Chapter 92: Reciprocal Courtesy

A complete Xuanhuang Mother Qi Root is also a single thread of Xuanhuang Qi; that is a thread of Xuanhuang Qi as thick as an adult's arm. At first, what Jiang Xuan wanted was merely a Mother Qi Root equivalent to two fingers, but Ye Fan directly gave half an arm's length of Mother Qi Root.

This exceeded Jiang Xuan's expectations by a full hundred times.

The Xuanhuang Mother Qi Root entered his abdomen; Jiang Xuan "saw" this section of Mother Qi Root emitting brilliant radiance, as if continuously growing stronger — this is a very distant characteristic of Xuanhuang Mother Qi: it can grow continuously, only the growth speed is slow to the extreme. To grow it back to its original degree would likely require several hundred thousand years of careful nurturing.

"Ye Fan, do you know why the Ancient Desolate Holy Body in the current era is called the Ancient Desolate Waste Body? Why since the Ancient Desolate era, over tens of thousands of years, more than one Holy Body has appeared, yet cultivating them is often not even as good as an Immortal Body?" Jiang Xuan shifted the topic and spoke.

Upon hearing Jiang Xuan's words, Ye Fan immediately looked at Jiang Xuan; Ji Ziyue and Yao Xi were also drawn in by Jiang Xuan's words, turning their heads to look at Jiang Xuan, awaiting what came next. Pang Bo was even more anxious, saying:

"Jiang Ge, rumors say the Holy Body lineage suffers a curse from Heaven — could it be true?"

Jiang Xuan nodded, saying: "The Holy Body lineage indeed suffers a curse, yet it is not Heavenly Lord's will; it is man-made. Someone used a Tongtian Ming Treasure to curse the Holy Body lineage, making their cultivation path a hundred times more difficult than ordinary people's, almost impossible to step onto the cultivation path. Even if they overcome myriad difficulties and embark on the cultivation path, at the Four Extremes Mi Jing they will face a tribulation — this tribulation is a Great Dao Tribulation, a nine-deaths-one-life tribulation. To break it: difficult, difficult, difficult!"

"Tongtian Ming Treasure — what is that?" Ji Ziyue asked curiously; this Tongtian Ming Treasure sounded like it might be very formidable.

"An Immortal Artifact. The Tongtian Ming Treasure is one of the very few Immortal Artifacts in this universe; it is a true artifact that has stepped into that Immortal tier, surpassing Extreme Dao Emperor Soldiers. It is wielded by the Underworld lineage, and it is also the curse they placed on the Holy Body lineage."

"Difficult — meaning there is still a Method?" Ye Fan's eyes brightened, seizing on the blind spot in Jiang Xuan's words.

Jiang Xuan nodded, saying: "God King Blood, Undying Medicine — these are the two known Methods to break the curse."

"God King Blood?" Ye Fan was puzzled.

"There are Divine Bodies in the world, such as the Ji Family God Body, the Jiang Family God Body. This constitution — their Essence Blood has the function of severing Karma and washing away worldly dross. A Divine Body cultivating to the Immortal Three Severing Dao Realm is called a Dacheng God King. Using God King Essence Blood to irrigate a Holy Body can break the Holy Body Curse — only doing so, that God King will most likely perish."

"Even a Dacheng God King Body is not safe enough; best is a God King Body that has stepped into the Saint Realm tier — only then can absolute safety be guaranteed."

Ye Fan and Pang Bo despaired. To have a Dacheng God King or even a Saint Realm God King sacrifice their life to break the curse for them — this was no different from a fantasy. The two truly could not think of what to do.

"The Jiang Family and I share some karmic ties; I cannot conveniently act. As for the Ji Family God Body, my enmity with the Ji Family runs deep. Ji Haiyue and Ji Biyue both died by my hand; the two sides are irreconcilable. Ji Haoyue will surely come seeking trouble for me one day. I will spare his life for now, pressuring him to cultivate. When Ji Haoyue cultivates to the Immortal Three Realm, I can behead him for you, take his Essence Blood, and I will then employ a divine ability to assist — thus the curse can be broken."

Jiang Xuan spoke lightly, as if narrating a perfectly ordinary trifle, not the least bit mindful of Ji Ziyue beside him.

"Only this way, your cultivation will be delayed some time — perhaps several decades, perhaps over a hundred years."

"You want to kill my brother? Don't kill my brother, please, there must be another Method to lift the curse for Xiao Mao Hai." Ji Ziyue's lively large eyes were full of fear. Ye Fan, this fellow townsman, possessed peerless combat power; even a Dragon Transformation Great Figure was no match for him. Her brother was only at the Four Extremes Realm; by the time her brother reached the Immortal Three Realm, this person would probably have become a Saint already.

"Right, didn't you say there's also Undying Medicine that can break the curse for Xiao Mao Hai? Didn't you cut out two Undying Medicines in the Holy City?" Ji Ziyue suddenly rejoiced, as if she had found a life-saving straw.

"Human-shaped Undying Medicine, Qilin Undying Medicine — these are what I obtained in the Holy City. Only pity the Human-shaped Undying Medicine is severely damaged, leaving only a pair of legs. The Qilin Undying Medicine is merely a seed. To make it flower and bear fruit requires careful nurturing for several thousand years — he cannot wait that long."

The hope in Ye Fan's heart shattered once more.

"However, Ye Fan, you must not lose heart. I have some research into the Curse Dao. When you prepare to break through the Four Extremes, perhaps by then I will already have a cracking Method. Not to mention you gifted me the Mother Qi of All Things — to others this Mother Qi is merely used for refining Magic Treasures; though important, it is unrelated to the Dao Path. To me, however, it is critically important — it can forge the strongest Dao Foundation. Moreover, given the relationship between you and me, when the Great Dao Tribulation descends upon you, I will certainly Protect the Dao for you." Jiang Xuan laughed.

"I understand, Jiang Xuan, thank you!"

Ye Fan listened and felt warmth in his heart. Every time he was down on his luck, Jiang Xuan would always encourage him and point out the way. Ye Fan was filled with gratitude.

"The more powerful the constitution, the more resources cultivation consumes — this you should have deep experience of!" Jiang Xuan spoke, pouring another cup of tea for the several people. "Naturally combat power will also be much stronger than same-realm people."

Ye Fan nodded. He and Pang Bo were both at the peak of the Life Wheel Sea Mi Jing, yet the resources he consumed were nearly a hundred times Pang Bo's. Naturally his combat power was also considerably stronger than Pang Bo's — only if the same resources were given to Pang Bo, Pang Bo could have already stepped into the Dao Palace Mi Jing, and his combat power would then be much stronger than the current him.

The balance relationship between combat power and realm — he also did not know whether this was good or bad. He only knew that without sufficient resources to cultivate, he would almost find it very difficult to continue cultivating.

"The Ancient Desolate Holy Body is unparalleled through the ages. Right now you are merely at the Life Wheel Sea Mi Jing, yet the resources consumed are already beyond what sects like the Lingxu Dongtian can afford to support. When you reach the Dao Palace Realm, each layer consumes ten times the resources of the previous layer. The Dao Palace First Heaven requires a hundred jin of Source; the Dao Palace Second Heaven requires a thousand jin of Source; and so on. The Dao Palace Fifth Heaven requires a million jin of Source. And when breaking through the Four Extremes Realm, it requires ten million jin of Source." Jiang Xuan spoke. These Sources were nothing to him, but to others they were astronomical figures.

Jiang Xuan handed over two Spatial Artifacts, saying: "Inside these two Spatial Artifacts, each contains ten million jin of Pure Source. It should be enough for you and Pang Bo to cultivate to the Four Extremes Realm."

Ye Fan opened his mouth, but in the end still did not speak — just like when he first contacted cultivation, he could not refuse those fifty bottles of Hundred Herb Liquid.

Jiang Xuan, however, saw Ye Fan's embarrassment and laughed: "Ten million jin of Source sounds like a lot, but when your realm becomes profound, you will discover that true treasures have never been measurable by Source. Not to mention ten million jin of Source — even hundreds of millions of jin of Source, before Immortal Treasures, are also not worth mentioning. Like your Mother Qi of All Things — that is an Immortal Treasure. If it weren't that I similarly need vast amounts of Source for cultivation, I could give you even more."

"Twenty million jin of Source — this is the first gift I give you."

Jiang Xuan waved his hand again; two streaks of light emerged on the stone table — one silver, one gray — precisely the Source Heaven Book and the jade stone engraved with the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art by Hua Yunfei.

(Chapter End)