Chapter 43 – Azure Lotus in the Eyes, Surveying the Universe

[Name: Lu Chen (Azure Cloud Sect Inner Disciple)]

[Cultivation: Qi Condensation Stage Seventh Layer (7700/30000)]

[Current Experience Points: 2165]

“Now that I have obtained the Millennial Spirit Lotus, I only need to accumulate ten thousand more experience points to awaken the Azure Lotus Eyes.”

“Although the entry requirements for this Divine Ability are extremely high, according to the description in the cultivation manual, this is actually the most difficult part.”

“I suppose upgrading the Divine Ability Rank later shouldn’t require this much experience.”

“Given that I can currently obtain seventy experience points per game day, I should be able to fully master this Divine Ability in about a hundred game days, which is ten real-world days.”

“I hope the effects of this ability will be worth all the effort I’ve invested.”

After saying this, Lu Chen directly activated the game’s auto-mode, allowing his game character to focus on daily cultivation.

Meanwhile, his real self concentrated on recovering from his injuries.

Strictly speaking, his current injuries weren’t actually serious.

At least they didn’t affect his normal activities.

Otherwise, his game character wouldn’t have been able to have Ji Chang take him to meet Spirit Fire Daoist.

But regardless, when injured, it’s best to rest properly, especially since he had nothing urgent to attend to in the short term.

Moreover, he actually didn’t need ten full days to recover.

Because ten days in the game were also ten days!

Ten days of recovery in the game would only take one day in reality.

In other words, he could actually fully recover in just one day.

But considering he had no urgent matters and that Luocheng seemed rather unstable recently,

staying close to the powerful Uncle Tian might be the best option.

“For someone like me who grows stronger just by playing games, running around recklessly isn’t wise at all…”

While Lu Chen’s game character was focused on cultivation in his Cave Residence,

the disciples of Azure Cloud Sect were thrown into chaos by the Purple Haze Nourishing Art he had presented to Spirit Fire Daoist.

“Who? Who exactly was it that submitted this damned Purple Haze Nourishing Art to the Sect Leader?”

“Junior Sister Li was just about to accept my courtship, but then the Sect Leader suddenly ordered all Kangding Peak disciples to practice this Purple Haze Nourishing Art.”

“If I cultivate this art, what’s the point of pursuing Junior Sister Li? I’d just become an abstinent monk!”

“Argh! This is infuriating!”

“Don’t let me find out who discovered this damned cultivation manual, or I’ll definitely make them pay!”

When Ji Chang was delivering this month’s elixirs to Kangding Peak,

he instinctively ducked his head upon hearing the angry shouts of the Kangding Peak disciples around him.

Good heavens, Junior Brother Lu, you’ve really managed to offend quite a few fellow disciples without them knowing.

Recalling how Lu Chen had repeatedly warned him days ago not to reveal that he was the one who presented the Purple Haze Nourishing Art to their master,

Ji Chang couldn’t help but admire Lu Chen’s foresight.

His newly enrolled junior brother must have anticipated that after their master presented the Purple Haze Nourishing Art to the Sect Leader,

the Sect Leader, concerned for the disciples’ welfare, would vigorously promote this simple yet remarkably effective special cultivation method throughout the sect.

Although this cultivation method only showed significant effects for disciples at the Qi Condensation Stage.Even if it hadn’t reached Major Achievement and only achieved minor success, this still represented a significant improvement for the entire school.

After all, this essentially raised the overall aptitude of all Azure Cloud Sect disciples by a level.

For Kangding Peak, which consisted entirely of Body Cultivators, the effects of the Purple Haze Nourishing Art were even more remarkable.

Therefore, while the Sect Leader merely encouraged other peaks to practice it,

at Kangding Peak, everyone was required to cultivate it.

Previously, everyone had laughed at Spirit Fire Daoist’s pure Spirit Root, secretly saying he was unlucky and would likely remain single for at least a thousand years.

But now… everyone had pure Spirit Roots!

This made Ji Chang highly suspicious of his Master’s motives in having the Sect Leader promote this cultivation manual.

Because once this manual was widely practiced within the sect, Spirit Fire Daoist wouldn’t be the only one forced to remain single!

Fairness!

“Thank goodness, thank goodness I lost my virginity to the widow next door when I was fifteen, so I don’t need to practice this Purple Haze Nourishing Art.”

“If I really had to abstain for over a hundred years, it would be the death of me.”

“I heard recently that some Direct Lineage Disciples have found out it was Master who promoted this manual, and some even saw Junior Brother Lu and me going to Master’s Cave Residence that day.”

“Given this, I should lay low for a while. If other fellow disciples connect the dots and catch me, it’ll be hard to keep my promise with Junior Brother Lu.”

“Ah, without realizing it, I’m bearing pressures beyond my years. But for my Junior Brother’s future, as his Senior Brother… I have no choice but to endure!”

“Junior Brother Lu, your Senior Brother Ji has sacrificed so much to keep your secret.”

“If you achieve great things in the future, you must never forget what I’ve done for you.”

October 7th, Luocheng High School, Cultivation Room

“After ten days, I’ve accumulated enough experience in the game.”

“Now that I have the experience and the Millennial Spirit Lotus, it’s about time to start cultivating the Azure Lotus Eye.”

[You consumed 10,000 experience points and one Millennial Spirit Lotus. Azure Lotus Eye has reached Beginner level…]

[Azure Lotus Eye (Azure Lotus Eyes): Beginner 1/1000]

[Effect: Eyes manifest azure lotuses. When activated, provides 360-degree vision with no blind spots]

[Current experience points: 456]

In the cultivation room, Lu Chen felt a cool sensation in his eyes and instinctively closed them.

When he reopened them, his pupils had transformed into four-petaled azure lotuses, appearing quite mystical.

The four-petaled azure lotus was the mark of reaching Beginner level in Azure Lotus Eye.

As his Realm advanced, it would progress to six petals, eight petals, ten petals, and finally twelve petals,

corresponding exactly to the skill Ranks of ‘Proficient, Mastery, Major Achievement, and Realm Breakthrough’.

However, according to the information recorded in this Divine Ability,

throughout history, few cultivators of the Azure Lotus Eye had ever manifested the Azure Lotus Eyes,

and only slightly over ten had ultimately cultivated it to the twelve-petaled stage.

Moreover, the effects of the twelve petals varied greatly among these individuals.

Therefore, Lu Chen speculated that achieving twelve petals likely produced different results for each person, making it impossible to judge based on predecessors’ experiences.

Even the current four-petaled stage already allowed him to see in all directions without blind spots.

Combined with the super hearing he developed through researching the vibrational power of Water Dragon’s Roar,

although he hadn’t yet reached the Foundation Establishment Stage or developed Divine Sense perception,

he already possessed effects similar to Divine Sense.Not to mention, even genuine Divine Sense perception might not be as effective as the combination of his Azure Lotus Eyes and super hearing.

After all, there are numerous methods in the Immortal Cultivation World that can conceal Qi and deceive Divine Sense.

“Now that the Azure Lotus Eye has reached the beginner level, my next steps are quite clear.”

“First, I must diligently cultivate and strive to advance this Divine Ability to the next realm as soon as possible.”

“Second, I need to start searching for other attribute-specific Divine Abilities to accumulate resources for my future Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.”

“However, this means my experience points… are becoming increasingly insufficient.”

“And that long-dormant Innate Divine Ability—I wonder if it will successfully Awaken before my Foundation Establishment.”

“Thinking about it, perhaps I shouldn’t just wait idly for the Ancient Cultivator Tomb Instance to cool down.”

“Instead, I should take the initiative and see if I can activate other Instances.”

“If I can activate another Instance, my Innate Divine Ability should be close to Awakening.”

“After all, I’ve been holding onto a Soul Crystal Shard (Green) without using it.”

“But what exactly are the conditions for activating an Instance? And why was I able to activate the Ancient Cultivator Tomb Instance back then?”

【Name: Lu Chen (Azure Cloud Sect Inner Disciple)】

【Cultivation: Qi Condensation Stage Seventh Layer (7700/30000)】

【Innate Divine Ability (32/100): Not Awakened】

(End of Chapter)