kvmb Chapter 528 Flower Spirit Palace
Chapter 528 Flower Spirit Palace
After seeing Xiao Feng off, Shen Xu looked intently at the side hall where Qu Lan had entered. Half an hour had passed, but Qu Lan and Bai Qi still hadn't appeared.
With that in mind, Shen Xu approached the side hall again, took a deep breath, and then pushed open the door to enter.
A long, luminous corridor extends from the side door of the solemn main hall. There are no walls on either side of the corridor, only pillars entwined with vines that bloom with tiny, star-like flowers that emit a faint glow.
Soft, moonlit gauze curtains hung between them, swaying silently in the wind.
The air was filled with the fresh, spiritual energy emanating from the main hall and the mixed fragrance of the flowers in the courtyard, creating a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere, as if leading to a place of rest for the soul.
Shen Xu looked towards the end of the corridor and saw that it led to an exquisite and elegant circular palace, which looked even more delicate.
The palace is covered with colorful glazed tiles, which refract a dreamlike halo under the eternally soft light inside, making it seem like a true divine realm.
At this moment, Shen Xu missed Qi Ling Baihe terribly and wanted her to tell him whether he should continue forward.
Unfortunately, he is all alone now, and he has to make a choice.
Swallowing hard, Shen Xu strode forward.
The witch was waiting for him outside. Rather than being taken by the witch to Guangchuan Domain and back to the Blood Fiend Palace, he was willing to take the gamble.
Since the old temple keeper told him the prophecy and wanted to use his death to let him enter the temple, he must have wanted him to do something before the Hundred Flowers Festival.
As for whether or not to do it, he needs to know more information, since his demands and those of the old temple keeper may not be the same.
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As Shen Xu drew closer to the palace at the end of the corridor, the pressure on his mind intensified, as if countless scrutinizing eyes were watching him from the corridor.
Even when he activated his Spirit Eyes to the maximum extent, he still couldn't see where the gaze was coming from.
He had no choice but to activate the Immaculate Dao Seal, using its pure light to envelop himself and dispel the invisible mental pressure.
Strangely enough, the Crystal Lotus seemed to resonate with the palace in front of it in a wonderful way. Under its clear light, the invisible sense of being watched quickly disappeared.
Even the long corridor in front of him seemed to have turned into an ordinary corridor, which gave him a bad feeling.
The corridor wasn't very long, and with the help of the Crystal Lotus, he quickly arrived at the closed door of the main hall.
The door is intricately carved with numerous floral patterns, so lifelike that they seem ready to sway in the wind at any moment.
The person inside seemed to sense his arrival, and the two doors slowly opened, revealing a gap large enough for one person to pass through.
Shen Xu frowned; it seemed the people inside had already discovered him.
Since that was the case, he stopped being coy and went straight through the gate into the palace.
A dazzling white light filled his entire field of vision, causing him to unconsciously close his eyes. When the light dissipated, the first thing that caught his eye was the radiant dome of the palace.
The entire dome is not a solid object, but is woven from countless finely interwoven vines of light that emit a soft white glow, like a huge and exquisite "net of light".
At the nodes of the vines, tiny, crystal-clear dewdrops, the size of rice grains, grow, like scattered stars adorning the interior of the hall, illuminating it brightly yet gently, filling it with a sacred and serene radiance.
The outside light, filtered and refracted through layers of light vines and dewdrops, falls on all parts of the hall, forming flowing, warm light spots.
There were no statues of gods or elaborate furnishings inside the hall.
The most central item is the endless white jade lotus pedestals that spiral upwards along the circular wall of the hall, each one a finely crafted work of art.
Shen Xu had seen that kind of white lotus in the goddess's memory; it grew in the spiritual spring at the very core of the palace.
He couldn't see it clearly then, but now he can be sure that the white lotus in front of him and the crystal lotus in his soul probably belong to the same species.
The difference is that the Crystal Lotus is of the ninth grade, the one in the Goddess's Spirit Spring is of the sixth grade, while the white jade lotus platform before us is of the third grade.
The lotus platform was not the cold memorial tablet or urn of ashes he had imagined, but rather a collection of strange and vibrant spiritual plants of various shapes.
Some were crystal orchids in bud, some were clusters of swaying neon grass, and some were gnarled chrysanthemum trees...
Shen Xu had seen most of the spiritual plants in the Goddess's nursery. They were all unique varieties of Goddess Peak, but now they were being silently nourished by the power of the temple.
The core of each spiritual plant is quietly suspended, enveloping a hazy, pure sphere of soul light.
The orbs of light emitted a soft glow in various colors, and Shen Xu seemed to be able to sense the aura and temperament of their former owners from within them.
Inside the sphere of light, a tiny, serene female silhouette with her eyes closed could be faintly seen, like a sleeping sprite in a flower stamen.
Although their faces are blurred, one can still vaguely sense the unparalleled elegance that belonged to the queens of courtesans throughout history.
These special spiritual plants have roots that are deeply embedded in the white jade lotus platform, penetrating the ground and connecting tightly with the Goddess Peak, drawing on the pure life force within the temple.
Their vitality gently envelops and nourishes the inner sphere of soul light, preventing it from dissipating and maintaining a near-eternal state of "sleep".
In the center of the palace, a waterfall of pure, soft white light cascades down from the highest point of the dome, silently flowing into the pool below.
The waterfall of light contains extremely pure soul energy, while the pool of water is soul energy condensed into liquid.
Shen Xu seemed to hear extremely faint whispers from within, like petals falling on the water, interwoven into a gentle and mournful sound, as if they were their murmurs and prayers that transcended time.
Inside the hall, there seemed to be an extremely gentle, unfettered breeze flowing slowly, causing the Soul-Gathering Dewdrops on the Light Vine to tremble slightly, refracting dreamlike specks of light.
This also allows the faint floral fragrance surrounding the lotus platform to blend and circulate within the hall, creating an extremely quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
Looking at the pool of water before him, Shen Xu could hardly imagine how happy he would be if he could possess this soul energy.
Unfortunately, these soul energies clearly belonged to the Goddess of a Hundred Flowers. It wasn't that he couldn't take them, but he didn't know if he would survive after taking them.
But if he opens the last black box here, will the owner behind the box let him go out of consideration for the soul energy?
After thinking it over, Shen Xu gave up the idea. No matter how cruel the Hundred Flower Goddess was after her return, at least the Seven Luminaries Star Saint could suppress her.
If he really attracts the owner behind the box, the entire Ningzhou will probably suffer as a result.
The events he witnessed in the True Blood Heavenly Palace and the Spirit Realm made him realize that the owner behind the box was probably a top-tier powerhouse in the entire void.
Thinking of this, Shen Xu activated the Immaculate Dao Seal to suppress the greed in his heart. The resonance between the Crystal Lotus and the many white jade lotus platforms in his soul made his gaze even more profound.
He could tell that the spiritual flowers encasing those white jade lotus platforms were probably the souls of the Flower Maidens of all ages, but the number far exceeded his expectations.
"Hundred Flowers" probably doesn't refer to one hundred women of a hundred flowers, but rather to one hundred kinds of "flowers".
The types of spiritual flowers on the white jade lotus platform are not completely different, and at this moment the number of types is exactly ninety-nine!