The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1257: Chapter 1257: Little Black’s Achievement

Zhen Qing’s gaze was filled with a sense of madness.

”Decades from now, the Lan Wood Spiritual Root of the Yunxia Sect will cease to exist entirely! Even with the continuous watering by the Heavenly Spring Spirit Water, this Lan Wood Spiritual Root won’t last a hundred years!”

”For the Yunxia Sect, what difference does a hundred years make compared to three or five years? Hehe, in my opinion, it’s better to use the Jade Essence to unleash the last potential of the Lan Wood Spiritual Root.”

”Look at it yourselves; although the life aura of the Lan Wood Spiritual Root is calm now, its released spiritual power is much less than when its potential was stimulated just earlier. Is the Lan Wood Spiritual Root truly the most beneficial to the Yunxia Sect in this current state?” Zhen Qing said hysterically.

Xiao Wangyue and the others all looked at Zhen Qing with cold eyes.

For a moment, no one spoke.

After a brief pause, Hao Yuntian spoke, ”Mr. Yan Jin, do you have any method to heal the current Lan Wood Spiritual Root?”

Hao Yuntian’s words were like a stone thrown into the calm surface of a lake, stirring up ripples in this eerie atmosphere.

The eyes of everyone once again turned to Jing Yan, who was standing near the Lan Wood Spiritual Root.

”Heal the Lan Wood Spiritual Root?”

”Hmph, that’s impossible! This Lan Wood Spiritual Root has already exhausted its life span; no one can bring it back to life. I can’t, and I’m afraid no one in the God Realm can do it either. As for this little thief, even less so. Perhaps he has some surprisingly good tricks, but to revive the dead wood, mere tricks are not enough.” Zhen Qing said mockingly.

Jing Yan turned his gaze, full of coldness, and stared at Zhen Qing.

”You fool, how did you manage to win the top honor in the Pill Conference? With your capability, to have won the top honor in the Pill Conference is truly remarkable indeed.”

”This Lan Wood Spiritual Root is obviously in its prime; how could its life span be exhausted?” Jing Yan’s calm voice fell on everyone’s ears like a thunderclap.

In its prime?

The Lan Wood Spiritual Root is not exhausted?

Even Xiao Wangyue, the Nine Tripods Main God, began to breathe rapidly.

Earlier, when Zhen Qing said the Lan Wood Spiritual Root’s life span was exhausted, he almost believed it. But now, this Yan Jin Alchemist says the Lan Wood Spiritual Root is in its prime. In comparison, of course, he is more inclined to believe Jing Yan’s words, rather than Zhen Qing’s.

The rest of the Yunxia Sect members also became spirited and their eyes shone as they watched Jing Yan.

”Mr. Yan Jin, our Yunxia Sect sincerely asks you to help find the reason for the weakening of the Lan Wood Spiritual Root’s life force,” Qi Mei Sect Master said sincerely to Jing Yan.

”I will do my best,” Jing Yan said to Qi Mei Sect Master. ”Now, I need a quiet environment, so please, everyone, do not make any noise.”

Earlier, when removing the effects of the Jade Essence, even though Jing Yan hadn’t found the cause of the Lan Wood Spiritual Root’s diminishing life force, he was certain that the Lan Wood Spiritual Root was definitely not exhausted.

So when he heard Zhen Qing repeatedly say the Lan Wood Spiritual Root was exhausted, Jing Yan found it laughable.

At this time, Zhen Qing also fell silent, for he couldn’t guarantee that this Lan Wood Spiritual Root was exhausted. He hadn’t identified the problem, and his claim of the Lan Wood Spiritual Root’s exhaustion was just an excuse, hoping to be right by sheer luck.

Jing Yan closed his eyes, Divine Power and Divine Thought reactivated, beginning a meticulous examination of the Lan Wood Spiritual Root.

After a tea time, Jing Yan’s brow furrowed.

”It seems there’s no problem...” Jing Yan muttered in his heart.

He had examined the Lan Wood Spiritual Root thoroughly and indeed found no problems. To him, everything seemed normal. But the diminishing life force of the Lan Wood Spiritual Root was a real issue, what exactly was going on?

Jing Yan pondered deeply.

It seems that the reason so many High-level Divine Pill Masters are helpless is not without cause; the issue with this Lan Wood Spiritual Root is indeed quite extraordinary.

Once he calmed down, Jing Yan began the second examination. Yet again, he found nothing.

”It seems that I am also powerless in this regard,” Jing Yan withdrew his Divine Thought and Divine Power, shaking his head lightly.

After carefully inspecting twice, there was no need to continue with a third examination. He meticulously scanned the entire Lan Wood Spiritual Root twice with Divine Thought; if any problem could be discovered by him, he would have already found it.

The current situation only suggests that even with his mastery of the Qiankun Pill Path, with his current ability, he still couldn’t locate the underlying problem.

Seeing Jing Yan retract his Divine Power and lightly shake his head.

The people of the Yunxia Sect were instantly consumed by worry.

At this time, Jing Yan also opened his eyes and looked at the crowd.

”Mr. Yan Jin, is there any result?” Qi Mei Sect Master asked anxiously.

All others, including those Divine Pill Masters, also turned their gaze to Jing Yan.

”Truly sorry, I am also powerless. Though this Lan Wood Spiritual Root is in its prime, with a life span of at least hundreds of millions of years, I am afraid I am also unable to deal with the problem it holds,” Jing Yan shook his head and sighed lightly.

He couldn’t find the problem and wouldn’t bluff like Zhen Qing, who spoke recklessly just to try his luck.

”Hahaha, I thought you were really that capable, turns out you’re just so-so,” Zhen Qing relaxed all of a sudden and said with a tone full of gloating.

His tone naturally made the people of the Yunxia Sect extremely dissatisfied; after all, this was their sect’s Lan Wood Spiritual Root.

”Pill Master Zhen Qing, even if Yan Jin Alchemist cannot find the cause of the Lan Wood Spiritual Root’s issues, that doesn’t justify using the Jade Essence to accelerate the destruction of the Lan Wood Spiritual Root,” Xiao Wangyue said, frowning with dissatisfaction.

”Hmph!” Zhen Qing snorted coldly.

”Mr. Yan Jin, you’ve already been of great help to our Yunxia Sect. If it weren’t for your timely intervention, this Lan Wood Spiritual Root would have died in a few years. Now, at least it can survive for decades. Our Yunxia Sect has decades more time to find other solutions,” Qi Mei Sect Master said.

She harbored no grievances.

Jing Yan nodded.

”Master, Master!”

At this moment, Little Black’s voice came through.

”Little Black, what’s wrong?” Jing Yan communicated with Little Black via Divine Thought.

”Master, I discovered something wrong with the Lan Wood Spiritual Root.” Little Black’s excited voice resounded in Jing Yan’s mind.

”Hmm?” Jing Yan’s expression shifted.

Little Black had discovered something wrong with the Lan Wood Spiritual Root. A faint glow flickered in Jing Yan’s eyes.

”Little Black, quickly tell me, what did you find?” Jing Yan immediately inquired.

”Within this Lan Wood Spiritual Root, there’s a mass of strange dark energy. This energy has fused with the Lan Wood Spiritual Root’s own energy, making it undetectable by the master’s Divine Power and Divine Thought. That’s why, during the earlier examinations, the master didn’t discover the presence of this energy. But Little Black found it,” Little Black said, somewhat smugly.