Hearing the Artifact Spirit's displeasure, Chen Changming hurriedly explained with a smile, "I've been busy cultivating the Azure Spirit Body-Healing Art lately, so I haven't had time to talk to you..."
"What are you talking about?"
The Artifact Spirit sounded incredulous. "Your Azure Spirit Body-Healing Art has already reached the ultimate stage. Why are you still cultivating it?"
As far as it was concerned, the ultimate stage was the highest achievement possible in the Azure Spirit Body-Healing Art.
Once that stage was reached, there was no need to cultivate it any further.
Seeing its confusion, Chen Changming explained, "I developed the Azure Spirit Body-Healing Art further, building upon the ultimate stage to increase its power a little more..."
"Its power can still be increased?"
The Artifact Spirit froze.
It remained silent for a long while before asking timidly, "How many zhang tall is your Azure Spirit Divine Tree now?"
"Exactly twenty-seven zhang."
Chen Changming answered.
"What? Twenty-seven zhang?" The Artifact Spirit was so shocked that it nearly flew out of the Life and Death Bottle.
A mere human cultivator had cultivated the Azure Spirit Body-Healing Art and actually condensed an Azure Spirit Divine Tree twenty-seven zhang tall!
It was simply unbelievable.
"I don't believe you. Not unless you let me see it with my own eyes," the Artifact Spirit said irritably.
It suspected that Chen Changming was deliberately teasing it.
Thus, it needed to see for itself.
"All right, I'll show you."
This time, Chen Changming intended to convince the Artifact Spirit completely. With a flash, he left his cave abode and appeared deep in a mountain ravine.
He swept the area with his divine sense. Finding no one within a hundred li, he relaxed.
With a movement of his hand, a sheet of azure light flew from his Storage