Lian Xin's Nine-Colored Ice Lotus form emanated an even richer soul aura. Ling Tian was overjoyed, while Poqiong knew it was merely a natural phenomenon. Lian Xin's true form had been nourished for thousands upon thousands of years, so it was no surprise that it had developed intelligence. After all, even a newly grown Nine-Colored Ice Lotus would gain intelligence if nourished by Chaos Qi for that long.
Alas, if Ling Tian knew this was only intelligence naturally born from the Ice Lotus's true form, how heartbroken would he be? Poqiong sighed inwardly. But after carefully sensing it, he gave a slight shiver. "Wait. Besides the newly born intelligence, the fragments of Lian Xin's soul that remained after she burned it seem to be showing signs of merging, and they appear to be merging with the new intelligence."
"If the new intelligence completely merges with those soul fragments, wouldn't that mean Lian Xin really could..." At the thought, Poqiong grew terribly excited. "Perhaps it really will happen. I hope it does. That way, Ling Tian will feel better, too."
After talking with Lian Xin for a while longer, Ling Tian turned to the Nine-Colored Divine Soul Fruit. Only after repeatedly confirming with Poqiong that transplanting it into the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Coffin would not harm Lian Xin did he begin.
He transplanted the Nine-Colored Divine Soul Fruit into a corner of the Ice Coffin. Both were nine-colored, and their strange lights flowed together, complementing each other quite nicely. The fruit had developed a little intelligence, but it was far inferior to Lian Xin's true form. Moreover, among the Heavenly Treasures, the Nine-Colored Ice Lotus held a status akin to that of the Heaven-Devouring Wolf. So the fruit's soul aura carried a sense of awe toward it, making Ling