The Wushan Divine Lady needed to attend to family and gang affairs, so she left first.

The Blood Spider continued to frequent Bai Pu’s Cultivation Field, seizing every free moment Bai Pu had to spar with him. Although he was often beaten, Blood Spider was unabashedly enthusiastic.

Bai Pu first went to the matching interface of the Spirit Realm, using his rank privilege to exchange for the Spirit Realm wonder [Tidal Conch] meant for comprehending the Tide Mystical Arts.

Meanwhile, during the Source Lord’s Descent meeting, he instructed Empress Christina to adjust the tax focus of the Scania Territory, increasing the weight of Advanced Alchemy Materials to guide the territory’s natives into the Starfall Islands to collect rare alchemy materials for Bai Pu.

The following time, Bai Pu didn’t go to the Spirit Realm again but stayed at the Cloud Palace Cultivation Field, focusing on honing his power.

Firstly, he studied a new enhancement formula for boosting attributes based on the [Flesh and Blood Enhancement Liquid] recipe, combined with Daoist Alchemy knowledge. During this process, Bai Pu’s Sub-profession "Daoist Alchemist" proficiency also improved.

Secondly, using the [Tidal Conch], he contemplated the Tide Mystical Arts. This is a Water Element Mystical Art, also Bai Pu’s last piece of the Mystical Arts system.

According to the data library opened to Advanced Special Service Officers and the information revealed by Wushan Divine Lady and others, the next stage of the Mystical Arts is comprehending "True Intent," which is a path many top-level Awakened are exploring.

Reaching the extreme of a single Mystical Art can lead to the comprehension of related True Intent. However, combining multiple related Mystical Arts to the extreme, and then understanding the True Intent, often results in greater power.

Bai Pu’s plan is to gather the Earth Element (Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts), Wind Element (Gang Wind Mystical Arts), Fire Element (Red Flame Mystical Arts), and Water Element (Tide Mystical Arts), these four Mystical Arts, all belonging to the "Elemental Mystical Arts," which definitely have a connection.

However, comprehending the Tide Mystical Arts is certainly not easy.

The cultivation of multiple Mystical Arts becomes increasingly difficult. If the difficulty of comprehending the second Mystical Art is 2, then the difficulty of comprehending the third Mystical Art is 4, and the fourth Mystical Art is at least 8!

Bai Pu used the current 7 Legendary Points to light up the remaining options of the Heart of Evolution Talent Tree in turn.

In the first layer of the Talent Tree, he spent 1 Legend Point to light up "Memory Expansion," which allows the "Adaptive Evolution" to store evolution states +4. Thus, Bai Pu now has 8 adaptive evolution postures he can store.

"Memory Expansion" is paired with the second layer’s A item: Dual Evolution.

[Dual Evolution: Allows you to activate two Adaptive Evolution states simultaneously and gain Mimic Enhancement Effect upon activation.]

This further enhances Bai Pu’s targeted damage reduction ability, such as by simultaneously activating "Scaly Skin" and "Fluid Skeleton," achieving concurrent reduction of Sharp Damage and Blunt Damage!

As for the effect of "Mimic Enhancement," Bai Pu plans to carefully explore and study it in the simulated battles of the Genetic Heart Image.

In the second layer of the Talent Tree, Bai Pu also lit up the third item: Enhanced Meditation.

[Enhanced Meditation: When you use the Genetic Heart Image for combat training, the proficiency of Combat Skills and Mystical Arts will be synchronized into reality.]

The Heart Image Space in Enhanced Meditation has effects even better than the Spiritual World created by the collective power of the four Bishop’s Servants in the Original Sin World.

In the current Heart Image Space for combat practice, Bai Pu can use the "Holy Thorns (Imitated)" to lash himself without worrying about losing Life Value leading to death.

Because in the Heart Image Space, only the Combat Specialization, Combat Skills, and Mystical Art enlightenment attained will be reflected in reality, and the damage taken, and Life Force lost, will not be reflected in reality!

In the Heart Image Space, Bai Pu, when running out of Life Value, will automatically exit the Heart Image Space. He recuperates his Spirit and enters the Heart Image Space again, once more full of vigor.

Thus far, Bai Pu has lit up all options of the first two layers of the Heart of Evolution Talent Tree.

Bai Pu felt a sense of aimlessness, as he had yet to find hints on how to unlock the third layer of the Talent Tree. He originally thought the Rune characters’ language of the Original Sin World would help him unlock the third layer, but in the end, he couldn’t get any direction from Gaia’s Will.

Perhaps, the options of the third layer of Talent have become so powerful that the Awakened World can not contain it.

Qin, Illusion, Bonnie, including Christina, Empress Ningfu Zhao Chuanzhu, these Source Blood Apostles or Pure Blood Servants are still in various worlds assisting Bai Pu in exploring the Spirit Realm, developing Legendary Points.

But even if Legendary Points are obtained, there are no deeper layers of the Talent Tree to light up for now.

Of course, Bai Pu will still let these subordinates continue. After all, accumulating more Legendary Points is always wise.

Time passed day by day in Bai Pu’s cultivation.

...

Lingyuan 807, autumn.

In the Cloud Palace Border Area, within the advanced cultivation field that Bai Pu has long-term leased.

"Gangxin has been in closed-door seclusion recently. This time it’s lasted a long time; when I went to explore the Spirit Realm, he was already in seclusion, and upon my return, he still hasn’t come out."

In the parlor, a few people sat facing each other, and the speaker was Blood Spider.

Sitting next to Blood Spider was the Wushan Divine Lady, still in her casual loungewear, indicating she often came to this cultivation field lately.

Opposite them was Li Ling, who said helplessly, "What can I do? I have important news to inform him immediately... I sent messages to his terminal, but he never replies. It’s really frustrating."

Suddenly, a voice came from the inner hall:

"Sister Ling, have you advanced to Level 7?"

This familiar voice, clear yet gentle, brought a sense of familiarity to the three people.

"Gangxin! You’re finally out." Li Ling stood up.

Bai Pu, wearing a white bathrobe, had just finished a Spiritual Liquid soak, appearing full of vigor.

After not seeing him for months, Li Ling noticed Bai Pu’s stature and demeanor had changed once more from originally tall and robust to slender and firm, with an internalized vigor akin to a powerful saber sheathed, revealing its fearsome destructive force only when drawn.

In simple terms, Bai Pu’s demeanor has become greatly refined.

"Yes, I’ve finally made some breakthroughs." Bai Pu was evidently in a good mood, having during his recent long seclusion finally comprehended the Tide Mystical Arts.

This is Bai Pu’s fourth Mystical Art comprehended, and a top-grade Mystical Art at that. The difficulty of comprehension is imagined accordingly. With Bai Pu’s comprehension, paired with the Holy Thorns (Imitated) and the daily tempering by the Mystical Arts strongman simulated in the Genetic Heart Image, even he took such a long time to accumulate.

For an average Awakened, it would probably take years to even get started.

The Tide Mystical Arts belong to the Water Mystical Arts, altering Bai Pu’s demeanor. He now possesses the gracefulness of wind with a touch of water’s gentleness.

And during battles, Bai Pu exudes the majesty of a mountain, with an aggressive fire-like escalation upon taking action.

Of course, this contemplation over several months yielded more than just a new Mystical Art.