Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 390: Learning Cosmos in Palm

“I find you remarkably gifted in the comprehension of the Dao of Space. Think about it, Close Horizon From Cliff is not a technique someone of your cultivation should’ve mastered, yet you did.” As the leader of the Five Ancient Immortals, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy highly approved of Lu Yang’s talent in spatial spells.

During the ancient era, earning the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s compliment surpassed countless fortuitous opportunities, enough to elevate one to the heavens in a single step.

However, Lu Yang wasn’t aware of all that. To him, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had brought nothing but trials. Had it been the ancient times, he would have undoubtedly been branded as ‘ungrateful’ and ‘not knowing what was good for him.’

“Fine, I’ll learn it then.” Lu Yang reckoned that after cultivating for so long, he might as well treat this as a break to relax his mind.

“Not that I expect you to master Cosmos in Palm. Even grasping its principles will greatly benefit your execution of other spatial spells, boosting your speed in both learning and casting!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy knew it would be a challenge for Lu Yang to learn Cosmos in Palm, but she was determined to teach him anyway. If I want to teach, who can stop me?

Lu Yang jumped from the sword qi boulder, somersaulted thrice midair, spread his arms, and landed gracefully.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy pulled him into his mental space. With a thought, she swapped her usual sleepwear for the Confucian robes often worn by private teachers, instantly appearing smarter.

“Hehe, this feels more like it! Before I teach you, let me demonstrate!”

Before Lu Yang could react, his mental space, once the size of four rooms and two living rooms, expanded into a boundless void, pitch-black save for the conspicuous giant stars before him and the distant twinkling lights of faraway stars.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy stood in front of him. Extending a hand, she pressed down fiercely!

Lu Yang lifted his head, his eyes squinting. The universe was so dark that he couldn’t make out the details. He simply felt something on his head.

“Hmm?” Lu Yang realized the stars overhead had suddenly vanished, as if they were obscured by something!

A large hand emerged from the darkness, filling his entire line of sight. The palm lines were starkly clear, the whorl-like fingerprints resembling stellar orbits, where the stars were akin to grains of sand in the palm.

Lu Yang had experienced collapsing mountains and a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator’s oppressive pressure, but compared to this gargantuan hand, they were insignificant and incomparable! Oppression, suffocation, despair, and various other emotions sprouted wildly in his heart, growing uncontrollably.

“Watch closely. This is Cosmos in Palm.”

The enormous hand came crashing down. Darkness swallowed Lu Yang’s vision as his consciousness scattered.

When he awoke, he saw the Everlasting Immortal Fairy hovering over him and peering at him unblinkingly. “Did I scare you?”

“No, you slapped me to death.”

“Oh, right. So, did you see the mighty power of Cosmos in Palm?”

Fear lingered in Lu Yang’s heart. I should treat the Everlasting Immortal Fairy with more respect to keep myself safe.

“Immortal Fairy, you can expand my mental space?” Lu Yang remembered her previous complaints about his mental space’s cramped size hindering her movements.

Planting her hands on her hips, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy proudly declared, “I can expand it temporarily. I couldn’t do it before, but I’ve been sleeping every day lately, and that restored some of my strength.

“As the saying goes: A flower reflects a world, a tree reflects a fleeting life, a blade of grass reflects a bodhi, a leaf reflects a tathagata, a grain of sand reflects ultimate bliss, a region reflects a pure land of paradise, a smile reflects bonds of fate, a single thought reflects serenity—all the tiniest things represent the world.[1]

“Cosmos in Palm stems from this philosophy. Within a palm is a world, a vast and boundless great world!”

Lu Yang ruminated. I’ve heard of the popularity of spatial spells in Buddhist sects. Perhaps they originated from such concepts.

“If you wish to cultivate Cosmos in Palm, you must first visualize yourself as a great world. At the same time, since you need to visualize the true great world, every detail of the world will manifest in your mind, constructing a real great world.

“Integration of inner and outer, inversion of space, a tiny mustard holding Mount Sumeru, and infinite large and small sizes... If you can comprehend the meaning of these phrases, you’ll roughly master Cosmos in Palm.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy meticulously explained the principles of Cosmos in Palm, breaking down the profound segments into digestible points and varying perspectives in an attempt to make Lu Yang master the technique now.

“Alright, I’m more or less done teaching you. Go out and practice.” With a kick, she booted Lu Yang out of his mental space.

Back in reality, Lu Yang steadied himself and recalled what the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had taught him.

“Integration of inner and outer is about merging what one visualizes with reality... Being infinitely large is being infinitely small, and the shift between large and small is the essence of spatial spells...

Lu Yang extended his palm, studying its lines. Could my palm lines really correspond to stellar orbits?

Channelling spirit energy into his eyes to temporarily sharpen his vision, he peered deeper into his epidermal cells. Various components come together to make up a cell, which mirrors the structure of the human body. Could we see these cells as alternate lifeforms? Since there are countless cells in my hand, doesn’t that mean there are countless living beings in my palm?

“Is this the meaning of ‘a flower reflects a world?’” Lu Yang frowned in thought as he integrated his knowledge with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s teachings, gradually deducing the Buddhist sects’ philosophy, or rather, the foundational principles of Cosmos in Palm.

“The Immortal Fairy has already demonstrated it to me. The cosmos is the world, and Cosmos in a Palm means a world within the palm. It is the pinnacle of spatial spells, balancing both offense and defense...”

Muttering to himself, Lu Yang flipped his palm repeatedly, enlightenment gradually dawning in his heart like a ray of morning light piercing the fog and unveiling the legendary mighty ability. “So that’s how it is...”

Lu Yang shot up and dusted the mud off, a confident smile hanging at the corners of his mouth. “I’ve mastered it.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy materialized. Assuming that Lu Yang had given up, she consoled him. “It’s fine. Even if you haven’t mastered it, you have grasped the principles. When your cultivation rises to a certain level, you’ll be able to master it.

“Wait, did you just say you’ve mastered it?” She stared at Lu Yang in shock.

“Cosmos in Palm demands immense power. My spirit energy is insufficient to sustain it, but my Unbeatable Golden Core expands my spirit energy reserves by five to ten times that of my peers, just enough to cast it for an instant!”

Closing his eyes and treating himself as a crucible, Lu Yang sketched out the world’s appearance. It was an impossible feat for most, but with the memories from his past life, his understanding of the universe’s true form, and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s demonstration, the confluence of these factors allowed him to execute Cosmos in Palm.

Lu Yang spread his palms flat, and spirit energy coursed inside him madly as he shouted, “Cosmos in Palm!”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy watched curiously as a space manifested in Lu Yang’s palm, with stars orbiting within like a miniature universe!

“He actually cultivated it successfully... Wait, why does the space in his palm seem so small? It’s only one or two li in length, and the stars are pathetically small?”

“Well, how was it? Did I cultivate it successfully?” Lu Yang shot her a triumphant look.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy had an odd expression.

If mine is Cosmos in Palm, then Lu Yang’s is...Village in Palm?

1. This is a well-known Buddhist saying. You might have come across it in songs, novels, and dramas. ☜

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