Xu Yi had thought that once this step went smoothly, he would be only one step away from ascending to immortality. He hadn't expected it to stir up so many complications.
"It may not be a bad thing."
Just then, Desolate Charm popped out. After digesting the corpse qi of a great many seed cultivators, he felt refreshed and invigorated. "This kind of mutation is related to the nature of your spiritual root. If I'm not mistaken, you should have a fire-type mutant spiritual root, and it must be different from everyone else's. Otherwise, today's bizarre change would never have happened."
At last, Desolate Charm's words gave him a glimmer of logic. It explained why, among the five elemental seeds, only the Fire Element Seed had undergone this mutation.
Back when he was in the spiritual root realm, he really had condensed a fire spiritual root—and it was a mutant spiritual root. The ability that came with it was his one-of-a-kind perception.
Now it seemed the problem lay there.
"There's no point talking about that. What matters is how to solve it."
Xu Yi was at a loss.
Desolate Charm shook his head. "How would I know how to solve it? In your situation, all you can do is wait and see. There's always a way out. Look at all the difficulties you've overcome along the way—why act so dejected? In my view, you might as well swallow the other two Fire Element Seeds. Strengthening your cultivation is what matters."
Xu Yi waved him off. "Forget it. With those two Fire Element Seeds, I might still have a sliver of hope. If I swallow them both, I'm afraid there'll be no hope of balancing the five elements at all."
Desolate Charm scoffed. "When the moment comes, you have to be