Shuanghua Valley, Spirit Communication Hall.
Chen Mu sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion before the altar table, his eyes closed in cultivation.
Inside the Jade Seed, the thumb-high Gold-Black Small Gourd drifted up and down within a misty sea of mana.
At a certain moment.
Whoosh!
The entire small gourd instantly shattered into specks of fluorescent light and vanished, leaving only the River Chariot Divine Aperture turning at the center of the Jade Seed.
Chen Mu opened his eyes and slowly worked his somewhat stiff shoulders and neck.
Ever since he had begun internally cultivating the Yellow Springs Gourd, he had lost count of how many times he had witnessed the complete collapse of a Spiritual Treasure Primordial Talisman like this.
"This brand-new Primordial Talisman should be complete next time." As he sensed the feedback granted by the Grey Stone Gate, he felt increasingly at ease.
"Bask in the sun, eat a good meal, take a lazy nap, then continue cultivating the day after tomorrow."
Primordial Talismans were complex and exhausting to construct. After every cultivation session, he would take a day to restore his energy and replenish his mind.
"While I'm resting, I can also study the Ghost Patterns within the Soul Stabilizing Stakes."
Soul Stabilizing Stakes could transform Heavenly Star Vital Qi into Jade Dew and nurture Yinhun in large numbers.
Ever since discovering that their core consisted of Netherworld Ghost Patterns, Chen Mu had been coveting them.
The following morning.
The sun slowly rose.
A gentle breeze blew across a hillside somewhere in Shuanghua Valley.
Beneath the shade of a tree, Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair with his eyes half-closed.
Deep underground beneath the hillside, the armored Giant Spirit God stood before a pitch-black Soul Stabilizing Stake. Both hands pressed tightly against the pillar,