Blind Spot
Chapter 538 - 494 Cultivation Four

Chapter 538: 494 Cultivation Four

Sitting in his place, Li Chengyi’s thoughts flickered continuously as he contrasted the two sets of techniques in his mind.

’Once the principle is clear, now that I have the blessing of the Snow Lotus, which has an exceptional purifying ability for the spirit, all I have to do is to make some slight modifications in the main part....’

With his powerful understanding and mental purification, his mind was like a clear mirror, instantly detecting any anomaly. This state allowed him to comprehend the origin of the spirit’s side effects.

Time slowly passed.

Soon, dusk arrived, and six o’clock came.

The close disciples all sighed in relief, getting ready to leave.

Li Chengyi remained seated, his brain filled with countless swiftly calculating and intersecting ideas.

He was already forming a method to minimize the side effects in his mind.

The first-generation Ancestor Chi Yuan ultimately attained transcendence because his Primordial Spirit closely matched the Holy Spirit Technique. Yet even so, he left behind the legendary Seven Evil Beasts.

’But in fact, when combining a comprehensive understanding of multiple world systems, continuous change to the body will inevitably affect the spirit and consciousness. This is because consciousness is essentially a collective will of countless cells in the body.’

’So, the Evil Flower version chooses to let other bodies cultivate, bear this change, and then simply pluck the fruits of success later. But this path is, in fact, unlikely to go to the extreme.... because what belongs to others will never perfectly fit oneself...’

Right now, Li Chengyi’s mind was pure and crystal-clear, reflecting every detail and issue within it.

’And the best solution... should be to find another force to counteract the changes caused by practicing the Seven Spirit Holy Technique. This would achieve a new balance.’

’Progress within balance, sublimation within balance....’

Suddenly, Li Chengyi recalled that the venerable Holy Spirit Taoist, the leader of the sect, would often stay at the temple within the Sword Sect.

The Faceless Sword Sect was not a religious force, but within the highest Faceless Great Hall, there surprisingly stood a Faceless God Statue.

The statue had no name or form; it simply had the appearance of a common Taoist, except with no face.

But why did the Holy Spirit Taoist so often sit cross-legged there? According to Kui Ling, sometimes the leader would pay homage to the statue for years at a time.

He would even eat and live inside.

This thought flashed through Li Chengyi’s mind.

He suddenly harbored the idea of seeking advice from the sect leader.

The Flower Language Ability of the Snow Lotus was just one safety net he had found. After all, it was uncertain whether the power of a single Flower Language could offset the increasingly severe side effects of the Holy Spirit Technique in the future.

Therefore, he must find another balance that could grow with him.

Soon, the Q&A session ended, and Li Chengyi stood up and headed towards the mountain peak.

He suspected that the sect leader also sensed something was amiss, hence he must have found another method to counter the aberration of the Consciousness Power.

"Bai Lu. Bai Lu!"

Behind him, Bai He called out loudly, wishing to ask for the essence of his sword technique, but Li Chengyi, who was deep in thought, didn’t hear at all. His figure flashed, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

"Bai He, the new round of introductory tests is tomorrow. Surely, many newcomers will join. Let’s go take a look together, eh? Last time, several disciples found decent cultivation attendants," a few close disciples invited jovially as they got up.

Typically, newcomers to the Sword Sect were selected from the various countries under its jurisdiction, including those who failed the selection but still wished to stay.

These failed candidates had another option: to become attendants to official disciples.

For the vigorous young disciples, the largest role of attendants... was to clean and take care of their daily lives, and also to warm their beds and satisfy physiological needs.

Reality was this cruel.

Otherwise, if these disciples had to worry about their daily living, it would take too much time away from their cultivation.

The higher-ups of the sect tacitly permitted this.

Even the failed candidates couldn’t possibly complain, and indeed, some powers purposely arranged for their people to become failed candidates to try and get close to the promising close disciples.

The Four Junior Swords were also of this age now and should have their own attendants.

Bai He was tempted and followed several brothers to prepare early for the newcomer entrance trial. Being one of the disciples in charge of the trial stages gave one the privilege of priority in selecting an attendant.

On the other hand, Li Chengyi didn’t stop for a moment. He leaped straight up, moving through the Sword Sect’s various pavilions and buildings.

He soon arrived at the Faceless Great Hall dojo at the very top.

On the dojo, a white-browed elderly Taoist in blue and black robes swept the fallen leaves off the ground in tranquility.

To the side, a huge old locust tree constantly shed its golden leaves with the wind.

The locust tree’s main trunk and branches grew at an angle, nearly covering half of the dojo’s sky.

"Elder Qingyuan, Bai Lu seeks an audience with the True Master for guidance on an urgent matter," Li Chengyi said, stepping forward and respectfully clasping his hands in a bow.

"The master is inside; he’s already aware of your arrival, go in yourself," the Sweeping Daoist paused briefly, calmly speaking without raising his head.

"Understood."

Li Chengyi’s heart skipped a beat. The Holy Spirit Taoist, the sect leader, had always been a mystery to him.

Although he had been a disciple of the Sunspirit Sect for some time, his impression of the leader was still quite vague.

Looking up at the Faceless Great Hall, Li Chengyi bowed once again to the Sweeping Daoist, then strode unhurriedly towards the hall doors.

Stepping over the threshold, the first thing he saw inside was a tall black statue with no face.

The surroundings were dark, and on the walls hung various-sized masks, crowded and countless.

All these lifelike masks, numbering in the thousands, seemed like numerous eyes calmly watching everyone who entered.

"Don’t be afraid..."

In front of the statue, a slim old Taoist sat cross-legged on a cushion, back turned to the doorway.

"They are all the elders of our sect who have failed to transcend over countless years."

The old Taoist slowly turned around, revealing the always solemn and indifferent old face of the Holy Spirit Taoist.

"Bai Lu pays respects to the Sect Master." Li Chengyi said respectfully as he bowed.

"I am aware of the purpose of your visit," said the Holy Spirit Taoist softly, "Like you, Qing Sky also discovered clues very early on..."

His eyebrows and eyes were half-illuminated by the candlelight in front of the statue, the other half plunged into shadow, unclear and obscure.

"I can’t say much. The issue with the Holy Spirit Technique -- my path is not the orthodox one."

"Please enlighten me, Sect Master," Li Chengyi bowed again.

The Holy Spirit Taoist sighed and pondered for a moment.

"You can internalize the fetal essence of the Mother of Void from the Profound Heavenly Sea to encompass all things and melt away all intent, dissolving any residual will."

"What is the Mother of Void of the Profound Heavenly Sea?" Li Chengyi asked.

"She originates from the Sea of Profound, devours everything, transforms all into the void, and encompasses everything. She, like the Colossal Beast Asladuni, is considered one of the primal sources of everything," explained the Holy Spirit Taoist.

"Primal source of everything... What is that?" Li Chengyi’s brows furrowed tightly. These things were never mentioned, not even by the brilliantly talented Flower Language Ability.

Moreover, the Behemoth Asladuni was a legend that had deeply impressed him back in Earth-Moon.

"The primal source of everything is the origin of all things. Mother of Void means she is the source of all void. I have turned her into my belief, merely to understand that state of melting everything away, to balance my own problems," the Holy Spirit Taoist explained.

Li Chengyi suddenly understood.

This was about adjusting one’s overall mental state to balance the adverse effects produced by his cultivation technique.

It was clearly effective, but judging by the Sect Master’s appearance, he knew the Sect Master must spend a great deal of time constantly cleansing his mind.

For him, still troubled by the Blind Spot, this was completely impossible...

So... this path was essentially a dead end.

Still, the method of adjusting one’s overall mental state had given Li Chengyi a completely new insight...

He stood quietly, without a word, deep in thought.

After more than ten minutes, his contemplative eyes shone ever brighter.

"Thank you, Sect Master, for resolving my doubts!"

Finally, he bowed deeply once more.

"It seems you have gained clarity," the Holy Spirit Taoist closed his eyes and turned away, saying no more.

Seeing this, Li Chengyi quietly stepped back and left the Great Hall.

The moment he stepped out of the Faceless Great Hall,

he abruptly stopped in his tracks.

In that instant, the Third Layer of his Holy Spirit Technique surged wildly in improvement.

His consciousness power was already immense, especially after twice being reinforced by the King of Shadow Dragons, strengthening his entire physique. Since divinity is the aggregation of the cells of all beings, his divine nature also dramatically improved.

But he had been unable to successfully convert it into cultivation progress.

Now, with a clear direction, his consciousness power swiftly transformed, rapidly becoming threads of wisdom and rays of light from the Holy Spirit Technique.

Soon,

he not only entered the Third Layer but mastered it.

Two minutes later, he reached completion.

Another three minutes passed.

Li Chengyi opened his eyes, and at this moment, the amalgamated version of the Seven Spirit Holy Technique completely broke through the Third Layer, giving him the choice to select the Holy Infant of the Fourth Layer.

The Fourth Layer is the threshold for condensing the Origin Seal with consciousness power.

Whether it’s Faceless Sword Technique or Holy Spirit Technique, upon reaching the fourth layer and once perfected, one will form one’s unique Origin Seal. This greatly enhances the power of both consciousness and sword techniques.

Breaking through at this juncture, his mind now had a path forward for subsequent techniques. He bowed to the Sweeping Daoist and leaped into the air, jumping off the edge of the practice ground and heading back towards the Kui Ling Pavilion.

"This child... just now, he seemed to... have made a breakthrough?" Elder Qingyuan, the Sweeping Daoist, was a bit stunned.

"He has made a breakthrough," the voice of the Sect Master floated out from the Great Hall.

"He has grasped the method to complement all with attunement of the spirit. Like Qing Sky, let’s see how he chooses to cope with it."

"Yes," Qingyuan nodded slightly.

The so-called method of attuning the spirit is actually about envisioning an empty shell of a god statue deep within one’s heart.

Then, attributing all the needed qualities and abilities to it, step by step, looking to fill it with reality from the outside world.

So that it gradually shifts from being an empty shell to a real and tangible Primordial Spirit.

Origin means beginning.

The nature and abilities of the virtual god statue are all for one’s own choosing.

Of course, the abilities must perfectly fit oneself, capable of perfectly resolving one’s issues.

Therefore, everyone’s Primordial Spirit is different.

And this... is actually part of the true essence of the Thousand Face Sword Canon...

A thousand people, a thousand faces, a thousand-faced Primordial Spirit!

Continuously shaping one’s own Primordial Spirit until it fully matures and merges back into oneself, completely resolving all existing issues and ailments.

Such a method, in fact, has applications similar to those in Earth-Moon, in Midlane, and even in Li Chengyi’s past life reality.