Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 939 Sudden Wealth and Great Increase in Strength!

Zhou Xun waved his hand,
A gourd, entirely crimson and warm to the touch, appeared in his hand; this was the natal spiritual treasure of the Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord.
It is also engraved with spiritual patterns, making it extremely extraordinary.

Although this magical treasure doesn't match his attributes, its uses are somewhat similar to his Thunder Pool.
Not only does it possess considerable power, but it can also nurture spiritual fire.

The Golden Flame was nurtured inside this gourd. If he could successfully refine this treasure, he might be able to directly control the Golden Flame.

It should be noted that he had refined the Thunderfire Pearl years ago, making it extremely powerful.

If one could use this Golden True Flame and the lightning elemental power he himself had condensed as the main materials,

Refining a Thunderfire Pearl to the Nascent Soul level would give him another weapon.
After all, this item does not require the user's own spiritual power; it can be used directly upon activation and can be of great use in certain situations.

A wisp of lightning flickered at Zhou Xun's fingertip as he gently touched it.

"Om-"

It suddenly trembled violently, and the flame patterns on its surface lit up with a crimson light. A force of resistance came and actually repelled Zhou Xun's spiritual power.

"interesting."

Zhou Xun raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He increased his spiritual power output, his divine sense surging into the bead like a tidal wave.

The instant the divine sense made contact with the core of the bead, a divine thought suddenly erupted:
Zhou Xun's mind was shaken, and a blurry phantom appeared inside the gourd, which was none other than the appearance of the Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord!

Zhou Xun could tell at a glance that it was a split soul.

He had encountered this situation before when refining other people's magical treasures.

"As expected of a natal spirit treasure!"

After all, this is a spiritual treasure, which inherently possesses a spirit. It is naturally not a problem for a fragment of the soul to reside within it.

If it were someone else, expelling them would likely be a major challenge.
After all, its original form was a Nascent Soul cultivator with an extremely resilient soul, and it was intently hiding inside the spiritual treasure, making it no easy feat to break through.
Furthermore, his original body did not die in battle; it was just that his nascent soul was sealed by Zhou Xun.

This is equivalent to trying to expel the soul from a living person and take over their physical body, increasing the difficulty by dozens of times!
But all of this was done effortlessly for Zhou Xun.

Then he saw his hand reach to his waist, and a flash of black light transformed it into a small, foot-long banner that landed in his palm.

Then, he made a hand seal and pointed it towards the banner.
"Wake up and get to work!"

"Hoohoo!"

As soon as the words were spoken, an excited shout came from inside the banner.

Then a beam of azure light flew out, landed on the ground, and transformed into a monkey over ten feet in size.

It was the soul-devouring beast, the Azure Ape!
The ape's fur was extremely glossy, emitting a faint golden light.
As soon as the blue ape appeared, it showed an extremely excited expression.

"Master, you've finally decided to let me out!"

Several years have passed since Zhou Xun last released him, and he has become somewhat impatient staying inside the banner.

"Alright, alright, you can come out whenever you want in the future!" Zhou Xun reassured him, pointing to the gourd in front of him.

Xiaoqing immediately looked over.

When the Green Ape saw the split soul, a shiver and fear emanated from the depths of its soul!

"Spare me!" Lord Chiyun hurriedly begged for mercy.
"It's just a split soul, and besides, your main soul is still intact," he then instructed Xiaoqing.
"Go, this person is yours!"

The blue ape was overjoyed, like a cat seeing a fish, and excitedly punched its nose a few times.
Then a faint light flashed on the tip of the nose.
A bluish-green light shot out from within, enveloping the gourd opposite.

Bathed in this light, the illusory figure was drawn out.

They kept pulling and tugging, and then
"Whoosh-"

The phantom formed by the divided soul of the Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord was enveloped in azure light and was instantly pulled into the belly of the Azure Ape without any resistance.

The ape patted its belly with satisfaction, then nuzzled Zhou Xun's arm affectionately with its head, indicating its great contentment!
After all, it is a divided soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator, so it is naturally extraordinary.

After doing all this, Zhou Xun handed over the remaining storage rings and spiritual treasures to Xiao Qing to handle.
Beneath its grey aura, all the fragmented souls were devoured.

After doing this,

Zhou Xun turned his gaze to the gourd.

As magic power was slowly poured in, the gourd immediately emitted a crimson light, and a warm sensation entered my hand.

Divine sense probed into it,

Sure enough, a golden spiritual flame resided inside the gourd.

It was that 'Golden Flame True Flame',
"Looks like I was right!"

Zhou Xun was extremely pleased and then began refining it. Because the divided soul of the Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord had been destroyed, it only took an hour.
The gourd was easily refined.
With a thought, the gourd floated up.

"Golden Flame True Flame!"

A tiny, golden flame, about the size of a thumb, slowly flew out. It appeared extremely weak, but under Zhou Xun's powerful divine sense,

It can reveal the immense power contained within.

"Not bad!"

Zhou Xun practiced briefly before storing the gourd in his storage ring.

Then, Zhou Xun picked up the storage ring of the Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord.

Because Xiaoqing had cleaned up the fragmented soul, Zhou Xun easily refined it.

probed with divine sense to investigate.

ho-

As expected of a veteran Nascent Soul cultivator, the number of treasures inside is astonishing.

What's particularly eye-catching is the spirit crystal among them.
A rough count revealed over three hundred pieces.

"This number."

Just as he was wondering, he discovered four crystals.
Take it out and look at it.
The 'jade', roughly the size of an egg, was crystal clear and exuded a rich spiritual energy, even more concentrated than that of spirit crystals.

"Could this be a mid-grade spirit crystal?!"

Zhou Xun was overjoyed.

Including these four, this is worth seven hundred spirit crystals. As expected of the Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord, he is able to overpower a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
This is incomparable to ordinary deities.

After this battle, he should no longer have to worry about running out of spirit crystals.

Zhou Xun continued to inventory the treasures in his storage ring. When his divine sense swept over several jade boxes in the corner, which were covered with heavy restrictions, his breath caught in his throat.

"This is."

He carefully took out one of the pure white jade boxes, and the moment he broke the seal, a red light emanated from it.
The temperature in the entire cave began to rise rapidly.
Inside the box lay a crimson crystal, its interior adorned with streaks of fire.
Zhou Xun's pupils contracted slightly, and his heart trembled: "'Heavenly Fire Source Crystal'!"

This item is a supreme treasure of the fire attribute. Legend has it that it can only be formed deep within a ten-thousand-year-old fire vein, after being tempered by the power of fire spirits for countless years.

If it is refined, it can not only greatly increase the power of fire-type divine abilities, but also help cultivators comprehend the essence of fire!

"No wonder the Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord can control the Golden Flame True Flame; it turns out he has this item to help him!" Zhou Xun was overjoyed.
This is an extremely precious treasure.

Unfortunately, it doesn't match his current attributes, so he can't use it at all.

It can only be used to exchange for other treasures in the future.

Continuing the count, Zhou Xun found he had an extra jade slip in his hand.

Divine sense probed into it,

The Crimson Flame True Technique!
Upon seeing these four words, Zhou Xun was startled.
"Isn't this Brother Tianci's cultivation method? Could it be that this Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord has some connection with Brother Tianci's lineage?"

It should be noted that the Heavenly Gift True Lord's natal magic weapon is also the Nine Luminaries True Gourd.

It looks like a simplified version of the one in the hands of the Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord.
In addition, both of them possess the spiritual fire known as 'Golden Flame True Flame'.

Zhou Xun then carefully studied the contents.
"As expected, it's related to Brother Tianci's cultivation technique!" The supernatural powers and secret techniques recorded inside were all ones that Zhou Xun had personally witnessed True Monarch Tianci using.

The cultivation technique he possesses can be practiced to the late stage of the Void Refinement realm.
"After returning to the human realm, I will give this cultivation technique to Brother Tianci. Perhaps, he will also advance to the Nascent Soul stage one day."

Zhou Xun continued his investigation, finding mostly common treasures.

So he took out the second storage ring.
The second one belongs to Lu Fengyu.
And he truly lived up to his title as the guardian deity of Spirit Stone Island.

The most abundant item in the storage ring was spirit crystals.

Five mid-grade spirit crystals, over three hundred low-grade spirit crystals, and tens of thousands of top-grade spirit stones, totaling nearly one thousand spirit crystals.
Even for a powerful veteran like Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord,

He didn't go to Lu Fengyu either.

Other than that,

The largest quantity consisted of bottles of pills, all of which were foundation-strengthening and energy-nourishing pills to assist early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
"Hundred Spirits True Ultimate Pill" and "Purple Essence Immortal Spirit Pill"
Its value is extraordinary.

"It seems that guarding Spirit Stone Island is indeed a lucrative position,"

Ordinary cultivators would not dare to take such extravagant pills.

Then, Zhou Xun continued searching.

He quickly found the jade box.
Open it,
Inside was a vibrant green herb, radiating abundant vitality.

"We found it!"

The spiritual herb inside is the 'Mysterious Jade Heart Grass', which can help Nascent Soul cultivators break through the mid-stage bottleneck and is priceless!
Lu Fengyu had previously offered this item in exchange for his life.

However, Zhou Xun rejected him.

With this item, I will have a better chance of breaking through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm in the future.

Apart from that, the storage bag contained only ordinary treasures.

Including the "Soul Fan," his gains from Lu Fengyu amounted to nearly two thousand spirit crystals.

"It seems the profits from Spirit Stone Island are even greater than I imagined!"

Otherwise, this ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Lu clan...

How did he accumulate such wealth, even surpassing that of the Crimson Cloud Heavenly Lord?

Then, Zhou Xun took out the last storage ring.

This item naturally belongs to the Xuan Yuan Heavenly Lord.
This person is an ice-attribute cultivator. Zhou Xun was extremely interested in the treasures inside, especially the cultivation techniques.

After all, Lin Xueying was an ice-attribute Nascent Soul cultivator.
If Lin Xueying could obtain his main cultivation technique, it would be of great help to her.

Perhaps there will be a chance to advance to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

Zhou Xun had made up his mind.

When I return to the human realm, I will bring all the trustworthy people with me to the immortal realm.

With their qualifications, they have a very high chance of being promoted after coming here.

For example, the Heavenly Gifted True Lord, Lin Xueying, and his disciples.

Divine sense probed into it,

Soon, Zhou Xun found his goal.

The Mysterious Origin Ice Mirror

This is an extremely powerful technique.

Upon peering inside, Zhou Xun was taken aback.
This is actually a top-tier cultivation technique that leads directly to the Mahayana stage. It contains many secret techniques that can simulate a pseudo-realm even when one is in the Nascent Soul stage, and its power is immense.

"No wonder Xuan Yuan Heavenly Lord possesses such strength!"

After all, in his perception, Xuan Yuan Tianjun's cultivation was mediocre, and his spiritual power was nothing special.

It seems that their current reputation is all due to this cultivation technique.

However, this also gave Zhou Xun a reminder.
An ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, by cultivating a top-tier technique, can possess such strength.
If you encounter disciples from truly top-tier forces, their power must be extraordinary.

Speaking for himself,
With the aid of a set of Heavenly Origin Spirit Armor, one's strength can be increased several times over.

The core disciples of Tianyuan Immortal City each possess a set of such spirit armor.

"It seems we cannot underestimate the people of the world!"

Continue counting.

"what--"

A cloak appeared in Zhou Xun's hand; it was entirely blood-red and engraved with extremely strange spiritual runes.
"What kind of treasure is this?"

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Xun caused the blood-red cloak to float in front of him.

He stared intently at it and saw that the blood-red patterns on the surface of the cloak flowed and faintly shimmered with spiritual light, giving people the illusion that it was alive.

As my fingertips lightly touched the edge of the cloak, a cool, smooth sensation washed over me, as if I were stroking the fur of some wild beast.

Even more strangely, when he infused a trace of spiritual power, those blood-red spiritual patterns pulsated slightly like blood vessels.

"This pattern"

Zhou Xun's pupils contracted slightly as he suddenly recalled a passage from an ancient book: "When the Blood Escape Pattern appears, one can travel a thousand miles in an instant."

"When the light faded, Zhou Xun's breathing became a little rapid."

This is actually the legendary 'Blood Shadow Escape Canopy', which was made from the hide of a Blood Shadow Beast at the Nascent Soul stage.

Just as he was about to refine it, he suddenly stopped.

"Xiao Qing!" Zhou Xun called out softly.

The ape twitched its nostrils, emitting a gray aura that enveloped the cloak, but ultimately found nothing.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun felt slightly relieved.
But that's not all.

He then formed a hand seal and pointed it towards a certain point.
Golden ripples appeared in his eyes—it was his 'Spiritual Aura Azure Light Eyes,' a divine ability specifically designed to pierce through illusions, even the disguises of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Half an incense stick later, Zhou Xun let out a long sigh of relief.

According to the blue-light pupils, the inside of the cloak contained only pure spiritual runes, with no backdoor restrictions whatsoever.

However, three minor blockages in spiritual energy were discovered, which should be due to the fact that Xuan Yuan Tianjun had not been able to fully refine it.

Without further hesitation, Zhou Xun began refining it.
Half an hour later, the refining was completed.

The blood-red cloak suddenly transformed into a stream of light and wrapped around Zhou Xun's shoulders.

With a slight thought, he appeared like a ghost at the other end of the cave, leaving behind a faint bloodstain.

"What incredible speed!" Zhou Xun exclaimed with delight. A distance that would normally take at least half a breath to cover was now covered with ease.

To test the limits, he went outside the cave and into the sky.

He took a deep breath, and his spiritual energy resonated wonderfully with the cloak.

The next moment, he transformed into a crimson meteor and soared into the sky, instantly reaching a thousand miles away. Looking back, his afterimage still lingered where he had stood, slowly dissipating.

"It's at least 40% faster than my original speed!"

This speed is something even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator might not be able to match.

Fortunately, he had set up the 'Purple Heaven True Thunder Formation' beforehand when dealing with Xuan Yuan Heavenly Lord; otherwise, if Xuan Yuan Heavenly Lord had activated the cloak,
It seems we're really going to let him escape!

However, this treasure now belongs to him.
With the addition of the Heavenly Origin Spirit Armor, he is now considered invincible at the Nascent Soul stage.

(End of this chapter)