Chapter 8

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Although it was a cave, he could smell a fragrance in the air. Clearly, there was a rare treasure hidden in the cave.

“There’s a treasure in this cave?”

The little fox nodded again.

With a thought, Li Xuanxin held the Armor Seal and stepped in.

With a rare treasure appearing, there might be demon beasts guarding him. He had to be careful.

The cave was very deep and the tunnel was long and narrow. Some snakes and insects as thick as a baby’s arm could be vaguely seen inside. However, Li Xuanxin had the Armor Seal protecting him. The aura of the Immovable Wisdom King Incantation made these snakes and insects not dare to approach. Instead, they retreated.

In the depths of the cave, there were fewer snakes and insects. Instead, there were more grass and flowers that were full of life. Furthermore, there was a faint five-colored light spreading out from within. The fragrance in the air was even more overwhelming.

When he arrived at the deepest part of the cave, Li Xuanxin was shocked.

“Five-Colored Lotus! It’s actually a Five-Colored Lotus!”

In the world, all things grew. Other than most mortal things, there were also some rare treasures.

They were born extraordinary. They could absorb the essence of the world and temper themselves. One day, they could also escape their shackles and transform into human form. The power of the wind and clouds could travel the sky.

The Five-Colored Lotus was one of them.

It was not born with five colors. At first, it was only one color, but then it became two or three… It was said that it could increase to nine colors at most.

The first color only needed three hundred years to grow. The second was six hundred years, the third was nine hundred years… Five colors meant 1,500 years!

No one could tell how much essence of the world was contained in a 1,500-year-old Five-Colored Lotus.

However, if he ate it, his cultivation level would definitely increase by leaps and bounds.

“You brought me here specially to let me eat it?”

The little fox nodded. Li Xuanxin’s heart warmed slightly as he stroked its little head.

“Thank you.”

The little fox rubbed his hand affectionately. Li Xuanxin took a deep breath and looked at the Five-Colored Lotus.

A 1,500-year-old Five-Colored Lotus like this had already surpassed ordinary plants. If his cultivation level was not high enough, he would not have the strength to pluck it.

Otherwise, it would have long been swallowed by some snake or beast.

However, all of this was not a big problem for Li Xuanxin.

As soon as the Single Seal appeared, the Immovable Wisdom King Incantation Mantra was immediately activated.

“Namah samanta vajrānām, ham!”

With one move, the Immovable Wisdom King Incantation directly broke through the Five-Colored Lotus’s protective aura and removed it.

With the Five-Colored Lotus in hand, a cold feeling immersed his skin, making Li Xuanxin’s mind clearer.

He took a petal from the Five-Colored Lotus and handed it to the little fox. It immediately ate it excitedly.

As for him, he sat down cross-legged and swallowed the remaining part of the Five-Colored Lotus.

The perfected Immovable Wisdom King Scripture circulated and the Immovable Wisdom King Dharma idol appeared. Golden light shone in all directions, illuminating the entire cave.

Li Xuanxin, who was below the Dharma idol, did not have to worry about anyone’s sneak attack. Unless the other party was stronger than him, he could not break through this Dharma idol.

The little fox looked at Li Xuanxin’s Dharma idol curiously and circled around him.

However, as time passed and Li Xuanxin did not wake up, it lost interest. It curled up by Li Xuanxin’s legs and began to fall asleep.

The effect of the petal also began to take effect in its body.

…

In a daze, Li Xuanxin seemed to have entered a dream.

In the dream, he became a peerless sword immortal! He stood in the air, holding an immortal sword!

In front of him were billions of demons, and behind him were the humans.

Was he poisoned?

Treasures like the Five-Colored Lotus not only had energy, but also some special abilities.

Perhaps it was poison, or something else.

Li Xuanxin had reached the 108th level of the Immovable Wisdom King Scripture. He had a firm temperament and would not have such ridiculous dreams.

The only explanation was that the Five-Colored Lotus had some special effect that made him have such a strange dream.

After an unknown period of time, when Li Xuanxin refined the Five-Colored Lotus, the dream completely vanished.

He slowly opened his eyes. The little fox beside him was still sleeping and would mutter like a baby from time to time. It was filled with warmth and was clearly dreaming.

It seemed that the little fox could not avoid the special effect of the Five-Colored Lotus.

Li Xuanxin checked his cultivation base and was pleasantly surprised to find that it had already broken through to 808 years.

Previously, his cultivation base was 401 years. Now, it had increased by 407 years.

Four hundred years should have been given to him by the Five-Colored Lotus. The rest were obtained from his cultivation over the past few days.

The increase in cultivation brought by natural treasures was not determined by how many years it existed. This was because it did not have a cultivation technique and only absorbed the Spirit Qi of Heaven and Earth. It might take several years to cultivate for a year.

This was also the reason why humans were called the ‘Spirit of All Things’. Humans had short lifespans, but their cultivation speed was much faster than other foreign races!

“I didn’t expect this dream to increase my cultivation by 400 years. The Five-Colored Lotus is indeed extraordinary.”

Li Xuanxin then placed his hand on the little fox and used the Immovable Wisdom King Scripture to help it catalyze the effect of the Five-Colored Lotus.

It might take many years for the little fox to refine it alone. However, with Li Xuanxin’s help, it completely refined all the petals of the Five-Colored Lotus in just half a day. Its body also grew from a small red ball of fire. It was half a meter tall and its entire body was covered in fiery red fur that fluttered in the wind. There was a hint of mystery in its beauty.

The awakened little fox started acting spoiled again and rubbed against Li Xuanxin’s feet. Its huge red tail kept waving like a happy dog.

“I’ve been out for a few days. If I don’t go back, Master will be worried.”

The little fox nodded in understanding and ran out.

However, just as the man and the fox arrived at the entrance, they felt the ground tremble slightly. The few trees in the distance began to shake slowly and move in this direction.

The little fox raised its tail and lowered its body. Its fur stood on end as it looked ahead warily.

“This is…”

Li Xuanxin guessed that the beast guarding the Five-Colored Lotus had returned.

Heavenly treasures only needed Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi or the essence of the sun and moon to survive and cultivate.

However, beasts needed to eat, so it might have gone out to find some food. Now, it had returned.

Li Xuanxin did not want to fight the other party and did not know how strong he was. Unfortunately, the other party returned at the right time.

He and the little fox had just arrived at the entrance when the other party arrived.

It was a green-scaled python with the thickness of a woman’s waist. It was more than a hundred meters long and raised its head. Its eyes were scarlet as it stared at Li Xuanxin and the little fox.

The dark red and forked tongue kept spitting out from its mouth, emitting a hissing sound that made one’s goosebumps stand up.

Seeing Li Xuanxin and the little fox walk out of its cave, the green-scaled python seemed to understand something. Its scarlet pupils constricted and it let out a hiss. With a whip of its huge tail, it headed straight for Li Xuanxin.

It wanted to swallow these two thieves who dared to barge into its cave abode and let them know the price of stealing its treasures.

In an instant, wind surged and sand flew. A strong stench assaulted his nose, causing the rocks to tremble and the vegetation to collapse.

There was a saying in the scriptures that if the snake head was raised by a foot, it would need ten years of cultivation base.

This green-scaled python had raised its head for more than a hundred feet. It had probably cultivated for more than a thousand years.

Even if it was a demon, it could not improve as quickly as humans who relied on cultivation techniques. It had to have spent about five hundred years.

Most of the masters and disciples of Spirit Platform Temple were probably powerless to resist it.

Even Li Xuanxin, who only had 400 years of cultivation before swallowing the Five-Colored Lotus, could not easily resist it.

But now… a variable had appeared.

Li Xuanxin was not flustered. He quickly formed the Treasure Mountain Seal!

“Namah samanta vajrānām, ham!”

The moment the mantra was spoken, the Immovable Wisdom King Dharma idol that was a thousand feet tall suddenly descended.

Boom—!

With a shocking boom, the Immovable Wisdom King Dharma idol smashed into the green-scaled python like a small mountain.