I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives-Chapter 298 - 241: Four Seas Grotto Heaven (Part 2)

Chapter 298: Chapter 241: Four Seas Grotto Heaven (Part 2)

Chen Sheng flicked his finger, and a pure golden spirit light shot out from his fingertip, crashing into the stone wall like a meteor.

The stone wall instantly rippled like water, countless runes spreading along the ripples, slowly cracking a gap about a yard wide in the formerly smooth surface.

A faint purple spirit light emanated from the gap, and a wave of spiritual qi many times denser than the first level of the Profound Mansion rushed forth, bringing with it a rich spatial fluctuation, as if stepping in would cleanse one’s meridians.

Chen Sheng took a deep breath, feeling the surging mana within him and the stable void domain surrounding him, murmuring to himself:

"The second layer of the Profound Mansion, and the entire Four Seas Grotto Heaven..."

He gripped the Tingyu Flying Sword tightly, the sword resonating slightly with the void around it, emitting a faint sword hum. Then, he stepped into the passage behind the stone wall, his silhouette quickly disappearing into the purple spirit light.

At the end of the passage was an expansive platform, in the center of which stood a palace more majestic than the first level, with three ancient seal characters engraved above the palace gate, "Void Transformation Hall," exuding a faint void pressure.

Chen Sheng pushed open the door and entered. The interior was devoid of complex furnishings, only two jade tubes floating in mid-air, each emitting silver-blue and crimson-red spirit light respectively.

He reached out, and the two jade tubes instantly transformed into two streams of light, merging into his sea of consciousness, where countless mysterious texts and patterns unfolded.

They were two complete Tier Six inheritances. "Four Seas Void Transformation Atlas" and "Four Seas Pill Book."

The "Four Seas Void Transformation Atlas" detailed the void cultivation techniques from the late-stage Nascent Soul to the late-stage Void Refining.

It not only included more exquisite techniques for applying the void domain but also recorded many high-tier divine techniques.

The "Four Seas Pill Book" contained over a hundred pill formulas and refining methods, among which the records of "Longevity Pill" and "Divinity Transformation Pill" made Chen Sheng’s eyes light up.

Yet the next moment, he shook his head helplessly:

"The lowest are Tier Five elixirs, none of which I can currently refine."

He sat cross-legged, immersing himself in the ocean of inheritance, and the sword-carrying Nascent Soul within his dantian also began to operate the spell, making the void domain around him more condensed.

Three days later, Chen Sheng came back to his senses from the inheritance, stood up, and left the Void Transformation Hall, his figure flickering continuously in the void, flying towards the islands of the Grotto Heaven.

Half an hour later, he landed on the largest island—this was the core of this cultivation realm.

Spiritual qi was abundant on the island, with numerous ancient caves built along the mountain, runes of cultivation faintly visible carved outside the caves.

In the distant square, cultivators clad in uniform attire practiced swordplay, the flickering sword light triggering the flow of spiritual qi, evidently cultivators thriving here.

As Chen Sheng landed on the core island of the Four Seas Cultivation Realm, he slowly spread his divine sense.

The late-stage Nascent Soul’s divine sense could already cover three thousand five hundred miles, now spreading like an invisible net with the sea breeze, sweeping across every inch of the island.

His divine sense, like the finest brush, vividly outlined the island’s scenery in his sea of consciousness.

The island’s western side featured a series of low mountains, their slopes sparsely covered with spirit grass, mostly below Tier Three, such as "Qi Condensing Grass" and "Body Tempering Flower," with occasionally a few Tier Three High Grade spirit grass, all cultivated with the full force of the Spirit Gathering Array.

Dozens of ancient caves lay scattered at the foot of the mountains, where his divine sense swept through inside, revealing cultivators sitting cross-legged, surrounded by sparse spiritual qi, the highest only at the late-stage Golden Core cultivation.

"The strongest cultivator here is only at the late-stage Golden Core realm."

Chen Sheng withdrew his divine sense, a knowing look flashing in his eyes:

"The laws within the Grotto Heaven are incomplete, a natural defect making it highly difficult to break through to the Nascent Soul!"

"Furthermore, these cultivators lack resources!"

Chen Sheng’s gaze swept over the spirit fields and caves, his understanding deepening. He recalled the heaps of Tier Four spiritual materials and Tier Five ores in the Profound Mansion Treasure Vault and looked again at the impoverished cultivation resources of the island’s cultivators, shaking his head involuntarily:

"Although the resources in the Four Seas Grotto Heaven are abundant, the high-tier resources are mostly amassed in the Profound Mansion by the Refining Void Great Power, while the cultivation resources here are even less than in Yue Country, just slightly better than Chu Country."

"The native cultivators in the Grotto Heaven, born with defects, have never been considered for the inheritors’ succession by the Refining Void Great Power, who gathered all resources in the Profound Mansion, filtering out the true successors."

Time flowed slowly with the tide of the Four Seas Grotto Heaven, and in a blink, half a year had passed.

Chen Sheng did not rush back to the Profound Mansion for arduous cultivation, instead choosing to stay on the core island of the Four Seas Cultivation Realm, quickly integrating into this unfamiliar cultivation world.

He restrained the pressure of his late-stage Nascent Soul, suppressing his cultivation to Foundation Establishment, to avoid standing out, and swiftly learned the language of this cultivation realm.

...

On this morning, Chen Sheng, carrying a simple pack, bid farewell to the cultivators he had become acquainted with on the island and started his journey through the Grotto Heaven.

He walked slowly over the sea, with slight ripples appearing underfoot in the void, like stepping on an invisible floating bridge—this was his deliberately slowed speed, not exposing his Nascent Soul strength, yet allowing him to easily cross the sea between the islands.

The islands along his path each had their unique features. Some islands were covered in reefs, only growing salt-tolerant "Sea Heart Grass," while others were shrouded in dense spirit wood, with the occasional Tier One Demon Beast traversing the forest.

On some islands, there were only simple fishing villages, where cultivators and mortals coexisted, living a half-farming, half-cultivating lifestyle.

With the limited strength of the Grotto Heaven’s cultivators, the strongest merely at the late-stage Golden Core, Chen Sheng had no need to worry about danger, following his heart wherever he went.

He would stay on some islands for a few days, helping local cultivators solve cultivation difficulties—recarving Spirit Gathering Arrays for caves with sparse spiritual qi, teaching Foundation Establishment cultivators more efficient Breathing Techniques, and even improving the soil of spirit fields.

Though the cultivators did not know his true identity, they all respected his profound cultivation and amiable nature, often offering him island specialties as gifts, or sharing tales and legends of the islands with him.

"The path of Divinity Transformation, transforming Nascent Soul into Primordial Spirit, requires Seeing Heart and Understanding Nature, which cannot be achieved through arduous cultivation alone."

On this evening, Chen Sheng sat on the rocks of a deserted island, gazing at the sunset dipping into the sea, muttering to himself as the sea breeze carried the waves splashing against the rocks, spraying fine water droplets.

He recalled the records of Divinity Transformation in the second layer inheritance of the Profound Mansion, then looked at the distant fishing village’s billowing cooking smoke, his heart suddenly enlightened:

"This must be why one is allowed to leave the Profound Mansion after reaching the late-stage Nascent Soul—the Refining Void Great Power must have long foreseen that seclusion alone cannot achieve Divinity Transformation; only by experiencing the world and Seeing Heart and Understanding Nature can one take that crucial step."

From then on, his adventures became more leisurely, no longer deliberately seeking secret realms but following fate wherever it led him.

Until that day, his path brought him to an island named "Mist Concealment Island."

The island was shrouded in perpetual sea fog, with few cultivators, most living in caves nestled mid-mountain.

Following a faint bell sound, Chen Sheng ascended to the mountain’s summit, where a simple stone temple stood amid the fog, with several cultivators burning incense in worship before it.

The voice of a young cultivator cut through the mist, reaching Chen Sheng’s ears:

"I heard that Ancestor Qin Yuan of Nian Chen Sect on Sea Abyss Island once attained enlightenment here on Mist Concealment Island?"

Another older cultivator sighed, his tone full of reverence: "Indeed! The ancestor back then..."

"Nian Chen Sect—Ancestor Qin Yuan!"

These two names exploded in Chen Sheng’s mind like a clap of thunder.