Late at night, Chen Xu entered the Fire and Smoke Kitchen.

He opened the Food Cauldron Celestial Book to check everything related to the [Literary Dao Spiritual Food].

[Accumulated Likes: 36735]

Firstly, the trip to the Ghost Market resulted in an increase of nearly 9000 likes for Chen Xu.

This was an unprecedented great harvest, as all the ghosts in the Ghost Market have cultivation, some of them being "big players" like Old Man Leak Sea and Ghost King Yan Ling.

However, the Ghost Market cannot be visited frequently; the fundamental base in the Mortal World still needs to be expanded.

Secondly, after the accumulated likes surpassed 30000, the exchange ratio between likes and Free Attribute Points directly became 40 likes per point.

Thus, Chen Xu's current attribute points became:

[Free Attribute Points: 343]

This seems quite abundant, but as time goes on, Chen Xu's demand for attribute points increases, so these things are never too much.

However, after the recent trip to the Ghost Market, Chen Xu had another insight. Upon returning to the Mortal World, he found that his cultivation unknowingly progressed again.

[Cultivation: Late Stage of Meridian Passage Realm 37.9%]

Chen Xu exclaimed in surprise; he hadn't practiced at the Ghost Market, so how did his cultivation move from the 20s percent in the late stage to the 30s percent?

He carefully recalled the past events and pondered over them again and again, only then barely discerning that his cultivation progress had three key points.

First, as he walked past the Yin Yang Infinite Scale, the fire gene sprouted, his Fire Control Skill reached Level 2 Perfection, understanding a new divine power [Six Paths of Celestial Desolation], which significantly boosted his cultivation;

Second, while in the Netherworld, he sensed the Mortal World, directly drawing the worldly waters across space, further enhancing his cultivation;

Third, when Ghost King Yan Ling sliced open the barrier between the Netherworld and the Mortal World, Chen Xu also seized the moment to comprehend the essence of his blade strike, which similarly promoted his cultivation.

Of course, this also has something to do with Chen Xu's abundant Tri-Attribute.

He had added a lot of attribute points to himself in the past, and these attribute points would not wholly transform into his cultivation immediately.

Even though he diligently refined them daily through the time difference in the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, there would still be some accumulated strength left in him.

This provided Chen Xu with a solid foundation for each moment of enlightenment, which resulted in great boosts to his cultivation.

Otherwise, without a foundation, try persevering in enlightenment endlessly?

If not turning into a dried corpse, that would still mean having a good constitution!

Chen Xu truly embarked on the path of cultivation just over a month ago, yet in over a month, he had walked a path that others take decades to tread.

In the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, Chen Xu touched the seemingly ethereal Food Cauldron Celestial Book, smiling slightly.

There was a sense of a long journey, as if a lifetime had passed, combined with a strong ambition to climb higher... as if lurking beneath water, yet also flourishing in the clouds.

[Literary Dao Spiritual Food requires 10,000 Fireworks Value to unlock the basic crafting technique.]

...

Hmm, it's expensive, but it will definitely be worth it.

Chen Xu checked his balance:

[Fireworks Value: 11659]

Without hesitation, he chose to unlock it.

On a page of the Fireworks Collection, there was a symbol of the Four Treasures of the Study.

Using his thoughts, Chen Xu selected to unlock it. The symbol of the Four Treasures of the Study suddenly seemed to emerge from the void into reality, and then leapt up, exploding into myriad streams of light before Chen Xu's eyes.

Instantly, an infinite amount of information cascaded down.

Even with Chen Xu's strong Divine Soul, at this moment he couldn't help but feel a faint sense of bewilderment.

He slightly frowned, focused his heart and spirit, and rapidly absorbed all the information one by one.

It turned out that the so-called basic crafting technique for Literary Dao Spiritual Food was actually a comprehensive refining technique, akin to the Spirit Roasting Eight Techniques.

This technique was named [Nine Transformations of the Literary Heart]!

The Nine Transformations of the Literary Heart has nine layers of realms, corresponding to the Nine Thoughts of the Literary Dao.

Just like: Insight leads to enlightenment, thus observing the essence;

Wisdom leads to understanding, thus perceiving the ethos of strings;

Warmth leads to harmony, thus meshing with the atmosphere;

Reverence leads to complete form and spirit——

This seems somewhat difficult to understand, but if explained as "revering the heavens and earth as if personally present, fearing cause and effect as though treading on ice," it becomes clear.

Additionally, there are five more layers of realms that Chen Xu wished to see, but the overwhelming information in his mind already washed over his heart and spirit, preventing further insights.

The basic Nine Transformations of the Literary Heart merely explained the general outline of the nine transformations.

Chen Xu couldn't even peek into the latter half of the general outline.

Amidst the boundless torrent of information, he could only firmly grasp the first transformation of the Literary Heart: Insight leads to enlightenment, observing the essence!

What does it mean to observe the essence?

This has similarities to the technique "Microscopic" in Level 2 of Chopping Wood, and the "Tide Observation Technique" taught by Master Wu.

But the first transformation of the Literary Heart, "observing the essence," is more effective towards Literary Dao Spiritual Materials.

At this moment, Chen Xu felt a sudden stirring in his heart, and with a turn of his step, he walked to a corner of the Fire and Smoke Kitchen.

There, he had placed a desk, upon which rested the Four Treasures of the Study and various "Literary Dao Spiritual Materials" he had previously collected.

For instance, the original manuscript of "Knight's Journey"!

This item also had an entry:

[An original draft of a Cyan Smoke Poem filled with overwhelming Literary Qi. Though it does not swallow mountains and rivers, the chivalrous spirit already shines. This poem is still in its transformation...]

No, this original draft cannot be used by Chen Xu at this time.

But at this moment, his chest was still surging with an indescribable exuberant emotion.

The Nine Transformations of the Literary Heart is captivating in every way.

Chen Xu immediately laid out paper and ink and rewrote a chapter of "Knight's Journey."

"Zhao guest with flowing purple tassel, Wu hook shines with frosty sheen..."

The pen and ink fell like clouds and smoke.

And in the Sea of Literature of Chen Xu, the inkstone skiff had nearly solidified Wu hook suddenly leaped, unexpectedly fully coalescing into substance now!

He wrote: "In ten steps, one kills a man, traveling a thousand miles without a stop."

With boiling killing intent in his chest.

And then wrote: "Three cups to spit a promise, and the Five Sacred Mountains are light as a feather."

A surge of heroic spirit leapt upwards.

...

Until the entire poem was completed, above the ink-stained poetry scroll in front of him, a new notation suddenly emerged:

[A poem written from the poet's heart, with the Literary Heart attached, has gained life and can be refined repeatedly to craft Literary Dao Spiritual Food.]

What kind of Literary Dao Spiritual Food will it be?

Chen Xu picked up the paper and came to the stove.

Following the Nine Transformations of the Literary Heart's technique, he maneuvered the Innate Qi in his Dantian while levitating the "Knight's Journey" poetry scroll above a stove hole.

Spirit Control Technique was simultaneously employed to keep the scroll hovering.

Beneath, using Fire Control Skill, Chen Xu lit the flames in the stove.

Whoosh——

Orange-red flames surged into the air, scorching the hovering poetry scroll to a charred yellow.

Under Chen Xu's precise control, this charred yellow scroll hung in a half-fallen state, always seeming on the verge of erupting into flames, yet it never actually caught fire.

Fire and scroll faced off in suspension, like firewood and flame in a standoff, as time slowly flowed.

A quarter-hour, half an hour...

An hour, two hours...

A whole five hours passed with Chen Xu sitting there.

This process was truly a trial.

Every moment, Chen Xu had to perceive the poetry scroll's existence, which circulated like falling meteors through his Sea of Literature, continuously lapping.

Never before had Chen Xu felt such delicate etching of the words on the scroll in his heart and spirit.

Until a certain moment, Chen Xu suddenly faintly heard the sound of etching.

It seemed like there were countless chisels in his Sea of Literature, carving every bit on the poetry scroll one by one.

Until one moment, Chen Xu suddenly heard a sound of carving.

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