Chapter 341

". That's roughly it."

In a room of Baihua Valley, Huaxin held a candied hawthorn in one hand and said this.

What she spoke of was precisely why she knew that Senior Floating Cloud could let Yunhe find the continuation of the "Great Longevity Great Five Arts True Scripture" cultivation method.

But the result Huaxin gave left Yunhe somewhat disappointed, or rather, it was as expected.

Because Huaxin followed the same path as Senior Floating Cloud, namely maintaining her cultivation progress through self-created cultivation methods, she inevitably gained some understanding of Senior Floating Cloud.

Thus.

As for Yunhe's cultivation method continuation, she only had a guess and could not be certain.

Being able to truly find the continuation of the cultivation method can only be attributed to Yunhe's genuinely good luck.

The reason for the disappointment is that what she spoke of was very close to Yunhe's guess.

"Forget it."

Yunhe let out a light sigh and asked, "What exactly is your constitution, that you must create your own cultivation method to continue cultivating?"

"I have searched as much as I could; such a spiritual body has never appeared in history. Of course, it's also possible that my limited exposure means my understanding is limited. I call it the 'Loop Body'."

Huaxin spoke haltingly.

"Loop Body?" Yunhe involuntarily repeated.

He somewhat didn't understand why Huaxin gave her spiritual body such a name, nor did he understand what special quality this spiritual body possessed.

But soon, Yunhe witnessed it.

Seeing Huaxin pause her action, she whispered:

"Here it comes."

Immediately, a rather vigorous mana appeared on her body, this mana showing a light cyan color, but as the mana continuously surged, that cyan became increasingly vivid.

At the same time, under Yunhe's gaze, her body began to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye.

No.

It cannot be said to be shrinking; it should be said to be rejuvenation.

Amidst the hazy mana mist, she gradually transformed from the appearance of a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old girl cultivator into that of a seven- or eight-year-old little girl.

And she seemed already accustomed to this, hurriedly taking out a familiar red flower-patterned robe from her storage bag and putting it on.

Throughout the process, Yunhe almost entirely witnessed it.

Even though Yunhe now possessed Yuan Ying Stage cultivation base, seeing Huaxin's such change inevitably made him feel astonished and surprised.

What is this?

Heavenly Mountain Crone?

Rejuvenation?

If Huaxin periodically turns into this appearance, or rather, if she can freely control herself to return to this state, then what about her lifespan?

Could she also, like her appearance, regain youth?

If so, wouldn't that mean immortality!

Yunhe's heart jolted violently.

But Huaxin seemed to see through his thought, wiggling her petite feet, picking up the half-eaten candied hawthorn, and said: "What are you thinking? Although my spiritual body is special, it isn't special enough to grant me infinite lifespan; at most."

"At most just a bit longer than an ordinary cultivator."

Upon reaching the Jie Dan Stage, cultivators actually have a somewhat vague sense of their own lifespan.

And upon reaching Yunhe's level of Yuan Ying Stage, the sense of one's own lifespan becomes clearer.

However, because he has the lifespan foundation of the Demon Beast Body, and moreover the Demon Beast Body's lifespan is indeed extremely long, he temporarily cannot obtain an accurate answer.

But he can be certain that after the Demon Beast Body successfully breaks through the Fourth Level, his lifespan unit will be "ten thousand years"!

"Now I understand, no wonder you call it the Loop Body; ultimately going around a circle returns to the origin." Yunhe said thoughtfully.

To be honest.

Huaxin's such change reminded him of another matter, nirvana!

The phoenix's nirvana!

But there are also some differences.

"Here." While Yunhe was thinking, Huaxin handed over a Jade Slip.

"What?"

"This is the cultivation method I am currently practicing. Although you didn't perform the initiation ceremony initially, calling me 'Master' a few times wasn't for nothing. You are now a Yuan Ying Cultivator, so I can't help you much more; I only created this method up to the Late Jie Dan Stage, the continuation is still being perfected. Take it and have a look; it might be of some help to you."

She spoke as if it were a matter of course, but soon a hint of slyness flashed in her eyes.

"Of course, as a Yuan Ying Cultivator, your vision and such are far superior to mine; if you discover any problems with this cultivation method, or have any good ideas or suggestions, feel free to point them out to me."

point out

Yunhe was left speechless.

Huaxin, on the other hand, remained as always: when acting as a master, she showed none of the demeanor of a master, and when acting as a junior, she showed none of the obedience of a junior.

But Yunhe didn't particularly care about those so-called etiquettes; he took the Jade Slip and gave it a quick scan.

"Great Four Seasons Longevity Technique." He murmured.

"How is it, isn't this name good?" Huaxin bit into the candied hawthorn, looking self-satisfied.

Yunhe: "."

Although this cultivation method is called the "Great Four Seasons", he could tell at a glance that Huaxin had only created the "Spring Chapter" of it.

It stands to reason that her Peach Blossom Sword, and the three peach blossoms blooming on it, are closely related to her spiritual body and cultivation method.

But Yunhe also had to admit that Huaxin was indeed a prodigy of extraordinary talent, able to create a cultivation method suited to herself based on her extremely unique spiritual body.

"Loop Body, Rejuvenation, Fourth Level."

Yunhe, lost in thought, suddenly his eyes brightened; he looked at Huaxin and asked tentatively:

"It's a bit abrupt, but. can I 'look' at you for a moment?"

The 'look' he spoke of means looking at Huaxin's spiritual body, and this act must be done with the aid of divine sense scanning its interior.

This is absolutely a major taboo for any cultivator.

Because allowing another cultivator's divine sense to scan one's interior is practically equivalent to laying all one's secrets bare before the other's eyes.

Whether it be cultivation methods, secret arts, or even the formed golden core or nascent soul, everything is laid bare.

And if this person wanted to do something to one's body, it would be very easy.

It can be said that Yunhe's question is not just a bit abrupt; it absolutely counts as an offense.

Moreover, Huaxin is still a female cultivator.

So far, Yunhe has only used divine sense to scan the body of his concubine Dong Ning Xuan, and not even the maid Zhenzhu has received such treatment.

Oh.

But Huaxin showed no hesitation, raising her arm to reveal a section as white and smooth as lotus root.

She lightly shook it, saying, "Just look, if you find anything unusual, it will give me a clearer direction for creating cultivation methods."

Speaking, she casually bit into a candied hawthorn.

But from her flashing eyes and the faint blush on her face, one could see she was somewhat embarrassed.

Yunhe gave her a deep look, said nothing, and lightly placed his hand on Huaxin's wrist.

At that moment.

A surge of extremely overbearing divine sense swept through all of Huaxin's meridians and acupoints, finally coming to rest in her qi sea dantian.

And Huaxin's spiritual body was fully revealed before Yunhe's 'eyes'.

What he saw was a sprout that had just sent out a tender shoot, which seemed capable of growing at any moment, yet also seemed about to shrink and disappear shortly.

At first glance it seemed nothing unusual, just as Huaxin herself said, possessing the 'loop' quality.

But as Yunhe's divine sense probed deeper, with his divine sense comparable to that of a mid‑Nascent Soul cultivator, he eventually saw some 'things' on that spiritual body.

"'This is... the pattern of the Phoenix Feather Pattern? No, it's even... expressed less obscurely than the Phoenix Feather Pattern, clearer, more obvious, yet also different.'"

Yunhe's mind was greatly shaken.

Although he had some suspicions beforehand, when he truly 'saw' it, he confirmed a fact: Huaxin's so‑called Loop Body is indeed related to the Power of Time!

Moreover, by 'examining' her spiritual body, Yunhe discovered that he actually gained a deeper understanding and awareness of the Phoenix Feather Pattern.

Suddenly.

Yunhe released Huaxin's wrist.

"'How is it? What did you discover.'"

Before Huaxin could finish speaking, she saw Yunhe suddenly sit cross‑legged on the ground, eyes tightly shut, as if he had gained some insight.

"'He really did gain some insight.'"

Seeing his state, Huaxin was somewhat surprised.

But soon she stood guard beside Yunhe at the first moment.

How long this insight lasted, no one knows.

When Yunhe opened his eyes again,

He ignored Huaxin beside him, sprang to his feet, took out several sheets of talisman paper made from Lu Shan turtle skin from his storage bag, and then began to draw talisman scripts using the commonly used cinnabar sand made from beast blood.

"'Huh?'"

Huaxin looked at the pattern Yunhe was drawing; at first glance her eyes lit up, but on a second look she felt the spiritual energy in her body actually turning into patterns, the flow of energy following the pattern, causing the meridians and heavenly circuits to become disordered.

Feeling this, she hastily averted her eyes.

She realized this was beyond what she could currently access.

Puff!!

But with each of Yunhe's drawing attempts, the talisman paper and cinnabar sand would spontaneously burst into flames without warning, and the talisman script would quickly turn to ash as soon as it formed.

Yet Yunhe seemed to enjoy it, not caring even though he was wasting extremely precious talisman paper made from the four‑star beast Lu Shan turtle skin.

Again and again.

Huaxin didn't know how many times Yunhe had failed.

When Yunhe finally stopped moving, she then looked at him again.

She saw that not a single talisman remained before him, seemingly all ruined, yet Yunhe's eyes were unusually bright, his expression openly excited.

"'Failed or succeeded?'"

Huaxin couldn't help but ask.

"'Succeeded!' Yunhe said in a deep voice."

But he quickly came to his senses and said again, 'Failed.'

"'Huh?'"

"'What I mean is, the talisman pattern formed, but the talisman‑making failed, because neither the talisman paper, the cinnabar sand, nor the talisman pen can bear this pattern.' Yunhe explained."

This finally let Huaxin show an expression of sudden understanding.

She then immediately asked:

"'However, looking at the talisman paper and cinnabar sand you used, which are hardly ordinary materials, how can they not even bear such a pattern?'"

"'The materials are fine, but this pattern can only be borne by special materials.'"

Just as one must use talisman paper made from the hide of a beast bearing true dragon blood to bear the Dragon Scale Pattern.

The pattern he drew this time also requires talisman paper made from the hide of a beast bearing true phoenix blood to be able to bear it.

As for what specific function and power that talisman would have if drawn successfully, he is not entirely sure.

But there is one point he can be certain of.

That is his Talisman Dao level, because of this epiphany, it has risen to the Fourth Level Tier!

Yunhe gazed at the curious Huaxin, his eyes flickering.

"Perhaps, when her cultivation base advances further, or when her spirit body advances further, she could help me better recognize the power hidden within the 'Phoenix Feather Pattern'?"

He didn't expect that Huaxin actually also had such a 'function'.

What exactly is this power? My spirit body, or rather what you have sensed.

This is what Huaxin longs for, and it is also something related to her weal and woe.

Yunhe put away his expression, paused a moment, then solemnly said:

Time.

(End of chapter)