Douluo Dalu: 9 Treasure Sword

After Chenxiang left I returned to the dormitory to continue my sleep. When I woke up again it was afternoon.

I left my room. Outside Lingling was waiting for me.

"I'm not like the air-headed Chenxiang, I don't forget. You have a lot of things to explain" said Lingling.

I sighed, then I signaled for her to come to my room. When we were inside I asked "So. What do you want to know?"

"First. What did you do to Chenxiang? Her spirit evolution was not normal, it's like a complete change even transforming the main element" She asked with her typical expressionless face.

"Okay, to explain that I will show you this first" I lift my left hand summoning my Oreo spirit surrounded by its 4 black rings, with one of them a tinge of orange.

"Twin spirit" Lingling said.

I scratched my head "Yeah. I have twin spirit. The second one being a food type. My fourth skill was obtained with a Beautiful Silk Tulip, it's..."

"An immortal treasure!" Interjected Lingling surprised.

"Oh! You know about it" I said surprised.

"Of course. My clan is specialized in plant spirits. I have a vast knowledge of plants. There's a secret library where there's an explanation of how potent and rare are the immortal treasure, condensation of heaven and earth energy, improving your foundation with an additional boost of cultivation and in some cases even evolution. My clan is always trying to find one to" she explained.

"Woah! You really know your stuff. Summarizing, my fourth skill had a similar effect, with certain limitations, like limited use or less potency" I said.

Lingling made a strange face "And all the pain that Chenxiang went through, almost dying in the process"

I shook my hands "No, no! This was an abnormal case. What do you think will happen when you inject forcefully a concentration of one type of energy to one spirit of another energy"

"You have a rejection!" She realized "How could you try that, Bai? She is only alive for pure luck" Lingling reprimanded me.

"I know! I never thought of using this ability on her. It was a kind of wager, she was about to leave and I couldn't see that death look in her eyes. I needed to do something and she accepts it, knowing what could happen" I explained.

She nodded "She was at her limit" she said in low voice. Then she looked at me with shining eyes "I have a plant spirit, so...? Will you use this ability on me?" she asked expectantly.

I was a little shocked seeing her reaction, but I quickly laughed "Hahaha".

"Don't laugh at me, Bai" she said returning to her cool self.

"Sorry, I couldn't help to be amused. It was the first time I see you wanting something so eagerly" I apologized "Don't worry, we are friends and I trust you. I was thinking about using the ability on you"

"Great!" She joyful said, contrary with her usual character "Use it now, Bai"

"Wow, I never see you so eager maybe I should wait" I teased her.

She calmed down bowed to me "Mister Ning, could you honor this lowly me, making use of your ability. You will have the eternal gratitude of me and my clan"

"Shut the crap, Lingling!" I shouted at her.

She giggled a little "I thought that you will prefer a polite request".

"When has it mattered to me the crap of manner?" I said, she smiled "Okay, you win, good joke".

I lifted my left hand "♪Wonder if I gave a Golden Oreo♪" I chanted, appearing the usual concentration of light forming a brightly Golden Oreo.

I gave it to Lingling "Eat it quickly, only last 15 seconds" I warned.

Lingling quickly ate it, she fully opened her eyes shocked. Then she sat down, closed her eyes and started cultivating. In contrast to Chenxiang, it seems that all went smooth

After 4 hours of cultivation, she finally opened her eyes. Despite being little change compared with Chenxiang, Lingling experimented some. Her hair became a different kind of blue now with a tint of light green color, her eyes matching this glow. Her body was surrounded by warm green light, only being near it I could sense my vitality improving.

Her face facial expression soften, she no longer seemed an expressionless doll sculpted of ice. She kept her beauty but now the previously cold aura that made her unapproachable, changed to a warmly one that invited to approach her.

I was mesmerized, but not in any romantic way, it was like seeing the most beautiful flower in the world.

When she turned to me she kindly said "Thanks, Bai" Even her voice turned more melodic completely changing her previously empty one. Just as this her green aura disappeared and with it awoke up from my stupor. Even without her green aura her warmly expression maintained.

"All went well, Lingling?" I asked.

She smiled warmly seeming to illuminate the room "It couldn't go better" She opened both of her arms invoking her spirit, a pretty white-pink flower appeared surrounded by ten stamps like branches of green color.

The previously green aura manifested again, this time even stronger, filling the room with a nature scene of grass, flowers... full of vitality.

"Look" Lingling smile became bigger. Then, the green aura expanded through all the room, I could see green particles floating around, all my fatigue disappearing.

"Domain! You obtained a domain!" I said shocked.

Lingling nodded "This domain is an aura healing type, it will heal the people inside, with an improved effect of my own healing" She frowned a little "The problem is that is impossible to control, I will heal all the people without difference friends or foes"

"Even with this is really great, there's any other improvement?" I asked.

She nodded happily "My rank increased 5, I am now rank 47" She grinned "Also my spirit evolved now is the Ten Heart Flowering Apple. It's truly the legendary spirit of my ancestor"

"Legendary? I never heard about it" I said.

"You know that only one every generation can have the Nine Heart Flowering Apple" I nodded "There's a legend passed in my clan, this all started with the founder who created our clan. It was a long time ago so we only know that her name was Ming. She had a simple Apple spirit, and not so great talent, but she put a lot of effort, always trying to improve the lives of the people around, healing them and feeding them. Her mediocrity changed when she found a Fruit of Life a kind of immortal treasure" Lingling explained.

"After that, her spirit bloomed changing to the Ten Heart Flowering Apple, and her talent boosted, easily arriving at titled douluo. According to the legend, her healing was so strong that could even revive the dead, if haven't passed enough time" She said.

"The legend says that she formed the clan for the sake of healing people and that she didn't want any fight. After some time she disappeared without any trace. However, before she left she condensed her power in an apple form and gave to her long friend, that would become the second clan master."

"Her friend spirit transformed becoming a degraded version of the ancestor the Nine Heart Flowering Apple. It is said that that apple was so powerful that even now its power remains. Passing the complete power to the next generation. This can only be passed to one person and even when passing it over, its effects last"

"This is considered the reason why there's only one Nine Heart Flowering Apple for generation, always in the main family. If we believe in the legend, I am now the owner of that Apple. So it will pass to the next generation. However, now that my spirit evolved, maybe I could create another Apple increasing the number of Nine Heart Flowering Apple spirit of my clan" She finished her tale.

She bowed to me "Thank you very much, Bai. I and all my clan are in debt with you. I will repay you in the future".

"What are friends for? Don't worry too much. You helped me enough all these years of continued healing"

"It's not close enough!" She shouted. She sighed " For a start, don't think I forgot about the dog. But I won't ask any more secrets from you. I told you my clan secret, as a first repayment I will permit you to keep your secrets" she said smiling.

I sighed in relive "Thanks, Lingling"

She nodded smiling "Please call me Little Li"

I made a strange face "What?" I said dumbfounded, I rubbed my hair "At least we have the same age. If it makes you happy, Little Li"

She smiled brightly "Great, I will call you Little White"

"How can be both be little" I retorted "Can it be negotiated?"

She shook her head and giggled "Nop! You are Little White"

"If there's no other choice" I accepted reluctantly.

Then Lingling turned serious "I will return to my clan to inform them" she paused "Don't worry, in two weeks you will recuperate your healing machine, even updated!" she giggled.

"Don't say as I use you as an object. You are an irreplaceable part of the team. Take care, Little Li".

She nodded and hugged me warmly, it remembered my mother embrace when I was little. "Tell the other about, and they don't have to worry".

We broke the hug and she left the room saying "See you later, Little White!".

When I was alone "It seems that now only I and Qinghe are missing" I said to myself. Then my stomach growled, remembering that almost one day passed without eating I went to the dining room to find something to eat.