Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 384: Changes in the Mine
After testing the defensive aspects, Liu Yu continued to test the offensive capabilities.
This supreme spiritual artifact's performance in all aspects greatly satisfied Liu Yu.
"Not bad."
He nodded in satisfaction, then extended his palm. With a thought, the Crimson Flame Tower shrank to palm-sized, becoming delicate and slowly rotating, emitting a bright red spiritual light.
After familiarizing himself with the artifact's performance, he stored it in his storage bag.
"Gululu."
Liu Yu sat cross-legged, took out a Mind Nourishing Elixir, and swallowed it, his eyes beginning to cultivate the "Art of Spirit Preservation."
Once the elixir entered his abdomen, a cool sensation quickly rose from his belly, drifting towards the Mud Pill Palace.
It harmonized with the pain brought on by cultivating the Art of Spirit Preservation, subtly nourishing his Primordial Spirit.
On his calm, ordinary face, beads of sweat began to appear, and his eyelashes occasionally trembled.
Clearly, it was not as tranquil as it seemed.
Although the Mind Nourishing Elixir could alleviate the pain from cultivation, it could not completely eliminate it.
The pain originating from the Primordial Spirit, even if only a trace remained, was still several times worse than physical pain.
However, after decades of persistence, Liu Yu had long since grown accustomed to this kind of suffering.
With methodical refinement of his Primordial Spirit, his state of mind became increasingly calm, silently enduring this torment.
After four sessions of practicing the "Art of Spirit Preservation," two hours had already passed.
"Huh."
Liu Yu opened his ink-black pupils, sensing the increase in his spiritual consciousness and slightly furrowing his brows.
Since his spiritual consciousness had risen to eleven miles, the increase from practicing the "Art of Spirit Preservation" had become progressively smaller.
There were three reasons for this current situation.
On one hand, the higher the spiritual consciousness ascended, the more difficult it became; after ten miles, each inch gained was exponentially harder than before.
On the other hand, after consuming the Mind Nourishing Elixir multiple times, he gradually developed a tolerance to it.
The final reason was that his spiritual consciousness had already surpassed the peak of foundation establishment, exceeding his cultivation by two realms.
The strength of spiritual consciousness was closely related to cultivation levels; the two did not exist independently. In simple terms, his cultivation was "holding him back."
It was due to these three reasons that the enhancement of his Primordial Spirit and spiritual consciousness had slowed.
Liu Yu furrowed his brows and then relaxed them. Even though the increase in his spiritual consciousness had slowed considerably, it was still better than an ordinary cultivator, who could only passively increase their abilities in accordance with their cultivation level.
"Still too greedy."
He chuckled at himself, then adjusted his mindset, closed his eyes, and began to chant the spell technique, operating the qingyang skill to refine his magical power.
As time passed, a layer of green light gradually appeared on his face.
While Liu Yu was cultivating, the aftershocks of the Battle of Mount Tianwang began to spread.
The impact of this event gradually reached across the entire Yan State.
The White Cloud Temple had set a trap during the "Battle of Mount Tianwang." Although Master Changfeng was prepared, he was still severely injured.
Including Master Changfeng, only three golden core masters returned to the main camp.
The other golden core masters from the Yan State who had allied with them had vanished after that battle, likely facing fatal outcomes.
The Yuan Yang Sect was furious and immediately launched a violent offensive against Celestial Rampart City.
In stark contrast to their typically mild methods, they carried out a bloody purge against various forces in Yan State that were unwilling to "take sides."