15: The sacred mountain transmits its power, and the Daoist tea cleanses the heart!

The next day, the morning light first appeared.

A ray of golden light pierced through the fairy mist swirling around the Myriad Dao Divine Mountain, spilling onto the eaves of the Disciples' residences.

Su Linger woke up from her meditation and slowly opened her eyes.

A trace of ice-blue radiance swirled in her pupils before fading away.

She extended her fair palm, and a wisp of pure cold Qi swirled around her fingertips, condensing into a translucent snowflake.

Qi Refining, Second Layer.

After only one night of Cultivation, she had broken through two levels in succession.

"The Spiritual Qi here..." she whispered to herself, feeling the rich Spiritual Qi in the air that was almost thick enough to drip water.

In Beixuan City, this was simply unimaginable.

She pushed open the door, and the fresh air mixed with the fragrance of vegetation made her long-frozen heart feel a trace of warmth.

Not far away, another courtyard door opened with a creak.

Wang Duojin walked out with two large dark circles under his eyes, yet his face wore an expression of near-manic excitement.

"Second Senior Sister, morning!" Seeing Su Linger, he quickly greeted her.

The fluctuation of Spiritual Qi on his body revealed that he, too, had reached the Second Layer of Qi Refining.

"You... didn't sleep all night?" Su Linger looked at his appearance.

"Sleep?" Wang Duojin shook his head like a rattle-drum. "Sleeping in a place like this is simply a waste of heaven's treasures! It is a grave disrespect to Revered Master!"

He lowered his voice and leaned in mysteriously.

"Second Senior Sister, I've calculated it. Cultivating here for one day is worth a year outside! If this were converted into Spirit Stones... My god, we are earning a mountain of gold every day!"

Seeing his money-grubbing look, Su Linger couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.

As the two were talking, a silent figure walked out from a nearby courtyard.

Ye Chenfeng wore a green robe, his aura as calm as an abyss, and the Evil Qi left over from yesterday's battle had completely vanished.

"Senior Brother."

"Senior Brother."

Both of them bowed in salute.

Ye Chenfeng nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the two.

"Your aura is floating, your Foundation is unstable," he evaluated concisely.

Su Linger and Wang Duojin's faces flushed slightly.

"Revered Master told us to go to the Hall of Inheriting Skills at the Chen hour." Ye Chenfeng finished speaking and strode forward.

The two dared not delay and quickly followed.

... The Hall of Inheriting Skills.

The hall doors were open, and the interior was so vast that one could hear echoes.

The entire main hall was paved with unknown white jade that was as reflective as a mirror, and above the dome, specks of starlight swirled, resembling a miniature Universe.

Chu Xuanjin was already standing in the center of the hall with his hands behind his back.

"Disciples pay respects to Revered Master." The three bowed in salute.

"Hmm."

Chu Xuanjin's gaze fell upon Su Linger and Wang Duojin.

"Entering the Second Layer of Qi Refining in one night, the speed is acceptable."

He then looked at Ye Chenfeng.

"How is your state of mind?"

"Replying to Revered Master, after yesterday's battle, the obstacles in this Disciple's heart have been cleared, and my sword heart is clear." Ye Chenfeng answered respectfully.

"That is good."

Chu Xuanjin nodded and changed the subject.

"You three, one practices the Dao of the Sword, one practices Ice Arts, and one practices the Dao of Arrays; what you learn is different."

"Without a good place to practice your arts, it is ultimately just talk on paper."

Wang Duojin's eyes rolled, and he immediately stepped forward.

"Revered Master, do you mean you want to build special cultivation rooms for us? I understand this! My Wang family used to have them, but even the top-tier ones were just built with Qinggang Stone walls and inscribed with a few Spirit Gathering Arrays, costing over ten thousand Spirit Stones..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Xuanjin raised his hand.

"Quiet."

Wang Duojin immediately shut his mouth.

Chu Xuanjin looked at the vast jade floor in front of him and spoke slowly.

"The Myriad Dao Divine Sect does not need such mundane things."

As he said this, he took a step forward.

Boom!

The entire Hall of Inheriting Skills, and even the entire Myriad Dao Divine Mountain, trembled violently with this step of his.

The white jade floor in the center of the hall split open silently.

Thousands of divine rays of light erupted from the cracks, shooting straight to the dome.

Those divine rays intertwined and gathered in mid-air, finally transforming into a huge jade wall that was a hundred zhang high and about fifty zhang wide!

The jade wall was crystal clear, its surface as smooth as a mirror, yet it seemed to contain a world of Chaos.

An indescribable, vast, and ancient aura permeated from the jade wall.

"This... this is..."

Wang Duojin's jaw almost hit the floor; he pointed at the jade wall that had appeared out of thin air, stuttering and unable to speak.

Su Linger also covered her mouth with her small hand, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

Ye Chenfeng's pupils contracted sharply; from this jade wall, he felt a terrifying dao rhyme that far exceeded his cognition.

"This is the dao conveying jade wall."

Chu Xuanjin's voice pulled the three's Divine Souls back from their shock.

"Your Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities can all be imprinted within it."

"Inside the jade wall, it forms its own space, capable of evolving all things and simulating all enemies."

"You can battle yourselves within it, fight against Yao Beasts, or deduce Cultivation Techniques and gain Epiphany on the Dao."

He looked at the three.

"If you die inside, your Divine Soul will suffer minor injuries, and half a day of quiet rest will suffice."

"But every Epiphany, every experience between life and death, will turn into your true Foundation."

Wang Duojin listened until his mouth was dry, and he asked subconsciously.

"Mas... Revered Master, this... such a treasure, how... how much does it cost?"

Chu Xuanjin glanced at him.

"Within my Myriad Dao Divine Sect, we do not talk about money, only contribution."

"In the future, when you perform meritorious service for the Sect, you can obtain contribution points, which can be used to exchange for any resources within the Sect."

He did not explain further but flipped his palm.

Three tea leaves, emerald green in color and appearing as if carved from jasper, appeared in his palm.

"These are leaves from the ancient enlightenment tea tree."

He flicked the tea leaves toward the three of them.

"You are just entering the path of immortality, and your Divine Souls are unstable. Brew water with these tea leaves to calm your mind, cleanse your Divine Soul, and help you better resonate with the dao conveying jade wall."

The three hurriedly caught the tea leaves.

The tea leaves felt warm and smooth in their hands, and a strange fragrance that cleared the mind and focused the spirit entered their noses, instantly calming their troubled minds.

Wang Duojin's eyes shone even brighter; he could feel that the value contained in this small tea leaf was probably more than all the silver he had earned from fortune-telling put together!

【Ding! Host gifted Disciple three 'Century-old Enlightenment Tea Leaves'...】

【Performing critical return...】

【...Triggered ten thousand times critical return!】

The System's prompt sounded in Chu Xuanjin's mind.

【Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Divine Grade Spiritual Root 'Ten Thousand Year ancient enlightenment tea tree' (Mother Plant)!】

【Ten Thousand Year ancient enlightenment tea tree (Mother Plant): Rooted in Chaos, its leaves can help people achieve Epiphany on the Origin of the Dao, and its branches can be refined into supreme Dao weapons. It can be integrated into the Sect's core to enhance the entire Sect's affinity with the Dao.】

Chu Xuanjin's heart stirred.

Good stuff!

The sapling he had was just transformed from a branch of this mother plant.

With this mother plant, the Foundation of the Myriad Dao Divine Sect could truly be considered solid.

He remained calm on the surface, watching his three Disciples who were marveling at the tea leaves.

"Go."

He waved his hand.

"Imprint your Cultivation Techniques within it, and then, enter."

"Let Revered Master see where your limits lie."

Ye Chenfeng was the first to step forward; he extended his hand and gently pressed it onto the dao conveying jade wall.

Hum—

The jade wall shone brightly, and Ye Chenfeng's figure instantly disappeared from where he stood.

Su Linger and Wang Duojin looked at each other, and following Ye Chenfeng's example, they also pressed their hands onto it.

As the light flashed, their figures also disappeared.

The Hall of Inheriting Skills returned to silence once again.

Chu Xuanjin walked to the front of the jade wall.

On the huge jade wall, light and shadow swirled, and three independent areas gradually emerged.

In the area on the left, it was chaotic.

Ye Chenfeng's figure appeared, and in front of him, a chaotic Sword Qi phantom exactly like him slowly condensed.

In the middle area, it was a world of ice and snow.

Su Linger was placed within it, and her opponent was a huge Yao Beast wolf composed of ice.

In the area on the right, it was a starry sky.

Wang Duojin stood under the starry sky with a blank face; before he could react, the stars beneath his feet began to move, transforming into an overwhelming killing formation that crushed toward him.

Chu Xuanjin looked at the scene on the jade wall, the corners of his mouth curling into an arc.

"Now, it is time to plant the tree."

His figure flickered, and he disappeared from the Hall of Inheriting Skills.