Chapter 485 - 247: Cultivating the Longevity Scripture (Part 3)

Reading it again is to ensure stability and deepen the impression.

Before long, he placed down the Longevity Scripture, with his eyes shining brightly.

"My situation is different now, I already possess the Qi Mansion Celestial Spirits. The Celestial Spirit Qi Mansion cultivated with Geng Metal Spiritual Qi is too heavy with metal energy, which may affect the absorption of wood spiritual energy."

Fortunately, Liou Yuan is not a novice in cultivation; he is now a genuine Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator. His mind quickly formulated a countermeasure.

"The current plan is to close the Celestial Spirit Qi Mansion while cultivating the Longevity Scripture, locking the Geng Metal True Essence inside the Qi Mansion without leaking a trace."

This issue is quite simple.

The Qi Mansion has already formed, and opening or closing it is a thought away for Liou Yuan.

The challenge is that Liou Yuan’s entire Spiritual Power has transformed into Geng Metal True Essence. How can the cultivation of the Longevity Scripture proceed without the support of Spiritual Qi?

Thus, when Liou Yuan absorbs wood spiritual energy with the Longevity Scripture, he also needs to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and convert it into Spiritual Power to support the absorption of wood spiritual energy.

This means Liou Yuan has to once again accumulate Spiritual Power like in the Qi Cultivation Realm.

This is undoubtedly a long process.

"I am now in the Foundation Establishment Realm; the hurdles of the Qi Cultivation Realm have been surpassed, so there are no realm restrictions. I can absorb Spiritual Qi freely."

"Moreover, the speed at which a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator absorbs Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is more than ten times that at the Peak of Qi Cultivation. The spiritual energy in this Purple Veil Cave Residence is abundant; it should only take a few months to refill my Spiritual Power."

Liou Yuan’s calculation made him feel it wasn’t too difficult.

Time is of the essence, so Liou Yuan didn’t hesitate. He stored the Longevity Scripture’s inheritance Jade Scroll into his Storage Ring and began to absorb the spiritual energy within the Purple Veil Cave Residence according to the circulation route of this Grade B Foundation Establishment Skill.

Of course, before that, he did not forget to take out the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone and set it up in the cave to aid his cultivation.

As a result, the speed at which Liou Yuan absorbed Spiritual Qi became terrifying. At the moment he executed the Seal Skill with his hands.

Buzz!

The spiritual energy within the Spirit Gathering Array of the Purple Veil Cave Residence rolled up like a storm, being sucked into Liou Yuan’s body.

In the blink of an eye, Liou Yuan’s body was engulfed by the dense spiritual energy.

The vast amount of Spiritual Qi was absorbed at a terrifying speed, devouring like a whale, and within a few breaths, it was all inhaled into his body.

At this time, the spiritual energy within the Spirit Gathering Array replenished itself, repeating the cycle.

After one day, Liou Yuan had accumulated a considerable amount of Spiritual Power capable of refining wood spiritual energy.

"The Foundation Establishment Realm is indeed different; the absorption of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is akin to plundering. No wonder there’s a distinction between the Outer Sect and the Inner Sect at Five Extremes Mountain; if more Foundation Establishment cultivators are placed in the Outer Sect, the disciples there wouldn’t need to cultivate at all."

Feeling the Spiritual Power flowing within, Liou Yuan remarked with much sentiment.

But his hands did not stop; while maintaining the absorption of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, Liou Yuan reached out with his other hand.

The wood spiritual energy that he spent five hundred merit points exchanging from the Inner Sect was already in his hand.

Sealed in a crystalline tool, one could clearly see the gentle, green wood spiritual energy flowing inside the crystal.

"Five hundred merit points," Liou Yuan mumbled about the value of the wood spiritual energy while a tremor passed through the hand holding the crystal.

The crystal sealing the wood spiritual energy instantly shattered.

The wood spiritual energy was exposed to the air, and a rich vitality immediately filled the Purple Veil Cave Residence.

The numerous stalactites hanging from the cave’s ceiling, affected by the vitality of wood, turned green at a visibly rapid pace.

The moist stone slabs of Liou Yuan’s cave also began sprouting tender buds of vegetation.

The twin-petaled purple lotus growing in the spring outside the cave began to produce a third flower bud, preparing to bloom into a third purple lotus.

Liou Yuan was further engulfed by the wood spiritual energy, causing all his pores to expand with an indescribable comfort.

"Receive!" Without time to marvel at the extraordinariness of the wood spiritual energy, Liou Yuan cast the Seal Skill with his hand and performed the Qi Absorption Skill of the Longevity Scripture with an open mouth, swallowing that portion of wood spiritual energy.

Wood spiritual energy is different from Geng Metal Spiritual Qi.

Geng Metal Spiritual Qi’s killing energy is too strong, making it impossible for cultivators to directly draw it into the body, as there is a risk of body explosion and death.

Whereas wood spiritual energy is much softer and does not require a special seal skill for confinement; it can be directly absorbed.

Upon entering, the wood spiritual energy was cool and pleasant to Liou Yuan.

Then, that portion of energy was guided into the body’s major meridians.

With the transformation method in the Longevity Scripture, wrapped in Spiritual Power, the wood spiritual energy began to circulate within the body.

During this process, Liou Yuan’s external absorption of Spiritual Power speed was unaffected.

External Spiritual Qi, like clouds, and within, the noticeably green energy of the wood spiritual energy continuously moved through various meridians, dyeing every intricate meridian in Liou Yuan’s Eight Extraordinary Meridians with color.

It looked as if the ancient tree’s roots had intertwined within Liou Yuan’s body.

Time passed bit by bit.

In the second month of Liou Yuan’s secluded cultivation of the Longevity Scripture.

The wood spiritual energy was completely refined, and Liou Yuan’s Spiritual Power fully replenished, reaching the level where one could attempt to open a Qi Mansion at the Peak of Qi Cultivation.

Influenced by the wood spiritual energy, the Spiritual Power within Liou Yuan’s body teemed with burgeoning vitality.

Compared to the aggressive domination of Geng Metal Spiritual Qi, wood spiritual energy is more vibrant.

Even Liou Yuan’s temperament changed, from previously sharp and unrestrained to one of introverted affinity; this amiability contained a few hints of otherworldly agility.

With the wood spiritual energy completely refined, the next step involves opening the mansion.

"Each of the five viscera corresponds to the five elements; the lungs belong to metal, so the Qi Mansion Celestial Spirits opened within the lung’s mansion."

"The liver mansion belongs to wood, thus the Qi Mansion Divine Moisture should open in the liver mansion."

Liou Yuan silently contemplated, then recalled the method of opening a mansion in the Longevity Scripture, his hands unfaltering, releasing a series of complex Seal Skills.

The spiritual energy within the Purple Veil Cave Residence, which had just calmed, was once again stirred.

The wood spiritual power within him also surged.

It began converging towards Liou Yuan’s liver mansion, the vibrant spiritual power turning the liver mansion green.

Within that verdant expanse, a bright azure light started to bloom.

For a Geng Metal spiritual energy opening, a metal blade is needed to cleave it.

But wood spiritual energy lacks such violence.

Countless streams of wood spiritual energy flowed into the liver mansion, eventually transforming above the liver mansion into a bright, luminous green seed.

When the azure brightness reached a certain degree.

Pop! A crisp sound was heard.

The seed blossomed, transforming into a tender, emerald tree, opening the Qi Mansion.

Within the Qi Mansion, a massive force from opening surged outwards.

But with Liou Yuan being in the Foundation Establishment now, the mere force from opening could not harm him in the slightest.

The surging shockwaves merely struck his metal-refined body, crafted with the Geng Metal Body Refining Skill, reverberating with dull, ironclad sounds, yet unable to cause him any harm.

The time it took to drink a cup of tea passed; the opening force dissipated within Liou Yuan’s body.

At this point, shifting focus to the liver mansion, a tiny green Qi Mansion had taken shape.

"The Qi Mansion is open!"

Following the steps of condensing the Qi Mansion, Liou Yuan had completed the first step.

There are still two steps ahead: Sinking Star, and condensing the Qi Mansion.

"Forget the Sinking Star, my wood acupoint is only Four-Star. Refining a Qi Mansion with a Four-Star Wood Acupoint is a complete waste of this Grade B Foundation Establishment Skill of the Longevity Scripture."

Liou Yuan shook his head, ending his cultivation of the Longevity Scripture.

It is well known that the quality of the Qi Mansion is significantly affected by the cultivation technique and the Star Acupoint.

Though the Longevity Scripture is a Grade B technique, if it’s only a Four-Star Wood Acupoint, the quality of the condensed Qi Mansion won’t reach anywhere high.

Therefore, as per the plan, Liou Yuan needs to elevate his Wood Acupoint to at least Five-Star before proceeding with the Sinking Star.

This way, it won’t affect the ultimate quality of the Qi Mansion’s condensation.

Thus, Liou Yuan concluded his two-month short seclusion, leisurely opened his eyes on the Cold Jade Bed.

Having closed the Celestial Spirit Qi Mansion and cultivated the Longevity Scripture, Liou Yuan’s temperament underwent a drastic transformation, emanating a scholarly, transcendent aura with every move.