The Enlightened One's Fruit, the Effects of Immortal Herbs
Douluo: From Internal Martial Arts to the Law of Heaven and Earth, Chapter 184
To avoid accidentally missing something due to flipping through the pages too quickly, Tang Shan started searching again from the first page of the Immortal Herb section.
"Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Extraordinary Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Blood Swan Kiss, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass ----"
Tang Shan went through the information on each of the Immortal Herb, but even after searching through the entire volume of the Immortal Herb book, he still couldn't find that vague sense of familiarity he had felt before.
How could there not be?
His doubts deepened, his fingers unconsciously tapping his thigh as he subconsciously continued flipping through the pages. One after another, extraordinary natural treasures came into view, but compared to the Immortal Herb, they were ultimately insignificant. More importantly, that familiar thrill still hadn't materialized.
Tang Shan fell into deep thought, "That shouldn't be the case. I must have seen this fruit somewhere before, and it must have been recently, otherwise the feeling of excitement wouldn't be so strong."
The booklet wasn't thick to begin with, and as he flipped through it, the contents gradually shifted from rare and precious herbs to common medicinal herbs. If he hadn't even found any Immortal Herb or precious herbs, how could he possibly find anything in the common herbs section?
Although he had already given up hope, his gaze swept over the small tree not far away bearing the strange fruit, and he couldn't help but turn a few more pages—the fruit looked too bizarre, and he dared not take it rashly without finding out its origin. Who knew if it was poisonous, or how to use it correctly?
Tang Shan has never taken unnecessary risks. After all, with his current talent, as long as he grows step by step, his future achievements are assured.
To achieve extraordinary success, a steady and pragmatic approach is the right path.
"You really don't have any?"
Tang Shan sighed softly, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes. In the end, he decided to give up the search and turned to pick the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to consume first.
Just then, a gentle breeze swept by, causing the pages of the handwritten book to rustle and finally stop precisely on the first page.
A fruit exactly like the one on that small tree suddenly appeared before Tang Shan's eyes!
"How did I get here?!"
Tang Shan was both amused and exasperated, thinking to himself, "If we had started searching from the beginning, wouldn't we have found it much sooner?"
Despite his complaints, his hands honestly picked up the book, his eyes fixed on the information on the first page.
Vajra Bodhi Fruit: This fruit, also known as the Enlightened One’s Fruit, can enlighten wisdom, strengthen the body's inherent nature, and lead to enlightenment, achieving perfect understanding. It is immediately effective upon contact.
The introduction is only a few sentences long, without explaining why it is placed on the first page, or mentioning the specific enhancement effects. Even the illustration only shows the fruit itself, without mentioning the small tree that bears the fruit. The only instructions for use are the four words "touch and use".
However, after seeing the effects, Tang Shan finally felt relieved. Since that was the case, he decided to first take the Vajra Bodhi Fruit and the Longing Seeker.
Try the Autumn Water Dew and see how it actually works. If you're not satisfied, then you can take the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
Once the decision was made, Tang Shan no longer hesitated. He walked straight to Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew Shui Lu, his palm condensing purple light. With a flick of his wrist, he perfectly plucked the entire Immortal Herb.
Strangely, the essence of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew), which is the dew on those few snow-white leaves, always sticks to the leaf surface. Even when gently shaken, it only slides slightly and never drips.
Tang Shan sat cross-legged, tilted his head back, and held the leaf to his lips, his Soul Power vibrating slightly. The dew on the leaf fell into his mouth.
The dew entered my throat and instantly transformed into a warm, moist current, flowing down my throat and into my body. The originally emerald green Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, which had been like a glimpse of autumn water, turned into a handful of fine dust in an instant and drifted away with the wind.
Tang Shan ignored the dissipating Immortal Herb and immediately focused his mind and entered a meditative state to refine their medicinal power.
The warm current lingered in his body for only a moment before it seemed to gain its own consciousness, suddenly surging upwards and rushing straight into his eyes!
The warm current, like fine silver threads, slowly spread along the tiny meridians in his eyes. Wherever it passed, the meridians became clear as if they were being soaked in warm water. Then, the warm current went straight to his brain. Tang Shan felt a buzzing in his mind, followed by an extreme clarity.
Unbeknownst to him, three Purple Soul Ring quietly condensed beneath his feet, and a faint silver light emerged from his body. Strangely, a warm golden halo appeared around his head and eyes, reflecting the silver light.
A profound sense of clarity washed over him, but Tang Shan knew this was only the beginning of the intensification process.
Within the Sea of Consciousness, a silver ocean rippled and expanded slowly at a silent yet extremely stable pace.
Tang Shan's spiritual form stood above the ocean, surveying the ever-expanding Sea of Consciousness, a look of satisfaction in his eyes. "It seems that the Soul Shock encountered during the absorption of the Soul Ring, and using the shattered Soul Beast's soul to strengthen the Sea of Consciousness, indeed had no side effects. These days, my Mental Power has continued to grow, yet my Spiritual Sea remains as stable as a rock."
His expression was somewhat strange. "Could this be a cultivation method for Evil Soul Master without side effects? Can it be used once per Soul Master stage?"
With his thoughts settled, Tang Shan refocused. He could clearly sense that the effects of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew had not yet fully manifested, and the true enhancement was about to begin.
As soon as the thought settled, streams of wondrous energy, carrying a refreshing coolness, surged continuously from the depths of the mind, penetrating directly into the silvery Sea of Consciousness.
The next moment, the once calm silver seawater suddenly boiled!
The sea surged and roared, transforming into towering waves several meters high. The size of the Sea of Consciousness grew wildly at an alarming rate, its range expanding outwards continuously. Within the silver waves, faint specks of golden light were interspersed— the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.
The essence of nourishing the spirit.
Tang Shan's Mental Power also Frenzy. He could clearly sense that his Mental Power was rapidly advancing within the Spirit Sea Realm, soaring from the initial stage and reaching the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm almost in the blink of an eye, before hitting an invisible bottleneck.
The medicinal power of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew suddenly surged, and the boiling Mental Power, like a rushing river, crashed fiercely against that barrier!
Boom!
A silent tremor echoed within the Sea of Consciousness. Tang Shan remained unfazed, allowing the surging Mental Power to spontaneously coalesce and repeatedly challenge the bottleneck.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Despite repeated impacts, the invisible barrier remained unmoved. The Frenzy Mental Power gradually subsided, and a large amount of unabsorbed medicinal power settled deep within the Sea of Consciousness, awaiting further refinement.
Although his Mental Power failed to break through the Spirit Sea Realm and enter the Spirit Abyss Realm, he still accumulated valuable experience for the breakthrough. Tang Shan felt no disappointment, but rather joy.
It should be noted that his Mental Power had only reached the Spirit Sea Realm less than three months ago. The Spirit Abyss Realm is a level that can support Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit. In this Douluo I Era, without the assistance of Soul Spirit, such an improvement based solely on the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew is already an enormous achievement.
After sitting cross-legged for a while to refine the precipitated medicinal power, Tang Shan slowly opened his eyes.
In an instant, a golden glint flashed in his eyes, and the world before him had undergone a complete transformation!
The originally formless and intangible Heaven and Earth Essence condensed into flowing colorful mist in his vision. Beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the blazing fire element and the icy ice element intertwined within the Heaven and Earth Essence, harmoniously blending together to create a mysterious scene.
Even hundreds of meters away, the exotic flowers and plants in the distance were clearly visible to him, with the fine veins on their leaves and the patterns on their petals. This was the ultimate vision created by his Mental Power surging from the early Spirit Sea Realm to its peak, combined with the power of his Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.
Tang Shan's heart stirred, and an invisible Mental Power quietly emanated. Under the guidance of his gaze, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Essence) seemed to be summoned, slowly gathering in front of him to form a rotating vortex. He gently inhaled, and the vortex transformed into a clear stream, surging into his body and instantly becoming part of his Soul Power.
He then tried to condense his Mental Power into a slender yet refined invisible spear, and gently thrust it into the void ahead.
There was no earth-shattering sound, not even the slightest ripple, yet Tang Shan could clearly sense the sharpness of that Mental Power —this level of Mental Power was already capable of forming a preliminary spiritual attack, and if it encountered an opponent with weaker Mental Power, it would certainly cause a considerable impact.
His thoughts wandered slightly, then quickly returned to normal. For Tang Shan, no matter how subtle the mental attack, it was not as satisfying as a direct punch from a giant. Of course, in a real emergency, he would never stubbornly confront a direct confrontation; survival was always his top priority, and at that time, using any means necessary to stay alive would be the only right path.
After a brief test of the effects of his surge in Mental Power, Tang Shan stood up again, walked to the small tree bearing the Vajra Bodhi Fruit, and plucked the human-shaped fruit with a wave of his hand.
The Vajra Bodhi Fruit is ready to use upon contact.
The moment the fruit left the branch, it transformed into specks of golden light, instantly merging into Tang Shan's body. He dared not delay, immediately sitting cross-legged to absorb the medicinal power and begin his cultivation. Before he could settle down, a thought flashed through his mind, "This absorption method is truly miraculous."
Qingming Festival, an unprecedented and exceptional Qingming Festival.
If Tang Shan could still spare some attention to observe the effects of the medicine on his body when he took the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, then at the moment he touched the Vajra Bodhi Fruit, all his consciousness was completely enveloped by the clarity surging from the depths of his brain, leaving no room for any other thoughts.
His mind seemed to have been wiped clean, clear as glass. He could clearly capture the arising and dissipation of every thought in his mind. All the distracting thoughts and anxieties that usually lurked in his mind were swept away at this moment, leaving not a trace.
Immediately afterwards, countless fragments of memory surged forth like a tide—from childhood to adulthood, past lives and present lives. Those clear and vague details, those heard and experienced, and even those long-forgotten trivial details, were all unearthed by the rapidly working brain at this moment and clearly presented in consciousness.
Streams of information converged and collided in his mind—the knowledge he had learned, the techniques he had mastered, and the Soul Skill he had witnessed all flashed through his mind.
They were dissected and analyzed one by one, and then reorganized and classified according to some mysterious rules, becoming well-organized.
Is this an epiphany?
Tang Shan's consciousness instantly made a judgment: No, it's not.
A sudden enlightenment is a fleeting flash of inspiration, but at this moment, he has fallen into a deeper realm—the enlightenment of Buddha under the Bodhi tree, a profound understanding of the origin.
It is not only knowing what it is, but also knowing why it is; it is inspiration surging like the ocean, endless and inexhaustible; it is thinking like lightning breaking through the sky, swift and unparalleled.
This is not a fleeting moment of enlightenment, but a state of Awakened One that only ancient sages could possess.
Tang Shan had a vague premonition that this state wouldn't last long, but his mind remained calm and undisturbed. Even though this opportunity might be a once-in-a-lifetime chance, he wasn't impatient at all. At this moment, his state of mind was no different from that of a sage in the world—clear-headed, lucid, and unperturbed by honor or disgrace.
His thoughts were as clear as crystal, untouched by dust; his mind worked like a whirlwind, without any stagnation. Countless ideas for utilizing this state of Awakened One raced through his mind, only to be calmly rejected one by one.
Soul Core condensation? No, the Ferocious Beast must possess a more perfect method of condensation. To try and explore it with such a precious state of enlightenment would be a losing proposition.
Deducing cultivation techniques? That's not good either. His Twelve Regular Meridians have already been opened, and the later development of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians will be a natural progression. Moreover, the core of the later cultivation of the Martial Soul system lies in the Martial Soul itself, and its connection with the circulation of Soul Power is no longer significant.
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