Chapter 630: Auspicious Blessing

Pure Nine-Lotus Treasure Lamp:

The third-tier Enlightenment Tea grafted by Wenren Xuewei, though only one-tenth as effective as the original, made up for its diluted potency with sheer volume.

She gave Chen Mobai a large jar that she had accumulated over the years.

Although Wenren Xuewei had mentioned that the tea's effects would diminish with excessive consumption, Chen Mobai clearly understood that his spiritual sense cultivation determined his future potential. Therefore, he immediately brewed a large pot.

He realized that even a few minutes of 'sage time' in this state were invaluable and not to be economized.

After seeing Yan Bingxuan off, Chen Mobai sealed off the peak of Danxia Mountain, took his first sip, and entered the long-anticipated state of enlightenment.

In this enlightened state, the incantations and mental techniques of the Great Sun Golden Crow Art, the Candle Dragon Light-Holding Art, and the Vermilion Phoenix Facing the Sun Diagram seemed to come alive in his mind.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, emerald phoenix trees, formed by his spiritual sense, were scattered everywhere, resembling a vast universe.

A great sun slowly rose on the eastern side of his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness, casting a faint golden glow upon the lush green leaves.

From afar, a large golden bird seemed to leap and spread its wings within the sun. The radiance flowing from its golden feathers as it flapped its wings was the boundless sunlight illuminating all things. The entire sky became exceptionally brilliant due to its ascent, and clusters of iridescent light fell upon the emerald phoenix trees throughout his Sea of Consciousness, making them appear vibrant and full of life.

It was the sun itself!

Just as Long Xian'guang was about to light the prepared Concentration Incense to rest and convert the Divine Control Art into the Vermilion Phoenix Facing the Sun Diagram, he noticed that about one-eighth of the pot of Enlightenment Tea he had brewed was still remaining.

Long Xian'guang didn't force himself to resist the mental fatigue. He lit the prepared Concentration Incense, then leaned against an emerald phoenix tree, and fell into a deep sleep.

He had a long-awaited dream, one where he seemed to transform into true spirit beasts like Golden Crows, Candle Dragons, and Phoenixes, enjoying the tranquility of life in the embrace of nature.

Upon comprehending this, Long Xian'guang, without any hesitation, affirmed his spiritual sense cultivation method!

Opening his eyes brought forth day, and closing them brought night.

Furthermore, it could enhance what was already good.

A horizontal ray of light appeared at the farthest horizon of his Vermilion Phoenix Sea of Consciousness. The darkness stretched both upwards and downwards, and the golden bird, spreading its wings and soaring, reappeared.

Amidst the sound of a bell, Long Xian'guang suddenly awoke.

He wondered if the remaining tea should be used to comprehend the Everlasting Sword Intent, the Body Outside Avatar technique, or perhaps two other great arts.

Within the night, endless mysteries were contained. Each exploration yielded new insights, and with each gain, Long Xian'guang found himself involuntarily immersed.

Then, with a thought from Long Xian'guang, the gigantic black hole, which seemed to swallow the sky and devour the earth, dissipated like illusory green smoke within his Sea of Consciousness.

He recalled a cultivation method he had almost forgotten! He then comprehended the cultivation method recorded within it, discovering that as long as no 'divine seed' was planted, the Way of Heaven was a normal spiritual sense cultivation method, and there was no problem with it.

Therefore, Wenren Xuewei believed that even if Long Xian'guang directly comprehended the full Eight Imperial Scriptures, there would be no issue, and thus she didn't need to remind him of this.

However, the God-Devouring Art transcribed by Yu Tianguang was clearly an incomplete fragment. Therefore, Long Xian'guang's understanding of this art was not as profound as his previous insights into the Eight Imperial Scriptures.

After considering many reasons, Long Xian'guang closed his eyes again and entered a meditative state.

He gradually became immersed in the repeated exploration of darkness and the gains from revealing the secrets hidden within.

Each time this item was consumed, it would increase the value of one's Earth Spirit Root, dependent on luck.

Long Xian'guang continued to comprehend for a while. After confirming he had mastered the Great Sun Golden Crow Art, he no longer wasted the effects of the Enlightenment Tea. He allowed the golden bird on the horizon of his Vermilion Phoenix Sea of Consciousness to soar freely and began to focus on another spiritual sense cultivation method!

Yet, Long Xian'guang weakly endured the various palpitations that surged in his mind, allowing himself to comprehend the obscurity of the eternal night.

Fortunately, his natal artifact, the Morning Bell, sensed that his mind was losing control, automatically activated, and awakened him. Otherwise, with his Golden Core realm spiritual sense, he could very likely have been forever immersed in the dark night of the Candle Door Art.

Upon comparison, Long Xian'guang finally understood just how formidable Wenren Zifu's talent truly was!

The Candle Door Art!

Because if one's own cultivation realm wasn't sufficient and their will was weak, it was very easy to become immersed in profound great daos when comprehending high-level cultivation methods.

That was the Candle Dragon closing its eyes!

Moreover, knowing oneself and knowing the enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles! So, he decided to practice this art!

It was considered one of the top three good fortunes in the history of Jumang Daoist Academy. After successfully cultivating this art, he could actually ward off disasters and avoid calamities, bringing continuous good luck!

As Long Xian'guang allowed it, the black hole rapidly expanded, swallowing all existence it could absorb.

In that dark environment, Long Xian'guang only felt a bottomless stillness and loneliness. All the emerald phoenix trees quieted down at this moment, no longer active.

If Long Xian'guang cultivated the Vermilion Phoenix Facing the Sun Diagram and his body had the constant auspiciousness of the phoenix, then consuming the Earth Vein Pills would guarantee at least 3 points per pill.

Long Xian'guang felt an unprecedented shock.

When Long Xian'guang had previously drunk the tea, he had also asked Wenren Zifu about this matter. Her luck had been good, as four pills increased her Earth Spirit Root by 32 points.

However, with the phoenix auspiciousness blessing, his endeavors with a 70-80% success rate would definitely be achievable. But if it was Wenren Xuewei, who only had a 10-20% chance of success, then this auspiciousness would not be able to take effect. It was as if a colossal and majestic existence, dominating endless power, was reviving in the darkness. For beings enveloped by that dark night, their lives no longer belonged to themselves; as long as that existence cast its gaze, everything would turn to ash and fall into eternal slumber.

He decided to upgrade his skills in alchemy, artifact refining, and talisman crafting!

He realized that while comprehending the essence of the Candle Door Art, he had unknowingly become captivated by the cultivation method, as if a true Candle Dragon had entered his Vermilion Phoenix Sea of Consciousness and become the deity of that universe!

Amidst the sound of the bell, another sun lit up on the horizon, illuminating the dark night.

This God-Devouring Art was indeed terrifying beyond compare. If it was not destroyed before it reached full mastery, it would likely cause endless trouble in the future.

If he could cultivate it to perfection, then upon reaching the Soul Transformation stage, Long Xian'guang himself would inherently embody auspiciousness, becoming a true phoenix!

No wonder Patriarch Yuanyang chose this to lay his foundation.

However, after this lesson, Long Xian'guang did not continue to comprehend the Candle Door Art.

Ten thousand rays of light poured down, and all the encompassing darkness completely dispersed. All the mysteries hidden within fell completely into Long Xian'guang's eyes.

Long Xian'guang believed he could only worship that deity to ensure favorable weather and be free from disasters and calamities.

Above his Sea of Consciousness, a tiny black dot emerged. At first, it was merely the size of a grain of rice, but as time passed, the incomparably oppressive feeling of one's life and death not being one's own was chilling.

Moreover, his luck could only fluctuate upwards, never downwards; he was certain to get three or four pills that would exceed 3 points.

He carefully recalled the Vermilion Phoenix Facing the Sun Diagram stored in his mind.

Gradually, the void also began to distort. The black dot had fully grown, transforming into a black hole the size of a fist.

That sun did not disappear; rather, like an eyeball, its eyelid, formed by darkness, closed over it.

For instance, with his current level in alchemy, he was very likely to successfully refine pills.

Subsequently, various spirit birds of different postures also appeared illusionarily beneath the small phoenix trees throughout his Sea of Consciousness. They chirped and tweeted, as if playing a beautiful and harmonious piece of music, flying towards the phoenix deity at the highest central treetop.

He began to recall the God-Devouring Art that Yu Tianguang had transcribed back then! In this place, only he was the true deity; everything moved according to his thoughts!

If he further combined it with the minor pill-taking tricks taught by Wenren Zifu, the Earth Spirit Root value he gained from four Earth Vein Pills would certainly exceed her 32 points.

When the time comes, heaven and earth will work together!

Because besides the auspicious blessing of the Vermilion Phoenix Facing the Sun Diagram, each subsequent layer cultivated could also add other beneficial auxiliary states.

Then, with a thought, the Candle Dragon's eye, which had been closed, opened again at that moment.

Through the effects of the Enlightenment Tea, he understood that with the phoenix's blessing, he was like an auspicious omen!

His Vermilion Phoenix Sea of Consciousness, which had originally seen the rising sun and universal sunlight, at that moment, fell into a dark night.

Although he was in the darkness, Long Xian'guang still felt the black hole falling towards the great earth, desiring to swallow that piece of heaven and earth into nothingness.

It wasn't that he didn't want to practice it; he was merely curious, wanting to see what profound mysteries this art held, that it could even ensnare an experienced Golden Core cultivator like Yu Tianguang.

Long Xian'guang watched as the Great Sun Golden Crow rose from the east, dancing gracefully, and instantly understood all the profound meanings of this spiritual sense cultivation method. The Candle Door Art was also considered part of the Eight Imperial Scriptures; upon direct comprehension, Long Xian'guang nearly suffered a severe blow.

Thinking of this, Long Xian'guang began to envision himself returning to Jinguang Cliff to comprehend the Primordial Stone after acquiring a Heavenly Earth Spirit Root!

For example, originally he could only refine eight pills per furnace, but with the auspicious blessing, it was possible to produce one or two more.

The God-Devouring Art!

However, in Wenren Xuewei's mind, Long Xian'guang was the most terrifying. She could only rely on the Evergreen Art's resilience to barely achieve a draw!

He reconfirmed that his natal artifact, the Morning Bell, was constantly operating. He then cautiously began to comprehend the Vermilion Phoenix Facing the Sun Diagram.

It was a pity there was no other cultivation method for the Way of Man. This was why the God-Devouring Art was so terrifying and regarded as a forbidden art by the immortal sect.

Perhaps he could even figure out a way to resolve the God-Devouring Art and help Yu Tianguang.

From now on, in matters that relied on Long Xian'guang's luck, although he wouldn't necessarily have exploding luck every time, he would absolutely never face the worst possible outcome.

This was not merely a method of destruction and ruin; it also contained creation and vitality!

All birds paid homage to the phoenix, and the vermilion phoenix faced the sun!

Day and night rotated according to it, and his breath was the wind and rain of the four seasons!

Finally, that great sun on the horizon was irresistibly drawn into the gigantic black hole.

A fatigue he hadn't experienced for a long time, emanating from the depths of his soul, made him slightly dizzy!

After satisfying his curiosity, Long Xian'guang exited his meditative state, picked up the teapot, and drank the remaining tea directly from the spout.

But upon closer thought, he realized that since he had the Great Dao Tree for such matters, there was absolutely no need to waste precious Enlightenment Tea.

Just as Long Xian'guang was about to open his phone to comprehend all the cultivation arts textbooks he had downloaded, he suddenly noticed the emerald phoenix tree beside him!

The deep and resonant bell sound gradually subsided, signifying that Long Xian'guang had regained control.

At that instant, Long Xian'guang clearly felt the seven-colored auspicious light from the phoenix deity blessing the emerald phoenix tree formed by his spiritual sense.

That puzzle-like feeling made Long Xian'guang feel as if he had returned to his childhood.

It was like cultivating an abstruse and difficult-to-understand cultivation method, where all the true meanings were hidden in the dark night. Only when he comprehended it would it appear word by word.

He simply had no need to grope for answers in the darkness; as long as the great sun rose, everything would be within his sight, a bountiful harvest!

Just as he was about to comprehend the Infant Nurturing Pill formula, the sage-like state of mind receded like a tide.

The great sun shone in the sky, and as all things revived, a ray of seven-colored light lit up in the western sky of his Vermilion Phoenix Sea of Consciousness. An incomparably beautiful large bird, its wings burning fiercely like fiery feathers, resonating with the four winds and its aura responding to timely rain, gracefully landed beneath the largest emerald phoenix tree in the center of his Vermilion Phoenix Sea of Consciousness.

He happened to have a jar of Wenren Zifu's eighth-tier Enlightenment Tea, and he simply didn't believe he couldn't comprehend it!

However, at this moment, he also understood why immortal sects had spirit-opening enlightenment pills and enlightenment tea, yet very little of it circulated to the outside.

It couldn't be wasted!

There were indeed some common tricks for consuming Earth Vein Pills, such as observing Wenren Xuewei's quality, feeling her vitality, or temporarily gaining some luck from people of the ancient tradition of Azure Feather Cliff.

He used the last of the tea to thoroughly comprehend all the pill formulas for the Golden Crow Sun-Holding Pill and the Earth Vein Pill.

He fished out several fragments from the darkness; just as he was about to complete all the puzzles in one go, a long, deep, and resonant bell sound suddenly rang out in his Sea of Consciousness.

On the peak of Danxia Mountain, beneath the emerald phoenix tree that overshadowed the sky, Long Xian'guang opened his eyes and smiled as he stretched.