novelapdf Chapter 187 Earth Immortal
Chapter 187 Earth Immortal
Chapter 188 Earth Immortal
Yuan Yao lightly pinched her jade-like fingers, forming a water-repelling spell.
In an instant, all the moisture from her cascading black hair and body evaporated, leaving her instantly dry and without a trace of dampness.
She raised her hand to pull her outer robe tighter, completely covering her body, but her voluptuous and graceful figure still outlined alluring curves with her slightly rapid breathing.
Yuan Yao felt slightly embarrassed and subconsciously pulled her clothes even tighter.
Looking up, she saw that Lu Jianghe hadn't glanced at her once, only focusing on surveying the small, cramped space around him.
A hint of doubt crept into my mind.
Yuan Yaozhan pressed the back of her hand to her cheek, then looked down at the calm pool, gazing at her graceful reflection in the water, her eyes filled with confusion.
Her appearance and figure are clearly of superior quality.
I'm not ugly!
She tried to step forward, but as soon as she took half a step, her chest trembled uncontrollably, startling her so much that she instinctively tightened her hands around her clothes.
At this moment, she was only wrapped in a large black robe, with nothing underneath, in a state of absolute vacuum.
It's obviously impossible to change clothes now.
Yuan Yao took a sleeve from her storage bag, hurriedly tied it around her waist, and pulled down her hood to wrap herself up. Only after repeatedly confirming that no part of her body was exposed did she breathe a sigh of relief, though the blush on her cheeks deepened.
Lu Jianghe was oblivious to her predicament, as he was currently standing in another stone chamber connected to the secret room.
The scene here is completely different. The ground is littered with the shattered remains of puppets, and the nearby stone walls are pitted and covered with charred marks.
It was clearly caused by Yuan Yao using the powerful Azure Fire Thunder in order to break into this place.
At the end of this stone house stands a huge double stone door.
A faint blue light, like water ripples, slowly flows across the surface of the stone gate.
After observing briefly, Lu Jianghe stepped forward, placed his palm on the cold stone door, and poured his pure spiritual energy into it.
In an instant, the surface of the stone gate suddenly lit up with a white light that flickered erratically.
However, after a few breaths, the light gradually faded, and the stone gate remained motionless, as if it had sunk into the sea, showing no reaction whatsoever.
This should contain the Soul-Nourishing Wood, one of the three great divine trees in the cultivation world.
Yuan Yao walked over from behind.
"Mr. Lu, there is an extremely powerful restriction on this wall. I have tried several times before, but I have been unable to break it."
Lu Jianghe did not comment on this, but simply said, "I will break the restriction here later. You can take what's inside and return to Tianxing City with the jade bottle."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao's bright eyes flashed several times, and an indescribable strange expression crossed her face.
This ancient spiritual milk is incredibly precious.
A single drop can instantly restore a cultivator's depleted mana. It is said to be a rare treasure that is hard to exchange for even a single drop of ten thousand spirit stones, yet Mr. Lu did not care at all and gave it away without hesitation.
Not to mention the Soul-Nourishing Wood, one of the three great divine trees in the cultivation world.
This item is said to have miraculous effects in nourishing the soul and resisting inner demons. It is even rarer and more precious than ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk, and is a treasure that countless cultivators dream of.
However, Lu Jianghe's next words immediately dispelled all her distracting thoughts and provided the answer.
"Once the restriction is broken, I will immediately seal off this space."
Lu Jianghe's voice remained calm and even, yet it carried an undeniable air of authority.
"Once you have obtained what you need, the restriction will teleport you out."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Jianghe said no more.
He pointed his fingers like a sword, but instead of a dazzling spiritual light, a clear and pure "flowing water" that was condensed to the extreme flowed out silently, as if it had a life of its own, covering the heavy stone door with blue restrictive light patterns.
As a series of faint, tearing sounds rang out.
The seemingly indestructible cyan barrier was instantly annihilated at its source the moment it came into contact with the "flowing water," and the cyan light dimmed and dissipated at a visible speed.
The massive blue stone gate, now free from its protective barrier, collapsed inward with a casual wave of Lu Jianghe's sleeve, shattering into dust. Before the dust could rise, it was instantly smoothed over by the aura flowing around him.
Behind the door is an even smaller stone chamber, with only an ancient stone platform in the center.
On the stone platform, a piece of strange wood, about three feet long, lay quietly. It was completely black with faint golden threads showing through it.
This wood may seem ordinary at first glance, but it exudes a warm and tranquil aura; it is the legendary soul-nourishing wood!
Yuan Yao's gaze was instantly drawn to it, her breath hitched slightly, and her eyes burst with an uncontrollable excitement.
Lu Jianghe stepped aside to make way, and Zi Guang did not linger on the Soul-Nourishing Wood for long, as if it were just an ordinary piece of wood.
Yuan Yao took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and quickly stepped forward, carefully picking up the piece of Soul-Nourishing Wood with both hands.
The cool touch immediately sent a comforting sensation through her palm, invigorating her spirit.
She carefully placed it into a jade box that she had prepared beforehand, and then put it into her storage bag.
Immediately afterwards, she walked to the edge of the Spirit Milk Pool and quickly picked up the jade bottle containing a dozen drops of ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Milk.
After doing all this, Yuan Yao, her exquisite figure shrouded in a black robe, gave a deep bow.
"Mr. Lu's great kindness will be forever etched in Yuan Yao's heart! Take care, sir!"
Lu Jianghe did not turn around, but raised his hand and pressed it in mid-air towards the direction of the broken stone door.
hum!
An invisible water curtain, composed of countless tiny sword energies, was instantly generated, completely sealing off the entrance and isolating the inside from the outside.
This place has once again become a completely enclosed space, leaving only him and the pool of ancient spiritual milk that exudes an alluring fragrance and is filled with spiritual energy.
Lu Jianghe slowly walked to the edge of the spirit pool, his gaze calmly fixed on the crystal-clear, milky-white spirit liquid.
it's time.
He removed his outer robe, leaving him completely naked, and walked step by step into the spirit pool.
Inside the secret chamber, Yuan Yao took out the fragment of the Void Heaven Map.
In fact, according to the rules of the Void Heaven Palace, once a treasure is obtained from any secret room in the inner palace, it is impossible to return to the outside by the same route.
At this moment, she only had two choices: either wait quietly until the current opening time of the Void Heaven Palace ended, and then be forcibly teleported out by the palace's internal restrictions.
Alternatively, one could actively use the fragmented map of the Void Realm in their hand as a catalyst to leave this place ahead of time.
Just then, circles of yellow ripples spread across the surface of the Void Sky Remnant Map.
Yuan Yao had a clear premonition that if she made even the slightest mental tug, she would be forcibly teleported out by the restrictive power of the Void Heaven Palace in the next instant.
After teleporting...
According to the vague records left behind by the young master of Qingyang Sect.
After obtaining the treasure, the place you are teleported to is completely random.
It could be near the Void Heaven Palace, or it could be hundreds of miles away.
Just as she was thinking this, Yuan Yao inadvertently caught a glimpse of the scene outside the water curtain.
In the blur, Lu Jianghe was taking off his robes, revealing his naked body.
In that instant, her heart trembled violently, her fingertips trembled, and the fragment of the Void Heaven Map drifted to the ground.
At this moment, her mind was buzzing, her cheeks were burning hot, and it felt as if even her hair was steaming with wisps of heat, even hotter than when she was in the pool.
If it weren't for the large black robe covering her, anyone could see that her originally snow-white skin now had an alluring pink hue from head to toe, like a ripe peach.
What's even more unsettling is that a strange and rich sweet fragrance quietly permeates this small, enclosed room.
This fragrance was neither orchid nor jasmine; it possessed an indescribable allure, as if emanating from the deepest recesses of her being, wisps and strands lingering and intensifying, growing ever sweeter and more intense.
She tried to use her Core Formation stage divine sense to explore the scene behind the barrier, but the seemingly gentle "flowing water" was mercilessly repelled as soon as her divine sense made contact.
Divine senses could not penetrate it; one could only vaguely glimpse Mr. Lu's figure through the blurry, shimmering water with one's eyes.
He stepped into the pool of water, which was filled with milky white spiritual energy, and finally sat cross-legged on the surface of the water, his posture as calm as water.
His eyes were lowered, his hands were naturally placed on his lower abdomen, and his breathing was long and deep, clearly indicating that he had entered a state of mind where he was oblivious to the world and the self.
Yuan Yao felt her heart pounding like a drum, almost bursting out of her chest.
Remembering how she had been playing naked in the pool earlier, he couldn't calm down at all.
The more she thought about it, the hotter her cheeks became, and the more chaotic her thoughts became.
The movement of bending down to pick up the fragment of the Void Heaven Map was almost unsteady, and his fingertips were trembling slightly.
After straightening up again, he held the tattered map in his palm and hesitated for a moment.
Should we immediately send the remaining map away, or—stay a little longer?
After a moment's thought, Yuan Yao put the incomplete map of the Void back into her storage bag.
She crept closer to the water curtain barrier that separated the secret chamber.
The water shimmered and swayed, but if you got closer, you could see it more clearly.
His gaze pierced through the hazy shimmering water and landed on the figure opposite him.
Mr. Lu was sitting cross-legged on the Spirit Pool, completely naked.
Yuan Yao's naturally alluring eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a hint of nervousness, as if she had done something wrong.
With a flick of her wrist, a crystal-clear image-recording bead appeared in her palm.
However, after rubbing her fingertips together for a moment, she frowned, shook her head, and finally put the memory bead away.
"I wouldn't dare—I wouldn't dare—"
She silently recited it in her heart, her cheeks growing hotter and hotter, as if the rich, sweet fragrance had intensified.
But what exactly is Mr. Lu's intention here?
Cultivation?
Cultivating in seclusion within the Void Heaven Palace's secret realm?
Yuan Yao held her breath and gazed through the water curtain.
Mr. Lu appeared calm and composed, yet every subtle movement contained a seamless and profound Daoist rhythm.
Although his back was to her, the smooth lines of his shoulders and back, and his calm and profound demeanor, gave her an indescribable sense of pleasure.
Within the spiritual pool, Lu Jianghe completely calmed his mind, reaching a state of emptiness and clarity where he could sit in oblivion and contemplate his own heart.
The 365 acupoints in the human body, in his perception at this moment, are like 365 naturally formed blessed lands with infinite possibilities, waiting for cultivators to climb up, build huts, and establish their own training grounds.
Opening up acupoints is not about creating as many as possible. The primary goal is to solidify the foundation of this "grotto-heaven," making it a true "residence" that can gather the spiritual essence of heaven and earth.
This is like building a hermitage and cultivating Taoism in the early stages of creation. Only by establishing a solid foundation can one absorb the vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth, allowing the beauty of mountains and rivers to converge into a true abode atmosphere.
In fact, before reaching the Jade Purity Realm, cultivators did not have high requirements for this, and acupoints were mainly used to nourish the spirit and blood.
However, once the Golden Core shatters and the Nascent Soul is born, one has stepped into the so-called threshold of Earth Immortal.
A cultivator at this level has a nascent soul that is a manifestation of the unity of essence, energy, spirit, and the Great Dao. It is sufficient to initially manifest an external avatar or dharma form. With a casual strike, its power can change the color of a region.
At this moment, Lu Jianghe's aura gradually subsided, like a drop of water condensing into a bead hanging from the eaves, and the entire secret room fell into a mysterious state of utter silence.
Only around him, there seemed to be an invisible breeze, which then manifested as ethereal clouds, flowing endlessly like a mountain stream, and finally transforming into scrolls of illusory images containing Daoist rhyme, appearing and disappearing around him.
The purest and most refined spiritual milk in the spiritual pool, transformed into spiritual liquid, began to be drawn out of the pool by an invisible force, turning into crystal-clear "spiritual pearls".
These spiritual pearls trembled slightly in the air, then silently shattered, transforming into even purer spiritual energy that slowly and continuously seeped into the 365 acupoints around his body and the Five Elements Golden Core in his dantian.
What are they doing?
Yuan Yao asked herself this question.
Why take such a serious approach, just for the sake of cultivating in this ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk pool?
Spiritual milk is precious, but it doesn't seem worth such a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage going to such lengths—unless—
A thought flashed through her mind like lightning.
breakthrough!
Only by striving for a higher realm can one require such pure and abundant spiritual energy.
Yuan Yao's heart skipped a beat, then began to pound wildly again.
Breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage—what realm is that?
She wasn't even sure if the legendary realm of the Chaotic Star Sea truly existed.
If Mr. Lu is indeed attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage—then what an earth-shattering opportunity this scene before us is!
She became the sole witness!
I don't know how much time passed.
The spiritual energy within the secret room underwent a sudden and unexpected change.
Within the Spirit Pool.
Lu Jianghe calmed his mind and looked inward at himself.
Within the dantian, the perfectly formed golden core, radiating the luster of the five elements, was trembling slightly, and fine, spiderweb-like golden cracks began to appear on its surface.
The tremors intensified, cracks spread rapidly, and dazzling five-colored rays of light burst forth from the cracks, illuminating the entire alchemy chamber.
"Snap—"
A very faint yet crystal clear cracking sound, like glass falling to the ground, or like spring ice cracking.
Broken.
The shattered golden core did not dissipate; instead, it transformed into a chaotic and misty mass, yet containing boundless vitality of primordial energy.
This primordial energy surged violently, as if at the very beginning of creation.
Lu Jianghe's aura became extremely mysterious at this moment.
The ethereal cloud-like shadows surrounding him suddenly accelerated their movement.
Finally, a faint human-shaped phantom slowly materialized behind him.
It gradually transforms from vague to clear.
Inside Lu Jianghe's alchemy chamber, the primordial energy surged to its peak. At its center, a point of unparalleled purity and dazzling light suddenly shone forth, rapidly expanding and solidifying—
A small, blurry humanoid silhouette, radiating a faint halo, began to appear and disappear amidst the five-colored radiance.