Chapter 55

She can't die now; the Nature Department has finally managed to grow a "little seedling."

The golden light gradually dimmed, and the strands of white light, as if finally freed from their chains, fled from Si Kui's body and returned to the enormous, snow-white Lianxin.

Lianxin was placed in an ice crystal coffin. At this moment, the coffin lid was opened, and countless wisps of white mist overflowed from Lianxin, forming a line of faint, shimmering words. "Fellow Daoist, could you give me a drink of water?"

Si Kui: "..."

Li Yang: "..."

The master and apprentice looked at each other, and the apprentice couldn't help but ask, "Master, have you kept this lotus flower in the coffin all this time?"

Si Kui: "Mmm."

How long has it been sitting there?

Twenty-eight years.

Li Yang: "..."

They're still alive, they're not easy to kill!

Chapter 55

Li Yang called out to Si Kui in her Spirit Sea, "Teacher, teacher! This lotus flower can't hear us, can it?"

Si Kui said, "I can't hear you."

Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Should we give him water? This thing doesn't seem like it'll die of thirst."

Si Kui: "..."

How could she not know what Little Pear Blossom was thinking?

They probably thought that by killing this Lianxin, they could give it to her for promotion.

Si Kui explained to her, "Since this Lianxin has developed sentience, then it has it. If the sentience disappears, then there is nothing left."

"Nothing's left?" Li Yang was completely bewildered.

Si Kui explained, "Astral Realm beings cannot be understood using Huaxia concepts. When we die, we leave behind 'corpses,' but most Astral Realm beings simply transform into countless Starlight after death and disappear forever."

Li Yang understood. "I see..."

Simply put, this naturally formed divine being does not exist in terms of birth or death, but only in terms of existence and disappearance.

This spiritual consciousness is part of the Lianxin; if the spiritual consciousness disappears, the Lianxin also disappears. The two cannot exist independently.

Si Kui said, "This Lianxin was originally sealed within the Fenglie Clan. I brought it back directly along with the crystal coffin. I thought it was an inanimate object, so I've been trying to fuse with it all these years. I never expected it to actually possess sentience..."

Si Kui paused for a moment, then said, "It's all thanks to you for barging into the courtyard, otherwise I would have suffered extremely severe heavenly punishment. Even if I hadn't died, my cultivation level would have plummeted."

Li Yang, still shaken, couldn't help but reassure her, "Teacher, don't worry. Everything is looking up now. Once the scions of noble families are admitted to the Agronomy Department, the person behind it all will have to back down. Let's take it one step at a time. We'll find him eventually. There's no need to fight this Ninth-Grade Supreme to the death!"

Si Kui then said, "After all, I am a teacher, how could I possibly..."

"Teacher!" Li Yang exclaimed anxiously upon hearing this, immediately leaving his Spirit Sea and saying, "Without you, I would still be an unwanted orphan!"

Si Kui paused, taken aback.

Li Yang looked into her eyes and said, "Besides, what makes me, an ordinary little town boy, qualified to become the personal disciple of Half-Step Supreme being? Now that I have gained your recognition and attention, I should shoulder the responsibilities that come with it!"

"Or is it that..." Li Yang looked at her with teary eyes, "That you don't approve of me?"

Si Kui: "!"

She looked away and said, "Stop talking nonsense."

Li Yang had only been faking tears, and now he snuggled up to her and hugged her arm affectionately, saying, "Okay, teacher, I know you love me, but spoiling a child is like killing a child. If you don't let me do anything, what will I be able to do in the future? I can't live a cowardly life under your protection forever!"

How could Si Kui possibly argue with her? Although she still kept a straight face, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

"You are all so kind." Lianxin then used white mist to conjure a few words crookedly in mid-air.

Li Yang: "..."

Si Kui: "..."

The master and disciple had clearly forgotten about Lianxin. They were initially communicating through their Spirit Sea, but when Li Yang got excited, she couldn't help but shout it out.

The heartfelt conversation between the master and disciple touched the Lianxin, which even condensed a small tear-like pouch from white mist, appearing deeply moved.

If Li Yang hadn't witnessed the "purity" of this Lianxin, she would have thought it had ulterior motives.

But now...

Li Yang believed it to be true.

Lianxin then wrote another line of text, "Fellow Daoist, if you can send me home, I can find the 'Lotus Seed' for your teacher."

Li Yang: "?"

She turned to look at Si Kui, Si Kui brows were also slightly furrowed.

Li Yang immediately put on a smile, looked at the snow-white Lianxin, and asked, "Aren't you just a lotus seed?"

"I am Lianxin."

"This..." Li Yang racked her brains trying to recall the structure of a lotus flower, then said, "Ah, you're not even a lotus seed!"

Logically speaking, the Lianxin is the bitter little heart inside the lotus seed.

Lianxin: "..."

Si Kui said, "It is Astral Realm being, and cannot be defined using Huaxia species. For example, what we see is Lianxin, but that is only our 'understanding'. For instance, most Astral Realm beings can transform into human form."

Li Yang thought of the white-clad man she had seen in her dream.

Can you transform into human form?

"Cannot."

"Why?"

"Fellow Daoist, I am so thirsty..."

Li Yang: "..."

She coughed lightly and said, "Please wait a moment."

The small courtyard halfway up the mountain had been leveled, so Li Yang had to carry two buckets of water up from the foot of the mountain.

Li Yang immediately picked up a large bucket of water and poured it into the crystal coffin.

She didn't know how Lianxin would drink water, but the coffin was perfect for holding water, so filling it up would be the right thing to do.

Just as the purified water fell into the coffin, the system announced: [Lifespan +20 years.]

[Lifespan +20 years]

[Lifespan +20 years]

After the phone rang dozens of times in a row, Li Yang was completely bewildered.

What the heck!

How did I suddenly gain three hundred years of extra lifespan?!

At this point, the crystal coffin was completely filled, and the Lianxin was submerged inside, making it impossible to discern its contents.

Li Yang swallowed hard and asked the system, "I didn't drown these Lianxin, did I?"

If she hadn't "harvested" it, how could her lifespan have increased so dramatically?!

Could it be that the Lianxin, though not dying of thirst, could drown?

Lianxin, you can't die!

The lotus seeds you promised to give my teacher still haven't arrived!

A burst of white mist exploded with a bang.

All the moisture in the crystal coffin had disappeared, and the enormous white Lianxin was gone, replaced by a tiny figure the size of a palm.

He sat amidst a pile of elaborate white clothes, like blooming lotus flowers. He was as exquisite and beautiful as a jade sculpture, with his long, snow-white hair spreading out and shining like silver threads inlaid on his clothes.

Li Yang recognized him; it was indeed the man from her dream, only shrunk to dozens of times his original size.

Si Kui wasn't surprised and explained, "He's too weak to fully transform."

"Senior is right," the miniature figure in the crystal coffin nodded repeatedly, saying, "Even in this form, I can't maintain it for very long."

Because it had shrunk so much, its clear and melodious voice had become soft and sweet.

Li Yang curiously leaned over and looked at him, saying, "Wasn't I dreaming before?"

Mini Little Lianxin nodded obediently and said, "I was asking you for help, fellow Daoist."

Si Kui looked at Li Yang and asked, "What happened?"

Li Yang explained the dreams she had these past few days.

After listening, Si Kui nodded and said, "With his status, entering a dream is not difficult for him."

Li Yang immediately became alert and asked, "Teacher, is there any method to prevent people from entering dreams?"

Although Lianxin didn't harm her, the thought that a high-ranking Star Wielders could freely spy on her dreams made her uneasy.

Si Kui explained, "You don't need to worry too much. Unless absolutely necessary, they won't easily enter a dream. The dream world is unpredictable, and the dreamer is the absolute master. Even Master entering a dream might be killed by someone of lower realm."

Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Little Lianxin again and said with a smile, "Shall we continue our discussion about lotus seeds and Lianxin?"

The tiny figure, no bigger than a palm, nodded obediently and patiently explained, "Our race originated from the Lotus Domain. In your human language, our Realm Domain is a lotus flower as large as a planet, and the Lianxin and seeds are born from..."

Si Kui pulled Li Yang over and covered her Spirit Sea and ears.

Li Yang: "???"

Si Kui said, "This involves the birth of a divine being, far exceeding your Spirit Points. Listening to it will hinder your cultivation."

Li Yang is always very obedient at times like this. She obediently looks at the miniature figure and listens to what the teacher is asking. After communicating for about five or six minutes, Li Yang can hear the voice again.

Li Yang looked at Si Kui expectantly.

Si Kui simply explained, "He has a large number of lotus seeds at home, and the difference between Lianxin and lotus seeds is that the former has sentience, while the latter is inanimate."

Li Yang understood. She gave an example. "It's like a hen laying eggs. Lotus seeds can't hatch into chicks, but the Lianxin can."

Si Kui: "..." That's a good analogy. Don't use analogies next time.

The mini-figure in the crystal coffin tilted his head and said doubtfully, "Fellow Daoist, I don't know how to hatch chickens."

Li Yang: "..." It's just an example, there's no need to take it so seriously!

Having figured out the whole story, Li Yang's mind started to work again. She said, "Little Lianxin, words are not enough. What if my teacher sends you home and you don't have any lotus seeds for her?"

Unexpectedly, Little Lianxin said, "Fellow Daoist, your teacher cannot go to the Lotus Domain."

Li Yang: "???"

Si Kui sighed softly and explained, "I tried to devour him whole before, which made me an enemy. If I go to the Lotus Domain, I'll be eaten by his planet-sized 'mother'."