Sleeping for a second increases my blood energy. I become the strongest sky-swallowing snake

In the pond, drained of its water, the lotus flower still bloomed proudly.

It was so aloof, so pure, so... monotonous.

“This transparent lotus isn't much to look at,” Xu Chengxian clicked his tongue and said.

Before his words could fade, the lotus petals, layer upon layer, surprisingly began to change color in sequence.

In the blink of an eye, each petal turned snow-white, appearing as if carved from the most delicate white jade.

Crystal clear and untouched by dust.

A faint pink blush peeked through the petals, like the first rays of dawn illuminating the edge of the earth, transforming from cold arrogance to tenderness.

“…Oh, ho!” Xu Chengxian narrowed his reptilian eyes slightly. What does this mean?

Can it hear people's thoughts?

He had only just thought about it in his mind!

At this moment, a faint fragrance emanated from the flower's pistil. The fragrance was refined and ethereal, seemingly capable of penetrating the mind and awakening the most primal desires and yearnings deep within one's heart.

“This thing… is telling me to go over?” Xu Chengxian was surprised to sense that this lotus was actually calling him over to take the scriptures from its heart.

He suddenly understood. The lotus was likely a spiritual root that had only recently developed sentience, and its intelligence had not yet fully formed.

However, it could sense the likes and dislikes of the creatures approaching the pond and convey simple intentions.

Could it be a trap?

Xu Chengxian's thoughts turned, and then he smiled.

Whether it was a trap or not, he had to go and retrieve the scriptures.

Of course, since this lotus was a spiritual root, it was also necessary to take it away.

So, he stood up, raised his head, opened his snake mouth, and spat out all the water he had drunk into his belly.

“Ptooey!”

Splash!

Splash, splash!

The water, refined together with spiritual energy, was poured into the pond, and with the movement of his mind, it covered the entire pond.

In the sound of flowing water, a breeze arose.

Tinkle! Tinkle!

The breeze swept across the water surface, creating layers of delicate ripples. The lotus also swayed gently, as if it were the most elegant dancer in the world, performing a graceful and exquisite dance for the only audience member present.

Everything around seemed to freeze, with only the lotus and the water performing, playing music and dancing, a beautiful and moving sight.

Unfortunately, Xu Chengxian didn't know how to appreciate it.

He only thought it was pretty. In the next instant, his mind focused on the base of the lotus flower.

Now that he had confirmed that there was no danger in the pond, he no longer hesitated to open his mouth and spew out a stream of blood energy.

Whoosh—

The blood energy struck the side of the lotus.

That area was originally transparent, even evading the detection of divine sense. At this moment, with no way to avoid it, the true form was revealed when enveloped by the blood energy.

A whole piece of top-grade spirit stone!

Xu Chengxian couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of air.

Under the sensing of his divine sense, this top-grade spirit stone, rooted by the Azure Lotus, had almost reached the level of a spiritual source.

A spiritual source is the source of a spiritual vein, the source of spirit stones.

If this thing were buried in a spiritual vein, it might be able to nurture a top-grade spiritual vein and a spiritual source heart after tens of millions of years.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is a treasure that can establish a sect.

Adding the array flags and array disks he had just taken into his belly, it was almost enough to support the birth of a sect.

“Could it be that the White Dragon Clan wants to use this thing and this Azure Lotus as the foundation for the future Dragon Palace?” He couldn't help but click his tongue.

As expected of the Dragon Palace!

They really have the goods!

“If such a treasure were stolen, Ao Bojun would go crazy, right?” Xu Chengxian thought as he began to take action.

What did he care if Ao Bojun went crazy?

Could he not take such a great treasure just because he was afraid of him going crazy?

“Go!”

He spewed out a large amount of blood energy, holding up the black box, flying towards the lotus flower and the spirit stone.

In the next moment, countless blood energy enveloped the lotus flower and the spirit stone at its base.

Then, they were uprooted.

Then, another stream of blood energy gushed out, rolling up the spirit stone and the Azure Lotus on top of it, and bringing them out of the pond.

Buzz—

The top-grade spirit stone, as tall as a person and several zhang wide, weighed hundreds of thousands of pounds!

The moment it was rolled up, the surroundings of the pond shook for a moment.

And the lotus flower's already-born intelligence seemed unwilling to be taken away, but at this time, the opened Black Jade Heaven-Sealing Box was coming towards the scriptures. After sensing it, it actually stopped struggling, and even shook its lotus body to help Xu Chengxian.

Tear—

Bang!

Taking this opportunity, a stream of Xu Chengxian's blood energy shattered a golden light emerging from the scriptures, and he took it into the Black Jade Heaven-Sealing Box.

Click!

The lid of the box returned to its place, and the restrictions took effect.

The scriptures were thus locked inside.

“Heh heh, got it!” Xu Chengxian smiled, and then shouted, “You come over too!”

Then, with another opening of his mouth, countless blood hands stretched out again, pulling the top-grade spirit stone and the lotus flower, which had already been wrapped into cocoons by blood energy in mid-air, together and swallowing them into his belly.

Afterward, he sensed a pleading emotion coming from the bloody cocoon.

He also learned the name of this lotus flower spiritual root.

“Bewitching Heart Lotus?” Xu Chengxian shook his head. He hadn't heard of it.

According to the meaning expressed by the Bewitching Heart Lotus, the scriptures were placed in the lotus heart to help it open its intelligence and, at the same time, to convert it.

All things have a spirit. Even if the intelligence is not complete, they are unwilling to be converted and enslaved.

These things were not mentioned in the news given by Wang Shanlu, which shows that outsiders don't know about this treasure.

“This is good news.”

Saving it from falling into his hands and being coveted by more people, and he doesn't have to worry about gaining too much and arousing the greed of his companions.

Xu Chengxian didn't immediately start refining the spirit stone and the lotus flower.

Intuition told him that these two treasures were golden egg-laying chickens and couldn't be casually refined.

He would wait until he got out to study it.

Then, he twisted his body.

Time was tight. Now that the treasures had been taken away, he should hurry to the next level.

But just then, Xu Chengxian's eyes were flashed by a burst of light and shadow.

“Huh?”

He suddenly turned his head, “There's still a treasure?”

He saw a stone pillar emerge from where the spirit stone had been in the pond.

This stone pillar seemed to have been removed from somewhere, and it was inlaid with seven large five-colored gemstones.

The surface of the gemstones was flowing with a colorful glow. Every ray of light that fell into the pond would turn into a small dragon, disappearing as it swam.

Splash!

A bloody hand reached out and fished out the stone pillar.

“So heavy!” Xu Chengxian said inwardly.

He didn't recognize this treasure either. Just as he was about to spew out blood energy to wash it and throw it into his belly to take it away, he heard movement at the stairwell.

Then a short, fat figure rushed over.

“Dad, below… Ah! Seven Treasure Dragon Pillar!”