Chapter 108: The First Glimpse of the Divine Wave

With the continuous rotation of Lin Xiaobao's cultivation technique, the Chaos Mirror fragments slowly sank into his palm. Following the direction of the technique's operation, they descended through the meridians and gradually sank into his dantian.

Once the Chaos Mirror fragments, which had always been under his control, entered the dantian, they suddenly grew restless. A powerful suction force erupted from them, forming a massive whirlpool. The spiritual energy stored within Lin Xiaobao's dantian surged into it without end. In the blink of an eye, his spiritual energy was completely drained.

After devouring Lin Xiaobao's spiritual energy, the Chaos Mirror fragments seemed to still harbor some unfulfilled desire.

Just as Lin Xiaobao was about to curse, the fragments appeared to have shifted their target to the exotic flames he had absorbed in the ancient seal but had yet to refine.

No! Sensing the abnormality, Lin Xiaobao shouted in alarm. However, the Chaos Mirror fragments were obviously not someone like Wen Hongcai who would spare his feelings.

A powerful suction force descended, and the exotic flames stored in Lin Xiaobao's dantian without being refined instantly intertwined and transformed into a fire dragon. It flew straight toward the Chaos Mirror fragments, continuously sinking into them.

Under Lin Xiaobao's relentless tugging with his technique, he realized that his power was utterly insignificant compared to the Chaos Mirror fragments, like an ant attempting to shake a tree.

Yet Lin Xiaobao refused to yield. He could not watch as so many precious exotic flames were swallowed. Instead, he channeled his technique and began refining the exotic flames within his body.

If he could not snatch them, at least he could take a bite.

Once he entered the state of refining the exotic flames, Lin Xiaobao gradually lost focus on the Chaos Mirror fragments. His sole concern was to refine as much as possible to minimize losses.

However, the speed at which he refined them paled in comparison to the Chaos Mirror fragments' devouring rate. No matter how he exerted himself, he managed to refine less than one percent.

Yet this less than one percent of the exotic flames' power allowed Lin Xiaobao to break through the critical point of the Spirit Dao Third Stage and directly enter the Spirit Dao Fourth Stage.

After breaking through the realm, Lin Xiaobao paid no mind to the Chaos Mirror fragments and instead focused on consolidating his cultivation base. At that moment, the Chaos Mirror fragments that had swallowed the exotic flames all at once grew silent, hovering within his dantian. They continuously contracted and expanded, seemingly digesting the energy of the exotic flames.

Invisible forces emanated from the Chaos Mirror fragments, continuously nourishing his dantian. Though they did not aid in restoring his spiritual energy, they tempered his dantian, making it more solid.

Time passed minute by minute. Lin Xiaobao and the Chaos Mirror cultivated in peaceful coexistence until more than half a month later. Lin Xiaobao suddenly opened his eyes, and both pupils flashed with dazzling brilliance, instantly returning to normal.

When his spiritual sense was extended outward, Lin Xiaobao clearly felt it fluctuating like sound waves.

When it contacted the sealing array he had inscribed on the walls of the secret room, he sensed that the array's power was now vibrating at a high-frequency energy level.

What was happening? Lin Xiaobao had never encountered such a situation, and his brows furrowed as he pondered it.

"Try increasing the frequency of your spiritual sense to match that of the sealing array!" At that moment, Old Wu's voice entered Lin Xiaobao's mind.

Following Old Wu's instructions, Lin Xiaobao continuously strengthened the speed of his spiritual sense. Just as it matched the frequency of the array's operation, an astonishing scene unfolded before his eyes.

He discovered that his spiritual sense had effortlessly pierced through the array's energy layer and instantly spread throughout the secret room, with every detail of the entire Leisure Pavilion appearing clearly in his mind.

If before, everything imprinted in his mind from his spiritual sense scans had been flat diagrams, then now it was a three-dimensional pattern—clear, vivid, and true.

"What's going on?" Although he had suspected it was beneficial, Lin Xiaobao remained puzzled.

"Relying on this breakthrough and the power of the Chaos Mirror fragments, you have cultivated the Consciousness Divine Wave to the third layer, and the divine wave has manifested!" Old Wu's tone brimmed with pride when speaking of the Consciousness Divine Wave. "Now you can adjust the frequency of your spiritual sense. Against ordinary arrays, you can directly break them with your spiritual sense. In the future, as your Consciousness Divine Wave strengthens, there will be no array you cannot break!"

"So formidable?" Lin Xiaobao was astonished. Though he had always known the Consciousness Divine Wave was extraordinary, he had not imagined it could reach such heights.

"The wonderful uses of the Consciousness Divine Wave are endless. You will discover many more benefits in the future!" After speaking, Old Wu's tone shifted. "It seems the exotic flames stored in your body please the Chaos Mirror fragments greatly. I thought you would need to reach the Dao Heart realm to cultivate the Consciousness Divine Wave to the third layer, but with the Chaos Mirror's assistance, it advanced far ahead of schedule."

After being reminded by Old Wu, Lin Xiaobao felt a pang of heartache again at the thought of the exotic flames. So many of them! According to his estimation, without concern for his Dao Heart being unstable, refining them all would at least bring him to the Great Completion of the Dao Heart realm, possibly even allowing him to condense a Dao Embryo directly.

Now that his stored rations had been swallowed in one go by the Chaos Mirror, Lin Xiaobao sighed deeply.

"Idiot! Can't you be more long-sighted? The benefits of the Chaos Mirror far surpass those of exotic flames, no matter how small the fragment. It is incomparable to your exotic flames. After swallowing so many, even if the Chaos Mirror fragments are not refined by you, they will recognize your existence. Such a good thing cannot be found even by searching with a lantern!" Old Wu seemed quite displeased with Lin Xiaobao's pettiness.

"I hope it turns out as you say! Wen Hongcai has been waiting outside the door, seeming to have something important. I'll go check it out." Though pained, he had at least cultivated the Consciousness Divine Wave to the third layer, providing some consolation. Moreover, he could not retrieve the exotic flames from the Chaos Mirror fragments again, so he had to accept the situation.

As for Wen Hongcai, it was when Lin Xiaobao's spiritual sense had pierced the sealing array that he sensed the other party waiting anxiously outside the door.

Wen Hongcai had waited outside the secret room for half a day. The auction at Leisure Pavilion was about to begin, but Lin Xiaobao remained in seclusion. He wanted to knock but feared disturbing him. If Lin Xiaobao missed the auction and felt displeased, his early investment would be wasted. Just as Wen Hongcai was at a loss, he suddenly felt a faint spiritual sense probing from the secret room and was startled.

Although this spiritual sense appeared thin, Wen Hongcai with his Dao Heart Early Stage could sense that its owner possessed at least the peak of Spirit Dao Ninth Stage cultivation. Could it be Lin brother? So young, how could that be? But recalling the Star Peak Ring on Lin Xiaobao's finger and Chen Zhong behind him, even if Lin Xiaobao held the same cultivation level, it would not be unreasonable.