Chapter 36: Self-Reflection

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Chen Jingzhai and Pearl returned to Hongluan Peak. He hesitated but did not go to see his senior sister, choosing instead to return to the courtyard.

Pearl was not in a hurry to return either. She found two spirit fruits and started munching them happily.

“Lord, we can plant all of these spirit ingredients. Hongluan Peak has its own medicine garden. It’s in the middle of the mountain. We can turn the courtyard into a medicine garden too.” Pearl gave Chen Jingzhai suggestions because she was eating his food.

Chen Jingzhai obviously did not have those thoughts. He had never worked in the fields in his two lives. He had not even taken care of flowers and plants before, let alone spiritual ingredients.

“Pearl, if you want to eat more spirit fruits, why don’t you plant them for me? When they bear fruit, I can save some for you!” Chen Jingzhai chuckled as he spoke.

“Really?” Pearl was very surprised.

“Of course,” Chen Jingzhai said, smiling. “But do you know how?”

“Lord, don’t underestimate me. I’m really skilled!” Pearl huffed.

She quickly finished eating the fruit. Then she picked the spiritual ingredients and medicine that could be planted and ran out. Her short legs were quite fast, and she disappeared in the blink of an eye. Chen Jingzhai let her be.

He sat cross-legged on his bed and started studying the operation of his techniques closely. The feeling of his cultivation in his body was completely different from when he had lost all of his cultivation.

Previously, he could still perceive the essence power of the outside world and cast spells. However, it had been like an empty building. He had not actually possessed very strong power. Now, not only had his cultivation returned, but also he had even advanced to the Foundation Plane.

The formation runes were formed, and he cultivated both the inside and outside, exercising his body. This kind of strength in his body and cultivation was true strength.

In a way, this was not Chen Jingzhai’s original plan. He had initially planned to focus on the Reversed Yin Yang Grand Technique and cultivate the Yin and Yang Qi.

Then the Yin and Yang Qi would evolve into the fire raven and jade toad. When the fire raven and jade toad turned into the sun and moon, his cultivation would be complete. Who knew that he would receive the Dragon and Phoenix Consummation Seal Script this time?

The seal characters of Yin and Yang were directly absorbed by the Yin Yang Formation, melding into the formation pattern. Furthermore, the Yin and Yang Qi evolved into the dragon and phoenix and used the dragon and phoenix seal characters to form a shape.

He added the meditation passage of the Hongluan Sky Scripture and continued to stimulate the celestial bone to release its might. All of these changes made Chen Jingzhai stray from his path.

“Does this count as creating my own technique or combining other techniques?” Chen Jingzhai felt a little helpless.

Others would focus on one technique from the beginning until the end. But for him, he had many techniques, and it was very troublesome to cultivate them.

He had to cultivate multiple techniques at the same time. It included one celestial scripture, two sky scriptures, and two celestial codes. He had an abundance of spiritual power, and his foundation was quite sturdy, but it was still troublesome.

As he continued cultivating, he would have to keep organizing everything and ensure that these techniques were orderly and unified.

The Meditation Plane was over. Chen Jingzhai now had to organize the Foundation Plane and Golden Core Plane. Otherwise, if he solely cultivated, he would improve slowly and have major issues in the future.

From the current situation, the pros obviously outweigh the cons. Probably no one else in his generation would have such a good base. It was only the phenomenon of his foundation that revealed it.

It was equivalent to Chen Jingzhai unintentionally forming his own path. However, this path absorbed the essence of those techniques.

As for how far he could go and how amazing he would be, it depended on Chen Jingzhai’s performance. All in all, he was quite satisfied. After all, he had the three-element spirit root before this.

After experiencing the cultivation speed of the three-element spirit root, what he was experiencing now was completely a different world. Chen Jingzhai did not feel regret.

Instead, he felt quite fortunate that he had the Reversed Yin Yang Grand Technique as his foundation. Otherwise, he would probably not be able to comprehend the Dragon and Phoenix Consummation Seal Script. One could say that the Reversed Yin Yang Grand Technique was the core of this mix of techniques.

Other than the techniques, it would also go beyond Chen Jingzhai’s expectations for the divine stone to enter his upper core. He had thought that the divine stone would land in his core and continue to be refined after being washed by spiritual power.

Now that the divine stone had landed in his upper core, it unexpectedly had the effect of nurturing his upper core and calming his mind. It was not too bad, just that he would not accomplish his goal of refining it.

Another unexpected thing was reaching Level 10 of the Meditation Plane. This was a domain that even Hermit Guangmiao had not reached.

It was not included in the books of the Aspirant Cultivators Academy either. This broke the normal state of cultivators in the Meditation Plane. It was unique to those with an innate physical body.

“Indeed, opportunities are the most important thing for cultivators. If not for the tribulation at White Cloud City, I would not have reached the Blessed Land. Naturally, I would not have the accomplishments I have today either.”

Chen Jingzhai felt very moved. With these feelings and awareness, he would be able to face all sorts of problems calmly in the future. This was what people meant when they said misfortune could turn into a fortune.

After checking everything, Chen Jingzhai started refining the Robe of Hongluan Peak and the Five Bamboo Sword.

Ordinary cultivators in the Foundation Plane had to first be nurtured by the liquified essence power within their bodies. After their entire body was covered by their aura, they could start refining.

Chen Jingzhai was different. He had a divine mind and great control over his spiritual essence. He could add in the heavy spiritual essence directly, like pouring mercury. In less than one hour, he completely refined the Preliminary Grade Three robe. It transformed into a beam of light and landed on Chen Jingzhai’s body, covering his original clothing.

As for the Five Bamboo Sword, Chen Jingzhai chiseled a mark of a spiraling dragon and phoenix onto it. He refined the Five Bamboo Sword directly into his body to be nurtured inside his core.

The robe was a magic treasure, but its material was quite ordinary. It was in the style of a celestial clan’s long robe.

For Chen Jingzhai, it could give him some protection in addition to representing his status.

The Five Bamboo Sword was different. It was an Intermediate Grade Three magic treasure. He could use it for a long time, so he naturally treasured it more. He could not refine it so brutely. The best way was to send it into his core.

Unfortunately, the Five Bamboo Sword was not a Flying Sword. It was only a magic treasure that was a sword. A true Flying Sword could be condensed into a sword pill or sword core.

The Five Bamboo Sword could not be condensed, so it could only be used as an ordinary magic treasure. He had to keep nurturing it with spiritual essence.

When this was completed, Chen Jingzhai realized that the sky had already become dark. He scanned around with his divine mind, but he did not know where Pearl had gone.

The medicine garden had already started. The five acres had been organized neatly. The efficiency of Little Short Legs was quite unexpected.

“I just can’t see through her!” Chen Jingzhai thought.

His special talent lost its effectiveness on Pearl, as it did on senior sister. It was evident that his special talent had restrictions too and would not work on people with higher cultivation than him.

Additionally, it was not as detailed on people with technical skills. Chen Jingzhai started organizing his thoughts. Then he discovered that the special talent worked the best on techniques, followed by spells, items, and finally his surrounding environment.

As for whether or not this was true, he still had to wait and see.

Chen Jingzhai’s Foundation Plane was now complete. With the quality and foundation of the techniques that he cultivated, he definitely added more than 120 years to his lifespan. At that moment, he was not even 15 years old yet.

In addition to the convenience of his special talent, such a long period of time could relieve the stress of a long life.

“My next goal is to break through the Foundation Plane within 100 years and form a golden core. I wonder if Hongluan Peak has a bug. If I can find the cultivation bug, then I might not even need 100 years!”

Chen Jingzhai silently started fantasizing. Of the many techniques that he cultivated, the lowest one was a celestial code.

At the moment, he did not have the conditions to find bugs, especially before he organized the techniques. In this case, he could only get help from the external environment.

If the Hongluan Peak had the same essence power density as the Blessed Land, then Cheng Jingzhai would definitely improve at godly speed.