In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 224 Divine Root? Supreme Bone! (3.2K views, please subscribe! Please vote!)

In the blink of an eye, the preparatory class has been running for four months.

During this period, the cadres of the Yuan Sect all exchanged for immortal spiritual roots that suited them and focused on foundation building.

Chen Nuoyi, Yin Qiyue, and Qi Hanyue successfully established their foundations even before Su Yuan.

There was no way around it; the accumulation required to build a foundation with a divine spiritual root was too great. Fortunately, Su Yuan had the demonic energy of the entire Yuan Sect to support him, so he wasn't much slower than the three of them.

In the training room of the preparatory class, Su Yuan sat cross-legged.

The spiritual energy inside was so dense that it almost condensed into fog; this was the effect of a level-three spirit-gathering array.

Theoretically, a level-three spirit-gathering array can gather enough spiritual energy to meet the daily cultivation needs of a Foundation Establishment peak cultivator.

Such a high concentration of spiritual energy should be unbearable for a Qi Refining cultivator; staying there for too long would easily lead to an inability to absorb the nourishment.

But Su Yuan, who possesses divine spiritual roots, felt completely at home here.

“Su Yuan, your Dao heart, physical body, spiritual power, foundation, and so on have reached the theoretical limit of the Qi Refining stage.”

Tai Baiji stood behind Su Yuan and slowly said:
"If we calculate based on the potential index, then your current potential index is... 10.0."

"With this potential, you will build an unparalleled foundation, and your future will be bright."

"There's no time to lose, you should start building your foundation now, and I will protect you."

"Yes!"

Su Yuan nodded solemnly, then immediately cleared his mind of all distractions and focused his inner vision on his dantian.

Inside the dantian, the roots of the blood-red jade tree were already covered by pitch-black soil.

These soils are the embodiment of demonic energy, the materials for building the foundation of the Dao.

With a thought, Su Yuan felt a surge of light from the crimson jade tree, and the dense, misty spiritual energy around him immediately rushed towards him like a tsunami.

Not only did Su Yuan utilize the spiritual energy in the cultivation room, but he also used the pure spiritual power within the Great Desire Immortal Puppet's body.

With both methods working together, spiritual energy filled the entire dantian.

Su Yuan controlled the spiritual energy, allowing it to gradually merge into the dark soil.

Gradually, these originally scattered and unformed demonic energies began to converge and solidify, eventually forming a completely black altar.

The crimson jade tree is located in the center of the altar, its roots deeply embedded inside the altar.

Despite the overwhelming power of the altar's demons, it was always suppressed by the blood-red jade tree. Su Yuan's spiritual energy transformed into crystal-clear emerald green leaves, which condensed on the crown of the jade tree, creating a beautiful sight.

However, the number of these leaves... was only a mere hundred, appearing quite sparse in the face of the massive canopy.

However, the spiritual power contained in these one hundred leaves is beyond the imagination of ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.

A typical peak Qi Refining cultivator can only condense ten leaves at most.

Su Yuan's total spiritual power is ten times that of an ordinary Qi Refining Peak cultivator, not to mention that the purity of his spiritual power far surpasses that of the latter.

The Demon Altar is the foundation, the Spiritual Root is the tree, and the Spiritual Power is the leaves.

The demonic energy in the demonic altar traveled through the roots of the blood-red jade tree all the way to the tree crown, stimulating the growth of the spirit leaves.

This is the effect of "the righteous path is ten feet higher than the demons" in the Demon-Subduing Scripture.

At this point, Su Yuan could already call himself a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, this retreat is not over yet; the main event is yet to come!

After each Foundation Establishment cultivator has forged their Dao foundation, their spiritual energy solidifies into a solid state, greatly increasing the amount of spiritual energy their dantian can hold, leading to a state of spiritual thirst.

The final step in Foundation Building is to satisfy the thirst of the dantian, so that the foundation of the Dao and the cultivation can be completely stabilized.

Su Yuan took a deep breath and maximized the effect of the Senluo Spirit Root!
boom--

The spiritual energy in the cultivation room was almost completely absorbed in an instant!
The pure spiritual energy inside the Great Desire Immortal Puppet was also being consumed at an unprecedented rate.

The absorption efficiency is more than ten times faster than during the Qi Refining stage!
Clearly, during Su Yuan's breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage, not only did his cultivation level increase, but his Senluo Spiritual Root also grew.

Fortunately, the level-three spirit-gathering array was powerful enough. The moment Su Yuan drained the spiritual energy, the cultivation room was filled with spiritual mist again, which Su Yuan could then absorb.

During this frantic absorption and refinement of spiritual energy, the number of spiritual leaves on the jade tree's crown also began to increase rapidly.

One hundred and fifty pieces, two hundred pieces, two hundred and fifty pieces...

The exponential increase in spiritual leaves also means that Su Yuan's cultivation level has increased exponentially.

However, what puzzled Su Yuan was that he felt that the spiritual energy he had refined had not all formed into spiritual leaves, but rather that a portion of it had been intercepted by the Senluo Spiritual Root.

And the amount intercepted was quite substantial, a full 40%!
However, Su Yuan's doubts soon disappeared.

Because above the tree canopy, besides the spirit leaves, a blood-red flower bud had sprouted.

The flower buds bloomed rapidly under the nourishment of abundant spiritual energy, withered, and then gave birth to fruit.

An apple that looks like it's made of gold...

The golden apple grows very slowly; it takes one hundred spirit leaves for it to grow one full circle.

Su Yuan wasn't in a hurry; he focused on absorbing spiritual energy.

It only gradually stopped when the dantian was no longer thirsty, the condensation speed of the spirit leaves slowed down significantly, and the golden apple was fully ripe.

By this time, the number of spirit leaves on the tree crown had reached one thousand.

Although it is still somewhat sparse, it is more than ten times more than when it first established its foundation!
The difference between Foundation Establishment cultivators and Qi Refining cultivators was fully demonstrated at this moment.

Su Yuan slowly stopped cultivating, allowing the spiritual energy in his dantian to flow into his limbs and bones, completing cycle after cycle to strengthen his physical body.

He opened his eyes, looked at Taibai Tianji who stood beside him as if he had never moved, and asked curiously:

"Teacher, how long have I been cultivating?"

"The thirtieth day."

Taibai Tianji rarely showed a gentle smile:

"Congratulations on your Foundation Establishment." Thirty days have passed in the blink of an eye?

Does that mean the college entrance exam is just over a month away?

Where are the employees of Yuanjiao? Have they been working hard while I was away? Or have they been slacking off?

Su Yuan was lost in thought, somewhat dazed.

After all, when Chen Nuoyi and others were building their foundations, their seclusion time was no more than twelve days.

Although he anticipated that it would take longer to establish a foundation with a divine spiritual root, a month was still somewhat beyond his estimate.

Indeed, time seems to stand still in the world of immortal cultivation.

As if guessing Su Yuan's thoughts, Tai Baiji smiled and said:
"You should be grateful, kid. In the ancient cultivation world, it would take far more than a month to establish your foundation."

"It's possible to go into seclusion for six months or even a year at a time."

Su Yuan exclaimed in surprise:
"why is that?"

Tai Baiji explained:
"Because the cultivation process of ancient cultivators was irregular and unscientific, starting from the Qi Refining stage."

"Many Qi Refining cultivators accumulate internal problems as they increase their cultivation level. When they reach the Foundation Establishment threshold, they must take Foundation Establishment Pills to make up for these problems."

"Breaking through and making up for deficiencies at the same time will naturally take more time."

"Only top-tier second-generation immortals who have been carefully nurtured since childhood can be exempt from such drawbacks."

Su Yuan suddenly realized.

Yes, in ancient times, cultivators were basically in a state of unbridled growth.

Leaving aside the demonic sects, even disciples of righteous sects receive an introductory cultivation manual and practice on their own, right?

Even if you develop some problems from practicing, you don't think it's a big deal; you can just take some medicine and it will be fine.

But what good pills can a Qi Refining disciple like you get?

The poison is probably more potent than the medicine itself; compared to it, the pills from the Nine Dragons Hall are considered top-grade spiritual pills.

In contrast, cultivators in the modern cultivation world go to school every day, and their teachers can spot any problems immediately.

All kinds of medicines have undergone strict quality inspection. The residual toxicity of artificially refined medicines must be less than 1%, and the residual toxicity of medicines refined on an assembly line must be less than 0.1%.

Fortunately, the human body has a strong regulatory ability, and a single foundation-building session can eliminate most of the problems.

Even so, for ancient cultivators and modern cultivators of the same aptitude, the former's potential is definitely lower than the latter's.

Having figured all this out, Su Yuan couldn't help but feel fortunate to live in a good era.

He stopped worrying about the cultivation time and asked about the golden apple.

"A golden apple has grown on the Senluo Spirit Root?"

After a moment's thought, Tai Bai Tianji said:

"This should be a special divine ability that your divine root bestowed upon you after you broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage. You only need to eat this golden apple to obtain the power within."

Su Yuan was slightly taken aback.

He knew that by establishing one's foundation with a celestial spiritual root, one could obtain a unique innate divine ability.

He was watching from the side when Chen Nuoyi was building her foundation, and witnessed her awakening of innate supernatural powers.

But the problem is... other people's innate abilities are awakened directly at the same time as breaking through the Foundation Establishment stage, so why do I still have to go through the process of eating?

Tai Baiji explained:
"As far as I know, the form of each divine root is different."

“Some are trees, some are bamboo, some are mountains or ridges, and some are even sword-shaped or beast-shaped divine roots.”

"But no matter what form a divine root takes, they all have one thing in common—they can repeatedly condense innate divine abilities until the cultivator breaks through to the Golden Core stage."

"After you pluck the golden apple, your Senluo Spirit Root might be able to develop a second supernatural power."

Upon hearing this news, Su Yuan fell silent.

First supernatural power, second supernatural power, third supernatural power, or even more?

The Divine Root is truly a bit too overpowered!
Then I must quickly taste the saltiness of the first golden apple.

Just as Su Yuan was about to take the golden apple from the blood-red jade tree, Tai Bai Tianji reminded him:
"However, geniuses with divine roots generally do not choose to consume the talent condensed within the divine roots; instead, they will disperse it."

"Why is this again?"

Su Yuan stopped what he was doing and asked a question in surprise.

Tai Baiji explained:
"Take your golden apple as an example."

"If we break it apart and let it re-integrate into the Senluo Spirit Root, then the next golden apple will combine all the power of the previous golden apple, making the resulting innate divine power even stronger."

"By the same token, when your cultivation reaches the peak of Foundation Establishment and your spiritual root condenses the last golden apple, the supernatural power contained within it will be the strongest."

"This is also standard practice for other geniuses with divine spiritual roots, so I suggest you wait a while."

"Anyway, you already have enough underhanded tricks, so what's one more ordinary talent or supernatural ability?

Su Yuan fell silent.

Why does this sound so familiar?

It seems that the Supreme Bone becomes stronger each time it is shattered.

So, is the Divine Root equivalent to the Supreme Bone?
I am Huangtian... cough cough, you're overthinking it.

However, putting aside the sense of déjà vu, Su Yuan still accepted Tai Baiji's suggestion.

For him, the purple and gold innate supernatural abilities were merely icing on the cake.

But if you could unlock a dazzling talent or divine ability, that would be a real lifesaver.

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