Chapter 534: Spiritual Seed

"No way!"

"You wouldn't have robbed all the Nine Nether clans, would you?"

Gongshu Xingyan's voice was full of unbelievable shock and surprise.

After Hua Changxi left the county seat of Nanxiang County, she went straight to the Lihuo Cliff. She took out all the body-refining materials obtained in the Nine Netherworlds and piled them in front of Gongshu Xingyan.

Since Gongshu Xingyan embarked on the path of body refining, he had never handled such a massive amount of body-refining materials.

The pile of ores and spiritual materials before his eyes was not only staggering in quantity, but also contained some rare top-grade materials that were hard to see on weekdays.

Gongshu Xingyan was directly shocked by Hua Changxi's big hand.

Hua Changxi waited for Gongshu Xingyan to calm down before looking at him solemnly: "Listen, I need you to do your best to refine a full set of military equipment for the Zhu Que Army at the fastest speed."

"Zhu Que Order, Zhu Que Armor, knives, guns, swords, and halberds, and even Zhu Que warships, military formation flags... these military equipment must be equipped with 100,000 sets."

Regardless of where the crisis she perceived came from, what she could do was to do her best to make full preparations.

Gongshu Xingyan heard this, was stunned, looked at Hua Changxi with a serious face, and tentatively said: "Is there a war going to happen?"

Hua Changxi looked over: "Why do you ask?"

Gongshu Xingyan looked at her: "With your posture, it's hard not to make people feel that you are preparing for war."

Hua Changxi: "... There is no war, I just feel that the equipment of the Zhu Que Army should have been fully equipped long ago."

Gongshu Xingyan didn't ask any more questions, but turned to say seriously: "I have already studied the military equipment diagrams of the Zhu Que Army thoroughly during this period of time. There is no problem with the technology, and they can all be refined."

"But there are two difficulties."

Gongshu Xingyan held up two fingers: "First, the quantity is too large. With the manpower of Lihuo Cliff, even if we don't sleep or eat, we can't gather 100,000 sets in a short time."

"Second, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Although there are many materials you brought back this time, it is still not enough to arm 100,000 troops."

Hua Changxi nodded: "For the materials, you list a list for me, and I will solve it. As for the manpower..."

"Refiners are not ordinary craftsmen, and they really can't be changed in a short time."

Hua Changxi pondered for a moment, thought about it and said: "Look, how about this, if there is not enough manpower, then outsource part of the craftsmanship."

"For example, for the Zhu Que Blade, the blade blank can be manufactured by the Artifact Saint Palace, and the final steps—sharpening the edge and branding the Zhu Que totem—can be transported back to be completed here at Li Huo Cliff."

Gongshu Xingyan was overjoyed: "Of course, not only the initial refining of knives, guns, swords, and halberds can be outsourced, but even warships and warships can be purchased from the Artifact Saint Palace first, and then I will take people to carry out corresponding modifications after buying them back, which can save a lot of refining time."

Immediately, he frowned with some worry: "However, such a huge amount of engineering, the cost is an astronomical figure. I remember the Zhu Que Army... isn't it short of spiritual stones? Can you make the Artifact Saint Palace work?"

Hua Changxi glanced at him sideways, looked at the vibrating One-Thought-Connection, and the hall masters of the Lingguang Hall were still constantly sending messages of requests for meetings from forces from all sides.

"You just take care of the refining of military equipment, other things, you don't need to worry about."

After finishing the business, Hua Changxi's heart eased a little, and only then did she have the energy to look at Gongshu Xingyan in front of her.

Very good, this person's progress is also amazing enough, not losing to Song Weimin at all. Not only are his injuries all healed, but he has also crossed from the Infant Transformation Realm to the Spirit Platform Realm.

Wait, breaking through the realm...

Hua Changxi suddenly thought of something and looked at Gongshu Xingyan: "When you broke through the realm, did you attract heavenly tribulation?"

Gongshu Xingyan smiled proudly and pointed to the Lihuo Cliff under his feet: "Most blessed lands have the effect of shielding heavenly secrets. If it weren't for being deep in the Lihuo Cliff and borrowing the terrain to cover up the heavenly secrets, I wouldn't dare to break through the realm so quickly."

Trapped in the Ghost Domain prison for a hundred years, his body suffered unimaginable heavy damage. Now, although his injuries were healed, his body could not recover to its peak state in a short time.

In such a situation, he naturally could not accept the test of heavenly tribulation.

But he had been stuck in the Infant Transformation Realm for over a hundred years and had long wanted to break through the realm.

Lihuo Cliff could shield heavenly secrets, so he naturally had to seize the opportunity.

Thinking about it now, the decision to follow Hua Changxi back then was really the right one.

Hua Changxi looked at Gongshu Xingyan, who broke through the Spirit Platform easily, and couldn't help but show a trace of envy on her face.

"Why do I feel that you guys breaking through the Spirit Platform seems very simple. But how did it become an insurmountable obstacle when it came to me?"

Hearing this, Gongshu Xingyan's eyes 'lit up': "No way, Hall Master, you are still an Infant Transformation Realm cultivator?"

Hua Changxi glanced at him sideways and didn't speak.

Gongshu Xingyan tutted, turned half a circle around Hua Changxi: "I always thought your cultivation was unfathomable, I didn't expect..."

Hua Changxi looked at him, her tone cool: "I am just an Infant Transformation Realm cultivator, beating a hundred of you is not a problem."

Gongshu Xingyan heard this, touched his chin: "I know, you are not only a law cultivator, but also a body cultivator, and the degree of body refining is quite high."

Especially thinking that in order to save the well-born of the Ghost Fire Well, she took out five Mysterious Yellow Fruits casually.

She was so generous to others, she must be better to herself.

Hua Changxi looked at Gongshu Xingyan with burning eyes: "Can you tell me how you opened the Spirit Platform?"

"How much does opening the Spirit Platform have to

"And how much does it have to do with cultivation techniques?"

Seeing that Hua Changxi was actually discussing the Dao with him, Gongshu Xingyan, who had already wanted to get closer to her, pondered for a moment and then smiled: "I do indeed have some insights and realizations regarding opening the Spirit Platform."

Saying this, he led Hua Changxi to the stone table at the edge of the cliff to sit down.

"Most cultivators think that opening the Spirit Platform is merely breaking through a realm, but in reality, it is not so; the opening of the Spirit Platform touches upon another depth."

"I personally believe that the opening of the Spirit Platform has a great deal to do with one's state of mind."

"As for cultivation techniques, they also have a certain relationship, but they only serve as a framework and are not decisive."

Hua Changxi was confused: "Can you explain it more simply?"

Gongshu Xingyan straightened his expression: "Cultivators practicing the Dao have a total of nine realms: Qi Refining, Qi Sea, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Platform, Spirit Condensation, Soul Departure, Dao Integration, and Divinity."

"From Qi Refining to the Nascent Soul stage, one cultivates the Nascent Soul."

"From the Spirit Platform to the Soul Departure stage, one cultivates the Primordial Spirit."

"Humans have two universes: one is the physical universe, and the other is the spiritual universe."

"For Dharma cultivators, cultivating the Nascent Soul is tempering the physical universe; cultivating the Primordial Spirit is expanding the spiritual universe."

"The cultivation of the physical universe is mostly limited by the real world—Dharma, companions, wealth, and land are all indispensable. Although obtaining these is not easy, there are always methods."

"However, the cultivation of the spiritual universe explores the direction of the heart and requires planting a seed of the spirit."

Gongshu Xingyan smiled at Hua Changxi: "The Hall Master has been unable to open the Spirit Platform for a long time; the technique may have limitations, and the state of mind may also be insufficient, but most importantly, have you found your own seed of the spirit?"

Hua Changxi frowned: "Seed of the spirit?"

Gongshu Xingyan thought for a moment: "Let me put it this way: for me, forging Imperial-grade artifacts is my lifelong ambition, so artifact forging is my seed of the spirit."

"Like Song Weimin, letting the people live and work in peace is his lifelong pursuit, so engaging in livelihood affairs is his seed of the spirit."

"Take the Buddhist sect, for instance; they take saving people as their duty, so the act of saving people is the seed of the spirit for Buddhist disciples."

"To use old-fashioned words, it means: do you have an ambition?"

"To open the spiritual world, you must first have a pursuit!"