One divination a day, a trainee celestial master

Inside the side room, the words in the cold winter light quickly twisted and melted in the blue light.

The dense, faintly golden blue light shot out from the Suihan Order as if it were a tangible substance, and entered Jiang Shou's brow without any obstruction.

"Well……"

Jiang Shou leaned against the door and closed his eyes.

This time, the cleansing and purification of the marrow was different from the previous ones. It lacked the violent impact, instead offering a deep, lingering, and thoroughly nourishing experience.

The energy flowed down from between his eyebrows, and wherever it passed, Jiang Shou could clearly hear the bones in his body making a series of slight cracking sounds, like popping beans. The muscle fibers were torn and then instantly reassembled, and the meridians were gradually widened and strengthened.

This intense comfort emanating from deep within his cells made Jiang Shou almost forget to breathe.

After a long while, the last wisp of blue light completely dissipated within his body.

Jiang Shou suddenly opened his eyes, and in the dimly lit room, a tangible blue light flashed in his eyes.

"Hoo..." He exhaled a long breath of stale air, which even formed a visible white mist in the air.

Ignoring the surge in his physical strength, Jiang Shou eagerly sat cross-legged on the hard bed, his mind instantly sinking down, focusing on his dantian.

The moment Jiang Shou's mind clearly saw the inner landscape of his dantian, he was completely stunned.

"What...what's going on?!"

The liquid true essence that was originally gathered at the bottom of the dantian by the rotating dripping of the [Guardian of Oneness · Dao Seed], like a small puddle, has completely changed its appearance!

Deep within his dantian, the [Guardian of Oneness - Dao Seed], radiating a pale gold and cyan light, was rotating steadily at an unprecedented speed. Above the Dao Seed, the originally liquid true essence had inexplicably intertwined and condensed into continuous threads!

These true essence threads were forcibly condensed above the Dao Seed into a miniature tree branch that seemed to be made of pure energy!

"A bud sprouts from the heat?!"

In Jiang Shou's mind, the records about cultivation realms in "The Supreme Lord of Oneness: Inner Landscape Chapter" flashed by with a "boom".

[First Realm: Seed of the Dao, the initial emergence of primordial Qi.] [Second Realm: Sprouting of Primordial Qi. The Seed of the Dao, nourished by True Essence, breaks through its shell and sprouts. At this time, True Essence transforms from a point into threads, circulating throughout the body...]

"My goodness!" Jiang Shou exclaimed excitedly in his heart, "He's already reached the second realm?! This hidden reward from Master Suihanling is practically a super-double experience boost for those above their level!"

Jiang Shou held his breath, carefully sensing the changes in his dantian.

He discovered that as the Dao Seed spun rapidly, strands of pure true essence were being continuously extracted from the bottom of the Dao Seed at a speed several times faster than before, and then transported along the thin branch to the "bud" above.

At the very top of that energy branch, an extremely delicate green leaf had already sprouted, as if it might drip water at any moment!

With a thought, Jiang Shou tried to circulate this new true essence.

"rise!"

The moment Jiang Shou focused his mind on his dantian, the first tender leaf growing on the branch suddenly flashed with a dazzling blue light. Then, the leaf melted away like ice and snow, instantly transforming into an extremely vigorous and vast stream of true energy, which, following Jiang Shou's will, surged into his eight extraordinary meridians like a rushing river!

"Such formidable power!"

Jiang Shou suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint shooting from them. He could clearly feel that the true essence melted from the "tender leaves" was not only circulating in his meridians several times faster than before, but its purity and explosive power had also increased exponentially!

"I wonder if, as this branch grows even more lush, it will truly bloom into a flower within my dantian?"

Jiang Shou stroked his chin, recalling the third realm [Three Flowers Gathering] recorded in the Inner Landscape Chapter, his eyes filled with fervor and anticipation.

"call……"

Jiang Shou let out a long breath and looked at his hands, which were full of explosive power.

Recalling the intense internal struggle he had experienced in the side hall when facing Wang Daqiang's five gleaming gold bars, he felt deeply moved.

"Your eyelids are still too shallow!"

Jiang Shou couldn't help but shake his head with a self-deprecating laugh. "Cultivation is the foundation of one's life! With such extraordinary fortune and the path to immortality, what are a few riches worth? I actually hesitated for so long just now; I'm truly letting down the old man and the patriarch's high expectations of me!"

After the enlightenment, Jiang Shou's state of mind seemed to have been greatly elevated along with the improvement of his realm, becoming more and more transparent and clear.

However, sublimation is one thing.

Jiang Shou turned his head to look at the heavy 100,000 yuan in cash he had stuffed into his backpack, and his mouth still stretched into a wide grin.

"Ahem... Of course, even cultivators need to eat, so this 100,000 yuan in incense money is a legitimate income."

Jiang Shou glanced out the window; it was already completely dark, and the bank down the mountain would have been closed long ago.

"Forget it, I'll deposit the money tomorrow." Jiang Shou was brimming with energy he couldn't release after breaking through his cultivation level. He rolled up his sleeves. "I might as well go to the backyard and completely cultivate that wasteland, build a chicken coop and goose pen, and use up this excess energy!"

Without further ado, Jiang Shou picked up a shovel and hoe, humming a little tune, and plunged into the wasteland in the backyard.

……

The next morning.

The air on Cuiwei Mountain remains fresh and crisp.

Jiang Shou stood under the old locust tree, faithfully completing his morning breathing exercises of the [Guardian of One Mind Technique]. After breaking through to the "One Qi Sprout" realm, his absorption of the pure Qi of heaven and earth noticeably accelerated, and the branch in his dantian appeared increasingly vibrant.

After washing up, Jiang Shou went to the main hall and respectfully offered incense to the Three Pure Ones and the grandfather in the side hall.

Watching the wisps of smoke rise, Jiang Shou reached into his inner pocket with anticipation and pulled out the dark, black Suihan Token.

"I just refused the gold bars yesterday, fulfilling the hidden condition for 'Doing Good Deeds,' so shouldn't I get a comfortable treasure-hunting mission today?"

As Jiang Shou thought to himself with satisfaction, he gently rubbed the surface of the wooden sign with his thumb.

Accompanied by a soft "rustling" sound, four lines of small regular script, glowing with a bluish light, slowly emerged on the back of the wooden plaque.

Jiang Shou looked closely, and the smile on his face instantly froze.

[Kan Hexagram - Kan for Water]

[A sign of great misfortune. Yin energy overwhelms Yang, and malevolent energy soars to the heavens.]

In a suburban garden north of the city, three women are unjustly accused. A red dress is about to be completed, but a vengeful ghost comes to claim their lives.

[It is advisable to help those who have suffered injustice and to quell their anger; this will accumulate great merit.]