92: Mutation of Hidden Mist Grass

Qi Refining Cultivators possess the ability of internal vision, but their perception is extremely vague.

At this moment, however, Lin Yan could clearly perceive his own Sea of Consciousness!

It was a void space deep within his mind; originally pitch-black, but under the influence of the zhenyang spirit tea, a faint glimmer seemed to emerge.

"Is this the Sea of Consciousness..." Lin Yan carefully guided his attention into the Sea of Consciousness, attempting to condense the "Power of MingShen" according to the method described in the Jade Slip.

Slowly, that glimmer of light in the Sea of Consciousness began to condense; although extremely faint, it did indeed exist.

Lin Yan held his breath, concentrating all his attention on maintaining this sliver of light.

"I... I think I've found the way!" Lin Yan felt a surge of joy, but immediately became cautious again.

This sliver of light was too weak; the slightest carelessness would cause it to extinguish.

He maintained his meditative state, carefully guiding that faint glimmer to slowly rotate within his Sea of Consciousness.

According to the description in the Jade Slip, this was the embryonic form of Divine Sense, the initial state of the Light of MingShen.

One hour, two hours...

Lin Yan forgot the passage of time, devoting himself entirely to this subtle Cultivation.

Although the Light of MingShen was faint, it was indeed growing slowly, gradually expanding from the size of a needle tip to the size of a grain of rice.

At dusk, Lin Yan finally emerged from his meditation and let out a long sigh of relief.

Although it was only an extremely small improvement, he truly felt the real existence of that Light of MingShen in his Sea of Consciousness.

"Finally, I've made it through the door..." Lin Yan collapsed onto his bed, exhausted, but a satisfied smile hung on his face.

Compared to having no clue during the day, he had at least now reached the threshold of Cultivating Divine Sense.

With the help of the zhenyang spirit tea, he saw hope for success.

The only problem was that he had too little tea left, enough to help him Cultivate only a dozen or so times.

"Take it slow." Lin Yan muttered to himself, "Since I've already made it through the door, one day I will be able to fully master this secret technique."

A few days later, Lin Yan successfully Cultivated the MingShen Secret to the introductory Realm.

The chill of winter had not yet passed, and spring was quietly approaching.

On this day, Lin Yan discovered that the Hidden Mist Grass beside the spirit field, which he hadn't paid much attention to, had a mutation progress approaching 100%.

【spirit plant Name: Hidden Mist Grass】

【growth progress: 597 / 1000】

【mutation progress: 98%】

【Growth Status: Absorbing spirit fertilizer, experience + 1】

This Hidden Mist Grass had begun its mutation at the end of last year; Lin Yan hadn't deliberately nurtured it, only applied more spirit fertilizer.

The silver-gray Hidden Mist Grass had leaves as light and elegant as mist, occasionally exhaling wisps of thin fog.

"I wonder what kind of spirit plant it will mutate into." Lin Yan squatted down, feeling some anticipation.

The feedback from a Second-Order Spiritual Plant mutation was not to be missed.

Lin Yan quickly formed seals with his hands and circulated the Azure Emperor Longevity Art.

He condensed his spiritual power into his palms and then carefully covered the Hidden Mist Grass.

Soon, a cycle formed between the two, and they entered a state of resonance.

The catalytic effect of the Azure Emperor Longevity Art was exceptionally obvious.

Soon, the Hidden Mist Grass began to tremble violently.

The originally silver-gray leaves gradually turned a deep, dark blue, and the mist at the edges of the leaves condensed into tiny vortices that spun incessantly.

Even more astonishingly, the root system of the Hidden Mist Grass began to expand outwards, spreading to a radius of three feet in just a short moment, staining the entire patch of soil with a mysterious blue color.

Lin Yan concentrated fully on maintaining the flow of his spiritual power.

Suddenly, a blue ball of light swelled in the center of the Hidden Mist Grass, and complex patterns appeared on its surface, resembling some kind of ancient runes.

The ball of light grew larger and larger, until finally, with a soft "pop," it erupted into a burst of light blue mist.

The mist spread outwards as if it had a life of its own, then quickly condensed, forming a brand-new spirit plant.

The original Hidden Mist Grass had completely transformed; its leaves now presented a dreamy blue-purple color, with a misty, illusory halo flowing across their surface.

At the same time, a massive stream of information flooded into his mind.

Countless blurry images suddenly appeared before Lin Yan's eyes.

A forest filled with thick fog, figures hidden within the mist, and some kind of ancient and mysterious power wandering through the fog...

"My Wood Spirit Concealment Technique!"

Lin Yan suddenly realized that the concealment technique he had been Cultivating had actually broken through at this very moment.

The feedback information deepened his understanding of the Dao of concealment significantly.

The once obscure and difficult-to-understand incantations of the concealment technique now became clear in his mind; every word seemed to contain the Dao of concealment.

He subconsciously cast the Wood Spirit Concealment Technique, and immediately felt the surrounding spiritual power fluctuations completely subside; even his breathing became barely audible.

"Minor Achievement Realm!" Lin Yan felt a surge of joy, immediately understanding that his concealment technique had broken through to the Minor Achievement Realm.

Upon reaching this Realm, even Nascent Soul Cultivators would find it very difficult to detect the embryonic form of his Sword Intent.

At the same time, the Azure Emperor Longevity Art within his body also resonated.

The Azure Emperor Longevity Art was all-encompassing and could be called the source of the Spirit Plant Master lineage.

Almost any spirit plant mutation could provide a boost to the Azure Emperor Longevity Art.

This was a major advantage of Lin Yan Cultivating this Cultivation Technique.

The formulas of the Azure Emperor Longevity Art flashed rapidly through his Sea of Consciousness.

The once obscure and difficult-to-understand text of the Cultivation Technique suddenly became clear in his mind, especially the Profound Truths regarding wood-attribute spiritual power and the growth of all things, which now became clear and easy to understand.

With a thought, Lin Yan immediately understood that he had broken through to the second layer of the Azure Emperor Longevity Art!

His spiritual power became more refined, and his vitality became stronger.

This was a major characteristic of the Azure Emperor Longevity Art; the practitioner's vitality was exceptionally vigorous.

If Cultivated to Perfection, even a low-level Cultivator could achieve Rebirth from a drop of blood.

The second layer of the Cultivation Technique doubled the efficiency of its catalytic effect, far surpassing the Azure Wood Technique at Perfection.

In addition, there were some profound methods for guiding the evolution of spirit plants, but the effect was very weak, better than nothing.

【spirit plant Name: Shadow Grass】

【growth progress: 764 / 10000】

【spirit plant Characteristic: Can generate illusions】

【Growth Status: None】

This Hidden Mist Grass had mutated into the more Advanced Shadow Grass.

The concealment effect of the Azure Spirit Concealment Array also changed accordingly.

Previously, it only hid the scene within the spirit field like a mosaic.

Now, it completely hid the scene within the spirit field and generated a layer of environment.

With a thought, Lin Yan manipulated the Formation Formula and discovered that he could control the form of this illusion at will.

"Not bad."

Lin Yan displayed the spirit field as if it were planted full of Spirit Rice.

At a glance, the waves of rice in the spirit field rose and fell with the wind, without any sense of incongruity.

During this time, the deacon of the Treasure Pavilion had collected a few seeds of the Concealing Breath Flower for him.

Lin Yan had already planted them outside the ridge of the field.

【spirit plant Name: Concealing Breath Flower】

【growth progress: 24 / 1000】

【Growth Status: Absorbing spirit fertilizer, experience + 1】

Although the quantity of Concealing Breath Flower was not enough, the Azure Spirit Concealment Array still had not reached its complete form.

But it was more than enough to cover the aura of the spirit plants inside.