Chapter 151: Great Master of Thoughts, Xi He Flower

Medicinal herbs planted in immortal soil grow a hundred times faster, and their medicinal properties are significantly enhanced. With the help of these ten Dyeing Cloud exotic herbs, Li Weiyi believed he could advance quickly and smoothly in the Five Seas Realm.

As for the three-colored spirit soil, while it could accelerate herb growth tenfold, cultivating an herb for ten years would only add a century to its age. Li Weiyi felt that a mere century-old treasure herb would be unappealing to him after a decade. Consequently, he decided to sell the spirit soil, exchanging it directly for the elixirs and precious herbs he most needed. He knew that powerful clans and prominent sects, with their century-long development plans, would surely purchase it at a high price.

Having completed these tasks, Li Weiyi used his spiritual power to peel back the layers of blood mist at the edge of the blood-mud space. Instantly, the magnificent Tanggu Sea appeared before him, with the Fusang Divine Tree growing at its far end, emitting dazzling light.

The scene unfolding before him resembled a grand natural tapestry.

Zen Sea Observing Mist had already emerged from Li Ling's body and was meditating at the bow of the artifact jade boat. Li Ling stood behind Li Weiyi. She had witnessed this miraculous and magnificent sight before, yet she remained deeply stirred and awestruck.

She and Li Weiyi sat together on the blood-mud ground and entered a meditative state. Both absorbed the radiance from the Fusang Divine Tree, strengthening their spiritual light flames.

Li Weiyi's glabella spiritual realm, initially the size of an inch, was already fully illuminated with bright fire, having reached completion long ago. Now, he continued to absorb light particles, allowing the bright fire to condense further as he sought the final critical point.

For two consecutive days, they remained in meditation, never leaving the blood-mud space or, naturally, their cabin. Yin Shisan came to the stern multiple times looking for them, but finding the cabin door closed, he merely sighed and left without disturbing them.

On this particular day, the sea began to boil, and a Golden Crow burst forth from beneath the waves, its light instantly brightening a hundredfold, then a thousandfold.

Li Weiyi's glabella pulsed, becoming increasingly swollen and painful, as the barrier of his glabella spiritual realm showed signs of activity. He continued meditating, absorbing light particles without cessation. This sensation was familiar to him, akin to when he first opened his glabella spiritual realm. It was a sign of an impending breakthrough.

Half a day later, the throbbing pain in his glabella reached its peak. The rate at which he absorbed light particles accelerated, eventually forming a river of light that converged towards his glabella.

"Boom!"

The glabella spiritual realm, originally only an inch in size, rapidly expanded, ten times, twenty times... It grew larger and larger. The river of light surging towards his glabella grew brighter and brighter, igniting his entire body and transforming him into a human torch.

Gradually.

The glabella spiritual realm expanded a thousandfold, growing from an inch to a square foot in size. The spiritual light flame, resembling a pile of burning kindling, settled at the bottom of the spiritual realm. Its temperature had increased severalfold compared to the bright fire of a Mind Master. This was the realm of Square Foot Earth Fire!

"I've become a Grand Mind Master!"

Li Weiyi ceased his meditation, his heart pounding with excitement. His eyes, like two golden stars, emitted several feet of light. He stood up, ignoring the flames engulfing his body, and immediately rushed towards the transparent, invisible spatial barrier between the blood-mud space and the Tanggu Sea.

Zen Sea Observing Mist and Li Ling halted their cultivation, and the soul projections of their three masters materialized. All of them had been waiting for this moment. If Li Weiyi could breach the spatial barrier and reach the Tanggu Sea from Shaoyang Star, it would be immensely significant. This feat of traversing vast space hinted at the possibility of traveling to other distant locations in the future.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi's hand, ablaze with spiritual light flames, pressed against the almost completely transparent spatial barrier. Unlike previous attempts, it was no longer entirely obstructed; his fingers gradually pierced through. A bowl-sized spatial aperture appeared around his wrist. The uniquely hot, gusty wind of the Tanggu Sea poured in through the spatial aperture, carrying a moist sensation. The sound of ocean waves grew clearer.

Li Weiyi was overjoyed, a smile spreading across his lips. His glabella continuously released spiritual light, expanding the edges of the spatial aperture, tearing it wider and wider. The spatial aperture widened to the size of a basin's opening, then ceased expanding. In just a few breaths, Li Weiyi's spiritual light was greatly depleted. As he stepped back, the spatial aperture instantly closed.

"Can you only open a spatial passage this wide?" Li Ling inquired.

Li Weiyi's face was alight with excitement as he observed the now even wider blood-mud space. He laughed heartily, "With my current Mind Power cultivation, this is indeed the limit of what I can do, but it's enough! In a moment, I'll open the spatial passage again. Use a spiritual light chain to pass through as quickly as possible and see if you can gather one or two Xihe Flowers."

An hour later.

After three attempts, Li Ling successfully used a spiritual light rope, over ten zhang long, to entangle a fist-sized Xihe Flower. She swiftly pulled it into the blood-mud space just before the spatial passage closed.

"It's truly possible to traverse vast distances in space and retrieve an item." Even after personally participating, Li Ling was still deeply shaken; it was simply incredible.

The Xihe Flower before them had golden, translucent petals and a rich fragrance. It had no leaves, only long, white rootlets. This particular Xihe Flower was considered quite small in the Tanggu Sea. Flowers with diameters of over ten meters simply could not pass through the narrow spatial passage Li Weiyi had opened.

The seven Phoenix-winged Moth Emperors had already gathered around it, having heard Zen Sea Observing Mist say that consuming Xihe Flowers aided their growth. The Xihe Flower, having absorbed the Golden Crow's flames year-round, had a terrifyingly high temperature. Li Weiyi had prepared a silver tray, but as soon as the flower touched it, the tray hissed and began to melt. Li Weiyi immediately wrapped it in magical energy and tossed it onto the artifact jade boat.

"Is this a flower? I feel it's hotter than a red-hot iron block. Can this thing even be eaten?"

Zen Sea Observing Mist glanced at the Xihe Flower that had landed beside him and stated, "It's not meant for human consumption; it's a sacred medicine of the demon race. If humans wish to consume it, they must first refine it into an elixir, remove its fire poison, and then ingest it to strengthen their physical body and soul."

The seven Phoenix-winged Moth Emperors flew onto the artifact jade boat and circled the Xihe Flower. They longed to eat it but dared not, each nudging another, hoping someone else would taste it first. Eventually, the smallest but bravest of the little ones swooped down and took a powerful bite from a petal of the Xihe Flower.

"Crunch!"

A crisp snap sounded as it bit off a tiny piece, roughly half the size of a fingernail.

"What's the rush? Let it cool down for a while..." Li Weiyi tried to intervene, but it was too late.

"Hiss!"

The little one's entire body ignited, erupting in golden flames and transforming into a fireball. It shrieked continuously, then, after rushing out of the artifact jade boat, it plunged headfirst into the blood-mud, rolling desperately to extinguish the flames engulfing it. However, the golden flames burned from within, making them impossible to extinguish. Fortunately, despite its continuous shrieking, it kept rolling with full vigor, showing no signs of being burned to death. Even in its youth, the physique of an Emperor-level wondrous insect was extraordinary.

"The Xihe Flower will not cool down naturally!" Zen Sea Observing Mist stated. "Of course, if it were to cool down, it would signify that it has lost its most valuable medicinal properties."

Li Weiyi humbly inquired, "Is the Xihe Flower considered an ultimate Yang flower? Can it heal someone with a Jade Shard Ice Soul body? And by the way, she's not purely human; she has half-demon blood."

"Who are you trying to heal?" Zen Sea Observing Mist asked.

"He's likely referring to Yao Yin," Li Ling said coldly.

Li Weiyi, aware of her thoughts, felt embarrassed and pondered how to describe his relationship with Yao Yin.

"I can only answer your question after I've seen her and understood her exact condition," Zen Sea Observing Mist replied, not appearing overly concerned.

"Thank you kindly!" Li Weiyi said sincerely.

Everyone, including the other six Phoenix-winged Moth Emperors, intently watched the small creature enveloped in golden flames. As the golden flames on its body gradually extinguished, its body visibly grew a segment. It had been the smallest but suddenly became the largest. This was after just one bite; the growth rate was terrifying.

"Whoosh-hiss!"

The seven Phoenix-winged Moth Emperors scrambled, flying towards the artifact jade boat, each pecking a small piece of petal to swallow. Immediately, the blood-mud space was filled with the continuous, miserable shrieks of the Phoenix-winged Moth Emperors from all directions, as all seven small creatures rolled desperately in the blood-mud. After digesting the Xihe Flower, their bodies and strength increased significantly. They then resumed their joyful chirping and continued to consume the remaining petals. And so, the miserable shrieks and howls began anew.

This cycle repeated until they had completely consumed the entire Xihe Flower. By then, the seven small creatures had grown to three inches in length. This meant their cultivation had reached a level comparable to that of a martial cultivator at the second stage of the Five Seas Realm. Naturally, with their current combat strength, they were capable of challenging even ordinary martial cultivators at the third stage of the Five Seas Realm.

They seemed temporarily sated, informing Li Weiyi that they felt an agonizing burning sensation within, as if flames were consuming them. They needed to digest this fire poison first and requested he gather new Xihe Flowers a bit later.

"Someone is pounding hard on the cabin door. I'm going out now, Li Ling, come with me."

After a moment's thought, Li Weiyi took the seven Phoenix-winged Moth Emperors with him, leaving Zen Sea Observing Mist in the blood-mud space. Upon returning to the cabin, Li Weiyi quickly put away the ghost banner and yin flag. Instantly, a cacophony of knocking, gongs, running, and exclamations flooded his ears like a tide. The entire multi-story boat was in disarray, with commotion and vibrations upstairs and downstairs, alongside the cries of infants and children.

He opened the door.

Outside the door, Yin Shisan was frantic. He quickly glanced at the two, who were relatively neatly dressed, and declared, "Enemy attack... it's the Night City cavalry..."

"I already see them!"

Li Weiyi gazed at the night sky behind Yin Shisan, where countless Fire Crow cavalry could be seen flying over the river and in mid-air. The Fire Crows were enormous, with wingspans of four to five meters. Their feathers flowed with azure flames, and they were equipped with saddles on their backs and armor protecting their vital abdominal areas. Each Fire Crow carried a black-armored soldier on its back, every one holding a long spear, exuding valiant might.

"The Night City cavalry move like the wind, frequently raiding merchants. I didn't expect us to encounter such misfortune! But don't be afraid. You two stick close to me. If the ship's protective formation is breached later, the three of us will escape together. Don't mind the others on the ship; preserving our lives is paramount." Yin Shisan then whispered, "Brother, I have an artifact jade boat; it's incredibly fast for escape."