Chapter 23: The Wisdom Tree

  After the clan meeting, Fang Li dragged his injured body back home. His mother and sister immediately came out to greet him, asking about the ancestral tablet. Upon learning that it had been placed in the ancestral hall, Ye Xiang burst into tears on the spot.

  Fang Li was also overjoyed, for today he not only fulfilled his father's last wish but also resolved a long-held concern of his mother's. He felt deeply satisfied, and even though he had suffered serious injuries, Fang Li still felt it was all worth it.

  However Fang Likuo did not reveal his injury and endured it silently so as not to worry his family.

  "Mom, I'm tired after a long day and will go back to my room to rest first. If I don't come out, don't call me for dinner."

  "Lier, you go, mother will be fine." Ye Xiang said lovingly, without saying anything else.

  Fang Li nodded and walked towards his own room.

  "Bad brother, I wanted to talk to him some more." Seeing Fang Li turn around and leave, Fang Liu'er pouted, somewhat unhappy. When she was younger, she always liked to cling to Fang Li, but now Fang Li often hid in his room to cultivate, and their interactions became less and less frequent, making her cherish the opportunities to talk to Fang Li even more. Now that she saw Fang Li leave after only a couple of sentences, she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

  "Sixth child, don't talk about your brother like that!" Ye Xiang's eyebrows furrowed in anger, her voice heavy.

  Fang Liu'er was taken aback and didn't know why her mother would be so angry. She didn't dare to speak again, but felt a bit wronged in her heart.

  Seeing her daughter pouting, Ye Xiang let out a soft sigh and explained: "Have you noticed that your brother's face is very pale, and there are even a few bloodstains on his collar?"

  "Ah, bloodstains!" Fang Liu'er was shocked and immediately reacted, anxiously saying: "Why is there blood on brother's body? Is he injured? Mother, why didn't you ask brother?"

  Fang Liu'er was so anxious that she was pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot skillet, just about to rush into Fang Li's room to ask him clearly.

  Ye Xiang, however, took a step ahead and grabbed her arm, shaking his head helplessly: "Don't go, Li Er is in such a hurry to return to his room precisely because he doesn't want us to know that he's injured. Let's not go and bother him, besides, we can't be of much help anyway."

  "Stupid brother..." As Ye Xiang said this, Fang Liu'er also reacted and realized that her brother must not want to let her and their mother worry, so he hurried back to his room. But everything was being borne by him alone, making Fang Liu'er feel very uncomfortable in her heart.

  "Everywhere in the family is a struggle, but attending a clan meeting is just an injury, alas!" Ye Xiang sighed and shook his head helplessly.

  "Why do they want to hurt my brother? It's so despicable! If I had a magic book, I would definitely cultivate it well and when I become powerful in the future, I will teach those who bullied my brother a lesson!" Fang Liu'er clenched her small fists, her face red with anger.

  "Keep your voice down, don't let your brother hear," Ye Xiang said in a low voice.

  Fang Liu'er didn't say anything else, lightly nodding her head. In her heart, she was increasingly looking forward to becoming a nun.

  ……

  Fang Li returned to his room and immediately sat down on the floor, hugging Yuan Shouyi, and began to enter a meditative state.

  Although he had taken a Revitalizing Blood Dan, most of the medicinal properties had not been absorbed yet and were only stored in his body. Fang Lin had also taken this kind of dan before and knew that it was necessary to use true energy to carry it, so as to release all its efficacy. Not daring to hesitate, he hurriedly activated the Teng Grass Lockup Array inside his body.

  Tongkuai Kunjin's attribute changed to Mokusei, and this transformation immediately converted the Wu Xiang True Qi inside his body into Mokusei True Qi. The repairing effect on his body also increased several times.

  "With the help of Tofu grass and Huolu Yangxue Dan, it is estimated that I will recover in a few days."

  After a cursory examination of his own condition, Fang Li finally put his mind at ease. The damage to his heart and blood vessels was only minor and could be repaired quickly. The only trouble was the stagnant blood in his chest, which had to be expelled from his body as soon as possible, otherwise it would leave many aftereffects.

  The true energy in his body was circulating steadily, and with the medicinal power of the Huo Luo Nourishing Blood Pill, Fang Li's injuries began to slowly recover.

  At this time, the palace of Fang Limu suddenly shook, and the Bodhi tree seed that had been still since its formation began to move. The next moment, a mysterious aura emanated from within, spreading throughout Fang Li's body.

  Fang Li felt as comfortable as soaking in a warm spring, from body to soul. Not only that, but Fang Li also felt his thinking had become much clearer. Things he didn't know or had questions about before suddenly became clear, as if his wisdom had increased by several levels, which was truly astonishing.

  "Bodhi tree, wisdom tree!" Fang Li thought of this sentence instantly. In the past, Xu Zhenren had forced him to read many ancient books, among which there was a sentence that said the Bodhi tree was an enlightenment tree and a wisdom tree, which could refresh one's mind, inspire wisdom, and even improve one's wit to help with cultivation.

  "Could it all be true?!" Fang Li's heart was overjoyed, although he didn't know what reason had caused the Bodhi Dharma in his Mud Ball Palace to be activated. But Fang Li knew that the appearance of this Bodhi Dharma in his conscious space was a great stroke of luck. No wonder that Sheli Realm's ascetic monk wanted to take him as an apprentice, if the Bodhi Tree could really increase wisdom, then his future achievements would be boundless.

  Moreover, just as that wonderful Bodhi aura spread out, Fang Li suddenly realized that his divine sense was also growing along with it. Although the growth wasn't much, it still made Fang Li extremely joyful.

  The spirit is the will of the heart, and it is also one of the three treasures of human beings - "essence, energy, and spirit". It is the most mysterious thing in the human body. Although it grows slowly with a person's cognition and experience, if you want to cultivate it specially, you must wait until the "energy transforms into spirit" stage. Now, only small cultivators who have just entered the "refining energy" stage can benefit from this, but they have not yet completed the "refining essence into energy" stage. How can they start cultivating their spiritual consciousness in the "refining energy into spirit" stage?

  Although so, the strength of divine consciousness is still extremely important for Fang Li, which directly affects his understanding of high-level formations and limits his formation master's rank.

  Taking Fang Li as an example, his current spiritual awareness is only at the second level, so he can set up a maximum of two product array methods. If he sets up three product array methods, his soul will not be able to bear the burden.

  To know, the arrangement of an array is not just about setting up an array eye and drawing a pattern. The most important step is the guidance of the array master, using spiritual consciousness as a medium, to infuse his understanding of the array into the array eye and pattern, making it resonate with heaven and earth, forming a specific "momentum", borrowing the natural "momentum" of heaven and earth to counter the enemy. This is the true essence of the array.

  If Fang Li wants to comprehend the third-grade or above formation methods, his divine sense must first meet the requirements. This is why he was so delighted when he sensed that the Bodhi method could enhance his divine sense. Although the improvement wasn't much, with a few more attempts, he should be able to advance to the third-grade divine sense soon and then try to comprehend the third-grade formation methods.

  The Bodhi tree suddenly became quiet again, as if nothing had happened, standing still and lifeless in the narrow Mudra Palace.

  Fang Li hadn't reacted yet, only feeling a pain in his chest. With a "pu" sound, he spat out the blockage of blood. Following that, Fang Li suddenly felt refreshed and clear-headed, with his entire body recovering to about 70-80%.

  Fang Li's mouth was agape, and for a moment he couldn't believe it. Calculating the time, from entering meditation to now was only about five or six hours, yet his injuries had improved by more than half. How could this be possible!

  It's worth noting that Fang Li's injury wasn't minor. If it weren't for the Huo Luo Yang Xue Dan, he would have needed at least a month or two of rest to recover. Even with the medicine, it would have taken around ten days to heal. Who would have thought that after just a few hours, he'd be almost fully recovered?

  Could it be the effect of the Bodhi Law? Fang Li closed his eyes and sank into thought, the more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed, and suddenly his heart felt extremely relieved. If that was really the case, then in the future, when fighting with others, he wouldn't have to worry about getting hurt anymore.

  "Bodhi Dharma's methods are indeed versatile, but unfortunately I don't have a way to cultivate them and don't know how to use them. I can only rely on it to stimulate itself, what a pity." Fang Li shook his head, feeling somewhat melancholic.

  One day if there is a chance, must carefully seek out classics about cultivation methods, only to benefit the heart's secret thoughts.

  He tried again several times, but still couldn't establish a connection with Bodhi, so Fang Li had to give up and continue his cultivation. As early as the day when he scolded the tribe leader, under the guidance of Nian Tou, Fang Li had already found an opportunity for a breakthrough. At this time, Fang Li was cultivating, and that feeling of being on the verge of a breakthrough rose again in his heart, the true energy in his dantian began to stir, as if wanting to rush towards his limbs.

  Breaking through to the sixth layer of Qi Refining will trigger a transformation, not only strengthening the physical body but also enhancing one's innate talent. This is an extremely crucial step. Fang Li was not yet prepared and naturally did not dare to force a breakthrough, so he hurriedly suppressed the feeling in his heart and stopped cultivating.

  "Now everything is ready, only the elixir to enhance my foundation is missing. I just need to get it done before the Four Clans' Conclave two months later and I'll definitely be able to easily enter the top three." Fang Li muttered to himself, very confident.

  The next morning, under the surprised gaze of his mother and sister, Fang Li stepped out of the house door, which made the two stunned for a while. Yesterday, Fang Li was still pale and seriously injured, but today he had a rosy complexion and was full of energy, it seemed that the monk was not someone they could guess about.

  "Brother, are you going out again today?" Fang Liu'er held a bowl of hot porridge in both hands, her big eyes fixed on Fang Li.

  Fang Li poured the remaining half bowl of hot porridge into his mouth, wiped the corner of his mouth with satisfaction, and then spoke: "Hmm, today we need to go to the Mu family auction house. Tonight, I'll give you a surprise."

  "What surprise? What surprise?" Fang Liu'er's delicate face was filled with joy, although she had already guessed a thing or two in her heart, but still felt somewhat unbelievable, the happy feeling almost overwhelmed her.

  "Little girl, what's the hurry? Can't you wait till I get back tonight?" Fang Li tapped her little head and straightened his clothes before heading out.

  At this time, Ye Xiang hurried out and reminded: "Li'er, be more tolerant when you're outside, don't fight with others." Ye Xiang was also afraid that Fang Li would get hurt again like yesterday.

  "Don't worry, Mother, I'm not a child." Fang Li waved his hand and stepped out of the mansion.

  Jian Fangli saw a disapproving look, Ye Xiang couldn't help but shake his head in dismay. She knew her son's personality best, so stubborn and unyielding, how could she put her mind at ease?

  "Mother, brother said he will give me a surprise tonight!" At this time, Fang Liu'er saw her mother appear and immediately jumped over excitedly, wanting to share the joy in her heart with her.

  "Oh, is that so? It seems like our Liu'er will become a nun soon. Unfortunately, Mother is too old to cultivate now, and in the future, we can only rely on you and your brother." Ye Xiang stroked her daughter's head, also happy for her.

  "Don't worry, Mother. If I become a nun, I'll definitely take good care of you and also protect my brother." Fang Liu'er said excitedly, looking like a little heroine.

  "If you want to protect me and your brother, then you must practice well and don't waste the opportunity your brother has worked so hard to find for you. Last time, Elder Taishang also said that good cultivation methods are all sky-high prices, at least they need tens of thousands of gold, I'm sure your brother must have spent a lot of effort to get so much money." As a mother, Ye Xiang naturally thinks more.

  "Tens of thousands of gold!" Fang Liu'er was stunned, she had never touched gold since childhood, let alone tens of thousands of gold.

  "I've made up my mind, even if it's for these tens of thousands of gold, I'll cultivate properly." Fang Liu'er clenched her fist and said firmly, but in her heart, she was even more grateful to the other party.