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Chapter 336: Chapter 189: The Former Dynasty General’s Entrustment, Retrieving the Treasure, Gaining Another Son

On the northern stone wall of the cave mansion hung a portrait of a general, clad in black-gold battle armor, with dragon and phoenix patterns etched onto it. His posture was as upright as a pine, broad-shouldered and robust, with a sword at his waist. The sword scabbard was intricately carved, exuding a cold gleam, and the gemstones embedded in the hilt sparkled under the starlight, signifying the general’s extraordinary status.

This must be the owner of the mansion—a Mighty General of a bygone dynasty.

Fu Changsheng respectfully cupped his hands and bowed to the portrait.

As he rose, it seemed as if the person in the painting had come to life, with starlight swirling around, and the figure in the painting slowly stepped down.

Fu Changsheng was shocked.

This must be a trace of the Mighty General’s Divine Thought.

Yet after all these years, the Divine Thought had not dissipated. This spoke volumes of the general’s formidable strength. With such cultivation, one wondered what had occurred in the ancient kingdom for such a powerful figure to fall.

Thoughts raced through his mind,

Fu Changsheng quickly cupped his hands and said:

”Junior Fu Changsheng from Luofeng Mountain of Anyang County greets the General.”

”Surname Fu?”

The Mighty General seemed to recall something, a hint of surprise flashed across his face, then he said:

”My trace of Divine Thought cannot last long, so I’ll be brief. Your ability to pass the Tower of Trials of All Realms indicates commendable potential and talent. I have something to entrust to you, hoping you’ll find the direct descendants of my Ye Family after you leave.”

Having said that,

He waved his sleeve,

and a simple box floated towards Fu Changsheng:

”Remember, the Restriction on this box can be only opened by direct descendants of the Ye Family. Should you dare attempt otherwise, the consequence is yours to bear. Of course, I won’t let your efforts go unrewarded. When you leave, you may choose three treasures from the cave mansion to take with you.”

Three treasures?

Yet as he looked around, the surroundings seemed barren, with nothing in sight.

It was as if the Mighty General noticed Fu Changsheng’s confusion.

The general pinched with his forefinger, and on the right stone wall, starlight surged, revealing a Treasure Pavilion before them, with over a dozen intricately patterned boxes placed inside.

Fu Changsheng’s eyes lit up.

He immediately accepted the floating box with both hands, and said solemnly:

”Rest assured, General. I will personally deliver this item to the descendants of your Ye Family. However, may I exchange one of the three treasures for a question?”

”Oh, what question?”

”I wish to know how to break through the Purple Mansion?”

Upon hearing this, the Mighty General was taken aback.

In his era, the secrets of the Purple Mansion were not difficult to uncover. How had the current Cultivation Realm declined so?

He sighed lightly.

The Mighty General waved his right hand, and a blank jade scroll floated into the air. As he made hand seals with his right hand, incantations echoed, and dense runes appeared on the jade scroll. With a hum, the Spirit Light on the jade scroll receded.

The jade scroll floated towards Fu Changsheng.

At the same time,

The Mighty General dissolved into starlight and dispersed into the heavens and earth.

The face of the general in the portrait on the wall became hazy.

Fu Changsheng cupped his hands in another bow, a touch of lament in his heart. Such a powerful being, yet in the end, couldn’t escape the calamity of downfall. This moment made his determination to grow stronger even more resolute.

Simultaneously, he swept his Divine Sense over the box the Mighty General intended for his descendants. The Ancient Restriction on the box was unlike anything he had seen. According to the general, if a descendant of the Ye Family appeared near him, the box would alert him. That would indeed make it easier—carefully he placed the box in his storage bag.

”Sigh”

Excitedly, Fu Changsheng reached to place the jade scroll against his brow.

The secrets of the Purple Mansion were closely held by the Court, only available to those who ascended to the rank of an Eighth-Grade Noble Family. There was still a long way to go before his Fu Family could achieve such a rank. Moreover, he feared hidden dangers in the Court’s method to break through the Purple Mansion, so he did not hesitate to exchange a treasure for this.

”Buzz”

The jade scroll touched his brow.

A torrent of information poured into his Sea of Divine Sense.

After several days,

Fu Changsheng finally opened his eyes, displaying a mix of joy and concern on his face.

According to the jade scroll of the Mighty General,

The Purple Mansion, also known as Upper Dantian, Niwan, Jade Chamber, Upper Field, Purple Mansion, Upper Palace, Heavenly Palace, Kunlun, or Mount Yujing among others.

As per the alchemical texts: it is one cun inside between the eyebrows, one cun being the Bright Hall, two cun the Cave Room, and three cun the Upper Dantian. The Upper Dantian spans one cun and two fen, a void cavity containing the Innate True Divine. Once the elixir is formed, it is the sacred exit point.

Breaking through the Purple Mansion involves three steps:

The first is opening the Niwan Palace; only by unlocking the Upper Dantian can the miraculous power within Divine Sense be used to draw nearby Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, integrating the forces of the two main Dantians.

The second step is to penetrate the seventeen major acupoints connecting the Upper and Middle Dantian, channeling mana into the Niwan Palace.

The third step involves absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, refining the Spiritual Mechanism into the Upper Dantian.

And the prerequisite for all this is Dao Foundation Perfection.

As he understood it, this means reaching Foundation Establishment Peak, where the expansion of the Middle Dantian has been sufficient to house the mana required to break open the Upper Dantian. This is the foundation.

Among these,

There is one critical aspect.

That is, before charging into the Purple Mansion, one must awaken the soul.

Because opening the Purple Mansion involves first awakening the soul, then propelling mana into the Niwan Palace, breaching the Purple Mansion, relocating the soul within, and transforming it into the Divine Soul.

The greatest difference between the Purple Mansion and Foundation Establishment is the transformation of the soul into the Divine Soul.

Though they differ by just a word, they are fundamentally different.

Fu Changsheng could not grasp it all at once.

However,

From the information obtained from the jade scroll, he knew his future goal of endeavor.

Firstly, to refine his cultivation to Foundation Establishment Perfection. The more perfectly the Middle Dantian is expanded and the more solid the foundation laid, the more advantageous it would be for the upcoming breakthrough to the Purple Mansion.