Chapter 168 (continued)
Li Yang was taken aback at first, then understood. "Yes, if they can't purify them, they can only suppress them, so they can better control their Disciple."
Just like the Bone Peach Mother Tree and the Sand Fruit King.
In the final battle, they all transformed into mindless monsters.
The Sand Fruit King mutated after frantically devouring its own kind when it was at its wit's end.
The Bone Peach Mother Tree, which initially only absorbed nutrients from the Blue Crystal Soil, still became deformed.
This is sufficient proof that the Bone Peach Mother Tree was never purified or polluted; the pollution was only temporarily suppressed.
Li Yang pushed her to the brink, causing the suppressed pollution to erupt and distort her into that form.
The Lost Space Society probably isn't afraid of its members finding out the truth.
What good would it do to know?
Not only will they be unable to resist, they will become even more obedient.
Rather than being completely free of pollution, having a ticking time bomb inside their bodies would make them even more afraid of the Lost Space Society.
Because this Heavenly Mandate Pill is the only antidote.
At that time Lost Space Society only need to use this Heavenly Mandate Pill to keep its members firmly under control.
Li Yang asked Li Yaowan to research the Heavenly Mandate Pill, thinking that if it had a purifying effect, perhaps he could also purify the pollution from the Flower of Flower of Evil by consuming it himself.
Now that we know the truth about the Heavenly Mandate Pill, there's no hope left.
Lianxin comforted her, "Fellow Daoist, I believe you have not been corrupted."
[Lifespan increased by 800 years.]
[Lifespan increased by 800 years.]
Li Yang pressed her hand to her chest and said, "I always feel like there's something inside..."
Lianxin hesitated for a long while before saying in a trembling voice, "Fellow Daoist, I cannot enter your heart."
Li Yang was taken aback at first, then she realized what was going on.
When I was in the Thousand Flowers Realm Domain, I was on the verge of losing control of my emotions due to the interference of the Flower of Evil, and I said many irrational things.
For example, letting the Lianxin enter one's own heart...
Good heavens, this is a horror story!
Li Yang coughed lightly and said, "Well, my mind was a bit muddled at the time, just think of it as me talking nonsense because I was drunk."
Lianxin: "..."
Li Yang: "..."
Something about that sounds odd.
She's like a heartless, irresponsible woman!
But what she said when she was mentally confused was exactly what it said literally.
She wanted to cut open her chest cavity so that Lianxin could actually examine her heart.
Lianxin's voice trailed off, sounding somewhat disappointed, but she still said earnestly, "I can't go in, but if..."
Li Yang: "?"
She realized that Lianxin seemed to have a way to help her resolve the strange feeling in her chest.
Li Yang put away her horror story and quickly asked Lianxin, "What, do you have any ideas?"
Lianxin stammered.
Li Yang returned directly to her Spirit Sea and looked at the Ninth-Grade Lianxin, who was dressed in snow-white clothes.
Lianxin's skin is very fair, and when it blushes slightly, it looks just like warm jade touched by the morning glow.
At this moment, his eyebrows were slightly lowered, and his thick eyelashes trembled gently.
Li Yang blinked, walked up to him, and asked, "Why are you shy?"
Lianxin: "!"
Upon hearing Li Yang's words, Lianxin's cheeks flushed even more, and even the tips of the layered petals took on a gradual pink hue.
Li Yang was stunned for a moment, and blurted out, "Lianlian, you're so beautiful."
Lianxin: "..."
[Lifespan increased by 800 years.]
[Lifespan increased by 800 years.]
Alright, alright, this lifespan is practically overflowing!
Li Yang quickly asked him again, "If you have any ideas, just tell me. Even if it doesn't work, it's okay, we have to try!"
She was really bothered by this strange feeling in her mouth.
Especially since she is about to return to the Thousand Flowers Realm Domain, and even plans to use the Flower of Evil.
If she couldn't get rid of this strange feeling in her heart, she feared she would be used by the Flower of Evil.
This operation cannot afford any mistakes.
Li Yang must make as many preparations as possible.
Lianxin finally blurted out, "I can't reach your heart, but you can... you can..."
Li Yang: "??"
If the Lianxin was originally a snow-white lotus flower, now it is a pinkish-white lotus flower with reddish tips on its petals.
To be honest, they're all very beautiful.
The former is aloof and detached, the latter is captivating and alluring.
Lianxin said softly, "You can keep me in your heart."
Li Yang couldn't help but smile and said, "I've always kept Lianlian in my heart."
Lianxin: "!"
[Lifespan increased by 800 years.]
[Lifespan increased by 800 years.]
Clearly, saying this was Lianxin's limit; he couldn't explain any further.
Li Yang didn't dare tease him anymore, feeling that if she continued, the innocent white lotus would turn into a red lotus!
Li Yang roughly understood what Lianxin meant.
Lianxin clearly remembered everything she said when she was delirious.
Moreover, during this past month, he probably spent every moment thinking about how he could help Li Yang.
Although neither Li Yaowan nor Lianxin could sense the pollution of the Flower of Evil, Li Yang always felt something strange in his chest.
The strange feeling had faded somewhat before, but as Li Yang prepared to travel to the Thousand Flowers Realm Domain, she became increasingly worried about the upcoming journey, so the feeling resurfaced.
Is this truly not the pollution of the Flower of Evil?
Or did she develop inner demons herself?
Li Yang suddenly had an idea and set her sights on the quest that was yet to be unlocked.
Li Yang had no clues about the task of eliminating the Heart Worm, so it remained unresolved.
Now I have an idea.
She said to Lianxin, "You mean, in the Thousand Flowers Realm Domain, I was impacted by the Flower of Flower of Evil, especially by his words... which caused me to develop inner demons?"
Lianxin nodded in agreement, "That's possible. Just like how the Flower of Evil was able to transform into Fellow Daoist Li, it's because you... you were thinking about him."
That's really surreal.
But thinking about it carefully, even the Flower of Evil has reached the Divine Venerable Realm.
That must mean they possess formidable attainments in the spiritual realm.
Just as the Huaxia Heavenly Palace always reminds low-level Star Wielders not to inquire about information from higher-level beings, it is also to prevent their minds from being disturbed.
The strange feeling in Li Yang's chest was probably just due to interference, not contamination.
Therefore, neither Li Yaowan nor Lianxin could sense it.
Just as Li Yaowan said, if she could seclude herself in the small Realm Domain for 500 years, these disturbances would naturally fade away.
Ke Li Yang...
There's no way I could stay in seclusion for 500 years!
Lianxin kept this in mind and racked her brains until she finally came up with a solution.
"Back in the Thousand Flowers Realm Domain..." Lianxin tried to calm herself down and said earnestly, "I tried to stop you from thinking about the Flower of Evil, but the more I tried to stop you from thinking about it, the more you thought about it."
Li Yang nodded and said, "That's true."
In Li Yang's previous life, there was a psychological phenomenon called the white bear effect in the mind.
The story goes that even when the experimenters forbade the subjects to think about a polar bear, the subjects would still picture one.
Lianxin came up with was--
Let Li Yang think of someone else.
Li Yang understood what he meant and said enthusiastically, "Okay, next time I feel something strange in my chest, I'll think of you."
Lianxin responded softly, "Mmm."
[Lifespan increased by 800 years.]
[Lifespan increased by 900 years.]
Li Yang: "???"
Another "breakthrough"!
Li Yang had to expend some of his lifespan to enhance his Star Soul —after all, he was still far from breaking through to the next realm—otherwise, it would have been a real waste.
Thinking of the quest yet to be unlocked, and worried that Lianxin's Heart Worm might also be a kind of inner turmoil, Li Yang earnestly said to Lianxin, "Lianlian, if you feel anything strange in your heart, you can try thinking of me."
[Lifespan increased by 900 years.]
[Lifespan increased by 900 years.]
Lianxin remained silent, but her snow-white cheeks flushed even more, and the gradient pink at the ends of her spread-out layers of clothing deepened.
Oh no, I'm really going to turn into a red lotus!
Li Yang suppressed a laugh and added, "Prevention is better than cure; you might not need it."
Lianxin: "... Hmm."
Li Yang withdrew from the Spirit Sea, and her mood was much better than before.
She felt her chest, and as that strange sensation rose within her, she immediately thought of the beautiful, lovely, kind, and gentle Lianxin.
I felt a warm current flow through my heart, and that strange feeling actually faded away.
Li Yang exclaimed in delight, "Lianlian! It works! It really works!"
Lianxin whispered, "It's good that I can help you, fellow Daoist."
Just then, Li Yang's identity card beeped, and Li Yaowan's voice rang out. "They really did announce the theme of the Thousand-Person Feast!"
Li Yang immediately took out her identity card, opened it, and saw the message sent by Li Yaowan.
This is a message pushed to the entire Astral Realm.
To be able to transmit messages over such a wide area, the other party must be at least at the Ninth Grade Realm.
Of course, Huaxia Heavenly Palace would intercept such messages, but both Star Nexus Pavilion and Li Yaowan have their own intelligence agencies, so they would naturally see these messages.
The news was related to Thousand-Person Feast.
On a giant poster, thousands upon thousands of flowers bloomed in competition.
At first glance, the scene is breathtakingly beautiful.
However, upon closer inspection, it sent chills down one's spine.
On each flower was a table, and on each table was a humanoid creature dressed as food.
1000 servings of food are arranged on 1000 flowers.
The entire poster contains no text, yet it clearly conveys the theme of the Thousand Flowers Realm Domain.
On the table is the Star Wielders of Huaxia.
In the Astral Realm, any Realm Domain that has ever had contact with the Huaxia Heavenly Palace can be recognized at a glance!