Chapter 199: Complete Enlightenment

Chen Mobai had quite a few items, but only the white jade bell and the green silk handkerchief were suitable gifts for a woman. However, compared to what Qing Nü had given him, the green silk handkerchief seemed a bit inadequate.

After selecting the item, Chen Mobai wrapped it and was about to return to Danxia City to mail it. Suddenly, Qing Nü sent him a message. It turned out Kong Feichen planned to return to Linwu Grotto-heaven early, so he could help deliver the item. Despite a slight hesitation, he decided to take advantage of the convenience.

Chen Mobai made another trip out of Taixu Mountain to Chixia Academy and handed the white jade bell to the increasingly impatient Kong Feichen. The latter took it and left immediately without a word. "Thank you," Chen Mobai called out to his retreating figure, but Kong Feichen didn't stop for a second.

After giving the return gift, Chen Mobai was eager to immediately take the "Spirit-Enlightening Dao-Comprehending Pill." However, his seven acres of Jade Sprout Spirit Rice had just matured, so he had to postpone it for two days. Using his maternal grandfather's handheld reaper, he spent half a day harvesting all seven acres of spirit rice, then carefully selected and stored the seeds for next year's crop. The rest, he planned to use entirely for brewing wine.

The yeast for brewing was already prepared; it was his maternal grandfather's secret recipe. Qingshan Village had been farming for generations, with every household brewing its own wine. While each family's yeast was different, the Tang family's yeast, belonging to the village chief, was widely acknowledged as exceptional. After finding an open space to dry the rice, Chen Mobai eagerly returned to Diyuan Star.

He was about to take the Spirit-Enlightening Dao-Comprehending Pill. To avoid being disturbed, he directly told his maternal grandparents and mother that he had reached a critical point in his cultivation and needed to seclude himself for a period. They were even more anxious than Chen Mobai, assuring him that not even a mosquito would fly in. Chen Mobai didn't specifically choose a location; he simply took the pill on an empty stomach with warm water in his own room, as Qing Nü had instructed.

The effects of the Spirit-Enlightening Dao-Comprehending Pill were indeed extraordinary. After taking it, an inexplicable clear stream emerged in his Sea of Consciousness, cleansing his entire brain, the most mysterious part of his body. It was as if the Gate of Violet Palace had opened, causing his inspiration to surge, his thoughts to leap, and his spiritual sense to become unprecedentedly lively.

He wasted no time and immediately picked up the books on the "Boundary Method" that he had borrowed from the Daoist Academy library. The first one he read, naturally, was the original text of the Boundary Method. The previously obscure and difficult-to-understand text now began to unveil its mysteries, revealing the true profoundness hidden within. After understanding the opening general outline, Chen Mobai devoured the rest of the text, quickly reading through it all.

After finishing, he closed his eyes and recalled it, finding the text and his understanding of the Boundary Method as clear as if imprinted in his mind. He took a deep breath and sat cross-legged on the bed. Chen Mobai felt he should be able to cultivate it successfully, but since his cultivation level was insufficient, he couldn't attempt Foundation Establishment, so he wasn't sure if his understanding was correct. However, he could test it using the "Two Phases Technique."

Under the influence of the Spirit-Enlightening Dao-Comprehending Pill, Chen Mobai's mind was exceptionally active. He closed his eyes and recalled the Two Phases Technique, which he had long memorized. The classical Chinese text, previously only partially understood, was now translated by his brain into the simplest, most comprehensible words, allowing him to grasp it completely. He then reviewed the Everlasting Immortality Scripture and the Qi Cultivation Chapter of the Pure Yang Scroll. He had thought he had thoroughly comprehended these two Qi cultivation methods, but under this state, he gained an even deeper understanding.

He realized that although he had previously used the "Cultivation Puppet" to deduce the most suitable Qi circulation path for his spirit root constitution, he hadn't known why these changes were necessary. He had merely been passively using the results of the Cultivation Puppet's deductions. But now, Chen Mobai understood everything. "So that's how it is," he thought.

In a flash of enlightenment, the Five Elements Technique's spiritual energy vortex in Chen Mobai's Dantian and Sea of Qi, which he had estimated would take another half a year to fully transform, dissolved in an instant. It transformed into wisps of extremely pure spiritual energy, merging into the green spiritual energy of the Everlasting Immortality Scripture.

Qi Cultivation Stage Eight! This breakthrough in cultivation, though premature, felt entirely natural, like water flowing into a channel. At the same time, he clearly saw and understood every detail of both his Qi cultivation methods up to the Foundation Establishment stage. The same applied to the Two Phases Technique. This secret technique from the Five Elements Sect was also thoroughly comprehended by him, word by word.

Within his Dantian and Sea of Qi, the green spiritual energy of the Everlasting Immortality Scripture settled where the Five Elements Technique vortex had been, enveloping a small flame of Pure Yang spiritual energy at its center. This configuration closely resembled the image Che Yucheng had deduced using the "Formless Puppet." Between the Wood and Fire spiritual energies, a clear distinction existed, yet under Chen Mobai's spiritual sense connection, a clear grafting was formed.

With a thought of his spiritual sense, the Two Phases Technique began to operate. A wisp of original essence separated from the green vortex of Everlasting spiritual energy and flowed into the Pure Yang flame. In an instant, the Pure Yang Scroll's cultivation level, which Chen Mobai had deliberately kept stagnant, also broke through to Qi Cultivation Stage Six. The Two Phases Technique was also mastered!

Feeling that his recently breakthrough Everlasting Immortality Scripture Qi Cultivation Stage Eight had a tendency to regress due to the production of Pure Yang spiritual energy, Chen Mobai immediately took a dose of Qi Replenishing Spirit Water. He then wasted no time and immediately began to separate the two connections using his newfound understanding of the Boundary Method.

However, he found that his mental understanding differed slightly from the actual implementation. Nevertheless, Chen Mobai did not panic. In his "Spirit-Enlightened Dao-Comprehending" state, he was calmer than ever before. After recalling all the details, he believed he had discovered the reason for the discrepancy. The Boundary Method, after all, was created for Foundation Establishment. To separate the Two Phases Technique, corresponding modifications were needed, just as Chen Mobai had used the Cultivation Puppet to adapt the Everlasting Immortality Scripture for himself. Che Yucheng must have known this, but he hadn't anticipated Chen Mobai would master both the Two Phases Technique and the Boundary Method within a year, so he hadn't informed him in advance.

Chen Mobai began to recall everything he had read about the Boundary Method in the Daoist Academy library. Soon, he thought of the borrowed book, "Jade Lock Golden Gate Art." Another hour passed, and an expression of profound enlightenment appeared on Chen Mobai's face. He sighed, his eyes, now with a sense of emptiness, opened. His left eye shone with a green glow, and his right eye with a golden light. The original Boundary Method, the "Jade Lock Golden Gate Art," was also mastered. He separated the Everlasting Immortality Scripture and the Pure Yang Scroll, which had previously been linked.

He looked out the window; the sky had completely darkened. The clock on the wall showed 4:34:06 AM. He had taken the Spirit-Enlightening Dao-Comprehending Pill exactly at noon, and unconsciously, more than half a day had passed. There were still seven hours of the pill's effect remaining, and he couldn't waste them.

Having completed his goals ahead of schedule, Chen Mobai then took out the Divine Control Art, which he had prepared earlier and placed aside. Beside the Divine Control Art was a thick stack of textbooks for the Talisman courses at Wuqi Daoist Academy, covering grades one to ten. There were thirty books in total, containing all the knowledge of talismans from first to third rank.