Chapter 198 (continued)

Nestled amidst this waterfall and forest lies a tranquil garden.

When Li Yang looked at it suddenly, she thought it was a vegetable garden deep in the mountains.

Of course, this vegetable garden is dreamlike; the fence is colorful, and the fields appear black at first glance, but upon closer inspection, they shimmer with iridescent light.

On these neatly cut plots of ground, plants that resemble roses grow proudly.

"This is the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower?" Li Yang asked, quite surprised. "It's completely different from what I saw in the Single-Horn Domain."

"Of course they're different; those were just fake flowers I made up on the spot."

Li Yang already knew, but she thought that the Flower of Evil would at least be similar to the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower, but she didn't expect that the two were completely unrelated.

The Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower before me is truly wondrous; it resembles a black lotus growing on a rose branch.

When Li Yang first saw it, the image of Lianxin's layers of snow-white clothes immediately came to mind.

The difference between the two is that the color is different.

But whether it's snow-white or black, it exudes a vibrant, otherworldly beauty.

Sister Longevity popped up a comment: [A mature Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower has been detected. Harvesting is recommended.]

Li Yang: "!"

The fact that Sister Longevity gave this hint means that Li Yang will gain a large amount of lifespan after harvesting the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower.

If her lifespan were only in the three or four digits, Sister Longevity Changsheng wouldn't have made a sound at all.

Li Yang was smitten.

This Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower is extremely rare; there aren't many of it in the entire Astral Realm.

How many lifespans would she gain if she harvested such a rare, high-ranking Star Plant?

Li Yang swallowed hard and asked the Flower of Evil, "Can I pick this Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower myself?"

The Flower of Evil immediately retorted, "You, a Seventh Grade Realm, have no right to pluck Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower!"

Li Yang: "..."

Lianxin spoke up, "Fellow Daoist, don't listen to him. You've signed Symbiotic Contract with him, so you can definitely harvest the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower."

Flower of Evil: "..." I forgot there was someone sabotaging me in this Spirit Sea.

Li Yang smiled sweetly at Lianxin and said, "Thank you, Lianlian. It's good that you're here."

[Lifespan increased by 1000 years.]

[Lifespan increased by 1000 years.]

Looking at the increased lifespan, Li Yang couldn't help but feel a renewed sense of disgust for the Flower of Evil.

Similarly, it is Star Plant of extremely high status.

Both Lianxin Marquis of Wind Pavilion's bellflower can extend Li Yang's lifespan.

This Flower of Evil, however, remains completely unyielding, even after Symbiotic Contract has been signed with her!

Li Yang's attitude towards the Flower of Evil shifted to a cold one. "There are exactly five here. I can pick them myself; you don't need to bother."

The Flower of Evil said coldly, "Don't blame me for not warning you, this is Ninth Grade sacred object that I painstakingly nurtured. Even if you coexist with me, so what? Your cultivation level is still very low. It won't be easy for you to harvest it."

Li Yang rolled up her sleeves and said, "I just love picking things that aren't easy."

Flower of Evil: "..." What a perverted flower thief!

Since the five Grade Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower have already been given to Li Yang, and she wants to pick them herself, then let her go and pick them slowly.

The Flower of Evil was merely habitually refuting; she wasn't really against Li Yang picking it.

He was quite eager to see Li Yang make a fool of himself.

After all, it's a bit presumptuous of Li Yang, Seventh Grade Realm rank, to want to challenge Ninth Grade sacred artifact.

Unfortunately, the Flower of Evil was disappointed once again.

When Li Yang picked the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower, he did indeed feel an immense pressure.

But she was "Risking Life," and by only slightly sacrificing some of her lifespan, she could briefly advance to the Ninth Grade Realm and resist this pressure.

Sensing the Risking Life aura, the Flower of Evil couldn't help but roll its eyes, knowing it wouldn't be seeing any good show.

Li Yang simply didn't want to alert the enemy; otherwise, she could have directly used the Divine Venerable Authority of the Flower of Flower of Evil to pluck all five Sacred Heart Flower in no time.

But doing so would allow the Flower of Evil to break through the great defenses.

Li Yang still takes good care of her symbiotic partner.

We're all living in the same Spirit Sea now, so it's best to get along harmoniously.

It took Li Yang some effort to successfully harvest a Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower.

When the Sacred Heart Flower in her palm, Li Yang almost couldn't hold it.

The Flower of Evil said calmly, "It's fortunate you Risking Life, otherwise your hand would be broken by now."

The Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower looks light and airy, but it is actually quite heavy.

It should be noted that even though Li Yang is only at the Seventh Grade Realm, with her current cultivation level, she can easily lift a weapon weighing over a thousand pounds.

But the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower in front of us is incredibly heavy, probably weighing tens or even hundreds of tons.

As expected of Ninth Grade Innate Sacred Object, it's quite bizarre.

Li Yang had already prepared the Qiankun Bag. She quickly put the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower inside, and her wrist still felt a little sore.

Just then, Sister Longevity brought good news.

[Lifespan increased by 100,000 years.]

[Lifespan limit increased by 100,000 years.]

Li Yang: "!!!"

Li Yang had guessed that the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower would provide her with a significant increase in lifespan, but she never expected it would also raise her lifespan limit.

Li Yang's biggest problem now is not that he is harvesting lifespans, but that his lifespan limit is too low.

At her current rate of lifespan increase, even if Li Yang advances to the Ninth Grade Realm, it will probably only take a few million years.

Millions of years may sound like a lot, but when it comes to actual combat... it's far from enough.

To her utter surprise, simply harvesting Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower could increase her lifespan by 100,000 years.

Keep in mind that even after she advanced to the Seventh Grade Realm, her lifespan was still capped at 1 million years!

Li Yang swallowed hard, then couldn't help but ask the Flower of Evil, "Have the other Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower ripened yet?"

The Flower of Evil instantly became alert and said, "Why are you asking this? We agreed on five flowers, don't try to go back on your word again."

Li Yang: "..."

She paused, swallowing back the words that were about to come out.

We can't expose ourselves. If we do, the Flower of Evil will definitely start making unreasonable demands again.

Anyway, she'll find a way to continue making deals with the Flower of Evil.

From now on, I can just pick them myself every time.

This also relieved Li Yang. Since there was another way to increase the upper limit of lifespan, she was no longer worried.

What the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower can do, the Ninth Grade Lotus Seed can surely do as well.

At worst, after reaching the Ninth Grade Realm, she could go to the Lotus Domain to help Lianlian harvest lotus seeds!

At that time, her lifespan limit will be increased dramatically!

Li Yang casually remarked, "Even the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower have varying qualities. If there are any other ripe ones, I'd like to choose one."

The Flower of Evil stared at her incredulously. "Are you insulting Ninth Grade Innate Sacred Object?! If I recorded your words and played them in the Astral Realm..."

He thought Li Yang would be scolded to death, but Li Yang thought of the Shock Points.

If the recording could actually be played across the entire Astral Realm, she would Shock Points beyond belief.

Cough cough, you're overthinking it. This kind of thing can't be made public.

Li Yang didn't say anything more and continued harvesting the remaining four Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower.

After all the harvest was completed, Li Yang gained an additional 400,000 years of lifespan, and his maximum lifespan also increased by 400,000 years.

The former meant nothing to Li Yang, but the latter made her eyes crinkle with delight.

The Flower of Evil looked at the empty "garden" and felt a pang of heartache.

Li Yang said, "It must be difficult to cultivate this Sacred Heart Flower."

"Nonsense!"

"How about we execute our contract in installments? Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower for every 3 million units of malicious intent?"

Flower of Evil: "..."

Li Yang said gently, "This is for your own good. It's easier to separate them than to nurture ten Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower all at once."

The Flower of Evil always felt that she was plotting something, but no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't figure it out.

Maybe... this guy just wants to get the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower as soon as possible?

Regarding this, the Flower of Evil didn't really care; the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower he nurtured truly did mature in batches.

Asking him to produce ten flowers at once put a lot of pressure on him.

Separating them would indeed be more convenient.

Flower of Evil: "Go Personal Disciple Tournament first, maybe you won't even get 3 million malice this time!"

Li Yang just smiled and didn't make any promises.

She was unaware of Personal Disciple Tournament's situation.

Moreover, Li Yang has more important things to do than collecting malice.

If the two conflict, she will not hesitate to abandon collecting malice.

After obtaining the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower, Li Yang returned to the Sand Fruit Realm Domain.

The Flower of Evil asked curiously, "Aren't you going back to the Huaxia Heavenly Palace?"

Li Yang: "I told Professor Li that she will come to collect the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower."

Flower of Evil: "Why bother? You might as well take it back yourself."

Li Yang said nothing, focusing solely on harvesting the Star Plant.

The Flower of Evil realized what was happening and said, "You don't want to take me to the Huaxia Heavenly Palace?"

Li Yang: "Mm."

The Flower of Evil was enraged and said, "I've already signed Symbiotic Contract with you, and you're still so wary of me!"

Li Yang stated bluntly, "The Symbiotic Contract is temporary, but the coordinates of the Huaxia Heavenly Palace are permanent."

Flower of Evil: "..."

In fact, when he decided to sign the Symbiotic Contract with Li Yang, he did fantasize about taking the opportunity to seize the coordinates of the Huaxia Heavenly Palace.

During the Symbiotic Contract, the Flower of Evil will naturally do nothing.

But once the Symbiotic Contract ends, the Flower of Evil will gain control of the coordinates of the Huaxia Heavenly Palace, and then...

At least he now has the confidence to negotiate with the Huaxia Heavenly Palace, instead of being as passive as he is now.

However, Li Yang was more cautious than he had imagined.

Even though they had signed Symbiotic Contract and he had agreed to her shameless deal, he never expected that this woman would still be so cautious, leaving no room for doubt.

The Flower of Evil scoffed, "Who cares about the coordinates of the Huaxia Heavenly Palace? I don't want to go to that wretched place!"