Chapter 39: Mind Mirror
Autumn Water Dew, when consumed, allows one to cultivate Fiery Golden Eyes, capable of seeing through all wondrous things.
Unlike in the original story, where Tang San's head was only covered by a faint layer of crimson-gold light converging towards his eyes when he absorbed the Autumn Water Dew.
Lin Rong, at this moment, was radiating light from his entire body.
This light was not crimson-gold, but pure gold, which could also be called bright yellow.
The Nine Bend Vine Dragon Martial Soul automatically appeared behind Lin Rong, its surface also covered by a layer of cyan-gold light.
Under the control of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, the medicinal properties of the Autumn Water Dew did not converge towards his eyes, but circulated through the meridians of his body.
Finally, after being refined by the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, the Autumn Water Dew transformed into an unknown pure energy and flowed into his heart.
"Bang! Bang!"
A series of steady and powerful heartbeats echoed through the mountain forest.
Within the range of the heartbeats, all living beings.
Whether it was large trees, small grass, ants, mountain birds, or even the old butler with the cultivation of a Soul Douluo, their breathing frequency became indistinguishable from Lin Rong's.
Under the cover of golden light, Lin Rong's skin, at some unknown time, began to become transparent.
Through the skin, one could clearly see the blood flowing in the blood vessels beneath his cheeks.
"Bang! Bang!"
The heartbeat grew even more steady and powerful, as if possessing some kind of magic, bringing a sense of peace and tranquility to those who heard it.
Beneath his clothes, at his chest.
Through the skin, it could be seen that the beating heart was emitting a faint cyan glow.
With each beat of the heart, the faint cyan glow dimmed almost imperceptibly.
This was the external Spirit Bone, the Heart of the Banyan Wood, completely fusing with Lin Rong's own heart.
When the faint cyan glow completely dissipated, it would signify the moment the Heart of the Banyan Wood had thoroughly merged with Lin Rong.
After a few breaths, that moment arrived.
The golden light on Lin Rong's body had vanished, and his transparent skin had returned to normal.
At this moment, Lin Rong's eyes were still closed, but he could clearly "see" everything within a ten-zhang radius of himself.
These sights appeared in Lin Rong's mind with exquisite detail, actually being more real and vivid than what his eyes could see.
Furthermore, they were clearer and more detailed than what his spiritual power could detect.
"This is the Mind Mirror. It allows one to see all things in the world with the mind, possessing extraordinary abilities to perceive any person or object."
"From now on, any soul skills related to illusions or enchantments will be ineffective against me."
Cultivating the Mind Mirror meant that the second realm of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, Perfect Wisdom and Self-Awareness, had been successfully achieved.
Although this breakthrough in the realm of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture did not cause any unusual phenomena in the heavens and earth, unlike the previous breakthrough of Mind Empty, Body Transforms Itself.
This breakthrough to Perfect Wisdom and Self-Awareness still caused quite a stir, with Lin Rong's heartbeat echoing across several surrounding mountain peaks.
Even if Lin Rong had broken through within the Duke's mansion, given the size of its grounds, the heartbeat wouldn't have traveled so far.
However, with too many servants around, having them hear this heartbeat would also be troublesome.
"Besides cultivating the Mind Mirror, the biggest improvement this time is in my spiritual power."
With a thought from Lin Rong, a small stone on the ground flew into his palm.
"Spiritual power intervening in reality. Unfortunately, I can only do this within the range of my Mind Mirror at the moment."
Casually dropping the small stone, Lin Rong finally opened his eyes, seeing the scenery ten zhang away.
The Mind Mirror had just been cultivated, and its coverage range was only ten zhang.
As the realm of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture increased in the future, the coverage range of the Mind Mirror would gradually expand.
However, with the current ten-zhang range of the Mind Mirror, if he truly wanted to see scenery, his eyes were still more useful.
The deep mountains were exceptionally quiet in the dead of night.
Today was the second day of the lunar month, and the crescent moon in the night sky was pitifully incomplete.
If one didn't look carefully, it was difficult to notice that amidst the myriad of stars, there was indeed a sliver of a moon hanging in the sky.
A cold wind blew.
The old butler walked to Lin Rong's side and draped a cloak over him for warmth.
Wrapping himself in the cloak, Lin Rong turned and took out two items: a golden tulip, and a white jade box.
"Grandpa Yu, it's your turn. Absorb these two medicinal herbs and become the first Titled Douluo under my command!"
"This old servant will not fail the young master's trust."
The old butler took the tulip and the white jade box, and without further words, after consuming the stamens of the Beautiful Silk Tulip, he opened the white jade box and chewed and swallowed the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid.
After completing these actions, he found a spot to sit down and began to refine the medicinal power within his body.
The Beautiful Silk Tulip and the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid are a pair of complementary medicinal herbs.
Like the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, they have a mutually beneficial effect.
Because of this, the Beautiful Silk Tulip and the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid can be absorbed and refined by the same person without affecting each other's medicinal properties.
Old Butler Yu Yuan's Soul Power is at level eighty-six, not far from eighty-seven.
The younger the age, the greater the increase in aptitude from absorbing immortal herbs.
The old butler is sixty-six years old this year.
Therefore, the vast majority of the medicinal power from absorbing these two immortal herbs will be used to increase his Soul Power level, with only a small portion used to enhance his aptitude.
The majority of the medicinal power from the Beautiful Silk Tulip and the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, if nothing unexpected happens, will be able to raise the old butler's Soul Power level to ninety.
Even if it doesn't, at the very least, it will increase it to eighty-nine, approaching level ninety.
In at most one year, after the old butler refines the residual medicinal power within his body, he will also smoothly break through to level ninety.
As for the old butler's ninth Spirit Ring, Lin Rong already has a target in mind.
That is to go to the Great Extreme North Forest and lure out the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King with the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.
If all goes well, Lin Rong will have a Titled Douluo with a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.
"Speaking of which..."
Lin Rong took out a white peony. Parts of its petals were stained a vivid crimson, looking somewhat shocking.
This is precisely the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, known as the King of Immortal Herbs. Beneath the flower, there is a piece of black stone called Dark Absolute.
Only fresh blood imbued with sincere emotion can make it detach from the Dark Absolute stone.
"Isn't it just true and sincere love? Easy peasy."
The first stage of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, Mind Empty, Body Transforms Itself, allows one to enter a state of "mind emptiness" and freely control one's emotions.
In the state of mind emptiness, the simulated love will be free of any distracting thoughts, perfectly meeting the condition for picking the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
Lin Rong bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, which landed precisely on the white peony.
The next moment, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red detached from the Dark Absolute stone without any hesitation.
Thus, Lin Rong had obtained the two crucial items required for the Nine Bend Vine Dragon Martial Soul's true form.
The Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, these two peerless immortal herbs have a mutually beneficial effect.
Although Lin Rong couldn't understand how ginseng and peonies were related.
This did not negate the fact that it was mentioned in the original work, and it was something that even the "omnipotent" Tang Sect had not recorded.
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