Ch 664: Baoding Cave Heaven
The Cave Chamber was empty and silent.
Li Hanzhou sat cross-legged, motionless, as if he had turned into a stone sculpture.
However, the runes on the pillars erupted with unprecedented radiance, as if they had been silently given life, all surging from the pillars and finally diving into Li Hanzhou’s brow.
The runes flickered and floated above the Sea of Consciousness, like an extremely brilliant and vast Star River.
The Star River appeared in front of the Divine Soul Nascent Soul in the Sea of Consciousness, rotating around the Divine Soul Nascent Soul. Faintly, it seemed that soul-stirring celestial sounds arose, then directly poured into the body of the Divine Soul Nascent Soul.
Hum!
The Nascent Soul miniature instantly emitted a golden light, its aura suddenly growing several times stronger. Just sitting there, it gave a feeling of something profoundly mysterious and immensely vast.
“《Soul Returning Art》 successfully cultivated to the First Heavenly Layer.”
Li Hanzhou opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and carefully felt the changes in himself.
He relied on the Northern Emperor Art to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Stage, thus giving birth to a Divine Soul-transformed Nascent Soul miniature, something beyond the reach of other cultivators at the same realm.
This is like the Divine Souls of others being a chaotic land yet to be developed, while his Divine Soul is already fully developed. His original Divine Soul Power was at the Divine Transformation Stage, capable of competing with Divine Transformation Stage Cultivators. But after condensing into a Divine Soul Nascent Soul, ordinary Divine Transformation Stage Cultivators are no longer his opponents.
“The Soul Returning Art cultivation method is quite different from the Northern Emperor Art I cultivate. The Soul Returning Art, after cultivation, specifically enhances Divine Soul Power, while the Northern Emperor Art is equivalent to the core of my realm improvement; it is indispensable.”
“But the Northern Emperor Art’s effect is truly powerful. Just by cultivating to the First Heavenly Layer, my Divine Soul Power has increased several times, like the gap between a small lake and a river. Even facing a Divine Transformation Peak Strong Person, I might be able to firmly suppress them.”
“This is merely the effect of cultivating to the First Heavenly Layer. If I can cultivate to the Second Heavenly Layer, Third Heavenly Layer… and later realms, the improvement to my Divine Soul Power will not be as simple as one plus one equals two; it should increase geometrically.”
“And I can feel that the Northern Emperor Art I cultivate seems to be very compatible with the Soul Returning Art cultivation method. Both involve the Divine Soul level; with the Northern Emperor Art’s support at the Divine Soul level, cultivation becomes increasingly effortless…”
Li Hanzhou inwardly observed himself, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curving upward.
That’s why, when he first saw the runes on the pillars, he didn’t collapse like Others.
In Li Hanzhou’s heart, the value of the Soul Returning Art is completely comparable to all the magical treasures on the ground.
“Hm?”
As Li Hanzhou stood up, he found that everything before him suddenly twisted and turned upside down.
Hum!
It was as if this Cave Dwelling had undergone some unpredictable change. When Li Hanzhou’s vision slowly stabilized…
The Cave Chamber he was in seemed to have been renovated, no longer so messy, but completely renewed.
“What is this?”
A trace of surprise flashed across Li Hanzhou’s eyes.
This Cave Dwelling now gave him a very magical feeling, as if he had suddenly arrived in another Heaven and Earth, completely different from before.
Li Hanzhou didn’t know why this happened, but he vaguely felt it might be related to the 《Soul Returning Art》 he was cultivating.
After the Cave Dwelling changed, it gave an extremely profound feeling, but he didn’t detect any danger.
“You actually cultivated the 《Soul Returning Art》 to the First Heavenly Layer in only three days!”
At this time, a voice like a child’s, full of amazement, rang out.
“Who?”
Li Hanzhou subconsciously looked towards the source of the voice, and saw that the Alchemy Furnace that should have been embedded in the Secret Chamber door was now in front of him.
The voice came from the Alchemy Furnace.
Now the Alchemy Furnace no longer looked so dilapidated; the furnace body, seemingly cast from Green Jade, emitted a gentle radiance.
“You’re very good, two days earlier than the five days my Master initially stipulated.”
The voice came again, and a Green Qi emerged from the Alchemy Furnace, finally transforming into a Green Jade miniature.
The Green Jade miniature looked like a child, with very tender cheeks and a crisp voice.
But now it had a stern face, standing with hands behind its back, acting very mature.
“What does this mean?”
Li Hanzhou said frankly.
This Green Jade miniature suddenly appearing almost startled him, and the other party should be a spirit born from the Alchemy Furnace.
Li Hanzhou didn’t sense any malice from this spirit.
It’s just that what the spirit said left him somewhat puzzled.
Two days earlier than the stipulated time should be referring to his cultivation of the Soul Returning Art.
But what is the intention behind this?
And my Master, could it be referring to True Person Baoding?
Seemingly seeing what Li Hanzhou was thinking, the Green Jade spirit calmly opened its mouth to explain.
“I am Green Jade, my true form is the Alchemy Furnace you see, personally enlightened by my Master, True Person Baoding.”
“When my Master left, he instructed me to do one thing. He didn’t want his lifelong Inheritance to disappear like that, so he left me in his Cave Dwelling to wait for a destined person. The so-called destined person is one who can comprehend the profound mysteries of the runes on the pillars and grasp the Soul Returning Art cultivation method. But this is only the beginning; only those who can comprehend the First Heavenly Layer within five days can obtain my Master’s Inheritance.”
“So that’s how it is.”
Li Hanzhou didn’t expect this Cave Dwelling to actually contain True Person Baoding’s Inheritance.
The Soul Returning Art cultivation method alone had already given him a great surprise.
Now there’s actually an Inheritance to obtain; it’s truly unexpected.
“Is the Inheritance you’re talking about the magical treasures left here?”
Li Hanzhou didn’t think too much, directly asking the Green Jade miniature.
“No.”
Green Jade shook its head very decisively, and gave a derisive laugh.
“My Master’s Inheritance is not so shabby. Except for the Heaven Measuring Ruler in your hand, all the magical treasures here are merely casually refined by my Master; simply put, they’re worthless junk.”
Hearing this, Li Hanzhou only had one feeling: True Person Baoding is truly extravagant.
To him, the value of these magical treasures was already enormous.
After all, even Young Master Xuan Shuang, from the Moon Howling Sect, coveted these magical treasures. Moreover, this quantity of magical treasures, all of which are extremely rare high-grade items, is probably only something the top powers of the Boundless Continent can possess.
Yet Green Jade called them a pile of scrap metal.
People outside would probably say, “Why not eat meat?”
“If even these magical treasures aren’t valuable, then what in the Cave Dwelling is valuable?”
Li Hanzhou asked.
Walking through this Cave Dwelling, the most valuable things he saw, besides these magical treasures, were nothing else. He couldn’t imagine anything more precious than these magical treasures.
“Your vision is still too narrow. Can your Pattern be expanded a bit more? Later, if you let others know you are my Master’s inheritor, I’ll be ashamed for you.”
Green Jade sighed helplessly upon hearing this, and then continued: “Don’t be confined to what you see before you. Do you know where you are standing now?”
“You mean…this Cave Dwelling?”
Li Hanzhou never expected that one day he would be told he had a narrow vision by a spirit.
But he immediately understood the meaning behind the other party’s words.
But he looked up at the surroundings, somewhat puzzled. Besides living in it, what else can this place be used for?
The Green Jade miniature saw what Li Hanzhou was thinking at a glance, and calmly explained: “This Cave Dwelling is not as simple as you think. On the contrary, this is my Master’s most satisfactory work.”
“The value of this Cave Dwelling far surpasses magical treasures. Even if all the magical treasures here are added together, compared to the Cave Dwelling, they are only a drop in the ocean, because this is something called an Imperial Treasure.”
“Imperial Treasure?”
This was the first time Li Hanzhou had encountered this term.
“That’s right. An Imperial Treasure is a Magic Treasure countless times more powerful than a magical treasure, something exceptionally rare.”
“And this Cave Dwelling is called Baoding Cave Heaven. It is indestructible, expandable and contractible, able to be tens of thousands of feet wide or as small as a grain of sand… Its Power is boundless. In addition, my Master left many Inheritance Treasures within.”
The Green Jade miniature continued: “However, your Divine Soul Power cannot open it yet. You only need to cultivate the Soul Returning Art to the Third Heavenly Layer.”
“I see.”
Li Hanzhou suddenly understood, then looked at the Cave Dwelling with great interest.
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