Chapter 1200 : The World-Opening Spiritual Root

Hearing this, Eldrin Chen's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but inquire, "At the dawn of heaven and earth, the aura of Boundless Chaos [the primordial state before creation] permeated everything. Even an Immortal [a being who has transcended mortality] could not endure it for long. How could one possibly cultivate a living Acquired Spiritual Root [a spiritual root formed after the world's creation, as opposed to an innate one]?"

"Furthermore, a living Spiritual Root [a mystical plant that anchors spiritual energy and geography], not yet refined into an Immortal Treasure [a supreme-grade enchanted artifact] through secret arts, would surely be far less resilient than the Four Extremities Celestial Pillars [legendary spiritual roots said to have been used to prop up the sky in ancient myths] tempered by mid-level methods. How could it possibly bear the weight of the heavens and earth at the Four Extremities [the four cardinal directions or corners of the world]?"

"An ordinary Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root [the highest quality of spiritual root formed post-creation] would certainly not survive."

Old Man Canglan nodded slightly, a faint smile on his lips. "Only an eighth-rank World-Opening Spiritual Root [a spiritual root possessing the primordial power of creation itself]. They possess the power of World-Opening [the act of cleaving order from chaos at the beginning of the cosmos], enabling them to endure within a newly formed heaven and earth."

"An eighth-rank World-Opening Spiritual Root?" Upon hearing this, the assembled immortals wore expressions of utter disbelief.

To plant a single World-Opening Spiritual Root at the dawn of creation and use it to prop up the vault of heaven was an endeavor of monumental difficulty in itself.

World-Opening Spiritual Root were incomparably precious, their value at least ten times that of an eighth-rank World-Opening Celestial Immortal Treasure [a treasure forged with the essence of creation]. Any single specimen could be considered a peerless, supreme treasure.

Even among the esteemed Earth Immortal Patriarch [patriarchs who have attained the Earth Immortal realm, a high level of cultivation] present, the vast majority did not possess a single eighth-rank World-Opening Spiritual Root.

If any of them were to obtain one, they would undoubtedly enshrine it as the foundational, lineage-protecting treasure of their own Blessed Land [a realm or pocket dimension rich in spiritual energy].

Many powerful Earth Immortal Blessed Land [Blessed Lands ruled by Earth Immortals], pooling the resources of their entire sect and expending efforts over tens of millions of years, often succeeded in nurturing only one or two eighth-rank World-Opening Spiritual Root of this caliber. For more chapters, visit audi novel.com for the complete novel.

It can be said that the value of the World-Opening Spiritual Root is fundamentally incomparable to that of the Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root.

While the Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root is rare, most Earth Immortal Blessed Land can cultivate a few of them, and some powerful sects of Ascendant Immortal might even possess Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root as part of their foundational heritage.

Therefore, there are always those blessed with great Opportunity and Fortune by chance, or individuals with profound backgrounds, who can obtain four Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root. Thus, those who achieve World-Opening via the middle method, while not numerous, are not exceptionally rare among Earth Immortal cultivators.

However, to achieve World-Opening via the superior method requires a full four eighth-rank World-Opening Spiritual Root—a difficulty that is truly immense.

Eldrin Chen estimated that among the over three hundred Earth Immortal Blessed Land within the entire Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea, those possessing an eighth-rank World-Opening Spiritual Root were exceedingly few, likely not exceeding one-fourth.

Unless one is blessed with great Fortune or nurtured by a major power, hoping to obtain four World-Opening Spiritual Root is nothing short of a fool's dream.

"Difficult, difficult, difficult."

"To achieve World-Opening via the superior method, one must either possess sufficient wealth and backing, or be graced by heaven-defying Opportunity and Fortune."

Eldrin Chen murmured these thoughts inwardly, yet a sliver of confidence remained within him.

An eighth-rank World-Opening Spiritual Root is a treasure that even Earth Immortal Patriarch can only hope to encounter by chance, not by seeking. Yet, he possessed the Primordial Chaos Violet Aura. Given sufficient time, he could cultivate as many World-Opening Spiritual Root as needed.

In comparison, the Immortals present, and even the few Great Encompassing Foundation Immortals, all revealed bitter smiles, clearly understanding this path was far too arduous to tread.

"Esteemed ones," Old Man Canglan spoke calmly at that moment, pausing briefly before continuing, "I possess a supreme method that can nurture a World-Opening Spiritual Root [a spiritual root of the highest grade, capable of supporting the foundation of a world], achieving the purpose of a supreme method propping up the heavens."

"Those of you with the heart to glimpse its secrets may take it back and study it."

As his words fell, Old Man Canglan scattered several hundred motes of spiritual light, which drifted down into the hands of the assembled Immortals.

Eldrin Chen took the spiritual light and examined it, his brow furrowing deeply. His heart was filled with both astonishment and a flicker of joy.

The method transmitted by Old Man Canglan was named the Immortal Source Root Nurturing Art [an esoteric art for cultivating and strengthening a cultivator's spiritual root using pure source energies]. This art could nurture a World-Opening Spiritual Root, and its requirements were exceedingly particular.

For an Immortal to cultivate this Immortal Source Root Nurturing Art, they must first gather corresponding supreme-grade source energies [the purest, most fundamental energies of creation] and fuse them into their Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root [the highest grade of spiritual root attainable through cultivation, not innate], thereby augmenting its latent potential.

Then, expending vast amounts of Immortal Essence [the refined life-force energy of an Immortal], they must day and night employ the secret art to gently nourish the Spiritual Root [the foundational organ that determines a cultivator's affinity and capacity for absorbing spiritual energy]. Without harming the Spiritual Root, they must repeatedly temper and refine it, guiding its transformation until it reaches the realm of a World-Opening Spiritual Root.

Yet this alone is insufficient. To catalyze the final promotion of the World-Opening Spiritual Root, one must also seek out Life Source Liquid [a legendary liquid brimming with primordial life force], enabling it to complete its ultimate metamorphosis.

"Source energies, secret art nourishment, Life Source Liquid."

Gazing at the three required treasures listed within the secret art, Eldrin Chen could not help but shake his head with a bitter smile.

Among these three treasures, the term 'Primordial Essence' refers to the foundational power of the myriad Path Principles [the fundamental laws governing reality and cultivation] that coalesces within the Mortal Dust [the mundane world].

For instance, the Stellar Primordial Essence [a refined essence containing the power of the stars] that Eldrin Chen obtained in the past could only be nurtured by an immortal-grade Stellar [celestial or star-related] environment. Similarly, the Solar Fire [Sun Flame] Primordial Essence could only be born within an immortal-grade Fire Vein [a subterranean channel of concentrated fire energy].

All other types of Primordial Essence likewise can only be conceived and born within specific, unique environments.

This Immortal Source Root Nurturing Art [a mystical technique for cultivating Spiritual Roots] required not just any Primordial Essence to nurture a Spiritual Root [the innate foundation determining a cultivator's elemental affinity and potential], but a supreme-grade one, and furthermore, it had to be Primordial Essence aligned with the Spiritual Root's own elemental attribute. This made the task exceedingly rare and difficult.

Although the Chen Immortal Clan now held dominion over the Crimson Dragon Sea, occupying vast swathes of Immortal Isles [islands imbued with immortal energy] and resources, they possessed only seven immortal-grade Earth Vein [subterranean channels of concentrated earth energy] of varying sizes. Original publication: audio~novel.com - The source of this chapter.

Among these seven immortal-grade Earth Vein, most were merely of low or middle immortal grade. Only the Fire Vein beneath Crimson Dragon Island was an Upper Grade Immortal Rank [High Immortal Grade] Earth Vein, yet even it was incapable of nurturing supreme-grade Primordial Essence.

Only a place akin to the Lingering Sun Blessed Land [a sacred realm bathed in the light of a setting sun] could produce, in extremely minute quantities, the Lingering Sun [Setting Sun] Primordial Essence. This illustrated just how exceptionally rare such supreme treasures were.

Such supreme-grade Primordial Essence contained within it a trace of evolved Rule Power [the power of a fundamental cosmic law]. It could be used to elevate a Lifebound Immortal Treasure [a cultivator's personally bonded magical artifact] to supreme grade, or be refined to increase one's own foundational depth and potential.

While its value fell far short of a Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root [the highest grade of Spiritual Root that can be obtained through later cultivation], it was still an exceedingly precious Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact [an artifact of the highest immortal grade]. Its price was often no less than that of a Supreme-Grade Immortal Treasure [a treasure of the highest immortal grade].

As for the Life Source Liquid [a miraculous liquid that can restore vitality to spiritual plants and roots], it is also quite extraordinary. It can restore the vitality of Acquired Spiritual Root [a spiritual root obtained through cultivation or chance] and Immortal Herb [a herb of immortal grade], and is typically used to heal damaged Immortal Herb and Spiritual Root [the foundational spiritual plant within a cultivator's dantian].

This substance can only be produced by the Ancient Tree of Life [a legendary tree that embodies the essence of life]. That Ancient Tree of Life is itself an Acquired Spiritual Root, and the amount of Life Source Liquid it produces is not considered rare.

However, if one wishes for a Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root [the highest grade of acquired spiritual root] to undergo metamorphosis, the Life Source Liquid produced by an ordinary Ancient Tree of Life is certainly insufficient. One would need the Life Source Liquid from an Ancient Tree of Life of at least the eighth rank, equivalent to a World-Opening Spiritual Root [a spiritual root of the highest order, capable of supporting the creation of a world].

An Ancient Tree of Life of this rank is exceedingly rare. The Life Source Liquid it produces is comparable to a Supreme Grade Immortal Herb [the pinnacle grade of immortal herbs], and can even aid an Earth Immortal Patriarch [a patriarch who has attained the Earth Immortal realm] in healing wounds. Consequently, its price increases dramatically.

"A single portion of supreme-grade Life Source Liquid is worth as much as a Supreme-Grade Immortal Treasure [a treasure of the highest immortal grade]," he mused.

"It seems artificially elevating a spiritual root to the World-Opening Spiritual Root level is an extraordinarily difficult endeavor."

Thinking this, Eldrin Chen could not help but sigh.

According to the methods of the Immortal Source Root Nurturing Art [an esoteric art for nurturing and evolving spiritual roots], if one gathers the three materials required for nurturing a World-Opening Spiritual Root, and repeatedly applies the nurturing process, a supreme-grade Spiritual Root ultimately has a twenty to thirty percent chance of metamorphosing into a World-Opening Spiritual Root.

Yet, in this process, nurturing a single Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root consumes the accumulated cultivation of several hundred thousand years from an ordinary Half-Step Earth Immortal [a cultivator on the verge of breaking through to the Earth Immortal realm], along with vast resources. A single failure would render those hundreds of millennia of accumulation void.

Of course, if one could obtain an eighth-rank World-Opening Spiritual Root, all such effort would be deemed worthwhile.

After all, the value of such a World-Opening Spiritual Root [a primordial root of immense spiritual power, foundational for creating or expanding a world] is tenfold that of an ordinary World-Opening Treasure [a treasure of supreme rank used in world-creation rituals]; it simply cannot be compared to Life Source Liquid [a potent liquid essence that nourishes life and vitality] or primordial essence qi on the level of a Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact [the highest grade of immortal-tier magical artifact].

With this thought, Eldrin Chen sighed inwardly, but a moment later, he shook his head and chuckled at himself.

Any Half-Step Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has partially ascended to the Earth Immortal realm, possessing immense power] who has successfully cultivated three types of World-Opening Foundation [the foundational cultivation required to initiate the creation of a new world or realm] possesses strength that can at least rival an Eight Tribulations Immortal [an immortal who has survived eight heavenly tribulations] or even a Nine Tribulations Immortal [an immortal who has survived the ultimate nine heavenly tribulations].

Such existences possess earth-shattering, heaven-startling power, sufficient to suppress and slay an Early-stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator in the initial phase of the Earth Immortal realm] Patriarch [a venerable leader of a clan or sect], and are capable of opening up more than six layers of heaven and earth.

For them, supreme-grade Life Source Liquid and primordial essence qi, while precious, are not impossible to find.

The true challenge that could stump them is perhaps gathering four World-Opening Spiritual Roots.

Now, the immortal method imparted by Canglan the Immortal [a being who has achieved immortality through cultivation] allows for the artificial cultivation of World-Opening Spiritual Roots. Although the hope remains slim, it has raised the odds to ten or twenty percent.

Since he himself could cultivate World-Opening Spiritual Roots, it meant the greatest hurdle was overcome. What did the remaining difficulties amount to?

"It is time to make plans and gather more Acquired Spiritual Roots [spiritual roots acquired through cultivation or fortune, as opposed to innate ones]," he mused.

Holding this thought, Eldrin Chen set his mind to the task, resolving to diligently search for Acquired Spiritual Roots in the future, making early preparations for the grand undertaking of World-Opening [the monumental act of creating or expanding a new world or realm]. Enjoyed this chapter? Read more at AUDIO-NOVEL.COM.