Translator: AnubisTL
Jieming's gaze pierced through the window, fixed on the distant sky.
The moment his focus sharpened, an indescribable sensation surged through his mind.
To the ordinary human eye, it was merely the dawn's sunlight.
A wizard might perceive dense energy particles and radiant, multicolored rays.
But through Jieming's newly awakened, exceptionally keen senses, at the core of that gradually intensifying sunlight, he glimpsed a faint... almost imperceptible purple!
The violet hue was exceedingly faint, as if it were a condensation of some primordial energy deep within the sun.
It hung there silently, radiating an ancient and mysterious aura.
Eastern Purple Qi!
Jieming's heart jolted violently.
The Great Dao Library Pavilion indeed contained records of the "Eastern Purple Qi."
It referred to a phenomenon occurring under specific celestial conditions: at sunrise, the sun's core would release a trace of extremely pure primordial qi, immensely beneficial to cultivators.
This substance existed only for a fleeting moment at sunrise, making it exceedingly rare. Even capturing a single strand was considered an extraordinary stroke of fortune.
He had always believed that such things, steeped in the concepts of immortal cultivation, existed only in that mythical immortal cultivation world, wherever it might be.
Yet here, in the Wizard World, within a laboratory at Noren Academy, at the very moment the sun rose... he had actually seen a wisp of Eastern Purple Qi!
Before he could even ponder the reason, the cultivator's instinctive craving for primordial qi drove him to subconsciously activate his cultivation technique.
The newly refined true essence of his second layer of qi refining circulated through his body according to the prescribed cultivation method, drawing the wisp of Eastern Purple Qi suspended in the sunlight.
The faint, almost vanishing purple qi seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, piercing through the laboratory walls and windows, slowly drifting toward Jieming.
It bypassed the isolation array without resistance, triggering no reaction from the monitoring array—as if it didn't exist at all!
But when the purple qi entered Jieming's body, he immediately felt its effects.
The qi instantly dissolved into his true essence, circulating endlessly through his body along with the flow of his true essence.
It refined his true essence, making it more condensed and pure!
It refined his physical body, leaving Jieming, who had just achieved a breakthrough, feeling an unprecedented sense of clarity and lightness!
But what truly astonished him was that this wisp of purple qi was also purifying his mental power!
Nourished by the purple qi, his mental sea became clearer and brighter. Subtle impurities were stripped away, leaving his mental power purer and more vibrant.
Purifying mental power... In the Wizard World, this was an unparalleled divine treasure, capable of enhancing one's innate talent!
A wizard's talent rating largely depended on the "purity" of their soul and the "depth" of their mental sea. Could the Eastern Purple Qi actually improve such fundamental qualities?!
Jieming couldn't suppress his shock.
What was even more terrifying was how easily this treasure could be obtained!
Simply circulate the cultivation technique to absorb it each day as the sun was about to rise—it was practically a free gift of fortune.
Yet he couldn't comprehend how the Eastern Purple Qi, which he had believed existed only in the immortal cultivation world, could appear in the Wizard World.
His mind instinctively flashed back to the adamantium he had refined earlier.
During the refinement process using immortal cultivation techniques, vast quantities of gold vanished into thin air, yet ultimately condensed into a substance imbued with the concept of "eternal unchangingness."
This seemed to completely defy the law of conservation of mass-energy, suggesting instead that he was refining something invisible and intangible.
With this question in mind, Jieming mentally queried the Great Dao Library Pavilion.
The pavilion responded swiftly, and three streams of light materialized before him in an instant.
"Records of Chen Jie's Mortal Trials, Profound Pivot True Explanation: Preliminary Exploration of Concept Harvesting and Solidification, Artifact Dao Return to Origin: Concept Imbuement and Low-Spirit Artifact Forging Techniques... What the hell is this stuff?"
Jieming quickly skimmed through the texts. The latter two books were straightforward enough, both dealing with artifact forging knowledge.
As for the first book, it appeared to be a biography—or perhaps more accurately, a memoir—of a Mahayana realm cultivator named Chen Jiezi.
"Chen Jiezi seems to have been born during the end of dao era, when the immortal cultivation world's resources were completely depleted. Spiritual energy was nearly nonexistent, and traditional spirit materials and immortal herbs had become mere legends. Yet despite these circumstances, immortal cultivation not only persisted but actually flourished?"
After careful study, Jieming finally confirmed that the three books provided by the Great Dao Library Pavilion had indeed answered his questions.
"The cultivation system isn't simply about refining energy," the Pavilion's knowledge flowed through his mind. "According to this memoir, in the later stages of the cultivation system, as resources dwindled and understanding of the cosmos deepened, the 'raw materials' used for cultivation and crafting gradually shifted from concrete 'spirit materials' to more abstract 'concepts'."
"The refinement of adamantium, for example, isn't merely compressing the physical mass of gold. Instead, guided by true essence and divine sense, it strips away all concepts of 'mortality' and 'change' from the gold, condensing the concept of 'eternal immutability' into a small portion of the material, granting it properties akin to permanence. The 'lost mass' represents the 'mundane concepts' that have been stripped away and dissipated."
"The Eastern Purple Qi is similar. It's not a specific energy or gas. At its core, it's a grand concept that permeates the universe at the moment the sun rises, when yin and yang converge, and the old gives way to the new—the embodiment of 'dawn,' 'hope,' and 'rebirth.' When cultivators absorb the Eastern Purple Qi, they are essentially acquiring this concept to refine themselves."
"However, to make it easier for cultivators to perceive and absorb, cultivation techniques have evolved over billions of years, gradually modifying and perfecting the method of absorbing this 'concept.' This has allowed it to be manifested as a special 'perception'—the 'purple qi' they see—and drawn in using true essence as a conduit."
Jieming closed the three books, his mind still reeling.
This explanation struck him like thunder, completely overturning his understanding of both the cultivation system and the Wizard World!
Immortal cultivation, it turned out, involved "concept refinement" right from the qi refining realm!
So even in the Wizard World, one could manifest the "Eastern Purple Qi" by extracting the concept of dawn?!
Jieming felt his brain racing, countless new possibilities exploding in his mind!
If this were true, theoretically, he wouldn't be limited by raw materials at all.
By extracting concepts, even the most common materials like air and soil, through continuous refinement, could yield super-materials far beyond anyone's imagination!
With this ability, the possibilities for his future endeavors would far surpass everyone's wildest dreams!
Jieming took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing his overwhelming joy.
He glanced out the window at the fully risen sun, his eyes shining with extraordinary brilliance.
(End of the Chapter)
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