From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 81 Revisiting the Spirit Path
The Yin-Yang Division Array Diagram is actually a foundation-building method.

The Foundation Building Method transmitted by Perfect World also belongs to the lineage of contemporary methods. It is a cultivation path under the new Heavenly Dao Era, and it shares the same origin as the cultivation in Dongsheng Divine Continent. It can even be called the most cutting-edge path among all the heavens today, and it is at the forefront of cultivation in all realms.

Qin Chuan comprehended the array diagram that had appeared out of thin air within his body, realizing that he too could cultivate it.

He focused his attention and examined the array closely, and realized that it contained infinite mysteries. Once it was condensed and formed in the human body, it could be divided into Yin and Yang energies. Then, Yin and Yang would generate each other and circulate endlessly, thus building a foundation for the Dao and evolving into a great array for the human body.

However, to completely separate and perfect the Yin and Yang within the body and then arrange them into a grand formation, the spiritual energy and resources required would be dozens of times more than the total accumulated energy from the first to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Even in the Eastern Continent, those Daoist masters who are ranked among the immortals and have been granted the eighth-grade Heavenly Register can comprehend the laws through the Heavenly Register and have the assistance of Foundation Establishment Pills bestowed by the Heavenly Court. The chances of an ordinary cultivator successfully establishing their foundation in one fell swoop are only two or three out of ten.

Most people have to go through several hurdles and spend more than ten years before they can finally succeed.

With Qin Chuan's current spiritual energy accumulation, although he had absorbed a large amount of energy in the Perfect Temple and stored it in the Guixu Divine Cave, it was only enough for him to break through another level of Qi Refining.

As for building a foundation, that remains a long way off.

However, he still carefully kept the "Yin-Yang Division Array Diagram" for future practice.

This method is the foundational cultivation path to becoming an unparalleled power like the Holy Lord of Leizhou. In the Eastern Divine Continent, it would be equivalent to the Great Emperor rank of the Cave Heaven Realm.

Its foundation-building method can be considered the most exquisite inheritance below the Nascent Soul stage.

"The most urgent task at hand is to completely refine the energy accumulated in the Guixu Divine Cave."

After sorting through all the gains from his trip to the Holy Temple, Qin Chuan calmed himself down, meditated, and circulated his energy to refine his essence.

Spiritual practice is ultimately the most fundamental matter.

Even with his sixth-level cultivation of the Thirteen Transformations of the Divine Realm, after a night of quiet meditation, he only refined the equivalent of a month's worth of life essence.

The following day, Master Xuanji asked a high-ranking immortal from the Honglu Temple to obtain two admission tickets for the "Perfect Ten Thousand Days Expo".

On the morning of the third day, the two entered the exposition site located at Taibai Ridge in Shengjing. Upon entering, they were immediately struck by the dazzling array of exhibits, which broadened their horizons.

Qin Chuan, in particular, was immediately drawn to the various wondrous items in the display case of the myriad spiritual treasures.

The items displayed here are all kinds of spiritual fruits and roots from various realms, with the aim of opening up the market of all heavens, especially targeting the Perfect World where spiritual energy is most abundant.

"Hiss—that's actually a divine object like the 'Golden Lotus Emerging from the Earth'!"

Master Xuanji led Qin Chuan to a display case, where they gazed at the lotus flowers blooming layer upon layer like golden banana leaves, marveling at their beauty.

Qin Chuan asked curiously, "Is this item very precious?"

“You are still young and do not know its origin. This thing is one of the ‘Five Trees and Six Flowers’ from the mythological era of a certain world. That world once believed in the teachings of Buddha. With the end of the mythological era, that world also entered a new era of heavenly laws, and thus this ‘Golden Lotus that blooms before Buddha’ has disappeared.”

Master Xuanji looked on in amazement and said:

"I never imagined that the current world of Futu could bring back such an ancient divine medicine. It seems that it can now be cultivated on a large scale."

"This fellow Daoist is from the Eastern Continent, isn't he? He certainly has extraordinary knowledge."

Behind the display case, a venerable immortal with slightly dark skin and hair styled in a bun spoke with a smile, his tone tinged with self-satisfaction:

"Indeed, the sages of my Floating Pagoda Realm have created a Daoist technique for cultivating the 'Golden Lotus Emerging from the Earth,' and now there is a medicinal garden within the realm. Since you know of this, you should understand that it is the main ingredient for refining the 'Life-Saving Divine Pill.' Once the pill is completed, even if a Golden Core cultivator is seriously injured and on the verge of death, it can instantly activate a life force, prolonging their life and reviving their soul, which is equivalent to having an extra life. Currently, one lotus only sells for 100,000 divine gold."

This miraculous medicine is precisely the treasure sought after by the high-ranking officials and nobles of the Eastern Victory Realm. If you two are willing to sign an order, you can become the first agents of my Floating Pagoda World in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent.”

Qin Chuan was secretly astonished upon hearing this.

Divine Gold is the universal currency of the perfect world and a common means of exchange in all the heavens.

A piece of divine gold is equivalent to about one and a half parts of spiritual energy.

Recently, due to the Heavenly Court's implementation of the Great Dao Reform, the trend of cultivators running private sects has emerged. With the market opening up and the circulation of spiritual energy becoming more active, the prices of all things have gradually increased. As prices rise, the value of spiritual essence has quietly declined.

Therefore, this golden lotus that springs from the earth requires 100,000 divine gold coins. If we consider that a Taoist priest at the Guan level receives a monthly salary of 50 spiritual gold coins, even if he were to exhaust his lifespan of two hundred years, he still wouldn't be able to accumulate that amount.

However, considering its miraculous effect in saving lives, this price may not seem like much in the eyes of the truly powerful and wealthy.

This golden lotus emerging from the earth is indeed a rare and divine object, but it is clearly beyond the capabilities of Qin Chuan or Xuanji Zhenren. They can only admire it and broaden their knowledge.

The two looked at each other, shook their heads, and slowly walked away.

Before long, they arrived at a small display case prepared for them by the Honglu Temple. As soon as Qin Chuan laid out a few items, someone recognized him and Xuanji Zhenren at a glance—or more accurately, Qin Chuan was recognized first. In recent days, his reputation had soared in the Perfect World. Someone saw him from afar and called out loudly:

"Isn't that the young man from Dongsheng who received the divine mark and the divine brush from the God-King?"

The crowd naturally gathered there.

“It seems I am no longer needed here.” Master Xuanji looked around. “The display case will be left to you to manage. There are many spiritual materials and divine medicines of the five elements here. I will go and observe them. Perhaps they can inspire further hybridization of the Five-Colored Spiritual Valley.”

His Five-Colored Spirit Valley has not yet been declared a success and is still in the experimental stage.

Having previously tried numerous grains within the country, the rare spiritual crops on display at this Ten Thousand Heavens Spiritual Herbs and Divine Medicine Expo have broadened his horizons and aroused a strong desire to study them.

"Please go ahead, Teacher Xuanji. It's just a matter of promoting some things; I can handle it all by myself."

Qin Chuan smiled and agreed, something he was very familiar with from his previous life.

After recognizing Qin Chuan, the crowd was even more astonished when they looked at the items displayed in the showcase—Qin Chuan was using magic to brew tea, and in a short while he had brewed more than ten cups, and set up a wooden sign that read "Welcome to Enjoy Tea".

"Heavens! Could that be the celestial tea offered to the God-King?"

Soon, due to Qin Chuan's reputation and the miraculous effects of Yunwu tea, a large number of curious people gathered in front of the display case, asking questions one after another:

Can we really sample it for free?

Qin Chuan nodded with a smile and gestured.

In no time, more than ten cups of tea were gone.

Everyone felt the cleansing effect of the misty, ethereal energy emanating from the tea on their spiritual power, and even experienced a sense of ethereal ascension, as if breathing in the pure, ethereal energy of the celestial realm.

In fact, there were many Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators from major sects present. The spiritual energy in the Cloud Mist Tea had limited benefit to their cultivation, but its unique flavor was a pleasant surprise.

The mist floating above the cup, just as its name suggests, resembled celestial clouds swirling around, bringing clarity to the mind.

Qin Chuan took the opportunity to tell everyone about the origins of Dongsheng Yunwu Tea, saying that it was produced in the fairy garden of ancient Dongsheng mythology, and was originally a divine tree tea variety, which can now only be obtained in Dongsheng Yunwu Township.

Those who come to Taibai Ridge are all clear-headed and insightful individuals in the world of Perfect World.

When the God-King gestured with the Cloud Mist Tea that day, most people sensed the business opportunity, but because Qin Chuan was a Daoist from the Eastern Victory Realm beyond the heavens, he was difficult to approach and thus had no way of getting in touch. Unexpectedly, this "hot commodity" has now appeared before them on its own initiative.

Everyone immediately asked how they could introduce Yunwu Tea to Perfect World.

Seeing that Yunwu tea was indeed the easiest to promote, Qin Chuan published all the contact information for the temple in Jiuchuan County and the jade tokens in Yunwu Township.

Because of the widespread fame of Yunwu Tea, Qin Chuan's subsequent promotion of other spiritual plants from the Lushan Blessed Land went much more smoothly, attracting considerable interest.

He seized the opportunity and distributed the various plans and contact jade tokens devised by the immortal of Mount Lu.

As dusk fell, Qin Chuan and Master Xuanji left the Ten Thousand Days Expo with satisfaction. Master Xuanji seemed to have gained something, his expression invigorated.

The contact information Qin Chuan left behind in the heavens immediately caused a stir—that very afternoon, numerous sects from various heavens sent talisman messages to the Zhaozong Immortal Office in Jiuchuan County and the Lushan Blessed Land.

Within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Taoist priests in the celestial office responsible for receiving talismanic messages were overwhelmed and utterly astonished. Recently, neither the lord of the blessed land nor the city god had been seen going out to recruit sects from other realms; why were so many talismanic messages suddenly pouring in, and why were most of them from beyond the heavens?

Upon learning of this, the celestial officials of the Immortal Court immediately reported it to the Blessed Land Immortal Palace. In an instant, all the high-ranking immortals of the Blessed Land who had already left their posts were urgently summoned to the Dao Palace for a meeting!
After clarifying the reasons, all the prefectural-level immortals, including the Lord of Lushan, turned their attention to Jiuchuan County under their jurisdiction.

"Fellow Daoist Qinghan recommended this young friend Qin to visit the outer heavens. He truly has a discerning eye and is a great blessing to our blessed land of Lushan."

Lord Lushan's gaze was deep and far-reaching.

The Heavenly Court's path is unstoppable, and everyone is groping their way forward, unsure how to attract sects from outside to settle in.

Now, this crucial task of "attracting sects and guiding spirits," which concerns his future path in Taoism, has been taken over by a young Taoist who has brought so many sects with their intentions to come to Mount Lu to investigate the spiritual environment and seek cooperation.

Since a young man has made such a great contribution, he should naturally instruct the Jiuchuan side to give him more opportunities to cultivate.

What he needed to do was to provide as much convenience as possible to Qin Chuan's direct superior, the one in charge of Jiu Chuan.

“A few months ago, Fellow Daoist Qinghan proposed building a spiritual road from Jiuchuan Yunwu Township to Lushan Station for flying boats to navigate. At that time, due to the limitations of the environment and the situation, the proposal could not be put into action. Now it seems that the time is much more ripe, so let’s discuss this matter again today.”

The Lord of Lushan spoke calmly, yet with a resounding authority.

(End of this chapter)