The Mystery of the Spiritual Root

Chapter 409 The Mystery of the Spiritual Root

The Yan family's territory, Qingxiao Palace.

After the group returned from Luofu Immortal Sect, Gu Fan went to the side hall and recounted what had happened.

As for the spiritual materials entrusted to Ye Lian for exchange, they were two demon cores of fourth-order demonic beasts.

The two demon cores belong to the fire and wood elements respectively. In addition to the golden dragon demon core he already has, he is only missing one water element demon core and one earth element spiritual herb to refine the Four Symbols and Five Elements Golden Elixir.

After explaining.

Gu Fan poured Chang Yuan a cup of spiritual tea, then looked up and asked, "So... what does Senior think of this Bloodstained Immortal Path?"

Chang Yuan pondered for a moment, then chuckled and said, "If it were anyone else, I would advise them to consider their own capabilities, but since it's you, kid... with my help, it's worth a try."

In Chang Yuan's opinion, it would be more suitable for Gu Fan to join the Luofu Immortal Sect by accumulating merits than to be taken in by a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Not to mention his cultivation and supernatural abilities, his mastery of talismanic arts, weapon arts, and array arts is enough to enable him to cope with various dangerous situations, and his survival ability far exceeds that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

Moreover, this method is more discreet and will not attract attention.

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan raised his glass and smiled, "Then I'll have to trouble you, senior."

"Don't be too happy yet, kid." Chang Yuan's expression suddenly turned serious, and he said slowly, "Once you enter the Luofu Immortal Sect, I'll be ready to leave."

"Let's go?" Gu Fan paused.

Chang Yuan nodded, looked out of the hall, and said with a sigh, "Being able to return to the Void Universe is a testament to my trust in you. However, I also have my own path to follow, and I will not stay with you forever."

Gu Fan silently put down his teacup, his mind a jumble of complicated and chaotic thoughts.

The relationship between the two is extremely complicated, from life-and-death battles to being forced to get along, they are enemies, teachers and friends.

Gu Fan had anticipated that Chang Yuan would leave.

In fact, Chang Yuan's existence is also a risk for Gu Fan. If Jue Yunzi discovers him after he enters the Luofu Immortal Sect, it will definitely be a life-or-death crisis.

Chang Yuan's actions were both to help Gu Fan and for his own benefit.

The suddenness of the event left him somewhat dazed.

Gu Fan remained silent for a long time before nodding slightly and saying, "Then I'll listen to you, senior."

After Chang Yuan smiled and nodded, Gu Fan changed the subject and asked, "Senior, you are very knowledgeable. Have you ever heard of the name of the Unborn Demon Lord?"

"Of course I've heard of him." Chang Yuan glanced at Gu Fan, his tone enigmatic: "He's so famous in the demonic path that he could make the Luofu Immortal Sect suffer a loss, and you also have some connection with him."

"Me?" Gu Fan was taken aback.

He had never even heard of the name of the Unborn Demon Lord before; he was simply amazed to hear that the Demon Lord had broken through the limitations of his spiritual roots and achieved the status of a Unity Venerable.

Chang Yuan stretched out a hand and placed it in front of Gu Fan.

Her skin was fair and delicate, her joints were long and slender, and she even had a faint glow.

Combining this with the deeds of the Unborn Demon Lord, a flash of inspiration swept through Gu Fan's sea of ​​consciousness, and he exclaimed, "The Primordial Chaos Embryo?"

"Indeed." Chang Yuan nodded approvingly. "The Unborn Demon Lord Shen Ji was the creator of the Chaos Primordial Embryo. It was through the strange beasts hatched from the Chaos Primordial Embryo that he was able to break through the limitations of his spiritual root aptitude."

"It was only after he became famous that the Chaos Primordial Embryo Technique spread throughout the Primordial Dharma Lineage."

One month later.

Gu Fan sat cross-legged on the futon, his gaze unfocused, pondering his conversation with Chang Yuan.

He was originally a mid-grade fire spirit root. After cultivating the "Taiyin Refining Form Technique", he was promoted one grade. After cultivating the "Great Luo Inner Landscape Heaven-Connecting Profound Chapter", each time his acupoints were enlightened, his aptitude could be improved by an extremely slight margin.

He has now awakened fifty-four acupoints. Little by little, his aptitude should be slightly better than that of a superior-grade spirit, but it is still a long way from that of an earth-grade spirit, let alone compared with mutated spiritual roots, heavenly spiritual roots, and various spiritual bodies.

In the eight core realms of the Luofu Immortal Sect, a superior spiritual root is merely the threshold; one must undergo numerous trials to even enter. If he had been born under the rule of the Immortal Sect, he wouldn't even have the qualification to enter.

"Shen Ji was able to break through the limitations of his aptitude using the Chaotic Primordial Embryo Technique. With the assistance of the Myriad Manifestations Dharma Eye, could I create a similar technique?"

This question had been on his mind ever since that conversation.

Spiritual roots are the strictest shackles separating immortals from mortals; without spiritual roots, one cannot cultivate immortality, which can be called an ironclad rule of cultivation.

Even though there are secret techniques to improve spiritual root aptitude, no one has ever been able to answer what spiritual roots are, how they are born, how they are classified, or why there are differences in aptitude.

Based on his experience with acupoint stimulation, Gu Fan deduced that spiritual roots might be related to meridians and acupoints. However, he had no other clues and remained at a loss after pondering for a long time.

Just then, the gourd burst in, shouting, "Master, someone's looking for you outside!"

Upon seeing the gourd, a flash of inspiration suddenly swept through Gu Fan's mind, and he suddenly realized the truth.

"That's right! The Creation Lineage itself possesses secret techniques for enhancing spiritual root aptitude!"

He personally transformed the gourd from a first-tier demon beast, the Wind Breath Rat, into a fully-formed great demon through spirit forging. In terms of bloodline grade, the gourd's aptitude is at least at the Earth grade.

Although it is still not comparable to exotic monsters and true spirit bloodlines, the changes are real.

It's like experimenting on yourself; the risks are incomparable to casting a spirit on a gourd.

Moreover, for demonic beasts, improving their bloodline grade can improve their aptitude, but for cultivators, before they understand what "spiritual roots" are, they don't even have a direction to start.

Unfortunately, even Chang Yuan couldn't answer this question, leaving it for him to explore on his own.

Gu Fan shook his head, suppressed his thoughts, apologized to Chang Yuan, and then walked out with the gourd.

Upon opening the palace doors, Gu Fan saw Ye Lian's delicate figure, accompanied by Yan Fuyao.

Qiyan Palace.

Yan Guiren sat at the head of the table, his fingers lightly tapping the table. Yan Fuyao sat opposite him, leaning slightly forward, waiting patiently.

"You were sent to the Luofu Immortal Sect with Elder Gu earlier, so it seems you have dealings with that sect's disciple?"

After a long silence, Yan Guiren asked in a deep voice.

When Ye Lian came to visit Gu Fan, the Yan family naturally knew about it and even treated her to a meal.

However, Ye Lian's purpose in making this trip was only to visit Gu Fan and ask him to refine a magic weapon. Yan Guiren then sent Yan Fuyao to lead the way before returning to report.

Yan Fuyao recalled for a moment and nodded, saying, "We were received by this Fellow Daoist Ye at the Luofu Immortal Sect."

"Then do you think... is it possible for Elder Gu to use this to get in touch with the Luofu Immortal Sect?" Yan Guiren asked, frowning.

Although Ye Lian's cultivation was inferior to his, she was a disciple of Daoist Cang Qiu.

If Daoist Cangqiu wanted to target the Yan family, he only needed to favor the Yan family when allocating tasks assigned by the Immortal Sect, which would be enough to make the Yan family's contributions fall behind.

When the spiritual veins of the Qingwei Realm are divided in the future, they will inevitably be divided into much smaller portions.

What worries him even more is that once Gu Fan gets involved with the Luofu Immortal Sect, the Yan family will inevitably be unable to stay.

Yan Fuyao hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I noticed that she and Elder Gu do not interact frequently. Moreover, Elder Gu is an outsider cultivator, and unless Daoist Cangqiu takes him as a disciple, it will be difficult for him to enter the Immortal Sect."

After thinking for a while, Yan Guiren felt relieved and said, "That makes sense."

On the other side, Qingxiao Palace.

Ye Lian looked around and said in surprise, "How come you live such a simple life, fellow Daoist?"

Strictly speaking, Qingxiao Palace has nothing to do with austerity; it's just that the furnishings are not luxurious and there are no servants, which does not match Ye Lian's prediction of Gu Fan's status in the Yan family.

This matter really cannot be blamed on the Yan family.

When Gu Fan first came to the Yan family, he was unwilling to even sign a long-term spiritual contract, so he was not taken seriously and his treatment was naturally not as good as Hong Ye and others. He was only assigned to the Qingxiao Palace, which was located on the periphery.

Later, he began to distinguish himself, and the Yan family wanted to change his residence, but Gu Fan refused.

Firstly, he didn't care about it in the first place.

Secondly, changing residences requires rearranging the formation, which is quite troublesome.

Faced with Ye Lian's sigh, Gu Fan shook his head and chuckled, "It's just a place for cultivation. I'm destined to be a busybody and can't enjoy such a peaceful life."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lian covered her mouth and laughed: "So, fellow Daoist, have you decided whether to join a celestial sect?"

"I have already made up my mind. I will have to trouble you with this matter, fellow Daoist." Gu Fan cupped his hands in thanks.

"Fellow Daoist, you're too kind."

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Ye Lian nodded slightly, a sense of calm appearing in her eyes.

Now that Gu Fan has decided to participate in the Bloodstained Immortal Path, he will naturally do his best to repair the spiritual treasure.

Thinking this, she took out a three-foot-long black jade box from her purse.

"The magical treasure is inside the jade box. Please examine it, fellow Daoist."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Lian looked up at Gu Fan with anticipation in her eyes.

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