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Chapter 35: Divine Purity, Like the Bodhi, Untainted and Nourishing
Chapter 35: Divine Purity, Like the Bodhi, Untainted and Nourishing
Snowflakes quietly drifted down into the courtyard, gently covering the ground in a pristine white blanket.
A faint smile tugged at the corners of Li Che's lips as his mind sank inward.
He saw that on the towering Dao Tree, another Dao Fruit had ripened, shimmering with a rainbow hue.
The third Dao Fruit!
The third one after the "Heavenly Craftsmanship" and the "Dragon Elephant Adamantine Body"!
The "Heavenly Craftsmanship" had enhanced Li Che's skills, while the "Dragon Elephant Adamantine Body" had bolstered his physical strength, making him unparalleled in the mortal realm and significantly boosting his martial arts talent!
Despite this, Li Che could not predict what the third Dao Fruit would be.
It felt like the excitement and anticipation of opening a mystery box.
[Purified Heart (Dao Fruit): A mind as pure as the Bodhi, untainted and nourishing.]
As his mind fluctuated, the details of the "Purified Heart" appeared before his eyes.
"A mind as pure as the Bodhi..."
"Untainted and nourishing..."
Li Che muttered the description, his breathing becoming slightly more rapid.
"Nourishing... nurturing the divine essence?"
In this world, cultivation is divided into three paths: Body Refinement, Internal Energy, and Divine Essence!
Cultivating Divine Essence is the most difficult but also the most extraordinary, with immense power.
To cultivate Divine Essence, one needs not only a cultivation method but also to have Body Refinement and Internal Energy refined to a powerful level. In other words, Body Refinement and Internal Energy are preparations for cultivating Divine Essence.
Li Che had once asked Xu You about the cultivation of Divine Essence, and Xu You did not hide the information.
"Body Refinement must reach the Blood Change stage. Only at the Blood Change stage can one stimulate the body's organs to absorb and store Divine Essence. Internal Energy must reach the Third Heaven to cultivate Divine Essence."
"What is Divine Essence? All things in the universe have a spirit, but humans alone possess a divine essence. Absorbing and cultivating Divine Essence transcends the mundane, making humans the pinnacle of all living beings!"
Xu You explained to Li Che.
"Human Divine Essence can be divided into the seven emotions and six desires: joy, anger, sorrow, thought, grief, fear, and surprise. The seven emotions can each form a major category of Divine Essence, while the six desires can also be distinguished, but the seven emotions are more common."
"Each major category of Divine Essence can be further divided into subcategories, each capable of forming a divine foundation. For example, the Si family's 'Weeping Ghost Suppression' divine foundation belongs to the 'Grief Divine Essence' category, and the city's Chief Constable Zhang Xiangyang's 'Terrifying Light Tracing' divine foundation belongs to the 'Fear Divine Essence' category."
A gentle breeze blew, bringing a chill to the winter air.
Li Che felt the newly acquired Dao Fruit, the "Purified Heart." As it stimulated his senses, they became more acute, allowing him to detect the Divine Essence floating in the air.
In his eyes, many particles of Divine Essence glowed faintly, like fireflies in the night sky, drifting and slowly gathering around him, seeping into his body.
Finally, they accumulated within the Purified Heart.
"Can the Dao Fruit 'Purified Heart' allow me to cultivate Divine Essence?"
Li Che felt a surge of joy.
Xu You had said that the combat power of Divine Essence cultivators far exceeds that of Body Refinement and Internal Energy martial artists. If one forms a divine foundation, they become even more formidable, capable of easily overwhelming even a Meridian Master.
Divine Essence cultivation methods are incredibly precious and form the foundation of a clan. Even the Xu family rarely teaches them to outsiders. Even if one becomes a Master Carver, they would only receive the lowest tier of Divine Essence cultivation methods.
"Xu You explained the realms of Divine Essence cultivation to me. The first realm is Nourishing Essence. At one-tenth completion, it is not weaker than the Blood Change stage. When fully cultivated, it can even match a Meridian Master. The second realm is the Divine Foundation, where one forms the foundation of Divine Essence, transcending the mundane. Even a Meridian Master can be suppressed!"
Li Che took a deep breath, recalling the information Xu You had shared about Divine Essence.
...
Name: Li Che
Bond: Li Nuanyi (Daughter)
Dao Fruits: Heavenly Craftsmanship (Lv3, 5%), Dragon Elephant Adamantine Body (Lv1, 70%), Purified Heart (Lv1, 0%)
Initial Divine Technique: Heavenly Craftsmanship · Thousand Analysis Hands
...
The panel appeared before his eyes.
Over the past year, the Dao Fruit "Heavenly Craftsmanship" had reached Level 3, and its progression had become increasingly slow. Of course, this was also because Li Che had devoted more time to martial cultivation.
However, the primary reason for the difficulty in constructing these mechanisms was the complexity of the task Li Che intended to undertake.
The Tang Clan Mechanism Records documented twelve mechanisms, three of which were relatively basic and Li Che had already completed. The remaining nine mechanisms were deeply intertwined with blood and qi, and even involved divine essence.
Thus, the difficulty skyrocketed. Li Che spent a year, aided by the level 3 Immortal Craftsman Dao Fruit and the collection of materials, to finally create the seventh mechanism listed in the Tang Clan Mechanism Records.
The Wooden Crow, ranked seventh in the Tang Clan Mechanism Records, is a mechanical beast that Li Che painstakingly crafted.
In terms of physical cultivation, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit significantly enhanced his martial arts talent, allowing him to progress from the peak of the Sinew Opening stage to the Bone Tempering stage.
The Bone Tempering stage is a process of gradual refinement, requiring daily practice and a substantial amount of nutritional supplements.
Li Che's Bone Tempering method, the Eighteen Tiger Bone Refinement Technique, was purchased from the market for 800 taels, from the same merchant who sold him the Xu Clan Nine Sinew Technique.
Unfortunately, the merchant was unable to provide a superior internal qi technique.
Rising from his position in the snow, his bones crackled like fireworks, and he threw a punch that sliced through the air like a spear thrust!
The White Tiger Chaotic Wind Fist, a martial technique, had already been mastered by Li Che to the Grandmaster level, just a half-step away from the Perfect Mastery level.
Martial techniques are categorized into five levels of proficiency: Novice, Competent, Proficient, Grandmaster, and Perfect Mastery.
Once Perfect Mastery is achieved, the technique can even draw upon divine essence, significantly enhancing its power!
"Bone Tempering Proficiency, Grandmaster-level fist techniques, and Grandmaster-level Bone Shattering Spear..."
"Even without activating the Vajra Transformation of the Dragon Elephant Vajra, my cultivation is considered top-tier in the Thunderfly Outer City..."
A smile played on Li Che's lips.
But that was only in the Thunderfly Outer City. In the Outer City, Bone Tempering martial artists can dominate, but in the Inner City... the young scions of noble families, who are raised with rich diets and superior cultivation techniques, far surpass Outer City martial artists.
Whether in body refinement or internal qi, they are vastly superior, as the Blood Change stage is required to nurture divine essence, leading to the Divine Essence stage.
"If I activate the Vajra Transformation... I wonder if I could crush a Blood Change martial artist?"
Li Che pondered, as he had never faced a Blood Change martial artist and was unsure of their strength.
The Vajra Transformation's explosive increase in physical power should be enough to break through any technique.
"Unfortunately, the Dragon Elephant Vajra improves too slowly. To reach level 2, I might need to break through to the Blood Change stage..."
After practicing the Xu Clan's Eight Linked Bone Shattering Spear for a while in the courtyard, Li Che sat cross-legged, calming his mind to begin testing the effects of the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit.
He sat motionless as the snow fell around him.
His mind sank into the pulsating Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit, as if his body had gained an additional heart, gently beating and connecting with the divine essence in the world.
One moment, two moments, three moments...
Li Che's mind became clear and serene, like an old monk in deep meditation.
Snow piled up thickly around his body.
An hour later.
Li Che opened his eyes, a faint white light flickering in their depths.
Dao Fruit: Immaculate Heart (Level 1, 1%)
Although he had no divine essence cultivation technique, the Immaculate Heart helped him absorb divine essence from the world, similar to a divine essence cultivation method.
"The divine essence I cultivate is pure and flawless, not belonging to any specific divine essence cultivation lineage..."
Li Che's brow furrowed.
"Then... how should this be classified?"
"In the future... what kind of divine foundation should I build?"
Suddenly, Li Che seemed to have an idea, his eyes gleaming.
His heart raced, and ambition surged!
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