"The source of all life?"
Zi Lin Ling almost bit her tongue in surprise.
This explanation was too incredible!
The source of life, the origin of all things.
Without this source of life, all things in the world would gradually wither and perish.
The leaves of the Life Tree fluttered continuously, as if nodding in agreement.
"Yes, child! Because it is related to the life and death of all things in the world, when the God of Life fell, he used the divine abode of life as a foundation to seal it here, waiting for a destined person to appear."
Zi Lin Ling raised an eyebrow and said, "A destined person?"
"Yes!"
The Life Tree's benevolent voice carried a gentle smile.
"So, that destined person is me?"
Zi Lin Ling's eyes flickered with light.
"Yes!"
The Life Tree's voice remained kind and gentle.
"Why?"
Zi Lin Ling frowned and asked.
Although she greatly desired the Spring of Life, she did not want to be manipulated.
Moreover, such a heaven-defying treasure would surely come with immense responsibility for its controller.
"Heaven's secrets cannot be revealed!"
The Life Tree's voice remained unchanged.
Zi Lin Ling rolled her eyes.
This phrase was the epitome of classic.
Anything that could not or should not be said could be blocked effectively with this sentence.
"Can I refuse?"
Although Zi Lin Ling was greedy, she did not want to bear the responsibility.
This item concerned the lives of all sentient beings, and she did not wish to be their nanny.
"No!"
The Life Tree refused without a second thought.
"Alright!"
What is yours, you cannot escape, even if you evade it for a time, it will eventually find its way back to you.
Similarly, what is not yours, you cannot keep, even if you hold onto it for a while, it will eventually slip through your grasp.
Zi Lin Ling sighed, "Can I see the Spring of Life?"
"Of course, this is what is meant to be given to you."
As the Life Tree spoke, its trunk slowly split open, and from the center of the trunk, a heart-shaped box floated out.
The box was emerald green yet utterly transparent, more vibrant and glistening than the finest jade she had ever seen in her previous life.
A dark green bead lay quietly within the box, exuding vibrant life force.
"The outer box is the divine abode of life, and the bead inside is the Spring of Life," the Life Tree explained.
Zi Lin Ling secretly rejoiced. It was indeed extraordinary, befitting something from a god.
"What should I do?"
"Child, first drip your vital blood onto the box to break the seal of the divine abode, and then pledge your blood as its master."
The God of Life swayed all its leaves, saying excitedly.
Zi Lin Ling nodded, squeezed out a drop of vital blood, and let it fall onto the box.
She disliked bearing responsibility, but since it was destined to be unavoidable, she might as well accept it calmly.
As the vital blood seeped in rapidly, the heart-shaped box emitted a dazzling green light.
Zi Lin Ling's eyes involuntarily closed under the glare of the green light.
The box then transformed into a streak of green light and shot into Zi Lin Ling's dantian.
When Zi Lin Ling opened her eyes, they were filled with an intense green. The ancient voice echoed in her mind once more.
"The second layer of the Seven-Colored Space, the Green Space, has returned! Gather all seven-colored spaces to open the Chaotic World. Strive to find the other spaces and complete the spatial fusion!"
At the same time, Feng Li Xi in her spiritual consciousness opened its eyes, and a flash of green light flickered.
"Oh!"
"I didn't expect her to find the second layer of space so quickly!"
As Feng Li Xi's thought flashed, its eyes quickly closed.
Zi Lin Ling, hearing the voice, was about to enter the Seven-Colored Space to investigate when she felt an unbearable itch on her forehead.
She instinctively reached up to touch the floral ornament on her brow.
Huh!
Is this... another petal opened?
Could it be green?
The leaves of the Life Tree swayed frantically, and it urged anxiously, "Child, quickly pledge your blood to the Spring of Life!"
Zi Lin Ling finally remembered that her ultimate goal was to become the master of the Spring of Life.
The Spring of Life was currently radiating brilliant green light.
The green light shot up into the sky, causing the entire barrier to tremble precariously.
"Child! Quickly, there's no time!"
The Life Tree urged anxiously again.
Zi Lin Ling was taken aback, not understanding why the Life Tree was so urgent.
Just as she was about to ask, she heard the Life Tree's voice become even more anxious.
"Child, hurry! Without the suppression of the divine abode of life, the aura of the Spring of Life has already begun to leak. Soon, they will discover it."
They?
Who?
Although Zi Lin Ling was confused, she quickly dripped her blood onto the Spring of Life.
The moment her blood merged with the Spring of Life, its radiance suddenly converged, returning to a state of tranquility.
Then, the Spring of Life transformed into a green light and entered Zi Lin Ling's body.
Zi Lin Ling froze, her expression suddenly changing drastically.
She quickly sat down and sank her soul into her dantian.
At this moment, a tug-of-war was raging in her dantian.
After entering the dantian, the Spring of Life dyed the entire dantian a dark green.
It cooperated with the heart-shaped box to force the chaotic purple energy into a corner.
Just then, at the bottom of the dantian, where the small sprout was rooted, a seven-colored thread suddenly appeared.
The seven-colored thread rapidly coiled around the Spring of Life and pulled back forcefully, drawing the Spring of Life to the bottom of the dantian.
Simultaneously, a section of spiritual root emerged.
This spiritual root was divided into seven segments, one of which was already filled with purple.
The seven-colored thread directly pulled the Spring of Life into one of these segments.
That segment of spiritual root instantly turned green and then vanished again.
Following this, the seven-colored stem of the small sprout pushed upwards slightly, and two symmetrical tender leaves grew.
Zi Lin Ling was dumbfounded.
So this was how the sprout came to be!
It was not her fault for being surprised; the last time her dantian underwent such a change, she was so engrossed in the "Human Emperor's Medicinal Scripture - Alchemy Chapter" that she didn't witness the process.
Therefore, seeing it firsthand this time, she found it incredible.
The Spring of Life was pulled into the spiritual root by the seven-colored thread, leaving the heart-shaped box isolated and helpless.
The chaotic purple energy seized the opportunity to counterattack, rapidly repelling more than half of the green life-source energy carried by the heart-shaped box.
But that was all.
The heart-shaped box reacted and its light intensified.
Thus, the green life-source energy once again pressed against the chaotic purple energy.
However, without the assistance of the Spring of Life this time, it could only just manage to push the chaotic purple energy back to the midline of the dantian.
Thus, the chaotic purple energy refused to retreat, and the life-source energy could not advance further.
The two forces became locked in a stalemate, neither able to overcome the other.