CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 430: CHI SONGZI’S LEGACY

"Ah? Is it time to wake up?"

Lu Zheng asked a question, then looked up at the sun that hadn’t yet set.

"Shouldn’t it be that I haven’t slept yet?"

Song Kaichuan laughed, "That’s the schedule for ordinary people. The old pine tree went into a dream to play chess at midnight on the third day.

In the dream for twelve hours, it will wake up at the end of the hour tonight.

As for whether the chess game can be solved, we’ll know in two or three more hours."

Song Kaichuan looked at Lu Zheng, "My young friend, may you accompany me for another game?"

Lu Zheng, of course, agreed, nodding and saying, "Naturally, please, senior!"

The two returned to the top of Wansong Mountain, sitting under the ancient pine tree, and began to play chess.

...

The game ended, the moon hung high, marking the change of two days.

In the next moment, the ancient pine tree beside them suddenly rustled, and a thick surge of life-filled spiritual energy roiled and surged.

This powerful spiritual energy, with just two breaths, made Lu Zheng’s True Qi within him more active, even stimulating his body to feel more energetic.

"Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill..."

Lu Zheng murmured to himself, then noticed the ancient pine tree beginning to emit a faint emerald green glow all over, with tiny green light dots appearing out of nowhere, enveloping the surroundings of Wansong Mountain.

Lu Zheng looked around and saw that these light dots already covered the upper half of Wansong Mountain, complementing the glowing ancient pine tree, making Wansong Mountain resemble an immortal realm.

Moreover, these light dots continued to spread out at a speed visible to the naked eye, covering nearly a hundred miles in just ten breaths, spreading across the sky.

Lu Zheng was dumbfounded.

Song Kaichuan put down the game pieces and took a deep breath, "The old pine tree has grown stronger."

Light dots floated, spiritual energy surged.

The ancient pine tree beside them seemed to breathe, flashing with a greenish glow, emitting waves of natural, life-filled energy.

From weak to strong, gradually becoming apparent, creating visible ripples and vibrations in the surrounding air.

At its peak, this fluctuation lasted for a quarter of an hour before gradually diminishing.

However, as the fluctuation grew smaller, the light dots didn’t retract but fell one by one onto the ground, mingling into the trees, flowers, birds, beasts, and fish within the mountain forest.

All living things within the Wansong Mountain terrain experienced a blessing tonight.

This naturally included Song Kaichuan and Lu Zheng, who were closest to the ancient pine tree.

As for Song Kaichuan, he was an old great demon, and these blessings, though not much, were better than nothing.

Lu Zheng, however, gained a lot of benefits.

A large number of light dots merged into his body, activating his True Qi even more, not only quickly ending its cooling period but also visibly increasing, staining his True Qi with a life-filled green color.

Of course, this didn’t change Lu Zheng’s True Qi attribute; rather, the attribute was too strong for his True Qi to immediately assimilate.

After some time, when Lu Zheng refines and assimilates these energies into his True Qi, his cultivation will rise another level.

This was his greatest improvement without the Jade Seal, surpassing even the enhancement from consuming Vermilion Fruit, refining incense, and relying on merit.

"Buzz!"

Simultaneously, the Mind Jade Seal in his mind drew out, and a continuous stream of the Light of Fortune flowed into the Jade Seal.

Five hundred seventy-three threads!

Lu Zheng seemed to see the Mind Jade Seal letting out a satisfied burp.

"I should have brought Qingyan," Lu Zheng regretted a little.

Moreover, these life-filled, perfectly attuned to living beings, and side-effect-free spiritual light dots would have been especially suitable for Lin Wan.

If Lin Wan were present, she might have directly cultivated True Qi.

...

There is no medicine for regrets in the world, and Liu Qingyan was still thousands of miles away at this moment, and Lu Zheng wasn’t planning on traversing to bring Lin Wan over temporarily.

So, he could only enjoy this opportunity alone.

For a full two hours, this life-filled undulation gradually faded into nothingness, and the light dots fully merged into the grass, trees, birds, and beasts.

Lu Zheng’s Mind Jade Seal ceased to receive Light of Fortune, and his True Qi, now with a faint life breath, stabilized, circulating thoroughly.

Lu Zheng sat on the stone bench, let out a long breath, and opened his eyes, finishing this sudden cultivation.

"The old pine tree truly deserves its name, just like this, Wansong Mountain is likely to gain hundreds of more spirit medicines and spirit trees," Song Kaichuan’s tone carried a bit of envy.

While he could only dig holes to find spirit medicines all over the mountain, the Wansong Daoist could already create spirit medicines himself.

"If you want them, feel free to dig and take them!"

A gentle laugh echoed, and the Wansong Daoist appeared beside the two again.

He was still in that familiar green robe, his ancient face smiling, and his white hair and beard tinged with strands of green.

The only change was his eyes.

Previously, they exuded tranquility and calmness like an ancient well, but now Lu Zheng saw a deepness like the starry sky, with streaks of emerald light.

Perhaps sensing Lu Zheng’s observation, the Wansong Daoist blinked and smiled, "A temporary breakthrough, making it difficult to control the finer details."

As his words fell, his gaze quickly dimmed but remained much brighter than before today.

"Old pine tree! Did you break the game?" Song Kaichuan’s eyes shined brightly.

"Congratulations to the senior for solving the chess game!" Lu Zheng hurriedly congratulated.

There’s no doubt. Without breaking the game, how could the Wansong Daoist have had such significant changes? Otherwise, if it were like this every year, the Wansong Daoist would already have achieved perfection and been invincible.

The Wansong Daoist nodded, "With the help of a young friend, the old Dao solved the chess game."

Without waiting for Lu Zheng’s response, the Wansong Daoist extended a finger and pointed at Lu Zheng’s forehead.

In the next moment, a Dao Scripture flowed into Lu Zheng’s mind like a stream.

"You are a direct lineage of the White Cloud Temple, and the Innate Cloud Qi is a Taiqing inheritance, perhaps not necessarily requiring this cultivation technique. However, since it was attained with your help, the old Daoist certainly won’t keep it to myself."

The Wansong Daoist smiled, "So this scripture naturally includes a part for you. Even if you don’t cultivate it, just reading more could be beneficial, yielding insights that would assist in your cultivation.

Additionally, the scripture contains some spells, talismans, and alchemy techniques that you can selectively practice.

The old Daoist has only just obtained the technique and has yet to begin cultivation, so what I give you is the original text, without the old Daoist’s annotations.

I hope you can come more often to play chess with the old Daoist when you have time. We can also share our insights, as this is the old Daoist’s only hobby."

Lu Zheng knew although the Wansong Daoist mentioned exchanging chess skills, he actually intended to guide him in the scripture’s cultivation.

Although it might not be necessary, Lu Zheng bowed to express his thanks.

Meanwhile, the name of this scripture finally came to mind.

"Red Pine Seed’s Left Caution Jade Water Pill Scripture."