Chapter 1406
Ripples spread from the branches of the giant tree . A rain of light fell, and a slender figure appeared within it .
She was a beautiful woman who looked to be in her thirties . She was slender, and her hair was tied in a high knot . Each part of her was beautiful .
She held a wooden staff in her right hand . Immortal mist revolved around the staff, and an emerald gemstone was inlaid in its head . Powerful life energy fluctuations came from it, as though it was alive .
When she appeared, all the Spirit race women knelt on the ground, and their hands clasped over their chests . Their expressions were pious as if they were offering their respects to a god .
“Greetings, senior . ” Long Chen didn’t know what he was supposed to call her, so he simply acted in accordance with the human race’s customs .
“When Ling Yao returned, she mentioned you . For you to come to my Spirit World with kindness in your hearts, you are my respected guest . ” The beautiful woman smiled .
“Long Chen, this is the leader of the Spirit World, the Spirit Emperor,” said Ling Yao .
Long Chen was a bit speechless . Why hadn’t she introduced them earlier? He was just about to open his mouth and switch senior with Spirit Emperor .
Yet, the Spirit Emperor waved it off . “Spirit World’s customs are completely different from the human race’s . You don’t need to be constrained in it . As the respected guests of my Spirit race, I’d like to invite you to dance together with the women of my Spirit race!”
Music suddenly began to fill the air . Long Chen and the others raised their heads to see that it was coming from birds that had filled the air .
The Spirit race women began to dance . Each of their movements was graceful and elegant . Long Chen and the others were a bit embarrassed, because these women only had leaves covering their private areas . A great deal of their skin was exposed, making this scene too stimulating .
However, the women then began to laughingly pull the Dragonblood warriors into their dance . Those Dragonblood warriors became even more embarrassed .
When it came to hacking people with their blades, they had some skill . But having coarse men like them dance made them feel like they might die of embarrassment . Furthermore, with the Spirit race women holding their hands, their faces turned completely red .
However, they quickly found that these women were as pure as children . They had no other intentions, which made them feel ashamed of their thoughts .
The wood cultivators quickly became accustomed . They were the first to feel the purity of these Spirit race women .
Tang Wan-er was also very unrestrained, dancing with two of the Spirit race women . Tankling laughter came from them occasionally . It was like everyone was being brought back to their childhood and was simply playing .
Everyone gradually became accustomed . The flashy Guo Ran did his best to display his own dance as he was surrounded by a group of women . It looked about as ugly as a bear trying to scratch its own back, making these women clap and laugh .
As for Guo Ran, he thought they were praising his dancing, and he began to dance even harder .
“Long Chen, are you not dancing?” asked Ling Yao .
“Me? I think I’ll pass . If I start dancing, I think I’ll be even worse than that fellow . ” Long Chen looked at Guo Ran .
“Come, I’ll show you . It’s very simple . ” Ling Yao grabbed Long Chen’s arm and pulled him into a dance .
In truth, their dance was very simple . There were only a few movements, and it wasn’t something that required great skill .
Long Chen couldn’t refuse a dance request from the person who had saved his life, so he thickened his skin and danced . He matched Ling Yao’s movements .
He quickly sensed something strange . As he entered the rhythm of the dance, he noticed a strange air flow around him . It felt like his heart was being cleansed by the dance, as if his soul was being purified . This was a feeling that made a person abandon all their misgivings and become one with the world .
In just a moment, Long Chen had relaxed a great deal . He felt like he had returned to his childhood and was gleefully playing under the watchful eye of his mother .
There was no mocking, no struggle, and no competition . It felt like they were all bathed in sunlight, playing like carefree children .
This feeling was something that had long since been forgotten under the torrent of blood and battle . Today, they finally found it again .
Tang Wan-er was dancing gaily, while Meng Qi was also dancing with one of the Spirit race women, an expression of peace and contentment on her face .
“This dance is called the Spirit of Life . It’s the blessing the Life God left for us . Whether you are in a good mood or a bad mood, whether you are angry or sorrowful, as long as you dance this dance, the wounds of your heart will be soothed, and you will feel happy and safe . ” Ling Yao looked up at the tree above them . A grateful and devout expression appeared on her face .
Long Chen was startled . Was this giant tree the Spirit race’s Life God?
After an unknown amount of time, everyone became exhausted . Long Chen was also one of them, and he fell asleep without realizing it .
It was like he had gotten tired of playing and was now sleeping in the embrace of his mother . He felt completely safe in her embrace .
He didn’t know how long he stayed in that moment, but this dream suddenly took a turn . A bottomless abyss appeared behind him, and he felt like he would drop and break all his bones as soon as he turned . He instantly awoke .
Waking up, Long Chen realized he was lying in Ling Yao’s embrace . She was staring at him with care .
“Sorry about this . ” Long Chen hastily crawled up . He found that all the Dragonblood Legion was asleep, each of them in the embrace of a woman . Those Spirit race women had spiritual light flowing around them .
The Dragonblood warriors were like sleeping babies, lying in their embrace .
“They are enjoying the blessing of the Life God . The Life God’s power is soothing their sorrows, letting their souls sublimate . But you woke as soon as you fell asleep . It seems you have too many burdens to relax . ” The Spirit Emperor walked over, a trace of pity in her eyes as she stared at Long Chen .
Long Chen smiled slightly . “It’s not that bad . There are many things that I have to carry, and I can’t just run away from them . If I did, it would be tossing my burdens to someone else, and that’s not what a man should do . Spirit Emperor, I came to the Spirit World to return my debt, but it seems… without even paying my debt, I’ve accumulated a new one . ”
He knew that the Dragonblood Legion was in a special, fetus-like state . This kind of state was something all cultivators would long to achieve .
The meditative state was a state of spiritual emptiness . By releasing everything, you became closer to the Heavenly Daos and could comprehend them better .
However, this state was artificial . Just by wanting to enter this state, you had a goal, which contradicted the point of this state . That made it very difficult for one to grasp anything about the Heavenly Daos .
Despite its low efficiency, this meditative state was the only cultivation method to get closer to the Heavenly Daos, so everyone had to use it to increase their mental realms .
A person’s mental realm was just as important as their cultivation realm . Normally, the mental realm had to be higher than the cultivation realm . The mental realm was like a canal, while the cultivation base was the water . The canal had to be constructed perfectly to allow water to flow through it .
If a person’s mental realm wasn’t high enough and their cultivation base sharply exceeded it, it could easily ruin a person’s foundation and cause a heart-devil . So there were many geniuses that couldn’t put their full energy into raising their cultivation base because their mental realms were lagging .
Now the Dragonblood Legion was in an innate meditative state . This was completely different than when cultivators forced themselves into a meditative state .
In the secular world’s words, everything you gained while you were still in the womb was innate, while everything you had after you were born was acquired .
Once you were born, you couldn’t gain more innate things . But the Dragonblood Legion had returned to a fetus-like state . This was practically a heaven-defying opportunity for them .
As long as their mental realms were high enough, Long Chen could refine medicinal pills for them to raise their cultivation bases rapidly .
That was why he was bitterly smiling . He hadn’t even returned his debt, and a new one was already piled onto it .
“There’s no need for you to care about this debt . Anyone who sincerely has good intentions for our Spirit race is our precious guest . Do you know those Dream Butterflies you attracted when you first entered the Forest of Life? The Dream Butterflies are the most sensitive spirit creatures within this forest . For them to like you means you truly care about us . We don’t have anything to repay you with, so this is just a bit of kindness from us,” said the Spirit Emperor .
“Spirit Emperor, what trouble have you encountered? I want to help you,” said Long Chen .
“This trouble isn’t so simple . It might not be long before the Forest of Life will cease to exist . ”
“Is it really so grave?”
“The Dark Forest has gathered reinforcements from many different powers, inflating their forces . And even before this, just the Dark Forest alone was hard enough to resist . Now, the Spirit race warriors are no longer able to block them, and the battle lines are being forced closer and closer to us . The Forest of Life itself is not able to kill other lifeforms, and being infected by their grievance and resentment is toxic to us . The Spirit race warriors and spirit beasts are the only things we can depend on . But looking at the current situation, there’s no hope,” sighed the Spirit Emperor . “So thank you for coming here, but we don’t want to implicate you . That would just make us feel worse . Throwing away your lives for a hopeless battle isn’t worth it . ”
“Since we’ve come, we came prepared . Even if we have to die, we will stand beside you . Even if we have to fight to the last man, to the last drop of blood . This is the spirit of the Dragonblood Legion,” said Long Chen firmly . This was his principles, and the principles of the Dragonblood Legion .
“But if you help us, you will become the enemies of all the Martial Heaven Continent’s powers,” warned the Spirit Emperor .
