181: Cold Moon Pure Lotus

After leaving the main hall, the people who had been standing quietly in the square had dispersed at some point. Perhaps they had only been gathered there to catch a glimpse of Chu Shengfan and recognize his Aura and appearance before returning to their respective posts.

Once they were further away from the main hall, the few people following behind him seemed to come back to life, and some faint sounds of movement could be heard.

When Chu Shengfan glanced back, their expressions turned solemn, and they immediately returned to their silent, ghost-like state from before.

"You don't need to be so restrained; I'm usually quite easygoing. You can be a bit more at ease in front of me."

Hearing Chu Shengfan's words, they exchanged glances before slightly cupping their hands and saying, "Yes."

Chu Shengfan stiffly turned his head back. As a Contract Master at the Lower Stage of Exotic, suddenly having so many Spirit Rank servants gave him quite a bit of mental pressure, to be honest.

Su Yi spoke softly, "Little Palace Master, the place we are heading to now is the Han Sui Spirit Pool. Once we arrive and you use the Han Sui Spirit Liquid for Body Tempering, you will no longer fear this icy world."

Chu Shengfan nodded silently. "Alright."

The so-called Han Sui Spirit Pool was built behind the main hall in a side hall near the mountain cliff. The pool was roughly circular with a diameter of about twenty meters.

Faint white cold mist drifted gently over the surface of the pool. Some white lotuses with light blue markings were planted in the pool; Chu Shengfan couldn't recognize what kind of Source Beast they were.

He could only sense that every single one was at the Spirit Rank. Their petals were exquisite, full, and upright—it was clear they were well cared for.

Before entering this side hall, Su Yi first dismissed the other eight servants to go to the side hall where Chu Shengfan would be staying. She then followed Chu Shengfan into the area of the Spirit Pool.

Naturally, there were guards outside the Spirit Pool, but seeing that it was Chu Shengfan approaching, they proactively stepped aside to let him reach the edge of the pool.

"In a moment, you need to focus your mind and calm your breath, place your palm into the Spirit Pool, and then try to draw in the spirit liquid to temper your body. Rest assured, although this Spirit Marrow Liquid looks freezing, it is not harmful to the human body. Feel free to absorb it."

Chu Shengfan looked down into the Spirit Pool, then slowly lowered his body and reached his right hand into the water.

The protective barrier that had been guarding him only receded at the position of his hand, allowing his palm to touch the pool water without any obstruction.

Su Yi was right; the pool water was indeed not harmful to the body. Upon contact, it only felt cool and refreshing; the expected bone-chilling cold did not occur.

Chu Shengfan's spirit spread through his palm into the interior of the pool water. Through a peculiar perspective, he 'saw' dense icy-blue light particles beneath the water.

He figured these must be the spirit liquid essences needed for Body Tempering. Thus, his Mental Energy transformed into tentacles, bringing those blue light particles into his palm.

This immediately seemed to open a certain channel. All the light particles surged toward his palm and throughout his body, without Chu Shengfan even needing to guide them.

It was as if he had drunk cool well water during the sweltering heat of summer. Chu Shengfan felt his entire being become calm and cool, but it wasn't unpleasant; rather, it was extremely pleasant and comfortable.

His floating, noisy emotions were also smoothed out. At this moment, Chu Shengfan even felt as if nothing in the world could ever disturb his state of mind again.

Furthermore, the spirit liquid in the pool continued to pour into Chu Shengfan's body, as if making up for the long-standing deficiencies in his physique.

Lower Spirit Rank, Intermediate Spirit Rank, Upper Spirit Rank.

His Aura rose steadily, quickly reaching the peak of the Uncommon Rank and making a dash toward the Spirit Rank.

However, he clearly didn't succeed. One of his two Source Beasts was at the Intermediate Alien Tier and the other was at the Lower Stage of Exotic, which was not enough to support his promotion to the Spirit Rank.

Since the breakthrough in Realm was unsuccessful, the spiritual power within his body reached a maximum concentration, and the spirit liquid in the pool finally stopped flowing into Chu Shengfan's body.

At this moment, the blue light particles beneath the water gradually returned to a state of calm.

The protective barrier, which had been released by the lotus-styled jade token, slowly dissipated at this time.

The first to react was the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit resting on Chu Shengfan's shoulder. It vibrated its wings uncomfortably, seemingly wanting to disperse the surrounding freezing cold.

Its body even turned illusory, yet it still couldn't block the omnipresent chill, which felt like a magical attack.

Sensing the aggrieved emotions from the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit, Chu Shengfan looked back at Su Yi and asked, "Can Source Beasts absorb this pool water?"

Su Yi glanced at the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit. "I'm afraid not this pool water. This spirit liquid was personally formulated by the Palace Master and is only suitable for the human body and the Cold Moon Pure Lotus in the pool.

If it absorbs it recklessly, problems might occur."

Hearing her words, Chu Shengfan didn't dare let his Source Beast try it lightly. But seeing that the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit indeed felt cold and uncomfortable, he prepared to summon it back to the Source Beast Space.

Su Yi then added, "However, yours is a butterfly-type Source Beast. I imagine its daily food should be something like pollen. It just so happens that the Cold Moon Pure Lotus in this Han Sui Spirit Pool are in bloom.

If it is willing to consume the pollen of these Cold Moon Pure Lotus, it should be able to achieve an effect similar to a human absorbing the Han Sui Spirit Liquid."

Chu Shengfan's eyes lit up. This Cold Moon Pure Lotus was a type of Source Beast he had never heard of, but it was indeed a flower-attribute Source Beast, which perfectly matched one of the skill characteristics of the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit.

"Floral Medicine Spirit Powder: The Myriad Flower Spirit Butterfly eats nothing but spirit flowers. Consuming high-rank spirit flowers can rapidly enhance its Realm, and there is a certain probability of absorbing the attribute inclination of the spirit flower, thereby gaining the qualification to learn skills of other types."

Chu Shengfan conveyed his thoughts to the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit through their contract connection.

However, the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit circled in the air a few times reluctantly, wanting to refuse the request to suck the Cold Moon Pure Lotus pollen.

Back at home, it had refused to suck the pollen of the Ultimate Ice Lotus, and Chu Shengfan hadn't forced it when he saw its reluctance.

But today was different. He would be living on Qinghan Mountain for a long time in the future, and the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit couldn't stay in the Source Beast Space forever; that would be detrimental to its growth.

Chu Shengfan hardened his heart and, like dealing with a picky child, issued a dead order, forcing it to absorb the pollen of the Cold Moon Pure Lotus.

The Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit vibrated its wings aggrievedly, but sensing Chu Shengfan's firm attitude, it could only fly slowly toward the Cold Moon Pure Lotus in the pool.

It landed on the heart of one of the Cold Moon Pure Lotus and began to slowly suck. For some reason, the Cold Moon Pure Lotus Source Beast didn't seem to resist its feeding.

After waiting a while, some tiny white light particles suddenly appeared on the body of the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit. These light particles were not obvious amidst its complex-colored wings.

But as it consumed more pollen from different Han Yue Pure Lotuses, the white light particles on its body increased until they were visible with just a bit of careful observation.

It also gradually lost its cowering appearance in the cold, and its movements became more light and free. Flakes of snow scattered as it flapped its wings.

Chu Shengfan's eyes lit up. Over the past few months, the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit had consumed a lot of pollen of different attributes, but such a large change had never occurred. The skill with a probability of absorbing spirit flower attributes had never truly succeeded before.

He hadn't expected it to succeed on the very first day here. Moreover, it seemed the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit was comprehending a new skill.