Chapter 128 - 65: Divine Power Seed

Chapter 128: Chapter 65: Divine Power Seed

As the chilling air surged forth, a faint blue, wintery mark slowly emerged between Jiang Xuan’s brows. It looked as if carved from an ice crystal, shimmering with a pure and majestic icy charm.

...The moment this mark appeared, Granny Lan fell silent.

Di Chuan, who stood at the side, also fell silent.

Overcome with shock, he, who had always been stoic and rarely smiled, now had his eyes wide open. For the first time, he cried out in disbelief, "The Frost Heaven Mark! This is impossible!!!"

His astonishment made Xia He look over as well. Having grown up in the Four Seasons Valley, she naturally understood what the mark on Jiang Xuan’s forehead represented.

Like Di Chuan, her first reaction upon seeing the mark was shock, but that was quickly followed by pleasant surprise.

Being simple-natured, she didn’t overthink it. Realizing that Jiang Xuan truly had a special method for Cultivation, she immediately scooted closer, her eyes filled with curiosity. "Junior Brother, what special Cultivation method did you find? Can you teach me, please? The Guicang Jie Mie Sword is too difficult to practice. I still haven’t even gotten the hang of it."

Prying into another’s cultivation secrets was a major taboo in the Cultivation Realm. It was not only impolite but also a grave offense. This made Granny Lan frown, and she was about to reprimand her.

However, before she could speak, Jiang Xuan spoke up. "There’s nothing to hide. You know I love to read. Ever since I built the Scripture Pavilion, I’ve found that reading the cultivation insights of my predecessors and studying texts related to ice and annihilation greatly enhances my comprehension of the Guicang Jie Mie Sword."

"So, for the past few days, I’ve spent most of my time cultivating by reading in my own Scripture Pavilion. If you want to learn, you can just come to my Scripture Pavilion, and we can study together."

"Uh... about that... I’ve got stuff to do, so I’ll pass." Such a ’dull’ way of cultivating made Xia He pout in frustration. She wasn’t the type to sit still for long, so a method that involved being surrounded by books all day was clearly not for her.

While she was disappointed, Di Chuan and Granny Lan were left somewhat speechless.

Neither of them had expected that Jiang Xuan’s strange behavior in building a Scripture Pavilion wasn’t just him fooling around, but was actually beneficial to his Cultivation.

At the same time, Granny Lan caught the faint, almost imperceptible glint of desire in Jiang Xuan’s eyes as he looked at her. This made her shake her head and laugh, then feign a stern tone to scold him. "You little rascal. By being so upfront about it, I bet you’re hoping to use my authority to move all the books from the Valley of Winter’s Scripture Pavilion into your own, aren’t you?"

"Hehe..." Caught out, Jiang Xuan scratched his head in slight embarrassment. He didn’t deny it, however. Instead, he cupped his hands and smiled. "Senior is truly perceptive."

Despite the scolding, Granny Lan didn’t outright refuse him. With Xia He whining and pestering her on the side, she finally relented, allowing Jiang Xuan to copy the eight hundred books from the Valley of Winter’s Scripture Pavilion.

—After all, she and Yan Shouzhuo, the Valley Master of the Valley of Flame, were different.

The latter primarily cultivated the *Flame Splendor Supreme Profound Chapter*, and while this Cultivation Technique was powerful, it had a major flaw if practiced on its own.

For this reason, he pinned his hopes on Jiang Xuan, hoping that he could one day complete the Cultivation Technique.

As for why he sought out Jiang Xuan instead of the Sect’s seniors, it was because completing a Cultivation Technique was no easy task.

Even True Masters at the Golden Core Purple Mansion or even the Earth Master Level could not easily perceive the flaws in a Cultivation Technique.

Only by cultivating the technique to the Perfection Realm (the Sixth Realm) could one gain Insight into its flaws.

Moreover, having Insight into the flaws did not equate to being able to optimize it. The best proof of this was how Jiang Xuan, despite his repeated deductions and numerous attempts in the Book Mountain and Sea of Literature Illusion, had ultimately only managed to replace the Seed of Flame Splendor with the Ice Seed. Strictly speaking, the two were of the same tier; the Frost Silver Tree might even be slightly weaker than the Heaven-Reaching Fire Tree.

Jiang Xuan had chosen to substitute it with the Ice Seed simply because it better suited his Ice Dao Rhyme and was more compatible with his path of Cultivation. This was not a true optimization of the Cultivation Technique.

For the Taoist Skills of this world, the Fifth Realm was Great Success and the Sixth Realm was Perfection. Though few Cultivators reached these two Realms, such individuals did exist.

The Seventh Realm, however, was already the stuff of legends.

Optimizing a Cultivation Technique meant elevating it from the Sixth Realm to the Seventh Realm. It meant breaking free from the confines set by one’s predecessors and forging an entirely new path.

The Shenxiao Sect had many powerful seniors, but without sufficient incentive, none were willing to waste their time cultivating and analyzing a deeply flawed Cultivation Technique.

And when it came to spending Flower Spirit Stones, Yan Shouzhuo’s resources were insufficient. Thus, Jiang Xuan became his only hope, which was why he was especially generous toward him.

Granny Lan, however, was different. She had no great need of Jiang Xuan. While she might break precedent for his Talent or at Xia He’s request, she would not be overly indulgent. The eight hundred books were already the greatest concession she was willing to make.

’Eight hundred books it is, then. This will increase my Spirituality by another 8%!’

’Besides, with the books from the Valley of Winter, the Dao Rhyme blessing from the Scripture Pavilion will no longer be biased solely toward Fire Element comprehension.’

After moving all eight hundred books into his Scripture Pavilion, Jiang Xuan once again went into seclusion, immersing himself in a sea of books and the Illusion Realm, oblivious to the passage of time in the outside world.

While Jiang Xuan was engrossed in his Cultivation, elsewhere, Su Xingying was also making exceptionally smooth progress, thanks to the special treasure in her hand—the Profound Rhythm Void Stone.

Although the acupoints connected to the Spirit Core became progressively harder to locate, by the time only the last nine remained, they were almost completely imperceptible.

It was just like how humans in a past life, no matter how they probed, could never perceive things like meridians or acupoints.

But the Profound Void Stone was different. This treasure had no offensive or defensive capabilities and seemed useless, but when a Cultivator held it and achieved Resonance, they could clearly perceive the "voids" within their body—and those hidden acupoints were precisely the most special "voids" in the human body.

Of course, using it in this way was not without a cost.

The Spirit Charm of the Profound Void Stone was extremely difficult to replenish. It often had to be left undisturbed for decades in a place rich with spiritual energy to recover its depleted Spirit Charm.

For this very reason, such a supreme treasure was by no means something a son of the Lower Classes, or even the direct heir of an ordinary Cultivation Clan, could ever hope to possess. But Su Xingying was, without a doubt, an exception.

With her extraordinary background and the aid of the Profound Void Stone’s Spirit Charm, she managed to locate and open the final hidden acupoints in just three short days.

VMMMM—!

The moment all one hundred and eight acupoints connected to her Dantian Sea of Qi were opened, a feeling of flawless, utter completion instantly washed over her entire body.

At the same time, she inexplicably knew that she had gained a new Talent—or, one might say, a Divine Collection. It could also be called a Divine Power Seed!

"So this is what it feels like to awaken a Divine Collection through Acupoint Perfection... So strong!" Feeling the immense power surging within her acupoints, Su Xingying clenched her fists, her eyes filled with exhilaration. "I’m not afraid of anything now!"

As her power skyrocketed, amidst her excitement, Su Xingying’s thoughts turned to Jiang Xuan, the one who had defeated her several times.

This time, however, there was no worry on her face—only soaring confidence.

’No matter what changes you’ve undergone, I’m guaranteed to win this time... With my strength elevated to this degree, I simply can’t imagine any reason I would lose!’