The Eight Trigrams Mirror, obtained from Li Guangzong, is a top-grade protective magical artifact of the first tier.
At this moment, the surface of the mirror is covered with web-like cracks, the spiritual light dimmed, the essence already damaged.
"What a pity."
Chen Ye stroked the cracks on the mirror’s surface, feeling a pang of heartache.
This Eight Trigrams Mirror is of no low grade. If not for it, he would probably have already become a ghost under Ji Yueze’s sword.
"Perhaps Master Gu, has a chance to repair the Eight Trigrams Mirror..."
He carefully put away the broken Eight Trigrams Mirror and then took out the flying sword obtained from Ji Yueze’s corpse.
As soon as this sword appeared, the temperature in the entire Quiet Chamber dropped by a few degrees.
The sword’s body is ivory in color, the blade sharp, emanating a chilling light, with thousands of complex runes flowing on it, and the words "Flying Light" inscribed at the mouth.
"This is... a second-tier magical treasure!"
Chen Ye was startled, no wonder Ji Yueze’s Myriad Phenomena Sword Technique was so extraordinary; it turns out that this Flying Light Sword is a lower-grade second-tier magical treasure!
"Strange enough, since that demon cultivator put him here and took away his Storage Bag, why didn’t he take this lower-grade second-tier magical treasure?"
Chen Ye was slightly puzzled.
Could it be, accurately speaking, that Ji Yueze was not trapped here, but was cultivating hard in this place?
He shook his head, not delving further into it, solemnly retrieving from the deepest part of the Storage Bag the greatest harvest of this journey—the golden Purifying Heart Lotus Seed.
The seed is no bigger than a thumb, crystal clear throughout, seemingly carved from golden colored glass, with radiant light flowing on it, a sure sign it’s no ordinary item.
"It truly is a second-tier spirit plant."
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Chen Ye placed the seed carefully, only then did he begin to calm his mind and examine his own injuries.
You never know until you look, but one look was truly alarming.
With his divine sense introspecting, he saw the scene within his body, and it was a real mess.
All his internal organs were dislocated and damaged to varying degrees, with several major meridians injured by the sharp Sword Qi of the Myriad Phenomena Sword Technique.
Were it not for the grandmaster-level Evergreen Technique’s powerful vitality clinging on, his injuries would probably be even more severe at this moment.
More troublesome yet was the aftershock of the Heart Evil Technique.
Although he managed to maintain his divine soul’s clarity through the Seven Luminaries Soul Nurturing Technique, this demon curse was malicious as relentless maggots, lingering persistently.
He took a deep breath, no longer attending to the physical pain, but instead immersed all his mind into his vast sea of consciousness.
"Seven Luminaries Soul Nourishing, Star River Suppresses Spirit!"
Chen Ye focused his mind; deep within his sea of consciousness, the originally silently rotating Saturn suddenly shone brightly!
At one moment, he saw Xu Xinming’s stunning face, both shy and angry, at another, he saw Ji Yueze’s fierce face that died with eyes open in indignation; sometimes, overwhelming greed surged in his heart, wanting to possess the Purifying Heart Lotus, and other times, boundless fear arose, as if he was back in that hopeless situation surrounded by countless resentful spirits...
However, no matter how these illusions and emotions impacted him, Chen Ye’s core remained rock-solid, unwavering under the guard of the seven luminaries stars.
No one knows how much time passed, but once the aftershock of the Heart Evil Technique wore off completely, Chen Ye felt an unprecedented clarity in his sea of consciousness.
In that moment, his divine sense expanded vastly!
Originally limited to a perception range of only a few dozen steps, it instantly expanded outward to cover two hundred steps!
He could sense, in the neighboring room, the two small figures of Zhiwei and Qing Jun sleeping in an embrace, their breathing, their heartbeat, the faint kitten-like fragrance on them...
This feeling of having everything in sight filled Chen Ye with a profound sense of power!
[Seven Luminaries Soul Nurturing Technique Great Success: 1/200]
The Seven Luminaries Soul Nurturing Technique successfully broke through to great success!
However, he was stuck at the minor achievement phase of this technique for months, and today, by eliminating the demon curse, a blessing in disguise, his divine soul grew significantly, allowing him to successfully break through this technique.
Furthermore, the Saturn in his sea of consciousness became more vivid and detailed at this moment.
"Generally, at this time, one can begin visualizing the Taiyang and Taiyin stars... But, the path I will tread is the seven-star path!"
Chen Ye pondered thoughtfully.
In reality, the regular cultivation process of the Seven Luminaries Soul Nurturing Technique is to first visualize the star corresponding to the cultivator’s most powerful spiritual root, and after completing that visualization, proceed to visualize the Taiyang and Taiyin stars.
However, the path he intends to walk is the path originally envisioned for Qing Jun, which is to visualize the five stars of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth together.
Chen Ye slowly opened his eyes, and a glint of stars seemed to flow within his pitch-black pupils, causing unease.
The aftershock of the Heart Evil Technique was completely eliminated.
Next, is the Purifying Heart Lotus Seed.
This seed can be consumed directly, and Chen Ye naturally wouldn’t let such a treasure linger uselessly in the Storage Bag.
He took out the Purifying Heart Lotus Seed and, without hesitation, tilted his head back to swallow it.
The seed melted the moment it entered his mouth, transforming into a cool, sweet warm current that traveled down his throat, directly entering his abdomen.
In the next moment, a holy force strong enough to cleanse both body and soul erupted!
Like heavenly dew descending from the high heavens, or the purest of primordial auras from the inception of chaos, it forcefully swept through every corner of his body.
"Pfft—!"
Chen Ye felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out another mouthful of blood!
However, what he spat out this time was not fresh red blood, but a clump of foul-smelling clotted blood!
This was the stubborn Pill Barrier accumulated in his body from consuming large quantities of Pills over time!
These Pill Barriers, though usually hidden, inconspicuously clogged his meridians, impeding his cultivation progress.
Now, under the cleansing of the Purifying Heart Lotus Seed, these previously intractable Pill Barriers were forcibly expelled from his body.