“Heaven’s Calamity.”
“Spiritual Root.”
“Spiritual Energy.”
“So that’s how it is, that’s how it is…”
Within the territory of the Heavenly Sword Sect, in a cultivation market.
Xu Xi flipped through the ancient book in his hands, reading every word carefully. After a long while, he closed his eyes, a bitter expression appearing on his face.
He had never imagined that bringing the girl to the Heavenly Sword Sect would endanger her life.
According to the ancient text, spiritual energy is omnipresent, and even in places with the lowest concentration, Heaven’s Calamity would not allow one to live past 40.
Though Xu Xi had no knowledge of Heaven’s Calamity from the start, he had brought the girl to the sect with the intention of protecting her.
And though Mo Li, by her nature, would never blame her elder brother Xu Xi…
“Wrong is wrong.”
Xu Xi sighed in his heart, his face, already worn from years of constant travel and toil, now looked even more desolate.
Unease…
Guilt…
Regret…
If, after making a mistake, one only knew how to shift the blame, then who could Xu Xi shift the blame to?
To his sister, who had always trusted him since childhood?
Or to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which had no consciousness and always operated this way?
Wouldn’t that be too ridiculous?
“I really am not a competent elder brother…” Xu Xi’s mood was foul as he flew on his sword, heading straight for the Heavenly Sword Sect.
The mistake had been made, and his sister’s Heaven’s Calamity had arrived.
Fortunately, the ancient text offered a way to save her.
Heaven’s Calamity, in essence, refers to those who are naturally close to spiritual energy but lack a spiritual root, turning their talent into a nightmare.
Thus, the solution was simple.
Give the person afflicted with Heaven’s Calamity a spiritual root and let them begin cultivation.
“To give a mortal a spiritual root, I’ve never heard of such a thing. I hope my master has a way,” Xu Xi thought as he flew through the sky, the wind and clouds swirling around him, his brow furrowed.
Though there are body-snatching methods in the cultivation world, at their core, they merely exchange for a body that already has a spiritual root.
If one could truly create something from nothing,
To make a mortal develop a spiritual root or transplant one,
The number of cultivators wouldn’t be so scarce.
…
[Upon learning the cause of your sister’s illness, you rush back to Forest Sword Peak at the fastest speed, but instead of returning to your own cave, you fly directly to the Forest Sword Hall at the peak of the mountain]
[This is where your master, Li Wanshou, secludes himself for cultivation]
[At the same time, this is the second time you’ve visited the Forest Sword Hall for personal matters]
[Last time, you came to ask Master Li Wanshou about your sister’s illness; this time, you want to ask how to create a spiritual root to help your sister truly recover]
[You enter the Forest Sword Hall, meet Li Wanshou, and directly state your purpose for coming, seeking a method to create a spiritual root]
[Your master sees you as his successor and has always granted your requests, but this time, even he, a Nascent Soul cultivator, cannot give you the answer you seek]
“In my thousand years of life, I have never heard of a method to create a spiritual root after birth. Spiritual roots are born with the heavens; human effort cannot change them.”
“Perhaps only the legendary immortals could accomplish such a thing.”
At Forest Sword Peak.
In the hall at the mountain’s peak.
An old man with an air of immortality stroked his beard and sighed: “Disciple, it’s not that I won’t help you, but even a Spirit Transformation cultivator would have no solution to this matter.”
Xu Xi remained silent, only continuing to bow.
The old man added: “Your temperament… alas, I’ve heard that in ancient times, there was a method of external spiritual roots.”
“Using the essence of heaven and earth as a treasure to replace the innate spiritual root, aiding human cultivation, but such a method is nearly impossible to achieve.”
Why impossible?
Simply because it’s too difficult!
The rare treasures of the world are so scarce that even the great powers don’t have enough for themselves, let alone extra to give to mortals to create spiritual roots.
Even the Heavenly Sword Sect, a Nascent Soul sect, does not possess such treasures.
Xu Xi understood the difficulty.
It was hard, but it was still a way out.
“Thank you, Master,” Xu Xi sincerely thanked and left, leaving the old man to watch his retreating figure with a long sigh, as if lamenting something, or perhaps reminiscing.
…
[Upon learning of the existence of the external spiritual root method, you are very excited]
[After returning to your cave, you set up a Spirit-Sealing Formation for your sister, greatly alleviating her pain and extending her life]
[She still looks at you with warm and trusting eyes, believing in you, relying on you]
[You begin to search for rare treasures]
[Your search is extremely difficult]
[Lower-grade treasures cannot serve as external spiritual roots, and higher-grade treasures are completely out of reach for a quasi-Golden Core cultivator like you]
[You begin to seek self-rescue, continuing to research and explore, trying to find other possibilities for external spiritual roots, such as using formations or artifacts as substitutes]
[You overdraw your energy, triggering a sudden inspiration, and your Four Arts of Cultivation improve]
[You overdraw your vitality, triggering a sudden inspiration, and your Four Arts of Cultivation improve]
[You overdraw your spirit, triggering a sudden inspiration, and your Four Arts of Cultivation improve]
[You overdraw…]
[Overdraw…]
Failure after failure, starting over again and again.
Countless hardships made Xu Xi think of giving up, but every time he remembered that trusting gaze, he would find the motivation to move forward.
But reality was too cruel.
The external spiritual root method was like a floating log to a drowning person.
Just as it offered a glimmer of hope for survival, the next moment it would stir up a monstrous wave, mercilessly sinking the person to the bottom of the sea.
With Xu Xi’s current quasi-Golden Core cultivation, he simply didn’t have the strength to touch, let alone possess, such high-grade treasures, much less shape them into an external spiritual root.
If one had to say,
What rare treasure Xu Xi had by his side,
It was himself.
A Wood-Attributed Heavenly Spiritual Root, the opposite of Heaven’s Calamity, a Heavenly Spiritual Root was practically a gift from the heavens. Even though he had neglected his cultivation over the years, Xu Xi was on the verge of breaking through to the Golden Core stage without any hindrance.
As for the Four Arts of Cultivation… Xu Xi had clearly overestimated the upper limit of the blue trait. Even with continuous sudden inspirations, his level was far from reaching the point of creating an external spiritual root.
“Perhaps I should change my approach and first improve my own strength.”
After many failures,
This thought emerged in Xu Xi’s mind.
He no longer obsessed over creating an external spiritual root, but instead focused on his own cultivation, secluding himself wholeheartedly to cultivate, frantically consuming pills. Having just broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage less than two years ago, he directly broke through to the Golden Core stage.
Achieving the title of the youngest Golden Core Master in the sect’s history before the age of thirty.
And awakening his innate divine ability.
[Wood Rebirth]
This was an extremely powerful life-saving ability, consuming Golden Core mana to release an incredibly vigorous vitality, capable of restoring severed limbs without issue.
When the vitality reached a certain level of concentration, it could even become more miraculous, having nourishing effects on Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, capable of healing the spirit and curing hidden injuries.
Frankly speaking,
This was an ability that could dominate the cultivation world.
Paired with the cultivation speed of a Heavenly Spiritual Root, whoever possessed it was destined to become a top-tier cultivator in the cultivation world.
But within it, Xu Xi saw more—a possibility to save Xu Moli.
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