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Whoosh~
Finally refining one Bodhisattva Seed, Xiao Yan let out a long breath of relief, then plopped straight down and began adjusting his breathing to recover.
Wei Yang also sat cross-legged.
The difficulty of refining a Bodhisattva Seed was indeed a bit beyond expectations. Of course, with his current strength, he could keep going if he wanted to, but he wasn't stupid.
Why work himself to death? Why refuse benefits when they were right in front of him?
"Bodhisattva Ancient Tree, no way, we need to rest first." Xiao Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead, waved at the ancient tree, and shouted. Wei Yang also darkened his face, pretending to be extremely exhausted.
Rustle~
Seeing the two of them go on strike, the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree immediately shook itself, clearly panicking. Then, two green beams of light shot out from its trunk and formed two emerald-colored old meditation cushions at its base.
Right after, the tree stretched out two branches, grabbed Wei Yang and Xiao Yan, and directly tossed them onto the cushions.
Bang!
The moment their butts touched the ancient cushions, their bodies suddenly trembled violently. A surge of terrifyingly pure energy flooded into their bodies like a tidal wave, overwhelming and unstoppable.
In that instant, every pore on their bodies seemed to pop open all at once. A stream of visible clear qi slowly drifted out from their crowns, curling upward.
"Ah~"
"Damn that feels good!"
The two of them couldn't help but moan at the same time.
This kind of pleasure was impossible to describe in words — it shot straight from the soles of their feet all the way to the top of their heads. Pure bliss.
Crackle crackle~
The tide of pure, vast energy surged into their bodies without pause, making cracking sounds inside them like frying beans. Under this wild injection, in just a few breaths, they felt their Dou Qi becoming fuller than ever before.
Not just restored — it even felt denser than at their peak.
"No wonder it's the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree, that's insane!"
Sensing the changes inside, the two exchanged a look and couldn't help inhaling sharply.
The energy provided by the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree was unbelievably pure. It didn't even need refining — it practically converted into Dou Qi the moment it entered the body. This tree was like an eternal, inexhaustible fountain of Dou Qi.
With it around, they would never have to worry about running dry again. Of course, that wasn't even the most important part. The crucial thing was — the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree seemed to possess some mysterious ability to expand their internal capacity.
Originally, the amount of Dou Qi a person could hold was a fixed value, but this tree could actually increase that fixed value. In other words, while helping them recover, it was silently enlarging the "container" in their bodies that held Dou Qi.
This was absolutely broken-tier terrifying. Normally, only when a cultivator broke through their realm would their inner Dou Qi capacity increase. Imagine if this container kept expanding nonstop — what would happen?
A pond that keeps expanding can naturally hold more water. That was fundamental strength. At the same realm, the one with the deeper foundation would always be stronger — no doubt about it.
When the foundation kept growing, those so-called bottlenecks and shackles would gradually disappear as the container broadened. While the two were still shocked and delighted by the increasingly magnificent Dou Qi inside them—
Rustle rustle~
The Bodhisattva Ancient Tree began shaking again, urging them to continue working.
"Heh, this labor job is totally worth it!"
The two exchanged a look and silently gave a thumbs-up. Then they summoned their flames again, tossed another Bodhisattva Seed into the fire, and resumed refining.
Now that they understood the benefits, they naturally no longer cared about the consumption of their Dou Qi. Instead, they actively increased their output, not feeling the slightest bit of waste. After all, when their Dou Qi ran out, the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree would just refill them.
While refilling them, it would even throw in a generous bonus — expanding their foundation. With such irresistible benefits urging them on, the small amount of mental fatigue from refining was nothing worth mentioning.
The two of them were now filled with energy.
Using their palms as furnaces, blazing flames roared within them, unleashing terrifying heat without restraint. At the same time, their Dou Qi was being consumed at an astonishing speed, squandered without hesitation.
With the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree acting as the ultimate support beside them, healing them nonstop, they could afford to go wild without a care. Since the day they started cultivating, neither of them had ever indulged like this.
"What a damn good tree." Wei Yang sighed in his heart, already forming ideas of his own. He wondered if, when the time came, he could find a way to trick the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree into coming with them to the Great Thousand World.
A support like this — how could he possibly let it go?
If they set up a territory in the Great Thousand World and planted the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree there, then before every battle, they could let it heal them up fully, after which he'd go out flinging big moves and blowing up those Extraterrestrial Evil Clan bastards.
Once his energy felt low, he'd go back, refill, and then head out again.
There was potential! Bringing a healer along to clear dungeons — that was simply invincible.
Chi~
With their reckless, no-expense-spared refining pace, in just about an hour, each of them had already refined another Bodhisattva Seed.
As two threads of clear qi rose from the flames and drilled into the green tree trunk, two wisps of black energy were expelled once again, dispersing in the air.
Rustle rustle rustle~
Feeling the diminishing black aura, the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree radiated an excited emotional fluctuation. Its branches shook, pouring a vast tide of pure energy into their bodies.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them, who had been exhausted moments ago, instantly became refreshed and full of vigor again.
Such good healing!
Feeling their Dou Qi once again full and even more powerful than before, the two of them couldn't help laughing out loud, giving the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree enthusiastic thumbs-up.
Immediately after, without waiting for the tree to urge them, they resumed working on their own. Each grabbed another Bodhisattva Seed and continued refining without pause.
Rustle~
Work hard — good work gets good rewards!
This green space, overflowing with vitality, was filled with scorching heat. In this place, time didn't seem to have a clear definition.
As time passed, the only thing Wei Yang and Xiao Yan knew was that the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree had already restored their Dou Qi a total of twenty-one times each. The first batch of thirty-six Bodhisattva Seeds had long been completely refined by the two of them.
However, even those thirty-six seeds were not enough to fully cleanse the negative emotions within the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree. So, when dozens more Bodhisattva Seeds drifted out from the tree again, the two of them maintained their calm with ease.
After all, having refined so many Bodhisattva Seeds with their own hands, these treasures that would normally drive others mad had become nothing more than everyday items to them. In simple terms, they were numb to it.
After refining so many seeds, the benefits they obtained were massive. Their internal Dou Qi capacity, without even increasing their realm, had expanded to more than three times what it originally was.
The increase was still continuing. This was an absolutely astonishing outcome. To raise one's foundation several times over without breaking through a realm was something unheard of!
Not to mention their foundations were already far stronger than ordinary people — one had the bloodline of the Hou, the other a Dou Di Bloodline. Now those foundations were pushed even further!
The combined strength wasn't just additive — it was something far beyond. Ten times wasn't even enough to describe the difference. The stronger this effect grew, the more Wei Yang's thoughts clung to the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree.
Such a divine tree — letting it slip away would be a crime. He wondered if, in the future, perhaps the Life Spirit Flame could lure the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree away. The Bodhisattva Ancient Tree paired with the Life Spirit Flame?
He had to admit — the thought was insane. If he really wanted to try that, he would have to steal that Life Spirit Flame from that Elder Shen Nong.
Hmm… we'll think about it later. We'll think about it later.
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