Fang Qingxue: Cultivate Well, and Your Sister Will Reward You! (Please Follow, Vote, and Tip)

"It's enough that you have such intentions. Right now, the most urgent matter is still cultivation. Break through to the Mystical Ability Realm as soon as possible and become a true disciple. Only then will you be able to truly help your sister."

"If you can break through to the Mystical Ability Realm within a year of entering the sect, your sister will give you an enormous reward."

Seeing this, the smile on Fang Qingxue's lovely face grew even more radiant. With a dazzling smile, she made her promise.

Compared to last time, Fang Yu was far calmer and clearer-headed in the face of such a breathtaking sight. Yet Fang Qingxue's charm had not diminished in the slightest. It was merely that Fang Yu had become stronger and more formidable, and his willpower had strengthened considerably as well.

"Thank you, Sister. Your little brother understands. I will certainly strive to reach the Mystical Ability Realm soon and become a true disciple of the Ascension Immortal Sect."

"Mm. All right, I won't say much else. I'll now teach you the Origin Spirit Art, the Chaos-Cavern Breath-Absorption Art, and the Righteous Qi of Heaven and Earth. These were originally techniques that could only be taught after you entered the inner sect."

"But since you have now advanced to the eighth level of the Fleshly Body Realm, Divine Bravery, I can only teach them to you ahead of time. Listen carefully. If there is anything you do not understand, ask freely while I still have some time."

"Otherwise, I will next enter seclusion to strike at the fourth level of the Mystical Ability Realm, the Yin-Yang Realm. If I succeed, then perhaps not long after returning to the sect, I will be able to advance to the fifth level of the Mystical Ability Realm, the Celestial Human Realm."

"Still, these three cultivation arts are nothing much. What is truly formidable are the sect's Eight Great Mystical Abilities, as well as the many supreme mystical abilities recorded in the Ascension Flight Scripture that have shaken countless worlds. But it is still too early to tell you about those things. Focus and listen carefully to every word your sister says next."

As she spoke, a trace of gratitude appeared in Fang Qingxue's bright eyes.

If Fang Yu had not given her the Nine Yang Sacred Water, allowing her to comprehend the path of yin and yang and refine it into pure mana, it would likely have taken her another half a year to break through.

Thus, Fang Qingxue was quite satisfied with Fang Yu as her younger brother. Otherwise, with her temperament, why would she say so much, patiently explain so many things, and even teach him the Origin Spirit Art?

"Thank you, Sister."

Upon hearing that Fang Qingxue would teach him three inner-sect cultivation arts, including the Origin Spirit Art, Fang Yu was instantly invigorated. He sat upright and said no more, his unblinking eyes taking the chance to gaze upon and admire Fang Qingxue's flawless, peerless jade-like face. Ripples rose in his heart as he repeatedly sighed inwardly, What a pity!

In the The Great Primordial World, once one cultivated to the eighth level of the Fleshly Body Realm, Divine Bravery, the body would become toughened once again, essentially reaching a limit. To progress further, one had to cultivate the spirit.

That required a cultivation art for the spirit. Otherwise, given his current condition, no matter how bitterly he trained, at most he could only further temper his body. He would never be able to step into the ninth level, the Spirit Communication Realm.

There was no way to unlock the brain.

Once one entered the Spirit Communication Realm, it was another watershed. One would possess spiritual power capable of seeing through an enemy's vitality. Upon reaching the tenth level, Divine Transformation, one would even gain the ability to remember everything at a glance.

It was said that on the eve of stepping into the Mystical Ability Realm, one could reach the point where, if one wanted to forget something, one could forget it; if one wanted to remember something deeply, one could engrave it deeply into memory.

Such a realm was purely the cultivation of the spirit, the unlocking of the brain's potential.

Some foundations were all arts for tempering the spirit.

That was also why he had previously sought the Great Development Art. Of course, he would not give it up now either.

Fang Qingxue first taught him the Origin Spirit Art. After finishing, she personally showed Fang Yu how to press one hand against the exact center of the top of his head, the "Heavenly Gate Acupoint," and adjust all of his spirit, concentrating it within that acupoint.

Before long, following Fang Qingxue's instructions and the spirit-tempering method within the Origin Spirit Art, Fang Yu first imagined that his Heavenly Gate Acupoint was a world of darkness.

This imagination represented his understanding of his own brain as a place of darkness.

Then, Fang Yu imagined his blood, marrow, internal organs, and sinews all transforming into pure white vital energy and essence, as white as crane feathers, gradually rising into the Heavenly Gate Acupoint within his head.

This represented using the body's essence to dispel the darkness surrounding the brain and come to know oneself.

The meaning behind this visualization was exceedingly profound.

Within this visualization, Fang Yu could feel with extreme clarity that his body seemed to be emptied out bit by bit. All the vital blood and essence within his body transformed into light, illuminating his brain.

His body felt somewhat hollow.

Tempering the spirit and cultivating the mystical abilities of the brain's potential required the support of a powerful physique.

But then, something unexpected happened. The true yuan mana within his dantian actually transformed into pure vital energy, surging through the eight extraordinary meridians within his body like a tide and flooding into the Heavenly Gate Acupoint in his brain.

This immediately panicked Fang Yu. He feared Fang Qingxue would notice, yet he was unwilling to give up.

After all, Fang Qingxue had just said that the first attempt had the best results. If one could see the Gate of Mystical Abilities, it meant that in as little as three to five years, or as many as eight to ten years, so long as no accident occurred, one would certainly be able to break through to the Mystical Ability Realm.

If he missed this chance, or if he stopped midway and was interrupted, it might affect his future breakthrough into the Mystical Ability Realm.

Therefore, Fang Yu decided to gamble and continue probing the mysteries and secrets in the depths of his brain.

No one knew how much time passed. When the true yuan mana in Fang Yu's dantian had been completely drained—

The dark world within the Heavenly Gate Acupoint was illuminated by that white radiance of essence, finally dispelling the darkness. In the far, distant depths of that darkness, he vaguely saw an ancient, heavy stone gate, neither round nor square.

The patterns upon that gate were full and delicate, one after another, like the folds and grooves of a brain.

The entire brain had actually taken the form of a Gate of Mystical Abilities.

"The Gate of Mystical Abilities! If I can blast open this Gate of Mystical Abilities, I should be able to reach the Mystical Ability Realm!"

At that moment, Fang Yu desperately employed his spirit, the remaining true yuan mana in his dantian, and the vital blood in his body, imagining them as white light that shone upon the Heavenly Gate within his mind.

Unfortunately, no matter how he illuminated it, the black mist within the Heavenly Gate in his mind grew thicker and thicker.

He could no longer even see the "Gate of Mystical Abilities" clearly, much less open that unfathomably mysterious gate within his mind.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Just as he felt his spirit becoming utterly exhausted and drowsy, as though he would never wake again if he continued forcing his way forward, a cool voice rang out in his mind. Like a clear spring in a secluded valley, it instantly awakened him, and all the visualizations scattered from his mind.

"Sister, just now... I think I saw the Gate of Mystical Abilities. But it was too far away. I couldn't reach it at all."

The moment he woke, Fang Yu hurriedly searched for something to say. His eyes, which had been staring at Fang Qingxue's lovely face, also lowered, not daring to meet her gaze.

Yet he could clearly feel Fang Qingxue's eyes fixed tightly upon him, as though she wished to see straight through him. She did not immediately answer his question.

Only after a long while did Fang Yu feel that gaze upon him disappear.