A Strange Wisp of Qi

Dubian Town, the backyard of the Mysterious Bookstore.

Ma Feifei and Yun Qingyang stood quietly under the plum tree.

"It seems like we've finished eating..." Yun Qingyang said softly, looking at the bare branches.

"I know..." Ma Feifei stuck out her tongue to lick the pink residue from the corner of her mouth, looking at the bare plum tree in front of her, not knowing what to do for a moment.

The quest item, and then they ate it...

Not a single flower bud remained...

The question now is, can the flower bud grow again?

What happens to the task if it doesn't grow?

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei glanced at Yun Qingyang, her Grudge running deep, and said in a low voice, "Didn't you say you only liked eating Spirit Crystal?"

If it weren't for Yun Qingyang, Ma Feifei wouldn't be here eating Plum Blossom with her all this time, would he? If Yun Qingyang doesn't take the blame, who will?

"I just tasted it, but it seems just as delicious as the Spirit Crystal. After eating it, I feel incredibly energetic." After saying that, Yun Qingyang took out a flower bud from somewhere, put it in his mouth and chewed it, his eyes narrowing as if it were even more delicious than the Spirit Crystal.

Ma Feifei was taken aback and asked, "How come you still have some?"

"I was afraid I couldn't compete with you, so I picked a few more and put them in the ring first," Yun Qingyang said matter-of-factly.

"..."

Ma Feifei looked at Yun Qingyang, speechless. This female dragon was getting smarter and smarter; it was really strange.

However, after eating the Plum Blossom, Ma Feifei's body also experienced some fluctuations; it seemed that the Plum Blossom did indeed have a special power, and after eating them, he felt comfortable all over and was particularly energetic.

That feeling... it's kind of like being in heaven...

Of course, the most crucial question now is whether the Plum Blossom have been completely devoured, can still sprout new buds; with this in mind, Ma Feifei began to ask the system in his mind.

After a while, the system provided the answer.

"Simply recite the entire Tao Te Ching under a plum tree, and flower buds will sprout."

Only after receiving the system's reply did Ma Feifei breathe a sigh of relief. If the flower buds hadn't grown, then this task of listing the product would have truly failed.

After exiting the system, Ma Feifei decided to test if it would work. He recalled the entire text of the * Tao Te Ching * and began reciting, "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. Nameless, it is the origin of all things; named, it is the mother of all things..."

With a strong and resonant voice, Ma Feifei gradually got into the swing of things as she adapted to the rhythm of the recitation, entering a state of near-divine mastery.

Yun Qingyang stood next to Ma Feifei, taking out a flower bud to eat while staring at Ma Feifei with curiosity in her eyes, sometimes puzzled and sometimes curious.

Gradually, a faint aura began to emerge from Ma Feifei's body, drifting around him like clouds and mist.

Yun Qingyang was standing quite close, and her breath brushed past her nose, causing Yun Qingyang to inhale involuntarily.

"Buzz~"

As the breath entered her nostrils, Yun Qingyang felt a jolt, and her whole being entered a state of emptiness, as if she had returned to the moment she was born.

Everything is just beginning; it's the first time I've opened my eyes to see the world and feel the breath of all things.

"The Origin Power!" Yun Qingyang blurted out, looking at Ma Feifei with a shocked expression.

Ma Feifei was not affected by Yun Qingyang and remained focused, reciting the Tao Te Ching to Li Shu with bright eyes.

"Pop~"

With a soft sound, a small white and pink bud sprouted on the plum tree branch. The bud had actually regrown while Ma Feifei was reciting the Tao Te Ching.

"Pop~"

"Pop~"

More and more flower buds emerged from the branches, and as Ma Feifei finished reciting, the small flower buds on the plum tree had once again covered the entire plum tree.

"Amazing!" Yun Qingyang exclaimed sincerely as she looked at the branches full of flower buds.

This ability to nurture the growth of all things is beyond the capabilities of ordinary people, not even Yun Qingyang herself; it transcends the scope of Spiritual Power and is not within the realm of human power.

Heaven and earth have yin and yang, and all things follow the laws of natural growth; this is the law.

Only those who have reached the Immortal Realm can deduce this law and possess the ability to alter the laws of nature.

"Impressive, isn't it!" Ma Feifei said smugly, picking another flower bud from the plum tree and popping it into her mouth. She mumbled to Yun Qingyang, "Eat! Eat more, if it's not enough, I'll let it grow more."

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyang's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and she quickly moved closer, and the two began a new round of eating Plum Blossom.

Ma Feifei has completely become a foodie, and has even forgotten what he was supposed to do...

Until we ate Plum Blossom from the plum tree again.

"Burp!" Ma Feifei plopped down on the ground, rubbed his stomach, and let out a comfortable burp.

Yun Qingyang was the same; she and Ma Feifei sat back to back, touching their little bellies with a happy expression on their faces.

"These flower buds feel like they've eaten too much, there's a bit of gas in my stomach," Ma Feifei said, patting her stomach and bumping her head against Yun Qingyang's.

"Hmm..." Yun Qingyang leaned against Ma Feifei's back with her eyes closed, hummed softly upon hearing this, and continued to rub her lower belly.

"No, I feel more and more uncomfortable..." As she touched herself, Ma Feifei felt her stomach getting more and more bloated, almost like a balloon. She frowned and tried to stand up by supporting herself with her hands.

He couldn't hold on and fell to the ground, his swollen belly Tackle the ground with a 'bang' that sent Ma Feifei.

"Hey hey hey..." Ma Feifei flew into the sky like a ball, waving his arms and legs wildly, completely panicked.

With the elasticity gone, Ma Feifei fell from the sky again.

The height wasn't high, only about ten meters, and with Ma Feifei's current cultivation level, there was absolutely no danger for him.

However, when Ma Feifei tried to activate the Power of Faith within her body, she found that she couldn't muster any strength and could only watch helplessly as she fell.

Now Ma Feifei was really anxious and shouted to Yun Qingyang, "Qingyang, catch me!"

"Huh?" After Ma Feifei was thrown up, Yun Qingyang lost her backrest and fell directly to the ground, still with her eyes closed. Hearing Ma Feifei's cry, she subconsciously opened her eyes, and then... nothing more happened...

"Bang~"

Ma Feifei crashed directly into Yun Qingyang.

"..."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Ma Feifei quickly climbed off Yun Qingyang and apologized profusely.

Yun Qingyang was no longer happy; she rubbed her arm and stared at Ma Feifei with a cold expression. If it were anyone else, they probably would have died on the spot.

Ma Feifei chuckled and reached out to massage Yun Qingyang's shoulders, but suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked down and found that his big belly was gone, and then he felt a different kind of energy flowing through his body.

Subconsciously, Ma Feifei began to guide that wisp of energy in his mind. That energy seemed to obey, flowing towards Ma Feifei's right hand following Ma Feifei's intention.

"Whoosh~"

A wisp of purple energy appeared in Ma Feifei's hand.