Seven Heart Begonia

The divine sword of the mortal realm has two aspects: one is the sword's form, and the other is its spirit. When the two are combined, both form and spirit are present, thus achieving unparalleled excellence!

This is Ling Yi saw on a martial arts forum in his previous life when he was browsing online. It was about the "Peerless Good Sword" Bu Jingyun, one of the two main protagonists in the world of "High the Storm Riders." ➶➶➶➶➶ ➷➷➷➷➷

The "Peerless Good Sword," a super weapon crafted from "Black Cold," one of the four divine stones left behind by Nüwa, is so prestigious that it is absolutely top-tier in all martial arts worldviews.

At the same time, the emergence of the "Peerless Good Sword" was a plot point that both the original comic and the TV series devoted a great deal of attention to, leaving a deep impression on Ling Yi.

Ignoring the "Sword of Defeat" which was initially forged using half a piece of "Black Cold," ignoring the blood of the three poisons of "Greed," "Anger," and "Ignorance" required for the birth of the "Peerless Good Sword," and ignoring the "miraculous" setting that required Bu Jingyun to shed sincere and genuine tears to sharpen it after abandoning his hatred, Ling Yi can still remember, even now, Bu Jingyun shattered the colossal mold of the Peerless Good Sword with a single blow, and how the radiant sword spirit flew and wandered before finally disappearing into thousands of identical "Peerless Good Sword."

It can be said that the sword spirit is the essence of the "Peerless Good Sword," while the outer blade is merely a vessel made of the finest materials.

In particular, the "Peerless Good Sword" suffered damage and even broke several times in the original work, which reduced its Peerless Good Sword.

Getting back to the main point, the reason Ling Yi recalled the "Peerless Good Sword" in the world of the Storm Riders is because he discovered a secret in the bloodline of the Ye Family of the Nine Heart Begonia that was extremely similar to the birth of the aforementioned "Peerless Good Sword"!

"Nine Heart Begonia", it has a spirit!

It's not the spirit of wisdom, but the spirit of spiritual aura!

It is the "spiritual mist" in the phrase "many strange sights at dawn and dusk, plants and trees imbued with spiritual mist".

To put it in the Douluo style, the "Nine Heart Begonia" contains the attribute of "Ultimate Life"!

This discovery was within Ling Yi's expectations and not particularly difficult to accept.

What truly surprised Ling Yi was that this "Ultimate Life" was divided into two parts, each residing within one of the two "Nine Heart Begonia," and controlled by each generation of the Ye Family's direct descendants.

Logically speaking, energy, especially energy of the same origin, is like two magnets. As long as they get close, they will attract each other, stick together, and eventually merge back into one.

However, this was not the case with the "Nine Heart Begonia". Instead, it was passed down from generation to generation, and there were always two awakeners. Even if one of them died, the other's "Nine Heart Begonia" Martial Soul would not become stronger.

This discovery piqued Ling Yi's curiosity, even beyond his curiosity about the attributes of "Ultimate Life".

After all, for Ling Yi, while Ultimate Attribute are powerful, they are just attributes. Just like the spring water of the "Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well" also contains a small amount of the two attributes of "Ultimate Fire" and "Ultimate Ice", which he has already comprehended.

He is indeed quite strong, but that's about it. It's just that in the Douluo Continent worldview, those "country bumpkins" have made him sound incredibly impressive.

It should be noted that the word "ultimate" is not something that can be used casually.

These so-called "ultimate" attributes are only equivalent to the mortal Douluo Continent. In Ling Yi's view, Ultimate Attribute are simply breaking through the boundaries of the mortal realm and touching the power of the god-level realm ahead of time. In the context of immortals and gods, they are just ordinary power.

However, considering that even a crow with golden feathers dares to call itself "Golden Crow" in the Douluo, and the Tang Family's hammer Martial Soul named "Haotian," it's normal for them to exaggerate a bit.

These days, if you don't have a few prestigious titles, you'd be embarrassed to greet people when you go out.

Returning to the "Nine Heart Begonia," Ling Yi now wants to understand one thing: is this "spiritual aura" natural or man-made?

In addition, although he did not sense any fluctuations of intent from the "Nine Heart Begonia" Martial Soul in Ye Jiaxin and Ye Lingyun's hands, Ling Yi still had some suspicions that when the two "spiritual auras" were combined, they might revive something extraordinary.

Ling Yi vaguely remembered that, seemingly tens of thousands of years later, there was a woman with the title "Begonia" whose Martial Soul was "Nine Heart Begonia." However, unlike the current "Nine Heart Begonia" which follows a pure healing path, that female Titled Douluo named Shi Mengshan had a Martial Soul with extremely powerful poison attributes.

From Life- saving healer to a deadly poison, the drastic change must have been enormous.

Of course, Ling Yi believed that there was a 98% chance that the "Father of Light" who wrote these works did not think of these things, and there was a 99% chance that he just wrote them casually, as long as they could be published and make money.

For him, rationality and logical relationships are not the most important things. What matters most is how much profit the IP can bring him. Wouldn't it be better to just sit back and count money?

But these things cannot be simply ignored by Ling Yi.

Just like the inheritance of the "Nine Heart Begonia" Martial Soul, perhaps they just wanted to show off their prestige, so they added some background information to a minor character who only appeared in a few chapters. However, combined with his age and strength, it caused a certain degree of logical confusion.

Does this matter to the other party?

That's not important!

Ling Yi, however, was willing to personally make a trip to the Ye Family of the Nine Heart Begonia to confirm, or rather, to find a self-consistent explanation for that chaotic logic, all because of such a small logical inconsistency.

"Fan fiction? Even a dog wouldn't write that!"

Ling Yi looked up, peering through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the crabapple tree at the sparse blue sky, and silently muttered a complaint in his mind.

"Unless it's out of passion, why would someone waste so much energy writing fan fiction for such a paltry sum?"

"The gaps you painstakingly filled in, the logical inconsistencies you straightened out—every step you took was adding bricks to the original work, ultimately creating a more realistic world. But what does all of this have to do with you, the painter?"

As the golden sunlight streamed through the gaps in the branches and leaves, a strange, mocking glint flashed in Ling Yi's eyes.

He lowered his head and looked back at the "Bloodthirsty Blue Silver Grass". He would deal with matters outside the world when he could exert influence on the outside world. Right now, the most important thing was to increase his own strength.

With his fingers gently touching the tender blades of grass, Ling Yi's mind raced, his brain transforming into a multi-core processing system. He quickly reviewed the knowledge of the Douluo Continent accumulated over the past thirty years, while also diverting some of his attention to the imaginative ideas and speculations about extraordinary powers found in movies, novels, and anime from his previous life.

"Analyzing the ' Nine Heart Begonia ' according to my previous theory of Martial Soul Organ Hypothesis, the shackles that lie hidden within the Martial Soul, granting it super healing abilities while also firmly binding the two wielders, can be compared to cancer cells."

Cancer cells, which in theory can divide indefinitely and live forever, are actually a destructive source of pollution within the human body.

"Following the wild imagination of the movie ' Deadpool,' the talkative and sarcastic protagonist possesses Wolverine -like regenerative abilities because all his cells have been replaced by cancer cells. Calling him immortal might be an exaggeration, but from a purely mundane perspective, it's close enough."

"Although this Ultimate Life essence was split in two, its power is fundamentally superior to the mortal Martial Soul and Soul Beast Soul Ring of the Douluo Continent. Therefore, regardless of the original attribute of the ' Nine Heart Begonia,' it will become Life attribute. The same applies to the absorbed Soul Ring; no matter what attribute the Soul Skill they contain are, they will ultimately manifest as healing."

"This is the authority that a higher-level power can exercise over a lower-level power!"

Thinking of this, the light in Ling Yi's eyes gradually brightened.

If the information in that fanfiction about Shi Mengshan having a "Nine Heart Begonia" Martial Soul with a poison attribute is true, then does that mean the original attribute of the "Nine Heart Begonia" was poison?

Over tens of thousands of years, the spiritual energy hidden within the "Nine Heart Begonia" finally completed its formation, merging into one. Separated from the "Nine Heart Begonia," the Ye Family's "Nine Heart Begonia" reverted to its original form, but lost its almost supernatural healing abilities. The "Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family," centered around it, disintegrated, and even the surname of its inheritor changed to Shi?

"Interesting, really interesting."

Ling Yi murmured to himself. Just now, he suddenly found a message in the movies and novels he had watched in his previous life. It originally had little to do with the Douluo Continent, but now it did.

"Seven Heart Begonia" comes from Jin Yong's wuxia novel "The Young Flying Fox of the Young Flying Fox". Because the overall martial arts level is not very good, the characters are not very good, the plot is not very good, and the historical background is not very good, the fame of "The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain" is much less than that of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils -Devils", "The Deer and the Cauldron", "The Smiling, the Smiling, Proud Wanderer", and the Condor Trilogy, which have been adapted into popular TV series.

Even if it's not that great, it's still part of the famous Jin Yong martial arts world, and it has been adapted into film and television dramas many times.

In the original work, this "Seven Heart Begonia" is named for the seven-heart pattern on its leaves. It needs to be watered with strong liquor to survive and is known as the "most poisonous plant in the world".

Thinking about the name "Haagen-Dazs Kingdom," which Ling Yi had complained about many times, and then thinking about the names of the brothers Davis and Dai Mubai, he gained some understanding of someone's terrible naming skills back in the day.

Since the ' Holy Embryo ' condensed in his mind, Ling Yi's concrete thinking has become increasingly powerful. For a fleeting moment, Flender's long, narrow face suddenly appeared in his mind, saying to Tang San in a sarcastic tone, "Even if you wear a disguise, I'll still recognize you!"

"Adding two more hearts makes it your original work?! Ridiculous—!"

"Hehe—" Ling Yi suddenly laughed out loud, and a radiant smile appeared on his Wushuang face, captivating the Ye Family members not far away.

Looking up again unintentionally, the azure sky was only partially obscured by the dense canopy of trees, appearing as if a large net was sealing something off.

Shaking his head, Ling Yi stood up, shook his head at Chen Xin who was casting an inquiring glance, and then smiled at Ye Juhong, who looked uneasy, "Madam Ye, Ling Yi may be bothering you for several more days. Would you be so kind as to do me a favor?"

"Of course it's inconvenient!"

Ye Juhong wanted to say it loudly, but considering the current prestige of Lingyun City and the indifferent and aloof "Sword Douluo" Chen Xin standing beside her, she could only give an awkward yet polite smile, "Convenient, of course convenient. It is an honor for the Ye Family that Master Ling is willing to stay."

It has to be said that in this day and age, the value of a Titled Douluo is truly high.

That was a being capable of engaging in equal dialogue with the rulers of the two great empires, and even requiring them to be sincere, respectful, and flattering.

Ling Yi, who has a Titled Douluo as his personal bodyguard, is definitely superior to Xue Ye and Star Luo in terms of travel privileges.

And so, Ling Yi and Chen Xin decided to stay in Hundred Flowers Valley for a few days.

Apart from the shrewd and cunning leaders like Ye Juhong and Xu Qinghuan, the vast majority of the Ye Family members were delighted with this.

Ling Yi is the most talked-about legendary figure in the Douluo Continent over the past century. He can be called the ceiling of grassroots rise. His Martial Soul, his background, his wisdom, his achievements, his strength, his network of relationships... everything about him is full of people's desire to explore.

The title "Chen Xin, Titled Douluo" alone is enough to represent everything. Every Titled Douluo is a towering figure in the Douluo Continent.

These two figures are like stars that ordinary people might never encounter in their entire lives. For the vast majority of the Ye Clan, the fact that they are now staying here is an opportunity.

Let's not even talk about Chen Xin, the Titled Douluo. Someone like him could benefit countless Seven-Ring Soul Sage and Eight-Ring Soul Douluo with just a few pointers.

As for Ling Yi, everyone knows that he is a master of Martial Soul Theory. He can not only readily access various Martial Soul information, but also provide corresponding cultivation advice. Most importantly, Ling Yi was able to develop his originally universally recognized useless Martial Soul, "Blue Silver Grass," into the current "Green Wood Blue Silver Emperor." Moreover, at the age of just over thirty, he cultivated to the Seven-Ring Soul Sage realm in one fell swoop!

It's fair to say that when it comes to guiding cultivation, it's hard to say for those above the Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, but in the eyes of most people, Ling Yi is stronger than Chen Xin at the Seven-Ring Soul Sage and below!

It's important to know that besides Ling Yi himself, there's also Jade Rakshasa Yang Shelly, the former daughter of a collateral branch of the [Breaking Clan] and now the Director of the [Commerce Bureau] of [Lingyun City]. After some investigation, it was discovered that her former Martial Soul was just an ordinary "Long-Handled Scythe," but now it's a "Soul Breaking Spear Hook Scythe Spear" that is in no way inferior to, and even slightly surpasses, the [Breaking Clan]'s inherited Martial Soul, the "Soul-Breaking Hooked Scythe Spear"!

There are also Li Zhishu, the director of the Food Bureau, Dugu Bo, the director of the Martial Training Bureau, Qingqiu Xin, the deputy director of the Commerce Bureau... The news of the Martial Soul Second Awakening of various people in Lingyun City has spread to many interested people outside.

In the Douluo Continent today, from the Pope the Spirit Hall to ordinary people, no one is not convinced of Ling Yi's research on the path of Martial Soul cultivation.

Here's a secret that no one else knows: even Qian Xunji, who always looked down on the world with arrogance, once had the thought of asking Ling Yi if his talent had a chance to advance further and reach a level that could be recognized by the Angel God Divine Examination.