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Chapter 94: Rune Cultivation, Xiao Li's Transformation
【Nighttime Spirit Fox: Mountain Spirit Beast, juvenile, female.】
【Extremely swift, claws sharp enough to shatter stone and split gold.】
【Legend has it that the Nighttime Spirit Fox adores fish above all, yet possesses an innate aversion to water—unable to even approach the river without despair.】
【This little creature is currently undergoing a mysterious transformation. Upon waking, it may undergo profound changes.】
After checking Xiao Li’s condition through Abilities, Lu Qing felt relieved—there was nothing amiss. He sat by her side, waiting patiently for her to awaken, while simultaneously activating Abilities to continue studying the Heritage left behind by the Divine Seal Sect.
The first step in Script Dao cultivation is known as Calm Mind and Wash Heart.
Through specific breathing techniques and meditation, one must purify the soul, achieving a state of serene emptiness. In such a state, the world reveals its true textures and underlying patterns more clearly. This clarity ignites inspiration, allowing one to sense the subtle resonance within all things—the faint stirring of understanding, the first spark of insight into the mysteries of existence.
For many, this step alone proves insurmountable.
Most people are restless, their minds cluttered with distractions. The human mind is like a wild monkey—unpredictable, hard to control. One slip, and thoughts scatter, emotions surge, and focus vanishes.
Truly pure-hearted individuals who can naturally still their minds are rare.
Thus, Calm Mind and Wash Heart alone has felled countless would-be cultivators.
But for Lu Qing, it was not difficult.
Having already purified his soul during the battle at Kuai Hua Village, solidifying his martial resolve, he was already well-prepared. Moreover, with Abilities active, he was constantly in a state akin to a breakthrough—making mental stillness effortless.
So achieving the first step of Rune Cultivation—Calm Mind and Wash Heart—was effortless for him.
Once that state was secured, the second step began: selecting an object to observe.
One must study its growth patterns, structural texture, then cross-reference it with the Rune patterns recorded in the Heritage, seeking parallels and hidden connections. The Heritage advises beginners to start with simple, unremarkable items—grass, stone, wood—objects whose forms are easy to analyze and compare.
Lu Qing glanced around. The cave chamber was entirely transformed by Jade Transformation—walls, floor, every surface smooth and flawless, devoid of any debris or natural elements. There were no stones, no soil, no ordinary objects to observe.
Xiao Li hadn’t woken yet, and it wasn’t proper to venture outside just now.
After a moment’s thought, he reached into his sash pouch and pulled out a small silver ingot.
Silver was just another ordinary material—no different from stone or grass. It should be suitable for observation.
Holding the piece of silver in his palm, Lu Qing began to study it with intense focus.
This was a fragment from the chest of silver Ma Gu had sent—genuine snowflake silver, of exceptionally high purity. The delicate, frost-like patterns etched into its surface were exquisite.
Lu Qing had never before examined anything with such precision.
But now, in the transcendent clarity of Calm Mind and Wash Heart, guided by the Heart Method of the Divine Seal Sect, he perceived something extraordinary.
The silver seemed magnified before his eyes. He could see intricate, unfamiliar patterns—subtle, flowing lines that felt strangely familiar.
He paused.
A flicker of recognition sparked in his mind.
These patterns bore a faint resemblance to certain runes described in the Divine Seal Sect’s Heritage.
“So this is what it means to correlate with runes?”
Lu Qing remained calm, yet a spark of enlightenment flared within his mind.
The Heritage contained a document titled General Outline, listing three hundred runes, divided into five elemental categories—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—sixty runes per category.
The patterns on the silver ingot mirrored those found in the Metal Element Seals.
If Lu Qing could fully grasp the connection between them, he could use Metal Element Seals to resonate with the silver’s inner structure.
At that point, even a scrap of silver in his hand could become a deadly weapon—capable of unleashing devastating power.
Of course, achieving that level of mastery required a profound attainment, likely only within reach of those who had carved out a Jade Transformation Cave Chamber—mystical beings of legendary power.
Lu Qing knew he was far from that stage.
Yet this small revelation was enough.
For the first time, he understood the essence of Script Dao cultivation.
So this was how one communed with the world—by observing the hidden patterns of all things, and forging resonance with them.
With renewed enthusiasm, Lu Qing resumed his observation, holding the silver ingot steady, comparing every curve and line to the runes in his mind’s eye, seeking deeper connections.
Time passed in silence.
The cave glowed with an eternal, soft light—unchanging, timeless.
Outside, the world might have shifted, but here, there was no sense of passage.
Then, a faint rustle beside him broke through his meditation.
“Xiao Li… you’re awake?”
Lu Qing snapped out of his trance, turning to the little creature stretching lazily beside him.
His eyes widened in surprise.
Xiao Li’s form appeared unchanged—still small, still the same size.
But her fur—once a deep black—now seemed even darker, richer, like ink dipped in shadow. Her aura had grown ethereal, elusive, radiating a presence entirely different from before.
Lu Qing fixed his gaze on her.
And then he saw it.
A faint, golden-red light—intense, radiant—bloomed from her body.
【Nighttime Spirit Fox: Mountain Spirit Beast, juvenile, female.】
【Speed beyond lightning, claws capable of shattering stone and splitting gold, cutting through anything.】
【Natural ability: Fur can bend light, allowing her to vanish into darkness.】
【Legend has it that the Nighttime Spirit Fox adores fish above all, yet possesses an innate aversion to water—unable to even approach the river without despair.】
Golden?
Lu Qing stared, stunned.
Previously, Xiao Li’s Abilities glow had been a pale red—faint, barely noticeable. Even less intense than that of the Wei Family Grand Manager.
But now—after consuming just a few drops of Dipulse Spiritual Fluid—she had broken through, achieving a rare golden-grade aura.
And the note now listed a new innate ability.
No wonder…
The Dipulse Spiritual Fluid truly was a rare, world-shaping elixir capable of refining one’s innate talent.
Lu Qing felt deep admiration—and a growing anticipation.
He couldn’t wait to see what changes he would undergo after consuming the same fluid.
“Xiao Li,” he asked, eyes alight with curiosity, “how do you feel? Any changes in your body?”
He wanted to witness her new ability firsthand.
“Awo?”
Xiao Li tilted her head, puzzled. Then she paused, as if sensing something within herself.
In the next instant, an astonishing sight unfolded before Lu Qing’s eyes.
The light around her shimmered, warping unnaturally.
And then—she simply vanished.
(End of Chapter)
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