182: Chapter 182 [Rooftop Soil] [Ten Thousand Trees Sky Dome], Precision Control Magic Artifact

This time, cultivating and verifying the Dao Foundation no longer required the complex rituals of before; Zifu True Person could now wave his hand to capture and refine the corresponding imagery.

Furthermore, the imagery on the [Guitian Array Domain Tower] regarding "pavilion roof ridges, receiving light and absorbing Qi, exquisite and elegant" was even richer, so the Incarnation took down a roof tile fired from spiritual soil from the [Guitian Array Domain Tower] and refined it back into a handful of spiritual soil.

At the same time, the power of his Yin Spirit spread out to cover the entire rooftop, and countless images gathered upon this spiritual soil.

Subsequently, he tossed out four strands of Earth-element Wondrous Qi to fuse and refine with it; this understated action left the three disciples observing from the side dumbfounded.

Chen Tianping felt some envy and yearning.

"Master, you just started refining and verifying the [Earth on the Roof] Dao Foundation so simply without any setup, then what does it count for that we painstakingly collect imagery at fixed times and locations every day, carefully preserving it?"

Lu Tianxin said irritably at this moment.

"It counts as you being wishful, what does it count for? The great power of Zifu True Person is not something we can imagine.

Cultivating and verifying this Dao Foundation is naturally not as complex as it was for us. Junior Brother, you should take a good look and see if you have any insights? Senior Sister has already mentally verified the fourth divine ability.

I am already preparing for the next Dao Foundation. Don't drag it out for hundreds of years and still be at this realm by then; that would really be a disgrace to Master."

Chen Tianping was somewhat shocked to hear these words.

"Senior Sister, only until I met Master and you did I truly understand the difference between peerless prodigies and geniuses. We are still slowly exploring our first Dao Foundation, while you are already planning your second."

"Sigh."

Ye Tianli, who was quietly sensing the [Earth on the Roof] imagery on the side, had a somewhat dim gaze.

She and Chen Tianping were both geniuses in their respective fields—one a King of Soldiers, the other an academician—but only when encountering figures like Master and Senior Sister did they pale in comparison.

However, Ye Tianli herself had great talent in in-depth research and was extremely specialized in spells; she was also the strongest among them in the utilization and development of minor divine abilities, so it was not as if she had no chance to catch up.

She immediately regained her confidence and strove to sense this Earth-element imagery.

In a short while, the [Earth on the Roof] Dao Foundation had been successfully refined.

Its imagery of "pavilion roof ridges, receiving light and absorbing Qi, exquisite and elegant" flowed across the entire peak of Tianhe Peak, without the scene from before that covered the Dao field and suppressed everything.

Wang An took this Dao Foundation into his Purple Mansion to participate in the cyclical evolution of the three Dao mechanisms of Water, Wood, and Fire; the pattern of "Heavenly light shines on Earth, forest covers the high platform, water moistens the roof ridges" formed immediately, and after Fire generated Earth, it evolved the phenomenon of Earth generating Metal.

It was extremely compatible with the Metal-element Dao Foundation, [Sword Edge Gold].

"The Sword Edge Gold of Renshen and Guiyou is the rightful position of Shen and You Metal, concurrently reaching the peak of Official and Emperor prosperity; the Metal Qi is extremely flourishing, hard and sharp like a sword edge, hence it is called Sword Edge Gold."

"Metal resides in the West, the position of solemn killing. It can withstand the smelting of [Heavenly Fire], obtain the quenching of [Heavenly River Water], borrow [Great Forest Wood] to form tools, and rely on [Earth on the Roof] to hide its edge; it does not go against the pattern, does not clash with the original Qi, and presides over concluding the game, severing disasters, isolating cursed souls, and stabilizing destiny; it is the Metal of the Five Virtues that stabilizes the Dao at the end."

Among them, the Guiyou Yin Metal possesses the qualities of decisive slaughter and suppressing evil to break delusions, with the imagery of "cold blade hidden in the sheath, stars falling with frosty edges."

After the [Sword Edge Gold] Dao Foundation was determined, it formed an atmosphere of layer-by-layer upgrading from "Lofty → Growth → Brightness → Bearing → Settling the Tripod," which was more in line with the pattern of a Dao Ancestor like Wang An.

With [Earth on the Roof] entering the Purple Mansion, because the Dao Foundation refined this time was completely consistent with his own understanding of the Earth element, it directly manifested five minor divine abilities.

[Treasure Gathering Wealth]

Anything that conceptually has the attributes of currency or property can allow his own to increase by 1% out of thin air every year.

If he now had 1,000 Tier 2 low-grade Dharma Source Crystals, then they would increase by 10 crystals out of thin air every year, which was much easier than painstakingly refining Dharma Source Crystals himself.

[Protecting Brightness]

It can strengthen the intensity of the [Heavenly Fire] Dao Foundation divine ability and protect it from being countered. This was the feedback from the "Heavenly light shines on Earth" pattern.

[Isolating Heavenly Curtain]

Earth on the Roof is also Earth in the Heavens, having the imagery of "Heavenly palaces, pavilions in the clouds," which to others is like looking at a palace—unable to see clearly. It is a protective divine ability that hides one's true information and cultivation, and even isolates Heavenly Secrets and destiny calculations.

[Ascending the High Platform]

There is a line of poetry: "At dusk I ascend the high platform, longing and gazing for a thousand miles." Ascending the high platform and gazing into the "thousand miles," this minor divine ability has the ability to expand one's own field of vision and strengthen perception; even if there are obstacles, ascending to a high place allows for an unobstructed view.

[Eaves and Roof Covering]

Pavilions and palaces generally do not fear wind and rain, or violent storms. This divine ability can isolate most natural-type spells, allowing one to stand within it without fear of attacks.

But it was not over yet; the minor divine ability law runes of the subsequent second Dao Foundation, [Great Forest Wood], began to transform into Purple Mansion divine abilities under the nourishment of the Earth-element power. Seeing this, Wang An did not stay here much longer.

"You few, sense carefully here. Your Master will go into seclusion for a period of time before discussing anything else."

Wang An did not expect that this seclusion would last for a whole year. If it weren't for the Incarnation in the Blessed Land maintaining the refining of the Star Beast corpses, occasionally coming out to meet other transcendent beings, and presiding over the [Supreme Council of Blue Star Human Civilization] regarding matters such as universal welfare, universal cultivation, and the commencement of the Transcendent Interstellar City, others would have thought something had happened.

However, this seclusion was worth it. One could see a forest canopy gathering the vital energy of countless people hanging above Wang An's head, and in the very center, a towering giant tree stood, unique and unparalleled.

[Ten Thousand Wood Firmament]

"Ten Thousand Wood, who are the Ten Thousand Wood? The many vital energy seeds are the Ten Thousand Wood; the ordinary masses who have not reached the transcendent level are the small grass in the forest.

What is the Firmament? What I support is the Firmament. It can not only protect all living things under the giant wood but also allow them to spontaneously offer their vital energy; what is spoken is the Great Trend, and where it points is the Great Trend, unchangeable and unstoppable."

This was a top-tier vital energy divine ability that condensed life, fortune, technique, spirit, and trend.

Once this Purple Mansion Divine Ability appeared, the small portion of vital energy lost due to the large population loss was gathered again, sourced continuously because of the deeper mutual binding of the vital energy divine ability.

Wang An opened his eyes and sensed that in the entire Blue Star, besides his own vital energy firmament which was the largest, there were three smaller clusters of vital energy, with a golden scepter, a small bronze tower, and silver armor manifesting within them.

"Are these symbols of vital energy?"

And he himself was a giant tree floating in the nether, as if he could see it, but he could not remember exactly what it looked like.

At this moment, Wang An was about to return to the Blessed Land to take over the work of the Incarnation, thinking of inviting several other mid-tier existences to help him build a warship.

But he didn't expect that at this moment, suddenly, a surge of vital energy churned in the cyan vital energy firmament above his head, and the vital energy representing Ye Tianli suddenly shot up a notch, no longer much different from Lu Tianxin's.