Chapter 1121: Eclipse Flower

27 Aug, 2024

Chapter 1121: Eclipse Flower

In the sky above the Western Regions, the flower that entered Xu Qing's eyes seemed to take root in nothingness. As it swayed, the eerie sound of the wind that sounded like weeping could be vaguely heard.

It was demonic and strange.

Its stem was twisted like a snake, and its surface was covered with sharp thorns that flickered with a dim light, making everything around it mysterious and terrifying. It was as if one could feel its evil aura even in the dark.

As for the leaves, they were long and narrow and dark purple in color. The edges were uneven as if they had been burned by flames, and dark veins that seemed to have come from the abyss flowed on them.

Its flower was even more shocking. Its petals were dark red with black edges, just like a blooming flower of hell.

There were twelve petals, and on each petal was the face of a beautiful woman.

Some were smiling, some were sad, some were charming, some were angry …

Every single one of them was a stunning beauty.

Their long hair spread within the petals and spread out from the edges, forming countless tiny tentacles.

They wriggled outwards as if they were searching for prey.

As the flower bloomed, it emitted a delicate fragrance similar to that of a woman's body. However, if one smelled it for a long time, this fragrance would turn into a strong stench in the body, making one nauseous.

Xu Qing's eyes glowed as he stared at the flower.

At this moment, the totems of respective legacies were shining on the sky canopy in the north, south, east, and south of the fifth star ring, becoming the only source of light.

If one didn't have the qualifications to look at this light source, no matter how hard they tried, they would only be able to see darkness. Only cultivators with Quasi-Immortal Tokens could see it.

Therefore, all of the people who had tokens were either relying on themselves, magical items, or medicinal pills to try to gain enlightenment in different ways.

Gap!

At the same time, after this segment, everyone who participated in the hunt would gain different insights, and the gap between the strong and the weak would widen. They knew that this was the most important inheritance segment of the second stage of the Immortal Capital's trial.

This segment was a reward for a kill.

This was because in this segment, even if one could only comprehend a little bit of it, it would still be a huge improvement to one's body. If one could really comprehend the essence, it would be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, soaring to the heavens.

After all … it was an inheritance that contained a trace of constitutional law!

Although not everyone on the fifth star ring knew about the Constitutional Law, those who possessed a Quasi-Immortal Token were definitely not ordinary people. Even if they didn't know much about it, they would have at least heard of it.

As a result, the desire of all the cultivators who possessed the token was extremely intense at this moment.

Even if he knew that in the past hunts, it was almost always the orthodox sect cultivators who succeeded in inheriting the legacy in this segment, and there were rumors that this inheritance segment had already been decided long ago.

But since ancient times, unexpected things have happened.

Since that was the case, they naturally had to fight for it.

However, in the eastern, southern, and northern star regions, the possessors of the tokens used comprehension as their method of cultivation. They competed fiercely with each other, but the western region was peaceful …

The sky of the Western Regions was pitch-black.

Cultivators without a token couldn't see anything even if they looked up. It was the same for cultivators with command medallions.

Similarly, couldn't see anything.

Only black replaced everything else.

Although they felt helpless, confused, and indignant, the overall laziness of the Western Domain caused the fighting spirit of the Cultivators to be low.

Other than a few who were unwilling to give up and continued to try, most of the others had given up.

Since the immortals of the Dao Immortal Sect didn't allow outsiders to comprehend this segment, then … he might as well not comprehend it.

Anyway, he couldn't see anything.

As for Xu Qing, he stood there on the Dao cliff, looking up at the dark sky and the Demonic flowers. The mysterious glow in his eyes grew more intense.

This flower, in his eyes, was not blurry …

It was incomparably clear!

"This is an inheritance!"

After Xu Qing took a closer look, he immediately understood what was going on and was even more moved.

This was because he could sense an aura that was even more supreme than the dao marks of the Heavenly Dao from this flower.

"That is …"

Xu Qing's pupils constricted and his breathing quickened.

However, when he scanned the area with his Divine Sense, he noticed that the few cultivators who were also cultivating on the main cliff just glanced at the sky before looking away. Xu Qing hesitated for a moment.

"Among these people, two of them have tokens. Their range isn't as large as mine, so they can't detect me."

"The others didn't look, and neither did the two of them …"

"You can't see?

Or is there something special about this flower? "

Even as he pondered this, Xu Qing spread out his Divine Sense to the cultivators on the main cliff who couldn't sense his presence. He carefully observed their expressions.

This was especially true for cultivators who were not alone, but two or more cultivators who were cultivating together. That was why they paid close attention to them.

Soon, he found the answer from these people's expressions and their conversations in the current situation.

"Inheritance round!"

"Everyone who has a token can comprehend it!"

"They can't see …"

Xu Qing's thoughts raced. Suddenly, his mind stirred and he looked up at the flower again.

In his eyes, a dark red thread rose from this strange and demonic flower and spread towards the eastern horizon.

It was as if there was something in the east that was absorbing it!

According to the rate of absorption, it would take ten days for the flower to disappear.

Seeing this, Xu Qing's eyes flashed with determination.

"Although I don't know the details, it would be a pity if I just gave up on the Legacy Flower!"

When he thought up to here, Xu Qing didn't hesitate any longer. He stared fixedly at the painting in the sky without any distractions, and he concentrated all his attention on it.

The first thing he saw was the woman's face on the petals.

In the next instant, a series of bewitching whispers echoed in his ears and merged into his mind.

A moment later, Xu Qing's entire body turned purplish-red. The flesh on his body wriggled and protruded uncontrollably.

These faces were ferocious, as if they wanted to devour him.

Xu Qing's body shuddered as the power of the Authorities erupted from within his body, jolting him out of his meditative state.

The moment he opened his eyes, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

When the blood landed on the ground, flowers bloomed one after another. They were exactly the same as the flowers in the sky. However, they quickly withered and turned into ashes.

Comprehension failed.

"My method is wrong. I'm trying to understand the essence of this flower, but that's beyond my current ability. Besides, this legacy is different from the legendary places I've been to."

After enough time passed for an incense stick to burn, Xu Qing's five phases rotated around him. Time and space rose up, and the power of the Authorities and Immortal Magics shone brightly in his eyes.

He used the power of the Authorities to strengthen himself before turning to look at the Sky Flower again.

This time, he used different dao marks of different heavenly dao marks to simulate this flower.

An hour later, Xu Qing's body suddenly trembled, and then withered until he was nothing more than skin and bones. Then, blood spurted out of his pores.

After landing, it formed a sea of flowers.

But the sea of flowers quickly withered away. Xu Qing barely managed to open his eyes. His head was splitting and his body was incomparably weak.

He failed again.

"The method is still wrong."

"Then … I can only use the method that I used to brand the Ghost Emperor Mountain."

"Move this flower into my sea of consciousness!"

Xu Qing wiped away the blood and then swallowed some medicinal pills. After a few breaths of time, he took out some Liao Xuan Saint Liquid and drank several bottles in one go. His eyes gradually became clear.

Time passed. After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Xu Qing was back to normal. An hour later, he was still the same.

Two hours later …

Up in the sky, the swaying flower had originally only sent out a single strand of hair toward the east, but now, a second strand suddenly shot toward the main cliff where Xu Qing was.

In the blink of an eye, it arrived at the center of Xu Qing's eyebrows, who was sitting cross-legged in the cave!

The space between Xu Qing's eyebrows suddenly shone. Vaguely, there seemed to be a petal slowly taking shape.

At the same time, to the east of the center of the Western Region, in the forbidden area of the Li Family, at the center of the nine thousand tall towers, Li Mengtu sat cross-legged on the tower that reached into the clouds. The center of his brows was also shining.

At the same time, there were also petals forming. Furthermore, because he had comprehended it earlier than Xu Qing, the first petal had already completely formed.

The second patch was converging.

But in the next moment, his expression suddenly changed. He opened his eyes and looked into the distance.

"Someone is robbing!"

"This is impossible!"

Li Mengtu's breathing quickened. His face was extremely gloomy as he stared at the direction he sensed.

Previously, his comprehension had always been in a state of exclusive enjoyment, and his speed of absorption was very fast.

However, just now, the speed of his absorption had suddenly slowed down, and through his own petals, he could sense that someone had appeared in that direction.

His first reaction to this was disbelief.

Because before the inheritance segment, his master had told him that even though the western region's inheritance couldn't be directly assigned to him due to the rules of the Immortal Capital, certain conditions could be added in.

Those were the three conditions that had been specially created for him.

Only those who fulfilled these three conditions could see the Dao Eclipse Flower!

Theoretically speaking, it was impossible for a second person to perfectly meet these three conditions like him.

"How could this be?!"

Li Mengtu's heart instantly tensed up at the appearance of the person who shared the spoils. Killing intent rose in his eyes.

He was determined to obtain the inheritance of the Dao Eclipse Flower, and he would not allow any mishaps to occur.

This was because he knew too well how precious and powerful the inheritance that his master had specially given him was.

This flower's original name was Erosion Dao. After successfully comprehending it, it would transform into a divine ability. Its effects were astonishing, and it could erode the dao marks of other people's Authorities. It was a high-level poison power.

If that was all, it would still be fine. Although it was extraordinary, it was not rare.

After all, it was just corrosion dao marks, there were too many ways to resist it.

But … it was different when the constitutional law was added.

If one were to liken the Source to local government decrees, then the Authority would be the Law of the Six Ministries, and the Constitution … was above everything else, like an imperial edict!¹

The Dao Eroding Flower contained a hint of law!

This was no longer manifested through the corrosion of the dao marks of the Heavenly Dao. Instead, it was … whittling away at dao marks!

It would permanently erase the other party's authority, erase the other party's Dao marks, and with the constitutional law, it was irreversible!

Unless the other party also had the ability of constitutionalism, otherwise … it would be unstoppable!

Li Mengtu was naturally anxious to obtain such a precious item. However, he had no time to be distracted as he was trying to comprehend it. He immediately sent a message to his Master.

.......

Western Region, Dao Immortal Sect.

There was a region inside that was filled with endless fertile fields and countless plants. Every single one of them was an exotic flower.

If any of them were placed in the outside world, people would fight over them.

At the moment, Poison Monarch, who looked like an old farmer, was watering two plants with the precious Nine Heavens Immortal Elixir.

His expression was very serious, and he ignored all the voice transmissions from the outside world.

Meanwhile, the two stalks of flowers that were being stared at were extremely close to each other, moreover possessing spirituality. They were both fighting over the nutrients of the great earth and the scattered immortal liquid.

"Interesting …"

"Which one of you is my karma?"

The Poison Monarch muttered to himself in a hoarse voice.