It was like being under a small, clear patch of blue sky.

Outside this blue sky was the real world.

Through this patch of blue sky, Lei Jun could communicate with the Global Spiritual Qi more smoothly and keenly.

As a result, whether it was cultivation or casting spells, he gained some enhancement.

The name "Heavenly Primordial Qingjing Pill" must have come from this.

Not bad, not bad… Lei Jun was nodding repeatedly when suddenly a faint movement stirred in his mind.

He gathered his thoughts and quietly observed the blue sky before him, lost in contemplation.

A long while later, the blue sky gradually dissipated.

Lei Jun still looked up at the bright sky in a trance.

After a moment, he snapped back to reality and took another Heavenly Primordial Qingjing Pill.

Though the effect was slightly less pronounced than before due to taking it in quick succession, Lei Jun didn't mind.

Looking at the illusory blue sky and light before him, Lei Jun thoughtfully took out one of his Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talismans.

He looked up at the play of light in the blue sky and then down at the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman. His thoughts gradually became coherent and complete.

For a while after, besides continuing his daily cultivation, Lei Jun also continued researching the Heavenly Primordial Qingjing Pill.

His junior, Chu Kun, was said to have gone into seclusion, but Lei Jun didn't know where.

I didn't dare to bring it up, nor did I dare to ask.

Until one day, Lei Jun heard from Yuan Mobai that Chu Kun had come out of seclusion. However, he had left the mountain to return to his ancestral home in Suzhou to visit family.

This time, when Chu Kun returned, he finally brought good news for Lei Jun.

"Senior Brother Chongyun, I've got some great stuff from my trip home!" Chu Kun arrived to see Lei Jun, brimming with excitement.

Lei Jun said, "Oh?"

With great care, Chu Kun took out a small, exquisite brocade box, placed it on the table between them, and then opened the lid.

Lei Jun saw a pigeon-egg-sized round bead in the brocade box. It looked like a pearl but also like some plant seed, white as jade and flickering with a faint glow.

The round bead was semi-transparent. White smoky dust seemed to swirl inside, exuding a strong Spiritual Nature.

Lei Jun recalled the books he had read in the Edict Hall and quickly remembered something. "Immortal Spirit Primordial Seed?"

Chu Kun nodded vigorously. "Correct!"

Lei Jun remarked, "Well, this really is a good thing."

The Immortal Spirit Primordial Seed is said not to be a seed of Spirit Plants or Spirit Flowers, but one that arises naturally, nourished by heaven and earth. Akin to an Innate Spiritual Seed, it's full of profound mysteries.

In this world's path of cultivation, the Sixth Heavenly Realm is a significant milestone, regardless of which Taoist Heritage it belongs to. It essentially acts as a link between past and future cultivation, summarizing the essence of past practices and serving as a foundation for ascending to the Upper Three Heavens.

From the perspective of the Taoist Sect, the Talisman Sect refers to it as the Tao Seal, the Alchemy Cauldron Sect calls it the Tao Fetus, and the External Alchemy School names it the Immortal Seed. Their importance and characteristics are evident from these designations.

And this Immortal Spirit Primordial Seed is precisely suited for cultivators at the Sixth Heavenly Layer across the majority of Taoist Heritages. It helps them lay down this foundational cornerstone of their cultivation more quickly and effectively, so they may one day tackle the formidable passage from the Sixth to the Seventh Heavenly Layer, known as the Heavenly Moat Tribulation.

Its efficacy and broad applicability are bound to spark widespread interest and competition, which is not difficult to fathom.

As such, according to records, it has been many years since an Immortal Spirit Primordial Seed has appeared publicly.

No doubt, even if one emerged, it would be collected and kept secret immediately.

Lei Jun didn't ask Chu Kun how he obtained the Immortal Spirit Primordial Seed but said, "This Spiritual Object, you can make use of it too."

Chu Kun involuntarily glanced around, then chuckled and reached out to Lei Jun, holding up four fingers. "One for you, one for Senior Brother Chonggui, one for myself, and the remaining one I can turn into the Treasure Pavilion for merit and virtue."

Lei Jun understood. "I see. I won't be polite then. Thank you."

Chu Kun said with emotion, "I look forward to the day Senior Brother makes another breakthrough. Then Our Sect can add another Upper Three Heavens Cultivator."

Lei Jun closed the lid of the box and put it away. "At the very least, Junior Brother Chu, you have saved me a lot of time."

The Tao Seal Realm of the Sixth Heavenly Layer, unlike the previous Original Talisman and Tao Palace Realms, doesn't have further subdivisions within it.

But breaking through from the Sixth to the Seventh Heavenly Layer is far from easy.

Not to mention others, Tang Xiaotang, who had advanced rapidly in her cultivation, spent more time transitioning from the Sixth to the Seventh Heavenly Layer than from the Fifth to the Sixth Heavenly Layer.

Setting aside the consistently exceptional Tang Xiaotang, there was a more immediate example: Zhang Jingzhen. She had recently relinquished her position as the Edict Hall's guardian Elder to Lei Jun and had since gone into deep seclusion.

Eighteen years ago, even before Lei Jun joined Dragon Tiger Mountain under Xu Yuanzhen's tutelage, Zhang Jingzhen had attained the Sixth Heavenly Layer Tao Seal Realm.

Eighteen years later, she was finally making the last preparations to attempt the Heavenly Moat Tribulation between the Sixth and Seventh Heavenly Layers.

How long it would take was still unclear, and whether she would be successful was also not guaranteed.

Was it that Zhang Jingzhen lacked talent?

According to the historical experience of the entire cultivation world and the Dragon Tiger Mountain lineage, that wasn't the case.

Generally speaking, those endowed with either a Saintly Physique Root Bone or Clear Insight Enlightenment would take an average of about thirty years to go from the Sixth Heavenly Layer to the Seventh Heavenly Layer.

Those with both a Saintly Physique Root Bone and Clear Insight Enlightenment would take about twenty years or so.

Of course, this speed was possible only with the cultivation fostered by Sacred Cultivation Grounds like Dragon Tiger Mountain or renowned families such as the Five Clans and Seven Families.

And all of this was under the premise that one would not fall during the Heavenly Moat Tribulation between Great Realms.

Compared to the time spent, the danger of the Heavenly Moat Tribulation was what had held back countless talented individuals throughout history.

For me, I still have plenty of time to spare, but the more time I can save, the better, Lei Jun thought.

After all, following successive tribulations, the Upper Three Heavens Cultivators in the Dragon Tiger Mountain Celestial Master's Mansion are few.

However, to think Chu Kun managed to get four Immortal Spirit Primordial Seeds all at once... that's truly extraordinary.

While Lei Jun felt this sentiment, Chu Kun was also reflecting.

If Our Sect hadn't acquired intelligence related to the Heavenly Silk Encircling Sun, I wouldn't have been able to secure them, Chu Kun mused.

He had also heard about the incident in the Edict Hall where someone almost caused a fire while practicing Alchemy.

The rule violator was currently being punished in the Hall of Adherence.

Although it wasn't certain if the fire would have coincidentally burned the ancient books containing records about the Heavenly Silk Encircling Sun, the very news made Chu Kun shudder with lingering fear.

"Eldest Senior Brother is in seclusion right now, so keep the Immortal Spirit Primordial Seed you prepared for him for now. We can talk after he exits seclusion," Lei Jun said.

He also had some of the newly refined Heavenly Primordial Qingjing Pills set aside for Wang Guiyuan and Chu Kun.

Chu Kun's cultivation had also reached a critical juncture.

Compared to Lei Jun, who had recently ascended to the Sixth Heavenly Layer, Chu Kun was already standing at the threshold of a particular Portal.

With the aid of the Heavenly Primordial Qingjing Pill later on, he successfully took that step…

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"Martial Nephew Chu, have you formed the Original Talisman yet?" Zuo Li asked, seeking confirmation from Lei Jun.

Lei Jun nodded. "Just recently, Junior Brother Chu successfully overcame the Heavenly Chasm between the Third and Fourth Heavenly Layers."

Zuo Li clicked his tongue in admiration. "Your generation has seen top talents emerge again, eh? Martial Nephew Chu should only be about twenty-six this year, right?"

Lei Jun replied, "Yes."

Zuo Li glanced at Lei Jun.

He remembered that this young Taoist had also been around twenty-six years old when his cultivation had advanced to the Middle Three Heavens.

However, Lei Jun had started his path much later than Chu Kun. He formally entered the Mansion through the Transcension Ritual at the age of twenty and managed Foundation Establishment, reaching the Altar, and then successfully forming the Original Talisman, all within six years.

Chu Kun, on the other hand, had been in the Mansion for over ten years since his Transcension Ritual.

Even so, such progress was considered extremely rapid among the recent True Inheritors of the Celestial Master Mansion.

Typically, those who solely possessed a Spiritual Body Root Bone or extraordinary Comprehension were expected to take approximately thirty years.

"The instructors at the Tao Boy Court were shortsighted. Martial Nephew Chu's talent exceeded everyone's expectations," Zuo Li lamented.

Lei Jun quietly stood aside, silent, his forehead practically screaming 'obedient.'

Zuo Li looked at him and smiled. "It's a fortunate thing for Our Sect that the younger generation is so talented."

Lei Jun said, "It's largely thanks to the guidance provided by my Master and mentors like you."

I myself harbor many secrets, so as long as there isn't any major problem, I also have no intention of probing into the secrets of others.

However, when Chu Kun was with Lei Jun and Master Yuan Mobai, he did bring up related matters himself.

He was indeed not of a Spiritual Body Root Bone.

Rather, he possessed a Sacred Body.

The Constellation Holy Body.

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