Chapter 225 (continued)

Li Yang: "..."

She looked away and then at Lianxin: "I just saw that giant tree in the First Realm Domain."

The Flower of Evil exclaimed in surprise, "What the hell? This is the Lotus Domain! How could you possibly see that monstrous thing here!"

Lianxin asked softly, "Is it a dream? The situation in the Lotus Domain... is somewhat similar to the Sword Spirit Boundary Domain. However, the two are reversed. The beings in the Lotus Domain are not spirits, but others who can come to the Lotus Domain can only be spirits."

Li Yang nodded, understanding what Lianxin meant.

She indeed arrived in the Lotus Domain as if her soul had left her body.

Lianxin added, "In the spirit form, it's easy to get caught up in certain dreams... What you just saw might have been a dream."

After tidying up a bit, Li Yang described in detail what she had just seen.

After listening, the Flower of Evil pondered and said, "It definitely has nothing to do with the Lotus Domain. This is the Lotus Domain—where would we find any giant trees!"

After saying that, he took a step back.

The two men who had been standing in front of her were looking at her with anxious eyes.

As the Flower of Evil stepped aside, Li Yang's vision suddenly cleared.

So this is the Lotus Domain.

They were on a surface as dazzling as the starry sky, which Li Yang could only call the sea, because she couldn't see the end of it at all.

And on this magnificent starry sea, there is a giant lotus flower in full bloom.

The lotus flowers were as large as the giant tree, covering the entire Lotus Domain.

The lotus is supported by emerald green lotus leaves, and the petals are spread out freely. Although they are snow-white, they shimmer with colorful patterns, as if recording countless reflections of civilizations.

A flower is a world, a leaf is a Bodhi tree.

This sentence suddenly popped into Li Yang's mind; she felt it was the most accurate description of the Lotus Domain.

Flower of Evil: "Let's go, let's get the lotus seeds."

Li Yang recovered and stood up, saying, "Let's go."

Regardless of what the giant tree was before, the most important thing right now is to get the lotus seeds.

The Flower of Evil led the way, with Lianxin and Li Yang walking side by side.

Li Yang was initially a little unaccustomed to it, after all, she was used to walking alone.

However, she soon felt a sense of familiarity again.

She was never alone; it was just that Lianxin had changed her form to accompany her.

They crossed the starry sea, and when they stepped onto the emerald green Lotus Leaf, the scene before them suddenly changed.

Just like when Li Yang walked on the giant tree, she could no longer see the whole lotus flower. Instead, she went deep inside and could only see the crystal-clear, hard Lotus Leaf under her feet, which were as hard as jade.

If she hadn't known beforehand, Li Yang would never have thought it was "Ye Zi".

Its texture is harder than diamonds, and its emerald green color is crystal clear, as if it has never been tainted by the dust of the world, a perfect and flawless object that exists only in abstraction.

As the saying goes, "To see mountains, you have to walk until your legs break."

The moment Li Yang stepped onto the Lotus Leaf, she knew the journey was very long.

The Flower of Evil muttered, "How strange, why did I land so far away?"

Li Yang: "When you returned to the Lotus Domain last time, did you stay at a different place than us?"

Flower of Evil: "Of course it's different. I went straight home, unlike now... it takes forever to get there."

"Is your home located on a lotus petal?"

"Otherwise, guess why I'm called Pure Petal!" As soon as she finished speaking, the Flower of Evil realized she had revealed her true name and quickly said, "I'm no longer pure! I'm now the Divine Venerable of Evil!"

Li Yang: "..." She really couldn't tell whether this person was praising her or insulting her.

"Mmm," Li Yang replied perfunctorily, "The Divine Venerable of Evil is no longer pure."

The Flower of Evil felt something was off, but since he had already said it, he had to stick to his guns. "Now even Lianxin is impure because of you!"

Li Yang felt the topic was getting increasingly strange, so she changed the subject, asking, "Are there Lotus Leaf living on these Lotus Leaf?"

The question was strange, but both Flower of Evil and Lianxin understood what she meant.

The old pavilion master once followed a Ninth Grade Lotus Leaf to the Lotus Domain.

Since the Flower of Evil resides in the petals, then the Lotus Leaf must reside in the Lotus Leaf.

The Flower of Evil paused for a moment and then said, "There shouldn't be any Lotus Leaf left now... Didn't your grandmaster say she couldn't hold on?"

Li Yang asked in surprise, "Could it be that there's only one Lotus Leaf in the entire Lotus Domain?"

"Of course not!" The Flower of Evil thought for a moment, then didn't know how to explain.

After returning to the Lotus Domain, Lianxin was clearly in much better condition than before. He patiently explained to Li Yang, "Fellow Daoist, the Lotus Domain you see is just one of thousands of Lotus Domain, and those thousands of Lotus Domain are the true Lotus Domain. But we can only be in one of them, and we can only perceive this one."

This was a bit convoluted, but Li Yang quickly understood.

These mysterious Realm Domain in the Astral Realm cannot be measured using the concepts of time and space as understood by the Huaxia.

History, the future, and the present are very likely to exist in parallel, and even space is constantly overlapping.

From the perspective of human perception, what we can see is only one ten-millionth of the true situation.

And this one in ten million is all that is within human reach.

"In other words..." Li Yang said, "There is only one conscious Lotus Leaf and many unconscious Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Leaf here; one conscious petal and many unconscious Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower; and one conscious Lianxin and many unconscious Ninth Grade Lotus Seed."

Lianxin exclaimed in admiration, "That's right, fellow Daoist is truly remarkable; you always manage to explain even the most abstract concepts so clearly."

The Flower of Evil secretly admired her, but he didn't show it on his face, saying, "You've made a very simple matter sound so complicated."

Li Yang ignored him and asked again, "If Senior Lotus Leaf is gone, won't new Lotus Leaf grow back?"

The Flower of Evil's voice was also full of doubt. "Logically speaking, there should be new Lotus Leaf by now, but... there aren't any yet."

Lianxin looked into the distance, and after gazing into the distance, she hesitated and said, "I can't sense 'Mother's' presence."

The Flower of Evil hesitated for a moment, then said, "I didn't sense anything when I came back last time."

Lianxin used the word "mother" to help Li Yang understand better.

In a sense, the Lotus Domain is indeed the mother of the Lianxin and the Flower of Evil.

Li Yang asked curiously, "You can sense the... will of this Realm Domain?"

The Flower of Evil said, "Didn't I say? The Lotus Domain is alive; it is a gigantic life form, and naturally possesses consciousness."

Li Yang: "..."

She found it hard to understand; although she always called out to Mother Earth in her past life, if Mother Earth were to suddenly speak to her, she would be scared to death on the spot.

Judging from the situation of the Flower of Evil and the Lianxin, it is clear that when they were in the Lotus Domain, they were often able to communicate with the will of the Lotus Domain Realm Domain.

The Flower of Evil said nonchalantly, "It's normal for 'Mother' to not respond to us for a long time once she falls asleep."

Lianxin showed worry, but he nodded and said, "Yes, this happens occasionally... Plus, we've been gone for too long, so she might be sleeping even more deeply."

Li Yang couldn't get a word in edgewise; these things were too advanced for her.

She wouldn't say anything inappropriate, lest she disturb their thoughts.

The structure of the Lotus Domain is indeed wondrous.

The entire Realm Domain is a giant lotus flower, and it is "alive".

Its Lotus Leaf, petals, and Lianxin will all develop independent consciousness and thus possess their own life.

Other inanimate plants, such as Sacred Heart Leaf, Sacred Heart Flower, and lotus seeds, serve as nourishment for their spiritual practice.

Could this be considered a kind of self-circulation?

While Li Yang found it strange, she also felt a faint sense of unease.

After all, even a doll wouldn't be eaten by a human.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, there may not be much difference between humans and pigs, cattle, and sheep, since they are all life forms within the Huaxia Realm Domain.

Humans also eat pigs, cattle, and sheep.

If you really want to count, pigs, cows, and sheep are far more conscious than the Sacred Heart Leaf Sacred Heart Flower right in front of you!

With that thought, Li Yang felt relieved. She lowered her eyes to look at the huge, crystal-clear leaves at her feet and couldn't help but ask, "Then... these are the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Leaf?"

This thing is extremely precious in the Astral Realm.

A single leaf could probably buy a small to medium-sized Realm Domain.

The leaves before us are so large that we can't see the end of them!

Flower of Evil: "Yeah, what else could it be? Don't even think about picking it. Of course, if you manage to pick it, I'll eat shit while standing on my head."

Li Yang: "..."

She hadn't originally intended to, but after the Flower of Evil said that, she was vaguely tempted.

It wasn't for the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Leaf, nor for the lifespan that might be gained after picking it; it was simply to fulfill the wish of this wicked flower and make it eat a bite while standing upside down.

Li Yang actually asked Sister Longevity.

Sister Longevity even replied to her: [Your current cultivation level is not high enough; I do not recommend harvesting.]

Li Yang: "!"

There's definitely potential!

The Flower of Evil was saying, "Do you think our Lotus Domain is some kind of bullshit plantation? Here, whether it's the Sacred Heart Leaf, the Sacred Heart Flower, or the Lotus Seed, everything is indestructible! Only the Lotus Leaf, myself, and the Lianxin can harvest it! Of course, if I can't harvest the Sacred Heart Leaf and the Lotus Seed, they can't harvest the Sacred Heart Flower either."

Li Yang ignored him and was asking Sister Longevity, "At what level can I collect the lifespan consumption query?"

Sister Longevity: [Would you like to consume 20,000 years of your lifespan to perform this query?]

For Li Yang today, a mere 20,000 years is as easy as spending 20 yuan in the Huaxia Realm Domain.

She quickly said, "Check!"

Sister Longevity: [Limited to the Ninth Grade Realm.]

Li Yang was taken aback.

This was different from what she had imagined; she had thought it would be the Divine Venerable Realm.