Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

Uncle Nine stood under the eaves, his mind slightly trembling at the moment the chanting began.

He could clearly sense a subtle resonance within Lin Xuan's voice.

It seemed to be able to mobilize the surrounding Daoist energy, gradually bringing the breathing and mind of those listening to the sutra into the same frequency as Lin Xuan.

In this state, the meaning of scriptures and teachings that are usually obscure and difficult to understand will become clearer.

A look of surprise flashed in Uncle Nine's eyes.

This ability is something that even his master—the current head of the Maoshan sect—does not possess, let alone him!

Among the many spells, there are indeed quite a few that use sound to influence the soul, especially those unorthodox and heretical practitioners!

Bewitching sounds, soul-capturing spells, and the ravings of evil gods can all make people lose their resistance without them even realizing it, and even turn them into mindless zombies who can be manipulated at will.

But Lin Xuan's chanting was exactly the opposite.

It is like a gentle spring breeze and nourishing rain, it will not make people sink or lose their way, but will instead dispel the worldly fog that obscures the mind and cleanse the soul!

It allows listeners to become more enlightened and directly touch the profound truth contained in the scriptures.

Of course, this also depends on the spiritual attainment of the listener.

Those with a deeper foundation will gain more insights from the scriptures, while those with a shallower foundation will experience a significantly reduced effect, but it will still be much faster than self-comprehension!

However, Lin Xuan's understanding of the "Huang Ting Jing" is not deep enough yet, and many of his internal spirits have not fully manifested, but he has already achieved such an effect.

If one day he completes his cultivation of the *Huangting Jing*, and all three parts, eight scenes, and twenty-four immortals reside within his body...

When he returns to Maoshan and preaches the Dharma in front of his many disciples, many of them will probably have an epiphany on the spot.

Thinking of that scene, Uncle Nine couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Bringing such a prodigy disciple back to the mountain is more than just a matter of pride!

That's practically an auspicious sign, bringing great honor to all the patriarchs of Maoshan!

Then he'd like to see what those fellow disciples who used to compete with him in their youth, and who now boast about having taken on a few good apprentices, would have to say.

However, when Uncle Nine saw Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, who were already in a state of enlightenment, he felt a pang of sadness inexplicably.

Seriously... how come these two brats always seem to get such good luck?

Is this what they call "fools are lucky"?

Uncle Nine's gaze lingered on Wen Cai for a moment before he reluctantly looked away.

Oh well... he's still my apprentice after all.

As long as one can make progress, even if it's just because of the eldest apprentice, it's not shameful.

After reciting the Huangting Jing once, a system notification sounded in Lin Xuan's mind.

[Complete one effective recitation.]

[Influenced by the Yellow Sprout Spirit Nurturing Technique and the Water Soul Flower, comprehension has deepened.]

[Proficiency in the *Huang Ting Jing* +5.]

Lin Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

Five points of proficiency at a time!

When he first started practicing the Huangting Jing, he could only increase his proficiency by reciting it once in its entirety.

Later, influenced by the Water Soul Flower, it could occasionally be raised to two points.

Unexpectedly, after the basic cultivation technique was combined with the Yellow Sprout Great Technique and transformed into the white-quality "Yellow Sprout Spirit Cultivation Technique", a single recitation of the scripture could actually gain five points of proficiency.

It's five times the original amount!

If he continues to cultivate at this pace, and with the spiritual insights gained from the "Huangting Jing" produced after the different spiritual plants mature, it won't be long before he has the opportunity to upgrade the "Huangting Jing" to green quality.

Of course, resonating with the scriptures comes at a price.

Lin Xuan could clearly feel that as the chanting spread, the Dao Qi within his body was being consumed at a rate several times faster than when he was chanting scriptures normally.

However, it's definitely worth it!

The thought flashed through Lin Xuan's mind, but he did not pause in reciting the scriptures. The second recitation of the "Huang Ting Jing" continued.

As the chanting continued, the left and right kidney spirits within the body simultaneously emitted a blue light.

After the Dao Qi flowed through the kidneys, it was also dyed a clear blue color.

A faint blue light emanated from Lin Xuan's body, spreading outwards along with the chanting.

Beside the well, the Water Palace Tortoise statue was the first to react.

The red patina inside the statue slowly lit up, and the red and blue light blended together, enveloping the entire surface of the statue.

The surrounding moisture was attracted and turned into wisps of thin mist, which continuously flowed into the statue.

The few wispy red stains inside the white jade began to move and change little by little, with the edges gradually spreading outwards.

The water vein map placed near the Dragon King Temple also shimmered with a blue light.

The rivers, tributaries, and watercourses in the picture seem to come alive, emerging from a layer of hazy water vapor.

The steam kept rising, and even the straw figures placed next to it were covered with a thin layer of moisture.

Inside the medicine jar, Xiao Jin was lying on the water spirit stone.

Pale blue light continuously fell on its body surface, seeping into its body along the bluish-black lines.

The pills that had been swallowed earlier quickly dissolved under the cleansing power of the scriptures and Dharma, transforming into streams of gentle energy that strengthened Xiao Jin's skin, bones, and internal organs.

Little Jin was half asleep when he made two soft smacking noises with his lips.

Then, as if feeling that its energy was still insufficient, it stretched out its front paws, pulled out two pills from the medicine jar, and swallowed them one after another.

Gugua—

It lay back on the water spirit stone and continued to inhale and exhale the water-attribute spiritual energy emanating from it.

On the panel that others couldn't see, the white light around Xiao Jin's name was gradually intensifying, and an increasingly distinct green was beginning to emerge within it.

The plants in the backyard were also gradually enveloped in a blue glow.

Water-related and spirit-related plants such as Moon Soul Flower, Blood Lotus (variant species), and Water Soul Flower were the first to undergo changes.

Their branches and leaves sway gently, constantly absorbing the water essence flowing in the air.

The scent inside the plant gradually harmonized with Lin Xuan's chanting.

[The Moon Soul Flower has entered a state of spiritual plant resonance.]

[The exotic blood lotus has entered a state of spiritual plant resonance.]

[The Water Spirit Flower has entered a state of spiritual plant resonance.]

The growth rate of the several spiritual plants then slowly increased.

At the same time, the exotic gourd vine in the Seven Star Alchemy Furnace also began to tremble slightly.

Deep within the root system, the yellow bud, nourished by the teachings of the scriptures, develops a fine crack on its surface, and a wisp of pale yellow shoot slowly emerges from within the seed.

Immediately afterwards, countless invisible tendrils extended outward from the yellow bud.

The tentacles pierced through the roots of the gourd vines, probing deep into the incense-scented soil, and finally covered the gray magical artifacts that Lin Xuan had buried in the ground.

A variety of complex forces were slowly extracted by the Void Roots.

These energies flow along the tendrils into the yellow bud, where they are gradually broken down and harmonized, transforming into a spiritual energy suitable for the gourd vine to absorb.

The vines of the hybrid gourd vine slowly stretched out, and the leaves became even greener.

The small gourd hanging on the vine, nourished by both starlight and the cleverness of yellow buds, quietly swelled up.

[The exotic gourd vine enters a state of spiritual plant resonance, and the yellow bud begins to absorb the remaining energy of the magical artifact.]

[The growth rate of the hybrid gourd vine has increased.]

[Yellow Sprout Spirit Nurturing Technique Proficiency +1.]

The rhythmic chanting of scriptures echoed in the backyard for a long time, and the sacred plants swayed gently in sync with the chanting.

System notifications also kept ringing in Lin Xuan's mind.

[Complete one effective recitation.]

[Proficiency in the *Huang Ting Jing* +5.]

[The spiritual plant absorbs the essence of the scriptures, thus increasing its growth rate.]

[Yellow Sprout Spirit Nurturing Technique Proficiency +1.]

......

Lin Xuan's Dao Qi was being rapidly depleted.

But the entire backyard of the mortuary is also quietly changing amidst the resonance between the scriptures and the sacred plants.