"Speaking of which, Nephew, this trip shouldn't be just for the mark, but also to find a suitable holy infant, right?" Qing Yang seemed quite interested in Li Cheng颐, and spoke again.

From the brief exchange earlier, she faintly felt that when defeating Yuan Qi, this young man named Bai Lu hadn't used his full strength at all.

There was a faint feeling on him, similar to when she first saw Huo Qingkong.

At that time, Huo Qingkong hadn't formed his Yuan Yin (original seal), and his performance was only slightly above average.

Later, once he formed the seal, he soared into the sky, his strength becoming astonishing.

"Indeed," Li Cheng颐 nodded.

"The choice of holy infant is generally based on the most vicious and evil, or signing a contract with demonic beasts. This sect has captured many demonic beasts, including those that haven't yet opened their spiritual wisdom, but have powerful bloodlines. If you're interested, you can go and choose." Qing Yang said generously.

"Thank you, Real Person!" Li Cheng颐 was overjoyed. This saved him the trouble of searching for demonic beasts everywhere.

After coming into contact with the original Holy Spirit Art, he understood that choosing a demonic beast as a holy infant was better and more convenient than choosing a person.

Demonic beasts mostly have pure natures, making them more compatible with cultivating the Holy Spirit Art. The more thoughts one has, the harder it is to practice this art.

And when the side effects flare up, the restraint of the main body on the holy infant can be used to forcibly suppress its resistance.

Hearing Qing Yang's generous gift, Li Cheng颐 roughly analyzed it in his heart.

'The Evil Flower version of the Holy Spirit Art relies mostly on absorbing half of the holy infant's cultivation power to improve one's own cultivation.

The original version relies entirely on one's own cultivation. This is the biggest difference between the two. So, can I combine the advantages of both and slightly improve the original to become a type that can also absorb the holy infant's power?'

Originally, the holy infant didn't need to cultivate, because the holy infant only served the effect of withstanding side effects. As long as one had a good natural physique, strong bloodline, and strong endurance, that was best.

But if it was modified according to the Evil Flower version…

Many thoughts flashed through Li Cheng颐's mind.

"Alright, you can go down now."

"Thank you, Real Person, thank you, Elder Bai. I will remember today's gift." Li Cheng颐 left a promise very sensibly.

Wasn't the other party spending a fortune to give him treasures just to build a good relationship and invest in advance?

"Sensible." Qing Yang revealed a satisfied smile.

Soon, after Li Cheng颐 was taken out again by the snow-falcon woman, the smile on Qing Yang's face slowly disappeared.

"Ah… what do you think of this Bai Lu?"

The other six elders looked at each other.

"The Giant White Deer bloodline is naturally inclined towards recovery and healing, but this child… why does it feel like he has a dragon stench about him?"

An elder with rabbit ears looked at the old man with a dragon head and human body who was silent.

"Brother Long, what do you think?"

The old man with a dragon head and human body was also one of the elders. Hearing this, he also nodded.

"The bloodline in this child's body is quite mixed, but each bloodline is very pure and of a high level. He clearly has a big background."

"He's not as good as Huo Qingkong, but he can be considered a rare genius." He gave a comprehensive evaluation.

"Then we'll interact with him more in the future." Qing Yang set the tone. "Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've seen Kui Ling. I'll invite her for a drink later."

"That needs to be done as soon as possible. After all, the Qingmu Sword Sect's reaction might be…" Elder Tu, the one with rabbit ears, lowered his voice.

Qing Yang, who had rarely put on airs, suddenly deflated and covered her face, speechless.

'What the hell was she thinking? She used too much force with that slap. Why was that whatchamacallit elder as brittle as a little egg, breaking with a light touch?'

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Years Gate Dungeon.

Led by the snow-falcon woman, Li Cheng颐 slowly walked into the dark underground passage.

Layers of force field protection, shining with various colors, tightly isolated this place from the outside world.

Following the long steps all the way down, he didn't know how far he walked.

After a full ten minutes, a gray-green stone door appeared faintly ahead.

"Entering through this door, you can choose the holy infant you want to confirm. Remember, it must be a level that you can suppress, otherwise the backlash will be even worse." The snow-falcon woman kindly instructed.

Li Cheng颐 nodded.

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

He walked forward, and the stone door slowly opened.

Then he strode into it.

A full half an hour later…

Li Cheng颐 walked out of the passage again.

Behind him, closely followed a brown squirrel that was half a man's height.

Yes, a squirrel. A very large, very fierce-looking squirrel.

"You actually chose it?" The snow-falcon woman was stunned, seeming a little surprised.

"It's called Volcano. Among demonic beasts, its bloodline is considered strong. It has a trace of Xuanmiao Sea aura and is naturally strong, but its starting point is low, and its blood purity isn't very high. Do you want to change it?" She was also kind, after all, compared to this red squirrel, which wasn't very strong among all the prisoners, there were many fierce and powerful beasts with stronger bloodlines.

"No need, it's this one." Li Cheng颐 shook his head.

He had seen the black squirrel clan of the Far Shadow organization on Earth-Moon. Their strength was very good, and the giant black squirrel had given him a deep impression. He wasn't familiar with the others, so it was hard to grasp.

"Alright…" The snow-falcon woman nodded. "Then finally…"

"By the way, Senior Sister, do you have a botanical garden here? I love collecting all kinds of strange flowers. I wonder if you can let me take a look?"

At this time, the latest evolution of Li Cheng颐's Flower God seat was completed, and then he could choose a new main flower.

Coincidentally, the Years Gate was full of spiritual beasts, and their familiarity with wild nature was far beyond his imagination.

So this question was very appropriate.

"Strange flowers? There's a hot spring nearby, with spring all year round by the spring water and many flowers. I'll take you there."

Completing the Twelve Flower God seats, obtaining the final authority, and summoning the original Earth King City to appear was a shortcut that could greatly enhance Li Cheng颐's strength.

If he could summon the former Thousand Leaf Army and Hundred Flower Divine Generals… just looking at the previous Thousand Leaf, he knew how powerful the former Flower Empire was.

But if, before that, his own strength was far from enough to control this power, then summoning them out in advance would be inviting trouble for himself.

After all, even such a powerful force as the original Earth Flower Emperor was exterminated, so you can imagine how strong their enemies were.

Just as Li Cheng颐 was being led to the botanical garden for a stroll…

On the other side.

Above the vast black sea of clouds.

Huo Qingkong, alone with his sword, searched everywhere for the missing and scattered disciples of the Sword Sect.

Roar!!

Suddenly, a huge white eagle with a wingspan of hundreds of meters pounced out of the sea of clouds from below, pecking at him at high speed.

Five faint Yuan Yin (original seal) lights shone dazzlingly on the white eagle.

Chih!!

Suddenly, a blue sword light fell down, easily slicing through the white eagle's huge body.

The entire white eagle exploded with a bang, turning into countless pieces of flesh and feathers, scattering and falling, disappearing into the vast black sea of clouds in an instant.

Huo Qingkong sheathed his sword. From the white eagle's pouncing and pecking actions just now, he seemed to have gained some insights.

Immediately, the invisible love threads beside him automatically changed and improved. Before long, his movement speed was improved, moving faster and consuming less.

The long sword in his hand also became lighter when swung, and the burst became faster.

"As expected of the peerless genius of the Faceless Sword Sect, one in a thousand years!" Suddenly, a voice rumbled from the distant black sea of clouds, reaching Huo Qingkong's ears.

"Hiding your head and showing your tail is not the behavior of a strong person." Huo Qingkong raised his head and looked in the direction of the voice.

To be precise, it shouldn't be a voice, because the words appeared directly in his mind.

"Huo Qingkong, it must be hard to hide your true nature and disguise your strength, right?"

The voice came again.

Boom!

In an instant, a blue light burst out from Huo Qingkong's back, turning into a sky full of sword rain, flying towards the fan-shaped area in front.

The blue light raged.

Chih chih chih chih chih!!

The dense sword rain, like meteors, instantly cleared the sky for dozens of miles ahead.

The black clouds were broken, revealing countless black mists at a deeper level below, but still empty.

The blue sword light flew back and re-inserted into Huo Qingkong's sword pouch.

His face was cold and he concentrated on searching for the other party's location.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a powerful sword… I'm afraid even the average elder of the Faceless Sword Sect is no match for you. You truly deserve to be a natural Yuan Yin (original seal)…" the voice continued.

Huo Qingkong's expression did not change, and he still floated quietly in mid-air, supporting himself with his Wisdom Sword.

"Demon Emperor?"

He had some guesses.

"Speaking of which, this seat was born from the backlash of the Red Kite Old Ancestor's transfer of the gongfa (cultivation method). Sevenfold Holy Spirit Art, the fusion of seven kinds of holy intentions… In the end, the Red Kite Old Ancestor planned to take me away with her when she left, but I secretly avoided her."

The voice laughed loudly.

"So what? What's your purpose in coming to me?" Huo Qingkong said coldly.

Now that he had confirmed the other party's identity, he didn't waste his energy. With his current strength, even if he found the other party, it was impossible to completely solve the problem.

"Hehehehe!" The Demon Emperor laughed again. "Have you noticed it too? Holy Intent cannot be completely removed! To truly achieve transcendence with the Seven Intent Holy Spirit Art, no one can do it except the Red Kite Old Ancestor herself!"

"…" Huo Qingkong's expression did not change, completely unmoved.

"Precisely because you discovered this very early on, you should now be trying to create another gongfa (cultivation method) from the Holy Intent, condensing it into another state of your own… Seven Intent combined, one side good, one side evil. Hahahaha, Huo Qingkong, do you know that you are walking an unimaginable, unprecedented evil path!!" The Demon Emperor said in a strange tone.

"What's it to you?" Huo Qingkong said expressionlessly.

"What's it to me?" The Demon Emperor's laughter grew louder.

"Haven't you realized it yet?? You are not the Red Kite, and the Seven Intent Holy Spirit Art is not perfect for you. You are destined to be unable to transcend, destined to become a second me… Hahahaha!!!"

Huo Qingkong stopped speaking, but floated in mid-air, quietly listening to the laughter fade, drift away, and disappear.

For a long time.

Until the laughter completely disappeared.

He slowly lowered his head, and a trace of inexplicable tyranny that even he himself did not notice flashed in his eyes.

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June.

The disciples' training ended without any major incidents.

Li Cheng颐 only had conflicts with the Qingmu Sword Sect at the beginning, and then everything went smoothly and he completed the mark stamping one after another.

The training mission was also very simple, which was to taste all the street snacks in a small city and chat with each snack shop owner for a hundred idle words.

For Li Cheng颐, this task was easy to complete as long as he disguised himself as an ordinary young man playing around.

After everything was over, he also embarked on the return journey.

He had already chosen the eleventh main flower. At his current realm, most of the flower languages were not very useful. On the contrary, conceptual flower languages such as the Heart of Aggregation and the Hand of Obsession were more effective.

Speaking of which, the selection of new flower languages was mainly to cooperate with the cultivation of gongfa (cultivation method) to accelerate it.

After experiencing several painful experiences of being suppressed by the great powers of the system, Li Cheng颐 painfully decided to work hard to cultivate and walk to the top along a system.

Therefore, flower languages that facilitate cultivation became his first choice.

After all, without cheating, he was just an ordinary college student with average comprehension and average aptitude, relying entirely on perseverance.

Otherwise, how could he compete with those born geniuses at this level?

(End of this chapter)