Life Essence, Three Lights Divine Water

To anyone below the Dou Saint realm, Bodhi Seeds were undoubtedly supreme treasures. Not only could they allow one to enter a state of enlightenment, but they could also increase the chances of breaking through to Dou Saint. They were treasures that countless people dreamed of obtaining.

However, this only worked for those below the Dou Saint realm. Beyond the Dou Saint realm, the help provided by Bodhi Seeds greatly diminished, and they could only offer a limited increase in cultivation.

For peerless experts at the Dou Di realm, Bodhi Seeds were practically useless. Other than satisfying one's appetite, their effect on cultivation had weakened to the extreme.

"Whoosh!"

A bubble emerged from a leaf at the core of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, flashing with scene after scene within it.

"So that's it. You want me to refine the Bodhi Seeds with flames, then you'll absorb the pure energy within them to neutralize the negative energy in your body," Xiao Xian said in sudden realization.

He suddenly recalled that Xiao Yan seemed to have done the same in the original work—burning the Bodhi Seeds with Heavenly Flames, allowing the Bodhi Ancient Tree to absorb their energy, and ultimately driving all the negative emotions from its body.

"Sure!"

This would have been difficult for Xiao Yan, but for Xiao Xian, a Dou Di expert, it was merely a matter of lifting a hand. He had intended to subdue the Bodhi Ancient Tree in the first place, so as long as its request was reasonable, he naturally would not refuse.

He took out the Fallen Heart Flame. Fortunately, he had subdued this Heavenly Flame beforehand; otherwise, he could only have relied on overwhelming power to forcibly strip away the negative energy.

A vast amount of Dou Di energy poured into the Fallen Heart Flame. Its firelight immediately surged, enveloping all the Bodhi Seeds in an instant before beginning to burn them.

The Bodhi Seeds within the flames quickly melted, turning into masses of incomparably pure energy. Every mass radiated a sacred and peaceful aura, clearing one's mind at the sight of it and making all stray thoughts vanish.

"Whoosh!"

The Bodhi Ancient Tree was immensely excited. It impatiently drew in the energy and swiftly absorbed it into its body.

Masses of gray aura were expelled from its trunk. These auras were filled with decay, rot, death, darkness, and other powers capable of leading people into corruption.

From this evil power alone, it was clear that the Black-Robed Dou Di who had attacked the Bodhi Ancient Tree had definitely followed an evil path.

"Whoosh!"

After absorbing the power of over a hundred Bodhi Seeds, the light radiating from the Bodhi Ancient Tree flared brilliantly. Its previously decaying life aura suddenly soared, and its presence was nearly thirty percent stronger than before.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree was overjoyed, immediately tossing out another hundred or so Bodhi Seeds, which Xiao Xian swiftly refined with the Heavenly Flame.

After repeating this twice more, the Bodhi Ancient Tree's branches danced freely through the air. The negative energy in its body had completely dispersed, while an enormous amount of life essence gushed forth, rapidly gathering beneath its roots into a pool of green water.

"Rustle!"

The leaves of the Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled wildly in celebration of its rebirth. At the same time, it spat out a pale green wooden bottle, roughly half the size of a palm, and sent it before Xiao Xian.

Xiao Xian took it and found that although the bottle was only half a palm in size, it contained a world within. There was a space three zhang wide inside, filled with dark green viscous liquid brimming with astonishing vitality.

This was Life Essence condensed from the Bodhi Ancient Tree's source life essence. Though there was not much of it, it represented the Bodhi Ancient Tree's entire accumulation over nearly ten thousand years. It was hundreds or even thousands of times more precious than so-called Bodhi Seeds or Bodhi Hearts. Grateful that Xiao Xian had saved it, the tree had given this to him.

This liquid could be called Life Essence Liquid. It was practically a universal remedy. Not only could it restore Dou Qi without any side effects, instantly replenishing it to full capacity, but it could also expand one's meridians, greatly increasing the amount of Dou Qi one could hold.

Life Essence Liquid also possessed an extremely powerful healing effect. Even severed limbs or fatal injuries could be treated with this liquid.

Moreover, Life Essence Liquid could increase one's lifespan. Xiao Xian secretly estimated that drinking this entire bottle would increase one's lifespan by no less than ten thousand years.

If a Dou Saint expert consumed it, it would be equivalent to living a second life.

This was truly good stuff. Although Dou Di experts had lifespans of up to fifty thousand years, they would still eventually die of old age. Unless they broke through to a higher realm, death would come sooner or later.

But after consuming Life Essence Liquid, one's lifespan would increase by another ten thousand years, granting more time to pursue the supreme Great Dao.

Xiao Xian solemnly put it away. Though he did not need its lifespan-extending effect, the powerful healing properties of Life Essence Liquid made his eyes gleam.

"You've lived in one place your entire life, without moving for hundreds of thousands of years. Wouldn't that be too boring? How about this? Follow me, and I'll take you out to experience the wonders of the world. Staying cooped up at home all the time isn't good for your body or mind." After accepting the Life Essence Liquid, Xiao Xian's eyes darted about as he launched into his great persuasion technique.

He could forcibly uproot the Bodhi Ancient Tree, but doing so would inevitably make it resistant, which would not be conducive to continuously obtaining resources from it in the future.

But if the Bodhi Ancient Tree willingly followed him, then wouldn't he have as many Bodhi Seeds, Bodhi Hearts, and even Life Essence Liquids as he wanted?

The Bodhi Ancient Tree had limited intelligence, perhaps even less than a three-year-old child. Though it had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, its mind was still blank. Such an innocent fool was the easiest to deceive. Lord Xiao had been influenced by modern society, so wouldn't handling a three-year-old child be as easy as taking candy from a baby?

But in truth, the Bodhi Ancient Tree refused very decisively. Although it could not speak, they could transmit spiritual energy to one another, making the meaning of its words easy to understand.

It wouldn't go?

Xiao Xian froze, wondering whether his great persuasion technique had gone rusty from lack of use. He could not even fool a three-year-old child anymore. That was far too embarrassing.

"Damn it, do you think I'm Hello Kitty just because I haven't shown my claws? Looks like I have no choice but to use my trump card." Xiao Xian's old face reddened as he flew into a rage.

He abruptly took a small porcelain bottle from his Storage Ring, carefully pulled out the stopper, and dripped a single drop of iridescent liquid beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree's roots. Only then did he put it away with a pained expression.

In an instant, it was as though the Bodhi Ancient Tree had eaten countless bags of Jin Ke La. Its core, which had originally been over ten zhang tall, began to grow wildly. In the blink of an eye, it surpassed a thousand zhang before slowly stopping.

Three Lights Divine Water: a special liquid formed from the origin powers of the sun, moon, and stars. It had immeasurable effects on plant lifeforms. It could bring withered trees back to life, make ancient trees bloom, and could even revive dead heaven-and-earth spiritual roots.

In the world of Journey to the West, the Three Lights Divine Water was what had been used to revive the ginseng fruit tree.

This was a famous divine water from the Primordial World, a top-tier treasure produced within the Jade Pure Vase, the treasure through which Buddhist Bodhisattva Guanyin attained the Dao.