Chapter 1884: Only a Mere Sunlight, Nothing More

Inside the temporary palace on Xianling Peak, Fangcun Mountain.

A clear, smooth mirror reflected the woman's languid face, her soft skin glowing with a faint blush. Lu Ye stood behind Su Yuqing, holding a jade comb, and gently combed her hair.

The woman's body felt noticeably soft. She leaned languidly against the chair, a gentle smile on her face, and spoke softly: "I went to check out the Thousand Mound Tombs. That place is indeed very strange. I tried to destroy the burial mounds you mentioned, but as soon as I made a move, that huge azure bird you spoke of appeared out of nowhere. It just watched me, and I didn't dare to act rashly anymore."

Before Lu Ye's last departure, he had asked Su Yuqing to visit the Thousand Mound Tombs. The wondrous items within those mounds were excellent for directly enhancing a realm's foundation.

A Sun-Shiner's travel speed is undoubtedly swift, so Su Yuqing had already made a round trip in just over a year.

If not for that azure bird, Su Yuqing, with her Sun-Shiner abilities, would likely have had no trouble breaking open the mounds and retrieving items. However, the azure bird seemed to regard those mounds as its forbidden domain, tolerating no one else's interference.

Fortunately, the azure bird did not attack Su Yuqing, otherwise Su Yuqing likely would not have been its match.

"Then let's just drop it." Lu Ye nodded. "Thank you for making the trip."

Su Yuqing shook her head. "I was idle anyway," she said. "Regarding the secret of the Three Flowers, you could check the Abyss Pavilion; there might be some records there."

"Even you don't know about it?" Lu Ye asked, his movements uninterrupted. He hadn't gotten any answers from Xuyuan and had hoped Su Yuqing might know something, but she didn't either.

Su Yuqing replied, "I've heard mentions of it before, but only vaguely. The fellow Daoist who spoke of it to me didn't have a deep understanding either. All I know is that it's a very ancient method, possibly even dating back to the Primordial Era."

Lu Ye understood. "Then I'll go check the Abyss Pavilion."

During the period he first inadvertently entered Fangcun Mountain, he spent a considerable amount of time in the Abyss Pavilion, copying vast amounts of information about the starry sky to bring back to Kyushu. However, at that time, he was merely an outsider and his cultivation was not high, so the upper levels of the Abyss Pavilion were not accessible to him.

The items stored there were strictly confidential.

As they spoke, Lu Ye's movements ceased.

"What's wrong?" Su Yuqing asked, puzzled, looking up at the mirror. She saw Lu Ye's head bowed, his gaze, like a leech, fixed greedily on her ample curves.

From Lu Ye's perspective, the curves outlined by her clothing were utterly perfect, and he felt an irresistible urge to disrupt that perfection.

"You..." Su Yuqing raised her eyes, her gaze becoming hazy.

Then she was swept horizontally into his arms. She couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, burying her head in his broad chest.

Two days later, Lu Ye entered the Abyss Pavilion, feeling refreshed and full of vigor.

A mere Sun-Shiner was nothing impressive!

She couldn't even match a third of Hua Ci's full power. Recalling his days with Hua Ci, he was usually the one whose legs turned to jelly.

However, in the past, his lack of strength and cultivation had been excusable. Now, things were different. The reputation of being the foremost among Sun-Shiners was not earned lightly!

That reputation had been carved out, blade by blade; behind it lay mountains of corpses and seas of blood from Zixuan demon cultivators.

He just didn't know when Hua Ci would break through and unseal her power. Lu Ye felt a surge of anticipation, resolved that sooner or later, he would make that "vicious woman" experience his true might!

Upon entering the Abyss Pavilion, Lu Ye went directly to the upper levels and began examining the jade slips one by one.

He had originally intended to search for records regarding the secret of the Three Flowers, but after arriving, he found much of the recorded information and intelligence here quite interesting. He calmly began to investigate.

As his cultivation grew, he encountered more situations, and he thought that some of the information records he found here might prove unexpectedly useful in the future.

Days turned into weeks.

Lu Ye became engrossed in the Abyss Pavilion, unable to pull himself away.

Then one day, he casually picked up a jade slip. As his divine sense delved within, the four large characters "Three Flowers Theory" suddenly appeared before his eyes!

Lu Ye froze for a moment, followed by a surge of excitement.

He quickly and carefully began to investigate.

It must be said that the information recorded in the Abyss Pavilion was very complex, and some of the jade slips were incredibly ancient. Consequently, the information recorded in the jade slips was sometimes incomplete or missing.

Lu Ye had already encountered many such jade slips before.

This particular jade slip concerning the Three Flowers Theory was undoubtedly extremely ancient, and the information it contained was indeed incomplete. However, the missing sections were not critical, and could mostly be inferred with a little deduction.

Lu Ye quickly finished reading, then immediately showed a disappointed expression.

Even this jade slip only provided a simple record of the Three Flowers Theory, without delving into deeper details. As for the secret of transcendence related to cultivators forming the Three Flowers, not a single word was mentioned.

From the records in this jade slip, Lu Ye learned something, which Su Yuqing had previously mentioned.

The condensation of the Three Flowers was indeed a very ancient method. This method could be traced back to the Primordial Era, when cultivators' practices were still in their exploratory stages. It was unknown which great power discovered the path of condensing the Three Flowers, but it spread widely thereafter.

Furthermore, the environment of that era was highly conducive to the spread of this method, leading many cultivators during that time to condense their own Three Flowers. Of course, the number of successful individuals remained unknown.

But even if it only succeeded in a specific cultivation realm, it provided immense assistance in enhancing a cultivator's strength.

However, with the passage of time and shifts in the cultivation environment, the Three Flowers method was gradually phased out. This was because the method placed excessively stringent demands on cultivators, requiring every realm within the Upper Three Stages to be perfected.

Thus, at the current stage, few cultivators were aware of the secret of the Three Flowers, as it was a practice discarded countless years ago.

Upon reading this, Lu Ye was greatly surprised.

Was it appropriate for him to cultivate something ancient and discarded? If it had been phased out, it implied it no longer suited the current era.

However, he calmed his mind and considered carefully: regardless of whether it was a discarded practice, he had indeed benefited from it.

Because the process of condensing the Three Flowers involved the ultimate refinement of one's own cultivation realm.

Taking the Constellation Realm as an example, when he could have advanced to the Moon Brilliance Realm, Lu Ye chose not to. Instead, he followed the Samsara Tree's advice, made a trip to the Yin-Yang Millstone, and condensed the Flower of Body.

This allowed his physique to reach its peak in the Constellation Realm, becoming stronger than before and establishing a more solid foundation.

Therefore, at the same cultivation level, his strength, speed, and reaction capabilities were superior to other cultivators.

Moreover, given the Samsara Tree's knowledge and experience, if this method truly wasn't good enough, why would it have advised him to go to the Yin-Yang Millstone?

Thinking of the Samsara Tree, Lu Ye was reminded of the spark of spiritual light he had obtained from the Primordial Realm when he advanced to the Constellation Realm...

The cultivation of the Three Flowers was an ancient method, and the spiritual light he gained upon advancing to the Constellation Realm had been nurtured in an extremely ancient environment.

Considering this, was the phasing out of the ancient Three Flowers method related to cultivators no longer being able to acquire ancient spiritual light? He had obtained it, and with it, advanced to the Constellation Realm. Was that why the Samsara Tree had him follow this ancient path?

Lu Ye couldn't ascertain what the ancient tree truly thought, but from all the evidence he currently possessed, his conjecture was likely accurate.

He gradually came to understand one thing.

Those cultivators who had once emerged victorious in the Divine Sea conflicts within the Primordial Realm, should all possess the qualification to condense the Three Flowers.

But it was merely a qualification!

Whether they could actually condense the Three Flowers, depended on individual effort and serendipity.

The jade slip also mentioned a crucial piece of information: if a cultivator wished to condense their own Three Flowers, every detail in each realm had to be perfected. Only then could they truly reach the ultimate extreme!

Taking the Constellation Realm as an example, Lu Ye's physique was incredibly strong and solid. Furthermore, due to refining numerous drops of Blood Ancestor's sacred blood, his vital energy surged tremendously. Yet even so, it had not reached its ultimate limit.

It wasn't until he visited the Yin-Yang Millstone and was refined by its invisible, mysterious power that he achieved an astonishing leap.

This was the detail.

What details could be refined in the Moon Brilliance Realm?

Lu Ye fell into deep thought. After a cultivator advanced to the Moon Brilliance Realm, their spiritual energy transformed into magical power. His magical power was sufficiently pure, so that wasn't an issue. Was the speed of magical power circulation important enough?

He felt he had no major issues with that either.

Was it the sheer volume of his reserves?

That was directly tied to cultivation realm, and he had already ruled out this factor. Even if he continued cultivating under the Myriad Manifestation Sea, it would only increase his magical power reserves.

But in the Moon Brilliance Realm, besides the cultivator's own magical power, what else could be refined?

As he pondered, Lu Ye's expression suddenly froze, as something abruptly came to mind.

Law Source!

That's right, for cultivators ascending from Constellation to Moon Brilliance, it wasn't merely the transformation of spiritual energy into magical power. The root lay in the Law Source!

It was precisely because a Law Source was birthed that magical power existed.

This was undoubtedly the most significant detail requiring refinement in the Moon Brilliance Realm, and he had surprisingly overlooked it all this time.

Although he couldn't yet verify it, Lu Ye realized he had likely found the right direction. To condense the Flower of Qi in the Moon Brilliance Realm, his Law Source's quality would undoubtedly need to reach a corresponding level!

Lu Ye suddenly felt a headache coming on.

He had previously made efforts in this area, but with minimal results. Furthermore, his cultivation primarily relied on the power of the Talent Tree, making the impact of Law Source quality on cultivation efficiency secondary. Therefore, after his efforts yielded little fruit, he didn't pay much attention to it anymore.

While his Law Source's quality wasn't exceptionally high, it wasn't low either; it was merely sufficient.

Among the spoils seized from Zixuan Island last time, there was a treasure capable of enhancing Law Source quality. He had directly sent it to the Cheling Realm, which pleased Aunt Yue greatly.

If the quality of the Law Source truly affected the condensation of the Flower of Qi, then he was in serious trouble!

He probably needed not one or two, but many treasures capable of enhancing Law Source quality.

Clutching the jade slip, Lu Ye couldn't help but smack his lips. If he were to return to the Myriad Manifestation Sea and then approach Aunt Yue in the Cheling Realm to ask for that treasure back, he wondered if she would simply kick him out.

Moreover, asking for something back that he had already given away would indeed be quite unseemly.

Lu Ye never imagined he would have a day when he'd worry about cultivation resources. Given the current wealth of Three Realms Island, he lacked no spirit jades, possessed vast reserves of spirit crystals, and if he needed any spirit pills, he only had to notify his second senior sister, who could easily refine them with the aid of the Pill Gourd.

Only this rare item that enhances Law Source quality… truly, money couldn't buy it!

What could he do? Lu Ye couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

After much contemplation, he found no truly good solution, unless he abandoned condensing the Flower of Qi. But if he did that, then his previous condensation of the Flower of Body would largely lose its significance. Moreover, he desperately wanted to know what the secret of transcendence was once all Three Flowers were gathered.

Furthermore, the process of condensing the Three Flowers was about refining his own limits. He didn't want to give up, for even if he ultimately failed to condense the Flower of Qi, such refinement would only benefit him and cause no harm.