Chapter 352– The Ivy of Life’s Roots
TL : GoldenLung
He continued to silently observe the changes in his body caused by his bloodline’s evolution. Within the scope of his perception, he could feel his control over the elements and his own power. Although this was not really practicing, it was still a pretty wonderful process for exercising one’s spiritual power.
Qian Lei fell asleep, and Lan Xuanyu was immersed in his own world. After an unknown amount of time, the energy fluctuations in the room suddenly changed, awakening Lan Xuanyu who was pondering. When he looked up, he saw Ying Luohong and Old Shu with a weird expression on his face standing in front of him.
Looking at Lan Xuanyu, Old Shu couldn’t help but smile, “The number of times I have come out in the last few days has almost caught up with the number of times I’ve left the Eternal City in the previous year. You little guys are really causing trouble non-stop !”
Ying Luohong smiled and said, “If all the students in the Outer Court could cause trouble in this way, I would only be able to approve of it.”
“Elder Shu, good morning.” Lan Xuanyu respectfully saluted Old Shu. He had a very good impression of him thanks to the green ruyi.
Old Shu smiled and said: “Not bad, not bad, you have made progress again. This child is improving really fast ! When will you go back to the Sea God Lake to cultivate ? This old man himself will watch over you. There will be absolutely no risk.”
Lan Xuanyu’s eyes lit up, “Really? I was thinking of going there tonight. Elder Shu, I’m going to exchange for an hour and then go after classes.”
“Really? Go ahead, I will give you a special approval, no need to pay this time. However, this is only a one-time opportunity, if your cultivation satisfies me, maybe there will be another special approval for you.”
Listening to Old Shu’s words, the smile on Ying Luohong’s face suddenly reduced a little, and then she couldn’t help coughing.
“Little Honghong, why are you coughing? Don’t tell me that this old man doesn’t even have this much authority? Don’t forget, in a sense, I and the Eternal Tree are one, I am the guardian of the Eternal Tree. I can still make a decision when it comes to a small matter concerning the Sea God Lake such as this.”
Ying Luohong really couldn’t handle this old fox. Obviously, he couldn’t afford to offend her teacher, but he also had his own way, using what Lan Xuanyu needed most to attract him, letting no chance to refuse at all. And she couldn’t interfere, otherwise wouldn’t it affect Lan Xuanyu’s cultivation?
Old Shu had lived for thousands of years, and the Life School’s roots ran really deep. If he really planned to foster a child at all costs, the whole Outer Court couldn’t even compare !
Although Ying Luohong felt a little unwilling, she really had no choice but to say helplessly: “Let’s talk about the Ivy of Life.”
Hearing what she said, Shu Lao’s face suddenly became serious, Ying Luohong raised her foot and kicked Qian Lei who was sleeping sweetly.
“Did this little Fatty find it?” Old Shu asked.
Ying Luohong nodded, “My apprentice.”
Old Shu smiled slightly, “Not bad, you got a good apprentice ! Little Honghong’s eyes are quite discerning.”
Being called in this manner made Ying Luohong want to roll her eyes, she was being called like this in front of her apprentice, how shameful was that ! “He doesn’t even have three rings, what discerning eyes are you talking about ?”
Old Shu shook his head, and said, “It’s different. little Honghong, in this world, there is a heavenly will beyond our control. Why couldn’t others see that this was an ancient soul storage device, but he could ? This one has his own fate, and being selected by fate means that he is favored by luck. Just like this little Xuanyu, right after he came here he was showered with love by life energy. He has a perfect Life Affinity Physique, this in itself is heaven’s blessing to our Life School.”
Ying Luohong watched him walking back and forth without answering, and just let him speak.
Old Shu looked at Ying Luohong’s gloomy face, as if he hadn’t seen it, and continued: “Little fatty, this Ivy of Life woven bag you found is very good. This thing will be of great use to our Life School. However, don’t be happy too quickly. Although this is an Ivy of Life, it is not the kind of life ivy that can prolong one’s lifespan. It is the root of the Ivy of Life. This is the reason why its thickness is different from a real Ivy of Life.”
“This root contains a huge amount of life energy. The most important thing is that an Ivy of Life absorbs life energy through it penetrating into life crystals. Therefore, it can provide great benefits when it comes to handling excess energy and the storage of life energy. Our ancestors were really ingenious, they actually figured out a way to use the root to weave a bag in order to store a living body. Therefore, I can tell you directly that this little ape is indeed alive, and it should not come from our Douluo Continent, because it does not have any of our Douluo Continent’s life imprints, there is no doubt about this.”
“The Eternal Tree is the Life Core of our Douluo planet. I’ve probed its life imprints through the Eternal Tree. I am sure that it came from another plane and must still be in its infancy stage. Although it does not have soul power, it has its own peculiar traits. Its life force is actually very abundant, to the point of surprising even me. It exceeds the level of any hundred thousand-year soul beasts I have ever seen. Of course, his vital signs are still at the initial stage, it will take time to grow in the future for it to become truly strong. This old man can help you to make this little guy wake up, and ensure its survival, so that it can grow with you. Do you wish for that?”
“Its life force is stronger than a hundred thousand year soul beast?” Qian Lei’s eyes suddenly lit up. His summoning coin’s ability was the summoning of various soul beasts. He was naturally interested in soul beast taming. If this little ape could grow into a powerful creature and listen to him, wouldn’t that make him particularly powerful?
“Elder Shu, how strong will it be after growing up ? Do you know this?” Qian Lei asked curiously.
Old Shu said solemnly: “I don’t know this yet, but based on my research on life, a creature with such a strong life core will definitely undergo several transformations during the transition of its infancy to adulthood. Every time it evolves, there will be earth-shaking changes, so what you see now is definitely not what it will look like after growing up. The strength of its overall energy is unquestionable, but it’s not clear towards which direction it will evolve.”
Qian Lei said with scorching eyes: “You mean, if it recognizes me as the master, I will have a creature stronger than a hundred thousand-year soul beast by my side in the future? Any direction is possible, it might be fighting, healing or defense, right?”
Old Shu smiled and said: “You are right. That’s what I meant. So what do you think ? Are you interested in waking it up ? This old man can guarantee that there is a way to make it recognize you as its master.”
“Yes! Yes! I’ll have to trouble you Elder Shu.” Qian Lei said cheerfully.
Old Shu waved his hand and said, “No trouble, no trouble. However, it takes a lot of resources to hold this awakening ceremony. After all, this little thing has existed for tens of thousands of years, and it has always been inside the Ivy of Life bag. It survived in the woven bag after being sealed and put to a deep slumber. In fact, its vitality has been weakened very much. If you want to wake it up without affecting his potential and growth, then we’ll need to consume more resources and Heaven and Earth treasures. Conservatively, we’ll need at least seven or eight ten-thousand-year level grade kinds of Heaven and Earth treasures. Fatty, you have to pay this sum yourself. Add in also my labour efforts. I won’t ask for much, a few black rank emblems are enough.”
“Huh?” Qian Lei looked at Shu Lao dumbfounded, not knowing what to say for a while. He had to pay ? In emblems ? Black rank ? Even by not taking into account the price of the Heaven and Earth treasures, how could he possibly have this kind of money ?