"Just as I thought—there was quite a lot of it!"
Shen Luo's mind tensed slightly, yet he remained still, allowing the incomparably pure Chi You Demonic Aura to enter his body along the roots.
However, the instant the demonic aura entered his body, Shen Luo sensed nothing unusual.
All the demonic aura was firmly bound by the Chaotic Black Lotus's roots, leaving Shen Luo entirely untouched as it flowed directly into the Black Seed.
As all the Chi You Demonic Aura was drawn away, the aura emitted by the Blood-colored Claw Spike weakened somewhat. The change was not obvious, but the threatening aura that had originally made Shen Luo wary was greatly diminished.
At the same time, the Chaotic Black Lotus seed changed once more. From the crack at its upper end, a tiny tender shoot sprang out and unfurled another slender leaf, becoming three leaf petals in all.
"Haha, so it really works..." Shen Luo was overjoyed.
"Fellow Daoist Shen... don't, don't celebrate too soon..." Fire Spirit Child, who had already been dumbfounded, suddenly spoke with a stammer.
"What is it?" Shen Luo asked with a frown.
"Since this Chaotic Black Lotus is a Primordial Spiritual Object, it is certainly no ordinary thing. As it continues to grow, it will gradually develop self-awareness," Fire Spirit Child said.
"What do you mean by that? Are you saying the Chaotic Black Lotus will develop spiritual consciousness and struggle against me?" Shen Luo immediately caught the crucial point in Fire Spirit Child's words and frowned.
"That is correct. Moreover, if you were to nourish it with Primordial Spiritual Qi, the outcome of a struggle between your spiritual consciousnesses would still be uncertain. But you are feeding it Primordial Demonic Qi. The spiritual consciousness it develops will inevitably be far stronger. Once it