Chen Ming also sensed the changes in the mountain's spirit vein and was startled.
With the three Fairy Maidens of the Myriad Laws Sect gone, abandoning Vast Mountain, and without their suppression, Fairy Caiyi of the Chayi Sect would sense him and descend instantly to annihilate him.
Just as Chen Ming was worrying, he saw the Treasure Ship pause in the air for a moment before turning back.
Situ Yuelan descended from the Treasure Ship and flew before Chen Ming.
She handed an ancient, rustic yellow booklet to Chen Ming and said, "The spiritual energy of Vast Mountain is about to become chaotic, and there will be further conflict."
"The three seniors couldn't bear to see Vast Mountain destroyed like this, but they have to leave now and don't have time to sort out the source of the mountain's spirit veins!"
"I will take this responsibility for you, to sort out the mountain's spirit veins and prevent the spiritual energy from dissipating."
"This yellow booklet represents the origin of Vast Mountain's spirit veins, equivalent to the Mountain God Authority. It's yours now!"
"Please don't blame me for acting on my own, Daoist friend. With this yellow booklet, you can conceal your aura, preventing Fairy Caiyi from finding you. Wait until you cultivate to the Spirit Condensation Realm, then you can deal with her!"
After speaking, Situ Yuelan didn't dare to linger. She transformed into a chilling aura and re-boarded the Treasure Ship.
The Treasure Ship flashed with light and then vanished.
After the Treasure Ship's aura completely disappeared, Chen Ming sensed that the suppression over Vast Mountain Range had vanished.
The scenery within Vast Mountain was completely exposed to the Spiritual Sense of cultivators.
Chen Ming immediately refined the yellow booklet in his hand, connecting with the source of Vast Mountain's spirit veins and concealing his own aura.
Just as he concealed himself, several Spiritual Senses swept across the sky above Vast Mountain, including those of Spirit Condensation Realm cultivators.
Soon after, a giant Colorful Feather Luan Bird flew across the sky above Vast Mountain, its long tail drawing streaks of light that mingled with the clouds.
It was exquisitely beautiful, yet carried a sharp edge.
"That was close!"
Chen Ming concealed his figure and aura, waiting for the Colorful Feather Luan Bird to leave before daring to circulate his magic power and reveal his presence.
"Fortunately, I had this yellow booklet, or I would have narrowly escaped death!"
"This matter means I owe Daoist Situ a favor!"
Chen Ming put away the yellow booklet and followed its aura to the source of Vast Mountain's spirit veins.
The source of Vast Mountain's spirit veins was located at a steep cliff peak, atop which was a spring without a source.
That spring was the manifestation of Vast Mountain's spirit veins, but it was now on the verge of withering.
If the three hundred and sixty-five points of spiritual energy within Vast Mountain Range were not sorted out and repaired quickly, the spring would completely wither.
At that time, the 365 convergence points of spiritual energy in the mountains would also cease to exist.
"Fortunately, this yellow scroll contains a method to sort out spiritual energy and restore spiritual veins. Otherwise, I would be helpless!"
Chen Ming recited an incantation, burned the yellow scroll, and transferred the Mountain God Authority into the spring eye.
The spring eye, having received the yellow scroll, gradually regained some vitality.
However, this method was only a temporary fix. Once the power of the yellow scroll was depleted, it would wither again.
But Chen Ming had his own plans. If he were to sort out the 365 spiritual energy points one by one, not to mention the time it would take.
Those places were occupied by cultivators of various levels, which would be a waste of effort and yield no good results.
Chen Ming was unwilling to do this!
"I'll delay the withering of the spring eye for now. Once I collect the remaining two wisps of Void Qi, and the Creation Lotus Platform evolves the Spirit Condensation Method, and my own strength increases, these will be minor issues!" Chen Ming did not leave the area. He inserted the branch in his hand into the spring eye.
The branch instantly transformed into a towering tree, concealing the location of the spring eye.
Chen Ming sat cross-legged under the tree, using the aura of the spring eye and the Tree Cave Heaven to protect himself and cultivate.
He recited an incantation, his Spiritual Sense retreated into his Sea of Consciousness, and his Divine Soul sat upright on the lotus platform.
Chen Ming first began cultivating the Sacred Sun Fire.
Before long, the southern void trembled, and a stream of fire descended, transforming into a vast and mighty Bright Fire Heavenly Light.
The Creation Lotus Platform emitted light, continuously absorbing it and undergoing changes. Complex patterns appeared on the lotus platform, showing signs of shedding.
The eighty-one streams of fire nourished the Creation Lotus Platform, and Chen Ming also cultivated the Bright Fire Heavenly Light divine ability.
Counting on his fingers, it had been over seven months since he had mastered this Magic Art.
But Chen Ming did not stop. He seized the opportunity and continued to cultivate the Cave True Five Stars Bestow Earth Scripture.
This scripture was profound and mysterious, and it also contained several secret arts.
Chen Ming carefully comprehended it thoroughly before daring to cultivate.
At this final step, Chen Ming became increasingly cautious, fearing that all his previous efforts would be in vain.
"The Zhen Xing is the earth, its light shines for ten thousand miles, governing the four seasons and nurturing all things..."
As Chen Ming's Divine Soul visualized and recited the incantation, the central void trembled, and streaks of starlight descended, transforming into Wuji Earth Qi that nurtured all things.
As this Qi emerged, the lotus platform beneath his Divine Soul trembled and emitted a brilliant light, as if it could not wait.
Chen Ming carefully guided the earth Qi, drawing it into the Creation Lotus Platform.
As soon as the Creation Lotus Platform came into contact with the earth Qi, it changed. The patterns that formed detached and circled within Chen Ming's sea of consciousness, gradually transforming into a scripture.
Chen Ming dared not be careless, continuously drawing earth Qi from the central void for the Creation Lotus Platform to absorb and evolve into the magic art scripture.
Still eighty-one streams, the Creation Lotus Platform's absorption of the void's Five Elements Qi was complete.
"Boom!"
Chen Ming's sea of consciousness vibrated. The circling magic art scripture descended, emitting brilliant light and producing five colors: green, yellow, red, black, and white!
The Creation Lotus Platform let out a loud roar. The five-colored radiance intertwined on the platform, merging into one and turning as black as ink.
The Creation Lotus Platform's light extinguished, and it turned black.
"Huh?"
Not only did the Creation Lotus Platform turn black, but Chen Ming's Divine Soul, seated on the platform, also turned black.
Chen Ming was greatly shocked. His Divine Soul tried to leave the Creation Lotus Platform but found it couldn't move at all.
His Divine Soul seemed to be fixed on the Creation Lotus Platform, unable to leave.
"What is going on!"
If his Divine Soul had a problem, it would be no small matter.
Chen Ming hurriedly circulated his magic power and activated his magic art, only to discover that apart from being unable to leave the lotus platform, his Divine Soul had no other hindrances.
Before Chen Ming could figure out what was happening, the magic art evolved by the Creation Lotus Platform vibrated.
A large amount of information regarding the cultivation method for the Spirit Condensation Realm poured into his Divine Soul.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Ming finally regained clarity from the impact of the information.
His black Divine Soul sat on the dark lotus platform, an indescribably strange sight.
Yet, apart from being unable to move, there were no hindrances to circulating magic power, visualizing, or chanting spells.
"It truly is a magic art for cultivating the Spirit Condensation Realm. However, this magic art is incredibly difficult to cultivate. To achieve mastery requires great wisdom, great perseverance, and great fortune!"
"However, the method I am cultivating is the orthodox path. The power after achieving mastery will be beyond anything achievable by unorthodox means!"
Having obtained the magic art and understanding the current state of the Creation Lotus Platform and his Divine Soul, Chen Ming was no longer flustered. He sorted through the obtained Spirit Condensation Realm magic art, imprinted it into his Divine Soul, and couldn't help but sigh.
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