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Chapter 89 Supreme Dharma Image, Sea of ​​Consciousness

Jiang Ningzhi in her bedroom.

Li Yinsheng sat cross-legged, holding the jade slip inscribed with "Six Explanations of Withering and Flourishing" in his hand, which emitted a faint glow.

Before long, the glow on the jade slip gradually dimmed and eventually went out.

Li Yinsheng opened his eyes, rubbed his temples, and a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.

The jade slip contained the cultivation method and numerous annotations of the "Six Explanations of Withering and Flourishing," which he had now memorized.

As expected of a lineage of immortals, this cultivation method is far superior to the Pure Profound Scripture.

The Six Explanations of Withering and Flourishing is also a balanced and harmonious practice, but unlike the Pure Mystery True Scripture, it clearly leans towards the Wood element and contains some concepts of Yin and Yang.

Although Buddhism also has the concept of "two trees of withering and flourishing", the six interpretations of withering and flourishing have little to do with it. The meaning of "withering and flourishing" mainly comes from the wood element itself.

The Six Realms of Withering and Flourishing have only six levels in total, divided into two realms: Withering and Flourishing, each with three levels.

The cultivation sequence is to first cultivate the withered realm, then cultivate the glorious realm, and then cultivate the withered realm again, and so on.

After three periods of decline and three periods of prosperity, one achieves great success.

Even if one only cultivates to the first level of the withered realm, it is enough to become a True Person.

Once the first level of the Glory Realm is completed, one can enter the Divine Travel Realm.

After two periods of decline and two periods of prosperity, one can condense the Dharma form and attain the title of True Person.

To cultivate to the point of three withering and three flourishing is to be an extremely powerful existence among those with the title of Immortal, enough to attempt to break through to become an immortal.

Compared to the Six Explanations of Withering and Flourishing and the Pure Profound True Scripture, the Six Explanations of Withering and Flourishing also share a striking similarity: both are characterized by their solid foundation and profound magical power.

Each time one cultivates to the withered realm, one is consolidating and expanding one's foundation. Then, when one cultivates to the glorious realm, the quality and quantity of one's magical power will naturally be greatly improved, and one's lifespan will be 30% to 40% longer than that of other cultivators at the same realm.

Moreover, each time one cultivates a cycle of withering and flourishing, one gains a divine light similar to the Pure Profound Divine Light, but far stronger.

The disadvantages are also obvious.

Firstly, because half of one's energy must be devoted to accumulating foundational knowledge, the cultivation of the Six Unifications of Withering and Flourishing is very slow.

Secondly, since the entire Dry Realm is for honing one's foundation and enhancing one's inner strength, cultivators in the Dry Realm do not excel in combat power, and their lifespan is not even longer than that of ordinary cultivators.

Only after reaching the Glorious Realm and focusing on cultivating magical power will one's strength be greatly enhanced.

Therefore, although the Sixfold Path of Withering and Flourishing is powerful, it places extremely high demands on the cultivator's talent.

Those with poor talent may not even be able to reach the first level of the Dry Realm, and are likely to be killed in battle or die of old age.

However, in Shangguan Ling'er's eyes, who had given Li Yinsheng the Six Reliefs of Withering and Flourishing, this was naturally not a problem to worry about.

No matter how much talent is required to achieve the Sixfold Path of Withering and Flourishing, it can be easily accomplished by a freak who can become a Great True Person in his twenties.

In fact, her own talent was enough to cultivate the Sixfold Path of Withering and Flourishing, but her innate nature was special and extremely compatible with the Five Elements, so she joined the Zhengyang lineage and focused on cultivating the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture.

"How is it? Did you remember everything?" Shangguan Ling'er took back the jade slip and asked Li Yinsheng.

"Not a single word was missed," Li Yinsheng nodded, "Indeed, it is an exquisite and unparalleled lineage of immortals. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shangguan."

"Words of thanks are not enough. I'll have to argue with the clan about this later," Shangguan Ling'er snorted. "You'd better remember to owe me a favor."

"Of course," Li Yinsheng replied with a smile.

Of the four essential principles of spiritual practice, the Dharma is the most important, and he naturally remembered this favor.

"You've really gotten a great deal. The Six Resolves of Withering and Flourishing is already one of the best techniques in my family," Shangguan Ling'er said.

"Even if a cultivator has no other advantages, simply cultivating the Sixfold Path of Withering and Flourishing is enough to condense a high-grade Dharma Aspect when breaking through to the Dharma Aspect Realm."

Even though I have already learned the six interpretations of withering and flourishing, and have some understanding of their mysteries.

But when he heard that this one technique alone was enough to help people condense a high-grade Dharma Image, Li Yinsheng couldn't help but be surprised.

Shangguan Ling'er naturally noticed the surprise in Li Yinsheng's eyes, and her smugness was undisguised.

"Although if one only possesses the Six Dissolutions of Withering and Flourishing, the resulting superior Dharma Image can only be considered to barely reach the upper-grade level, and is inferior to the Dustless Sword Soul Dharma Image of Ningzhi, it is still something that most True Immortals would beg for."

Shangguan Ling'er said, "Besides, you have a solid foundation in body refinement, plus your natal magic weapon, and your sword technique—"

"I imagine that when you condense your Dharma form, it will be even stronger than the Dustless Sword Soul that Ningzhi once envisioned."

"Are there higher grades than the superior Dharma form?" Li Yinsheng asked.

"Some powerful Dharma forms that far surpass other superior Dharma forms are called top-grade Dharma forms," ​​Shangguan Ling'er said, "but that's more of a description."

"The classification of Dharma forms into three grades—superior, middle, and inferior—is a clear and definite standard derived from the extensive research and collection of Dharma forms by the entire Taihao Immortal Sect and even several other Daoist sects."

"As for the so-called top-grade Dharma forms, they are extremely rare and are the materials for immortality of various major forces. They will not be easily studied by others."

"Therefore, there is no universally accepted definition of what level of strength is required to be considered a top-grade Dharma Form."

Shangguan Ling'er covered her mouth and chuckled: "Some Dharma Aspects that are not even very strong among the high-grade ones will be touted as top-grade Dharma Aspects by flatterers. As a result, when they encounter a more powerful Dharma Aspect, they are beaten and flee in all directions."

Li Yinsheng couldn't help but chuckle.

"However, if we must further define the category within the superior grade—"

She pondered for a moment and said, "The one that is cultivated solely through the Six Rejuvenations of Withering and Flourishing is only the lower grade of the upper grade. If the Dustless Sword Soul of Condensation is successfully condensed, it can be considered the middle grade of the upper grade."

"I don't think it's just mediocre. I've been perfecting the Dustless Sword Soul!" Jiang Ningzhi retorted.

"As for you," Shangguan Ling'er looked Li Yinsheng up and down, "with your current foundation, if you were to learn the method of condensing the Dustless Sword Soul from your martial uncle, your many advantages would be combined—"

"Then your Dharma form would probably be among the best of the best."

Li Yinsheng seemed to be deep in thought.

Although Shangguan Ling'er's "top-grade Dharma form" didn't have a clear standard or definition, he still wanted to give it a try.

Anyway, he has plenty of time now, and there is indeed still a lot of room for improvement in terms of the Azure Sword, body refinement, and array formation.

We should at least improve these aspects further before considering the formation of a Dharma image, right?

"Alright, alright, you can ask Ningzhi about the Dharma Image matter slowly," Shangguan Ling'er patted Li Yinsheng's shoulder. "Anyway, you'll have plenty of opportunities to ask her for advice in the future."

Uncle Jiang nodded: "Yinsheng, I will teach you all the key points about the Wuchen Sword Soul Dharma Form as soon as possible."

"However, your talent surpasses mine. The Dustless Sword Soul is merely a reference for you. Ultimately, you should condense a Dharma body that is stronger than the Dustless Sword Soul."

"The Dustless Sword Soul—" Li Yinsheng mused, "Uncle-Master, when I entered your sea of ​​consciousness, I sensed some unusual power within your soul. Could that be the rudimentary form of your Dharma Body—"

"The Sea of ​​Consciousness!!!" Shangguan Ling'er suddenly stood up, looking at Li Yinsheng with disbelief. "You entered Ningzhi's Sea of ​​Consciousness!?"

Jiang Ningzhi's cheeks flushed a delicate blush, her eyes darted around, and her fingers gripped the corner of the blanket tightly.

If running away were useful, she would just want to hide herself under the covers and ignore everyone.

Li Yinsheng looked blankly at the suddenly excited Shangguan Ling'er and asked in confusion, "I entered once, when my martial uncle gave me a sword intent to protect me—"

"You! Entered! Ningzhi's! Sea of ​​Consciousness!!!" Shangguan Ling'er's face was full of disbelief.

His gaze shifted from Li Yinsheng's face to Jiang Ningzhi's face, then back to Li Yinsheng's face, back and forth.

"Senior Shangguan, is there something wrong with entering the consciousness of other True Immortals?" Li Yinsheng asked in confusion.

"Don't you know?" Shangguan Ling'er's eyes twitched. "For a True Person, the sea of ​​consciousness is a forbidden area that is almost never opened to outsiders. Even Daoist partners will not enter each other's sea of ​​consciousness except for spiritual communication."

"Dual cultivation is already an extremely intimate act for ordinary cultivators, but in the face of spiritual communion, dual cultivation seems very distant."

"And the first step in spiritual communion is for one party to enter the other's sea of ​​consciousness—" Shangguan Ling'er's earlobes couldn't help but feel a little hot as she said this.

Li Yinsheng was stunned, and couldn't help but exclaim in confusion, "Huh?"

"Shut up!!!" Jiang Ningzhi shrieked, glaring at Shangguan Ling'er, her usual cold and elegant demeanor gone, as she hissed, "What nonsense are you spouting about spiritual communion!"

"I'm not letting Yin Sheng's soul enter his sea of ​​consciousness, I'm just letting his divine consciousness in—it's different!"

""

Li Yinsheng breathed a sigh of relief.

He said that when he entered his uncle's sea of ​​consciousness, he didn't experience any strange sensations.

"Oh, divine sense? That's fine—my foot!" Shangguan Ling'er retorted in a low voice, "That's still more intimate than many Daoist couples!"

"Fellow Daoist Shangguan, you must have misunderstood," Li Yinsheng said. "When I entered my master's sea of ​​consciousness, it was only to obtain a wisp of sword intent."

"What kind of divine talk are you spouting—cough, well, spiritual communion? There's no such thing."

"That's not important. The point is that entering the sea of ​​consciousness itself is—" She looked at Li Yinsheng, rubbing her forehead, "Sigh, I can't explain it to you!"

"Alright!" Jiang Ningzhi said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. At that time, I didn't know that Yin Sheng was already a Great True Man. He also lacked the means to fight, so his safety was of paramount importance."

"In a desperate situation, I had no choice but to give him a sword intent to protect himself."

After explaining this, she stared intently at Shangguan Ling'er: "Let this matter rest, and don't mention it again!"

"But—" Shangguan Ling'er wanted to say something, but faced with her best friend's intimidating gaze, she swallowed it back.

Li Yinsheng remained relatively calm, because when he entered his uncle's sea of ​​consciousness, he genuinely didn't find anything inappropriate about it.

It's just about sword intent, how is there any intimacy between them?

He even glanced at Shangguan Ling'er with some suspicion.

Could it be that people with heart conditions see everything as dirty?

As the flush on Jiang Ningzhi's face faded, she glared fiercely at her best friend.

What nonsense are you talking about?

I originally wanted to let Yinsheng come into my sea of ​​consciousness so that he could personally observe and experience the half-complete Dharma form!