Duosheng Danyuan

"The Demon Lord of Ashes?"

"She is indeed the first clearly recorded cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root in the history of the Immortal Realm, but regarding the specific attributes of her spiritual root... this is unheard of!"

"Is Jian Chen starting to make things up again?"

"But it's not impossible that he found something while studying the scriptures while managing the Ancient Alchemy Scripture Pavilion."

"But nobody in our family has ever heard of the Pure Spiritual Root! Since the establishment and inclusion of the fourth attribute of spiritual roots, among the nearly one hundred fourth attributes, we've never heard of the Pure attribute!"

"Hey, that's a stupid question. Let me ask you, since the founding of the Life Elixir Academy ten thousand years ago, has anyone accomplished what Su Wanqing has done today?"

"this......"

"That's not how it works. The compatibility between a cultivator and their cultivation technique is unknown, but a cultivator's spiritual root is known. Even this astonishingly rare dual-nature spiritual root of heaven and earth had legends about it long before the Divine Heart Sect's leader, Peng Qingyuan. But this Pure Spiritual Root..."

"Stop talking nonsense! If you ask me, this Pure Spirit Root probably does exist! Why? The reason is simple. You're talking about known but unknown, unheard of. Fine, then let me ask you, in the last million years, besides the first sect leader, Sheng Dan Dao Ren, has there been another cultivator who ascended from an unorthodox path?"

"..."

"Why is a genius a genius? It's because many things begin with a genius! In my opinion, Su Wanqing should have the Pure Spirit Root. To be able to produce one Soul Core and three Soul Cores during the second time she practiced the Elixir of Life technique with only the Foundation Establishment stage cultivation level, it's not surprising that such a prodigy possesses anything else."

"The logic is flawed. Perhaps it's not that Su Wanqing performed such an astonishing miracle, thus deserving of possessing an unheard-of Pure Spiritual Root, but rather that she possesses the same Pure Spiritual Root as the Ash Demon Human Lord from hundreds of thousands of years ago, enabling her to achieve such a miracle?"

"Hey, what you're saying makes sense...makes sense!"

When people's values ​​are violently challenged, they will subconsciously look for reasonable and self-consistent explanations to convince themselves. Right now, the Supreme Elders in the black mist of the Old Xuan Palace are doing just that.

However, unlike the Supreme Elders in the black mist who were beginning to recover their core essence, Mu Yun, Chi Song, and Yue Hu, who still possessed physical bodies in the Old Profound Hall, remained silent. Seeing that the three Supreme Elders had not spoken for a long time, Jian Feng, Jian Shan, Jian Chen, Qing Yue, Qing Feng, and Huai Zhen naturally did not say anything either.

Even though Jian Shan disdains the Supreme Elder, he wouldn't cause the Supreme Elder any trouble in this situation.

"What do you think?" After a long silence, Elder Yuehu looked at Muyun and Chisong and asked.

"Although Jian Chen's words are vague and unsubstantiated, they can serve as a direction for us to investigate further," Elder Mu Yun replied after a moment's thought.

"If you ask me, let's not worry about that anymore. Whether it's a pure spiritual root or a flowing spiritual root, Su Wanqing is undoubtedly a child with a dual spiritual root of heaven and earth. Based on that, we should talk about something more important."

"How can it not matter? Different spiritual roots require different cultivation methods. If you choose the wrong path for the future saintess of my sect, even if your soul is destroyed, you will not be able to atone for your sins." Mu Yun said unhappily after hearing Chi Song's words.

"Please, did I say I wanted her to cultivate?" Chisong was quite displeased with the accusation Elder Muyun had leveled against him, and frowned as he said, "One of the characteristics of the Heavenly Spiritual Root is that no matter what kind of cultivation method one practices, one will definitely be able to reach the Grandmaster level. In other words, we don't need to rush Su Wanqing to cultivate any cultivation method; just let her learn our most basic method of regenerating elixir. The important thing I want to talk about now is something else."

"Oh?" Elder Yuehu narrowed his eyes slightly, clearly understanding what Chishong was about to say.

"What exactly do you mean?" Elder Muyun asked. Like Yuehu, he also knew what Chisong wanted to say. He asked this question on behalf of Su Wanqing.

"Accept disciples!" Elder Chishong's powerful voice resounded throughout the entire Old Xuan Hall.

"Taking on disciples?" Upon hearing Elder Chishong's words, Huaizhen frowned deeply, inwardly realizing something was terribly wrong. "Damn it! These guys are trying to snatch someone away right in front of us!"

"Alright, stop arguing. I know what's going on," Jian Shan said coldly in the telepathic transmission.

"Huh? I clearly didn't activate the primordial spirit telepathy..."

"You subconsciously shouted it out in your primordial spirit transmission," Qingyue said speechlessly.

"Damn it! Forget it, I'm not saying anything, or I'll get scolded by Teacher Yue Hu again."

"What's there to be afraid of?" Jian Shan said calmly.

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid he'll bite me? Have you all forgotten how perverted Teacher Yue Hu was back then?" Huai Zhen rolled her eyes and said speechlessly.

"Uh, why are you using your primordial spirit to transmit your voice again?" Qingyue said speechlessly once more.

"Damn! I forgot."

"I've already said it, what are you afraid of? Look at how long you've been talking, has Elder Yuehu interrupted you?"

"Oh, really not. Why?"

"This time, I covered the telepathic communication with a layer of encrypted spiritual power, so his divine sense couldn't penetrate it."

"Huh? Really? You have such amazing skills?" Huaizhen asked, half-believing, half-doubting when she heard Shan say that.

"Hehe." Jianshan didn't say anything more, just smiled and shook his head.

While the group was communicating telepathically, in reality, the three Supreme Elders had already offered Su Wanqing their respective prices.

"Become my true disciple. I can teach you all three complete immortal techniques from the Shengdan Academy. In addition, you can take over the management of the Immortal Treasure, Faceless, after I return to the core. Under my guidance, you only need to focus on cultivation, and you will lack nothing. By the way, I have now entered the Mahayana realm."

No one expected that the first person to express his intention to take Su Wanqing as a disciple would be this seemingly most serious old man.

"Huh?" Clearly, Su Wanqing hadn't fully grasped the situation yet. She looked at the sturdy old man who handed her the Immortal Treasure, Faceless, with a look of bewilderment in her eyes.

"Why don't you just mention that you're already three thousand years old?" Elder Chisong sneered from behind Su Wanqing, placing his hand on Su Wanqing's shoulder and shoving away the immortal treasure, Faceless, that Elder Yuehu offered. "Three thousand years old? You might start recuperating from the elixir stage any day now. With this crippled and worn-out body, how can you take good care of Wanqing?"

"Heh, you think you can do it just like that?" With a sneer, Elder Yuehu waved his hand casually, and the Immortal Treasure, Faceless, disappeared into the black mist above everyone's heads.

"Of course," Elder Chishong said confidently, placing both hands on Su Wanqing's shoulders and forcing her to turn to face him. "Hey, Wanqing, become my true disciple. I have a close relationship with the Dragon Gate, one of the five great immortal sects. As long as you demonstrate your talent, I believe those old fogies of the Dragon Gate will be very willing to choose a world-shaking immortal technique for the rising star of the cultivation world. Although my Shengdan Academy has an ancient heritage, it does not excel in immortal techniques. The three immortal techniques that Yue Hu can teach you may not be suitable for you."

"Stop talking nonsense. Immortal arts emphasize the unity of qi and strength and the natural way. With Su Wanqing's talent, if he can master all three immortal arts that our sect possesses, he will be invincible in the world." Elder Yuehu curled his lips, showing considerable disdain for Elder Chisong's words.

"Hey, hey, Muyun, hurry up and scold Yue Hu! Who was it that said we shouldn't recklessly rush into cultivation in the late Qing Dynasty? Besides, is having a spiritual root of heaven and earth and being unparalleled in the world really that important? Ascension to immortality is the only goal! This three-thousand-year-old relic is so rigid. Even at this point, you're still thinking about being invincible? How superficial!"

"Are you asking for it?" Elder Yuehu said coldly.

"Stop with the nonsense," Elder Chisong said, completely unfazed by Elder Yuehu's pressure. "I may not be able to beat you, but that's because we're eight hundred years apart in cultivation! But Yuehu, you need to understand one thing: the fact that we're eight hundred years apart in cultivation also means that I'm eight hundred years younger than you. Sure, you're a Great Ascension stage Immortal Venerable, but so what? Aren't you the one waiting to return to your core in this dark and gloomy old Xuan Palace? You don't have the time to help us create the next era in the late Qing Dynasty! Besides, I'm also at the peak of the Integration stage! Maybe in a hundred years, maybe tomorrow, I'll be a Great Ascension stage cultivator myself!"

"..." Faced with Elder Chishong's relentless and aggressive questioning, Elder Yuehu remained silent, because what Elder Chishong said were all undeniable facts, his most fatal flaw.

At the age of three thousand, although he had advanced to become the second Immortal Venerable in the Shengdan Academy, with his cultivation level only half an inch lower than the current sect leader, he had also entered the winter of his life.

Admittedly, cultivators in the Mahayana stage have a lifespan of four thousand years, no different from those in the Immortal Transcending stage. However, the quality of their lifespans is vastly different. A four-thousand-year lifespan in the Mahayana stage is essentially just extending a mortal's lifespan of a hundred years to four thousand years; no qualitative change has occurred. And how many mortals with a lifespan of a hundred years can actually live to that age?

The so-called four thousand years of lifespan is merely the end of one's destiny. In the Immortal Realm, where cultivators die suddenly every day, the lifespan of a Mahayana Immortal Venerable generally does not exceed three thousand five hundred years. There are Mahayana Immortal Venerables who have lived for more than four thousand years, but they are like those old men who are over a hundred years old, nothing more than candles in the wind and oil lamps in the rain.

Moreover, Yue Hu's three thousand years of cultivation were not without its challenges. Having overcome tribulations, defied fate, and disrupted the natural order, his spiritual age was far greater than his actual age. Therefore, Chi Song's words were truly profound and insightful.

As he moved his wrinkled fingers, Elder Yuehu stood in the very center of the old Xuan Hall, his gaze involuntarily lowering slightly. On his expressionless face, there was a trace of melancholy that only Mu Yun could see.

"Hey! Chishong, that's going too far," Elder Muyun said coldly.

"Hmph." Turning his head away, Chishong, knowing he had gone too far, did not back down. Faced with a peerless genius who appeared only once in ten thousand years, he had no reason to yield or give up.

"Yue Hu is indeed old, but what makes you think you're young? You act recklessly and speak without thinking, so you're hardly fit to be a teacher."

"Huh? You bastard, I only mentioned Yue Hu, not you, right? You..."

"So, Wanqing, please choose me as your master. I will impart all my knowledge to you without reservation." Ignoring Elder Chisong's anger, Elder Muyun walked directly to Su Wanqing, knelt on one knee, and took Su Wanqing's hands in his own, his face full of sincerity. "I am the most senior elder in our academy, responsible for transmitting skills. Although I don't have any immortal treasures for you to inherit, I can still teach you the three immortal techniques of our academy. Moreover, I will not only teach you the immortal techniques of our academy, but also many other cultivation methods and their derivative parent and child techniques, complementary techniques, and restraining techniques. The power of the spiritual roots of heaven and earth is not limited to the cultivation of immortal techniques. By mastering all kinds of techniques, you will have a hundred kinds of supernatural powers! So, choose me."

"Mu Yun, have you no shame?" Elder Chisong's lips twitched as he pulled Mu Yun away, pointing his finger at his nose and yelling, "Don't grab someone's hand with your claws! What if you scare them?!"

"I...I'm just trying to show my sincerity!" Elder Muyun said angrily, as if his sore spot had been hit.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"Alright." Elder Yuehu raised his hand slightly, signaling the two to stop arguing.

It must be said that even though Elder Chishong had spoken so rudely to Elder Yuehu, Elder Yuehu's words still carried the most weight for everyone present.

So, after exchanging only a hostile glance, Elders Chishong and Muyun turned their heads away and stopped looking at each other.

"Child, can you tell me your choice? No matter which of our three Supreme Elders you choose, we will do our best to teach you. Moreover, even if you don't choose the other two Elders, they will treat you as their own son. After all, you are the future fourth-generation head of the Shengdan Academy."

"Ah..." Su Wanqing's mouth opened slightly involuntarily when she heard Elder Yuehu's words.

"Hmph." "Of course."

Although Elders Chisong and Muyun disliked each other, they reached a consensus based on Elder Yuehu's words—no matter who Su Wanqing chose as her master, the others would not hold back either.

"Um, I..."

"I think you've been staying in the Old Xuan Hall for too long, and your wishful thinking has reached this point." Interrupting Su Wanqing, Elder Jianshan stepped out of the crowd and faced the three Supreme Elders directly.

"Huh?" With disdain and arrogance, Elder Chishong didn't even give Jianshan a proper look, but casually and frantically poured his own pressure onto Jianshan.

Elder Muyun remained silent, but it was clear that the spiritual energy around him was being suppressed towards Jianshan.

Elder Yuehu was the only one who met Jianshan's gaze, but his eyes were no better than Elder Chisong's. With an imposing aura, an unyielding stance, and a chilling glint of pure killing intent, among the three Supreme Elders, although Chisong showed the most disdain for Jianshan, it was Yuehu who exerted the heaviest pressure on him.

However, to the complete surprise of the three Supreme Elders, Elder Jianshan was able to remain unfazed by the pressure from the three Immortal Venerables, who were at the peak of the Integration Stage and the beginner of the Mahayana Stage.

"Looks can't kill. If you want me to shut up, then the three of you will have to rely on your skills." With a leisurely stroll, Jian Shan walked up to Chi Song, gave him a disdainful look, and then shielded Su Wanqing behind him. "I brought Su Wanqing here to invite you all who are about to be buried to witness this. As for the rest, you don't need to care about anything, and you can't care about anything else."