Chapter 57

Shen Duheng: "I'll figure out a way to get it for you once I've exhausted all my resources."

Faced with his feelings, Shan Heyuan could only say, "Then I'll try again."

Shan Heyuan's artificial spring until

Years older

I haven't been able to get it working yet.

His life at the Sword Reverence Academy went very smoothly.

In the past six months since he became the teacher, he has encountered virtually no trouble. His disciples treat him with great respect, and his colleagues admire him greatly.

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhi and Li Jian, perhaps spurred on by him, broke through to the Core Formation Stage one after the other in the past six months.

Both of them said he was lucky and brought good fortune to his friends.

This incident further strengthened the bond between the three.

Just as the rumors had suggested, Huai Liu was indeed transferred to the Sword Reverence Sect as an elder.

The new dean is an outsider who was appointed. He is older and more conservative in his approach, but he doesn't have much to do with Shan Heyuan.

These junior scholars have very limited interaction with higher-ups.

What surprised Shan Heyuan the most was that, as time went by, the Spirit Jade Palace relaxed its surveillance on them considerably.

This seems to have cleared them of suspicion.

Of course, this relaxation could also be just a facade to mislead them.

Shan Heyuan and his family's lives returned to a period of peace.

Since the artificial spiritual spring could not be created immediately, Shan Heyuan first refined two batches of Fertilizer Pill.

Now that his cultivation level has improved and he has the aid of the Pu Core Fire, refining the Fertilizer Pill is very easy for him.

He was also able to perfectly control his Spiritual Power, so as not to inject too much of the essence of the Breathing Earth into it and arouse suspicion.

Sword Reverence Sect the two batches of Fertilizer Pill Sect was very satisfied with him, even asking him to place a new order for refining them.

Shan Heyuan did not refuse.

He needs Cultivation Resources right now, and that senior from the Sword Reverence Sect is a major client of his, so he's quite happy to maintain a relationship with such a big client.

The year passed by uneventfully.

When spring came, Shan Heyuan blew up eighteen more Top-Grade Spirit Stone, bringing his total to fifty-four, which broke his heart.

However, having already invested so much, he absolutely couldn't give up this time; he had to find a way to create this artificial spiritual spring.

It was at this moment that he truly realized that talent was indeed the decisive factor.

Someone with mediocre talent in runes like him, no matter how hard he tries, seems unable to complete this rune.

In comparison, he has a good talent for planting, and has never encountered a failure in all his years of planting.

Like his colleagues, Spirit Plant often fall ill, become infested with insects, wither, rot, or stop growing for various reasons. They can also mutate in all sorts of unimaginable ways, such as growing magical patterns, going mad, or becoming unable to adapt to the environment.

Thinking about it this way, he felt much more at ease.

At least he succeeded as a plant grower.

He has been practicing runes at home during this time.

Sometimes when Shen Duheng saw him carving talismans, he would offer a few words of advice, pointing out where there was a problem and what needed attention.

He followed Shen Duheng's train of thought and found that the runes were indeed as Shen Duheng had said.

Shan Heyuan was surprised. He casually corrected the runes under his carving knife and said, "Your rune skills are much better than mine."

Shen Duheng: "There are only a few runes, you can learn them just by looking at them."

"I've practiced for so long, but I still don't feel like I'm quite there." Shan Heyuan searched for more accurate words. "It's not that I can't do it, it's just that it's not quite there yet, there's always something missing."

Shen Duheng pointed at the rune. "If you don't practice well, one or two mistakes won't have too much of a consequence, but if there are too many mistakes, the entire rune will collapse, which is why you'll feel like it's not quite there—your intuition is warning you."

Shan Heyuan had never been interested in inscribing runes to begin with, and upon hearing this, he tossed aside the runes in his hand. "Forget it then, I won't practice today, I'll do it tomorrow."

Shen Duheng: "You're in good form today, but you might not be in that form tomorrow."

Shan Heyuan listened to his detailed explanation, he turned his head to look at him, and suddenly a thought struck him, "Brother Shen, don't you think that if it were you, creating a man-made spiritual spring would be a piece of cake?"

Shen Duheng: "What?"

Shan Heyuan sat up straight, her body slightly excited, and said to him, "You see, I'm particularly bad at runes, and I've tried for so long without getting anywhere. You're much better at runes than I am, but you don't have a place to showcase your talents. If the two of us team up, it would Pearls Joined and Jades United— "

"I can't create a spiritual spring in your Dantian Small World for you."

"Not necessarily! If even Realm Spirit can go in, you might be able to too. I feel that the Dantian Small World is much more stable than before, probably because it's been destroyed and rebuilt several times, and those unstable structures have been removed. If you go in, I can't guarantee anything else, but you definitely won't be in any danger."

Even though Shen Duheng was very knowledgeable, he had never considered this method.

One cultivator actively enters another cultivator's Dantian.

It feels so strange.

Shen Duheng frowned, while Shan Heyuan pleaded earnestly beside him, "Brother Shen, please help me with this artificial spirit spring. I really can't do it. What if I get stuck like others, stuck for decades or even centuries?"

"It won't be that bad. At most, we'll abandon this path and take another one."

This time, it was Shan Heyuan's turn to object. "I've already destroyed so many of my Top-Grade Spirit Stone, how can I give up? Couldn't I just give up the Spirit Stone I already had?"

Shan Heyuan pleaded, "Just help me with the runes, and I can handle the rest myself."

Shan Heyuan persisted in his pleading and cajoling, following Shen Duheng wherever he went.

Two days later, Shen Duheng finally agreed, "Let's give it a try first. If it doesn't work, I'll come out immediately."

Shan Heyuan was overjoyed. "It'll definitely be fine, I have a feeling! Wait for me to make some preparations, and then we'll get started."

The Dantian and the sea of consciousness are the two most important places for a cultivator. Only a cultivator like Shan Heyuan, who did not grow up in the cultivation world, can open his Dantian to others without any psychological barriers.

Even if local cultivators were to open the door to dao companion, they would still hesitate.

To facilitate the experiment, they specifically chose a day off, set up multiple protective talismans in their home, and only then began to try it.

The location they tried was neither in the courtyard nor on the first floor, but in Shan Heyuan's room.

Shan Heyuan lay on the bed and let Shen Duheng try it.

The main point is that if something unexpected happens and you faint, you can just lie there.

Chapter 57

Inside Shan Heyuan's room.

The curtains were drawn tightly, and a complete set of protective magic arrays was densely arranged around the bed.

The Spirit Artifact lamp on the table was turned on, emitting a dim, yellowish light.

Sunlight shone on the bed, illuminating the faces of two people.

The bed was so small that you could hear two people breathing.

Shan Heyuan lay on the bed, shirtless, the light shining on him and revealing his beautiful muscle lines.

He let out a tense sigh, "Come on!"

Shen Duheng placed the sword horizontally on his knees. Hearing him say this, he comforted him, saying, "If it doesn't work, I'll be out soon."

Shan Heyuan nodded vigorously and reached out to clutch the blanket tightly.

Shen Duheng placed his hand on his abdominal muscles, and he shuddered. He gritted his teeth and, following Shen Duheng's hand, drew Shen Duheng into his Dantian.

Once Shen Duheng disappeared from the real world, he immediately focused his consciousness into his Dantian.

Shen Duheng was standing in his Dantian, turning his head to look around.

Shan Heyuan asked telepathically, "Brother Shen, are you alright? Is there anything wrong?"

The Realm Spirit was already in his Dantian, but the Realm Spirit was not an ordinary human, so her experience could not be applied to other cultivators.

Shen Duheng said, "No, not at all. The Spiritual Power in your Dantian Small World is abundant, and the rules of the Heavenly Dao are complete, even better than outside."

"That's great," Shan Heyuan asked. "Do you need to rest for a bit? Or would you like to look around your Dantian Small World?"