# Chapter 2535: The Source Sea
The two of them stepped together over the half-meter-high threshold of the stone gate.
In that instant, Zhang Ruochen sensed powerful spatial fluctuations around his body.
The next moment, he and Ji Fanxin found their feet hanging in empty space, suspended in the cosmic void.
Ahead of them lay the ocean formed from liquefied Source Qi, its waters shimmering and glistening, stretching all the way to the edge of the starry sky, quite magnificent.
Beneath Zhang Ruochen's feet, liquid and gaseous Source power flowed together, appearing both real and illusory, extraordinarily strange and mysterious.
Behind them stood a stone gate suspended in the void.
It was precisely the passage they had just passed through.
Ji Fanxin stepped forward into the sea. The seawater soaked through her long dress, clinging tightly to her two translucent, snow-white jade-like legs. The tips of her jet-black hair occasionally brushed across the water's surface, gradually becoming moist and lustrous.
This scene before him made Zhang Ruochen recall that night back in the Wang Mountains of the Eastern Domain in Kunlun Realm, when Ji Fanxin had been poisoned by the mysterious old scoundrel's aphrodisiac drug and had bathed in the sacred lake to refine the poison.
That night, too, had been filled with stars.
At that time, Ji Fanxin had also been in the water, and he had been on the shore.
The difference was that back then, Ji Fanxin had been completely unclothed, while he had been facing away from the water.
Looking at this scene now, recalling that scene then, it felt as if years had passed in an instant.
Ji Fanxin seemed completely unconcerned with Zhang Ruochen's gaze, looking into the distance. Suddenly she spoke: "Countless years ago, I grew up in this ocean. Oh no, that's not right—it should be because of me that the Source Qi of heaven and earth gathered here, condensing into this ocean."
"After I left with my master, this ocean remained, fixed here by my master using spatial power."
Zhang Ruochen sighed slightly: "A single Zhaoshen Lotus can condense an ocean this vast of liquid Source energy. Just how powerful must that Zhaoshen Lotus have been? The Divine Realm?"
Ji Fanxin gently shook her head: "I don't know just how powerful my cultivation really was. Because from the moment I cultivated a flesh-and-blood human body, my master sealed my cultivation and power."
Zhang Ruochen could understand Man Tuoluo Hua Shen's reasoning. After all, Ji Fanxin, who had just cultivated a human form, was like a newborn baby girl who knew nothing.
If that baby girl possessed the power to shatter stars with a wave of her hand, that would not be a good thing—it would be a disaster, and might even harm herself.
Only by letting her learn language, movement, knowledge, martial techniques, and cultivation methods like any other baby girl, step by step through training, cultivating sufficient cognition and spiritual will, could the power within her body be gradually unsealed.
Ji Fanxin said: "Originally, at the Great Saint Realm, I had five seals within my body, corresponding to the five realms of Immortal, Hundred Shackles, Thousand Questions, Ten Thousand Deaths One Life, and Supreme Realm, which needed to be unsealed step by step."
"But after I refined the Divine Wood Heart you gave me, I obtained an eon's worth of knowledge from the Sky-Connecting Divine Tree. So I was able to unseal all five seals at once."
"You now have Supreme Realm cultivation? What Sacred Intent have you cultivated?" Zhang Ruochen couldn't help asking.
Ji Fanxin said: "I am the incarnation of Source, so naturally my Sacred Intent is the Source Sacred Intent."
"How can there be a Sacred Intent in the world directly named after Source..."
Just as he said this, Zhang Ruochen suddenly thought of something, and his gaze toward Ji Fanxin became shocked and strange.
Could Ji Fanxin's relationship with the Way of Source be the same as the relationship between the Heart of Truth and the Way of Truth?
Having obtained the Heart of Truth, Zhang Ruochen could bear an infinite amount of the Truth Esoterica of heaven and earth, so there was no need to deliberately cultivate the Sacred Intent of the Way of Truth.
The fact that Ji Fanxin had survived from the Ancient Era to the present was itself an extremely unusual matter.
Perhaps she could truly be called the "Heart of Source."
Zhang Ruochen was even suspecting whether the reason the Origin Divine Temple had emerged at this time might be related to her breakthrough to the Great Saint Supreme Realm?
Zhang Ruochen used his Truth Eye to observe the surroundings.
He discovered that this ocean formed by Source power was indeed wrapped in densely packed spatial inscription runes. In addition, there was also an extremely profound concealment formation inscription pattern.
Ji Fanxin turned around to look at him: "Actually, even if you hadn't invited me to meet, I would have come to Hundred Clans Royal City."
"Because of this ocean?" Zhang Ruochen said.
"Mm."
Ji Fanxin nodded: "Can I borrow the Purple Gold Gourd for a while?"
Zhang Ruochen was slightly startled. He hadn't expected that Ji Fanxin, who had been deliberately keeping her distance from him earlier, would suddenly become so unreserved.
"Splash!"
"Splash!"
...
Ji Fanxin walked over from the water, sighing: "I thought that given our relationship, you wouldn't hesitate at all to lend me a Supreme Sacred Artifact. After all, you directly gave Xia Yu a Supreme Sacred Artifact. Our relationship is surely closer than that, isn't it?"
Zhang Ruochen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He took out the Purple Gold Gourd and handed it over: "Do you think I, Zhang Ruochen, am such a stingy person? The Divine Wood Heart I gave you is worth no less than a Supreme Sacred Artifact, isn't it?"
Ji Fanxin extended her boneless, jade-like hand to take the Purple Gold Gourd: "Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you for nothing. When the time is right, I will give you something very precious of mine as thanks."
Zhang Ruochen was slightly stunned: "Can the fairy reveal in advance what this gift will be? So I can look forward to it properly."
"In any case, it's very precious. I believe its value surpasses even the Divine Wood Heart," Ji Fanxin said.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head: "Since it's so precious, I don't want it."
"Are you sure you don't want it?"
Zhang Ruochen nodded seriously: "I lend the Purple Gold Gourd to the fairy because of the bond between us, not because I want the fairy's reward."
"Fine, forget it then."
Ji Fanxin gently shook her head, feeling that Zhang Ruochen was even more pretentious than before.
Zhang Ruochen said: "If the fairy could exchange the reward for helping me cultivate my Sacred Intent, I would be extremely grateful."
Ji Fanxin, who had been holding up the gourd preparing to immediately collect the ocean before her, became serious, extremely solemn: "Is this the reason you invited me to Hundred Clans Royal City? With your talent, Zhang Ruochen, do you still need my help to cultivate your Sacred Intent?"
She no longer addressed him as "Ruochen Shenzi," which greatly pleased Zhang Ruochen. He smiled: "Since I've sought out the fairy, it's naturally because the Sacred Intent I'm cultivating is extraordinary."
"Don't say it yet. After I collect this ocean of Source Qi, we'll discuss it in detail."
Ji Fanxin was unsettled by Zhang Ruochen's words. She steadied herself before continuing to activate the gourd.
"Rumble."
From the ocean, a massive water column shot up, continuously pouring into the Purple Gold Gourd.
Zhang Ruochen stood to the side, inhaling the captivating fragrance emanating from her, and asked: "With Man Tuoluo Hua Shen's profound cultivation, why didn't she take away this ocean of Source Qi back then?"
"The rules of heaven and earth here are special, with many places similar to the Ancient Era. My master was worried back then that if I left this realm, it would be difficult for me to survive. If any unforeseen incident occurred, she could immediately send me back here. Now naturally there's no such concern, so I want to personally take it away to enhance my cultivation attainment."
It took a full half day before she had completely collected the entire ocean into the gourd.
The two returned along the original path, coming back outside the ancient tower, and sat beneath that ancient tree covered in blood-red leaves.
Ji Fanxin was tranquil as still water. She removed the white veil from her face, revealing a soul-stirringly stunning countenance—eyebrows like paintings, almond eyes, a jade-like nose, light red lips. Compared to when she was at the Saint King Realm, she seemed even more beautiful and moving, her temperament surpassing her former self by more than one level.
Even Zhang Ruochen, with his experience of having seen countless beauties, was stunned for a moment, as if his soul had left his body.
"Haven't you seen me before? Why stare so intently?" Ji Fanxin's glance carried infinite charm, as if all the beauty in the world was concentrated in her.
On the stone platform of the ancient tower's third floor sat a seductive, long-legged demoness, who laughed: "Fairy, you don't understand—this is his way of saying 'absence makes the heart grow fonder.' That beloved wife of his, Princess Luo Sha, has probably already been forgotten to the nine clouds beyond."
Zhang Ruochen naturally knew that Mo Yin was sitting there: "The fairy has indeed become even more ethereally beautiful. Everyone has a love for beauty—what's wrong with me appreciating a few glances?"
Mo Yin said in an extremely delicate voice: "Master, this servant must speak a word of fairness. You already have children, and you have a formally betrothed wife, yet you secretly meet with another woman in Hundred Clans Royal City. You may not care about your reputation, but doesn't the fairy care about hers? You know well that Princess Luo Sha is extremely intelligent and also extremely resourceful. Once she learns of this, she will likely go to any lengths to ruin the fairy's reputation throughout the Heavenly Court Myriad Realms."
Originally, Zhang Ruochen hadn't thought much of it, but after Mo Yin said this, he actually began to worry.
After all, Mu Lingxi had been taken away by Luo Sha without anyone knowing.
If Luo Sha was really deliberately monitoring Zhang Ruochen, she might also be paying attention to Mo Yin's every move, thereby discovering that Ji Fanxin had come to Hundred Clans Royal City.
Ruin Ji Fanxin's reputation was something Luo Sha would absolutely do.
Ji Fanxin remained calm and composed: "When you were together with that Miss Bai, didn't you already ruin most of my reputation? In the Heavenly Court, everyone calls you the Eon-Level Great Traitor."
Zhang Ruochen showed an apologetic expression: "I feel guilty. I'll give you the Purple Gold Gourd..."
"Don't, absolutely don't give me the Purple Gold Gourd. Even if you gave it, I wouldn't dare to use it."
Ji Fanxin said: "What about the Hundred Flower Brew?"
"Mm?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Ji Fanxin said: "You had someone deliver a message to me, saying you wanted me to come to Hundred Clans Royal City to drink a cup of Hundred Flower Brew with you. Have you forgotten this?"
"That was just an excuse. I have important matters to discuss with the fairy," Zhang Ruochen said solemnly.
Ji Fanxin leaned forward, moving closer to Zhang Ruochen, and gently shook her head, somewhat stubbornly: "If I can't drink the Hundred Flower Brew, I'm not interested in any important matters."
"Fine, I'll go buy some now."
Unable to do otherwise, since he needed her help, Zhang Ruochen had to give in.
He had only taken a few steps when behind him came Ji Fanxin's clear, beautiful voice: "Buy? How can you buy Hundred Flower Brew? If it's not wine brewed by the Hundred Flower Fairy, how dare it be called Hundred Flower Brew?"
The intoxicating fragrance of wine wafted out.
The wine vapor in the air transformed into petals, colorful and vibrant, extraordinarily gorgeous and strange.
A warm feeling surged in Zhang Ruochen's heart. He smiled and shook his head, turned around, and sat back down, looking at the three-foot-tall bronze wine vessel in Ji Fanxin's hand: "Did the fairy brew this herself?"