Chapter 147: Flower Seed

The new student area of the Xiangli Tree.

As the first cultivation sessions of the many new students gradually came to an end, more and more astonished gazes began to turn toward that purple jade leaf platform, because up to now, only that place was still stubbornly blooming with two-colored Xiangxi.

In the eyes of top students like Qin Qin Zhulu and Bai Bai Doudou, astonishment was also surfacing. Their Xiangxi lasted only about ten minutes, which was already considered fairly long, and it was said that back then Jiang Jiang Qinge had only lasted twenty minutes.

But it was precisely these twenty minutes that allowed Jiang Jiang Qinge to break the record for Xiangxi duration.

Yet now, this Li Luo had actually persisted for eighteen minutes?

Could he possibly catch up to Jiang Jiang Qinge?

Under the gaze of those somewhat shaken eyes, two minutes passed in a blink, reaching the twenty-minute mark, but the Xiangxi light emanating from Li Luo's body still had not faded.

Woot!

Sounds of shocked exclamations began to ring out.

Li Luo's duration had actually surpassed Jiang Jiang Qinge's!

One must remember, Jiang Jiang Qinge is a ninth-grade Light Phase!

"This guy!"

Duze Duze Beixuan's face darkened as he watched this scene, jealousy flickering in his eyes. Li Luo's constant need to show off was truly infuriating.

"This Li Luo, is he really this enduring..." Si Si Qiuying's beautiful eyes widened as well, her expression somewhat complicated as she gazed at the two streams of Xiangxi outside Li Luo's body. Although the brilliance of this Xiangxi light couldn't compare to Jiang Jiang Qinge's, at the very least, in terms of endurance, he had already caught up.

This made Si Si Qiuying feel a bit dazed. When she first met Li Luo outside Daxia City that day, she hadn't thought this detestable fellow could stir up any waves in the Holy Void Star Academy, but clearly, she had been wrong.

This inevitably reminded her of Jiang Jiang Qinge's casual words that day.

Jiang Jiang Qinge said that Li Luo might become the top first-year student of this session at the Holy Void Star Academy.

At the time, although Si Si Qiuying didn't dare to refute Jiang Jiang Qinge to her face, she clearly didn't take it to heart in her mind, merely assuming Jiang Jiang Qinge was trying to save some face for Li Luo.

But now, looking at it...

Si Si Qiuying bit her red lips, then shook her head vigorously. Impossible. Li Luo defeating Duze Duze Beixuan was indeed remarkable, but to become the strongest new student, he still fell a bit short. After all, Qin Qin Zhulu, Wang Wang Hejiu, and Bai Bai Doudou were no easy opponents.

Lv Qing'er was also gazing at Li Luo's figure within the Xiangxi, a faint smile curling at the corner of her lips. She loved seeing Li Luo display his brilliance, stunning everyone around him and drawing countless gasps of amazement.

Back in the Nanfeng Academy, perhaps because of that incident with his empty phase, Li Luo's personality had changed somewhat. He no longer liked to show himself off and had become much more low-key.

Lv Qing'er knew this change might not be a bad thing, but she still occasionally felt a faint pang of heartache. In her view, Li Luo's excellence was no less than anyone's, not even... Jiang Jiang Qinge's.

Such an outstanding him should become the focus of everyone's attention.

Therefore, regarding Li Luo's repeated dazzling achievements since entering the Holy Void Star Academy, Lv Qing'er had always been watching silently with joy.

"Holy crap, Brother Luo is awesome."

Seeing Yu Lang's face was full of admiration as he said, "Looks like the title of the most enduring man in the Holy Void Star Academy belongs to you and no one else."

He nodded in satisfaction, planning to discuss with Zhao Kuo and the others afterward to make a 'Most Enduring' plaque to give Li Luo, preferably hanging it in front of his small building so that everyone in the Holy Void Star Academy could come to admire it.

The many new students were in an uproar, but the high platform where the five Purple Radiance mentors stood was rather quiet. None of the five spoke, their gazes simply fixed on Li Luo.

They wanted to see exactly how long Li Luo could last.

Time slowly passed under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Another ten minutes went by.

But Li Luo's Xiangxi still hadn't stopped. Until another ten minutes passed, the two streams of Xiangxi finally began to fade, and finally, under those shocked gazes, slowly dissipated.

At this point, the Xiangxi had lasted forty minutes.

Fully double Jiang Jiang Qinge's!

Hiss hiss!

In this area, sounds of sharp intakes of cold breath rang out. Sniff, someone even sucked up some snot along with it.

These forty minutes were truly a bit shocking.

This counted as another record in the Holy Void Star Academy, and it left the second place far behind. Who knew if this record could ever be broken in the future.

On the high platform, the five mentors were silent for a moment, their expressions somewhat complicated and amazed.

Mentor Xi Shan's eyes were bright, and the black veil covering her cheeks moved slightly. Presumably, the corners of her lips beneath the black veil had curved upward, because this scene was indeed enough to make her feel pleasantly surprised.

"It seems Li Luo's dual phases are still somewhat special." Mentor Xi Shan said with a faint smile.

Shen Shen Jinxiao's expression was calm. At this time, any words would be superfluous and would only make him lose his composure, so he simply poured the last of the tea from the pot in his hand into the cup, drank it in one gulp, and then swallowed that pent-up frustration along with it.

"Haha, this Li Luo is quite interesting. Although his Xiangxi light can't compare to Jiang Jiang Qinge's, his endurance is unique. So if we're comparing, we really don't know who between the two is actually better." Cao Sheng laughed.

"In all these years, this is also the first time I've seen someone able to make their Xiangxi last this long." Mentor Mi Er also said.

"Is this the peculiarity of dual phases? But dual phases shouldn't be to this extent either." Mentor Chu Zi said somewhat puzzled.

Li Luo's dual phase grades weren't that high. Combined, they were only equivalent to an eighth-grade phase, and he hadn't mastered the power of dual phases yet. How could he make his Xiangxi last this long?

The other mentors also shook their heads with some confusion, ultimately able to say only that they probably didn't understand this kind of dual phase in the Xiangshi realm well enough.

"Comfortable!"

And amid those exclamations of amazement, Li Luo comfortably stretched his back, because at this moment, his entire body was radiating a rare sense of comfort, as if his sinews and bones had been polished by being soaked in spiritual water condensed from heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Li Luo's mind swept over the two phase palaces within his body. The two phase power seeds inside had both become more vigorous, and on the surface of the seeds, mottled traces of phase power emerged, like specks of stars, resembling flower spots.

This was... the Flower Seed Realm.

This session of Xiangxi had actually directly allowed Li Luo to step from the White Seed Realm into the Flower Seed Realm in one leap. The improvement could not be called small.

"All students, no noise. The Xiangli Tree's daily opening time is limited. Seize the time to cultivate." At this moment, a mentor's resonant voice rang out, reaching the ears of all the students.

Thus, the uproar gradually quieted down, and all the students hurriedly continued their cultivation.

As for Li Luo, although his Xiangxi had ended, he did not exit his cultivation state, because there was still time left. It was the right path to take advantage of his good condition now to refine the world's energy and stabilize his own phase power.

So he closed his eyes and cultivated once more.

Unknowingly, three hours passed.

When Li Luo opened his eyes, noisy sounds came from all directions. It was the end of the cultivation time, and many students were beginning to relax.

"Not bad, the wait wasn't in vain."

Li Luo couldn't contain his joy; this first time cultivating in the tree had indeed brought many benefits. Today's progress was probably equivalent to one or two months of ordinary bitter cultivation.

He stood up and stretched his body.

Then his gaze suddenly paused.

He saw that around a purple jade leaf platform not far away, some students had gathered. That purple jade leaf platform was Lü Qing'er's spot.

At this time, Lü Qing'er should have also just finished cultivating. Her smooth and beautiful face showed no expression, but those who understood her temperament would know that generally, when she had this expression, it meant she was feeling very irritated inside.

And the source of her irritation should be the figure standing beside her, waving a green folding fan, wearing a smile, and constantly saying something to her.

It was Wang Wang Hejiu.

Li Luo's brow lifted slightly.

Although a fair maiden is a gentleman's pursuit, this still depends on the person's own willingness—uh, on the person's own willingness. If she's willing, it's a fine tale, but if she's not, then this is harassment.

And from Lü Qing'er's demeanor, she clearly belonged to the latter.

You little poisonous bird, to actually harass my friend so brazenly—in all my years, I've never seen someone as arrogant as you.