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Chapter 764: Wood's Primordial Source, Waxing and Waning Awakening
Chapter 764: Wood's Primordial Source, Waxing and Waning Awakening
Summer Grass!
With one leaf on the left and one on the right, it usually grows during the early summer.
Although its grade is not high, it contains a warm and fiery energy, making it especially suitable for crafting some first-grade healing pills. It has a remarkable healing effect on Yin-Cold toxins.
When that hint of green appeared, Luo Chen instantly recognized it with his extensive knowledge.
This herb is not uncommon.
But what is surprising is that during this cold winter day, it has somehow grown at an unknown time! Luo Chen was a little surprised as he looked at the delicate green leaves covered in snow.
The reason why Summer Grass is called "Summer Grass" is that it only grows when summer arrives. When people see this grass, they know that summer is coming.
Once summer and autumn pass, Summer Grass withers, storing its energy and waiting for the next summer.
He reached out to touch the leaf.
Suddenly, the Summer Grass softly collapsed into the white snow.
"Is it this fragile?"
Luo Chen smiled, not taking it seriously, thinking that this Summer Grass had mistaken the season and grown at the wrong time.
He withdrew his hand, but a flash of insight crossed his mind, and his hand froze in mid-air.
His eyes flickered with spiritual light, and he looked around at the snow-covered mountains.
At some point, dots of green had appeared.
The Sea Dragon Mystic Realm had its own cave heaven, but the changing of seasons here was almost identical to the outside world.
During this cold winter, this area shouldn't have so much greenery! "Could it be..."
Luo Chen's heart trembled, and he instinctively looked towards a nearby low hill.
It seemed ordinary, but in reality, the surrounding area was filled with hidden arrays set up by Luo Chen!
Perhaps these arrays were not as powerful as the Mountain-Stabilizing Balance Array that Gu Daosu had set up nearby when he had his epiphany, but in terms of concealment, they were top-notch.
Fu Qinglan was cultivating in that mountain.
Luo Chen pinched a spell, and the array slowly unfolded, revealing a sea of green as far as the eye could see.
The closer he got to Fu Qinglan's secluded cave, the more lush and vibrant the vegetation became, even from a great distance, Luo Chen could sense it.
He subconsciously pursed his lips, and his eyes showed a look of surprise.
"Could it be that this is the so-called Wood Element's Primordial Source Power?"
This was the only explanation!
Although the Primordial Spirit True Man was powerful, they were still far from being able to affect the external environment. Even when manipulating the world's essence energy, they needed the cooperation of the Primordial Spirit.
These plants and trees followed the seasons, growing with the cycle of day and night, relying on the Primordial Source Energy between heaven and earth.
At this moment, the large number of plants and trees growing out of season must be due to the gathering of the Primordial Source Energy they needed.
But the laws of heaven are constant, and the Primordial Source Energy wouldn't appear without reason.
There was only one explanation: Fu Qinglan had comprehended the Primordial Source Power, and in the Essence Ocean, she had seized a large amount of corresponding essence energy, which then leaked out due to her lack of control, eventually affecting these plants that should have grown in spring and summer, causing them to sprout in the cold winter.
"She has finally found the right path!"
"With this, my decades of hard work and guarding this place won't have been in vain."
Luo Chen's face showed relief, and he slowly closed his eyes.
The next step was simple; he just needed to stand guard and wait for Fu Qinglan to finish her cultivation.
It was hard to estimate the time; it might be long, or it might be short, but there was finally an answer.
However, just as Luo Chen closed his eyes, his mind trembled.
In the Purple Mansion!
The faint withered white flame was turning from white to green, and the fire was constantly rising.
The appearance of this scene was self-evident!
The Waxing and Waning True Flame had awakened!
Its aura began to climb, and a large amount of green flames rose to the sky above the Purple Mansion, forming a green cloud that enveloped Luo Chen's Primordial Spirit.
At this moment, the Primordial Spirit, due to the Waxing and Waning Divine Prohibition set up by Luo Chen earlier, appeared wrinkled, unlike its usual delicate and fair appearance.
Luo Chen's divine soul sank into it, and the Primordial Spirit suddenly opened its eyes.
He ran to the Waxing and Waning True Flame, and the surging vitality made his Primordial Spirit's face turn red.
"It's finally done!"
"I thought it would only take a few years to revive when I was in the outside world. But since entering the Sea Dragon Cave Heaven, the revival of the Waxing and Waning True Flame has become incredibly slow."
"I thought that the difference between this world and the outside world caused this, so I planned to wait for it to awaken after leaving."
"But I never expected..."
The Primordial Spirit murmured, feeling the surging vitality emitted by the awakening of the True Flame, and feeling exceptionally refreshed.
Suddenly, Luo Chen thought of a possibility.
"Is it because the Primordial Source Energy leaked by Fu Qinglan was unconsciously absorbed by me, causing the premature awakening of the Waxing and Waning True Flame?"
The more Luo Chen thought about it, the more he was convinced of this! This was because the transformation of the Waxing and Waning True Flame was a process of flourishing to withering, and withering to flourishing.
The latter part of the evolution required a large amount of vitality.
Previously, Luo Chen was afraid that the Waxing and Waning True Flame would absorb vitality, affecting his Primordial Spirit. Due to his self-created cultivation technique, Luo Chen had specifically set up the Waxing and Waning Divine Prohibition to prevent the vitality of the Primordial Spirit from leaking out.
Now, Fu Qinglan's comprehension of the Wood Element's Primordial Source had filled this gap.
Next, he just needed to wait for its natural transformation.
Luo Chen smiled slightly, leaving a fragment of his soul to reside in the Primordial Spirit, while his main consciousness returned to the sea of consciousness.
He was very excited to see what level the fully revived Waxing and Waning True Flame would reach.
...
Luo Chen remained seated on the snowy mountain, vigilant of his surroundings, to prevent anyone from interrupting Fu Qinglan's cultivation.
However, another part of his attention was focused on the transformation of the Waxing and Waning True Flame.
Time passed day by day, and the endless mountains also began to transition through the seasons.
But unlike before, the spring and summer plants thrived, and even in autumn and winter, the greenery was lush, all due to Fu Qinglan's influence.
Luo Chen's Waxing and Waning True Flame's transformation also benefited from Fu Qinglan's leaked Primordial Source Power, greatly accelerating its progress.
Since its refinement, this flame had reached the initial fourth-grade level.
Subsequently, Luo Chen hunted many demons, and most of the vitality was absorbed by the Waxing and Waning True Flame, with only a small portion nourishing Luo Chen's physical body.
With this foundation, the Waxing and Waning True Flame was able to absorb numerous second-grade and third-grade strange flames in the Fiery Refining Hell, and even a fourth-grade Burning Heaven Fire Spirit!
If that was all, the Waxing and Waning True Flame later absorbed a strand of Nirvana Holy Flame and all of the Spirit-infused Hellfire of the Hellfire Old Demon.
Even when Black King returned from the Coral Sea, the fourth-rank Blue Fire of the Mermaid Clan that had attached itself to his physical body was also swallowed by the Waxing Waning True Flame.
With so many flames as nourishment, the Waxing Waning True Flame gained a terrifying foundation.
In terms of cultivation realm, it was at least at the late fourth rank! However, due to having too many flames, it became chaotic and mixed together, making it difficult to distinguish between them.
Therefore, during Luo Chen's cultivation, the Waxing Waning True Flame voluntarily entered the waxing and waning state.
It attempted to use the waxing and waning process as an opportunity to thoroughly digest those flames and make them purely unique.
Now it seems that this step was indeed the right one.
Within a year or two, the Waxing Waning True Flame's rank advanced to the late fourth rank and began to gradually spread towards the fifth rank!
Generally speaking, even if a Spirit-level being reaches the fifth rank, it is still no match for a Huashen True Immortal.
If there is a specific countermeasure, even a Nascent Soul cultivator can defeat a fifth-rank Spirit-level being.
For example, in the past, at Ku Mu Ridge, Blood Scattering Man subdued the fifth-rank Ku Xue Vine! But fire-attributed Spirit-level beings are exceptionally different.
These beings inherently possess immense destructive power, and once they reach the fifth rank, their might far surpasses ordinary Spirit-level beings. Even a Huashen cultivator who has not fully comprehended the power of the Law may not be their match.
In the past, at the Flaming Prison Zhuque Mountain, the Mermaid Emperor dared not provoke the Zhuque Fire Spirit for this very reason.
If the Waxing Waning True Flame can take that final step and reach the fifth rank, then Luo Chen will truly have the power to dominate the Mountain-Sea Realm.
However, this hope encountered a setback in the third year.
"How could this be?"
Within the Purple Mansion, the Nascent Soul gazed at the rising flames, but they repeatedly subsided, and his brows furrowed as he observed the green flames.
He could sense that the Waxing Waning True Flame was eager to take that final step, but it just couldn't cross that threshold.
The faint consciousness of the Waxing Waning Fire Spirit also conveyed a vague sense of anger.
It was as if something was restricting it, and it was helpless?
Luo Chen pondered deeply, and as the master, he naturally wanted to help the Waxing Waning Fire Spirit.
Was it because his accumulation was still insufficient?
It shouldn't be, if it were, it wouldn't have spontaneously transformed. These Spirit-level beings are most sensitive to their own states, and unless they encounter external tribulations, they can often naturally complete the transformation process.
Was it because it had absorbed too many strange fires?
After going through a waxing and waning cycle, it should have been refined by now.
Suddenly!
The Nascent Soul's bright eyes fixed on the radiant golden point within the green flames, even amidst the pervasive green and raging fire, that golden point remained undimmed, still rooted within.
"Nirvana Holy Flame!"
Luo Chen's expression changed slightly.
He never expected that this would be the obstacle preventing the Waxing Waning True Flame's final transformation.
This strand of Nirvana Holy Flame was obtained from the Primordial Cauldron.
Originally, it was much larger in scale, but after a millennium of struggle with the Nine Refining Blazing Fire, it had been constantly worn down, and its spiritual intelligence had long since dissipated.
Therefore, when Luo Chen completed his physical Nirvana, the Waxing Waning True Flame voluntarily absorbed it.
The reason why the Waxing Waning True Flame can now automatically embark on the path of transformation is also due to the influence of the "Nirvana Holy Flame."
But it was this flame that helped it, and it is also this flame that hinders it!
Its rank is too high, even without consciousness, even if only a little remains, it is not something that the Waxing Waning True Flame, which is still at the fourth rank, can absorb and refine.
On the contrary, its existence hinders the Waxing Waning True Flame from climbing to higher realms.
"Could it be that it can only stop here?"
Luo Chen's Nascent Soul murmured to himself.
A sense of urgency was conveyed, it was the impatience of the Waxing Waning Fire Spirit.
How could Luo Chen give up?
They had already come this far.
Finally, Luo Chen made up his mind!
"You and I have been together for two hundred years. I have lost many years of my lifespan because of you, and my physical body has greatly benefited from you. Throughout my cultivation and battles, I have gained much from you."
"Now that you have this opportunity to attain the Dao, as your master, I should give you a push!"
As he murmured, Luo Chen's entire consciousness returned to his Sea of Consciousness.
Whoosh!
His eyes opened, and a jade box appeared before him.
As he opened the lid, the Heavenly Mechanism Pill, shrouded in white light, exuded a deadly allure towards Luo Chen.
Perhaps, this is the purpose of its existence!
If it were any other time, Luo Chen would have taken this Heavenly Mechanism Pill himself, attempting to comprehend the true meaning of the Law like Fu Qinglan and others, and achieve personal greatness.
But now, this pill will be refined by the Waxing Waning Fire Spirit!
Luo Chen thought it through clearly, or perhaps he saw it clearly.
The Nascent Soul disciples of the Heavenly Yuan Dao Sect all have exceptional talents, and with the guidance of their elders and ample preparations, they still find it difficult to comprehend the true meaning of the Law.
Even if Luo Chen took the Heavenly Mechanism Pill, his chances of successfully comprehending the true meaning of the Law would only be one in five.
However, if given to the Waxing Waning Fire Spirit, its chances of advancing to the fifth rank would far surpass Luo Chen's chances of comprehending the true meaning of the Law.
Once the Waxing Waning Fire Spirit succeeds, the enhancement to Luo Chen's strength will be no less than mastering the true meaning of the Law!
The reason for such certainty lies in what Dan Sheng Chu Yan said to Luo Chen before his ascension.
[Your True Fire's transformation is just a step away from completion. With the help of this Heavenly Mechanism Pill, it will be as easy as water flowing into a channel.]
From the very beginning, this pill belonged to the Waxing Waning Fire Spirit.
Luo Chen no longer hesitated and swallowed the Heavenly Mechanism Pill in one go.
As the pill entered his body, it underwent no refinement by spiritual power and directly entered the Purple Mansion, where it was eagerly enveloped by the Waxing Waning True Flame.
At that moment, Luo Chen clearly sensed the spread of a vast amount of Spirit Acumen.
The Nascent Soul was eager to act, but could only watch helplessly as the Spirit Acumen was devoured by the Waxing Waning True Flame.
"Forget it! Forget it!"
Luo Chen sighed, staring blankly at the Waxing Waning True Flame's transformation and advancement, hoping that day would come sooner.
...
Seven years later.
In a cave mansion, Shi Ju suddenly opened his eyes.
"Where is it?"
Qi Xiong Cheng, with one arm missing, stood respectfully by his side and said in a low voice, "Outside the Cave Heavens, in the extreme north."
Shi Ju's brows furrowed, "It went outside, no wonder there was no news before. Are you sure it's there?"
Qi Xiong Cheng nodded, "It must be. This is a message from Wang Yifu. He said that the environment there is extremely strange. Even when snow covers the ground, the vegetation remains lush, like spring and summer."
This bizarre phenomenon, according to the records in the Daoist sect's books, only occurs when cultivators lose control of the Primordial Power. That Huang San took away numerous Illusionary Cores, and with Fu Qinglan's assistance, it's reasonable that she reached this step.
Shi Ju's expression turned pensive.
As the most fundamental aspect of Principle Essence, Primordial Power seems simple, but mastering it requires considerable skill.
It's normal for Fu Qinglan to have difficulty controlling it, causing the Primordial Power to leak out.
The only unexpected thing is that her progress is somewhat fast, even surpassing Gu Daosu's previous achievements.
With this...
"Let's go to the northern extremity of the Cave Heaven!"
Qi Xiong Cheng hesitated and subconsciously touched his severed arm.
For a Primordial Spirit True Man, reconnecting a severed arm is a simple matter, but for some reason, the arm severed by the Blood Sword couldn't be reattached using ordinary methods.
Shi Ju noticed his subtle action and frowned, "Are you afraid of Huang San?"
Qi Xiong Cheng quickly shook his head, "No, it's just that you've already collected enough Illusionary Cores, and you should focus on your cultivation. Why bother causing trouble for them?"
Shi Ju's face turned grim, and he waved his hand.
"If I don't go after them, they'll run away! As for cultivation, I've never worried about it in my life, so why should you?"
Qi Xiong Cheng was left speechless.
What he said made sense; once Fu Qinglan succeeds in her cultivation and activates the Illusionary Cores, she can directly leave the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven.
After leaving, she will have to follow the rules of the Heavenly Yuan Dao Sect.
As for Shi Ju's cultivation, it's indeed not his concern.
In his life, he has never worried about cultivation; even when others found it challenging to comprehend Principle Essence, Shi Ju treated it as a certainty.
"Am I really afraid of Huang San?"
As he asked himself and touched the truth buried deep in his heart, a truth he dared not face, Shi Ju strode out of the cave mansion.
"Inform Wang Yifu not to act rashly and wait for us. He's too weak to be Huang San's opponent. If we alert the snake by trampling the grass, I'll hold him accountable!"
"Yes!"
...
"Is this the place?"
"It should be. I followed this White Falcon, and you can see it circling nearby, clearly sensing the presence of its enemy."
Listening to Gu Chen's words, Gu Yuan hunched under the heavy snow.
He reached out and pulled up a withered yellow blade of grass.
"Something's wrong. This grass is withered, almost devoid of life, and doesn't seem to be affected by the Wood-type Primordial Power."
Gu Chen was also puzzled and could only comfort him, "Maybe it's too far away, and this area hasn't been affected yet?"
Gu Yuan stood up and looked at the huge White Falcon in the sky.
"This beast must have made a mistake. It's been thirty years. Even if Fu Qinglan's talent is lacking, with so many Illusionary Cores to assist her, she should have long since achieved enlightenment and left the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven. Why would she still be in these boundless snowy mountains?"
"Why don't we go further inside and take a look?"
"Sure, I'm not in a hurry anyway, and I also need to investigate the Cave Heaven situation for the clan. If she's really inside, we might get to see some excitement."
Gu Yuan didn't mind; he concealed his aura and followed the White Falcon's footsteps, gradually venturing deeper into the snow-covered mountains.
Two days later.
Their footsteps came to a halt.
They looked towards a mountain peak where two men stood side by side, gazing at them from afar.
"It's the two from the Lin family."
"Why are they here? Could it be because of Huang San as well?"
"I'm not sure, maybe they're here for this White Falcon. I heard that Lin Jingtang mastered a method to hunt Illusory Beasts, and he's had quite a harvest over the years. Maybe he's set his sights on this ostentatious White Falcon."
"Ignore them, let's keep looking. If we can't find it, we'll head back. I've also had enough time to settle down."
Gu Yuan said, and his footsteps continued forward.
In the distance, Lin Bufen and Lin Jingtang looked at them with puzzled expressions.
As the Gu brothers continued forward, the scenery they encountered became increasingly strange.
Indeed, during this winter season, there were abnormal green and lush vegetation that defied the season.
But among the greenery, there was also a large amount of withered yellow.
Without any external force, this anomaly was truly baffling.
Suddenly, Gu Chen's footsteps halted, and his golden robe fluttered, shielding Gu Yuan behind him.
Gu Yuan was surprised, "What's wrong?"
Gu Chen's face was filled with uncertainty, "For some reason, I have an extremely uncomfortable feeling, and if we continue forward, something bad might happen."
A feeling?
Gu Yuan furrowed his brows and spread out his Divine Perception, scanning the surroundings.
The mountains undulated, some tall, others short.
Covered in snow, they were a silver wonderland.
In the vast whiteness, there were no human figures.
Apart from the abnormal vegetation, there was nothing else, was there?
"You protect me for a moment."
Gu Yuan instructed, and he sat cross-legged on the ground, his Primordial Spirit emerging.
With this, he became even more attuned to the world around him, and due to his previous experience with the Illusionary Cores, he became more sensitive to Spirit Acumen.
The most striking thing was the White Falcon circling in the sky.
But beyond the White Falcon, there were two other auras that drew attention.
The Primordial Spirit returned to his body, and Gu Yuan opened his eyes.
"Found it, the place where Spirit Acumen converges!"
But after saying this, he showed a puzzled expression.
"But why are there two? Shouldn't it be only Fu Qinglan cultivating?"
In his confusion, he called out to Gu Chen, and they quietly advanced.
After about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the two men stopped in a canyon where the snow had partially melted, and trickles of water flowed.
They looked up at a seemingly deserted mountain peak, from which a terrifying aura emanated.
Gu Yuan swallowed, and a possibility emerged in his mind.
"How did he also enter a state of enlightenment?"
Just then, the White Falcon screeched, and the mountains rumbled.
Three figures appeared, their auras unconcealed, tearing through the air.
Wherever they passed, their overwhelming spiritual power caused large swathes of snow-capped mountains to collapse, creating a commotion that drew everyone's attention.
"Huang San, we've found you!"
The arrogant voice echoed through the mountains, reverberating endlessly and causing more snow-capped mountains to crumble.
Gu Yuan took a deep breath.
"Coming early is better than coming late; Shi Ju and the others have arrived!"
(End of Chapter)
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