Chapter 659: 351
Li Xuan stood at the bottom of the Heavenly Grotto, attempting to sense beyond the Heavenly Grotto, when Xu Yan, Meng Chong, Su Lingxiu, and others also arrived at the Heavenly Grotto, curiously exploring.
First thing, Xu Yan attempted to capture that extraordinary aura, observing it as it swirled around in his palm.
Wu Tianan and a group of Spiritual Realm Experts also cautiously entered, their eyes full of curiosity. What exactly had formed this Heavenly Grotto?
"There's a strange aura here,"
Wu Tianan frowned and said.
"Be careful, I feel that if we absorb this aura, it will linger in the body and might cause some issues,"
Xin Mengrou warned with a grave tone.
Li Xuan felt somewhat helpless within his heart, lacking in strength, unable to sense the situation beyond the Domain.
After all, he was not truly transcendent of the Domain.
"What exactly is this aura?"
The extraordinary aura gathering in his palm became more and more abundant, enveloping his entire palm.
Li Xuan furrowed his brow, his intuition telling him that this aura was no simple matter, as it couldn't be refined, giving him a sense of perpetual existence.
"Should I give it a try?"
A thought flickered in Li Xuan's heart as he looked towards the Daoist Golden Book on the Spirit Pedestal.
Having obtained the information of the Book of Taicang patterns using the Daoist Golden Book, could he also obtain the information of this extraordinary aura?
However, the Daoist Golden Book was on the Spirit Pedestal— he needed to draw a strand of the aura into the Spirit Pedestal and inject it into the Daoist Golden Book to do so.
What would happen if this strand of aura entered the Spirit Pedestal, he could not guarantee.
It was because of this that Li Xuan hesitated.
On the other side, Xu Yan was also sensing this extraordinary aura.
"It's just a strand, it shouldn't cause too much trouble,"
In the end, Li Xuan clenched his teeth and decided to give it a try.
This extraordinary aura was only impossible to refine— a mere strand couldn't possibly cause significant issues. Besides, he possessed so many Divine Skills and ultimately would have ways to expel it from his body.
With this in mind, Li Xuan carefully captured a strand of the aura and introduced it into the Spirit Pedestal.
To prevent any mishaps, his Primordial Spirit had already retreated to a corner of the Spirit Pedestal, defenses fully deployed, and the Daoist Golden Book even more so shielded in front of the Primordial Spirit.
As the aura entered the Spirit Pedestal, Li Xuan immediately saw the Spirit Pedestal tremble slightly, as if with a sense of Chaos, seemingly affected by the aura and vaguely exhaling an aura of eternity and immortality.
Yet Li Xuan did not feel joy at this but instead his heart grew tense, for he perceived that the Spirit Pedestal had become heavy as if a mountain was pressing down upon it.
And there was a feeling that, over time, the Spirit Pedestal might not hold and could collapse.
"This aura, for a martial artist in the Spiritual Realm, once the Divine Soul is tainted, it will be as if a great mountain is pressing down, and eventually, the Divine Soul will become muddled, consciousness scattered,"
Even with the strength of his Spirit Pedestal and the robustness of his Primordial Spirit, he felt a sense of heaviness—let alone the Divine Souls of other Spiritual Realm martial artists.
The Daoist Golden Book flipped open, and Li Xuan channeled that strand of aura into the book.
His gaze remained fixed on the Daoist Golden Book.
A surge of golden light emerged, and the Daoist Golden Book absorbed the strand of aura.
On the pages of the Daoist Golden Book, information emerged;
"Imperishable Qi, undying and imperishable, muddled and chaotic, only the Dao and the initial opening of the Domain can refine it… once it enters a martial artist's Divine Soul, it scatters consciousness, returning to a primal, unenlightened state…"
Imperishable Qi!
Li Xuan was shocked as he read, this Imperishable Qi was extremely special.
Only the Dao and the initial opening of the Domain could refine it, transforming it into the foundation of the Domain, and thus varieties of Spiritual Energy and the like were derived from it.
Once it enters a martial artist's Divine Soul, it would cause consciousness to scatter, reverting to a primal, unenlightened state.
"Is this an aura from beyond the Domain?"
Li Xuan muttered to himself in astonishment.
Imperishable Qi, if it could be used for cultivation, would undoubtedly be a Supreme Treasure, potentially greatly enhancing a martial artist's strength.
However, due to its imperishable nature, thus martial artists were unable to use it for cultivation.
"It's not entirely unusable, though. Taicang Martial Arts may not work, but that doesn't mean my martial arts won't work. Even if it doesn't now, I could devise a method, right?
"Moreover, Imperishable Qi at this stage is not entirely unusable, as long as it is not introduced into the Spirit Pedestal or Primordial Spirit."
Li Xuan, considering the information given out by the Daoist Golden Book, was bursting with ideas.
Imperishable Qi might not be used for cultivation to improve one's cultivation level, but it could be used to cultivate Divine Skills.
Not just Divine Skills, but also Prohibitions and such were possible applications.
Li Xuan divided the Imperishable Qi on his hand into fine strands, and with a flick of his fingers, he turned Imperishable Qi into a Prohibition and embedded it at the bottom of the Heavenly Grotto.
This was an experiment, applying Imperishable Qi to a Prohibition.
Hum!
As the Prohibition, drawn with Imperishable Qi, entered the bottom of the Heavenly Grotto, in an instant, that area at the bottom seemed as if sealed.
"Indeed, my idea was correct,"
Li Xuan was inwardly pleased; just because Taicang Martial Arts couldn't achieve it, did not mean his martial arts couldn't.
The power of Divine Origin, indeed, was more wondrous than the force of Taicang Martial Arts.
The Prohibition outlined with Imperishable Qi was more potent and more challenging forcibly to break due to the nature of Imperishable Qi.
To breach this seal, one must understand its trick, to unlock the seal; otherwise, overpowering it would require a force far beyond the sealer's tremendous strength.
Li Xuan looked at the permeating Imperishable Qi within the Heavenly Grotto—this Imperishable Qi was all surging up from the bottom of the grotto, and it wasn't continuously emerging. Once a certain amount of Imperishable Qi was reached, it would maintain a balance and would no longer continue to surge forth.