Chapter 1297
The Disaster I Inflicted on Myself
Chapter 1297 The Disaster I Inflicted on Myself
The spiritual roots of the cultivation world originate from the Heavenly Dao.
The most common spiritual roots are none other than the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The Five Elements theory encompasses all things in the universe.
The extent to which the Five Elements spiritual roots are so widespread is astonishing—even those ordinary people without spiritual roots can readily explain their relationships of mutual generation and mutual restraint.
In addition, there are three other relatively rare mutated spiritual roots: ice, wind, and lightning.
Such spiritual roots are extremely rare, appearing only once in millions of people. Once they appear in the world, they are often exceptionally gifted and extremely precious.
Rarity inherently means scarcity.
Compared to the common and almost ubiquitous five spiritual roots, although mutated spiritual roots possess extraordinary talent, the number of senior cultivators and the availability of techniques and resources for learning are far less abundant than those of the five spiritual roots, making the path of cultivation naturally much more difficult.
Mutant spirits are extremely rare, and those who can cultivate to a high level are even rarer.
This is why, as soon as Wu Yi's Heavenly Grade Ice Spiritual Root was confirmed, the world's number one Dharma cultivator, True Person Yifeng, rushed over to take him away.
Then there are the legendary five spiritual roots: light, darkness, time, space, and speech. Because they only exist in ancient legends and no one has ever seen them with their own eyes, they are mostly regarded as ethereal and unfounded rumors.
As a result, ordinary people, and even many young cultivators in the last hundred years, are completely unaware of the existence of these five spiritual roots.
If the three spiritual roots of ice, wind, and thunder are already rare treasures in the world, then these five spiritual roots are truly legendary. Because they are extremely rare, the corresponding cultivation methods are even more difficult to find.
Because these spiritual roots are so rare, they are not only difficult to detect, but cultivation techniques are also extremely scarce. As a result, they exhibit a compensatory overflow of talent that other spiritual roots would not have before cultivation.
For example, Lady Wen could unconsciously rewind time when she was young. Although it was only fleeting, it was a typical manifestation of her overflowing talent.
Because of this, she mistakenly believed that she had a water spiritual root. After years of hard work, when faced with the crisis of having her spiritual root taken away, she was able to forcefully resist a cultivator whose realm was far superior to hers with her spiritual root talent. In the end, she injured the other party at the cost of her spiritual root being shattered.
Such a thing is simply impossible for those with Five Elements Spiritual Roots, or even mutated Spiritual Roots.
For Lin Fan, the most vivid memory of the Void Spirit Root was the scene of Old Qian rubbing a black hole.
As for the manifestations of the overflow of the Void Spirit Root, she didn't know, nor did she have the chance to ask.
However, there are records of the Spirit Root of Words, which has the effect of words that can be fulfilled randomly, achieving a certain degree of "words becoming law".
Because he has never cultivated, in Lin Fan's view, his most prominent manifestations are probably nothing more than his jinxing and so-called "prophet".
As for the Light Spirit Root and Dark Spirit Root, they are even more mysterious than the three mentioned above—aside from their names, there are almost no other records of them.
Lin Fan, however, drew a connection between the words and the chaotic planet of gods and demons he had encountered before, speculating whether these two spiritual roots were related to purification or demonic possession.
Changtianmen speculated that she possessed "an all-attribute chaotic spiritual root whose spiritual power would increase thirteenfold regardless of which attribute she cultivated," while Taixugong guessed that she had "a fusion spiritual root that could integrate all things and transform all incoming spiritual energy into its own use." These both sounded more like beautiful visions fabricated in fairy tales, unrealistic yet enough to make people flock to them.
Lin Fan knew in his heart that the reason he advanced so quickly was because of the vast World Tree energy within his body.
In the world of Perun, where the Heavenly Dao is equivalent to the World Tree, she essentially has a cheat code—she only needs to learn the cultivation system to filter and transform her own energy to match the operating mode of the Heavenly Dao here.
After her Daoist teachings were recognized by the Heavenly Dao, perhaps the Heavenly Dao sensed the shared energy and logic within her and directly opened a "flow channel." This is also why, later on, no one could discern her cultivation level.
After all, Lin Fan's energy limit is measured in units of an entire planet.
Just like the people of Perlan couldn't see through the Heavenly Dao, she could be considered, in a way, another "minor Heavenly Dao" that intervened halfway through.
In terms of energy alone, she could destroy Peron Star, which had lost more than half of its energy due to radiation.
However, the main purpose of the Noah's mission to Perlun Star was to return Binze, obtain the Chaos Pearl, and acquire the cultivation system of the system.
Moreover, Lin Fan is not the kind of person who kills.
Let's return to the spatial passage opened by the ancient ethereal root.
As mentioned before, there are almost no ready-made cultivation secrets for this kind of spiritual root. It all depends on the accumulation of resources and the inheritance of spiritual roots, and they have to explore and move forward all the way.
After the Mahayana stage, a cultivator is essentially undergoing a "minor ascension," almost completely freeing themselves from the world's constraints and able to utilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for their own use. Furthermore, their innate ability to manipulate spatial rules allows them to go virtually anywhere in the Perilous World.
As his abilities improved day by day, his plan to search for the outer realms gradually became known to the world.
Some people support this, the vast majority are observing, but no one opposes it.
Thus, under the watchful eyes of the masses, the excitement of successfully tearing open a passage in the void that did not belong to the present world is unimaginable. It was a long, narrow, pitch-black crevice. From the outside, one could vaguely see blue-purple clouds and twinkling stars inside.
However, tearing through space is an extremely energy-consuming act even for someone with a newly acquired Mahayana spiritual root. The passage closed shortly afterward.
News of this successful attempt quickly spread throughout the ancient world. The fact that no danger was apparent from the crevice was also seen as an excellent sign by its proponents.
Later, once the Void Spirit Root could more stably control the opening and duration of the passage, those who had been itching to enter finally formed a team and stepped into the spatial rift.
"Wouldn't that mean going straight into a black hole?" Antonio scratched his ear. "How could they possibly survive?"
“Not all of them are black holes,” Lin Fan retorted. “Just like when we set up a positioning anchor point, not every gap in space that’s been torn open corresponds to a black hole. If the anchor point is within our own world, passing through it will still take us back to our original world; but if it lands in the universe, then it’s hard to say. Whether it’s in a nebula or on another planet, it depends on where the anchor point is located.”
"The landing point is controllable?" Lin Yuan paused, then nodded. "That's right. Even the landing point of teleportation can be chosen autonomously, so the principle is actually the same. It's just that we didn't know this at the time. We only thought that behind it was the upper realm after ascension."
As long as it's not an extreme environment, humans can survive for a short period in space. Of course, firstly, there must be oxygen, and secondly, one must be able to withstand the extreme cold.
This was not a major problem for the powerful cultivators of the Perlan world. So after a few times, quite a few people brought back strange and unusual objects and described the magnificence of the upper star river to the world.
Several successes lowered everyone's guard.
Although the scene within the crevice was quite different from what they had imagined, they assumed it was due to their limited abilities, preventing them from venturing far from the entrance and exploring deeper into the territory, thus remaining unaware of the full extent of the mystery. They assumed that with time, a solution would be found, and therefore did not delve into it further.
But before they could come up with a more effective strategy, a huge monster suddenly emerged from the opening of a space.
The cultivators who were waiting outside the entrance to enter were caught off guard and died instantly, becoming the "first blood" in this disaster.
Startled by this turn of events, Kong Linggen hesitated for a moment. The spatial passage, which should have been closed immediately, was torn open by the monster, creating an even larger gap.
The spiritual energy maintaining the entrance to the space instantly collapsed, and the cultivator with the Void Spirit Root suffered a backlash, vomiting blood and fainting on the spot.
He was already very close to the entrance, and this delay almost cost him his second life.
Those nearby knew he was the key to controlling the opening and closing of the gap, and they risked their lives to rescue him.
But by then he was already severely injured and unconscious. From the opened spatial rift, all sorts of giant monsters kept pouring out. These monsters had incredibly high defenses, and even the magic of Perlun Star could hardly harm them in the slightest.
“Of course!” Antonio said, resting his chin on his hand. “Without enough resistance, how can you survive and move around in space? You guys are really unlucky; you probably ended up directly in the monster’s lair.”
This sudden change turned the once peaceful world of Perlo into a complete upheaval.
Countless monsters poured in through the spatial rifts. They didn't even need sophisticated magic; their massive bodies and savage strength alone were enough to cause mountains to crumble and rivers to burst their banks.
"The poison came along with them, but no one noticed it at first." Lin Yuan sighed softly, as if he had sunk into a distant memory. "Everyone tried their best to seal that gap. But no matter how many array masters were gathered or how powerful the sealing array was, it could only delay the inevitable. Due to the peculiar nature of the space, no one else could close the passage. And the only one who could close it, the Void Spirit Root, was severely injured and could not recover in a short time."
After that, wave after wave of cultivators rushed forward, risking their lives in the fight.
After the spiritual root recovered slightly, the spiritual power was still insufficient, but at that point, it was no longer possible to delay.
Finally, he joined forces with dozens of Mahayana cultivators, sacrificing their physical bodies and using their own spiritual roots to completely seal the gap.
The exit was blocked, and the monsters that had poured in were finally wiped out. But the world had become a wasteland.
They thought it was all over, but life continued to wither, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth continued to decline, cultivators' cultivation was limited, and ordinary people died in droves as if infected with a plague.
"You all know what happened next." Lin Yuan pulled himself out of his memories, a flicker of emotion in his eyes. "It was only because the gecko shed its tail that this world was able to continue."
Antonio scratched his chin, thinking to himself: He really brought this on himself.
Pandora's box, it's not something you can just open casually.
The reason for the world's destruction has finally been written.
It was also an alien invasion, but unlike Lanxing, this was a series of unfortunate events caused by the cultivators' "active" actions.
Therefore, not all shortcuts lead to the ideal destination.
The first half reiterates the setting and concept of spiritual roots, mainly in case everyone forgets (actually, I forgot myself).
It also explains how Lin Fan's cultivation level came about, the conditions for converting energy into cultivation, and foreshadowing elements connecting to the preceding and following text, among other things.
Many points that weren't explained in detail before are explained here.
Yeah, you have to clean up the hole you dug yourself. The logic is pretty sound, right?
Hehe. Love you all.