Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 443 - 441: Spiritual Root Explained (Making up for the 21st missing update)_1

Chapter 443: Chapter 441: Spiritual Root Explained (Making up for the 21st missing update)_1

"Everything is clear now..."

After a long while, Fang Xi sighed ruefully, "My fragment of the Treasures of All Heavens has been snatched by the Demon Clan..."

Although the Door of Sky Demon is right on Taiyin Star, Fang Xi didn’t dare to retrieve it.

That was the stronghold of the Moon Demons, where even several Transcendent God Demon Lords might be lurking!

The Fang Immortal Taoist Palace could only suppress the Moon Demons on Taiyin Star and build the Taiyin Line of Defense, which occasionally got breached!

Fang Xi didn’t believe he was stronger than the overall strength of the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace!

That was completely unrealistic.

Moreover, the idea that he could simply beckon and the piece would fly to him was also far-fetched.

Because the Immortal Path Palace of The Nine States had already tested this with the lives of countless cultivators. The fragment that had become the ’Door of Sky Demon’ was anchored by a Supreme Treasure of the Demon Clan; it could not be moved, nor could the door be closed...

’I might have a way, but I would need to come into contact with the body of the Door of Sky Demon...’

An idea sprang to Fang Xi’s mind, and then he shook his head, "My Cultivation level is still too low..."

"I should just bide my time, follow this person, and get to know this world better..."

As for cooperating with the local forces?

Fang Xi had no such plans at all. After all, how important was the ’Treasures of All Heavens’? A single fragment had already caused two great worlds to fight to the death, let alone the main body?

His gaze shifted to Jing Yi, who was still sleeping and snoring...

Taking over a Core Formation Cultivator was somewhat dangerous after all, as the other’s Spirit Sense had already begun to detect some clues and was not easy to manipulate.

Fang Xi, however, was quite interested in Fang Immortal University...

Although Jing Yi claimed to be average, he had always been a favorite in many senses.

As the legitimate son of a Golden Core Cultivator, he was born at what was the final station for many others.

Furthermore, when his Spiritual Root was tested in his childhood, he was inordinately lucky to discover an Earth Grade Earth Spiritual Root, and he had now cultivated to the tenth level of Qi Refining.

With such aptitude, he even got bonus points in the Immortal Examination.

Therefore, when he said he might get into Fang Immortal University, he was not just talking big.

This was a ’child from another family’ in various senses.

...

Months later.

A maglev car stopped at the entrance of Fang Immortal University.

"Okay, okay, mom and dad, no need to send me off... I know the way, and I have an electronic map and a little sprite to guide me!"

Jing Yi stepped out of the family car, waving to Jing Zi’an and Lan Fei.

"This kid..."

Jing Zi’an cursed with a smile, but there was a certain indescribable pride on his face.

Not every child can get into the best institution in the Nine States.

It was the Foundation Establishment female cultivator with a gentle appearance who turned her head away silently, her eyes seeming to redden a bit.

Jing Yi couldn’t stand this sort of thing. He quickly grabbed his luggage and waved behind him, walking into the school gate.

"This fellow student, are you here to check in?"

A male student with jet-black hair and a tall, fit physique immediately approached and took over the luggage with enthusiasm, "My name is Zhang Huohua, a second-year student in the ’Large-Scale Sky-Ship Talisman Forging Program,’ what about you?"

"Hello, senior, my name is Jing Yi, from the Series of Ship-Controllers program."

Jing Yi quickly performed an ancient courtesy.

"Haha... Junior, your Cultivation is profound, you might even successfully complete Foundation Establishment in your first year... In our Fang Immortal University, outstanding graduates all should at least have Core Formation Cultivation, otherwise, it wouldn’t do justice to the cultivation of ’Endless Treasury Keeper’ Master Bai Mei, the headmaster..." Zhang Huohua said affably, "I’ll take you to the registration first. After registering, you can receive the freshmen benefits, which include a ’Subspace Pocket’, so you won’t need to carry so much baggage..."

"Subspace Pocket..."

Jing Yi had long envied his father’s Subspace Pocket, but sadly that was a regulated item and only a few universities provided it as a freshman benefit, "The benefits of our university are really great..."

In the Sea of Consciousness, Fang Xi disdainfully curled his lip; ’Isn’t it just a beginner’s Storage Bag... In the South Wilderness, any sect that has a bit of decency does this...’

’However, that ’Endless Treasury Keeper’...’

Fang Xi suddenly remembered the image of an elderly cultivator with white eyebrows he had seen in his Divine Consciousness.

’It seems adversaries are destined to meet again...’

According to his current understanding of The Nine States, naturally Fang Immortal Taoist Master was held in the highest regard within Fang Immortal Taoist Palace.

However, this individual’s whereabouts were extremely mysterious; rumors had it that he had been in seclusion for a long time, attempting to break through to the Transcendent God realm.

Below the Taoist Master were three late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators!

Among them, the ’Treasury Master’ was responsible for managing the secret scriptures of the Taoist Palace and also served concurrently as the chancellor of ’Fang Immortal University,’ known as the ’Endless Treasury Keeper’...

’Sky Palace’ was where the most powerful combat Cultivators gathered, responsible for the Taiyin Line of Defense. The palace master, ’Lord Demon Exterminator,’ covered in the blood of the Demon Clan, managed numerous Yuan Ying True Monarchs and the Patrol Sky Warship Group, known as the first in Nascent Soul combat power...

Finally, there was the ’Heavenly Craft Pavilion Master,’ responsible for logistics and production of Fang Immortal Taoist Palace; the current Pavilion Master was ’Master Ghost Axe.’

However, that ’Endless Treasury Keeper’ was just a name in appearance; Jing Yi, who came here for university, might not meet him even once in ten years!

’If you want to learn the profound inheritances of The Nine States, you’ve got to take some risks...’

’Apart from anything else, the way of Talisman forging in this world is absolutely incredible, of divine craftsman quality... It can even entrust intelligent operations... Very suitable for someone like me who is handicapped in Talisman forging...’

’Moreover, I’m just an insignificant Heterodox Nascent Soul with no rights... Naturally, it’s up to me to take risks!’

Inside his Sea of Consciousness, Fang Xi couldn’t help but grumble.

At this moment, he felt that there was something not quite right with this ’Zhang Huohua,’ yet he couldn’t quite put his finger on it...

Zhang Huohua enthusiastically accompanied Jing Yi to complete his registration procedure, received a bunch of benefits for new students, and set up permissions on his personal terminal.

"Alright... Junior Brother, you have now obtained Array authorization, and you can go to the library, canteen, dormitory, and other areas..."

Zhang Huohua looked at the smart wristband in Jing Yi’s hand and a smile emerged on his face, "Our university’s dormitories are all standalone villas with spiritual energy over 20 standard units, which is enough for Foundation Establishment... But that’s just the standard for new student dormitories. Now, I live in the ’Flying Fairy Pavilion’ Dongfu, with a building area of five hundred square meters... It’s even larger than my home."

"Oh... It’s a pity my home is not like this, but this is quite interesting. Apart from being a little small..." Jing Yi said with a smile.

"Hm? How big is your family home?" Zhang Huohua asked in surprise.

"Uh, it’s just a Golden Core Spiritual Vein Dongfu that spans a few miles... To be honest, I’m also thinking of taking a course in forging large magical artifacts, so I prefer a more spacious place for cultivation," Jing Yi replied.

Suddenly, Zhang Huohua didn’t feel like talking anymore...

...

During the first public lecture in the university, in the classroom.

"Hello, students, I am your lecturer ’Tu Ming’!"

A woman in her forties, wearing glasses, with a certain Director of Studies aura, stood on the podium, scanning every student in the tiered classroom with her Divine Consciousness, releasing Golden Core level Spiritual Pressure...

The classroom fell into complete silence.

"Cultivation is the foundation of everything, whether it is controlling ships, forging Talismans, or making medicinal pills... Without cultivation, you are nothing!"

"The path of realms, with foundation as the foremost, therefore the first lesson of the university is the ’Theory of Spiritual Roots’!"

Tu Ming lectured at a fast pace: "As everyone knows, every person with a Spiritual Root necessarily has all Five Elements within... or to say... they possess all the properties of Spiritual Roots, which can be called ’Primordial Spiritual Root.’ This is not limited to Cultivators, every ordinary person who cannot cultivate also has a ’Primordial Spiritual Root,’ only that the values are too low... Then, based on the most pronounced value of that particular Spiritual Root, one’s aptitude for cultivation is determined."

"After generations of summarization and research by ’Sky Blue Academy,’ we can now accurately calculate Spiritual Root values up to nine decimal places..."

"If the value of a medium Spiritual Root is defined as 10 to 100, then a low-grade Spiritual Root would only have 1 to 10. In other words, a Cultivator with a low-grade Fire Spiritual Root, their internal Fire Spiritual Root value may be the highest, possibly 2, or maybe 9, but the remaining Water Spiritual Root might only be 0.1, or even 0.001! The same goes for other attributes such as wind, darkness, thunder, void, etc. If there is another Spiritual Root value that exceeds 1 but is below 10, he is a dual low-grade Spiritual Root individual. But if the Fire Spiritual Root is also below 1, then he is an ordinary person without the qualification to cultivate..."

"In fact, everyone in this room, as well as the countless beings in The Nine States, are already quite fortunate. You should know that in the ancient times of Cultivators, the Spiritual Root value had to exceed 5 to be recognized as a ’low-grade Spiritual Root.’ But after generations of research and development by the Taoist Palace, methods like the ’Primordial Heart Sutra,’ the ’Primordial Qi Cultivation Diagram,’ and various medicinal liquids and injections have lowered the standard for recognizing a low-grade Spiritual Root down to 1... This allowed many who could not cultivate due to inferior Spiritual Roots to also have the opportunity to step onto the Immortal Path..."

Tu Ming said, "Even so... How to scale up and reduce the cost of enhancing Spiritual Root aptitude remains the greatest challenge faced by Fang Immortal Taoist Palace!"

"Moreover, it is relatively simple to enhance a low-grade Spiritual Root to a medium or high grade by sparing no expense, but it is exceedingly difficult to raise a low-grade Spiritual Root to Earth Grade or Heaven Grade... since the latter’s value is ten thousand or even one hundred thousand!"

...

In the audience, Jing Yi yawned out of boredom.

This kind of general knowledge course, he had already taken several times in elementary and middle school.

However, Fang Xi listened with great interest, even lighting up at the newfound knowledge: "This world has such in-depth research on Spiritual Roots and even methods to enhance them?"

"Though Earth Grade and Heaven Grade are difficult... it’s quite good to be able to raise it to a high grade."

Even though he had achieved the Yuan Ying True Monarch status, he was still a low-grade Spiritual Root user!

Only by combining it with ’Yi Wood Magic Body,’ was he barely below a Heaven Grade Spiritual Root in terms of efficiency in absorbing and converting Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi.

If he could enhance his low-grade Spiritual Root to medium or high grade... then his cultivation speed would surely surpass that of a Heaven Grade Spiritual Root.

Although Yuan Ying old monsters could perform Soul Possession on a Heaven Grade Spiritual Root to acquire better aptitude, Fang Xi definitely would not do so.

Not to mention anything else... would he discard ’Yi Wood Magic Body’?!

’It seems now that The Nine States should have methods to improve Spiritual Roots, it might just cost more... maybe not scalable or low-cost, but if sparing no expense, enhancing just one person is still possible, this is my opportunity...’

In the Sea of Consciousness, Fang Xi’s Yuan Ying sat cross-legged, listening even more attentively...