Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 118 Spiritual Root
In the secret room, Wei Zhong took the secret jade slip and meditated on it for several days, and his understanding of this method reached a higher level.

To put it in detail, the secret techniques mastered by True Lord Xuehai and Tan Tai Lin belong to two different schools.

One group advocates refining external objects to achieve self-improvement, while the other group advocates strengthening oneself in order to nourish the spiritual roots.

Comparing the two, practicing it will naturally transform oneself faster, but it will be more empty and increase a lot of risks.

Therefore, Wei Zhong chose to use himself as the foundation to forge the prototype of the spiritual root, and then incorporate external objects to strengthen the spiritual root and finally make it take shape.

Taking out the Yuan Shui Pearl, Wei Zhong looked intently at this magic weapon that had accompanied him for decades.

Previously, Wei Zhong thought that he would have to consume his own magic weapon to refine his spiritual roots, and he felt it was a pity.

But after comprehending the secret method for so many days, Wei Zhong understood that what was needed to forge the spiritual root was not the Yuanshuizhu itself, but the highly condensed water spiritual energy in it and a ray of spiritual inspiration that was closely connected with itself.

In this way, Wei Zhong will not lose this important magic weapon.

However, it will directly lower its rank to the level of a first-class magic weapon.

But at least the body of the Yuanshuizhu was left, but Wei Zhong needed to spend time nurturing it again.

The time required for recovery is much shorter than before. If there are enough water-based spiritual creatures, it may only take a few months.

Carefully pondering the possibilities of the secret method, Wei Zhong decided to postpone it after some deliberation. At this moment, Qingmufang, located outside the Wanshou Mountains, was not a good place for retreat.

According to Wei Zhong's estimation, it would take at least a month to forge the spiritual roots, so it would be best to resolve all issues, find a place alone, escape into a cave, and practice peacefully.

After considering this, Wei Zhong came out of retreat and found Yu Xianglan, telling her that he could start refining the Buyuan Pill.

Yu Xianglan was overjoyed when she heard the news, and immediately took Lu Yibin to visit.

He also brought several thousand-year-old elixirs as payment for Wei Zhong's hard work.

“I didn’t expect that the Mysterious Spirit Jade Liquid that we hadn’t been able to find would be unexpectedly found by Master Tie Zhen in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range. This is truly God’s blessing for our Dharma Hall disciples.”

Yu Xianglan's words made Lu Yibin very excited, and he seemed to have already imagined what he would be like when he fully recovered from his injuries.

Wei Zhong smiled and put away the elixir:
"Please wait outside for half a month. I will notify you again after I have refined the pill."

After hearing this, the two of them said goodbye and left tactfully.

Wei Zhong walked into the empty secret room alone. Although this was not an alchemy room, Wei Zhong was an expert in water-based alchemy and did not need the many tools required for fire-based alchemy.

One alchemy furnace and one person are enough.

Within ten days, Wei Zhong walked out of the secret room with two pill bottles, one large and one small, in his hands.

In the big pill bottle, the pills were green and round, they were low-grade replenishing pills, and there were four of them.

In the other small pill bottle, there are smaller pills, which were refined by Wei Zhong using the waste pills of substandard Buyuan Dan.

It does not meet the third-level standard, but it is also the best of the second-level products, which is enough to repair the damage to the foundation of a cultivator who has established his foundation.

There are two of these pills, which Wei Zhong calls Xiaobuyuan Pills.

'Although the elixir is of second-grade quality, it contains the medicinal power of third-grade spiritual objects, so the effect of the elixir is much stronger than that of an ordinary second-grade elixir.

However, if you want to refine this small source-boosting pill, you don't have to use a third-level spiritual object as the main ingredient.

The second level is also acceptable.'

Wei Zhong is now a master-level third-grade alchemist. After refining this pill, he has a much clearer understanding of its pharmacology.

Although it is not possible to launch higher-level elixirs yet, there is an idea to lower the quality of the elixirs.

"Using only a hundred-year-old spiritual object to refine an elixir can repair the damage to the foundation of Taoism. With this elixir recipe in hand, it is enough to seek a guest position even in the Yunji Chamber of Commerce."

Wei Zhong waved his hand and took out two pills, one large and one small, from the two pill bottles, and then loaded them into a new jade bottle.

This is the elixir that Wei Zhong intended to give to Yu Xianglan.

Although the other party only provided one kind of elixir, the Millennium Green Root Grass, Wei Zhong didn't want to fool the other party with a useless pill, so he added a genuine pill.

Then he sent a message to the two of them, and soon after, a man and a woman walked into Wei Zhong's courtyard.

Wei Zhong waved his hand and took out the pill bottle, saying: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission!"

Yu Xianglan picked up the pill bottle and saw two pills in it, one big and one small, and she was still confused.

Then I heard Wei Zhong's voice transmission:
“The small pill among these is for the cultivators who are building their foundation. Daoist friend, you only need to give this pill to this disciple of your sect.

As for the Great Pill, it is a third-tier elixir, designed for Jindan cultivators. It is extremely precious, and I hope you will keep it well."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xianglan immediately realized how precious this elixir was. An elixir that could repair the true elixir of a Jindan cultivator was not comparable to those elixirs for cultivation.

Any pill of this kind would surely be sought after by cultivators.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for informing me."

Yu Xianglan accepted the pills and talked with Wei Zhong about recent developments.

"Have there been any unusual movements among the monsters in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range during this period?" Wei Zhong asked curiously about the movements of the monsters in the mountains.

Yu Xianglan shook her head:

“These days, the mountains are very peaceful, even the wind wolves are nowhere to be seen.

As if they had experienced this, the monsters had calmed down, and few of them attacked our sect’s stronghold. ”

“Just two days ago, a disciple from the front line came to report that dark clouds were gathering deep in the mountains, and it was suspected to be a thunderstorm.

But the distance was too far to know the details, and I didn’t dare to go forward to investigate.”

When Wei Zhong heard this, a strange look flashed across his face.

After talking with Yu Xianglan for a few more words, the latter took Lu Yibin away.

Tan Tai Lin's voice came from behind. It turned out that he had come out of seclusion and arrived at the courtyard at some point.

"The thunder tribulation is probably the tribulation of True Lord Xuehai's infant formation."

Wei Zhong was stunned:
"Hasn't that person already reached the Nascent Soul stage? Could it be that he used some secret method to delay the thunder tribulation?"

Tan Tai Lin sat down at the table: "It's almost certain."

“He sought to obtain Huangqi’s flesh body, probably to refine it into a blood body to resist the thunder tribulation.

Although I don't know the details, based on Xuehai's personality, he won't easily overcome the calamity without being absolutely sure.

After this thunder calamity, there will be another extraordinary evil cultivator in this land."

"Senior, have you never heard of the name of this True Lord of the Blood Sea before?"

Wei Zhong was puzzled. According to the existing intelligence, this True Lord of Blood Sea must have fallen from the Nascent Soul stage, so it was impossible for him to have been unknown before.

Tan Tai Lin shook his head:
"Boy, you think too little of the human world. Although I am a Yuanying cultivator, I haven't been to every place."

Then Tan Tai Lin placed the teacups on the table and continued:

"The two states of Fengyun in the Central Plains, and the Western Desert adjacent to Yunzhou. I, an old Taoist, have also traveled in these three places.

As for the Cangyuan in the north, the Polar Star Sea next to Fengzhou, and many other places for cultivation, I have never had the opportunity to visit them."

Wei Zhong looked at the five teacups placed on the tea table. The map of the human world's territory appeared in front of him for the first time.

Suddenly, I felt an urge to travel all over this vast land.

"Well, where this True Lord Xuehai came from has nothing to do with us.

He killed the fourth-order demons as a stepping stone for his return to the Nascent Soul stage, which means he is still on the side of our human race, and that is enough."

"Also, have you gained anything from your time spent comprehending the secret technique?" Wei Zhong collected his thoughts and nodded.

"I have almost comprehended it, and I am confident that my spiritual roots will be forged."

Tan Tai Lin nodded:
"I am about to leave and return to Luohe Mansion. What will you do?"

"Of course I will return with you. But please give me some more time."

Tan Tai Lin nodded: "Then I'll grant you one month."

"Thank you, senior!"

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In the following month, Wei Zhong did not try to forge his spiritual roots because the time was simply not enough.

The next day, Wei Zhong visited Nie Yuansen, the former leader of Qingmu Sect, and explained to him his intention to leave.

The latter was not surprised to hear this, and at the same time understood Wei Zhong's intention.

"If we don't take this opportunity to trade with this Tiezhen Danshi again, we won't have another chance in the future."

After experiencing the disaster of the demon wolf, Qingmu Zong became particularly generous and took out a large amount of spiritual medicine to trade with Wei Zhong.

Before Wei Zhong left, he even asked Wei Zhong if he had any elixirs that could assist Jindan cultivators in breaking through to Yuanying stage.

"Fellow Daoist Nie really thinks highly of me..."

Wei Zhong left happily after leaving these words.

Wei Zhong naturally knew what the other party was planning. Qingmu Zong's Tai Shang had reached the peak of the Jindan stage and was only a step away from forming an Infant Condensation Stage.

This pill was naturally prepared for this purpose.

Needless to say, Wei Zhong would not sell it to Qingmu Sect even if he did.

There isn't enough for myself, so how can I sell it to a hidden enemy?

Besides, even if Wei Zhong is willing to sell it, can your Qingmu Sect afford it?

Even if you empty out the entire Qingmu Sect, you probably wouldn't be able to buy even one fourth-grade pill like this.

Afterwards, Wei Zhong went to Yunji Market, met the shopkeeper Ruan Liuzhen, and secretly met Ning Jiaqi, the boy Ning Cankun had entrusted to him.

After so many years, he has become a foundation-building cultivator.

At the same time, under the guidance of his master, his alchemy skills have entered the second level, and now he has become a famous alchemist in this market.

He left some cultivation resources and asked Ruan Liuzhen to deliver them to him. He left without choosing to meet him.

After practicing for about a hundred years, Wei Zhong found that his temperament was becoming increasingly indifferent.

It was clearly his old friend Ning Cankun who entrusted him with the task, but he found a backer for him and then fled.

Now, after a hundred years of separation, no one chose to meet it, but just gave it some resources and left it at that.

'Perhaps the time I spent with him was too short!'

All in all, it was only a few decades on Black Lake Island, and Wei Zhong was in seclusion for a long time, so he seldom communicated with him, so it seemed understandable that their feelings were weak.

'At least you still care enough about the people around you, so you won't continue to practice and become a heartless person.'

After finishing all the matters here, Wei Zhong followed Tan Tai Lin back to Luohe Prefecture.

Looking at the familiar scenery around him, Wei Zhong didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

Less than a year had passed since the day of his departure, and he returned to Luohe Prefecture again.

After saying goodbye to Tan Tai Lin, Wei Zhong fled all the way back to Yunxia Island.

Seeing Wei Zhong returning, Xie Linghua's face showed surprise and joy.

"Master, how come you come back so soon?"

Wei Zhong put his right hand around his waist and said, "Things went very smoothly. We came back quickly."

Then he took a bite on her pretty face.

"Haha," Xie Linghua felt a little itchy on her face, "We have to inform Sister Ling as soon as possible."

Wei Zhong nodded when he heard this.

The agreement with Ling Ziwei seems to have happened just yesterday.

Even Ling Ziwei probably didn't expect that he would return so quickly.

Over the next month or so, Wei Zhong spent some time with the two girls, and then he entered a deep state of retreat again.

In the cave, Wei Zhong inspected the spiritual fields planted with various precious spiritual objects.

I went to see some of the monsters of Dajin.

During this trip to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains, Wei Zhong not only harvested a large number of spiritual medicines from the Qingmu Sect, but also obtained a large number of demon pills in the mountains.

Especially the wind-attributed demon pill is the best, and this is all thanks to the wind wolf clan.

In addition, several third-level demon pills were also harvested, and all of the fire-attributed ones were thrown to Jinmei, allowing him to refine them and improve his Taoism.

Da Jin was not very interested in these demon pills, and Wei Zhong didn't have any better solution.

To this day, no one knows what kind of monster it is, and normal training methods cannot be applied to it.

It seems that we can only wait for the opportunity to be promoted in the future. Or maybe we can cultivate those two spiritual herbs to the third level?
After thinking about it for a while, Wei Zhong turned and left.

This is not the time to think about such things. What is most urgent is the matter of one's own spiritual roots.

Back in the training room, Wei Zhong first refined a large number of spiritual medicines into various pills, and then began to use the secret method to figure it out again.

He sorted out the process again and again, and then took out his life-saving magic weapon, the Yuan Shui Zhu.

"I wonder what level of spiritual root can be forged from a third-level peak life magic weapon?"

Wei Zhong pinched his fingers and took the Yuanshui bead into his body.

“When it comes to forging spiritual roots, the quickest way is to refine them and transform oneself, but there may be hidden dangers.

I have the help of Yuanshuizhu, which can be used to absorb all kinds of spiritual objects as a transit station, and then used for spiritual root casting, which can eliminate this risk..."

Wei Zhong murmured as he began to practice a secret technique, continuously absorbing the highly concentrated water spiritual energy contained in the Yuan Shui beads.

After a month, the spiritual energy had condensed into solid crystals, and then he took out a top-grade Dust-Reducing Pill and swallowed it.

"Return to the original state, and transform the spiritual crystal into spiritual roots..."

After taking the Dust-Reducing Pill, Wei Zhong's consciousness seemed to glimpse the five-colored light spots in his body in the haze.

That is Wei Zhong's five elements spiritual root.

The spiritual consciousness controlled the spirit crystal to move closer, and the physical spirit crystal gradually became illusory.

"Boom!"

As if an echo came from the soul, the spirit crystal did not form a new water spirit root, but instead came into contact with Wei Zhong's innate spirit root and merged into one.

Wei Zhong's expression did not change. He controlled the Yuan water droplets and extended a black "ribbon" that floated towards the illusory spiritual root body.

An invisible bridge was built between the two. The grade of the Yuanshuizhu kept falling, but the grade of the water spirit root kept rising...

(End of this chapter)