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Chapter 858: Chapter 864: Inspiration
Li Zhirui, accompanied by Jiang Fengwu, was selecting an appropriate Spirit Cave within Mount Wanxian. Unable to accurately judge the Laws governing the Flowing Light Peony, they had no choice but to choose a Spirit Cave where the Wood Principle was particularly dense.
It might not be the perfect match, but it was certain there wouldn’t be any conflicts.
After opening the Spirit Realm, they would see which principle was more abundant and then plant Spirit Plants of the same nature.
Once the location was confirmed, Jiang Fengwu summoned all her mana and released her strongest blow into the void.
Crack—
A faint sound of cracking emerged, and a black dot appeared in the void. Seeing this, Jiang Fengwu quickly released the mana she hadn’t had a chance to refine, causing it to flow backward and expand the area of the Spirit Realm.
Li Zhirui saw a pained expression on Jiang Fengwu’s face and felt somewhat reluctant, but he could not intervene. If he also exerted his mana, the two forces would clash in the unformed Spirit Realm, inevitably leading to its opening failure.
Jiang Fengwu clenched her teeth and persevered, pushing the boundaries of the Spirit Realm to the limit before hastily throwing in the Flowing Light Peony.
Other cultivators would have stopped at this point, but not Jiang Fengwu. She still needed to use her Divine Sense to "see" how the Spirit Plant connected the Spirit Realm and the Spirit Vein.
If this wasn’t clear, and she couldn’t even understand the principle, how could she use a Formation to substitute for a Spirit Plant?
Moments later, Jiang Fengwu staggered forward, her complexion pale, her form swaying.
"You okay?" Li Zhirui quickly stepped forward to support her, asking with a concerned face.
"I’m fine; just a bit drained," Jiang Fengwu managed a smile, but her eyes sparkled with a bright light, it seemed she had some ideas.
Seeing this, Li Zhirui didn’t speak further and silently led Jiang Fengwu back to their mountaintop Cave Mansion.
"You rest well; don’t rush with the Spirit Realm. You still have five more chances," he said, leaving several bottles of Healing Pills before exiting the quiet room.
Looking at the familiar yet strange Cave Mansion, Li Zhirui suddenly remembered that it had been many years since he had returned.
Ever since the Purification Spirit Realm was established, offering a better cultivation environment, he had not returned to this Cave Mansion where he had lived for hundreds of years.
Now suddenly coming back, there was a feeling that things had changed, people were different.
On a whim, Li Zhirui entered the quiet room that had been sealed for many years. Observing the unchanged layout and furnishings, he sat on the familiar pillow, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.
But after a moment, Li Zhirui stood up again.
Without a large surround of Laws, his cultivation speed was even slower than a snail’s pace, something he couldn’t accept.
In reality, it wasn’t as exaggerated as he described, but Li Zhirui was accustomed to cultivating within the Spirit Realm, and even without using Essence Pills and Purifying Primordial Qi, he felt the speed was slow, let alone here?
"If I hadn’t discovered the secret of the Spirit Realm gathering Laws, if I hadn’t created the Primal Qi Pill, I probably would have ended up like most Divine Transformation cultivators, stopping there with no chance of Ascension, right?" Li Zhirui reflected deeply in his heart.
He left a Communication Talisman at the door of the quiet room where Jiang Fengwu was cultivating and set off back to the Spirit Realm without waiting for her retreat to end.
Perhaps Li Zhirui seemed somewhat indifferent, not very concerned about Jiang Fengwu, but on the path of seeking the Way, one is destined to proceed alone!
Of course, companions, children, family, teachers, and other relationships are not obstacles, after all, the path Li Zhirui cultivates is not the legendary path of heartlessness but merely a temporary resting place on the Great Tao.
Months later, Jiang Fengwu pushed open the door, glanced at the Communication Talisman, and stepped out of the Cave Mansion with long strides, planning to continue opening Spirit Realms!
The opening of the Peony Spirit Realm had given her some insights, but they were not enough for Jiang Fengwu to complete her concept; she needed more inspiration.
And the source of that inspiration was the Spirit Realm. 𝔫𝔬𝖛𝖕𝔲𝖇.𝖈𝖔𝖒
This time, Jiang Fengwu used the Twin-Stemmed Strengthening Bone Grass.
"Not enough! There’s still a bit missing!" Jiang Fengwu, supporting her weakened body, recorded all her inspiration in the Jade Slip before allowing Li Chengshuo to help her back to her Cave Mansion.
A few months passed, and Li Chengshuo was summoned by Jiang Fengwu for the second time.
"Mother..."
Li Chengshuo felt that Jiang Fengwu, as she was now, seemed possessed; was the Spirit Realm really that important? She wanted to persuade her mother but didn’t know where to start.
"I’m fine, don’t worry."
Jiang Fengwu knew what she was worried about, and said with a smile, "Just one or two more Spirit Realms to create, and it’ll be over."
But what she didn’t say was that this was only the first step!
As for how many steps remained after that, even Jiang Fengwu herself did not know.
With the success of opening each Spirit Realm, Jiang Fengwu had already gained considerable insight.
Of the six fifth-order Spiritual Objects obtained from the Secret Realm, aside from the most precious Floating Cloud Sky Wood, the other five had all been used.
It’s worth mentioning that one of the five Spiritual Objects, the Red-Veined Gold Tree, has advanced to become a Spiritual Root!
Up to now, the Li family only had two Spirit Plants, the Five Elements Jade Peach and the Red-Veined Gold Tree.
Although the Jade Peach is only a fourth-order Spiritual Root, a regular peach can increase a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s mana by thirty years, and a peach imbued with the Essence of the Five Elements can even boost a Nascent Soul’s chance of breaking through to Divine Transformation by ten percent!
However, the Jade Peach could only mature once every two hundred years and produced only thirty-six peaches. Now, the Li family had no stock left, and it would be several decades before more were available.
Furthermore, it had been the only Spiritual Root in the Li family until now, which showed how highly it was valued.
As for the Spirit Fruit produced by the Red-Veined Gold Tree, it could only increase mana, but it was also effective for Divine Transformation Cultivators. The increase wasn’t large; a single Spirit Fruit was about the equivalent of one year’s worth of mana from the Breathing Technique.
However, the quantity of the Spirit Fruits was quite large, totaling one hundred and twenty.
After advancing to a Spiritual Root, the output of the Red-Veined Gold Tree doubled, and the mana increase obtained from refining the fruits became significantly stronger.
But let’s get back to the point!
In a mere three to five years, Jiang Fengwu had opened up five Secret Realms. In the process, her confidence in the idea of using Formations to replace Spirit Plants grew stronger, and she felt it could very well be realized.
Jiang Fengwu hadn’t used the Floating Cloud Sky Wood, not because she felt it was too precious and couldn’t bear to use it, but because she wanted to wait until her own cultivation had improved a bit to better utilize the value of this rare space-faring Spirit Plant.
Additionally, Jiang Fengwu vaguely felt that the final Spirit Realm would yield a great harvest, and she needed to make ample preparations for it.
For Jiang Fengwu, creating Spirit Realms was crucial for acquiring inspiration and refining ideas, but for the Li family, there were many more benefits.
First, the appearance of various Spirit Realms gave clan members more options, benefiting not only those with a Wood Spirit Root but also providing a better cultivation environment for many clan members.
Secondly, the Spiritual Energy in the Spirit Realms was richer, making them highly suitable for cultivating precious Spiritual Objects.
One could say there were a multitude of benefits.
"Big brother, Mother has been busy with opening Spirit Realms these past few years and has neglected her cultivation; should we persuade her to stop?" One day, Li Chengshuo approached Li Chengsheng, voicing her concerns.
"Mother must have her reasons for doing this."
Li Chengsheng thought for a moment, then said, "I have some questions about my cultivation that I need to ask Father; why don’t you come with me, and perhaps Father will know something about the situation."
