The path of immortals and mortals were different. This was an ancient saying that had been passed down in the Nine Regions for thousands of years. Mortals without the affinity to immortality could only look up to the path of immortality. However, mortals cultivating to immortality was something that had only happened in the last thousand years. What could break through the barrier between immortals and mortals was a miracle created by an immortal cultivator a thousand years ago.
That was the famous Six Harmonies Spirit Root.
The so-called Six Harmonies Spirit Root was invented by the founder of the Shengjing Sect, Daoist Master Liu He, a thousand years ago. Using a unique cultivation method coupled with heavenly spiritual treasures to refine it into a powder and continuously take it for forty-five days, even mortals could have immortal cultivation spirit root, breaking the iron law that only one in ten thousand people could cultivate.
Unfortunately, the Six Harmonies Spirit Root was even more inferior than the five elements spirit root. Even if a person with five elements spirit root practiced a basic method, they would at least be able to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage after fifty years of practice. However, even if a person with Six Harmonies Spirit Root painstakingly practiced for a hundred years, they would often linger in the eighth or ninth level of Qi Cultivating Stage. It was often jokingly called the "experiential version of spirit root", "castrated version of spirit root", or "Akalin Spirit Root".
This artificial spirit root broke the common sense that had lasted for thousands of years and caused a great sensation. However, the spirit root itself could not be seen in the public. Even if the Immortal Cultivation World could gain thousands of new people, what was the use of having a group of waste who couldn't even reach the Foundation Establishment Stage? Even being a servant was inefficient. Therefore, after a short period of enthusiasm, people put this matter down.
However, Liu He himself did not put it down. The Six Harmonies Spirit Root was just the beginning. Hidden behind it was a great opportunity. Other people couldn't see this, but as the inventor, Patriarch Liu He, was very clear about it.
At that time, Patriarch Liu He's cultivation base was at the peak of Unity Stage, only one step away from the Mahayana Stage. And in the Immortal Cultivation Stage, one's lifespan was almost endless, half a step into the Immortal Gate. However, Daoist Liu He didn't take this step even until his death. He devoted the last one hundred years of his life to the artificial spirit root.
Thus, there were the Seven Arcana Spirit Root, Eight Treasures Spirit Root, Nine Systems Spirit Root, Ten Directions Spirit Root … The effect became stronger and stronger until it was comparable to the natural double attribute compound spirit root — second only to the Heavenly Spirit Root, Earthly Spirit Root, and a few other spirit roots. With these, the artificial spirit root finally gained a foothold in the Immortal Cultivation world and gradually spread, eventually transforming the entire Immortal Cultivation world. Because of this, Patriarch Liuhe became famous throughout the ages. He was as famous as Great Emperor Immortal Qin, who unified the Nine Regions in the past, and Great Ancestor Desheng, who led the great war between immortals and demons.
Then, after a thousand years had passed, man-made spiritual roots had become the most common thing in the Cultivation World. Out of ten cultivators, eight or nine would have man-made spiritual roots. Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators were not uncommon. Even the Deity Transformation Realm had been cultivated by quite a few people in the past thousand years.
However, it didn't mean that immortal cultivation had become commonplace. Shengjing Sect has been leading the Immortal Cultivation World to transform artificial spirit root for thousands of years, but the cost of high-quality spirit root was still astronomical. Artificial spirit root only solved the problem of immortal cultivation, but whether it was convenient or not was another matter. Of course, after a thousand years of development, the cost of the Immortal Cultivation Stage's artificial spirit root had been reduced a lot. However, it was still not reduced to the point where a mere several hundred thousand taels of silver could buy a broad future. This price was only for the Six Harmonies Spirit Root.
That's right, the Immortal Ascension Powder that was regarded as a treasure by the Wang family was, of course, the Six Harmonies Powder. Once taken, one would have the Six Harmonies Spirit Root, and from then on, one could say goodbye to the Immortal Cultivation forever — except for the Seven Stars Sect, which was like a chicken mountain stronghold, no decent Immortal Cultivation Sect would accept a Six Harmonies Spirit Root as their disciple.
Moreover, Lingjian School was a rare ancient sect in the Immortal Cultivation World. As the name implied, it followed the ancient method of Immortal Cultivation. The explanation of this ancient method was very cumbersome, but to be clear, artificial spirit root was out of the question.
That's right, Lingjian School didn't accept artificial spirit root. Even the legendary compound spirit root, which was comparable to the Twelve Storey Spirit Root, which was comparable to the Earth Spirit Root, didn't accept it. The disciple must be a pure and natural cultivator, who was bestowed by the heaven and earth.
The reason was simple: artificial spirit root, after all, had its flaws. In the same stage, it was inferior to natural spirit root. Nowadays, in the Nine Regions, there were many experts with artificial spirit root, but the top experts were few and far between. Therefore, many high-end sects were somewhat afraid of this.
However, Lingjian School's persistence in the Immortal Cultivation World was no longer a beautiful story, but a fantastic story and even a joke. Because there was a clear truth here: if the quality was not enough, the quantity would make up for it! Even if the strength of the artificial spirit root was slightly inferior, ten times the quantity could make up for all the defects in quality. In the Immortal Cultivation World, the survival of the fittest, the power of artificial spirit root was right there. If others used it and you didn't use it, then you would be digging your own grave. Sects could use the system to distinguish between natural cultivators and non-natural cultivators, but to reject artificial spirit root? That was the way of the fundamentalists.
Therefore, the decline of Lingjian School in recent years was not surprising. Although it was one of the top five sects, its actual influence was probably worse than the second-ranked Wanxiang School and Flowing Cloud School. If it weren't for the fact that there were fewer and fewer sects that opened their doors, the Lingjian School's Immortal Gathering would not be so popular.
However, more than half of the talented youths that gathered in the Spirit Creek Town had the artificial spirit root. This was because the Lingjian School had clearly stated that those under the age of twelve were not allowed to cultivate, and the other conditions were not limited. Therefore, a lot of people were guessing, could it be that the Lingjian School, after being stubborn for a thousand years, was finally enlightened?
However, Wang Lu didn't think that there was such a good thing. If the Lingjian School was really enlightened, why would they need to hold the Immortal Gathering to select their disciples? They could just find a few people with a good temperament and IQ, stuff them with elixirs, and the new stars of the sect would gradually rise.
Moreover...
"When did I say that I'm a mortal?"
The errand boy Wang Zhong was not a fool. Listening to his young master's words, no matter how unbelievable it was, he should understand...
"Young Master, you... have spirit roots?"
Wang Lu snorted in disdain.
Wang Zhong was completely dumbfounded. Smelling the rich aroma of the Spirit Root Cultivation in the room, he only felt that he was extremely stupid.
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At the same time, in the main hall of the inn, the princes from all over the country had succumbed to the Lady Boss's tyranny and finally had a rare moment of peace. However, at this moment, a creaking ox cart stopped outside the door. The old man driving the cart walked into the inn with a smile on his face, "Lady Boss, the firewood you wanted."
The Lady Boss ignored him, "Alright, I got it. Move the firewood to the kitchen, and I'll settle the bill at the end of the month." After saying that, she waved her hand to chase the man away. The friendly attitude of a businessman was really touching.
However, the old man didn't care and walked to the counter, "Lady Boss, warm two bowls of wine and a plate of fennel beans."
The Lady Boss glared at him. That fierce gaze made many people in the main hall who were watching the commotion shudder. However, the old man smiled as if he was bathing in the spring breeze. Then, he took out nine copper coins from the counter.
Staring at the nine worn-out copper coins, the Lady Boss did not kick the old man out. Instead, she put the coins away and brought out two bowls of wine and a plate of fennel beans. The price of the wine made Wen Bao, who had spent a thousand taels of silver on a jug of wine, feel extremely distressed.
The old man and the Lady Boss were obviously familiar with each other. The old man drank and chatted about trivial matters in the town. Although the Lady Boss looked unhappy, she still listened quietly. As for the people in the main hall, after experiencing the incident with Wang Lu, they all pricked up their ears and tried to find new clues.
However, even after the old man finished his wine and wiped his mouth, ready to leave, no one in the hall found any clues. Hai Yunfan's face was as calm as still water, Wen Bao's face was blank, and some people revealed thoughtful expressions, trying to fish in troubled waters.
"Huh?"
When the old man turned around to leave, his nose suddenly twitched and he looked up at the second floor, "This smell … Whose family's naughty child is this? He really has the guts to eat anything! "
The Lady Boss also frowned and sniffed, "Spirit Root Development Pill? That's strange, why is it him? "
"Ah? Who? "
The Lady Boss glanced at him, "A distinguished guest staying in a superior room."
"Oh, a superior room? Which superior room? "
The Lady Boss snorted disdainfully, "Do I have many superior rooms here?" Then she frowned again, "No, I have to go up and take a look …"
The old man was shocked, "So serious? … It can't be that serious, right? "
The Lady Boss pondered for a moment, "That's right. If I go up like this, I won't have a good reason to do so. I don't want people to think that I'm harassing them for no reason … How about this, I'll go up to sell Nu 'er Hong."
After saying that, the Lady Boss stretched out her slender fingers, steadily picked up the huge jar of wine, and walked up the stairs. The old man was stunned for a while, then followed behind.
The customers in the main hall looked at each other, but no one dared to act rashly and chase after her.
That jar of wine that was half the height of a person could definitely kill someone if it hit their face.
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"There is indeed only one path for mortals to cultivate to become immortals, but when did I say that I was a mortal?"
"Young Master, you … you have spiritual roots?"
When the Lady Boss walked out of the door, she had already heard the conversation in the superior room. Her slightly furrowed brows relaxed, and she laughed self-mockingly.
It seemed that everything was just a misunderstanding. The fierce person who solved the twelve chain missions couldn't possibly fall because of a Spirit Root Development Pill. She was making a fuss out of nothing.
Since it was a misunderstanding, there was no need to sell the five thousand taels of Nu 'er Hong in my hands … Tsk, it would be better to sell it to that Hai Yunfan downstairs, who had a face full of shrewdness. It would be a waste not to scam him!
The Lady Boss turned around to leave, but the conversation in the room continued.
"Young Master, may I ask, what … spiritual root do you have?"
Her footsteps slowed, the Lady Boss's curiosity piqued.
"Of course it's the Heavenly Spiritual Root."
Her hand trembled, and the wine jar almost fell on her feet.
Heavenly Spiritual Root!?
She turned her head, and the old man behind her was also surprised. The next moment, the old man took a deep look in front of him, his murky eyes shining like stars. Then he laughed, "Your aptitude is indeed not bad, but … Heavenly Spiritual Root?"
"He thinks it's a big white radish!"
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