Chapter 109 - 108: Five-Colored Spiritual Light, Willow Tree Gene Evolution

Chapter 109: Chapter 108: Five-Colored Spiritual Light, Willow Tree Gene Evolution

"You’ve finished refining all fifty bottles of the Five-Element Attribute Genetic Potions, right?" Xiao Mingyue asked Ji Zhixing as they walked out of the office building.

"Yeah." Ji Zhixing nodded.

Over the past few days, he had been refining every night. Sometimes, he could refine ten bottles in a single night. However, even after using up all the Five-Element Attribute Genetic Potions, he still hadn’t developed the Five-Colored Spiritual Light ability.

But he felt he was getting close. He figured he was just a hair’s breadth away from unlocking it.

"Let’s go, then. We’ll make a trip to the Resource Exchange Building first," Xiao Mingyue said.

Ji Zhixing nodded. The two changed direction and walked toward the school’s Resource Exchange Building.

The Resource Exchange Building was a five-story, silver-white structure. Even though it was night, the building remained brightly lit, with quite a few students inside exchanging resources.

Ji Zhixing walked up to an exchange window and handed over his student ID. "I’d like to exchange for five bottles of Five-Element Attribute Genetic Development Potions, please. One for each attribute."

The staff member took the student ID and typed on the computer. "Five bottles of Five-Element Attribute Genetic Development Potions will cost a total of 150,000 points," the staff member said. "Confirm exchange?"

"Confirmed." Ji Zhixing nodded. Even after repaying Ms. Yang Man Ni 1.5 million points, factoring in the extra reward for ranking fifth on the points leaderboard on the first day, he still had over 1.3 million points on hand—enough to last him a while.

The staff member nodded. After registering the transaction, someone from the back quickly packed the five bottles of potion and handed them to him. Ji Zhixing took the potions, stored them in his Genetic Furnace, and left the Resource Exchange Building with Xiao Mingyue.

By the time the two returned to the villa, it was already eight or nine in the evening. Upon entering, Ji Zhixing stared at Xiao Mingyue with burning eyes.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xiao Mingyue asked, deliberately feigning ignorance with a hint of a smile on her lips.

"Heart Refining Stone, pillow, please." Ji Zhixing uttered these few simple words, striking a begging pose.

Looking at his display, Xiao Mingyue couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"Let’s save it for tomorrow." Saying that, she turned to leave, waving her hand at him. "You have to refine the Five-Element Attribute Genetic Potions today to develop the Five-Colored Spiritual Light ability. Your Spiritual Power will definitely be vastly drained.

"It’s not suitable to use the Heart Refining Stone under such conditions. You must be brimming with energy to use it.

"So, save your begging for tomorrow."

With that, Xiao Mingyue turned her head and gave him a smile. "But since you’re already here, you can sleep in the guest room tonight."

Having said that, she walked into her bedroom without looking back and shut the door.

"This..."

Ji Zhixing watched as Xiao Mingyue entered her bedroom, the door closing gently behind her. Left all alone, he stood there with a dumbfounded expression. He opened his mouth to say something but ultimately shook his head, revealing a look of helplessness.

Since he was already here, what else could he do? He couldn’t exactly run all the way back to his dorm in the middle of the night. He turned and walked into the bedroom Xiao Mingyue had arranged for him.

"Whatever, I’ll cultivate first," he thought. "I’ll prioritize developing the Five-Colored Spiritual Light ability."

Ji Zhixing took a deep breath, sat down on the edge of the bed, and crossed his legs.

"The Five-Colored Spiritual Light... I’m just one last step away."

With a single thought, he activated his Genetic Furnace and began refining the five bottles of Five-Element Attribute Genetic Development Potions he had just obtained.

He refined them one bottle after another. With each bottle refined, the five-colored light on the phantom of the willow tree grew a fraction richer.

But by the time he was refining the fourth bottle, his Spiritual Power could no longer keep up. Without hesitation, he downed a bottle of Spiritual Power Recovery Potion and continued refining.

The fourth bottle was successfully refined. Then came the fifth bottle...

"Almost there, I’m almost there!"

Inside the Genetic Furnace, the Eight Trigrams Map spun faster and faster. Its eight-colored light practically merged into one as it refined the final bottle of Earth Attribute Genetic Development Potion.

Wisps of medicinal power, upon being refined, were immediately absorbed by the willow tree gene.

HUM!

When the medicinal power of the final bottle of Earth Attribute potion was completely absorbed, a low hum abruptly echoed from within his Genetic Acupoint. The sound wasn’t loud, but it seemed to emanate from the very depths of his genes.

Immediately after, the phantom of the willow tree gave a gentle tremor. On its originally emerald green branches, lights of five different colors exploded simultaneously. Gold, green, blue, red, and yellow—the five colors intertwined, forming a brilliant screen of light within his Genetic Acupoint.

"I’ve unlocked it!"

An irrepressible wave of ecstasy surged in Ji Zhixing’s heart. Taking nearly ten days and using fifty-five bottles of Five-Element Attribute Genetic Development Potions, he had finally developed the Five-Colored Spiritual Light ability.

"Five-Colored Spiritual Light!"

With a single thought, the genetic source power within his body circulated along a mysterious trajectory. It then surged out from beneath his skin, forming a thin, luminous barrier over the surface of his body. The barrier had five layers of color, overlapping one another and emitting a faint five-colored glow.

"Not bad."

He could clearly feel this spiritual light slowly circulating, slightly pushing away the surrounding air to form an invisible protective shield.

Ji Zhixing looked at the Five-Colored Spiritual Light surfacing on his body, his expression filled with joy. He silently sensed the information regarding this new ability.

The Five-Colored Spiritual Light, transformed from genetic source power, could withstand attacks of various attributes and boasted immense resistance against all types of elemental forces. At the same time, it also provided a certain degree of defense against physical attacks.

In addition, the Five-Colored Spiritual Light had another function: it could absorb the power of various attributes to heal him, thereby mitigating the damage he took.

"Couple that with my Rock Body..." Ji Zhixing clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within his body. "My current Defense Power is definitely top-tier among Rank-Two Genetic Cultivators."

Of course, he also knew this: his strength was only formidable when compared to Cultivators who had fused with Rank-Two genes, or perhaps some students from the elite class who had fused with Rank-Three genes. Compared to those genius class students who had fused with Rank-Four and Rank-Five genes, he was likely still lacking quite a bit.

"No rush." He took a deep breath, suppressing his stray thoughts. "The Basic Self-Healing ability, the Root of the Earth ability, and the Five-Colored Spiritual Light ability have all been unlocked. Within the next few days, the willow tree gene should complete its evolution."

He stood up, stretched his body that had grown slightly stiff from sitting cross-legged for so long, and walked over to the window to look outside. The night was already deep, and the villa area was completely silent.

He watched for a while before suddenly thinking of something. His expression shifted, and he turned to walk out of the bedroom.

Surprisingly, the living room lights were still on. Xiao Mingyue hadn’t returned to her bedroom; instead, she was sitting on the sofa all by herself. She had changed into loungewear, swapping her white dress for a set of light pink pajamas. Her long hair cascaded casually over her shoulders, making her look a bit more languid than she had during the day.

Hearing footsteps, she looked up. Upon seeing Ji Zhixing, her eyes instantly lit up.

"How did it go?" She put down her phone and leaned forward slightly, her eyes brimming with anticipation.

"It’s done," Ji Zhixing said with a smile, taking a seat on the sofa opposite her.

"That’s wonderful!" Upon hearing this, Xiao Mingyue’s face broke into a delighted expression, and she sat up completely straight. "Now that you’ve unlocked the Five-Colored Spiritual Light ability, does that mean your willow tree gene will evolve soon?"

"Yeah." Ji Zhixing nodded. "It should be able to evolve in a few days."

"It won’t even take a few days." Xiao Mingyue shook her head immediately. "For this type of plant-based gene to evolve, as long as the conditions are met and you replenish it with enough life force, it can complete its evolution very quickly."

As she spoke, she reached out, taking three bottles of potions from her Genetic Furnace and handing them to Ji Zhixing. The potion bottles were transparent, containing a pale blue liquid.

"Take these and refine them. I reckon your willow tree gene will evolve very soon," Xiao Mingyue said.

Ji Zhixing was slightly taken aback. "Isn’t this too much of a waste?"

He recognized these three bottles of potions. He had refined two bottles previously, so he knew exactly how potent their effects were—and he also knew they definitely didn’t come cheap.

"There’s no such thing as a waste here," Xiao Mingyue shook her head. "Saving even a little bit of time is still saving time. Otherwise, how long will you have to wait to let your gene evolve to the Glory Tier?"

Ji Zhixing opened his mouth to say something, but as he met Xiao Mingyue’s fixed gaze, he ultimately swallowed his words. He reached out and accepted the three bottles of potions.

"Thanks."

"Save it." Xiao Mingyue waved him off. "Hurry up and refine them. I want to see what your willow tree gene looks like after it evolves."

Ji Zhixing nodded. Instead of returning to the bedroom, he activated his Genetic Furnace right there in the living room and began refining the three bottles of potions.

Unlike the Five-Element Attribute Genetic Development Potions, these potions were very simple to refine, much like refining a Spiritual Power Recovery Potion. Soon enough, he funneled the refined medicinal power into his Willow Tree Genetic Acupoint.

Within the Genetic Acupoint, the phantom of the willow tree immediately began to sway. It uncurled its branches and spread its leaves, greedily devouring this surge of medicinal power.

"It’s working..."

Ji Zhixing could feel that the phantom of the willow tree was undergoing some subtle transformation. The five-colored light on it was growing thicker and brighter.

After finishing the first bottle, he didn’t hesitate and immediately began refining the second. Then came the third bottle.

HUM!

Once all three bottles were refined, the phantom of the willow tree within his Genetic Acupoint gave a violent tremor, emanating the Five-Colored Spiritual Light from its entirety. The light was several times brighter than before, illuminating the entire Genetic Acupoint.

Then, everything fell calm.

But the willow tree had completely changed its appearance. The five colors circulated between its branches and leaves, looking incredibly magnificent. The leaves were also much larger than before, and each one bore intricate five-colored patterns that resembled natural runes.

The entire tree exuded a profound aura. It was as if it was no longer an ordinary plant, but rather something imbued with a sense of divine mystique.

"The willow tree gene’s evolution is complete!"

A deep sense of joy surged in Ji Zhixing’s heart. With a single thought, he began to listen to the information regarding the willow tree gene following its evolution.