Chapter 360: Innate One Qi Profound Brake Wonderful Truth Green Lotus (Two-in-one chapter)

"How could it be such a coincidence? Out of hundreds of treasure boxes, why did it have to be Box C7 that was chosen? Could it be that someone else also received the news? That can't be; they aren't princes or princesses, so how would they have the channels to access these secrets? It seems I am just too unlucky. If I had known this, I should have come to the Core Treasury first!"

Dou Yuanhua fell into deep thought, but he would not resign himself to bad luck; instead, he thought of ways to reclaim Box C7.

He did not know what kind of treasure was contained within Box C7, but since it was something his mother, the Empress, had solemnly instructed him about, it was clearly no ordinary item.

Because of this, he began to suspect the 'suspects' who had taken Box C7. Recently, only students who won Best Newcomer and Best Lineup could obtain a Core Treasury Certificate. Excluding himself, there were four others: Sun Guoqiang, Li Changsheng, Shen Haofei, and Miao Yinfeng.

Among them, Li Changsheng had two Core Treasury Certificates.

"I should ask my clan uncle first!" Dou Yuanhua had an idea in his heart and walked straight to the entrance.

Dou Yuanhua's clan uncle was the keeper of the Core Treasury. He was a middle-aged man with a very serious expression and a square face. His name was Dou Zhangde. He was a Sixth-tier Beastmaster and a loyalist to Emperor Dou Zhangsheng, which was why he became the keeper of the Core Treasury.

Dou Yuanhua approached and asked in a low voice, "Clan uncle, could you help me check who took Box C7?"

Dou Zhangde frowned. He was no fool, and in the blink of an eye, he understood the ins and outs of the situation.

For Dou Yuanhua to ask this, it meant someone must have leaked information about Box C7 to him. As for who that person was, Dou Zhangde could figure it out with his eyes closed.

Unfortunately, Box C7 had been taken by someone else first. Dou Yuanhua asking this now was merely to learn the whereabouts of the box from him, so he could then use other methods to reacquire Box C7.

"The late Emperor once set a rule: apart from the Emperor, the treasury keeper must not disclose anything related to the treasury to outsiders!"

Without any hesitation, Dou Zhangde chose to refuse.

He was a loyalist to Dou Zhangsheng and also a supporter who opposed deposing the eldest son in favor of a younger one.

In the Langya Kingdom Imperial Family, because Dou Zhangsheng had long delayed naming a crown prince, and the First Prince's birth mother had passed away early, his maternal clan was weak, and he was already nearly 30 years old but still only at the Fifth Rank.

Because of this, more and more princes joined the struggle for the throne, including the Third Prince Dou Yuanbin, the Sixth Prince Dou Yuanhua, and the Ninth Prince Dou Yuansheng. Their maternal clans were powerful, and they themselves were geniuses, which allowed them to win over many officials and Stronger individuals.

However, there was always a group of officials who disliked the idea of deposing the eldest in favor of the young and were willing to support the First Prince, and Dou Zhangde was among them.

In other words, Dou Zhangde and Dou Yuanhua were not on the same side. If it had been the First Prince, he might have given some hints.

"Imperial Uncle, is it really not possible?" Dou Yuanhua deepened his tone.

"No!" Dou Zhangde's attitude was firm and did not waver in the slightest. He already felt disdain for the behavior of Dou Yuanhua and the Empress, and even planned to write a report to the Emperor.

Dou Yuanhua's face turned livid. He could see that Dou Zhangde would not easily change his mind, so he naturally had no intention of continuing to pester him, secretly deciding that if he had the chance, he would definitely make him pay.

Without hesitation, Dou Yuanhua casually picked up a Treasure Box and threw it to Dou Zhangde to register and receive the key.

Dou Yuanhua knew very well that these Treasure Boxes contained self-destruct mechanisms. Once opened forcefully, except for certain indestructible treasures, the vast majority of the treasures would definitely be forcibly destroyed.

Dou Zhangde took out the corresponding key in a methodical manner. His state of mind was excellent, and he felt not a shred of Anger at Dou Yuanhua's rude behavior.

After leaving the Imperial Palace, Dou Yuanhua returned to the courtyard arranged for the Royal Academy by the organizing committee. He did not return to his own room but went straight to find Sun Guoqiang.

"What, you threw the box away! Then do you remember the number on the box?"

When Dou Yuanhua heard Sun Guoqiang's answer, his brows could not help but furrow tightly, and his voice rose by two notches.

"I forgot!"

Sun Guoqiang shook his head vigorously. At the time, he had picked a Treasure Box at random, and after taking out the treasure inside, he had casually thrown the box away.

However, Dou Yuanhua did not believe him, and the look he gave Sun Guoqiang was immediately filled with suspicion.

"I can't help it if you don't believe me. Why are you asking this question anyway?" Sun Guoqiang looked at Dou Yuanhua in confusion, feeling that there was some trickery here that he didn't know about.

"It's nothing, forget it, I'm going out for a moment!" Dou Yuanhua frowned tightly, preparing to go find Shen Haofei. He intended to screen them one by one until he finally identified the target.

In Li Changsheng's room, after bathing and changing clothes, he was the first to pick up the key to the Box C7 Jade Box, opening the box impatiently.

Crack!

Unlike the usual sound of unlocking, this time there seemed to be an inexplicable change inside the Treasure Box.

Li Changsheng slowly opened the Jade Box. Unexpectedly, a wisp of white cloud-like energy shot out from the box, and it looked like it was about to rush out of the room.

Without any hesitation, Li Changsheng hurriedly exerted his Mental Power. The white cloud energy had no force and its own weight was extremely light, so it was immediately completely bound by Li Changsheng's Mental Power, and under the movement of his Mental Power, the white cloud energy hovered in front of him.

This was a wisp of white cloud energy only a foot long. It was constantly moving, sometimes winding and twisting, sometimes shrinking into a ball, as if it possessed its own consciousness.

"I feel like I've seen this thing in some book?" Although it was his first time seeing such a treasure, Li Changsheng still found a touch of familiarity.

However, Li Changsheng did not flip through books, because inside the Treasure Box, besides the white cloud energy, there was also a Jade Slip recording the effects of the white cloud energy.

Innate Cloud Qi: A Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure, it can only be consumed by a Demon Pet. After the Demon Pet consumes it, it will transform into a lotus platform made of energy, which can resist a certain degree of attack while also possessing certain special effects. Note: The higher the quality and race of the Demon Pet, the greater the probability of forming a high-level lotus platform, and the stronger the defense will be. Furthermore, the defense and special effects of the lotus platform will rise with the increase of the Demon Pet's realm.

This was the second Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure Li Changsheng had obtained. However, compared to the Ten-Colored Precious Pearl, this wisp of Innate Cloud Qi had significant limitations; it could only be absorbed by a Demon Pet and was a one-time use treasure.

From the perspective of its effects, the lotus platform formed by the Innate Cloud Qi could effectively improve a Demon Pet's survival ability. As for exactly how much it could improve, he would have to test it to know. However, this was a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure after all, so the defense of the formed lotus platform would surely not be weak.

On the back of this Jade Slip, there was also an introduction to various lotus platforms. The lotus platforms were divided into two grades: Innate and Acquired. Although there was only a one-character difference, the gap in their effects was huge.

"Kailan!" Li Changsheng summoned Kailan; this thing could only be used by her.

It was no wonder the Empress had leaked the Thunder Demon Pet and the Treasure Box containing the Innate Cloud Qi to Dou Yuanhua, because these two were completely complementary; the Innate Cloud Qi could significantly reinforce the defense that the Demon Pet lacked the most.

Ever since Kailan had grown to 85 centimeters, the large pocket Li Changsheng had specially modified could no longer fit her, so whenever he went out, he could only temporarily place Kailan in the Demon Pet Space.

"Kailan, devour this wisp of Innate Cloud Qi!" Li Changsheng pointed at the Innate Cloud Qi restrained by his Mental Power.

Kailan flew curiously in front of the Innate Cloud Qi and subconsciously wanted to grab it with her hand, but her small hand passed directly through the Innate Cloud Qi; this thing was clearly not a physical object.

The next moment, Kailan leaned close to the Innate Cloud Qi and began to take a deep breath. Immediately, the Innate Cloud Qi surged rapidly into Kailan's mouth and nose, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

After a few breaths, Kailan's expression changed suddenly. Strands of exceptionally Pure Wood Energy permeated out from her body and began to gather above her head.

These Wood Energy strands began to compress crazily. In this process, the Wood Energy continued to gather spontaneously. As time passed, more and more Wood Energy was compressed, faintly forming a cyan lotus platform about a foot in diameter.

Suddenly, a thunderclap rang out in the clear sky, followed by an inexplicable aura merging into the cyan lotus platform. The moment the two fused, the aura of the cyan lotus platform changed abruptly, and it began to spin rapidly, spontaneously absorbing the remaining Wood Energy.

When the energy disappeared, a cyan lotus platform that looked like a physical object appeared above Kailan's head. At this moment, the cyan lotus platform suddenly shrank and finally turned into a mark, branded on Kailan's forehead.

In this way, there were two marks on Kailan's forehead: a cyan lotus platform and a jade-like leaf.

"Innate One Qi Profound Brake Wonderful Truth Green Lotus!"

Seeing the appearance of the cyan lotus platform, Li Changsheng could not hide his excitement. According to the information on the Jade Slip, what Kailan had condensed was an Innate lotus platform.

Because it was an Innate Wood Element lotus platform, it could automatically absorb the surrounding Wood Energy to quickly restore the lotus platform's defense, and it could amplify the power of Kailan's Wood Element skills by 30%.

If it were an Acquired Green Lotus, it could only rely on Kailan to actively draw in Wood Energy for it to absorb, and the defense of the lotus platform would also be greatly reduced.

"Now I should test the defense of the Innate One Qi Profound Brake Wonderful Truth Green Lotus!" Li Changsheng thought and acted, immediately commanding the Sunlight Meow to attack the Innate One Qi Profound Brake Wonderful Truth Green Lotus with all its might.

Meow~

Sunlight Meow let out a dainty cry, as if saying "pardon me," then leaped from Li Zhangsheng's arms and unleashed a Tearing Claw at Kailan.

At this moment, Kailan was standing on the Green Lotus, and a thick layer of cyan light screen automatically emerged, wrapping Kailan's entire body.

The next moment, the Green Lotus flickered imperceptibly, easily neutralizing Sunlight Meow's offensive.

Meow~

This immediately stirred up Sunlight Meow's competitive spirit; as soon as it jumped onto Li Zhangsheng's shoulder, countless white light spots swarmed together, transforming into a light flame giant sword about a zhang long, which slashed fiercely against the cyan light screen.

Hum~

Accompanied by a barely audible humming sound, the cyan light screen rippled slightly, and immediately after, the Green Lotus beneath Kailan's feet bloomed with radiance, and the cyan light screen stabilized instantly.

Woo-woo~

After its strongest offensive was easily neutralized, Sunlight Meow let out a grievance-filled sound; it was too weak!

Seeing this situation, Li Zhangsheng came to the quiet backyard, gave the Monster Pet Bag a shake, and summoned the Emperor Crocodile.

"Emperor Crocodile, you go!"

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, the Emperor Crocodile charged madly toward Kailan.

Hum~

The humming sound rang out again, only it was far more intense than Sunlight Meow's; the cyan light screen began to show layers of ripples, but after the Green Lotus bloomed with radiance, it quickly stabilized again.

The Green Lotus blooming with radiance meant that it was actively absorbing the surrounding Wood Energy to consolidate the defense of the cyan light screen.

Seeing that the first strike had not been effective, the Emperor Crocodile opened its mouth full of fangs and began to bite the cyan light screen with force; this gave the impression that it wanted to swallow Kailan alive.

However, the Emperor Crocodile controlled its strength very well; at first, it only used fifty percent of its power, and upon discovering it could not break the defense, it gradually increased its strength to full power.

The cyan light screen fluctuated violently; unexpectedly, it did not shatter immediately, but as the Emperor Crocodile continued to bite, the fluctuations of the cyan light screen became increasingly intense, and it was only after about three seconds that it finally shattered and disappeared.

After the cyan light screen shattered, the Innate One Qi Profound Brake Wonderful Truth Green Lotus beneath Kailan's feet transformed back into a mark and surged into Kailan's forehead.

Compared to before, the Green Lotus mark became dim and lusterless, but as time passed, it gradually became bright again.

"This defense... is very strong! It is worthy of being a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure; this effect is truly top-notch!" Li Zhangsheng was overjoyed. Although the Emperor Crocodile's realm was not as high as Kailan's, it was known for its bite force, and the power of its bite was likely not much worse than Aixi's, definitely reaching the Elite level.

In other words, the defense of the Innate One Qi Profound Brake Wonderful Truth Green Lotus reached the Elite level; at the very least, it could negate the damage of one Elite-level Demon Pet. Given that it took the Emperor Crocodile a full three seconds to successfully break the Green Lotus defense, this also meant that if the attack intensity were slightly weaker, with the Green Lotus's recovery speed, it could likely negate multiple attacks.

Moreover, the efficacy of the Green Lotus was not just limited to defense; it could also amplify the power of Wood Element skills by thirty percent. With the wonderful uses of the Innate One Qi Profound Brake Wonderful Truth Green Lotus, Kailan's abilities could be said to have improved further, especially in terms of survival capability.

Additionally, the Innate Green Lotus had nothing to do with traits or skills; like the clothes and ribbons on Kailan's body, it belonged to a special type of inheritance.

After recalling Kailan and the Emperor Crocodile, Li Zhangsheng immediately returned to his room; he could not wait to check the second Treasure Box.

Judging from the energy fluctuations leaking from the Treasure Box, it might not be as good as the Innate Cloud Qi, but the gap was very limited; the two were completely in the same tier of treasures.

After opening the Treasure Box with a special key, to Li Zhangsheng's surprise, he did not expect that a book was placed inside the Treasure Box.

Just a book, yet it emitted such intense energy fluctuations; this was really too unusual.

This was a book titled "Hundred Poisons Tempering Golden Body," totaling only a few dozen pages. Li Zhangsheng quickly read through it once and discovered it was an Advanced Demon Taming Art focused on body tempering. Strangely, why was this Advanced Demon Taming Art not recorded on a Jade Slip?

Furthermore, its cultivation method was also quite peculiar; it actually involved applying various strange poisons to the physical body to stimulate Mental Power. Cultivating it to a deep level could greatly strengthen the physical body while simultaneously significantly enhancing resistance to toxins.

"It doesn't seem to be of much use to me!"

According to the description, this Advanced Demon Taming Art had very limited use for Li Zhangsheng. The tempering his physical body received from his "Azure Dragon Constellation Demon Taming Art" was almost no worse than "Hundred Poisons Tempering Golden Body," and as his constitution strengthened, his corresponding resistance to toxins would also increase greatly.

Chicken ribs, chicken ribs; tasteless to eat, but a pity to discard!

This was Li Zhangsheng's impression of "Hundred Poisons Tempering Golden Body."

"No, even if this is an Advanced Demon Taming Art, why would it emit such intense energy fluctuations?" Li Zhangsheng patted his head; he almost forgot the main business. He began to carefully inspect this book, for example, the interlayers!

Exhausted, it's finally over, I can update normally now. Almost forgot today is Christmas... uh, it's passed, but I still want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

Today's goal: 10,000 words!!!

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