Chapter 71

Shan Heyuan needs a spiritual object that can rival the Breathing Earth, Spring Crystal, Lightning-Struck Wood, and Pu Core Fire.

Shen Duheng's Spiritual Power is rich in sufficiently strong metal-type Spiritual Power, but he lacks a powerful enough spiritual object to gather this metal-type Spiritual Power.

Almost there.

It was so close.

Shan Heyuan was a little anxious. He put his hand on Shen Duheng's shoulder and asked Shen Duheng for a kiss.

He had considered metal-type spiritual objects when he was cultivating before.

Unfortunately, he was just a little short, and he didn't know where to obtain a metal-type spiritual item.

Neither ores nor Top-Grade Spirit Stone were what he was looking for.

Metal-type spiritual items are not as common as spiritual water or spiritual fire.

It's too difficult.

Shan Heyuan felt the metal-type Spiritual Power flowing through his body from Shen Duheng, and felt that he was just a little short of reaching the perfect state.

He needs that external thing to make his own path more complete.

The idea of acquiring metal-type spirit items for advancement is correct, and this path is feasible.

The most important thing now is to figure out where to obtain metal-type spiritual items.

Exhausted, Shan Heyuan covered his eyes with his hands.

It still doesn't work.

This method can obtain gold Spiritual Power, but it cannot obtain gold-type spiritual objects to make up for the missing gold element in the Dantian Small World.

Shen Duheng kissed Shan Heyuan's soft palm. "I have a plan."

Shan Heyuan moved his hand away, staring intently at Shen Duheng: "What's your plan?"

A thin layer of sweat glistened on Shen Duheng's muscles. He kissed Shan Heyuan's palm again. "I just need a metal-type spiritual item. I know where to get one. Don't ask, I'll give it to you in a couple of days."

Shan Heyuan: "I don't want to know how to obtain it, I just want to know, is there any danger?"

Shen Duheng: "Basically none, I know what I'm doing, don't worry."

Shan Heyuan wasn't the type to get to the bottom of things, so if Shen Duheng didn't want to talk about it, he wouldn't ask.

As long as there is no danger, it's fine.

Shen Duheng spoke with great certainty, and sure enough, two days later he brought a piece of pure white bone and sent it into his Dantian Small World.

This piece of white bone exudes a rich metallic Spiritual Power, and looks like a small spiritual sword.

I wonder what kind of animal bone this is? It actually possesses such rare metal-type power.

Upon seeing the bone, Shan Heyuan exclaimed with delight, "This bone is remarkable! The metal-elemental Spiritual Power within it is exceptionally pure. Let me take a look."

Shen Duheng handed the bones to him.

Shan Heyuan was initially delighted to hold the bone, but after examining it closely, he gradually noticed a familiar scent emanating from it.

He looked at the bone and panicked a little. "Didn't you say there was no danger?"

Shen Duheng: "There's really no danger."

Shan Heyuan: "Then, why do I feel your presence on these bones? Could they be your own bones?"

Shen Duheng's expression shifted, and he was about to reply.

Shan Heyuan has confirmed it. "It's definitely your bone. Which bone is it—a rib?"

Shen Duheng hadn't expected him to guess so quickly, and said with a hint of helplessness, "It works very well, and the power on it is very pure."

"Even if it's incredibly useful, I shouldn't use it," Shan Heyuan murmured. "Using it will destroy my Dao heart."

Shen Duheng: "We've already taken it out, we can't put it back. It's our best option right now. Didn't you tell me the story about that rib? I'm willing to let that rib become a part of you."

Shan Heyuan held the piece of bone, which was as white as jade, and felt it was extremely hot to the touch.

After a long while, Shan Heyuan finally managed to hold the bone and asked, "You went out this time just to retrieve the bone?"

"I used Spiritual Power to consecrate it first, and then I took it out." Shen Duheng took Shan Heyuan's hand and gently placed it on the lowest part of his chest. "I took the last rib on the left side, and it won't affect me."

Shan Heyuan gently pressed down and indeed felt a gap beneath his firm muscles, completely different from the right side. "How did you come up with this idea?"

Shen Duheng: "Didn't you say you wanted a spiritual object? Humans are the most intelligent of all beings. Core Formation level Pu Core Fire is already a decent spiritual object, so why can't a human be one?"

As Shen Duheng said this, Pu Core Fire downwards Qi Ingestion, almost singeing off Shen Duheng's eyebrows.

Shen Duheng remained completely still.

Pu Core Fire didn't dare to actually burn him. Seeing that he didn't move, he had no choice but to rush to him again in frustration.

Holding Shen Duheng's rib, Shan Heyuan felt that the rib was incredibly heavy, so heavy that he couldn't even lift it.

Shen Duheng grasped his hand. "It's up to you now. Do whatever you want to do."

Shan Heyuan: "I need to go into seclusion again."

Shen Duheng: "I will protect you."

Shen Duheng left the Dantian Small World, Shan Heyuan sat cross-legged under the Illusionless Tree, suspending Shen Duheng's ribs in front of his chest.

After circulating his inner energy and calming his mind, Shan Heyuan drove the Pu Core Fire to surge up, engulfing the entire Dantian Small World. All the spiritual substances, whether metal, wood, water, or earth, or the elements of life and Death Qi, were all being forged and fused under the Pu Core Fire.

He wanted to reunite the entire Dantian Small World into one, transforming it into a seed.

He wants to start growing from a seed.

If this change succeeds.

Chapter 71

The Pu Core Fire burned fiercely in his Dantian Small World. Shan Heyuan sat cross-legged under the Illusionless Tree, his mind clear and serene.

He needs to break the stable state of his Dantian Small World before he can proceed to the next step.

He needs to regain his body as soon as possible and continue cultivating, aiming to reach the Spirit Transformation Realm as quickly as possible.

As the flames of the Pu Core Fire grew stronger, everything else in the Dantian except for the spiritual spring water, the Illusionless Tree, the Breathing Earth, and Shen Duheng's rib section slowly began to melt.

Because they are forged by the Pu Core Fire, they do not turn into waste after melting, but are transformed into pure Spiritual Power.

Shan Heyuan didn't intend to burn down his dantian Dantian Small World; he simply wanted to change its state.

Shan Heyuan is a true planter, and the "way" he follows is the way of planting.

He kept thinking about how a person could be transformed into Spirit Plant.

Ordinary methods are definitely not feasible, and currently no human can truly transform into Spirit Plant.

The kinship between humans and Spirit Plant is far too distant.

However, if he didn't transform into Spirit Plant, he couldn't think of any other way to cultivate.

As a planter, which path should he take?

Shan Heyuan about the cultivation world.

Countless wise and accomplished individuals have offered various perspectives and created a wide range of ideas.

Shan Heyuan did not find a suitable Cultivation Method among them.

What truly inspired him was a concept he encountered on Earth called "horizontal gene transfer," which refers to the exchange of genetic material between different organisms or cells.

It represents the ability for genes from different species to devour each other.

For lower-level plants, they can accept genes from other plants and integrate them into themselves, such as through gene transfer technology based on this principle.

Horizontal gene transfer is so common in nature that it is natural and inherent in the natural order.

Since it aligns with the Heavenly Dao, should we align our Cultivation Method with it?

Shan Heyuan didn't know, but he could try.

He wanted to "integrate" himself into the Illusionless Tree.

The Illusionless Tree may be quite unique in that it accepts foreign plants very well; it previously accepted Lightning-Struck Wood Sprout.

Given that, accepting him shouldn't be too difficult, right?

This fusion is refined to the genetic level.

Shan Heyuan wasn't sure if something might go wrong along the way.

If something really goes wrong, he will have no choice but to abandon his physical self and transform into a ghost cultivator to start cultivating again.

After all, given the current state of the cultivation world, there's no way he could remain stuck at a bottleneck indefinitely.