[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars":3,"chapter-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-38":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Immortal Path Among the Stars",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2319970,4537,"Chapter 38","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>\"As you said, most cultivators have the most common Five Elements spiritual roots; a few may accidentally form rare ones like Wind, Ice, or Lightning, but their numbers are few. As for me, I have Water, Wood, and Earth spiritual roots, but all are low-grade, with nothing particularly outstanding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There aren’t many precautions needed when forming spiritual roots. But once you reach Qi Condensation Third Layer, the spiritual seed will automatically begin transforming into spiritual roots, so it’s best to prepare for forming them when breaking through the Qi Condensation Second Layer bottleneck,\" Yin Linglong replied after thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know a bit about rare spiritual roots, but what exactly is spiritual root grade?\" Wang Yu scratched his head, recalling the notes of Chongyun Daoist, still confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spiritual root grade categorizes how well a root amplifies cultivation methods of the same element: Low, Medium, High, and Supreme. Most cultivators have Low or Medium grade roots; only a few possess High grade. Supreme grade roots appear perhaps once or twice in ten thousand cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the same element, same cultivation method, same spell—different grades of spiritual roots result in vastly different difficulty levels and power output.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though spiritual root grade determines the upper limit of your cultivation method, the number of roots is equally important, determining how fast a cultivator progresses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Generally, the more roots you have, the more chaotic the heavenly qi you absorb, and the slower your cultivation. The fewer roots, the purer the heavenly qi you absorb, and the faster your cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But like grade, most people have four or five roots; a few have two or three; only the chosen few possess the legendary single root—the Heavenly Root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cultivation speed of a Heavenly Root is said to be over ten times faster than that of someone with four or five roots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For a hermit, having three roots means you already cultivate very fast—only three or four out of a hundred hermits have such roots, and their speed is one or two times faster than ordinary hermits, which is why I’ve reached Qi Condensation Fifth Layer at this age,\" Yin Linglong said, realizing Wang Yu truly lacked basic cultivation knowledge, and thus spoke at length, clearly proud of her three roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Between spiritual root grade and number, which matters more?\" Wang Yu frowned after listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally, fewer roots and higher grade is best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you must choose which matters more, sects recruiting disciples always find one or two with two roots, but a High-grade root disciple? You might not encounter one in twenty or thirty years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The minimum standard for sect recruitment is at least three roots, with one of them reaching Medium grade. Of course, if you have two roots or a rare root, the standard may be slightly lowered,\" Yin Linglong hesitated before answering reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s why you never joined any cultivation sect—you didn’t meet the grade requirement,\" Wang Yu said, suddenly understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, I’ve always thought the number of roots matters more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how high your root grade, if you face an opponent one major realm higher, you’ll be crushed outright. Even if you master your method perfectly, if you can’t break through the bottleneck and reach the next stage in time, you’ll die of old age before your time—and end up as nothing but dust,\" Yin Linglong, as if struck a painful nerve, snorted and grew displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu’s expression turned thoughtful, and he began wondering what kind of spiritual root he would form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough about that. Elder Cui was once a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but after severe injuries, his realm regressed—he’s now only Halfway to Foundation Establishment. He’s unlikely to match the other three of the Lanshan Four Fiends if they unite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once they succeed, they’ll return to search for Qiankunzi, using artifacts and spells to scour every nearby area. We don’t have much time,\" Yin Linglong said, her face growing grim as she remembered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Linglong, you mean—\" Wang Yu glanced at the stunning woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must leave here immediately—and as fast as possible,\" Yin Linglong said decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We lack sufficient spiritual power to fly with artifacts, and we have no flying tools. If we just walk out, we won’t get far before they catch us,\" Wang Yu replied, shaking his head—he’d already considered this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Walking out openly is impossible. But I have an ancestral relic that can completely conceal our forms and spiritual signatures for a certain time,\" Yin Linglong smiled confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have such a treasure, what are we waiting for!\" Wang Yu exclaimed in delight, immediately standing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small pale-yellow wooden boat glided silently across the center of the Chishui River, leaving no ripples or splashes in its wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the bow stood a man and a woman side by side—Wang Yu and Yin Linglong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the stern sat a small white tripod, emitting pale purple mist that clung thickly, enveloping the entire boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu was bowing his head, studying the wooden boat beneath him, particularly fascinated by the large black nails scattered across its bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These black nails were exquisitely crafted—identical in size, thickness, length, and surface smoothness, clearly not hand-forged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sparked his imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just a standard self-propelled mechanical boat from Tian Gong Sect—not even an artifact. What’s there to study?\" Yin Linglong said, unimpressed by Wang Yu’s obsession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I find it fascinating. No spiritual runes inscribed—just mechanisms and spirit stones, yet it moves on its own. I’ve never seen anything like it,\" Wang Yu replied without looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, overreacting. Tian Gong Sect is famed for its mechanisms; this is merely their most common mass-produced model. With spirit stones installed, even ordinary mortals without spiritual power can use it—it’s utterly ordinary. Almost every major market sells them,\" the stunning woman said dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a sharp sound pierced the air from behind, followed by a streak of white light shooting from the horizon, arriving swiftly overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu’s expression changed slightly; he fixed his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the white aura, he glimpsed another rectangular iron boat, three or four zhang long, sharply angular, with an elliptical rear and a silver cylindrical component emitting several chi-long white beams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white light emitted a faint whine, swerved once, then shot directly over Wang Yu and Yin Linglong’s heads, vanishing into the distant horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu stared, mouth agape, unable to close it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1063,"2026-06-20T15:44:30.991Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","602b6758ab4451c9413c314bad0c77c9ade12d3a04b6d36ca3345eed4e182d73","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-39","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-37",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]