Melding Spirit Returning to One
In the days that followed, Chen Mobai waited for the Student Union council to contact him while continuing to grind on the Magic Treasure Tree.
After obtaining the Longevity Tree Sap from the Water Attribute Technique, he then tried to see what kind of low-risk fruits could be obtained from the other four attributes of spiritual power.
After repeated attempts, the Gold Attribute energy produced a grain of metal, the Wood Attribute produced a withered leaf, the Earth Attribute produced a clump of soil, and the Fire Attribute produced a spark.
Among these, the metal was identified as Iron Essence.
This is Second Grade material, which is basically needed for the crafting of most Magic Artifact.
If refined with Pill Fire, it can even reach the quality of the Third Grade. When mixed into a flying sword, it can not only increase its power but also improve its rank.
Unfortunately, Chen Mobai only obtained a grain-sized amount of Iron Essence, he didn't know how many Gold Attribute cultivation techniques he would need to practice.
The withered leaves are ordinary leaves of the Azure Sun Spirit Tree, which can be used to make talisman Talisman Paper for Second Grade Talisman.
That clump of soil was quite peculiar, containing powerful vitality, even surpassing the most abundant Second Grade fertile fields in Little South Mountain. He guessed it might be Spirit Soil from Third Grade or higher Spirit Field.
Unfortunately, it was only a thin layer in the palm of his hand, not even enough to plant flowers. Chen Mobai poured this clump into his potted Green Wutong Sapling seedling, which he had been growing for several years, and then left it there.
Finally, there was that one spark that he found most useful.
The spark flickered for a split second as the fruit opened, almost going out.
Chen Mobai immediately used his Azure Sun Fire Seed to devour and absorb the spark.
Because they were flames of the same origin, they easily merged into one.
This spark is also Azure Sun Fire.
However, compared to the Fire Seed the size of his fist, this spark was as insignificant as a match being lit.
Even a small amount is still Azure Sun Fire.
After absorbing the Pure Azure Art using the Pure Azure Technique, he felt that his Azure Sun Fire Seed had noticeably improved.
Chen Mobai roughly estimated that if he could absorb another hundred points of Azure Sun Fire, then his Fire Seed should be able to be completely upgraded into "Azure Sun Fire".
It should be noted that in the Myriad Treasures Cave, he used the Pure Azure Art to absorb the Fire Spiritual Qi of Chicheng Mountain to refine the Azure Sun Fire Seed. In one year, this was equivalent to refining five Azure Sun Fire.
A single Azure Sun Fire could save him more than two months of hard work.
Looking at the towering Magic Treasure Tree that seemed to reach into the clouds, Chen Mobai's eyes inexplicably lit up.
This is truly a Treasure Tree!
Compared to the Talent Tree, which can only provide cultivation techniques, this Magic Treasure Tree is a huge treasure trove waiting for him to explore.
Unfortunately, they are too stingy, always giving only a tiny bit each time.
After grumbling in his heart, Chen Mobai practiced the spells from the Longevity Sutra once more before returning to the Myriad Treasures Cave.
Today marks the official end of the semester.
Chen Mobai passed all the course exams with high scores and obtained all the credits. In addition, he also got a total of 48 credits from the Sword Control Department.
He didn't have the habit of saving up. After exchanging for two Vermilion Fruit that he had long coveted, he used the remaining 8 credits, plus the 2 credits he had left over from the previous years, for a total of 10 credits to exchange for a Second Grade "Spirit Restoring Pill".
This is a product of the Alchemy Department of the Wuqi Dao Academy, specifically designed to heal injuries to the Spiritual Sense.
Chen Mobai's Spiritual Sense was naturally unharmed, but he had cultivated the Spirit Controlling Technique and, after a year of continuous use of the Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew, the other Green Wutong Sapling that had been transformed from his split Spiritual Sense had finally blossomed and borne fruit.
This means that the second level of the Spirit Controlling Technique, "Splitting Spirit Manifesting Thought," has been mastered, and one can now attempt the third level, "Melding Spirit Returning to One."
To be honest, he originally estimated that even with the Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew, it would still take two years to reach this point.
But after refining the Longevity Tree Sap into his 23 skulls, he found that his efficiency in cultivating his Spiritual Sense had greatly increased.
Even with the blessing of the Lamp Burning Technique, the combination of the Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew and the Longevity Tree Sap produced an effect greater than the sum of its parts.
Not only did his penetrating Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye, but his Spiritual Sense strength also reached a level within a year that allowed him to "Melding Spirit Returning to One."
He searched for advanced tips on this cultivation technique on the Auxiliary Cultivation software. Among the many recommended elixirs, the "Spirit Restoring Pill" was mentioned third most often. Fortunately, the Wuqi Dao Academy had some in stock, so Chen Mobai directly exchanged one for credits.
The other two best elixirs are "Five-Fungus Hundred-Flower Paste" and "Heavenly Fragrance Eight-Treasure Pill," both of which are of Third Grade tiers.
Among them, "Five-Fungus Hundred-Flower Paste" is the signature product of the Goumang Dao Academy and Imperial Medical Academy. It requires five kinds of Lingzhi that are over a hundred years old, plus the essence of a hundred different Spirit Flower. It can restore any injury to the Spiritual Sense, essence, energy and spirit immediately.
The "Heavenly Fragrance Eight-Treasure Pill" is a elixir specifically designed to Core Formation injuries to the Spiritual Sense consciousness. Any Spiritual Sense problems below the Core Formation stage can be cured instantly upon taking it, restoring the user to their peak condition immediately.
Six years ago, under the leadership of the head of the Alchemy Department, the Wuqi Dao Academy had opened a furnace to refine pills once, and still had three pills in stock. However, after looking at the credits that could be exchanged, Chen Mobai shook his head and gave up.
One pill of this stuff costs 120 credits.
After completing his credits for the year, Chen Mobai immediately handed two Vermilion Fruit to Wang Xingyu, along with the Spirit Essence, Auxiliary Medicine, and two other Bamboo Fruit. The latter patted his chest and said that he would definitely be able to refine the Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew without any Pill Toxin this time.
He's different from six months ago; he's experienced now.
Chen Mobai simply smiled at this. With the blessing of the Lamp Burning Technique, that slight Pill Toxin was as good as nothing to him.
This year, he naturally did not return to Vermilion Cloud City. After calling his parents, maternal grandfather, and other relatives, Chen Mobai found a place in Myriad Treasures Cave to set up Restriction, and then teleported to the Divine Tree Secret Realm.
In this Small World where he was all alone, Chen Mobai sat beneath the towering Magic Treasure Tree and took the "Spirit Restoring Pill".
Three days later, he opened his eyes, a hint of regret flashing in them.
The "Spirit Restoring Pill" was indeed quite effective, but unfortunately, its medicinal properties were still somewhat insufficient to completely merge his two separated Spiritual Sense into one.
If we had just one more seed, we would definitely succeed.
Even so, he had already integrated most of it.
After using the power of the Spirit Restoring Pill to complete the initial stage, the rest was just a matter of patience and perseverance.
The difficulty of the Spirit Controlling Technique was somewhat beyond his expectations, but the results were also quite astonishing.
His Spiritual Sense increased by a full 1.6 times. When he used the "Heaven-Searching Earth-Scouting Art" obtained from the Talent Tree, the range that his Spiritual Sense Projection his body expanded from a radius of twelve meters to twenty meters.
He felt that if he could fully integrate, he should be able to reach thirty meters.
Chen Mobai began to look forward to that day.
After completing his first Melding Spirit Returning to One, he was able to cultivate the "Spirit Controlling Slash".
This move is a sure-kill against those whose cultivation level is lower than yours.
As soon as he returned to Myriad Treasures Cave and habitually checked his phone, a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.
Ming Yihua has successfully completed his Foundation Establishment.
His good friend had spent almost the entire year in seclusion, and with the help of various conditions, he finally emerged from seclusion at the end of the year in high spirits.
As the second person in the Spirit Transmutation Class to successfully Foundation Establishment, he was even more flamboyant than Chen Mobai. When he invited people to drink, he was incredibly enthusiastic and in high spirits, almost as if he had posted notices in all the teaching buildings of the Dao Academy.
This year, four more people in the Spirit Transmutation Class have comprehended the Critical Point Method: Gong Ranran, Li Zimo Fan Yuanpu, and Jin Shuwei.
Those who dare to cultivate the Spirit Transmutation Great Law, apart from those with special abilities like Chen Mobai, are all exceptionally talented and extremely confident in themselves. Being able to comprehend the Critical Point Method in the fifth grade is above the average level of the Dao Academy.
After being provoked by this, they immediately declared that they would go into seclusion upon returning home and would not come to drink the wine at this time next year if they did not Foundation Establishment.
Last year, another cultivator of the Critical Point Method Lan Yufan, sat in a corner, silently drinking without saying a word.
He could have remained calm without Ming Yihua's success, but now he's getting a little anxious.
He glanced at his girlfriend Lu Zixuan beside him and thought that their relationship might be affecting his cultivation progress.
Just then, Ming Yihua, levitated and slowly took flight, demonstrating the unique Flight Art of Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Finally, the crowd, unable to bear it any longer, pulled him down and took turns getting him drunk.
Besides Ming Yihua, there was another student in the Class 5012 who successfully completed the Foundation Establishment this semester.
However, that person was not in the small group of the Spirit Transmutation Class.
It was Zhai Jianbai from the Sword Control Department. He was a true sword genius and also practiced diligently.
After serving as a teaching assistant for a year, his foundation was perfected. He held his sword on the Training Ground for seven days. The moment he opened his eyes, his gaze was like a shooting star, indicating that he had successfully Foundation Establishment.
After the year-end gathering of the Spirit Transmutation Class, Chen Mobai returned to his cabin off-campus, giving himself a rare day to relax.
That night, as he was looking at the book on the Underworld Great Formation, a clear, melodious voice, sweet as honey and melodious, suddenly came from above him.
Chen Mobai closed his eyes, captivated by the heart-stirring opera singing.
Speaking of which, he and Meng Huang'er had been neighbors for five years since he enrolled in the Wuqi Dao Academy, but this was the first time he had enjoyed the Heavenly Resonance voice of this Big Star.
It must be said that the voice of this musical genius, who was chosen by the Immortal Sect Upper Echelon Startling Spirit Melody, is indeed captivating and extremely pleasant.
After a long while, the clear sound in his ears dissipated, and Chen Mobai, feeling refreshed and relaxed, opened his eyes, feeling an unprecedented ease and comfort in his Spiritual Sense.
His face was beaming with joy.
The third level of the Spirit Controlling Technique, "Melding Spirit Returning to One," has surprisingly completed another stage of progress amidst this opera-style song.
If I could listen to it a few more times, maybe it would be perfect.
Involuntarily, Chen Mobai recalled his dream when he first saw the Jade Phoenix Troupe perform.
[Every day, I listen to Meng Huang'er sing to me.]
Five years ago, I rented this wooden house not only because it was secluded, but also partly because of this reason.
Unfortunately, in the past five years, I have been busy acquiring Foundation Establishment during the Qi Refining, and then busy acquiring resources to cultivate various spells after Foundation Establishment. Only now have I barely begun to realize this dream.
Chen Mobai took out his phone. After he Foundation Establishment, he had a chance encounter with Meng Huang'er, who had added him as a friend.
[Senior Meng, your rendition of "Riverside Daffodils" was truly beautiful.]
I tentatively sent a message praising her.
However, two minutes passed without any response.
Just when Chen Mobai thought the Big Star might not have seen it, he silently calculated that the time was almost up, and Meng Huang'er, who could no longer be reserved, finally replied.
A beeping sound rang out.
Thank you. Are you down the mountain?
"Hey there. My good buddy successfully reached Foundation Establishment today. He had a few drinks and decided not to go back to the Myriad Treasures Cave to cultivate, so he's resting here for the night."
Chen Mobai had an innate talent for chatting with women, and the two quickly began chatting back and forth for over half an hour.
Meng Huang'er expressed her envy for her junior classmates who had successively reached the Foundation Establishment. As a Seventh Grade senior, she had not yet grasped the Critical Point Method and dared not take that step.
Chen Mobai immediately comforted her, saying that with her talent, it was only a matter of time.
Then, he wanted to share some of his insights and tips on understanding the Critical Point Method, but then he realized that it seemed he had only grasped it through drugs and had no real insights.
Never mind, let's change the subject.
Chen Mobai mentioned that he had met Meng Huang'er's teacher Bian Yiqing, in Che Yucheng's office not long ago. Bian Yiqing was in charge of leading the students of the Wuqi Dao Academy to participate in the Chicheng Cave Heaven University Alliance Exchange Meeting this year, and he was fortunate enough to be a member of this team.
Meng Huang'er: [I'll be performing on stage during the Millennium Celebration, and I'm also on the Dao Academy's roster. So, does that mean we're teammates?]
The topic shift was very successful, Meng Huang'er immediately started talking about how hard she worked during rehearsals and tours.
When she first enrolled, she was distracted because she had not yet Qi Cultivation Perfection. She had to juggle her studies, cultivation, and tour the country to help people Spirit Awakening, which resulted in her failing two elective courses. She was ridiculed by her Dao Academy for a long time.
Once the topic was started, Meng Huang'er didn't need Chen Mobai to guide her; she was like a chatterbox that had been automatically turned on. She stopped typing and sent long, long voice messages.
Chen Mobai clicked on it, and upon hearing her clear and melodious voice, a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
The next morning, he planned to visit his neighbor on the Five Years on the Mountain, and ask about Meng Huang'er's singing and vocal practice habits, so he could keep watch on time from now on.
Before they even stepped outside, a beam of Red Spirit Light descended from the sky.
This Small Wooden House had never been visited by Foundation Establishment Cultivator before. Early in the morning, Chen Mobai almost thought he was in Little South Mountain.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was Ming Yihua.
After sobering up, he came running over excitedly, saying he wanted to go see Myriad Treasures Cave.
Unlike Chen Mobai, who had accumulated over 100 credits in five years at the Dao Academy and met the requirements, he did not.
However, since his mentor Qin Beichen was still in seclusion, Ming Yihua could only come to find Chen Mobai, his "senior brother" One-Year Residency Myriad Treasures Cave for a year.
Since his good brother rarely needed his help, Chen Mobai had no choice but to reluctantly give up his plan to visit the neighbor and instead take him to Myriad Treasures Cave to familiarize himself with the place.