After steadying himself.
Utterly bewildered, Xu Taiping used his qi and blood and true essence to repair his body while asking Fairy Lingyue through a mental transmission:
"Sister Lingyue, what exactly happened just now?"
Immediately, Fairy Lingyue's grave reply sounded in his mind-
"Taiping, when you reached the summit just now, you must have inadvertently entered a state of Daoheart Emptiness."
"In that state, your mind's perception of the outside world becomes more than ten times as acute as normal."
"It can greatly increase the speed of your cultivation and comprehension."
"This state is very similar to entering meditative absorption in Buddhism, but it is extremely difficult for cultivators of the Daoist sects to achieve."
"Only when your state of mind merges with your Daoheart is there even a sliver of hope of achieving it."
At this, Xu Taiping asked with some curiosity:
"Isn't that the very effect of the Dhyana Seal Venerable Jiaye once gave me?"
Fairy Lingyue replied:
"That's right."
Her confirmation only left Xu Taiping more confused. As he continued using his true essence and qi and blood to repair his injuries, he kept questioning Fairy Lingyue in his mind:
"But Sister Lingyue, isn't that a good thing?"
"Why did you interrupt me just now, and say I was in great danger?"
Rather than answering directly, Fairy Lingyue asked:
"Taiping, surely you understand that merely possessing a precious jade can make an innocent man guilty?"
At Fairy Lingyue's question, understanding immediately dawned on Xu Taiping's previously bewildered face.
Fairy Lingyue continued explaining:
"Like your Clear Daoheart, Daoheart Emptiness is an extremely rare form of divine soul power."
"Although the conditions for reaching this state are extremely demanding even if you possess this divine soul power, once you have awakened it once, you will certainly be able to