Chapter 211: Advancing to a Five-element Spiritual Root, Grandmaster-level Alchemy

Five years later, Canglan Sea.

Over thirty Flying Boats roamed the sky; they were the Flying Boats of the three great sects: Xianxia Sect, Qingmu Sect, and Pill Cauldron Sect.

They flew across the sky in a mighty, sweeping formation.

In five years' time, they did not know how many tens of thousands of miles they had flown.

They had experienced countless hardships and obstacles.

But fortunately, they were finally about to reach their destination, and the people on the Flying Boats felt very joyful and excited.

Everyone's eyes were full of anticipation, looking forward to the arrival of a brand-new life.

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At this very moment, inside a quiet room on the Xianxia Sect's Third-tier Flying Boat.

This was also the place where Zhou Sui usually went into seclusion to cultivate.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~

Zhou Sui sat cross-legged on the ground, focusing his mind and calming his breath.

He sensed strands of mysterious energy surging out from the Infatuation Gu, pouring into his entire body, merging into every corner of his physique, thereby causing his body to undergo earth-shaking changes.

Especially the Spirit Root within his body, which was caused to undergo a transformation.

Boom!

At this moment, his body shuddered, seemingly producing the sound of bones and tendons resonating, like the roar of tigers and leopards, as if his whole body were resonating.

Five-element Spiritual Root!

After five years of bitter cultivation, his Spirit Root had finally advanced from the level of a Sixth Grade Spiritual Root to the realm of a Five-element Spiritual Root.

"Finally advanced."

A look of joy appeared on Zhou Sui's face; five years ago, he had thought his Sixth Grade Spiritual Root had reached the 99% level and that he only lacked that final step to break through.

But he had still underestimated the difficulty of a Spirit Root breakthrough.

This was a massive bottleneck.

Even if it was only the remaining 1% of progress, it had still been ground out over five years of time.

Only now could it be considered a true breakthrough to the level of a Five-element Spiritual Root.

Although the process was very difficult and consumed a vast amount of time, everything was worth it.

"Cultivation efficiency has accelerated; it has improved by at least double."

Zhou Sui was pleasantly surprised; he circulated the Gu God Scripture, inhaling and exhaling the Spirit Qi between heaven and earth, and immediately, vast amounts of Spirit Qi surged like a tide, passing through the absorption of his Spirit Root and into his body.

At this moment, he felt the Dharma Power within his body increase by a large margin.

His cultivation efficiency had increased by a full factor of two.

Do not look at the Five-element Spiritual Root and Sixth Grade Spiritual Root as only differing by one level; they were as different as heaven and earth.

If one stayed in a Golden Core sect, a Sixth Grade Spiritual Root would only be an Outer Disciple, but a Five-element Spiritual Root could already become an Inner Sect Disciple.

As for a Four-Grade Spirit Root, that would be an elite among Inner Sect Disciples.

If one's talent could reach the level of a Third-grade Spirit Root, then that would be the treatment of a True Disciple.

Therefore, the gap in talent was the gap in future achievements.

One step behind meant being behind at every step.

However, it was fortunate that through the help of the Infatuation Gu's power, his Spirit Root aptitude had been improved.

If he continued to refine it, sooner or later he could also improve to the level of a First Grade Spiritual Root, or even a Heavenly Spirit Root.

"Right, let's first take a look at the body's data."

At this time, Zhou Sui also opened his Virtual Panel.

【Host: Zhou Sui, Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Mid-stage (Progress 90%), Lifespan: 40 (1600) years】

【Aptitude: Five-element Spiritual Root (1%)】

【Sword Dao: Second-tier High-grade (70%)】

【Rune: Second-tier Low-grade (70%)】

【Array Formation: Third-tier High-grade (70%)】

【Alchemist: Second-tier High-grade (99%)】

【Phantom Demon Transformation Art: Major Achievement (10%)】

【Five Elements Alchemy Formula: Grandmaster (5%)】

【Seven Apertures Exquisite Book: Heart Eye Identifying Objects, Heart Eye Insight, Heart Eye Communicating Language (60%)】

【Fireball Technique: Grandmaster (99%), Wind Blade Technique: Proficient, Golden Light Technique: Proficient, Cold Ice Technique: Proficient, Spring Breeze Turns to Rain Technique: Proficient, Lightning Summoning Technique: Proficient...】

【Infatuation Gu: Third-tier Middle Grade, Clone Gu: Second-tier Middle Grade, Wine Insect: Second-tier Middle Grade, Gold-Eating Insect: Second-tier Middle Grade, Book Gu: Second-tier Middle Grade, Dream Soul Gu: Second-tier High-grade, Dragon Elephant Gu: Second-tier Middle Grade, Golden Light Myriad Poison Gu: Second-tier Middle Grade, Teleportation Gu: Second-tier Middle Grade, Array Heart Gu: Third-tier High-grade, Object Seeking Gu: Second-tier Middle Grade.】

Without a doubt, these five years of bitter cultivation were also of considerable value.

Not to mention that his Spirit Root had improved to the Five-element level, his various abilities had also received a huge boost.

Especially his cultivation in Array Formation, which had improved to the Third-tier High-grade realm.

It was actually not very far from being a Fourth-tier Array Master.

"The realm of a Third-tier High-grade Array Master? Bitter cultivation of arrays is also effective."

Zhou Sui touched his chin, feeling very satisfied.

During these five years, because he had basically been staying on the Flying Boat traveling, it was very boring.

Besides Dual Cultivation with his Dao Companion and jointly comprehending the Dao of cultivation, the rest of the time was basically spent practicing the hundred arts of immortality.

Among them, Array Formation was the skill on which he had spent the most effort.

Because for a cultivator, Array Formation was simply too important.

Whether one wants to establish a sect, a family, or even one's own Cave Abode, Array Formations are of the utmost importance.

If there is no protection from an Array Formation, enemies can intrude upon one's territory at will.

Even when one is in seclusion for bitter cultivation, without the protection of an Array Formation, it is very easy to be disturbed.

Therefore, no matter which Cultivator it is, if conditions permit, they all need to have a certain degree of understanding of Array Formations.

Even if one cannot personally set up an Array Formation, one must still understand some of the principles within it.

Only in this way can one achieve twice the result with half the effort when practicing.

It can be said that after reaching the realm of a Tier 3 High-Grade Array, he is basically the strongest Array Master among the three major sects: the Xianxia Sect, the Qingmu Sect, and the Pill Cauldron Sect.

No other Array Master has a higher cultivation than him.

"It's a pity that I didn't find a Fourth-Tier Array."

"If I could find a Fourth-Tier Array and let the Array Heart Gu enter to learn by stealing."

"Perhaps I could comprehend the mysteries of the Fourth-Tier Array and improve my Array Formation cultivation even faster."

Zhou Sui stroked his chin.

After all, the three major sects—the Xianxia Sect, the Qingmu Sect, and the Pill Cauldron Sect—are only Golden Core sects; being able to obtain the inheritance of a Third-Tier Array is already quite good, and as for the inheritance of a Fourth-Tier Array, one shouldn't even think about it.

Even if the Xianxia Sect was a Nascent Soul sect in the past.

But after three thousand years of time, who knows how much of its inheritance has been lost.

The Scripture Pavilion only leaves behind some records regarding Fourth-Tier Arrays.

As for the specific inheritance of Fourth-Tier Arrays, there is not much.

"No need to rush; after arriving at the Wuji Alliance, perhaps there will be knowledge about Fourth-Tier Arrays among this Nascent Soul power."

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes.

In fact, he is not very anxious to find knowledge about Fourth-Tier Arrays.

After all, he is only a Foundation Establishment Cultivator right now, and possessing knowledge of Third-Tier Arrays is completely sufficient.

Even if he knew the knowledge of Fourth-Tier Arrays, as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it would likely be difficult to set one up.

Therefore, pursuing high-level knowledge too much is actually completely unnecessary.

It is just like an elementary school student who has not yet thoroughly comprehended the knowledge of their own grade, yet goes on to pursue university knowledge.

That is purely being overly ambitious.

Of course, besides this, the greatest progress is in his Alchemy cultivation, which has reached the realm of Second-tier High-grade, just one step away from touching the Third-tier level.

The reason why his Alchemy cultivation improved so quickly is thanks to the improvement of the Five Elements Alchemy Formula he possesses, which has reached the Grandmaster level; this is a quite astonishing amount.

After reaching the Master Realm, when he operates the Alchemy Formula, it is simply superb, as if moving his fingers and arms.

Every time he performs Alchemy, he produces high-quality Pills.

The success rate of Pill formation reaches over ninety percent.

This is a quite astonishing number; those who are not Grandmasters cannot achieve this point.

It can be said that this represents that the Alchemist's understanding of Pills has already exceeded the ordinary, reaching a level that ordinary Alchemists find hard to imagine; basically, one can also take in disciples or even establish a sect.

"The Grandmaster-level Five Elements Alchemy Formula is indeed very powerful."

"I can even start trying to refine Third-tier Pills."

Zhou Sui stroked his chin.

However, it is also difficult to perform Alchemy on the Flying Boat; one must find a suitable environment to truly perform Alchemy.

As for now, it can only be delayed for later.

However, for Zhou Sui, the most joyful thing is that the Phantom Demon Transformation Art has reached the realm of Major Achievement.

After reaching this realm, even a Nascent Soul Ancestor cannot see through his disguise.

Ever since he learned that the Heavenly Demon Sect exists in the Canglan Sea, he has become a bit worried.

Although he has no grudges or enmity with the Heavenly Demon Sect, he has, after all, secretly learned the sect's technique.

If he encounters disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect, who knows what will happen.

Therefore, he took precautions and directly cultivated this technique to the realm of Major Achievement.

In this way, even if he really encounters disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect, he will not be seen through by the other party, and it may also avoid the arrival of unknown dangers.

"Hm?!"

Just at this moment, Zhou Sui's heart stirred, and his Heart Eye Power spread out unconsciously, with his own body as the center, an area of several thousand zhang in radius was within his coverage.

In fact, over these five years, the reason why this fleet has basically not suffered any major losses is all due to his Heart Eye Power; after all, his Heart Eye perception range is even broader than that of a Golden Core Real Person.

Often, before the enemy even approaches this fleet, they are detected by him, which can be called anticipating the enemy's moves.

Countless Monster Beasts in the sea have all been eliminated in advance.

Thereby avoiding a large amount of danger.

Now it is the same; he perceived that a group of Cultivators is hiding on a barren island ahead.

"Three Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivators."

"One hundred and fifty Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

"And judging from the aura on these Cultivators."

"Every one of them is entangled with Karmic Force; they are clearly a group of Robber Cultivators, the kind that kill like hemp."

"Are these guys trying to ambush our fleet?"

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes.

He perceived that the barren island was shrouded by an Array Formation, concealing the aura on their bodies, making Cultivators from the outside mistakenly believe that there was nothing there.

When they get close, the other party will strike fiercely and start a massacre.

Often in the Canglan Sea, many Cultivators have fallen for this trick and ended up dying prematurely.

To tell the truth, he was also very familiar with this kind of situation.

Because the closer one gets to the territory where the Wuji Alliance is located, the more Robber Cultivators one encounters.

Perhaps it is because they are approaching the range of activities of Cultivators, so more Robber Cultivators have appeared.

Over these past six months, he doesn't even know how many Robber Cultivators he has killed.

Of course, ordinary Cultivators, upon seeing this massive fleet, would not dare to approach and would keep their distance.

Only a small number of Robber Cultivators with high skills and bold hearts would dare to make a move against them.

Without a doubt, this group of Cultivators lying in ambush in the dark are exactly such people.

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui used Divine Sense Transmission to notify the three Golden Core female Cultivators: Leng Yuexi, Lin Yazhu, and Shen Biqian.

"What? Another group of Robber Cultivators has set their sights on us?"

"Over these past six months, why are more and more Robber Cultivators appearing?"

"The closer we get to the Wuji Alliance, the worse the security environment becomes; it seems the Wuji Alliance is not such a good place either."

"That is indeed the case; it seems even more chaotic than our Xianxia Island."

"Forget it, forget it, let's just deal with this group of Robber Cultivators; since someone is actively coming to their deaths, it's a perfect chance to make a big profit."

Leng Yuexi, Lin Yazhu, and Shen Biqian, the three Golden Core female Cultivators, heard Zhou Sui's voice instantly.

Each and every one of them revealed an eager look.

Their figures flashed, and they left the Flying Boat silently.

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At this very moment, on this desolate island.

The three Golden Core True Persons inside are the famous Wu Brothers of the Three Owls in the Canglan Sea.

They are called Wu Jin, Wu Mu, and Wu Huo respectively.

These three brothers are of one mind and one branch; they obtained an opportunity together in a certain Cave Abode in the Canglan Sea, and as a result, they advanced to become Golden Core True Persons.

But they did not want to join any faction; they just wanted to live as they pleased.

In order to obtain a large amount of resources, they chose to become pirates.

They also created a massive pirate group, which they called the Wu Pirate Group.

It can be said that in this sea area, the Wu Brothers of the Three Owls are quite famous and are even on the wanted list of the Wuji Alliance.

But unfortunately, to this day, no one has been able to do anything about them.

After all, they are all Golden Core True Persons, and it is difficult for ordinary Cultivators to kill them.

If a Nascent Soul Ancestor were to take action personally, they would quickly retreat and hide temporarily.

In any case, it is impossible for a Nascent Soul Ancestor to waste a large amount of time chasing down a few Golden Core True Persons; it would not be worth the loss.

Once the wind blows over, they come out to commit crimes again.

Through this back and forth, over time, they have become a notorious pirate group in this sea area.

They are the kind that simply makes people tremble with fear.

Even the Wuji Alliance cannot do anything about them, letting them do whatever they want.

"Is what you said true?"

"That fleet comes from a remote sea area and is not a force from a Nascent Soul Sect?"

The eldest brother, Wu Jin, stared at a sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked Cultivator in front of him and asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to the leader, my words are absolutely true."

"In fact, this fleet has long been targeted by quite a few pirate groups."

"It is said that they come from three Golden Core sects in a remote sea area."

"It is just because their homes encountered a Demon Disaster that they had to flee in a panic, wanting to reach the Wuji Alliance to settle down."

"Because this fleet has three Golden Core True Persons, its strength can be considered quite formidable."

"Therefore, many Robber Cultivators who dared to attack this fleet were killed on the spot."

"If we don't make a move now, once they enter the territory of the Wuji Alliance, I'm afraid we will never have another chance to act."

A sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked Cultivator said with certainty.

He had already investigated this suddenly appearing fleet half a year ago.

After all, in this sea area, he had never seen such a strange fleet.

In this way, it naturally aroused the curiosity of many Cultivators.

There were even some Cultivators who intentionally approached to trade with Zhou Sui and the others to extract information.

"Looking at it this way, this fleet is indeed a tough nut to crack."

"Three Golden Core True Persons, thousands of Cultivators, thirty Flying Boats; they are indeed not to be trifled with."

"If we are not careful, we might be completely wiped out and killed by the enemy instead."

Wu Mu said in a deep voice, his eyes revealing a look of wariness.

He believed his subordinate would not lie.

And to obtain so much information in a short period of time is indeed quite capable.

"Big brother, second brother, I think we can do it."

"They are merely three Golden Core female Cultivators; even if they are Golden Core Late Stage, they are no match for our Wu Brothers of the Three Owls."

"Don't forget, we obtained that mysterious sword technique from that Cave Abode."

"It makes our three Wu brothers of one mind and one branch, with hearts linked, able to deploy a Sword Array."

"Once the Sword Array is set up, even if they are Golden Core Late Stage Cultivators, we can still kill them."

"I also admit that this does carry a certain degree of risk."

"But wealth is sought in danger; once we succeed, we will make a huge fortune."

"I'm afraid that by the time we reach the Golden Core Late Stage, we won't need to come out and do this kind of life-risking business anymore."

Wu Huo clenched his fists, his body permeated with powerful killing intent; clearly, his desire to kill was very strong.

Even knowing that the other party might include a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator, he was still fearless and, on the contrary, wanted to fight them.

It is precisely because of this that the sword techniques he wields are like fire and thunder, fierce and tyrannical; often, Sword Cultivators whose courage is inferior to his are beheaded by his sword, and he is even capable of challenging those of a higher rank.

"Put that way, it does make some sense."

"Three Golden Core sects that migrated from remote islands."

"One can imagine just how many treasures they are carrying; they must have brought the entire sect's assets with them."

"If we can succeed, we will be rich overnight."

"Of course, it doesn't matter if we fail; given our abilities, even if we can't kill the other party, we can still retreat safely, and they couldn't possibly kill us."

"Most importantly, they are Golden Core sects from remote sea areas with no forces backing them; even if we offend them, we don't have to worry about retaliation."

Wu Mu rubbed his chin.

Hearing what his third brother said, it was indeed very reasonable.

After all, such a fat sheep rarely appears.

In this sea area, which fleet of such a massive scale doesn't have a Nascent Soul force backing it?

Offending one is a dead end.

Golden Core sects like this from remote sea areas are truly extremely rare.

If we miss this time, I'm afraid there won't be another chance.

Most importantly, it doesn't matter even if we fail.

Anyway, given their strength, they can certainly escape.

Once successful, it means becoming rich overnight; no matter how you look at it, it is an action without any risk.

"Second brother, third brother, you are right."

"Then let's test the mettle of those three Golden Core Real Persons."

"Let's see what kind of skills these Golden Core Real Persons from remote sea areas actually have."

"If they have no skills, then kill them all, leaving none behind."

A Cold Glow appeared in Wu Jin's eyes, and he immediately made his decision: to rob and kill.

Undoubtedly, if he really missed such a big fat sheep, he would probably not be able to sleep after returning.

Tossing and turning, unable to sleep at night.

"Tell me, how far away is that fleet from us?"

Wu Jin asked in a deep voice.

"Leader, our people are secretly watching them; they are only a dozen kilometers away from the island where we are lying in ambush, so it shouldn't take long for them to reach our ambush point."

The sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked Cultivator said flatteringly.

"Heh, a dozen kilometers?"

"It seems your people were discovered long ago."

"Because those three Golden Core female Cultivators have already arrived above our island."

"They have quite a lot of nerve; knowing we are ambushing them, they actually dared to take the initiative to attack."

"It seems our Wu Clan Three Owls have really been completely underestimated."

Wu Jin's expression was ferocious, and the killing intent on his body erupted, unleashing a terrifying Golden Core Domain that covered the entire desolate island, causing the island to shake violently with a booming sound.

What?!

The sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked Cultivator's face changed drastically; he had wanted to say something else.

Boom—!

But at this very moment, a golden light from the sky instantly struck down, fiercely hitting the Array Formation of this island, immediately erupting with terrifying fluctuations.

With just one strike, the Array Formation here was instantly shattered into pieces, falling apart.

The many Cultivators on the island immediately emerged.

Except for the Golden Core Real Persons, the other Cultivators were all coughing up blood incessantly, having suffered varying degrees of injury.

The numerous Robber Cultivators looked in horror at the four figures that had suddenly appeared above the sky.

Three of them were Golden Core female Cultivators, and one was a Foundation Establishment male Cultivator.

These three Golden Core female Cultivators were naturally Lin Yazhu, Leng Yuexi, and Shen Biqian.

As for the Foundation Establishment male Cultivator, he was naturally one of Zhou Sui's clones.

To achieve the effect of a surprise attack, Zhou Sui's clone took action personally, carrying a Teleportation Gu to teleport the three Golden Core female Cultivators above this desolate island, catching this group of Robber Cultivators off guard.

They had never expected that the three Golden Core female Cultivators would completely abandon their Flying Boat and attack their hiding place directly.

To be honest, they didn't even know when they had been discovered by the enemy.

"How bold."

"We, the Wu Clan Three Owls, haven't even come to your door to cause you trouble yet."

"Now you actually dare to take the initiative to appear before us and cause us trouble."

"You are seeking your own death."

The three brothers, Wu Jin, Wu Mu, and Wu Huo, felt very angry, feeling that they had been completely underestimated; mere Golden Core female Cultivators, yet they dared to look down on the Wu Clan Three Owls like this.

Did the other party really think they were soft persimmons that could be squeezed however one wanted?!

Clatter—!

In an instant, they immediately took out an Inferior Grade Dharma Treasure-level Flying Sword from their bodies, which was permeated with terrifying sword Qi.

In particular, the sword Qi within the three of them resonated with one another, humming and merging into one.

A massive Sword Array immediately erupted from the three of them.

This is the Concentric Sword Array!

This is a Sword Dao inheritance they obtained from a certain Cave Abode.

To successfully cultivate this Sword Array, everyone must be in spiritual communion and possess extreme tacit understanding.

It just so happens that the Wu brothers are triplets, and they have been in spiritual communion and possessed perfect tacit understanding since they were young.

Therefore, they reached the Beginner level of this Sword Array very quickly, and even cultivated it to an extremely high realm.

Relying on this Sword Array, they simply run rampant in this sea area ruled by the Wuji Alliance, and no one dares to provoke them.

Even a Cultivator at the Golden Core Late Stage must give them a wide berth when facing them.

If one is not careful, they will be pierced through by the sword Qi, their body dying and their Dao dissipating.

Even a True Disciple from a Nascent Soul Sect would not dare to face the three Wu villains.

This is enough to prove the strength of their combat power, which is absolutely not inferior to a True Disciple of a Nascent Soul Sect.

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