient Tree. A wisp of black energy then slowly seeped from the Tree Body, eventually dissipating into nothingness and vanishing without a trace...

"Buzz!"

As the wisp of black energy 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 Body, eventually filling the space and making the already abundant vitality here even more intense.

"Has it been completely removed?"

Xiao Ming gazed at the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which was now undoubtedly even greener than before.

Moreover, the subtle chill that had been permeating the air had quietly dissipated, and now the Bodhi Ancient Tree gave people a strange feeling of peace, holiness, and wisdom.

"Splash!"

A branch from the Ancient Tree slowly extended out, eventually touching Xiao Ming's head like a human hand. From that branch, Xiao Ming could feel an emotion called joy.

Suddenly, the branches of the Bodhi Ancient Tree twitched and gently touched the ball of light beside it. Inside the ball of light were Qing Lin and Zi Yan, who were trapped in the illusion.

With a gentle tap of the branch, the ball of light suddenly shattered, releasing the two women, Qing Lin and Zi Yan, who had been trapped inside.

Suddenly appearing in this strange space, both women's expressions changed, clearly realizing that everything they had experienced before was an illusion.

"What a terrifying Bodhi Ancient Tree..."

However, the two then saw Xiao Ming next to the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Their faces lit up with joy at first, but they remained wary.

"Young Master?"

"Xiao Ming?"

"It's me. Don't worry, this isn't an illusion. The Bodhi Ancient Tree no longer harbors any ill will towards us."