Chapter 374

Chapter 374: Drunkenly Lying on the Cloud Bed, Truly Understanding the Dao

This bamboo was just ordinary for other cultivators, but for talisman masters, it was equivalent to high-quality talisman paper. Without significant skill, it was challenging to recognize them, which is why they remained intact until today. However, making talisman paper was not easy; it required many processes, and several steps had been lost.

Li Hui, after drinking the Eight Treasures Enlightenment Wine, entered a profound state where everything appeared different to his eyes. He decided to enhance the quality of the talisman papers for all the treasures in the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays. He immediately sat down, pulled out a short sword, and forced out all the heat, turning the precious bamboo to ashes.

He stripped off his clothes and dove into the pile of ashes, taking out dozens of valuable media, either crushing, swallowing, blood refining, or burning them completely. He suddenly roared, "Open!"

All the acupoints in his body produced a suction force, drawing the ashes in. In an instant, he poured out his profound qi, slightly tipsy, and surprisingly found the transformation of the treasure talismans to be effortless as muffled sounds echoed from within him.

“Xuan’er, quickly cut the Celestial Tree Blossoming Branch into pieces three feet long, I need five hundred twenty-seven of them,” Xie Xuan heard and quickly climbed the Celestial Tree, wielding the golden scissors. With a "snap" sound, he cut them down one by one, panting heavily until he finally gathered enough.

Li Hui received the Celestial Tree Blossoming Branch and took out the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword, striking repeatedly. Fortunately, it was only newly grown Celestial Tree and weighed down by many spiritual plants; otherwise, the golden scissors and Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword would not have been able to harm it at all.

"The Celestial Tree is meant for talismans; it should go against the heavens, but it’s missing a bit of vitality to act as a catalyst."

"Vitality? Where to find it?"

"Right! There’s a way, the Clear Void Cup!"

This was indeed a matter of going mad to survive. Li Hui took out the Clear Void Cup, ignoring Guang Jin’s lamentations, and with a snap, he broke the cup, from which wisps of azure light emerged.

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! Great goodness!"

He pressed the blue light against his dantian, and his body suddenly swelled as he shouted, "Stir the wind, pound the clouds, surge forth! Hahaha! The Heavenly and Earthly Arrays go against the heavens, and all the spiritual energy of the world is mine!"

"Boom, boom, boom…"

At this moment, the power was overwhelming; the sky rumbled continuously as if thunder had struck on a clear day. Wherever Li Hui flew, the thunder would spread, and the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays crazily absorbed various kinds of spiritual energy, growing their potential through the Treasure Cabinet Array.

All the treasure talismans in the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays were also nurtured by the array, leaping from middle-grade to top-grade treasure talismans. Not only that, the Celestial Tree itself had the ability to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, manifesting phenomena as talismans.

Faint shadows of trees appeared in the sky, with a vast canopy covering countless miles.

Li Hui took a deep breath and suddenly realized, “Wood represents vitality, I understand now! The Ideal Body cultivated to mid-Condense Essence corresponds to the need to merge with the Taibai Divine Wood. This will not only conserve potential but will also improve my constitution, representing one of the few beneficial stages for cultivating the Ideal Body. Good, the Taibai Divine Wood exchanged in Ruijin City is sufficient for use. Taibai, also known as Taichi, directly refers to the origin—refine, refine, refine!”

In just half an hour, an exhilarating whistle echoed through the air.

With the guidance of the Eight Treasures Enlightenment Wine, the Ideal Body rose to new heights, radiating rings of azure lines outward from his body, pushing forth tremendous vitality and significantly increasing his lifespan.

“Burp, seems like I drank too much; I feel a bit drowsy.” As Li Hui fell from the sky, he suddenly slowed down ten zhang above the ground and gently landed in a wheat field. He didn’t forget to unleash the Spirit-Refining Formation to meet the green jade bed, quickly falling into a deep sleep.

This sleep was not trivial; through the Spirit-Refining Formation, he established a spiritual connection with the surrounding beings. The field grew busier; the frogs croaked out heavenly sounds, field mice dug massive pits with casual swipes, grasshoppers leaped straight into the clouds, mosquitoes buzzed and exploded in the earth, and common ants dug out extensive tunnels, creating an extraordinary spectacle.

The Heavenly and Earthly Arrays continued to operate, wrapping the area in mist, and the Treasure Cabinet Array appeared, with three hundred sixty thousand Enamel Dragon Crystals tracing mysterious paths in the air.

In his dream, Li Hui experienced the mysteries of life and understood the true essence of the Dao!

At that moment, the vast universe centered solely on him, with the sunset painting the sky in crimson hues. He intended to awaken from his wild dreams, drunkenly lying on the cloud bed, truly understanding the Dao…

After five days and nights of profound drunkenness, countless cultivators appeared a hundred miles away, gazing at the celestial spectacle, realizing that a high-level demon cultivator was cultivating there, and they quickly sat down to seize the opportunity for insight.

“Ahahaha! What a good sleep! The warm sun of spring brings comfort; in my dreams, the world is vast, filled with the wisdom of talisman scriptures, and the winds and clouds manifest profound qi!” Li Hui stretched and stood up, his clothes disintegrating, black hair cascading to his feet, as if this nap lasted not just five days and nights, but rather a grand dream of more than five years.

With the wind light and clouds thin, the strange phenomena within a hundred miles disappeared.

Before the cultivators could come to pay their respects, Li Hui retracted the Spirit-Refining Formation and shot into the sky at incredible speed.

At this moment, he realized that the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays had improved greatly, with all talismans upgraded from middle-grade to top-grade treasure talismans, and he could continue to rise with just a single mental thought.

“How impressive! It actually stored such vast power; there are four directions for upward breakthroughs: Yuanhua, Shenhua, Mohua, and Xuhua. Among them, Yuanhua is the most basic and does not require any opportunity. As long as the talisman power is sufficient, it can be pushed up! The Heavenly and Earthly Arrays, as the core of the Treasure Cabinet, do not need any attributes; the more pure, the better.”

“Come, let’s advance to the Yuanyuan Treasure Talisman.”

"Boom…" His body trembled, and Li Hui’s face showed delight. As the immense power surged, the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays grew stronger, and in an instant, he experienced a Yuanhua, followed by another Yuanhua, then finally a third Yuanhua, creating a grand momentum!

“Eh? Unbelievable, I’m drawing in Purple Mist, Dragon Energy, and righteous energy from the world. With just a bit of cultivation, they can be transformed into profound qi!”

This discovery was incredibly important to him. Even if he accelerated the flow of time, achieving profound qi remained challenging and needed meticulous refinement. Although he was not impatient, the cultivation world was changing rapidly; this cultivation method was too slow and had become outdated!

In cultivating profound qi, he had to overcome nine levels to achieve greatness, and he had yet to reach even one level. Perhaps it was fine at the Concentrating Spirit stage, but once he advanced to Condense Essence, he would surely feel inadequate with profound qi.

With the enhancement of the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays, this issue was mostly resolved; in the future, he only needed to accelerate his cultivation, and his heart felt nothing but joy!

“Father, you’re awake!” Yao’er exclaimed joyfully.

“Yes! I feel great.” Li Hui nodded and laughed, "Hahaha! The Eight Treasures Enlightenment Wine is truly remarkable; cultivating the Ideal Body and merging with the Taibai Divine Wood not only caused no damage to my body but instead greatly increased my vitality. Moreover, my spiritual sense is on the verge of taking shape. Once it solidifies, I will immediately use the heavenly marrow worm. After solidifying my foundation, I can immediately enter Condense Essence!"

“Congratulations, Daddy, congratulations!” Yao’er sweetly chimed in, then suddenly added, "But Daddy should talk to Uncle Guang Jin! He seems troubled."

"Troubled? Why?" Li Hui felt a sense of foreboding that it might involve him.

“Daddy’s manipulating the weather and reshaping the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays, absorbing so much spiritual energy that Uncle Guang Jin was almost knocked out.”

“What?” Li Hui hurriedly checked the losses. It was worse than he thought; the more he looked, the more shocked he became, and he shouted, "Guang Jin, why didn’t you stop me? My heavens! What have I done?!"