As the insects retreated back into the pool, everything returned to calm.
The water in the pool was no longer pure black, but turned into light black.
Seeing this change, Xu Chunniang had no idea what was going on. The black shadows lurking in the pool were clearly those black bugs!
Although these insects are numerous, they are only at the foundation-building stage. Why can they escape the detection of her spiritual sense and spiritual power
Xu Chunniang looked up at the earth lotus above the pool. The petals of the earth lotus had already opened to the ninth petal.
Wherever there are spiritual creatures in the world, there are often evil creatures occupying and guarding them.
Could it be that these swarms of insects are the evil beings guarding the center of the earth
Xu Chunniang released her spiritual sense to probe into the pond. She could clearly see a black shadow swaying in the pond, but her spiritual sense could not capture the existence of the black insect.
These black insects seemed to have merged with the pond water and the geocentric lotus in the pond.
Unless they leave the pool on their own initiative, there is no way to pull them out individually.
Logically speaking, it is impossible for a bug with only the foundation-building stage to master such an amazing concealment technique.
Is there something else strange in this pool
Xu Chunniang's spiritual sense swept back and forth in the pool seven or eight times, but found nothing except those swaying black shadows.
It seems that we can only force the swarm of insects to show up.
Xu Chunniang sent out several wind blades and slashed again at the Earth Heart Lotus that had already opened eleven petals.
The swarm of insects was indeed alarmed, and they rushed out of the water in large numbers, determined to protect the Earth Lotus at the cost of their lives.
Before long, all the black bugs hiding in the pool died, leaving no trace.
The water in the pool became clear again and seemed to have returned to normal.
Xu Chunniang did not stop, and another wind blade slashed towards the Earth Center Lotus.
At this time, the Earth Lotus has already bloomed its twelfth petal and is about to mature.
Along with an angry curse, a ray of black light burst out from the bottom of the pool, met the wind blade, and protected the delicate Earth Heart Lotus.
Immediately afterwards, an old figure emerged from the bottom of the pool, stood firmly in front of the Earth Heart Lotus, and pointed at Xu Chunniang and cursed.
"Where did you come from, this damn girl? Do you know what's good? This is Earth Heart Lotus, a fifth-level holy medicine!"
Looking at the person in front of her who was furious, Xu Chunniang smiled slightly.
She knew that things were not that simple.
The swarm of insects with foundation-building cultivation were able to escape her spiritual search, so someone must have done something fishy.
"I know, this is the Earth Heart Lotus, but I'm more curious about how you and those bugs were able to hide from my divine sense."
Xu Chunniang touched her chin and swept her spiritual sense over the old woman in front of her.
Even though she was so close to him, his spiritual sense couldn't sense her presence at all. It was really strange.
The old woman snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "It's very easy to avoid spiritual awareness."
Xu Chunniang's heart moved slightly. Since she had established her foundation, her spiritual consciousness had been like a cultivator's second pair of eyes. This was the first time she had heard of such a statement.
The old woman showed doubt on her face, "You couldn't detect anything unusual with your spiritual sense, so the action of destroying the Earth Heart Lotus just now was just a test. How did you find out that something was wrong?"
"intuition."
Xu Chunniang said calmly, "I walked along the underground river. The water in the river was clear. It was impossible for the end of the underground river to be a pool of black water."
"Just a little intuition, is it worth your risk to attack the Earth Heart Lotus?"
The old woman had a look of disbelief on her face. This was the Earth Heart Lotus, a fifth-rank holy medicine. How could she not be tempted at all
"If I really picked it in advance, I won't lose anything. Anyway, I never thought that there would be a fifth-level spiritual medicine hidden here."
Although picking it in advance will reduce the medicinal effect of the Earth Heart Lotus, it is equivalent to a fourth-level spiritual medicine, which can be regarded as an unexpected gain.
The old woman was upset when she heard this. She had been guarding here for more than a hundred years before the Earth Heart Lotus matured.
But the person in front of her was not willing to wait even for half an hour, which really made her angry.
As the two talked, the strange fragrance became stronger, and the Earth Heart Lotus finally bloomed its thirteenth petal.
The old woman turned around and was about to pick the earth lotus behind her, but a tongue of fire, faster than her movement, rushed towards the earth lotus.
The old woman was startled, and felt distressed when she saw the petals of the geocentric lotus slightly curled up due to the high temperature.
"No, no, no, stop it immediately. I'll give you some of this Earth Heart Lotus, is that okay?"
"Okay, but you have to tell me how you managed to hide it from my divine sense."
The old woman was surprised and said, "This is my method of cultivation. How can I tell you so easily?"
Xu Chunniang showed a look of regret, "Then it seems that this earth heart lotus is not meant for you and me."
Seeing that the flames were about to devour the petals of the earth lotus, the old woman hurriedly stopped her.
"Stop, stop, can't I tell you?"
Seeing that the fire did not continue to spread, the old woman breathed a sigh of relief and glared at Xu Chunniang fiercely.
"I can only tell you that this is my magical power. It allows me to blend into the surrounding environment and become invisible."
Xu Chunniang's heart moved, and she carefully felt the aura around the old woman, and sure enough, she discovered something.
The aura around her was elusive, blending in with the surroundings, appearing to be completely natural.
No wonder she had used her spiritual sense to investigate many times before but couldn't find anything unusual.
She had read in ancient books that there was a kind of magical butterfly that could change into different shapes and colors according to the surrounding environment. Sometimes it looked like a dead leaf, sometimes like a delicate flower, making it difficult for people to detect its existence.
The old woman's magical power may be similar to the spirit butterfly recorded in ancient books.
Xu Chunniang seemed to realize something. She took off the sword she had been carrying on her back, and her eyes became brighter as she looked at the sword.
Over the past three years, her connection with the sword has continued to deepen, even to the point of telepathy.
As the mind moves, the sword intent follows.
But after reaching this level, I slowly reached a bottleneck.
No matter how she deepened her connection with the sword, she could not go any further and enter the state of unity between man and sword.
After listening to the old woman's words, Xu Chunniang had a new understanding.
In the past few years, she has been like the old woman in front of her who blends herself into the surrounding environment, or like the psionic butterfly that imitates dead leaves and delicate flowers, trying to use herself as a sword.
The sword is her and she is the sword.
If she continues along this path, perhaps one day she will truly be able to achieve the state of unity between man and sword.
But in fact, she is more than just a sword, and the sword cannot be her.
That path might be right, but it was not what she wanted.
She is who she is, so why should she forget herself and Xiao Jian
The sword spirit can originally carry the heart of Tao. When the hearts and minds are connected, then the man and the sword are united, and the man's sword is completed.
After figuring this out, Xu Chunniang felt her mind become clearer, and her connection with the sword in her hand deepened.
The old woman looked at the sword that was buzzing non-stop, with surprise in her eyes.
With her vision, she could naturally see that the aura of the person in front of her was very similar to the sword in her hand.
But just now, this sense of similarity disappeared, and the connection between her and the sword deepened.
How strange, how strange!