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Hua Changxi once read about a rare and precious treasure of heaven and earth—the spring-eye pearl—in the seized book "Travels of Qian Yuan".

The book says, "A spring-fed pearl, once it falls to the ground, immediately becomes a spring."

At this moment, facing the fist-sized emerald in front of her, she was able to recognize it at a glance as the legendary spring eye pearl, all thanks to its unique 'swallowing and spitting' power.

It's so easy to spot.

"It springs up as soon as it hits the ground."

Hua Changxi's eyes lit up. She had long felt that the scenery of Danyuan Peak was somewhat bland. Although the disciples had worked hard to cultivate it and the former desolation had been gone, it still lacked a bit of spiritual charm and vitality.

If this spring is placed on the summit, the entire Danyuan Peak will be nourished by a continuous stream of spiritual spring water.

And Danding Peak, which is still under development, needs the irrigation of the spiritual spring even more.

Thinking of the boundless benefits that the spiritual spring had given to the mountain peaks, Hua Changxi's eyes trembled slightly. Unable to contain her excitement, she reached out her hand, wanting to take the spring's eye into her possession.

Unexpectedly, the moment the fingertips touched the faint green light emanating from the spring, they felt an immense resistance.

"kindness?"

The green light was gentle and harmless, yet it was like an invisible barrier. No matter how Hua Changxi circulated her spiritual power, she could never penetrate the green light or touch the pearl even a fraction of its body.

Hua Changxi withdrew his hand without surprise. Such a rare treasure as the Spring Eye Pearl naturally possesses spiritual protection. It would be strange if it were easily obtained.

If it were truly easy to obtain, she believed it would have already been taken by the successor of the Pill Saint Palace.

The bottom of Danquan Spring is not a hidden place; the successors of the sacred land must have already explored it.

The spring's pearl is still safely at the bottom of the spring, not because no one has discovered it, but because even if they have, they can't take it away.

Hua Changxi forcibly suppressed the urge to seize it, shifted his gaze from the spring in front of him, and looked around.

"One, two nine!"

Deep within the spring, there are nine channels where green light intertwines and shimmers, creating a magnificent spectacle resembling a galaxy.

She moved swiftly, flying to various places to investigate one by one, and soon confirmed that the entire Danquan Spring actually contained nine spring eyes.

"Nine?"

Hua Changxi looked thoughtful. Why exactly nine?

She had a gut feeling that the number of spring beads was not random, and that there might be some unknown pattern or mystery behind it.

Although she had doubts, she did not dwell on them, but quickly took out the branch of the sacred tree that had exhausted its life force.

The life-giving sap I collected from the sacred tree leaves was to nourish it. Now, immersed in the Danquan Spring, if I soak the firewood branches in the green river of light, they will surely receive even more nourishment.

Hua Changxi deliberately chose a spot close to the spring where the light flowed, and slowly placed the sacred wood branch inside.

This way, she could easily keep an eye on the revival of the firewood and also find a way to collect the spring's pearls.

As expected, as soon as the sacred tree branch entered the River of Light, its originally withered branches and leaves eagerly devoured the surrounding light spots, and at a speed visible to the naked eye, they shed their dryness and became lush, vibrant, and full of life again.

Seeing that the sacred tree branches were recovering rapidly, Hua Changxi shifted her attention to the spring's eye.

She had no other good options at the moment, so she could only try to use her spiritual power to forcibly tear open the layer of eerie green light and collect the spring pearl.

Immediately, Hua Changxi's fingertips gathered spiritual light, condensing into a long, strong rope of spiritual energy, which she quickly swung towards the green light, intending to bind the spring's eye.

However, the moment the spirit rope touched the green light, the seemingly gentle barrier suddenly erupted with a terrifying rebound force.

This is not a simple defensive counterattack, but more like a repulsion, as if the spring's eye has come to life and abhors any power with a 'predatory' nature.

"Hmm~"

Hua Changxi groaned, his body being forced back several feet.

Once she regained her balance, she didn't make any further moves, but instead stared intently at the spring-fed plant.

She vaguely sensed something unusual: the protective power of the spring eye was not the purely offensive power she had encountered before, but rather a kind of 'repulsive' will against external objects.

To verify her hypothesis, she cautiously unleashed several bursts of spiritual energy to test it, but without exception, they were all reflected back.

After several attempts, she gradually discovered that the more intense her desire to acquire and the stronger her will to seize became, the more terrifying the backlash she would suffer.

"This"

Hua Changxi had a headache. Now, even to seize a treasure, he had to control his mind.
But having a breakthrough is always a good thing.

Hua Changxi sat cross-legged on the spot and began to silently recite the Heart-Cleansing Mantra, trying to calm his mind before attempting to verify it. At the same time, several elders from the Holy Land who had discovered Hua Changxi on the shore near the Danquan Stele began to sneak over furtively.

"Hua Changxi has entered the Danquan Spring."

"She will definitely find the spring's eye at the bottom of the spring."

"If we find it, we find it, but we can't take it away."

"That's not necessarily true. Don't forget, she controls the two main peaks, Danyuan Peak and Danding Peak."

The sacred tree nurtures nine springs, one on each of the nine main peaks.

Of course, if the peak masters of other secondary peaks are fortunate enough to obtain the Spring Eye Pearl first, they can also place the Spring Eye Pearl on their secondary peaks.

However, throughout the history of the Dan Sheng Temple, there has never been such an exception.

"What if Hua Changxi really gets the Spring Eye Pearl, but doesn't place it on Danyuan Peak or Danding Peak? Don't forget, she might be the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace."

“If she really uses the sacred site’s resources elsewhere, then we will definitely step in and get them back.”

"Alright, enough of this nonsense. Spring water beads aren't so easy to obtain. Even among the peak masters of the ancient times, only a few were able to get them. Most of them obtained them through the power of the divine furnace by the temple masters."

While the elders of the Holy Land were discussing the spring pearl on the shore, Hua Changxi was at the bottom of the spring, her mind also in turmoil because of the spring pearl.

Because she silently recited the calming mantra, her mind became much more peaceful. However, without paying attention, she accidentally caused the spring to suck in the sacred wood branches that were soaking in the river of light as it was gushing out the river of light.

Seeing the sacred tree branch pierce through the green light and touch the spring's eye, Hua Changxi's heart nearly jumped out of her throat, fearing that the spring-eating plant would swallow the sacred tree branch.

Fortunately, her fears did not come true.

The sacred tree branches floated above the spring, rising and falling with the gushing light.

Hua Changxi's heart, which had been pounding, calmed down, and her mind started working again. Soon, she noticed something unusual—the branches of the divine tree could actually penetrate the green light!
Upon seeing this, Hua Changxi had a sudden inspiration and began to summon the divine wood branch back.

Watching Freedom pass through the green light and return to the sacred wood branch in his hand, Hua Changxi seemed lost in thought.

Why can the branches of the sacred tree pass through the green light?

The desire to acquire is really hard to extinguish. Hua Changxi looked at the Divine Wood Branch and wondered if he could refine the Divine Wood Branch and then collect the Spring Eye Pearl through it.

With that in mind, she did just that.

He bit his finger, dripped a drop of his blood essence onto the sacred wood branch, and began to refine it.

Although the Divine Wood Branch had regained much of its vitality after being soaked in the River of Light for a while, it was still dry inside. After the refining process began, Hua Changxi sensed this and threw the Divine Wood Branch back into the River of Light.

As the refining process progressed, Hua Changxi gradually felt her connection with the Divine Wood Branch becoming increasingly close.

When she saw the sacred wood branch, following the flow of the spring-like plant, pierce through the green light once more and hover above the spring-like pearl, she took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing all the anxiety and possessiveness in her heart. She slowly closed her eyes, no longer thinking about how to obtain the spring-like pearl, but instead focusing all her attention on the sacred wood branch, merging it into the flowing river of light.

At this moment, she was no longer the cultivator eager to seize the treasure, but rather, like a branch of a sacred tree, yearning for the abundance of life.

She felt the pulse of life in the River of Light.

That is the struggle of breaking through the soil, the joy of sprouting and budding, and the stretching out under the rain and dew.

There is no plundering, only giving; no confrontation, only integration.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Hua Changxi felt as if she had become a drop of water in the River of Light, she suddenly sensed the aura of the power of laws.

Having mastered the laws of 'rupture' and 'karma', she was no stranger to the power of laws.

Hua Changxi's heart skipped a beat. She tried her best to merge herself with the power of the laws she sensed. Soon, the aura around her changed. The originally sharp and fierce spiritual power became gentle and warm, and exuded a vigorous and upward vitality.

Deep within her sea of ​​consciousness and dantian, an ancient and profound Daoist essence quietly condensed, eventually transforming into a large, verdant character—Life!

Once the character '生' was fully formed, Hua Changxi slowly opened her eyes, raised her right hand, and a green halo flashing with the '生' character suddenly appeared.

The next moment, her eyes widened.

The spring-eye pearl, radiating a rich green light, seemed to sense some kind of call. As if it had come to life, it automatically detached from the bottom of the spring, tracing a graceful arc before gently falling into her palm.

The pearl was warm and blended perfectly with the 'Life' principle in her palm, without any resistance.

"I see……"

Hua Changxi suddenly realized that the spring-eye pearl was not an inanimate object, but a concrete manifestation of the Dao of life. It fell to the ground and transformed into a spring, nourishing all things, and was the source of 'life'.

To obtain it, one must not be a greedy 'plunderer,' but a 'supplier' of life. (End of Chapter)