The Cultivator's Reborn to 1970s
Chapter 59

Chapter 59: 59

"Senior, I mean no offense, I’m simply here to break through. Since senior has arrived before me, this junior will leave immediately." Lan Tian remained alert, condensing Spiritual Energy into a sword as her Divine Sense swept through the hollow but found no one in hiding.

"Not bad, little girl, Qi Cultivation Second Level, with Fire, Wood and Earth Three Roots. Eh? The Cultivation Technique you are practicing, this old man cannot recognize," the ancient voice suddenly expressed surprise, "It’s not that I cannot come out, but rather that I cannot leave." The tone conveyed helplessness.

"Why can’t you leave?" Lan Tian wondered, ’How could a non-plant not be able to move?’

"Come inside and you will understand. This place is rich with Spiritual Energy, perfect for your breakthrough, and it also happens to be a fortunate opportunity for you. Do you see that peach blossom tree? Walk under the peach blossom tree, and I’ll bring you inside."

Lan Tian looked over and saw, nestled between two mountain peaks, a peach tree as thick as a man, bearing unripe fruits. Lan Tian walked over, intending to see what tricks the other party had up their sleeve. More importantly, she did not sense any malice from the other party, which is why Lan Tian wanted to check it out.

There must be an Array set up in the hollow. Lan Tian knew a little about Arrays, but she couldn’t recognize anything more advanced. Just as she stood firm, she felt a breeze fraught with the scent of peach blossoms, enchanting and delightful, prompting her to involuntarily close her eyes.

"Alright!"

When Lan Tian opened her eyes, she saw a huge peach blossom tree in the nearby valley, almost as tall as a two-story building. The peach branches were thick and sturdy, like a huge open umbrella covering the entire valley. On its branches, clusters of peach blossoms were in full bloom, with petals fluttering down like a rain of flowers, spectacularly beautiful. Lan Tian felt as if she had entered a dream world.

"Little girl, come here," a branch suddenly extended from the peach blossom tree, reaching in front of Lan Tian. The petals gently touched Lan Tian’s cheeks, spreading the faint scent of peach blossoms at the tip of her nose.

"So senior is this peach tree." Lan Tian regained her composure and realized that the richness of Spiritual Energy here was comparable to the portable cave dwelling from her previous life. The peach tree wasn’t wrong; this place indeed suited her for secluded cultivation. "How long has senior been here?"

"Yes, I am this peach tree. So much time has passed that I have lost count. I have been here since before humans existed on this star. There used to be people who came to this hollow, but they weren’t Cultivators and seemed not to cultivate Spiritual Energy. They could also fly but not very high and had to rely on external objects. Back in the day, when I was but an Immortal Seed in the Immortal World..." Having finally encountered someone to talk to, and a Cultivator no less, the peach tree became unstoppable, chattering away incessantly.

Sitting under the peach blossom tree, Lan Tian listened to its past, gradually entering meditation. Her spirit reached a state of emptiness while the Spiritual Energy in her Dantian spontaneously circulated. The Spiritual Energy in the valley suddenly began to converge towards Lan Tian.

The surge of Spiritual Energy swelled within her meridians and crazily rushed towards Lan Tian’s Dantian. She circulated the Spiritual Energy in her Dantian, guiding and ordering the chaotic flow within her meridians to integrate with the Spiritual Energy within her Dantian. Once they merged, she directed it out of her Dantian and began bombarding the barriers of third-tier Qi Cultivation.

’Bang bang bang’, the relentless impacts showed no sign of fatigue. The Spiritual Energy in her Dantian was at bursting point, near to exploding, Lan Tian continued to circulate the Spiritual Energy against the barrier while compressing the Spiritual Energy within her Dantian. After an unknown duration, hairline cracks appeared on the barriers as tough as metal and stone, bringing joy to Lan Tian, who then charged the Spiritual Energy Storm at the center of the fracture, causing it to spread outward. Lan Tian clearly heard a ’crack’, the barrier shattered, and the Spiritual Energy in her Dantian surged forward, finally breaking through to the Third Level of Qi Cultivation.

The Spiritual Energy from outside still gathered towards Lan Tian, and the massive infusion of Spiritual Energy entered her meridians, blending and cycling with the Spiritual Energy in her Dantian, continuing to assault the next barrier—the peak of third-tier Qi Cultivation, fourth-tier Qi Cultivation, mid-stage of fourth-tier Qi Cultivation, peak of fourth-tier Qi Cultivation, fifth-tier Qi Cultivation, finally halting at the mid-stage of fifth-tier Qi Cultivation.

Lan Tian continued her Cultivation, waiting for her realm to stabilize before ending her Cultivation. Benefiting from the peach tree’s assistance this time, Lan Tian wanted to repay this karmic debt. She already knew the peach tree’s origin; it was part of the great war between Immortals and Demons, its master perishing in that battle, and it fell from the Immortal World, never to leave since.

"Thank you, senior. I wonder if there is any way for this junior to be of assistance to you."

"Ah, stop calling me ’senior’ and speaking so formally; I’m not used to it at all," the tone changed abruptly, and the peach tree took on a playful demeanor, its voice no longer ancient but that of a seven or eight-year-old child.

Lan Tian was stunned. What’s going on?

"I am an Immortal Seed, which grows a bit slower than humans, just by a little bit. According to your human terms, I am only eight years old, not old at all, right? I do not have any particular requests," the peach tree coquettishly continued, "I just hope you can visit me when you come to the mountains, five times a month would be sufficient."

The corners of Lan Tian’s mouth twitched, such a trivial request, and yet an Immortal Seed, causing her such anxiety. Seeing that Lan Tian did not respond, the peach tree thought its request was too much and hastily amended, "Three times a month, or maybe even two times, but let me tell you, the minimum is once a month, or I’m going to ignore you." It gradually became more petulant towards the end.

"..." Lan Tian was speechless, seriously doubting whether this peach tree was an Immortal Seed.

"When I grow up, I want to go out and study, and might not be able to return once in several months, so don’t even speak of meeting five times a month, it might be difficult to even meet once in half a year. In the future, I will have to go on adventures, which could span several years or even decades without returning."

Lan Tian was also helpless; elementary school was manageable in the countryside, but once it came to high school and college, going to a different place, she would only come back once a year during the New Year’s holidays.

"What should we do then?" The peach tree got anxious—it finally met someone who could understand its words and was also a Cultivator who could live for many, many years. It wouldn’t have to feel lonely anymore.

"How about I go with you?" The peach tree had a flash of inspiration. Why didn’t it think of this method before? It could just leave with the girl, and wherever she went, it would follow. It could see the outside world too, right? The more it thought about it, the more it felt it was a good idea.

Strike while the iron is hot!

"Is that possible?"

It was now Lan Tian’s turn to be dumbfounded—didn’t it say it couldn’t leave? How come it suddenly wanted to join her. The mere thought of carrying a peach tree around made Lan Tian feel like it was time to meet her maker.