After quickly harvesting the spiritual plants on Golden Sword Peak, Li Mu continued to the next Ling Peak, Fire God Peak, and began harvesting Fire Scale Flame Fruit.
With Xue’er’s assistance, Li Mu was responsible for harvesting and absorbing the spiritual light clusters, while she was responsible for collecting the remaining spiritual plants, harvesting and absorbing all seven types of five-tier spiritual plants cultivated in the thousand acres of spiritual fields on the seven main Peaks.
When the last batch of spiritual plants was collected, Xue’er excitedly walked up to Li Mu, presenting the storage ring like a treasure: “Li Dage, it’s finally all collected! It’s all in this storage ring, quickly take it and Cultivate!”
Li Mu smiled and accepted the storage ring, but he didn’t pay much attention to it; the spiritual plant light clusters that truly affected his cultivation were accumulating in terrifying quantities in the spiritual energy pool within his panel.
“Next, I plan to enter seclusion for a period; you can arrange things as you see fit,” Li Mu said to Xue’er, indicating his intention.
“Li Dage, go ahead! I won’t let anyone disturb your seclusion!” Xue’er looked at Li Mu and nodded solemnly.
Li Mu nodded, performed the Five Elements Escape Technique, and his figure instantly vanished from where he stood.
Soon, Li Mu appeared in the Cultivation chamber of the Sect Leader’s Mansion, eagerly summoning a Five Elements Avatar Puppet, and then his true body plunged into the Painting World Treasure Mansion, appearing at the summit of the Five Elements Spirit Mountain.
Upon appearing in the Treasure Mansion Space, Li Mu’s attention was entirely on the virtual panel before him, and he began to increase the proficiency of the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Soul Transformation Chapter, which had progressed slowly over the past century.
“Ding, you consumed one Free Proficiency Point, one point of Innate Yang Qi, one point of Innate Yin Qi, and Innate Five Elements Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Soul Transformation Chapter proficiency +1.”
“Ding, you consumed one Free Proficiency Point, one point of Innate Yang Qi, one point of Innate Yin Qi, and Innate Five Elements Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Soul Transformation Chapter has risen to: Level 5. Your cultivation has received a minor increase.”
“Ding, you consumed one Free Proficiency Point, one point of Innate Yang Qi, one point of Innate Yin Qi, and Innate Five Elements Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Soul Transformation Chapter has risen to: Level 9. Your cultivation has broken through to Soul Transformation Late Stage.”
“Ding, you consumed one Free Proficiency Point, one point of Innate Yang Qi, one point of Innate Yin Qi, and Innate Five Elements Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Soul Transformation Chapter has reached: Perfection. Your cultivation has broken through to Soul Transformation Peak. You have comprehended a derivative Divine Ability: Yin Yang Five Elements Spirit Control Art.”
“Your Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Soul Transformation Chapter has been cultivated to Perfection, unlocking the Void Refining Chapter.”
In the panel’s log column, a massive amount of notifications poured down like a waterfall.
Li Mu couldn’t help but stop adding points, feeling the joy of his cultivation greatly improving, breaking through to Soul Transformation Late Stage, and comprehending a new Divine Ability. This feeling was truly wonderful!
The Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture circulated on its own, and the seven-element true essence surged like a tide within his Meridians, flowing ceaselessly like river water, each drop containing endless power, bringing Li Mu an unprecedented sense of strength.
The Yin Yang Five Elements Spirit Control Art, this newly comprehended Divine Ability, made Li Mu feel an unprecedented sense of control. He could attempt to borrow the Yin and Yang and Five Elements power between heaven and earth to condense various forms of spiritual bodies.
With a thought, a powerful suction force surged from within Li Mu’s body. The surrounding Spiritual Qi seemed to be summoned, rushing into his body. As the Spiritual Qi continuously gathered, a faint glow began to emanate from all around Li Mu. Within the glow, various forms of spiritual bodies gradually condensed into shape.
Some of these spiritual bodies resembled fierce tigers, some looked like flying Dragons, while others stood majestically like ancient trees. They circled and danced around Li Mu, vivid and extremely agile.
These spiritual bodies were beautiful and also contained terrifying destructive power.
Li Mu smiled with satisfaction, exceptionally pleased with this new Divine Ability. With a casual wave, he stopped the Divine Ability - Yin Yang Five Elements Spirit Control Art.
This cultivation increase only used a small portion of the plant spirit light clusters; more than half of the remaining seven-element plant spirit light clusters were still available. However, he was only one step away from the Void Refining Realm.
Li Mu was increasingly looking forward to the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter. He wondered what kind of Divine Abilities its upgrade would derive for him.
Li Mu fully circulated the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture, spending a few days to stabilize his current Soul Transformation Peak cultivation.
Once his cultivation stabilized, Li Mu’s gaze returned to the panel, and he concentrated his thoughts to add points to the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter.
“Ding, you consumed one Free Proficiency Point, one point of Innate Yang Qi, one point of Innate Yin Qi, and Innate Five Elements Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter proficiency +1.”
“Ding, you consumed one Free Proficiency Point, one point of Innate Yang Qi, one point of Innate Yin Qi, and Innate Five Elements Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter has risen to: Level 2. Your cultivation has received a significant increase. You have successfully broken through to the Void Refining Realm. You have comprehended a Divine Ability: Yin Yang Reversal.”
With the appearance of this notification, the cultivation aura emanating from Li Mu, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly strengthened several times. His entire demeanor instantly became profound and vast, his Five Elements Dao Body revealed itself, and five-colored spiritual light condensed around him, with Yin and Yang Qi intertwining and rotating.
Li Mu opened his eyes and gently exhaled a breath. The breath seemed to carry faint rumbling sounds, shaking the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual power.
“Is this the Void Refining Realm?” Li Mu murmured softly, his voice full of excitement. He clearly felt the surging, abundant true essence within his body. This power seemed endless, far surpassing his Soul Transformation Peak self by dozens of times.
No wonder Void Refining Cultivators could easily crush Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators; the disparity in strength was simply enormous.
Li Mu stood up, his figure swayed slightly, and he instantly vanished from his spot, reappearing several miles away. This speed was a world of difference compared to when he was in the Soul Transformation Realm.
With a thought, Li Mu extended his right hand, preparing to attempt to use the new Divine Ability - Yin Yang Reversal.
He saw Yin and Yang and Five Elements power condense in Li Mu’s hand, instantly transforming into a constantly rotating colorful light wheel. This light wheel seemed to contain endless mysteries, with Yin and Yang Qi intertwining within it, and Five Elements power fusing with each other, forming a powerful energy fluctuation.
Li Mu gently pushed, and the light wheel flew out of his hand, carrying a sound of tearing air, directly rushing towards a distant boulder.
With a “poof,” the boulder instantly vaporized, its form disappearing, leaving behind a bottomless giant pit.
Seeing this power, Li Mu was startled. He had only condensed less than one percent of his true essence for a small test; he hoped he hadn’t damaged the Painting World Treasure Mansion!
As this thought just surfaced in Li Mu’s mind, a five-colored miniature Flood Dragon appeared out of thin air. It was covered in five-colored light, and its pair of Dragon eyes flickered with a wronged spiritual light. It was precisely the Treasure Mansion Spirit of the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
As soon as the Treasure Mansion Spirit appeared, it gazed at Li Mu with mournful eyes, as if saying, “Master, why did you hit me for no reason! It hurts so much!”
Seeing this, Li Mu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He quickly pulled out several high-grade spiritual materials and gently appeased it: “I didn’t intend to hurt you; I just couldn’t resist testing out a new Divine Ability, and I didn’t expect its power to be so immense.”
After hearing Li Mu’s explanation, the wronged look in the Five-Colored Flood Dragon’s eyes diminished slightly. It swallowed the several high-grade spiritual materials in one gulp and mumbled a reminder through telepathy: “Master, your power is too strong; use it carefully. Although the Treasure Mansion is sturdy, it can’t withstand such rough handling from you.”
“Understood! Go and recover well!” Li Mu quickly nodded and gently comforted it.
Having received Li Mu’s promise, a hint of satisfaction flashed in the Five-Colored Flood Dragon’s eyes. Then, its figure flickered, transforming into a five-colored light, and disappeared from Li Mu’s sight.
Li Mu smiled faintly, his figure flickered, and he returned to the Cultivation chamber to continue his seclusion and stabilize his cultivation.
There was still half of the seven types of plant spirit light clusters remaining. If nothing unexpected happened, he could continue to advance his Realm. However, the Soul Transformation Realm and Void Refining Realm levels were not like before; rapidly advancing two major Realms at once put too much strain on the body.
Therefore, Li Mu decided to be cautious, first stabilizing his current cultivation. Once his body adapted to the powerful true essence of the current Void Refining Realm, he would continue to add points to advance to the next Realm.
In the Cultivation chamber, Li Mu sat cross-legged, his mind immersed in Cultivation. His body seemed to transform into a giant furnace, and the heaven and earth spiritual power within the Treasure Mansion Space showed clear trajectories, moving with the frequency generated by his Cultivation Technique.
The entire Five Elements Spirit Mountain, heaven and earth spiritual power gathered at the Peak of the Spirit Mountain.
In the stone chamber halfway up the Five Elements Spirit Mountain, Lin Maoshan, who was deeply immersed in Cultivation, suddenly couldn't sense the presence of the heaven and earth Five Elements Spiritual Power. They seemed to be drawn by a mysterious force, instantly vanishing without a trace.
Lin Maoshan opened his eyes in astonishment, left the Cultivation chamber, and immediately looked towards the Peak of the Spirit Mountain. A magnificent and spectacular scene immediately came into view.
He saw that at the Peak of the Spirit Mountain, heaven and earth spiritual power gathered, emitting a brilliant light, like a scorching sun rising, illuminating the entire Five Elements Spirit Mountain with dazzling brilliance. The five-colored spiritual light did not come from outside, but emanated from his master’s Immortal Cave, like a miracle, inspiring awe.
Lin Maoshan felt the immense energy contained within it, his heart filled with shock. He widened his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.
“It’s Master! A scene created by Master’s Cultivation! Has his old self broken through to the Void Refining Realm?” Lin Maoshan’s heart instantly quickened, and he excitedly mumbled to himself, guessing.
The Void Refining Realm was a major threshold for Cultivators; once broken through, one's strength would advance by leaps and bounds, and it was also a necessary path to touch higher levels of Cultivation Realms. Many Cultivators stopped at the Soul Transformation Realm their entire lives, unable to break through to Void Refining.
“Master is indeed no Mortal; his cultivation has long been unfathomable, and now he has broken through to the Void Refining Realm. This is truly wonderful!”
After observing for a long time, Lin Maoshan gradually confirmed this guess and couldn't help but feel happy for Li Mu, filled with joy.
Cultivating for nearly a century within his master’s Immortal Cave treasure, Lin Maoshan had only barely broken through Foundation Establishment and achieved the initial stage of Golden Core. However, several of his fellow Disciples were already attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Cultivating all Five Elements was more difficult than Lin Maoshan had imagined. Even in this Cultivation Holy Land, his Cultivation progress was still far behind, and he had even considered giving up.
Now, his Master, who also cultivated the Five Elements, was able to break through from Soul Transformation Middle Stage to the Void Refining Realm in just a hundred years. This both shocked and envied Lin Maoshan, and at the same time, rekindled his fighting spirit.
Lin Maoshan took a deep breath, his gaze firmly fixed on the Peak of the Spirit Mountain, and he secretly vowed in his heart: “Master can do it, so I can too! I cannot give up; I must Cultivate even harder and follow in Master’s footsteps!”
At present, with the heaven and earth spiritual power controlled by Li Mu, Lin Maoshan could not immediately begin Cultivation. He then knelt, like a worshipper, gazing at the Peak of the Spirit Mountain, observing reverently and firming his Dao Heart.
In the Cultivation chamber, Li Mu smiled faintly, having a clear understanding of his Disciple Lin Maoshan’s actions under the cover of his Divine Thought. He stopped the Cultivation Technique’s operation, and his gaze returned to the panel, continuing to add points to the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter.
“Ding, you consumed one Free Proficiency Point, one point of Innate Yang Qi, one point of Innate Yin Qi, and Innate Five Elements Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter has risen to: Level 3. Your cultivation has received a minor increase.”
“Ding, you consumed one Free Proficiency Point, one point of Innate Yang Qi, one point of Innate Yin Qi, and Innate Five Elements Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter has risen to: Level 5. Your cultivation has received a significant increase. Your cultivation has broken through to Void Refining Middle Stage. You have comprehended a Divine Ability: Primordial Unity.”
“Ding, you consumed one Free Proficiency Point, one point of Innate Yang Qi, one point of Innate Yin Qi, and Innate Five Elements Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter has risen to: Level 6. Your cultivation has received a minor increase.”
“Ding, Insufficient Innate Yang Qi. Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter cannot be upgraded.”
In the panel’s log column, lines of text notifications flashed wildly. After a period of frantic point allocation, the seven types of plant spirit light clusters were exhausted, and the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter could no longer be upgraded. Li Mu’s cultivation accordingly stabilized at Void Refining Middle Stage.
“It’s over! Reaching Void Refining Middle Stage is not bad.” Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling the immense power within his body, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
Li Mu carefully sensed his Void Refining Middle Stage cultivation. Although the cultivation improved quickly, this power was brought by the upgrade of the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Void Refining Chapter, absorbing a large amount of plant spirit light clusters. His Foundation was very stable, without any instability.
“Primordial Unity, this Divine Ability is quite interesting.” With a thought, Li Mu couldn’t help but sense the characteristics of the Divine Ability “Primordial Unity” in his mind. This was a Divine Ability that could fuse Yin and Yang and Five Elements power, forming an invincible, supreme power that approached Chaos.
Li Mu couldn’t help but close his eyes, carefully and earnestly comprehending the mysteries of the “Primordial Unity” Divine Ability. As time passed, he gradually became able to feel the Yin and Yang and Five Elements power flowing within his body, merging with each other, forming a powerful force.
If this power were unleashed, it would cause terrifying destruction. It was not suitable for use in the Painting World Treasure Mansion. Li Mu suppressed the urge to vent and stopped attempting to use this Divine Ability.
Li Mu took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and reined in the surging emotions brought by the explosive growth of his power. Although he had broken through to Void Refining Middle Stage and comprehended the powerful “Primordial Unity” Divine Ability, the path of cultivation was still long and arduous, requiring constant calmness and clarity.
Li Mu silently activated the breath concealment Cultivation Technique - Reversal Yuan Breath Concealment Art, lowering his Void Refining Middle Stage cultivation aura to Soul Transformation Late Stage.
Immediately, Li Mu smiled brightly, and his figure flickered, disappearing from the Painting World Treasure Mansion. (End of Chapter)
