Chapter 1491: Robust Heavenly Thunder Bamboo
When Jiang Qing'e and Lu Qing'er added their transcendent aura to the flame, the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Shoot began to grow at a visible rate. The originally pudgy bamboo became much taller, turning much slimmer. Even some small leaves had grown out, and each one was engraved with mystical thunder runes, symbolizing the purest form of thunder energy. Thunder energy crackled on the bamboo's surface and rumbling sounds continued unabated, causing even the void to shake. The growth of the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo lasted for a full two hours before the trio ran out of transcendent aura.
Li Luo looked at the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo shoot with joy. No, it couldn't be considered a shoot anymore. Thanks to their close nurturing, it had turned into a true stalk of bamboo over ten feet tall within the five-colored pot. Furthermore, Li Luo could sense a familiar but weak aura from the core of the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo; anyone would feel fear from it despite how thin the aura was. It was as though it was a slumbering beast that was capable of destroying the world when it awoke. Just a single breath of this creature would cause everything to tremble before it. That said, Li Luo didn't feel any fear at all. Instead, he was elated. This aura was definitely Li Jingzhe's! Although the wisp of aura was originally like a candle in the wind, capable of dissipating at any time, it had turned much more solid after this period of close nurturing. This meant that things were progressing positively.
So long as he continued to provide Absolute Resonance Qi to it, Li Jingzhe would eventually be revived.
Li Luo heaved a sigh of relief and carefully put away the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo. Then he raised his head and flashed a handsome smile towards the two ladies. "Thank you."
Transcendent aura was very precious, and only when one forged a Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried would trace amounts be left behind. Over time, this transcendent aura could even be considered a miraculous spirit medicine as it strengthened a Duke Bergfried's foundation and root. Jiang Qing'e and Lu Qing'er had both given up their precious transcendent aura as fuel for more Absolute Resonance Qi. This situation was curious to him. Originally, he had assumed that only his transcendent aura could be refined into Absolute Resonance Qi; it was unexpected that Jiang Qing'e and Lu Qing'er's transcendent auras were similarly sucked in. He speculated that this was only possible because the trio had been there at the same time and place, simultaneously absorbing the golden smoke. Thus, their energy fluctuations had merged during their simultaneous breakthrough. As a result, his Myriad Resonances Flame had recognized the two's transcendent auras.
Regardless of the reason, he was thankful from the bottom of his heart.
Lu Qing'er could sense that Li Luo's thanks were only directed towards her. After all, with how close he was to Jiang Qing'e, there was no need to stand on ceremony. "You've helped me forge a Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried and I've gifted you back some transcendent aura in return. I don't think I've lost out in this exchange," Lu Qing'er said emotionlessly. She then stood up and left the cultivation chamber. Indeed, this was only a mutual exchange and it wasn't because she wanted to help him.
Watching the cold aura flow around her, Li Luo felt a hint of melancholy and replied with a touch of sadness, "She had such a great personality in the past, but it's all been ruined by the Permafrost Sacred Seed. If I ever have the chance, I'll do my best to let her return back to normal one day."
Jiang Qing'e glanced at him. The reason why Lu Qing'er had turned this way was due to him and not necessarily because of the Permafrost Sacred Seed. That said, she didn't speak the words in her mind. "Now that the two of us have advanced a stage, we have much more confidence in the Celestial Mirror Martial Exchange."