Picking Flowers
After the magical energy in the seven Qi Sea was restored, Li Weiyi once again introspected the Divine Palace.
The Twelve-Character Dao Seed floated in mid-air, forming a Soul Bridge that connected with the internal energy and soul.
The magical power gushing from this tenth spring is liquid, like a pool of water. Illuminated by the Twelve-Character Dao Seed above, it shines with five colors, much like a glassy solution, full of myriad Divine Charm.
Ever since cultivating the Tenth Spring, Li Weiyi has been reluctant to use liquid mana, constantly accumulating it.
Now that it has reached the Dao Seed Realm, liquid mana is constantly gushing out. Compared to when it was in the Five Seas Realm, the spring is several times larger.
With an experimental mindset, Li Weiyi mobilized his liquid magic power and channeled it towards his String Meridian and Trace Meridians. In his mind, one of the twelve divine figures appeared, and he carefully savored the essence he had gained from his previous battle with it.
The fingers form hand gestures, creating a series of overlapping shadows.
"Whoosh!"
The Compassionate Sail Opening Light were performed.
The air around the point of the fingertip vibrated violently, forming a sonic boom cloud the size of a washbasin.
The speed at which the fingers are extended exceeds the speed of sound.
A beam of light shot out from the center of the sonic boom cloud, tearing the surface of the Tanggu Sea apart with a loud crash, forming a long waterway.
The waves churned and rolled on both sides of the waterway, creating a magnificent spectacle.
"Such powerful strength! The concentrated finger energy possesses terrifying penetrating force, comparable to a first-level Major Technique."
Li Weiyi didn't know how to cultivate the twelve moves of scattered techniques like a Major Technique. There was no division into one, two, or three levels, nor a complete and specific cultivation system.
"Perhaps it's related to the scriptures I've come to understand."
"I've only just begun cultivating the Dao, using the Twelve Scattered Techniques as a bridge, and have only obtained one scripture seed from each of them. The more scriptures I comprehend, the more profound my cultivation of the Chan Sect Twelve Loose Hand Techniques will be, and the greater their power will definitely be."
In Li Weiyi's view, the twelve figures that appeared when the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish was activated were not True Person, but rather the incarnations of twelve Daos.
He couldn't understand what "Tao" was, so he subconsciously personified "Tao".
No one could explain it to him; everything was just guesswork.
Li Weiyi then tried again, mobilizing the magical energy in his seven Qi Sea to Compassionate Sail Opening Light technique.
Its power was indeed greatly reduced.
It's only equivalent to the first level of a minor Major Technique.
This is already quite remarkable!
Li Weiyi has only just begun cultivating the Dao, yet he has already mastered twelve Major Technique. As a result, he doesn't have to rely entirely on magical artifacts in battle, allowing him to be more adaptable and adjust to different combat environments.
It should be noted that Wang Shu spent three years cultivating a Major Technique, and was then directly appointed as a divine son, achieving a meteoric Dragon Gate.
If Wang Shu were still alive, he would probably die of anger upon learning that Li Weiyi was proficient in thirteen Major Technique.
"It's best to avoid using liquid mana, otherwise it will be too shocking to the world. Who knows, we might be captured by Longevity Realm Giants and forced to teach us the cultivation method of the Twelve Loose Hand Techniques."
"From the outside world's perspective, I am Feng Fu Zhongdao."
On the sea, Li Weiyi demonstrated each of the Twelve Loose Hand Techniques one by one, and clearly felt that he had gained new understanding and insights compared to before.
While performing the moves, one can sense the presence of the Dao, surrounding one's body.
Unseen, ungraspable.
It can only be understood little by little.
"Whoosh!"
He Clear Void Cicada Evasion Step, and a wisp of blue cloud and mist remained beneath his feet.
She weaves among the blooming Xihe Flower, holding a jade bottle, a magical artifact, to collect their dew.
The main ingredient for refining the Star Day Pill is the Extreme Day Light Dew.
Yin Er said that it was a treasure born from the land of polar day, like liquid light.
Li Weiyi felt that Tanggu Sea could also be considered a place of polar day. The dew of Xihe Flower was indeed not as good as the Extreme Day Light Dew, but he had studied it and found that it contained a strong and hot spiritual light substance, which had one or two tenths of the effect of the Extreme Day Light Dew.
After some refinement, it is perfectly suitable for alchemy.
The key difference is that the Extreme Day Light Dew extremely expensive, costing 30,000 to 40,000 Spring Coin per drop. In contrast, Xihe Flower can be collected in considerable quantities every day.
Not long after, Li Weiyi returned to the underground cave.
He sat at the bottom of the pitch-black cave, a strong feeling of hunger rising in his stomach. He took out the jerky he had prepared in advance and put it in his mouth to chew.
"This feeling of hunger only comes each time I Time Cocoon. Could it be that the Divine Palace Seedling took ten days?"
Li Weiyi recalled that the battle with the twelve divine figures on the ocean of scriptures had indeed taken a great deal of time. The longest battle lasted a full three hundred and twenty-seven times before he finally obtained the Dao Seed Scripture.
In the spirit world, his mental power has been mostly restored.
He released his spiritual light once more, activating the two fish eyes.
One is Buddha's Sarira, and the other is a bone from the brow of the Daoist patriarch.
"Whoosh!"
A radiant light rose, a Tai Chi millstone appeared, and space distorted.
Li Weiyi carefully sensed the space and discovered fluctuations in time.
The ocean of Daoist and Buddhist scriptures appeared once again beneath my feet, undulating like the sea and dazzling like a starry sky.
Since no Battle Intent was released, the Twelve Divine Shadows did not appear.
Walking on the ocean of scriptures, Li Weiyi's mind was clear. He carefully observed and comprehended, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "I understand! The Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish is the supreme codex of the Chan Sect, containing an ocean of scriptures."
"The Twelve Divine Shadows that evolved from the Twelve Loose Hand Techniques are the twelve keys to comprehending this codex. Or rather, they are the twelve teachers who imparted the code."
"They practiced the same codex, but those twelve people achieved different results."
"Right now, I'm essentially combining the strengths of twelve different approaches to find the thirteenth possible outcome. You're such a silent type, aren't you?"
No one answered him.
Li Weiyi suppressed her smug smile and withdrew from the sea of scriptures.
A long time has passed, and he doesn't know what's happening outside. He's a little worried and can only wait until he returns to the Southern Clear Palace to go into seclusion and cultivate.
"I need to find someone I can absolutely trust to take a look at my current state after activating both fish eyes simultaneously. Has the space changed? Has time changed?"
Li Weiyi walked out of the spider hole.
It was pitch black and cold outside, with only a faint light coming from the direction of the Nether Flower Black Swamp.
The air was filled with the stench of decay accumulated over thousands of years, and contained miasma.
With his current Dao Seed Realm, he has long since transcended the mortal body. This level of poison gas, once inhaled, can be rapidly refined by his magical energy.
Only the poison of the "Earth Spirit Grey Mist" in Coffin Mountain poses a certain threat to him.
Donning the mask, Li Weiyi stepped into a boundless, dark swamp, his figure disappearing into the miasma as he emerged from beneath a cloud of magical energy.
Second Phoenix flew out and landed on his shoulder, their six claws upright, their wings folded to cover their bodies. If you didn't look at their heads, they didn't resemble moths or butterflies; instead, they looked like colorful birds.
Over the past nine months, Second Phoenix has grown a bit and reached the Second Heaven the Dao Seed Realm.
Li Weiyi wealth and resources were mostly consumed by those seven.
Their growth rate is getting slower and slower. If you throw an ordinary Thousand-Year Elixir at them, it won't even make a ripple after they eat it.
Li Weiyi said to Second Phoenix, "We've come to the Nether Flower Black Swamp for only two things. First, to find the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone. Second, to find the Meditation Flower."
"The more you find, the more Merit Value you can exchange for, which can then be used to purchase more Thousand-Year Elixir. Also, try to find Old Qi and Tuoba's auras and see what they've gained."
"Whoosh!"
The Second Phoenix spread their wings and flew into the sky, their eyes becoming bright and their sense of smell fully activated.
Before long, it spotted something, swooped down, and flew at high speed in a certain direction.
"Is your perception that sharp?"
Li Weiyi used his movement technique to keep up.
After running for several miles, a strange white flower the size of a fist appeared before them. It grew in the decaying mud above the water's surface, without leaves, only a foot-long stem.
"The white Meditation Flower is the lowest grade and can be exchanged for 1,000 Merit Value. After consuming it, the mage can enter a deep meditative state."
Li Weiyi quickly took out the Cold Jade Box and walked over.
From a distance on the right, came a dense, piercing sound.
A swarm of Bone-Corroding Miasma Mosquito flew in, their number countless, like a black cloud.
The Meditation Flower is like the ephemeral beauty of the night-blooming cereus; it grows extremely quickly, and once it blooms, its fragrance attracts all sorts of malevolent creatures from the vicinity. Therefore, whether or not one can pick it depends entirely on luck, and it is extremely dangerous.
Such a massive Bone-Corroding Miasma Mosquito Swarm would force even ordinary Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivator to flee in terror.
Li Weiyi ignored them, used his magical energy to envelop the white Meditation Flower, plucked it, and quickly placed it into the Cold Jade Box.
Meanwhile, Second Phoenix had already driven back the swarm of Bone-Corroding Miasma Mosquito.
"The Bone-Corroding Miasma Mosquito is General-class Fierce Insect. Each one is comparable to a martial arts master in the First Realm or Second Realm of the Five Seas Realm. Why don't you subdue it?" Li Weiyi communicated with Second Phoenix using his telekinesis.
Erfeng's answer left Li Weiyi Second Phoenix amused and exasperated.
It said that the seven of them were usually hungry, so how could they feed the Bone-Corroding Miasma Mosquito Swarm they had subdued?
Li Weiyi rolled her eyes. As long as you provide food for the seven of them, they can eat forever, to the point of stuffing themselves to death.
How can anyone get full from this?
Li Weiyi released his mental power to probe the depths of the rotten mud.
The Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone is found in the rotten mud deep beneath the Meditation Flower. However, it's not found beneath every Meditation Flower; it all depends on luck.
Li Weiyi was unlucky and gained nothing.
One day later.
Li Weiyi put the fifteenth Meditation Flower into the box.
Among them, there are twelve white Meditation Flower and three blue ones.
The blue Meditation Flower can be exchanged for 10,000 Merit Value and is a medicine to help Great Mind Master meditate deeply.
The most precious item is the Purple Meditation Flower, which can be exchanged for 100,000 Merit Value and can help Mind Master meditate deeply.
Each deep meditation greatly increases mental power.
"Huh!"
Li Weiyi's eyes lit up; his Earth Nerve Technique detected strange fluctuations beneath the rotten mud of this Meditation Flower.
A chain of spiritual light flew out from between his brows and pierced deep into the rotten mud.
"Whoosh!"
A tiny Spiritual Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragment, about the size of a grain of rice, was pulled out and fell into Li Weiyi's hand. Second Phoenix flew over and landed on his shoulder, staring intently with wide eyes.
"Finally found one. It doesn't seem too difficult." Li Weiyi carefully put it away.
He needed to collect as many treasures as the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone as possible; otherwise, where would he find them after leaving the Underground Immortal Mansion?
Without this item, his mental power cultivation would improve at an incredibly slow pace.
Second Phoenix made a "chirp chirp" sound.
"Good, good, you deserve a lot of credit..."
Li Weiyi narrowed his eyes and saw five figures, arranged in a fan shape, closing in on him. They were holding magical artifacts and wearing the Rice Robe of core disciples.
Judging from their posture, they had clearly discovered that Li Weiyi had just taken the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone and were trying to hunt him down.
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
Upon approaching, one of the core disciples with Pure Immortal Body saw the Second Phoenix on Li Weiyi's shoulder, and his expression changed instantly. He immediately used his magical energy to transmit his voice to the other four.
The five people stopped in their tracks, looked at each other, and were at a loss for what to do.
What are you trying to do?
Li Weiyi wore a mask, stood with his hands behind his back, spoke in a calm tone, and exuded an extraordinary air.
The five people looked at his upright figure and felt an invisible force surging towards him. They trembled instantly, put away their magical artifacts, bowed to him, and didn't even dare to think of escaping.
One of the core disciples of the Seventh Sea, his voice trembling with nervousness, said, "Greetings, Your Highness the Fourth Divine Son. We... we were just passing through..."
Li Weiyi strolled over, taking several steps at a time. "Oh, you recognized me!"
"I can't recognize Your Highness, but I can recognize Your Highness's extraordinary insect. I was fortunate enough to watch Your Highness slay Wang Shu from afar. Your Highness's demeanor is unparalleled; we mere mortals can only admire you from afar," said the core disciple of the Seventh Sea.
Li Weiyi said, "Saying all this is useless! You were clearly trying to hunt me down and seize my treasures. You all have such audacity. If I were only at the Five Seas Realm, wouldn't I already be dead at your hands?"
A core disciple of the Fifth Sea, terrified, knelt in the mud, his legs buckling. "Your Highness, spare us! We were just passing by and were heading back. We only came to investigate after discovering the radiance of the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone. How could we dare harm our fellow disciples?"
The person before me killed the former Fourth Divine Son for the same reason.
How could they not be afraid?
There is great fear when faced with life and death.