Chapter 62: The Blessing of the Celestial Dao Flower and a Dangerous Game

However, with the blessing of a blooming Celestial Dao Flower, one’s combat power could increase by at least five minor realms within the Nascent Soul stage. Ancient texts suggest that the more magnificently the Celestial Dao Flower bloomed, the greater the combat power it bestowed.

The legendary Harmony Empress, for instance, was said to have gained an astonishing nine minor realms during her Nascent Soul stage, thanks to the Celestial Dao Flower’s blessing.

While the Soul Transformation stage and the Nascent Soul stage were vastly different, almost like heaven and earth, there were still limits to such augmentations. Generally, three minor realms within the Nascent Soul stage were roughly equivalent to one minor realm in the Soul Transformation stage.

Considering that a Celestial Nascent Soul cultivator could contend with a pseudo-god, the Harmony Empress’s nine additional Nascent Soul minor realms meant she could rival a true god at the mid-stage. Coupled with her other formidable techniques, she could even emerge victorious against a true god at the late stage, especially when at her peak.

Therefore, the clear-eyed and delicate Ye Xiaozi, with just that single genuflection, had bestowed so many benefits upon Luo Bingli. Even Luo Bingli, typically an ice queen, could not bring herself to kick Ye Xiaozi away.

Truthfully, Luo Bingli had no idea which eye of the system had detected Ye Xiaozi’s ‘inner collapse.’ On the contrary, she sensed a budding master of theatrical manipulation right before her.

Nonetheless, while the ‘inner collapse’ remained unseen, Luo Bingli did perceive genuine admiration and sincerity in Ye Xiaozi’s eyes.

Ye Xiaozi’s profound reliance and adoration were undeniable. And since the other party had just granted her such a tremendous boon, taking down a mere fifth elder, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, would be effortless!

Luo Bingli nodded immediately. “Alright, both of you can let go now! Don’t worry, a mere outer elder at the Nascent Soul stage cannot stir up any trouble in my hands.”

“Thank you, Saintess Sister, you are the best!” Upon receiving Luo Bingli’s affirmation, Ye Xiaozi’s voice grew cloying. However, she was quite reluctant to let go, as the sensation in her hands was simply too delightful.

Wang Qiu’er cast a surprised glance at Ye Xiaozi, marveling inwardly, ‘Ye Xiaozi truly lives up to the Saintess’s high regard; she learns everything so quickly.’ Still, Wang Qiu’er shouted, “Long live the Saintess! Saintess, quickly deal with this elder who harbored ill intentions!”

Despite her words, Wang Qiu’er did not release Luo Bingli, clinging tightly to her thigh. In Wang Qiu’er’s mind, Luo Bingli, now imbued with two streams of immortal qi, could effortlessly dispatch Elder Wu, who was only at the early Nascent Soul stage.

However, in Elder Wu’s eyes, he could just as easily deal with her. Thus, for the sake of her own life, Wang Qiu’er dared not let go of Luo Bingli’s fair leg.

Because of Wang Qiu’er’s firm grip, Ye Xiaozi also kept holding on. This left Luo Bingli utterly speechless. She wanted to kick them both away, but what if Elder Wu seized the opportunity to take a hostage?

Besides, Ye Xiaozi had just gifted her a stream of immortal qi; kicking her away now would feel rather ungrateful.

The conversation, naturally, reached Elder Wu’s ears. Seeing that the group held him in utter contempt, Elder Wu erupted in a furious, impotent rage. “Hmph, I heard you! You… don’t push me, especially you, Saintess! We are both at the Nascent Soul stage. Even if you are stronger than me, how much stronger can you be?”

“Don’t force me to consume a Qi Bursting Pill! If I break through two minor realms, I’ll reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Don’t think I won’t dare to take it; I’m practically dead already, so I definitely will! Don’t push me!”

At this moment, Elder Wu resembled a cornered rabbit. Although the Qi Bursting Pill could grant a temporary burst of power, allowing his cultivation to reach at least the late Nascent Soul stage, or even directly to its peak, taking it was not without risk.

Consuming the Qi Bursting Pill alone carried life-threatening dangers. He had already taken a Life-Nourishing Pill; taking another Qi Bursting Pill now would undoubtedly lead to certain death.

Yet, Luo Bingli merely cast a glance at Elder Wu, then pursed her lips in exasperation. “Today, I’m actually in a good mood. So, I’ll only strike once. If you can withstand it, I will let you go.”

“For this one strike, I don’t care what method you use, even if it’s a sect treasure. As long as you can block it, you can leave immediately, and I won’t trouble you again, nor will I allow the sect to pursue you. But if you can’t block it, remember not to be so impulsive in your next life.”

After all, if he couldn’t block it, he would die directly, and there would be no ‘this life’ left.

“What?” Elder Wu’s expression brightened instantly upon hearing this. One strike… If it were just his current self, he probably couldn’t withstand it. But, just as Luo Bingli said, he possessed resources given by the sect.

He had five or six top-tier Tier 4 defensive talismans, and dozens of Tier 4 talismans below that level. In Elder Wu’s mind, no matter how powerful Luo Bingli’s attack was, as long as he activated all those top-tier defensive talismans in advance, he refused to believe he couldn’t defend against it.

As for using all the remaining defensive talismans, Elder Wu hadn’t even considered it. After all, one top-tier defensive talisman was equivalent to the defensive power of a Nascent Soul peak cultivator; ten high-grade defensive talismans barely equaled one top-tier talisman.

Moreover, just because they were both Nascent Soul cultivators didn’t mean they could easily use these talismans. A difference of two minor realms required significantly more spiritual energy to activate a Tier 4 top-tier talisman.

Thus, after receiving Luo Bingli’s promise, he was only surprised for a moment before nodding repeatedly. “Good, thank you, Saintess.”

Immediately, he retrieved all the Tier 4 top-tier talismans the sect had given him from his storage space. He then began to activate them. In just two or three seconds, a transparent, ripple-like barrier of water appeared around his body—the Tier 4 top-tier talisman, the Pure Water Glaze Talisman.

Elder Wu did not stop there, continuing to activate the next talisman. The reason for such a long casting time was the difference in their cultivation realms. Wang Qiu’er, on the other hand, could instantly activate a Tier 4 top-tier defensive talisman primarily because, even before entering this place, that troublemaker had already begun infusing spiritual energy into the talisman.

As a successor of the Heavenly Dao Palace, her control over spiritual energy had naturally reached a micro-management level. Stopping the spiritual energy infusion just before the activation threshold was effortless for Wang Qiu’er. Of course, even under normal circumstances, with continuous infusion, it would still take Wang Qiu’er half a minute to a full minute to activate a talisman that crossed such a significant realm gap.

Luo Bingli, however, paid no mind to Elder Wu’s actions. Instead, she directly clicked ‘Extract Immortal Qi’ within the system.

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