Hermit in the Mountains

As midnight struck, marking the arrival of September 9th, a bright, full moon hung high in the sky, and streams of imperial dew poured down upon the earth.

Tonight the moon is brighter and rounder than ever before, and the condensed imperial nectar is more abundant than ever before.

However, just as the Emperor's Dew was falling into the air, it seemed as if a pause button was pressed. The falling Emperor's Dew paused for a moment before continuing to fall.

The entire blue planet seemed to tremble slightly, and illusory chains appeared out of thin air, intertwining and binding the entire void of the blue planet.

After the illusory chains formed a closed loop, a massive amount of spiritual energy emerged from the famous mountains, rivers, and underwater world of Blue Star, and the spiritual energy formed tides that spread outwards.

Wherever the spiritual energy tide passes, some plants grow wildly, animals fall into a deep sleep, and all things undergo unknown changes under the impact of the spiritual energy tide.

The Qinling Mountains, stretching for thousands of miles, seem like a giant dragon awakening, and the earth's veins seem to be emitting a dragon's roar.

At the summit of Changsheng Peak, Gu Changsheng sat cross-legged on a large rock beside the small pool he had created. At this moment, he was unaware of the changes in the outside world, and he once again entered a state of oneness with nature.

In a state of perfect harmony with nature, Gu Changsheng was surrounded by a powerful suction force, drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the power of the moon, and the energy of mountains and rivers.

A miniature tornado was generated within a ten-meter radius around him due to the force of the cyclone, causing the leaves of the plum blossoms around him to rustle.

The Withered Glory Sword, lying horizontally at his knees, was slowly transforming itself by absorbing the Daoist essence of Withered Glory overflowing from Gu Changsheng's body.

His spiritual energy was so dense that it materialized, and a pale blue mist enveloped his entire body, within which silver-white and earth-yellow threads occasionally moved.

"Click, click, click, click.............."

"Click—"

The sound of withered bark cracking and breaking came from Gu Changsheng's body. The "Withered and Flourishing Dao Tree" in his sea of ​​consciousness collapsed, and the Dao root shed its new bark to transform into energy to strengthen his physical body and purify his magic power.

In an instant, Gu Changsheng completed the twelfth cycle of growth and decay, stepping into the third transformation of the Dao Root. His natal Dao Root grew a large number of new roots, and his storage capacity of magical power was expanded.

With the initial manifestation of laws, the surge of spiritual energy, and the blessing of the unity of heaven and man, Gu Changsheng's cultivation level soared.

The natal root cycle of sprouting, growth, tree formation, flowering, fruiting, and withering and flourishing. It only resumes normal growth after the thirteenth and fourteenth cycles of withering and flourishing.

Gu Changsheng achieved three breakthroughs overnight, advancing directly from the second stage of the Dao Root Realm to the fifth stage.

Numerous secondary roots sprout from the nine roots on the two main roots of the Dao Root, taking root in the hair, blood vessels, meridians, tendons, bones, and organs of the whole body. The Dao Root is like an alternative materialization of Gu Changsheng's soul. The deeper and denser the roots take root in the physical body, the stronger his control over the physical body.

Spiritual practice is like taking control of oneself from within, including mastering one's soul, willpower, mental strength, and emotions, as well as controlling the physical body, including hair, flesh, bones, organs, meridians, cells, and genes.

The Longevity Peak receives the most opportunities during the spiritual energy tides. The Green Ox and Big Yellow on the mountainside are in a slumbering state, and suddenly illusory patterns are projected into their bodies.

The illusory pattern on the green ox is a divine ox carrying a mountain peak.

The illusory pattern on Dahuang's body is a celestial dog standing on a mountaintop, howling at the moon in the sky.

The big red thing sleeping on the mulberry tree is also evolving. Its body is slowly getting bigger, its feathers are falling out and new feathers are growing, and impurities are being expelled from its body and falling out with the feathers.

The Earth Spirit Ginseng in the medicinal field molted twice in succession, breaking through to the fourth stage of the Dao Seed realm.

The spirit-gathering array surrounding the Earth Spirit Ginseng was burst by the surge of spiritual energy, and the fifteen jade stones were pulverized into powder.

The array patterns and Daoist principles contained in the jade powder caused a change with the surrounding earth energy, and a transparent vortex appeared out of thin air. The vortex slowly sank into the ground and finally stopped ten meters underground.

The cyclone occasionally absorbs a wisp of earth energy, and the wood elemental energy within a radius of 100 meters is drawn by the underground cyclone, causing wood elemental energy particles in the world to converge towards the underground cyclone.

Under the tide of spiritual energy, the Golden Thunder Bamboo King, Golden Jade Bamboo King, Sweet Bamboo King, Grapevine, Agarwood Tree King, Peach Tree King, and Plum Tree King, which Gu Changsheng had cultivated as tree kings on Changsheng Peak, all underwent evolution.

The yellow leaves of other plants that had been nourished by the spiritual rain fell away, new green leaves sprouted, and branches grew wildly.

The three bamboo forests are growing the most frighteningly, with the bamboo forests exceeding 20 meters in height. The underground root system is growing rapidly, and bamboo shoots are breaking through the soil and growing to two meters in length before stopping.

The growth cycle of peach blossoms, plum blossoms, and agarwood seems to have accelerated by about a year, reaching the age of two years in just half a year. The three major forest areas have reached a height of three meters and are beginning to take shape.

The vegetation on the surrounding peaks is also growing, but not as fast as that on Changsheng Peak.

The reason why the plants on Changsheng Peak can grow so wildly is mainly due to Gu Changsheng's daily spiritual rain watering. The residual spiritual energy that slowly accumulates in the plants is detonated under the spiritual energy tide, which is why they grow so rapidly.

Cultivators across the planet noticed that their cultivation speed had doubled, and they were diligently refining spiritual energy.

Some lucky individuals did not notice the changes in the outside world because they entered a state of oneness with nature and were unable to perceive the external situation. However, those who entered a state of oneness with nature and gained the most.

Some people improved their cultivation, some opened the door to cultivation, some successfully revived their spiritual roots, some experienced changes in their physical bodies, some became much younger, and some had their old ailments cured...

However, after the tide of spiritual energy recedes, the spiritual energy in densely populated cities is eroded by acquired turbid energy or squeezed out of the urban area, and the spiritual energy eventually only covers an area that extends to only a few dozen kilometers outside the mountains.

As the tide of spiritual energy receded, Gu Changsheng, who had been kicked out of his state of oneness with heaven and man, stood atop Changsheng Peak. Sensing the changes within himself, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahaha......"

"His cultivation level has actually achieved a triple leap! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful indeed!"

In an instant, Gu Changsheng understood all the changes in himself.

His physical strength surged to 70,000 jin, which is equivalent to 35 tons. It's truly terrifying.

His divine sense covers a radius of 500 meters, and his perception covers a radius of 5,000 meters.

Lifespan increased by 120 years, with the lifespan limit reaching 460 years;

The armor's defense, recovery, and damage reflection are increased several times.

The natal root is rooted in the natal chart in the original space, occupying half of the chart area. Perhaps new changes will occur when the roots fill the entire chart.

The wisp of primal power that had been consumed was restored. With the three leaps in cultivation, Gu Changsheng felt that he only needed about a week to condense the second wisp of 'Primal Dao Guide' to restore the consumed primal power. Unfortunately, he could not sense the recovery time of the third wisp.

After understanding the changes in himself, Gu Changsheng picked up the Ku Rong Sword on his knee with his right hand and looked at it. The patterns inside the sword had become perfectly round, as if sculpted by the power of heaven and earth, and had gained a touch of spirituality.

Gu Changsheng's divine sense entered the sword's body, and the flow of his magic power became smoother after being injected, doubling the spirit-gathering effect and halving the consumption.

He stood up, loosened his grip on the Withered and Flourishing Sword with his right hand, and the sword descended on its own, hovering beside his right foot, its blade widening.

Gu Changsheng stepped onto the Ku Rong Sword, his hands tucked into his wide sleeves. He chanted the sword's activation incantation, and the flying sword slowly lifted him into the air, ten meters, twenty meters...