Chapter 157 Taking the Bodhi Fruit

"Heaven Burning Palm!"

Chu Han struck a palm toward the fleeing Xiao Xuanjun, and a crimson palm print transformed into a sky-covering blaze that blasted out.

Sensing the terrifying aura behind her, Xiao Xuanjun's face turned pale. She hurriedly performed a forbidden technique, and the aura on her body instantly surged.

Then she turned around, her hands forming seals, creating a massive blue defensive barrier in front of her.

"Boom!"

The flaming palm print smashed down, the barrier shattered instantly, and the sky-covering flames immediately swallowed Xiao Xuanjun.

"Ah!"

A miserable scream came from within the sea of fire, but immediately after, a figure wrapped in blue light flashed out from the flames at high speed, fleeing into the distance.

Although Xiao Xuanjun was heavily injured, her speed became even faster. In an instant, she was already several thousand meters away.

Chu Han's brow furrowed slightly, but he did not give chase.

He could feel that the power of the Nine Transformations of Heavenly Fire - Third Transformation had placed an immense burden on his body. Waves of tearing pain came from his Meridians, and his Yuanqi began to drain rapidly.

If he forced himself to pursue Xiao Xuanjun, even if he could kill her, he might pay a significant price himself.

"Forget it."

Chu Han stopped in his tracks and gave up the pursuit.

He turned to look at Old Ghost Chi Yang's corpse. With a flash of his body, he landed beside the corpse and searched out a black space ring.

Injecting Mental Energy into it, a massive space appeared before him.

It was 50 meters in length, width, and height, with a huge capacity of 125,000 cubic meters.

It was actually a B-rank space ring!

Inside the space, there was also a large amount of Cultivation resources, Cultivation Techniques, Martial Skills, weapons, equipment, Materials, and so on, with an inestimable value.

After all, it was a Great Grandmaster's space ring. The items inside would require Chu Han to spend time to carefully identify.

Chu Han was overjoyed and immediately put the ring on his hand.

Then, without lingering, he performed a movement technique and fled in another direction.

Without Old Ghost Chi Yang's tracking secret technique, it would undoubtedly be even harder for other forces to find him.

Next, as long as he finished absorbing the bodhi fruit, his strength would surely receive a massive boost.

At that time, whether it was Xiao Xuanjun or the people from the Mosheng Society, none would be able to pose any threat to him.

Chu Han found a hidden, auspicious spot in the heart of the Northern Wasteland Mountain Range—a massive karst cave located three thousand meters underground.

He covered the cave entrance with a boulder. Deep underground, the interior was a world of its own, making it the perfect place to absorb the bodhi fruit.

He sat cross-legged on a smooth stone and took out the golden bodhi fruit from his space ring.

The fruit felt warm and moist in his hand, and dense spiritual energy flowed like a physical substance. Just by bringing it to his nose and taking a light sniff, Chu Han felt his Sea of Consciousness clear up, and the mental fatigue from the previous battle vanished instantly.

"Truly a treasure of heaven and earth," Chu Han praised in his heart. No longer hesitating, he opened his mouth and swallowed the entire bodhi fruit.

The moment the fruit entered his body, it did not burst with majestic Yuanqi like the innate lotus seed had. Instead, it turned into a cool and gentle spiritual torrent, heading straight for his Sea of Consciousness along his Meridians.

Chu Han felt his vision blur, and his consciousness instantly entered a wondrous Spiritual Domain.

This place was filled with spiritual energy refined to the extreme, like an inexhaustible spring, emitting a profound and holy aura.

"Is this the Spiritual Domain contained within the bodhi fruit?" Chu Han's consciousness body floated in the sea of light, his heart full of shock.

He could clearly feel that every wisp of spiritual energy here seemed capable of washing the Soul and sublimating the spirit.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Han's Sea of Consciousness acted like a sponge, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy in the sea of light.

This energy was gentle and pure, constantly widening the boundaries of his Sea of Consciousness and reinforcing its walls.

He could feel his Mental Energy growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. His already highly condensed Mental Energy became even purer and more agile.

The size of his Sea of Consciousness was also expanding frantically, like a vast and magnificent river formed of Mental Energy.

Chu Han was completely immersed in this wondrous spiritual evolution, the passage of time in the outside world long forgotten.

He constantly comprehended the spiritual Profound Truths contained in the bodhi fruit. That feeling of the Soul being nourished and sublimated was far more comfortable and wondrous than increasing his cultivation.

Time passed bit by bit, and the Northern Wasteland Mountain Range outside the cave remained fraught with danger.

Martial Artists from the Mosheng Society, the Yan Huang Battle Team, and the Xiao Family were all searching for Chu Han's tracks.

But inside the cave, Chu Han was as if isolated from the world, immersed in the ultimate experience of spiritual evolution.

Not until the morning of the third day, when the last wisp of spiritual energy in the sea of light was completely absorbed by Chu Han, did that wondrous Spiritual Domain begin to slowly shrink, finally merging into his Sea of Consciousness.

Chu Han's consciousness body trembled violently and instantly returned to his Physical Body. He slowly opened his eyes, a brilliant golden light flashing in his pupils before quickly receding and returning to calm.

"I've finally finished absorbing it," Chu Han whispered softly. Feeling the changes in his Sea of Consciousness, his heart was full of wild joy.

At this moment, his Sea of Consciousness was already boundlessly wide and incredibly stable. The total amount of his Mental Energy had surged by more than ten times compared to before, and its purity had reached an unprecedented height.

According to the Realm divisions explained in the Hundred Explanations of Spiritual Power Cultivation, his Mental Energy had already reached the limit of the second Realm, only a step away from the third Realm.

What surprised him even more was that with the Fusion of his Sea of Consciousness and the bodhi fruit's Spiritual Domain, he had actually obtained a Spiritual Domain!

A Spiritual Domain uses one's own Mental Energy to construct an independent spiritual space. Although its power was far inferior to the bodhi treasure tree's own Spiritual Domain, it was enough to pull an 8th Rank Initial Stage powerhouse into it.

Within the Domain, Chu Han's Mental Energy could be significantly amplified. Not only could he deploy a powerful spiritual defense to resist all spiritual attacks, but he could also harness the power of the Domain to interfere with an enemy's spirit or even create illusions. It was a top-tier spiritual technique that combined both offense and defense.

"With this Spiritual Domain, I will no longer need to fear facing spiritual-type Martial Artists in the future," Chu Han thought to himself.

In addition, the medicinal power of the bodhi fruit was subtly transforming his Physical Body.

Although his cultivation still remained at the 6th Rank Initial Stage without a Breakthrough, his body's perception of Yuanqi had become more acute, and the speed of Fusion and absorption of Yuanqi had also increased significantly.

The medicinal power of the bodhi fruit not only sublimated his Mental Energy but also cleansed his Physical Body's potential, taking his talent for Cultivation to the next level. His future path of Cultivation would undoubtedly be much smoother.

Chu Han stood up and stretched his muscles, an invisible spiritual Divine Might radiating from his body.

He could clearly feel that his five senses had become incredibly sharp. Even with his eyes closed, he could perceive every wisp of airflow in the cave, the texture of every stalactite, and could even vaguely sense the aura of exotic beasts several thousand meters away.

"My Mental Energy has reached the limit of the second Realm, and I've gained a Spiritual Domain. Now, even if I face an 8th Rank Mid-stage powerhouse, I have the strength for a fight!"

The three days of Cultivation had finally ended, but Chu Han was in no hurry to leave the cave.

He thought of the space ring left by Old Ghost Chi Yang; there were still many treasures inside.