novelraw Chapter 245 : The Third Lotus Seed!
Chapter 245 : The Third Lotus Seed!
Chapter 245: The Third Lotus Seed!
Gu Fan wore a faint smile as he quietly looked at the old man before him, showing no trace of panic.
On the contrary, the corners of his lips carried a subtle sneer, as if mocking the old man’s shallow insight.
“You’re quite the mysterious one, young friend. May I feel it for myself?”
Gu Fan extended his arm and said:
“Go ahead.”
The old man then reached out and gripped Gu Fan’s arm. His divine sense began to probe. When he sensed that Gu Fan’s Qi Sea was entirely filled with Mysterious Power, most of his suspicion was instantly dispelled.
He even faintly detected traces of Degenerate Energy within the meridians and physical body.
“It really is Degenerate Energy entering the body...”
“Can Elder believe me now?”
Gu Fan coldly chuckled and countered.
“If you can believe me now, may I ask what exactly you were suspecting?”
“Based on what you described, someone cultivating with Spiritual Energy is likely from the Foreign Realm. Are you suspecting I came from there?”
The old man gave an awkward laugh. No matter how it was put, he had indeed made a mistake in this matter.
The disciple in front of him was still a supremely talented individual, and being angry was only natural.
However, when faced with the question, the old man still gave a simple explanation:
“Visitors from the Foreign Realm are not impossible. At the very least, they have appeared in history.”
“They’ve appeared? I think that’s just a rumor blown out of proportion. Crossing between worlds is too far-fetched. Just what kind of expert would it take to succeed?”
“You’re not aware of this, but the two realms aren’t completely cut off. Back when the Supreme Lord crossed realms, some of the pathways left behind could still connect both sides. Don’t we also have...”
As if realizing something, the old man suddenly stopped talking.
“In any case, I was overthinking. Please don’t take offense, young friend.”
Seeing this, Gu Fan didn’t press further. Asking too much would only seem suspicious.
He immediately cupped his hands and said:
“In that case, this disciple will take his leave.”
The old man nodded, and the two parted ways on the spot.
As Gu Fan made his way back, he pondered in silence.
The last thing that old man said had caught his attention.
“Could there really be people from the Void Sacred Realm lurking within Destiny Continent?”
Gu Fan dared not imagine. If that were true, and a full-scale war broke out in the future, Destiny Continent would undoubtedly be at a tremendous disadvantage.
Gu Fan sighed slightly. After learning so much over time,
he had come to understand that people from both realms weren’t inherently good or evil—it was simply a matter of differing positions.
He had met many decent individuals here, even some he could call friends.
If the two sides truly clashed…
“Let’s hope that day never comes…”
After returning to the Cave Residence, Gu Fan chatted with Ruo Xi’s Divine Soul for a while. Once he confirmed that there were no unusual fluctuations in her soul, he flashed into the Apocalypse World.
There were still several days until the challenge with Xun Bo, and Gu Fan had to gain more cultivation time within the Apocalypse World.
He needed to strengthen his power further.
A Half-step Celestial Heart Realm expert could not be underestimated. Even if he used all his current means, he could hardly guarantee he wouldn’t lose.
After all, there was a whole major realm difference between them. The higher the realm, the harder it became to battle across levels.
Upon appearing, Gu Fan immediately sought out Nurse Xia Yan and the others.
Since they still treated the Hospital Shelter as their base of operations, the rest had already begun moving throughout the city.
Upon seeing Gu Fan, Nurse Xia Yan immediately reported on the past five days.
“Currently, we’re primarily conducting cleanup. Bloodstains on the main streets and other key areas have gradually been cleared.”
“In addition, we’ve gathered and inventoried all usable resources across the city. It must be said, though Chi City is a small one, thanks to ample farmland, our grain reserves are still quite substantial. We could even cultivate more land—at our current population, even if it grew tenfold, we’d still have enough to survive.”
“Right now, everyone mainly lives in the southern part of the city. All survivors in Chi City have been registered and compiled into records—a total of twenty-one thousand three hundred and thirty-one people, with the majority being young adults...”
Gu Fan listened to Nurse Xia Yan’s report and finally nodded.
“You all handle these matters yourselves. The radio transmitters between cities can be used in rotation to attract more survivors to Chi City.”
“However, if anyone causes trouble, they must be dealt with swiftly. What we want is a modern city-state. Those who’ve grown accustomed to the lawlessness of the Apocalypse must be eliminated completely.”
Nurse Xia Yan nodded and took note. She agreed with this sentiment.
In this Apocalypse, only one king was needed—and that was Gu Fan.
Gu Fan could suppress everything. Everyone else only needed to live obediently. If anyone attempted to challenge Gu Fan’s rule, they would all be slaughtered!
In the end, Gu Fan waved his hand, sending everyone off to their tasks, while he went alone to the Evil Lotus.
“Evil Lotus, oh Evil Lotus, how much more energy do you need to condense the third lotus seed?”
The Evil Lotus sensed Gu Fan’s slight anxiety and immediately responded.
After understanding the Evil Lotus’s intent, Gu Fan paused.
“Good thing I dug up a Yuan Crystals Vein, otherwise I really wouldn’t be able to feed you.”
With that, Gu Fan began taking out the Yuan Crystals Veins he had previously obtained within the Rift Battlefield, one by one.
Previously, both what he used for himself and what he let the Evil Lotus absorb were scattered remnants and scraps.
But this time, in order to gain the strength to defeat Xun Bo, he knew he couldn’t be stingy.
Right now, breaking through to the Solar Radiance Realm was too difficult—he had just recently advanced to Half-step Solar Radiance.
Attempting a breakthrough too soon could destabilize his foundation.
So aside from breaking through in cultivation realm, the only option was to enhance his combat strength through other means.
That was when he thought of the lotus seeds of the Evil Lotus.
The first seed had directly given him tenfold strength, granting him the confidence to fight above his realm. The second seed granted magic immunity and concealed his aura, greatly improving his defense and survival.
Now with the third one—if it could grant another powerful ability—it might truly enable him to defeat Xun Bo.
Of course, if that failed, it didn’t matter. He planned to have those two scientific experts create a couple of mini ‘nuclear bombs’.
If things went south, he would toss them out and ensure mutual destruction!
However, controlling the force was tricky. If he messed up and caused too much damage to Immortal Ai Sect, he feared that even if he won the challenge, the higher-ups of Immortal Ai Sect would come after him.
Besides, that was his trump card. Unless it was a moment of crisis, he didn’t want to use it recklessly.
With that in mind, he set his goal and threw a large amount of Nine-colored quality Yuan Crystals Veins to the Evil Lotus for absorption.
In an instant, having obtained such a large supply of Yuan Crystals, the Evil Lotus became nearly maniacal with excitement.
Countless tendrils waved in the sky, stabbing into the Yuan Crystals and beginning to absorb energy.
Very quickly, Gu Fan saw that the Evil Lotus was still growing in size.
Originally already three to four stories tall, it continued to grow upward.
Twenty meters, twenty-five meters, thirty meters!
Only after the final piece of Yuan Crystal was absorbed and the Evil Lotus expressed it was full did Gu Fan stop taking Yuan Crystals from his Storage Pouch.
“Twenty whole pieces... that’s one-third of my stockpile!”
Gu Fan felt like his heart was bleeding, but the thought of soon obtaining the third lotus seed made it all worth it.
Soon, as a purple halo flickered continuously, a lotus seed with an ancient and unadorned green aura appeared in the center of the Evil Lotus.
Gu Fan’s eyes lit up when he saw it.
“It’s finally matured!”