Chapter 6
Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/PazjBDkTmW
You can buy coins here to unlock advanced chapters: https://gravitytales.com/coins-purchase-page/
Chapter 6: Creation Heart Sutra
\"When did Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion appear?\"
The City Lord of Linglong looked towards the subordinate behind him and asked solemnly.
\"Well… This subordinate does not know.\"
The subordinate stammered, ultimately shaking his head.
\"You manage Linglong City, yet you can\’t even figure out when Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion was built? What use do I have for any of you?\" The City Lord raged.
\"My Lord, this subordinate heard someone say that Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion seemed to appear overnight.\"
The City Lord of Linglong\’s expression grew stern. He nodded, saying, \"That senior at Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion, capable of subduing Du Jue in one move and forcing Qin Haishan to retreat, must be a formidable figure indeed.\"
\"Someone who strikes fear into beings at the semi-god level is naturally beyond our comprehension.\"
\"Since he resides within Linglong City, I should pay this senior a visit.\"
\"City Lord, will you… will you go empty-handed?\" A City Lord\’s Mansion Chief hesitated for a moment before suggesting, \"In this subordinate\’s humble opinion, it would be more appropriate to prepare gifts before the visit.\"
\"A sound suggestion indeed.\"
Suddenly enlightened, the City Lord of Linglong laughed, \"This City Lord will return immediately to prepare.\"
Once they had left, the cultivators who remained behind resumed their chattering like a flock of sparrows.
A full day had passed. Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion remained Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion.
But in everyone else\’s eyes, it was no longer a joke; it had transformed into a place they regarded with awe.
\"Your Excellency, You\’re just going to give him the method to become a god so easily?\" Ye Xian\’er was puzzled. \"What he gave You is completely insufficient in value for attaining godhood.\"
Ye Xu glanced at Ye Xian\’er and replied dispassionately, \"If you possessed sufficient items, I could also make you a Sage instantly.\"
\"If I recall correctly, your Master also happens to be a semi-god at the peak of the Divine Catastrophe stage?\" Ye Xian\’er\’s dark eyes sparkled with realization. \"Thank you for the guidance, Senior.\"
\"This junior will immediately notify my Master and my Grandmaster, asking them to come pay their respects to Your Excellency.\"
\"You are teachable.\"
Ye Xu smiled inwardly, extremely satisfied.
Another fish was easily about to take the bait.
With a thought, he focused his mind, sinking into the system.
Exploring the information about Kunlun Valley had cost one thousand two hundred heavenly secrets points. He still had five hundred left.
It was a substantial sum. He needed to utilize it carefully to enhance his own strength.
After all, Ye Xu didn\’t want to spend his whole life hunkered down in the Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion.
When moving about in the wider world, sufficient strength was paramount.
\"He thought to himself: To continue improving my cultivation, I must master a technique.\"
The next realm was the True Spirit realm.
For this realm, one cultivated the soul. It required using the blood and vital energy of the physical body to break open the Purple Palace. Then, one guided the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to temper the soul and forge the True Spirit.
This required corresponding techniques.
\"System, search for techniques suitable for my cultivation,\" Ye Xu commanded.
Ding!
[Suitable techniques have been found for the host.]
[Myriad stars celestial scripture (attaining immortality): Cost eight million heavenly secrets points.]
[Ziwei Rising Dragon Path (attaining immortality): Cost fifteen million heavenly secrets points.]
[Xuan Du Forgetting Emotions Heaven Book (attaining immortality): Cost twenty million heavenly secrets points.]
…
[Primordial Immortal King\’s Dao Sutra (Immortal King): Cost fifty million heavenly secrets points.]
[All Heaven Rites (Pseudo Immortal Emperor): Cost eighty million heavenly secrets points.]
[Creation Heart Sutra (Immortal Emperor): Cost one hundred million heavenly secrets points.]
\"…\"
\"Why are they all so expensive?\"
Ye Xu\’s mindset collapsed.
The five hundred heavenly secrets points he held couldn\’t even cover a fraction of the smallest amount.
Of course, there were many low-level cultivation techniques, only viable up to the Dharma Image stage or Dao Palace stage, but Ye Xu utterly dismissed them.
\"System, can they be purchased in parts?\"
[Yes.]
Receiving the system\’s affirmative reply, Ye Xu asked again, \"If I want to buy the Creation Heart Sutra, could five hundred heavenly secrets points purchase the Divine Spring Realm volume?\"
[Yes.]
\"Then purchase the Divine Spring Realm heart technique of the Creation Heart Sutra.\"
Ding!
[Congratulations, host. You have spent four hundred heavenly secrets points to purchase the Divine Spring Realm heart technique of the Creation Heart Sutra.]
\"It actually left me a hundred?\"
Ye Xu gave a bitter laugh.
At any rate, he hadn\’t been completely drained dry.
However, the mere thought of the techniques required for realms after the Divine Spring Realm made Ye Xu\’s head hurt.
The Divine Spring Realm heart technique cost four hundred heavenly secrets points.
Wouldn’t the Dharma Image stage, Dao Palace stage, Divine Catastrophe stage, and even the Divine God Realm cost double or more?
\"Butchering fat sheep was an arduous path,\" Ye Xu sighed.
To gather the complete Creation Heart Sutra, Great Emperors and true immortals… they would all need to take a turn.
\"System, use the remaining one hundred heavenly secrets points to enhance my strength.\"
Boom!
Almost simultaneously as the voice fell,
a surge of immense spiritual energy suddenly flooded Ye Xu\’s physical body.
The Creation Heart Sutra automatically activated.
All the blood and Qi within him were mobilized by the technique, surging like a mighty flood or a hundred rivers returning to the sea, converging at a single point, rushing straight toward the crown of his head.
Crash!
The vast torrent of Qi and blood crashed against the Purple Palace. In the dim sea of consciousness within Ye Xu\’s mind, a faint glimmer of light seemed to emerge.
This was a sign the gate to the Purple Palace was being unlocked.
However, the first attempt did not fully succeed.
Boom!
Another impact struck.
Ye Xu\’s head throbbed violently.
He had already lost count of how many times he had struck against the Purple Palace.
According to the records of the Creation Heart Sutra, the more resilient the Purple Palace, the more solid the foundation it represented. Once successfully opened, it would bring boundless benefits.
After the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, accompanied by a resounding echo in his mind, the Purple Palace finally broke open.
Vast purple energy filled the dark, chaotic space within the Purple Palace, expanding continuously.
Ultimately, Ye Xu’s Purple Palace spanned ninety-nine li.
Simultaneously, the purple energy drifted deep into his sea of consciousness.
At this moment,
Ye Xu saw a miniature figure seated cross-legged deep within the Purple Palace, its face blurred, yet bearing ninety percent resemblance to himself. Its hands formed a mudra as it hovered there.
That was his soul.
Strands of purple energy coiled around the soul, entering through its eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and all the pores across its form, purging impurities and refining it.
After some time, the soul opened its eyes.
Surrounded by purple energy, an ancient and mysterious presence stirred within it.
To Ye Xu, this soul appeared now like a dragon, now like a phoenix; at times radiant as the sun, at others serene as the moon; once majestic as an emperor, then ordinary as a mortal. It shifted endlessly, never settling into a definitive form.
This was the profound art of the Creation Heart Sutra.
The way of transformation is its fundamental truth.
The boundless universe, throughout the vastness of existence and time, is in perpetual change.
By his side, Ye Xian’er was utterly stunned by the continuously shifting aura emanating from Ye Xu.
Just a moment ago, a suffocating imperial might had radiated from Ye Xu, imposing as a mountain, boundless as the ocean, as if heavenly law itself had descended, leaving Ye Xian’er barely able to breathe.
\"What a terrifying presence.\"
Ye Xian\’er didn\’t dare make a sound, staring at Ye Xu in awe. \"As expected of a senior like you. Merely a sliver of your aura makes my soul tremble.\"
Had she known that the current Ye Xu was only a cultivator of the True Spirit realm, she couldn\’t fathom what she would think.
Boom!
In the next instant, the soul opened its mouth and sucked in, drawing in an endless stream of violet qi. The tiny soul began to grow continuously.
One chi…
One zhang…
Ten zhang…
The violet qi was constantly devoured and refined. The soul grew wildly until it finally reached a height of forty-nine zhang nine chi nine cun, and then stopped growing.
This signified that Ye Xu had reached the absolute peak of the True Spirit realm.
The absolute peak of the True Spirit realm was precisely cultivating the soul to forty-nine zhang nine chi nine cun.
As the saying goes, the heaven\’s numbers culminate at nine by nine, with the one vanishing beyond. Those who achieved this step were invariably extraordinary geniuses through the ages, leaving their own legends within the river of time.
Ye Xu had achieved it.
Using only a mere three hours.
\"Unfortunately, it wasn\’t enough to let me break through to the Divine Spring Realm.\"
Ye Xu opened his eyes, a flicker of regret passing through them.
The power of the hundred Heavenly Secrets Points had been completely exhausted. He could only stop at the Peak of the True Spirit realm, unable to break through to the Divine Spring realm.
\"Senior, were you cultivating just now?\"
As the aura dispersed and that terrifying pressure finally vanished, Ye Xian\’er looked at Ye Xu and asked carefully.
Ye Xu smiled. \"A touch of inspiration struck, so I cultivated for a short while. Did you gain any insight?\"
\"My junior self is dull-witted and gained no insight.\"
Ye Xian\’er lowered her head in shame.
\"There\’s no harm,\" Ye Xu said with a laugh. \"Anyway, you\’re still in Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion. The profundity of this place is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. If you could comprehend even a fraction of it, traversing this Southern Wilderness, even the Yuan Realm, shouldn\’t be much of a problem.\"
Hearing this, Ye Xian\’er\’s eyes instantly lit up.
\"This junior understands.\"
\"You can move around within Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion,\" Ye Xu said. \"However, when I require your assistance with chores, you must stop cultivating.\"
\"Thank you, Senior.\"
Ye Xian\’er bowed deeply, then immediately began moving about Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion, seeking her fortune.
\"Business is arriving again,\" Ye Xu sensed.
A teacup in one hand, his gaze turned toward the main door.
