Chapter 228: The Bodhi Ancient Tree's Plea! Obtaining the Bodhi Heart!

This tree was entirely emerald green, as if cast from the finest jade.

It was exactly the same as the thousands-of-zhang-tall Bodhi Ancient Tree in the outside world, only it appeared to have been shrunk countless times over!

Under Gu Fei's gaze, the emerald-green Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled slightly, and one after another, orbs of light drifted out from within its body.

The light orbs shifted, and various images were projected from within!! They were precisely Hun Yu, Jiu Feng, Feng Qing'er, and the others who had entered the Bodhi Ancient Tree earlier.

Clearly, they were all trapped within their own respective illusions, unable to break free.

At this moment, Hun Yu was experiencing the thrill of trampling the Soul Clan's other God-Grade Bloodline possessor, Hun Feng, under his feet, and finally becoming the Soul Clan Chief.

As for Jiu Feng, he was much the same as Hun Yu; in his illusion, he had successfully inherited the position of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan leader and had even become one of the few Nine-Star Dou Sheng Peak powerhouses in this world—it was truly gratifying.

"This illusion is truly formidable. Fortunately, I am carrying a Bodhi Seed on me..."

Gu Fei sighed inwardly.

"Swish, swish..."

At this moment, the Bodhi Ancient Tree shook again, and an orb of light emerged; inside the orb, there was a Bodhi Ancient Tree standing ten thousand zhang tall.

In mid-air, a figure dressed in black stood treading on the void.

A presence like that of a supreme being of heaven and earth slowly spread out from this person's body.

"Dou Di..."

At this moment, Gu Fei's gaze was fixed intently on that black-clad back.

This feeling—in this world, besides those Dou Di powerhouses that only existed in legends, who else could possess it?

Inside the light orb, that black figure suddenly began to launch an attack on the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Facing his attack, the Bodhi Ancient Tree also exuded a terrifying, heaven-engulfing energy.

In this terrifying clash, even this piece of heaven and earth collapsed.

At this moment, a look of shock appeared in Gu Fei's eyes as well.

Inside the light orb, the images danced at an accelerated pace, finally pausing at the last scene.

That black figure was suddenly struck heavily by a destructive force that had swept in from outside the light orb.

"Hiss..."

Watching the black figure explode into nothingness, Gu Fei's heart gave a violent jolt.

Clearly, that sudden attack from earlier must have been unleashed by a Dou Di powerhouse whose strength was no less than that of the black-clad Dou Di.

And it was only under the joint efforts of the Bodhi Ancient Tree and that other mysterious Dou Di that the black-clad Dou Di was shaken into nothingness.

"So this is the power of a Dou Di!"

The corners of Gu Fei's eyes twitched; he had actually seen two such powerhouses today, who were almost exclusively the stuff of legends.

Although these were merely images, that unique, supreme presence still made one's soul tremble.

Inside the light orb, after the black-clad Dou Di fell, a wisp of black energy suddenly emerged from that void.

As soon as these wisps of energy appeared, they rushed rapidly into the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

And with the entry of these wisps of energy, the clear Qi that permeated the Bodhi Ancient Tree faintly took on a hint of obscure coldness.

This Bodhi Ancient Tree had existed since ancient times, yet after these countless years of accumulation, it had not evolved a complete intelligence.

This is because the more innately powerful a creature is, the more difficult it is to transform into a spirit and evolve an intelligence.

Just like the Nine Profound Golden Lightning in the Void Lightning Pool from the original story, which was comparable to a Seven-Star Dou Saint and nearly cost itself its life when undergoing the spirit-transformation tribulation.

The moment that black-clad Dou Di fell, some of his negative emotions gathered together and invaded the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

And these so-called negative emotions had gradually eroded the Bodhi Ancient Tree over countless years.

This was why, faintly, the Bodhi Ancient Tree's uncomplicated intelligence began to lean toward darkness and coldness.

In other words, the Bodhi Ancient Tree had been influenced by the negative emotions of that Dou Di powerhouse.

And that kind of illusion was automatically condensed because of these evil emotions.

Over these countless years, who knows how many powerhouses have lost themselves in the illusions. The current Bodhi Ancient Tree possesses two types of intelligence: one is the intelligence that originally belonged to it, which can be called a benevolent intelligence.

And the other is caused by the influence of the black-clad Dou Di's negative emotions; this intelligence leans toward evil.

"You want me to help you dispel that evil intelligence, right?"

Gu Fei looked toward the emerald-green ancient tree before him and spoke calmly.

Clearly, the Bodhi Ancient Tree must have already sensed that he possessed an Exotic Fire.

"Swish!"

In response to Gu Fei's words, the ancient tree immediately swayed, as if nodding.

"Swish, swish..."

Just as Gu Fei's voice fell, another orb of light emerged from the ancient tree.

Inside the light orb, a cluster of flames appeared, followed by a Bodhi Seed.

The flames refined the Bodhi Seed, and a wisp of clear Qi appeared, finally drilling into the ancient tree's body.

"I can help you..."

Gu Fei responded with a smile.

The next moment, green specks of light drifted out from the Bodhi Ancient Tree's body and finally hovered in front of Gu Fei.

These specks of light were all Bodhi Seeds; although Bodhi Seeds were not as terrifying as the Bodhi Heart, they could be refined into Pills to increase the success rate of advancing to a Half-Saint.

"Extravagant enough; using so many Bodhi Seeds just to dispel evil thoughts—I'm afraid countless people on the continent would call this a waste of heavenly treasures..."

Looking at so many Bodhi Seeds, Gu Fei smiled, and then, with a thought, his Exotic Fire rose up and wrapped around one Bodhi Seed.

This refinement lasted for over ten minutes, and that Bodhi Seed gradually turned into a cluster of crystal-clear liquid.

The liquid then slowly evaporated, turning into a wisp of clear Qi tinged with a hint of emerald green.

And with the infusion of this wisp of clear Qi, the Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled, and a wisp of extremely faint black energy seeped out.

In the time that followed, almost every hour that passed, a Bodhi Seed would be refined by Gu Fei.

"Swish, swish!"

The Bodhi Ancient Tree also emitted extremely excited emotional fluctuations at this moment.

Accompanied by the dissipation of the final wisp of black Qi, that Bodhi Ancient Tree, which was entirely like emerald jade, suddenly emitted a humming sound.

Immediately, the green light of the ancient tree flared brilliantly.

This caused the vitality here, which was already dense, to become even more intense.

"Has it been completely cleared?"

Gu Fei looked at the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

The latter was undoubtedly even more emerald green now than it had been before.

It gave people a strange feeling of peace, holiness, and wisdom.

"Hum, hum!"

After the ancient tree recovered, it shook its branches at Gu Fei; that appearance was just like the kowtow ritual among humans.

"I have helped you with such a big favor, how exactly do you intend to thank me?"

While the Bodhi Ancient Tree was kowtowing, Gu Fei suddenly asked, not even concealing his purpose.

"Hum, hum!"

As Gu Fei's voice fell, the Bodhi Ancient Tree understood his meaning and shook its branches again.

Immediately following, countless branches began to wrap around Gu Fei, and a strange, pulsing green heart appeared before Gu Fei's eyes.

(End of this chapter)