Linglang Cave Mansion

The Dongxu Camp is held every thirty to sixty years, with no fixed interval, to prevent the Taiyin Sect from discovering the pattern. Although, over the past thousand years, the Taiyin Sect's influence in the South of the Hundred Realms Life Domain has been weak.

Influenced by the fiery abyss that rises in the sky, Yan Jue Mountain is almost devoid of vegetation, consisting of barren red soil from its waist to its summit.

Only a few magical artifact halls, some sitting and some suspended in the air, are the cultivation residences of the older generation of spirit sentinels of the Mind Master Guard. They are closer to the Fire Abyss and more likely to absorb the light of the heavenly fire.

The books and scrolls were stored in the "Linglang Cave Mansion," located three miles west of the Mind Master Guard recruit camp.

The cave dwelling was crafted using ancient, transcendent ancestral land, forming a small world of its own, spanning several miles in radius. In case of unforeseen circumstances, the formation can be activated to collect and take it away.

Inside the cave, Li Weiyi stood beneath a row of bookshelves, flipping through a book whose cover bore the title "Heavenly Fire Burns Curse".

"The cursed monster is formless; only heavenly fire can reveal its true form, burning and refining it."

"Once a cursed spirit attaches itself to a soul, it requires a person with profound mental power to ignite heavenly fire to refine it. If one is not careful, it may damage the soul at best, or even cause the soul to be completely destroyed."

Li Weiyi frowned and closed the book.

"Given the Great Palace Master's cultivation level, how high must her mental power be to summon heavenly fire to help her refine the cursed monster? Emperor Mind Master?"

According to Li Weiyi, the Zen Sea Observing Mist was Emperor Mind Master a thousand years ago.

Furthermore, Taishi Yu claimed that she had demonstrated extraordinary Psychic Power Attainment in Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, so profound that it was beyond comprehension.

This was the only person Li Weiyi could think of who could help Yu'er.

If Zen Sea Observing Mist's mental power were truly that strong, she would definitely be able to sense Li Weiyi and Yu'er at Dongxu Camp. But the fact that she didn't come says a lot.

Li Weiyi had read through various records about cursed monsters and identified one called "Yin Buddha Louse," which was very similar to the situation that occurred when the curse within Yu'er erupted.

The released Sanskrit chants correspond to the shape of the insect's body.

Legend has it that the Yin Buddha Louse is cultivated from the body of the Buddha, and its transcendent soul is devoured within a few days.

Having discovered this, Li Weiyi now trembles with fear every time he returns to the Blood Mud Space.

Suddenly.

Li Weiyi's eyes lit up as he thought of something, "Yu'er's mental power is also very high, and her consciousness seems to be able to recover briefly due to the external environment. If we take her into the Fire Abyss, perhaps she can regain consciousness briefly on her own and ignite the fire to refine the curse."

Thinking of this, Li Weiyi immediately went downstairs to ask Xue Yan, one of the two instructors at the Mind Master Guard recruit camp.

Xue Yan was stationed at the Linglang Cave Mansion, where she was responsible for guarding the classics, managing the resources and materials for making talismans, refining pills, and forging arrays, and answering questions for the new recruits.

Taishi Yu led nine teams, totaling eight people. She recruited the entire team to help out at the Linglang Cave Mansion, where they were responsible for various odd jobs.

Xue Yan was a beautiful woman in her thirties, dressed in a deep purple robe. She was serious and rarely smiled. She sat under the crystal tree that supported the Linglang Cave Mansion, teaching Taishi Yu and the other two Nine-Star Mind Masters of the Ninth Team how to break through to the Saint Mind Master.

"The Seven Realms of the Saint Spirit are the process of Spirit Refining Soul. One soul, one realm; seven souls, seven realms."

"The first is the Heavenly Rush, the second is the Spiritual Wisdom, the third is the Vitality, the fourth is the Li Po, the fifth is the Zhongshu Po, the sixth is the Jing Qi Ying."

"If you want to break through to the Saint Mind Master, besides condensing your Tenth Psychic Power Star, the most important thing is to nurture the Tian Chong Soul, strengthen it, and then integrate it into the Spirit God."

"The step of Spirit Merging Soul is the most difficult and dangerous. Only by using the Holy Spirit Pill can we reduce the risk and increase the chance of success."

"The Dongxu Camp's only three Holy Spirit Pills were all awarded to the top three new recruits. If you three want to obtain them, you'll have to compete for them in next year 'Annual Exam."

"First, focus on strengthening your Tian Chong Soul. Use spiritual fire to nurture it properly. Like Nangong and Qing Ziqin, after obtaining the Holy Spirit Pill, they broke through to the Holy Spirit realm overnight, gaining three hundred years of lifespan, and their strength became insurmountably far ahead of yours."

"I see that your Tian Chong Soul are still very weak, with only Taishi Yu having condensed about 50-60% of them."

Taishi Yu hurriedly asked, "Sister Yan, does the Tian Chong Soul have to be refined to its full potential before one can attempt to become Saint Mind Master? I feel that the difficulty of refining it is increasing."

Xue Yan has been cultivating for 280 years. Other new recruits call her Instructor, Master Xue, or Senior, and they all respect her greatly. Only this little guy in front of them is so audacious as to call her that.

However, Taishi Yu showed no frivolity, but rather respect without timidity, and his eyes were sincere yet dignified. It was precisely because of this that Xue Yan was not angered by his bold address.

Xue Yan's eyes were icy cold. "If you want to die, then go and try to break through to the next realm! I've already said that the step of Spirit Merging Soul is very dangerous. Even if the Tian Chong Soul is condensed to the fullest extent, there have been tragic cases of souls being scattered during the soul fusion."

"The seven realms of martial arts cultivation are constantly pursued by lifespan; if you don't advance, you die."

"The seven realms of a Mind Master are like dancing on a knife's edge; each breakthrough and each fusion of souls is extremely dangerous. Each has its own unique difficulties!"

Taishi Yu said, "I understand. Thank you for your patient guidance, Sister Yan."

Xue Yan wasn't exactly a patient person, but hearing this made her feel quite comfortable, so she continued, "Every batch of new recruits has very high psychic talent, but ultimately only a third can reach the level of Saint Mind Master and become a Sentinel Spirit. Half are stuck at the Mind Master level, and the rest are almost all unwilling to accept it, forcibly breaking through to the next level, only to spontaneously combust and die."

"The path of a Mind Master is indeed perilous; a lifespan of three hundred years is not so easily won."

"Don't be impatient. Make thorough preparations. You must first refine the Tian Chong Soul to its full potential. Li Weiyi, what is it?"

Standing at a distance, Li Weiyi walked towards the Crystal Jade Tree, clasped his hands in a salute, and asked, "May I ask Instructor Xue, when will the new recruits be allowed to go to the mountaintop for training? Also, I heard that the Valiant Guards and Deputy Commander have entered the Fire Abyss for training. Why can't we?"

Xue Yan said in a deep voice, "Your talent in mental power is indeed remarkable, but you are too ambitious. If you want to enter the Fire Abyss, you must reach the Saint Mind Master Realm, and then absorb the Heavenly Fire to quickly stabilize your realm, so that your spiritual light contains the attributes of the Heavenly Fire. In the future, when you walk in the Netherworld of the Departed, you will not be afraid of curses and monsters. You have only condensed 20% of your Tian Chong Soul, right?"

Generally, one only begins to condense the Tian Chong Soul when they reach the peak of the Nine-Star Mind Master.

Li Weiyi is still some distance from the peak realm, but being able to condense 20 Tian Chong Soul is already quite remarkable. After all, he only learned the condensation method half a month ago.

"Indeed, only 20% has been condensed."

Li Weiyi understood the situation and stopped asking questions. He then said, "I want to purchase a batch of materials for alchemy and talisman making."

"Didn't you just buy materials for five million Spring Coin? Why are you buying more?" Xue Yan gave him a cold look.

"Those were all bought ten days ago!"

Li Weiyi possesses Time Cocoon; ten days within the cocoon is equivalent to two months. For the past two months, he has been attempting to refine the Extreme Day True Pill, failing three times and suffering significant losses of medicinal materials.

The Dongxu Camp possesses the recipe for the Extreme Day True Pill.

Li Weiyi asked, "Instructor Xue, does the Sentinel Spirit Army restrict Sentinels from purchasing materials?"

"There are no restrictions! But you'd better not follow the example of that old fellow from your Jiu Li Tribe who resold resources from the Dongxu Camp. He was captured back then and sent to guard the most dangerous outpost for sixty years."

Xue Yan took out a talisman and handed it to Taishi Yu: "Take him to the storeroom and make sure everything is registered clearly."

"Don't worry, Sister Yan, there won't be any mistakes."

Taishi Yu and Li Weiyi went to the storeroom.

"Materials worth thirty million Spring Coin?"

Inside the warehouse, Taishi Yu was stunned by the number of blood crystals Li Weiyi had produced, and even more surprised by the amount of materials he had purchased. "Even those Longevity Realm Giants aren't as wealthy as you. You're not really planning to resell them, are you?"

These are all blood crystals from the bags of Fu Wenyan, Si Wuyan, Yao Qian, and others.

"Instructor Xue can practically devour someone with just a look, do you think I would dare?" Li Weiyi said, flipping through the storeroom's ledgers.

Taishi Yu, holding the list given to him by Li Weiyi, walked deeper into the warehouse. "Sister Yan has a very gentle personality. You were tricked by Old Qin, so she has a grudge against you."

Before long, Taishi Yu packed the materials for refining talismans and pills that Li Weiyi had requested into a box, took it out, and then registered it with a pen.

"I see some rare medicinal herbs that are six thousand years old. What's the price?" Li Weiyi asked.

The Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors are not lacking in Thousand-Year Elixir and food for the time being, but they lack high-grade medicinal herbs to break through to the Longevity Realm. Currently, the Great Phoenix and the Second Phoenix have both reached the peak of the Ninth Heaven, leading the other Five Phoenix.

Taishi Yu asked, "Sixty Top-grade Blood Crystal, would you like to buy them?"

"I can't afford it right now."

They don't sell special treasures like the Water Element Dragon Scale Armor, the Wind Thunder Banner, or the Blood Pool Silver Sea; Li Weiyi truly can't afford them.

The blood crystals he took out this time, worth 30 million Spring Coin, represented all the monetary wealth he possessed. He had other plans and couldn't just sit around in Dongxu Camp and let his wealth run out.

Li Weiyi put all the materials for refining the Extreme Day True Pill and the Heaven Sword Talisman into his spatial bag and walked out of the Linglang Cave Mansion.

It was already evening when Yun Song, the deputy captain of the team, was waiting outside.

During his recruit assessment, he ranked twelfth among the Mind Master Guard, and his strength was comparable to that of Taishi Yu, both being peak Nine-Star Mind Master.

Li Weiyi had met Yun Song a few times before, and walked over. "The vice captain has come to the Linglang Cave Mansion, why don't you go in?"

"I've been waiting for you."

Yun Song not only cultivates mental power but also martial arts. He is of medium build and lacks the handsome and dashing appearance of Taishi Yu or Chang Yujian. He is serious and earnest. "After the Deputy Commander entered the Fire Abyss, I was the one teaching you how to refine the Yin Breaking Thunder Talisman. It's been half a month. How's it going? In ten days, it will be one month since the new recruits joined the army, and everyone has to hand in a talisman. You're five days late. Is that alright?"

"No problem, we will definitely complete the mission."

Li Weiyi could understand the other person's concerns, since he had been meditating and absorbing the light of the heavenly fire almost every time he arrived at the camp.

When the time was up, they immediately went down the mountain back to the Barracks, hardly showing any sign of practicing talisman making.

Yun Song nodded slightly. "You're number one on the recruit Merit List and a top-tier psychic genius. It's good that you haven't forgotten the mission. Don't blame me for being nosy, but if anyone fails to complete the mission, the whole team will be punished. Why don't you move to Yan Jue Mountain? It's closer to the camp, but there aren't any independent Barracks."

"Such a strong fluctuation."

Li Weiyi sensed something and looked towards the camp.

Yun Song also noticed it, his eyes blazing with intense light. "Someone has broken through to the Saint Mind Master! Blood clouds are rising, and blood light is shining brightly. It's Blood Jade Material, who ranked third in the new recruit assessment."

"Whoosh!"

A crimson glow enveloped most of Yan Jue Mountain, radiating outwards in concentric circles with tremendous force.

The condensed blood cloud briefly obscured the fiery abyss cracks in mid-air.

The young men and women of the Mind Master Guard recruit camp were all alarmed, discussing among themselves and looking with great envy at a house near the camp.

The door opened, and a young figure in magnificent robes, holding a jade staff, stepped out.

In the twilight.

Outside the house, a series of deafening voices rang out. "Congratulations, Captain, on breaking through to become Saint Mind Master!"

"Greetings, Lord Sentinel!"

Yuan Jingsan and Xue Yan were also alerted and rushed to Blood Jade Material's residence. After offering their congratulations, they took him down the mountain to select a palace, cave, and Medicinal Field.

The road down the mountain was bustling with activity and jubilation, illuminated by the lights.

Yun Song cast an incredibly envious glance at them. "You have to admit it. The top three recruits all successfully broke through to the next realm after obtaining the Holy Spirit Pill. That's real strength. Can you see the difference?"

"What?" Li Weiyi asked.