Crystal Spirit Fruit was hanging on her lips, and the refreshing aroma turned into countless invisible little hands, penetrating into her nasal cavity and teasing her deepest desires.
To eat or not to eat?
Reason was screaming madly, warning her that this was a trap, a poison.
But the instinct of the body and the hunger of the soul were roaring and urging her.
Her life has reached rock bottom.
Being treated like trash and being bullied at will, even having a full meal is a luxury.
Even if this is a poison, can it be worse than it is now?
What's more... the aroma is so tempting.
That pure energy was something she dreamed of possessing.
Even if it was only for a moment, she wanted to experience what it felt like to have power.
The girl's teeth were chattering, and her tense will finally broke under the pull of reality and fantasy.
She opened her chapped lips slightly.
This was an extremely small movement, but it exhausted all her strength.
Ye Fan said nothing, but gently put Crystal Spirit Fruit into her mouth.
The fruit melts in your mouth.
Without chewing as expected, the crystal clear fruit instantly turned into a stream of sweet nectar and slid into the throat.
The next second.
Boom!
A majestic force that cannot be described in words exploded in her belly!
That was not gentle nourishment, but a violent tsunami of energy!
"Ugh!"
The little girl let out a painful groan, her little body arched suddenly, and her thin limbs twitched uncontrollably.
Too scary!
This power was so violent that it was like an awakened ancient dragon, rampaging through her body!
Her dry and withered meridians were instantly swollen under the impact of this energy, causing bursts of tearing pain.
Under her skin, there seemed to be countless strips of light swimming around, sometimes as hot as fire, placing her in lava.
Sometimes it was so cold that she fell into the icy abyss!
Painful!
Unimaginable pain!
But in this extreme pain, there is also a trace of unprecedented... comfort!
The impurities that had blocked her meridians for many years were washed away, crushed, and vaporized in front of this arrogant force!
Small meridians that had never been penetrated were forcibly opened!
Her body is being reshaped!
The little girl gritted her teeth to prevent herself from screaming.
She could clearly feel that the violent energy began to become orderly after the initial raging.
They gathered into a torrent, rushing and circulating in her body along a mysterious trajectory.
With each cycle, her body becomes purer and more capable of carrying this energy.
Coming!
Coming!
She could feel that the power was gathering towards the Dantian, trying to ignite the first flame of cultivation there!
As long as she succeeds, she will be able to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and embark on the path of spiritual practice!
She will no longer be useless!
Those who bullied her and beat her, she would make them pay back a hundredfold!
Grandma no longer has to humiliate those people and suffer the looks of contempt for her sake!
The flame of hope was burning in her heart, almost bursting through her chest!
All pain becomes insignificant at this moment.
Come on!
Break through it!
That majestic power was condensed to the extreme, turning into a sharp drill bit, slamming into the invisible barrier!
That's it now!
The little girl's heart was in her throat, and her whole soul was screaming for it!
However.
At the thousandth moment when that force was about to break through the barrier and open up a path for her to practice.
Changes occur suddenly!
The majestic energy that was gathered to the extreme, enough to shake the mountains, unexpectedly... disappeared into thin air.
Yes, disappeared.
It's not a collapse, it's not a weakening, it's a complete and complete evaporation without warning.
One second it was a stormy ocean, and the next second it turned into a desert with no vegetation.
That feeling is like a person throwing a punch with all his strength, but hitting the empty space. All the power has nowhere to vent, and it backfires on himself, and he is so frustrated that he almost vomits blood.
The little girl froze.
She could feel that the power left a messy battlefield in her body, the meridians that were washed out and widened, the flesh and blood that was washed...
However, the most critical core strength is gone!
There was still deathly silence and emptiness in the Dantian.
The barrier that hindered her practice was intact, not even a single crack appeared.
Everything is back to where it started.
No, it's worse than the origin.
The tearing pain in his body continued, but the power that brought hope was gone.
How could this happen?
Why is this happening?
The little girl looked inside her body in disbelief, exploring it over and over again.
No, nothing.
That majestic energy was like a stone thrown into the sea, disappearing without a trace without leaving even a single ripple.
"No... impossible..."
She murmured to herself, the color on her face faded and turned pale.
Is it an illusion?
But the physical pain is so real.
Is there something wrong with the fruit?
But the purity and majesty of that energy can never be faked!
Then... the problem can only lie with yourself.
Is it that my body... is so ruined that even Crystal Spirit Fruit cannot save it?
Even the legendary spiritual fruit couldn't shake her useless physique?
This knowledge was like an ice pick tempered with poison, piercing her heart fiercely.
It hurts more than being beaten.
It's more embarrassing than being insulted.
The greatest despair in the world is not that you never had it, but that you had it for a moment and then was ruthlessly taken away.
The short-lived hope just now has turned into a huge joke and the most vicious curse.
Plop.
The little girl's knees weakened and she fell heavily to the ground.
The hard ground hurt her knees, but this pain was nothing compared to the emptiness in her heart at this moment.
It's over.
It's all over.
The remaining tearing feeling in the body is the only trace left by that grand dream.
The majestic power that she once thought could change the world disappeared without a trace, taking away all the hope she had just ignited.
It turns out that I am really a waste.
A complete loser who cannot be saved even by a miracle.
This realization made her more desperate than anyone's beatings and insults.
She slowly raised her head, and her pale little face no longer had the previous vigilance and shock, leaving only a look of deathly gray defeat.
She looked at Ye Fan, and also at the fruit mountain behind him that was still shining brightly and exuding an alluring aroma.
How ridiculous.
How ironic.
These legendary holy objects were piled here, but they couldn't save her.
Their existence seems to be to demonstrate her incompetence and humbleness.
A complex emotion mixed with humiliation, unwillingness and self-deprecation surged up from the deepest part of her heart, instantly overwhelming her reason.
Looking at the almost desperate little girl, Ye Fan said calmly, "Who told you that Crystal Spirit Fruit can draw Qi into your body?"
One sentence made the little girl freeze in all her movements.
She stared at Ye Fan blankly, her mind unable to turn around for a moment.
What does it mean?
Isn't it?
Crystal Spirit Fruit, contains pure energy, isn't it used to impact the realm and assist in cultivation?
Ye Fan took a step forward and looked down at her kneeling on the ground.
"That little energy is not even enough to fill the gap between your teeth."
His words were calm, but with an undeniable certainty.
Stuffing between teeth... isn't enough?
The little girl was confused.
The majestic energy that almost burst her meridians, in his mouth, was just enough to fill her teeth?
How ridiculous this is!
"It didn't disappear." Ye Fan continued, each word hitting the little girl's heart hard, "It was 'eaten' by your body."
"He ate it without even making a sound."
Ate?
The little girl subconsciously looked inside her Dantian.
It was still dead quiet there, empty, nothing.
She smiled miserably and was about to open her mouth to refute, but was completely nailed to the spot by Ye Fan's next words.
"Do you think you were born with a useless body?"
Ye Fan suddenly laughed, with a hint of playfulness in that smile.
"No, you are wrong."
"You are not a waste, on the contrary, you are a unique treasure house. However, the door of this treasure house is too heavy and the lock is too strong. An ordinary key cannot open it at all."
Treasure house?
Me?
The little girl's mind was roaring, and she could not understand the meaning of this sentence at all.
Growing up, the words she heard most often were "trash", "trash", and "a burden that cannot be cultivated."
Now, this fairy-like figure tells her that she is not a waste, but a treasure?
"Crystal Spirit Fruit, that's the key. Its energy is not used to break the barrier for you, but to activate the sleeping 'lock' in your body."
Ye Fan's voice was not loud, but it reached her ears clearly.
"As long as you worship me as your teacher, I can help you open the door to practice, just like... someone once opened the door for me!"
The little girl knelt on the ground blankly, completely forgetting about crying and despair.
Her little head was being bombarded by an unprecedented torrent of information.
So... is that so?
That majestic energy didn't disappear out of thin air, but was... eaten by one's own body?
I am not a waste, but... a treasure house?
This knowledge was so subversive and shocking that she couldn't distinguish between true and false for a while.
However, if this is true...
If you really are not a waste...
A wisp of fire, so weak that it was almost invisible, quietly ignited in the depths of her lifeless heart.
"Stand up."
The commands for Ye Fan are simple and direct.
The little girl's body moved subconsciously. She stood up from the ground shakily, holding on to her painful knees.
She looked at Ye Fan, and in those originally gray eyes, there was a trace of confusion, a trace of exploration, and a trace of... desire that she was not even aware of.
"Now, do you still want to drive me away?" Ye Fan asked.
The little girl's lips were trembling, but she couldn't say anything.
She is a very smart and realistic girl.
She knew that the man in front of her was her only and last chance.
If she misses him, her life will sink into the quagmire of darkness forever, with no possibility of turning around.
"I..." She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a complete sentence.
"Become your master and I will teach you how to open this treasure house." Ye Fan didn't give her any time to hesitate and got straight to the point.
"You will have the power you dream of, you will no longer be bullied, and you will... change the fate of you and your grandma."
Change your destiny!
These four words, like thunder, exploded in the little girl's mind!
She raised her head suddenly and stared at Ye Fan.
Plop!
She knelt down again.
But this time, it's not because of despair, but because of the rekindled hope that can start a prairie fire!
"Master!"
She kowtowed heavily, and her forehead hit the hard ground with a muffled sound.
Without any hesitation.
"Disciple Yang Xi, meet the master!"
She kowtowed again, with a strong nasal sound in her voice, but full of unprecedented determination.
"Okay." Ye Fan nodded with satisfaction, "Get up."
He gave a weak support, and a gentle force lifted Yang Xi's body.