Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Inside the True One Peak, within the Hailing Hall.

"Excellent! We've not only tested the effectiveness of the Bitter Origin Pill but also added a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator to the sect. Yuanjing, this time you haven't disappointed my expectations!"

Wu Yuankui was extremely pleased. He looked at Liu Yuanqing, Song Yuanzhen, and Lin Yuancang, who were standing beside him, and praised Zhang Yuanjing repeatedly, "Tell everyone how you broke through."

After breaking through, Zhang Yuanjing spent two months stabilizing his cultivation before sending a telepathic message to Wu Yuankui to report the good news. At the time, Wu Yuankui was still outside the sect and only offered a few simple words of praise. Several months later, he returned to the mountain gate and, not long after, summoned Zhang Yuanjing.

Zhang Yuanjing didn't know why Wu Yuankui had also called Liu Yuanqing, Song Yuanzhen, and Lin Yuancang over to have him explain his breakthrough to them. Although he felt this was completely unnecessary and that these individuals were certainly uninterested, he didn't dare to ask too many questions. He honestly reported the process of his breakthrough and expressed his gratitude to the sect and Wu Yuankui in a solemn and formal manner.

Wu Yuankui interrupted him several times, specifically asking about his detailed experiences after taking the Bitter Origin Pill, and he asked very meticulously. Zhang Yuanjing didn't understand why, but he had to try his best to recall and answer each question.

After a long while, Wu Yuankui finally laughed heartily and said to the others, "Last time Yuanjing consumed the Golden Scale Fruit, the effect was excellent. This time, taking the Bitter Origin Pill was also very smooth. The combination of these two items is a blessing for some of the sect's old Foundation Establishment cultivators who are stuck at a bottleneck and unable to break through for a long time.

The main ingredient of the Bitter Origin Pill, the Kushen herb, isn't too difficult to find, and the sect can also refine this pill. It's just that the Golden Scale Fruit is a bit harder to find, but I have a general idea of where to find it.

Senior Brother Yuancang, please record and archive this information. The location is in the Golden Light Mountain, north of the Fanyu Kingdom in the south, specifically in a place called the Myriad Demon Valley. It's a dangerous place teeming with demons. This method will only be communicated to sect cultivators at or above the Core Formation stage."

Lin Yuancang responded in a low voice.

Liu Yuanqing's face was full of amiable smiles as he congratulated Zhang Yuanjing in a loud voice and also congratulated Headmaster Wu for finding a solution to the difficulties faced by the sect's disciples, a feat of great merit. He was very eloquent, reasonable, and persuasive. Wu Yuankui was very satisfied and nodded repeatedly.

Song Yuanzhen also smiled and chimed in with a few words. However, he was thinking more about how Guo Yuanmeng was likely to resent him because of this and needed to find a way to eliminate his grudge.

As for the Spirit Locking Armor, which was crucial for consuming the Golden Scale Fruit, Wu Yuankui didn't mention it, and the others naturally knew better than to bring it up.

Whether it was Liu Yuanqing, Song Yuanzhen, or Lin Yuancang, they all knew that Headmaster Wu was putting on this show to appease certain people. As long as it looked good on the surface, there was no need to take it too seriously. If someone actually managed to gather both the Golden Scale Fruit and the Bitter Origin Pill in the future, they could ask the Headmaster or Zhang Yuanjing to borrow the Spirit Locking Armor.

After everyone had calmed down, Wu Yuankui stood up from his seat and said to Zhang Yuanjing, "Yuanjing, last time you came, I thought it would take you about fifteen years to refine the fifteen Bitter Origin Pills, but you only took less than eight years. Just now, I pondered it over and felt that the key to this must lie in your cultivation technique."

Zhang Yuanjing was stunned and said, "Cultivation technique? The Yellow Dragon Qi Condensation Art?"

"To be precise, it's the earth-attribute cultivation technique. Most earth-attribute cultivation techniques progress slowly, but the spiritual power is relatively abundant and solid. After being permeated by earth spiritual power for a long time, the dantian and meridians of cultivators who practice earth-attribute cultivation techniques are also sturdier than those of ordinary cultivators. After you underwent the marrow cleansing of the Golden Scale Fruit, your dantian and meridians were already several times stronger. Coupled with the effect of earth spiritual power, refining the Bitter Origin Pill is naturally much faster."

Wu Yuankui explained carefully, seeing that Liu Yuanqing and the other two were also listening attentively.

"However, with your current meridians, continuing to practice the Yellow Dragon Qi Condensation Art would be too slow. At this rate, you have no hope of advancing to the late stage in this lifetime."

As Wu Yuankui spoke, he took out a jade scroll and threw it to Zhang Yuanjing. "This cultivation technique is called the Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art. It was obtained by the Profound Earth Sect from the ruins of a great ancient sect. It's a very powerful earth-attribute cultivation technique, but it only has the first level, which can be practiced by those below the Foundation Establishment stage."

"Oh, is that the Profound Earth Sect famous for its spiritual plant techniques? Is this their technique for cultivating spiritual herbs?" Zhang Yuanjing asked.

"No. Their cultivation technique is called the Profound Earth Heaven Defying Art. It's said that the Profound Earth Founder created it ten thousand years ago by referencing this Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art. After all, the Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art is only a cultivation technique for those below the Foundation Establishment stage and can only cultivate spiritual-grade medicinal herbs. The Profound Earth Founder can be considered a cultivation genius, having deduced a complete cultivation technique from such a basic technique that directly points to the Nascent Soul stage and beyond."

Wu Yuankui said, his tone unconsciously carrying some admiration.

"Senior Brother, do you mean for me to switch to the Profound Earth Heaven Defying Art?" Zhang Yuanjing asked, somewhat confused. Although the Profound Earth Sect was an affiliated sect of the Profound Heaven Sect, the Profound Earth Heaven Defying Art was, after all, their secret cultivation technique. How could they allow cultivators from other sects to learn it?

Wu Yuankui shook his head and said, "Our Profound Heaven Sect has always been known for its virtue. How could we do something like forcing another sect to hand over its sect-protecting secret technique! I'm asking you to learn the Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art."

Zhang Yuanjing said with some confusion, "That's just a fragment, and it only goes up to the Foundation Establishment stage. It might not be much stronger than the Yellow Earth Qi Condensation Art."

Wu Yuankui glared at him and said in a deep voice, "The Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art is indeed a fragment, but as far as the Foundation Establishment stage is concerned, it's the strongest earth-attribute cultivation technique I've ever seen.

This cultivation technique is not only fast at condensing qi and has solid spiritual power, but it's also extremely effective at cultivating spiritual-grade medicinal herbs, far stronger than the Profound Earth Heaven Defying Art. Some Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Profound Earth Sect who feel hopeless about breaking through to the Core Formation stage will cultivate this technique.

This cultivation technique has nine levels. The first level can accelerate the growth of spiritual herbs by two years within a year, the second level by three years, the third level by five years, and so on, gradually increasing to over a hundred years at the ninth level. Of course, this is just the standard number, and there will definitely be some deviations in reality, but not by much.

Think about it. Spiritual-grade fifth-rank medicinal herbs can mature in about two hundred years at most, which only requires two years. If you can continuously cultivate spiritual-grade fifth-rank medicinal herbs, what does it matter if you eat Bitter Origin Pills like they're meals!"

Zhang Yuanjing listened and calculated, feeling that this Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art was indeed infinitely useful. Whether it was for refining pills, exchanging for other items, or contributing to the sect, it could be used.

The other three, hearing this, had their eyes lit up, but then became even more confused, not understanding why the Headmaster had asked them to come and listen to this!

Lin Yuancang couldn't help but ask, "Headmaster, I've heard that the Profound Earth Sect is good at cultivating spiritual herbs, but I know nothing about this Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art. I've only heard that their Profound Earth Heaven Defying Art has the effect of promoting the growth of spiritual herbs, but it consumes a lot of energy, has low efficiency, and will delay the cultivator's cultivation. I wonder what the situation is with this Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art?"

"Yes, Senior Brother, how exactly does this cultivation of spiritual herbs work? Is it a continuous infusion of earth spiritual power into the spiritual herbs? How can one cultivate in that case!" Zhang Yuanjing also thought of the problem with the cultivation technique at this time.

Wu Yuankui smiled and said, "Of course not. Generally speaking, you only need to spend six hours a day cultivating spiritual herbs, and it's not just a matter of infusing spiritual power. Instead, you use a small amount of spiritual power to help the spiritual herbs regulate their meridians, promoting their metabolism and achieving the purpose of accelerating growth.

If you continuously accelerate growth for twelve hours a day, not only will the cultivator be unable to bear it, but the spiritual herbs will also be damaged. In fact, the Profound Earth Heaven Defying Art isn't that bad, but that's just how they advertise it to the outside world. The purpose, of course, is to prevent villains from coveting it. Because the Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art is a fragment, few people pay attention to it, so it's unknown."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanjing knew that if it weren't for him, Wu Yuankui, a dignified sect head, wouldn't have paid attention to such a fragmented cultivation technique and would have obtained a copy of it long ago.

He was moved in his heart and said in a firm tone, "Senior Brother, don't worry, I will definitely cultivate the Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art diligently and cultivate high-grade spiritual herbs for the sect."

Wu Yuankui laughed heartily, then shook his head and said, "The main reason I'm giving you this set of cultivation techniques is because it's of very high quality, far stronger than the Yellow Dragon Qi Condensation Art. You will progress relatively quickly by cultivating this technique. With your current foundation, I can guarantee that you will advance to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

As for cultivating spiritual herbs, you only need to take care of yourself. Unless it's a very rare variety, one or two plants won't be of much use. Of course, I'm still very happy that you're willing to contribute to the sect as the head."

"However, there is indeed something I need you to do here."

Wu Yuankui changed the subject and spoke of another matter, "Five years ago, Liu Zhenxiong, the head of the Profound Earth Sect, sent me a message inviting my sect to send elite Qi Refining stage disciples to his sect for an exchange. They will open their sect's secret realm, the 'Ancient Sect Ruins', to my sect's disciples. I think you should lead the team, just in time to ask Liu Zhenxiong and the others about the Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art."

"Senior Brother, I... I've never done such a thing before. I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well and will disgrace the sect!" Zhang Yuanjing felt a headache when he heard that it was an inter-sect exchange and immediately wanted to decline.

"Hey! What's so difficult about that! It's very simple. You just fill a position, say a few words on behalf of the sect, and then focus on learning the Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art. You don't have to worry about anything. The Profound Earth Sect will naturally take care of everything!"

Wu Yuankui waved his hand and said decisively, "This matter is settled, no excuses. Liu Zhenxiong, the head of the Profound Earth Sect, is a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator who has been stuck at the bottleneck for thirty years and has never been able to obtain that glimmer of opportunity to enter the Pseudo-Core realm.

I have a Yuanhuang Pill here that I obtained from a great sect in the Central Earth. It can help Foundation Establishment cultivators comprehend the origin of earth spiritual power and break through great realms. You should take it and give it to him in person on my behalf, and then ask him about the Profound Earth Qi Circulation Art. He will definitely do his best to meet your requirements."

With that, Wu Yuankui took out a white porcelain bottle and handed it to Zhang Yuanjing, then told him to return to his cave to await instructions. Zhang Yuanjing had no choice but to accept the porcelain bottle and left the Hall of Mysterious Governance first.

After Lin Yuancang saw Zhang Yuanjing off and returned to the main hall, Wu Yuankui walked to the main seat and sat down, signaling everyone to take their seats before solemnly speaking of one matter.

"More than ten years ago, Junior Brother Yuanqing led a team to investigate the Void Demon Space in Mount Sumeru. As True Man Qi predicted, it attracted the attention of the Demon Sect cultivators.

A Core Formation stage demon cultivator, along with several Foundation Establishment cultivators, lurked near Mount Sumeru, preparing to attack our team. Fortunately, Uncle Masters Tianshou and Tianwan were very careful and discovered their traces through clues. They suddenly launched an attack and killed all the Foundation Establishment demon cultivators, but the Core Formation stage demon cultivator was very strong and escaped with serious injuries.

Since then, we have strengthened the vigilance of the seal on Mount Sumeru, and Demon Sect cultivators have often appeared there. There have been no less than a hundred battles in the past ten years, killing many demon cultivators, and many Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples in the sect have also been injured. Slaying demons and eliminating evil is indeed our responsibility, but such unclear battles are not acceptable.

In particular, the seal on Mount Sumeru is of great importance. If it is wantonly destroyed by demon cultivators, leading to the rampant spread of alien demons, it is likely to endanger the spiritual veins of the mountain gate and destroy the foundation of our sect's foothold in the Southern Region. True Man Qi was worried and personally took action a few days ago, capturing a late-stage Core Formation stage demon cultivator alive. He forcibly used the Soul Searching technique and fortunately obtained some clues."

When everyone heard that the Nascent Soul True Man had personally taken action, they all became serious, sat upright, and looked at Wu Yuankui with bright eyes.

Wu Yuankui held up two fingers and continued, "There are two clues. First, the high-level members of the Demon Sect speculate that there is something else hidden in the Void Demon Space, or rather, the seal. What exactly it is, this Core Formation stage cultivator is not clear; the second is related to the Profound Earth Sect. It seems that Demon Sect cultivators have infiltrated the Profound Earth Sect and are investigating some secret matters.

Overall, the sealed place should be related to a great secret, which the Demon Sect cultivators somehow learned about and are investigating. Because our Profound Heaven Sect is very close to the sealed place and has been sending people to guard it, the True Man speculates that the Demon Sect may think that we are also aware of that great secret, and therefore have taken some actions against our sect.

Of course, these are still tentative. However, it is difficult to predict what the situation will develop into in the future. In short, the sect is making arrangements to prevent a large-scale surprise attack by demon cultivators. And the most crucial point is to find out what secrets the Profound Earth Sect is hiding!

Only in this way can we seize the initiative and make the best decision on whether to fight or make peace in the future, whether we fight alone or join forces with the Chaotian Sect and the Zixia Sect to fight together."

Lin Yuancang assisted Wu Yuankui in managing the Hall of Mysterious Governance, while Liu Yuanqing and Song Yuanzhen directly participated in the battle against the Demon Sect cultivators. All three of them knew some of the situation, but it was not complete, and they did not know that True Man Qi had taken action to investigate. Hearing Wu Yuankui say this at this time, they were naturally shocked and became highly nervous.

Fourteen million miles west of the Profound Heaven Sect, there is a dangerous mountain range called Mangri Mountain, which was originally the site of a great ancient sect, but was later abandoned due to the depletion of its spiritual veins.

Three thousand years ago, a deep abyss filled with turbid air appeared in Mangri Mountain, attracting a large number of demon cultivators. After more than a thousand years of bloody fighting, the demon cultivators, led by some mysterious powerhouses, established a force called "Tianmoyu", which was extremely powerful.

Initially, this "Tianmoyu" force only operated in Mangri Mountain. Later, for some unknown reason, it sent a large number of demon cultivators to the east and clashed with the Profound Heaven Sect, the Zixia Sect, and the Chaotian Sect. There were occasional small-scale battles, with mutual casualties. Especially in recent centuries, its activity on the west side of the Profound Heaven Sect has become increasingly frequent.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Wu Yuankui smiled and said, "You don't have to think too much. Our Profound Heaven Sect has been fighting and killing with that group of demon cultivators for more than a day or two, and we haven't seen them cause us much harm. The main reason I called you here this time is to arrange for the investigation of the Profound Earth Sect."

"The Profound Earth Sect's 'Ancient Sect Ruins'!" A strange look flashed in Song Yuanzhen's eyes, and he suddenly said, "Could this Ancient Sect Ruins be related to the great secret that the Demon Sect cultivators are talking about?"

"This..." Wu Yuankui was stunned, feeling that Song Yuanzhen's thinking was really a bit wild, and subconsciously retorted, "It shouldn't be possible. The 'Ancient Sect Ruins' is a secret realm for internal trials in the Profound Earth Sect. It is said that it has been open to the sect's disciples since three thousand years ago. If there really is a secret, it would have been discovered long ago."

Song Yuanzhen shook his head, obviously having a different opinion. He pondered for a moment before slowly saying:

"Sect Leader Brother, I've heard that the 'Ancient Sect' in this 'Ancient Sect Ruins' refers to the ancient Hou Tu Sect of the Middle Ages. That sect existed about thirty thousand years ago and was a powerful faction that dominated its era. Its inheritance is extraordinary.

The founding ancestor of the current Hou Tu Sect obtained a portion of the ancient Hou Tu Sect's inheritance, which enabled him to establish this sect.

Moreover, it is said that the reason why this sect's founder established the sect in Jishi Mountain, despite only having a medium-grade spiritual cave, was to occupy the 'Ancient Sect Ruins' and seek the core inheritance of the ancient Hou Tu Sect from within."

Song Yuanzhen's words made Wu Yuankui fall into deep thought.

Lin Yuancang, who was standing nearby, said, "Junior Brother Song's speculation is plausible. However, the 'Ancient Sect Ruins' have been open for thousands of years, and countless people have entered and investigated them. If the Demonic Sect investigated the Hou Tu Sect, they would have already planted spies. If there were any secrets, they would not be able to hide them."

Liu Yuanqing, however, said, "Junior Brother Song's association is not without merit and could be a viable approach. We can select some clever Qi Refining disciples to go in and take a look. If they don't find any secrets, it doesn't matter. If they find a clue, it may open up a new avenue."

Wu Yuankui pondered in silence for a moment, then nodded and said, "Junior Brother Yuanqing is right. Since we want to investigate, we shouldn't be afraid of investigating wrongly. As long as we have an idea, we should try it.

I'm considering dividing into three groups. The first group, in the open, will be Yuanjing and his team, who will only focus on exchanging cultivation techniques and sparring, as a facade.

The second group, in the shadows, will be led by Junior Brother Yuanzhen. You have always had many interactions with the affiliated sects' cultivators and are quite familiar with some of the Hou Tu Sect's disciples. Whether it's bribery or infiltration, use any means you can. This group of yours will be provided with manpower and resources, and we'll take a long-term approach, not rushing for immediate results.

The third group, in secret, will be personally led by Junior Brother Yuanqing. Your main task is to secretly investigate the Demonic Sect's arrangements in the Hou Tu Sect, while also protecting Junior Brother Yuanzhen and his team to prevent accidents. Senior Brother Yuancang will be responsible for central communication and will report the situation at any time."