Willow Deity's Teaching! Breakthrough to Spirit Transformation Realm!

Ye Xuan stood at the very front, watching this world-shaking, awe-inspiring phenomenon, the Heavy Pupils in his eyes flickering.

"Is this the aura of an Immortal King Giant?"

Though he did not kneel, his body still felt an immense pressure. It was an absolute suppression of Life Level.

But he smiled.

The stronger the Willow Deity was, the more stable his backing in this world became.

These dozen drops of Three Lights Divine Water were worth every bit of the cost!

A long time passed.

The sky-filling phenomenon slowly receded.

The Three Thousand Divine Kingdoms faded into the void, leaving only a few hundred crystalline willow branches gently swaying in the wind.

Though it still looked like a tree, the essential aura was now completely different.

If before it had been a candle flickering in the wind, now it was a blazing, roaring bonfire.

"Little one, thank you."

The Willow Deity's voice sounded once more.

This time, it was no longer the ethereal, detached tone of before, but carried a trace of warmth, even a hint of an elder's affection for a junior.

The voice rang directly in Ye Xuan's heart, like a spring breeze brushing his face.

It knew well that without these heaven-defying divine waters from Ye Xuan, recovering to this state would have required at least ten years of settling in the Great Wilderness, or even longer.

This karmic debt was too great.

Ye Xuan bowed slightly, his expression humble.

"This Humble One's master is too kind."

"Since this disciple has entered the sect, honoring the master is only proper. As long as it aids the master's recovery, this disciple is fully content."

He took no credit, showed no pride.

The Willow Deity grew even more satisfied with this newly accepted disciple.

Peerless talent, abundant resources, and rarer still, a steady temperament that respected the teacher and honored the path.

"You are good."

A willow branch brushed lightly, and a beam of green light descended, enveloping Ye Xuan.

"Since you have formally acknowledged me as master, I will no longer hold back."

"You possess an Innate Physique, with foundations so deep they are beyond imagination, but your application of cultivation is a blank slate."

"Today, I shall pass on to you the Cultivation System of this realm, as well as my own method."

As the words fell.

Countless golden runes flew out from the willow branches, like stars filling the sky, drilling into Ye Xuan's brow.

They contained the complete essence of the Perfect World cultivation system.

From Blood Moving, Cave Heaven, Spirit Transformation, all the way to Engraved Patterns, Array Formation, and even Venerable, Divine Flame...

The cultivation essentials of every realm, the breakthrough techniques for every bottleneck, down to the smallest detail, were all imprinted into Ye Xuan's mind.

Then came.

A single emerald-green original rune, shaped like a willow leaf.

The moment that rune appeared, the blood and Qi within Ye Xuan's body trembled involuntarily.

A domineering intent, brimming with endless vitality yet also containing destruction and rebirth, exploded within his sea of consciousness.

The Willow Deity Method!

This was the Willow Deity's ultimate, trump-card supreme divine ability!

It governed life force, yet also commanded slaughter. Once cultivated, one's vitality would be as tenacious as spring grass, and one's attacks as overbearing as a divine whip splitting the heavens.

"Focus your mind. Comprehend."

The Willow Deity's voice guided him.

Ye Xuan closed his eyes, sitting cross-legged beneath the tree.

His Heavy Pupils spun wildly beneath his eyelids, Chaos Qi flowing.

For others, comprehending the Willow Deity Method might take years or even decades just to enter the gate.

Because this method was too profound, touching upon the origin of the Great Dao of Life.

But Ye Xuan was different.

He possessed the Chaos Heavy Pupils, born able to see through the origin of all things.

In his field of vision, that complex original rune was rapidly dismantled.

Strand by strand, the Dao patterns were peeled away, transformed into the simplest, most direct stream of information.

"So that's it..."

"Place yourself in a dead end to find life, nurture vitality from destruction."

Only the time it took for one cup of tea had passed.

A faint green light suddenly rippled across Ye Xuan's body.

Behind him, a blurry phantom of a willow tree slowly emerged—still faint, but already taking shape and capturing its spirit.

"Hm?"

Willow Deity's hundreds of branches all paused at once.

"This fast?"

Even knowing Ye Xuan's extraordinary talent, it hadn't expected such exaggeration.

Mastering the Willow Deity Method in the span of a cup of tea?

This comprehension was simply unreasonable!

But Ye Xuan didn't stop.

Having grasped the method, the next step was—breaking through realms!

The Innate Spiritual Qi within him had long accumulated to a terrifying degree, like a dam filled to bursting, only lacking a sluice gate to release the flood.

Now, that gate had opened.

"Blood Moving, rise!"

Ye Xuan shouted inwardly.

Rumble!

The blood within his body instantly boiled, roaring like a great river in flood.

Without needing deliberate guidance, the Innate Spiritual Qi transformed into surging Divine Radiance, merging into every drop of blood.

Blood Moving—early stage... mid stage... late stage... perfection!

In the blink of an eye.

The strength in Ye Xuan's single arm had already broken through a hundred thousand jin.

But he didn't stop; this was only the foundation.

"Cave Heaven, open!"

Ye Xuan suddenly stood up and let out a long cry.

"Buzz!"

The void trembled.

Above his head, a Cave Heaven like a volcanic crater materialized out of thin air.

Inside that Cave Heaven, Crimson Mist surged and Auspicious Qi coiled in thousands of strands, as if connecting to a corner of the Immortal Realm.

Then.

The second, the third...

Those Cave Heavens that ordinary cultivators found as difficult as ascending to heaven popped up one after another like blowing bubbles.

In an instant.

Nine Cave Heavens lined up behind Ye Xuan, forming a circle like a Divine Ring.

This was already the limit of a Lower Realm Prodigy.

But Ye Xuan's expression remained relaxed, even a little unsatisfied.

"Still not enough."

He thought of the clump of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil that Nuwa had bestowed when creating humanity.

"Tenth Cave Heaven, open for me!"

Boom!

A detonation erupted from within Ye Xuan's body.

The tenth Cave Heaven was forced out!

Ten Cave Heavens appeared together, resonating with each other, divine radiance interweaving, casting Ye Xuan like a Young Heavenly Emperor.

The people of Stone Village were already dumbfounded.

Shi Yunfeng's mouth hung wide open, his jaw nearly dislocated.

"T-ten... ten Cave Heavens? The legendary Ten Cave Heavens?"

"Heavens, am I dreaming?"

"Young Immortal Master, this is... too fierce, isn't it?"

Yet, Ye Xuan still didn't stop.

Ten Cave Heavens were not his end, merely his springboard.

He felt the power within him still surging—that innate foundation was too deep, and merely opening ten cave heavens could not exhaust it.

"Since that's the case, then take another step forward!"

"Spirit Transformation!"

Ye Xuan formed hand seals, and the ten cave heavens abruptly contracted, beginning to feed back into his physical body.

Flesh becomes spirit!

Mind becomes spirit!

His body began to turn crystalline and translucent; his bones, organs, and viscera all emitted light, as if evolving toward a higher form of life.

A radiance of spirituality burst forth from the crown of his head.

Spirit Transformation Realm, achieved!

Only at this step did Ye Xuan feel the swelling sensation within him ease slightly.

He took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the urge to break through further.

Though he could still push toward the Engraved Patterns Realm, doing so might leave his foundation unstable.

On the path of cultivation, the groundwork must be laid solid.

"Haa—"

Ye Xuan slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. The airflow shot out like a sword, piercing three zhang away and blasting a deep pit into the ground.

He restrained his aura, and the ten cave heavens behind him gradually faded from view.

He opened his eyes.

Within his Double Pupils, divine light receded inward, replaced by an unfathomable calm.

From a mortal who only knew brute force to an expert of the Spirit Transformation Realm—

It had taken him no more than the time of a single meal.

"Thank you, Master, for transmitting the method."

Ye Xuan bowed once more toward the willow tree.

The Willow Deity was silent for a moment, as if also digesting the overwhelming scene before her.

After a long while, the willow branches swayed gently, and a somewhat complex sigh drifted through the air.

"Your talent..."

"Truly defies the heavens."

All around, the villagers of Stone Village remained frozen in their dazed postures.

They stared at the youth standing beneath the tree, clad in animal hide, with only one thought in their minds:

Is this still human?

This must be a Reincarnated God, right?