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Chapter 10: 10. A Dragon's Spiritual Body, a Drastic Transformation
Chapter 10: 10. A Dragon's Spiritual Body, a Drastic Transformation
The woman in the purple robe was none other than Xu Yuanzhen, the chief disciple of the current Li Tian Shi.
She asked casually, "Have you met your Junior Uncle yet?"
Lei Jun replied, "Not yet. After Elder Yuan emerged from seclusion, he went to inspect the newly discovered abode of our sect.
However, he is already aware of your intentions and has arranged for Wang Guiyuan, my senior martial brother, to assist me regularly."
Xu Yuanzhen said, "Aside from waiting for my master and relying on luck, there is no better mentor for you than your Junior Uncle."
Lei Jun fell into deep thought at her words.
Two yellow-robed Taoists approached from a distance—it was Daoist Luo, who was in charge of this place, and another true disciple of the Celestial Master's Mansion who had just arrived today: "Big Sister! Are you here too?"
Xu Yuanzhen replied, "I'm on my way back to the mountain, and since I happened to pass by, I stopped to lend a hand."
She took out a small and exquisite jade bottle, "Fortunately, I obtained some Heavenly Abyss Pure Dew."
Daoist Luo and his junior martial brother were surprised, "The Heavenly Abyss Pure Dew that Elder Ziyang couldn't find back then?"
Xu Yuanzhen instructed, "Go ahead and sprinkle it. It will dispel the miasma and prevent epidemics, calming the spirits and soothing the souls."
The other true disciple from the Celestial Master's Mansion hesitated slightly:
"Big Sister, we don't actually need this much Heavenly Abyss Pure Dew here. Should we leave some for Elder Ziyang...?"
Xu Yuanzhen's expression turned cold, "Third Junior Uncle? How much does he owe me now?"
The disciple couldn't help but force a bitter smile.
Daoist Luo took the jade bottle and said with admiration, "Big Sister always thinks of the common people. It is truly a blessing for those affected by the disaster."
Xu Yuanzhen's eyes softened as she replied, "Since I happened to pass by, I might as well lend a hand."
Daoist Luo nodded solemnly, his expression grave as he turned to Lei Jun and said, "No matter what happens in the future, you and I must always remember Big Sister's teachings today. As cultivators, we should do our best to help those in peril and relieve the suffering of the people. Heaven has the virtue of benevolence, yet the plight of the common folk is pitiable!"
"Yes, heaven has the virtue of benevolence, yet the plight of the common folk is pitiable..."
Xu Yuanzhen, however, remained nonchalant, "Just don't die in front of my house."
Lei Jun was speechless.
Daoist Luo and his junior martial brother were taken aback, "Big Sister..."
Xu Yuanzhen interrupted, "Get to work."
"Yes, Big Sister." The two true disciples of the Celestial Master's Mansion turned and left, carefully carrying the small jade bottle as if it were a precious treasure.
Soon, the relief camp on the river beach was enveloped in a serene and peaceful aura.
Xu Yuanzhen's fingers moved deftly, and another identical small jade bottle appeared in her hand.
Lei Jun asked, "Is this also the Heavenly Abyss Pure Dew?"
Xu Yuanzhen explained, "I had originally planned to use it all here to eradicate the epidemic, but I just now divided it into two portions."
She looked at Lei Jun, "Do you have the Purple Gold Reishi and the Dragon Horse Scale?"
Lei Jun replied honestly, "By chance, I obtained the essence of the Purple Gold Reishi and a Dragon Horse Scale."
Xu Yuanzhen's eyes lit up, "It truly is a fortuitous opportunity. Let's give it a try."
As she spoke, she gently tapped the small jade bottle, and a small amount of clear dew drifted out from the mouth of the bottle, transforming into a ball of green mist that enveloped Lei Jun.
Lei Jun remained calm and unafraid. He immediately sat cross-legged and began to quietly adjust his breathing and circulate his qi.
The moment he saw Xu Yuanzhen, Lei Jun had guessed that the three-grade opportunity mentioned in the upper-upper contract might still have something to do with this Big Sister.
The green mist permeated his body, entering through his pores and merging with his internal organs.
Lei Jun breathed and circulated his qi, and strands of golden light converged in his limbs and bones, eventually condensing into a purple-gold reishi shadow.
Where purple and green met, the reishi shadow immediately disintegrated.
The golden light and green mist entwined incessantly.
At this moment, the Dragon Horse Scale in Lei Jun's bosom suddenly vibrated.
Without Lei Jun infusing it with true qi, the treasure automatically generated streams of flowing light that also merged into Lei Jun's body.
He felt as if all the pores and cavities in his body had opened up, and three strands of spiritual power were weaving and breathing together.
Lei Jun was immersed in the process, oblivious to his surroundings. From the outside, purple and green lights intertwined, and dragon roars could be heard continuously.
The audio and visual effects were at their maximum.
However, on the river beach, whether it was the numerous displaced commoners or the Taoists and Taoist apprentices of the Celestial Master's Mansion, everyone ignored the commotion and acted as if Lei Jun didn't exist.
They could only vaguely see a figure clad in a black cloak and a purple Taoist robe standing by the river.
As soon as someone glanced at him, they would feel a chill in their heart, and quickly avert their eyes.
After a long time, all the spiritual power finally merged and condensed into one.
At this moment, a faint dragon shadow appeared, circling Lei Jun, before finally disappearing into his body.
The green mist and purple light dissipated.
Lei Jun opened his eyes, and they shone with a brilliant spiritual light.
[Potential Dragon Spiritual Body]
These words appeared in his mind, bringing with them a profound understanding.
"Indeed, my foundation has been elevated from that of an average person to a spiritual body."
Xu Yuanzhen nodded, her speech always rapid like a gentle rain falling on a silver plate, but her tone remained calm, "The combination of the Dragon Horse Scale, Purple Gold Reishi, and Heavenly Abyss Pure Dew can create a Potential Dragon Spiritual Body..."
Lei Jun jumped up and looked down at himself.
He had physically traveled through dimensions to arrive in this world.
According to the assessment of the Taoist Academy of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, Lei Jun's understanding of cultivation was not bad, but his foundation was mediocre, and he could only be considered average.
Not to mention that he couldn't compare to the one-in-a-million geniuses and freaks, but even within the academy, he was in the lower tiers, or even at the bottom.
After all, the Heavenly Master's Mansion, as the sacred site of the Taoist path, had a high threshold for entry.
Most of the time, an average foundation was not enough to even enter Longhu Mountain.
Fortunately, Xu Yuanzhen had taken Lei Jun under her wing.
Over the past few months, his progress had accelerated thanks to the essence of the Purple Gold Reishi.
Although his instructors praised him, they still had conservative estimates of Lei Jun's potential due to his mediocre foundation.
Now, everything was different.
According to the sayings passed down in the Heavenly Master's Mansion, the cultivation foundation talents in the current world are divided into five tiers, from low to high: lower, lower-middle, average, upper-middle, and upper.
But above the upper tier, there are even rarer and more extraordinary legendary cultivation body types known as Spiritual Bodies, Saintly Bodies, and Heavenly Bodies...
At this moment, Lei Jun had essentially jumped three tiers, skipping the upper-middle and upper tiers to become a Spiritual Body... Lei Jun looked up again.
He knelt down right there, embracing the primordial and guarding the one, silently operating his mystical cultivation technique.
An immense amount of spiritual energy from the outside world was absorbed into his body at an unprecedented speed.
Then, at a speed so fast that it was almost negligible, it was refined into his true qi.
Before, he had relied on the essence of the Purple Gold Reishi to force a miracle, using sheer quantity to break through.
Now, although the essence of the Purple Gold Reishi had disappeared, the obstacles and challenges he had encountered in his previous cultivation had also vanished.
It was more than just a bone-washing transformation.
This was a true metamorphosis.
The upcoming Transmission Ceremony at the beginning of next year would no longer be a hopeless endeavor.
Lei Jun took a deep breath, slowly retracting his cultivation, and stood up to thank the purple-robed female Taoist priest.
Xu Yuanzhen said, "As you said before, it is your own opportunity that has brought you to this point."
Lei Jun nodded and turned to look at Longhu Mountain.
If he had chosen to go to the Talisman Ink House, he would have been caught up in the great turmoil triggered by Chen Yi.
With the conflict between the Li family and the outsiders reaching a breaking point, even those not involved would suffer.
Even if he didn't fight, he might still end up in confinement.
Xu Yuanzhen's return to the mountain could get Lei Jun out of that situation.
However, the Heavenly Abyss Pure Dew would be long gone.
Since Xu Yuanzhen would be passing by Qingyun Swamp on her way back, she would temporarily stop to use the Heavenly Abyss Pure Dew to relieve the disaster and eliminate the epidemic there before returning to the mountain.
For such a precious spiritual item, she didn't seem to care whether using it all at once in this situation was a waste or not.
If Lei Jun had chosen the moderately safe option, he would have avoided imprisonment, but he would have also missed the Heavenly Abyss Pure Dew.
Only by choosing the best option did Lei Jun come to Qingyun Swamp, where Xu Yuanzhen saw him before using the Heavenly Abyss Pure Dew, noticed that he had the essence of the Purple Gold Reishi and the Dragon Horse Scale, and thus decided to divide the Heavenly Abyss Pure Dew into two portions, one for disaster relief and epidemic elimination, and the other to help Lei Jun transform.
Thus, the three-grade opportunity was a great blessing.
The path of an eagle striking the sky has now become a potential dragon lurking in the abyss, ready to soar into the heavens.
(End of Chapter)
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