The top made of deep blue glass, pillars shining with golden light, and steps of pure white jade.
Radiant light and swirling clouds filled the four corners, with the walls appearing and disappearing.
Gao Xian discovered at some point that he had arrived at the center of a magnificent temple.
Quickly, he noticed the pearl curtains on one side of the temple, leading to a brocade couch behind them.
It was a battlefield he frequented, very familiar to him.
"So this is Sister Lan's bedroom..."
Meeting Sister Lan's clear eyes was like gaining a wealth of information, helping him understand his current location and the mysteries of the palace before him.
Having reached the Grandmaster level in the Great Occult Divine Art, he condensed the inner landscape within his sea of consciousness, forming this complete palace.
Entering the palace with his spiritual consciousness, he could not only cultivate and refine various spells and techniques but also engage in dual cultivation with Sister Lan.
The techniques cultivated here could be transferred back to his main body.
However, true advancement in magical cultivation was not possible here.
"It's like expanding the inner landscape to create a training room."
Feeling a bit regretful that Sister Lan still couldn't speak, but as for the training room, it should suffice, right?
He didn't have strong feelings about it; every day was either refining pills or cultivating, even practicing while sleeping, which was quite exhausting.
Gao Xian tried to unleash the Ice Arrow Technique, with a single thought, a foot-long ice spike shot out instantly.
Following that, he also unleashed the Flame Blast, which was released in an instant.
Having reached the Grandmaster level in the Great Occult Divine Art, he could cast spells instantly, a significant improvement.
Although he had been very quick in casting spells before, the difference between that and instant casting was just the chanting step.
However, those few words chanted during the spell actually consumed a lot of time.
This slight delay was enough for an enemy to cast protective spells.
Gao Xian then unleashed the True Yang Spear, feeling that the release speed had also increased.
There were no targets in the hall to test the power of the spells.
Gao Xian felt that the power of the True Yang Spear, Ice Arrow Technique, and Flame Blast had greatly increased.
Taking out the Mirror of Wind and Moon, Gao Xian saw a change in the lifespan section, where his original eighty years had increased to ninety years.
His lifespan had increased by ten years in an instant!
Gao Xian was overjoyed, just by seeing the increase in lifespan, he knew how useful the Great Occult Divine Art was.
Looking at the Great Occult Divine Art again, the description had changed.
Great Occult Divine Art: Sense the heart and mind, connect the spirit with the external.
High and low merge, two energies combine to form divinity.
Profound magical abilities. (1/20000 Grandmaster)
The endless uses had changed to profound magical abilities.
The upgrade points had also reached a terrifying twenty thousand points.
Gao Xian didn't know what "profound magical abilities" referred to, but it seemed very powerful.
He felt that the most important aspect of the Great Occult Divine Art was the enhancement of his spiritual strength.
However, the data on spiritual consciousness in the Mirror of Wind and Moon couldn't directly observe the changes.
Withdrawing his consciousness from the palace, Gao Xian regained control of his body.
This time, Gao Xian clearly felt a difference.
Through his spiritual consciousness, he could see everything in the courtyard.
The noon sun was shining brightly, the north wind howled over the wooden shed, blowing down a few snowflakes that danced in the wind for a while before silently settling in the corner.
He was separated by a wall and couldn't see the outside situation at all.
Now, every subtle change was accurately conveyed to him, as if he had eyes that could see through walls.
Not only that, Gao Xian could also sense the various changes behind the wall.
At this moment, there was a cultivator squatting brazenly at the root of his backyard wall, urinating.
Gao Xian couldn't see the person, but through his spiritual consciousness, he could sense and observe the details of the person more clearly than if he were face to face.
It was like having an all-seeing eye, capturing every detail without missing a thing.
"As the center, I can ignore obstacles and observe the situation within a radius of ten zhang..."
Gao Xian estimated the range of his spiritual consciousness observation.
He was greatly excited; reaching the Grandmaster level in the Great Occult Divine Art had greatly increased his spiritual consciousness power, allowing him to observe the surrounding environment with his spiritual consciousness.
Even Zhu Qianniang, who was at the Ninth Level of Qi Refinement, might not have as strong spiritual consciousness as him.
With a single thought, a foot-long ice spike appeared out of thin air.
With another thought, the formed ice spike silently dissipated.
After doing this consecutively seven times, Gao Xian felt quite adept at it.
"At this stage, I should learn new spells..."
Feeling that his spiritual consciousness was powerful, the Ice Arrow Technique and Flame Blast were too low-level and no longer suitable for him.
Gao Xian thought quickly and got up from the bed, changed into a clean Daoist robe, equipped himself with the Stone-Cutting Sword, and tidied up his personal hygiene with Cleansing Technique before heading out.
The cold wind was biting, but Gao Xian, with his robust vitality and having elevated the Great Occult Divine Art to the Grandmaster realm, was in high spirits.
He could hold his head high even in the face of the cold wind, maintaining an excellent demeanor, unlike the cultivators who were huddling and keeping their hands in their sleeves.
This earned Gao Xian quite a few envious and jealous looks.
There were many small stalls on the long street, selling demon beast meat, medicinal herbs, magical tools, spell manuals, talismans, and a wide variety of items.
As the weather was too cold, the stall owners were all huddled with thick cloth covering their faces, rarely calling out to passersby.
Gao Xian didn't dare to buy spell manuals from the small stalls; although they were cheap, he was afraid of missing something and making a mistake.
It could not only hinder his spell cultivation but also potentially harm himself.
There was a shop in Feima City specifically selling spell manuals called the Golden Book Hall.
Located next to the Lingfu Hall, the half-open door revealed a wooden rack inside with some scrolls placed on it.
Gao Xian pushed the door open, and a thin middle-aged man behind the table greeted him, "Take a look at what you need."
In front of the middle-aged man was a red clay charcoal stove with a pot of wine heating on it, filling the room with a strong wine fragrance.
After greeting, the middle-aged man took a sip from his wine cup, his face already flushed with the drink, a contented look that made Gao Xian a bit envious, "This guy really knows how to enjoy life..."
There were two wooden bookshelves, with a total of sixty to seventy books.
One shelf contained various low-level spells, while the other surprisingly had some novels, travelogues, and miscellaneous books.
Gao Xian casually flipped through them; due to the spell restrictions, he could only read the first two pages of the scrolls.
There were many types of low-grade first-tier spells, each with its own uses.
However, there weren't 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, greatly enhancing movement speed.
There were similar spells like the Armor Horse Technique, Lotus Step by Step, etc., but they required higher levels and were not part of the Five Elements spells.
Since he practiced the Five Elements technique, he tried to choose spells from the Five Elements category as much as possible, so that he could achieve more with less effort when casting them.
As for other spells, his cultivation level was too low to control them, and they consumed too much time.
He decided to try the Geomagnetic Wheel first.
After selecting the Geomagnetic Wheel, Gao Xian casually looked through a novel on the other bookshelf.
Hmm, they were all those Liu Bei-style stories, with rough writing and simple plots, suitable for casual reading.
Gao Xian asked casually, "Boss, how much for these?"
The boss took another sip of wine and said, "One copper coin per book. No bargaining."
With a sly smile on his face, he continued, "The stories here are really good, there's no man who wouldn't like them. Buy two and you'll definitely enjoy them."
"If you don't want to buy, you can rent them for one copper coin, you can rent four books. Deposit a spirit stone as collateral."
Gao Xian felt a bit disgusted and put down the scrolls; what was so good about these books? They were the kind that had been rented and read repeatedly, probably covered in dirt.
After some thought, he asked, "Boss, do you have the Yellow and Red Technique here?"
The boss's eyes lit up, "Fellow Daoist is one of us!"
The boss put down his wine cup and walked over to Gao Xian, lowering his voice somewhat mysteriously, "I do have a very high-level Yellow and Red Technique here, I don't sell it to just anyone..."
(End of Chapter)