Chapter Eighty-six: Closed Door Meditation

  Third watch!

  Embracing Moon Mountain Cave Mansion

  Chen Ting sat cross-legged on a mat of rushes, under which was a section of the finest spiritual vein, with spiritual energy swirling and clearing his mind.

  He took out the Jade Scroll "Ice Crane Secret" again and read it carefully once more.

  Whoosh!

  A pure white jade bottle fell to the ground in front of him, the stopper opened, and a rich spiritual energy spread out. Inside, there was enough spiritual liquid to weigh 10,000 jin. At first, Chen Xiao had only consumed 2,000 golden spiritual liquids, yet he broke through from the prenatal perfection to the purple mansion's first star, and his realm was solid and unshakeable.

  After some thought, Chen Xiao took out two jade bottles, one black and one green, which were obtained from the bodies of Mo Jiao Wang and Kun Peng Wang. They contained nearly 8,000 catties of spiritual liquid and 130,000 catties of spiritual liquid respectively!

  "1.3 million kilograms? It seems that Kunpeng Wang, in order to break through the Huangting boundary, not only prepared to refine the Blood Spirit Creation Pill, but also prepared a sufficient amount of spiritual liquid... Fortunately for himself..." Chen Xiao took a glance and was also surprised and delighted.

  Lead!

  He arranged the three jade bottles in a row, and Chen Xuan's heart moved slightly. Suddenly, a stream of spiritual liquid gushed out from the white jade bottle, which he swallowed into his abdomen.

  Wow!

  A rich and thick spiritual liquid, like a gentle stream, washes over the meridians of the body, and then transforms into a crystal clear true yuan, which flows into the dantian.

  In the vast and ethereal purple mansion void space.

  With the influx of true yuan, the once dry and withered lake was like a hungry beast, frantically absorbing it.

  The lake surface rose bit by bit.

  Three hours later, the Zifu Grand Lake had reached a state of saturation. The dim stars suspended above the Zifu Grand Lake also emitted a dazzling brilliance, clear as ice and crystal as snow, which was breathtakingly beautiful.

  Rumble!

  Chen Xiao didn't stop his cultivation, but suddenly began to circulate the second heavy method of "Bing He Quan". The entire Zifu Dahai accompanied by a deafening thunder-like sound went crazy spinning.

  Spinning like a turbine, the speed getting faster and faster, the suction force gushing out from within also becoming more and more terrifying. The spiritual liquid inside the white jade bottle was almost just circulating in the meridians for a few rounds before it was swallowed and absorbed.

  The Zifu Great Lake also became wider and deeper!

  Boom!

  A loud bang.

  Above the Zifu Great Lake, a new star suddenly appeared again, standing on both sides with the previous star, looking at each other from afar. With the influx of rolling spiritual liquid and the expansion of the Zifu Great Lake, this newly born star also gradually became brighter, more dazzling, and radiant!

  "The two stars of Zifu have solidified." Chen Tai continued to absorb the rich spiritual liquid in the white jade bottle, without any intention of stopping.

  Out of the 10,000 jin of spiritual liquid in the white jade bottle, 6,000 jin had been consumed when Chen Xiao advanced to the second star of the Purple Mansion. As Chen Xiao continued to advance, the absorption speed of the Purple Mansion's great lake accelerated, and the remaining 4,000 jin of spiritual liquid in the jade bottle was also disappearing rapidly.

  Splish-splash! Splish-splash!

  The Grand Purple Palace's Great Lake continued to expand and deepen, increasing by at least tenfold or a hundredfold compared to before, and this speed was still ongoing.

  Hiss!

  It's unknown how long it took, but the spiritual liquid in the white jade bottle was completely absorbed. Almost at the same time, a black jade bottle next to it spewed out a column of spiritual liquid, which poured into Chen Tai's mouth without interruption.

  Time slips away drop by drop.

  Chen Xiao's eyes were tightly closed, his expression calm and serene, with no intention of stopping his cultivation.

  This is not reckless.

  After grasping a complete Wind Path Intention, Chen Xiao's divine soul had broken through the Nian Li level and reached the Ling Nian stage, on par with Huang Ting realm cultivators.

  What's more important is that, for Chen Xiao at this moment, the level of understanding the Heavenly Dao has already surpassed that of fellow cultivators in the same stage, and even ordinary Huang Ting realm cultivators are not as good as him.

  With the power of his spiritual soul at the level of Ling Nian, and his profound understanding of Dao Yi, Chen Xiao can easily cultivate to the realm of Huang Ting in one breath!

  Of course, on the premise that there is sufficient spiritual energy support.

  Some cultivators are unable to advance, on the one hand because they lack spiritual liquid, and on the other hand because their divine soul is not strong enough. With power surging violently, without a powerful divine soul to control it, they will inevitably explode and die.

  Just like an ordinary person, possessing the true yuan power of moving mountains and seas, but without a matching divine soul, there is only one outcome: unable to control the true yuan, it will instead cause oneself to die in the chaotic flow of true yuan.

  Moreover, the divine soul is also the central core of manipulating magical artifacts in combat. It's a fulcrum; if the divine soul is weak and small, even if the true yuan is extremely rich, it will be impossible to achieve a smooth and effortless manipulation of magical artifacts, and the combat strength will naturally not be strong. If the divine soul is powerful, even if the true yuan is ordinary, it can still bring out the full might of the magical artifact, and the combat strength will also rise with it.

  In short, the use of spiritual soul is extremely mysterious and subtle, and it has a mutually complementary connection with true yuan, boundary, participation in the great way... even with the control of symbols, smelting instruments, and raising beasts, which are inseparable.

  However, the progress of the divine soul is extremely difficult.

  Cultivate your divine soul through three methods:

  1. Visualization techniques

  2. Enlightenment from the Heavenly Way

  3. Tempering your spirit through actual combat and willpower.

  But in the cultivation world, the method of visualization is extremely precious and can only be possessed by a powerful force with profound foundation. Enlightening to the Heavenly Way is also an opportunity that can be encountered but not sought, making it even more difficult.

  Only actual combat can temper one's will, yet this is also the most common method; however, it is also the cruelest and slowest way to cultivate one's divine soul.

  Chen Xuan possesses the image of Fuxi, so there is no need to consider these issues.

  He had already reached the 'thought power' level when he was in the Innate Perfect Realm, and his progress in enlightenment was also extremely astonishing. Now he has mastered a complete Wind Dao Intention, which is of great benefit to his divine soul. Moreover, he has been contemplating the Fuxi God Image day and night, and his divine soul is progressing at all times, not like other cultivators who encounter bottlenecks or stagnation!

  And in this nearly half-year period, he has almost always been through battles, whether it is combat skills or combat will, both have been repeatedly tempered and trained, the firmness of his Taoist heart, the strength of his will, also make his divine soul more solid and refined.

  Visualization!

  Enlightenment!

  Tempering willpower in actual combat!

  All of this laid a solid foundation for Chen Xiao's soul to become stronger, and it was far beyond what other cultivators could compare to.

  ……

  It has been over a month now.

  During this time, Chen Xiao had been in seclusion and did not come out. Du Qingxi and others were also recovering from their injuries.

  Xuan Jing Lao Ding Wang and Qing Qiu Hu Wang also seem to be settling in Bao Yue Mountain, spending their days lounging in the green pine forest on the mountain waist, drinking tea and wine, carefree and happy.

  Du Kui took the opportunity to ask the two demon kings about his doubts in cultivation, and they taught him wholeheartedly, pointing out one by one. Du Kui was overjoyed, feeling as if he was dreaming every day, walking on air.

  However, Du Kui soon became worried because Mount Bao Yue suddenly became lively.

  "Huh? So it's Fellow Daoist Qing Niu, are you also here to pay respects to Senior Chen Suo?"

  "Haha, old toad, you've actually come too! I recall that the Lone Azure Peak is a full 80,000 miles away from here. Your cultivation must have taken at least half a month of running!"

  "Could it be? Ah, you actually have the Nine Xuan Ling Rong Yu!"

  "Cut it out! This gift of mine is still quite modest. Now that we're going up to Bao Yue Mountain, if you don't bring out some rare treasures, you'll lose face!"

  Near Mount Bao Yue, big and small monsters carried all kinds of gifts, either in twos or threes, or in groups of four or five, like waves surging up Mount Bao Yue, extremely lively.

  Since Chen Yao beheaded the Black Ape King of Kuangshui Cave, the Purple Copper Mountain Thunder Eagle King, the Moon Lake Ink Python King, and the Xiao Yue Ridge Kunpeng King, his name has become the most resounding, and he has become the number one figure in the 100,000-mile radius of the southern barbarian's deep mountains.

  Especially after hearing that Xuan Jing Lao Ding Wang and Qing Qiu Hu Wang had also become Chen Yao's closest friends, Chen Yao's reputation rose to new heights, causing countless powerful demons to feel reverence and fear.

  The Bao Yue Mountain where Chen Yao resides has naturally become a sacred place in the hearts of many demons in the deep mountains of Nanman, attracting countless demons to come and visit, with unprecedented prosperity.

  "Is Senior Chen Xiao still in seclusion?"

  "Yes, we've come to pay our respects to the two seniors, Xuan Jing Lao Wang and Qing Qiu Hu Wang. And also, we're here for Chen Tang senior. Mu Kui, don't disappoint us."

  Every day, almost every demon who came to Mount Bao Yue would ask to see Chen Xiao, and Mu Kui had been asked so many times that his ears were about to grow calluses. He replied with the same answer a thousand times: "Senior Chen Xiao is in seclusion."

  I was really forced to a dead end, so I diverted the spearhead elsewhere, "When will Senior Chen Xu come out, I don't know either, didn't you see that both Xuanjing Wang and Qingqiu Wang are also waiting? Why don't you ask the two kings?"

  Even so, Mu Kui was very busy, having to socialize with the various demons and monsters, set up banquets for them to eat and drink, send them off, and then transport all sorts of gifts, being busy from dawn till dusk, dizzy and disoriented.

  This situation was greatly alleviated after Qingqiu Fox King arranged for more than a hundred beautiful fox spirits under his command to serve as attendants.

  "I don't know when Senior will come out of seclusion either. If he doesn't come out again, these guys might just stay on Bao Yue Mountain and not leave."

  On the mountain waist, green pine forest, Mu Kui sat on his knees behind a desk, eating fine wine while secretly muttering to himself. In the vast empty space near him, thousands of meters in size, were packed with all kinds of demons, some newly arrived and others who had been lingering for many days, all waiting to meet Chen Suo.

  "Unexpectedly, Chen Yao turned out to be so popular." Tanaka Akane said with envy.

  "Haha, I think so too, it's like a mountain king, but the monkey wine here is really good." Song Lin said drowsily with sleepy eyes, hugging the wine jug.

  Du Qingxi didn't say anything, but she was also overjoyed in her heart. As for why, she couldn't quite put it into words either. Women are like that, always inexplicably happy or annoyed.

  Rumble!

  At this moment, the gate of the cave mansion, which had been tightly closed for a month, slowly opened.

  Splash!

  At this moment, all sounds disappeared, and in the sudden silence, all eyes turned to the cave.

  The excitement and anticipation were barely concealed, even breathing seemed to be held back.

  Under the gaze of the crowd, a tall figure slowly emerged from the cave.