Chapter 1445: Illuminating Sun And Moon (II)

In the next moment, everything brightened as he found himself inside a pavilion.

Gray stone and white jade surrounded him, bathed in clear lamplight. Li Zhouwei lifted his head slightly, the sun and moon shining together reflected in his pupils. When he felt the dense spiritual qi rushing toward him, his heart trembled,

Such dense spiritual energy... and so perfectly balanced! This is... a world within the mirror!

Only then did Li Ximing's earlier meaningful expression come to mind. Joy surged within him, followed by a sudden realization,

No wonder he can fight battle after battle and still cultivate his divine ability so quickly... with a world like this at his disposal, how could he ever fall behind in cultivation?!

Li Zhouwei looked around, deeply satisfied, and quietly let out a breath of relief,

Many of the risky items at home... can all be moved here...

He looked upward. A small jade bottle sat on the desk, and at the center of the pavilion hung a painting of soaring white sparrows. He did not need to use his spiritual sense to discern that it was a cultivation method.

He stepped forward quickly. With a sweep of his golden gaze, he took the jade bottle into his hand. The jade bottle had a slightly long neck and a pristine white body. The moment Li Zhouwei held it, he saw layers of faint azure mist swirling inside, rising and falling. He froze for a moment,

A Purple Mansion Realm green talisman?

The talisman seed within his Shenyang Mansion stirred violently, like the morning sun breaking through clouds. Amid layers of Bright Yang divine ability, they rose and turned into a streak of white light.

The tightly sealed azure mist within the bottle seemed to respond to a call. Threads of it, wisp by wisp, leaped out, then surged forth like a bursting flood. It transformed into all kinds of phenomena and, guided by the white light at the center of his eyebrows, poured entirely into his Shenyang Mansion!

Li Zhouwei was both shocked and delighted. He immediately sat cross-legged. A cool clarity spread through his Shenyang Mansion, and the [Heaven-Venerating Gate] within him stirred as if drinking sweet nectar.

His cultivation surged!

The bright white heavenly gate within his Shenyang Mansion manifested at once. Lines of white patterns shone brilliantly, growing more intricate by the moment. The seventy-two ridges along its eaves lit up, stretching outward and extending further.

The azure radiance surged within his Shenyang Mansion, forming a powerful pull at its center. The brilliance of sun and moon at the heart of this world, mixed with spiritual energy, poured wildly into his body. Yet this spiritual energy remained perfectly balanced, not a trace more or less. No matter how much he absorbed, it did not diminish in the slightest, as if it were boundless and inexhaustible.

As the spiritual energy gathered rapidly, it fused with the azure radiance into divine ability mana and poured toward the heavenly gate. In less than a quarter of an hour, the [Heaven-Venerating Gate] had reached perfection!

The green talisman was the very essence of an entire Purple Mansion Realm, and refining his divine ability had not fully exhausted this talisman. However, the azure radiance within his Shenyang Mansion had not stopped. It continued to surge toward the divine ability in waves. But with the Heaven-Venerating Gate already complete, the energy had nowhere to go. It could only accumulate, drifting back and forth within the white light.

At that moment, the true form of the talisman seeds emerged from the base of the Shenyang Mansion. The azure radiance responded as if summoned, gathering below the dantian and condensing into a long, narrow green talisman. It appeared somewhat dim, floating gently as it settled above the [Heaven-Venerating Gate].

With a touch of his spiritual sense, Li Zhouwei knew that with a single thought, this talisman could transform back into azure radiance mana and continue raising his cultivation!

Once I cultivate the next divine ability, I can use this remaining azure radiance...

A flicker of joy passed through him, but he did not linger on it.

The center of Li Zhouwei's eyebrows shone like a star, radiating golden light. Like an old monk in meditation, his mind sank into darkness, then light emerged. Strokes of white and gold appeared, intertwining and shifting in constant transformation.

[Illuminating Sun and Moon]

This talisman could sweep away demonic obstacles, carry forward one's legacy in peace, and unleash the might of Bright Yang. It gathered and bound destiny, anchoring one's life within a single mansion. Each time one fought to the death, breaking through divine abilities and defeating demonic forces, one resonated with life itself. In harmony with the sun, moon, and heaven and earth, it could draw forth the mana of the Shenyang Mansion and grant an increment of Dao practice!

Dao practice? It can be increased... like this?!

This was completely different from Li Xizhi's [Rainbow Pierce Skyway]!

Li Xizhi's [Rainbow Pierce Skyway] relied on one’s noble status to gradually strengthen their techniques over time. While it aided the growth of Dao practice, it did not directly increase it...

Dao practice was an ancient and profound matter. It stemmed from one's understanding of divine abilities, Dao lineage, and inheritance. Those from major sect lineages or with longer cultivation often possessed deeper Dao practice and were correspondingly stronger in battle.

Dao practice was closely tied to the profundity of techniques, each reinforcing the other. Yet Dao practice often encountered bottlenecks. Learning techniques could improve it at first, but without acquiring increasingly refined arts and dedicating time to study, it would not continue to grow. Even so, any increase in Dao practice enhanced technique use, divine ability execution, and even cultivation speed.

This talisman meant that after a fierce battle and defeating a sufficiently powerful opponent, Li Zhouwei's Dao practice could improve more than what others might achieve in years of study. And its benefits were not limited to combat. Once accumulated to a certain level, whether it was the [Heaven-Venerating Gate] or the [Dry Yang Bangles], both would display entirely new brilliance in his hands. His understanding of generative force, the harmonization of Bright Yang, and the transformations of divine ability would deepen as well.

It would even greatly aid his attempt at Fruition Attainment and his breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm!

And anchoring one's life within a single mansion had even greater applications. Li Zhouwei carried destiny within him and was often regarded as possessing the bloodline of the Wei Emperor. His dharma body had always been superior. Since breaking through to the Purple Mansion Realm, he had gained a vague but profound realization...

Although he had not cultivated any Body Divine Abilities, the strength of his dharma body now far surpassed that of Li Ximing, who had also perfected the [Heaven-Venerating Gate]. The white blood within him could suppress malevolent forces. It was difficult for Devil Dao mana in particular to linger on him and was expelled more quickly. Yet just as more refined techniques are harder to cultivate, once his dharma body was damaged, it was far more difficult to repair than Li Ximing's.

This talisman qi, said to gather and bind destiny and anchor one's life within a single mansion, made his fate more stable and harder to damage, refine, or wear down. His divine ability mana was also now more concentrated within the Shenyang Mansion. This meant he relied less on his dharma body and could control it more freely. Through various transformations, he could disperse damage and even recover faster, partially offsetting this weakness.

At this rate... it feels less like the Purple Mansion and Golden Core path, and more like those Heavenborn Devil Dao paths of the north...

This was undoubtedly a major boost in combat. Although Li Zhouwei had not studied the Heavenborn Devil Dao, the [Armor Cycle Soul-Refining Halberd Art] in his possession bore some traces of that style.

Another aspect, carrying forward the legacy in peace and displaying the might of Bright Yang, pointed directly to the essence of ruler and subject, father and son, where cooperation and conflict coexisted. Much of its profundity was unrelated to combat or cultivation. At most, his own advancement might faintly benefit his descendants, though the effect was not significant, and there were few other details.

As for clearing demonic obstacles, that was the smallest effect of this register. It enhanced Bright Yang's ability to dispel evil. In terms of divine ability, it strengthened his dharma body's resistance to the Devil Dao. It was a decent boost, but it was almost negligible compared to the earlier effects.

As the talisman qi settled upon him, Li Zhouwei's features grew more imposing. Strands of golden light pulsed at the center of his eyebrows. His Shenyang Mansion felt cool and clear. After an unknown length of time, he slowly opened his eyes.

In an instant, the chamber seemed to glow. His golden pupils faded from white-gold to a deeper shade. The young man rested a hand at his waist and drew out a jade slip.

[Scripture of the Body Guarding Tiger Pass]!