Chapter 61: The Foundation of the Spirit Root Immortal Grade Dao
Chapter 61: The Foundation of the Spirit Root Immortal Grade Dao
That’s right, reinforcements from Sunset Gate and Tianxiang Valley have arrived.
Although Sunset Gate only sent one Zhuge Jian, and Tianxiang Valley only sent six Foundation Establishment cultivators, both parties possess strength not weaker than that of the pseudo-Dan cultivator Feng Zhongming.
Thus, Ouyang Wenjian finalized the battle plan.
He personally took on the task of diverting the six Heavenly Demons, and then the entire city would pour forth to eliminate as many demonic beasts as possible.
Clearly, the plan was successful.
Under the full counterattack of the cultivators, the demonic beasts’ decline became apparent, and finally, after nearly an hour of fierce fighting, the beasts began to retreat.
The cultivators pursued the fleeing beasts, chasing them up to a hundred li outside Suichuan Immortal City.
Ouyang Wenjian returned with a tiger’s claw from Hu Geshan and ordered the cultivators to return to the city.
The six Heavenly Demons also returned to the Yunhua Mountain Range with their tails between their legs, along with the rest of the demonic beasts.
With this, the monster invasion came to an end.
The demonic beasts suffered losses of over two million, whereas the human cultivators had over two hundred and seventy thousand casualties. The spirit fields, medicinal gardens, and ore mines near the Immortal City were ravaged by the beasts, resulting in severe losses.
The cultivators returned to the Immortal City in high spirits, sharing the spoils of war with each other and the joy of having survived the calamity.
At this moment, however, Yu Qingtan’s mood wasn’t as beautiful because she saw among the six people on the hexagonal flying carpet, one was Luo Xiang, and another was the beautiful female cultivator in the goose-yellow dress.
Yu Qingtan did not recognize the other two men and two women, but she also learned that these were people from Tianxiang Valley.
As the group flew into the Immortal City, the female cultivator stared at Yu Qingtan on the high platform of the city wall, prompting the other four to also look at her, while Luo Xiang gave her an apologetic smile.
Taking a deep breath, Yu Qingtan chose not to dwell on this and returned to her small courtyard.
She began a brief period of seclusion.
She was about to make another breakthrough.
These days, whenever she had a moment, she practiced with Spirit Dew to cultivate, and her Cultivation Level had reached the threshold of the eighth layer of Qi Cultivation.
Opening the system panel, he Charm Points had already increased to over seventy-eight thousand, and Yu Qingtan exchanged for 78 Affection Value, adding to the original 25 Affection Value, making a total of 103 Affection Value.
Yu Qingtan exchanged for a Primary Spiritual Root Upgrade Card, and when she wanted to use it, a window popped up, "Select the Spiritual Root you wish to upgrade."
Yu Qingtan directly chose her Water Spirit Root.
As a result, Yu Qingtan’s Water Spirit Root directly increased by 20 points, reaching the level of a Celestial-grade Spirit Root.
Instantly, Yu Qingtan felt her understanding of water-affiliated techniques like the Clear Water Technique, Water Blade Technique, Water Curtain Technique, Water Escape Technique, and other water element Cultivation Techniques and Spells become incredibly profound.
Releasing a small wave, she used the Water Blade Technique against the Vajra Protective Spirit Array. Yu Qingtan found that the speed of casting, the power, and the consumption of Spiritual Power of this Spell greatly improved.
After testing other Spells, indeed, only water-affiliated Spells had this effect.
Feeling her Spiritual Power was faltering, Yu Qingtan drank a drop of Spirit Dew and began cultivating the Clear Water Technique.
As expected, the circulation speed of the Clear Water Technique and the efficiency of absorbing Spiritual Power had changed qualitatively.
In just a quarter of an hour, the Spirit Power from a drop of Spirit Dew had been fully absorbed, increasing her Cultivation Level progress by 15 points.
Truly a Cultivation talent one in a trillion, as long as she doesn’t fall, she is definitely qualified to cultivate to the peak of the Nascent Soul. Such horror of a Celestial-grade Spirit Root.
Suppressing the excitement in her heart, Yu Qingtan continued to cultivate.
Two hours later, with the penetration of yet another collateral meridian, Yu Qingtan successfully broke through to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation. After consolidating her Cultivation Level, she stopped cultivating.
She opened the system panel.
[Name: Yu Qingtan]
[Gender: Female]
[Age: 14/108]
[Spirit Root: Water 92/100; Wood 57/100; Earth 56/100; Metal 30/100; Fire 8/100]
[Cultivation Level: Qi Cultivation eighth layer 12/800, Body Refinement sixth layer 119/600]
[Cultivation Technique: Clear Water Technique, Ice Skin Jade Bone Art]
[Spells: Cleansing Spell beginner 89/100, Water Escape Technique major accomplishment 51/400, Invisibility Technique minor accomplishment 16/200, Breath-Concealing Technique minor accomplishment 6/200, Water Blade Technique minor accomplishment 66/200, Water Curtain Technique minor accomplishment 51/200, Object Controlling Technique beginner 35/100, Wood Escape Technique beginner 33/100, Wooden Shield Technique beginner 19/100, Earth Wall Technique beginner 14/100, Earth Spike Technique beginner 13/100, Earth Escape Skill beginner 17/100, Rejuvenation Spell minor accomplishment 57/200]
[Skills: Exquisite Dance major accomplishment 37/400, Butterfly Dance minor accomplishment 47/200, Zither Art major accomplishment 112/400, Chess Skill minor accomplishment 26/200, Calligraphy minor accomplishment 14/200, Painting Skill minor accomplishment 8/200, Spiritual Tailoring Skill minor accomplishment 9/200]
[Charm Points: 122]
[Affection Value: 3]
[System Space: 23 Medium Grade Spirit Stones, 3209 Lower Grade Spirit Stones, Cherry Red Sword, Mysterious Seed, Uninscribed Token, 40 drops of Spirit Dew, Magic Artifacts such as Shadowless Needle and Xuan Turtle Shield, Elixirs like Foundation Establishment Pill, Ascension Pill and Spirit-Condensing Pill, Talismans like Second Stage Escape Talisman, Spiritual Medicines like Jade Marrow Ganoderma, Spiritual Materials like Snow Silkworm Thread, Spirit Ores like Deep Sea Blue Crystal and Sun Flame Jade]
[System Shop: Primary Spiritual Root Upgrade Card 1/1 (100 Affection Value), First Stage Cultivation Upgrade Card 1/3 (10 Affection Value), First Stage Spell Upgrade Card 6/10 (1 Affection Value), First Stage Skill Upgrade Card 6/10 (1 Affection Value)]
[Lucky Draw: Draw once for 10 Charm Points (can draw ten consecutive times)]
"It’s a pity that I only have a little over a hundred Charm Points, otherwise I’d celebrate with a lucky draw!"
"The path to greatness seems promising!"
…
"I announce that this beast tide has officially ended! Thank you all for your contributions to protecting the Immortal City. Please use up your Merit Points within ten days; after that, the temporary alliance formed to resist the beast tide will be dissolved."
The next morning, Ouyang Wenjian’s resonant voice echoed above the Immortal City.
The cultivators cheered.
"Thank you, Patriarch You and Elder Ge, for your protection in recent days. Qing Tan is deeply grateful."
"Miss Qing Tan is too kind. Feel free to visit the Ges whenever you have time!" Ge Yongnian said with a stroked beard and a smile.
"Right, right. My boy has been missing Miss Qing Tan a lot," You Xiantong also said with a laugh.
"Certainly, certainly!"
"Haha, then we’ll take our leave first!"
"I respectfully see off the two seniors!"
Yu Qingtan went to the Hall of Merit and exchanged all her remaining 900 Merit Points for Wasteland Crystals, then returned to her residence outside the Tianxiang Pavilion.
Patriarch You and Ge Yongnian could have left early in the morning, but they insisted on escorting her to the door.
After returning to her residence, Yu Qingtan reset the Vajra Protective Spirit Array, then her true body entered it, while her clone left the residence.
Arriving at the back door of the Tianxiang Pavilion, she saw a female cultivator in goose yellow clothes leaning against the door.
The gentle sunshine illuminated her bright face, making her more radiant than ever.
However, the Protecting Disciples who should have been there were absent, and no other figures were in the alley.
"Oh, if it isn’t the Miss Qing Tan who played such a significant role. Tsk, tsk. With such a face, no wonder you’ve bewitched my junior brother Luo to the point where he can’t get enough of you. But you should be aware of your status. Even if you use a Beauty Enhancement Pill, a sparrow can’t turn into a phoenix."
"Such a beautiful girl, if only she didn’t speak."
Yu Qingtan muttered to herself, and without a hint of expression on her face, she said, "Senior is right to teach me. I am young and ignorant; I will reflect on this back at home."
The female cultivator in goose yellow clothes heard Yu Qingtan’s sarcasm about her age and was inwardly fuming. She then said, "Humph, since you’re so ignorant, you need to be taught a lesson, lest you get killed by someone someday."
As she finished speaking, a long whip appeared in her hand.
Taking two steps forward, she flicked the whip in her hand towards Yu Qingtan’s face.