Volume 1, Chapter 183 – Cultivating in the Myriad-Phenomena Tower

On the martial practice ground, most of the disciples gradually emerged from their respective Dao Heart trials.

Some had experienced a dramatic surge in aura. Some wore looks of sudden enlightenment, while others had tears in their eyes or seemed relieved of a tremendous burden.

The changes in Liu Ruyan, Gu Luoli, Ye Ling’er, and A-Yao were especially apparent.

Liu Ruyan remained as gentle as ever, but there was a newfound resolve in her expression.

Gu Luoli’s double pupils had grown even more profound, and her bearing increasingly transcendent.

Ye Ling’er’s aura had become perfectly harmonious. Only the thinnest of barriers now stood between her and the Golden Core stage.

A-Yao, meanwhile, kept her little head lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

Elder Die Wu’s gentle voice rang out.

“Only by understanding your true nature can you remain true to your path. Those who passed the Dao Heart assessment, step forward.”

Liu Ruyan and Gu Luoli were the first to step forward and bow.

Ye Ling’er drew a deep breath and suppressed the emotions the illusion had stirred within her before stepping forward as well.

Immediately afterward, more than twenty disciples who had distinguished themselves in the illusion, including Li Zhiwei, Murong Xue, Xiao Ya, Zhao Ling’er, Wang Zhaojun, and Wang Teng, also emerged from the crowd.

A-Yao blinked and looked from side to side, then toddled over on her short legs to stand beside Ye Ling’er.

Elder Die Wu swept her gaze over each of them and nodded slightly.

“You have passed the character assessment. You may cultivate on the second floor of the Myriad-Phenomena Tower or above.”

Liu Ruyan and the others wasted no time and headed toward the Myriad-Phenomena Tower.

The Myriad-Phenomena Tower was already open. Even from outside, they could feel the spiritual energy and Dao Resonance washing over them.

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“Time flows twenty times faster on the second floor and thirty times faster on the third.”

Elder Die Wu’s voice sounded in their ears as she gave them her final instructions.

“Remember, cultivation must proceed one step at a time.”

“While you cultivate, the tower spirit will monitor you. If you experience any discomfort, it will send you out immediately.”

“Yes. Thank you for your guidance, Elder!”

Everyone answered in unison, their eyes shining with excitement and anticipation.

Liu Ruyan and Gu Luoli exchanged a glance, then headed toward the entrance to the third floor in silent accord.

Both had already reached the Golden Core stage, so the third floor was the most suitable place for them.

Holding A-Yao’s hand, Ye Ling’er entered the second floor with Li Zhiwei, Murong Xue, Xiao Ya, and the others.

The moment she stepped through the entrance to the second floor, Ye Ling’er felt her entire body grow light.

It was as though she had passed through an invisible membrane of water and entered a completely different space.

The surroundings were utterly unlike those on the first floor. It felt as though they had stepped into a vast expanse of stars.

Beneath their feet flowed a “ground” that seemed to have condensed from starlight, while overhead stretched a deep vault studded with countless real stars.

The stars brightened and dimmed, shedding a gentle glow. Wisps of starlight drifted down, suffused with an indescribable Dao Resonance.

Stranger still was the perception of time.

One day in the outside world was twenty days here!

Standing within it, Ye Ling’er could clearly sense that the Lunar Canon was circulating inside her several times faster than it had on the first floor.

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“So this is what it feels like when time flows twenty times faster…”

Suppressing her shock, Ye Ling’er led A-Yao to a relatively secluded corner.

She looked around at Li Zhiwei, Murong Xue, Xiao Ya, Zhao Ling’er, Wang Zhaojun, Wang Teng, and the others who had entered the second floor with her.

By now, each of them had found a place where starlight converged, sat down cross-legged, and quickly entered a state of cultivation.

Every face was focused, yet tinged with barely restrained excitement.

“First Senior Sister, cultivate here and don’t run off, all right?”

Ye Ling’er crouched down and reminded her solemnly.

“Mm! I know!”

A-Yao nodded vigorously. She patted the Hundred Treasures Pouch at her waist, then touched the lotus mark on her forehead. Her little face brimmed with eagerness.

“A-Yao will cultivate hard here too!”

Only after seeing the determination on First Senior Sister’s face did Ye Ling’er relax.

She chose a spot nearby and sat down, then closed her eyes and began carefully reflecting on everything she had experienced in the illusion.

That sickly, despairing version of herself, and the final revelation born of her determination to risk everything…

As she revisited the experience again and again, her Dao heart grew ever more crystalline and unshakable.

Within her dantian, the Foundation Establishment Dao foundation that had long since reached perfection began to rotate slowly.

The dense spiritual energy around her surged inward like countless rivers flowing into the sea.

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Lunar spiritual power roared through her meridians like a mighty river.

A thin layer of ice spread out from beneath her, rapidly covering an area several meters across.

The temperature plummeted, and tiny ice crystals formed in the air.

A-Yao surveyed the wondrous place curiously, then looked at Fourth Junior Sister, whose aura was growing stronger by the moment.

After a moment’s thought, she also sat down cross-legged and formed a hand seal, beginning to circulate the Primordial Unity Immortal Scripture.

The lotus mark on her forehead glowed faintly, drawing pure spiritual energy into her body of its own accord.

Her aura remained steady. Bolstered by the twentyfold flow of time, her cultivation at the peak of Foundation Establishment slowly advanced toward an even higher level.

Elsewhere, Li Zhiwei found a corner, drew the Silent Words sword, and began practicing her sword techniques over and over.

Her movements were slow. She strove to make every swing perfect, sensing every minute change as the blade sliced through the air.

Here, she had enough time to temper her sword intent until it was purer and utterly flawless.

Not far away, Murong Xue sat with her eyes closed and her mind focused, her aura completely restrained.

She seemed to have transformed into an incomparable sword hidden within its sheath, waiting for the perfect opportunity to break through to the Golden Core stage.

Xiao Ya took out the Thousand Mechanisms Disk, her fingers moving rapidly as she deduced one intricate formation model after another.

With twenty times as much time at her disposal, she had the patience to unravel deeper formation principles and make up for her previous shortcomings.

Zhao Ling’er, Wang Zhaojun, Wang Teng, and the others also settled into their own rhythms, immersing themselves in this rare cultivation opportunity.

Meanwhile, the third floor presented a different scene entirely.

It was likewise a vast expanse of stars, but the space was far more immense and the stars much denser. The descending starlight had almost condensed into tangible spiritual liquid that flowed slowly through the void.

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Time moved thirty times faster than in the outside world. Within this space, even the progression of thought seemed to stretch out.

Liu Ruyan and Gu Luoli sat cross-legged several meters apart.

Liu Ruyan’s eyes were tightly closed, her entire consciousness immersed in the profound Dao Resonance of the Samsara Dao Scripture.

The moment she activated the cultivation technique, the aura around her underwent a strange transformation.

First, a layer of gray mist spread from within her body and slowly swirled around her.

The gray mist was not murky. Instead, it carried the desolate weight of countless accumulated years.

Immediately afterward, strands of black energy separated from the gray mist, coiling and intertwining like spirit serpents.

The gray and black currents slowly revolved and merged along a mysterious trajectory, gradually forming a vortex.

At the center of the vortex, Liu Ruyan’s face looked especially eerie beneath the mingled light of the stars and the gray-black currents.

This phenomenon was indeed utterly unlike that of ordinary cultivation techniques. If anything, it bore some resemblance to the demonic arts recorded in certain ancient texts.

Not far away, Gu Luoli had long since entered deep meditation, but the gift of her double pupils granted her extraordinary perception.

Second Senior Sister’s cultivation was reflected with perfect clarity in the vision of her double pupils.

Yet she did not appear surprised in the slightest, as though she had long since grown accustomed to it.

Beneath the vast starry vault of the Myriad-Phenomena Tower’s third floor, the two immersed themselves in their respective cultivation within the thirtyfold flow of time.