Azure Wood Life and Death Gas

The Creation Lotus Platform shone brightly, instantly drawing in the newly formed "Azure Wood Poisonous Gas" from the void and devouring it completely.

Chen Ming was greatly astonished, his Spiritual Sense sensing the changes in the lotus platform beneath him.

He saw that faint patterns had subtly appeared on the petals of the Creation Lotus Platform.

Upon seeing these patterns, Chen Ming finally understood.

"No wonder the Creation Lotus Platform had been silent after evolving the 'Hundred Thousand Eight Thousand Insects' Supernatural Secret Arts!"

"It turns out it needed to devour the Void Qi visualized by the Divine Soul!"

"Once the lotus platform absorbs enough Void Qi, the patterns will mature and detach, becoming another Supernatural Secret Art!"

Knowing the root cause of the lotus platform's change, Chen Ming no longer worried. He visualized the incantation with his Divine Soul, continuously drawing in "Azure Wood Poisonous Gas" for the Creation Lotus Platform to devour and absorb.

The Creation Lotus Platform devoured a total of eighty-one streams of "Azure Wood Poisonous Gas" before it retracted its light and quieted down.

The patterns on the lotus platform also became clearer, but they still looked incomplete, far from detaching from the platform and becoming a Supernatural Secret Art.

"The lotus platform has absorbed enough for today. I want to refine another one to exist within myself."

Chen Ming's Divine Soul continuously visualized the incantation in his Sea of Consciousness. By this point, he was somewhat fatigued, and he had no idea how much time had passed in the outside world.

Cultivators always refine their spells like this, unaware of the passage of days and nights.

Therefore, a refinement would only end when it was successfully completed or when it utterly failed.

Chen Ming was now adept at refining the "Azure Wood Poisonous Gas." Even though his Divine Soul was a bit tired, it didn't matter.

As long as he could draw in one more stream and refine it to exist within himself, it would be enough to conceal the cultivation method he practiced.

"Eastern Sui Xing, essence of wood, born from Jia and Yi, transforming into Azure Wood, sun soul water essence Qi, formless..."

As Chen Ming's Divine Soul visualized, the eastern void trembled, and the Eastern Yi Wood Qi manifested and descended once more, transforming into a stream of Azure Wood Poisonous Gas.

This time, without the Creation Lotus Platform devouring it, Chen Ming's Spiritual Sense flew out, Gathering that stream of Azure Wood Poisonous Gas and drawing it into his Sea of Consciousness for refinement.

But as he refined it, the patterns on the Creation Lotus Platform actually began to operate.

Although the patterns were incomplete, Chen Ming's refinement of the Azure Wood Poisonous Gas also brought about changes.

The Eastern Yi Wood Qi was originally life-giving energy, and it only became poisonous gas when guided by the Magic Art.

Now, after being tempered by the incomplete patterns on the Creation Lotus Platform, it underwent another transformation.

The poisonous gas became even more refined, transforming into deathly energy. It intertwined and merged with the original life-giving energy, becoming an "Azure Wood Life and Death Gas."

"I didn't expect the unformed Incantation Text to have such an effect, capable of purifying Void Qi."

Chen Ming hadn't expected such a benefit.

He sensed the refined "Azure Wood Life and Death Gas," its power even greater than the previous "Azure Wood Poisonous Gas."

Moreover, the life and death energies intertwined within it, subtly hinting at the cycle of yin and yang, making it even more wondrous.

"With this 'Azure Wood Life and Death Gas,' I am a Daoist True Man. If they don't know my background, who would dare call me a heretic of the Heterodox Path!"

Chen Ming slowly withdrew his technique and awoke. He lifted the Spirit Devouring Jar in his hand, and with a turn of his magic art, the "Azure Wood Poisonous Gas" stored within the jar began to slowly transform, gradually evolving into "Azure Wood Life and Death Gas."

By the time all the gas in the Spirit Devouring Jar had converted, more than half a month had passed.

Chen Ming put away the Spirit Devouring Jar, but his face showed no joy.

During this time, he hadn't been idle. He had refined several more streams of "Azure Wood Life and Death Gas" for protection.

However, the Creation Lotus Platform remained dormant, showing no signs of absorbing Void Qi, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.

"Could it be a problem with the cultivation method? Ling Yangzi's magic art can only cultivate to the Contemplation Realm, and there's nothing beyond that!"

"To cultivate further, one cannot simply work behind closed doors. Furthermore, for the patterns on the Creation Lotus Platform to mature, it will likely require more diverse Void Qi as nourishment!"

Oh well!

Cultivation is inherently about seizing the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth to achieve oneself. It's unavoidable to walk the world.

Otherwise, if one only hides, when calamity strikes, they will end up like Ling Yangzi, reduced to ashes.

"It's just that I am unfamiliar with this world, and where should I go to cultivate!"

Chen Ming's Spiritual Sense moved, connecting with the Red Spirit Worms in the Spirit Devouring Jar, and he began to sift through the residual memories of Ling Yangzi's Divine Soul that they had devoured.

A moment later, Chen Ming had a general understanding.

"Ling Yangzi actually has another Cultivation Place, and he has two Disciples there!"

"If I weren't going to enter the world to cultivate, perhaps there would be future troubles!"

"This is a good opportunity to go and see, and completely sever my karmic ties with Ling Yangzi!"

Meanwhile, outside Luochuan City, there was a high mountain called "Cuiping."

On the mountain stood a Taoist Temple.

Because a Spirit Tree grew in this Taoist Temple, which was very efficacious, people often came to make wishes and burn incense in worship. The tree was covered with red ropes and wooden wish plaques.

Over time, the people in the city began to call this place "Divine Wood Temple."

In the Taoist Temple, there were two young Daoists at the Qi Gathering Realm, one named "Song Yu" and the other "Wang Xiu".

These two had low cultivation, but they had at least embarked on the path of cultivation.

However, their lives were not pleasant.

This Cuiping Mountain and the Taoist Temple were Ling Yangzi's Cultivation Place.

Song Yu and Wang Xiu were Ling Yangzi's disciples.

But Ling Yangzi was unstable and extremely suspicious. Although he had taught the two the cultivation method for the Qi Gathering Realm, he had also planted a Poison Curse on them to prevent them from betraying him.

The Poison Curse on their bodies required them to drink a bowl of talisman water made by Ling Yangzi every month, otherwise it would act up, and they would suffer the torment of their souls being devoured by poisonous gas.

Ling Yangzi had been away for several months, and the talisman water he left for them had run out.

But Ling Yangzi had not yet returned.

Song Yu and Wang Xiu had expected to suffer the torment of their souls being devoured by poisonous gas, but who knew, the Poison Curse did not act up.

The two were both shocked and fearful, not knowing the reason.

Several more months passed, and the Poison Curse still did not act up. The two then guessed that Ling Yangzi might have already died.

However, the two did not dare to leave. Although the Poison Curse had not acted up, it still existed within their bodies.

As long as the Poison Curse was not resolved, it was a knife hanging over their hearts.

As time went by, the two could no longer suppress their thoughts. After several probes, they finally confirmed that Ling Yangzi had indeed died, and only then did they truly put their minds at ease.

"This Spirit Tree was planted by Master using a secret method, and he even led Mortals from the city to worship it. I don't know what kind of spell he was trying to Refine. This tree has absorbed the Incense and Fire from the mortal world and has already become somewhat divine!"

"Song Yu, Ling Yangzi is dead, and you still call him Master. Haven't we suffered enough torment from him?" Wang Xiu said indignantly.

"Ling Yangzi is dead, but the Poison Curse hasn't been lifted. It might act up at any time. We can't just wait for death!"

Upon hearing this, Song Yu also changed his tone and said, "That's right. This Spirit Tree and Ling Yangzi's aura are from the same source. Why don't we try to Refine it? Perhaps our cultivation will advance greatly, and we can break through that Poison Curse!"

"Okay, we're going to die anyway, so let's give it a shot. Who knows, we might even survive!"

The two agreed, made up their minds, and began to circulate their Dharma power, starting to extract the Spirit Tree's aura and Refine it into their bodies to impact the Poison Curse placed by Ling Yangzi.

But their cultivation was shallow, and they did not know that this Spirit Tree was a secret method Ling Yangzi had refined to achieve the Spirit Condensation Realm.

The core root of the Spirit Tree was Condense from "Azure Wood Poisonous Gas." Their actions were catastrophic.