Two months passed slowly, and the Nine Cloud Peak was shrouded in a faint spiritual mist.
The Luminous Bead on the cave walls had long since extinguished, replaced by the colorful halo emitted during the operation of the Tier Three Top Grade Spirit Gathering Array.
The array pattern flowed on the ground like a living creature, continuously absorbing the spiritual qi from heaven and earth into the cave, converging into a hazy spiritual mist, with each breath one could feel the liquid spiritual qi surging through the chest and abdomen.
Chen Sheng sat cross-legged at the center of the array hub, his Profound Silk Daoist Robe slightly undulating with the flow of spiritual qi, and around him floated twelve kinds of Tier Two spiritual treasures, like twelve dazzling gems.
The Ice Heart Grass exuded a ghostly chill, its icy crystals on the leaves reflecting a sharp light, the Red Flame Flower burning with pale red flames, its petals spreading like dancing flames, and the Golden Patterned Iron Tree, glimmering with a metallic luster, with the Jade Water Lotus flowing with liquid spiritual qi...
With Chen Sheng's current identity, collecting these Tier Two spiritual objects was no longer a difficult task.
At this moment, each spiritual object exuded a pure aura, slowly revolving around Chen Sheng under the guidance of the Spirit Gathering Array, forming a colorful halo.
"Let's begin!"
Chen Sheng closed his eyes, his voice resonating through the spiritual mist with undeniable determination.
He moved his fingertips to cast the spell of "Myriad Phenomena Sources Returning to Spirit Skill," and a faint golden light appeared at the center of his forehead. An invisible suction force emanated from his body, precisely enveloping the twelve kinds of treasures.
The first to respond was the Ice Heart Grass, with its chill suddenly surging, the leaves becoming transparent at a visible speed, and threads of faint blue original spiritual qi being drawn from the leaf veins, like drifting silk threads, toward Chen Sheng's forehead.
Following this, the flames of the Red Flame Flower suddenly flared three feet high, the red original spiritual qi transformed into tiny flames, mingling with the blue qi and flowing inward harmoniously, while the Golden Patterned Iron Tree emitted a light "zing," with the golden spiritual qi flaking off like fine sand and joining the flow of spiritual qi...
With Chen Sheng's mid-stage Golden Core cultivation and precise control over spiritual qi, the extraction process of the original qi was extremely smooth.
In just three hours, the once vibrant twelve treasures lost all their luster, with the Ice Heart Grass turning into a handful of crushed ice, the flames of the Red Flame Flower gradually extinguishing, and the branches and leaves of the Golden Patterned Iron Tree withering...
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In the end, all twelve spiritual objects turned into tiny dust under the blowing of spiritual qi, dissipating in the glow of the Spirit Gathering Array.
Chen Sheng inhaled, and twelve strands of original spiritual qi of various colors entered his mouth like wandering dragons, sliding down his throat into his dantian.
Within the dantian, the Golden Core trembled slightly, radiating a gentle golden light that enveloped the twelve strands of original spiritual qi.
Immediately afterward, he operated the secret technique for removing impurities, with fine pill patterns emerging on the surface of the Golden Core, continuously filtering the mixed breaths within the original spiritual qi like a sieve.
The moisture in the blue spiritual qi was stripped away, the dry fire in the red spiritual qi was refined, and the coarseness in the golden spiritual qi was smoothed...
Time flickered by, and another seven days passed.
During these seven days, Chen Sheng maintained his meditative posture, the spiritual mist around him gradually thinning as all the spiritual qi was absorbed into his body for purifying the spirit marrow.
On the morning of the seventh day, a faint "buzz" came from within the dantian, and the twelve strands of original spiritual qi had completely transformed into twelve crystalline spirit marrow crystals.
The blue like ice crystals, the red resembling flames, the golden like metal, the green like jade...
Each was only the size of a grain of rice, yet emitted an aura of pure attributes, slowly rotating around the Golden Core like twelve miniature stars.
At the moment the final piece of the spirit marrow crystal formed, Chen Sheng suddenly felt an inexplicable pull.
The twelve crystals seemed to follow some rule, suddenly accelerating their rotation, with the blue and red crystals colliding, releasing a faint white mist, the golden and green crystals approaching each other, emanating a breath of life...
The twelve colors gradually blended in rotation, forming a colorful halo enveloping both the Golden Core and the spirit marrow crystals.
"Hmm!"
Chen Sheng let out a soft hum, as an unprecedented pleasure spread from the dantian through his entire body, flowing along the meridians to the four limbs, finally penetrating the sea of consciousness.
This sensation was no less than the metamorphosis in one's essence during a breakthrough to a great realm.
It was as if a dust-covered object had been completely cleaned, like a parched land welcoming sweet rain.
Chen Sheng could clearly "sense" the invisible and intangible spiritual root within his body.
The original spiritual root had been shrouded in a thin mist, always slightly sluggish when absorbing spiritual qi, but under the nourishment of the spirit marrow crystal, it was gradually becoming clear and full.
The tiny cracks on the surface of the spiritual root were smoothed by the spirit marrow, and its previously dim luster became bright, with the speed of absorbing spiritual qi suddenly increasing.
The remaining spiritual mist in the Spirit Gathering Array poured into his body like a tide, and the meridians no longer felt any sense of swelling pain, instead, they expanded like widened riverbeds, allowing the spiritual qi to surge freely.
"So this is the feeling of spiritual root enhancement..."
Chen Sheng slowly opened his eyes, with a flash of twelve-colored spirit light in his eyes, which quickly returned to calm.
He waved his hand, and a strand of faint golden spiritual power shot out from his fingertips, condensing into a lotus in the air, with twelve distinct colored patterns appearing on its petals.
The enhancement of the spiritual root made his control over spiritual qi of various attributes more precise.
He vaguely perceived that the twelve spirit marrow crystals had merged into the spiritual root, with the root's aura becoming increasingly thick. Although not yet completely breaking through to the High Grade, it had subtly touched the threshold of High Grade Spiritual Root.
"Just need to stabilize for a few more days; in a month or two, once the spiritual root completely digests the spirit marrow, it can officially advance to High Grade."
Chen Sheng's lips curled into a smile, his heart full of anticipation for the future.
With the enhancement of his Spiritual Roots, his speed in breaking through to the late-stage Golden Core would be faster, and his chances of forming a Nascent Soul would be greater. Yet, this was only the effect of the First Layer of the "Myriad Phenomena Sources Returning to Spirit Skill".
Chen Sheng slowly stood up, stretching his muscles and bones, with a light crackling sound coming from within. Each breath allowed him to inhale more Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
...
Three months passed silently like the Spiritual Spring flowing outside the cave, over the morning mists and evening hues of Nine Cloud Peak.
On this morning, Chen Sheng finally concluded the stabilization cultivation of his Spiritual Roots. He looked toward the east side of the cave, where a Spirit Testing Array had long been set up.
The Array Base was embedded in the ground with three Middle Grade Spirit Stones, delineating complex Eight Trigrams patterns. The Array Core hovered a half-human-height transparent Spirit Testing Crystal, with faint flowing lights inside, awaiting the infusion of mana.
Chen Sheng walked slowly toward the array. With each step he took, a faint light brightened on the spirit stones at the Array Base, as if stars were being awakened one by one.
When his figure fully entered the range of the array, the three spirit stones suddenly burst into dazzling brilliance, and a light blue screen rose from the ground, enveloping him like a water curtain.
The surface of the screen displayed dense golden scales, arranged sequentially from "one" to "hundred".
As the Spiritual Qi within Chen Sheng resonated with the array, a burst of multicolored light erupted from the screen—gold, green, blue, red, and earth-yellow light bands spiraled upward in the screen.
They finally condensed into five vertical light pillars, continuously ascending around his figure.
The golden pillar was the first to reach its peak, stopping at the "forty-six" scale, its radiance bright enough to almost pierce through the screen.
Next was the red pillar, which steadily stopped at "thirty-six", followed closely by the earth-yellow pillar at "thirty-four", and then the blue pillar, which finally settled at "thirty-two".
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Only the green pillar climbed most slowly, flickering slightly at "twenty-six" before ceasing to move.
The five light pillars floated around Chen Sheng, with scales clearly visible as if five differently colored rulers were measuring his current Spiritual Root aptitude.
"Gold forty-six, Wood twenty-six, Water thirty-two, Fire thirty-six, Earth thirty-four."
Chen Sheng's gaze swept over each light pillar, feeling extremely satisfied in his heart.
Except for the Wood Spirit Root, which remained at the Middle Grade threshold, the scales of the other four Spiritual Roots all broke through the thirties, firmly entering the realm of High Grade Spiritual Roots.
Especially the Gold Spirit Root, with the "forty-six" scale almost at the verge of the Earth Grade Spiritual Root, its radiance faintly emitted a sharp metallic aura, as if it could slice through the surrounding Spiritual Qi flows.
He slowly closed his eyes, and the memory of his first spirit testing scene in this life involuntarily emerged in his mind.
That was at Peach Wood Peak, in the ancestral hall of the Zhang Clan.
"Gold twenty-seven, Wood nine, Water twelve, Fire fifteen, Earth thirteen."
At that time, except for the Gold Spirit Root reaching Middle Grade, the other three were of Lower Grade, and the Wood Spirit Root was only a pitiable "nine" scale, nearly a "pseudo-spiritual root".
"Each Spiritual Root has improved by an average of twenty scales!"
Chen Sheng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, the aroma of Spiritual Qi faintly lingering, and once again closed his eyes, his heart spirit sinking into the rhythm of inhalation and exhalation.
At this moment, the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth seemed to suddenly gain life, a faint sense of affinity emanated from the Spiritual Qi, indescribable, like reuniting with an old friend after a long absence.
The speed at which Spiritual Qi entered the meridians was nearly forty percent faster than before, and what once took half an hour to complete a Grand Circulation now required less than three quarters of an hour.
In his Dantian, the Golden Core also pulsed gently, the speed of pill pattern circulation increased slightly.
This sense of unity with the Spiritual Qi was an experience Chen Sheng had never had in his many lifetimes of reincarnation.
In the past, when absorbing Spiritual Qi, it always felt as if a thin veil was separating them, requiring considerable heart spirit to guide. Now, however, it was like a fish swimming into water, seamless and natural.
He opened his eyes, lifting a hand to lightly grasp the air, and five subtle pillars of Spiritual Energy converged in his palm.
The golden Gold Spirit Qi was sharp as needles, the blue Water Spirit Qi was gentle as dew, the red Fire Spirit Qi was scorching as flame, the earth-yellow Earth Spirit Qi was as heavy as a mountain, and the green Wood Spirit Qi carried a vigorous vitality.
"The Five Elements Spiritual Qi has become easier for me to manipulate!"
This was the hidden advantage of having excellent Spiritual Root aptitude; cultivating magic corresponding to one's attributes received a significant boost.
This is why cultivators with excellent Spiritual Root talent not only cultivate quickly but are also formidable in magical combat.
The light screen of the Spirit Testing Array gradually dimmed, and Chen Sheng walked out of the array, nodding lightly, and in his palm, two distinctly different spirit lights emerged.
In his left palm, the light blue spirit light enclosed a Deep Sea Profound Bead the size of a pigeon's egg.
The bead body was as transparent as ice, yet inside seemed to seal a miniature deep sea, with a faint golden shimmer slowly circulating within. Upon a gentle shake, one could hear the subtle sound of ocean waves, as if tides were rising and falling within the bead.
In the right palm, nestled in the dark red spirit light was a half-foot-long piece of Thunder Pattern Dragon Wood.
The wood had a deep brown color, emitting a faint herbal fragrance, its surface covered with light purple thunder patterns, resembling Thunder Dragons. Occasionally, tiny sparks would burst forth, turning into a wisp of green smoke upon contact with the ground.
"Deep Sea Profound Bead, Thunder Pattern Dragon Wood..."
Chen Sheng held two Spiritual Objects, feeling the pure Spiritual Qi within them, thoughts churning in his mind.
These two Tier Three Top Grade Spiritual Objects were exchanged by him from the Sect Treasure Vault, costing three thousand points of major merit under the authority of the Master of Danming Hall.
The Deep Sea Profound Bead was harvested from the Eye of the Sea, ten thousand miles deep into the ocean, requiring a late-stage Golden Core Cultivator with a specially made magical treasure to venture in.
The Thunder Pattern Dragon Wood originated from the core area of the Thunder Secret Realm of the Myriad Swords Sect. Harvesting it required withstanding the constantly falling Celestial Thunder, making each piece hard-won.
He carefully placed the two Spiritual Objects into a specially made Jade Box. The inner walls of the box were inlaid with moisture-proof and lightning-avoiding arrays, preserving the original Spiritual Qi of the Spiritual Objects to the greatest extent.
Having done all this, Chen Sheng recalled the news sent by Chen Xixing a few days ago, his lips slightly curving upward:
"For the remaining four Spiritual Objects, there has been some progress."
He had previously instructed Chen Xixing to have the Chen Clan Commerce Association secretly look for the whereabouts of the "Purple Thunder Crystal Core," "Ice Heart Snow Lotus," "Golden Pattern Spirit Fruit," and "Thick Earth Elemental Crystal."
In the Communication Jade Scroll yesterday, Chen Xixing had specifically mentioned that the branch hall of the commerce association in the Northern Territory had found a clue about the "Purple Thunder Crystal Core."
"Once I gather all six Spiritual Objects and enhance my Spiritual Roots to Earth Grade, it will be a whole new world."
The Earth Grade Spiritual Root would not only increase his speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi but also reduce the difficulty of forming a Nascent Soul.
Especially during the Pill Shattering Tribulation, while an Earth Grade Spiritual Root cultivator might not break the tribulation by intrinsic strength like a Celestial Grade Spiritual Root cultivator, handling a small portion would be easy. Combined with other Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects, success would be almost assured.
By then, Chen Sheng would be one step closer to his goal of becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch.