"Ying!" (We've got this!)
Zhiling's eyes brightened slightly. Suddenly sensing something unusual in the Companion Beast Contract, Zhiling instinctively looked up.
The Creation Dao Resonance within the cave abode rose and fell like the tides. Every surge drew upon the Heaven and Earth Spirit Vigor for thousands of miles around, covering Xuele in an almost imperceptible layer of jade light.
The next moment, the jade light receded. The five-colored patterns on Xuele's body gradually gathered toward the center of the vine, causing the Five Phases Flower Crown overhead and the leaves on the limbs to curl, wither, and lose their luster.
In contrast, five-colored radiance burst from Xuele's vine heart, faintly outlining a phantom roughly the size of a palm.
The phantom's face was indistinct, its features impossible to make out. It resembled both a young child and an embryonic egg condensed from the Creation Dao Resonance of heaven and earth, emanating rich vitality that was barely perceptible yet constantly swept outward.
The instant that vitality spread, the entire Huncheng Cave Abode seemed to become a world of plant spirits.
"Eight rounds of blood tempering, forming the rudimentary shape of a Creation True Spirit."
Chen Beiwu opened his eyes. He understood that Xuele could now pass the Second Tribulation of Returning to Venerability without trouble, but he did not intend to stop there.
"Let me add another armful of firewood for you."
With a stir of his Divine Sense, Chen Beiwu reached toward the hazy purple qi within Chaos Heaven and Earth. He formed hand seals, seized two strands of purple qi, and brought them into his palms.
"Cause and effect intertwine, and fortune is born."
"Fortune Edict Embryo, enlighten the three thousand!"
Chen Beiwu activated Fortune Edict Embryo and pointed at Xuele's vine body, which had withered somewhat from