Chapter 50: Development Plan

Not only that.

With the integration of the Grotto-Heaven and the Blessed Land, Ye Qingxuan's spiritual root growth rate increased significantly.

Originally, relying solely on the Blessed Land, he estimated it would take a thousand years to condense a second system of spiritual roots.

But now, three hundred years would be enough to condense a second system.

With the dual assistance of the Grotto-Heaven and the Blessed Land, not only would Ye Qingxuan's cultivation speed far exceed anyone's imagination, but even the speed of his talent progression would become increasingly rapid.

In addition to these, the Grotto-Heaven possessed another function: the ability to condense World Gates.

With a gentle wave of his hand, an illusory portal appeared in his palm; this was the World Gate condensed by the Grotto-Heaven.

By placing a World Gate in the outside world, as long as it was within the range of the Dizuan Realm, one could enter the Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven at any time through the gate.

A first-tier Grotto-Heaven could condense one World Gate, and with every subsequent advancement in tier, an additional World Gate could be condensed.

Looking at the World Gate in his hand, a thoughtful expression appeared in Ye Qingxuan's eyes

"Perhaps, in the future, I can use the World Gates to build a trade platform spanning the various domains of the Dizuan Realm!"

Each domain of the Dizuan Realm possessed its own unique heavenly treasures and earthly wonders. If he could successfully open trade channels between the domains, it could bring immense profits to Ye Qingxuan.

This way, the progress of cultivating his Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land could be greatly accelerated.

However, a trade platform was a matter of great importance. Before he had sufficient strength to suppress all opposition, it would only invite massive risks; he would need to plan it carefully in the future.

Once the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land were fully formed and intermingled!

Ye Qingxuan began to follow the secret methods within the Earth Immortal inheritance to create a sense of heaven and earth integration between himself and the Grotto-Heaven/Blessed Land, sensing their operation to comprehend his own cultivation techniques.

Because he had condensed an Immortal Soul, Ye Qingxuan's comprehension was heaven-defying. In just three days, he had grasped the rough prototype of his own cultivation method.

He only needed to slowly refine and perfect his technique as the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land grew.

As for the name of the technique, Ye Qingxuan did not choose anything fancy, simply calling it the Earth Immortal Method.

Beyond using the Earth Immortal Method to swallow spiritual qi and increase his cultivation, its primary purpose was to cultivate the miniature universe hidden within the human body, subtly refining and evolving his own physical miniature universe according to the operational rules of the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land.

This would build the foundation for breaking through to higher realms in the future!

After switching to the Earth Immortal Method he had comprehended, perhaps because the technique was more compatible, Ye Qingxuan found that his cultivation speed had increased by thirty percent!

Furthermore, the condensation speed of his second system of spiritual roots also accelerated, decreasing from the original estimate of three hundred years to two hundred years.

After completing the transition of his cultivation method, Ye Qingxuan did not exit seclusion, but instead practiced the Earth Immortal Body once more.

Using the power of the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land, Ye Qingxuan moved himself to the intersection of the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land's origins, beginning to use the energy generated by their convergence to temper his physical body.

He simultaneously operated the Earth Immortal Method he had just comprehended and the secret method for practicing the Earth Immortal Body, absorbing the special essence produced by the fusion of the origins to continuously strengthen his flesh.

"Hiss!"

The moment he came into contact with this power, Ye Qingxuan grimaced in intense pain.

Forcing himself to endure the agony, Ye Qingxuan exerted his full strength to operate the secret method of the Earth Immortal Body!

This power was constantly decomposing his flesh; after breaking down the molecular structure of his body, it began to reorganize under the guidance of the Earth Immortal Body's secret method.

This made Ye Qingxuan appear, on the surface, like a human-shaped mosaic.

This sensation of pain was a thousand times more intense than being cut by a thousand knives!

If not for his years of cultivation strengthening his nerves, combined with his Immortal Soul suppressing everything, it would have been absolutely impossible for Ye Qingxuan to endure.

Even so, Ye Qingxuan could only endure the pain without letting out a heart-wrenching scream, though he could not manage the distorted, agonizing expression on his face.

As time flowed, Ye Qingxuan had long since become numb to the pain, relying on instinct to continuously operate the Earth Immortal Body's secret method and his comprehended Earth Immortal Method.

The essence produced by the advancement of the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land was not automatically fed back; Ye Qingxuan needed to refine it through his spiritual roots to convert it into cultivation. Therefore, even though he was constantly operating the Earth Immortal Method, its contribution to his cultivation level was quite limited.

However, Ye Qingxuan's physique was undergoing constant metamorphosis!

Under the operation of the Earth Immortal Body's secret method, a massive amount of energy from the fusion of the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land's origins was drawn into the mustard seed space deep within Ye Qingxuan's body, serving as nourishment for physical evolution, continuously absorbed by the human universe and his cells.

A month later, Ye Qingxuan's physical body was completely reorganized, and the first-tier Earth Immortal Body was successfully condensed.

Ye Qingxuan, who had been sitting cross-legged, slightly opened his eyes, revealing a vision of flowing galaxies within them!

Standing up, Ye Qingxuan's figure had become even more perfect, adding a sense of ethereal elegance to his already handsome appearance!

Cultivators age slowly, and after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, they can maintain a constant appearance.

However, as time passes and a cultivator's state of mind is tempered by the years, their appearance sometimes changes along with their mental state.

But a cultivator's appearance is merely external; if they wish, they can return to their peak state and appearance at any time.

Therefore, after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm, Ye Qingxuan could maintain his appearance indefinitely!

With a single step, Ye Qingxuan returned to the Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven to begin sensing the characteristics of his first-tier Earth Immortal Body.

After a moment, Ye Qingxuan smiled slightly and said with joy

"A simplified version of Invulnerability to All Laws?"

He was unsure if it was due to the fusion of the Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven and the Eternal Turtle, but the first-tier Earth Immortal Body he had cultivated possessed not only incredible physical strength capable of unleashing the power of the Qi Refining Great Circle, but also the Eternal Turtle's characteristic of being invulnerable to all laws. However, as a first-tier body, it could only immunize him against all magical attacks of the Qi Refining stage and reduce the power of Foundation Establishment stage magical attacks by half.

Although this was not a massive boost for Ye Qingxuan, who was already at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, it still increased his foundation in a roundabout way, accumulating strength for his future breakthroughs. Moreover, this was only a first-tier Earth Immortal Body.

As long as the tier of the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land increased and the Earth Immortal Body continued to evolve, it would eventually produce astonishing effects.

Thus, whether it was increasing his cultivation or practicing the Earth Immortal Body, both were closely linked to the development of the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land.

Ye Qingxuan's primary direction for future development would be centered on enhancing and expanding the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land.

Having made his decision and determined his future path!

Using the power of the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land, Ye Qingxuan planted most of the spiritual plant seeds and seedlings he had previously collected within the Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land.

This included the Spirit Gathering Grass, the Spirit Purifying Tree, and the Earth Spirit Flower that he had collected earlier!

These three types of spiritual plants were quite special; if enough time and energy were spent on their cultivation, they could be grown up to the tenth tier.

The level of a spiritual plant was related to its age, but not significantly; what truly influenced the level was the primordial energy contained within the plant itself!

With the help of the Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven, the spiritual plants in the Qingxuan Blessed Land could now smoothly grow to the third tier, without the need to cautiously restrict their growth as other blessed land cultivators had to do.

Finally, Ye Qingxuan applied the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique to all the spiritual plants, ensuring that the newly planted flora could survive smoothly.

After receiving the series of gains brought by the opening of the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land, Ye Qingxuan stretched and said

"This bead truly did not disappoint me!"

Ye Qingxuan had always held high expectations for the bead that had traveled with him through time and space.

He hadn't expected that the surprises the bead brought him would once again exceed his expectations.

The combination of his natal clone, the Eternal Turtle, and the Earth Immortal inheritance was enough to make him soar to the heavens. With the help of the Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land, his path to the Great Dao was truly promising.