Chapter 391: Sapling

During this process, streams of pure Wood Element Spiritual Power were transmitted from these threads into Meng Yifan's body, causing his cultivation to rise steadily at an astonishing speed.

Not only that, but during the process of his strength increasing, Meng Yifan's comprehension of the Wood Element Rule also advanced by leaps and bounds.

He was like a seed that had taken root and sprouted in the soil, feeling the essence of the sun and moon, the blowing wind and beating rain, growing sturdily after experiencing the elements.

This special state was similar to an epiphany, yet also like a powerful being transmitting the Dharma or an enlightening initiation; it was also somewhat like the Wood Element Origin of the entire world opening itself up to Meng Yifan, allowing him to comprehend it at will.

In this special state, Meng Yifan's understanding of the Wood Element Rule became increasingly profound.

Meng Yifan's cultivation was originally at Fifth Grade High Tier, but it soon broke through to Fifth Grade Peak. After a while longer, he felt his body shake violently, as if tearing through some kind of barrier, and Meng Yifan's cultivation surged again at an astonishing speed, suddenly rising to Sixth Grade Lower Tier.

"So powerful, could this be World Power?" With a thought from Meng Yifan, a cluster of green light flickered in his palm, containing vibrant vitality within; one moment it looked like a blade of grass, the next like an endless grassland, then like a small sapling, and then like a primeval forest blocking out the sky.

Meng Yifan could feel that as long as he evolved it with his mind, infused it with his comprehension of the Wood Element Rule, and added sufficient Spirit Power, this cluster of light in his palm could evolve into a Wood Element World.

This was a world belonging to Meng Yifan; in this world, he was the supreme Creator God, his words became law, and a single word could change the rules of the world's operation.

His strength had increased too quickly; the Grade 6 realm, which he had originally thought was as difficult to ascend to as reaching Heaven, had actually been broken through in this inexplicable way, making Meng Yifan feel as if he were dreaming.

"Eh! Something is wrong." Meng Yifan was startled; he discovered that those strange threads were not only wrapped around his meridians but were also rapidly spreading toward his blood vessels, muscles, and internal organs.

Especially Meng Yifan's liver, which had a large number of threads wrapped around it, and they were strangely taking root, sprouting, and growing sturdily.

Almost in the blink of an eye, a palm-sized, crystal-clear sapling grew out of Meng Yifan's liver.

This sapling had grown two leaves, and a flower bud had sprouted between the leaves. What made Meng Yifan uneasy was that a heartbeat could actually be heard coming from within this flower bud, as if a new life were gestating inside it.

"What the hell is this? How could it grow on my liver?" Meng Yifan's expression changed drastically; he felt that this did not seem like his past life trying to help him improve his cultivation, but rather more like a demon wanting to forcibly possess his body.

Realizing that something was terribly wrong, Meng Yifan mobilized the Spirit Power in his body, transforming it into a sharp blade, wanting to cut this strange little sapling into pieces and expel it from his body.

But something Meng Yifan had not expected happened: the little sapling seemed to sense the danger and strangely shrank into Meng Yifan's liver.

In an instant, dense roots extended from the little sapling, tightly intertwining with Meng Yifan's liver.

The little sapling and Meng Yifan's liver had become one, no longer distinguishable from each other; to destroy the little sapling, one would first have to shred Meng Yifan's own liver.

The liver is one of the five internal organs and performs important functions in the body such as immunity, detoxification, and regulating metabolism; for an ordinary person, the liver is an indispensable part.

Even for an Immortal Cultivator, the liver is extremely important; it is one of the Five Elements of the human body, representing the body's Wood Element Origin. Without the liver, the Immortal Cultivator's Five Elements are incomplete, the body is not perfect, the foundation is damaged, and if one continues to cultivate with a crippled body, the cultivation will regress instead of advancing.

Meng Yifan was afraid of damaging the vase to kill the rat and dared not cut his own liver.

Meng Yifan knew that everything was the fault of that liver-shaped Crystal Core in his hand. He wanted to throw the Crystal Core away, but the Crystal Core seemed to have grown onto his palm; no matter how he swung his arm, he could not shake the Crystal Core off.

"Bastard, get out of my body!" Meng Yifan shouted in a rage.

"Hehe, your body is my body; we are one person, so where can you distinguish between you and me?" the mysterious existence said triumphantly with a laugh.

"I don't care if you are my past life or not, my body is mine. Without my permission, by what right do you take root and sprout on my liver?"

"Get out of my body right now, or else we will burn together and perish."

Meng Yifan spoke with absolute finality; he had already decided that if this strange existence did not get out, he would shred his own liver, and if that still didn't work, he would self-destruct. Even if he lost this body, he would not let someone else occupy his nest.