Top-Grade Heavenly Spirit Root, Breaking Through to the Spirit Transmutation Realm

Under the cover of night, Gu An darted rapidly through the mountain forest. The direction he was heading was the opposite of where he had previously slain Lin Futian; this time, he intended to travel a hundred miles away to break through.

Over the past month, he had observed that no Law Enforcement Hall disciples patrolled once deep night fell.

While on his way, lines of notifications suddenly appeared before Gu An's eyes:

[You have successfully plundered 6 years of lifespan from Bitter Root Grass (Tier 3)]

[You have successfully plundered 7 years of lifespan from Bitter Root Grass (Tier 3)]

[Your lifespan has exceeded 100,000 years for the first time; the Longevity Deduction function is now unlocked]

[Longevity Deduction: Consume lifespan to deduce the karma, fate, and causality of the Great Dao. The amount of lifespan consumed is determined by the complexity of the deduction]

Longevity Deduction?

Gu An's brows furrowed involuntarily; he immediately caught the scent of a conspiracy.

This was an attempt to swindle him out of his lifespan!

What if it drained his entire lifespan in one go?

Gu An decided to test it lightly. When the new function appeared, he gained an intuitive understanding of how to use it.

The so-called deduction was essentially asking a question in exchange for lifespan.

Gu An silently asked in his heart: "Use Longevity Deduction: Does Jiang Qiong want to kill me right now?"

About two seconds passed.

[Requires 300 years of lifespan to perform. Do you wish to proceed?]

No!

Too expensive!

Gu An rejected it immediately, though after this test, he felt much more at ease.

At the very least, Longevity Deduction would inform him of the required cost beforehand, which would prevent him from being drained dry in an instant.

Gu An stopped testing and focused on his journey.

He would use this function as little as possible; he currently felt it wasn't worth consuming his lifespan just to explore the unknown.

Along the way, Gu An remained very cautious, keeping his divine sense spread out to avoid running into any Nascent Soul Cultivator again.

The night was desolate.

Although he didn't see any demonic beasts along the way, he could spot traces of wild animals, mostly herbivores, with wild rabbits and mice being the most common.

About fifty miles away from Mystic Valley, Gu An suddenly spotted a White Spirit Mouse.

In the woods, this creature was pestering a rabbit, following right behind its tail, hopping along as the rabbit jumped, and sniffing forward from time to time.

It looked like a large dog chasing a rabbit.

How pathetic...

Gu An pretended not to see it and quietly slipped away without disturbing the White Spirit Mouse.

"No wonder this guy is always running outside and acts just like a rabbit..."

Gu An recalled the scene he had just witnessed and couldn't help but laugh.

The White Spirit Mouse had been raised poorly, but fortunately, he still had Hao Dragon.

Thinking of Hao Dragon's majestic figure, Gu An's mood improved.

Half an incense stick later, Gu An arrived in a dense forest where the leaves were so thick that even if someone flew overhead, they wouldn't be able to see him.

Gu An sat cross-legged under a large tree, took a deep breath, and pulled up his attribute panel.

He looked at his lifespan of 100,003 years, a look of anticipation appearing on his face.

A lifespan of 100,000 years was definitely considered wealthy; this time, he could properly improve his various attributes.

Let's start by improving his spiritual roots. He could invest a bit more; after all, this was the hardest thing to upgrade.

How many years should he invest?

Gu An hesitated for a moment before deciding to be generous—he would go straight for ten thousand years!

[You have invested 10,000 years of lifespan into your spiritual roots for evolutionary cultivation]

[You contemplate the nature of heaven and earth for 100 years; your Five Elements Spiritual Root perception increases]

[You contemplate the nature of heaven and earth for 200 years; your Five Elements Spiritual Root perception increases]

[You contemplate the nature of heaven and earth for 2,000 years; you finally capture a trace of the true meaning of heaven and earth. Your spiritual roots are baptized by heaven and earth, and your Five Elements Spiritual Root aptitude begins to transform. All your Five Elements Spiritual Roots have transformed into top-tier mortal aptitude, with the Wood and Earth Spirit Root being particularly prominent]

[You contemplate the nature of heaven and earth for 4,000 years; your Five Elements Spiritual Root perception increases]

[You contemplate the nature of heaven and earth for 5,000 years; you perceive the mysteries of the five elements between heaven and earth. With heaven and earth resonating, your spiritual root aptitude undergoes a qualitative change. Your Five Elements Spiritual Roots have transformed into Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root]

[You have contemplated the nature of heaven and earth for eight thousand years and finally captured a trace of the wood spiritual law of heaven and earth. Your wood attribute spiritual root has undergone a transformation, evolving into a Supreme Wood Attribute Heavenly Spirit Root.]

[You have contemplated the nature of heaven and earth for ten thousand years. Your perception of the Five Elements Spiritual Root has improved.]

Lines of prompts popped up frantically, dozens of them in total, so many that Gu An dared not blink.

When the final prompt appeared, he immediately activated the Longevity Barrier.

In an instant, the grass beneath his feet began to glow with a faint, eerie light, and even the trees behind him emitted tiny specks of green, illuminating the area within the barrier all at once.

Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Root!

Gu An was instantly exhilarated.

The Heavenly Spirit Root was the strongest spiritual root he had ever heard of, one that even Ji Xiaoyu of the Ji Family could not compare to.

A Heavenly Spirit Root usually possessed a single attribute, but the speed at which one could cultivate with such a single attribute was incomparable to that of a dual spiritual root; the difference could even be described as heaven and earth.

According to Li Ya, those with a Heavenly Spirit Root were the darlings of heaven and earth. They were either born with immense fortune or were the result of a thousand-year-old family clan working through generations to finally have a chance to conceive such a spiritual root.

The Great Cang Dynasty currently had only one cultivator with a Heavenly Spirit Root, located within the Taixuan Sect, though Li Ya had not specified who it was.

Gu An suspected that Li Xuandao was also a Heavenly Spirit Root, only he hid it very well.

Just as Gu An was pondering this, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to surge into his body, making him feel itchy all over while simultaneously providing an indescribable sense of comfort.

Let's burn another ten thousand years!

With so much lifespan to spare, Gu An suddenly felt that ten thousand years was nothing.

Thus, he invested another ten thousand years of lifespan into his spiritual root, and lines of prompts appeared frantically before his eyes.

Spiritual root perception improved!

Spiritual root perception improved!

Gu An watched the identical prompts, his Dao heart beginning to tremble.

Something is wrong!

Oh no!

This is a disaster!

It wasn't until the five-thousand-year mark that his Earth Spirit Root transformed into a Supreme Heavenly Spirit Root.

The remaining five thousand years were all just improvements in spiritual root perception, like a bottomless pit, continuing until the very end.

Gu An's heart was bleeding.

He cultivated the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, which only required a wood spiritual root; in other words, the subsequent ten-thousand-year investment would not increase his cultivation speed again.

Spiritual roots were determined at birth, and in reality, he had never heard of any cultivation method to upgrade them. The fact that he had gone from an ordinary Five Elements Spiritual Root to a Supreme Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Root was already miraculous.

No!

Burn some more!

I cannot let these ten thousand years of lifespan go to waste!

Gu An gritted his teeth and invested another ten thousand years of lifespan.

Once again, lines of prompts popped up rapidly, and Gu An's face darkened.

After ten thousand years were spent, his Fire Spirit Root transformed into a Supreme Heavenly Spirit Root.

Could it be that it takes ten thousand years to upgrade just one spiritual root?

Gu An invested another ten thousand years of lifespan into his spiritual root, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surging into his body grew even more intense; now, gray and red light particles appeared around him as well.

After dozens of prompts, Gu An's Water Spirit Root transformed into a Supreme Heavenly Spirit Root.

If I gather all five elements, will there be a qualitative change?

Gu An continued to invest ten thousand years of lifespan.

In the end, his Gold Spirit Root also transformed into a Supreme Heavenly Spirit Root, and within his attribute panel, the spiritual root column changed directly to Supreme Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Root.

Gu An looked at his remaining lifespan, his eyes turning dull.

Fifty thousand years of lifespan, just like that...

After the initial rush, Gu An felt an unprecedented sense of emptiness in his heart.

The spiritual energy of the earth surged madly into his body, and his physical form entered a wondrous state, feeling both itchy and warm, yet without any discomfort.

Countless light stars floated around him: fire was red, wood was green, water was blue, gold was yellow, and earth was gray, appearing like a brilliant and dazzling galaxy.

Gu An was dazed, his thoughts in chaos.

Time passed quickly.

An hour later, Gu An completed the transformation of his spiritual roots. He felt as if the entire world had become brand new, and this sudden sensory impact invigorated his spirit.

This feeling was simply wonderful!

He suddenly felt that the investment of fifty thousand years of lifespan was not a loss.

A Supreme Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Root was enough to stand proudly above the Great Cang Dynasty. As for the entire mortal world, he could not say for sure, as he still did not know how vast this world truly was.

Gu An took a deep breath and turned his gaze toward the cultivation techniques listed in his attribute panel.

Should he spend his lifespan to upgrade his techniques?

He was worried that once a technique reached a certain stage, the subsequent investment would exceed his expectations. Furthermore, he already possessed the Supreme Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Root, and his Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique was not inferior; how long was he supposed to keep laying the foundation?

A Spirit Transmutation Demonic Cultivator might jump out to ambush him as early as tomorrow!

He decided to go straight for cultivation base!

New spirit root, please don't let me down!

Let's start with ten thousand years; cultivation base is the top priority and worth a massive investment!

Start investment!

[You invest ten thousand years of lifespan into evolving your cultivation.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for ten years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully charge toward the Spirit Transmutation Realm and begin the tribulation. You fail to survive the Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation; tribulation failed.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for one hundred years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully charge toward the Spirit Transmutation Realm and begin the tribulation. You fail to survive the Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation; tribulation failed.]

Watching the constant notifications of failed tribulations, Gu An's expression remained calm.

One tribulation every hundred years was acceptable to him.

He refused to believe he could fail one hundred times in a row!

Fortunately, the situation was not as dire as he had imagined.

[You absorb qi and cultivate for two thousand seven hundred years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully charge toward the Spirit Transmutation Realm and begin the tribulation. You survive the Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation; tribulation successful, you break through to the first level of the Spirit Transmutation Realm.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for three thousand years. Your cultivation base breaks through to the second level of the Spirit Transmutation Realm.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for three thousand two hundred years. Your cultivation base breaks through to the third level of the Spirit Transmutation Realm.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for three thousand four hundred years. Your cultivation base breaks through to the fourth level of the Spirit Transmutation Realm.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for three thousand seven hundred years. Your cultivation base breaks through to the fifth level of the Spirit Transmutation Realm.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for five thousand years. Your cultivation base breaks through to the ninth level of the Spirit Transmutation Realm.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for five thousand two hundred years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully charge toward the Void Crossing Realm and begin the tribulation. You fail to survive the Mystic Nether Heavenly Tribulation; tribulation failed.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for six thousand four hundred years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully charge toward the Void Crossing Realm and begin the tribulation. You fail to survive the Mystic Nether Heavenly Tribulation; tribulation failed.]

Alright, the failures have started again!

One tribulation every two hundred years was something Gu An could accept.

At the same time, he was pondering a question: it seemed that spirit root aptitude could not determine the success rate of a tribulation.

Could it be that one's own strength was the key to passing the tribulation?

Spells, divine abilities, formations, secret arts, magical artifacts, and so on...

[You absorb qi and cultivate for nine thousand six hundred years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully charge toward the Void Crossing Realm and begin the tribulation. You fail to survive the Mystic Nether Heavenly Tribulation; tribulation failed.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for nine thousand eight hundred years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Technique, you forcefully charge toward the Void Crossing Realm and begin the tribulation. You survive the Mystic Nether Heavenly Tribulation; tribulation successful, your cultivation base breaks through to the first level of the Void Crossing Realm.]

[You absorb qi and cultivate for ten thousand years. Your cultivation base increases.]

Gu An pulled up his attribute panel. He still had nearly forty thousand years of lifespan remaining, which caused the corners of his mouth to curl upward involuntarily.

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