Evergreen Reverses to Creation, Mind Monkey Cleverly Breaks Through Embryonic Delusion

When Howling Fish rushed back to the back mountain, the King Nan Tree was much thicker than before. The entire tree emanated a golden-green glow, exuding an imposing spiritual aura.

Heng Hua activated the Evergreen True Essence, circulating it continuously within the great tree.

"No, my research on formations can't compare to Nineteenth Uncle's. This formation feels too awkward to use—but a first-grade treasure wood is enough for crossing the tribulation."

Heng Hua got up, carrying the unconscious Fu Heyi away.

Eternal Longevity immediately stepped forward to chop wood, felling a log about ten feet long in just a few strokes.

As the heartwood was removed, the King Nan Tree's verdant crown and branches withered automatically, its roots turning into ash and dust.

"You stay and make the coffin, Howling Fish will accompany me to the Spirit Cave to dig soil."

Heng Hua, carrying Fu Heyi, led Howling Fish to a pre-selected Spirit Cave for tribulation avoidance.

The Creation Yuan Convergence Technique, besides the Jade Robe and Wooden Coffin, also had requirements for the timing and location of tribulation crossing.

The time must be at the Beginning of Taiyin or its completion, a place of Earthly Absolute Three Treasures, and a location devoid of any remaining vitality.

The Beginning and completion of Taiyin refer to the New Moon and Full Moon days, the first and fifteenth of each month.

The Three Treasures of Earth are water, fire, and wind. The Absolute Three Treasures mean a place without water, fire, or wind.

No vitality means no traces of birds, beasts, or insects, nor any plants, trees, or earthworms.

Heng Hua had deliberately selected three such places in the back mountain. The one being used now was the closest to the Nan tree forest, located at the foot of Sword Dragon Peak.

Upon arriving at the designated spot, Howling Fish squatted down to inspect the soil.

"Young Master, there are no insect holes, grass seeds, or traces of birds and beasts."

"Check the groundwater again. Also, don't let any dead branches remain."

The attachment of even a speck of life force would attract tribulation, leading to failure in re-cultivation.

Heng Hua gazed at the full moon in the sky, silently calculating its position.

Then, he took out a shovel, dug a pit, and carved strange Spirit Seal Patterns on all four walls of the pit.

In the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Eternal Longevity arrived carrying the wooden coffin.

The Spirit Concealing Wood Coffin was the simplest type of cultivator's burial coffin, requiring only the carving of three Yin Pattern Talismans on the front and back of the coffin to transform it into a Magic Tool.

Eternal Longevity could make it without Heng Hua's help.

After Heng Hua inspected it, he placed the wooden coffin into the pit.

"I will go into seclusion shortly. You two must stop anyone from approaching—of course, Grandfather rarely pays attention to the back mountain, and others generally don't come this way. If you're careful, it should be fine. But be vigilant, and don't let Nineteenth Uncle wake up."

Heng Hua felt it wasn't secure enough. He reinforced the seal on Fu Heyi and confiscated his Universe Pouch, entrusting it to the two for safekeeping.

After completing all this, Heng Hua took off his clothes, put on the Jade Robe, jumped into the wooden coffin, and closed the lid from the inside.

After the lid closed, Eternal Longevity and Howling Fish silently buried him, as if performing a funeral, completely sealing Fu Henghua's vitality.

Only by doing so could the Heavenly Dao remain unaware and avoid tribulation.

Heng Hua lay inside the coffin, gazing at the pitch-black environment, and slowly closed his eyes.

The Evergreen Technique circulated rapidly within his body. When his True Essence Magical Power was about to overflow, Heng Hua voluntarily dispersed his cultivation, shattering his Dao Foundation and reversing his meridians to re-cultivate the Creation Yuan Convergence Technique.

It hurt so much!

Heng Hua endured the pain of his meridians rebelling, silently circulating the Creation Yuan Convergence Technique.

Though it hurt, it was much easier compared to the previous times.

Fortunately, the Evergreen Technique was upright and peaceful, making the pain during cultivation dispersal lighter than with most other methods. Coupled with Heng Hua's firm will, he gritted his teeth and managed not to cry out.

Boom—

His Sea of Consciousness and Niwan Palace fell into chaos, and then the Spirit Embryo Immortal Stone quietly appeared.

The immortal stone had nine apertures and eight holes, subtly aligning with the numbers of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. Under Heng Hua's control, a wisp of True Qi was generated, flowing down from his brow, circulating through the Twelve Regular Meridians, and refining the essence of Yin and Yang.

The True Qi movement of the Creation Yuan Convergence Technique mimicked the Twelve Earthly Branches.

At Zi hour, Yin is born, and through Chou, Yin, and Mao hours, Yang gradually grows. Then through Chen, Si, and Wu hours, Yang reaches its peak and begins to decline. Finally, in Shen, You, Xu, and Hai hours, Yang turns to Yin, and as Zi hour approaches, it turns back to Yang.

Each time the True Qi circulates through the body for one full cycle, it represents a transformation of Yin and Yang, simulating a day and night. Three hundred and sixty minor cycles constitute one major cycle, representing the change of a year.

After Heng Hua dispersed his cultivation, the Evergreen Magical Power continuously clashed within his meridians. As the Yang energy of the Creation Yuan Convergence Technique circulated, it automatically absorbed this portion of Magical Power into the Creation True Qi, converting it into Yin energy and returning it to his brow.

Heng Hua silently calculated the speed of the minor cycle circulation: "It's much faster than the Evergreen Technique back then. Compared to the most basic Yellow Grade Spirit Devouring Art, it's about twice as fast. It truly is a Heavenly Script level."

The Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow grades of cultivation methods, aside from the conceptual realm, have the most obvious advantage in cultivation speed.

Using the most basic and ancient Yellow Grade cultivation method, the Spirit Devouring Art, as a unit. Its circulation speed for one cycle is one. Then, the speed of a Profound Grade cultivation method is generally between 1.3 and 1.5.

The speed of the Earthly Scripture Immortal Art is between 1.6 and 1.8.

This is what Heng Hua concluded after decades of collecting data.

As for Heavenly Scripts, although unheard of at present, during the Divine Land Era fifteen hundred years ago, there were some Heavenly Script sects on the Donglai Continent. Through scattered records, Heng Hua roughly estimated that the cultivation speed of Heavenly Scripts was twice as fast as Yellow Grade cultivation methods.

Simultaneously, the purity and total amount of True Qi circulated per cycle gradually decreased with each tier of Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow. This is the difference between a vast ocean and a stream.

Heng Hua compared his current Creation True Qi attack to his previous Evergreen True Qi. One strike of Creation True Qi was now equivalent to three to five strikes of Evergreen True Qi.

"If I encounter a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator of Yellow Grade. Even though my Magical Power accumulation is far inferior to his, if we were to clash palms, I could easily disperse the True Qi he has condensed."

This was the marvel of high-quality True Qi.

If the progress at the introductory stage was like this, then by Qi Refining Ninth Layer, when preparing for Foundation Establishment, the gap would gradually widen. And by Foundation Establishment, or even Core Formation later on, the gap would only grow larger.

This was why the Heavenly Scripts and Earthly Classics could lead to becoming an immortal, while those of the Profound and Yellow grades could only gaze at the Immortal Dao sects with a sigh.

The major sects in the Donglai Realm that inherited immortal cultivation techniques proudly called themselves True Immortal Dao Legacies. They dared to mock cultivators of other Profound and Yellow cultivation methods as "cultivating the fake, like water and reflections in a mirror."

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Heng Hua completed his first Grand Circulation. The Evergreen Magical Power gradually became docile, following the cultivation route of the Creation Yuan Convergence Technique.

Within the Niwan Palace, the Nine-Orifice Immortal Stone shone with immortal light, illuminating the dark and hazy Niwan Palace and revealing a picturesque landscape—Flower-Fruit Mountain.

This was the Yellow Court Inner Scenery manifested by the Niwan Palace, corresponding to the "Five Elements Mountain" of the next realm.

At the summit of Flower-Fruit Mountain stood the Nine-Orifice Immortal Stone.

Howling Fish and Eternal Longevity stood by the dirt pit.

Suddenly, moonlight poured down like water, directly onto the dirt pit.

Bang!

Spiritual Light erupted from the earth mound, manifesting an immortal stone thirty-six feet and five inches tall, with a circumference of twenty-four feet.

The full moon's silver radiance descended from the night sky, reflecting off the immortal stone, which emitted a soft jade glow.

The two men stared intently at the earth mound, their expressions a mixture of joy and worry.

Rumble--Rumble rumble--

Thunder roared in the sky, and the two saw dark clouds slowly drifting in.

Instantly, a fierce wind raged, and the rain fell swiftly, making Taiyin itself seem to lose its color.

Howling Fish murmured, "The tribulation has begun."

This was different from the Foundation Establishment tribulation they had deduced a few days prior. The Qi Refining tribulation had been successfully simulated years ago.

But those experiments merely involved burying Jade Figurines underground, and the result was that the Jade Figurines remained unharmed.

This time, however, it was the young master himself lying down.

Eternal Longevity said, "Don't worry, it'll be fine."

Looking at the heavy rain, he silently picked up Fu Heyi and took out his iron umbrella.

Seeing him carrying Fu Heyi to shelter from the rain, Howling Fish hesitated for a moment before voluntarily squeezing under the umbrella.

In the Coiled Dragon Great Hall.

Fu Danwei sat cross-legged in meditation, a crimson wheel slowly rotating behind his head.

Suddenly, the candlelight in the hall flickered out, and a shadowy figure let out a cackling laugh, emerging from the shadow beneath his seat.

"There is great terror between life and death. You only have ten years left, are you truly resigned?"

"Seeing Fu Beidou full of vigor while you are old and frail, can you truly endure it?"

"To sacrifice your own Longevity Wood for your descendants, to swallow your pride and endure Fu Beidou, are you truly willing?"

The shadowy figure drifted within the hall, its voice like demonic chanting, stirring up Fu Danwei's negative emotions.

Fu Danwei closed his eyes and remained silent, chanting the Calming Heart Mantra to maintain his Clear Spiritual Platform.

This shadowy figure called itself an "inner devil," a manifestation of his own evil thoughts.

"Now, it's not as if you have no way to extend your lifespan. As long as you act ruthlessly, living another five hundred years is not a problem."

"People should live for themselves. What do descendants matter? We cultivators seek the Great Dao; morality and righteousness are all bullshit!"

"Will ensuring your descendants live well compare to your own eternal longevity?"

The shadowy figure enticed him, stirring Fu Danwei's desire for longevity.

Suddenly, a green light lit up above Fu Danwei's head.

The Phoenix Splendor Jade Ruler spun above his head, its Clear Spiritual Light sweeping over his entire body, washing away the Malevolent Spirit Distractions surging within his heart.

"I, Fu, have lived a life of being Bright and Upright. To use such Base Methods to extend my life again, where would my Dao Heart remain?"

The green light shot up into the sky, eradicating the shadowy figure in one fell swoop.

After doing all this, Fu Danwei sat on the Biyou Bed, panting heavily.

Fu Danwei understood the method the shadowy figure had proposed.

Body Seizure.

The reason his lifespan was nearing its end was not because the lifespan of his soul and spirit had been exhausted, but because the vitality of this physical body had depleted. His physical body had been severely damaged in a battle thirty years ago, and his Lifespan had run out.

Then, as long as he possessed a new body through the Body Seizure technique, he could extend his life.

It was merely a matter of cultivating anew.

As for the choice of body for seizure, a Bloodline Descendant was undoubtedly the finest and highest priority.

Rumble--

Hearing the Sound of Wind, Rain, and Thunder outside the window, Fu Danwei silently gazed at the sky.

What a sin.

To kill one's descendant and commit the evil deed of Body Seizure, how could it not incur Heavenly Punishment?

Looking at the wind and rain outside, Fu Danwei calmed his scattered Dao Heart and closed his eyes again to recite the Dao Scripture.

Fu Xiangfeng began cultivating the Lingxuan Fenghua Jue, and streams of Qi began to form within his body.

As the vortex-like Magical Power generated, the Wind Aids Fire, and his Samadhi Fire grew even stronger.

The Magical Power was absorbed into individual Spiritual Vortices, refined by the Samadhi Fire. The gaseous True Essence condensed into drops of Jade Fluid. Twelve drops of Jade Fluid were housed within twelve Spiritual Vortices, acting as the core of the vortex to further promote the flow of Magical Power.

Xiangfeng opened his eyes and said joyfully, "The Cultivation Method Little Sixth chose is truly fitting."

Following Heng Hua's cultivation pointers, it was indeed twice the result with half the effort. In just a few days, he had completed the conversion of his True Essence Magical Power.

"The Lingxuan True Essence after switching cultivation methods is even more refined than the original Magical Power. Compared to the cultivation speed of the Spirit Devouring Art, it's nearly fifty percent faster. Beyond this, only the Earthly Scripture Immortal Art can consistently surpass me. Now, I'm about to break through to the fifth level of Foundation Establishment."

Thinking of how he could later switch to the clan's secret Core Formation technique, Xiangfeng felt a surge of excitement.

With his steady progress, he was destined to achieve Golden Core in this life. In the future, he could even guard Baihuang Hall and prevent them from being bullied--

Soon, the smile on his face faded. Fu Xiangfeng thought of Baihuang Hall's current predicament.

If not for Old Master, Baihuang Hall would have been driven out of Panlong Island. Even if he had the potential to achieve Golden Core in this life, what good would it be? He probably couldn't even protect his younger brother, forced to watch him be "imprisoned" by the people from Baiyu Hall.

Rumble--

The wind and thunder raged in the sky, interrupting Fu Xiangfeng's thoughts.

Sensing the hurricane resonating with him and looking at the wind and rain covering the entire island, Fu Xiangfeng secretly pondered, "I heard that high-level Cultivation Methods can trigger celestial phenomena during cultivation. Could it be that my cultivation this time has attracted Heaven and Earth Resonance, causing this downpour?"

He silently withdrew his Magical Power, and the surrounding chaotic Divine Wind gradually dispersed.

Boom, boom, boom--

Three bolts of Silver Thunder struck the Immortal Stone above the earth mound.

These three bolts of thunder came from heaven and earth, forming the Three Talents' circulation, specifically to Punish Calamity Fortune.

The Immortal Stone was thirty-six feet and five inches high, setting the Circulation Number, corresponding to the annual cycle. Its circumference was twenty-four feet, representing the twenty-four Solar Terms, aligning with the changes of the year. This stone nurtured a Dao Seed, a single integrated entity, enduring the three bolts of lightning without sustaining any damage.

"It's done," Heng Shou clenched his fist, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, he felt a pain in his arm. He quietly looked down and saw Howling Fish tightly gripping his arm, staring intently at the Immortal Stone.

When the Immortal Stone cracked and a burst of Spiritual Light retreated underground, Howling Fish finally released its grip on Heng Shou's arm, a heavy weight lifted from its heart.

"The 'Heavenly Warning Thunder' for Dispersing Cultivation and re-cultivating has passed. Next, we just have to wait for Young Master to come out."

When a Foundation Establishment Cultivator disperses their cultivation, their profound Magical Power transforms into True Qi, naturally far exceeding the first level of Qi Refining.

The moment the lightning struck the Immortal Stone, the Immortal Stone Spirit Embryo within Heng Hua's Niwan Palace shattered. The stone egg shot out, transforming into a Mind Monkey, which then leaped and played within the Flower-Fruit Mountain inner landscape of the Niwan Palace.

The second step of the Spirit Embryo Heart Method: the Immortal Stone shatters, and the Spirit Monkey is born.

Following this, the Evergreen True Essence continued to transform into Creation True Qi, and numerous Great Cycles were rapidly completed.

After five thousand Great Cycles, Heng Hua's Dao Heart stirred, initiating the third step of the Spirit Embryo Heart Method, analogous to the third level of Qi Refining. The entire Spirit Embryo Realm cultivation requires imitating the Number of One Yuan, performing one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred Great Cycles.

The third layer of the Spirit Embryo Realm: "Seeking Eternal Life, the Bodhi Path."

The carefree and unrestrained Spirit Monkey in the Niwan Palace stopped. It sat on the shattered Immortal Stone and circulated the Creation Yuan Convergence Technique.

After an unknown period, a Bodhi Tree appeared behind the Spirit Monkey. Wisdom's Spiritual Light showered down, combining with the inhalation and exhalation of Yin and Yang by the Creation True Qi, cultivating a Great Dao True Seed within the Spirit Monkey that resembled a Golden Core.

Upon the formation of this Dao Seed, the Spirit Monkey gained supernatural abilities, possessing a hint of the Subtlety of Primordial Spirit.

Suddenly, the Spirit Monkey's eyes opened, and it escaped from Heng Hua's Niwan Palace.

Howling Fish and Heng Shou waited outside the earth mound.

For some reason, Heng Shou felt something strange, as if something was patting his head.

He reached up to his head but found nothing.

"Ouch--"

Howling Fish clutched its Flying Immortal Hairpin and looked around.

"Heng Shou, there's something strange here."

Heng Shou silently stared at Fu Heyi, putting on his Knuckle Duster and guarding their surroundings.

After waiting for a while, the monster did not appear, and Fu Heyi remained unconscious.

"Could it not be Nineteenth Master?"

BANG--

The earth mound exploded, and a figure burst out of the coffin.

"Young Master?"

Howling Fish, disregarding the monster, hurried forward.

The young man flicked his finger, and the clean robe beside him automatically put itself on.

"Success."

Heng Hua couldn't help but rejoice.

With a gentle sweep of his sleeve, the broken wood chips and soil were all filled back into the pit.

He was currently in the fourth step of the Spirit Embryo Heart Method. One more step and he could "Ride Spiritual Clouds, Sweep Dragon Palace."

However, his Foundation Establishment magical power had been completely converted in the fourth step, with only a little over ten thousand Great Heavenly Cycle circulation.

"It seems I underestimated the subtlety of the Heavenly Script. I thought that by re-cultivating the method, I would at least reach the sixth or seventh layer of Qi Refining. I didn't expect to stop at the fourth layer of Qi Refining."

But the more this was the case, the happier Heng Hua became.

This indicated that the Heavenly Script had infinite potential, far surpassing the Profound Grade Evergreen Scripture.

Moreover, he had already grasped one of the marvels of the Creation Yuan Convergence Technique. The Spirit Ape Breaking Plate Secret allowed him, after forming a Dao Seed, to act outside his body for ten breaths, like an External Incarnation.

The Spirit Ape was formed from Heng Hua's Spiritual God Soul. These ten breaths were like him personally circulating his power, capable of killing enemies without a trace.

"Controlling the Spirit Ape is similar to the subtlety of the Primordial Spirit. Even Grandfather, who had achieved Golden Core, could not freely mobilize his Spiritual God."

Spiritual God was a spiritual entity formed by a Cultivator tempering their Divine Sense and sublimating their soul. At the Golden Core level, the Spiritual God transformed into a Yin God, and then further transformed towards a Yang God.

In the Foundation Establishment Realm, Cultivators could utilize the subtlety of Divine Sense and comprehend the benefits of the Spiritual God. Only after reaching Golden Core could they manifest their Yin God.

Yet, Heng Hua, at the fourth layer of Qi Refining, could make his Spiritual God act for ten breaths. This marvel alone gave him a significant advantage over his peers.

In the past, he could see his opponent's flaws and Weak Points but lacked the means to attack. Now, he only needed the Spirit Ape to go out and strike once to easily defeat his opponent.

This alone demonstrated a new path distinctly different from the current Donglai Cultivation System.

"Young Master, what do we do next? We can't keep Nineteenth Master restrained forever, can we?"

Heng Hua looked at Fu Heyi and also felt a headache.

"I cannot remove the Restriction Seal now. If he wakes up and goes to find Seventeenth Uncle, it will cause a commotion within the clan, and I will be the one to suffer."

Heng Hua pondered, and considering his current magical power cultivation, he had an idea.

"Since we've come this far, let's take a gamble. Achieve Foundation Establishment as soon as possible and help Grandfather push the cultivation method forward."

He didn't aim to fully deduce the Nascent Soul Method. Just developing twenty to thirty percent of it would be enough to encourage Old Master and prevent him from becoming further dejected and losing his will to live.

"Eternal Longevity, take Nineteenth Master back to Langhuan Pavilion and take good care of him. Howling Fish, tidy this place up so no one notices. After that, you two continue your usual activities. Oh, and find a way to replace Aunt's Gold Thread, and go sell a few books."

"Young Master isn't returning to Langhuan Pavilion?"

Seeing the sky gradually brightening, Heng Hua gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to the Dragon Transformation Pool. The only way to rapidly increase my magical power is there. Once I cultivate back to the ninth layer of Qi Refining, I'll take you to Buried Turtle Reef."

That natural place for avoiding tribulations was finally ready to be used.

Author's musings: Utterly bewildered. Signing contracts on Qidian now doesn't require printing; it's all done online. I recorded a video in bed early this morning, and it was verified successfully.

It feels like a dream, like I haven't woken up yet. Has Qidian really reached this level of efficiency?