SFS Chapter 195: Spiritual Root Metamorphosis
Chapter 195: Spiritual Root Metamorphosis
One night passed.
Inside Yang Jiuli's cave.
Han Yu lay beside the couch, her clothes scattered.
On the bed, Li Yourong rested her head on Yang Jiuli's shoulder.
She looked sweetly at him, her delicate hand gently stroking Yang Jiuli's hair.
"After spring arrives, I will leave Yunmeng Lake... to seek an opportunity to establish my foundation..." Yang Jiuli said, gently stroking Li Yourong's cheek. "I don't know how long it will take before I return... I acted impulsively yesterday!"
"Don't say that..." Li Yourong raised her head slightly, looked at Yang Jiuli, and put her jade finger on Yang Jiuli's lips.
"I know you have lofty ambitions... you want to build a high-level immortal foundation... and plan to form your core... I only regret that I am too weak to help you fulfill your long-cherished wish. I am already satisfied to have won your heart this time... As for the rest, let fate decide."
"I will always wait for you... In this life, you are my first man, and my only man!"
She looked at Yang Jiuli with genuine emotion.
"Your heart is so magnanimous..." Yang Jiuli took a deep breath, and tenderness welled up in his eyes as he looked at the woman in front of him.
"Do you like it?" Li Yourong asked Yang Jiuli, her eyes sparkling with a hint of allure.
Her hands moved across Yang Jiuli's body.
"If you like it..." she said, taking the latter's hand and gently putting it down.
Inside the cave, the wind howled.
But spring has come twice.
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Li Yourong stayed in Yang Jiuli's cave for three whole days.
The two had an in-depth exchange on the path of cultivation, and to some extent, they shared everything without reservation, becoming one of them.
On this day, Li Yourong straightened her clothes.
She sat cross-legged on the cold jade couch, her mind sinking into her sea of consciousness to examine the state of her soul.
"My soul injury has not only healed, but seems to be even better than before," Li Yourong whispered.
Then, she withdrew her mind from her sea of consciousness and sensed her own spiritual root.
"Even my spiritual root seems to have changed... It's purer than before? As if it's been cleansed and refined, the speed at which it draws in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is even faster than before... What's going on? Is it a change brought about by the balance of yin and yang?"
Li Yourong harbored suspicions.
"Ancient texts record that the balance of Yin and Yang can indeed help one's cultivation improve... but none of them have such an effect... unless the other party has a special spiritual body, or practices the art of 'replenishing the body' (yin and yang), Jiulang does not have a special spiritual root, and I have never practiced the art of 'replenishing the body' (yin and yang)."
"How strange!"
Li Yourong harbored suspicions.
"However, my soul is now far superior to what it used to be... and my spiritual root has also been cleansed and refined... it seems to have improved considerably. If I were to establish my foundation now, the success rate would increase to 70%..." With these thoughts in mind, Li Yourong's heart surged with excitement, and her eyes shone with light.
She looked radiant.
Yang Jiuli had already gotten up.
At this moment, someone walked over from one side of the cave and brewed a pot of spiritual tea for Li Yourong.
"You're awake!" Yang Jiuli said as he approached.
"Yes!" Li Yourong looked up at Yang Jiuli with a smile on her lips. She was excited, and her lips moved as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
"What's wrong? You look so happy. What's making you so pleased?" Yang Jiuli placed the spirit tea on the table beside him, sat on the couch, and said gently.
"Jiulang... my soul injury is completely healed!" Li Yourong said. "Not only that, my spiritual root is also as if it has taken a precious medicine, becoming even purer, and my compatibility with spiritual energy seems to have improved a lot!" Li Yourong said excitedly.
"Oh! Such a good thing!" Yang Jiuli said with a hint of surprise.
"It seems that the Qi of the Three Lives helped her repair her soul!" Yang Jiuli thought to himself.
He had learned some lessons about this in his previous life.
"Why is that? Is it the effect of yin and yang harmonizing? But ordinary people don't experience this effect!"
Li Yourong turned her body to the side and rested her head in Yang Jiuli's arms.
"It must be the green wood spiritual energy within my body that can revitalize people and repair bodily functions!" Yang Jiuli said with a smile.
The spiritual energy of the green wood does indeed have a significant effect on the balance of yin and yang, but he only just learned that it can improve the compatibility of spiritual roots. This is probably because his spiritual roots are extraordinary, having once fused with a wisp of the green wood essence.
"Since your Green Wood Spiritual Energy has such miraculous effects... why don't we give it another try?"
Li Yourong gently stroked Yang Jiuli's cheek with her fingers and said in a sweet voice.
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Another four days have passed.
Li Yourong spent a full seven days communicating with Yang Jiuli.
It was nighttime that day.
Li Yourong sat cross-legged, drawing upon the nearby fire elemental energy.
A rich surge of fire elemental energy flowed into his body.
She felt her magical power was immense and had become much purer, more powerful than ever before.
She regained her composure, stopped cultivating, and blinked her beautiful eyes, looking at Yang Jiuli, who was sitting cross-legged beside her, drawing in the wood elemental energy.
As if sensing something, Yang Jiuli also stopped cultivating and looked at Li Yourong.
"Jiulang, I plan to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in a few days," Li Yourong said as she stepped off the bed and looked at Yang Jiuli.
"Won't you wait any longer?" Yang Jiuli straightened up and got off the bed.
"No!" Li Yourong said, "Now my magic power is pure and my spiritual power is exceptionally strong... I am in the best condition right now. I am confident that even without the Foundation Establishment Pill, the immortal foundation I establish this time will be no worse than others..." Her eyes shone brightly.
The purity of one's magical power also affects the grade of one's immortal foundation.
"That's good!" Yang Jiuli said; "Only when one is full of confidence and energy can one condense the 'Human Flower' during the Foundation Establishment stage."
The two then exchanged a few more words.
It wasn't until late at night that Li Yourong quietly left Yang Jiuli's cave.
When asked about her whereabouts in the past few days, she only said that she was in seclusion, but never mentioned her relationship with Yang Jiuli.
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Li Yourong left.
Yang Jiuli also felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.
The matter weighing on his mind was finally resolved satisfactorily.
From now on, he will not leave any obsessions or inner demons in his heart.
Then, in a lounge, Yang Jiuli flipped his hand, and some jade boxes flew onto the table.
These were all gifts given to him on his birthday.
First, he opened Li Yourong's gift.
The moment the jade box was opened, a medicinal fragrance wafted out.
It was a crystal-clear, emerald-green pill.
As soon as Yang Jiuli smelled the fragrance of the pill, he knew it was a "Youth Preservation Pill" that could help cultivators maintain their current appearance.
Beneath the pills, in a hidden compartment, was a note left by Li Yourong.
"May you live forever..." Upon seeing the words above, Yang Jiuli's lips curled into a slight smile.
Now he is over forty-nine years old, but because he cultivates the "Azure Emperor Evergreen Technique", he has always looked like he is in his early twenties, only slightly more mature. Originally, after reaching the tenth level of Qi Refining, Yang Jiuli also planned to raise funds to refine the Youth Preservation Pill.
Or it could be the ingredients for the Youth-Preserving Pill.
After all, the ordinary "Azure Wood Technique" is obviously not as good as the "Azure Emperor Evergreen Technique" in maintaining one's appearance. In order to avoid being noticed, he also needs to take a pill. Who would have thought that Li Yourong had already prepared a "Youth-Preserving Pill" for him for his birthday.
Li Yourong still looks as beautiful as ever, youthful as a young girl, but with a touch of adult charm, making her even more captivating.
It seems she took the "Youth-Preserving Pill" long ago.
"She's very thoughtful!" Yang Jiuli smiled slightly.
Then, he flicked his hand, chanted an incantation, and a talisman transformed into a golden light that hovered in the air.
The jade box was opened by cyan magic.
Inside, there is a jade bottle.
There was also a note underneath:
I have no way to repay Ninth Brother's kindness...
This "Water from the Azure Stone" is just a small token of my heartfelt wish: May Ninth Brother's path to immortality be everlasting, and may he ascend to the Great Dao!
"It's actually a second-tier Foundation Establishment spiritual item, 'Azure Stone Water'..." Upon seeing this, Yang Jiuli felt a warmth in his heart.
This "Water of Azure Stone" is spiritual water nurtured by a thousand-year-old azure stone absorbing a large amount of wood spirit energy.
It is a spiritual object for foundation building.
For Yang Jiuli at this moment, this was undoubtedly the best birthday gift!
Given Li Feiyu's wealth, it's clear that he put in a lot of effort to acquire this Foundation Establishment spiritual item.
"Feiyu is indeed a man of true character!" Yang Jiuli smiled slightly, and with a flick of his hand, he closed the jade box. The golden light that the talisman had transformed into flashed, and then transformed into another talisman, which landed on the jade box and emitted a halo of light to seal it.
Yang Jiuli can also use this "Water of Azure Stone" as an auxiliary material for Foundation Building Pills.
Then, Yang Jiuli opened the gift Huang Cheng had given him.
It is a "small calming pill".
For Huang Cheng, this pill was quite valuable, a token of his goodwill!
Yang Jiuli noted down the value of all the gifts given to him and then reciprocated with gifts.
Afterwards, Yang Jiuli began refining the "Great Blood Qi Pill," thus fulfilling his promise to Li Wannian that after advancing to the second-tier alchemist level, he would refine several more batches of second-tier pills for the Li family to repay their kindness in nurturing him. This was a perfect ending.
As for the return gift for Li Feiyu, there were two items.
Second-tier elixir: Jade Spirit Pill. (Can help one quickly restore mana)
Second-tier mid-grade talismans: one "Mystic Light Shield" and two "Heavenly Poison Talismans of Departing Fire".
Li Feiyu then inscribed some information about the seventy-two peaks of Nanling onto a jade tablet and handed it to Yang Jiuli.
"The seventy-two peaks of Nanling united to form the 'Nanling Immortal Alliance' to jointly maintain order in Nanling, but each went its own way. Twelve years ago, a fake alchemist emerged from the seventy-two peaks and established the 'Nanling Immortal City,' clearly harboring ambitions to rule Nanling."
"His recruitment of talented individuals led to the flourishing of 'Nanling Immortal City'..."
"A fake alchemist actually emerged from the seventy-two peaks of the Nanling Mountains..."
Upon seeing this information, Yang Jiuli was slightly taken aback.
For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to form their Core, they not only need a Core Formation Spiritual Material, but also a third-tier Spiritual Vein.
The best of the seventy-two peaks of the Southern Ridge are only quasi-third-tier spiritual veins; it is almost impossible to form a core here.
To achieve the Core Formation stage, one must go to an immortal city under the jurisdiction of a third-tier immortal sect.
However, it is not easy to achieve the Core Formation by relying on the immortal city under the command of a third-tier immortal sect.
To consolidate their position, the immortal sects strictly forbid outsiders from using the third-tier spirit-gathering arrays in the immortal cities under their jurisdiction.
It can be said that it is quite difficult for independent cultivators to form their core.
Only by going to those chaotic third-tier immortal cities can one have a chance to form a core.
As for the third-tier spiritual veins deep within the million-strong mountains, they are occupied by powerful demons, and ordinary people cannot form their cores there.
Once unusual phenomena occur, they will inevitably attract powerful demons to ambush and kill them.
That is why Yang Jiuli was surprised that a fake alchemist could emerge from the seventy-two peaks of Nanling.
After all, even with a quasi-third-tier spiritual vein, condensing a false core would still cause an unusual phenomenon.
In the chaotic and mixed-race Nanling Mountains, achieving immortality is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Each peak will not allow such a person to appear, and will most likely block them.
Unless there is a fake elixir master protecting you.
But this person successfully formed his core!
There must be many secrets hidden within.
"This information is timely."
Yang Jiuli regained his composure and murmured softly.
Although he already knew the layout of the seventy-two peaks of Nanling from Yan Jiuming's memories.
However, information about the last ten years or so is incomplete.
Now that Li Feiyu has provided the missing information, his plans for the future have become much clearer.
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