Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree
Chapter 436 - 196: Merit, First Layer of Divine Storage, A Thought Enters Divine Travel_2

Is this... Merit Water?!

How is that possible!

Killing Heart Nightmare, able to extract Merit from it?! Ridiculous!

Suddenly, he looked outside the Pure Land, at the Protecting God who had unknowingly opened its eyes, calmly gazing at him. A jolt went through his heart.

Reincarnation Body...

Merit...

...

After resolving the existence of the Heart Nightmare.

Ji Jingqiu walked toward the cave, sensing some kind of danger at the entrance. He took out the Identity Token of the Nine Palaces, and only then did the sense of crisis fade away.

This took him by surprise; if he wasn't mistaken, the source of the crisis must be some sort of Dharma Array arranged by a predecessor of the Nine Palaces. The power of this array was beyond his expectations; it was actually able to instill a sense of danger in him.

Entering the cave, Ji Jingqiu looked toward the depths, where there was a pool of water, surging with auspicious light and Divine Radiance swirling around, as if the pool contained jade marrow, rich with Life Source Qi.

This was the Creation Land once discovered by a predecessor of the Nine Palaces, known as the "Nourishing Spirit Pool", capable of replenishing the Life Origin of a living flesh body and increasing lifespan.

Looking at the entire Ancient Road, it could be considered a top-tier Creation Land.

For Ji Jingqiu, increasing lifespan was actually of little importance; the key was the enhancement of Life Origin.

With enough sufficient Life Origin, he would be able to leverage it to pry open the first layer of Divine Storage.

Ji Jingqiu did not hesitate. He approached the pool, confirmed it matched the records, and after inspecting the Array around the cave, he used a Secret Technique of the Nine Palaces to activate it.

This kind of array could serve as an alarm and also prevent enemies from entering or at least buy some time.

After cleaning his clothes with Qi Force, and making sure there was no dust on him, he directly jumped into the pool.

Ji Jingqiu was completely submerged, his pores opened up, and with the Power of the Spirit, he guided the Source Qi in the pool into his body, quickly entering a state akin to Fetal Breathing.

The pool water, similar to jade marrow, enfolded him, and the pure Source Qi contained within poured into him through his pores, making his entire body shine brightly.

In only an instant.

Ji Jingqiu was "full".

He sat cross-legged at the bottom of the pool, motionless, his blood flowing like a mighty river, rumbling, his skin, already untainted by dust, now gleaming even more.

The massive amount of Source Qi in the Nourishing Spirit Pool continuously washed over his body. At his current realm, it was simply impossible to absorb it all, with most of it going to waste—an extravagance of epic proportions.

Only on the Ancient Road could such extravagance be possible. In the outside world, just the aspect of life extension alone would make this Nourishing Spirit Pool one of the highest foundations of any force.

Above the pool, the Divine Radiance was violently pulsating, as fierce as firelight, like True Fire refining the young man below.

...

Outside the cave.

In the tribe, many members of the Void Demon Descendants had fainted, with only those who had entered the Divine Travel Realm still conscious.

After the disappearance, the realms of these Divine Travel Warriors began to fall, their vitality waning, with only a few managing to stabilize.

"Clan Elder..." someone whispered.

The emaciated old man in the Chains Realm sat cross-legged on the ground, withered, his vitality markedly dimmed, but there was a light of Divinity within his flesh and blood, with the patterns of Dharma interweaving and shining, and Demon Patterns on his body flowing slowly, cleansing the remnants of spiritless Devil Thoughts within him.

After a long while.

The elder opened his eyes, dispelling the last trace of Devil Thought, his pupils as if a soft lamp quietly lit up, warm and not glaring.

He stood up, looked back at all his tribespeople, a pained expression washing over his face, followed by a sense of relief and a bitter smile.

Seeing his improvement, several Divine Travel Realm Warriors who had been busy checking on others came over:

"Clan Elder! Many have fallen in realm, ordinary tribespeople are okay, but they also need a period of deep sleep to recover their Spirit God."

"Clan Elder, how are you now?"

The elder waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet and sighed: "In the past, you coveted power and invoked the evil from the Nether Sea, now that It has been dispersed by the great one, it is only natural to fall in realm, this power does not belong to you."

Hearing his words, many in the crowd showed shame, bowing their heads, unable to face others.

"Clan Elder, shall we go and welcome the great one?" someone asked softly.

The elder looked into the distance, shook his head and said: "First get everyone from the tribe settled properly. Although there were reasons for what happened before, that great one might not trust us anymore. For now, do not disturb him; he should have entered the Nourishing Spirit Pool. You personally lead someone to guard at the entrance of the cave, and remember not to go in and disturb. Once he breaks through and gains the upper hand, he should come to us on his own."

"Understood."

The elder looked at his tribespeople strewn on the ground, feeling the Divine Skills imprint in his spirit, not removing it, but trying to nurture it with his own Power of the Spirit to make it radiate a softer light.

If not for the stabilizing force of this Divine Skills imprint, his Spirit Realm would have greatly collapsed, falling back to meditation.

Although he did not leverage that evil force, as the strongest of the tribe, he was naturally given special attention by the other party.

"This level of power..."

...

...

Deep within a relic, there was a medicine field, a place like a secluded Pure Land unto itself, very sacred, with the rich scent of medicine permeating the air, but at this moment, the sanctity was lost, overwhelmed by the stench of blood.

"Leave now, I do not wish for your blood to taint this Holy Land, this is your final chance, do not leave, and die."

The man who spoke was tall, with a commanding stance, behind him burned a black flame that seemed to use the endless Void as fuel, releasing a heart-shuddering aura of destruction.

Behind him, there already lay a pile of corpses and bones, most scorched to mere remains.