Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 55: Temple of the Heart and Spirit

With a deep blue glass roof and shining golden pillars, and white jade steps that were smooth and radiant.

Radiant light and swirling clouds filled the air in all directions, making the walls appear elusive.

Gao Xian realized that he had somehow arrived at the center of a magnificent palace.

He quickly noticed the pearl curtains on one side of the palace, behind which was a luxurious bed. It was a place he often went to, very familiar with.

"So this is Lanjie's bedroom..."

As Gao Xian met Lanjie's autumn-like bright eyes, his mind was filled with a lot of information, which made him understand where he was and the mysteries of the palace before him.

The Great Doppelganger Technique had reached the level of a grandmaster, condensing into an inner world within his sea of consciousness, transforming into this complete palace.

He could enter the palace with his spiritual consciousness, not only to meet and cultivate with Lanjie, but also to practice various spells and skills.

The techniques cultivated here could be fed back to his main body. However, true improvement in magical power cultivation was not possible here.

"It's just expanding the inner world and creating a training room."

Gao Xian felt a bit regretful that Lanjie still couldn't speak, but as for the training room, it should be fine, right?

He didn't feel much about it. Every day, he either refined pills or practiced cultivation. Even when he slept, he had to practice. It was too tiring to live like this.

Gao Xian tried to cast the Ice Arrow spell. With a thought, a foot-long ice cone shot out instantly.

Then, he cast the Flame Bullet spell, also releasing it in an instant.

Reaching the grandmaster level in the Great Doppelganger Technique allowed him to cast spells instantly, which was a huge improvement.

Although he had been able to cast spells quickly before, there was still a step of chanting the incantation missing before achieving instant casting.

However, those few words chanted during the incantation actually took up a lot of time. This time difference was enough for an enemy to cast a protective spell.

Gao Xian also cast the True Yang Spear and felt that the casting speed had increased.

There were no targets in the palace to test the power of the spells. Gao Xian felt that the power of the True Yang Spear, Ice Arrow, and Flame Bullet had greatly increased.

He took out the Wind and Moon Mirror and saw that the lifespan had changed. The original eighty years had increased to ninety years.

His lifespan had increased by ten years in an instant!

Gao Xian was overjoyed. Just by looking at the effect of the lifespan increase, he knew how useful the Great Doppelganger Technique was.

Looking at the Great Doppelganger Technique again, the description had also changed.

Great Doppelganger Technique: Sense the heart and spirit, descend the divine essence. High and low merge, two qi doppelgangers combine to form a god. Divine Ability is vast. (1/20000 grandmaster)

The endless uses of the original technique had changed to "Divine Ability is vast." The upgrade points had also reached a terrifying twenty thousand.

Gao Xian didn't know what "Divine Ability is vast" referred to, but it was definitely powerful.

He felt that the most important aspect of the Great Doppelganger Technique was the enhancement of his spiritual consciousness. However, he couldn't directly observe the changes in his spiritual consciousness data on the Wind and Moon Mirror.

His consciousness exited the palace, and Gao Xian regained control of his body.

This time, Gao Xian clearly felt the difference.

Through his spiritual consciousness, he could see everything in the courtyard.

The midday sun was shining brightly, and the north wind was howling and swirling on the wooden shed. A few snowflakes were blown down by the wind and danced for a while before silently falling in the corner.

It should be noted that he was separated by a wall and couldn't see the outside at all.

Now, every subtle change was faithfully conveyed to him, as if he had a pair of eyes that could see through walls.

Not only that, Gao Xian could also sense the various changes behind the walls.

At this moment, there was a cultivator squatting at the base of his backyard wall, urinating carelessly.

Gao Xian couldn't see this person, but he could sense and observe all the details of this person through his spiritual consciousness, even more clearly and carefully than seeing face to face.

It was truly like observing the patterns on the palm of one's hand, capturing every detail without missing anything.

"With myself as the center, I can ignore obstacles and observe the situation within a radius of ten zhang..."

Gao Xian made an estimate and determined the range of his spiritual perception.

He was very excited. With the Great Occult Art reaching the Grandmaster level, his spiritual power surged, giving him the ability to observe the surrounding environment with his spiritual perception.

Although Zhu Qiniang was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, her spiritual perception might not be as strong as his.

With a thought, Gao Xian conjured a foot-long ice cone out of thin air. With another thought, the formed ice cone silently dissipated.

After condensing and dissipating seven times in a row, Gao Xian felt that he was in complete control.

"At this stage, I should also learn new spells..."

Gao Xian felt that his spiritual perception was powerful, and spells like Ice Arrow and Flame Bullet were too low-level and no longer suitable for him.

Thinking of this, Gao Xian quickly got up from the bed, changed into a clean Daoist robe, equipped himself with the Stone-Cutting Sword, and used the Cleanse Spell to tidy up his personal hygiene before leaving.

The cold wind was biting, but fortunately, Gao Xian was in good health and had just raised his Great Occult Art to the Grandmaster level, so his vitality and spirit were strong.

He could hold his head high and maintain an excellent posture even in the face of the cold wind. This was in stark contrast to the cultivators who were hunching their necks and tucking their hands in.

This earned Gao Xian many envious and jealous glances.

There were many small stalls on the long street, selling demon beast meat, medicinal herbs, magical tools, spell manuals, and talismans. The variety was quite complete.

The weather was too cold, and the stall owners were all huddled up, with thick cloth covering their faces. They rarely shouted when they saw someone approaching.

Gao Xian didn't dare to buy spell manuals from the small stalls. Although they were cheap, he was afraid of missing something or making a mistake. If he couldn't practice the spells properly, it could even cause harm to himself.

There was a shop in Feima City specializing in selling spell manuals called the Golden Book Hall.

The Golden Book Hall was next to the Lingfu Hall, with half of its door slightly ajar. Through the crack, one could see a wooden shelf inside with some books placed on it.

Gao Xian pushed open the door, and a thin middle-aged man behind the table greeted him, "What do you want? Look for yourself."

In front of the thin middle-aged man was a red clay charcoal stove, on which a pot of wine was heating up, filling the room with a strong aroma of alcohol.

After greeting, the middle-aged man picked up the wine glass and took a sip. His face was already flushed, and Gao Xian couldn't help but envy his contented appearance. "This guy really knows how to enjoy life..."

There were two wooden bookshelves, with a total of sixty or seventy books. One bookshelf contained various low-level spells, while the other bookshelf surprisingly had some novels and travelogues.

Gao Xian casually flipped through them, but due to the spell restrictions, he could only read the first two pages of the books.

There were many types of low-grade first-tier spells, each with its own uses. However, there were not many spells suitable for him.

In the end, Gao Xian chose a spell called "Geomagnetic Wheel".

The Geomagnetic Wheel controlled the power of the earth's magnetism and could greatly increase traveling speed.

There were also other spells like Armor Riding and Lotus Steps, but they had higher requirements in terms of cultivation level and did not belong to the Five Elements spells.

Since he practiced the Five Elements technique, he tried to choose spells that belonged to the Five Elements category so that he could achieve twice the result with half the effort when casting them.

As for other spells, his cultivation level was too low, making it difficult for him to control them. Moreover, spells consumed too much time. He decided to try the Geomagnetic Wheel first.

After selecting the Geomagnetic Wheel, Gao Xian casually looked at the novels on the other bookshelf.

Hmm, they were all those kinds of stories about Liu Bei (Uncle Liu, using a pun), with rough writing and simple plots. These could be read casually.

Gao Xian casually asked, "Boss, how much are these?"

The boss took another sip of wine and said, "One talisman coin per book. No bargaining."

He showed a lewd smile and continued, "The stories here are really good. There's no man who doesn't like them. Buy two books and you'll definitely enjoy yourself."

"If you don't want to buy, you can also rent them. Four books can be rented for one talisman coin. Just leave a spiritual stone as a deposit."

Gao Xian was a little disgusted and put down the books. What was so good about these books? They were the kind that had been rented and read repeatedly, and who knows how much dirt had gotten on them.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Boss, do you have any spells related to the Yellow and Red Laws?"

The boss's eyes lit up. "Fellow Daoist is also a cultivator!"

The boss put down his wine glass and walked over to Gao Xian with a somewhat secretive tone, "To be honest with you, I do have a high-level spell related to the Yellow and Red Laws. I don't sell it to ordinary people..."

(End of this chapter)