Chapter 118: Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart

Feeling delighted, Zhang Jian's hand overflowed with the radiance of magical power, wrapping this clump of Haoran Fire, slowly merging it into the magical power.

Upon entering his body, the Haoran Fire immediately flowed straight to the depths of his heart, turning into a cluster of intense pure-white flame that slowly merged with his heart, enveloping the entire heart.

The flame tempered, beginning to alter the heart's structure.

At the same time, a portion of the information belonging to the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart flowed out in Zhang Jian's mind.

It is rumored that the ancient sages possessed the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart!

Such divine hearts are unfathomably miraculous, possessing myriad wondrous abilities.

And the innate constitution possessing the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart is also called the Postnatal Sage's Body.

Those who possess this constitution enjoy the greatest benefit of enhanced comprehension and the ability to maintain extreme focus for long periods.

This is also the Sincere Heart.

What is sincerity? When a good thought arises, one knows it and fulfills it; when an evil thought arises, one knows it and suppresses it.

At this moment, when the Haoran Fire entered his heart, after a brief tempering, a layer of jade light suddenly appeared around his heart; Zhang Jian immediately knew that he had preliminarily entered the realm of Iron Bone Jade Heart.

The Sage's Body forged by the Haoran Fire has three stages from initial formation to completion.

"Jade Heart, Crimson Heart, Exquisite Heart!"

Since it is Iron Bone Jade Heart, Benevolent Bone Crimson Heart, Sage Exquisite Heart.

The growth of this physique also requires continual replenishment of Haoran Fire, using endless learning as firewood to add nourishment, ultimately achieving completion.

The true ancient sages who possessed the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart had abundant learning as a foundation, enabling them to ignite the Haoran Fire and ultimately achieve the Sage's Body.

"Such a heaven-defying constitution is probably hard to fully achieve, but there's no need to rush!"

Various thoughts flashed through Zhang Jian's mind.

Even merely forming the Benevolent Bone Crimson Heart and integrating it into the Innate Dao Embryo Body would already be enough to benefit him for a lifetime.

At this moment, as the Haoran Fire merged into his magical power, he could also feel the Magic Spring deep within his Crimson Heart buzzing and vibrating; a fresh qi mechanism burst forth from deep within his dantian, as if sweeping the depths of his soul.

Besides his body's exterior, a small stream of Heaven-Earth Spiritual Qi poured into his physique, increasing his magical power.

The Jade Liquid Realm was broken through.

Very easy!

This can be called mid-Foundation Establishment.

Besides this, his magical power is still increasing!

Zhang Jian clearly felt his magical power limit slowly flowing, surging and tumultuous.

His magical power increased by over thirty percent compared to before.

This is already quite considerable.

……

In the depths of the Divine Mountain, when Zhang Jian sent part of the message via the Heaven-Earth Mystic Gate into Bai Xianyin's hands, she immediately located the Tie Xin Daoist currently in charge of the Slay Demon Lineage and informed him of Zhang Jian's concerns and request.

Before Green Stone Mountain, Tie Xin Daoist has been cultivating in a special blessed land of the Slay Demon Lineage.

Under the beautiful moonlight, the surroundings were filled with weapon-studded craggy peaks, their bodies entirely consisting of broken swords and shattered blades.

This place is called Broken Jade Valley; inside, most of the weapons are incomplete, and the valley is filled with the mournful sounds of many magical implements, as well as the lingering, unwilling killing qi.

Tie Xin Daoist also continually draws upon that sorrow within, the melancholic artistic conception repeatedly striking his Dao heart, refining his magical power, striving to comprehend the profound mystery of the Yin God.

At this moment, Bai Xianyin's true form floated above the valley's void; she stepped on emptiness, her whole body enveloped in a layer of white qi, faintly resonating with the countless weapons within Broken Jade Valley, extremely sharp.

This is her racial divine power.

"How could a Dragon Vein have been nurtured so quickly?"

Tie Xin Daoist furrowed his brow.

Upon receiving Bai Xianyin's message, he felt greatly surprised!

However, the Slay Demon True Lord is absent, so he naturally must devise a plan for this junior nephew.

"Concealing one's fate is not difficult; the sect leader left behind a jade pendant before departing, which was originally intended as a greeting gift for this junior nephew. It possesses the miraculous ability to conceal and transform fate, allowing one to pass off fish eyes as pearls!"

"As for the Dragon Vein, with the Mountain God helping to conceal it, plus the Dragon Vein's innate talent for lurking, there is currently no major problem!"

At this moment, Tie Xin Daoist still felt it was quite troublesome.

The Zhang Clan has nurtured a Dragon Vein so quickly; its Dragon Rise Foundation will likely soon take shape.

As the sect behind Zhang Jian, it is naturally obliged to help, passively stepping forward to bear part of the pressure.

Tie Xin Daoist feels he will have plenty to do from now on.

Their own Slay Demon Senior Sister is mostly absent; currently, most affairs are handled by him, and in the future, he will likely be the one to take the blame.

Tie Xin Daoist's gaze shifted; he glanced at Bai Xianyin and said.

"Xianyin, go to the Slay Demon Senior Sister's cultivation chamber and deliver the jade pendant inside the jade box on the table to that junior nephew!"

"As for the Divine Dao Imperial Investiture, I will personally go see my uncle; this is merely a trifle!"

Tie Xin Daoist's expression remained calm.

He also saw that the position of Kitchen God held great potential; since the Red Flower Lady had become Zhang Jian's guardian deity, Tie Xin Daoist naturally also welcomed seeing this fortune flow into the Slay Demon Lineage's hands.

Although a decision had been made, he still condensed the matter into a message and reported it to the Slay Demon True Lord, wherever he may be.

……

At this moment, in an extremely special relic, a sword-bearing, handsome-faced Taoist nun's pupils twitched slightly; she raised the pearl in her hand, and a message transmitted from it.

"Kitchen God, the deity who governs the stove fire?"

The Slay Demon True Lord's jade-like countenance flickered slightly; her vision is extraordinarily keen, and at a glance she perceived the immense fortune contained within.

For Daoist cultivation, the more common something is, the easier it is for people to accept, and the stronger the resulting divine authority becomes.

The Kitchen God governs the stove fire, averting disasters, welcoming blessings, protecting a family's safety; this is an extremely ideal divine post. An ordinary minor deity who seeks to assume such a position lacks virtue commensurate with the post, will surely invite calamity, and will end up waiting to be crushed and scattered by other deities.

But if there is a sect like the Fir Mountain Lineage as a backing, then it is different; obtaining this divine post is a heavenly blessing, rightful and proper!

The deity of the Paulownia Mountain Dao Tradition has obtained a divine post with tremendous potential — that's not a normal thing at all; who would dare to meddle, harboring ambitions?

Are they not afraid that the deity of the Paulownia Mountain Dao Tradition will unleash wrath and reduce them to powder?

"Not bad, you have an eye for talent!"

The Slay-Demon True Lord gave a decent evaluation in his heart, but also had no intention of overstepping; she believes the Iron Heart Daoist will handle everything well.

The Paulownia Mountain Dao Tradition also has a long-established way of dealing with this.

……

Qi Manor, lights blazing.

Inside, however, an invisible storm was brewing, as many of the Qi family's powerholders gathered.

But in the main hall, Qi Yuan Si was missing.

In the afternoon, Qi Yuan Si was suddenly given an imperial seal by an appearing imperial envoy, and was held under a nearly fabricated charge.

The charge: illicit private dealings, forming factions for personal gain, plotting rebellion!

Good heavens, though the Qi family harbored thoughts of expanding their power and returning to their peak, they never contemplated rebellion.

In the seat of honor, Qi Yi wore a grim face; although he had already received a warning from the Zhang family earlier today, he never expected the imperial envoy to directly take action against the Qi family.

At this moment, facing the anxious gazes of many Qi family descendants, even the second branch's wife Qi Wan Shi, he let out a cold laugh.

"It seems that if this old man doesn't do something, they'll still think our Qi family is a soft persimmon; as for the imperial envoy — today I'll let them see whether the bones of these martial-lineage families are soft or hard!"