Chapter 66: Advancement: Withered Wood Meets Spring

Boom

The door concept completely merged with his profound technique, turning into his innate divine ability at that moment; Fengyi's body shuddered, as if breaking some shackles, opening illusory doors that do not exist in reality.

In an instant, a new force emerged from his body, as if it inherently belonged to him, having long been deposited within him.

This is the law and information that had settled within Fengyi's body during the process of him digesting part of Fuxi's status and concept; now, as the door of his potential was opened, it seemed to be activated by instinct, transforming into nourishment for his transformation.

This force slowly circulated throughout his body, merging with his profound technique, causing the profound technique to continually undergo changes.

At the same time, this force seemed to transform into a special Great Dao rune, imprinted upon his five viscera and six bowels, his entire body, and millions of acupoints, causing his body to undergo tremendous change.

After an unknown period, Fengyi's heart stirred, his mind sank into emptiness, and he gained a completely new insight into the principle of the Yi Dao, instinctively circulating his profound technique.

Boom

The heaven and earth's vital energy violently trembled, instinctively gathering at Fengyi's side, as if turning into a surging river, almost condensing into liquid, continuously merging into his body, causing his recently broken-through aura to begin rising again.

Fourth Heaven.

Fifth Heaven.

His aura rose slowly yet firmly toward a higher level; in just a moment, he entered the Fifth Heaven, and did not stop.

As his aura rose, another kind of power within Fengyi's body seemed to be pulled along, continually undergoing changes.

In the next moment, black and white specks of light appeared at his side; the profound death intent and the exuberant vitality intersected, achieving a mysterious balance of life and death, linking the heaven and earth Great Dao, weaving together a naturally formed melody.

Hum

With the emergence of life and death intent, the Tongtian Divine Tree beneath Fengyi trembled violently, as if it had come alive in an instant.

At this moment, Fengyi's vital energy connected with the Tongtian Divine Tree, and the black and white specks flowed into it as well, carrying the meaning of life and death reincarnation, as if seeking to turn death into life.

Hum

Originally just a withered stump, the Tongtian Divine Tree now seemed to have obtained the opportunity of 'withered wood meets spring'; its jade-like trunk continuously flowed with mysterious divine light.

Beside him, Xiao Chen, who was watching Fengyi's breakthrough, felt a stir in his heart, drawn to the Tongtian Divine Tree undergoing tremendous change beneath him.

Originally only a root system and a stump remained of the Tongtian Divine Tree, but in Xiao Chen's spiritual perception it now seemed to contain an extremely rich life force, vast beyond imagination.

"This is the life force originally contained within the Tongtian Divine Tree? It's truly powerful; no wonder it could give birth to an innate primordial dragon!"

This thought arose in his mind, and Xiao Chen suddenly felt something within his body being stirred.

He subconsciously sank his mind into his body and discovered that the small tree, for some unknown reason united with the heavenly stele inscription within his body, had undergone a change.

At this moment, the small tree continuously extended its branches and leaves, as if trying to absorb something.

Hum

In the next moment, an immense life force merged from the acupoints beneath Xiao Chen's feet, following the path of the heavenly stele inscription, and was absorbed by that small tree.

During this process, his physique instinctively received the baptism of this life force, becoming ever stronger, and his cultivation continually rose.

"This"

"Could Keke's small tree also be a sacred tree of the dragon clan? It's merely a sapling!"

"So that's how it is!"

Just then, a clear and elegant voice sounded in Xiao Chen's ear: 'This Tongtian Divine Tree probably hasn't truly withered yet; it still retains a last thread of vitality, and it wishes to rely on Fellow Daoist Fengyi's power to instinctively complete a cycle of reincarnation?'

Xiao Chen subconsciously turned his gaze to the white-clad figure beside him and said: 'Senior Lanruo, are you saying that this severed Tongtian Divine Tree still retains consciousness?'

"No"

Lanruo shook her head and spoke softly: 'Such spirit roots born of heaven and earth differ from ordinary living beings; they generally possess only instinct, and it is extremely difficult for them to truly give birth to an independent consciousness, almost impossible; yet precisely because of this, their vitality is unimaginably tenacious—withering and flourishing for them is merely a cycle of reincarnation.'

As she said this, a sudden flash of insight crossed Lanruo's mind, an inexplicable realization that left her stunned.

"Withering and flourishing."

"Reincarnation."

"Nirvana."

"Life and death."

One insight after another arose in her mind, giving Lanruo a special understanding of the cultivation of the Nirvana realm, and her inner aura seemed to be continually undergoing some change.

After an unknown period, Lanruo suddenly came to her senses and subconsciously whispered: 'Is this the secret of the Nirvana realm?'

At this moment, although her cultivation was still sealed by herself beneath the Identification Storehouse, her entire aura seemed to have undergone a special transformation, her temperament becoming increasingly ethereal.

Cultivation is also cultivation of the mind; even after reaching the Nirvana realm, the transformation of one's state of mind is far more important than the increase in cultivation.

Lanruo has now vaguely grasped the secret of the Nirvana realm; she believes that as long as she leaves this special place, Dragon Island, she will soon be able to complete the final Nirvana and enter a longevity realm comparable to that of deities.

"What a rare opportunity!"

This thought arose in her mind, and Lanruo subconsciously turned her gaze to the figure in dark robes before her, a faint inexplicable expression appearing in her eyes.

At this moment, Fengyi's aura also seemed to have grown to a certain limit, finally stopping at the Sixth Heaven of the Identification Storehouse.

This seems to be because his profound technique is incomplete; upon reaching this level, the operation of the method grows ever slower, until it gradually settles.

Hum

He slowly opened his eyes; within his pale gold pupils swirled an illusory yin-yang bagua, as if able to perceive all the secrets of past and future.

And at the moment Fengyi opened his eyes, the illusory shadow of the divine wood entwined with the vast giant dragon behind him slowly dissipated.

However, at the instant the divine wood's shadow vanished, Lanruo and Xiao Chen faintly saw the outline of that hazy emperor's figure.

It was a majestic figure with a human body and dragon tail, surrounded by yin-yang bagua, a manifestation of the origin of the Yi Dao.

And the visage of that emperor's figure was exactly the same as the robed figure before him.

He closed his eyes, opened them again, and the strange phenomena in Fengyi's eyes faded away.

His mind sank into his body, sensing his own changes, and a faint inexplicable gleam appeared in his eyes.

Through this transformation, he not only raised his cultivation by three heavens, but also transformed the concept of the door into his innate divine ability—a tremendous gain.

Even if not for the incompleteness of the heavenly stele's profound method within him, he might have directly completed the cultivation path of the Identification Storehouse realm, and after some precipitation, could naturally become a demigod.

"Heavenly Stele Profound Method."

Thinking of this, Feng Yi's mind conjured the scene he had seen before, realizing that those were the places where the Heavenly Stele exists today.

"It seems I need to figure out how to collect all the mystic laws on the Nine-Faced Heavenly Stele."

With thoughts turning in his mind, Feng Yi subconsciously looked toward the center of Dragon Island; his Heavenly Pupil of the Change Dao instinctively opened, and he faintly saw an illusion of a Heavenly Stele that towered like clouds.

"Let's start with this Heavenly Stele in the Dead City of Dragon Island; judging by the time, it should also descend!"

Whoosh

Just then, a white light flew over and landed on Feng Yi's body; it was the little beast Keke.

At this moment, it looked at Feng Yi somewhat bewilderedly, emitting a childish 'ee-ee ya-ya' sound from its mouth, as if asking something.

Hehe.

He reached out to smooth the little beast Keke's messy white fur, and Feng Yi said with a smile, "Because I'm human and you're a dragon, of course we don't look the same."

Ee-ya.

Hearing Feng Yi's words, the little beast Keke poked out its little head, sniffed Feng Yi's scent, then stretched out its little paws and scratched his hair; its big eyes fell into a kind of bewilderment, as if it had encountered something it couldn't comprehend.

Hehe.

After glancing at the bewildered little beast Keke, Feng Yi smiled and didn't say anything more.

Afterward, he turned his gaze to the Heaven-Reaching Divine Tree beneath him, which had undergone a tremendous change.

Sensing the implications of life and death, prosperity and decline contained within this Dragon Clan Sacred Tree, as well as the faint vital force hidden deep inside, Feng Yi's spiritual perception twitched slightly, and he vaguely understood something.

The Heaven-Reaching Divine Tree, this Dragon Clan Sacred Tree, is closely linked to the Dragon Clan; to some extent, it symbolizes the Dragon Clan's fortune and future.

Now, this Heaven-Reaching Divine Tree has gone from withered to flourishing, revealing a hint of vitality; to some extent, this also symbolizes that the Dragon Clan's future has a glimmer of hope, and it will not nearly face extinction as in the original work, leaving only a few survivors.

"Could this be considered a mutual influence of fate?"

With this thought arising in his mind, Feng Yi gained a slight special insight into the Dao of Fate.

Just then, a clear and elegant voice sounded in Feng Yi's ear, pulling his mind back: "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Feng, on your great progress in cultivation!"

He instinctively raised his head, looking at the white-clad figure beside him; Feng Yi's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and then he sighed, "My modest cultivation is nothing compared to Fellow Daoist Lan Nuo's; if I'm not mistaken, Lan Nuo Fellow Daoist has already approached the Longevity Realm, and after leaving Dragon Island, it won't be long before he naturally enters the Longevity Realm."

"It's just a lucky coincidence, and I still owe much to Fellow Daoist Feng!"

Lan Nuo's face showed a faint smile, but she did not refute Feng Yi's words.

Obviously, the Longevity Realm is now easily within her grasp.

Seeing this, Feng Yi couldn't help but feel moved; this woman before him is undoubtedly one of the most talented beings in this world.

Thinking of this, Feng Yi subconsciously turned his gaze to Xiao Chen beside him and slightly shook his head.

Compared to the heaven-defying talent of Lan Nuo before him, Xiao Chen's 'protagonist' talent is indeed unimpressive.

Beside him, Xiao Chen blankly watched Feng Yi's movements; for some reason, he suddenly felt that the other party was being very rude.

(End of Chapter)