Chapter 1098: Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation

"Bang!"

As soon as a few of them sat on that ancient cushion, their bodies began to tremble violently.

Immediately, waves of terrifyingly pure energy surged in like a tide, flooding their bodies.

In that instant, Lin Feng and the others felt every pore on their skin as if it had silently exploded.

A visible stream of clear Qi slowly seeped out from their Heavenly Canopy.

"Crackle crackle!"

As the tide‑like pure energy continuously poured into Lin Feng and the others, a series of crisp crackling sounds rang from within them.

Under this frantic infusion, within just a few moments they clearly sensed that the Dou Qi they had previously expended was completely restored.

Moreover, the Dou Qi they now held seemed even richer than at their own former peak.

"What a terrifying Bodhi Ancient Tree!"

Sensing the change within, the eight of them couldn't help but gasp a cold breath.

The energy inside this Bodhi Ancient Tree is pure to a horrifying degree.

It requires no refinement at all; it can directly transmute into Dou Qi for them to absorb.

In other words, this Bodhi Ancient Tree is like a never‑ending source of Dou Qi.

With its aid, one never has to worry about Dou Qi depletion in battle!

And this, perhaps, is one of the reasons the black‑clothed Dou Emperor forcibly extracted the ancient tree.

"Huh, that's not right—my body's capacity to store Dou Qi has grown considerably!"

The other seven women, unaware of the situation, upon sensing that their Dou Qi capacity had suddenly increased, instantly changed expression and shouted in shock.

If their total Dou Qi amount was one hundred before, now, after conversion, each of their totals is roughly one hundred and five.

In other words, while the ancient tree restored their Dou Qi, it unknowingly expanded the container of their bodies that holds Dou Qi.

Moreover, they speculate that if they continue to be expanded like this,

the so‑called bottlenecks in cultivation, perhaps even the breakthrough to Dou Saint—a barrier as formidable as a heavenly gorge—

might gradually disappear under the continual expansion of this container.

But immediately after, the women's gazes all turned sharply toward Lin Feng.

Because they recalled that earlier, when Lin Feng asked the ancient tree for help, his enthusiasm was unusually intense.

Previously, their thoughts hadn't been on this matter, and they hadn't noticed anything.

But now, thinking carefully, they fear that their man already knew this secret from somewhere.

Thus, when the Bodhi Ancient Tree asked them for help, Lin Feng stepped forward himself, and even specifically called upon the flame‑less blue‑scaled one and Yun Yun.

Presumably, it was to reap the benefits of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

"Swish swish~"

Just as everyone silently marveled at Lin Feng's source of information, the Bodhi Ancient Tree that was replenishing their Dou Qi immediately began shaking its branches, urging them onward.

Driven by such tempting benefits, the so‑called fatigue was, to them, merely a trivial matter.

Thus, once the Bodhi Ancient Tree prompted, the eight, brimming with vigor, sprang into action.

Because whether Lin Feng or the women, they would never waste such a great chance to enlarge their bodies' capacity.

After all, they can store more Dou Qi than others, giving them an advantage in future battles.

Perhaps this could cause a dramatic reversal in battle outcomes.

At this thought, using their palms as furnaces, raging flames erupted above their hands, wildly releasing terrifying heat.

Meanwhile, the Dou Qi within them was vanishing at a staggering rate.

However, the eight paid no heed to this loss of Dou Qi.

After all, with the Bodhi Ancient Tree as a potent Dou Qi source, they could squander it without restraint.

"Snort"

Under this frantic refinement, each Bodhi seed again transformed into wisps of pure Qi, rising from the flames and finally piercing the emerald tree body.

The negative emotions within the ancient tree also turned into strands of black gas, dissipating into the air.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng continuously absorbed those strands, the source Qi hidden within the black‑clothed Dou Emperor's negative emotions.

"Whoosh!"

Sensing the black gas within itself gradually fading, the Bodhi Ancient Tree emitted an excited emotional pulse.

Immediately, it shook its branches again; in an instant, vast pure energy surged from the branches, eventually being poured entirely into the eight bodies of Lin Feng and companions.

Thus, the group whose Dou Qi had been dwindling instantly felt revitalized.

While Lin Feng and his party refined Bodhi seeds for the tree, outside the wild ancient realm, Xiao Yan, Gu Xun'er, and the Soul Clan, as in the original, after sacrificing many weaker cultivators, managed to traverse nine‑tenths of the Beast Tide.

After that, the remaining stronger ones crossed the rest of the Beast Tide alone, reaching within the thousand‑zhang radius of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

The Soul Clan and the speed‑adept Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, leading the group, landed and without pausing, rushed straight toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree ahead.

"Brother Xiao Yan, between this Beast Tide and the ground there are some puppet wreckage. It must be that Lin Feng has already passed here to the Bodhi Ancient Tree; let's hurry."

When Gu Xun'er arrived at the safe spot, her gaze swept the ground behind her, spotting the scattered puppet fragments, and she promptly warned.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan, who had swiftly flown over the Beast Tide and landed safely, instantly looked behind.

Sure enough, he then discovered many puppet fragments there.

"Senior Tian Lei Zi, Xun'er, let's go!"

Seeing the fragments on the ground, Xiao Yan's heart instantly grew anxious, and he quickly urged Gu Xun'er to depart.

While speaking, fearing Lin Feng would dash ahead and snatch the Bodhi Heart, he impatiently fired forward.

The former's front foot moved first, and beside him, Tian Lei Zi likewise followed, flying toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Seeing this, Gu Xun'er hurriedly tapped the ground with her jade foot and swiftly kept up with Xiao Yan.

At the same time, she gestured with her hand, indicating that the other members of the Ancient Clan should follow.

At the same time, the people of those other forces also discovered the puppet fragments on the ground.

Immediately afterward, the strong experts of the various forces who were also worried that Lin Feng would steal the Bodhi Heart all rushed forward.

However, after flying not long, Xiao Yan saw the two groups of the Soul Clan and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan ahead suddenly come to a stop.

Seeing this strange scene, Xiao Yan immediately frowned slightly and began to feel wary.

After all, he would not think that the people of those two families ahead were waiting for them out of goodwill.

"Five puppets, Half Saint experts!"

When Xiao Yan and the Ancient Clan party arrived beside the Soul Clan and Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, upon seeing in the distance five motionless puppets standing still, he couldn't help but exclaim.

Facing such experts, even though there was not a single weak person among them, their faces instantly turned extremely solemn.

After all, a Half Saint Realm expert could casually throw a punch at them, and few of those present could guarantee they would still be able to jump around alive.

Moreover, they still had to go compete for the opportunity of the Bodhi Ancient Tree later.

If they got injured, it would cause trouble later.

However, since these five Half Saint-level puppets blocked their way, and everyone was a competitor, how could they possibly stay behind to hold these puppets for others?

Therefore, Xiao Yan and the others also had no choice but to join forces with the Soul Clan and other factions to jointly deal with those five Half Saint puppets.

Only after putting in considerable effort did the crowd manage to resolve the five Half Saint Realm puppets.

After dealing with the puppets, once everyone had recovered their Qi, they continued onward.

Afterward, without incident, upon seeing the Bodhi Ancient Tree, these people, including Tianleizi, instantly fell into an illusion and were unable to extricate themselves.

While Xiao Yan's group was trapped in the illusion, in a space suffused with green, vibrant life force filled the area.

Here, there was no day or night, nor any definite concept of time.

Lin Feng and the others only clearly remembered that everyone had already been restored by the Bodhi Ancient Tree with Qi amounting to more than ten times.

Moreover, at this moment, the third batch of Bodhi Seeds had all been completely refined by him.

And with the help of these Bodhi Seeds, the negative emotions within the Bodhi Ancient Tree were mostly expelled.

At the same time, the people who had refined so many Bodhi Seeds also gained a bountiful harvest.

The Qi expanded within their bodies had already become more than twice as strong as before.

This refinement continued until they had finished refining the third batch of Bodhi Seeds, at which point it stopped.

Another wisp of black qi slowly seeped out from the tree trunk, eventually dissipating into nothingness.

"Buzz—"

Accompanied by the last wisp of clear qi entering the body and driving out a wisp of black qi, the Bodhi Ancient Tree, whose entire body was like jade-green jade, suddenly emitted a buzzing sound.

Immediately afterward, the ancient tree's trunk burst with abundant green light, as piercing green rays shot out violently from within the trunk and finally filled this space.

And as these green lights spread and permeated, the already vibrant green space became even more lush.

"Have the negative emotions of the black-clad Dou Emperor finally been completely cleared?"

Lin Feng and the eight others gazed at the Bodhi Ancient Tree; at this moment, the tree's trunk undoubtedly appeared much greener than before.

Moreover, the faint chill that had been seeping out earlier had also quietly dissipated.

At this moment, the feeling the Bodhi Ancient Tree gave to several people was no longer chill, but a sense of peace, divinity, and wisdom.

"Splash—"

Afterward, several branches and leaves slowly extended from the dense twigs of the ancient tree, finally resembling a human hand as they touched Lin Feng's head.

And everyone could clearly feel from those branches an emotion named joy and gratitude.

"Hehe, it's fine; helping you also gave me great benefits."

Sensing the emotion transmitted from the ancient tree, Lin Feng immediately replied with a soft laugh.

After all, during this period he had gathered an unknown number of strands of Primordial Emperor Qi.

Although he didn't know how much Primordial Emperor Qi was needed to advance to Dou Emperor, gathering more could only be beneficial.

Furthermore, his body's Qi storage capacity had also increased by about threefold.

This expansion would be extremely beneficial for his breakthrough to the Dou Saint Realm!

"Buzz~"

After the Bodhi Ancient Tree conveyed its emotions to several people, a strange sound soon emanated from its trunk.

Immediately afterward, a burst of emerald-green light erupted from the trunk of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

These rays, like countless tentacles, pulled the eight people sitting cross-legged on mats—Lin Feng among them—toward the tree trunk.

At the very instant Lin Feng and the others made contact with the tree trunk, the tree's surface rippled with waves.

Afterward, Lin Feng and the eight others suddenly felt a wave of drowsiness, and then gradually merged into the tree trunk.

Finally, like a statue, they sat cross-legged motionless at the center of the tree trunk.

"Pfft~pfft~"

Not long after Lin Feng's party was pulled into the Bodhi Ancient Tree's trunk, the tree shook its branches a few times, and waves of strange energy spread outward.

In the next instant, the space here was suddenly torn open by rifts.

Within it, disheveled figures were promptly spat out.

Looking closely, these people turned out to be exactly Xiao Yan and the Soul Clan people who had also entered the Manghuang Ancient Realm seeking opportunity.

Suddenly appearing in this strange space, everyone, including Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er, underwent a sudden drastic change in expression.

On many people's faces, a faint but intense shock could be seen.

They couldn't believe that everything they had previously experienced was actually an illusion!

"What a terrifying Bodhi Ancient Tree!"

Thinking of this, even Gu Xun'er, Hun Yu and the others could no longer remain composed.

When they recalled the previous illusion, they couldn't help but feel an urge of cold sweat pouring down.

If it weren't for the Bodhi Ancient Tree voluntarily releasing them, they would probably have remained in that illusion until an unknown death.

In the end, just like those half‑saint puppets outside, they were turned into puppets by the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Stunned for a long while by this mixture of relief and lingering fear, the group only then gradually came to their senses.

After that, they slowly restrained the shock in their hearts and began to survey this strange space brimming with vibrant life.

"Is this... Bodhi Ancient Tree?"

Because the space was not large, under the group's scanning eyes it was quickly seen through.

Thus, their gazes, simultaneously, converged on the Bodhi Ancient Tree standing in the space, its whole body like a piece of exquisite jade.

In an instant, startled cries involuntarily burst from their mouths.