"It seems I still need some elixirs and spiritual herbs to aid my cultivation."
"Even with top-grade spirit stones nourishing them day and night, the spiritual herbs and plants in the spirit garden would probably take decades to mature."
"Do I have to go down the mountain to buy some elixirs and spiritual herbs...?"
"No, it's too dangerous down the mountain."
Qin Shou shook his head, then his eyes lit up.
"Oh right, I still have a Taibai Jade Ginseng. I'll try swallowing it first; it's okay if it's a bit of a waste."
Subsequently, Qin Shou took out the eight-hundred-year-old Taibai Jade Ginseng from the system space, swallowed it, and used the Chaos Immortal Scripture to refine it directly.
【Taibai Jade Ginseng: 800 years old, it can increase lifespan and cultivation by five years. When combined with Sun and Moon Flower and Snow Spirit Fruit to refine it into Snow Jade Pill, its effects are tripled. It is also a holy medicine for healing injuries for Golden Core cultivators.】
Rumble!
Qin Beast's body trembled as the rich medicinal power dissolved within its body and surged into its dantian.
The circulation of Qi in the Dantian replenishes the physical body.
Two days later.
Qin Shou opened his eyes, wanting to curse.
The five-year increase in cultivation only allowed him to barely raise his Thunder Spirit Root from the third level of the Golden Core stage to the fourth level.
Sure enough, the further one progresses, the slower the advancement in one's cultivation level becomes.
However, if calculated this way, it would take at least 45 years to cultivate one type of spiritual root to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core realm. Since I have 10 types of spiritual roots, if I were to cultivate them all to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core realm, it would take... 450 years!
"Holy shit!!!"
Qin Shou was stunned.
Although my lifespan is sufficient, it would still take 450 years to cultivate to the Golden Core stage. Isn't that a bit too long?
This is almost as long as the time it took for Sun Wukong to be imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain.
What's even more terrifying is that if a Golden Core cultivator is already like this, what about those at the Nascent Soul stage, the Deity Transformation stage, and even higher stages like the Void Transformation stage, the Body Integration stage, and the Tribulation Transcending stage...?
"Wh-c!!!"
"Do I have to live a life of hiding for tens of thousands of years before I can become invincible?"
"Will people become stupid by then???"
Qin Shou felt wronged and wanted to cry.
Although I keep saying "I'll survive until I live forever," the thought of surviving for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years makes me really want to tie myself up.
"Forget it, since my cultivation level is improving so slowly, I'll cultivate something else first."
Then, Qin Shou checked his system space and took out a golden fragment.
[Fragment of the Yellow Springs Sword Intent: The Yellow Springs Sword Immortal comprehended the Yellow Springs Dao, grasped the unparalleled sword intent, and extracted a portion of the Yellow Springs' original Dao essence. He then forged an unparalleled immortal sword with heavenly thunder and earthly fire. Later, in a great war between immortals and demons, the unparalleled immortal sword shattered into hundreds of fragments. Each fragment contains a portion of the Yellow Springs' original Dao essence, which can be used to comprehend the Yellow Springs Sword Intent.]
According to the system's introduction, this Yellow Springs Sword Intent is extremely powerful, one of the top sword intents in all the heavens and myriad realms, and can even be vaguely compared to the Reincarnation Sword Intent.
Once upon a time, that Yellow Springs Sword Immortal wielded a Yellow Springs Immortal Sword, slaying countless Great Luo Golden Immortals and shedding blood throughout the Immortal Realm.
Qin Beast possesses the [Immortal Emperor Destiny] and has maxed-out comprehension, making it not too difficult for him to comprehend.
Seven days later.
A terrifying sword intent bloomed in the wilderness.
On that day, across the land of Yunzhou, ten thousand swords rang out in unison.
All the sword cultivators turned their gazes toward the Great Wilderness.
The heavens and earth seemed to have been opened up, and the fierce sword energy, like a roaring dragon, soared into the sky, breaking through the clouds for thousands of miles, causing a shocking wind and rain.
...
"This is—someone comprehending unparalleled sword intent?"
On a misty, ethereal mountain, a middle-aged man wearing a crown gripped a long sword tightly at his waist, his eyes filled with awe.
......
Yunzhou, Damengze.
A gigantic monster with the head of a minotaur and the body of a human sat alone on a throne, with a rusty, blood-red greatsword stuck in front of him.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and looked towards the direction of the Great Wilderness.
"Interesting! Another peerless swordsman has emerged from the human race. I shall slay him!"
......
At the summit of the mountains, rows of glazed palaces rise from the ground, one after another, magnificent and imposing.
A female sword cultivator, carrying a long sword, stands alone atop the Glazed Peak.
Under the bright sunshine, she was as beautiful as a fairy descended from heaven.
"Who could have comprehended such terrifying sword intent?"
......
Deep in the wilderness, the Qin beast was utterly shocked.
He never expected that his initial comprehension of sword intent would trigger such a terrifying phenomenon.
"This... won't this alert those powerful cultivators who will come to capture me???"
The Qin beast was terrified and quickly concealed its presence, rushing back up the mountain.
Only when hiding inside the protective mountain formation did the Qin Beast feel even a tiny bit of security.
"Sigh, this world is fucking dangerous."
"Even casually cultivating sword intent can cause such a commotion."
"How am I supposed to live like this?"
Qin Shou lay under the mulberry tree, soaking his feet in melancholy, while directing Black Rabbit to pick a basket of grapes for him to calm his nerves.
"Now my combat strength is comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator."
"It's time to avenge our master and senior brothers."
Qin Shou lay on the spirit grass, his eyes peering through the branches and leaves of the mulberry tree at the sun in the sky.
......
The next day.
Qin Shou got up early, washed up, and tidied his clothes.
Then he lit an incense stick for his master and senior brother.
"Master, senior brother, today is the day I avenge you!"
"You shall wait in the netherworld, until I return with the head of my enemy to atone for your sins."
After Qin Shou finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the bamboo house.
"Longevity"
"Little lover"
"I (my senior master) have some business to attend to, I'll be down the mountain for half a day and return shortly."
"You should all stay put on the mountain."
Qin Shou donned the Holy Light Baby Armor, draped himself in a purple robe with the Eight Trigrams design, wore Seven Star Dragon Boots, and held a seven-colored exquisite pagoda in his hand...
His body rose up from the ground.
Straight into the sea of clouds.
On this day, the wind and snow raged, the mountains and rivers roared, and a section of the clouds on Turtle Mountain collapsed with a deafening crash.
........
Eight hundred miles north of Turtle Mountain, there is a black city called Blackwater City.
The city wall is sixty zhang high, dark black, and magnificent.
The city is governed by three major Foundation Establishment families.
One of Qin Shou's goals today is to achieve this.
Originally, Qin Shou planned to hide in the shadows and use the spirit puppets he had created to avenge his master and senior brother, as this would be a safer approach.
But after much thought, I realized that the feud between my sect and my master could not be resolved through any other means.
So Qin Shou decided to come in person, so that his master's upbringing and teaching would not have been in vain.
At the foot of the city wall, Qin Shou stood tall, looking up at the giant city.
Having lived several lifetimes, this was the first time Qin Shou had ever seen such a magnificent city.
Qin Shou originally planned to go all out, slaughter his way to his enemy's family, wipe them all out in a few quick moves, and then rush back to the mountain.
But that would be too high-profile, and Qin Shou was afraid he might accidentally ruin himself.
The world of cultivation is fraught with danger; it's always best to be cautious.
The Qin Beast used the "All Things Detection" function to carefully detect the cultivation level of people within a radius of dozens of miles.
Upon entering the Golden Core Realm, Qin Beast discovered that the detection range of the "All Things Detection" function had expanded from the original thirty miles to fifty miles.
"Hmm? Over thirty Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, and several hundred Qi Refining Realm cultivators..."
"Hiss~, there's actually another Golden Core cultivator!!!"
"_(￣0￣)_ Oh~, first level of Golden Core, then it's alright."
After the inspection was completed, Qin Shou felt relieved and stepped into the city.
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