Chapter 77: Enlightenment Cicada
Ye Fan stared at Zixia for a long time, seeing that she had not awakened from the state of enlightenment for a long time. The love and concern for her in his heart were like surging waves, constantly surging and becoming increasingly difficult to suppress.

Perhaps it was the invisible aura of the Six Desires Heavenly Art that was emitted when Zixia was enlightened that disturbed Ye Fan. He couldn't help but want to reach out and touch Zixia's beautiful face. He raised his hand slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then stretched forward carefully. When his fingers were about to touch Zixia's silky skin, they suddenly stopped stiffly as if they were cast under a spell.

Ye Fan was alert to the slight tremor of Zixia's eyelashes. Seeing that she had no further reaction, it was as if some kind of shackles had been broken through in his heart. At this moment, Ye Fan seemed to be completely immersed in his own emotional world, and his thoughts were as chaotic as the snowflakes flying all over the sky in the outside world.

His courage gradually grew unconsciously, and his fingers began to move gently on Zixia's face, as if he was protecting a unique imperial weapon. At the moment when Ye Fan's hand touched Zixia's brow, something strange happened, and he froze.

In a moment, Ye Fan came to a purple world, which was Zixia's spiritual space.

"Ye Fan, how did you get in!" Zixia, who was sitting cross-legged in the void, stared at Ye Fan's figure as it emerged with her beautiful eyes. A hint of surprise flashed across her pretty face, and her expression slightly condensed.

"I have successfully broken through. After I came out, I saw that you had not yet finished your enlightenment. When I walked nearby, my consciousness was involuntarily sucked into this mysterious and strange space." Ye Fan responded quickly.

"Really? But whatever! You came at the right time! Come quickly and help me comprehend the remains of this golden cicada." Zixia's eyes were as sharp as torches, and she easily saw through Ye Fan's excuses. She pondered in her heart that Ye He must have had some bad intentions in the outside world, and as a result, the origin of his spiritual consciousness was extracted by the backup plan she had reserved.

"Is this the void of spiritual consciousness?" Ye Fan quickly came to Zixia's side and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Zixia did not answer directly, but raised her jade finger and pointed at the cicada's shell, and said softly: "Everyone knows that the divine silkworm clan has undergone nine metamorphosis. After the ninth metamorphosis, they can be invincible in heaven and earth. When they have undergone the tenth metamorphosis, they can look down on the past, present and future. The divine silkworm has nine metamorphosis, and each metamorphosis is a rebirth, and each metamorphosis is like gaining a new life. However, few people in the world know that this golden cicada also has seven metamorphosis, one for the world."

"Golden cicada? How?" Countless images flashed through Ye Fan's mind, and he even thought of the mythological story about Monk Tang on Earth.

"That Chosen Source Stone, I have long calculated that I have a deep connection with it. When you broke through, I began to carefully comprehend the mystery within it. Unfortunately, my spiritual power is limited after all, and I cannot fully understand it yet! Come on, lend me your power!" Zixia's voice was crisp and firm, with a charm that was irresistible.

Ye Fan seemed to have a telepathic connection with Zixia, and he and she sat cross-legged with their backs facing each other. The frequency of their spiritual consciousness fluctuations gradually became consistent without any sound, and they once again produced a strong resonance.

Zixia and Ye Fan seemed to have united their minds again. At this moment, they started to use the "Jie" secret together. In an instant, the spiritual power that Zixia could call upon became as majestic and vast as a surging wave.

Zixia once again activated the digital secret, and this time, the golden cicada's remains actually moved, a shadow slowly emerged, and the long cicada chirping also echoed in Zixia's spiritual space. All of this was so peaceful and free, as if it had broken free from the shackles of the secular world and returned to the embrace of the avenue.

Time seemed to flow backwards, and the golden cicada slowly returned to the remains, returned to the earth, and returned to the origin of everything. However, at this moment, time flowed again, and Zixia's consciousness merged into the golden cicada's phantom. She saw, or rather, she turned into the golden cicada, and felt the power that induced it to transform.

The life cycle of the cicada is full of wonders and unknowns. Each transformation and chirping seems to be guided by some mysterious power. This power can be called "probability". It is both the impermanence of fate and the hidden law of the universe. This power seems to be inextricably linked to Zixia's digital secret. As time goes by, the phantom possessed by Zixia slowly crawls to the ground. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth seems to be summoned and gathers to inject new life into it. In pain and struggle, the cicada breaks free from the shackles of the old shell and shows a brand new posture. Its body is shining with golden light, as if it contains endless mysteries.

The dazzling golden light gradually dissipated, and Zixia's vision returned to normal. She stared at the remains of the golden cicada in front of her, and saw that it was slowly decomposing, and a faint golden light was sprinkled into Zixia's spiritual space. At this time, Zixia's mind emerged with a golden cicada's life-saving technique called "Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell".

This magic is extremely powerful. It is said that if one cultivates it to perfection, one can escape the shackles of fate and ignore the fetters of cause and effect. When faced with an absolute murderous intent, one can shed a clone and escape all difficulties. However, this magic can only be used seven times in a lifetime. If it is used more than seven times, it will turn into a spiritual charm between heaven and earth and dissipate in the world.

"Disperse!" Zixia opened her red lips and whispered. As her voice fell, the spiritual space gradually disappeared, and Ye Fan's spiritual source returned to his body. Zixia slowly opened her eyes, but saw a scene that made her laugh and cry. Ye Fan was still playing with her face, pinching her cheeks slightly.

"Hehe! Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I didn't mean to take advantage of anyone's misfortune!" Ye Fan quickly withdrew his hand, smiled awkwardly, and tried to explain his behavior.

Zixia remained silent. She stared at Ye Fan intently, with a dangerous light flashing in her beautiful eyes, as if she was examining Ye Fan's soul.

"I... I just saw a mosquito on your face, so... so I wanted to help you get rid of it." Ye Fan felt his heartbeat accelerating, as if it was about to jump out of his throat.

"Oh? Really?" Zixia looked at Ye Fan with a smile, and a hint of imperceptible cunning flashed in her eyes.

"No, I just can't help but want to play with your face!" Ye Fan gritted his teeth and decided to confess his true feelings.

Zixia showed a hint of surprise on her face, but soon regained her composure. She gently stroked her cheek, as if feeling the warmth left by Ye Fan's fingers.

"Do you want to touch me?" Zixia's voice was full of temptation, as if she was trying to tease Ye Fan's bottom line.

"Very smooth!" Ye Fan answered subconsciously.

"How does it compare to Ji Ziyue's?" Zixia continued to ask.

(End of this chapter)