Yi Mu Heavenly Heart, Self-Seeding

Within the quiet chamber, Xu Yuan sat cross-legged on the floor, his mind passing over the words again and again.

They were clearly simple words and sentences, with none of the Dao script involved in Foundation Establishment, yet these mere tens of thousands of words left Xu Yuan with a pounding headache. Understanding them was exceedingly difficult.

One had to know that he possessed the Green Wood Sacred Body and had only just achieved the initial stage of the mind realm. This foundation might not let him stand alone at the pinnacle of the cultivation world, but he was at least among the very best. From this, one could see just how difficult the Yin Wood Heavenly Heart Art was to cultivate.

No wonder that even the once-mighty Celestial Wood Sect had allowed only its successive sect masters to cultivate it.

Aside from the technique being simply too powerful and precious, and the sect fearing its leakage, it was likely also because this art was exceptionally difficult to cultivate. Giving it to ordinary disciples would merely ruin their paths.

Thus, for several days in a row, Xu Yuan slowly pondered the technique within the quiet chamber. At his level, going without sleep or food for a few days was nothing. Besides, with the Green Wood Sacred Body, that unreasonable wood-element Heavenly Spiritual Root drew spiritual energy into his body with every breath. It was hard for him to starve even if he wanted to.

Then another seven days passed. Only when a faintly gaunt look appeared on his face did Xu Yuan move his fingers and slowly open his eyes.

"As expected of a super sect with a legacy of over ten thousand years, one guarded by grand cultivators above the Golden Core realm."

With a sigh of emotion, Xu