Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 137: Chapter 67: Finally, a High-Grade Spiritual Root!

”Husband, the Profound Armor Armadillo has been quite restless lately!”

Song Yiqing’s starry eyes moved slightly, speaking with some concern.

Currently, both the Profound Armor Armadillo and the Thousand-Answering Insect are being cared for by Song Yiqing.

”Restless?” Zhou Xun felt a bit worried upon hearing this, and immediately got up to head to the beast cage.

Seeing Zhou Xun, the Profound Armor Armadillo nuzzled affectionately against the hem of Zhou Xun’s robe.

Releasing his Divine Sense, he carefully sensed the Armadillo’s aura.

Indeed, it was a bit chaotic.

At this moment, the Profound Armor Armadillo conveyed a thought of wanting to directly break through.

A Spirit Beast advancing to Tier Two is akin to a human cultivator’s Foundation Establishment, and there are multiple methods.

Using external objects is possible, as is breaking through on one’s own.

However, self-breakthrough not only has a low probability, but often carries great risk in case of failure, hence it is not recommended.

Utilizing external objects to advance, the best treasure is naturally the Blue Spirit Lamp Flower. Unfortunately, this item is too rare, and Zhou Xun had once acquired a stalk, but he had absorbed it to enhance his Spirit Root talent.

Apart from that, the Golden Spirit Pill and Earth Spirit Pill can also be used. Much like a cultivator’s Foundation Establishment Pill, even if a Spirit Beast fails to break through, it can protect them from harm and wait for the next advancement.

Of course, there’s a simpler plan, which is to directly consume a Tier Two Demon Pill with a Gold or Earth attribute, using the Demon Pill’s power to establish a foundation.

Although this method’s success rate is not less than that of treasures like the Golden Spirit Pill, it lacks protective effects. If the advancement fails, the Spirit Beast’s foundation will be damaged, leading to regression or, in severe cases, death.

Zhou Xun has raised the Profound Armor Armadillo for many years, naturally unwilling to use such a simplistic and brutal method.

The best plan is still to wait for the Golden Spirit Pill and Earth Spirit Pill to be found, as that is the safest.

Thus, he comforted the Profound Armor Armadillo, and its aura calmed somewhat.

”Are there still no news of the Golden Spirit Pill and Earth Spirit Pill?”

Zhou Xun handed the task over to Song Yiqing.

”Still nothing!” Song Yiqing shook her head.

The Hundred Treasures Pavilion has one, but unfortunately, it is a Water Spirit Pill, and it is not here in White Cloud Immortal City.

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Time flew by like an arrow, half a year swiftly passed.

After half a year of nurturing, the Lifebound Spirit Plant quickly grew, showing faint signs of breakthrough.

Zhou Xun estimated that it would take no more than three months for it to advance to Quasi-Third Tier.

Besides this, Zhou Xun invested most of his energy into cultivation and studying arrays.

Now that he has broken through Foundation Establishment, he plans to attempt breaking the restriction at the relic site once his array skills reach Tier Two Low-Grade.

As for the Golden Spirit Pill and Earth Spirit Pill needed for the advancement of the Profound Armor Armadillo, there is still no news.

Zhou Xun can only continue to wait.

Fortunately, the Golden Cloud Valley is about to open.

With the peculiarities of Golden Cloud Valley, there must be Middle-Grade Tier Two Golden Spirit Grass growing there.

Zhou Xun has a high probability of acquiring Golden Spirit Grass, and then he can refine Golden Spirit Pill to assist the Profound Armor Armadillo in its advancement.

”It seems I should find an opportunity to visit the Golden Cloud Valley!”

It is not far from White Cloud Immortal City, and the city will definitely send a team for treasure exploration!

This is a perfect opportunity to acquire Golden Spirit Grass!

Although I might not personally enter the valley for treasure hunting, serving as an accompanying cultivator in the main camp and purchasing from other cultivators should be possible.

As the saying goes, the pavilion closest to the water enjoys the moonlight first!

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Soon, three months passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Zhou Xun was studying arrays in the Cultivation Room.

Suddenly, there came a movement from his Dantian.

Zhou Xun hurriedly calmed his mind and looked inward.

Saw the Azure Sky Flower fluctuating, quickly absorbing the Spiritual Power within Zhou Xun!

”This is!”

”The Azure Sky Flower is advancing!”

Zhou Xun instantly realized what was occurring and channeled a substantial amount of Spiritual Power.

Half an hour later, the Azure Sky Flower settled down, becoming full of vigor.

”Quasi-Third Tier!”

”The Azure Sky Flower successfully advanced!”

Zhou Xun was overjoyed; his long-stalled Spirit Root talent finally had a chance to improve once more.

So he communicated mentally with Song Yiqing:

”Yiqing, I plan to seclude myself for several days!”

As soon as he said this, Zhou Xun unhesitatingly cast a Restriction, closing the door of the Cultivation Room.

At the same time, he activated the Silence Light Shield.

When he was in the Cultivation Room, Song Yiqing never disturbed him.

He took out a Cushion and sat cross-legged.

Clearing his mind, he adjusted his state to the best condition.

Then, with a single thought, the Lifebound Spirit Plant suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Xun.

Looking at the one-foot-tall, entirely azure spirit medicine, Zhou Xun felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

”I will finally achieve a High-Grade Spirit Root!”

Within the entire Cultivation Realm, Low-Grade Spirit Roots are common; Middle-Grade Spirit Roots are one in a hundred. As for High-Grade Spirit Roots, they are even rarer.

Cultivators with such Spirit Roots have a high probability of reaching Late-Stage Foundation Establishment and having the opportunity to attempt Core Formation.

According to scriptures, among Core Formation Realm cultivators, Middle-Low Grade Spirit Roots account for twenty percent, High-Grade Spirit Roots for seventy percent, and the remaining ten percent are Earth Spirit Roots or above.

With this in mind, the anniversary without any hesitation activated the Spring Condensation Technique.

Soon, a verdant green light point floated from above the Azure Sky Flower.

This bead of light is brighter than any before, worthy of being Quasi-Third Tier spirit medicine.

At the same time, Zhou Xun let out a muffled groan,

The damage to his Lifebound Spirit Plant affected him to some extent, but fortunately, this spirit medicine had only been nurtured for less than a year, so the impact wasn’t substantial and was tolerable.

Suppressing the discomfort in his body, filled with anticipation, Zhou Xun directed the light point towards his body.

According to his experience, this time not only could he enhance his Spirit Root talent, but his cultivation level could also improve significantly.

He had experienced this several times before.

As the light point approached, Zhou Xun’s body once again felt an incredibly overwhelming thirst.

Upon contact with his skin, the light point instantly merged into Zhou Xun’s body.

It felt as if surrounded by a warm current, followed by the feeling of being washed inside and out reappearing once more

His bone and talent were being improved.

Not knowing how much time passed, this feeling began to fade away.

Zhou Xun knew this was the green point’s enhancement of his body being completed.

Right at this moment, his Dantian generated a powerful suction, and the Spirit Wood True Technique began to operate on its own.

Zhou Xun showed no panic, instead revealing an expression of expected realization.

Luckily, the Cave Mansion in Golden Spring Lane had an adequate Spiritual Energy Concentration, sufficient for Zhou Xun to absorb, reaching Tier Two Low-Grade.

Visibly, all the spiritual energy within the cave mansion gathered towards Zhou Xun’s location, forming a Spiritual Energy Vortex above his head.

Continuously infusing into Zhou Xun’s body.

As the cultivation technique quickly circulated, this spiritual energy was continually processed along Zhou Xun’s meridians, eventually refined into mana and integrated into the dantian.

”Eleven drops!”

”Twelve drops!”

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”Eighteen drops!”

”Nineteen drops!”

As time wore on, Zhou Xun’s cultivation technique slowly ceased, finally stopping completely.

By then, his cultivation had significantly increased.

The liquid mana in his Dantian amounted to nineteen drops.

He was now at the peak of First-Layer Foundation Establishment.

Generally speaking, with no auxiliary cultivation treasures or consumption of any Spirit Pills, an ordinary High-Grade Spirit Root cultivator hovering around forty points could condense one drop of liquid mana per year by mere meditation.

From First-Layer to Second-Layer Foundation Establishment, it requires condensing ten drops of liquid mana.

This Quasi-Third Tier spirit medicine saved him nearly ten years of arduous cultivation.

Unfortunately, the next time he absorbed it, the effect on enhancing his cultivation wouldn’t be as significant.

Zhou Xun opened his eyes, feeling the vigorous mana within, he smiled slightly.

Then he retrieved a Spirit Testing Disc artifact.

He placed his hands upon it.

”Wood Spirit Root Sensitivity: 40 points!”

”Finally, a High-Grade Spirit Root!”