52: Chapter 52 A Single Thought Blossoms, A World Reigns Supreme

A gentle voice spoke.

Yet, it made Ji Lingxuan and Elder Xuan's hearts skip a beat.

Their bodies stiffened.

He felt a bone-chilling cold.

Elder Xuan was deathly pale.

He could no longer even care about the wounds to his Divine Soul.

The hand he was using to grip Ji Lingxuan's arm was trembling violently, and his teeth were chattering.

Strong.

Too strong!

Irrationally strong!

The other party did not even deign to show their face.

Just a strand of Sword Intent left on a child's toy had wiped out his Peak Venerable Realm Divine Thought.

This was a heaven-defying method!

A Saint?

A Saint could not do this.

Within that Sword Intent, there was an immortal true meaning!

What was even more terrifying was this.

The Imperial Dynasty's secret treasure, the Heavenly Secret Boat, which they prided themselves on for being able to hide them even from a Saint, was nothing but a glaring joke in the eyes of that existence.

Every move they made had long been under that person's observation.

This was the despair of being seen through and controlled.

Just as Elder Xuan was losing his mind in fear, Ji Lingxuan reacted.

After all, she was the most outstanding pride of the Yuhua Dynasty, with a resilient Heart-Nature.

The more desperate the situation, the clearer her mind became.

She abruptly pulled away from Elder Xuan's hand and took a step forward.

Facing the empty space in front of her, she bowed deeply, performing a grand salute.

"Junior Ji Lingxuan of the Yuhua Dynasty has failed to discipline her subordinate properly, disturbing Senior's peaceful cultivation. I deserve death for this offense!"

Her voice was cold and clear, yet it carried a trace of trembling.

"We have absolutely no malicious intent. We were merely passing through your esteemed territory and were attracted by its prosperity, causing us to lose our composure for a moment. My protector was reckless in his prying; the fault lies with me. This Junior is willing to accept any punishment! I only ask that Senior... in consideration of our ignorance as first-time offenders, please show some leniency!"

She took all the responsibility upon herself.

Her low posture and earnest words made the guards behind her, who were terrified out of their wits, feel their faces burn.

Only then did they realize that their bit of curiosity had almost brought a devastating disaster upon the entire group, and even the Imperial Dynasty behind them.

The alley was extremely quiet.

Li Changsheng finished licking the oil off his fingers, took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, tugged on Li Qingyue's hand, and said in a milky, childish voice.

"Little sister, we should go back to the academy, otherwise the teacher will hit our palms."

Li Qingyue nodded indifferently.

The two little ones were completely unaware of the tense atmosphere around them.

Just like that, holding hands, taking small steps, they waddled past Ji Lingxuan and strolled towards the academy in the distance.

When passing by Ji Lingxuan, Li Changsheng curiously looked up at her, wondering why this pretty big sister kept bowing.

Ji Lingxuan maintained her bowed posture, not daring to move an inch.

The surroundings were completely silent.

Every breath felt incredibly long.

Cold sweat seeped from her forehead.

Just as her heart sank.

That gentle voice resonated in their Divine Souls once again.

"Guests from afar are guests."

Just four words.

Light as air, yet so majestic that no one dared to refute it.

As the four words fell.

That heavy pressure weighing down on their Divine Souls quietly receded.

Both of them immediately relaxed, almost unable to stand steady.

"Thank you, Senior, for your magnanimity! Thank you, Senior!"

Ji Lingxuan bowed again in excitement, her voice filled with the relief of having escaped death.

But before she could straighten up.

A strange scene occurred.

Directly in front of her as she bowed, in the cracks of the bluestone pavement, grew a withered, yellowed wild grass.

The moment the words "Guests from afar are guests" faded away.

Hum.

A soft chime coming from the Origin of life.

That withered wild grass actually trembled without warning.

Then, its dry, yellowed leaves, from bottom to top, were rapidly dyed with a layer of vibrant, tender green.

The fragrance of soil replaced the decay.

A ray of light of life lit up in the grass stem, rapidly becoming intense.

An invisible force caused this wild grass to instantly recover its Peak vitality!

No!

It even surpassed that moment!

Ji Lingxuan, Elder Xuan, and the others watched in astonishment as the wild grass began to grow wildly!

Its roots and stems became thick, colored like jade.

The leaves unfurled, and every leaf vein revealed profound and mysterious patterns.

In the blink of an eye.

It grew from a wild grass into a half-person-tall spiritual plant.

Afterward, at the top, a golden flower bud quietly condensed.

On the flower bud, the Dao charm was naturally formed, the Law generated itself, and inside, it nurtured a Small World.

Pop.

A soft sound.

The flower bud bloomed.

It was a twelve-petaled golden lotus flower woven from the purest Dao and principles!

The moment the petals fully unfolded, a perfect and flawless Dao charm spread out.

Ji Lingxuan stared blankly at the golden lotus in front of her, her heart filled with shock.

She was instantly lost in thought!

What she Cultivated was the supreme classic of the Yuhua Dynasty, "The Supreme Record of Forgetting Emotions".

This Cultivation Technique required cutting off the seven emotions and six desires, keeping the heart like still water.

But she was kind by nature and could never truly forget emotions, so she had been stuck at the fifth level of the Venerable Realm for twenty full years, her state of mind always missing that one piece.

At this moment!

When she saw this miraculous scene of life born from death, the blooming of the flawless golden lotus!

The moment that perfect Dao charm brushed past her body!

The Bottleneck that had troubled her for twenty years was broken!

She understood.

The Supreme Forgetting of Emotions is not being heartless.

It is seeing through!

It is entering into emotions, understanding them, experiencing the Mortal World, and finally transcending above them!

Having emotions, yet also being without them.

This is Perfection.

Just like this flower.

Only after experiencing the "death" of withering can one welcome the ultimate "life".

Without experience, how can there be insight?

Without entering the world, how can one transcend it?

So that was it.

The answer that had troubled her for twenty years lay within the blooming of this flower.

A single thought, and she understood!

Boom!

A burst of aura that had been suppressed for twenty years erupted from within Ji Lingxuan!

Peak of the fifth level of the Venerable Realm!

Sixth level of the Venerable Realm!

Peak of the sixth level!

Seventh level of the Venerable Realm!

Her cultivation, in a mere moment, broke through two major Realms!

And the momentum was still rising rapidly!

The powerful aura scattered, causing the Origin Qi of the entire city to fluctuate.

Elder Xuan and the others were pushed back repeatedly by the air wave.

They watched Ji Lingxuan's aura continue to climb, their expressions a mix of shock and joy.

A single thought, and withered grass meets spring.

A single word, and the Dao gives birth to a golden lotus.

Just by looking at it, it allowed someone to break through a twenty-year Heart Demon and jump two levels in cultivation!

What kind of godly method is this?

This is clearly a... God walking in the Mortal World!

After a long time, the aura on Ji Lingxuan finally calmed down, eventually stabilizing at the Peak of the seventh level of the Venerable Realm.

She opened her eyes, her cold gaze softening.

She bowed deeply once again towards the golden lotus, which was beginning to become illusory and was about to dissipate.

This bow was for the grace of resolving her confusion, for the virtue of creating her anew!

She abruptly raised her head, her gaze crossing the alley entrance and looking towards the depths of the Imperial Palace.

Filled with reverence and gratitude, she used all her strength to ask loudly.

"This Junior dares to be bold! May I ask for Senior's esteemed name? This grace of being created anew today, Ji Lingxuan will never forget, and the Yuhua Dynasty will never forget!"

The voice echoed over Luoxia City.

However, there was no longer any response.

That mysterious existence seemed to have completely lost interest.

Just as Ji Lingxuan felt lost in her heart.

A plain sentence was clearly imprinted into everyone's Divine Soul.

"Great Xia, Li Xuan."