Chapter 384 - 193: Master Ming Yan’s Meticulous Arrangement: Dao Crystal
Chapter 384: Chapter 193: Master Ming Yan’s Meticulous Arrangement: Dao Crystal
After all, he could certainly use it. He might as well accept it for now and simply find a Healing Spiritual Object for the giver as a return gift in the future.
He returned to Cuiwei Valley.
Before he even reached the gate, Xiao Chen saw Shen Siyue waiting at the entrance to the courtyard.
"Greetings, Daoist!"
Shen Siyue gave a graceful bow, seeming quite shy.
"Are you here to help tend to the Spirit Flowers?"
Xiao Chen was a little curious at first.
After learning the full story, he couldn’t help but chuckle. "Ah, so that’s what happened. Well, since you’re already here, you might as well stay."
"The Spiritual Qi here may not be dense, but the upside is the peace and quiet."
"You’ll have more time for your cultivation."
After casually telling Shen Siyue she was free to go anywhere besides the main hall, Xiao Chen went straight to his room and began to organize the books he had acquired.
He worked on expanding his knowledge of the cultivation world.
At the same time, he searched for clues about the mysterious crystal to figure out what it was.
While things were relatively quiet for him, a vigorous campaign of consolidation had begun in the outside world.
Aside from the Xiong Family, who were spared thanks to Xiao Chen’s Token, the other major families within the Azure Flame Sect’s former territory were completely purged.
In just five days, the entirety of Li State—with the exception of Qianzhu Market and Yellow Wind Valley—was brought under the Li Huo Sect’s rule.
The Ruibao Commerce Association, in particular, was completely eradicated.
Spirit Fields, Spirit Ores, and Spirit Veins—all assets that had once belonged to the Azure Flame Sect and the Four Seas Sect—welcomed new masters.
To ensure a smooth transition of these spoils of war, nearly everyone in the Li Huo Sect, from the top down, was running off their feet.
In particular, to re-establish the location of the Secret Realm, even Master Ming Yan and Yunxiang Daoist had to personally preside over the Talisman Array on several occasions.
Only Cuiwei Valley remained peaceful and serene, as tranquil as ever.
’So it’s a Dao Crystal, something considered extremely precious even in the Eastern Domain. No wonder I’ve never heard anything about it before.’
Xiao Chen finally found a clue in the travelogue of a Golden Core Cultivator from the Azure Flame Sect who had visited the Eastern Domain two thousand years ago.
After Core Formation, a Cultivator gains the ability to begin comprehending the Great Dao.
They usually begin by comprehending one of the Five Elements that corresponds to their own Spiritual Root.
This doesn’t mean that a Golden Core Cultivator must comprehend the Dao to cultivate. In fact, failing to do so has no impact on one’s normal cultivation progress.
However, comprehending the Dao brings many benefits.
First, it deepens one’s understanding of corresponding Magic, thereby increasing their Magic Power.
Second, if a Cultivator can grasp even a fraction of its essence, it can significantly reduce the difficulty of breaking through minor bottlenecks.
Finally, any fortuitous insights gained can also aid in reaching Nascent Soul Formation in the future.
Most Cultivators value the first point most, as the importance of increasing one’s strength is undeniable.
And the Dao Crystal was the very Treasure that could help Cultivators comprehend the Great Dao.
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The Eastern Domain contains a vast number of Secret Realms and Relics, including many special Secret Realms of the Five Elements.
Just as the Flame Pool Secret Realm is saturated with Fire Qi, the environments inside these Five Elements Secret Realms are extremely skewed toward a single one of the Five Elements Attributes.
Furthermore, these places only open once every several decades, or even centuries, and remain isolated from the outside world the rest of the time.
As a result, through some fortunate coincidence, a Dao Crystal of the corresponding attribute may sometimes form within them.
If a Cultivator manages to obtain one of these crystals, they can attempt its Refinement to gain an opportunity to comprehend the corresponding Path of the Five Elements.
It is effective not only for Golden Core Cultivators but for Nascent Soul Cultivators as well.
Consequently, Dao Crystals are extremely rare even in the Eastern Domain, existing mostly in rumors and hearsay.
When common Cultivators discussed them, it was usually to express envy for some lucky soul who had found a crystal and become rich overnight.
It was worth noting, however, that this only provided an opportunity.
It did not guarantee that using a Dao Crystal would lead to any insight.
Therefore, the best course of action for an ordinary Cultivator who obtained one was to sell it at a high price to another Cultivator with superior comprehension or vast wealth.
Alternatively, one could first gather Spiritual Objects like Twin Green Lotus Seeds or the Purple Crystal Bodhi, which could temporarily boost a Cultivator’s comprehension.
Only by using them together could one ensure maximum effectiveness.
’Hiss... this is a bit complicated.’
Xiao Chen frowned. ’If there are five types of Dao Crystals, how can I tell the different attributes apart?’
There were faintly visible runes inside the crystal, but the travelogue he held didn’t describe how to identify them.
Still, it was already impressive enough that the Golden Core Cultivator from the Azure Flame Sect had managed to obtain one at all.
It was only natural that he wouldn’t know the more obscure details.
’I never expected this little crystal to be a treasure that even a Nascent Soul Cultivator would covet.’
Xiao Chen stared at the crystal in his hand, and it suddenly seemed far more beautiful than before.
After admiring it for a moment, he carefully put it away in a storage box.
Following the principle of not flaunting one’s wealth, he had no intention of taking it out again until he had obtained the Purple Crystal Bodhi.
「Three days passed in a flash.」
Xiao Chen had finally finished carefully reading all the books he collected, sorting them by category and placing them in different spots around his room.
The reason he had read so slowly and taken so much time was that, in addition to consulting Ancient Texts for information, he had also undertaken another very important task: learning about the Eastern Domain.
By piecing together accounts from various travelogues and biographies, he had finally formed a rough picture of the Eastern Domain.
From what Xiao Chen had gathered before, the Southern Domain wasn’t actually that large, consisting of only seven states.
To the West and South, it was cut off by volcanic ranges, while to the north lay the endless Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range.
To the east, it was separated from the Eastern Domain by the Boundary Sea; one could reach the Eastern Domain by crossing it.