Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 54: The Hidden Spirit
"Compared to you, I should be considered a dignified and dignified person..."

Chen Mu muttered something in his mind, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and said, "I'm only at the seventh level of Qi Condensation. I will do my best, but the spot is not guaranteed."

"Hey! Junior brother, why do you think so little of me? You're the top one among the new inner disciples of Tianhu Peak... and the Peak Master should have high hopes for you, right? Junior brother, please don't refuse and disappoint the Peak Master!"

Xu Yang had a smile on his face, looking like he was trying to persuade someone sincerely.

"Junior Brother Xu, why do you have to force a junior brother who is only at the seventh level of Qi Condensation like this?"

A voice as gentle as water came with the wind, which made Chen Mu and Xu Yang's expressions change, and they hurriedly looked in the direction of the voice.

When Chen Mu saw the figure not far away in the corridor, his heart was shocked.

"I didn't even feel her at such a close distance..."

Looking at Xu Yang's reaction, he probably wasn't much better than himself.

I saw a graceful figure in a lake blue robe slowly walking towards me. When I got closer, I saw that she was a beautiful female cultivator with black eyebrows and fair skin. Her temperament was inexplicable. If I had to find a word to describe her, the word "clean" would be the most appropriate.

"Grandmaster Sister, you've come out of seclusion..."

Xu Yang laughed awkwardly and bowed.

"Grandmaster Sister!" Chen Mu's heart moved. When he first entered Tianhu Peak, he heard Han Jing mention her. Zong Bing, Tianhu Peak's senior sister. In order to cope with the conflict between the two peaks, she had reached the tenth level of Qi Condensation several years ago. She then went into seclusion to practice arduously. Now that she has come out of seclusion, could it be that she has broken through to the eleventh level of Qi Condensation...

Chen Mu suppressed his thoughts and bowed, saying, "Grandmaster Sister."

Zong Bing smiled and nodded at him, then looked at Xu Yang and said, "Junior Brother Xu, the competition for resources still depends on you and me, disciples who have been here for twenty years. Wasn't it our senior brothers and sisters who took the lead in the last fight? Don't blame others for what you can't do. It's better not to force Junior Brother Chen to make achievements."

Xu Yang lowered his head upon hearing this, his eyes flickering, but he did not refute. He said in a low voice, "Grandmaster Sister is right, Junior Brother was wrong..."

Seeing him admit his mistake, Zong Bing nodded happily, then frowned and said, "Junior Brother Xu, when I was in seclusion six years ago, you had already reached the ninth level of Qi Condensation. How come you are only at the tenth level now?"

"Senior Sister, this..." Xu Yang raised his head and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zong Bing.

"Junior Brother Xu, if you still want to become a true disciple, after the conflict between the two peaks is over, don't manage the trivial matters of the peak anymore. I told you a long time ago, but you insisted on taking it on..."

Xu Yang's jawline suddenly tensed, and he looked a little surprised. He looked up at Zong Bing, who was looking serious, then gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, then Junior Brother, I'll take my leave."

"Yeah." Zong Bing nodded.

Chen Mu watched this scene from the side and was secretly amazed. The seemingly gentle and gentle Grandmaster Sister actually made Xu Yang dare not to resist openly.

"You can't judge a person by his appearance..."

After Xu Yang left, Zong Bing turned to Chen Mu and said softly, "During my retreat, Junior Sister Han was responsible for delivering the resources given to me by Master. I chatted with her several times and heard her mention Junior Brother Chen many times..."

"Seeing you today, you are indeed elegant and extraordinary. To have cultivated to this level with low-grade spiritual roots in ten years, even with sufficient resources, you must be able to endure the hardship of cultivation. It can be seen that Junior Brother has amazing perseverance."

Chen Mu nodded in understanding, "I was wondering how you recognized me at first sight."

Then he bowed and thanked her, "Thank you for the compliment, Grandmaster Sister... I am not very talented, and only hard work can keep up with others."

"Junior brother, if you understand this principle, it proves that the end of your avenue is not the Qi Condensation Stage..."

Zong Bing agreed deeply.

"As for the battle between the two peaks, Junior Brother, just do your best and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Chen Mu smiled and said softly, "I will..."

The two chatted for a while longer, then bowed and said goodbye.

Walking on the mountain road covered with fallen leaves, Chen Mu did not pay attention to his feet, but fell into deep thought.

His progress in cultivation is not outstanding among so many disciples. In his generation of immortal seedlings alone, there are more than ten people who have reached the seventh level of Qi Condensation.

What made him stand out was only his low-grade talent, because those ten or so people all had mid-grade spiritual roots...

If it was only the seventh level of Qi Condensation, it would be easy to explain. It was nothing more than sufficient resources, which could explain it... Among the previous immortal seedlings, there were those with low-grade spiritual roots whose cultivation progress caught up with that of medium-grade spiritual roots.

But he was already on the verge of breaking through to the eighth level of Qi Condensation… and now he was only slightly conspicuous, with only a few disciples paying attention.

But if I break through, I'll probably catch the attention of the head master... If he asks about it...

"Delay the progress of cultivation?"

As soon as this thought came to his mind, he decisively discarded it.

"No! I'm trying every possible way to find the elixir, not to delay the progress..."

"Maybe... we can find some other way?"

Chen Mu did not stop along the way, and his thoughts did not stop for a moment.

The moment he stepped onto the cliff, a strange color suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"Is it possible to 'pretend' to be some kind of spirit..."

A spiritual body is a kind of cultivation qualification in the world of immortal cultivation that is different from spiritual roots. The probability can be said to be one in ten thousand. This ten thousand refers to ten thousand cultivators... Although the probability is very small, it is not zero.

When Chen Mu was browsing through the ancient books in his collection, he came across the fact that several spiritual cultivators had appeared in Shuiyunjian. He was envious of this for a while...

Moreover, spiritual roots have different forms and functions.

But basically, cultivators with spiritual bodies are faster in cultivation than ordinary cultivators, and there are even some spiritual bodies that can greatly increase the speed of cultivation.

Chen Mu knew of a type called the Soul Devouring Body. A cultivator with this body could no longer absorb spiritual energy at a speed that could be described as "devouring" rather than "absorbing." If given a spiritual land rich in spiritual energy, his cultivation speed could even rival that of the legendary Heavenly Spiritual Root...

If it were someone else, even if he was given a spiritual place, he could only absorb it step by step according to his own ability.

Of course, not all spiritual roots are so powerful, and some spiritual bodies have little effect.

For example, the body of spiritual eyes gives the cultivator a pair of spiritual eyes by nature. The name sounds nice, but in fact it can only break through some fog restrictions.

"Perhaps, it really is possible... After all, many things like spirits cannot be detected, they just have that function..."

Thinking of this, Chen Mu's eyes suddenly lit up and he clapped his hands with his fist.

"That's right! Doesn't the function that the water lotus bestowed upon me actually qualify as a spiritual being? It's truly confusing to be in the know..."

"Whether a spirit is real or fake, isn't it enough for you to know it yourself..."

"Hahahaha..." Chen Mu laughed loudly, and his worries were relieved.

He took two steps at a time and immediately entered the Tinghai Pavilion. He sat cross-legged, took the Yiyang Pill, and began to practice.

"This time it's serious... I won't leave the mountain until I break through the eighth level of Qi Condensation!"

(End of this chapter)