Chapter 104: Advancement

Li Mochen's cultivation of the "Dual Element Profound Transformation Method" had two forms of transformation, each with its own cultivation method.

The "Zhou Tian Yuan Chen Two Forms Formless Scripture" involved visualizing star deities within the primordial spirit, while the "Eighty-Eight Constellation Meditation Method" involved condensing constellations within the dantian. This was the so-called 'visualizing deities and fixing stars'.

Only when the third Yuan Chen deity was formed and the third constellation was fixed could he be considered to have reached the third realm of the "Dual Element Profound Transformation Method", entering what the Eastern cultivation world called the Heart Movement stage and becoming a fifth-level magical energy professional.

The third Yuan Chen deity Li Mochen chose this time was another imperial star, Gou Chen! And the third constellation was Eridanus.

Angela's suggestion indeed coincided with his own thoughts. But Li Mochen believed that now was not yet the time to visualize the Phoenix constellation.

Before that, he planned to further strengthen and consolidate the North and South Poles within his elemental power.

This was because, in Eastern astrology, it was believed that the power of the North Pole was too strong, so the celestial north pole was divided into two. One was naturally the Purple Forbidden of the North Pole; the other was the six stars of Gou Chen to the left of the North Pole's imperial seat. It is worth noting that four of the six Gou Chen stars are in Ursa Minor.

And in the ancient myths and legends of Eastern Huaxia, there were records similar to those of the Yuan Qiong Realm. It was said that the star deity governing the six Gou Chen stars was the Gou Chen Supreme Palace Heavenly Emperor. Legend had it that he was the elder brother of the Purple Forbidden Emperor, assisting the Jade Emperor in governing the North and South Poles, as well as the three realms of heaven, earth, and man, and overseeing matters of human warfare.

That is to say, the status of these six Gou Chen stars was even above that of the Purple Forbidden of the North Pole. In fact, based on his years of star observation, the main star among the six Gou Chen stars was indeed already replacing the Purple Forbidden of the North Pole as the master of the celestial center, the true North Star.

Li Mochen believed that only by merging the Purple Forbidden and Gou Chen could one truly master the power of the North Star.

As for Eridanus, it was because of the main star Achernar. This star, which was the South Pole star three thousand years ago, was no longer visible in the north because its position was increasingly shifting southward.

In Li Mochen's perception over the past hundred years, the power of this star had not weakened but had grown stronger. Moreover, it was closely connected to the current South Pole star, almost as one. And the current Octans constellation actually lacked bright stars.

Therefore, in his view, the Eridanus constellation in the sky now better represented the power of the South Pole.

Li Mochen now planned to cultivate one from each of the "Zhou Tian Yuan Chen Two Forms Formless Scripture" and the "Eighty-Eight Constellation Meditation Method" to achieve balance in his elemental power.

When the hour of Zi arrived and the celestial stars above the glass dome entered their clearest state, Li Mochen immediately took a bottle of Oak Potion and entered a meditative state.

With his accumulated cultivation experience from his time as Wen Jian Tao Ran, the process of condensing the Gou Chen star deity went exceptionally smoothly. After just over ten minutes, a third Yuan Chen deity appeared in his sea of consciousness.

Only the process of fixing the Eridanus constellation was somewhat difficult.

If not for Angela's meticulous explanations of Western astrology over the past two weeks, Li Mochen's understanding of Eridanus would have been the weakest.

However, about an hour later, around 12:23, beams of star power suddenly poured in from the southern sky, and a loud bang erupted within Li Mochen's body. As the nebula in his dantian churned, a constellation of twelve stars began to condense and take shape.

Just as this third constellation began to resonate with the third Yuan Chen deity in Li Mochen's sea of consciousness, a vast surge of source power suddenly rushed out from his dantian. His entire magical power spread in all directions, washing over everything around him. The porcelain decorations around him developed fine cracks, and lightning suddenly appeared in the cultivation room. On the ground, half burst into flames while the other half turned into ice.

After about half a ke, the various phenomena that had occurred gradually subsided.

Li Mochen remained seated motionless, fully focused on resting his spirit while also circulating the elemental power of the "Dual Element Profound Transformation Method", doing everything possible to stabilize his cultivation.

After entering the fifth level, his entire cultivation base was still in an unstable state, and it could fall at any moment, so he must not be careless.

Moreover, this was a critical moment. Precisely because the cultivation base was not yet stable, it was easier to make adjustments. Only by laying a solid foundation at this step would subsequent cultivation and advancement yield twice the results with half the effort.

This was because, at this level, it would not be easy for Li Mochen to rebuild his foundation using his Mahayana-level primordial spirit cultivation.

The path of cultivation was like this; there was basically no turning back. The higher the cultivation, the harder it was to go back. So from now on, he had to proceed steadily and step by step.

It was not until the early morning of the next day, when the first rays of sunlight streamed through the glass ceiling, that Li Mochen slowly opened his eyes.

At that moment, an involuntary look of helplessness appeared in his eyes.

This was not because any trouble had arisen in Li Mochen's cultivation process, but because of the trouble of inner demons.

During the six-hour-long meditative absorption after reaching the third level of the "Dual Element Profound Transformation Method", only half the time was spent circulating elemental power to stabilize his cultivation; the other half was spent resisting the various demonic thoughts arising in his sea of consciousness.

Fifth-level magical energy was called the Bigu stage in the Yuan Qiong Realm, and the Heart Movement stage in this realm's Eastern cultivation.

Li Mochen felt the latter was more apt, because once cultivators reached this level, inner demons indeed gradually arose, becoming their greatest trouble.

For Li Mochen, this was also a matter of great distress. Advancing his cultivation helped heal his soul injuries and enhanced his combat power. However, the inner demons that arose from it also became his greatest hidden danger.

The key was that the fusion with the original Li Mochen's soul was not yet complete. He was now like a person with split personality disorder—one wanting to go east, the other west—so naturally he had little resistance to the demonic thoughts arising within.

Thinking of this, Li Mochen couldn't help but rub his forehead in headache. It was not until his peripheral vision caught sight of the 'Dragon Pulse' lying beside him that he smiled in relief.

The belly of this little Pyroclastic Wyrm had actually grown some tiny scales. This meant that it had advanced to the fifth level in sync with him, and its own bloodline had been enhanced.

This was the terrifying aspect of the Divine Thunder Sect's 'Beast Taming Spirit Contract', which could grant the spirit beast a baptism akin to 'bloodline inheritance' when the master's cultivation advanced.

Spirit beasts in the Yuan Qiong Realm had their power and knowledge hidden in their bloodlines, and magical creatures in this world were no exception. Only by gradually activating their bloodlines could they receive ancestral inheritance, master more innate spells, and enhance their potential.

As for the 'Beast Taming Spirit Contract' Li Mochen used on Dragon Pulse, it allowed Dragon Pulse to undergo mental transformation during his advancement, achieving infinite harmony and fusion with him. During this time, it would experience everything he went through, absorbing knowledge and true essence from the master to further strengthen itself.

In short, it was an artificial 'bloodline inheritance' that further stimulated the spirit pet's potential, enabling rapid growth.