Her heart began to race. She instinctively withdrew her true essence, leaving behind only a thread of consciousness to probe cautiously, afraid she might disturb something.
The next second, she "saw" an utterly bizarre sight—a section of jade-white, illusory lotus root actually breaking through the soil in Li Wei's half-open Lower Dantian!
Three hundred and sixty fine, hairlike roots greedily sucked at the boiling qi and blood within Li Wei's body.
With an ample supply of "nourishment," the lotus root grew at a visible speed. Its nodes rose higher, its leaves unfurled, and its delicate stalk extended upward with unwavering determination, as though it possessed a life of its own.
In the space of only a few breaths, a tender green lotus leaf appeared in the similarly half-open Middle Dantian. It was small and illusory, yet exuded an indescribable sense of comfort.
Jiang Xinyue's scalp prickled. A bold guess, one so unbelievable that even she found it hard to accept, surged into her mind.
Could this girl be about to... at First Order?
She held her breath, not daring even to exhale too loudly.
Sure enough, the stalk that had grown into the Middle Dantian did not pause in the slightest. It continued upward, "piercing" straight into the center of Li Wei's brows like a sharp sword.
"Pop!"
After a faint cracking sound.
In Li Wei's half-open Upper Dantian, the Sea of Consciousness, a delicate flower bud broke through the chaos and poked out its head.
The green sepals loosened and transformed into specks of light that melted into the void.
In an instant, the pitch-black space was illuminated by a glimmer of crystalline light. A flawless white lotus petal slowly unfurled amid the chaos, swaying with breathtaking grace.
Almost at the same time, an indescribably clear and ethereal fragrance spread from Li Wei, instantly filling the entire small courtyard.
The grass and trees in the courtyard grew wildly. The flower buds on the pomegranate tree bloomed in an instant, overflowing with vitality.
Jiang Xinyue stiffened as she inhaled the fragrance, her face filled with shock and disbelief.
At First Order, Sowing Jade Lotus in the Sea of Consciousness? How... how was that possible?
Two or three minutes later, the surrounding plants finally began to calm down.
The originally quiet and elegant courtyard now had paving stones thrust upward, cracked walls, and utter ruin everywhere.
Amid the waist-high flowers, Li Wei slowly opened her almond eyes. The intense pain throughout her body had already faded, and she had regained control of herself.
She rose lightly and tried throwing a punch and kicking her legs. The strength in every gesture was completely different now.
She felt that if her former self had been at the wall-demolishing level, then now she could practically tear down a small Western-style mansion!
Moreover, a mysterious and gentle power had appeared within her body. It had blended with her qi and blood, becoming indistinguishable from them.
She impatiently looked toward the panel.
Name: Li Wei/Li Wei Realm: Martial Artist Order Skin Membrane Realm Qi and Blood (Special Effect: Purification): 500/500 (1 Essence replenishes 100 Qi and Blood) Combat Method: First String: Cold Pool Sinking Jade—Minor Accomplishment 0/1000 (+) Mind Method: "Great Yin Jade Lotus Treasure Scroll"—One Lotus Petal 5000/10000 (+); Slight Abyss Essence: 212
Ah, this...
There was a special effect after her qi and blood. Could this be the "bonus" Grandma had mentioned?
Also, she couldn't add points to her qi and blood limit anymore? Could Abyss Essence only be used to replenish her expenditure?
Could increasing her realm require adding to her techniques?
And why did the "Great Yin Jade Lotus Treasure Scroll"—One Lotus Petal already have 5,000 "experience" from the beginning? Strange...
She wanted to try it, so she invested one point of Abyss Essence into the "Great Yin Jade Lotus Treasure Scroll."
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Mind Method: "Great Yin Jade Lotus Treasure Scroll" 5001/10000 (+) Abyss Essence: 212→211 Qi and Blood (Special Effect: Purification): 500/500.1
Staring at the change after the decimal point of her qi and blood limit, Li Wei's spirits lifted. Sure enough!
Also, hadn't they said that this technique had no bonus before the Sixth Order? Then where had the special effect on her qi and blood come from...?
Unable to resist, she looked inward again. Her "gaze" fell upon the illusory white lotus blooming alone in the center of her Sea of Consciousness, bearing a single petal. The corners of her mouth twitched twice, and she instinctively raised a hand toward her forehead.
"Stop touching it. Just look for yourself..." Jiang Xinyue handed over her phone.
Li Wei took it, unlocked it, opened the camera, and switched to the front-facing camera.
The screen immediately reflected a clear image: at some point, a white lotus petal radiating a hazy, sacred glow had appeared between her brows. It was lifelike, as though formed by Heaven itself.
Curious, she gently rubbed it with her finger. Her fingertip felt its smooth, tender texture, no different from the surrounding skin. Yet when she focused on sensing it, she could clearly detect an intimate connection, as though it shared her bloodline. She could even use her thoughts to "flick" it, making it sway and unfurl slightly.
Li Wei's shoulders slumped. She wilted. Damn it, do I have to go around with this thing on my forehead from now on? Isn't it way too girly?
"What?" Jiang Xinyue snatched her phone back, her voice somewhat dry. "You got the deal of a lifetime, wrecked my courtyard, and you're still feeling wronged?"
Only then did Li Wei notice the devastation around her. She scratched her head awkwardly and said with a dry laugh, "Of course not. I just have an extra petal on my forehead, so I'm not used to it yet."
"Then take your time getting used to it..."
Jiang Xinyue kicked the wooden reclining chair that had already sprouted tender shoots. After a moment of silence, she simply sat cross-legged among the flowers. Her red dress bloomed amid the riot of colors like a flourishing red spider lily, bewitching and beautiful.
Seeing this, Li Wei also sat cross-legged opposite Jiang Xinyue and asked cautiously, "Grandma, what exactly happened? Didn't you say I had to reach the Sixth Order to awaken my Natal Lotus?"
Jiang Xinyue drew a deep breath and suppressed the urge to punch someone. She said irritably:
"All three of your Upper, Middle, and Lower Dantians are in a half-open state. In all the years I've lived, I've never heard of such a thing. Strictly speaking, you already possess some of the traits of a Sixth-Order martial artist... You're merely lacking sufficient accumulation of strength."
Holy crap, so all I need to do is keep adding points and I can take off? Accumulating strength? For me, that isn't a problem at all!
Woohoo! I'm taking off! Li Wei shouted wildly in her heart, the smile on her face gradually turning unrestrained.
Jiang Xinyue, meanwhile, gazed at Li Wei with a complicated look. "The Jiang Family's inheritance was brought out of an Abyss Rift by my mother when she was young. It contains many ancient books recording this lineage's history."
"Your situation..." Jiang Xinyue still found it unbelievable. "Let alone the Jiang Family—even if we traced it back to the source of the inheritance, it had never appeared before."
Li Wei said, "Doesn't that prove you taught me well...?"
Jiang Xinyue feigned anger. "Stop your glib nonsense and listen to me!"
Li Wei said, "Oh..."
Jiang Xinyue tilted her head up toward the pomegranate blossoms, orange-red like flames, her expression melancholy. "Originally, Xiao Qiu and I agreed that I would only pass on the body chapter of the 'Great Yin Jade Lotus Treasure Scroll' to you... I never expected that this technique would evolve to perfection on its own within your body..."
"Since Heaven's Will has decreed it, I'll tell you about the Natal Lotus..."
So you never even intended to let me reach the Middle Order... And you made Sowing Jade Lotus in the Sea of Consciousness sound so wondrous... Was that just showing off? Li Wei grumbled inwardly, yet still pricked up her ears.
Jiang Xinyue slowly said, "According to the ancient books of the inheritance, there are four colors of Natal Lotus, and each color possesses different wondrous uses."
"Among them, the Red Lotus governs slaughter and karmic force; the Golden Lotus governs protection and fortune; the Black Lotus governs devouring and destruction; and the White Lotus governs purification and creation!"
"My mother, Jiang Wantang, my younger aunt, Jiang Wanyun, and I all awakened Red Lotuses after reaching the Sixth Order."
"As for your White Lotus..." Jiang Xinyue paused, looking at Li Wei with a complicated expression. "It is the rarest kind of Natal Lotus."
"Its power of purification has an unparalleled suppressive effect on Abyss creatures. As for its power of creation, it is even more mysterious. Mother speculated that once someone used a White Lotus as their foundation and attained the Grandmaster realm, they might gain the ability to create objects from thin air."
The corners of Li Wei's mouth twitched. "The main problem is that the meaning behind 'white lotus' isn't very flattering."
Jiang Xinyue completely ignored her nonsense and abruptly changed the subject. "Ahem... Call off the marriage with the Gu Family!"
"Huh?"
Li Wei had just been about to object when everything suddenly went black before her eyes. Her entire body went limp, and she lost consciousness completely.
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