385: It's hard for me to help you with this little thing

When Lin Xiu opened his eyes, he found himself in a vast, white world.

There were no figures or objects around him.

“Where is this?”

Lin Xiu frowned, raising his hand to pat his head.

He felt as if something was missing.

There was a halo of light in front of him. Lin Xiu, momentarily without a clue, walked into it.

It felt like wind, and yet like flowing water, gliding over his body.

Lin Xiu felt time passing at an extremely fast rate, and gradually, some blurry scenes began to appear around him.

Streets, tall buildings, roads, cars.

Smack!

A figure slammed a document onto the table, hands on his hips, “What time is it and you’re still sleeping? Were you out stealing last night? The company is a place for you to work, not to sleep. If you can do the job, do it; if not, get out.”

The small mouth, painted with lipstick, chattered incessantly, spitting saliva onto Lin Xiu’s face.

He wiped it off, and an inexplicable surge of anger rose within him.

Lin Xiu stood up from his seat, his palm swinging towards the other person’s face.

The woman’s glasses flew off her nose, and she herself, as if hit by a train, crashed through the glass window and flew out of the office building.

The glass shattered into countless pieces, mixing with the panicked screams from inside the office.

Lin Xiu stared down blankly, looking at his hands in disbelief.

Just then, he was jostled on the shoulder, and many people crowded around him, pointing fingers.

A series of strange yet familiar faces completely occupied his vision.

“I just gently hit him, just like this, I didn’t expect…”

Facing the accusations, Lin Xiu tried to explain, but unexpectedly, with a push of his hand, another group of people, along with their desks and chairs, flew out of the building.

“I, this…”

Lin Xiu felt it was incredible, yet also somewhat baffling.

He felt he shouldn’t possess such immense power.

But in his memory, there was an impression of having practiced before, yet upon careful recollection, his memory felt like a hollowed-out piece, and he couldn’t recall anything.

Waves of pain surged in his head. Lin Xiu clutched his head and squatted on the ground, his face full of bitterness.

Suddenly.

Lin Xiu released his hands, looked up, “Panel!”

The next second, a familiar panel appeared before his eyes, along with his memories.

The tall buildings around him began to collapse, the ground caved in, and vehicles vanished.

Lin Xiu walked straight out of the broken window, ignoring the group of exclaiming figures behind him.

Invisible steps seemed to exist in the Void Realm, supporting Lin Xiu’s body as he ascended into the sky, step by step.

Lin Xiu looked down at the earth, a look of reminiscence in his eyes, “I didn’t expect to see everything from before in this way.”

Before his words faded, he actively broke free from this world.

A crack appeared out of nowhere.

Lin Xiu stepped into the rift before the white light could cover it again.

Black smoke rose from the top of Lin Xiu’s head.

He looked around and found himself in a verdant green space.

With a thought.

Lin Xiu held a jade-green orb between two fingers—it was the bodhi seed preserved in the box Tang Zhen had given him.

Buzz!

In the space, a wave of energy suddenly surged, and then a Bodhi Ancient Tree, shrunken a thousandfold, quietly appeared.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree displayed a ball of light.

However.

Before the scene inside began to unfold, Lin Xiu spoke up, “I can help you remove negative emotions, but what benefits can you give me?”

On the main trunk of that Bodhi Ancient Tree, a face with facial features appeared.

At this moment, a clear look of stunned surprise flashed across that face.

“I know you’re affected by the negative emotions of a Dou Di. As for how I know, I won’t explain it to you.”

Lin Xiu knew the plot, so he wasn’t in the mood to argue too much with a tree.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree trembled slightly, and a large number of emerald-green light dots floated out and hung in the air, clearly a multitude of bodhi seeds.

“No, standing before you now is a Dou Sheng, and one who possesses an Emperor Realm Soul, a being who can one day ascend to Dou Di. With so little, it’s hard for me to help you.”

Lin Xiu didn’t even bother to look directly at them.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The branches and leaves of the Bodhi Ancient Tree rustled, and energy so dense it turned into liquid surged forth.

“I’m a little tempted.”

Lin Xiu glanced at the rich energy and summoned the little Dragon from within his body.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree hesitated for a moment, and a pulsating ball of light, like a jade-green heart, lit up within its trunk.

Among the three treasures of Bodhi, the bodhi seed and the Bodhi Heart were all revealed.

“Add a little more, and help me with a hundred lifetimes of enlightenment.”

Lin Xiu held out his palm, revealing a cluster of crystal-clear liquid.

This was the energy he could currently condense that was closest to the energy of heaven and earth.

But it was only the closest… Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—

But the Bodhi Ancient Tree reacted even more violently than before.

Having reached an agreement, Lin Xiu immediately began to cleanse the Bodhi Ancient Tree of its negative emotions.

The abnormal flame continuously incinerated the bodhi seeds, which would eventually transform into a clear Qi that merged into the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s body, while a wisp of black smoke would correspondingly drift out.

The entire process presented no difficulty for Lin Xiu.

He purified the Bodhi Ancient Tree while simultaneously absorbing its pure energy.

That energy had been accumulated by the Bodhi Ancient Tree over many years; it was extremely pure, almost comparable to the energy crystals in the Sky Tomb.

Lin Xiu was not at all polite, absorbing it freely.

During this time, the Bodhi Ancient Tree reminded him several times, but seeing no effect, it stopped bothering him.

Time quietly passed, and the black Qi within the Bodhi Ancient Tree gradually dissipated completely.

Those who had been trapped in the illusion were finally released.

Fear showed on everyone’s faces.

“What a powerful illusion. No wonder even our Half-Saint Realm ancestors were trapped by the Bodhi Ancient Tree.”

Hun Yu’s forehead and face were covered in sweat, and he gasped for breath.

He was not alone in his state.

If they hadn’t escaped the illusion at that moment, they could vaguely guess what their final fate would have been.

They would surely have been eternally lost in the illusion, their consciousness eventually eroded by time, becoming Puppets of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

“This illusion is too powerful. I almost destroyed the entire Soul Clan to save my father.”

Xiao Yan wiped his forehead, his palm drenched in sweat, “How could such a powerful illusion, the Bodhi Ancient Tree, release us?”

“Someone must have broken it.”

Gu Qingyang said firmly, a look of admiration in his eyes. To break free from an illusion that could alter memories was no feat for an ordinary person.

“Someone broke it? That must be Senior Brother.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yan immediately thought of Lin Xiu. Through countless experiences, his Senior Brother always played a role in changing the outcome.

He searched around, “Huh, where’s Senior Brother?”

“Over there, Brother Xiao Yan.”

Xun'er said.

Following her refer to direction, a figure sitting cross-legged within the Bodhi Ancient Tree came into view.

“How could Lin Xiu seize the initiative?!”

Jiu Feng also saw the figure in the tree, and his face instantly twisted.

Last time, Lin Xiu alone took all the benefits from the Ancient Ruins. How could he be so lucky with the Bodhi Ancient Tree this time too?

At this moment, Jiu Feng saw Hun Yu’s gaze sweep over, their eyes met, and they immediately decided on something.

The next second, both of them rushed out.

“What are you trying to do?!”

Xiao Yan roared, directly blocking their path. Yao Chen, Medusa, and others quickly gathered around.

And Xun'er, Gu Qingyang, Huo Xuan, and others, after only a second of hesitation, also stood opposite Hun Yu.

“If I can’t get the Bodhi Heart, no one else will either. Since you want to bully the few with your numbers, then come on.”

Hun Yu’s eyes flashed, and he took out a Jade Slip, crushing it fiercely.

However, this area was within the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and it had no effect.

“How about it? Today, I’m going to bully the few with numbers!”

Xiao Yan sneered, clenched his fist, and charged forward. He finally had a chance to apprehend a member of the Soul Clan!