Tempered Immortal

Chapter 280: Bitter Spirit Root

That spiritual sense swirled around Lin Xuan’s body and then returned. There was no hostility, but Lin Xuan felt that his forehead was full of crystal-clear sweat.

He was shocked. Although he was a high-level cultivator now, there was still an unreachable gap between him and an old monster at the Nascent Soul Stage. His spiritual sense was already like this. If he made a move, how earth-shaking would it be

All kinds of thoughts swirled in his mind, seeing that his master had stood up, Lin Xuan naturally dared not continue to sit swaggeringly. He also stood with his hands clasped showing a slightly respectful expression on his face.

An old man in a blue robe walked into the cave mansion. From his appearance, there was nothing peculiar. The only impressive thing was that he had a single eye, and he was tall, two meters high.

“Uncle Master!”

“Don’t be so formal. Sit down!”

The old man seemed to be very approachable. Then he looked at Lin Xuan and asked, “Are you the new disciple of the sect master?”

“Junior Lin Xuan pays tribute to Ancestor,”

“Hmm, good!” The old man nodded and said, “I’ve heard everything about you from my Junior Nephew Tong Yu. You’ve already entered the Core Formation Stage at the age of only 40 or so. You’re indeed a good talent, and I was far inferior to you when I was young.”

“I’m very flattered Ancestor, this disciple was just lucky.” Lin Xuan was startled and quickly answered carefully. Although the possibility was very small, he was afraid that the secret of the blue star sea would be exposed, low-key, low-key…

“Well, you don’t have to be so restrained. Although I’ve reached the Nascent Soul Stage, I’m not a monster that eats people.” The one-eyed old man stroked his beard and smiled. There was actually a hint of humour in his words. “Since you are the young master of our sect, you should know my name. My surname is Xu, and my names are Jinqing. Um, Junior Nephew Tong Yu. Can you introduce this old man’s situation to Lin Xuan?”

“Yes, Uncle Master.” Daoist Tong Yu bowed. Then he turned around and began to narrate to Lin Xuan

Elder Xu was seven hundred years old this year. He was the second master in the Spirit Pill Mountain who had reached the Nascent Soul Stage after Daoist Heavenly Dust. Although he was slightly inferior to his founder, he was still an outstanding figure.

Lin Xuan listened with great respect, and he felt relieved. The Spirit Pill Mountain is actually so powerful, he believed that even if there’s a battle between the Demon Dao and the Righteous Dao, it would not be affected. At least, he should be able to protect himself.

“All right, Lin Xuan. Now you have known a little about my background. I guess Junior Nephew also talked to you earlier. Do you know why he accepted you as his disciple and made you the young master of the Spirit Pill Mountain?” Xu ​​Jinqing said indifferently.

“I don’t know. My master hasn’t answered this question yet,”

“Oh?” Xu ​​Jinqing asked in surprise. Then he coughed slightly. “Well, let me tell you.”

“I’m all ears.” Lin Xuan slightly bent down.

“Lin Xuan, do you know what’s the most important thing for a cultivator to reach a higher level in the immortal path?”

“This …” Lin Xuan was stunned. Xu Jinqing clearly said he wanted to answer his own question, but why did he change the topic all of a sudden? Although he was a little dissatisfied, he also knew that as an old monster in the Nascent Soul Stage, he would never talk to him casually or chit-chat. There must be a deeper meaning to what he said, so he thought about it carefully.

Many factors could affect the cultivation base, but strictly speaking, three were the key points, aptitude, hard work and pills

Needless to say, with an excellent spiritual root, it would be twice the result with half the effort and you could travel thousands of miles in a day. That was why there was a difference between geniuses and mortals in this world.

Pills were indispensable for every cultivator. As for the effect, one could see it from Lin Xuan’s situation.

As for hard work, it was not enough to only rely on effort. But it was indispensable. Otherwise, even if you are a genius or had enough pills. In the end, you could only be an ordinary person if you didn’t practice Qi Meditation and worked hard.

“Talent and hard work are the most important.” After thinking for a while, Lin Xuan answered. After all, pills were theoretically based. Looking at the whole cultivation world, no one could use pills as candies, even Tian Xiaojian. Well other than him who had the heaven-defying blue star sea.

“Good. Do you know which aptitude is the best?” Xu ​​Jinqing stroked his beard and smiled.

Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and felt a little annoyed in his heart. This old freak at the Nascent Soul Stage had too many questions, but on the surface, he still said respectfully, “it’s the Holy Spirit Root.”

The so-called Holy Spirit Root was a famous term in the cultivation world. This kind of spiritual root was considered to be the best-known one in the world. Not only did its cultivation speed far exceed that of the cultivators who had other spiritual roots, but it was also much easier for them to break through when they encountered a bottleneck.

From ancient times till now, all the old monsters that were able to reach the Nascent Soul Stage were the owners of a Holy Spirit Root!

Of course, it didn’t mean that one could successfully condense a Nascent Soul with the help of the Holy Spirit Root. But at least, as long as that person was not too lazy and had good luck, there was no problem in condensing a golden core.

However, this time, Xu Jinqing shook his head and said, “no, you’re wrong. The best talent is not the Holy Spirit Root.”

“What? It’s not the holy root?” Lin Xuan was stunned. This was completely different from what he had known before.

“Yes, it should be the Bitter Spirit Root.” Daoist Tong Yu also spoke on the side.

“Bitter Spirit Root?” Lin Xuan couldn’t help but frown. He had never heard of it.

“The so-called Bitter Spirit Root, just as its name implied, the person who has it just seems like an ordinary mortal, and the speed of his cultivation is pitifully slow. But if this person has a firm mind and is able to endure a hundred times the bitter pain that ordinary people could bear, his suffering will simulate the Bitter Spirit Root and activate it. Then his cultivation speed would become even far faster than the Holy Spirit root.” Xu ​​Jinqing explained calmly.

A thought flashed through Lin Xuan’s mind, is it..

“Yes, the reason why I accepted you as my disciple is that you’re also the owner of the Bitter Spirit Root,” “When I first met you, you were only in your twenties, but you had successfully built the foundation. I secretly observed the situation in your body with a secret method but found that you didn’t have a spiritual root at all. But how could it be possible…”

“As a result, I guessed…”

“Well, the only way someone can successfully build a foundation in his/her twenties is the Holy Spirit Root and the Bitter Spirit Root. It’s not difficult to judge.” Daoist Tong Yu took a sip of tea.

Lin Xuan pondered these words in his heart. Logically speaking, there was nothing strange. Since the Bitter Spirit Root was even better than the Holy Spirit root, then since he had discovered such a genius, he would naturally try his best to bring him under his sect. But even so, there was no need for him to be the young sect leader at all!

At the same time, Lin Xuan smiled bitterly in his heart. Even though his master was cunning, he didn’t know that he didn’t have any Bitter Spirit Root at all. The reason why a real mortal could have his current cultivation base was all because of the blue star sea.

Noticing the confusion in Lin Xuan’s heart, Daoist Ting Yu said with a smile, “Xuan’er, I did it on purpose. Did you know that Daoist Heavenly Dust, the founder of our Spirit Pill Mountain, also owned the Bitter Spirit Root?”

“Oh?” Lin Xuan was moved, but he didn’t say anything.

“Although the Holy Spirit Root is rare, there will always be one in every hundred years. As for a genius who has the Bitter Spirit Root, even if one waits for thousands of years, it is often difficult to encounter. However, once such a person is born, he will always become a great master of a generation and do earth-shaking things, and his sect will also be often stained with his light and success.” Xu ​​Jinqing said with a smile.

“I see.” Lin Xuan nodded. The reason was barely reasonable. He cupped his hands and said, “don’t worry, master. I won’t let you and the two elders down.”

“Hm.” The two of them looked satisfied.

Xu Jinqing thought for a while and asked, “Xuan’er, have you refined your Natal Magic Artifact?”

“Replying to Ancestor, it hasn’t been long since this disciple has refined his golden core.” Lin Xuan said honestly, with a glimmer of hope rising in his heart.

“Well, this is the most important thing for our high-level cultivators. You need to think about it carefully. Your master and I can’t help you. However, in my hundreds of years of wasted life, I’ve collected some Ancient Artifacts by chance. I will give them to you as a gift for self-defence!”

“Thank you, ancestor!” Lin Xuan was overjoyed and gave a deep salute. How could the gift given by an old monster at the Nascent Soul Stage be bad? As for his own Ancient Artifact, of course, he didn’t mention anything about it.

Xu Jinqing took out a jade box and opened it gently.

Lin Xuan took a closer look and found it was a green and glittering embroidery needle. However, unlike ordinary treasures, there was no obvious fluctuation of spiritual energy on it.

He couldn’t help but reveal a thoughtful expression.

“This treasure is called the Jade Scale Needle. It is refined from Black Sky Cold Jade. It’s not only extremely hard but also has ice-attribute properties. Moreover, it also contains a strange poison. As long as the poison enters the body, even cultivators at the Core Formation Stage will not be able to recover. It is a treasure that I obtained in my early years. Of course, it’s not useful to me now. But with your cultivation level, it should be suitable for you.” Xu ​​Jinqing said slowly, holding the Jade Scale Needle in his hand.

“Thank you, Ancestor!” On the other hand, Lin Xuan showed a look of excitement on his face without any hesitation. There were a few flying needle-like Magic Artifacts in the cultivation world, but each of them was usually powerful. The poison contained within the Jade Scale Needle should be a major feature.

Generally speaking, cultivators were not afraid of ordinary poisons after washing the marrow and refining the meridians, but the world was big and full of wonders. There were also a few rare poisons that even the high-level cultivators had to stay away from. The Black Sky Cold Jade was one of them. This thing existed in a glacier for tens of thousands of years, and it was born with the poison of extreme Yin and cold.

He happily collected it into his storage bag.

Daoist Tong Yu also showed a smile, “Xuan’er, I have only been a teacher in name. I didn’t even send you a gift when you successfully achieved the golden core. Now I’ll make it up for you.” Then he also put his hand into his sleeves.