Hearing Xiao Ming's explanation and the recovery of their memories, Qing Lin and Zi Yan did not harbor much suspicion. Only a lingering trace of lingering fear remained in their eyes.
The illusion of the Bodhi Ancient Tree was simply too realistic. It was truly hard to imagine that, with their current strength, they would actually still fall for it.
Just at that moment, a radiance about a zhang in size, resembling an energy heart, floated out from the trembling Bodhi Ancient Tree.
A cluster of branches then twitched, dragging this radiance as it approached Xiao Ming, presenting it before him like an offering of treasure.
"The Bodhi Heart, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from legend that can make a person achieve sagehood on the spot!"
The moment Zi Yan saw this thing, her treasure-hunting instinct constantly blared warnings. Her intuition told her that this thing must taste amazing.
Qing Lin also came to Xiao Ming's side, a look of extreme curiosity in her eyes. After all, the outside world praised the Bodhi Heart as miraculous; now that she could see it in person, she naturally wanted to see what made it different.
Xiao Ming did not examine it too much. It was not his first time seeing the Bodhi Heart. The fact that he was able to break through to Dou Sheng was largely thanks to the Bodhi Heart extracted from the Simulator.
Therefore, after a brief scan, Xiao Ming expressed his thanks to the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and then reached out to touch this close-at-hand radiance. At that very instant, the Bodhi Heart flared with brilliant light, its form slowly dissipating like something formless, having already been stored away by Xiao Ming.
After finishing this, Xiao Ming saw Zi Yan's blinking, large eyes and let out a