Yellow Court Daoist

"Too difficult."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

He finally understood why the nine Scattered Character Rubbings obtained from Ao Yin and Ao Pi did not dissipate after comprehension. For their realms, comprehension was indeed exceedingly difficult.

Nine Scattered Character Rubbings, probably enough for them to contemplate until reaching the Primordial Spirit First Realm.

However.

While others can only comprehend step by step, Lu Qingfeng has another method.

"Try Enlightenment."

Lu Qingfeng's mind stirred, sensing the aura of the three Postnatal Scattered Characters within the Golden Lotus, and three hazy and scattering streaks of spirit light appeared in his mind.

This was what Lu Qingfeng had comprehended in a little over a month.

Loose and diffused, the spirit light was so faint it was almost imperceptible, as if it could shatter or be extinguished with a breath.

He probably hadn't even grasped the skin of it.

"Derivation Technique!"

"Enlightenment!"

The Enlightenment Technique descended.

Touching one of the spirit lights—

Boom!

In that instant.

Numerous mysteries burst forth.

Though Lu Qingfeng had experienced this feeling many times, he was still immersed in it. Among the three spirit lights, one began to condense, gradually brightening, even strange patterns emerged and became clearer.

He didn't know how long passed.

Feeling that over half of his Divine Soul's power had been consumed, Lu Qingfeng stopped. He randomly swallowed a few handfuls of Spirit Pills that restored the Divine Soul's power, and then took out two Mirror Stones from the Mustard Space and held them in his hands.

While recovering the consumed Divine Soul's power, he felt the dazzling strange patterns within the spirit light in his mind.

"Character."

"This is the Postnatal Scattered Character!"

Instantly.

An epiphany arose from the bottom of Lu Qingfeng's heart.

Although he did not recognize this strange pattern in his mind that resembled a talisman, nor could he utter any syllable or use language to express the character's exact meaning,

he truly felt it was a character, containing extremely refined principles.

Regarding growth.

Regarding change.

And not just that, it vaguely encompassed everything—Wanxiang—giving special emphasis to some aspects.

In any case.

Extremely peculiar.

"Dot!"

Understanding struck, and with a point of his finger, the weeds on one side grew wildly, shooting up more than a meter high in an instant. Then, their vitality was drained, and they withered.

"Indeed remarkable."

"The natural power contained within it may not compare to High-level Techniques, but to a certain extent, it can rival Middle-level Techniques."

Calculated like this.

One Postnatal Scattered Character could be regarded as equivalent to one Middle-level Technique. And the focus was not on power, but on its mysteriousness, which could greatly accelerate cultivation.

"The brief moment of Enlightenment just now was equivalent to me painstakingly comprehending this Postnatal Scattered Character for a hundred years."

"But this Scattered Character pattern is still somewhat vague, and the spirit light has not yet reached its limit."

Lu Qingfeng sensed this Postnatal Scattered Character in his mind, then looked at one of the auras within the Golden Lotus, only to see that this aura was already around ninety percent of the other two, "Which means, if I were to comprehend step by step in the Gathering Law Realm, it would take a thousand years to comprehend one Postnatal Scattered Character."

This speed, when calculated, was not too slow.

Considering Lu Qingfeng's two thousand years stay in the Core Formation Stage, once he was promoted to the Primordial Spirit Stage, he would have already mastered two Postnatal Scattered Characters.

"However, I have 'Enlightenment', which can speed up comprehension."

"And even—"

Lu Qingfeng felt a coolness within his Divine Soul. Although his Divine Soul was consumed, he did not feel as fatigued as before, "Comprehending Scattered Characters is to understand principles. The more principles understood, the clearer and stronger the Divine Soul will naturally become."

This was also one of the reasons why Jiedan True Men accelerated their cultivation by comprehending Scattered Characters.

The Divine Soul is the foundation.

The stronger it is, the easier the cultivation.

"Thus."

"I will not need twenty years to utilize the complete Enlightenment Technique."

A joyful expression appeared on Lu Qingfeng's face.

Divine Soul consumption.

As long as there are enough Spirit Pills to restore the Divine Soul's power, as long as there are enough treasures like the Soul Swinging Stone or Mirror Stone, even if the Divine Soul is exhausted, it could fully recover in one year.

Only excessive consumption could leave behind some hidden dangers.

But these dangers are eliminated during the comprehension of Scattered Characters.

This means a complete use of the Enlightenment Technique is possible in one year.

"Thus."

"In five years, I can fully master one Postnatal Scattered Character."

"Staying in the Gathering Law Realm, the Core Formation Stage for two thousand years would mean mastering four hundred Postnatal Scattered Characters!"

Calculated this way.

Lu Qingfeng's eyes instantly brightened.

...

In reality.

Feiyun Island.

Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged in his cave, cultivating in peace.

His eyes slightly closed, his senses radiated towards all directions.

The earth.

The sky.

The flow of water.

All different auras fell into Lu Qingfeng's mind. Although unable to scan like Divine Thought, sharply capturing every detail within a hundred miles, he could still feel the growth of plants, the playful frolicking of birds, beasts, fish, and insects.

Between heaven and earth.

Wave after wave of mysterious aura emerged in Lu Qingfeng's heart. In the sea of consciousness, a streak of spirit light absorbed these mysterious auras, gradually forming, gradually brightening.

The spirit light illuminated the Divine Soul.

Waves of insights surged to mind.

In a flash, Lu Qingfeng's Divine Soul—one of the strongest among Spirit Void Practitioners after experiencing the Heart Movement and Divine Silence realms—started to quickly ascend.

Lu Qingfeng held two Soul Swinging Stones in his hands, which got swept empty in just a breath.

Yet, his Divine Soul, under the nourishment of the spirit light in the sea of consciousness and the endless aura of heaven and earth, continued to grow stronger unabated.

The Divine Soul level kept soaring.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Heaven and earth shook.

Centered around Lu Qingfeng, the Spiritual Energy from all directions surged over. It instantly swept across the entire Feiyun Island from within his cave dwelling. Moments later, it burst out of Feiyun Island, encompassing a hundred miles radius of water territory as well.

Amidst the sweep of Spiritual Energy, the roaring sounds were endless.

On Feiyun Island, birds and beasts fled in terror, stove after stove of Elixir Pills affected by the surge of Spiritual Energy exploded with bangs, destroyed in an instant. Cultivators who were practicing felt the Spiritual Energy going berserk. Frightened, they all stopped their cultivation.

One by one, they rushed out, looking towards the source of the converging Spiritual Energy.

"Master!"

"It's Master's cave dwelling!"

Qingfeng and Bright Moon, the nine siblings, were flying through the woods, shifting forms mid-air, transforming into nine young men and women. They gathered outside of Feiyun Peak, chattering incessantly with quite some excitement.

"The Sect Leader is—"

Wang Hui, Zhao Yunxing, and others also emerged, looking towards Feiyun Peak with surprised expressions, speculating in their hearts, knowing that there must have been a breakthrough in cultivation. But they could hardly imagine the situation that spurred the gathering of Spiritual Energy from a hundred miles radius.

Suddenly, the island was filled with a tumult of discussion.

And outside Feiyun Island.

The sweep of Spiritual Energy from a hundred miles finally reached its limit. The Spiritual Energy a hundred miles away was anchored by arrays set by various islands, locked within the Xuanyuan Water Realm. What Feiyun Island could utilize was merely a hundred miles radius.

Commonly, that would suffice.

But it was clearly insufficient at the moment.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

"Feiyun Island?!"

The uproar on Feiyun Island was immediately perceived by the Jiedan True Men within the Xuanyuan Sect.

Atop the setting sun peak, Gu Bu Yan and Gai Yuntian arrived above the void, standing a hundred miles away, looking towards the stormy Feiyun Island where Spiritual Energy was converging into a huge vortex. The two exchanged glances.

Gai Yuntian was astonished and uncertain, "Could this commotion be the doing of Elder Brother's proud disciple?"

Sweeping a hundred miles of Spiritual Energy.

Even Spirit Void Practitioners advancing to Core Formation wouldn't witness such a grand scene.

"Advancing to Core Formation?!"

Before Gu Bu Yan could speak out, as soon as Gai Yuntian thought of this, his face instantly showed shock, hastily shaking his head, "That lad has just advanced to Spirit Void not long ago. Barely surviving one or two Heart Demon Tribulations, he's considered a genius."

"Advancing to Core Formation?"

"There are still the thresholds of Divine Silence and Fusion, it's impossible to be so swift."

But if it's not for advancing to Core Formation, then what could cause such a stir—

"Purple Frost Island."

"Duanlong Island."

"Feiyu Island."

"Quickly release the Petty Spirit Great Array."

Gu Bu Yan stared at the giant vortex created by the gathering Spiritual Energy above Feiyun Island, his expression shifting vividly, his voice surged, sweeping out in all directions.

"Yes!"

Three voices replied from different directions.

Right then, the chains that encircled Feiyun Island from within the three surrounding islands seemed to be lifted. The Spiritual Energy that was previously constrained to a hundred miles radius centered around Feiyun Island instantly expanded outward.

One hundred and twenty miles!

One hundred and forty miles!

One hundred and eighty miles!

Until finally, it began to wane at a two hundred miles radius.

"Hiss!"

Witnessing such might, Gai Yuntian couldn't help but gasp in cold air.

Even for advancing to Core Formation, this spectacle was frighteningly grand.

Gu Bu Yan remained silent.

He moved his feet, darting towards Feiyun Island.

Seeing this, Gai Yuntian intended to follow, but several streaks of tunneling light fell from a distance.

It was precisely Sect Leader Master Wu Jie, along with Supreme Elders Qian Lai and Shi Wan, as well as several Peak Masters and Hall Masters such as Nolan Xun and Zhuo Jun, who happened to be within the Xuanyuan Water Realm.

Qian Lai descended, seeing the commotion spanning two hundred miles, surprise surfaced on his face. He asked Gai Yuntian, "Junior Brother Gai, what happened on Feiyun Island?"

The other True Men also looked towards Gai Yuntian.

"It seems to be trouble caused by Lu Qingfeng."

"Let's go over and see for ourselves."

Gai Yuntian had no idea what was going on. Dropping a remark, he chased after Gu Bu Yan towards Feiyun Island.

"Lu Qingfeng?"

Qian Lai and the others were baffled, quickly following suit.

On Feiyun Island.

Gu Bu Yan was the first to land, standing in mid-air outside Feiyun Peak.

"I pay my respects to Ancestor Master."

The cultivators on the island, seeing him, all knelt to the ground, greeting him respectfully.

Gu Bu Yan waved his hand casually without a word. His eyes were firmly locked onto the cave dwelling in the mountain, feeling the mystical aura radiating from within, the surging convergence of the vast Spiritual Energy.

His eyes instantly shone brightly.

His face showed irrepressible joy—

"Core Formation!"

"Core Formation!"

"It's indeed Core Formation!"

He was momentarily incoherent. Even as a True Man, he could not stop trembling in excitement, his demeanor almost crazy.

"Core Formation?"

Gai Yuntian had just landed and heard Gu Bu Yan's mumbling.

His heart flipped.

He quickly looked towards the cave dwelling on Feiyun Peak. He could vaguely sense someone in the midst of cultivation within the dwelling. Without saying more, it must be Lu Qingfeng.

And the mysterious aura emanating from the cave dwelling—

"Sudden Enlightenment!"

"This is the scene of Sudden Enlightenment!"

Several people exclaimed in shock at the same time.

Sect Leader Master Wu Jie was also moved, staring fixedly at Feiyun Peak, exclaiming, "Years ago, Elder Brother Zhuang Bie sat in seclusion for nine years in the secret realm. One day he had a sudden enlightenment, comprehended the Heavenly Reach Palm, and, in one fell swoop, broke through to the Solid Pill Stage. Then the Spiritual Energy gathered for a hundred miles, showing many signs of wonder, which was the first scene of Sudden Enlightenment in our Xuanyuan Sect for thousands of years."

Inside and outside Feiyun Island.

Spiritual Energy gathered and collided, invisible to mortals, but visible to cultivators above the sky, as if dragons and tigers roamed. On the ground, there was even Spiritual Energy that settled and turned into Golden Lotuses.

An impressive sight of Earth Burst Golden Lotuses.

Extending over two hundred miles, it was truly marvelous and mysterious.