Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 915 Spiritual Root Enhancement, Old Ancestor of Beishan!

Zhou Xun then removed all the restrictions and left the cultivation room.

Upon entering the courtyard, one sees Sun Yuanxuan sitting at a stone table, holding a jade teacup in her hand, sipping her tea slowly.

The pale purple gauze dress perfectly accentuated her slender figure, and the moonlight shone on her delicate profile, adding to her aloof and otherworldly气质 (qi zhi - a kind of refined and elegant demeanor).

"Young Master, you've emerged from seclusion?" Sun Yuanxuan noticed the commotion, looked up, and a hint of joy flashed in her eyes.

She put down her teacup, stood up and went to greet him, her skirt swaying gently in the wind, like a blooming violet.

Zhou Xun smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "Yes, the item has been successfully refined. Next, we just need to head to Wandao Lake."

Sun Yuanxuan's eyes flickered slightly, and she said softly, "Congratulations, young master!"

Although he didn't know what kind of treasure Zhou Xun had refined, seeing Zhou Xun's happy expression, he knew it was no ordinary item.

"Haha, I wonder how you plan to congratulate me?" Zhou Xun laughed.

"I don't know!" Sun Yuanxuan blushed slightly, as if she had sensed Zhou Xun's meaning.

Seeing her slightly flushed face, which resembled a ripe peach, Zhou Xun didn't stand on ceremony and strode forward.
He swept the beautiful woman in his arms and lifted her up in one swift motion.

She then grabbed Zhou Xun's collar, both embarrassed and anxious, and whispered, "Young Master."

As she spoke, she didn't struggle. Instead, she pressed herself slightly against Zhou Xun's chest, her ear tips turning red and her eyes shimmering like water.

Seeing her coy and hesitant attitude, Zhou Xun couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What's wrong? Didn't you just say you were going to congratulate me? Now you're all shy?"

Sun Yuanxuan bit her lip, glanced at him sideways, and said reproachfully, "Young Master, you always know how to bully people."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Xun had already picked her up and strode into the inner room, saying cheerfully, "Then let's bully her to the very end!"

The flickering candlelight inside made Sun Yuanxuan's face appear even more radiant.
Her gauze skirt was slightly disheveled, revealing a section of her snow-white ankle.

Seeing Zhou Xun's intense gaze, she subconsciously pulled her clothes tighter.

Zhou Xun chuckled softly, grabbed her wrist, and said with a smile, "In that case, congratulations to me properly!"

A gentle night breeze stirred the gauze curtains, creating a scene of enchanting beauty.

The next day, Zhou Xun was in high spirits. He took out a jade slip to examine it. It contained the insights he had collected on the Nascent Soul stage.

Although he possessed the 'Nine Origin Star Dew', he still needed to be fully prepared for the various procedures involved in his breakthrough.

for the rest of the time,

Zhou Xun studied while waiting, but half a month passed and the Que brothers still hadn't arrived.

On the contrary, his one-year term was up.
To enhance the sensitivity of one's spiritual root using the Spring Condensation Scripture, in addition to requiring high-grade spiritual medicine, at least a year is needed for the body to absorb it.

On this day, in the cultivation room...

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged on the ground, waved his hand, and transformed into a being who made hand seals, pointing towards himself.
Immediately afterwards, a purple light illuminated the entire stone chamber, and then a half-foot-long, entirely purple spiritual herb appeared in the air.

Like long purple vines, stretching out in the wind

It was the fourth-grade high-quality spiritual herb, "Iron Wire Yuanzhi," that Zhou Xun had previously nurtured.

Now that I have successfully advanced to the fourth-tier top-grade level, based on past experience, I can improve my spiritual root sensitivity by a little bit.

However, Zhou Xun did not intend to use this item, since it could be upgraded to a fifth-grade low-level item in a few years.

As for the present situation

He planned to advance directly using a fifth-tier spiritual medicine.

Having experienced the grand ceremony of descending to the realm, he had quite a few spiritual herbs of this grade in his possession.

Moreover, he had another plan: before attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, he would first increase his spiritual root's sensitivity to one hundred points.

The success rate will be much higher at that time.
With a wave of his hand, a fifth-grade low-level 'Purple Cloud Spirit-Nourishing Grass' floated out, its entire body surrounded by a misty purple aura, its leaves as translucent as glass, and the spiritual energy flowing inside could be vaguely seen.

Looking at the spiritual herb before him, Zhou Xun no longer hesitated.
With hands forming hand seals, he performed the incantation for the Condensing Spring Scripture.

"The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is excess damage."

As he circulated the incantation, a profound and mysterious feeling arose. Zhou Xun's mind was immersed in a state of selflessness, merging with heaven and earth, as if he could control everything.

With a gentle touch of his finger on the 'Purple Cloud Spirit-Nourishing Grass', the surrounding vital energy was immediately attracted and gathered there.

Suddenly, the 'Purple Cloud Spirit-Nourishing Grass' rose into the air, becoming even more vibrant, with a faint fluorescent glow emanating from its purple vines.

As the final incantation was completed, an invisible force arose out of thin air and enveloped the 'Purple Cloud Spirit-Nourishing Grass'.

Time passed slowly, and the light on the 'Purple Cloud Spirit-Nourishing Grass' grew stronger, as if it was constantly condensing its essence.

Suddenly, a green dot of light appeared above it, emitting a soft glow.

It was about the size of an egg and extremely dazzling.
Brighter than ever before!
As expected of a fifth-tier spiritual herb essence!
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Xun carefully manipulated the ball of light to move closer to his body.

The moment the ball of light touched the body, the essence dissolved into it.
Zhou Xun felt enveloped in a familiar warmth, and then he felt refreshed, as if he had been elevated.

then,

Zhou Xun patted the storage bag at his waist, and a beam of spiritual light flew out, landing in front of him and transforming into a disc about one foot in size.

It is indeed the Spirit Tester!
Zhou Xun placed his hands on the spirit-testing plate and then activated it with a magic incantation.

A flash of light appeared, and Zhou Xun looked at the spirit-testing disc, smiling slightly:
"Lightning Spirit Root Sensitivity: 87 points,"

As I guessed, a low-grade fifth-tier spiritual herb can directly increase the sensitivity of one's spiritual root by three points.
At this rate, if all subsequent upgrades are done with fifth-tier spiritual herbs, it will only take five years to reach 100 points.

He is looking forward to the changes that will occur then.

With his spiritual root fully upgraded, Zhou Xun's life returned to normal.
But as the days went by, the Que brothers never came to visit.
"Could it be that they've run into trouble, or even perished?"

After all, anything can happen during the Descent Ceremony, and if that happens, all I can do is lament my bad luck.

However, we still need to go to Wandao Lake, but without the Que family as a stepping stone, it will be much slower to make progress.

So Zhou Xun decided to wait another three months, and if they still hadn't arrived, he would set off to leave.

On this day, Zhou Xun was resting in the courtyard.

suddenly--

A streak of fire flew in, transforming into a sound transmission talisman that landed above the barrier, darting left and right.
Zhou Xun reached out and grabbed it in his hand.
Upon opening it, the sound of music from the imperial court could be heard:

"Que Le and his cousin Que Qing have come to pay a visit!"

With a flick of his finger, Zhou Xun caused the restrictions outside the courtyard to ripple like water.

Looking up, I saw two young men standing at the bottom of the stone steps; they were Que Le and Que Qing.

Que Le was still dressed in a black, close-fitting outfit, with an ancient bronze token hanging at his waist. His brows betrayed a hint of weariness from his journey.
Que Qing was wearing an indigo long robe, and his face was slightly pale, as if he had exhausted his spiritual energy.

"Senior Zhou, you've kept me waiting!" Que Le clasped his hands in a gesture of respect.
Zhou Xun beckoned the two into the courtyard and said with a smile, "It is fortunate that you two have returned safely."

Beside the stone table, Sun Yuanxuan had quietly prepared tea and snacks.

With a flick of his sleeve, Zhou Xun conjured a set of jade tea utensils out of thin air.
He pointed, and three emerald green tea leaves flew out of the jade box and landed in the pot. Then, he flicked his finger, and the lid opened, water began to flow, and then, under his incantation, it began to boil.

"This is 'Cold Jade Tea,' which I obtained by chance during this grand ceremony of descending to the mortal realm. Please, my two young friends, have a taste."

Zhou Xun waved his hand, and the teapot automatically lifted to pour tea. The amber-colored tea soup was poured into the cup, instantly filling the courtyard with a delicate fragrance, and even the wind was imbued with a touch of coolness.

Que Qing picked up the teacup and took a light sniff. A blush appeared on her pale face. She sighed, "Excellent tea! Thank you for the gift, senior."

Zhou Xun nodded, his gaze sweeping over the two of them. "It seems this journey hasn't been peaceful?"

Que Le tilted his head back and drank the tea in one gulp, his Adam's apple bobbing as if swallowing his weariness along with it. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's embarrassing to admit. After parting ways with you, senior, my brother and I explored all the way."

"We actually discovered the ruins of an ancient cultivator's cave in a rift valley. But as soon as we triggered the restriction, the entire mountain wall suddenly collapsed, trapping us in an underground maze..."

He used his spiritual energy to draw crisscrossing lines in the air: "That formation is truly powerful; even with my clansman and I working together, we couldn't break it."

"They only came out after the Descent Ceremony was over."

"At this point, we discovered that we had been moved to the vicinity of Burial Star Valley at some unknown time,"

"This place is extremely far away, so the two of us will take turns piloting the flying boat, day and night without stopping,"

"Then we encountered a flock of spirit-devouring vultures on the way..." He lifted his sleeve, revealing a charred claw mark on his wrist that had not yet healed.

"We had no choice but to detour through the Dark Mist Swamp, which is why we've been delayed until now."

Zhou Xun's gaze lingered on the wound, then he flipped his palm and took out a white jade bottle, pushing it over: "Fourth-tier 'Jade Marrow Ointment,' which has miraculous effects on Yin poison injuries."

"Thank you, senior!" Que Le bowed in thanks, then changed the subject...
"By the way, when would be a good time for us to set off?"

Just then, Sun Yuanxuan, who was serving nearby, spoke up.

"So that you may know, young master, the teleportation array in the city seems to have been damaged. The city lord's mansion is currently recruiting array masters to repair it!"

"what!"

With this remark,
Que Le's teacup trembled violently, spilling a few drops of amber tea onto the stone table. His brow furrowed.

"The teleportation array was destroyed. What bad luck!"

Zhou Xun waved his hand and sighed:

"It seems to be caused by the turmoil in the Immortal City during the Grand Ceremony of Descending to the Realm a year ago!"

After a moment's thought, Zhou Xun finally made his decision:
"Very well, I'll give it a try and see if I can repair this teleportation array!"

Otherwise, given the vastness of the Immortal Realm, it would likely take at least ten or twenty years to reach Wandao Lake by simply flying.

However, he has less than a hundred years left before he can return to the human world to resolve the issue of Ti Yu.

If the journey takes more than ten years, this is something Zhou Xun cannot accept.

"Senior is actually a formation master? May I ask what rank you are?" Que Le asked, suppressing his joy.

"It's just a low-grade fifth rank!" Zhou Xun said casually.

Upon hearing this, Que Le's eyes lit up with surprise. He abruptly stood up, clasped his hands in a deep bow, and exclaimed, "Senior is actually a fifth-tier array master! This...this is truly..."

He was so excited that he was speechless for a moment. He turned his head and looked at Que Qing, both of them filled with joy.

Unexpectedly, they not only recruited a Nascent Soul cultivator for the family, but this person was also a fifth-tier array master, whose contributions would be even greater.

Zhou Xun smiled calmly, tapped the teapot lightly with his fingertips, and poured another round for everyone: "I only have a superficial understanding."

"However, since the formation is damaged, I'll go to the City Lord's Mansion first to check the extent of the damage before making any further plans, shall we?"

"I will follow your instructions, senior!"

The following morning, Zhou Xun, dressed in a plain white robe, went alone to the city lord's mansion.
Months have passed, and the magnificent building that was damaged in the turmoil has been restored to its former glory.

The golden dragon nails on the vermilion gate gleamed, but the fifth-grade "Nine Yuan Vajra Array" that originally covered the mansion had now been replaced by a lower-grade array with significantly weaker fluctuations.

“Fellow Daoist, do not linger in front of the City Lord’s Mansion,” the gatekeeper cultivator said, stopping him.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun merely revealed a trace of his Nascent Soul aura, which startled the guards.

"So it's the Heavenly Emperor visiting. I'll go and inform him right away."

"No need for that, he's here!"

Zhou Xun waved his hand, then chuckled softly at the void.

"Fellow Daoist Blood Spear, how have you been?"

Suddenly, a burst of blood-red light shot into the sky from inside the mansion gate, and a figure stepped through the air, his blood-red robes fluttering in the wind.
It was none other than the Blood Spear Heavenly Lord, whom he had met once before. However, the blood spear mark between the eyebrows of this Nascent Soul cultivator had dimmed considerably, clearly indicating that the old wound had not yet healed.

"You are... Fellow Daoist Zhou!" Blood Spear Heavenly Monarch asked uncertainly.

"Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?"

Zhou Xun returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "I heard that the teleportation array was damaged. I am not very talented, but I have some knowledge of array formations."

"May I ask your rank?"

"It's just a low-grade fifth-tier item; I hope it can be of some help!"

"Fifth tier, excellent!" Blood Spear Heavenly Lord exclaimed with delight, grabbing Zhou Xun's wrist.
"Come with me quickly!"

After passing through several layers of restrictions, the two arrived at a side hall made entirely of "star-patterned jade".

"The city lord is inside." Before Blood Spear Heavenly Lord could finish speaking, the star map suddenly began to spin. A clear, cold female voice, like moonlight, echoed from the void:

"You're a fifth-tier formation master?"

The starlight converged and transformed into a woman dressed in a flowing, moon-white dress with wide sleeves.

She walked barefoot on the void, silver bells tied to her snow-white ankles, and with each step she took, starlight phantoms bloomed on the hem of her skirt.

Zhou Xun was slightly shaken and bowed solemnly: "Junior Zhou Xun greets Lord Beishan City!"

The woman looked Zhou Xun up and down a few times, somewhat doubtful. "Fifth-rank, low-grade. How about I test you? If you can answer, I'll believe you!"

"Please give me a question, senior!"

"And tell me, how do we connect the array patterns of the 'Tianxuan Position'?" the woman asked.
Zhou Xun remained calm and drew seven golden lines in the air with his fingers. At the end of each golden line, a golden lotus of array formations bloomed, which were exactly the array patterns of the 'Tianxuan Position'.

"Huh?" The woman finally showed surprise, her eyes flickering slightly, and then she asked more than twenty questions.
Zhou Xun answered each question one by one, demonstrating his undeniable mastery of fifth-order formations.

The woman no longer had any doubts.
With a wave of his hand, a scroll of something that was neither silk nor cloth flew out from his sleeve. "Take a look at this."

The moment this object unfolded, Zhou Xun's sea of ​​consciousness trembled violently.

This is none other than the legendary "ultra-long-distance teleportation array" diagram that can span billions of miles!
"This is a battle formation!"

"Indeed, with this diagram and your fifth-tier skill, if we join forces, we might be able to repair the magic array!"

Indeed, this Old Ancestor of Beishan is also a fifth-order array master!

(End of this chapter)