Chapter 546: Manifestation Technique

Hua Changxi withdrew her gaze, and the intuition in her heart became stronger—this island was full of natural harmony, but also faintly contained a kind of indescribable order and tolerance.

It was not a simple ownerless desert island, but more like... a place silently guarded by some kind of will.

The person and the turtle continued to go deep into the island's hinterland.

Mountains, rivers, birds, and flowers, this world was like a reduced version of a soul power world operating independently.

After arriving at the island's hinterland, the soul mist became heavier, almost to the point where one could not see one's fingers.

Hua Changxi had to release her divine sense with all her strength to explore the path carefully.

The Soul Turtle also put away its slackness, shrinking on Hua Changxi's shoulder, its two mung bean eyes looking around vigilantly.

At first, the rich soul mist only blocked the vision, but after walking for a period of time, the mist became viscous, making people feel like they were in a quagmire, and every step forward required great effort.

Even if the Soul Turtle just lay on Hua Changxi's shoulder without moving, it became exhausted and listless.

Hua Changxi felt even more strenuous. She gritted her teeth and persisted for a period of time, then was panting with exhaustion. The physical body was fine, but the soul body was experiencing indescribable fatigue and weakness.

Just as she was about to be unable to persist, she keenly captured golden halos flashing in the depths of the rich soul mist.

"Master, I'm so tired, let's go out." Little Turtle was like a stranded fish at this time, and even speaking was powerless.

Hua Changxi held on: "Persist a little longer, let's go see what the golden light ahead is."

The Soul Turtle blinked blankly: "What golden light? Where is the golden light?"

Hua Changxi's heart shook: "You can't see the golden light ahead?"

The Soul Turtle nodded honestly.

Hua Changxi was thoughtful: "I want to go over and explore the truth. How about you retreat first?" The Soul Turtle's defense was amazing, and it should be fine if it left her for a while.

"No, I want to be with you!" The Soul Turtle clung to her clothes tightly.

Hua Changxi didn't say anything more, braving the huge fatigue of the soul body, continued to move forward with difficulty, and finally approached the golden light.

The golden light actually emanated from an ancient stone well covered with traces of time.

On the mottled well wall, two vigorous and powerful characters revealing endless mystery were carved—Bu Qi (Non-Instrument)!

"This golden light..."

As the distance closed, a sense of indescribable closeness and familiarity surged in Hua Changxi's heart.

Especially the texture of the halo made her feel very familiar, and four words instantly popped into her mind—Merit Jin Guang.

Although she couldn't directly see her own merit, she had seen the Merit Golden Lotus in Song Weimin's dantian.

The golden light emanating from this stone well at this moment was exactly the same as the brilliance flowing from that Merit Golden Lotus.

Hua Changxi also thought of the Soul Turtle's strange inability to see the golden light just now, and hurriedly asked: "Little Turtle, can you see this well?"

The Soul Turtle nodded hard: "I see it."

It stretched its neck, poked its head to look into the well, and seeing that it was pitch black inside with nothing, it retracted its neck and added: "A dry well, that's all."

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi couldn't help but be stunned.

In her eyes, this stone well was clearly overflowing with golden light, sacred and extraordinary; through the golden light, the water under the well was rippling, rippling with deep soul well water.

But in this little turtle's eyes, it was just a dry, abandoned well!

The closeness brought by the golden light was so real, which showed that what she saw was likely the truth, while the little turtle could not peek at the true appearance of the soul well.

Perhaps, this is the test of the soul island?

The more precious the land, the less likely it is to be easily occupied.

After they landed on the island, they walked all the way without any Soul Beasts or restrictions blocking them. Perhaps it was not that the island was desolate and useless, but that this place had set a more secret and stricter threshold.

And possessing merit is the threshold!

"Bu Qi..."

The soul well is located in the center of the soul island, and it is likely the core of the whole island.

Controlling the core is equivalent to controlling the soul island.

As soon as this thought arose, Hua Changxi's gaze toward the soul well became more burning.

However, whenever Hua Changxi's gaze was cast into the well, a strong impulse to throw herself into the well would surge from the bottom of her heart, as if something in the depths of the well was silently pulling her soul.

First seeing the Merit Jin Guang, then discovering the soul well hidden in the soul mist, and then, this irresistible call to enter the well...

Is it a test?

Hua Changxi was a bit uncertain, but the resources on the soul island were so rich that if she could become the Island Master, she wouldn't have to worry about cultivation resources after she stepped into the Spirit Platform Realm.

The benefit was so great that she was willing to take the risk.

"Little Turtle, how do you feel now?"

The Soul Turtle shook its head, and the powerless fatigue felt much better: "After getting close to the well, I feel much better."

"That's good, I want to go into the well to explore, you wait for me by the well."

The Soul Turtle didn't understand why Hua Changxi wanted to explore a dry well, but leaning against the well wall, it was so comfortable that it didn't want to move, so it nodded and agreed obediently.

Hua Changxi stared into the depths of the soul well, her expression slightly condensed, and exhorted: "Little Turtle, in case I encounter danger, you must find a way to save me."

The Soul Turtle tilted its head, not thinking that an ordinary dry well could have any danger, and immediately agreed readily: "Good!"

Hua Changxi's exhortation to the Soul Turtle was just for psychological comfort. She glanced at the Soul Turtle who didn't take it to heart, said no more, took a deep breath, and jumped into the soul well.

There was no expected fall and suffocation, nor the cold of being submerged in well water. The moment she jumped into the well, the scene before her changed suddenly.

The space inside the well was deep and boundless, as vast as the sea, as if connected to another world.

In a flash, Hua Changxi's feet had already stepped steadily on a water surface as smooth as a mirror.

There was nothing around, only this boundless and calm water surface under her feet.

After looking around, Hua Changxi could only move forward in the direction where the soul power was most abundant. Every step she took, the soles of her feet would stir up ripples that were crystal clear, rippling slowly toward the distance.

Time seemed to have passed only for an instant, and it seemed to have passed for a long time. The familiar Merit Jin Guang appeared at the end of Hua Changxi's vision again, and she immediately quickened her pace and moved forward toward that side.

Soon, many other creatures began to appear out of thin air in this world.

There were human cultivators, demon race, and even various races from the Nine Nethers.

These creatures did not disturb each other and tacitly and uniformly gathered toward the place where the Merit Jin Guang emanated.

Looking at this scene, Hua Changxi, amidst full vigilance and doubt, cautiously trailed behind those creatures.

After her, many creatures came one after another.

Hua Changxi mixed into this vast team, inconspicuous, and did not attract any extra attention from any existence, which made her tense nerves relax slightly.

After moving forward for a while, the vision opened up.

I saw a grand and magnificent Merit Golden Lotus, quietly floating on the water surface like a mirror, emitting a dazzling and sacred light.

After the creatures approached the golden lotus, they raised their hands one after another, condensing Merit Golden Clusters of various sizes in front of them.

Immediately after, their movements were neat and uniform, waving their respective golden clusters into the giant golden lotus hanging high.

As the golden lotus continuously absorbed these incoming Merit Golden Clusters, the golden light it emanated became more and more brilliant.

The next moment, under the Merit Golden Lotus, cushions appeared out of thin air, radiating outward in a fan shape.

Then, the creatures sat down in an orderly manner according to the size of the Merit Golden Clusters given.

"This..."

Once the cushions came out, this place looked a bit like a dojo for preaching.

And the Merit Golden Cluster is the fee for listening to the Dao.

Hua Changxi was amazed.

Watching the creatures skillfully condense the Merit Golden Clusters, she was curious and wanted to know how they condensed the merit.

"Those who listen to the Dao for the first time come to receive the Manifestation Technique."

Hua Changxi heard the voice, looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a Daoist boy appearing under the Merit Golden Lotus.

The Daoist boy held a soul jade plate in his hand, and a Taiyin Jade was placed on the plate.

Hua Changxi walked over with full vigilance.

"First time here?"

"Yes."

The Daoist boy only asked one sentence and said no more, directly handing the Taiyin Jade in his hand to Hua Changxi, signaling her to read it.

Hua Changxi did as told, her divine sense probed into the Taiyin Jade, and she instantly read the method of the "Manifestation Technique" recorded in it.

"Alright, next."

The Daoist boy's voice was flat and waveless. As soon as Hua Changxi finished reading, she was immediately urged to exit the team to make room for the creatures waiting behind.

Hua Changxi retreated to the side as told, silently observing the creatures of all races still gathering from all directions, while studying the "Manifestation Technique" with concentration.

Manifestation Technique, after practicing it, cultivators can manifest their own merit, karma, desires, etc.

After Hua Changxi knew the use of the Manifestation Technique, she was happy in her heart, feeling that this technique was quite useful.

Afterward, she practiced it seriously.

By the time the figures of creatures floating in this world gradually decreased and the guests from all sides had found their seats, Hua Changxi had finally learned the Manifestation Technique.

A moment later, a Merit Golden Lotus the size of a fist slowly condensed and took shape in her palm.

Knowing that merit is a good thing, she intentionally controlled the degree of manifestation when operating the Manifestation Technique.

Compared to the magnificent Merit Golden Lotus floating on the water mirror, the one in her palm was indeed insignificant.

However, what she condensed was indeed a Merit Golden Lotus!

This was not it. When she threw the Merit Golden Lotus into the air, all the creatures looked at her.

At the same time, a cushion located in the center of the first row appeared out of thin air, obviously set specifically for her.

Hua Changxi did not intend to be in the limelight, but now she became the focus of the audience, so she had to bite the bullet and take her seat under the gaze of countless eyes.

Fortunately, everyone's gaze did not stay on her for long.

Just because at this moment, the giant Merit Golden Lotus floating in the center of the water mirror shone brightly, and a solemn and sacred figure slowly emerged.

The next moment, all the seated creatures stood up, their movements neat and uniform, bowing deeply to the figure, and the respectful voice resounded through this world.

"Pay respects to Divine Lord Bu Qi." ===== CHAPTER 547 =====