The Washed Divine Soul Awoke, Hidden Feelings Unfurled in Ease

With this sound, the illusory shadows around the Heart Fire solidified, forming a Soul Shadow.

This soul is no longer Living Soul, but Divine Soul.

The name of Divine Soul contains the word "god," and after achieving Divine Soul, one can be considered to be able to contend with deities, comparable to Seventh Grade deity, but this is not the essence of the name.

This "god" refers to the mind or spirit.

The god within one's heart refers to one's thoughts, ideas, and ideas.

The ancient Han Zi once said, "Cleansing the Divine Soul awakens the soul, and the heart is at ease." On the surface, it seems to mean that after one's mind is cleansed, one can feel relaxed and comfortable. However, this saying has a deeper meaning in the context of spiritual practice.

What cleanses the spirit within is not ordinary water, but also Human Thoughts, and is a person's path forward. In Nature Cultivation, it is called "the Dao Heart," in Life Cultivation's destiny, it is called "the Fist Intent," and in Confucianism, it is called "the Literary Heart."

Moreover, this idea of cleansing the mind is not limited to these three schools. For example, Master Xiaoyao of the Daoism school once said in the chapter "The Human World" that "Only the Dao gathers emptiness, and emptiness is the Mind Fasting." Here, "fasting" means purifying the mind and making the mind clear, empty and peaceful.

After the heart has been cleansed, it still needs something to fill it, which is the Daoheart Fist Intent.

Having Dao Heart means having a goal, which enables one to move forward. If one is confused, one will naturally hesitate and waver. But once a signpost is established, all doubts will disappear, and one can then "feel at ease and free."

At this moment, a thought grew stronger and stronger within Qiu Yan's soul—

"Seek knowledge!"

His clone entered the world to experience Human Path, and his Dao Heart is naturally related to this, but it is not limited to it.

"Life depends on roots; without roots, life dies. My avatar has a reason for entering this world, and that is why it has meaning. Now that my Divine Soul has taken shape, it can be considered to have a rudimentary form. Only through continuous enrichment can the roots truly solidify."

With this thought, his Divine Soul completely settled down, his Dao Heart hidden within, his Heart Fire residing in the center, and the Soul Aperture merging into the fire, becoming one with it.

"The Unity Realm has been achieved!"

At this point, Qiu Yan had taken a crucial step on the path of cultivation, entering the Third Realm of cultivators, comparable to a god.

Once the Divine Soul is formed, it is not only no longer limited by sunlight, but it can also directly consume the Heart Fire to cast Curse Arts and Dao Arts with the physical body, or create illusions, without having to deliberately Spirit Projection.

On the other hand, although Dao Arts and other methods are constrained by the Heart Fire, Qiu Yan has the advantage of having the Incense Faith of the divine being to replenish them. However, he cannot reveal them too much, lest it bring unnecessary trouble.

Then, the Divine Soul raised its hand to form a hand seal, gathering the surrounding traces of Literary Thought.

In an instant, all traces returned swiftly, but inside the room, due to the Karma pull and the surge of Literary Thought, everything was in chaos, as if a raging storm had swept through.

Then, his Divine Soul stirred again, his Heart Fire rose, and he activated another Dao Arts, extending his perception to every corner of the room. Instantly, the scattered objects flew up and returned to their original places—this ability to control objects with thought can only be mastered at the second level of the Unity Realm.

The Unity Realm is divided into four stages, corresponding to the Seventh Grade to Fourth Grade of the Divine Path.

The first stage is the Three Souls Unity. The Divine Soul is initially condensed, the Heart Fire manifests, and the physical body can communicate with the soul.

The second stage, known as "Soul-Nourishing by the Corporeal Soul," can strip away the essence, vital energy, and Blood Qi within the body, thereby strengthening the Divine Soul. It can even allow one to travel for a hundred days.

After the Heavenly Soul is condensed, the Nature Cultivation can Spirit Projection during the day, but it is still affected. When the Divine Soul is first condensed, although it is not afraid of sunlight, the Divine Soul and the Body cannot be too far apart, otherwise there will be changes. Moreover, without the replenishment of the Body's Qi and Blood, the Divine Soul will gradually weaken and cannot last more than a few days.

However, once one reaches the level of "the Soul-Nourishing by the Corporeal Soul," the Divine Soul can carry Qi and Blood and blood, which is different. It can be separated from the body for a hundred days. Moreover, at this time, the Divine Soul contains vital Qi and Blood and is no longer intangible. Therefore, it can attach itself to other objects and be controlled by the spirit.

Here, Qiu Yan's Divine Soul did not rely on external objects, but was achieved through the Daoist Dao Arts of the Upper Spirit Sect.

The Highest Good Is Like Water, and the Daoist Dao Arts of the Upper Spirit Sect are all related to water. They can use water as a mirror to record the surrounding situation, and then use Spiritual Qi energy to restore the arrangement.

As for the Third Tier of the Unity Realm, Qiu Yan had already learned from the Black Skeleton that the Black Skeleton was Divine Soul he had captured from the Land of the Divine Remains. He had tried to teach it using scriptures, but the results were minimal. However, as time went by, he gradually learned a lot of information and news about the path of Nature Cultivation from the other party. Combined with reviewing Tang Lai's memories, Qiu Yan slowly built a cognitive system of Nature Dao cultivation, but it was not yet perfect.

"The most distinctive feature of the Third Tier the Unity Realm is the emergence of consciousness within the soul, which is also known as Divine Sense. The characteristic of the Fourth Tier is Yang Fire. Both this fire and Divine Sense are key to breaking through to higher realms, hmm?"

With his Divine Soul newly formed, Qiu Yan naturally wanted to organize his thoughts in order to make further progress. However, as his Divine Soul stirred, a large amount of texts, scriptures, memories, and insights flowed from his Heart Fire.

"These... are actually the learning memories of those Confucian scholars!"

With just a glance, Qiu Yan recognized the origin of these articles, memories, and insights. Then, with a quick thought and in accordance with the Karma chains around him, he soon understood the cause and effect.

"It was truly an unexpected stroke of luck. I never imagined that my Literary Thought would lead me to form Karma with those Confucian scholars. But this Karma has a feedback loop; when my thoughts guide my Literary Thought, I leave a trace, which is equivalent to copying their memories of their Literary Thought!"

Qiu Yan had not anticipated this change.

Prince Yan went to great lengths to acquire the Literary Thought of these people, intending to use them when he Apricot Altar Dao Discourse and when their Soul Entry into the Scholar Forest. In the end, however, he failed miserably and all his efforts were in vain.

After Qiu Yan obtained the Paperweight, he did not have such intentions. However, due to the entanglement of Karma, he unexpectedly gained this benefit.

"These Literary Thought, memories, and insights have much to offer, and there are also many books I haven't read before. They have been of great help to my Nature Cultivation Literary Dao. It truly is a case of Karma and effect."

Since condensing his Earthly Soul, Qiu Yan has been using the four bookshelves to collect Literary Thought and spirits, accumulating a considerable amount. However, every coin has two sides, and those seemingly ordinary scholars, who may not be as good as him in most aspects, also have their own strengths. Now that Qiu Yan has obtained these, he can learn from and comprehend them, which is a significant supplement to his Dao Heart.

Just as Qiu Yan was deeply immersed in his contemplation, a strange noise suddenly came from outside the window.

Snap!

The sound was very low, barely audible. But Qiu Yan's Divine Soul Spirit Projection, and his senses were extremely sensitive. How could he possibly miss it? His expression changed instantly, his Divine Soul trembled, and he released his senses to follow the sound.

The sound came from outside the window and was easy to pinpoint, but when Qiu Yan's senses extended there, there was nothing outside the window, only a faint, familiar scent lingered in the air.

"This is a fluctuation of divine power. Could it be that a deity was spying on us just now?"

Thinking this way, Qiu Yan's Divine Soul stirred, and a fire rose in his Heart Fire, its light enveloping the entire area around the window.

"Oh? There's no Karma trace either."

Amidst his confusion, his Divine Soul his body. Qiu Yan's physical body began to move again, and he frowned.

"However, if it were a deity, they shouldn't have come in person, nor would they have made such a fuss. And if they could leave no trace of Karma, why would there be any residual divine power? Besides, I had already sealed the entire room with Method Formula beforehand. I used Divine Path methods inside precisely to isolate the Divine Path..."

As he pondered the matter, he became increasingly suspicious, yet he couldn't pinpoint the source of the spy's presence.

"In any case, it's best to be cautious. This isn't Jiannan Circuit after all; it's located in the heart of the Central Plains. The Divine Path is thriving here, and there might be other experts around. We should try our best to avoid any unexpected complications."

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan turned his gaze and looked at the Ginseng Baby lying on the table.

"Furthermore, just now, when I reached into that Jade Basin alone, I didn't find anything. Instead, I had to use the Ginseng Baby to activate the restrictions inside and access the Sage Spirit. We need to find a way to figure out the reason for this."

Over the past few years, Ginseng Baby has enjoyed listening to Qiu Yan recite scriptures and articles every day, and its internal and external aspects have already undergone changes. However, Qiu Yan, adhering to the idea of letting nature take its course, did not interfere. But this time, after contact with the Northern Abyss Jade Basin, he realized that the changes in Ginseng Baby were probably not simple.

"Furthermore, Master Xiaoyao's words are also connected to my past life. Coupled with what happened to the Principle Sect earlier, I have some guesses, but more evidence is needed, and it is difficult to draw a conclusion overnight."

As he pondered, Qiu Yan exhaled, calming his racing thoughts.

"In short, let's hold back for now. I've just condensed my divine Divine Soul, and I need to familiarize myself with it properly. Let's observe the situation calmly and respond to all changes with inaction."

With this in mind, Qiu Yan stayed home and read for the next three days. However, on the fourth day, the situation changed, and something happened that Qiu Yan had not considered.

"Young master, if this continues, we won't have enough money for our journey." Hu Qi reported with a bitter face, "Although we've stayed overnight here and there, we've spent most of our time in inns. It's fine in other places, but staying in inns in Eastern Capital is quite expensive. Add to that the cost of food, and our money is going away very quickly. I'm afraid we won't last three days."

"Can't even last three days?"

After taking in Hu Qi and the other man, Qiu Yan entrusted his money to them and didn't interfere much. Although Dai Guo had mentioned the travel expenses a few days ago, Qiu Yan didn't expect that problems would arise so soon.

"This is indeed a bit troublesome, but there's no rush..." Qiu Yan didn't expect that his plan to wait and see would be disrupted by the issue of travel expenses. As the saying goes, even a hero can be brought down by a penny. Without money, it's difficult to move an inch in this world. However, he also had many ways to make money.

After thinking for a moment, Qiu Yan was about to give instructions when he was interrupted by Dai Guo, who walked in from outside. Dai Guo said to Qiu Yan, "Young master, a young lady has come outside and says she wants to see you."

"Miss?" Qiu Yan was taken aback upon hearing this. The first person he thought of was Ji Zheng, but he quickly dismissed the thought. Ji Zheng's previous actions clearly indicated that she did not want anyone to know that she had any connection with Qiu Yan, so why would she come looking for him openly?

Upon realizing this, Qiu Yan asked, "Did she introduce herself?"

Dai Guo scratched his head and then said, "The girl didn't say, but the innkeeper addressed her as Miss Han the Second."

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