Beneath the fiery red magma, an azure radiance dyed the monotonous magma a different color.
Enveloped in the azure glow, Zhao Li looked at the lotus flower, which had reconnected with its root stem and become one with it, his eyes filled with surprise.
With his current Soul Power, anything he had seen would be imprinted in his mind. Although he didn't actively read or process them in his daily life, as they were like useless information, when needed, they would completely replicate the scene and display it before Zhao Li with perfect clarity.
Zhao Li repeatedly recalled everything that had happened. He was certain that the lotus flower he had obtained from Xiao Yan only had eight leaves, and the Lotus Pedestal was only Eighth Grade. But after he simply put it back on the root stem, allowing them to grow together again, it actually grew an extra leaf!
Even an idiot could tell there was something wrong with this situation. Zhao Li immediately locked onto this Space and then began to investigate.
A strange Eerie Glow flickered in his eyes, and then, the world in Zhao Li's eyes changed completely.
What appeared before him was no longer magma and the Green Lotus, but a mass of hazy Mist. Within the Mist, Fiery Red Thick Lines were interwoven, and endless Fire Attribute Energy flowed within them. Amidst their violent, destructive power, a wisp of Azure Threads would occasionally appear, emitting a faint Life Force and Creation.
Zhao Li didn't have a Heavenly Eye, but simply based on his Realm and his exploration of the Power of Rules, there was little that could escape his sight. With the blessing of the Divine Light of Truth and Origin, Zhao Li was confident he could see through illusions and get straight to the truth, uncovering the secrets within.
What he saw in his eyes were the most basic attributes that made up this Space: Space and Fire, mixed with a little Creation, as well as other negligible attributes and energies. Their movements were completely exposed in Zhao Li's eyes.
Following their flow, Zhao Li discovered a peculiar phenomenon. The Azure Threads, which were like a Network woven throughout the Magma World, were not emitted by the Green Lotus Core Flame. Instead, they were centered around that Lotus Stem and woven into a Network. Moreover, it was still weaving, seemingly trying to engulf the entire Magma Space!
Zhao Li had never considered the Green Lotus an ordinary treasure. Coupled with the fact that he had just seen it make the Eighth Grade Lotus bloom into a First Rank, he had raised his speculation about its origin. Therefore, he wasn't too surprised to see this situation.
What truly unsettled him was the Network woven from the Lotus Stem. It was continuously absorbing energy from the magma at an extremely fast rate, but that energy seemed to be withheld by something. Only one-tenth of it was being transmitted to the Lotus flower!
"Something's wrong! At this absorption rate, a Hundred Years would be enough to nurture a Heavenly Flame as strong as the current Green Lotus Core Flame. But according to records, its formation actually takes a Thousand Years."
Zhao Li felt some Doubt. The difference between the energy input and output was too great. He could clearly see that the energy entering the Green Lotus Core Flame was only a small portion of what the Root Stem absorbed, but he couldn't see when the vast majority of that energy disappeared or where it went.
"Is my Heavenly Supreme fake, or is the Dou Qi Continent I transmigrated to fake? Why are there so many secrets not mentioned in the stories?"
Zhao Li complained inwardly. This inexplicable situation made him feel a sense of frustration, as if after cultivating diligently for so long and finally reaching the Continent's Peak, thinking there were no more secrets on the Continent that could stop him, he was repeatedly thwarted.
He tried inputting energy into the Lotus Stem. In his perception, his energy, like the Fire Attribute Energy in the magma, only had a small portion flowing towards the Green Lotus Core Flame, while the vast majority didn't mysteriously disappear. They were within the Root Stem.
"Strange..."
This situation made Zhao Li even more confused. In his current state, the Green Lotus Root Stem before him was exposed to his eyes with perfect clarity; there was simply no place it could store such a vast amount of energy.
Zhao Li's eyes showed a thoughtful expression. After a moment of contemplation, he had a thought. A trace of the Aura of Chaos, subtly mixed in with the Dou Qi he was outputting, appeared. It was like a hazy expanse where nothing existed, yet everything could be nurtured within it. This was precisely the Creation power originating from the Green Lotus Core Flame.
The Green Lotus Stem was no different from before. It still accepted everything that came its way, absorbing all the Dou Qi Zhao Li outputted. Although Zhao Li hadn't been outputting for long, in just this instant, the energy contained within was enough to crush a Dou Venerate. However, that vast energy was like a Drop in the Ocean to this Green Lotus Core Flame.
Seeing no change in the Green Lotus, Zhao Li furrowed his brow, somewhat disappointed, and muttered to himself:
"It's not working? If even power of the same Origin can't cause it to change, then how can I find where it's 'withholding' the energy?"
Zhao Li had just thought that perhaps with the power of Creation, he could cause some different changes in the Green Lotus. But the ideal was grand, while reality was harsh. Things didn't develop in the direction he expected.
Seeing that his efforts had no effect, Zhao Li was about to stop the energy output, but an unexpected event occurred. He found that the Green Lotus Root Stem seemed to have gotten addicted and was clinging to him, absorbing his Dou Qi in a nearly plundering manner.
"Alright, alright, so this is how you want to play."
Zhao Li was amused and angry. Then, his Soul Power spread out from him as the center, instantly spanning thousands of miles. The Space wherever it covered seemed to have a master, and endless energy could be mobilized by him at any time.
With Zhao Li's intervention, the Green Lotus seemed to be forcibly cut off from this endless Magma World by him and could no longer absorb energy from the magma.
Swish swish swish!
Perhaps Zhao Li's move of Pulling the Firewood from Under the Cauldron had worked. The Green Lotus began to sway, actually making a rustling sound like wind blowing through autumn leaves. But no matter how it swayed, it couldn't re-establish a connection with the magma. Thus, Zhao Li's Dou Qi seemed to become the only energy it could absorb. It was like it had grabbed onto a life-saving straw and began to absorb even more eagerly.
"You shouldn't just casually consume things given by strangers."
Zhao Li chuckled. Then, his Dou Qi changed again. What he was outputting this time was the Origin power that had evolved between heaven and earth when he opened his Inner Universe.
Although the quantity wasn't large, they were mixed in with the Dou Qi and poured into the Green Lotus. They didn't obediently follow the Green Lotus's absorption like the Dou Qi. As soon as they entered its Root Stem, they scattered like bandits who had found a good place.
Under their pillaging, the energy within the Green Lotus was slowly subverted, suppressed, and changed masters...
Before long, the Green Lotus finally discovered the abnormality of this energy. They seemed not to be energy it could Refine. But by then, it was too late; they had already spread throughout the entire lotus flower.
Zhao Li had a thought. The Divine Will, which was not yet fully born but already existed within the Heaven Opening Chaos Qi, awoke. With its newly acquired subordinates, it swept back mightily, returning to Zhao Li's body and injecting into his Inner Universe, accelerating its evolution
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