After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 770 Xu Guanghan's Memories, The Headless Mountain Lord's Flesh!

Thinking about this, Chen Yang still felt a bit of a drama, as if he had unintentionally affected his own path to wealth.

However, the Gu God Cult seems to have a great need for spiritual energy. Even without the Divine Fire Sect, the Spirit Nourishing Pill should still be of great value to them. Who knows, they might still take over this business for him?
Chen Yang said, "Didn't I say I'd pay you a monthly salary from now on? All you need to do is make medicine for me. Your sister doesn't need to work so hard, does she?"

"You know my sister, she can't sit still at all. She's used to being busy, and if she doesn't work for a day, she feels restless. How can I go against her?"

Huang Can complained helplessly, but he was still very grateful to and respected this older sister.

Chen Yang didn't say much. Huang Xia was indeed a bit too hardworking.

How is your brother-in-law?

"It's been done for a while, but he's even lazier than me, so I don't expect anything from him anymore."

"And you? I see that your cultivation level seems to have improved quite a bit."

"Hey, you know what, that fire date that old man gave me was really potent. Luckily, the fire silkworm inside me has a big appetite, otherwise I really suspect I would have been burned to death..."

“During this period, around midnight every night, a surge of heat would gush out from my body, making my whole body feel like it was on fire. I couldn’t stand the heat, so I would jump into the ditch next to my house and soak in it until almost two o’clock before the heat subsided…”

"However, after each ordeal, I can clearly feel that my physical and mental strength have improved significantly."

"I just don't know if my current situation is normal. When can you take a look at me?"

……

Although he suffered a lot, the benefits were also obvious. Chen Yang looked at his attributes and found that his physique and mental strength had already passed the twentieth grade and were striving towards the thirtieth grade.

The key point is that this guy hasn't really cultivated at all; it seems he's relied entirely on luck along the way.

Before Liu Changqing died, he left him a fire silkworm. The fire silkworm automatically helped him temper his body. In half a year, with some intentional help from Chen Yang, he directly entered the Spirit Realm, and even broke through to a higher level.

Then he encountered Master Huanglong, who left him a fire date, which caused his cultivation to rise even faster.

It's Chen Yang; anyone else would definitely be envious, jealous, and resentful.

To be honest, this guy seems more like a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel.

"I'll take a look at it for you when we get back."

Chen Yang didn't say a word.

The two chatted casually for a while before descending the mountain.

Huang Can first went to the village square to sell the tea leaves he had picked, and then came directly to Chen Yang's house.

I washed my hands and went to the main room.

Chen Yang asked him to sit on the sofa and examined him.

Huang Can was also a little worried. Last time, Old Zhou told him that the fruit that Huanglong Zhenren gave him to eat was called fire date.

Fire dates are spiritual fruits of the same grade as pears, containing the fire element energy of Hai Liang, which is just right for Huang Can.

However, there is a problem. This fire date has been refined by Huanglong Zhenren. It is true that Huang Can can absorb the energy of the fire date, but the fruit has already gained sentience. Its pit will take root in Huang Can's body and then grow into a new sapling.

At that time, the roots of the new sapling will be implanted into Huang Can's internal organs, turning his body into fertilizer, growing inside him, and eventually growing into a tree.

To put it bluntly, it's about using Huang Can for breeding.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. If Old Zhou hadn't pointed it out, Huang Can might have really thought he'd struck gold.

You thought you'd hit a lucky break, but you actually hit a lucky heavy truck.

It's likely that Master Huanglong simply wanted to use his body to nurture a Fire Jujube Spirit Root.

It has to be said, their intentions were malicious.

Fortunately, Elder Zhou was there at the time and directly erased the spiritual sense of the Fire Jujube in his body. As a result, the Fire Jujube could only be a Fire Jujube. Without the spiritual sense, it was just a spiritual fruit to Huang Can, a pure source of energy.

However, after hearing what Old Zhou said so mysteriously, he has been worried every day that a tree will grow inside his body.

I'll only feel at ease if Chen Yang takes another look.

……

Under Huang Can's anxious gaze, Chen Yang carefully examined Huang Can's body.

This guy is very healthy.

"It's nothing serious."

Chen Yang withdrew his mental energy and said to him, "The energy of the Fire Date is too powerful. The Fire Silkworm was probably afraid that this energy would harm you, so it forcibly swallowed all of it. Although the Fire Silkworm is also of the fire attribute, it has a big appetite and is a bit too full. So, every night at midnight, it will spit out some energy, partly to reduce its own burden, and partly because this energy can help you improve your strength..."

"So, it's all beneficial and harmless?" Huang Can roughly understood what he meant.

"It should be harmless."

Chen Yang shook his head. "Just bear with it patiently. Once the fire silkworm has fully adapted to this energy, you will naturally be free. This energy can help you improve your cultivation, so you should be secretly happy."

Huang Can scratched his head sheepishly, "But every time it flares up, it's so painful. I'm really afraid that I might accidentally get a full-blown attack."

"Not really."

Chen Yang said, "As your cultivation improves and your physique strengthens, this situation will gradually improve."

Huang Can nodded, seemingly relieved.

"I've invited some kids from the village to go up the mountain to catch cicadas tonight. Do you want to come?"

"Forget it, you guys play by yourselves, I don't have time."

Chen Yang shook his head.

The so-called "catching cicadas" actually refers to cicadas that have just emerged from the ground and have not yet hatched. They usually come out at night, and during this time, they are everywhere in the mountains and forests.

This stuff can be considered a mountain product, and it's quite expensive. Many restaurants are buying it, but the adults in the village are busy with farm work and don't have time to do this. It's usually the children who catch it.

It still has a bit of childlike fun. If Chen Yang had nothing else to do, he would definitely be willing to try it out. But he just broke through to a higher realm, so he needs to consolidate his strength tonight.

Chen Yang only reminded him to be careful, and Huang Can didn't insist. After chatting for a few minutes, they left.

……

After Huang Can left, Chen Yang made a simple dinner to satisfy his hunger.

The best time to cultivate one's primordial spirit is at night, specifically between 11 PM and 1 AM. If there is a moon, that would be even better.

It was still early, so Chen Yang went to the backyard to refine a batch of [Gathering Spirit Pills].

Chen Yang hasn't mastered refining the Spirit Gathering Pill yet, and whether he can successfully refine it depends heavily on luck.

Therefore, it is essential to adjust your mindset.

From 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm, Chen Yang spent two hours and failed three times before finally refining a batch of 5 Gathering Spirit Pills. He then tried to refine another batch, but unsurprisingly, it failed again.

It was already 10:30, so Chen Yang stopped and tidied up before returning to his room.

I opened the window, and the moonlight outside was brilliant.

After a moment of meditation, Chen Yang sat cross-legged on the bed and entered a meditative state. He gathered his three flowers at the top of his head, released his primordial spirit, and bathed in the moonlight.

The magic power of three flowers gathering together.

He wanted to test how much this divine skill could help his primordial spirit.

Time passed by minute by minute.

From 11:00 to 12:00.

Chen Yang set the time for a full hour.

Chen Yang pulled up the system panel and took a look.

His eyebrows couldn't help but furrow together.

“Primordial Spirit: 5000”.

My mental strength did increase by a few points, but the value of my primordial spirit seemed to be welded shut, remaining completely still.

"This……"

Chen Yang paused slightly. This result was both unexpected and reasonable.

This is reasonable because when he cultivated his divine sense before, once the transformation period was over, he could only increase it by a dozen points at most after a night of cultivation. And about 100 points of divine sense can be condensed into 1 point of primordial spirit. So, it is indeed difficult for him to condense 1 point of primordial spirit in an hour of cultivation.

Unexpectedly, because this is the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Divine Skill. Is it really that weak? If you can't even condense 1 point of primordial spirit in one night, when will you be able to advance to the next rank?
One year? Or several years?

Chen Yang couldn't accept such a speed, but little did he know that this was the normal cultivation speed for cultivators. Cultivation is like rowing against the current; it's not something that can be achieved overnight. Who doesn't train hard in the sweltering heat of summer and the freezing cold of winter? Advancing one rank in a year, or even several years, is perfectly normal, isn't it?

Although Chen Yang knew this fact, he still couldn't help but feel discouraged.

This Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Divine Skill was preserved only after my great-grandfather put in a lot of effort and my great-aunt spent her entire youth on it.

Is this its limit?

The limit of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Divine Skill is only at the Creation Realm.
If this is just a technique whose limit is the Creation Realm, is it worth Great-Grandfather's attention?

When Great-Grandfather asked Aunt Zhao to take this cultivation technique away, his purpose was definitely not to let it fall into Ding Huanchun's hands. A cultivation technique with potential only at the Creation Realm was not worth Ding Huanchun's attention.

Chen Yang felt surprised and confused, as if something was wrong.

However, he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

He took out a "Gathering Spirit Pill" and swallowed it directly.

Then he began to cultivate the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Divine Skill.

With the help of medication, hopefully this amazing skill will be more effective.

It was past 1 a.m.

Another hour passed, and the medicinal power of the Gathering Spirit Pill was completely exhausted.

Chen Yang opened the system panel and took another look.

“Primordial Spirit: 5002”.

The stats of the primordial spirit finally changed, but only by two points.

What about sending beggars away?

Chen Yang frowned slightly; this speed was truly snail-paced.

A Gathering Spirit Pill previously only increased one's divine sense by about 100 points, but now it increases one's primordial spirit by 1 point. With the assistance of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Divine Skill, it becomes 2 points.

So it seems that the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Divine Skill is not entirely useless.

But at 1 o'clock or 2 o'clock, it's like a mosquito bite.

"call."

He breathed a long sigh of relief; this technique was probably truly ruined.

He shook his head repeatedly, utterly disappointed.

The Five Thunder Immortal said, "Don't be discouraged. Cultivating the primordial spirit is inherently difficult. If it were that easy, wouldn't everyone be able to enter the Celestial Realm?"

The Three Corpse Divine Tree also said, "In general, the quality of the [Gathering Spirit Pill] you refined is still too low. If you could refine a high-grade [Gathering Spirit Pill], just two batches should be enough to help your primordial spirit advance by one level."

A high-grade Gathering Spirit Pill can increase one's spiritual power by about 5 points, or about 10 points in terms of primordial spirit. Ten pills would be 100 points. Chen Yang can refine five pills in one batch, so ten pills would be enough for two batches.

However, Chen Yang's current alchemy skills are not even good enough to reliably produce the lowest-grade Gathering Spirit Pill, let alone a high-grade Gathering Spirit Pill.
The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "Besides the Gathering Spirit Pill, I know an even more advanced and better formula specifically for enhancing the primordial spirit. It's just that the medicinal herbs are a bit hard to find, but hard to find doesn't mean it doesn't exist, so don't let that discourage you..."

They haven't even figured out how to make the Gathering Spirit Pill, yet they're already researching even more advanced pills?
Chen Yang was somewhat amused and exasperated. Was his troubles really about the pills?
His problem was the cultivation method.

"Elder Ye, what kind of cultivation technique do you use to cultivate your primordial spirit?" Chen Yang immediately asked the Five Thunder True Man about the technique.

The Five Thunder True Man is a Taoist master, a senior of the Songhe Temple. He must have cultivated an extremely advanced primordial spirit cultivation technique, right?
"The cultivation technique I practice is the 'Five Thunder Escape Technique' that I passed on to you. The 'Five Thunder Escape Technique' contains a chapter on the Primordial Spirit, but you can only cultivate it after your Thunder Meridians are fully opened. Moreover, compared to your 'Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Divine Skill,' the effect of my Primordial Spirit chapter is roughly the same, so it is of little use to you..." said the Five Thunder True Man.

Is that so?
Chen Yang gave a wry smile; it was pretty much the same.

It seems that cultivating the primordial spirit is indeed an extremely difficult problem.

It seems that he can only think about the 315 dental service.

Earlier, he had called Grandpa Tong Chuan to inquire about the situation. Tong Xin was still recuperating in Luoshan and remained unconscious.

However, his physical signs have shown significant improvement.

Since Shi Ling's childlike innocence has not yet awakened, it will probably take some time for her injuries to heal.

All Chen Yang can do now is wait, and only Shi Ling can help him translate the 315 Tooth Sutra.

Currently, he already has the two volumes of the 315 Tooth Sutra. After translating the contents, he still needs to see if it is worth practicing.

After all, he didn't know if the two scrolls in his hands were any different from the cultivation techniques that Ding Huanchun had obtained.

"Um, Chen Yang, the main body has almost finished analyzing Xu Guanghan's memories."

At this moment, the Three Corpse Divine Tree suddenly said something.

"Xu Guanghan?"

Chen Yang paused slightly.

It's been a long time since Xu Guanghan's body was given to the Three Corpse Divine Tree to obtain his memories; so long that he had almost forgotten about it.

This Xu Guanghan is a key figure in the Gu God Cult in Sichuan. As the Gu God Cult's liaison in Sichuan, he must have information on all the Gu God Cult members in Sichuan.

Therefore, obtaining his memories is very necessary.

Chen Yang immediately put his cultivation aside and inquired about the specifics.

This Xu Guanghan was the junior brother of Ma Santong, the old leader of the caravan. He had secretly colluded with Ding Huanchun in his early years. When Xu Guanghan was about to die and had no hope of breaking through to the Creation Realm, it was Ding Huanchun who helped him break through the bottleneck.

He faked his death to escape, became invisible, joined the Gu God Cult, and became a staunch supporter of Ding Huanchun.

From Xu Guanghan's memories, Chen Yang was finally 100% certain of the identity of this Gu God Cult Leader.

That's right, it's Ding Huanchun.

Previously, it was all just speculation based on some evidence, but speculation is just speculation. Only now did Chen Yang get a definite answer.

This Xu Guanghan knows quite a lot about Ding Huanchun.

For example, Ding Huanchun cultivated evil arts, condensed his primordial spirit, transformed into three corpses, and shed his skin like a cicada.

He was aware of all these things.

Even the choice of Ding Huanchun's three bodies was made by him, and he arranged for Ding Huanchun to possess them at the right time and place.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?

For example, Chen Tianyang's body was also taken out of the tomb of the mountain lord of Er'e Mountain along with Ding Huanchun.

At that time, Ding Huanchun was universally hated. The Six Friends of Longtan were infamous and were being hunted everywhere. So he planned to abandon his physical body and obtain a new identity.

At that time, he had already cultivated his primordial spirit and was fully capable of doing so.

But since the goal is to find a new body, one cannot just look for any one. Just like choosing a better house, if one has sufficient funds, one must choose the best among the best.

They were dissatisfied with everything they looked for, and finally, Ding Huanchun thought of Chen Tianyang's Mountain Lord Tomb.

The physical body of a mountain lord in the Celestial Realm is simply perfect.

So Ding Huanchun and Xu Guanghan went to Chunyang Temple on Er'e Mountain and tried to open Chen Tianyang's coffin.

Chen Tianyang's body was indeed not yet decomposed, but it was missing its head, with only the body below the neck remaining.

They were surprised at the time, but had no time to worry about anything else. After retrieving the Mountain Lord's body, Ding Huanchun used a secret head-swapping technique from the Fa Sect to replace the head of a Dao True Realm expert he had unexpectedly acquired.

Then came the battle with Ma Santong at Qishan, where he died and his spirit left his body to enter a new one, thus being reborn with a brand new identity.

……

The Five Thunder Immortal said, "This Ding Huanchun is indeed quite capable. However, he actually dared to plot against the Mountain Lord's physical body and even succeeded. He is quite a character."

He lived in an era much earlier than Ding Huanchun, but upon hearing what the Three Corpse Divine Tree had to say, he still couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

If this works, then can I also follow suit, find a body at the Celestial Realm level, let my primordial spirit reside in it, and thus be reborn?
Four hundred years ago, the Heavenly Road was severed, and all the experts at the Celestial Realm perished. There must be many of their corpses that have survived to this day.

I'm really looking forward to it.

The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "It is true that he successfully used Chen Shanjun's physical body. The strength of the physical body at the Celestial Realm level did indeed bring him great power. However, this is a double-edged sword. After his primordial spirit entered, he discovered that Chen Shanjun's powerful physical body was like a cage, trapping his primordial spirit, allowing him to enter but not escape..."

"Oh?"

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow.

Even the Five Thunder Master was somewhat surprised.

The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "In Xu Guanghan's memory, this is indeed the case. Moreover, it seems that Chen Shanjun's physical body is constantly eroding Ding Huanchun's primordial spirit. Therefore, he needs to expend a lot of energy to balance this consumption. It wasn't until they found the Sangmu Juice that Ding Huanchun's cultivation improved in recent years, and he slowly assimilated Chen Shanjun's physical body..."

(End of this chapter)