From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 10 Dharma Yun
Woo~
Suddenly, the cauldron mark in his palm swirled like a vortex, forcibly drawing something from the scroll—the vivid ink characters—which poured into his palm!
Boom!

The dark furnace in his mind suddenly turned bright red.

Qin Chuan watched helplessly as the ten characters, including "Great Ambitions" and "Diligence," were swallowed up by the giant furnace.

[Estimated time for this rework: 5 hours]

Five hours!

Qin Chuan immediately sensed something was wrong and dared not be negligent, so he calmed himself down.

It is known that both refining and remelting consume one's own spirit and blood.

Five consecutive hours of intense re-processing can be dangerous if one cannot maintain mental focus and physical strength.

Five hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Qin Chuan, lying on the couch, looked haggard with dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept all night.

"Even with the doubled divine sense, it almost couldn't hold on?"

He forced himself to stay drowsy and looked at the final result.

The lid of the dark furnace opened slightly, and five crystal-clear objects, each about the size of a fingernail, flew out and hovered in the upper right corner of the Heavenly Essence Furnace.

[The furnace master gains: 5 points of mana]

The Tao gives rise to all laws, and laws contain all spirits.

The Dharma essence is the quintessence of the Dharma nature of all things. It is all-encompassing and all-powerful, serving as the sustenance for spiritual practice.

By refining items imbued with the Dharma nature of others, one can obtain Dharma essence, which can be used to enhance one's magical cultivation.

……

The flowing characters accompanied the dripping water from the outer wall of the furnace.

Qin Chuan saw his own information appear before his eyes:

Hearth Master: Qin Chuan

Dharma aggregates: 5 points

Rank: Fire-Worker Taoist (Unranked)
Cultivation level: Qi Induction (before entering the gate)
Spells practiced:
Silver-light white needle (second layer)
Thirteen Divine Transformations (First Level)
Clearly, after acquiring these 5 points of Dharma essence, he finally unlocked the second core function of the Heavenly Essence Furnace—

Add some Dharma aggregate.

"But I wonder to what extent these five points of magical essence can elevate the two techniques I am currently cultivating?"

Qin Chuan's mind raced, and without hesitation, he first tried to bless the "Thirteen Transformations of the Divine Shock".

The first level alone greatly enhanced his spiritual sense. The profoundness of this technique was undoubtedly his reliance on surpassing ordinary people.

"Add a little first, and test the depth."

The moment the thought arose, a crisp cracking sound rang out, and a crystal-like essence of Dharma shattered in the mind.

hum~
Under the "Thirteen Transformations of the Divine Shock," a ball of light appeared, grayish-white in color, and seemed to be accumulating "crystal-colored" energy as if it had been recharged.

After three breaths.

Looking at the energy sphere beneath the Thirteen Transformations of the Divine God, which had stopped at about 5%, Qin Chuan immediately understood the reason for this.

"Huh? One point of Dharma Essence can only increase the progress of the first level of the Thirteen Transformations of the Divine Shock by about 5%? That means that even if I use all 5 points of Dharma Essence, it will only be up to 25%. I need at least 20 points of Dharma Essence to break through to the second level of the Thirteen Transformations of the Divine Shock?"

We obtained this data.

Qin Chuan took a deep breath, thinking to himself, "As expected of a technique that can greatly enhance one's spiritual sense, the amount of magical energy consumed to improve it is indeed astonishing."

Then I remembered the cultivation restrictions of "The Thirteen Transformations of the Divine God"—ordinary people need to break through within three years, otherwise they risk going into qi deviation. This means that most people need to cultivate hard for at least three years to break through to the next level...

All I spent was a few paintings and calligraphy pieces and some spiritual money, which is equivalent to saving others months of hard work. What more could I ask for?
"Let's try this flying needle technique again."

With a thought, he also consumed 1 point of his mana. *Crack!*

Immediately, the energy within the sphere representing the "Silver Radiance White Needle" rapidly increased to 100%, and the entire sphere suddenly lit up—

Boo!
In an instant, countless experiences and insights about controlling flying needles flooded into Qin Chuan's mind.

Breakthrough! Third level of Silver Radiance White Needle!
To his even greater surprise, the energy within the light sphere was not depleted after the breakthrough, remaining at around 30% of the "Mastery" level. Clearly, there was still a surplus after the breakthrough!
Without further hesitation, Qin Chuan poured all his remaining 3 points of magical essence into the flying needle technique. His thinking was practical: having just arrived, although he had begun cultivating Qi, he had no means of self-defense. Rather than accumulating magical essence to improve his spiritual sense techniques, it was better to first master a practical spell, so that he wouldn't be completely helpless in the event of danger.

when!when!when!
With a crisp breakthrough sound, the Silver Light White Needle advanced in succession:
Fourth floor! Fifth floor! Sixth floor!
……

Qin Chuan stared blankly at the clearly marked "Sixth Layer of Silver Light White Needle".

"Isn't this spell only supposed to have five levels? How come there's a sixth level?"

He quickly calmed himself down and experienced the magic from the fourth to the sixth level. Soon, he had a strange illusion—as if this extra sixth level was the result of his own painstaking research and innovation.

Qin Chuan immediately perked up.

"The Heavenly Essence Furnace can not only add points, but also continue to deduce cultivation techniques? It can build skyscrapers out of thin air?"

Does this mean that "The Thirteen Transformations of the Gods" could be further developed into "The Hundred Transformations of the Gods" or "The Thousand Transformations"?
—As long as the Dharma is sufficient!
The thought of Fayun's needs felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.

The second level of "Thirteen Transformations of the Divine God" requires at least 20 points of Dharma Essence. It's unknown how many points it will take to complete all thirteen levels. As for the Hundred Transformations, let's talk about it another day.

At this moment, just digesting the unprecedented sixth level of the Silver Light White Needle technique had already given him many thoughts.

To practice the Silver Light White Needle technique, one must correspond to acupoints on the human body.

This spell was originally created for using flying needles to acupuncture points, kill pests, and cure diseases; eliminating enemies was secondary. The numerous acupuncture points and meridian knowledge contained within the spell are naturally also included in the insights gained at the sixth level.

Qin Chuan immediately took out a silver needle, looked at his wrist, and flicked it with his finger—

call out!
The silver needle pierced the wrist instantly, the tip protruding and the tail trembling slightly.

Despite the seemingly dangerous injection, he felt no pain or bleeding. Instead, he felt a tingling sensation, which greatly relieved the mental fatigue and headache he had experienced from refining calligraphy and paintings the previous day.

He slowly manipulated the silver needles to treat himself.

"sleepy……"

As soon as the needle entered the acupoint, drowsiness surged like a tide. Qin Chuan's eyelids grew heavy, and he fell into a deep sleep while sitting cross-legged.

……

The next morning.

Sunlight streamed into the room through the window, and Qin Chuan woke up naturally, feeling refreshed and invigorated. He couldn't help but stretch and let out a long breath.

"Ah~ In my past life, I toiled like an ox or a horse, and in this life, I'm under a lot of pressure from studying. I haven't had such a good night's sleep in over a decade."

He looked down and saw that the silver needle was still hanging steadily on his wrist. He reached out and gently wiped it, and the silver needle disappeared as if by magic, returning to its needle case.

Last night's needlework was incredibly skillful.

With a single needle, not only were the acupoints hit, but the tiny meridians were also precisely touched—in my previous life's terms, it was as if a highly sophisticated neurosurgical operation had been performed.

All of this was accomplished without the aid of any sophisticated instruments, solely through the cultivation of the sixth level of the Silver Light White Needle technique.

"This spell can be used to treat various problems. It's just a pity that I haven't condensed my spiritual energy yet. If I had spiritual energy, I could even insert needles into my body and let them circulate throughout my body."

As people live in this world, we eat grains and other foods, and we inevitably experience some health problems due to bumps and bruises.

Only after undergoing a complete transformation through foundation building can one reshape their body and achieve inner and outer clarity.

But now, Qin Chuan saw a glimmer of hope: before reaching the Sub-Observation level and Foundation Establishment, he could cultivate his physique to a near-perfect state of health.

Of course, all of this is predicated on successfully reaching the first level of Qi Refining and being able to control needles with spiritual energy.

(End of this chapter)