Chapter 151: Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects: Twelve-Colored Flower, Water Spirit Bead

The group of people traveled together.

Half an hour later, they returned to the Water Cloud Pavilion and directly met with the Pavilion Master, Tang Yuyan.

Besides Tang Yuyan, there were three other cultivators present.

All of them were spiritual planters just like Zhou Changwang, and like them, they served as spiritual planting consultants for the Water Cloud Pavilion.

They were Jiang Yu, Zhang Shaohan, Fang Zhiqing, and Lu Yun.

Among the four, Jiang Yu had the highest cultivation level at the eighth layer of Qi Refinement. He also held the highest status among the pavilion's spiritual planting consultants, being the only spiritual planter who occupied a tier-three spiritual field.

For some unknown reason, when this spiritual planter named Jiang Yu cast his gaze upon him, Zhou Changwang felt an inexplicable hostility.

Hostility?

Where had he offended this man?

Although this hostility vanished as quickly as it appeared, his spiritual perception was now no weaker than that of a seventh-layer Qi Refinement cultivator, making him extremely acute; his perception could not possibly be wrong.

Having no immediate clue, he could only remain secretly on guard.

As for Zhang Shaohan and Fang Zhiqing, both were at the seventh layer of Qi Refinement.

Regarding Lu Yun, she was a spiritual planter who, much like Zhou Changwang, had come from the Fengmingwu Market.

Her cultivation was also at the seventh layer of Qi Refinement, and upon seeing Zhou Changwang, she greeted him warmly.

These four, together with Zhou Changwang and Li Pengfei, meant that all the spiritual planting consultants of the Water Cloud Pavilion had gathered right here.

"I have invited everyone here today because there is a matter I would like to ask for your assistance with."

Once everyone had gathered, Tang Yuyan finally spoke.

"May I ask what matter the Pavilion Master has in mind?

Since you've called us here, it must surely be related to spiritual plants, right?"

Hearing this, Li Pengfei hurriedly asked.

As for Jiang Yu and the others, perhaps they already knew and therefore remained silent.

Zhou Changwang also did not speak.

"Indeed.

To not conceal it from fellow Daoists:

I am actually considered a spiritual planter myself.

In order to gather materials for foundation establishment on my own, I once cultivated a tier-three spiritual plant, taking ten years before I barely succeeded.

Currently, I am cultivating a second one.

However, this spiritual plant, which was on the verge of maturing, has now suddenly 'fallen ill'; not only have its branches and leaves begun to turn yellow, but even its root system has started to rot.

Therefore, I have summoned you all here to see if you might help me rescue this spiritual plant.

This matter concerns my foundation establishment, so I earnestly ask everyone to do your utmost.

If this spiritual plant can be saved, I will offer generous rewards."

Tang Yuyan looked at the people before her and spoke with a serious expression.

In truth, the best way for spiritual planters to gather foundation establishment resources was to cultivate them themselves.

This was because, apart from a few special materials such as ten-thousand-year spiritual marrow or thousand-year ice jade—which had to be sought in the wild or existed only in certain unique environments—the majority of foundation establishment resources were actually spiritual plants.

And for spiritual planters, as long as it was a spiritual plant, they could cultivate it through their own methods.

This was precisely why spiritual planters were so highly valued in the world of immortal cultivation.

As a high-grade tier-one spiritual planter herself, it was entirely normal for Tang Yuyan to cultivate her own foundation establishment resources.

Yet clearly, she was currently facing difficulties.

"Foundation establishment resources?"

Zhou Changwang furrowed his brow slightly.

"May I ask what kind of spiritual plant it is?"

Zhang Shaohan also could not help asking.

"The Twelve-Colored Flower."

Tang Yuyan replied hastily, leading the way as she said, "Please follow me, everyone. This spiritual plant is cultivated in the backyard of the Water Cloud Pavilion."

A short while later, Zhou Changwang and his party, led by Tang Yuyan, arrived at an area in the backyard shrouded by a formation.

Zhou Changwang knew from the time he had previously lived in the Water Cloud Pavilion that this was one of the places with the most abundant spiritual Qi within the pavilion.

Later on, he heard it was the residence of Tang Yuyan, the Pavilion Master, and because it was always enveloped by a protective formation, he had never approached it.

Tang Yuyan casually deactivated the grand formation.

Entering their line of sight was a garden full of rare flowers and exotic herbs of various kinds, including both tier-one and tier-two spiritual plants, all blooming and looking exceedingly beautiful.

As soon as they stepped inside, a wave of rich floral fragrance filled their noses, making them feel as though they were stepping into an immortal realm.

Walking deeper in, they spotted a pond.

The pond was densely planted with lotus flowers.

Moreover, these were not ordinary lotus flowers, but lotuses capable of producing three-color lotus seeds and five-color spiritual lotuses.

Among them, the three-color lotus seeds were tier-one spiritual plants.

The five-color spiritual lotus, on the other hand, was a tier-two spiritual plant.

If meticulously cultivated, it could be promoted and evolved once more to transform into a tier-three spiritual plant known as the Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus.

And this Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus was likewise one of the foundation establishment resources.

If Zhou Changwang guessed correctly, the foundation establishment resource Tang Yuyan had previously mentioned successfully growing must have been that Seven-Colored Immortal Lotus.

Now, she was striving for a second one.

Soon after, Zhou Changwang laid eyes on the second foundation establishment resource Tang Yuyan had mentioned: the Twelve-Colored Flower.

The Twelve-Colored Flower was likewise a tier-three spiritual plant and one of the foundation establishment resources.

Generally, it required two hundred and twenty years of time to be successfully cultivated.

The first hundred years constituted the growth period. After a century, the Twelve-Colored Flower would bloom; initially, the blossoms were pure white spiritual flowers with a total of twelve petals. Only through continued cultivation would the petals change color, adding one color every ten years, requiring one hundred and twenty years for all twelve colors to be complete, truly forming the mature Twelve-Colored Flower.

However, at this moment, although eleven petals of this Twelve-Colored Flower had already changed color, the entire spiritual plant not only had yellowing branches and leaves, but even that once-beautiful and enormous spiritual flower was now dim and lusterless, appearing as though its petals could detach at any moment.

Once a petal fell off,

this Twelve-Colored Flower would be considered withered and dead, and trying to revive it would be nearly impossible.

Furthermore, even if it were revived, a Twelve-Colored Flower missing a corresponding petal would lose its original function and could no longer possibly be used as a foundation establishment resource for refining foundation establishment pills.

"Previously, the Pavilion Master consulted me and asked for my help in treating it.

It is merely Jiang's shame that, despite pondering deeply for a long time, I still had no confidence in saving this Twelve-Colored Flower."

Jiang Yu, standing nearby, stroked the beard on his chin and spoke.

"If even Elder Jiang has no way, then with our spiritual planting methods being far inferior to his, how could we possibly have a solution?"

Hearing this, Li Pengfei's expression changed as he said helplessly.

Among those present, when it came to spiritual planting techniques, Jiang Yu unquestionably possessed the highest skill. This was not only because of his higher cultivation level, but also because he was a tier-two spiritual planter and a junior fellow apprentice to Master Xu Nian.

His spiritual planting abilities ranked among the absolute highest of high-grade tier-one spiritual planters.

Throughout the entire Water Cloud Pavilion, his skill was publicly recognized as the foremost.

Hearing this, the others also furrowed their brows.

"Perhaps we should invite Master Xu Nian over; maybe then there would still be hope."

Fang Zhiqing also tentatively suggested.

The truth was that foundation establishment resources were exceptionally precious.

If they intervened and managed to cure it, that would be fine; but if they failed to cure it and instead caused the condition of the spiritual plant to deteriorate further, they could not bear the responsibility.

"In truth, after the problem arose, I did indeed consult Elder Jiang regarding the Twelve-Colored Flower.

When Elder Jiang stated he was powerless, I also set out to invite Master Xu Nian.

Only, Master Xu Nian is currently in seclusion, and it is said it will take half a year before he emerges.

Yet my Twelve-Colored Flower clearly cannot wait that long.

That is why I thought of inviting you fellow Daoists here to jointly discuss a solution.

Rest assured, even if it cannot be cured, I will not place the slightest blame upon you. If anyone is to be blamed, it can only be myself for having shallow spiritual planting skills and being unable to properly grow this Twelve-Colored Flower.

Fortunately, some time ago in the black market, I successfully bid for a portion of foundation establishment resources, so even if this Twelve-Colored Flower does not survive in the end,

I should still have time to cultivate a third foundation establishment resource.

At worst, if another foundation establishment resource goes up for auction, I will exhaust every effort to win it at auction and gather three sets of foundation establishment resources."

A trace of resolute determination appeared on Tang Yuyan's face as she spoke.

Foundation establishment was an obsession for almost every cultivator aspiring to reach higher realms.

It was the goal for which countless Qi Refinement cultivators strived.

And Tang Yuyan was clearly one of them.

For the sake of foundation establishment, she was willing to risk everything.

Hearing this, the pressure in everyone's hearts lessened considerably.

After all, everyone knew the immense value of foundation establishment resources.

Now that this spiritual plant was on the verge of maturing yet ran into trouble at the very final moment, any loss would be something none of them could afford to bear.

Since Tang Yuyan had promised not to hold them accountable, they naturally felt much more relaxed.

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(2/3)

Hearing this, however, a thought stirred in Zhou Changwang's heart.

He recalled his recent trip to the black market, where at the final auction, a portion of foundation establishment resources—the Ten-Thousand-Year Jade Marrow—had indeed appeared. If he remembered correctly, that jade marrow was ultimately won by a female cultivator who bid forty-five thousand low-grade spiritual stones.

He simply hadn't expected that female cultivator to be none of other than Tang Yuyan, the Pavilion Master of the Water Cloud Pavilion.

"When I inspected it previously, I deduced the reasons why this Twelve-Colored Flower exhibited these symptoms.

First, there was spiritual pest infestation.

It was just that after employing several methods, I still failed to capture the trace of those spiritual pests, and not daring to damage the spiritual plant itself with spells, I was left helpless.

Second, there was a problem during the actual cultivation process of this spiritual plant.

During this period, I also consulted some literature.

My preliminary judgment is that it is due to insufficient supply of spiritual Qi within the spiritual land..."

At this moment, Jiang Yu also spoke up, offering two lines of thought.

Meanwhile, spiritual planters such as Zhang Shaohan, Fang Zhiqing, and Lu Yun continuously observed the spiritual plant. Some used special methods to perceive and investigate it, but for a moment, all furrowed their brows in silence.

"The matter of spiritual pests had also crossed my mind.

Yet, like Elder Jiang, I discovered nothing.

As for the issue of insufficient spiritual Qi, I tried to resolve it as well, even pouring in five bottles of vital spiritual liquid.

However, I found that not only did the Twelve-Colored Flower fail to improve, but its rate of withering and decay accelerated even further."

Tang Yuyan spoke with a helpless expression.

Hearing this, the group's brows furrowed even deeper.

Viewed this way, the crux of the problem lay indeed in the spiritual pests.

There were thousands of spiritual pests in the world; if one could find the pest and eliminate it using the corresponding method, everything would be resolved smoothly.

Yet presently, despite their thorough investigations, they could not find the trace of any pests.

Clearly, these pests were either adept at concealment or had rooted themselves deep within the interior of the spiritual plant. Resolving the issue without damaging the Twelve-Colored Flower itself would be exceedingly difficult.

"Has a bug master ever been invited?

Bug masters are a group of cultivators most skilled at dealing with spiritual pests. Kk
Though general bug masters often possess eccentric temperaments and are difficult to deal with, they command techniques to lure and repel pests, and truly have quite a remarkable touch when it comes to handling spiritual pests."

At this moment, Li Pengfei seemed to recall something and asked.

"Of course I have invited them.

I even posted a bounty in the black market.

Yet several groups came, including the bug master Huang You. This Huang You is a formal disciple of the Insect Valley, currently at the eighth layer of Qi Refinement, and the most formidable bug master in the Fengfeng Valley Market; yet even he failed to lure the spiritual pests out from within this Twelve-Colored Flower."

Tang Yuyan explained hurriedly.

A trace of disappointment flashed uncontrollably in her eyes.

Presently, it seemed that the spiritual planting consultants of the Water Cloud Pavilion were also completely stumped by the affliction plaguing her Twelve-Colored Flower.

Yet on second thought, it was only natural.

She herself was a high-grade tier-one spiritual planter, and her spiritual planting skills were no weaker than those of others. Since she could not solve it herself, and Jiang Yu—whose spiritual planting abilities were publicly acknowledged to surpass hers—could not solve it either, then naturally no one else could.

Perhaps only when the spiritual planting master Xu Nian came out of seclusion could this foundation establishment resource, the Twelve-Colored Flower, be saved.

Only, she wondered if her Twelve-Colored Flower could hold on until that time.

Zhou Changwang, at this moment, was also appraising the Twelve-Colored Flower.

This Twelve-Colored Flower was specially cultivated in an empty patch of ground, kept extremely clean all around.

Clearly, Tang Yuyan had been meticulously tending to it all along.

This clearing was not particularly large, measuring about three fen in size, but the grade of the spiritual land was not low, reaching the mid-tier of tier-three.

One could truly say the environment was excellent.

Under such an environment, if he were the one tending to it and planting his Star Origin Fruit Tree, he estimated he would have a much easier time, saving at least hundreds or thousands of bottles of beast spiritual liquid consumption.

The entire Twelve-Colored Flower spiritual plant was not very tall.

About five feet high, with a straight stem, holy and jade-like, spreading branches and leaves only at the top to bloom the spiritual flower.

The spiritual flower was very large, resembling a lotus seed pod, spreading open naturally and faintly emitting an alluring floral fragrance.

The entire spiritual flower possessed twelve petals, almost each petal exhibiting a different color: the five elements in five colors, white, purple, yellow, blue... exceptionally gorgeous.

Yet at this very moment, perhaps due to having 'fallen ill,' not only were its branches and leaves turning yellow and nearly rotting, but the hues on the spiritual flower had also been affected, faintly fading toward pure white.

Once it turned completely white, the petals would fall off, and naturally the spiritual flower would 'die.'

Even so,

just blooming there within the entire garden spiritual land, this flower appeared like the king of flowers, so transcendent, refined, and standing uniquely on its own.

Then, he employed the Spirit Vision Technique, beginning to observe the spiritual flower carefully, bit by bit.

His focus was placed primarily on its root system and its stem.

After thinking for a moment, to determine whether his 'observation' was accurate, he stepped forward and smoothly cast a spell.

The Listen-Spirit Technique!

This was precisely the spell he had accidentally acquired previously, which allowed him to hear the 'inner voice' of spiritual plants.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing Zhou Changwang's actions, Lu Yun, who stood beside him, instinctively pulled him back.

This was entirely out of concern.

Because she and Zhou Changwang were spiritual planters who had traveled together from the Fengmingwu Market, and had subsequently joined the Water Cloud Pavilion together, she naturally held a shred of extra solicitude toward him.

She had previously mentioned wanting to look out for him a bit.

Naturally, she didn't want his rash behavior to ruin the growth of this Twelve-Colored Flower.

Although Tang Yuyan had stated beforehand that no blame would be assigned even if it couldn't be cured, once problems arose due to his recklessness... Wait, this young brother Zhou was only at the fourth... Um? Fifth layer now?

She only now noticed that Zhou Changwang's cultivation level had 'broken through.'

Presently, he was at the fifth layer of Qi Refinement.

Even with this cultivation level,

she simply couldn't believe he could solve the problem of the Twelve-Colored Flower.

Tang Yuyan also glanced at Zhou Changwang, though she didn't say much.

When she invited all the spiritual planting consultants over, she hadn't truly harbored much hope; she merely wanted to pool their wisdom and jointly discuss a solution.

"I can solve the problem with this spiritual plant."

Zhou Changwang first smiled slightly at Lu Yun, and then spoke.

"What did you say?"

"You can solve it?"

"Don't fool around!"

The group of people were all startled, and then expressions of disbelief surfaced on their faces.

Indeed.

Among the several people present, his cultivation was the lowest at the fifth layer of Qi Refinement.

Aside from him, even the weakest, Li Pengfei, was at the sixth layer of Qi Refinement, and apart from him, who wasn't a cultivator at the seventh layer of Qi Refinement or above?

The same applied to spiritual planting skills.

Because certain spiritual planting techniques truly required a higher cultivation level to genuinely manifest their power.

As far as they knew, Zhou Changwang had only passed the spiritual planter examination a short time ago.

If not for the face of Shen Xinyi, the Vice Pavilion Master of the Water Cloud Pavilion, he wouldn't even have possessed the qualifications to become a spiritual planting consultant for their pavilion.

Who would believe that he could solve the problem of this foundation establishment resource?

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, this is no time to be acting tough."

Li Pengfei, feeling quite grateful for Zhou Changwang's previous assistance, stepped forward to advise him.

"I truly can solve it."

Zhou Changwang merely looked at Tang Yuyan and said.

"Oh? Then... would you like to try?"

Tang Yuyan hadn't truly cared initially, but looking at his expression now, she still harbored a shred of hope deep down.

Let's just treat a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

Thinking this in her heart, she finally agreed.

"Then tell me, what is the cause that led to the current condition of this Twelve-Colored Flower?"

However, Jiang Yu had no intention of letting Zhou Changwang attempt it so easily.

He didn't believe it either. If even he—a high-grade tier-one spiritual planter and junior fellow apprentice to Master Xu Nian, a low-grade tier-two spiritual planter—couldn't solve it, how could this brat at merely the fifth layer of Qi Refinement do so?

Empty words, who couldn't speak them?

A spiritual planter relied on genuine skill.

The Pavilion Master was soft-hearted, and being mentally exhausted by this spiritual plant, she was clutching at straws and had agreed to let this person treat it. But he could not simply stand by and watch the Pavilion Master's foundation establishment resource be casually ruined by this person.

When his senior brother came out of seclusion, there would at least be a glimmer of hope.

If this spiritual planter who popped up from nowhere took action and destroyed the Twelve-Colored Flower, then even when his senior brother emerged from seclusion, nothing could be done.

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"Malnutrition."

With a calm expression, Zhou Changwang continued, "In truth, it is simply because this spiritual plant absorbed too much spiritual Qi and was unable to digest it in time, which caused its growth to malfunction.

And this is precisely why, when the Pavilion Master poured in five bottles of vital spiritual liquid, its 'illness' only grew worse." P
"Absurd!"

Jiang Yu let out a cold snort.

"Aside from this cause, there is indeed another factor.

Inside this Twelve-Colored Flower, there are indeed spiritual pests: thirteen on the flower stem and twenty-seven in the root system.

There are forty in total.

They should be silkworm threadworms.

If I guess correctly, initially these silkworm threadworms were actively introduced by the Twelve-Colored Flower itself, precisely to help it consume the excess spiritual Qi.

Later on, however, as the spiritual Qi accumulated more and more, coupled with the Pavilion Master continuously pouring in vital spiritual liquid to supplement it, it could not digest it in time. Instead, this caused the spiritual Qi to pile up constantly, which ultimately led to malfunctions in its growth."

Zhou Changwang continued.

"Utter nonsense."

Jiang Yu's eyes were filled with utter contempt before he turned to look at Tang Yuyan and said, "Pavilion Master, it would still be best to wait until my senior brother comes out of seclusion and ask him to take action.

My senior brother's current seclusion is for cultivating a tier-four spiritual plant, and he is at a crucial juncture.

However, swallowing my pride, I should be able to ask him to interrupt for a short period to treat this Twelve-Colored Flower for the Pavilion Master.

As for this kid, I don't know what reason Vice Pavilion Master Shen had for bringing him into our Water Cloud Pavilion.

But I will never allow such reckless behavior that damages foundation establishment resources to happen right before my eyes."

"What if my method is correct?"

Zhou Changwang furrowed his brow, a trace of anger finally flaring up within him.

"If you truly are correct, I am willing to voluntarily withdraw from the Water Cloud Pavilion.

If you are wrong, then I ask that you withdraw from the Water Cloud Pavilion as well, and you must compensate the Pavilion Master for her losses."

Jiang Yu immediately spoke, letting out a cold laugh.

"Elder Jiang, is there any need to go this far?"

Tang Yuyan, standing nearby, stepped forward hastily to mediate.

Zhou Changwang frowned. It wasn't that he lacked confidence, but rather that he felt something was amiss.

Earlier, he had sensed an inexplicable hostility from this man, and now he was being targeted like this.

Yet he could not recall ever having any prior interactions with this person.

This hostility and targeting felt somewhat baffling.

"Elder Jiang has a son who currently follows him to cultivate spiritual plants, serving as a low-grade tier-one spiritual planter. Previously, he also set his sights on the Xiaofeng Mountain spiritual land.

It's just that Jiang Chenghao is still young and only became a spiritual planter a few years ago; his spiritual planting skills are quite green. Even with Elder Jiang backing him, the Pavilion Master could not possibly hand that spiritual land over to him to manage.

Thus, it was leased by Ma Tiansheng and remained so until now.

Several months ago, the other party brought the matter up again, and Daoist Ma even sought out the Pavilion Master for it, which was why the Pavilion Master suppressed the issue.

Now, Daoist Zhou has suddenly selected the Xiaofeng Mountain spiritual land as his spiritual field station, and Jiang Chenghao has completely lost his chance to acquire this spiritual land.

Presumably because of this, Elder Jiang is targeting Daoist Zhou like this."

Right at this moment, a voice suddenly transmitted directly into his ears.

Zhou Changwang's gaze shifted slightly—it was Li Pengfei.

The other party had just employed a voice-transmission technique.

Such a method was not a formal spell, yet it was extremely common in the world of immortal cultivation; even innate martial artists could execute it with the aid of true Qi.

Because the distance was close, the voice was extremely covert and unlikely to be discovered by others.

The other party's words instantly brought a wave of clarity to him.

He hadn't expected such background reasons to be hidden underneath.

"By the way, the reason Jiang Chenghao coveted that Xiaofeng Mountain spiritual land is because Elder Jiang possesses a Water Spirit Pearl, a rare treasure capable of expanding spiritual springs and elevating their grade.

That spiritual land of yours is naturally symbiotic with a spiritual spring. If that Water Spirit Pearl were used to elevate the spring's grade, there is even a certain probability it would反哺 (nourish back) the spiritual veins, causing the grade of the spiritual veins themselves to rise."

Continuing, Li Pengfei transmitted this message.

Clearly, due to the previous incident, he harbored lingering gratitude toward Zhou Changwang, which was why he kept offering reminders at this moment.

Hearing this, a thought stirred in Zhou Changwang's heart.

Meanwhile, Zhang Shaohan, Fang Zhiqing, and the others were trying to persuade them: "Indeed, Elder Jiang, please refrain from speaking of withdrawal again."

"Elder Jiang has been in the Water Cloud Pavilion for over a decade; how could he lightly speak of leaving?"

"Let's drop the matter of withdrawing from the Water Cloud Pavilion.

How about this: I am willing to take this gamble with you.

If my method proves effective and cures this Twelve-Colored Flower, then I want an item belonging to Elder Jiang.

If I fail to cure it, then I will voluntarily withdraw from the Water Cloud Pavilion and compensate Pavilion Master Tang for her losses. How does that sound?"

Stepping forward, Zhou Changwang looked at Jiang Yu and spoke.

"Oh?
What item?"

Jiang Yu also looked at Zhou Changwang.

"The Water Spirit Pearl!"

Zhou Changwang said.

"Fine!"

Jiang Yu was startled for a moment, but quickly agreed.

The two of them established the wager so swiftly, clearly stirred by anger. The others present no longer knew how to advise them and remained silent.

Lu Yun could only look at Zhou Changwang, whispering helplessly, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, why are you being so impulsive?"

"Rest assured, I am confident."

Zhou Changwang merely smiled slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou..."

Tang Yuyan looked toward Jiang Yu, hurriedly saying, "Elder Jiang, Fellow Daoist Zhou is young and acted on impulse. Let's just drop this wager."

"We cultivators should follow the heavenly dao in our every word and deed; how can a wager be lightly dropped?

The Pavilion Master wouldn't want me to ruin my own cultivation path, would she?"

Jiang Yu sneered as he spoke.

With these words spoken, Tang Yuyan found it difficult to say anything further.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, what do you plan to do?"

Li Pengfei asked with lingering concern.

"Verifying my method is very simple.

One only needs to cast the Annual Ring Technique."

With a faint smile, Zhou Changwang stepped up before the Twelve-Colored Flower and casually waved his hand.

A stream of the Annual Ring Technique was cast by him.

Hum~~!

Under the influence of the Annual Ring Technique, the spiritual flower—whose branches and leaves had been withered and yellow, with petals on the verge of fading—suddenly bloomed with streams of spiritual light, as if it had truly recovered a measure of vitality.

Immediately afterward, Zhou Changwang cast a second one.

Then the third...

Until the fifth Annual Ring Technique was executed.

Every cultivator present suddenly witnessed how those originally withered and yellow branches and leaves rapidly shed their withered yellow hues within a brief span, turning lush and verdant green.

Meanwhile, the petals that had been on the verge of fading to white rapidly recovered their inherent spiritual light, blooming with their unique and brilliant colors once more.

The Twelve-Colored Flower, featuring its twelve colors, became extraordinarily dazzling and gorgeous at this very moment.

Like a bright pearl in the dark night, or a sun among the stars, it shone with peerless brilliance.

"The Twelve-Colored Flower... has it been revived?"

Everyone wore expressions of utter disbelief.

Yet the undeniable scene unfolding right before their eyes forced them to believe it.

The Twelve-Colored Flower had truly come back to life.

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(This chapter is seven thousand words long; consider it a small bonus update.)

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