I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 1710: Chapter 874: The Theory of Dao Fruit

Ku Zhu used his Divine Sense to control the Sword, and after slaying the last illusory water demon, he stood at the end of the trial ground on Submerged Abyss Island.

He exhaled lightly and retrieved his Lifebound Flying Sword.

A mysterious black Spiritual Light flickered, and the Black-Robed Cultivator of Submerged Abyss Island appeared before him.

“Congratulations, you have passed the trial and can now accept the Dao Fruit inheritance of Submerged Abyss Island.”

Upon hearing this, Ku Zhu’s face remained calm, but a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

Ever since being brought here to recover his injuries, he had entered the path of trials without hesitation. Every step was fraught with difficulties and obstacles, drenching him in sweat and blood, and now, he could finally reap the rewards.

Dao Fruit is the supreme inheritance available only in the Holy Land of Tianhe Realm!

The so-called Dao Fruit is the transformation of a cultivator’s Nascent Soul into a Primordial Spirit!

But not all Primordial Spirits can be called “Dao Fruit”!

Only those who can go further, to transcend beyond Divinity Transformation, and ascend, can be considered Dao Fruit!

In Tianhe Realm, many cultivation techniques can lead to the Spirit Transformation Stage, but very few have Dao Fruit inheritance. Only Ascended Monks can leave behind Dao Fruit.

After receiving the Dao Fruit inheritance, talented Taoist Saintesses can subtly and perfectly integrate with the Ascension Secret Method. The transformation of their Nascent Soul into a Primordial Spirit will be much easier than for ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The strength of the Jiutian Dangmo Sect and Dao Morale Sect comes from not just one ascended cultivator leaving behind a Dao Fruit over thousands of years.

Even if the current generation’s Taoist Saintess is not promising and cannot cultivate a Primordial Spirit, as long as there is the foundation of a Dao Fruit, they can wait for the next one.

The Black-Robed Cultivator lifted his hand, and the flowing water at this trial ground deep in the sea suddenly rotated in his palm. A deep blue Jade Vial appeared out of nowhere.

“This is our Submerged Abyss Island’s inheritance artifact, the Four Seas Bottle, containing the Tianyuan Dao Fruit.”

Upon hearing this, Ku Zhu stared fixedly at the Jade Vial.

The bottle of the Four Seas Bottle had smooth lines, and its entire body was as blue as the deep sea. One could vaguely see a deep and secluded light flickering within, seemingly containing endless power. This must be the “Tianyuan Dao Fruit.”

“But before that, you have one final challenge to pass.”

The Black-Robed Cultivator spoke these words in a calm tone while holding the Four Seas Bottle.

“What challenge?”

Ku Zhu asked confidently, having become fearless through years of trial honing.

The Black-Robed Cultivator smiled slightly, and then the water stream beside him formed a vortex, from which a kindly old man came out, none other than Ku Zhu’s Master, Mu Qin.

Mu Qin looked at Ku Zhu with a face full of relief.

“Master.”

Seeing Mu Qin, Ku Zhu also respectfully saluted.

He was one of the rare people in the East Continent who respected his teachers.

“To refine the Tianyuan Dao Fruit, your heart must be as still as water and cold as frost. You have many distractions in your mind that need to be cut off.” At this moment, the Black-Robed Cultivator spoke words that made Ku Zhu widen his eyes, “Kill her, and your mindset will barely meet the standard to accept the Dao Fruit inheritance.”

“I’m sorry, I can’t do that!”

Ku Zhu refused without thinking.

If the inheritance of Submerged Abyss Island required committing regicide to obtain, he would rather not have it.

The Black-Robed Cultivator did not speak, but Mu Qin sighed, her gaze filled with both joy and regret, as if she had known this long ago. She spoke slowly, her voice quivering slightly.

“Zhu, my lifespan is almost at its end. Even if you don’t kill me, I might pass away in meditation in a few years. It’s better to use this life to fulfill your Great Tao.”

“Master, I can’t do it!”

But Ku Zhu still shook his head and refused. Even though he knew Mu Qin was speaking the truth, if he used this as an excuse to act, he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life. Even if he could achieve Divinity Transformation, his Dao Heart would have a huge flaw.

“You’ve passed all the trials, with only the final step remaining. After receiving the Tianyuan Dao Fruit’s inheritance, if you find the Huangquan Dao Fruit circulated in the Demon Path, you can achieve the supreme Nine Abysses Nine Springs Dao Fruit, and ascension will be effortless. This is an opportunity not found even in the Holy Land. Are you really willing to give it up?”

At this moment, the Black-Robed Cultivator spoke again.

Conflicted and struggling, Ku Zhu knew this was undoubtedly the most top-notch opportunity in Tianhe Realm, and obtaining this could make Divinity Transformation and Void Refining Ascension no longer a dream.

But if it required him to kill his Master as the price, he still couldn’t accept it.

Taking a deep breath, Ku Zhu calmed the waves in his heart and made a decision.

“I choose to give up!”

Upon hearing this sentence, a look of surprise flashed in the Black-Robed Cultivator’s eyes.

On the other side, Mu Qin was filled with both sadness and joy.

In this world, having such a disciple made her feel that her life was worth it.

She made a decision in her heart!

“Are you sure you don’t want to consider it again?”

At this moment, the Black-Robed Cultivator spoke again, and Ku Zhu nodded.

“Let us, master and disciple, leave. You can find another suitable heir.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Qin’s eyes became firm, and at this moment, a loud laugh rang out.

“Hahaha, very good, very good. You are the first person in the past millennia to truly pass all the trials.”

The Black-Robed Cultivator, with laughter, no longer played any tricks and directly handed the Four Seas Bottle to Ku Zhu.

“What is going on?”

Ku Zhu was full of confusion, and the Black-Robed Cultivator explained:

“Although our Submerged Abyss Island inherits from the Nine Abyss Demon Sect, it requires a Dao Heart that can restrain one’s desires. If you cannot resist the greed for Dao Fruit, you will be devoured and reduced to nihility when accepting the Tianyuan Inheritance.”

“A heart as still as water and cold as frost can indeed refine the Tianyuan Dao Fruit, but that is merely the lowest level, and one would never truly and perfectly control the power of Tianyuan for a lifetime.”

“Only those like you, who transcend desire, hold true to their heart, and possess unwavering will, are the most suitable inheritors of the Tianyuan Dao Fruit.”

Ku Zhu’s expression was solemn as he took over the Four Seas Bottle, discovering that the entire bottle was surrounded by a faint blue light, and the bottle’s mouth was adorned with a circle of golden dragon scales, adding a touch of majesty.

“How to refine it?”

He asked impatiently.

“Listen carefully…”

The Black-Robed Cultivator imparted a mantra of over ten thousand words, which comprised the supreme cultivation technique of Submerged Abyss Island, known as the Heavenly Pool Dao Technique.

Ku Zhu memorized every word and sentence, then sat cross-legged and began to comprehend immediately.

Three days and nights later, he opened his eyes, which glinted with a deep blue light, indicating a great harvest.

He raised the Four Seas Bottle in his hand, attempting to refine it using the Heavenly Pool Dao Technique, but found that the circle of dragon scales at the bottle’s mouth glowed with golden light, blocking his divine sense from entering and interacting with the Tianyuan Dao Fruit.

“What’s going on?”

Ku Zhu frowned and asked the Black-Robed Cultivator before him.

“Back when the humans and demons of East Continent waged war, the Profound Abyss True Monarch of our Submerged Abyss Island and the True Spirit Golden Jiao of Xuanjiao Royal Court perished together, and this Four Seas Bottle was also sealed by the Golden Jiao.”

The words of the Black-Robed Cultivator plunged Ku Zhu’s mood from the heavens to the abyss.

“How can it be opened?”

“By either finding a Huashen Zhenjun with unrivaled power to break it open, or by hunting a Golden Jiao deep within the Mysterious Sea, extracting its heart’s blood to unseal it.”

The Black-Robed Cultivator’s words made Ku Zhu frown.

Above East State, only the Three Great Sacred Lands have Huashen Zhenjun, but how could Ku Zhu dare to take such a precious item as the Tianyuan Dao Fruit to the Sacred Land for help.

If he really did that, he reckoned that upon taking out the Four Seas Bottle, he would be killed by the Sacred Land.

The Dao Fruit’s value, he believed even the Sacred Land would set aside its dignity.

But hunting a Golden Jiao is even harder.

That is the True Spirit Bloodline of the Xuanjiao Royal Court, upon maturity reaching the Spirit Transformation Stage, anyone who hunts a Golden Jiao will be marked by bloodline, attracting relentless pursuit from the Xuanjiao Royal Court.

“Isn’t there a third way?”

Having achieved so much, missing only the final step, Ku Zhu was unwilling for the opportunity of divinity transformation to be within reach yet unattainable.

“There is.”

The word from the Black-Robed Cultivator sparked an expectation in Ku Zhu’s eyes.

“The blood sacrifice technique can erode the seal’s power.”

This sentence caused Ku Zhu’s expression to change drastically.

A blood sacrifice is an indisputable demon path spell; is it worth falling into the demon path for this?

The five words Jiutian Dangmo Sect emerged in Ku Zhu’s mind, making his eyes hesitant.

“How many people are needed for the blood sacrifice?”

He asked, and the Black-Robed Cultivator smiled slightly.

When he asked this question, it was clear Ku Zhu was tempted.

“Approximately twenty Nascent Soul Cultivators’ blood sacrifices can completely open the seal!”

Upon hearing this, Ku Zhu’s face was filled with despair.

Given East Continent’s circumstances, he could only go to East Land to find twenty Nascent Soul Cultivators, but Jiutian Dangmo Sect is there.

“However, your current cultivation level is too weak to accept the Dao Fruit’s full inheritance, so you can proceed step by step. As long as a single Nascent Soul Cultivator’s blood sacrifice is performed, a gap in the seal can be opened, allowing you to feel the power of the Tianyuan.”

Hearing this, Ku Zhu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Use me for the blood sacrifice.”

At this moment, Mu Qin beside him spoke.

“Master, haven’t I said…”

Ku Zhu frowned, beginning to speak, but noticed Mu Qin had already taken out a bamboo sword aimed at his own heart.

“Master, don’t!”

Ku Zhu tried to stop it, but Mu Qin, being a Nascent Soul, only briefly resisted before the bamboo sword pierced through.

“No!!!”

Ku Zhu rushed over, but it was already too late.

Mu Qin extended his hand, extracted the essence blood from his heart, condensed it into a beam of blood, which landed on the dragon scales at the Four Seas Bottle’s mouth.

“You are the Sect Leader of Kong Sang Valley, I do not wish you to be tainted by the demon path. Now I have used the power of blood sacrifice to help you open the Four Seas Bottle; you can return to East Continent with dignity.”

After offering all the heart’s essence blood, Mu Qin’s face rapidly aged, becoming filled with wrinkles. Using the last of his strength, he raised his hand to stroke Ku Zhu’s head.

“Master!!!”

Ku Zhu’s loud cry pierced Mu Qin’s ears in his final moments, he felt continuous spiritual power injection into his back, his eyes beginning to blur, suddenly recalling the past.

Approximately over three hundred years ago, Ku Zhu was still a child. At that time, he was very mischievous and foolish, dozing off after hearing the beginning of his lessons.

After punishments with bamboo sticks, Mu Qin felt heartache in return.

Every time applying medicine for Ku Zhu, Mu Qin liked to stroke his head this way, advising him to cultivate diligently next time.

Every time Ku Zhu verbally agreed, but the next time he behaved just the same…