Chapter 234

Chapter 234: The Opening of Spirit Motion Nine Patterns

The treasure cabinet took shape, heavily blessed!

Uncountable amounts of spiritual energy surged forth, illuminating his body, with an incredible and continuous consumption that was hard to estimate. The long-dried potential riverbeds began to flow again, starting as a trickle that swiftly transformed into rapid rivers, and finally into mighty torrents rushing ceaselessly.

Li Hui felt a warmth at the Fengchi acupoint at the nape of his neck. The dragon energy stored in the High Dragon Miao Jade began to activate and quickly drew in spiritual energy to unlock the Eighth Spirit Motion Mark. At the same time, he felt a swelling sensation in his dantian, as the dragon energy fermented and opened the acupoints, subtly linking the eight spirit marks closely together.

“The Eighth Mark of the Spirit Motion Stage has appeared!”

“Dragon Tail?”

“Is that a Dragon Tail pattern appearing at the back of my neck because I absorbed a bit of the golden mist dragon’s tail in the royal palace’s dragon vein? Old sayings hold true: you become what you eat. If I had eaten the dragon’s whip, would I grow a dragon’s whip too? Haha, good thing I didn’t.”

The Spirit Motion Eighth Mark was located at the back of his neck, causing heavy shadows to rise behind him.

As the saying goes, “The divine dragon shows its head but not its tail,” the Dragon Tail pattern made his aura more elusive, harder to discern, and more unpredictable! It could even render him invisible.

“Boom…”

His dantian let out a loud sound, nearly causing Li Hui to spit blood. The issue lay with the Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbol, which matched with the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays, essentially carrying the array maps of the Yin-Yang Dual Symbols. Because of the convergence of nine, its rank was hard to estimate.

The activation of the spirit marks caused various changes to his dantian, but the Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbol regarded the dantian as its own territory, repelling any external force that dared to enter.

“Hey, you dare to rebel?” Li Hui directed his mental thoughts, using the vast spiritual energy to push against the acupoints while activating the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays to suppress the Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbol, as if two armies were facing off.

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…” His dantian continued to tremble; each tremor would erupt with waves of spiritual energy. If not for the prompt organizing of the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays, spitting blood would have been mild; succumbing to madness would have been the norm.

However, Li Hui discovered a benefit: every time the Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbol erupted with energy, his dantian would expand slightly, along with the major meridians and nearby acupoints. His cultivation potential improved.

The texts clearly stated that some people were born with extraordinary talents, with their meridians and acupoints connected throughout their bodies, possessing various wonders within. Those with exceptional talents could even be referred to as Dao bodies.

Li Hui’s innate quality was terribly mediocre; even after the Golden Threshold Thirty-Six Symbols activated his potential and some acupoints had already expanded, he still belonged to the mundane class in terms of meridians and acupoints. He never expected this opportunity to arise; as long as he built a solid foundation, how could he not soar to great heights?

His body thumped loudly as the Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbol exploded each time, causing damage but thankfully, the potential flowing in like a river let him confidently keep unlocking the treasures within his body. Even if his quality was like sludge, he would forge it into the most exquisite vessel.

This confrontation lasted a full two hours, and then the spiritual energy underwent a final wave of collisions within him. A total of eighty-one acupoints, including his dantian, along with three hundred sixty-five hidden and visible acupoints, had been thoroughly widened.

“Good, very good!” Li Hui was overjoyed. Even if he had consumed nearly half of his potential, from a long-term perspective, he was definitely in the black.

The Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbol finally calmed down; despite its high level, it couldn’t endure such intense exploitation and slowly began to accumulate its talisman power, waiting for the chance to take revenge in the future.

The heat in his dantian was incredible. Li Hui took a deep breath, feeling as if the spirit marks on his body had come alive, like a giant dragon surfacing from the water, ready to stir up astonishing changes.

“Come on! Unlock the Ninth Spirit Mark!”

A massive wave of energy surged, like an upheaval of rivers, calling the wind and rain. The potential accumulated in the treasure cabinet diminished significantly, akin to widening the meridians and acupoints, beginning to crazily consume spiritual energy to seek a transformation.

Not knowing how much time had passed, Li Hui suddenly felt discomfort in his lower abdomen. Without needing to look, he sensed that underneath the original Dragon Body Mark, a layer of Dragon Scale Mark had formed.

By now, he had unlocked the Dragon Claw Mark, Dragon Horn Mark, Dragon Body Mark, and Dragon Tail Mark. Now, at the most crucial position of his dantian, the final spirit mark of the Spirit Motion stage, he surprisingly only unlocked the most ordinary Dragon Scale Mark, as if his cultivation was deteriorating.

In reality, despite this Dragon Scale Mark being only the size of a palm, a comparison with the Dragon Body Mark revealed a difference. All the dragon scales were growing in reverse, known as the Reverse Scale.

A dragon has Reverse Scales that must not be touched; touching them means death!

This was the dragon’s Reverse Scale, and the appearance of it as a spirit mark was extremely rare. Li Hui was dumbfounded; he had no idea what abilities the Reverse Scale could grant his body.

The Dragon Claw Mark enhanced claw techniques and secret techniques with double the results for half the effort. The Dragon Body Mark strengthened defenses and was famous as a massive shield. The Dragon Horn Mark increased wisdom and understanding. The Dragon Tail Mark, as described, showed its head but not its tail, indicating it was suitable for stealth. Yet what use was the Reverse Scale?

Suddenly, his body trembled, and places not covered by the spirit marks revealed twisting and winding symbols, beginning to devour spiritual energy and deepen the imprint.

“Is this the Seize the Day Talisman written in the embroidered ball?” Li Hui flicked his fingers to take a closer look, a sense of joy blossoming in his heart: “Consuming spiritual energy at any time with the Seize the Day Talisman can reach nine times the speed.”

“Wait, this? I understand now, the Reverse Scale possesses terrifying explosive power, able to double strength, defense, speed, and secret technique power in an extremely short time, even multiplying several times. When applied to the Seize the Day Talisman, that makes eighteen times the speed! It’s a pity it requires massive spiritual energy consumption.”

This was indeed a groundbreaking discovery. Li Hui felt as if I could be so extraordinary, but beneath him, the ground became burning hot, and a tumor appeared on his left arm, surrounded by black mist, breeding dark thoughts.

“Young master, the tribulation of the monk fruit has come,” Guang Jin reminded him.

“I know; I was prepared when unlocking the Dragon Tail Mark, but I didn’t expect it to grant me some face. Let me unlock the Reverse Scale, and we’ll erupt together.”

Guang Jin called out, “Be careful, various desires are blossoming in your heart, stronger than the inner demons that a Demon Cultivator would endure. The inner demons arise externally, while the monk fruit springs forth internally. This may even trigger heavy phenomena in the future, or even attract strong enemies leading to bloodshed.”

“What a hassle, what a hassle!” Li Hui slapped his forehead. Every time he ascended like this, his joyful mood diminished! Others faced tribulations during the Condense Essence stage, yet he was facing tribulations from the Spirit Motion stage, still the tribulation left by the senior cultivator. To say he wasn’t scared would be complete nonsense.

Suddenly, the tribulation arrived.

His mind was filled with increasing distractions, as if he was reliving experiences he had once encountered. Whenever he faced slaughter and battles, no matter how he tried to run, he ultimately met his end.

Having died so many times, Li Hui simply embraced the memories and fought hard; however, excessive slaughter only bred more hostility and malice in his heart.

“Goodness! Jade Heart of the Earth Court, suppress me!”

“Suppress, suppress, suppress!” Li Hui thought: “My strength lies in talisman-making; what’s the point of this without talismans? In the future, I at least need to prepare thousands of Purification and Calm Talismans and hundreds of Exorcising Evil and Suppressing Demons Talismans; who would play with me empty-handed?”

The Jade Heart of the Earth Court surprisingly couldn’t completely eliminate the abnormalities on his arm. Li Hui’s expression changed more than once as he raised his hand to press the Deputy Inspector General’s seal onto the tumor, and with a “pu” sound, all evils retreated!