Chapter 140: Yao Heng and the Laws of Time and Space

After saying this, the little one transmitted a simple method for controlling stray thoughts to Xiao Shou.

Then it fiddled with its fingers, blinked shyly, and said, "Master, I don’t like being called ’little guy.’ Can you give me a nicer name? Look at me, I’m so delicate and cute. I should have a name that matches me."

Xiao Shou had just learned to control his thoughts and hearing this almost made him lose focus.

This little thing had actually taken his casual nickname as a real name.

While suppressing his laughter, he teased, "You don’t like that name? Then how about Xiaohua?"

"Master, can we pick another one? I don’t really like ’Xiaohua’..." The tiny spirit blinked expectantly at him.

Xiao Shou nodded, barely holding back his amusement, and said with a mischievous tone, "Then how about Xiaobai?"

"I’m not white at all! I’m crystal clear and transparent..."

The little one seriously showed off its wings.

"Master, look..."

Xiao Shou saw its teary expression and, even knowing it was acting, he could not bear to tease it further.

With a hint of regret, he said, "Then let’s call you Yao Heng. It’s meant a beautiful flower of eternity. How about that?"

The little spirit immediately let out a huge sigh of relief and patted its tiny chest.

"Thank you, Master, for giving me a name. From now on, I’m Yao Heng! Master can call me Yaoyao. It sounds even nicer that way."

Xiao Shou chuckled.

What a strange little creature, a flower so obsessed with names.

He could not help but laugh.

Las he lfting it gently, he said, "Since we’ve formed a contract, let’s introduce ourselves properly. My name is Xiao Shou. I’m just a Qi Refining stage cultivator."

"I... I’m Yao Heng, a Tier 5 Flower of Eternity. I like all beautiful things and only eat things that contain spatial power. Right now, my favorite food is Ice Heart Tree... but none of that is more important than Master. I like Master the most!"

Yao Heng’s tiny wings trembled as it spoke nervously and excitedly.

After finishing, it turned around shyly, too embarrassed to look at him.

Hearing this, Xiao Shou paused for a moment, then felt a warmth in his heart.

This little one was just like Young’er, always saying sweet and comforting things.

But he would not be fooled that easily.

While straightening his expression, he took a deep breath and said seriously, "Only eating things with spatial power... is that what you meant by being a little picky?"

"Uh..."

Yao Heng hesitated while fiddling with its fingers shyly as it said, "It’s just my nature. I can’t help it! Master, Master, you’re the best. You definitely won’t let your beautiful, cute, tiny, and delicate spirit pet go hungry, right?"

Xiao Shou smiled faintly and said in a gentle tone that was clearly forced, "Sigh, I also want to be a good master. Unfortunately, my ability is lacking. I can’t cut down Ice Heart Tree, so I can’t prepare food for you."

He raised his hand helplessly and looked at Yao Heng.

"Can’t you eat normal food? Like meals or fertilizer?"

"Why wouldn’t I be able to cut it?" Yao Heng blinked in confusion. "Ice Heart Tree is soft and fluffy. There is nothing softer than it. Even someone as delicate as me can eat it. It’s such a gentle existence!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Then it suddenly clapped its hands.

"Oh! I forgot to share my lifespan inheritance and knowledge with Master!"

"Look, my inheritance clearly says Ice Heart Tree is very soft and very sweet, right?"

Before Xiao Shou could react, Yao Heng directly transmitted a massive amount of inheritance information into his mind.

His head immediately buzzed.

It felt like it was about to explode.

Countless pieces of information erupted in his consciousness, giving him the illusion that his head might split open the next second.

Perhaps sensing the danger, or perhaps as an instinct, the seal within his Sea of Consciousness from the Hidden Spirit Returning Soul Art activated on its own.

It automatically absorbed most of the incoming information, relieving the pressure.

Only a small portion remained, which Xiao Shou was able to process normally.

This remaining information was all related to Flower of Eternity and the laws of time.

It turned out that all things in the world coexisted in mutual opposition and support.

Where there was light, there was darkness.

Where there was black, there was white.

Where there was righteousness, there was evil.

They all existed in balance and opposition.

The same applied to space and time, which were domains beyond the reach of most cultivators.

Neither space nor time seemed to have clear countermeasures.

But in reality, space and time were deeply intertwined and mutually restraining.

Just like Flower of Eternity, which contained time laws, and Ice Heart Tree, which contained spatial laws.

They absorbed and depended on each other.

Flower of Eternity had roots and seeds, but they were invisible to the naked eye.

Only when Flower of Eternity and Ice Heart Tree seeds were planted together would time and space intertwine, allowing them to sprout.

Flower of Eternity would absorb spatial power from Ice Heart Tree and grow within its trunk, eventually breaking through the bark and blooming delicate flowers.

Meanwhile, Ice Heart Tree would absorb the time power from Flower of Eternity in order to grow properly.

Both were long-lived spiritual plants with extremely slow growth cycles.

Typically, it took ten thousand years to take root, ten thousand years to sprout, ten thousand years to grow, ten thousand years to bloom, ten thousand years to bear fruit, and ten thousand years to mature.

Each Ice Heart Tree could only produce a single fruit.

The flesh of the fruit could nourish and purify spatial spiritual roots.

The seed inside, after the fruit was consumed was the Ice Heart Tree’s own seed.

Flower of Eternity were the same.

However, after consuming their fruit flesh, they would nourish the time spiritual root.