As Ye Fan released all of the Six-Winged Sand Cicadas, soft yet rich spiritual energy instantly spread throughout the entire space, casting a thin mist of spiritual essence over the Central Region.
"What a pity, this Mother Plant was nearly of Golden Cicada quality."
Ye Fan sighed softly, a trace of reluctance flashing through his eyes. The spiritual energy released by the Mother Plant alone would probably have been enough for him to cultivate to the Heaven Soul Realm Late Stage at his peak. Yet now, it had been used for nothing more than a single test.
If the test yielded nothing, then the price they had paid would truly be far too great.
Among the group, Miao Qiuyun was the only one in relatively decent condition, so the task of Gathering Source and Guiding Flow fell to her.
At Ye Fan's signal, Water Essence Qi began to spread from all around Miao Qiuyun toward the region where spiritual essence had gathered in the center. It became a medium, condensing drop after drop of spiritual liquid.
Because of her strength, the condensation was somewhat slow. But the surrounding spiritual essence was dense, and upon sensing the Water Essence Qi, it naturally clung to it and assimilated.
For a time, a drizzling rain seemed to fall over the giant palm's center, the droplets gathering upon the ground at its heart.
As the spiritual liquid touched it, the ancient yellow, dim patterns of various attributes on the palm gradually began to stir.
Delight and anticipation surfaced in everyone's eyes.
The most obvious change was in the ground's color. The portions of the patterns touched by the spiritual liquid slowly gave off faint, ghostly blue radiance. It was dazzlingly beautiful, carrying a dreamlike air.
As more spiritual liquid gathered, the blue light gradually