Du Fei, Madam Ning, the panda, Su Qingyi, nine-tailed arctic fox, the girl in white, Ye Xiaolu, the snow people, and even An Yuxin came at Li Mo’s call. They all came to bathe together in the origin power.
With the entire gang present, Li Mo held the Staff of Origin so it would shine on all of them.
The glow was neither cold nor warm, yet it generated a soothing current through one’s body. It brought such relaxation, such calm that everyone there, Li Mo included, felt their vision swim.
It was an otherworldly feeling, like a flying immortal.
Everyone there, besides the girl in white, sank into this mood.
The entire process lasted but half an hour before they all woke up, beginning with Li Mo.
The Staff of Origin’s glow also receded.
“Du Fei’s constitution has now been upgraded, although not to the level of Sacred Light Physique’s primogenitor, but it should be twice as effective as before.
“Madam Ning has awakened the ancient Sage King Physique and improved as well. Though I am not too sure how much compared to Gu Hanzhong’s three generations of Sage King Physique.
“Ye Xiaolu…”
Li Mo found her body sporting a different color. It was no longer red, but blue.
‘What kind of talent is this?’
It stumped Li Mo.
The origin power had a high probability to awaken a human’s constitution and unearth their talents. Even if one was bereft of such abilities, their bodies would still improve as well as increasing their cultivation speed by a flat bonus of 10-20%.
The Staff of Origin was the humanity’s ancestral artifact. It was said that it influenced the humanity’s chance to thrive. Creating time-space ruptures was its most basic function, while shining its origin power was the right way to use it.
Li Mo recalled his master saying that if the Staff of Origin was restored, it could release the origin power whenever. One could bless anyone at a whim.
A pity the war of the ancients splintered the Staff of Origin in hundreds of pieces. The Staff of Origin in Li Mo’s hands couldn’t even exhibit a third of its potential.
The others there didn’t have any special constitution or talent, but they all benefited from the boost in cultivation speed, besides the girl in white.
Li Mo turned to her, graceful and demure like an immortal.
She smiled back, “I can remember my clan’s name. I’m from the Yang clan.”
The snow people only now woke up.
“Master, what just happened?”
“Yeah, I feel so cozy…”
Li Mo checked their bodies and shook his head. They also bathed in origin power, but they didn’t even receive the most basic benefit in cultivation speed, not to mention awakening some constitution. They got jack squat.
To the Yang girl, the origin light had no effect. Li Mo could surmise as to the reason. Her constitution is utterly perfect and sublime. As for talents, if she had two already, a third was highly improbable.
Regarding her cultivation speed, it was too soon to tell. Because she reached the limit the Earth allowed, peak fifth level.
“Little Xin truly awakened the ancient Sage King Physique?” Du Fei jumped in joy.
Li Mo nodded.
Madam Ning’s full name was Ning Xin. Du Fei had taken her everywhere as he cured her illness, and even though he didn’t succeed, they grew fond of each other. Madam Ning, having relied on Du Fei in her time of need, now followed him everywhere.
“Her mind recovered a little and can speak simple phrases. Bro Mo…”
Du Fei glanced at Ning Xin, “I’ve been having dreams recently of being an immortal, with little Xin as my Dao companion. We cultivate together and live with each other for thousands of years until old age took us…
“This has been a recurring dream over the past nights. It’s just like a cliche soap opera, with little Xin joining now and then as well.
“I am beginning to suspect she truly was my Dao companion in my past life.”
Li Mo asked in reflex, “Does this world have reincarnation?
“From the ten ancient sacred beasts, to the ten fierce races of today, time had witnessed the rise of many incredible and outstanding individuals. But have any of them lived to see today?
“And did they truly achieved reincarnation after death?”
Li Mo muttered.
Whether or not the concept of reincarnation was a reality in this world, it was the conundrum that Li Mo wished answered the most. Right now he was feeling lost and trapped.
“Who knows. But the more I look at little Xin the dearer she is to me. I can no longer part with her. Did you know? I already threw that girl calling me daddy a long time ago. For as long as I live, for eons that may come, I only wish for little Xin to be by my side.”
Du Fei spoke from his heart.
“Cough, isn’t she forty or something?”
Du Fei reddened, “Aren’t cultivators going through decades in a flash? What does it matter? Love is love.”
Ning Xin nodded, hugging his arm.
“As long as you love…”
Mite Snow was waxing Li Mo’s shoes on his elbows, and Millie Snow rubbed his shoulders.
Li Mo wanted to refuse but abstained.
The snow people were hardworking people. Telling them to stop working would only make them feel uneasy.
“Come here.” Li Mo called Ye Xiaolu.
The change in her soul had to be addressed. Even with Li Mo’s vast wealth of knowledge, he couldn’t fathom what the change in color of a soul entailed.
Among all the books and ancient texts he perused, none described such an event ever occurring.
“Attack me.”
“Soul Strike!”
Ye Xiaolu was a soul, and the only way to attack Li Mo was through soul arts.
A blue soul strike shot for Li Mo, but he didn’t feel it being any different from before.
Ye Xiaolu’s soul arts did not differ from before she was blue.
“Take my ball buster!”
Ye Xiaolu kicked at Li Mo in a rage.
Whoosh~
With a fierce sound, before Ye Xiaolu’s leg even reached him, a furious wind rammed into Li Mo. Shocked, he took a step back, using both hands to stop her kick.
Bang!
It sent Li Mo flying.
“Your soul power hasn’t changed, but this incredible power is simply baffling!”
A soul attacked through soul arts, that was common knowledge. But Ye Xiaolu seemed to be the odd soul out. While her soul arts are average, at best, but her body movements (in soul form) were incredible.
Li Mo was close to suffering the first time he met Ye Xiaolu as well. This was one occurrence he never met with in both of his lives.
