The Cultivator's Reborn to 1970s
Chapter 61

Chapter 61: 61

The peach tree seemed to calm down, no longer in such an eager mood. On the contrary, Lan Tian became even more vigilant. She is now like meat on the chopping block; the tree is the knife, and she is the fish meat, with no right to say no.

Had she known this would be the outcome, she would have coaxed the peach tree first, and once she left the mountains, what could the tree do to her then? It’s true that you won’t suffer if you don’t act recklessly!

Before Lan Tian could agree, the peach tree transferred the Magic Formulas to her in one go, without caring if her Sea of Consciousness could bear it.

In the valley, Taohua knew her thoughts; Lan Tian then sealed her Sea of Consciousness, so now she no longer has to worry about the peach tree knowing her thoughts.

The excruciating pain as if her Sea of Consciousness was about to burst made Lan Tian roll on the ground, tightly biting her lips to prevent the pain from spilling out, a trace of crimson blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.

This won’t do!

She must think of a way; if not careful, she might end up dead here today. Not everyone can benefit from a contract. Contracts are risky, and a Cultivator must be cautious. Lan Tian decided she would never contract a Spiritual Pet again, now she could only take one step at a time.

Using the remaining Spiritual Energy to withstand the intense pain in her Sea of Consciousness, Lan Tian gasped for air, facing toward the peach tree.

"Little Tao, I have just entered the Qi Refining Fifth Level, and my Cultivation is not stable yet. I saw the Magic Formulas you gave me seemed to have been passed down from ancient times, at least they are Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique, now extinct in the Cultivation World. To form such a contract, one must at least have Golden Core Cultivation. I am only in the Qi Cultivation Stage, and my Cultivation is not stable. If the formula stops halfway due to lack of Spiritual Energy, both of us will suffer backlash, causing severe damage to our Immortal Foundation."

Damn it, it really hurts!

Lan Tian took a deep breath and continued, "Look, isn’t it better if we wait until my Cultivation is stable and find a place rich in Spiritual Energy to contract? That way, should the Spiritual Energy be depleted, absorbing from the outside would be safer."

Lan Tian fluttered her eyes, waiting for the peach tree’s answer, her eyes clear without a trace of disrespect towards the peach tree. The peach tree stared back at Lan Tian for a long, considering her point and seeming to find it reasonable, agreed.

Lan Tian quickly sat down under the peach tree and meditated to stabilize her Cultivation. She was multitasking, Cultivating while carefully searching in her Sea of Consciousness, afraid of missing any clue that could be a matter of life and death.

She didn’t even overlook the Cultivation Technique; eventually, she found a faint grey line under the introduction of the Mixed Element Decision, subtle and easily overlooked. With a sweep of her Divine Sense, Lan Tian’s eyes brightened.

Having stabilized her Cultivation at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer Middle Stage, Lan Tian ended her cultivation practice. The peach tree saw Lan Tian waking up and urged her to quickly practice the contract’s Magic Formulas.

"Not bad, your Cultivation is very stable. Start practicing the Magic Formulas now, so we can descend the mountain sooner."

Lan Tian patted his chest, declaring brotherly, "Don’t worry, Little Tao. You’ve been so good to me, allowing me to enter your blessed land and cultivate here. Without you, I wouldn’t have reached the Qi Refining Fifth Level so quickly. I am someone who always repays kindness. I’ll start practicing the Magic Formulas now so I can descend the mountain sooner." What Lan Tian didn’t mention was that she was also very vengeful.

Lan Tian compared the Magic Formulas left by her inexpensive Master with those transmitted from the peach tree. The two Magic Formulas seemed very similar but were actually as different as day and night, incomparable like heaven and earth. A slight deviation could lead to a huge error, especially with seemingly similar Magic Formulas.

The Ancient Technique was more obscure and difficult to understand than later Cultivation Techniques. It was Lan Tian’s first time practicing such Magic Formulas. Her finger gestures were initially stiff, and she could only perform one-third of the gestures before she couldn’t continue due to depleted Spiritual Energy.

The peach tree watched and nagged, berating Lan Tian for being stupid. After several days of continuous practice, Lan Tian was fuming, and the peach tree, with ulterior motives, continued to prattle beside her. Lan Tian was so angry that she gave up, "I’m not learning anymore, you try if you can."

Lan Tian did it on purpose. The first third of the two Magic Formulas was very similar, but many parts differed towards the end. On a closer look, the differences were easy to spot, and the peach tree was monitoring her from the side, so Lan Tian didn’t dare to continue.

With Lan Tian’s outcry, the peach tree panicked, worried that Lan Tian would stop practicing. It dug out a few stones engulfed in Immortal Energy and shimmering with Immortal Light from its private collection and offered them to Lan Tian to play with. Lan Tian snorted with dignity, turned her head away, but her eyes widened slightly when she caught a glimpse of those stones – the peach tree actually had Immortal Crystals.

Such good resources, yet not used for cultivation, just kept for collection. A plant is still a plant; even if it has gained spiritual wisdom, it can’t compare to humans.

The peach tree added a few more stones, and Lan Tian, seemingly reluctantly, accepted these stones, pouting, "I’m only cultivating because of these shiny stones. If you scold me again, next time I really won’t practice, and no amount of stones will change that."

"Alright, alright, I won’t scold you anymore. Hurry up and practice!"

With the feeling of being monitored gone, Lan Tian, following her Master’s advice, slowly practiced. It was still difficult to connect at first. After one cycle of the Magic Formula, the Spiritual Energy in her Dantian was mostly depleted. Lan Tian had to stop and meditate to recover Spiritual Energy, while the peach tree watched but said nothing. The activation of Magic Formulas relied on Spiritual Energy; without it, they couldn’t be activated.

After a few more days of practice, Lan Tian’s finger technique improved, smoothly performing the Magic Formulas, her fingertips fluttering like a dancing butterfly, leaving only afterimages. After several rounds of flawless practice, Lan Tian meditated to recover Spiritual Energy, and she and the tree prepared together.

As Lan Tian performed the finger gestures, a faint violet-golden contract pattern suddenly appeared above the heads of the two. Lan Tian looked up, good, the difference was minimal, almost indistinguishable without a close look. The peach tree also looked up, finding the contract very similar to those in its inheritance, and waited at ease.

As Lan Tian’s finger techniques flickered, the light violet-golden contract pattern gradually deepened into a dark violet-golden pattern, a vast and ancient energy rushing down towards the duo.

Oh no, miscalculated!

Lan Tian’s spirit faltered, nearly overwhelmed by that imposing force, filled with regret inside. She fiercely bit her tongue, the intense pain keeping her last bit of consciousness clear. She glanced at the peach tree across her, which had it worse with several branches broken; Lan Tian felt much better.

Somewhere in a palace in the Divine Realm, someone lay lazily on a soft couch eating Immortal Grapes, suddenly feeling a premonition. He calculated for himself, very good, his future few eons were without peril.

Since it’s not about him, which other related person could it be?

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