89: Chapter 89 Boundless Great Evolution Heart

The beast tide swept in with overwhelming momentum, causing the entire Poyun Peak to shake violently under its impact.

Sand and stones flew through the forests, trees were uprooted, and it was a scene of apocalyptic destruction.

Even from afar, the black torrent formed by the beast tide was clearly visible.

It was rapidly spreading toward the foot of the mountain, following the winding terrain of Poyun Peak.

Yet, Chen Moxuan remained immersed in his own spirit platform. Under the influence of the Ice Lotus of Enlightenment and the Spirit Gathering Pool, no external clamor or disturbance could interfere with him in the slightest.

He failed time and time again, unable to construct a shell for the Heart-Phase Dao Seed that could carry all of his martial arts insights.

Using Mental Energy was like walking with a heavy object on one's head, trying to keep it from falling.

Under the effect of the Spirit Gathering Pool, the weight of the object on his head was drastically reduced, making it effortless to balance.

However, as time passed, it was inevitable that irritability would arise.

For most Martial Artists, even if their Mental Energy could continuously recover under the effect of the Spirit Gathering Pool, they still needed to stop from time to time to catch their breath and soothe their taut nerves.

But Chen Moxuan was already accustomed to using Mental Energy for long periods under high-pressure conditions.

Once he failed, he would immediately and seamlessly dive into the next attempt at construction.

His efficiency was far higher than previous Martial Artists who had condensed their Heart-Phase Dao Seed in the Spirit Gathering Pool.

During this process, he also attempted to use [All-Things Calculation] to help him understand the construction of the Heart-Phase Dao Seed, but every time he received a different result.

He then realized that this was a subjective, idealistic spirit world; there were simply no rules to be found.

"It still doesn't work. It seems this direction is wrong."

After the black hole he had constructed collapsed once more, Chen Moxuan stopped.

He had been constantly trying before because he was certain that the black hole he constructed still had room for further refinement.

Moreover, with each attempt, the insights that the black hole's shape could carry were steadily increasing.

Yet, the black hole constructed this time had already reached the ultimate state he could imagine from every level.

But still, nearly a quarter of his insights could not be integrated into it.

"A black hole is the limit of what I can imagine within the scope of my reason, but is reason truly needed here..."

A flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Chen Moxuan's mind, and he revealed a smile of relief.

"This is my spirit world. Looking at it this way, my subconscious mind believes that even a black hole is insufficient to carry my entirety."

"The only thing capable of doing that is myself."

Constructing a Heart-Phase Dao Seed using oneself as the form is an extremely dangerous practice.

Although there is no unified method for constructing a Heart-Phase Dao Seed, there is one point of undeniable consensus.

Never use yourself as the form for the Heart-Phase Dao Seed.

The so-called Heart-Phase is, fundamentally, the external manifestation of the Dao Heart.

As the spiritual guide for a Martial Artist on the path of martial cultivation, the shape of the Dao Heart is usually closely related to the martial path being cultivated.

Take those Martial Artists who specialize in swordsmanship, for example; their Heart-Phase will mostly manifest characteristics related to a sword.

If they later suffer a severe blow and their Dao Heart is shaken or even collapses, at most, they will simply be unable to perform their swordsmanship as they wish.

But if one uses oneself as the Heart-Phase, it is equivalent to denying one's own existence from the root.

At best, one's Soul will be damaged; at worst, one will end up with their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

Furthermore, using oneself as the Heart-Phase implies transforming oneself into the vessel for the martial path one cultivates—treating the body as the martial path itself.

Anyone with even a shred of reverence for the martial path would never be able to successfully condense it.

Conversely, after repeatedly failing to condense it, the Martial Artist's heart would constantly breed self-denial, making it even harder to step into the Spirit Ascension Realm.

Chen Moxuan was equally aware of the dangers involved.

This was precisely the reason why he did not rashly choose to construct the Heart-Phase Dao Seed using himself at the beginning.

"Having studied and analyzed too many martial arts classics has ultimately made me unconsciously somewhat restricted."

A wry smile appeared on the corner of Chen Moxuan's mouth as he murmured to himself.

"Those are, after all, just the experiences of predecessors."

He shook his head slightly, his gaze gradually becoming firm.

"Whether it can succeed or not, only I will know after trying."

His eyes sharpened, and he mobilized his Mental Energy, quickly setting out to construct the Heart-Phase form using himself as the template.

This construction was by no means a direct copy of his current appearance.

Rather, it was to use his imagination to outline in his mind the self that could represent the ultimate Realm of the martial path he cultivated.

In an instant, a miniature version of Chen Moxuan with flowing hair and a fist raised toward the sky appeared out of thin air.

Though small in size, it seemed to condense a unique spiritual charm.

Immediately after, Chen Moxuan focused all his attention, continuously pouring his profound martial arts insights into it.

However, when the amount poured in reached about 20%, this miniature version of him collapsed with a bang, turning into countless illusory light particles that dissipated into nothingness.

Unlike before, the moment the shell shattered this time, fragments of the many setbacks in his past life flashed through his mind like a carousel.

The complex emotions of frustration, unwillingness, and pain wrapped within them were infinitely magnified like a dam breaking, surging into his heart all at once.

Chen Moxuan's brows instantly furrowed, and he immediately stabilized his spirit, suppressing these emotions firmly, and said in a deep voice:

"Continue!"

If one version fails, summarize the experience and continue to the next.

In the cycle of repeated construction and collapse, the Dao Seed with himself as the form was actually able to carry 90% of his insights, surpassing the results previously constructed with a black hole as the template.

But it was still missing that one step.

At this moment, Chen Moxuan's mind had already become a chaotic battlefield.

Countless distracting thoughts grew wildly like weeds, and negative emotions, like thick haze, tightly lingered in his heart, completely impossible to suppress.

Those fragments played on a loop at dozens of times the speed of his past life, just like what he had felt in the [Endless Nightmare].

It was just that he was not in a dream; his consciousness was not in a hazy state, but he had to remain awake to bear it directly.

The projection of himself in his spirit platform had long since twisted and deformed, turning into a state of madness, his eyes bloodshot, revealing unprecedented exhaustion and struggle.

At this moment, every failure to construct the Heart-Phase Dao Seed was like taking another step on a fragile balance beam.

Completely unaware of how many more failures he could withstand before the delicate balance maintaining his sanity and madness would completely collapse.

At that time, the overwhelming negative emotions would, like a surging tide, completely submerge and occupy his spirit.

Once that happened, he would likely never have the chance to condense the Heart-Phase Dao Seed again.

This uncertainty about when he would completely collapse was like the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head, making one even more shaken.

But strangely, at this moment, Chen Moxuan seemed to have entered an ethereal Realm of transcendence.

He let the emotions in his heart rage and the auditory hallucinations in his brain continue.

His attention was entirely on constructing the Heart-Phase Dao Seed.

Finally, on the verge of collapse, he smiled, his smile carrying a great realization.

"Imagining myself as clearly powerful—this is wrong again."

"The martial path I pursue should be an endless path to the heavens, one without limits."

"Once bound by so-called limits, there is no longer any possibility of transcendence; this is definitely not the power I seek."

"The me of the next second is always stronger than the me of the previous second."

Chen Moxuan once again focused his spirit and strength, setting out to condense the form of the Heart-Phase Dao Seed.

This time, he was no longer obsessed with clearly outlining his own features, nor did he meticulously carve out movements and expressions; he chose to blur the treatment, leaving large areas blank.

Concrete things would only become restrictions, and what he sought to pursue at this moment was an expression that transcended the concrete.

Immediately after, he poured all his martial arts insights into it without reservation.

This time, the Heart-Phase Dao Seed accepted all of his insights entirely, without any obstruction.

The moment he finished pouring, an astonishing Aura, like one capable of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth, erupted from that blurred, miniature version of Chen Moxuan.

A light that was blinding to the extreme bloomed instantly, blooming without warning.

As if carrying the great power of creating the heavens and the earth, this dark Void Realm was completely dispelled, becoming a world of pure white.

Just like the Big Bang of the Universe, the spirit platform, originally in Chaos and nothingness, began to have clearly perceptible spatial dimensions.

Just at the moment this light reshaped the heavens and the earth, Chen Moxuan's Heart-Phase Dao Seed had already been quietly planted.

This Dao Seed was extremely special; it was not limited to any one part of the spirit platform.

Instead, it seemed to merge with the entire heaven and earth, omnipresent.

The Heart-Phase Dao Seed is the concrete manifestation of the martial path pursued by the Martial Artist.

When a Martial Artist condenses the Heart-Phase Dao Seed, in the mysterious depths of the unknown, the name that carries the Martial Artist's martial philosophy naturally and quietly emerges in the depths of their heart.

And at this moment, the name of the Heart-Phase Dao Seed condensed by Chen Moxuan also quietly appeared.

[Infinite Great Evolution].