Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 359: Death List
Two years later.
Yan State, Youzhou.
Eternal Prosperity Market is just a medium-sized market located on a second-tier mid-grade spiritual vein.
It neither backs onto any demonic beast mountain range nor is it close to any large immortal city, leaving it with no geographical advantages whatsoever.
However, it happens to be at the intersection of several second-tier resource points, all occupied by foundation establishment-level forces.
To facilitate the exchange of resources among several powers, it was jointly established.
But taking a step further in development was nearly impossible.
After two years of turmoil in Yan State and Nanyu State, it finally swept into Eternal Prosperity Market.
A battle four days ago resulted in a change of banners here.
At this moment, in the most spiritually concentrated cave dwelling of Eternal Prosperity Market, in the training room.
A young man dressed in a black robe, with an ordinary appearance, is sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion, practicing his cultivation.
Beads of sweat the size of beans keep appearing on his face, rolling down and soaking his clothes.
It seems that he is at a critical moment of cultivation.
This person is Liu Yu!
At this time, his brows are tightly knitted, his clothes soaked with sweat, and the speed at which he gestures his spells is both quick and urgent.
This situation has persisted for two hours.
As time slowly flows, after another half-hour, Liu Yu's spell gesture speed finally starts to slow down and gradually comes to a stop.
Eventually, he opens his eyes, revealing a pair of pitch-black pupils!
Two beams of mesmerizing divine light emanate from his eyes and take a while to dissipate.
This is a phenomenon that occurs when one's spiritual consciousness, or mental strength, grows too quickly to be perfectly controlled.
Within a ten-mile radius, he reaches the peak foundation establishment!
Feeling the power of his spiritual consciousness at this moment, Liu Yu is in a great mood, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.
After two years, with the assistance of the Crimson Origin Pill, his cultivation maintains a rapid advancement.
However, he is still a bit away from the fifth round of demonic fire refining essence.
Yet in terms of spiritual consciousness, he has outpaced his cultivation and reached the realm of a typical cultivator at peak foundation establishment.
The Buddhist saying goes, "The mortal world is like a sea of suffering."
The physical body is like a boat on this sea, while the soul and Primordial Spirit are the passengers on the boat, seeking to cross the sea of suffering to reach the "other shore."
But if the Primordial Spirit becomes powerful to a certain extent, it can break free from the boat's constraints and wander freely within the sea of suffering.
Many Taoist texts also describe this aspect, though the metaphors differ.
Spiritual consciousness is the external manifestation of the Primordial Spirit's power, and Liu Yu pays as much attention to enhancing his spiritual consciousness as to improving his cultivation.
The saying goes, "Refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit."
He has a faint feeling that perhaps in the middle realm of cultivation, the Primordial Spirit is a critical point.
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After resting for a moment and following the content of the "Art of Spirit Preservation," Liu Yu continuously uses his spiritual consciousness to perform various techniques and secret arts.
Soon, he manages to control the surge of his spiritual consciousness, and the divine light in his eyes completely retracts.
Looking at his robe soaked in sweat, Liu Yu shakes his head slightly and stands up to walk out of the training room.
After two years, his appearance has not changed at all, as if time has left no trace.
Only the corners of his eyes and brows show a hint of weathering and hardship.
"Young Master."
"The water is ready, you can bathe at any time."
Oriole Song and Yan Dance greet him, with the latter speaking sweetly.
During these two years, the two girls have come to understand some of Liu Yu's habits.