Chapter 10: Eighty Years of Deep Sleep, All Defenses Activated
At the beginning, Chen Changsheng struggled to find a solution.
Although the spiritual root existed within the human body, no one ever knew what the spiritual root truly looked like.
With this in mind, Chen Changsheng made a bold hypothesis.
That is, there is fundamentally no concept of a spiritual root within the human body.
The so-called spiritual roots mentioned by many cultivators were merely a sensitivity level of individuals towards certain attributes.
The higher the sensitivity, the better the quality of the spiritual root.
With this hypothesis in mind, Chen Changsheng immediately designed a safe and harmless method.
That was to soak in the essence of plants and trees.
Since the attribute of spiritual herbs is wood, soaking for an extended period should enhance one’s sensitivity to the wood attribute spiritual energy, thus acquiring the so-called wood spiritual root everyone talks about.
Moreover, while he was in a deep sleep, his body would be in a state devoid of vitality.
This way, he could perfectly avoid the issue of the body absorbing the essence of plants and trees.
Simply put, Chen Changsheng treated himself as a medicinal herb soaking in a potion.
“Boom!”
As the coffin lid was closed, Chen Changsheng’s life force completely vanished.
All organs in his body ceased functioning at that moment, making Chen Changsheng indistinguishable from a dead person.
With life force stagnated, the body would naturally no longer absorb any energy.
However, the essence of plants and trees in the jade coffin continued to consistently penetrate Chen Changsheng’s body.
Although the speed was slow, it never stopped.
……
Time flew by like an arrow, with days and months passing swiftly.
For Chen Changsheng, eighty years might have felt like just a blink of an eye.
But for all living things in the world, eighty years was quite a significant duration.
The mountain range where Chen Changsheng resided had seen numerous plants undergo several cycles.
What used to be a small seedling at the cave entrance had now grown into towering trees as thick as a human waist.
Creak~
The sound of grinding teeth echoed in the cave as the once-glorious jade coffin had lost its luster.
The heavy coffin lid was slowly shifting.
“Bang!”
A hand covered in green fur grasped the edge of the coffin.
Following that, a humanoid monster entirely covered in green fur sat up.
“Whoosh~”
A light green mist was exhaled from the green-furred monster’s mouth.
Indeed, the green-furred creature before us was Chen Changsheng, who had been in deep slumber for eighty years.
Upon waking from his slumber, instead of rushing to allocate attribute points, Chen Changsheng took out a tool to test his spiritual root.
A hand covered in green fur was placed on the crystal ball, and it immediately shone with a rich green light.
Seeing this scene, Chen Changsheng finally couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Hahaha!”
“Artificial spiritual roots can indeed be created, and now I no longer have to worry about being captured by those powerful beings for research.”
Indeed, ever since he came into contact with the world of cultivation, Chen Changsheng had a constant worry in his heart.
He feared being discovered for his secret to immortality.
Although he could gain attribute points through deep sleep, the time required to become powerful enough to confront those Spirit Masters, comparable to infant-level ancient monsters, was immensely long.
If any unforeseen events occurred during this extended duration, it could be disastrous for him.
Thus, he needed to acquire self-protection capabilities during this transitional period, and cultivation was a pretty good method.
Once he confirmed he possessed a top-quality wood spiritual root, Chen Changsheng turned his gaze to the system panel in his mind.
【Host: Chen Changsheng】
【Power: 1】
【Speed: 1】
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【Defense: 11】
【Spiritual Strength: 0】
【Lifespan: 160】
Chen Changsheng: ???
Seeing his system panel, Chen Changsheng’s face was filled with question marks.
“What’s going on with the system? Why have my attributes regressed?”
“If I remember correctly, I should have been at the fourth layer of Qi Training before my sleep.”
“Although my power was minimal, all my attributes had improved to some extent. Why have they now reverted back to those of a mortal?”
In response to Chen Changsheng’s questions, the system’s voice immediately rang out in his mind.
“During your period of sleep, the spiritual strength in the host’s body slowly dissipated outward.”
“Without the support of spiritual strength, the host’s attributes naturally revert to the standard of a mortal.”
“However, the power gained through attribute points is an exception.”
Chen Changsheng quickly accepted this explanation with a dismissive shrug.
The loss of the fourth layer of Qi Training, so be it.
With his current talent of a top-quality wood spiritual root, he could reach the fourth layer of Qi Training in just a few days.
Subsequently, Chen Changsheng straightforwardly dumped all eighty attribute points into defense.
Looking at the impressive defense attribute of 91 points, Chen Changsheng contentedly asked, “System, what level of cultivator can my 91 points of defense withstand?”
“Replying to the host, with 91 points of defense, any attack below the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment cannot breach your defense.”
“The mid-stage of Foundation Establishment can injure you, while the late stage can cause severe injury.”
“In the perfection stage of Foundation Establishment, there is a risk of d*ath; exceeding Foundation Establishment means the host will undoubtedly perish.”
Just as he was speaking, a loud explosion suddenly erupted at the cave entrance.
Following that, a figure excitedly jumped in.
“Heaven is aiding me!”
“This time, I will definitely break through to the ninth layer of Qi Training!”
As soon as the voice fell, the intruder froze upon discovering a jade coffin within the cave.
What was even more terrifying was that there was a body covered in green fur sitting up in the coffin, staring intently at her.
“Ah!”
A scream pierced the sky.
The figure immediately summoned a flying sword to attack Chen Changsheng.
Faced with this inexplicable attack, Chen Changsheng instinctively raised his hand to block.
Clang!
The sharp sword was instantly deflected.
Seeing that even her most powerful attack had no effect, the intruder’s mind flashed through ninety-nine ways she could d*e.
Overcome with fear and despair, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng scratched his head in confusion and then walked out of the coffin.
As he approached, Chen Changsheng realized that the intruder was a young girl from the Demon Clan.
She had two fluffy fox ears atop her head, was dressed in coarse linen, and looked about sixteen or seventeen years old.
“Why would a member of the Demon Clan come here? I don’t have any treasures here!”
Puzzled by the sudden intrusion of the Demon Clan, Chen Changsheng couldn’t understand.
When choosing a place to sleep, he had deliberately avoided areas rich in spiritual energy.
The purpose was to prevent anyone from accidentally discovering him while treasure hunting or cultivating.
However, from what the fox-eared girl said, it seemed she had deliberately blown open this place.
This confusion didn’t last long, as Chen Changsheng soon discovered the reason.
The fox-eared girl tightly held a Rejuvenating Grass, which, based on its growth, would have at least eighty years of medicinal age.
Rejuvenating Grass is a very common spiritual herb in the cultivation world; when he scattered plant seeds at the cave entrance, he had casually thrown a handful of Rejuvenating Grass seeds.
Unexpectedly, this Rejuvenating Grass had surpassed its own growth limits and survived for a full eighty years.
If Chen Changsheng’s guess was correct, it should be this Rejuvenating Grass that led her here.
