Cultivation: From Poor Peasant to Celestial Lord

Chapter 176: Chapter 113: Returning Home in Glory (3)

”Tomorrow... No, tonight! I’ll send someone into the city to spread the word and make him recant immediately! If anyone dares to spread rumors using your name again, I’ll be the first one to make them pay!”

If his previous attitude toward Chu Bai was one of awe, now it was one of outright reverence and fawning.

After sending off the profusely grateful Clan Chief, who had practically beaten his chest raw with promises, the small courtyard finally returned to its usual tranquility.

As the night deepened, his parents and younger siblings had long since fallen asleep, their occasional sleep-talking drifting through the air.

Chu Bai returned to his own room—simple, yet impeccably clean—and sat cross-legged on the bed.

Although it lacked the rich Spiritual Qi of a meditation chamber at the Daoist School, the familiar, rustic atmosphere put his mind at exceptional ease.

’It’s rare to have some downtime. A perfect chance to temper my Divine Soul.’

With a thought, Chu Bai closed his eyes and focused. Within his Sea of Consciousness, the abstruse and profound Scripture of the Guardian Scripture began to circulate once more.

A sliver of his Divine Thought flickered like a candle flame, striving to probe the surrounding darkness.

One circulation, two circulations, three...

Each Circulation felt like an invisible millstone grinding upon his Sea of Consciousness, and the stabbing pain that originated from the depths of his soul intensified with every pass.

Finally, upon reaching the fifth Circulation—

Chu Bai’s brows furrowed tightly. He sucked in a sharp breath and his eyes snapped open.

It felt as if countless steel needles were stabbing into his mind all at once. Waves of dizziness washed over him, forcing him to halt his cultivation.

’As expected, cultivating the Divine Soul is incredibly mentally taxing. It’s impossible to practice it day and night without stopping, unlike Spiritual Power cultivation.’

Chu Bai rubbed the throbbing space between his eyebrows, silently calculating. ’At this rate, it will take another two or three months to cultivate the Guardian Scripture to Minor Achievement—the stage where I can extend my Divine Thought outward about thirty feet and perceive things at a Microscopic level.’

If Vice Dean Lu Hex or Judge Li were to learn of this, their jaws would likely drop. They might even think he was spouting nonsense.

The path of cultivating the Divine Soul was an arduous one. Even if an ordinary Cultivator obtained a Secret Technique, it would take them months just to reach the Beginner stage, and Minor Achievement was measured in years. Two or three months? That was utterly absurd.

But for Chu Bai, this speed wasn’t actually that fast.

After all, with the blessing of his [Non-stop Rushing] Fate Chart, an ordinary Magic Technique in his hands could go from Beginner to skilled in little more than a month. If he really pushed himself, three months were enough to achieve Mastery or even Perfection. In comparison, the progress of his Divine Soul cultivation was indeed a bit ”slow.”

’Then again, my innate talent has subtly improved a great deal over this past year...’

Chu Bai came to this realization as he felt the Five Elements Spiritual Power circulating freely within his body, along with a Perception Power that was much sharper than before.

’This must be the change brought by my [Nourishing and Exquisite] Fate Chart. In the past year at the Daoist School, while my diet wasn’t exactly luxurious, I’ve had no shortage of nourishment from Spiritual Cuisine.’

’The Fate Chart efficiently converted those resources—not only strengthening my physique, but also gradually refining my aptitude, making my cultivation twice as effective for half the effort.’

He was no longer the same boy with merely lower-middling aptitude.

’My foundation is solid, and my Divine Soul is awakened.’

Chu Bai gazed at the bright, clear moon outside his window, his eyes blazing. ’Next, aside from tempering my Divine Soul daily, the top priority is to accumulate Spiritual Power and push for the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer as soon as I can.’

The Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation was a completely different realm. Only by reaching it would he truly have what it takes to establish himself.

Filled with anticipation and resolve for the future, Chu Bai lay back down and, to the sound of crickets outside his window, drifted into a deep sleep.