Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 919 A ​​New Dojo, a Fifth-Order Spirit Island!
Wandao Lake
It is the largest inland lake in the Northern Bright Immortal Domain, covering an area of ​​billions of miles, with countless islands of all sizes, including a seventh-order spirit island.

Such a lake is even wider than the entire human world; it would not be an exaggeration to call it a sea.

On this day, in the northwest waters of Wandao Lake,
A streak of light flashed across the sky; it was a white spirit boat.

Four people were sitting on it.

The leader, dressed in a white robe and holding a jade teacup in his hand, was none other than Zhou Xun.

Sun Yuanxuan knelt down to serve him.
As for the Que brothers, one was in charge of piloting the spirit boat, while the other chatted with Zhou Xun, talking about the news of Wandao Lake.

"It is said that in ancient times, Wandao Lake did not exist; this area was still land. Later, a great battle took place between powerful cultivators,"

"It literally sank the land, creating a huge depression, which then developed over countless years,"

"This formed the Wandao Lake!"

Que Le explained from the side,

"One person's strength created the Wandao Lake, which spans billions of miles. I wonder what level of power such a person possesses!" Zhou Xun couldn't help but admire it.

As expected of the celestial realm.

Three months ago, the group left the Ninth-Level Immortal City and arrived at the largest immortal city in Wandao Lake, Wanling Immortal City.
They then spent half a month in the city, enjoying all the delicious food, before finally leaving.

Below Wanling Immortal City, there are seven more immortal cities, scattered throughout Wandao Lake, forming a network that facilitates the exchange of goods and resources.

The Que clan's location is in the northwest region of Wandao Lake, and the closest city to it is Beiyu Immortal City, one of the seven immortal cities.

After arriving at this place, the group sped off towards the territory where the Que clan was located.

Zhou Xun sat on the flying boat.
Suddenly, rainbow bridges appeared across the sea ahead, stretching from heaven to earth.

The rainbow was not an ordinary sight; it was formed by countless tiny points of light, each bridge of light thousands of feet wide, stretching across the sky like a ribbon descending from heaven.

Most amazingly, these rainbows are not static, but rather flow slowly through the sea of ​​clouds.

The colorful rays of light constantly change as they move, sometimes as fiery as flames, sometimes as gentle as flowing water.

Even more amazingly, when two rainbows meet, they collide to create dazzling starlight, like thousands of fireflies dancing in the air.

"This...this is..." Que Le's eyes widened, her voice trembling slightly with excitement, "Ten Thousand Islands Immortal Rainbow!"

Sun Yuanxuan was completely mesmerized. She tilted her head back, her pink lips slightly parted, her eyes reflecting the rosy glow of the sunset.

"Senior Zhou, this is one of the three wonders of Wandao Lake, the 'Ten Thousand Islands Rainbow'!" Que Le explained excitedly.
"I have lived here for hundreds of years and have only heard about it, but have never seen it with my own eyes."

"Legend has it that only those with great fortune can witness this sight. Today, thanks to our predecessors, we are fortunate enough to have such a view!"

Zhou Xun stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering in the rainbow's halo.

He sensed a special spiritual energy permeating the air. That energy was extremely pure, and even his nascent soul was overjoyed when he inhaled it.

Looking out, the entire sea was shrouded in rainbows, and distant islands appeared and disappeared in the glow of the sunset, like a fairyland.

“It is indeed breathtakingly beautiful,” Zhou Xun said softly. He couldn’t help but think of the mountains and rivers of the human realm, which, although magnificent, lacked this ethereal quality.

Having only been in the Immortal Realm for a few years, I have already witnessed countless wonders, and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

The airship glided through the rainbows, and everyone was captivated by the dreamlike scenery.

Sun Yuanxuan couldn't help but reach out, wanting to touch the flowing glow, but she saw the halo flow through her fingertips and dissipate into starlight.

"If I hadn't followed you, young master, I would still be stuck in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and how could I have witnessed such a magnificent sight!" she murmured softly, her eyes filled with rapture.

Zhou Xun's gaze remained fixed on the ever-changing rainbow. He noticed that these rainbows were not without roots, but rather formed from the fusion of water vapor rising from the sea and sunlight.

But ordinary water vapor could never create such a spectacular sight; there must be a secret behind it.

The airship continued its journey, traversing the rainbows for three days.

As the last rainbow bridge gradually disappeared, everyone felt a sense of loss.

The rest of the voyage became boring.

About a month later,

Suddenly, a large cloud of water mist appeared ahead.

The fog obscured the sky and covered an area of ​​dozens of miles around the sea, shimmering with iridescent colors under the sunlight, like a huge gem set in the azure sea.

Upon seeing this, Que Le was overjoyed: "Senior! We've really hit the jackpot this time!"

"First it was 'Ten Thousand Islands Rainbow,' and now it's 'Colorful Spirit Rice Clam'!"

Zhou Xun raised an eyebrow and his gaze fell on the colorful mist.

With his divine sense, he could clearly perceive a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation deep within the mist, which was at least at the level of the Nascent Soul stage.

"Rainbow Spirit Rice Cracker?" Sun Yuanxuan leaned closer curiously. "What's that?"

Que Le took a deep breath, "This is a spirit beast unique to Wandao Lake. The colorful spirit pearls it nurtures can directly increase a cultivator's cultivation level. One pearl is at least equivalent to a hundred years of arduous cultivation!"

"Judging from the size of this mist, there must be a mid-grade fourth-tier immortal shell inside. Its spirit pearl is priceless, worth at least seven or eight spirit crystals!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of interest flashed in Zhou Xun's eyes.

He has now reached the Nascent Soul stage in cultivation, and ordinary treasures are no longer of interest to him, but spiritual pearls that can directly increase cultivation are rare.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun waved his sleeve, and a giant spiritual hand, a thousand feet in size, condensed in the air.

The palm lines were clear, each line composed of pure spiritual energy, radiating a chilling pressure.

"Get up!"

The giant hand tore through the air and plunged straight into the seven-colored mist.

The mist churned violently, with faint buzzing sounds emanating from it. After a short while, the giant hand withdrew, holding a five-colored immortal shell over a hundred feet in size in its palm.

The shell of the scallop was shimmering with iridescent light, and the naturally formed patterns on its surface actually formed spiritual runes!
The seashell was tightly closed at this moment, but it was trembling slightly, clearly showing its extreme fear of Zhou Xun.

"Senior, spare my life!" A clear, girlish voice came from the seashell. "This little demon is willing to offer the spirit pearl, only begging for your mercy!"

Before the words were finished, the seashell opened slightly, and a spirit pearl the size of a fist slowly floated out.

The spirit pearl was crystal clear, with liquid flowing inside, and it emitted a refreshing fragrance that was delightful to the senses.

Zhou Xun reached out and took the spirit pearl. He scanned it with his divine sense and found that the spiritual power contained within was extremely pure and highly compatible with the spiritual power of cultivators. It could indeed be absorbed directly.

"He's quite sensible." Zhou Xun nodded slightly and took out a pill the size of a longan. The pill was milky white and was a level nine Transcending Calamity Pill.

"This pill can help you break through your bottleneck, so I'm giving it to you. This way, I'm not taking advantage of you!"

Zhou Xun flicked the pill at the immortal shell. Although he could forcibly seize the spirit pearl, the immortal shell was not easy to cultivate, and since it had offered itself up, he was unwilling to do something like forcibly taking it.

Upon hearing this, the senbei opened and closed its shell several times, seemingly overjoyed: "Thank you for your kindness, senior! This humble demon will remember it forever!"

It carefully caught the pill, then slowly sank into the sea, saying before leaving, "Senior is kind. If you ever need my help, this humble demon is willing to serve you faithfully!"

After the senbei disappeared, Zhou Xun played with the spirit pearl in his hand, feeling the surging spiritual power within it.

Now that his Nascent Soul stage is complete, this item is useless to him.

Zhou Xun then tossed the spirit pearl to Sun Yuanxuan: "Here you go. Cultivate diligently and don't waste this opportunity."

Sun Yuanxuan caught the spirit pearl, her face filled with excitement: "Thank you for your generous gift, young master! This servant will definitely cultivate diligently and live up to your expectations!"

Seeing this, the Que brothers' eyes flashed with envy.
Zhou Xun said no more and turned to look into the distance.

The airship continued its journey, carrying everyone towards the island where the Que family was located.

A month later, the flying boat entered a sea area filled with spiritual energy.

Que Le stood at the bow of the ship, his face filled with barely concealed excitement: "Senior Zhou, the territory of our Que clan is just ahead!"

Zhou Xun looked up and saw that the islands scattered below were shimmering with spiritual light.

Each island was shrouded in a light mist, with pavilions and towers faintly visible among them. Cultivators frequently flew back and forth in their escape lights, and upon seeing their flying boats, they would stop and pay their respects.

"These outer islands are inhabited by collateral branches or vassal families of the Que clan," Que Le explained, pointing downwards.
"According to the clan rules, only those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage are qualified to enter Tianque Island for cultivation."

Sun Yuanxuan curiously peered out from the gunwale.

She noticed that the buildings on these islands were simple and dignified, without much decoration, yet they possessed a majestic air.

After flying for more than twenty days, a majestic giant island suddenly appeared in the distance where the sea and sky met.

The island was bathed in a rainbow of colors, and from a distance it looked like a giant piece of jade inlaid on the blue sea.

“That’s Tianque Island!” Que Le’s voice trembled slightly. “Our Que clan’s ancestral home!”

As the distance closed, Zhou Xun activated his Spiritual Rhinoceros Azure Light Eye, and saw that the island was shrouded in a transparent light shield that was difficult to see with the naked eye.

The light shield was covered with a dense array of patterns that intertwined into a net, each pattern containing profound and mysterious principles.

Even more astonishing is that these array patterns are not static, but constantly flowing and changing, as if they were alive.

"A sixth-order grand formation," Zhou Xun thought to himself.

Such a powerful protective array is simply unimaginable in the human realm.
As the flying boat passed through the great formation, Zhou Xun felt a lightness all over his body, as if he had passed through a layer of water curtain.

The next moment, a dense, almost liquefied spiritual energy rushed towards him, causing every pore on his body to involuntarily open up.

"Such abundant spiritual energy!" Sun Yuanxuan exclaimed in surprise. She felt a massive amount of spiritual energy surging into her body with each breath, and her cultivation even seemed to be loosening slightly.

Que Le proudly said, "There is a mid-grade sixth-order spiritual vein beneath Tianque Island. Even in the peripheral areas, the concentration of spiritual energy is comparable to that of a high-grade fourth-order spiritual vein."

As they were talking, the flying boat landed on a platform on the east side of the island. Several cultivators dressed in uniform were already waiting there, and they all bowed to Que Le, saying, "Greetings, Clan Brother."

Que Le nodded slightly, then turned to Zhou Xun and said respectfully, "Senior, please follow me. The patriarch is already waiting in the council hall."

The group walked uphill along the mountain path paved with bluestone.

Zhou Xun noticed that although the buildings along the way were large in scale, their decorations were extremely simple, revealing a pragmatic style everywhere.

The cultivators they occasionally encountered were all in a hurry, clearly indicating that the Que clan did not appreciate empty formalities.

About half an hour later, the group arrived in front of a gray-white hall.

The entire hall was constructed of some unknown stone, without any carvings, except for the three simple characters "Council Hall" carved on the lintel.

"Please wait a moment, senior." Que Le apologized and went inside to announce his arrival. A short while later, the palace doors opened wide, and a middle-aged man in a brown robe strode out.

This man had a resolute face, eyes like lightning, and an aura as deep and profound as an abyss. Most striking was the golden vertical line between his eyebrows, from which the power of thunder could be faintly seen flowing.

"This is Lord Chongming, the current head of our Que clan," Que Le introduced in a low voice.

Chongming Tianjun glanced at Zhou Xun, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He then clasped his hands and smiled, "I am Que Ming. Thank you, fellow Daoist, for saving my clan's disciple."

Zhou Xun returned the greeting, saying, "You're too kind, Heavenly Lord. It was just a small favor."

Que Le quickly stepped forward and recounted the details of the attack, as well as Zhou Xun's intention to join the Que family.

When it was mentioned that Zhou Xun was a fifth-tier array master and knew how to set up a teleportation array, Que Ming's eyes gleamed, and he exclaimed repeatedly, "Good! Good!"

"You may all step aside." Que Ming waved away Que Le and the others, and personally led Zhou Xun into the main hall. "Fellow Daoist Zhou, let's discuss this in detail inside."

The interior of the main hall was equally simple, with only a few sandalwood tables and chairs. Que Ming personally brewed a pot of spiritual tea, and the aroma of the tea immediately filled the entire hall.

"This tea comes from an ancient tea tree on the island that is ten thousand years old. Only three ounces can be obtained each year. Fellow Daoist, please have a taste," Que Ming said with a smile.

Zhou Xun took a sip and felt a refreshing coolness penetrate his entire body, even invigorating his divine sense: "Excellent tea!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Que Ming asked seriously, "May I ask where you come from? And why have you chosen our Que family?"

Zhou Xun put down his teacup, his expression calm: "I was originally a rogue cultivator from the Southern Bright Immortal Realm, who ended up here due to some reason. As for choosing the Que Clan..." He looked around and smiled:
"The pragmatic style of the nobility suits my taste very well."

Upon hearing this, Que Ming laughed heartily: "Fellow Daoist is indeed straightforward! To be honest, our Que Clan values ​​practicality above all else and never engages in such empty talk." He paused, then said meaningfully:
“Especially fifth-order formation masters like you are exactly the kind of talent we urgently need.”

It turns out that although the Que clan possessed a sixth-order spiritual vein, their array masters, while also at the fifth-order level, could only maintain some ordinary arrays, let alone teleportation arrays.

"If you wish to join, fellow Daoist, you can directly serve as a guest elder, enjoying the same benefits as a direct descendant elder, with a stipend of fifty spirit crystals per hundred years," Que Ming said sincerely.

"In addition to the fixed annual offerings, you will also receive the right to use a fifth-tier spirit island."

The Que clan has quite a few fifth-tier spirit islands under their command, and there are even some vacancies now!
Zhou Xun pondered for a moment and asked, "I wonder what restrictions the noble family places on guest elders?"

"Very few restrictions," Que Ming said, shaking his head.

"Apart from the mission that takes place once every hundred years, I will only lend a hand when the clan needs it, and I will never disturb their daily cultivation."

"Of course, it would be even better if you were willing to take on a few disciples and teach them the art of formations."

The terms were indeed very generous. After a moment's thought, Zhou Xun nodded in agreement: "In that case, I am willing to offer my humble assistance."

(End of this chapter)