Chapter 685: Eternal Life: My Steady Farming-Style Cultivation Chapter 685 I Am the Master

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Protagonist:

Xu Changqing

The black vortex's rotation speed grew slower and slower; green vitality and green-red spiritual light seeped in like a tide, dyeing the pitch-black vortex center a flourishing blue-red.

Those violent law fragments were assimilated and refined one by one within the perfect law closed loop, transforming into Mu Ji's own law power, making the aura around him increasingly vast and boundless.

Three double-hours later, as the last law fragment was refined, the black vortex completely dissipated into the void of Tianwai Tian.

Mu Ji slowly opened his eyes; his pupils reflected the sun, moon, and stars, and around him green-red spiritual light intertwined with life force, forming a Root God image alternating between void and reality.

Looking at him, there was not much difference; both had the appearance of Daoist Children.

Only, the one behind was expressionless, his gaze indifferent.

Not arrogant, but devoid of any feeling or emotion.

He wore the Dianrong Fentian Robe; on the front spirit vines coiled and flower buds bloomed, on the back withered wood twisted and flame traces burned dimly.

Atop his head the Dianrong Crown, overall made of emerald Bodhi branches, hung with spirit leaf tassels, inlaid with Red Flame Jade and Fire Spirit Beads, the crown's twin flowers supporting a Dianrong Dao Seed.

Right hand gripping a plow, the plowshare tempered with red flame patterns, the wooden handle wrapped in spirit vines and carved full of annual-ring spiritual runes.

Left foot perched on a blue-flame spirit rhinoceros, its whole body emerald, a single horn extending like a Bodhi branch, a layer of blue-flame spirit mist coiling around it.

The Root God's background, sometimes forest and sea reflecting flames, sometimes burning forest reborn.

In an instant, a thousand li away above Dongting Immortal Sect, auspicious clouds gathered, spirit rain fell pattering, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth madly rushed in, and the spirit veins' vitality surged several times over.

At Xingqiong Hall, everyone cupped fists and bowed, saying with great joy: "Congratulations to Daoist Brother Mu Ji on breaking through to Spirit Transformation!"

On Xu Changqing's face, right now even more a look of wild joy appeared: "With a Spirit Transformation cultivator as backing, won't we be able to walk sideways in the Immortal Sect from now on?"

Mu Ji obviously heard, and immediately nodded toward the direction of Xingqiong Hall.

However he did not speak, or approach.

Instead he turned into a stream of intertwined green-red light, flying toward the deeper void.

Xu Changqing was puzzled, and immediately looked at Li Wudao beside him: "This is?"

The latter gave an explanation: "After breaking through a realm, one needs to stabilize it a bit.

He will meditate for a period of time, as short as three months, as long as half a year, before he can formally return to the sect."

Xu Changqing, hearing this, suddenly understood: "So that's how it is."

Thinking carefully, even breaking through from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment requires stabilizing the realm.

What's more, this time it's Nascent Soul breaking through to Spirit Transformation.

Starting from the tribulation, he absorbed a large amount of law power; he definitely has to 'digest' it.

By his ear Li Wudao's voice sounded again: "Your master is not a Single Spirit Root, but Wood-Fire Dual Spirit Roots, and has even comprehended the Withering and Flourishing Great Dao.

Fire governs withering, Wood governs life.

Once he consolidates his realm, his strength will be extremely powerful."

Xu Changqing's heart stirred, and he hurriedly asked: "Venerable One, I am very interested in Spirit Transformation; if you are not in a rush to leave, could you explain a bit.

What is Spirit Transformation?"

Li Wudao smiled: "Spirit Transformation is a qualitative transformation from using laws to controlling laws.

Golden Core touches the fringe of laws, Nascent Soul materializes laws into a Dharma Aspect, while Spirit Transformation thoroughly fuses this materialized law into the Divine Soul, condensing it into a Root God image.

No longer borrowing laws, but coexisting with laws, even dominating laws.

From initially complying with heaven and earth, to later contending with heaven and earth for primacy."

Xu Changqing appeared thoughtful, and hurriedly asked further: "Why Spirit Transformation?"

Li Wudao continued patiently explaining: "Nascent Soul can only materialize laws, yet remains bound by heaven and earth.

After Spirit Transformation it becomes: I am the master, laws are for use.

Of course, the most important point: once breaking through to Spirit Transformation stage, lifespan will be greatly extended; even if the flesh body is damaged, one can continue cultivating by relying on the Root God image."

Xu Changqing nodded: "More thorough than the content in books, thank you Venerable One!"

Li Wudao got a bit addicted to explaining, and simply continued: "Obviously, your master walks the Dianrong Samsara Great Dao.

Taking Withering and Flourishing as foundation, undergoing reincarnation tempering.

And his Root God image, its combat power is most special."

Xu Changqing blinked: "How special?"

Li Wudao smiled faintly: "Combat power unknown; encounters the strong and grows stronger!"

As these words fell, the entire Xingqiong Hall fell silent.

Although Mu Ji has only just broken through to Spirit Transformation stage, and is still in Early Stage.

But in reality, he truly cannot be underestimated.

To put it low, Nascent Soul stage is a watershed.

This realm restricts the vast majority of cultivators.

However, for cultivators of higher realms.

The true watershed is actually Spirit Transformation stage.

One Root God image, one Great Dao.

Contending with heaven, struggling with earth, competing with people, debating primacy with laws.

Xu Changqing silently recorded it, in his heart secretly combining his own situation to speculate.

But speculate as he might, in the end he gained nothing.

One's own situation is truly unprecedented, and there will be no successors after.

Originally possessing five spiritual roots and a heaven-grade golden core, now even adding a thunder spirit root.

This kind of situation is extremely rare; no, accurately speaking, it has never appeared before.

"Let's go, let's go!"

"It's been three days already, time to go back!"

"Before leaving, let's have a meeting!"

"Ah?"

"What??"

"A meeting???"

In an instant, the smiles on everyone's faces all froze.

As expected, even after cultivating immortality, one still fears meetings.

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The Nascent Soul heavenly tribulation lasted a full three days.

The meeting afterwards stubbornly went on for another half day.

After it ended, Xu Zhangqing took his leave of everyone at the first moment.

Then without the slightest hesitation, he immediately drove the Tai Yi Green Lotus Seat flying toward Qingmu Peak.

He kept Fifth Senior Sister Mu Ning in his heart; that green light pillar originated from the Life Pool on Qingmu Peak, and Fifth Senior Sister must have consumed an enormous amount delivering vitality.

When he arrived at Qingmu Peak, he only saw that the spiritual energy of the entire peak was several degrees thinner than usual.

The district where the Life Pool was located was now even more wreathed in mist.

Moreover, he could clearly sense that the power of vitality had grown much fainter.

Xu Zhangqing approached in quick steps, then called softly: "Fifth Senior Sister?"

However, there was not the slightest movement.

He waited a good while, yet stubbornly there was no response at all.

Seeing this, Xu Zhangqing frowned slightly.

No reaction meant Fifth Senior Sister was extremely weak.

Perhaps she had already fallen into a dormant state.

He thought back and forth, and his gaze fell on the thick tree trunk before him.

The foundation of Qingmu Peak is the Life Pool; everyone knows this.

At this moment, Xu Zhangqing gave birth to a bold idea.

If he used a bit of Spirit Finger, would Qingmu Peak mutate?

However, the moment this idea emerged, he immediately held back.

When it comes down to it, Qingmu Peak is no ordinary spirit plant; if he rashly used Spirit Finger and triggered a mutation or mishap, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Xu Zhangqing let out a light sigh: "Forget it, let her recover naturally."

Finished speaking, he turned and left, with no thought of staying.

In the following days, Xu Zhangqing still tended the spirit field daily, cultivated Zixiao Qing Tong, and occasionally guided Sun Shangxiang and Lin Feng in cultivation.

Finally, he had gathered all the materials and began refining puppets!