Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Chapter 260: Chapter 118: First Step Into the Celestial Origin

It is said that the Cultivation Realm includes the Nine Heavens, where the Celestial Spirit Wind Fiend and sandstorms rage. Many celestial-level spiritual treasures are birthed within, and even the legendary Innate Spiritual Treasure is said to exist there.

Furthermore, there are laws that enhance various mystical abilities within the Nine Heavens, with the basic enhancement being an increase in escape speed by at least fifty percent compared to below the Nine Heavens.

However, only an early-stage True Core cultivator can withstand the Celestial Spirit Wind Fiend of the First Heaven.

At this moment, Qin Henian was operating the Flying Boat, still a great distance from the First Heaven above.

”Ancestor, is that where the Spirit Vein revival is located?” Hovering above the Great Marsh Mountain Range, the Qin family’s current generation prodigy, Qin Chuan, gazed at an area larger than the Qin Clan Territory and inquired.

Qin Chuan is a descendant of Qin Henian, favored for his twenty-six strands of Upper Grade fire attribute Spirit Root and remarkable comprehension, and is being cultivated as the next generation Qin family Core Formation candidate.

Qin Henian, influenced by Liu Jingchun in his youth, never married and had no offspring, thus treating his clan members more equitably.

Following Qin Chuan’s gaze, Qin Henian nodded: ”Indeed, the eighteen Spirit Veins now all have masters, and the eighteen powers have formed the Eighteen Spirit Strongholds to prevent external assaults, destined to become a formidable force.

Moreover, this place holds a strategic position, acting as a stronghold connecting Cangyun State with two other states. You must pay close attention to the situation here.”

”I have received your guidance!” Qin Chuan nodded respectfully.

Yan Qingwan looked at the Eighteen Spirit Strongholds, recalling the desert region where the Yan Family resided.

In essence, the desert and this place share many similarities, both being neglected by major sects yet offering hope for the rise of Loose Cultivators.

According to ancestral records, five hundred years ago during the desert’s development, the Eight Great Clans occupied the Spirit Veins and once united against outsiders, stabilizing the desert’s situation.

However, as the clans grew stronger and external threats ceased, internal conflicts began, much like how only four clans remain in the desert today.

But the greatest difference between the Eighteen Spirit Strongholds and the desert is that external pressure is likely to persist here, perhaps preventing them from repeating the desert’s fate.

Li Ji’an, observing the Eighteen Spirit Strongholds, also felt a sense of reflection. With this force stationed here, Cangyun State’s closed and exclusive dynamics no longer prevail, even though the Biyun Sect remains the strongest, it can no longer monopolize.

In the long run, this is beneficial for sect disciples. The Biyun Sect’s leadership will come under pressure, needing to compete with the entire Celestial Cyan Domain’s One Palace and Six Sects, unable to remain complacently isolated. They will certainly increase the cultivation of sect disciples.

Previously, even if a class of disciples were lost, as long as a True Core Supreme resided above, Cangyun State faced no pressure. Even without a True Pill Master, several Fake Pill Elders sufficed to intimidate the state.

Now, all efforts are needed to cultivate as many successor True Pill Masters as possible to compete with the Outer State Sects.

External pressure motivates sects and encourages progress; without it, they may decay, form factions, engage in nepotism, and fail to uphold fairness.

Moreover, Li Ji’an harbored another consideration regarding the Eighteen Spirit Strongholds. The deep abyss where the large-scale teleportation array was located was conspicuously sealed with intense Spiritual Qi.

After removing three items from the sealed Spiritual Eye—a Seven-Colored Jade Tree, a bottle of Qiuli Water, and a piece of dead branch—the seal was broken, Spiritual Qi surged, and the teleportation array was activated.

He was unsure whether that was the origin of the Spirit Vein or some design by a powerful being.

Whether the abyss still existed or it too sank into the Earth Vein along with the relic remained uncertain.

However, it was certain that the Spirit Vein revival here was undoubtedly related to it.

”Ancestor, Alchemist Li, Fairy Yan, please have some tea.” Despite being a Foundation Establishment cultivator with solid roots and refined Magical Power, Qin Chuan continuously assumed a humble posture along the way, showing no arrogance of a great clan prodigy.

His words and behavior demonstrated great social grace and excellence.

”Thank you.” Li Ji’an and Yan Qingwan politely accepted the tea.

A month later, the Flying Boat finally traversed the mountain range and entered Celestial Origin Province.

Upon entering Celestial Origin Province, Li Ji’an immediately sensed this province’s customs and atmosphere were much more rugged and fierce compared to Cangyun State. Perhaps due to the coexistence of multiple sects with entwined interests, although there were Law Enforcement Cultivators, no one truly enforced the laws stringently.

Except in cases of existential threat to sects or the Holy Palace, they basically turned a blind eye.

Thus, the law of the jungle is more pronounced here.

Over time, even the weakest showed a façade of ferocity and brutality as a means of self-preservation.

Not long after entering Celestial Origin Province, Li Ji’an and his group encountered three battles of Magical Combat.

The reasons for the other two were murky, but they were witnesses to one in its entirety.

One party felt provoked just because someone looked at them, leading to a fierce battle between two groups of Qi Cultivators, resulting in more than half suffering casualties.

Qin Henian seemed unperturbed by such occurrences, neither dodging nor evading, merely flying past the combatants.

”Chuan’Er, this place differs greatly from our Cangyun State. Fraught with mixed powers, you must not act rashly and should focus on self-protection.” Qin Henian imparted wisdom to Qin Chuan throughout the journey.

Besides, Li Ji’an sensed at least two ambushes by Tribulation Cultivators. Unlike in Cangyun State, those here, even when sensing Fake Pill Qi, merely didn’t intervene rather than flee.

As the core province of the Celestial Cyan Domain, Celestial Origin Province spans vast lands, twice the size of Cangyun State, with the Ten Thousand Laws Palace stationed at the central Tier Four Spirit Vein. The remaining four sects occupy respective quadrants.