Primordial Era: I am a member of the Jie Sect, and I am the God of Literature.

Chapter 23 Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of Golden Immortal using the Innate Crimson Cloud Fruit

Su Shao Chen also smiled. He currently only has one mid-grade innate ginkgo tree spiritual root, so he was naturally happy to be about to harvest another innate spiritual root!

Imprinting the primordial spirit mark on this spiritual root, a message immediately entered Su Shao Chen's mind.

The Innate Crimson Cloud Tree, also known as the Crimson Cloud Flower Tea Tree, is a mid-grade innate spiritual root. It blooms once every six thousand years, bears fruit once every six thousand years, and matures once every six thousand years. It takes a full eighteen thousand years to harvest the fruit once, and each harvest yields seventy-two fruits.

One can also pick flowers every 18,000 years, but to no avail. One can obtain 72 Crimson Cloud Flowers at a time, which can help one comprehend the Great Dao of Fire and enhance magical power. It has an effect on Golden Immortals and Taiyi Immortals, but the strength of the effect varies.

Moreover, the Crimson Cloud Tree can only be harvested once every six thousand years. The flowers can be used to make tea, which has excellent effects on cultivators below the Golden Immortal level in comprehending the Great Dao of Fire, nourishing the soul, and enhancing magical power!

As Su Shao Chen imprinted his primordial spirit on the Crimson Cloud Tree, he felt a sense of connection, and the literary and Daoist luck on his body became even stronger!

He cultivated the Way of Literature and spread it throughout the primordial world. This innate mid-grade spiritual root, the Crimson Cloud Tree, also secretly aligned with the Way of Literature, causing the fortune of the Way of Literature to rise considerably in an instant.

Furthermore, through the imprint of his primordial spirit, Su Shao Chen also obtained one-eighth of a terrifying array within the Crimson Cloud Tree.

According to the incomplete array on the Crimson Cloud Tree, Su Shao Chen learned that if this array could be fully set up, it could affect even Great Luo Golden Immortals and Quasi-Saints!

"The Eight Elegant Formations of Literature and Taoism!"

Even Su Shao Chen couldn't help but gasp when he saw it. The Eight Elegances of Literature and Dao Formation was very powerful. Just setting up the formation required eight spiritual treasures or spiritual roots!

Finding the other seven spiritual treasures and spiritual roots in the primordial world is no easy task; even the Four Directions Literary Star Formation has only found two so far…

But Su Shao Chen did not give up. If he were destined to find the other seven spiritual treasures or the Eight Scripts and Eight Elegances Formation in the future, he would definitely be able to set them up.

Thinking of this, Su Shao Chen also put aside his thoughts, looked at the seventy-two Crimson Cloud Fruits growing on the Crimson Cloud Tree, picked nine of them and handed them to Huo Yan.

Because the Crimson Cloud Tree had no owner, it blossomed and bore fruit according to the natural order, instead of taking 18,000 years to condense its flowers.

Huo Yan accepted the nine Crimson Cloud Fruits with some trepidation. Although his Adam's apple bobbed so much that he almost swallowed all his saliva, he still maintained his composure.

The Crimson Cloud Fruit held immense allure for him, and being a fire-attribute spiritual fruit, it was as if a voice deep within him was loudly proclaiming that consuming the fruit would greatly enhance his cultivation and allow him to break through to the mid-stage of the Profound Immortal realm…

"Thank you so much for the fruit, sir!" Huo Yan accepted the nine Crimson Cloud Fruits.

"You are now at the initial stage of the Profound Immortal realm. Consuming a Crimson Cloud Fruit will greatly benefit you. You should go into seclusion here," Su Shao Chen said to Huo Yan.

Nine Crimson Cloud Fruits are enough to save Huo Yan thousands of years from breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm!

The effects of taking the Red Cloud Fruit decrease with each use, and after nine uses, it has no effect at all.

The Crimson Cloud Fruit isn't very useful to Su Shao Chen right now, otherwise he might have given half of it to Huo Yan to improve his cultivation.

The higher Huo Yan's cultivation level, the more advantageous it is for him. Moreover, Huo Yan deserves the most credit for discovering this secret realm, so he naturally cannot be stingy.

After receiving the nine Crimson Cloud Fruits, Huo Yan ate one and then went into seclusion.

Su Shao Chen continued searching the valley for any other spiritual treasures, and then sensed the aura of an innate spiritual treasure within the spiritual vein.

In a moment, Su Shao Chen activated his magic power, and a stream of light was captured in his hand.

It was a low-grade innate spiritual treasure, a defensive Daoist robe-type spiritual treasure. Although it was only at the low-grade innate level, Su Shao Chen cherished it dearly.

After a simple refinement, Su Shao Chen knew that this spiritual treasure was called the Xuanhe Robe. It had twelve restrictions and its defensive power was quite good, comparable to a typical mid-grade innate spiritual treasure.

A spiritual treasure like the Xuanhe Robe is even more precious than some mid-grade innate spiritual treasures because it is rare and sought after by many...

After putting on the Xuanhe Robe, Su Shao Chen also ate a Chixiao Fruit to enhance his magical power.

As soon as the Crimson Cloud Fruit entered his throat, it seemed to transform into a powerful warm current, making Su Shao Chen feel a burning heat throughout his body.

Then Su Shao Chen began to circulate the Shangqing Immortal Technique to refine the Crimson Cloud Fruit, which also caused the aura of the initial stage of Golden Immortal on Su Shao Chen's body to begin to fluctuate.

Su Shao Chen has been stuck at the initial stage of Golden Immortal for hundreds of years. Whether it is his accumulation or his understanding of the Dao of Literature, it is beyond what an initial stage of Golden Immortal can achieve.

With the addition of a Crimson Cloud Fruit, Su Shao Chen's aura as a beginner Golden Immortal began to grow stronger and stronger, eventually reaching a critical point where he broke through to the middle Golden Immortal level.

The boundless innate spiritual energy in the valley also transformed into a vortex, appearing above Su Shao Chen's head and surging into his body, making his mid-stage Golden Immortal aura even more stable.

About a hundred years later, Su Shao Chen's cultivation level stabilized completely at the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

This breakthrough to the Golden Immortal realm was not only aided by the Crimson Cloud Fruit, but also because Su Shao Chen's original realm and comprehension had reached a critical point, making the breakthrough to the Golden Immortal realm a natural progression.

After breaking through to the middle stage of Golden Immortal, Su Shao Chen's divine sense enveloped the entire spiritual vein and discovered that Huo Yan had already broken through to the peak of the middle stage of Profound Immortal, and was only one step away from breaking through to the high stage of Profound Immortal.

Whether or not a breakthrough can be achieved is hard to say; it depends on the accumulation of fire energy.

After eating a Crimson Cloud Fruit, Huo Yan's cultivation level directly broke through to the middle stage of the Profound Immortal realm. However, Huo Yan did not get up but continued to refine the remaining Crimson Cloud Fruit in his body. In the end, his cultivation level stabilized at the peak of the middle stage of the Profound Immortal realm.

But Huo Yan clearly still had some energy left. He took out another Crimson Cloud Fruit and swallowed it. Countless flame magic power surged from his body as he began to refine the Crimson Cloud Fruit with all his might.

After an unknown amount of time, Huo Yan's magical power fluctuated, as if he had broken some kind of shackles, and he broke through from the peak of the middle stage of the Xuanxian realm to the high stage of the Xuanxian realm.

This made Huo Yan extremely happy. He himself hadn't expected that breaking through to the high-level Xuanxian realm could be so fast and so easy...

After stabilizing his cultivation at the advanced level of the Profound Immortal realm, Huo Yan hurriedly emerged from seclusion to pay his respects to Su Shao Chen.

If Su Shao Chen hadn't given him nine Crimson Cloud Fruits, he wouldn't have had the fortune he has today.

"Greetings, Master. Thank you for the fruit." Huo Yan said respectfully.

"Good. Now that you are at the high level of the Profound Immortal realm, you should take some time to reflect and not be impatient," Su Shao Chen said to Huo Yan.

Although he has broken through to the high-level Xuanxian realm, his foundation and realm are not profound. If he is too eager to achieve success, he will be stuck in a realm for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

"Yes," Huo Yan replied respectfully.

Knowing his own situation, Huo Yan had broken through to the high-level Xuanxian realm with the help of two Crimson Cloud Fruits. For the next few thousand years, Huo Yan planned to focus on accumulating strength. Only by improving his cultivation and gaining considerable power could he help his master and keep his master paying attention to the Dao. Huo Yan kept thinking to himself.

After finishing his business in the valley, Su Shao Chen moved the ancient spiritual herbs and roots from the valley into the Hidden Dragon Inkstone. He also set up a simple spirit-gathering array on the spiritual veins in the valley to ensure that the ecosystem in the valley could continue to circulate. After completing some final tasks, Su Shao Chen left with Huo Yan.

The name "Red Cloud Tree" made Su Shao Chen somewhat suspicious, as he feared it would lead to another event in the future.

The moment Su Cui left the valley, the Xuanhe Robe was activated on its own, forming a beam of mysterious light in front of Su Shao Chen.

Su Shao Chen immediately became serious and summoned the Hunyuan Shield to envelop himself and Huo Yan.

The Gengjin Pearl activated instantly, unleashing boundless killing intent, which blasted straight forward.

Huo Yan couldn't help but exclaim, "Master, it's the Crimson Fire Serpent!"

(End of this chapter)