Raise Wood to Reach the Heavens

Behind Golden Ao Mountain, in cave abode.

Su Yao stood before the futon, his gaze falling on the warm jade nest in the corner of the cave abode.

The three birds, Little Red, Little Orange, and Xiao Huang, were shrinking in size, lying on the warm jade, their wings slightly folded, their breathing long and even, their bodies radiating a faint, almost imperceptible energy, like three sleeping streams.

Su Yao stared at it for a while, then couldn't help but sigh.

Of the three birds, Little Red and Little Orange have been his companions the longest. Ever since he first left Qixia Temple as a teenager and met Little Red, after which they were refined into talismans, they have been inseparable from him.

However, ever since he broke through to the Purple Mansion, the Three Birds have fallen into a deep sleep, and decades have passed without any sign of them waking up.

He initially thought it was due to his insufficient cultivation and inadequate nourishment that the Three Birds were unable to awaken in their Holding the Profound forms. However, after investigating the Prism more deeply these past few days, he finally understood...

If the three birds were to awaken at this moment, apart from lacking the Divine Ability of Purple Mansion True Person, they would be no different from Purple Mansion True Person when necessary, and completely different from ordinary Holding the Profound.

More importantly, they can even "borrow" Su Yao's Divine Ability, especially Little Orange, who can actually borrow the Sword Intent of his "Crimson Dawn Unstained Night-Illuminating Clear Light Sword".

This is too shocking. Ordinary Holding the Profound need to be backed by Great True Person at the Purple Mansion Peak, or possess rare treasures, or have access to the laws of Immortal Kingdom Method or the secret lands of Buddhist School. But the Three Birds clearly do not have such conditions.

In addition, since mutant species are already rare, it is even rarer for the most ordinary mutant species like Little Red and Little Orange to break through to the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage and successfully Holding the Profound. But if a mutant species that can borrow its master's Divine Ability and even its master's Sword Intent were to become known to the outside world, countless people would probably be tempted to acquire it.

Therefore, the Prism automatically lured the three birds into slumber the moment they broke through the Purple Mansion, both to protect them and to conceal them.

Thinking of this, Su Yao shifted his gaze from the warm jade nest to the Transforming Azure Bracelet on his wrist, then sank into the depths of his dantian, looking at the quietly rotating phantom of the Prism.

Prism.

He now has a better understanding of this treasure that has accompanied him for most of his life. This thing is definitely not a treasure of the Rainbow Clouds sect. Its aura is similar to that of the Rainbow Clouds, but it is more ancient and more primordial, as if it existed before the Rainbow Clouds.

Similarly, this object could not have been left by Yun Zhongzi or the three generations of patriarchs. This is because the many mysteries contained within the Prism clearly surpass the understanding of Rainbow Clouds left by the successive patriarchs of Qixia Temple.

It must be something from outer space. I've heard that the Heavenly Venerable of the Laurel-Breaking Household once obtained a bronze divine tree, which was also something from outer space.

Su Yao withdrew his gaze and stopped thinking about it.

He sat cross-legged on the futon, slowly closed his eyes, and sank his mind into his dantian.

Within the Qi Sea, the four talismans each occupy their respective positions, like four stars suspended in the Sea of Spiritual Energy.

The first talisman, "Consume the Sun and Dine on Rosy Clouds the Rainbow Clouds Talisman, a crimson talisman suspended at the highest point of the Qi Sea. When this talisman is worn, spiritual energy enters the body and automatically transforms into pure cultivation, allowing one day of practice to surpass the achievements of dozens of days for an ordinary person. Even more remarkably, it also has the wondrous effect of naturally clarifying the mind and spirit, and increasing one's understanding of the Daoxing. Over the years, Su Yao was able to cultivate from one Divine Ability to two Divine Ability in just a few decades, and this talisman played an indispensable role in that.

The second talisman, "Luminous Sword Heart," is a clear blue talisman suspended on the east side of Azure Firmament dantian. This talisman is interdependent with his Sword Intent and is the foundation of his sword cultivation.

The third Drinking from the Marsh and Bearing the Abyss from the Fu Water Qi Sea. This talisman greatly expands the capacity of his Qi Sea's Law Power and allows his Law Power to recover much faster than others of the same level, which is the source of his confidence in being able to remain at ease during continuous arduous battles.

The fourth talisman was crafted from a phoenix made of Jia Wood.

Su Yao focused his attention on the newly formed talisman.

The talisman was emerald green, shaped like an extremely thin and long wood grain, straight as a pillar, rising from the depths of the Qi Sea and extending directly above the Sea of Spiritual Energy. On that wood grain, one could vaguely see the vast and powerful lines of the Azure Emperor holding the uprightness of wood and judging all things with the character "life," vigorous and upright.

Su Yao infused a Law Power into it, tentatively trying to touch the essence of this talisman.

"Buzz."

A very faint yet deep humming sound emanated from the depths of the Qi Sea.

The verdant wood grain trembled slightly, and then an overwhelming vitality surged forth from the talisman, spreading along the meridians to the limbs and bones, permeating every inch of the body's skin and every Root Bone.

That vitality is neither scorching nor intense, but profound and steadfast, like millions of seeds breaking through the soil at the same time when spring returns to the earth, like the roots of Jianmu stretching and taking root inch by inch deep in the soil.

Su Yao felt a sudden tightness throughout his body.

It was an extremely strange feeling. Every inch of his skin, every Root Bone, and every meridian was "filled" with the Qi of Jia Wood at that moment.

The filling wasn't a throbbing pain, but rather a "solidification," as if his body was being gradually transformed from a "skin" into a "pillar supporting the sky."

He looked down at his hands.

Those hands were originally fair, and after cultivating the True Qi Dharma Body, they became pure white and slender. But now, at the fingertips, a very faint layer of emerald green was faintly visible, like the new buds of an old tree about to burst through.

He took out a Spirit Artifact he had previously seized and applied slight force.

"Click."

A fine crack appeared on the sword, the line spreading outwards from the fingertip like tree roots entering the soil.

Su Yao was taken aback by what he saw.

He didn't unleash his Law Power or Sword Intent; he simply pressed down on the sword with his physical strength. Normally, a Purple Mansion True Person would need to exert all their strength to break this sword, but at this moment, his Dharma body, infused with the Qi of Jia Wood, had already acquired such power.

He withdrew his hand, his mind once again sinking into his dantian, carefully experiencing the wondrous uses of the talisman.

Jia Wood is Jianmu, which is tall and as hard as metal and stone.

Once this talisman is completed, the Jia Wood energy, like the roots of Jianmu, is deeply embedded in his physical body. The hardness of his physical body far surpasses that of ordinary Purple Mansion. The Jia Wood energy condenses into an invisible "wood membrane" on the surface of his physical body, which appears soft but is actually extremely tough, and cannot be harmed in the slightest by ordinary weapons Law Technique.

What's even more remarkable is that the "endless" primordial power of Jia Wood has greatly enhanced his recovery ability. Ordinary people need to use Law Power to nourish and medicine to treat injuries to their Purple Mansion, but his current physical body can repair itself at an extremely fast speed as long as the injury is not isolated from the Qi of Jia Wood.

Su Yao withdrew his Law Power, and the verdant wood grain slowly returned to silence, still standing in his dantian like a pillar supporting the sky.

He opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

The murky air carried a faint hint of bluish-green, which, upon falling onto the snow, caused a slight bulge on the snow surface, as if something were quietly sprouting beneath it.

Su Yao glanced down, shook his head, but the corners of his mouth curved up almost imperceptibly.

"Raise Wood to Reach the Heavens."

He whispered the name of the talisman.

A tree stands upright, representing the foundation and upholding righteousness.

Shenxiao is the original form of Jianmu, the root of Jia Wood, and represents the vast and magnificent spirit of the Azure Emperor holding wood to judge all things with the word "life".

Once this talisman is completed, his spiritual body will stand like Jianmu between heaven and earth, indestructible from the outside and inexhaustible from the inside. Although it is not as sharp as Geng Metal, as violent as Li Fire, or as profound as Kan Water, it possesses a unique "upholding of righteousness" and "perseverance" characteristic of Jia Wood.

I won't attack you, but you can't attack me either.