Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 435 - 196 Merit, The First Layer of Divine Storage, A Thought Enters Divine Travel

This Innate Divine Ability of mine seems...

Ingesting it seems to work better than applying it externally?

Ji Jingqiu took advantage of the Chained Martial Artist wrapped up in his own struggle to quickly head towards the wailing sounds, his knife-wielding hand still numb.

It was just that something was off with this Chained Martial Artist's state, otherwise, given his current situation, he would be far from ready to confront a Chained Martial Artist who had completely unlocked the constraints of his body and ignited his flesh.

He arrived deep within the tribe, situated among a mountain range that rose and fell, where the cave in front looked like the gaping maw of a giant beast, with surrounding trees twisted and gnarled, branches and leaves unseen, leaving only the trunks.

The air was filled with a faint black mist, the grass and trees were withered, devoid of any sign of life.

Ji Jingqiu looked towards the cave entrance ahead, where, if nothing unexpected, the Nourishing Spirit Pool he was searching for should be.

Suddenly, Green Master burst forth, tearing through the air with a trail of sparks; Ji Jingqiu turned around abruptly.

It was a monster resembling a Devil Descendant, with eyes bloody red and flesh dark as ink, its body covered in wicked and bizarre Demon Patterns, exuding a chaotic and crazed essence. Just a few glances could make one feel uneasy and start hallucinating.

Ji Jingqiu furrowed his brows, not recognizing the origins of this creature.

Clearly, it had taken over the body of a Void Demon Descendant, but what was its true nature?

He asked Lady La within his mind, but instead of answering, she turned and looked through his eyes, seemingly intrigued by the sight of the monster before them.

At this moment, the creature became extremely agitated and launched another attack, surrounded by an Unclean Domain that spoke of sinister impurity.

Merely approaching it began to affect and shake Ji Jingqiu's spirit, but he remained as resolute as Pan Ding, his Mental Realm unyielding.

What truly troubled him was a certain aberrant force that made him feel as if his flesh was developing its own spirituality, attempting to mutate.

A sentient body should have been a coveted boon, but under these circumstances, it was a perversion, a descent into depravity!

He activated the Heart Flame All Phenomena Lamp, illuminating his inner self and quickly dispelling the discomfort in his flesh, fortifying his body and mind.

In the ensuing exchanges, Green Master's blade struck the enemy's body like hacking into rotting wood, causing neither pain nor itch, unable to harm its essence.

In the next moment, the light from the Heart Flame All Phenomena Lamp burst forth, like the Descent of a sun, and a piercing scream immediately followed, far more agonizing than any blade strike.

Realizing the effectiveness of his Divine Skills, Ji Jingqiu seized the opportunity and pressed forward quickly, soon suppressing his adversary.

Suddenly, a streak of blade light flashed like a startled swan, its point firmly embedded in the enemy's forehead. Ji Jingqiu employed an old trick, his fingertips shining with a strand of wick.

Upon sensing the wick, the creature's struggles intensified several fold, but Ji Jingqiu did not cease his efforts, pushing it directly into the creature's body.

One must gift what the enemy refuses to take! fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Zzzt zzzt zzzt—

Like water meeting fire, the two existences could not coexist. Amidst the painful wails, there were explosive noises within the enemy's body, chilling to the bone.

Ji Jingqiu enshrouded himself with Qi Force to avoid being splattered with blood, continuing to suppress the creature until it gradually collapsed, the strange entity that had been driving its actions dissipated.

It was then that Hel's lazy voice came through.

"These are Heart Nightmares, more troublesome than Heart Demons, having received at least decades of offerings. It's only because you have affirmed your Pan Realm, your heart resolute as a boulder with no gaps for entry, or else you would have been disastrously defeated by it."

"The Heart Demons on the Heavenly Road?" Ji Jingqiu confirmed the enemy's total demise before withdrawing Green Master, not forgetting to inquire within.

He had heard of Heart Demons early in his martial practice; his first Heart Skeleton was derived from such demons.

"Not the same. The Heart Demons on your Federation's Heavenly Road all belong to the Clan of Moro, but this Heart Nightmare has no relation to Moro..."

Lady La trailed off there, seemingly ending today's "daily question." However, Ji Jingqiu distinctly felt hesitance in her tone.

As if there was something even She couldn't be certain of.

But since She refused to speak, he couldn't push for answers.

This made Ji Jingqiu begin to reflect on himself.

Lady La was like a humanoid walking encyclopedia, yet he held no rights to flip through Her pages, lacking autonomy.

Still no handle to leverage Her, after all...

Suddenly.

Ji Jingqiu looked down with a slightly altered expression.

After hesitating for a moment, he crouched down, pressed his hand against the chest of the creature, and soon a flame brighter and more vigorous than before slowly gathered into his hand.

This is…

The Heart Flame All Phenomena Lamp that was previously forcibly implanted into the enemy's body?

It can be reclaimed?

And it has clearly "grown" quite a bit!

Ji Jingqiu instinctively glanced at the monster before him. Had the Heart Nightmare become the fuel for the lamp?

He attempted to reclaim it and, at that moment, the Bodhi Tree suddenly inserted a branch.

As he retrieved the strand of flame, a tree branch pierced through the Void and into the fire, seemingly drawing something out, then retracted.

Ji Jingqiu was somewhat surprised and his Spirit returned to the Inner World.

At this instant, the branches of the Bodhi Tree rustled, its robust trunk brimming with vibrant life force, misty light emanating, exuding a sense of joy.

Finally, at the tip of a branch, a droplet formed and fell into the Lotus Pond below.

This scene...

Was strikingly similar to when he consumed the Life Flower in the Po Suo Half-plane!

Is there a connection between the two?

Ji Jingqiu couldn't puzzle it out for the moment and gave up thinking, returning to the outside world.

On the other side,

Upon seeing the droplet condensed by the Bodhi Tree fall into the Lotus Pond below, Hel's pupils constricted, showing an unprecedented look of shock since entering this Inner Realm.