In truth, there were still many things Xiang Yang could not make sense of. For instance, who exactly was the expert behind Wen Jingjing, why was that person willing to do so much for her, and what other secrets lay hidden within this tomb...
Yet the moment Wen Jingjing died, all those questions vanished like smoke. Xiang Yang knew that sometimes, clinging too stubbornly and seeking too much would only burden oneself. Grasping what one possessed in the present was what he ought to do.
With that thought, Xiang Yang released Nan Fenglan's slender waist. He cradled the shriveled Hellflower petals, dry as withered leaves, in both hands. Vast spiritual power seeped into the wondrous flower of heaven and earth, and an indescribable light flickered in his eyes.
"This really is a strange feeling. This flower has clearly withered, yet it still retains a thread of tenacious, unending vitality. There is also this marvelous comfort that seems to seep into the soul. If I make full use of it, perhaps I truly can break through into the Spiritual Divine Treasury."
Before consuming the Blood Flower Spirit Mushroom, Xiang Yang's strongest cultivation had been his spiritual cultivation, followed by his blade aura cultivation, with his physical cultivation coming last. Under normal circumstances, his spiritual cultivation should have been the first to break through into the Spiritual Divine Treasury.
This was related to his martial cultivation in his early years. From the Buddhist spiritual martial art, the Great Treasury Secret Transmission Divine Relic Scripture, to the Nie Family Ice Heart Art, then the demonic path's Heart Demon Reversal Scripture and his self-created Demon-Planting Art—this had been a process of steady advancement.
In his later cultivation, Xiang Yang gradually fused the strengths of those three schools. With the Myriad Transformation Blade God chapter