106: Enlightened Tea Tree, the Breath of Heaven!

"Master, this stone slab was brought back by the Ancestral Master Ice Emperor in her later years. It is said to have been obtained from an ancient ruin, but after tens of thousands of years of contemplation by successive Palace Masters, they could not decipher it, so it has been left here."

Fairy Lengyue hurriedly introduced.

Lu Yuan nodded slightly, a plan forming in his mind.

This item was useless to him, as his Taiyin Law had already reached Perfection, but for Fairy Lengyue, who practiced the Taiyin Cultivation Technique, it was an invaluable treasure.

"Leng Yue."

Lu Yuan picked up the stone slab. Instead of putting it away, he turned and tossed it casually to Fairy Lengyue.

"Mas... Master?"

Fairy Lengyue caught the stone slab in a fluster, looking bewildered: "This is?"

"This is a fragment of the Taiyin Dao Stele."

Lu Yuan said calmly: "It contains a trace of the original true explanation of the Taiyin Dao, but it has been sealed by the passage of time. The reason you could not discern it is that your Realm is insufficient, and you did not use the correct method."

"Drip a drop of your Essence Blood onto it, then combine it with the reverse circulation of the Leng Yue Heart Scripture of Guanghan Palace for three cycles, and you will see the truth for yourself."

Upon hearing this, Fairy Lengyue's delicate body trembled violently.

Not daring to hesitate in the slightest, she immediately bit her fingertip, forced out a drop of Essence Blood, dripped it onto the stone slab, and then followed Lu Yuan's instructions, circulating her Cultivation Technique in reverse.

Hum!

The next moment.

That originally ordinary cyan stone slab suddenly erupted with a clear, cold moonlight.

Those blurred patterns seemed to come alive, transforming into ancient characters that burrowed into Fairy Lengyue's forehead.

Boom!

Fairy Lengyue felt a roar in her mind, and countless insights regarding the Taiyin Law flooded in like a tidal wave.

The cultivation Bottleneck that had plagued her for hundreds of years showed signs of loosening at this very moment!

"This... is this the Taiyin True Explanation?!"

"I... I have attained enlightenment!"

Fairy Lengyue was moved to tears, her whole body trembling.

This stone slab had been gathering dust in the treasure vault, and she had treated it as waste stone countless times. She never expected it to be a supreme Dao Stele capable of helping her break through the Bottleneck of the Body Integration Stage!

And the Master had actually bestowed such a precious treasure upon her so casually?

"Thank you, Master, for the treasure! Thank you, Master, for your benevolence!"

"Leng Yue is willing to go through fire and water for the Master, and would not refuse even death!"

Fairy Lengyue knelt on the ground with a thud, kowtowing heavily to Lu Yuan three times until her forehead was red, the gratitude and loyalty in her eyes practically overflowing.

At this moment, her worship of Lu Yuan reached its peak.

Not only was his strength heaven-defying and his discernment unparalleled, but more importantly... he was generous!

Following such a Master, why worry about not achieving the Dao?

Lu Yuan looked at Fairy Lengyue, who was still kneeling and weeping with gratitude, his expression calm.

This was the way of managing subordinates.

Give them a stick, then a carrot.

This Taiyin Dao Stele fragment was nothing more than a useless chicken rib to him, but it was perfect for winning over hearts.

"Get up."

Lu Yuan waved his hand: "As long as you serve loyally, there will be no shortage of benefits for you in the future."

"Yes! This servant will certainly do her utmost!" Fairy Lengyue stood up respectfully, standing behind Lu Yuan like the most loyal maid.

After doing all this, Lu Yuan did not leave.

His gaze passed through layers of shelves and finally landed in the deepest part of the treasure vault.

There, there was a solitary stone platform.

On the stone platform lay a charred, withered tree branch that looked as if it had been struck by lightning and fire.

This dead wood was only as thick as an arm, devoid of any vitality, and didn't even have a trace of Spiritual Qi; it was like the kind of dead firewood that one would think wouldn't even burn brightly enough if thrown into a fire.

But the moment Lu Yuan's Golden Eyes of Truth saw this piece of dead wood, he sensed an extremely obscure yet immensely grand Dao aura.

That kind of Dao aura transcended the Law and seemed to be the carrier of the Heaven and Earth Dao.

However, this Dao aura was tightly locked by a layer of Death Qi; even with his Golden Eyes of Truth, he could only see a rough outline and could not fully penetrate its true Origins.

"Interesting."

Lu Yuan walked forward and reached out to touch the charred dead wood.

It felt cold to the touch, yet carried a trace of warmth—extremely contradictory.

"Master, this piece of dead wood was also left behind by the Ancestral Master back then."

Fairy Lengyue saw this and hurriedly explained: "It is said to be a branch of some ancient divine tree, but successive Alchemists in the palace have tried countless types of spiritual liquids to water it, and even used various secret techniques to stimulate growth, all to no avail. In the end, everyone unanimously concluded that this was just a piece of completely dead, rotten wood."

"Completely dead?"

Lu Yuan's lips curled slightly: "Not necessarily."

His mind sank into his Sea of Consciousness.

"System."

Lu Yuan silently thought in his heart: "Identify the true Origin of the dead wood before me, and the method to revive it."

[Targeted information acquisition level set to: Purple.]

[Requires consumption of Destiny Points: 1000 points.]

[Confirm?]

"Confirm."

As Lu Yuan's thought moved, one thousand Destiny Points instantly disappeared.

The next moment, a brand new purple intelligence report, carrying a faint purple-gold glow, appeared before his eyes.

[Purple Intelligence: On the stone platform in the deepest part of the Guanghan Palace treasure vault, that lightning-struck dead wood, which has been judged by successive Ancestral Masters as having no vitality, is actually a seedling of the Enlightenment Tea Tree, one of the top ten Innate Spiritual Roots of Heaven and Earth, currently in a deep state of Nirvana-like suspended animation. This divine object has self-concealed its spiritual nature, with ninety-nine percent of its vitality cut off. Every leaf carries the Dao Law and can help a Cultivator increase their Comprehension Ability a hundredfold; it is a supreme aid on the path to the True Immortal Realm. Ordinary spiritual liquids cannot revive it; only by using the legendary Earth-element supreme treasure, Nine Heavens Breath Soil, to plant it can its self-Seal be broken and its vitality be gathered again. In the deepest part of the Demon Abyss, the Forbidden Ground of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the head of the Six Demonic Sects, there is a portion of Breathing Soil that can also restore part of the Enlightenment Tea Tree's vitality. This item was obtained by the Son of Destiny, Gu Changge, from the Immortal Burial Ridge based on incomplete memories of his past life, and is used to suppress the Demon Abyss's earth vein. Gu Changge plans to take out the Breathing Soil after the upcoming Demonic Path Assembly to Cultivate the Blood Demon Vine, thereby devouring the Essence Blood of all living beings to nourish himself. If the Host can intercept this soil, not only can you revive the divine tree, but you can also cause the Heavenly Demon Sect's earth vein to lose balance, completely severing Gu Changge's hope of a comeback.]

"Enlightenment Tea Tree! Nine Heavens Breath Soil!"

Seeing these heart-accelerating words in the intelligence report, even with Lu Yuan's Heart-Nature, his breathing could not help but slightly hitch.

This was a legendary Innate Spiritual Root!

If it could be revived, even if it were just a seedling, the boost to a Sect's foundation would be immeasurable.

Just imagine, if an Enlightenment Tea Tree were planted within the Azure Cloud Sect, and future Disciples cultivated under the tree, everyone would become like a Dragon; the scene would be simply unimaginable.

Furthermore, the key to its revival was actually in the Heavenly Demon Sect!

The Breathing Soil of the Heavenly Demon Sect, although slightly inferior, could still bring the Enlightenment Tea Tree back to life. Moreover, if he plundered Gu Changge's Opportunity and triggered a critical hit, it was even possible to receive the legendary Nine Heavens Breath Soil in return.

"Gu Changge, it seems you and I are truly fated."

Lu Yuan slowly withdrew his hand and solemnly stored the charred dead wood into the System space.