In the cave dwelling on Nine Cloud Peak.

Chen Sheng sat cross-legged on the meditation mat, eyes gently closed, with three circles of pale cyan spiritual power halos surrounding him—an external manifestation that appeared when the "Concentrating and Purifying Mind Technique" was activated.

This spell has three layers, each with its own mysteries.

If cultivation reaches perfection, it benefits the refinement of the Nascent Soul, as the most crucial aspect of the Nascent Soul is the power of the Divine Soul.

First Layer: Calm Heart Visualization, visualize the sea of consciousness as a glazed pure bottle, containing Moonlight Water within, using mana as a guide to transform distractions into sinking sand within the bottle, until the pure bottle's outline can be clearly depicted in the sea of consciousness.

When cultivation reaches perfection, a faint silver light appears at the edge of the sea of consciousness, the divine sense will feel as if covered by a veil when touching objects; during cultivation, it's less likely to be disturbed by external demons, and the coverage of the divine sense will increase by about ten percent compared to before.

Second Layer: Shattering Illusions and Revealing Truth, visualize the Moonlight Water in the pure bottle in the sea of consciousness transforming into thousands of fine needles, piercing the black fog of distractions outside the bottle wall.

For each strand of black fog pierced, it's ground into light fragments by the divine sense, integrated into the Moonlight Water, until no more black fog adheres to the outside of the bottle wall, and the Moonlight Water is clear as a mirror.

Upon reaching perfection, the range of divine sense coverage increases by about twenty percent, and an additional shattering illusion attribute emerges, piercing ordinary illusions as clearly as observing palm lines.

Third Layer: Myriad Phenomena Return to Ruins, requires drawing the Beidou Star Map in the center of the sea of consciousness, visualizing the stars lighting up the star map, illuminating the sea of consciousness until all seven main stars are lit.

If one succeeds, the divine sense coverage range increases by about thirty percent, and this star map can guard the divine sense, preventing external invasions.

At this moment, in Chen Sheng's sea of consciousness, a glazed pure bottle is slowly rotating, with the body of the bottle flowing with a moonlit clear brilliance.

The "Moonlight Water" inside the bottle has condensed into a semi-transparent liquid, with countless tiny black particles floating and sinking in the water, transformed from distractions guided by mana.

Each time a "sinking sand" particle approaches the bottle wall, it is dissolved by the silver brilliance emanating from the bottle body, becoming a faint wisp of mist merging into the water.

This is the cultivation scene of the "Calm Heart Visualization," the first layer of the "Concentrating and Purifying Mind Technique."

And Chen Sheng's Sword Heart at this moment hung at the bottom of the bottle like a Stabilizing Needle, making the entire visualization process incredibly steady.

"Phew—"

Chen Sheng gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, the glazed pure bottle in the sea of consciousness became clearer, with the entwined lotus patterns carved on it now visible down to their veins.

He could clearly sense that the expanse of his divine sense had extended several more meters compared to yesterday, now reaching steadily to thirty-one miles.

This meant that by sitting in his cave, he could clearly perceive the spirit fields, streams, and even the nodes of the Mountain Protection Array around Nine Cloud Peak.

If other cultivators knew of such progress, they would be astonished—an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator achieving minor success in this technique's first layer within ten years is already considered to be exceptionally talented.

Yet Chen Sheng relied solely on the ability of his Sword Heart to eliminate distractions to reach such advancement in just a few years.

Suddenly, the Communication Jade Scroll at his waist emitted a gentle glow, and a slight spiritual power fluctuation penetrated his sea of consciousness.

Chen Sheng did not open his eyes, merely a wisp of divine sense swept across the jade scroll, and he clearly saw its contents—it was a communication from Master Shi Fang regarding his visit.

With a flick of his finger, the "Nine Palace Locking Element Array" of the Mountain Protection Array outside the cave responded and activated.

In the northeast, a flash of spirit light marked the opening of a pathway about a meter wide, with runes on both sides of the pathway retreating like flowing water, revealing the cloud-veiled mountain path outside.

Almost simultaneous with the opening of the passage, a crimson light shot through like an arrow from a bowstring, transforming at the peak of Nine Cloud Peak into a barefoot strong man.

This man, over eight feet tall, had bronze skin covered with intricate sword talisman tattoos, and a half-foot tall red treasure gourd hung by his waist, the opening sealed with a jade plug, with a faint aroma of wine wafting out.

His feet rested on the blue stone slabs at the edge of the spirit field, and he glanced over the thriving spirit rice between the fields—the full grain heads like pearls, with dewdrops still hanging on the leaves from the morning, evidently well tended.

The strong man grinned, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth, his voice resonant like a bell:

"Fellow Daoist Micro-Image."

"You've tended this spirit field neater than the herb garden of the Dan Vein, if you switched careers to become a Spirit Plant Cultivator, you could achieve Tier Three Spirit Plant Grandmaster status in just a few years!"

By this time, Chen Sheng had already come out of the cave, and upon hearing this, laughed heartily: "Brother Shi Fang is teasing me."

His gaze fell on the red gourd hanging from the other's waist, a hint of a smile in his eyes.

This Master Shi Fang is famously known in the Daoist Sect as a "Wine Fool," with the gourd at his waist always filled with spirit wine brewed from the Tier Three High Grade spirit fruit, "Drunken Immortal Plum."

"Please come in."

Chen Sheng turned sideways to lead the way, and the two walked into the cave side by side.

The Cold Moon Stone Table had been slightly warmed by him using True Fire, and was no longer cold to the touch.

With a flick of his finger, the purple sand Clay Tea Pot on the stone table automatically flew up, filling two white jade cups with amber-colored spirit tea, each cup with two floating pieces of green tea leaves on the surface.

Just as Master Shi Fang sat down on the stone stool, he saw Chen Sheng take out a jade box with surging violet aura.

The jade box was engraved with intricate cloud patterns, with small pieces of lapis lazuli embedded in the corners, clearly a container meant for High Tier Elixirs.

He accepted the jade box, felt its slight weight, and as he opened it, a golden light burst forth, filling the cave with a faint medicinal fragrance that refreshingly entered the nostrils, even easing his tense spiritual power.

Master Shi Fang's eyes flashed with a hint of amazement:

"Truly a fine pill!"

The elixir pill in the jade box was about the size of a longan, golden all over, with dan veins flowing across its surface—exactly the Profound Essence Barrier-Breaking Pill.

He only took one look before rapidly closing the jade box, fearing any spiritual power leakage would affect its efficacy, with an even broader smile on his face than before:

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