"Junior Brother Su, I'm Xue Yi. Are you in?"
A voice sounded from outside the cave abode – it was Senior Brother Xue Yi who had brought Su Zimo around Weapon Peak in the beginning.
Su Zimo pushed open the door hurriedly and headed out.
This time around, Su Zimo instinctively used his Spirit Peering Art to sense that Xue Yi was a Level 9 Qi Refinement Warrior.
"Eh?"
Xue Yi looked at Su Zimo and his expression changed. Disbelief flashed through his eyes as he asked, "Junior Brother Su, you're already at Level 1 Qi Condensation?"
Su Zimo could not understand what Xue Yi meant by that and nodded because he knew that he might slip up if he spoke too much.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Xue Yi could not help but exclaim.
Su Zimo was stunned.
Was it amazing to be at Level 1 Qi Condensation in 10 days?
If Su Zimo did not temper his body with spirit qi, he would have been at Level 5 Qi Condensation by now!
Su Zimo coughed gently and asked, "Senior Brother, how long do others take to reach Level 1 Qi Condensation?"
"That depends on the attribute of the spirit root. For example, I have an earth spirit root and it took me an entire month to reach Level 1 Qi Condensation! Among the first three steps of Qi Condensation, sensing and drawing qi into one's body are the most difficult. Beginners have a hard time grasping them as they either can't sense the presence of spirit qi or can't draw it into their body. That requires a long period of cultivation, experimentation and exploration, "Xue Yi explained.
Although Su Zimo was expressionless on the surface, he was even more puzzled internally.
Sensing and drawing qi into his body were not difficult at all for him – how could it be as Xue Yi said?
Could that be the benefit of having a heaven spirit root?
At that thought, Su Zimo smiled. "Perhaps it's because I have a heaven spirit root that I can cultivate faster."
"That's right."
Xue Yi nodded in realization. "It's indeed much easier for those with a heaven spirit root to cultivate Qi Condensation. I heard that the fastest geniuses can reach Level 1 Qi Condensation in a single day. However, don't be discouraged, junior brother. Reaching Level 1 Qi Condensation in 10 days is already very fast. "
Su Zimo smiled and nodded.
In reality, Su Zimo took less than two hours to reach Level 1 Qi Condensation!
According to Xue Yi, even the genius with the fastest cultivation speed would need a day.
How could this be?
He thought about the explosion of the Spirit Testing Gate, the incineration of the Spirit Testing Stone, the terrifying cultivation speed, and all kinds of strange phenomena …
The only explanation was that the Celestial Spiritual Root that Die Yue had planted in him was even stronger than the real Celestial Spiritual Root!
"I won't be able to teach you in the future, so I helped you plant a Spirit Root. It won't be any worse than a Celestial Spirit Root. In the future, you should find a sect to cultivate in."
When Die Yue had said this, she had sounded very casual, and even a little nonchalant.
It was only now that Su Zimo realized how terrifying the spirit root that Die Yue had planted for him was.
Suddenly, Xue Yi frowned and asked in confusion, "That's not right. Junior brother, you have a heaven spirit root. Why would you join Weapon Peak? Shouldn't you join Spirit Peak instead?"
"What's the difference?" Su Zimo asked.
"There's a huge difference."
Xue Yi chuckled. "It's almost time for the sect entrance ceremony. I'll bring you there first. I'll tell you along the way."
Summoning a flying sword, Xue Yi called for Su Zimo and they sped towards Misty Peak.
Along the way, Su Zimo found out from Xue Yi that even though the five peaks had their own strengths, Spirit Peak was the strongest and had the most disciples, followed by Talisman Peak and Array Peak. The weakest were Elixir Peak and Weapon Peak.
Spirit Peak specialized in combat and logically speaking, all those with Celestial Spiritual Roots would join Spirit Peak.
Be it elixir refinement or weapon refinement, there was an extremely high requirement for fire. However, Misty Peak was not proficient in controlling fire. Among the five major sects, True Fire Sect was the one with the deepest understanding of fire.
The Great Zhou Dynasty would hold a sect competition once every ten years. All the sects in the dynasty would participate and set up four great rankings, namely the Spirit Ranking, Artifact Ranking, Alchemy Ranking, and Talisman Ranking. The top ten of each ranking would be listed.
With more than a hundred sects and thousands of cultivators, they would definitely be the elites of their respective sects. Yet, only 40 people would be chosen!
Not only was it a great honor to be able to leave one's name on the four lists, they would also be rewarded handsomely, proving that they were the true geniuses of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
In every sect competition, Ethereal Sect would take up the most spots on the Spirit Ranking, followed by the Talisman Ranking. However, no one had ever left their names on the Weapon and Elixir Rankings.
That was why Xue Yi could not understand why Su Zimo was assigned to Weapon Peak even though he possessed a Celestial Spiritual Root.
Su Zimo could vaguely guess that there were two reasons. Firstly, he had damaged the sect's spirit testing gate. Secondly, he had once attacked Peak Master Xuan Yi.
Although this arrangement was meant to be a punishment, Su Zimo did not take it to heart.
According to Xue Yi, all the Qi Refinement Warriors in Ethereal Sect were trial disciples and could not freely enter Misty Peak which was surrounded by the five peaks.
Only by becoming a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would one be considered an inner sect disciple of Misty Peak and have the chance to obtain middle-grade spirit weapons and better cultivation techniques.
Given Su Zimo's cultivation speed, it would only take him a few years to become an inner sect disciple.
Before long, Su Zimo and Xue Yi arrived at Misty Peak. Not far away, a majestic palace stood, faintly discernible in the clouds.
Above the palace, there was a plaque with three words written on it — Misty Palace.
Xue Yi led Su Zimo towards Ethereal Palace. By the side of the road, there was a crane statue standing on one leg with its eyes closed. It was a hundred feet tall and had a massive body, exuding a dignified aura. The feathers on its body shone with a metallic luster, looking lifelike.
Compared to this gigantic statue, Su Zimo and Xue Yi were as tiny as ants.
Looking at the statue, Su Zimo felt that it looked familiar. However, he did not think too much about it and merely praised from the bottom of his heart, "I wonder who made this statue. It's a work of the gods and looks exactly the same as a real crane."
"Shh!"
When he heard that, Xue Yi's expression changed as he hurriedly gestured for Su Zimo to keep quiet.
"What's wrong?" Su Zimo asked softly with an uneasy feeling in his heart.
Xue Yi wiped his sweat and said softly, "That's not a statue. That's the Mystical Guardian Beast of Ethereal Sect. It's alive!"
"Alive?"
Su Zimo coughed gently and looked up with an awkward expression.
The crane stood there motionlessly and Su Zimo's first thought was that it was a statue.
"What's it doing here then?" Su Zimo asked again.
Xue Yi shook his head and said, "I'm not sure either. Typically speaking, senior crane stays in Ethereal Palace and it's rare for ordinary disciples to get a chance to meet it. It seems like we're fated to meet today."
Pausing for a moment, Xue Yi looked around with a sneaky expression and whispered in a low voice, "However, I heard that senior crane's child was bullied by a new disciple some time ago and it was so angry that it cried. Perhaps it's here to find trouble with that disciple. I wonder which unlucky bastard it was, hehe. "
Suddenly, Su Zimo stopped in his tracks and turned around slowly. Blinking, he asked, "Is senior crane's child a crane as well?"
"Isn't that obvious? Of course it is!" Xue Yi laughed.
"…" Su Zimo could not laugh anymore.
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