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Chapter 486, Selfless Altruism

After mastering the law of 'life', Hua Changxi successfully 'obtained' two spring beads, but when she 'obtained' the third spring bead, she encountered resistance again.

"How is this going?"

Hua Changxi frowned, first looking at the halo of the character '生' floating above her palm, and then at the spring eye pearl lying on the crystal bed at the bottom of the spring.

Don't be greedy.

Can I only take two?

"Why are there two?"

Hua Changxi was completely confused, but after thinking about how she wanted to place the spring pearl on Danyuan Peak and Danding Peak, she had a sudden realization.

The Immortal Tree nurtured the spring pearls to nourish the sacred land. Since it governs two mountain peaks, it can only 'take' two spring pearls.

Hua Changxi's gaze lingered on the remaining seven spring-like beads for a long time, as if reluctant to leave. Finally, he slowly withdrew his gaze and looked down at the ever-flowing halo of the character "生" (life) in his palm.

The exploration of the 'Origin of the Sacred Tree - Danquan' yielded results far exceeding expectations.

In her past experiences, all she thought about was how to gain, and she only knew how to seize opportunities from heaven and earth, as if everything in heaven and earth should belong to her.

The results she achieved, and the feedback she received, seemed to confirm the legitimacy and rationality of this mindset.

But this experience gave her a different perspective—to 'obtain' a treasure, one must first learn to 'give'.

"Plunder, give".

Just as Hua Changxi was carefully contemplating the difference between these two states of mind, a tearing, unbearable stinging pain first shot through the back of her right hand, followed by a surge of heartwarming warmth.

The stinging pain felt like a sharp blade scraping bone, or like frost seeping into the body, carrying a sense of agitation and madness that seemed to devour and destroy.

The warmth, like a gentle spring breeze and nourishing rain, swept through her body in an instant, washing away all the surging desires in her heart. She felt her mind clear and her whole being radiate an unprecedented sense of clarity and ease.

Hua Changxi subconsciously looked down, and her pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

On the back of his hand, a black and white yin-yang symbol appeared.

The black fish resembled a raging abyss, its ink so thick it seemed impossible to dissolve, occupying most of the field of vision and exuding a chilling and terrifying aura.

In contrast, the white fish appeared pale and weak, its light faint and dim, its patterns broken and scattered, as if it could be completely swallowed up by the darkness around it at any moment, unable to take shape.

Looking at the black and white fish pattern, Hua Changxi's eyes trembled violently, and she was deeply shocked. She immediately closed her eyes and focused her inner vision, sinking her consciousness into her dantian.

The next moment, she saw countless white sparks glittering in the black flames on the Nascent Soul's heart.

However, the black flames flickered, and the white sparks were quickly obscured.

Hua Changxi opened her eyes and looked at the black and white fish pattern that had disappeared from the back of her hand, her thoughts churning.

She remembered that when she selflessly rescued people in the Ghost Territory, she had also felt a warm current sweep over her body.

The warm current appeared so suddenly and disappeared so quickly that she had no memory of it afterward.

Based on the context of the two warm currents, Hua Changxi seemed to understand how to ignite the white flame.

It requires not only compassion and dedication, but also the fearlessness and responsibility to bear immense burdens. To put it bluntly, it is the kind of pure altruism that is said to completely abandon selfishness and disregard personal gain or loss!

If that's the case, then Hua Changxi has found the reason why she has been unable to ignite the white flame.

She doesn't have, and doesn't want to have, a selfless altruism that disregards personal gain or loss.

However, Hua Changxi thought of the group of cultivators trained by the royal family who ignited the black and white flames, and wondered again—she did not have the altruistic heart that disregarded gains and losses, could those people have it?

"I must have been wrong."

The opportunity to ignite the white flame still needs to be explored.

Afterwards, Hua Changxi did not linger at the bottom of the spring. She collected some crystals (life stones) full of vitality from the bottom of the spring and put them into her Sumeru space. Then, she took two spring eyes and broke through the water to the surface.

After reaching the shore, she planned to try to return the way she came. However, before that, she wanted to fly to a higher place to see the entire Danquan.

As her body rose from the ground and quickly soared upwards, Hua Changxi's field of vision gradually expanded.

If Tanggu is a rocky valley like a volcanic pile, then Danquan is like a vast, flat wilderness.

"Ok?"

As Hua Changxi climbed higher, she gazed into the distance, taking in the entire panorama of Danquan. And at the edge of her vision lay an even more breathtaking sight.

At the easternmost point of Danquan, a massive rift valley, as if cleaved by a god's blade, stretches across the heavens and earth, tearing the land apart.

Further east from the rift valley lies a bottomless, pitch-black void, as if even light has been completely swallowed up. Although she was far away, she still felt that the area was absolutely forbidden for life.

A thousand miles west of Danquan, she saw a towering, colossal city wall, like a steel dragon coiled on the horizon, drawing a clear and solemn boundary against the dark, gloomy starry sky.

"That's...the core of the formation?"

The Zhenmen Fortress and Genmen Fortress, which guard the core of the formation, are located due east and northeast of Danquan, respectively. However, the walls of these fortresses are far less tall and imposing than the walls to the west.

Just as Hua Changxi was gazing at Zhongmen Pass, Chu Junyi, seemingly sensing something, quickly looked towards Danquan from the city wall of Zhongmen Pass.

"General, have you discovered something?"

"Someone is spying on the central gate."

"Is there an enemy presence?"

"It shouldn't be. The spying gaze is coming from the location of the Pill Saint Hall's array core."

"The Nine Gates Ghost Market Joint Auction is about to be held, and the Pill Saint Hall will definitely send people. I guess it's some disciple who doesn't know how to restrain himself and is exploring the surrounding area."

Chu Junyi's expression turned serious when he thought of the joint auction of the Nine Gates Ghost Market: "There will definitely be a lot of cultivators going down to the Nine Netherworlds recently. We must be careful in all the passes and fortresses. We can't let the demon race and the various races of the Nine Netherworlds take the opportunity to cause trouble."

"Yes."

Just then, Chu Junyi's One Thought Communicator vibrated. He picked it up and his eyes lit up. He glanced at the direction of the Pill Saint Hall's array eye and quickly led several trusted confidants down the city wall.

"General, what's wrong?"

"We have news about the Soul Realm Key."

"Really, where is it?"

"Ghost Realm Fortress".

On the other side, after looking at the layout of Danquan and its surroundings, Hua Changxi didn't look at it anymore. He turned back to where he had landed earlier, took off again, and tried to return to the Divine Wood Space and the old courtyard in the square along the original route.

Falling down is easy, but getting back up is difficult.

Fortunately, Hua Changxi's body refinement level was high enough that he unleashed a surge of qi and blood throughout his body, finally managing to stand on the roots of the divine tree once again with great difficulty.

At the same time, in the old courtyard, because Hua Changxi had closed the courtyard gate, Gu Xing could not go out and could only stand at the gate, communicating with the others from the Holy Land through the door.

"Ancient, Pavilion Master Meng has led all the secret realm masters of the Nine Netherworlds to participate in the Nine Passes Joint Auction."

"Ah."

Just as Gu Xing was speaking to someone about this, he saw ripples spreading across the wall directly opposite the courtyard gate. The next second, Hua Changxi stepped out from within and appeared in his sight. (End of Chapter)