Heavenly Xuan Enables Spirit Awakening

Heavenly Xuan Enables Spirit Awakening

Li Fan was somewhat surprised. He had only just arrived on Ten Thousand Immortals Island—how had someone already sent him a video message? When he opened it, a somewhat familiar figure immediately appeared.

It was Xiao Heng.

At this moment, he looked like an entirely different person from four or five years ago.

Clad in white robes, his long hair drifting in the wind, he faintly carried an air of one beyond the dust of the world.

"Big Brother Li, you finally came," Xiao Heng said with a smile.

"Back when we were on Liuli Island, I received much care from you. I had never found a way to repay you. When I broke through to the Qi Refining Stage that day, I left without saying goodbye, which only added to my guilt."

"After coming to Ten Thousand Immortals Island, I learned that techniques are hard to come by in today's Cultivation World. Especially for newcomers who have just joined the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, it often takes one or two years of accumulating Merit Points before they can afford to exchange for a Qi Refining Stage technique."

"That was how it was for me back then. Fortunately, as one's strength rises, the ways to earn Merit Points increase as well, and things gradually get better."

"Since beginning cultivation, I have encountered many fortuitous opportunities. A year ago, I had just broken through to the Qi Refining Late Stage, but now I have encountered another bottleneck. I wish to head to the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace Ruins in the center of the Congyun Sea, seek out a Heavenly Earth Marvel, and establish my Dao Foundation. Such marvels are difficult to find. Once I leave, I may not return for several years."

"Before leaving, I have left you a Water Attribute Technique. Ten Thousand Immortals Island lies in the Congyun Sea, where water qi is at its most abundant. Water Attribute Techniques are the easiest to cultivate here, and their power is quite formidable as well. Big Brother Li, remember to cultivate diligently. It is best not to rashly leave the island until you break through to the Qi Refining Mid-Stage."

"When I return, I will surely drink to our hearts' content with you, Big Brother Li!"

Xiao Heng's figure gradually vanished, leaving behind a Jade Slip.

"Minor Evolution Water Art. Qi Refining Stage technique. Current number of cultivators: 0."

Li Fan checked it and found that the Minor Evolution Water Art Xiao Heng had given him only contained the portion up to the Qi Refining Mid-Stage. It was incomplete.

Even so, it required a full 800 Merit Points to exchange for it through the Heavenly Xuan Mirror.

"This kid..." Li Fan's heart warmed.

Come to think of it, Li Fan had not done Xiao Heng any great favor.

He had merely buried Su Changyu and helped him arrange a slightly better place to settle down on Liuli Island.

Moreover, Xiao Heng had also provided Li Fan with the correct information about Star Sea Quicksand.

Yet Xiao Heng had always kept this small kindness in his heart. Even now, when his cultivation had already far surpassed Li Fan's, he had not cast it aside.

It seemed Xiao Heng's character truly was quite good.

Of course, perhaps part of the reason was that Xiao Heng believed they were both people from the Departed Realm.

No matter what, Li Fan would remember this matter.

He, Li Fan, was not the sort of person who repaid kindness with enmity.

Along with the Minor Evolution Water Art came another tiny Jade Slip.

It was the Supreme Primordial True Scripture that Li Fan had heard Kou Hong mention long ago.

Cultivating this art allowed one to disperse one's cultivation at will without losing much cultivation, and in the present-day Cultivation World, it was something every cultivator had to learn.

With the Minor Evolution Water Art and the Thousand Machines Jade Ring Golden Chapter in hand, supplemented by the Supreme Primordial True Scripture—

Li Fan swiftly made his decision.

On the surface, he would cultivate the Minor Evolution Water Art to deceive others, while secretly cultivating the Thousand Machines Jade Ring Golden Chapter in private.

Of course, it would be best to find an excuse and wait until he had left Ten Thousand Immortals Island before cultivating the Thousand Machines Jade Ring Golden Chapter. Although the Heavenly Profound Realm might not pay attention to a minor Qi Refining Stage cultivator like Li Fan, there was never anything wrong with being cautious.

Having only just entered the Cultivation World, Li Fan knew nothing about many matters.

He needed to make up for his deficiencies properly.

Fortunately, information related to common knowledge in the Heavenly Xuan Mirror was available for free.

Thus, for several whole days, Li Fan remained within the Heavenly Xuan Mirror, greedily devouring all the relevant information.

"Congyun Sea Chart" meticulously described the terrain, specialties, and history of the various islands in the Congyun Sea.

"Primer on Cultivation" explained the matters requiring attention after entering the Qi Refining Stage and before formally cultivating a technique—for instance, the basic applications of divine sense and the manipulation of spiritual qi.

"The Four Essentials of Cultivation" introduced the four indispensable elements of cultivation: techniques, wealth, companions, and cultivation grounds. Among them, it emphasized the scarcity and importance of techniques in the current cultivation world. It especially warned young cultivators not to casually reveal the techniques they cultivated to others, lest unimaginable disasters befall them.

"Ancient Cultivation Secret History" was narrated from the first-person perspective of an Outer Sect Disciple of the Great Dao Sect in Ancient Times. It told of how he passed all manner of trials, step by step becoming an inner sect disciple, a true disciple, a Dao Child, and finally the Sect Leader of the Great Dao Sect.

"Heavenly Xuan Mirror Shopping Guide" listed several items cultivators should prioritize exchanging for in the Heavenly Xuan Mirror, such as Storage Rings and protective robes.

Li Fan spent seven or eight days reading all these free books.

The books that made him drool next, such as "Introduction to Arrays," "Elementary Understanding of the Dao of Pills," "Fundamentals of Artifact Crafting," and "Cultivation World Treasure Compendium," all required large amounts of Merit Points to exchange for.

Li Fan had only just arrived and his purse was empty. He could only leave them for later.

Taking advantage of the remaining free lodging time within the Heavenly Xuan Mirror, Li Fan began cultivating the Minor Evolution Water Art.

He had already learned the benefits of cultivating within the Heavenly Xuan Mirror.

By spending Merit Points, one could activate the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's assisted cultivation mode.

In this mode, the concentration of spiritual qi within the Heavenly Xuan Mirror would increase to several times that of the outside world, nearly rivaling a top-tier Grotto-Heaven. Moreover, it could be converted into the corresponding attribute of spiritual qi required by the cultivator, inexhaustible and limitless, allowing cultivators to cultivate to their hearts' content without worrying about insufficient spiritual qi.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Xuan Mirror would grant cultivators training within it the state of "Spirit Awakening." In this state, one's comprehension would greatly increase, making techniques much easier to cultivate.

Spending 10 Merit Points, Li Fan exchanged for one day of assisted cultivation.

As great quantities of spiritual qi poured in, Li Fan began cultivating according to the Minor Evolution Water Art.

Very quickly, he felt the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's boost to his cultivation speed.

It was as though the spiritual qi had been compressed and accelerated, gathering toward Li Fan's body of its own accord.

The obscure and profound passages of the Derivation Water Art became understandable at a glance and mastered with a single read.

When spiritual qi first circulated along the route of the technique, it felt as though it had already traveled that path hundreds or thousands of times, incomparably smooth.

This "super cultivation state" nearly gave Li Fan the illusion that he was a peerless genius blessed by heaven.

Cultivation had become a kind of enjoyment.

Li Fan immersed himself in it, unable to pull free.

A day swiftly passed.

The moment time was up, Li Fan abruptly withdrew from that incomparably smooth cultivation state.

When he circulated his technique again, he keenly felt the difference.

His cultivation speed under assisted cultivation mode was more than thirty times faster than when he cultivated on his own! The immense sense of disparity nearly made Li Fan unable to resist exchanging for another day.

But when he looked at his remaining 10 Merit Points, Li Fan forcibly restrained himself.

"Such a treasure ought to belong to me."

A surge of greed immediately rose in Li Fan's heart.