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Chapter 444, Spirit Root Compendium

The sea of ​​consciousness is the abode of a cultivator's soul, the core of consciousness, and a more profound and private place than the dantian.

Manifesting the sea of ​​consciousness is far more difficult than spiritual roots and dantian.

This is not only a test of the 'Creation Hand' supernatural power's control, but also a challenge to the limits of the caster's mental strength and spiritual awareness.

Although Hua Changxi had cultivated divine sense, she had not yet opened her spiritual platform and sea of ​​consciousness, so her divine sense was not particularly strong. Therefore, she dared not rashly manifest other people's sea of ​​consciousness, for fear of unexpected and uncontrollable situations.

Upon learning that Hua Changxi was temporarily unable to display the consciousness of others, Tong Yao said with some regret, "Next time you manifest the consciousness of others, you must call me."

Hua Changxi: "Of course, I'm also counting on you to forge life-bound artifacts."

Tong Yao smiled and said, "Then I'll head back to the Weapon Saint Palace first. I'll try to forge the life-bound weapon you requested as soon as possible."

Hua Changxi sincerely thanked him: "Thank you! Let's go, I'll see you out."

As soon as the two stepped out of the No. 10 Qihuang Hall, they noticed a lot of subtle probing.

Hua Changxi was somewhat annoyed by this.

Upon seeing this, Tong Yao laughed and said, "I thought you were used to it."

Hua Changxi hummed in response, "Hmm?" "What are you used to?"

As they walked, Tong Yao said, "You are a prominent figure in the Dan Sheng Hall, so it's inevitable that you'll attract attention."

Hua Changxi snorted: "I don't like this sneaky, clandestine behavior. I would respect them more if they came openly and honestly to investigate."

Tong Yao also preferred to handle things openly. He didn't want to say too much about the internal affairs of the Dan Sheng Temple, so he just smiled and quickly changed the subject.

Afterwards, the two chatted and laughed as they arrived at the gate of the Dan Sheng Temple.

After watching Tong Yao leave, Hua Changxi returned to the No. 10 Qihuang Hall and saw Gu Jinfan waiting at the entrance from afar.

Gu Jinfan: "I heard that the specialized content of Qihuang Hall No. 10 has been unlocked. I wonder if I can enter to study?"

Hua Changxi looked at her and said, "Of course, you are the deputy head of the academy." He paused, "I will only be in charge of medical matters within the No. 10 Qihuang Academy. As for other matters, you will be in charge."

Seeing that Hua Changxi had so readily fulfilled her previous promise, Gu Jinfan was overjoyed and followed Hua Changxi into the No. 10 Qihuang Hall. During the visit, he told Hua Changxi about what had happened at the Dansheng Hall during this period.

"The news that Qihuang Hall No. 10 specializes in spiritual roots has already spread throughout the Dansheng Hall."

"Currently, the heads of the Qihuang Halls from the 11th to the 18th are all testing the content that their Qihuang Halls specialize in, following this direction."

Hua Changxi smiled dismissively after hearing this.

She didn't think the other Qihuang Hall masters could actually unlock the contents of Qihuang Halls 11 through 18.

Putting aside the fact that most of the later hall masters don't have the Qihuang Token; even if they do, judging from the 'price' she paid to unlock the tenth Qihuang Hall, unlocking the eleventh and subsequent Qihuang Halls will definitely be more difficult.

Moreover, the content of the eighteen Qihuang Halls, from number one to number eighteen, is progressively more advanced.

Just like her, if she hadn't mastered the "observation, auscultation, inquiry and palpation" techniques taught by the Ninth Qihuang Hall and cultivated the "eye of delusion-breaking", then she would have faced numerous difficulties when using the "hand of creation" to manifest her spiritual root.

Other masters haven't even fully mastered or mastered the knowledge of spiritual roots, so how could they possibly delve deeper into the study of dantian, golden core, nascent soul, or even sea of ​​consciousness?
Looking at Hua Changxi's arrogant attitude that disregarded everyone else in the Dan Sheng Hall, Gu Jinfan felt no disgust or resistance, but rather a sense of admiration.

She used to think Hua Changxi's flamboyance was a bit aggressive, but now that they were on the same side, she actually liked that flamboyance and felt a sense of honor in being "alongside" her.

The disciples of Dan Yuan Peak are the most 'protective of their home' within the Dan Sheng Hall. The sense of belonging and identity they display has surprised all the various factions. Previously, she thought this situation was due to Hua Changxi's willingness to invest Dan Yuan Peak's resources in them.

But now, she feels that perhaps Hua Changxi's existence is itself worthy of being followed by the disciples of Danyuan Peak.

After manifesting a hundred spiritual roots, the 'sword' on the Qihuang Token is already very realistic and three-dimensional.

The white light emanating from the sword illuminated several walls simultaneously. Wherever the sword's light touched the stone walls, murals describing spiritual roots would appear.

Hua Changxi carefully looked at the contents of the mural. After reading the introduction and explanation of spiritual roots, she truly felt that she had a comprehensive understanding of spiritual roots, instead of the very superficial understanding she had before.

The spiritual root is the 'interface between heaven and earth' that a cultivator uses as the foundation of their physical body, situated between the dantian and the sea of ​​consciousness.

The murals detail the types of spiritual roots, their attributes, and how to judge the purity of spiritual roots.

At the same time, the mural also gives a clear definition—the appearance of spiritual roots marks the leap of life from "mortal body" to "spiritual body".

It not only allows cultivators to communicate with heaven and earth, but also reshapes the underlying logic of life—the physical body becomes the 'container' of the spiritual root, the dantian is its 'furnace', and the sea of ​​consciousness is its 'divine court', with the three working together to form the 'spiritual life system'.

All of this gives people a more intuitive understanding of spiritual roots.

The mural then listed various treatment methods and approaches for damage to one's spiritual root.

"Jia Lu, find someone to copy down the contents of the stone wall and compile a 'Spiritual Root Illustrated Guide' based on the spiritual roots you saw before."

After giving Jia Lu his instructions, Hua Changxi returned to Danyuan Peak. Because she lacked a life-bound artifact, even though she could manifest her dantian, she couldn't clear the ghostly energy from the Vermilion Bird Army's dantian. She could only suppress her anxiety and focus on refining fourth-grade pills to upgrade her pill-refining grade.

[Fourth-Rank Alchemist (Superior-Grade Pills): 101 batches of pills refined (101/1000)]
"Peak Lord."

A few days later, just as Hua Changxi finally upgraded the quality of the fourth-grade pill she had refined to the upper grade, Wan Feng suddenly arrived at the bamboo house.

"what's up?"

Wan Feng: "Just now, Manager Wen from Jiujietang came to me and said that he wanted to arrange for the doctors from Jiujietang to go to Qihuang Hall No. 10 to learn medical skills related to spiritual roots."

As if afraid that Hua Changxi would disagree, Wan Feng quickly added, "Manager Wen said that Jiujietang once obtained a set of life artifacts by chance and is willing to offer them to the Peak Master."

As he spoke, he quickly took out a white square plate.

On the square tray were nine transparent silver instruments, including knives, needles, and tweezers.

Hua Changxi's eyes lit up as she reached for the transparent knife in the square tray, only to find that she couldn't touch it: "Is this really a life-bound artifact?"

Wan Feng had never even heard of a life-bound artifact before, so he naturally couldn't make a judgment. He could only say, "That's what Steward Wen from Jiujie Hall said."

Hua Changxi thought for a moment, then used the 'Creation Hand' divine power. He then used the illusory 'Creation Hand' to pick up the utensils in the square plate.

At this point, she was certain that what the people from Jiujietang had sent was indeed a set of life-bound artifacts.

"Okay, I agree."

Tong Yao's refining of the life-bound weapon is still a long way off, and Hua Changxi is still thinking about the Ghost Fire Well and wants to resolve the matter of the Ghost Fire Well as soon as possible.

Since she didn't know how long it would take to occupy the Ghost Fire Well, this blessed land, she had to first heal the Vermilion Bird Army, who had been corrupted by ghost energy.

(End of this chapter)