Chapter 329

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

This Gengjin Essence was golden all over, emitting a dazzling radiance.

Xu Zhangqing dared not delay; Fire Spirit Power in his left hand, Earth Spirit Power in his right.

Tempering on one hand.

Refining on the other.

Fire-Melted Gold, Earth-born Gold — under the continuous coordination of the two Spirit Powers, this Gengjin Essence the size of an infant's fist began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Xu Zhangqing guided it into his Qi Sea, then wrapped it with Fire Spirit Power to further remove the residual trace corrosiveness within the Gengjin Essence, while keeping it in an active state.

Then he mobilized Earth Spirit Power, forming a layer of earth-yellow Spirit Power barrier around the Gengjin Essence, which could both restrain the Gengjin Qi and prevent it from rampaging wildly in the Qi Sea.

Then he invoked Wood Spirit Power, transforming it into countless fine green threads that coiled around the Gengjin Essence.

The vital force of Wood could nourish the Gengjin Essence, promoting fusion while making the body gradually adapt to this external Metal force, reducing rejection reactions.

Under the synergistic action of the three Spirit Roots' Spirit Powers, the Gengjin Essence gradually contracted and condensed, transforming into a golden light spot the size of a grain of rice.

Don't look at it getting smaller and smaller; the radiance it emitted grew ever more intense.

As if from inside out, it covered the entire physical body in an extremely overbearing posture, driving out all kinds of impurities.

Finally, with a "clang," the light spot vanished and the Metal Spirit Root was thoroughly born.

Almost instantly, Xu Zhangqing sensed the faint Metal Spiritual Energy in his surroundings; because he had not yet mastered the Cultivation Method for this aspect, he could only let the Metal Spirit Root absorb naturally, unable to forcibly refine it.

At this point, he possessed four kinds of Spirit Roots.

Respectively Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal — only Water remained to reach Five Elements Perfection.

But right at this moment, Xu Zhangqing's expression changed slightly.

Fire Spirit Power rose up aggressively again, attempting to devour Wood Spirit Power.

When it was Single Spirit Root, Dual Spirit Root, Three Spirit Roots, the situation was still fine.

After obtaining the Metal Spirit Root, an imbalance appeared instead.

Five Elements Mutual Generation broken, Wood Spirit Root's vitality without source.

In the Five Elements, Water Generates Wood; Water's gentle moisture allows Wood's vitality to flow continuously, the same principle as plants needing dew to stay evergreen.

Now the other three Spirit Roots: Earth is thick and inclusive, therefore very stable.

Fire Spirit Root is violent and unruly; given the slightest opportunity it will erupt in conflict.

Metal Spirit Root is sharp and irresistible; without Water as a buffer, it directly overcomes Wood.

Therefore, the current situation is Wood excessive in Yang and losing Yin.

Xu Zhangqing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "In this situation I can only borrow Earth to plant Wood, temporarily substituting for the Water Spirit Root's function.

Simultaneously utilize the Fire-Melted Gold characteristic to slightly melt Metal's sharpness."

Actually, he had long anticipated this situation.

But there was no way; attribute mutual overcoming is just like this.

Only Five Elements Perfection will not lose balance, only then can the cycle be maintained.

Of course, whether Earth planting Wood or Fire melting Gold, they are actually just stopgap measures.

The best method is still to give birth to the Water Spirit Root as soon as possible, completing Five Elements Perfection.

The fortunate thing is, even if he cannot find any treasure to give birth to a Water Spirit Root, he can still rely on the Dual Cultivation method to generate a Water Spirit Root.

Although, giving birth to the Second Spirit Root requires two hundred years' time.

But for Xu Zhangqing, it is merely a mere two hundred years.

He can afford to wait, and can afford to endure.

Recovering from his shock, Xu Zhangqing turned his head to look at the Dragon Spirit Insect Mother, discovering it had already sucked the Fungal Nucleus clean, leaving only a shriveled empty shell.

Now it had changed to another position, gnawing on a Poison Sac in the corner on the other side.

It could be seen that eight days without eating had indeed made it extremely hungry.

Seeing this, Xu Zhangqing frowned: "To keep it alive, five Fire Crows are not enough; perhaps I must put it into the Personal Space, utilizing the Earth Spirit Root's characteristic to endlessly provide Earth Qi."

For the Dragon Spirit Insect Mother, being able to eat means being able to live.

Therefore, eating is an instinct.

Xu Zhangqing did not urge it, but strolled around while waiting.

The entire Spirit-Eroding Fungus King's Nest, to say it's big it's not big, to say it's small it's not small.

If compared with the Dragon Spirit Insect Mother's previous Nest, it definitely cannot compare.

But if compared with a normal fierce beast's Cave, it already counts as very large.

It's just that the things around that can be excavated and explored are only those.

Mycelium, Poison Sacs, Gold Sand — besides those there is nothing else.

Unknown how long passed; the Dragon Spirit Insect Mother that had eaten all the Poison Sacs finally ate its fill, or rather was satisfied, and its movements became lazy.

Xu Zhangqing shook his head, then with a thought took it into the Fangcun Ring, then turned and walked toward the earth tunnel he came from.

Fortunately the route was not complex, not to the point of getting lost.

While returning by the original road, he was also secretly pondering in his heart.

Since he had awakened the Metal Spirit Root, he would definitely have to learn Metal Attribute Cultivation Methods and spells.

Fortunately, he currently has a Bone Sword Pill in hand, so he won't have to spend money to buy another.

I've always heard that Xuanxin City is stronger than Dongqing City's loose cultivator market in every aspect.

Taking advantage of this Thousand Sails Zhengdu Conference held on a hundred-year scale, I'll go take a look and by the way purchase some cultivation methods with stronger attributes and effects.

Moreover, Xuanxin City has more varieties of water attribute cultivation methods and spells, with better effects.

I'll buy them together this trip, so I won't have to make another troublesome trip later.

By the time Xu Zhangqing emerged from underground, it was already evening.

Now it is late summer, early autumn.

The night still carries a few degrees of lingering summer heat along with the newly arrived crisp coolness.

The moon hangs in mid-sky, not the blazing white round of midsummer, but rather like a piece of jade soaked in autumn water, appearing even more warm and moist.

The night color carries a hint of haziness, as if veiled by a faint, barely-there mist, making distant scenery appear and disappear.

The wind blows gently.

The canal water flows with a "gurgle-gurgle" sound.

Insects and frogs all carry a few degrees of listlessness, their calls no longer as spirited as in summer.

Xu Zhangqing mobilized earth spiritual power, causing the pit in front to heal, then turned and walked toward the stone house.

He had no intention of cooking; after all, Wangwang, Gege, and even the turtles and fish in the pond are all resting contentedly now.

Arriving at the second floor, his whole person lay on the soft, comfortable nanmu bed, then closed his eyes and fell asleep almost instantly.

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Unknown how long had passed, something on his body suddenly began to vibrate.

Xu Zhangqing opened his eyes, then turned his head to look, discovering the source of the vibration was not the Lightly Vitality Gourd, but surprisingly the Spirit Nurturer's Token.

This greatly surprised him; he hurriedly picked it up and then injected wood spiritual power into it.

However, the moment he activated it, fire and metal, two types of spiritual power, became abnormally active.

Left with no choice, Xu Zhangqing could only simultaneously mobilize earth spiritual power to neutralize it.

At this moment, Hua Lao's voice came from within the token.

"Xiao Xu~"

"I'm here!"

"The Formal Disciple Competition has already ended. Next month the Gui Xu Secret Realm will open. The higher-ups' intention is: if you can participate then participate. What about you?"

"I have no interest, and don't plan to participate."

"Good. Then you find an opportunity to take a tally and see which formal disciples in the spirit fields want to participate in the Gui Xu Secret Realm. We need to prepare in advance."

"Yes!"