The God Elephant Suppressing Prison Force did not follow the usual rules of other spiritual arts, which required one to reach the Spiritual Movement Realm before cultivating them.
As long as he condensed a Dragon Elephant phantom, his cultivation could enter the Spiritual Movement Realm.
"Of course, even condensing a single Dragon Elephant phantom requires an unimaginable amount of spiritual energy. No one else could possibly succeed in cultivating it within such a short time!"
"But I'm different. I possess a God Vein, and I can gather several times more spiritual energy than ordinary people."
"The God Elephant Suppressing Prison Force is practically tailor-made for me."
Mu Yuan smiled faintly. He was now somewhat looking forward to the Academy Trial ten days from now.
Setting those thoughts aside, he turned his gaze toward Mu Chen and asked,
"Little Mu, have you chosen?"
At that moment, Mu Chen held three jade scrolls in his hands.
The Earth Shaking Art, the Spirit Gathering Mirror, and the Flame Dragon Law—all three were Spirit Grade Low-Rank Spiritual Arts.
Spirit Grade spiritual arts were worth at least a million Spirit Coins.
He could not bear to part with any of the three spiritual arts, and for a moment, he hesitated over which one to choose.
"Little Mu, while these three spiritual arts each have their own merits, their power is roughly equal. You can choose one to cultivate first. If you find a more suitable spiritual art in the future, you can always switch."
Mu Feng offered Mu Chen a suggestion.
Mu Chen nodded, then asked Mu Yuan,
"Brother Yuan, why don't you help me decide?"
Mu Chen had always had great faith in Brother Yuan's judgment.
"Little Mu, none of these three spiritual arts suits you. Dad has another spiritual art hidden away, and it's the most suitable one for you."
Mu Yuan smiled faintly.
The Great Pagoda Scripture was a spiritual art tailor-made for Mu Chen.
"Hm?"
Mu Chen froze for a moment, then turned to Mu Feng and asked,
"Dad, is what Brother Yuan said true?"
He had a feeling that the spiritual art his father had hidden away was extremely important to him.
If he missed it, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Mu Feng shot Mu Yuan a fierce glare and said,
"You brat, there really is nothing you can keep from yourself."
After saying that, Mu Feng took out a dark jade scroll covered in dust from deep within the stone rack. His eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
Only after a long while did he let out a long breath and smile bitterly.
"This jade scroll was left behind by your mother. I had intended to let it remain buried in dust forever."
"Mother?"
Mu Chen's body could not help trembling.
Ever since his birth, it seemed that he had never once seen his mother.
Yet deep in his heart, there was a vague but exceptionally gentle silhouette.
"Mom?"
Mu Yuan was stirred as well.
In his previous life, he had been an orphan without parents.
After transmigrating to the Great Thousand World, he experienced familial affection for the first time.
Although he was not Qing Yan Jing's biological son, he would always remember that faint, gentle figure.
She had shielded him, still in swaddling clothes at the time, from a fatal blow.
She had also crossed countless mountains and rivers to find life-saving medicine for him.
In Mu Yuan's heart, he had long regarded her as his true mother.
"You were always the ones she worried about most. Your father was useless; I couldn't reunite our family."
Mu Feng slowly clenched his hands. Staring intently at Mu Yuan and Mu Chen, he said with self-mockery,
"I tried once, but... I still failed. I'm sorry."
His eyes were filled with endless longing.
Mu Yuan knew that Qing Yan Jing had willingly allowed herself to be imprisoned in the Fudo Ancient Clan for their safety.
"The Fudo Ancient Clan?"
"We brothers will go there and turn it upside down sooner or later."
After a long while, Mu Yuan raised his head and smiled faintly at Mu Feng.
"Dad, don't worry. We brothers will accomplish what you couldn't!"
"Dad, Brother Yuan is right. Brother Yuan and I have grown up. One day, I'll reunite our family, and no one will be able to stop me!"
Determination rose on Mu Chen's youthful face.
Mu Feng stared blankly at his two sons. A wave of sorrow surged through his chest, making his eyes redden slightly. In the end, he nodded heavily.
After leaving the stone chamber, Mu Yuan left the dark jade scroll with Mu Chen and reminded him,
"Little Mu, cultivate this Great Pagoda Scripture diligently. Don't tarnish its name."
"Brother Yuan, Mom left this spiritual art for us. Aren't you going to cultivate it with me?"
Mu Chen looked at Mu Yuan in surprise.
"As the number one prodigy in the world, while the Great Pagoda Scripture is extraordinary, it truly doesn't suit me."
Mu Yuan clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky.
Since he possessed the God Elephant Suppressing Prison Force, naturally he had no interest in the Great Pagoda Scripture.
"..."
Mu Chen looked at Mu Yuan speechlessly.
Mu Yuan sometimes liked to say all sorts of strange things or grand principles.
He was also incredibly narcissistic.
"If you think I'm bragging, we'll have a fight before we return to Northern Spiritual Academy."
Mu Yuan laughed.
"Sure."
Mu Chen nodded and said seriously,
"Brother Yuan, I won't disappoint you."
"Then I'll serve as the witness and see which of my two genius sons is stronger."
Mu Feng's voice sounded from behind them.
"Fine, it's settled then."
Mu Yuan chuckled.
To ensure that he could defeat Liu Yang on the day of the Academy Trial.
Liu Yang possessed a Human Grade Spiritual Vein. Even someone at the middle stage of the Spiritual Movement Realm could not do anything to him.
No one knew exactly how far Liu Yang's strength had reached.
As long as he cultivated until he could defeat Mu Chen, then logically, he should be able to crush Liu Yang completely on the day of the Academy Trial.
There was no flaw in that logic, right?
As for the Spirit Breaking Bead?
Since he knew about that thing, he naturally would not let Liu Yang succeed that day.
"No helping it. Who told me I was familiar with the plot of The Great Ruler?"
Mu Yuan experienced the benefits of spoilers.
No wonder people always said,
"Spoilers feel great for a moment; spoilers feel great forever!"
The next morning.
Brilliant sunlight shone through the gaps between layers upon layers of leaves, forming beams of varying thickness that brightly illuminated the entire courtyard.
"Transform oneself into a pagoda and bear witness to the great path of spirituality..."
Mu Chen sat cross-legged on the stone platform and began circulating his spiritual energy according to the meridian routes described in the cultivation chant.
After a long while, the originally crystalline spiritual energy within his body began to change. Its color gradually darkened into a deep black, emanating an unfathomable aura.
A smile appeared at the corners of Mu Chen's lips.
"I did it!"
That dark black energy could no longer be called spiritual energy. It had to be called spiritual power.
Mu Chen could vaguely sense that beneath its stillness lurked a heart-trembling sharpness and dominance.
Clearly, the spiritual power cultivated through the Great Pagoda Scripture was absolutely incomparable to that cultivated through ordinary spiritual arts!
"What Mom left behind really is no ordinary treasure. Brother Yuan, you may have miscalculated this time."
The Great Pagoda Scripture's power surpassed Mu Chen's imagination. Perhaps there was not another spiritual art in the entire Northern Spiritual Territory that could compare to it.
Mu Chen knew his current strength very well.
He had already entered the beginner stage of the Great Pagoda Scripture.
According to the cultivation chant, the Great Pagoda Scripture should be divided into three realms: Foundation Establishment, Form Condensation, and Pagoda Transformation.
Before returning to Northern Spiritual Academy, he estimated that he would not be far from the first realm, Foundation Establishment.
Forget one Brother Yuan—even ten Brother Yuans might not be able to beat him.
There was no denying that Brother Yuan's talent was truly monstrous, even more monstrous than those people in the Spiritual Road who possessed Heaven Grade Spiritual Veins.
But for him to surpass Mu Chen in just these few days? The possibility was truly slim!
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