100: The spiritual plant realm is in turmoil; the alliance gathers its strength to purify the source of the disturbance and nurture new seedlings to continue the protection.

Morning mist swept through the Grandmist Realm Stronghold, and golden dew hung from the tips of the shengxi grass; as the wind brushed past, the droplets rolled down, moistening the formation runes.

Nian Xue squatted among the grass with Little Color curled up on her lap, its crystal fur stained with dew: "Little Color, let's go to the Spirit Plant Realm to see the new seedlings!"

A Qing swept the grass blades aside with a flick of his tail: "I'll carry you there! I heard from the Spirit Plant Clan last night that the new seedlings are about to bloom."

Lin Chen and Clear Snow walked over, the imprints on their palms glowing with a faint gold: "It's the perfect time for a realm patrol; the Life-Breathing Formation in the Spirit Plant Realm needs to be checked."

The four of them flew on A Qing, the wind wrapped in Life-Breathing Qi as they soared over the sea of golden flowers on the Hongmeng Plain; the flowers swayed with the wind as if saying goodbye.

Upon reaching the Spirit Plant Realm, the shengxi vines by the realm gate had already climbed all over the gateposts, their vine flowers glowing gold and their fragrance drifting for miles, attracting bees and butterflies.

The Spirit Plant Clan Chief came to meet them with a worried expression: "In the Life-Breathing Forest to the west of the realm, the Life-Breathing Qi is decreasing, and the leaves are gradually turning yellow."

Everyone followed the Clan Chief to the edge of the forest and indeed saw the vegetation within losing its color, the golden patterns fading, and the ground tinged with a very faint grayish-black.

The crystal stones of the accompanying Star Spirit Clan members lit up: "There is a Life-Extinguishing Source underground, slowly emitting Life-Extinguishing Qi and seeping into the soil."

Clear Snow squatted down to touch the earth, her Life-Breathing Qi probing inward: "The source is thirty feet underground, wrapped in Life-Extinguishing Shadows; it's difficult to dig out directly."

The imprint on Lin Chen's palm brightened as he gathered Life-Breathing Qi: "Set up the 'Life-Breathing Purification Formation' to channel Life-Breathing Qi into the ground and force the source to reveal itself."

The accompanying warriors of the Dao Source Clan held their staves to set the formation, the tips drawing runes with Life-Breathing light; the runes spread like a spiderweb, covering the soil at the forest's edge.

The Metal Clan set up life-breathing cannons, aiming the muzzles at the ground and charging them with Life-Breathing Qi: "The cannon light will assist the formation and accelerate the purification of the Life-Extinguishing Qi in the soil."

Nian Xue squatted by the formation holding Little Color, her small hands gathering Life-Breathing Qi: "I'll help too! Life-Breathing Qi, go in quickly and drive the bad things out!"

Little Color nuzzled her hand, its crystal fur glowing gold as it unexpectedly emitted Life-Breathing Qi as well, merging into the formation and making the runes brighten.

A Qing flew around the formation, his Dragon Breath carrying Life-Breathing Qi as it swept over the withered grass nearby: "My Dragon Breath can awaken the grass and help the formation gather Qi!"

The formation activated, and Life-Breathing Qi seeped into the soil like a golden stream; the ground glowed gold, the grayish-black faded, and the tips of the withered grass leaves turned green.

Half an hour later, a disturbance came from underground as the earth bulged, and a Life-Extinguishing Beast resembling a mole broke through the soil, its body wrapped in grayish-black.

"It's a beast condensed from the Life-Extinguishing Source! Kill it and the source will dissipate!" Lin Chen teleported next to the beast, his palm wrapped in Life-Breathing Qi as he struck it.

The beast hissed in pain, spraying grayish-black gas at Lin Chen; Clear Snow's ice spear, wrapped in Life-Breathing Qi, shot toward the gas and dispersed it.

The Metal Clan's cannon light shot at the beast, the golden light making the grayish-black on its body fade slightly; A Qing's Dragon Breath swept over, making the beast's body tremble.

Nian Xue threw a light ball carrying Little Color's golden Qi, smashing it toward the beast core: "Little Color, let's smash it together!"

Little Color leaped from her arms, its crystal claws carrying golden Qi as it clawed at the beast's back; the beast rolled in pain, and the grayish-black gas dissipated even faster.

Lin Chen took the opportunity to strike the beast core, and the beast dissolved into dissipating grayish-black gas, revealing the Life-Extinguishing Source underground—a crystal tinged with deep gray.

The Dao Source Clan Leader touched the crystal with his staff, the Life-Breathing light at the tip wrapping around it: "This is a Life-Extinguishing Crystal; it needs to be purified and then buried back in the soil to be nurtured by Life-Breathing Qi."

Everyone gathered Life-Breathing Qi and injected it into the crystal; the deep gray of the crystal gradually faded until it finally glowed gold, resonating with the Life-Breathing Formation runes.

Lin Chen buried the crystal back into the soil, and as Life-Breathing Qi surged in, a new seedling sprouted; the seedling glowed gold and grew extremely fast, becoming a full plant in an instant.

The Spirit Plant Clan Chief smiled: "This seedling is 'purification grass'; it can absorb Life-Extinguishing Qi. Once the forest is full of it, we won't have to fear the source anymore."

Nian Xue plucked a blade of grass and fed it to Little Color: "Little Color, eat this, and you'll be even better at driving away the bad things in the future!"

Little Color chewed the grass blade, its crystal fur growing even brighter as it nuzzled the plant, seemingly in thanks.

Everyone planted purification grass seeds in the forest; the seeds grew as soon as they touched the soil, quickly forming a wall of grass that surrounded the Life-Breathing Forest, radiating a golden glow.

The Spirit Plant Clan refined a new life-breathing pill, adding purification grass powder to the formula; once consumed, it could resist Life-Extinguishing Qi, and they gifted it to the various clans.

When they left the Spirit Plant Realm, the shengxi vines at the realm gate were blooming even more vibrantly, and vine flowers drifted onto A Qing's back as if as a memento.

Upon returning to the Grandmist Realm, the alliance crystal glowed gold, and the Star Spirit Clan came to report: "The various clans across the Myriad Realms have all planted purification grass, and Life-Extinguishing abnormalities have decreased."

Lin Chen walked to the alliance crystal and pressed the imprint on his palm against it: "Send a message to all clans: on the first of next month, gather in the Grandmist Realm for a Great Guardian Alliance Assembly."

Over the next few days, the Stronghold became lively; the Spirit Plant Clan cultivated purification grass seedlings, and various clans came to collect them; the seedlings glowed gold and were kept in crystal pots.

Nian Xue helped the Spirit Plant Clan with watering, and Little Color ran among the seedlings; as its crystal fur brushed past them, the seedlings grew even faster, making her eyes curve with a smile.

A Qing accompanied the Dragon Clan Dragon Guards to practice Life-Breathing Dragon Breath; as the Dragon Breath blew over the purification grass, the leaves turned greener and the golden patterns clearer.

Lin Chen and Clear Snow organized the guardian reports from various clans, which recorded the status of the Life-Breathing Formations and the growth of the purification grass.

"The purification grass in the Void Realm has grown into patches, and the Life-Extinguishing Shadows in the spatial rifts have decreased by ninety percent," Clear Snow read from a report.

Lin Chen nodded: "The Life-Breathing Net in the Sea Spirit Realm has also stabilized, and the number of aquatic spirits is higher than before."

On the day of the Great Guardian Alliance Assembly, the leaders of the Myriad Realms gathered at the Stronghold; the plaza in front of the alliance crystal was filled with pots of purification grass.

Lin Chen stood on the stage, the imprint on his palm glowing: "Over this past month, the life force of the Myriad Realms has flourished, and Life-Extinguishing abnormalities have gradually decreased; this is thanks to the efforts of every clan."

He pointed to the purification grass in the plaza: "This grass is a new guardian force; in the future, we must cultivate more to protect the vegetation of the Myriad Realms."

The clan leaders spoke one after another; some said they would build purification grass fields within their clans, and others said they would teach other smaller clans how to plant them.

The Dao Source Clan Leader proposed: "Let us establish a 'Shengxi Academy' to teach the youth of all clans the Shengxi Art and how to identify purification grass."

Everyone agreed, and Lin Chen chose an empty plot of land next to the Stronghold as the site for the academy; the Spirit Plant Clan immediately planted shengxi vines there.

After the assembly ended, the clan leaders began their return journeys carrying purification grass seedlings and life-breathing pills; the golden glow of the alliance crystal intensified as if offering a blessing.

Nian Xue pulled Little Color along and dug a hole next to the shengxi vines at the academy site: "We'll plant the first purification grass here and let it be the academy's tree."

A Qing sprayed Dragon Breath to help her loosen the soil: "I'll come often to water it and make it grow taller than the buildings, so it can shelter the entire academy."

Lin Chen and Clear Snow stood nearby, watching them; as their palm imprints touched, their golden glows merged, appearing to connect with the golden patterns of the vines.

Under the setting sun, the shengxi vines at the academy site glowed gold, and the purification grass seedling stood next to the vines with Little Color curled up beside it, as if standing guard.

A new force had been added to the path of protecting the Myriad Realms; shengxi grass and purification grass coexisted, and all clans stood guard together with the spirits. This warm scene would slowly endure through the years until eternity.