Chapter 317: Cosmic Node
Chapter 317: Cosmic Node
Azure Sky Stone.
As soon as Chen Mu held it, he felt a tingling sensation, as if he had grasped a ball of electricity, containing immense thunderous power within that seemed to seep into his body. But the next moment, his Supreme Yang Inner Energy suppressed it.
After a brief assessment, Chen Mu stored it away.
The Grand Guardian of Taixuan Peak did not linger, and upon seeing Chen Mu accept the stone, he cupped his hands in farewell.
"Then, I shall take my leave."
With that, he swiftly turned and departed.
Chen Mu watched the Grand Guardian leave, then without further ado, he pondered for a while before looking up at the sky. After a short while, he got up and headed towards the peak.
Having completed the seventh deduction of the Cosmic Intent, his next task was to continue comprehending the heavens and earth. Although he missed Yu Hongyu and the others, with impending changes, it was not the right time to return. The Qiuan Sect might take action at any moment.
Returning to the peak of Lingxuan Peak.
Qin Mengjun's figure was still nowhere to be seen.
This time, Chen Mu did not leave but instead headed towards the rear cliff where Qin Mengjun often stayed, walking directly under the ancient tree that resembled an umbrella canopy, close to the rock where she usually sat. He then looked up at the sky.
"Indeed, there seems to be something different about this place."
Chen Mu contemplated the surrounding heavens and earth, his expression thoughtful. In the past, his cultivation level was insufficient to notice, or perhaps he only felt a slight anomaly. But since Qin Mengjun had been here for years, he did not dare to approach.
Now that Qin Mengjun was not around, he came to the place where she had stayed for years, and he could clearly sense that this place seemed to be exactly one of the nodes of the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array of the Qiuan Sect.
No.
To be more precise, this place seemed like a weak point of the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array. If someone were to break in from here, the array would be significantly weakened. It was only after he had stepped into the Grandmaster realm that he could grasp this point more clearly.
Otherwise, whether it was an ordinary Grandmaster or someone who had cultivated the Cosmic Dao but had not reached the Grandmaster realm, they would not be able to make such a definite judgment like him. In other words, Qin Mengjun's presence here was not just because she was sometimes lucid and sometimes confused, unable to leave the sect, but also because she needed to guard this node.
"Hmm, interesting. It seems that I can also connect with the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array from here."
Suddenly, Chen Mu gently caressed the rock where Qin Mengjun had sat for years, touching the spot where she usually leaned. He vaguely sensed that this rock was not as simple as it appeared on the surface. Its interior seemed to be a part of the array's structure, closely connected to the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array of the Qiuan Sect.
"Cosmic Dragon Lock Array, named after the Cosmic Dao, naturally has array nodes above and below. I always thought the array node of Lingxuan Peak was within the mountain or in the depths of the main hall. I never expected it to be here, and it wasn't even designated as a forbidden area... But with the Senior Uncle staying here all these years, there's no need to mark this place as forbidden. Moreover, apart from the Elder Peak Master, even if someone comes here, they wouldn't be able to sense this."
Chen Mu's thoughts wandered.
Slap!
Chen Mu's hand was suddenly pushed away.
He had just probed this array node, but immediately felt a vague repulsion. He sensed that within this array node, there was a portion of Qin Mengjun's power. Unless he dispersed this power, he couldn't affect the entire Cosmic Dragon Lock Array through this node.
For the current Chen Mu, dispersing Qin Mengjun's remaining power was an easy task, but he naturally had no reason to do so. He also didn't want to disrupt the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array.
However.
As a cultivator of the Cosmic Dao lineage and a practitioner of the Cosmic Martial Body, the repulsion from the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array was minimal. Even though this array node had been under Qin Mengjun's control for years, it only rejected his power from entering. But he could still touch it.
Chen Mu placed his hand on it again, this time no longer trying to delve into Qin Mengjun's aura. Instead of penetrating the node, he followed the outer edge, probing the connection to this node of the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array.
Indeed.
This time, the array node showed no resistance, allowing his inner energy to connect with the array.
Almost at the moment when Chen Mu's inner energy connected with the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array, his vision suddenly changed. In an instant, he felt the heavens and earth spinning, and the myriad phenomena shifting. His perspective seemed to detach from his physical body, rising infinitely, as if he had reached the heights of the sky, overlooking the entire Qiuan Sect and the whole Qiuan Mountain Range!
He felt as if he had become a part of this mountain range, a corner of this vast heaven and earth, seemingly possessing infinite might to shake the world.
This feeling was similar to when he broke through the Mystic Gate, with his soul connected to the heavens and earth, but also slightly different.
The connection at that time was infinite, merging with the entire heavens and earth, directly pointing to the essence of the cosmos. The current connection, however, was limited to the area covered by the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array, confined to this Qiuan Mountain Range.
"This is... the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array."
As Chen Mu experienced the change, he couldn't help but murmur to himself.
Of course.
He knew that this feeling of being one with the heavens and earth, connected to the entire Qiuan Mountain Range, was just an illusion. Although it seemed like he could control the entire mountain range, he couldn't actually do it.
Because he was merely connected to the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array through his inner energy, he gained this macroscopic perspective from the flow of the array. However, his power couldn't truly penetrate the array, and he couldn't genuinely control this force.
Unless he took action at this Cosmic Node, completely destroying and dispersing Qin Mengjun's imprint, merging his power with it, he could only truly mobilize a small portion of the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array's power, and even then, it would still be just a small part.
After all, this node is just a node, not the heart of the array.
He could only gain this macroscopic perspective through this node and even qualify to harness a small portion of the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array's power because his Martial Dao, Cosmic Intent, and Cosmic Martial Body aligned with the array, causing no conflict. The array didn't reject him, so he was able to achieve this.
Otherwise, if another Grandmaster were here, like Qin Mengjun, even if she completely controlled this node, she would probably still be immersed in the perception of being connected to the array and the heavens and earth, but she wouldn't be able to mobilize the array's power here either.
"In the past, she was sometimes confused and sometimes clear-headed, but whether confused or clear-headed, her inner energy was always connected to the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array, constantly maintaining this perception of being one with the heavens and earth..."
Chen Mu seemed to think of something.
Qin Mengjun was a stunning genius, the youngest top Grandmaster in the Northern Cold Dao, and she had even reached the threshold of the Blood Change Realm early on. Despite being ambushed during her breakthrough attempt, her Mystic Gate was damaged, but if she could maintain this state for a long time, there might still be a chance to slowly recover her damaged heart and soul. The Cosmic Dragon Lock Array represents the heavens and earth, and as humans are born from the heavens and earth, the array could naturally heal her.
Chen Mu couldn't help but marvel at this version of the story!
Of course, this was just his speculation. If this were true, perhaps after Qin Mengjun's seclusion, she might be able to recover from her past heart and soul damage. After all, she had left for seclusion in an unknown location, which must be a crucial key node in her recovery process.
Thinking of this, Chen Mu shook his head slightly, bringing his thoughts back under control.
If Qin Mengjun could recover from her past heart and soul damage, he would naturally be happy for her.
The foundation of the Seven Xuan Sect was indeed extraordinary, just like this Cosmic Node, where he connected his inner energy to the array, producing this state of merging with the heavens and earth. In this state, comprehending the heavens and earth would be more than twice as efficient!
Even if he thoroughly penetrated his inner energy into the node and controlled it, he could borrow the power of the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array to temper his Cosmic Martial Body, greatly increasing the efficiency of his Martial Body's tempering.
For a Grandmaster to temper their Martial Body to perfection, without any assistance or the aid of heavenly spiritual objects, it might take three to four decades. But with the help of the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array, drawing on the power of the heavens and earth to temper the body, the efficiency would be greatly enhanced, and at most, it might take just one to two decades to reach a level of seven to eight out of ten.
"It's truly amazing!"
Chen Mu couldn't help but exclaim several times.
Although he couldn't borrow the power of the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array to temper his Martial Body at this moment, just by comprehending the heavens and earth in this state, he could see his experience rapidly increasing on the system panel.
His current Mental State had already reached the ultimate state of a calm and still heart, like a tranquil pool, greatly enhancing his comprehension efficiency. Now, by harnessing the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array's merging with the heavens and earth, his efficiency increased several folds again. With this, he might not even need two months to complete the eighth deduction!
This was the true foundation of a Grandmaster.
Others, even those at the Six Viscera Realm, if they hadn't broken through the Mystic Gate and cultivated their Martial Body, couldn't achieve this perception of merging with the heavens and earth by connecting their inner energy to the array.
After realizing this, Chen Mu contemplated in his heart. Should he borrow the power of the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array to temper his Cosmic Martial Body? If he did, it would inevitably activate the entire Cosmic Dragon Lock Array, and it couldn't be done quietly. He would have to inform Qin Zhiyuan and the Supreme Elder.
Undoubtedly, if the Supreme Elder knew he had cultivated to the Grandmaster realm, they wouldn't refuse his request to borrow the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array's power. They might even wish for him to fully utilize the array's power, hastening the tempering of his Cosmic Martial Body, and adding a formidable martial might to the Seven Xuan Sect that would awe the four directions.
However, Qin Mengjun's ambush made him cautious. If he did this, even if the Supreme Elder concealed it, mobilizing the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array's power couldn't be hidden from the Marrow Washing Senior Elders, let alone the Elder Peak Masters of the Seven Xuan Sect.
Borrowing the power of the Cosmic Dragon Lock Array to temper the body was risky.
It was different from his current state of merely connecting his inner energy to comprehend the heavens and earth. If he borrowed the array's power to temper his body and faced external interference, he might experience a severe backlash, just like Qin Mengjun.
"If only we could find the traitor within the Seven Xuan Sect, who could it be?"
Chen Mu shook his head slightly.
Qin Mengjun's experience made him extremely vigilant, preferring to be cautious rather than take risks.
(End)
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