Chapter 373: Wan Sword Body

After studying the Pure Yang Scroll and the Puppet Dao, Chen Mobai realized that two days had already passed while under the influence of the Enlightenment Tea.

He took a Grain-Abstaining Pill, then looked at the thick stack of talisman-making textbooks on the floor.

Originally, he had estimated that he would have an extra half-day, but now, however, the current situation was turning out even better than he had planned.

Instead of picking up the talisman textbooks, he retrieved the *Myriad Dharma Body* manual that Yu Lian had given him from his storage bag.

While in the state induced by the Enlightenment Tea, his thoughts were completely different from his usual state.

In his normal state, he had merely felt this avatar technique from the Heavenly River Realm was formidable, but now, he found it incredibly astonishing.

The profound mysteries of the Myriad Dharma Body were no less impressive than the most powerful divine abilities and spells of the Immortal Sect.

In fact, they might even surpass them.

Considering the situation in the Heavenly River Realm, Chen Mobai had reason to believe that this cultivation method was not created by Ancestor Wan Gu himself, but rather was a secret art he obtained from a predecessor.

Just as Ancestor Hun Yuan of the Five Elements Sect obtained the legacy of True Monarch Yi Yuan, Ancestor Wan Gu might also have received an opportunity from an ancient major sect, similar to an ascended cultivator or the Everlasting Sect, which allowed him to master the Myriad Dharma Body.

In his sage-like state, Chen Mobai recognized the extraordinary nature of the Myriad Dharma Body.

After the Pure Yang Scroll and the Puppet Dao, he temporarily prioritized this cultivation method as the third one to comprehend.

It was at this moment that he understood why the Formless Puppet had previously been unable to deduce it, requiring a core direction to be set.

After reading the Silver Cloud Sect's handwritten copy of the Myriad Dharma Body, Chen Mobai nodded thoughtfully.

Starting from the simplest part, the palm, he would then expand from a point to a surface, eventually outlining the entire Myriad Dharma Body.

He immediately thought of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Seven Star Sword Arm given by Zuo Gong, and the Five Elements Sword Fingers that the Formless Puppet had deduced based on his own circumstances.

Under the control of his divine sense, the spiritual energy in the cultivation room slowly began to condense to his right. Gradually, a gigantic, translucent index finger bone, composed purely of spiritual energy, appeared in the void of the room, near the back of Chen Mobai's raised right hand.

Subsequently, all the liquid Immortality Spiritual Power surged out from the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror and merged with the Immortality Spiritual Power in his Dantian Qi Sea. In an instant, he returned to the perfected Foundation Establishment state.

With the most powerful Everlasting Scripture operating, he used sword light to transform and evolve the Divine Wood Sword Light.

As the Five Elements Sword Fingers circulated, a verdant Divine Wood Sword Light, so green it seemed to drip, also appeared on the colossal, translucent finger bone in the void of the room, as if its tip encompassed a clear sky.

After the index finger, the spiritual energy in the room gathered again. Under the control of Chen Mobai's divine sense, it condensed into another translucent ring finger bone.

As the Blazing Flame Sword Art circulated, only the Blazing Flame Sword Light appeared, as he did not use the Qingyang Fire for enhancement. However, this was merely for practicing the Myriad Dharma Body, and a more refined power was preferable.

Next, Geng Metal Sword Light, Black Ice Sword Light, and Wu Earth Sword Light also materialized as he operated the cultivation method with his divine sense.

In the blink of an eye, five colossal, translucent finger bones, each longer than his own height, floated in the void of the room, resembling a skeletal claw from the netherworld, with sword lights of five-elemental colors glowing at their tips, appearing incredibly mystical and enigmatic.

He used the Five Elements Sword Fingers to expand from a point to a surface, thus achieving initial mastery of the Myriad Dharma Body.

Next, he would only need to use the Formless Puppet for further deductions, and introduce all the content from the "Collection of Sword Slashes," and perhaps he could then cultivate a Myriad Sword Dharma Body.

After comprehending the Myriad Dharma Body as well, Chen Mobai checked the time again and saw that only two hours remained.

Calmly, he picked up a talisman textbook and began to read.

It seemed that the last remaining time from his previous Enlightenment Pill usage was also spent absorbing knowledge from talisman textbooks, and it was the same now.

After finishing the second-tier textbooks, Chen Mobai began looking at the third-tier ones.

He didn't focus on the specific methods of talisman drawing, but rather on the general foundational knowledge within them, solidifying his base.

When he was halfway through the second book, an indescribable sense of exhaustion surged into his mind.

In his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness, the Jade Phoenix Tree, formed by his divine sense, had withered branches and leaves at this moment, as if lacking moisture and losing its luster.

Chen Mobai knew that the effects of the Enlightenment Tea had worn off. He immediately took out the Eye-Cleansing Bamboo Spirit Dew and dripped it into his eyes, drop after drop.

It wasn't until nearly two vials of Eye-Cleansing Bamboo Spirit Dew had been refined into his Sea of Consciousness that the feeling of exhaustion slowly disappeared.

Chen Mobai then took out the Grand Toon Flower that Wenren Xuewei had given him.

Refining this spiritual item was very simple. He took it from its jade box and placed it on his forehead.

His divine sense emerged from his body and enveloped the Grand Toon Flower.

Afterward, the green and white petals began to disappear, merging into his divine sense. With each petal disappearing outside, one more appeared within Chen Mobai's Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness.

Before long, the entire Grand Toon Flower had been refined into his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness.

Streams of refreshing qi surged from the petals, integrating into various parts of his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness. Chen Mobai's brain, previously fatigued from overuse, began to feel light and refreshed.

At the same time, the two small Jade Phoenix Tree saplings, which had split off from his cultivation of the Divine Control Art, rapidly absorbed the unrefined Eye-Cleansing Bamboo Spirit Dew in his Sea of Consciousness as if being inflated, and grew to full maturity.

Chen Mobai no longer forced himself to stay awake. He naturally closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

This sleep lasted for three days and three nights.

When Chen Mobai awoke, he couldn't help but stretch, feeling his mind clearer than ever before, and his body seemed to have grown slightly younger.

This was likely the reason for the increase of twenty years to his innate lifespan after refining the Grand Toon Flower.

He sensed his divine consciousness and couldn't help but show a look of pleasant surprise.

After consecutively taking the Enlightenment Tea and the Grand Toon Flower, the strength of his divine consciousness had actually reached the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment, which was already the limit of his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness after being opened by the Jade Wood Spirit Heart.

A tall, lush phoenix tree occupied the central position of his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness. The other two branched saplings, which had split off when he cultivated the Divine Control Art, were now gone.

Recalling the scene before he fell unconscious, where the two branched Jade Phoenix Trees rapidly grew to full maturity, Chen Mobai felt that he must have automatically completed the "Integration of Divine Sense" during his sleep.

Recalling what Qing Nü had said about the Enlightenment Tea also having the effect of increasing divine consciousness, Chen Mobai couldn't help but marvel, surprised that the effect could be so significant.

It was indeed worthy of being the number one spiritual plant of the Immortal Sect, brewed from the leaves of the Grand Toon Tree.

However, after the initial surprise, as Chen Mobai felt his rapidly expanding divine consciousness, new worries surged into his mind.

His Dantian Qi Sea had already broken through all bottlenecks before Core Formation due to the Immortality Tree Fruit. Cultivating the Pure Yang Scroll would only require spiritual energy condensation to directly reach perfected Foundation Establishment.

However, his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness was different. The current sixth layer of Foundation Establishment was already the limit after being opened by the Jade Wood Spirit Heart. To break through further, he would have to rely solely on his own efforts.

Yet, it was well known that even though the Immortal Sect divided the Foundation Establishment realm into nine layers, the bottleneck from the sixth to the seventh layer remained the most difficult in this realm.

He wondered how long it would take to break through it.

After sighing for a while, Chen Mobai composed himself.

He believed that he would eventually break through. If he truly couldn't rely on his internal power, he would then find a way to use external assistance.

Although spiritual items for opening the Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness were extremely rare and expensive, Chen Mobai believed that as long as his status in the Divine Wood Sect continued to rise, he would definitely find a way.

After all, the resources of the Heavenly River Realm were exceptionally abundant. Even if they weren't available in the Eastern Wilderness, they surely would be in the vast world beyond.

After tidying up the scattered books, draft papers, and writing tools on the floor of the room and placing them in his storage bag, Chen Mobai discovered something good.

The calyx, roots, and branches of the Grand Toon Flower.

The petals had already been refined into his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness to stabilize his mind and suppress inner demons, but the calyx, roots, and branches did not affect divine consciousness.

Chen Mobai opened his phone and called Qing Nü to ask how to deal with them.

"I'm not sure about that. The Grand Toon Flower is incredibly precious, and I haven't dealt with it before. You should ask Senior Sister Wenren; she should know."

After hearing this, Chen Mobai asked Wenren Xuewei about the matter.

"The greatest use for this is to graft onto other spiritual plants. For example, my Snow Mist Tea was cultivated by grafting branches, refined from the Grand Toon Flower, onto a Grand Toon Tree to absorb its wood energy, and then taking them down to plant and grow in the Secluded Minor Realm. Of course, they can also be used directly as ingredients for alchemy; there are many elixirs in the Immortal Sect that use them."

He had asked the right person this time. Wenren Xuewei meticulously explained to Chen Mobai how to utilize the Grand Toon Flower's roots, stems, and calyx, and even sent him a link to her thesis on tea cultivation.

However, this method would be difficult for outsiders to replicate, as Chen Mobai couldn't possibly go to Jumang Daoist Academy again just for a mere grafting matter.

Moreover, Jumang Daoist Academy might not even be willing.

Wenren Xuewei was able to use the Grand Toon Tree to cultivate tea seeds because she had mastered the Evergreen Art. If Chen Mobai wanted to graft onto a Grand Toon Tree, he probably couldn't even break its bark, despite it being the Immortal Sect's number one spiritual plant.

After reading Wenren Xuewei's tea cultivation thesis, Chen Mobai put the Grand Toon Flower's roots, stems, and calyx back into the jade box, intending to find a way to use them for alchemy in the future.

But just then, he suddenly thought of the three Immortality Trees in the Divine Tree Secret Realm.

Could he graft the Grand Toon Flower's roots, stems, and calyx onto the Immortality Trees?

Or perhaps his own Qing Tong sapling, which he had been free-ranging for a long time?

The three Immortality Trees in the Divine Tree Secret Realm were Rank 4 spiritual wood. Although far inferior to the Grand Toon Tree, they were still divine trees comparable to the Jade Phoenix Tree in Danxia City.

Perhaps he could borrow the wood energy from the Immortality Trees to successfully graft and cultivate tea seeds?

Thinking along these lines, perhaps even the Rank 4 Jade Phoenix Tree in Danxia City would work...

Once his thoughts began to diverge, Chen Mobai felt like a wild horse unbridled, thinking more and more, and more flexibly, as if the Enlightenment Tea still had some lingering effects in his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness.

It was said that long-term consumption of Enlightenment Tea could permanently enhance one's comprehension. Was this the reason?

The Divine Tree Secret Realm!

Chen Mobai suddenly remembered that he had released the Stone-Swallowing Serpent, which had gorged itself on spirit stones, into that area. He wondered how it was doing now.

He had a mind to go and check, but his seven days of booking the room were almost up, and this wasn't his home, so it wouldn't be good to suddenly disappear.

After checking out, Chen Mobai went to the student union.

"Oh, you're saying Senior Sister Bian hasn't left and has been cultivating in the Myriad Treasures Cave?"

In the office, after hearing Zhuang Jialan's report, Chen Mobai recalled what she had said during their farewell dinner and suddenly understood.

"Yes, because it was agreed that she would return the True Dragon Cauldron to Vice Principal Duanmu before she left. However, this magical artifact is very helpful for Senior Sister Bian's cultivation of the Dragon Transformation Scripture, so she processed a temporary leave of absence at Scarlet City Grotto-Heaven, intending to stay in the Myriad Treasures Cave for the next few years."

"Did the Daoist Academy implicitly allow this?"

Bian Jingchun was clearly exploiting a loophole. Logically speaking, the Daoist Academy shouldn't tolerate such a thing.

"If a teacher brings it up, then it will naturally be dealt with. But if no one mentions it, everyone just pretends not to know," Hua Zijing said.

Although Hua Zijing was no longer part of the student union, during her last period at the Daoist Academy, she surprisingly came every day, claiming she was used to the atmosphere here.

After hearing her words, Chen Mobai recalled that Bian Jingchun's teacher was Hong Mengkui, the Cave Master of Scarlet City Grotto-Heaven. Before entering officialdom, he had been the director of the Daoist Academy's Artifact Refining Department and was a well-connected individual.

It was said that if he hadn't voluntarily entered officialdom and left the Daoist Academy, he would likely be a Vice Principal by now.

"If Senior Sister Bian has any needs, our student union will help as much as we can."

Chen Mobai got along quite well with Bian Jingchun. Having another powerful individual in the Myriad Treasures Cave was also a good thing for their student union.

"Oh, by the way, President, this is the list of new members for next year."

Zhuang Jialan took out a prepared document and handed it to Chen Mobai. She was now completely different from when she first joined the student union, her work becoming organized and proficient.

"Huh, how did these two get in together?"

Chen Mobai glanced at the new list. Most were from the Divine Transformation class, along with Zhongli Tianyu, a future face of the school.

However, the names Lan Yufan and Lu Zixuan made him wince slightly.

"Is there a problem with these two? Their resumes look quite good, and they're also geniuses from our Class of 5012. Lu Zixuan was once known as the top beast tamer, on par with you."

Zhuang Jialan wasn't part of the Divine Transformation class circle, so she didn't know about the complicated relationship between Lan Yufan and Lu Zixuan, but Chen Mobai knew it very well.

"Wait a moment, I need to make a call first."

Chen Mobai certainly couldn't let his good friend be put in a difficult position, and to avoid awkward encounters between the two in the student union in the future, he immediately turned and walked to the window to call Lan Yufan and inform him of the situation.

"Oh, Chen, about that. I forgot to tell you, Zixuan and I got back together. But she's a bit self-conscious about it, so we didn't announce it. When she heard I joined the student union, she insisted on coming along too. Just keep this to yourself, don't spread it."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Mobai had a speechless expression.

Could this couple possibly think they've found the ultimate path to cultivation?

"President, do you still want to change the list?"

Zhuang Jialan saw him walk back from the window and asked again.

"No changes. It's fine as it is," Chen Mobai said.

He then approved the remaining documents. By the time he returned to his small wooden house, it was already dark.

He tapped the Turtle Treasure and teleported to the Divine Tree Secret Realm to see how the Stone-Swallowing Serpent was doing.