Chapter 280: Seed

The terrifying suction force within the two Divine Seas seemed to devour everything; even the Yin Qi from the other two Divine Seas beside them flowed into them with a gurgling sound.

Ever since entering the Golden Core Middle Stage, this was the first time Zhang Nuo felt he could not control the Yin Qi within his body, as the two Divine Seas at his dantian were frantically draining his strength.

His body, which had originally expanded by a circle, suddenly shrank by a circle; Zhang Nuo felt as if his entire person were being compressed. The pain of this sudden expansion and sudden squeezing made him feel like he was going insane!

"The Divine Sea needs power! Then give it power! Dissolve that Golden Core!"

Being inside the 'Nine Dragon Sword Case', Chunyangzi also felt the extraordinary nature of the suction, as if even this wisp of his Remnant Soul were about to be sucked in.

Hearing this, the muscles on Zhang Nuo's gaunt face twitched, and he immediately forced several strands of Yin Qi to move, wrapping them around the black-faced cultivator's Golden Core.

Wisps of core essence instantly scattered from the surface of the Yin Qi, but because the suction of the two Divine Seas below was immense, the core essence that had just leaked out was immediately sucked into them.

Having obtained pure power, the Divine Seas became even more rampant, unceasingly devouring the pure Spirit Power within the Golden Core! In the blink of an eye, the black-faced cultivator's Golden Core began to shrink layer by layer, as if it were being unraveled.

The pressure in Zhang Nuo's body decreased slightly. Upon looking inward, he could not help but be greatly shocked; a cultivator's Golden Core was being absorbed by the Divine Seas just like that. If it weren't for someone else's Golden Core being there, his own Golden Core would have been destroyed!

With a shift of his thoughts, he considered another problem: would the Divine Seas explode from containing such immense power? Feeling the two different Divine Seas, Zhang Nuo felt a wave of palpitations!

The thumb-sized Golden Core was reduced to the size of a soybean in the blink of an eye! The Divine Seas still showed no signs of stopping and were still greedily absorbing it.

Before long, Zhang Nuo's entire person returned to normal, while the Divine Seas within his body continued to devour the black-faced cultivator's Golden Core! When the Golden Core was reduced to the size of a sesame seed, the devouring speed of the two Divine Seas finally slowed down.

At this moment, above the Divine Seas, dazzling spiritual light and eerie Yin Qi blended together, both continuously spreading out from the Divine Seas!

"What is going on?"

Zhang Nuo was somewhat startled and sank his Divine Sense into the interior of the Divine Seas. He saw a seated humanoid phantom in the very center of the Divine Seas! On the surface of the phantom, two main air currents were circling it. Additionally, a blurry aura was also circling the phantom.

As his Divine Sense approached the phantom again for a closer look, Zhang Nuo almost cried out in surprise after seeing the phantom's face clearly; the phantom's face was exactly the same as his own!

At this time, Chunyangzi's Divine Sense also sank into the interior of the Divine Seas. Feeling the richness of the Spiritual Qi and Yin Qi within, this old fox who had lived for thousands of years let out bursts of exclamations!

When he saw the phantom in the center of the Divine Seas, he was stunned!

"Kid Zhang, what is that thing? How could it exist within your Divine Seas?"

Zhang Nuo shook his head helplessly; even he did not know what had happened! The prayer bead had long since disappeared by this time, seemingly destroyed by the powerful force within the Divine Seas, but the appearance of the phantom before him was very similar to the thing that was neither Buddha nor demon that had remained inside the prayer bead back then!

"It seems these two Divine Seas were influenced by the prayer bead. Could they have been subjected to Assimilation?"

After Chunyangzi's Divine Sense circled the phantom a few times, he muttered to himself! Zhang Nuo felt the same; at this moment, within the two Divine Seas, besides the existence of a large amount of Spiritual Qi, there was also Yin Qi flowing like a tide!

As his Divine Sense withdrew from the Divine Seas, he saw that the black-faced cultivator's Golden Core had long since vanished. A massive collection of Spirit Power had been completely devoured by the two Divine Seas just like that; such a thing was truly hard to accept!

"It seems that if not for that Golden Core, you would be dead today!"

Listening to Chunyangzi's words, Zhang Nuo did not feel any sense of luck! He had originally intended to keep that Golden Core to refine it slowly and draw some Spiritual Qi from it, but he had not expected that through the recent turn of events, the Golden Core would be destroyed just like that!

"Try out the results!"

Chunyangzi was also very curious about what the modified Divine Seas would be like! He urged him immediately.

"En!"

With just a soft grunt, Zhang Nuo extended one hand and flipped it abruptly, causing a mass of Yin Qi to emerge. Soon after, he extended his other hand and flipped it again, gathering a mass of snow-white Spiritual Qi!

"Haha! Kid Zhang! You really are a strange fellow!"

Being able to absorb Yin Qi and Spiritual Qi at the same time was enough to show that two types of power existed within the Divine Seas in Zhang Nuo's body! Chunyangzi felt more and more that this seemingly ordinary youth did nothing that did not exceed his expectations!

Zhang Nuo's face was also filled with wild joy. It seemed the two prayer beads from the white bone skeleton had played a decisive role. It was just that he had only obtained two prayer beads back then; if he could obtain two more, perhaps he could even modify the remaining two Divine Seas!

"Kid, don't be too greedy! Two prayer beads were already like this!"

Sensing Zhang Nuo's thoughts, Chunyangzi immediately warned him sternly. With a faint smile, Zhang Nuo was only thinking about it; modifying the Divine Seas was a major matter, and he would not be foolish enough to take such a risk again. If the Divine Seas were destroyed, his entire cultivation would go down the drain.

"Rest assured! Modifying two is enough!"

Zhang Nuo slowly stood up. With a flick of his sleeves, a Flying Sword wrapped in spiritual light swept out. He had not seen the Flying Sword for a long time, and he felt a surge of excitement!

"Use it sparingly! The Spiritual Qi in the Divine Seas is not that abundant!"

Chunyangzi was afraid that Zhang Nuo would get carried away, so he reminded him constantly. The Flying Sword flashed and vanished into Zhang Nuo's body, but the smile on his face did not fade!

"Senior, do you think the two modified Divine Seas will have any effect on my body?"

"I don't know about that! After all, when I was at your level of cultivation, I never did such an absurd thing!"

Chunyangzi said unpleasantly. Zhang Nuo chuckled and slowly walked out of the Cave Abode, his gaze looking toward the direction of the abandoned mine entrance. It had been nearly three years, and the 'Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect' had not come out yet. Could something have gone wrong?

The joy of successfully modifying the Divine Seas vanished instantly; even if all the Divine Seas were successfully modified, it would absolutely not be worth the value of the Spirit Insect!

"Should I go into the mine to take a look?"

Worried that the Spirit Insect might be in danger, Zhang Nuo discussed it with Chunyangzi.

"Better not! Underground, you aren't even as good as that bug!"

It was like a basin of cold water poured directly onto Zhang Nuo's head; Chunyangzi was not wrong! His divine abilities had no effect at all underground!

Looking at the pitch-black mine entrance in the distance, Zhang Nuo remained uneasy. During this period, he had been busy modifying the Divine Seas and had no spare time to think about the Spirit Insect. Now that the Divine Seas were finished, he shifted all his focus back to the Spirit Insect.

Ever since he had possessed the Spirit Insect, this was the first time he had let the bug leave him for so long!

"Kid Zhang, what do you think the Spirit Insect will look like when it comes out this time?"

Deliberately diverting Zhang Nuo's attention, Chunyangzi spoke idly.

Zhang Nuo shook his head slightly and ignored him. Suddenly, his heart stirred, a look of wild joy appeared on his face, and his body surged with escape light as he flew toward the mine.

"Did you sense the presence of the Spirit Insect?"

"En!"

After a simple reply, Zhang Nuo's figure appeared in front of the entrance. He retracted the escape light and probed the mine with his Divine Sense. Although he had recovered the mental connection with the Spirit Insect, his Divine Sense still could not find its trail in the pitch-black mine!

In anxious waiting, Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense finally sensed the presence of the 'Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect', but this little fellow seemed to be flying very slowly!

With no time to think, Zhang Nuo transformed into a streak of escape light and charged directly into the mine. After circling the mine a few times, he discovered the trail of the Spirit Insect ahead.

At this moment, the 'Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect' was flying slowly, and it seemed to be clutching something in its two little hands. In the mine, Zhang Nuo had no time to look closely. He immediately flicked his sleeves, and a mass of gray light rolled out, wrapping the Spirit Insect in front, and then he turned and flew toward the outside of the mine.

After exiting the mine, he held the transformed Spirit Insect in his palm. As soon as the insect saw Zhang Nuo, it immediately danced with joy, looking extremely happy.

Seeing that the Spirit Insect's body had not suffered any damage, Zhang Nuo's hanging heart finally settled. When his gaze fell upon its two little hands, he was stunned!

He saw that in one hand it was clutching a piece of cyan ore the size of a steamed bun, which it would put into its mouth from time to time, while the other hand was clutching an object tightly and refusing to let go.

Upon seeing the cyan ore, Chunyangzi let out a strange howl as if his tail had been stepped on, making Zhang Nuo's head ache from the vibration!

"Kid Zhang! Hurry and snatch that piece of ore from its hand; it can't keep eating it! That is 'Cyan Gold Copper' ore! Oh my! What a waste of a heavenly treasure!"

Following his instructions, Zhang Nuo forcibly snatched the piece of ore from the Spirit Insect's hand; the little fellow was clearly very unhappy, and after struggling a few times, it was still taken away by him.

"What is that thing clutched in its other hand?"

It was very obvious that the thing gripped in the Spirit Insect's other hand was very small, as its tiny hand was enough to submerge it completely. Zhang Nuo was also very curious, and through their mental connection, he finally managed to persuade the Spirit Insect to open its palm.

As the little hand slowly opened, Zhang Nuo's eyes swept over it, and he saw that what it was clutching in its palm turned out to be a seed! This seed was no larger than a watermelon seed, its surface dark and shiny, and waves of faint yin energy were continuously emanating from the surface of the seed.

"What kind of seed is this?"

Chunyangzi was also greatly puzzled; why on earth did the Spirit Insect bring back such a seed from the depths of the underground? It looked very ordinary, with nothing special about it, but when his Divine Sense sank into the interior of the seed, he could not help but gasp!