Chapter 643 - 642: An Unknown Candidacy Saintess Shared an Insight

Chapter 643: Chapter 642: An Unknown Candidacy Saintess Shared an Insight

The Saintess Pool

Jingyue was the first to open her eyes.

She touched the mark between her brows. It felt a little strange.

’It feels like I’m about to level up.’

Just then, Jingyue had a premonition and suddenly said, "I have some news for you, and it’s highly likely to be true."

Su Qi opened her eyes and asked, "What news?"

Qing Lian also opened her eyes. "Holy Sister, have you come up with another new theory?"

Xueyu asked, "Is it a new theory about luck?"

Jingyue rolled her eyes at them and said, "The Immortal Spiritual Qi might not be what we think it is."

Su Qi was curious. "How is it different? Besides, Immortal Spiritual Qi is already different from our own Spiritual Qi."

Jingyue shook her head. "That’s not what I mean. I mean it’s even more different. Something beyond normal comprehension."

Now Su Qi was confused, and the others were even more so.

Jingyue didn’t elaborate. Instead, she said, "I feel like I’m going to level up after I finish absorbing this. And I have a feeling that the more I absorb, the better. This might be a special privilege of being the Saintess."

Well, when it came to the Saintess, whatever she said, went. They had nothing more to say and immediately began to diligently absorb the Immortal Spiritual Qi.

Meanwhile, back at the tofu shop, Jiang Zuo also felt the anomaly in his mark.

’The Immortal Spiritual Qi might be different?’ This was the signal he received from the mark.

Jiang Zuo didn’t quite understand. ’How else could the Immortal Spiritual Qi be different?’

’What else could it possibly do?’

Still, the prospect of a special change piqued Jiang Zuo’s curiosity.

However, it seemed he would have to wait until the Immortal Spiritual Qi was completely absorbed.

But those people seemed to be absorbing it a bit slowly.

Jiang Zuo hesitated, wondering if he should try to help them absorb it.

But after a moment’s thought, Jiang Zuo had his answer.

If it ended sooner, Su Qi could get out sooner, and then he could start showing off sooner.

After all, the ability to fly was something well worth showing off.

With that, Jiang Zuo began to try absorbing the Immortal Spiritual Qi through the mark.

Last time, he had absorbed it by chance. This time, he wasn’t inside the pool and had no special connection, so he didn’t know if it would work.

As it turned out, he couldn’t.

No matter what Jiang Zuo tried, he just couldn’t establish a connection.

Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ponder. ’Last time, it seems I transmitted some of my enlightenment, which is how I connected to the Immortal Spiritual Qi.’

’So, if I transmit another wave of enlightenment now, can I connect again?’

Then, Jiang Zuo said to Duan Qiao, "Can you bring me the Enlightenment Stone?"

Duan Qiao replied immediately, "No problem."

’Value. This is all value.’

To be able to retrieve the Enlightenment Stone at any time, Duan Qiao had specifically placed a mark on it and left it in water.

That way, it could retrieve the Enlightenment Stone from any location with water.

It had originally done it just for fun, never expecting it to come in handy.

Duan Qiao was secretly pleased.

After that, Jiang Zuo had Duan Qiao bring over the Enlightenment Stone.

Sure enough, it only took a moment for Duan Qiao to successfully deliver the Enlightenment Stone into Jiang Zuo’s hand.

Looking at the Enlightenment Stone, Jiang Zuo took out the Marking Array Stone and placed the Enlightenment Stone on top of it.

’I hope this works.’

After placing the Enlightenment Stone down, Jiang Zuo drew a Rune on it, hoping to affect the other side.

But even after breakfast was served, Jiang Zuo felt nothing at all.

He still couldn’t absorb the Immortal Spiritual Qi.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Zuo said to Duan Qiao, "Bring Shi Qi and Shiba over here."

Duan Qiao received the order. ’Wow, a chance to really show my usefulness! I’m so happy.’

A moment later, Shi Qi and Shiba appeared on the table, looking utterly bewildered.

’They realized something: did this mean they could never escape as long as they were in water?’

’Does this mean that even if we manage to go home someday, we can be yanked back out whenever he wants?’

They despaired.

Jiang Zuo paid no mind to their despair. He placed the Body Shaping Fruit and the Enlightenment Stone in front of them and said, "Analyze the Body Shaping Fruit and produce some enlightenment from it."

Of course, the Yin Yang Fish couldn’t analyze things themselves; they could only help others understand.

So, Jiang Zuo grabbed Sweet Potato and had the fish help it with the analysis.

Then, he replaced the apple with the Enlightenment Stone.

With Sweet Potato’s ability, it probably couldn’t understand what it was analyzing, but the resulting understanding would be imparted to the Enlightenment Stone.

It was as if the Enlightenment Stone, through Sweet Potato, would also come to understand the Body Shaping Fruit.

And this understanding would, in turn, be converted by the Enlightenment Stone into a form of enlightenment.

This was similar to how an Enlightenment Stone, after remaining in the world for a long time, would accumulate an aura of Enlightenment. When it finally emerged, this aura would erupt, giving many people a chance to achieve a sudden epiphany.

Moreover, even an ordinary sword, if steeped in the aura of the Sword Dao for a long time, would itself come to embody that Dao.

Others could then use it to seek their own enlightenment.

And this was even more true for an Enlightenment Stone.

Sweet Potato didn’t understand. "Gah?"

’This isn’t what I want to eat.’

Jiang Zuo said, "Look at the fruit. Don’t move."

Sweet Potato understood, but it wanted to eat an apple.

This was where Shi Qi and Shiba came in. Sweet Potato began to understand the Body Shaping Fruit.

Meanwhile, the Enlightenment Stone began to emit an aura.

A moment later, the Body Shaping Fruit seemed to be thoroughly understood. In Sweet Potato’s mind, however, there were only six words: ’I want to eat an apple.’

Jiang Zuo ignored Sweet Potato. He saw that the Enlightenment Stone had finally undergone a slight change, a change that could very well allow him to connect.

Taking the Enlightenment Stone, Jiang Zuo placed it back on the mark. This time, he tried to make the mark absorb this wisp of enlightenment.

Sure enough, the mark absorbed the enlightenment directly.

In the Saintess Pool, all six women received a message from their marks at the exact same time.

[An unknown Candidacy Saintess has shared a wisp of enlightenment. Receive?]

[Yes/No]

They all looked at each other, and Jingyue sighed. "An obvious ploy."

At that moment, Qing Lian said, "Holy Sister, I feel like this enlightenment would be useful to me."

"Then receive it. But this means you’ll be giving up on the remaining Immortal Spiritual Qi. Still, considering what it is, it’s not a bad trade," Jingyue said.

The Immortal Spiritual Qi was good, but the enlightenment was nothing to scoff at either.

But this was the obvious ploy: the male Candidacy Saintess was coming to absorb the Immortal Spiritual Qi.

In truth, they were still getting the short end of the stick. The moment the male Candidacy Saintess interfered, it meant they would have basically no Immortal Spiritual Qi left to absorb.

However, only Jingyue and Su Qi could see through it.

But they still let Qing Lian accept it.

They could all sense that this enlightenment was related to life force.

It was perfect for Qing Lian, who had the heart of a Holy Mother.

If they refused, it would be a true missed opportunity.

As for the Immortal Spiritual Qi, they had already absorbed a great deal, so the loss wouldn’t be too great.

Afterward, Qing Lian received the enlightenment.

There was only one share of enlightenment, so the option disappeared for everyone else.

The instant Qing Lian accepted the enlightenment, Jiang Zuo smiled.

’Connected.’

Without any courtesy, he immediately began absorbing the Immortal Spiritual Qi.

The moment Jiang Zuo started absorbing, Jingyue and the others sensed it.

Su Qi didn’t know whether she should be happy or not. She was happy that she would finally be getting out, but unhappy because she didn’t know if this person was friend or foe.

Jingyue, however, was more open-minded about it. She said to Su Qi, "There’s nothing to worry about. For all we know, that person is your husband. We’re all on the same side."

Su Qi was exasperated. "Senior Sister, can you please stop saying it’s my husband all the time?"

Jingyue replied, "If I didn’t say it was your husband, would you even react?"

Su Qi: "..."