Chapter 31: A Vision Beside the Body, the Qi Sea Grows a Green Lotus!
A thousand spirit stones—if Gu Fan were the one to absorb them, it would have taken at least half an hour.
But under the full absorption of the Evil Lotus, everything was devoured in just over ten minutes.
Seeing this, Gu Fan’s mouth twitched.
“Sigh… truly a bottomless pit.”
Gu Fan let out a bitter smile and sat cross-legged at the edge of the pool, quietly watching the changes in the Evil Lotus.
Having absorbed a large number of spirit stones, the purple Evil Lotus became increasingly enchanting and captivating.
It emitted a mesmerizing beauty.
At the same time, the body of the Evil Lotus slowly began to transform!
In the center of the flower stamen, a purple-gold oval-shaped bead gradually began to form.
Gu Fan's eyes burned with fervor. His intuition told him—this thing was definitely a priceless treasure!
The changes in the blood pool continued.
Phantom images of lotus flowers appeared in mid-air.
Beside the Annihilation Evil Lotus before him, endless cosmic star rivers seemed to emerge.
In the next moment, the Evil Lotus swayed gently, its petals and vines shifting slightly.
In an instant, the star rivers shattered, the cosmos collapsed, and within the blink of an eye, it restarted anew.
Gu Fan quietly watched from the side, an elusive and profound sensation spreading continuously in his mind.
The feeling was extraordinarily mystical, as if he were witnessing the birth and destruction of the universe itself—followed by the dawn of a new era.
Moments later, the object at the center of the lotus floated slowly toward Gu Fan.
Only then could Gu Fan truly see what it was.
It was a purple lotus seed.
Other than its unusual color, it seemed to have nothing extraordinary about it.
“Lotus seed…”
Gu Fan softly murmured and then, with a resolute look, swallowed it in one gulp.
There was no violent surge of spiritual power as he had imagined.
Instead, accompanied by the lingering mystical sensation just now…
Gu Fan felt an unprecedented clarity of mind, and a wondrous power surged through his entire body.
The lotus seed in his belly slowly sank into his Qi Sea, where it took root and sprouted into a green lotus!
“This… another lotus?”
Gu Fan could clearly sense that this thing posed no threat.
From the moment it took root in his Qi Sea, it became an inseparable part of his body.
Suddenly, his entire body trembled violently.
Just like how humans eat and drink, just like how fish breathe in water—
A primal, intense instinctive sensation surged up!
At that moment, Gu Fan finally understood.
He had officially awakened a mysterious ability—or perhaps it could be called a divine power!
It was a gift from the Evil Lotus, but it had become his instinct.
Perhaps calling it an “innate divine power” was even more fitting!
With a thought, a phantom appeared above Gu Fan’s Qi Sea in his lower abdomen.
A green lotus manifested, connecting the heavens and the earth.
And the moment this lotus appeared, Gu Fan’s strength surged!
One-fold! Two-fold! Three-fold!…
It soared tenfold!
Gu Fan tested it repeatedly—so long as the green lotus appeared, his power exploded by a factor of ten!
However, this boost couldn’t last for long.
When the green lotus manifested, his spiritual energy consumption also multiplied.
Just from the brief test earlier, half of his Qi Sea was already depleted!
Gu Fan made a quick calculation.
If he were to fully maintain the green lotus, it would only last three minutes at most!
Still, even so, the effect of the green lotus was currently Gu Fan’s greatest trump card.
Three minutes of tenfold strength—
Enough to kill and escape!
Gu Fan lifted his gaze and looked at the phantom of the green lotus.
It now seemed rooted in the void, radiating divine brilliance.
It was currently shrinking, slowly returning to Gu Fan’s Qi Sea.
“A purple Evil Lotus as the main body, a green lotus in the Qi Sea… it all feels so mysterious.”
But from this moment on—
No cultivator of the same realm could ever threaten him again.
This green lotus phantom might become his greatest reliance for slaying enemies above his level!
Even cultivators of the Primordial Yang Realm—might not be beyond his reach!
Thinking of this, Gu Fan felt elated.
Killing all disciples of the Five Major Righteous Sects, even if it were only for those five thousand spirit stones!
With that thought, Gu Fan stood up and looked at the purple Evil Lotus with a surge of emotion in his heart.
He had just started nurturing it, yet it had already brought him such great benefits!
It was hard to imagine what kind of feedback he would receive once the Evil Lotus devoured all the zombies in the post-apocalyptic world!
He dared not think further, dared not imagine!
All Gu Fan could say was that he was truly looking forward to it!
“All right now, obediently absorb flesh and blood. When I return next time, I’ll feed you more spirit stones!”
After soothing the lotus a bit, Gu Fan casually glanced at the experimental field along the way.
The first crop planted here was potatoes.
High yield and easy to grow.
In just one month, they looked to be thriving.
Without lingering, he continued toward the old office building where Xia Yan was located.
Along the way, many people greeted him. Everyone was used to their mysterious boss.
Sometimes he wouldn’t show up for over ten days; other times, he’d appear once a week.
“Hello, Boss!”
“Boss looks even more handsome!”
Gu Fan smiled slightly, which counted as a greeting.
“Where’s Xia Yan?”
“Sister Yan just went back to the break room!”
Gu Fan casually tossed a piece of dried meat.
“For you!”
The one who answered had eyes light up and a face full of joy.
“Thank you, Boss!”
Waving his hand, Gu Fan headed all the way up to the third-floor break room.
Just like usual, Gu Fan opened the door and walked in.
“Ah!!”
The next moment, an ice spike shot toward him.
Gu Fan tilted his head to dodge it, then lightly flicked a finger on the ice pillar.
Instantly, the entire ice pillar turned to powder!
Before he could say a word, a punch came flying at him.
The fist was coated with ice crystals to increase its lethality.
Gu Fan grew a bit impatient and grabbed the fist directly.
From the darkness, the other person let out a miserable scream and was promptly kicked flying by Gu Fan.
“I say, Xia Yan, are you trying to die?”
Gu Fan pressed the switch impatiently.
The whole break room lit up instantly.
Gu Fan turned to speak further—but the scene before him startled him.
He saw the voluptuous Xia Yan leaning against the corner wall. Her white blouse was unbuttoned, and the black bra underneath had become a bit loose from their earlier tussle.
The strap had slid off, exposing a large portion of her fair skin right before Gu Fan’s eyes.
Below, she wore tight shorts, and her long snow-white legs were particularly dazzling at this moment.
Xia Yan’s face was a flush of red, her expression a blend of shame, anger, and pain.
“M-Master, I’m sorry. I didn’t know it was you…”
Seeing it was Gu Fan, Xia Yan’s face paled slightly as she quickly explained.
“Ahem, what are you doing? Lights off in broad daylight?”
Although Gu Fan’s current body was only about fifteen years old, his soul was a solid thirty-something.
Such an provocative sight before him—saying he wasn’t interested would be self-deception.
Xia Yan, sensing Gu Fan’s gaze, felt waves of tingling sensations all over her body.
At the same time, she couldn’t help but grumble inwardly.
“I was just about to change clothes…”
Gu Fan curled his lips.
Tch, does she think I’m an idiot?
Changing clothes in broad daylight for no reason?
And more importantly—if she was changing, why hadn’t she taken anything off yet? Instead, she looked like she’d just been in a catfight?
But Gu Fan didn’t expose her.
After all, it was the apocalypse—people’s desires did need some outlet.
Otherwise, lacking entertainment and other spiritual nourishment, depression was only a matter of time.