Chapter 31: True Teaching in One Sentence, False Teaching in Ten Thousand Books

Upon arriving home, Chen Mobai unwrapped the spirit testing device. He then infused it with spiritual energy to activate it and, after confirming it was fully functional, put it into his small backpack.

However, he didn't go to the Water Mansion immediately today. Instead, he first took out his phone and ordered clothes.

Since Chen Mobai intended to interact with cultivators from the Heavenly River Realm, he naturally needed to blend in first, and his attire couldn't be too conspicuous.

Although his school uniform was quite plain, it was a completely different style from the old man and the young boy who died in the Water Mansion last time. Comparing it to their outfits in his memory, Chen Mobai selected a set of gray and white ancient-style clothes online.

After ordering the ancient-style clothes, he didn't forget the shoes either.

Finally, he looked in the mirror and found another discrepancy. His neat crew cut didn't match the ancient attire at all, so he had to order two long wigs and some hair accessories for tying up hair. At last, his equipment was complete.

However, delivery would take at least two more days. So, Chen Mobai could only meditate and practice Qi cultivation in the Water Mansion today, unable to go out.

Amidst a flash of silver light, he returned to the Heavenly River Realm.

Feeling the water-attribute spiritual energy around him, which was several times denser than at home, he instinctively took a deep breath and sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion.

Taking out his phone, he began to browse the Pure Yang Qi Cultivation Scripture.

The document began with a page of viewing instructions.

Although all cultivation techniques from the National Library could be exchanged by cultivators using points, they could only be cultivated by oneself and not taught to others. If one agreed to this, they could check the box and continue reading.

Chen Mobai naturally agreed, considering it a minor Dao Heart oath.

If a cultivator violated this rule by giving a downloaded cultivation technique to someone else to practice, they would be betraying their original intention.

The more they spread it, the more obstacles they would encounter in their Dao Heart in the future.

It wouldn't be much of an issue at lower cultivation levels, but once they reached a major threshold like Core Formation or Nascent Soul, it would be extremely easy to trigger inner demons and ruin all their efforts.

Precisely because of this, although cultivation techniques and knowledge were easily accessible in the Immortal Sect, cultivators generally had to acquire them personally using points or good deeds.

Chen Mobai first read the Pure Yang Qi Cultivation Scripture from beginning to end and compared it to the Five Elements Cultivation Art he practiced. He found it was indeed more profound, and he couldn't fully comprehend it all at once.

Of course, this might also be because Chen Mobai had watched several videos of Daoist Qingping's lectures recently, and his understanding of the Five Elements Cultivation Art was already very thorough.

It seems diligent study is still necessary.

He opened the "Assisted Cultivation" software, selected the column of True Lord Shaoyang, and, comparing it with his annotations on the Pure Yang Scripture, began a systematic study to understand the Pure Yang Qi Cultivation Scripture.

Similar to the Blackwater Art, the Pure Yang Qi Cultivation Scripture came with three complementary spells and the Three Yang Physique, which was for transforming spiritual roots.

The spells were Ignite, Flame Manipulation, and Fireball.

Naturally, the first topic discussed was the Three Yang Physique, as it was the foundation of foundations and of utmost importance.

After listening once, Chen Mobai instantly had a revelation.

Indeed, a single true word can illuminate what ten thousand books cannot. Parts he hadn't understood while reading before became suddenly clear with True Lord Shaoyang's detailed explanations.

To transform spiritual roots using the Three Yang Physique, one first needed to convert a Water spiritual root into a Wood spiritual root, and then convert the Wood spiritual root into a Fire spiritual root. The subtle differences between these two steps, if he hadn't listened to True Lord Shaoyang's explanation and relied solely on his own exploration, meant that even if he succeeded, the efficiency of the final transformation would certainly not be high.

When Old Man Ding used the One Yang Physique to transform his spiritual root, it was precisely due to this that his Fire spiritual root attribute only increased by 6 points. Although this was only a 3-point difference from the maximum 9 points, it was perhaps precisely this 3-point deviation that led to his Foundation Establishment failure.

Therefore, after listening, to ensure he hadn't overlooked anything, Chen Mobai also found explanation videos from two Golden Core True Lords who cultivated the Pure Yang Scripture. Comparing them, he gained a lot more insight.

“If I can break through to the late-stage Qi Cultivation realm,” Chen Mobai murmured, “this Pure Yang Scripture isn't impossible to cultivate.”

Among the Immortal Sect's 84,000 Daoist scriptures, though the Pure Yang Scripture wasn't the best for combat and its cultivation speed was only average, it was a broad and open path. Furthermore, past cultivators had extensive experience with it, with many obstacles and bottlenecks in cultivation having documented solutions. It was most suitable for someone like him, who had high authority.

At this thought, his resolve to leave the Water Mansion deepened.

He must earn enough spirit stones in this Heavenly River Realm.

“However, the most important thing next is to advance to Qi Cultivation Layer Seven.”

Perhaps because he had used spirit stones to break through, after Chen Mobai entered Qi Cultivation Layer Six, he didn't feel his spiritual energy was unstable, as he had after taking the Purple Fire Pill before.

However, he was always cautious and still used the Qi Nurturing Art to cultivate for two days. It wasn't until today, when he felt his spiritual energy flowing smoothly like an extension of his limbs within his meridians, that he resolved to take the "Qi Supplementing Spirit Water."

Opening a hidden compartment in his backpack, he took out two glass tubes, each the length and thickness of an index finger.

The tubes were sealed with wooden stoppers and contained a colorless liquid, which was the Qi Supplementing Spirit Water.

Chen Mobai opened a stopper and drank it in one gulp.

It tasted like plain water but had a faint bitter medicinal aftertaste, which he found somewhat unpalatable.

After drinking it, he closed his eyes and began to meditate cross-legged.

As the Five Elements Cultivation Art circulated, an intense hunger for spiritual energy instantly arose throughout his meridians and acupoints. The dense spiritual energy in the Water Mansion, like wisps of smoke, surged into every part of Chen Mobai's body.

Chen Mobai felt his efficiency in cultivating spiritual energy had increased by nearly tenfold. The water-attribute spiritual energy continuously gathered around him, faintly forming mist, enveloping him in a hazy glow. Yet, a five-colored, gentle radiant light permeated from his skin, which was a sign of the Five Elements Cultivation Art reaching a profound level.

Even ordinary late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivators didn't exhibit such phenomena when circulating the Five Elements Cultivation Art.

It was fortunate that this place was a medium-grade second-tier spiritual vein treasure land with abundant spiritual energy.

If he were at home, at least half of the Qi Supplementing Spirit Water's medicinal power would have been wasted.

After six great circulations, the misty spiritual energy around Chen Mobai slowly began to dissipate, and his efficiency in refining spiritual energy returned to normal.

This indicated that the Qi Supplementing Spirit Water's medicinal power had been completely exhausted.

He circulated for two more cycles, but found the cultivation efficiency, now as slow as a snail compared to before, unbearable. He stopped and opened his eyes.

“It's a pity this item requires rush-buying,” he muttered. “Although I exchanged my spirit stones for good deeds, I don't know if I'll be lucky enough to get another one.”

Chen Mobai still had one bottle of Qi Supplementing Spirit Water left, but he could only take one bottle per day. He prepared to put it back into his backpack.

Just as his hand touched the glass tube containing the spirit water, his eyes suddenly widened.

This glass tube — wasn't it the same kind that the girl in the white nurse's uniform at the pharmacy had poured from a large iron kettle?

No wonder he felt that scene was familiar; it was because he was familiar with this type of glass tube.

Was she bottling "Spirit Recovery Water" or "Qi Supplementing Spirit Water"?

Wasn't this product directly sold by the Jumang Daoist Academy? How could her small pharmacy be capable of refining it?