Purification

Xiao Ming thought it over and decided it was feasible.

After all, although the Bodhi Ancient Tree was immensely powerful, when it came to brains, it was probably not even as clever as the Zi Yan he had met as a child.

A little coaxing might just win it over.

However, he had to carefully consider his wording. The tree was not stupid, and a powerhouse at the Bodhi Ancient Tree's level possessed incomparably powerful senses. The slightest hint of malice would be detected by it. It was not something he could casually fool.

Otherwise, it would not have lived for so long.

Hmm, it would be better to raise its Favorability first before taking action.

With that in mind, Xiao Ming nodded and spread open his palm. A cluster of pitch-black flames slowly rose from it.

This flame was a new Heavenly Flame formed after Xiao Ming devoured Hun Miesheng's Nihility Devouring Flame Sub-flame and fused it with his own. It was no weaker than the fourth-ranked Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, and was even much stronger.

Glancing at the flame, Xiao Ming casually picked up over a dozen Bodhi Seeds and tossed them into it.

The Bodhi Seeds contained extremely powerful energy. Even with the aid of Heavenly Flames, refining them was still quite difficult.

The refinement continued for about an hour before the dozen or so Bodhi Seeds turned into clusters of crystalline liquid. Another half hour later, the liquid slowly evaporated, becoming a wisp of Clear Qi tinged with a hint of emerald green.

That wisp of Clear Qi seeped out from the flames and drilled entirely into the jade-like Tree Body of the Bodhi Ancient Tree. As the Clear Qi poured in, the Bodhi Ancient Tree immediately shuddered. Then, a