Chapter 444

The sea of consciousness is the residence of a cultivator's soul, the core of consciousness, and a place more mysterious and private than the dantian.

To manifest the sea of consciousness, the difficulty is far beyond that of spiritual roots and the dantian.

This is not only a test of the control over the "Creation Hand" divine ability, but also an extreme challenge to the practitioner's mental power and divine sense strength.

Although Hua Changxi had already cultivated divine sense, she had not yet opened up the Spirit Platform sea of consciousness, and her divine sense could not be considered particularly strong; therefore, she did not dare to rashly manifest the sea of consciousness of others, for fear of unexpected and uncontrollable situations.

Learning that Hua Changxi could not temporarily manifest the sea of consciousness of others, Tong Yao felt a bit regretful: "Next time you manifest someone else's sea of consciousness, you must call me."

Hua Changxi: "Of course, I'm still counting on you to refine the Life Artifacts."

Tong Yao smiled: "Then I will return to the Artifact Saint Palace first; I will find a way to refine the Life Artifacts you want as soon as possible."

Hua Changxi thanked him sincerely: "Thank you! Let's go, I'll see you out."

As soon as the two walked out of the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion, they sensed many subtle probes.

Regarding this, Hua Changxi felt somewhat annoyed.

Seeing this, Tong Yao smiled: "I thought you were used to it."

Hua Changxi said "Hmm?": "Used to what?"

Tong Yao said while walking: "You are a prominent figure in the Pill Saint Hall; it is inevitable that you attract attention."

Hua Changxi hummed: "I don't like this sneaky state of hiding and peeking in the dark; if they came to inquire openly and honestly, I would even think more highly of them."

Tong Yao also liked to handle everything on the table; he didn't want to say too much about the internal affairs of the Pill Saint Hall, so he smiled and quickly changed the subject.

Afterwards, the two talked and laughed until they reached the gate of the Pill Saint Hall.

After Hua Changxi watched Tong Yao leave, she returned to the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion, and from a distance, she saw Gu Jinfan waiting at the pavilion entrance.

Gu Jinfan: "I heard that the specialization content of the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion has been unlocked; I wonder if I can enter to learn?"

Hua Changxi looked at her: "Of course, you are the Deputy Pavilion Master." She paused, "As for the affairs in the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion, I only manage matters related to medical skills; as for other aspects, you decide."

Seeing Hua Changxi fulfill her previous promise so readily, Gu Jinfan's face lit up with joy, and she smiled and followed Hua Changxi into the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion, during which she told Hua Changxi about the things that had happened in the Pill Saint Hall during this period.

"The matter of the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion specializing in spiritual roots has already spread throughout the Pill Saint Hall."

"Now, the masters of the No. 11 to No. 18 Qihuang Pavilions are all experimenting with the content specialized by the Qihuang Pavilions they manage in this direction."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi smiled indifferently.

She didn't think that the other Qihuang Pavilion masters could really unlock the content of the No. 11 to No. 18 Qihuang Pavilions.

Not to mention that most of the later pavilion masters didn't have Qihuang Orders; even if they did, judging by the "price" she paid to unlock the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion, unlocking the pavilions after the 11th would definitely be more difficult.

Moreover, the content conquered by the eighteen Qihuang Pavilions, from No. 1 to No. 18, is progressive.

Just like her, if she hadn't mastered the "Looking, Listening, Asking, and Feeling Technique" taught in the No. 9 Qihuang Pavilion and practiced the "Truth-Seeing Eye," then she would definitely have encountered many difficulties when performing the "Creation Hand" to manifest spiritual roots.

Other pavilion masters hadn't even fully mastered and become proficient in the knowledge related to spiritual roots, so how could they further delve into the study of the dantian, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and even the sea of consciousness?

Gu Jinfan looked at Hua Changxi's disdainful attitude of not taking others in the Pill Saint Hall seriously, and she didn't feel any disgust or resistance, but instead developed some admiration.

In the past, she felt that Hua Changxi's ostentation was a bit aggressive, but now, after becoming in the same camp as her, she actually liked this ostentation, having a sense of glory like "being in the same boat."

The disciples of the Pill Origin Peak were the most "protective of their own" in the Pill Saint Hall, and the sense of belonging and identity they displayed surprised all parties.

In the past, she thought this situation was caused by Hua Changxi's willingness to invest the resources of the Pill Origin Peak in them.

But now, she felt that perhaps the existence of Hua Changxi herself was worth following for the disciples of the Pill Origin Peak.

After manifesting a hundred spiritual roots, the "sword" on the Qihuang Order was already very realistic and three-dimensional.

The range illuminated by the white light emitted by the "sword" could already cover several walls at the same time. Any stone wall illuminated by the sword light would reveal murals introducing spiritual roots.

Hua Changxi carefully looked at the content on the murals, and after reading the introduction and explanation of spiritual roots above, she truly felt that she had a comprehensive understanding of spiritual roots, rather than the very shallow understanding she had before.

Spiritual roots are the "heaven and earth interface" that cultivators use as a base with their physical bodies, straddling the dantian and the sea of consciousness.

The murals detailed the types of spiritual roots, the attributes of spiritual roots, and the judgment of the quality of spiritual root purity.

At the same time, the murals also gave a clear definition—the appearance of spiritual roots marks the leap of life from "mortal fetus" to "spiritual body."

It not only allows cultivators to communicate with heaven and earth, but also reshapes the underlying logic of life—the physical body becomes the "container" for spiritual roots, the dantian is its "furnace," the sea of consciousness is its "divine court," and the three cooperate to form the "spiritual body life system."

These all gave people a more intuitive understanding of spiritual roots.

Afterwards, the murals also listed various medical treatments and methods for damaged spiritual roots, categorized by type.

"Jia Lu, find someone to copy down the content on the stone wall, and based on the spiritual roots you saw before, compile an 'Illustrated Handbook of Spiritual Roots'."

After Hua Changxi gave the task to Jia Lu, she returned to the Pill Origin Peak, because due to the lack of Life Artifacts, even if she could manifest the dantian, she could not clear the ghost Qi in the dantian of the Zhu Que army, so she could only suppress the anxiety in her heart and focus on refining fourth-grade pills to upgrade her alchemy grade.

【Fourth-Grade Alchemist (High-Grade Pill): Alchemy 101 Furnaces 101/1000】

"Peak Master."

A few days later, when Hua Changxi finally improved the quality of the fourth-grade pills she refined to high-grade, Wan Feng suddenly came to the bamboo house.

"What's the matter?"

Wan Feng: "Manager Wen from the Jiujie Hall just found me, saying he wants to arrange for the physicians of the Jiujie Hall to enter the No. 10 Qihuang Pavilion to learn medical skills related to spiritual roots."

As if afraid that Hua Changxi would not agree, Wan Feng quickly added: "Manager Wen said that the Jiujie Hall accidentally obtained a set of Life Artifacts and is willing to offer them to the Peak Master."

As he spoke, he quickly took out a white square tray.

In the tray were nine silver implements, including transparent knives, needles, and tweezers.

Hua Changxi's eyes lit up, and she wanted to take the transparent small knife in the tray, but to her surprise, she couldn't touch it: "Is this really a Life Artifact?"

Wan Feng had never even heard of Life Artifacts before this, so naturally, he couldn't judge, and could only say: "That's what Manager Wen of the Jiujie Hall said."

Hua Changxi thought for a moment, performed the "Creation Hand" divine ability, and then used the illusory "Creation Hand" to pick up the implements in the tray.

At this moment, she could be sure that the things sent by the people from the Jiujie Hall were indeed a set of Life Artifacts.

"Good, I agree."

She didn't know how long it would take for Tong Yao to refine Life Artifacts, and Hua Changxi was still thinking about the Ghost Fire Well, wanting to solve the matter of the Ghost Fire Well as soon as possible.

Because she didn't know how long it would take to occupy the blessed land of the Ghost Fire Well, she had to first treat the Zhu Que army eroded by ghost Qi.