: Critical Hit Returns 7-Colored Soul-Nourishing Lotus, Enter the Secret Realm!

During the rest of the auction, Xiao Fan remained in a daze until the final, most anticipated item appeared.

A piece of charred wood was placed in a jade plate.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the grand finale of this auction—a ten-thousand-year-old lightning-struck wood. The starting price is 100,000 spirit stones."

Xiao Fan sat up straight instantly.

This was his last hope; for his master's sake, he had to succeed.

"110,000." He was the first to call out a price.

However, he had barely finished speaking.

The voice that he hated to the core floated down from the third-floor private room once again.

One million.

boom!

The entire auction house was in complete chaos.

It increased tenfold.

What arrogance!

Xiao Fan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his mind buzzing.

One million.

Even if you sold him, you still wouldn't be able to raise that many spirit stones.

"Why...why..." Blood tears streamed from Xiao Fan's eyes, and despair overwhelmed him like a tidal wave: "Why won't you even give me the last glimmer of hope?"

The Medicine Master also fell silent.

Faced with absolute financial power, any calculation seems pale and powerless.

Lu Yuan looked down at the figure below, who resembled a stray dog, with indifferent eyes.

Try to mess with me.

What can you use to fight me?

[Ding! Successfully severed the Blue Soul-Nourishing Wood of the Chosen One Xiao Fan, triggering a 100x critical hit and returning the Seven-Colored Soul-Nourishing Lotus. Reward: 100 Destiny Points.]

Lu Yuan put down his teacup and stood up.

"Qingxue, you're gone."

The opportunity has been seized.

There's no need to linger at Wanbaolou anymore.

Changsheng Peak.

After the auction ended, Lu Yuan returned to the sect with Gu Qingxue.

This trip to the capital of Zhao was a very fruitful one.

Not only did it severely dampen the arrogance of Xiao Fan, the chosen one of destiny, it also intercepted two earth-shattering opportunities.

Lu Yuan sat cross-legged on the cloud bed, and with a wave of his sleeve, several glittering treasures floated in front of him.

The piece of ancient lightning-struck wood, charred black as charcoal yet radiating a warm and gentle spiritual energy, also known as the Soul-Nourishing Wood, was quietly floating in the air.

In comparison, although the Soul-Nourishing Wood is also a rare treasure, it pales in comparison to the dazzling brilliance of the Seven-Colored Soul-Nourishing Lotus.

Lu Yuan remained calm, casually catching the piece of Soul-Nourishing Wood in his hand and handing it to Gu Qingxue beside him.

"Qingxue, this is for you."

Gu Qingxue was slightly taken aback. Her beautiful eyes darted around as she looked at the priceless Soul-Nourishing Wood, a hint of surprise flashing in them.

"My lord, this...this is a priceless treasure you purchased for a million spirit stones." Her voice hesitated. "This item has miraculous effects on repairing the soul. You have just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and need to stabilize your soul. How could I..."

"It's alright." Lu Yuan interrupted her, his tone gentle but unquestionable: "My soul is already stable, this thing is just icing on the cake for me."

As for you, you have just condensed your nascent soul. Although you have overcome the tribulation of inner demons, your spiritual foundation is still somewhat weak.

"Refining this wood into your sea of ​​consciousness will ensure the advancement of your spirit and soul, making your future cultivation twice as effective."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingxue felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

She naturally knew the value of this Soul-Nourishing Wood.

The image of her husband spending a fortune on this item at the auction is still etched in her mind.

But now, her husband has given it to her without hesitation.

The feeling of being cherished and pampered completely melted her cold heart.

"Thank you, my husband."

She accepted the Soul-Nourishing Wood with both hands, her eyes filled with tenderness and gratitude as she looked at Lu Yuan.

She didn't say any more polite empty words, but secretly vowed in her heart to cultivate herself diligently and live up to her husband's deep love.

After Gu Qingxue left the cave with the Soul-Nourishing Wood and went to the side hall to refine it in seclusion, Lu Yuan raised his hand and a lotus flower that emitted seven-colored light appeared in front of him, each petal seemingly containing a dream world.

It is the Seven-Colored Soul-Nourishing Lotus.

This is the real highlight.

Compared to the gentle nourishment of the Soul-Nourishing Wood, the Seven-Colored Soul-Nourishing Lotus is a divine object that can directly cause a qualitative change in the soul.

Lu Yuan did not hesitate and took a deep breath.

The seven-colored lotus flower transformed into a stream of light, directly entering his brow and surging into his Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness.

boom!

The sea of ​​consciousness is churning.

Lu Yuan felt a cool yet powerful energy explode in the depths of his soul.

His primordial spirit, which was originally a thousand feet tall, began to grow at a visible speed under the nourishment of this energy.

One thousand one hundred feet.

One thousand three hundred feet.

One thousand five hundred feet.

……

After an unknown amount of time, when the seven-colored energy was completely absorbed, his primordial spirit had already grown to a size of two thousand feet.

The primordial spirit was crystal clear, radiating brilliant golden light, like a deity sitting cross-legged in the center of the sea of ​​consciousness.

His spiritual power more than doubled.

Although his cultivation level was still at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, the strength of his divine sense was already comparable to that of a Venerable in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Lu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, and two beams of seven-colored divine light flashed in his eyes. The void seemed unable to withstand this pressure, and ripples spread across it.

"My spiritual sense has greatly improved. Next, I should go and explore the Taixu Secret Realm."

He flipped his hand and took out the fragment of the "Landscape of Mountains and Rivers" that he had acquired at the auction.

This diagram was originally the only key to unlocking the Taixu Secret Realm.

But now that the system has granted him complete control of the Taixu Secret Realm, this picture has become a dispensable decoration.

Lu Yuan's thoughts stirred slightly.

A mysterious feeling of being in control of everything instantly welled up in my heart.

It was as if that independent space, so far away, had become a part of his body, which he could freely enter and control with just a thought.

"open."

He pointed gently at the empty space in front of him.

hum.

Space distorted, and a spatial portal exuding an ancient and desolate aura appeared out of thin air.

Originally, this Taixu Secret Realm was left by Venerable Taixu to select a successor, and it was equipped with extremely strong restrictions, allowing only cultivators with Foundation Establishment or lower cultivation levels to enter.

If this limit is exceeded, the secret realm's laws will reject or even obliterate you.

But at this moment, this ironclad rule, which applies only to outsiders, is meaningless to Lu Yuan, the master of the secret realm.

He took a step forward, and his figure instantly disappeared into the portal of light.

……

The world is changing.

When Lu Yuan could see the scene before him again, he found himself in a separate little world.

This place is rich in spiritual energy, with ancient trees reaching for the sky, rolling mountains in the distance, and a rushing river.

Lu Yuan hovered high in the sky, looking down at the earth below.

In his mind, countless pieces of information about the Taixu Secret Realm surged forth like a tide.

He knew exactly where the formations and traps were, where the monster lairs were, and where the rare and precious treasures were hidden.

He saw that many first- and second-tier demonic beasts lived in the outer area of ​​the secret realm.

In some dangerous areas, several third-tier demonic beasts are even kept as the final test for the trainees.

If Xiao Fan were to enter, he would have to go through a life-or-death struggle and overcome numerous obstacles before he could reach the core area.

But Lu Yuan doesn't need it.

Those so-called assessments and trials were nothing more than children's games in his eyes.

His gaze pierced through layers of spatial barriers, locking onto the deepest part of the secret realm, a strange place enveloped by numerous natural restrictions.