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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 10 (265): [Half a Year Later, the Sixth Sea]
(10th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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After two months of refining, the newly acquired ten thousand units of Spiritual Qi had completely shed their incompatibility, allowing Li Weiyi to manipulate and transport them at will.
"Huh!"
Li Weiyi exhaled a radiant cloud of Qi from his mouth, his eyes snapping open to reveal a smile: "Fifth-Level in the Wind Mansion, Sixth-Level in the Ancestral Field - so that's what it meant."
"The Wind Mansion is truly profound. The world barrier can directly absorb Spiritual Qi from the heavens and earth, retaining its essence and discarding its impurities. The entire Innate World is an acupoint."
"After repeated refining, absorption, and purification, the Fifth-Level Spiritual Qi has finally been achieved!"
Looking around the ship, the increasingly dense white mist and boiling seawater indicated that the Golden Crow was about to emerge from the depths.
Li Weiyi whistled, summoning Little Seven, who had been flying on the Xihe flowers.
Then, he stowed the Jade Boat and, along with Zen Hai Guanwu and Li Ling, returned to the Blood Mud Space of Shaoyang Star through a Spatial Passage only five feet in diameter.
"Gurgle!"
"Gurgle!"
Bubbles the size of water jars surfaced from the sea.
The seawater turned a golden-red hue, and amidst the dazzling divine flames, the Golden Crow broke through the surface.
Over the past six months, with the aid of numerous Radiant Flame Pills and the Fusang Divine Tree, Li Weiyi's Mental Power had broken through two realms, reaching the Calamity Fire Realm. The Spiritual Light within his Spiritual Realm had also reached perfect cultivation.
Such rapid progress came at a considerable cost.
Just the purchase of Radiant Flame Pills alone had consumed 100,000 Yongquan Coins, a significant expense.
Returning to the Blood Mud Space and gazing at the five chests, now less than half full, Li Weiyi sighed deeply.
He picked up a brush and ledger, sitting on the ground to calculate his expenses.
The largest expense was the purchase of spring liquid.
Cultivating the Sixth Sea Wind Mansion and the Seventh Sea Ancestral Field required refining spring liquid to nourish the barriers of his Innate World, allowing them to expand continuously. Only then could he cultivate Fifth-Level Spiritual Qi and Sixth-Level Spiritual Qi.
Spring liquid was the essence condensed from the acupoints of Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators, with each drop worth a thousand silver.
During his cultivation in the Sixth Sea, he had consumed an average of one drop of spring liquid for every cubic foot of expansion.
Li Weiyi had previously tasked Yin Er with purchasing spring liquid for him.
He bought a total of fifty thousand drops, with the Hidden Sect covering half the cost and Li Weiyi paying the other half - a total of 250,000 Yongquan Coins.
Li Weiyi knew he needed to stock up, especially since his Fifth Qi Sea already measured Eight Thousand Cubes, several times larger than other Martial-Mystic Cultivators'.
As a Divine Hidden One, Li Weiyi could freely access the Hidden Sect's resources.
However, requesting fifty thousand drops at once nearly drove Yin Er to tears. He had to scour the market to gather enough.
After all, Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators rarely sell spring liquid unless they're desperate for money.
A Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator could only condense a few drops per day.
Other Seventh Sea Martial-Mystic Cultivators typically consumed only a few hundred drops of spring liquid each month, which the Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators within their clans could easily provide. Li Weiyi, however, had already used ten thousand drops in just two months.
Li Weiyi closed the ledger with a sigh.
"Cultivating the Sixth Sea, Seventh Sea, and Mental Power, as well as nurturing the Seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors - it all costs money. Fortunately, the Hidden Sect covered half the expenses..."
Over the past six months, the Seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors had devoured the two-thousand-year-old Seven-Star Silverfire Begonia Jiang Ning had given them, as well as the medicinal herbs Zuoqiu Hongting had sent to repay her debt, which were equivalent to ten thousand-year-old Millennial Essence Herbs. They had also consumed a considerable amount of Xihe.
Now, they had grown from seven inches to eight inches, and then from eight inches to nine inches.
Their cultivation and strength had skyrocketed, but their voracious appetites left Li Weiyi deeply concerned.
Because the amount of Millennial Essence Herbs required to grow each inch increased exponentially.
Little Seven's current combat power rivaled that of Martial-Mystic Cultivators in the first level of the Dao Seed Realm, matching or even surpassing the strength of Cang Li, Long Dian, and others during the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival.
If their intelligence developed further or they learned to summon insect swarms for assistance, their combat power would naturally increase even more.
However, they wouldn't truly reach the Dao Seed Realm until they grew to a foot long.
The Dao Seed Realm is divided into nine levels, or Heavens.
The first level is "Dao Seed."
The second level is "Quivering."
The third level is "Birth of the Dao."
The leap from nine inches to a foot was undoubtedly a major hurdle. Spirit Tablet Master had said that consuming Millennial Essence Herbs, aged for over three thousand years, would make it easier to overcome. Otherwise, one would have to wait several more years to accumulate enough power.
"With my current strength, plus Little Seven, who could stand against me at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival?"
Li Weiyi's physical body was now perfected, his Dao Body formed. He was confident that if he faced Ge Xiantong or Luansheng Linyou again, and neither used their trump cards, he could easily defeat them. Even taking on two or three opponents at once wouldn't be impossible.
Master Guan came out from the earth, his ashes and blood mud merging to form a blood mud golem radiating immense power.
"Still thinking about the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival? Let me calculate this for you. Each level of the Dao Seed Realm's Ninth Heaven represents a vast difference in power. Only Inheritor-level geniuses can barely fight across a full realm."
"In other words, after an Inheritor breaks through to the first level of the Dao Seed Realm, they can fight across a realm and defeat a second level Martial-Mystic Cultivator."
"Ge Xiantong and Luansheng Linyou's innate talent allows them to fight across two realms after reaching the first level of the Dao Seed Realm, putting their combat strength on par with a third level Martial-Mystic Cultivator."
"At your current strength, you'd need to use all your trump cards to stand a chance against a Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator at the Second Level. It'll be easier once you reach the Seventh Sea."
"Half a year has passed. With the help of Dragon Seeds, their cultivation speed must be incredibly fast. They've definitely reached the Second Level, and they might even be close to entering the Third Level."
Li Weiyi walked over, smiling: "Master Guan, I haven't let success go to my head. I know it takes others a decade or two to walk the path I've been on for just over a year. I'm even more anxious than you are, but rushing won't help. The Five Seas Realm requires slow, steady accumulation."
"I heard that Cang Li, the youngest among them, spent a full seven years honing his skills in the Five Seas Realm."
"I've been meaning to ask - what exactly are Dragon Seeds? Why do they allow Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators to advance so rapidly?"
Master Guan sat down on an empty crate and began to explain: "First, I need to tell you what a Dao Seed is."
"A Dao Seed is incredibly profound, almost impossible to describe with words. It's like the Dao itself - you have a vague sense of what it is, but you can't quite grasp it."
"To condense our own Dao Seed, we typically rely on battle intent as a bridge to connect with the Dao and forge our Martial-Mystic Path seed. All subsequent cultivation is based on this foundation."
Li Weiyi asked, "Since battle intent arises from the profound Laws of Heaven and Earth, could the Dao Seed itself be a manifestation of those Laws?"
Master Guan pondered for a moment: "Not quite at the level of Heaven and Earth Dharma! Cultivating a Dao Seed is merely the initial step in comprehending the Dao. It's still a long way from the true Laws of Heaven and Earth."
"I'll teach you the method of using battle intent to condense a Dao Seed later. For now, let's discuss the Dragon Seed."
"The Dragon Seed is essentially the Dao comprehension of the Ancient Celestial Emperor Flying Dragon, condensed into a Dao Seed. When planted in the Ancestral Field, Martial-Mystic Cultivators can directly absorb and comprehend it. This method is several times, even tenfold, faster than cultivating one's own Dao Seed through slow study of ancient texts and trial-and-error."
Li Weiyi frowned: "Wouldn't this approach have limitations?"
Master Guan replied, "No! The Dragon Clan's cultivation method is one of the most profound Daos in existence, with a complete and well-established cultivation path and scripture. It's far more reliable than forging your own Martial-Mystic Path from scratch. The Dragon Seed itself is also one of the highest-grade Dao Seeds."
"Of course, while refining and absorbing the Dao insights of the Flying Dragon, they'll also study various Law scriptures in the Dao Seed Realm to align with their battle intent, rather than completely abandoning it."
Zen Hai Guanwu said, "I have a different perspective."
Li Weiyi and Master Guan turned to her.
"The Dragon Clan's cultivation method is indeed a path that can lead to the ultimate Dao," she said, "but it's not necessarily without limitations."
Master Guan asked, "At what level of cultivation would these limitations become apparent?"
"Don't forget, he's the one the Master of the Bronze Warship has chosen, the master of the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish, and a direct disciple of the Chan Sect," Zen Hai Guanwu replied.
Master Guan pondered for a long time before nodding.
"She's right! Weiyi, I believe the Chan Sect's Twelve Dispersed Hands are far from simple. Since your Master has had you cultivate them since childhood, you should use these twelve battle intents to condense your own Dao Seed!"
Li Weiyi protested, "Wouldn't that mean I'd have to slowly comprehend and explore them myself? Wouldn't I fall far behind in the Dao Seed Realm?"
Zen Hai Guanwu suggested, "You could cultivate both simultaneously. Cultivate the Dragon Seed and the Wind Mansion. This would also deceive the world into thinking you've truly become an Inferior Root Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator."
Li Weiyi said, "Cultivating two Dao Seeds? There's not enough time for that. My cultivation speed would slow down even more."
"No, you have time, and more of it than anyone else."
Zen Hai Guanwu's gaze fell to the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish on Li Weiyi's chest, specifically the pale cyan fish eye: "The light red fish eye is the Shaoyang Star, possessing extraordinary Spatial Power."
"Aren't you curious about what the other fish eye of the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish is?"
Li Weiyi was filled with doubt. He held the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish in his palm, examining it closely.
"Master said it's the Dao Ancestor's brow bone... Could it also be a star?"
Zen Hai Guanwu replied, "My cultivation hasn't fully recovered yet, so I can't give you a definitive answer. But I'm certain it's related to time. In the Tai Chi system, only time can complement and balance space."
"After you reached the Calamity Fire Realm, I carefully observed you each time you entered and exited the Blood Mud Space. That pale cyan fish eye showed signs of flickering."
"I suspect that once your Mental Power cultivation reaches the Spiritual Master level, it will reveal its temporal mysteries."
Li Weiyi pondered deeply but struggled to grasp the mysteries of time: "So, the most important thing for me to do right now is to cultivate my Mental Power and become a Spiritual Master?"
"Spirit Tablet Master, how long will it take for my Mental Power to break through to the next major realm?"
The Spirit Tablet Master's voice echoed, "You've only reached the Calamity Fire Realm a month ago! Li Ling has been cultivating Mental Power since childhood, and even after all this time, she's still far from breaking through."
"Spiritual Masters aren't easy to come by! Even in the Jiu Li Divine Hall, they're considered Elder-level experts!" Li Ling retorted.
Li Weiyi said, "I can buy resources to shorten my cultivation time."
"I've never heard of such resources. Even among the Jiu Li Tribe, renowned throughout the Lingxiao Realm for their Mental Power cultivation, Spiritual Masters under sixty are exceedingly rare. There's no shortcut - it's a chasm that must be crossed," Li Ling said.
The Spirit Tablet Master replied, "Not entirely..."
Author's Note: (The Five Seas Realm was written too complexly, so I've simplified the Dao Seed Realm to the Ninth Level. Also, there are some loose ends from these two chapters, like the Six Desires Talisman, that I'll address later. My approach is to move quickly when necessary and delve deep when it's crucial.)
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