Chapter 27 – Spirit Foundation Sky Burial: White Paper Sacrifice

Though his heart was stirred with excitement, Mu Lin did not rush into cultivation for the sake of a better breakthrough.

Relying on Hibernation, he slept for an hour, restoring his condition to perfection before beginning the final sprint.

“Inhale…”

As Mu Lin focused his will, the frost-white Moonlight Power continuously flowed into his body.

Due to his powerful Divine Soul and wide absorption range, the Yin-attribute moonlight energy filled his entire body in an extremely short time.

Simultaneously, within his body, the moonlight energy began circulating rapidly along a peculiar and intricate pathway.

This pathway twisted and turned countless times, and if one were to connect it all, they would discover that it ultimately formed a complete human shape.

“Hum!”

As the moonlight energy completed one full cycle along the human-shaped meridian diagram, a wisp of Taiyin Life-Nurturing Qi increased within Mu Lin’s body, and the progress of the Taiyin Life-Nurturing Scripture advanced by +1.

Without pause, Mu Lin soon began the second cycle.

Upon completing this cycle, his Cultivation Method proficiency officially reached 360/360.

At this moment, although his body still felt somewhat empty, his consciousness conveyed a sense of perfect completion.

The progress of the Taiyin Life-Nurturing Scripture had reached the perfection of the first realm.

The accumulated experience made Mu Lin thoughtful, and instinctively, he began circulating the cultivation method once more.

“Boom!”

This time, what circulated through Mu Lin’s meridians was no longer Moonlight Power, but his pure Mana—the Life-Nurturing Qi.

Moreover, the flow of Mana at this moment was not particularly intense; instead, it was exceptionally prolonged and steady.

Instinctively, Mu Lin thinned the concentration of his own Mana.

Of course, thinning was not the goal. Mu Lin’s aim was to allow his Mana to flow through all the meridians in his body, connecting end to end to form a complete human shape without the slightest break or gap.

Since Mu Lin had not been cultivating for long and his Mana was relatively scarce, he had to spread it as thinly as possible.

To be honest, this step was not easy. If an ordinary cultivator attempted it, failure was almost certain.

Fortunately, Mu Lin was no ordinary cultivator. His powerful Divine Soul ability allowed for extremely precise control, enabling him to barely manage to thin his Mana and maintain this delicate flow within his body.

Thus, under Mu Lin’s guidance, the Taiyin Life-Nurturing Qi within him slowly spread throughout his meridians, leaving no gaps or breaks.

As the Mana connected into one and formed a faintly discernible human shape, a special change occurred within Mu Lin’s body.

The ‘Human-Shaped Mana Diagram’ resonated with Mu Lin’s physical body and Divine Soul.

“Boom!”

The intense resonance caused Mu Lin’s Mana, Divine Soul, and physical Qi and Blood to blend together.

Then, the combined energy of the three surged toward a single point within Mu Lin’s body.

“Hum…”

That point resembled a Black Hole, continuously devouring Mu Lin’s Mana, Qi and Blood, and even his Divine Soul power.

The intense absorption left Mu Lin’s face pale and his body slightly withered.

—His mediocre Spirit Root Talent, coupled with the assistance of the Proficiency Panel, had always presented Mu Lin with one issue: his cultivation method advanced too quickly, while his Mana accumulation could not keep up.

As a result, at this moment, Mu Lin did not actually possess the qualifications for Spirit Awakening.

However, his soul was strong enough to rely on its delicate manipulation to complete the prelude to Spirit Awakening.

Yet this was undoubtedly a risky move, and consequently, backlash arrived.

Fortunately, thanks to days of Hibernation and consuming over a dozen bowls of Spirit Rice Meal daily, Mu Lin’s body was no longer frail but possessed robust strength and vigorous Qi and Blood.

This allowed him to withstand the demands of this Spirit Awakening, even though the ‘Black Hole’ needed to devour a great deal.

“Hiss…”

Through gritted teeth and unwavering perseverance, the Black Hole eventually accumulated sufficient power. Then, with a “boom,” it exploded like a bomb within Mu Lin’s body. The ‘Black Hole,’ which had absorbed immense energy, burst apart.

The explosion of the ‘Black Hole’ did not cause significant damage to Mu Lin’s physical body. Instead, a faint, indistinct void—as if existing in another dimension or within the gap between spirit and flesh—formed within him.

This was Mu Lin’s—dantian.

Indeed, humans in this world had meridians but no dantian.

Thus, the dantian, which housed Mana, had to be opened by individuals like Mu Lin themselves.

And opening a dantian suited to oneself marked the beginning of cultivation and the first step of Spirit Awakening.

With the successful opening of his dantian, the residual Mana within Mu Lin’s body, like homing birds finding their nest, surged toward the dantian.

But at this point, Mu Lin’s Spirit Awakening was not yet complete.

Opening the dantian was not the entirety of Spirit Awakening; Mu Lin still needed to condense his own Spirit Foundation, which constituted the full process of Spirit Awakening.

As for the grade of Spirit Foundation he could condense, it depended on the Cultivation Method practiced by the Qi Refiner, their bloodline, and their personal insights.

…

Condensing the Spirit Foundation did not require Mu Lin to act manually. At the moment of dantian opening, akin to the cosmic Big Bang, Mu Lin’s Spirit Foundation, like a primordial Spirit Treasure, was simultaneously condensed along with the dantian.

Now, he only needed to direct his consciousness into his dantian to observe the quality and appearance of the dantian he had opened.

“Hum…”

Without hesitation and with a hint of anticipation, Mu Lin immediately closed his eyes and extended his Divine Soul into his dantian.

“Boom!”

As his Divine Soul entered the dantian, the first thing that caught Mu Lin’s eye was an enormous Altar, occupying nearly half of the dantian’s space.

The Altar had three tiers, inscribed with serpentine patterns, and at its summit sat a humanoid figure resembling a blank sheet of paper.

[Heaven-Burial Blank Paper Altar]

This was Mu Lin’s Spirit Foundation.

The Altar, occupying the predominant area, was undoubtedly the manifestation of his Mindscape – Sky Burial City.

The serpentine patterns on the Altar were related to the Blackwater Profound Serpent Essence Blood Mu Lin had refined.

The humanoid figure at the Altar’s summit represented the Taiyin Life-Nurturing Scripture.

Since Mu Lin’s dantian was opened by the trinity energy of essence, qi, and spirit, his Spirit Foundation also comprised three parts.

Moreover, the so-called Spirit Foundation was not merely for aesthetic appeal.

Setting aside the serpentine patterns on the Altar, due to insufficient Black Mist Magical Power, the black serpent representing essence had not yet fully manifested within Mu Lin’s dantian.

However, apart from this aspect of the method, both the Mindscape – Sky Burial City and the Taiyin Life-Nurturing Scripture, in their manifestations within the dantian, possessed various mystical properties.

First, the Mindscape – Sky Burial City, as the main body of the Spirit Foundation and the bearer of everything, possessed three abilities.

The first is bearing. Upon the altar, spells can be inscribed. Once the inscription is complete, the spell will become Mu Lin’s innate ability, capable of being cast instantly.

Moreover, spells inscribed on the altar are not only released faster but also gain increased power, while their consumption is relatively reduced.

“Innate spells will be my primary means of combat in the future!”

(End of Chapter)