"An old body nurtured new life; the spiritual root had undergone nirvana. What a fine opportunity."
Looking at the Innate Gourd Seed within the Creation Cauldron, Cihang revealed a delighted smile.
His painstaking efforts had finally not been in vain. The Gourd Vine had finally regained its vitality.
The heaven-and-earth great fortune contained within a Top-tier Innate Spiritual Root was hardly something an ordinary Innate Spiritual Item could compare to.
With a wave of his hand, Cihang took out the gourd seed and examined it carefully in his palm.
In truth, Cihang was still somewhat surprised. After all, he had used both the Creation Cauldron and Life God Night.
Life God Night in particular was a sacred item capable of healing even wounds inflicted upon the Great Dao.
Yet despite that, the gourd seed had merely recovered a faint trace of vitality and regressed into its most primitive seed form.
But that was precisely what proved its extraordinary nature.
Though the gourd seed's vitality was weak, the Innate Origin within it was exceptionally pure.
"Let me see just what mysteries you possess!"
Cihang directly sent a strand of primordial spirit into it to inspect the gourd seed's detailed information.
A moment later, Cihang opened his eyes in delight.
Hong Yun's speculation had been correct. The Innate Gourd Vine had originally been called the Primordial Chaos Gourd Vine, a genuine Chaos Spiritual Root.
In fact, many spiritual roots had originally existed within Chaos.
Unfortunately, when the Chaos Demon Gods suffered calamity in that battle, the Chaos Spiritual Roots had been unable to escape it either.
Compared to other spiritual roots, the Gourd Vine had been fortunate. Though its origin had been greatly damaged, it had ultimately taken root upon Buzhou Mountain.
Most Innate Spiritual Roots in the prehistoric world had also been formed from fragments of Chaos Spiritual Root origins.
Perhaps because it retained the will of Chaos, the Gourd Vine had been unwilling to fall in grade and had attempted to restore its Chaos-grade status on Buzhou Mountain.
Unfortunately, heaven and earth could no longer tolerate a Chaos Spiritual Root. The Gourd Vine's actions had undoubtedly been courting death.
And that was indeed the case.
Under the influence of the Heavenly Dao, the Gourd Vine had depleted its origin in bearing fruit, causing itself to fall into extinction.
Had it not encountered Cihang today, there would no longer have been an Innate Gourd Vine in the prehistoric world.
Although the Gourd Vine no longer possessed a Chaos-grade rank, a Top-tier Innate Spiritual Root was already enough to make all cultivators burn with envy.
Moreover, the Gourd Vine's abilities were extraordinarily heaven-defying.
Though the spiritual fruits it normally bore could not reach the level of Top-grade Spiritual Treasures, they possessed other mysteries.
Each time it bore fruit, it produced seven gourds, corresponding to yin, yang, and the five elements. Each was the embryo of a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
With a little refinement, they could become seven High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Because they came from the same origin, the seven treasure gourds could also be fused and refined into a top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Primordial Chaos Gourd.
Of course, that was not what Cihang valued most. What mattered most was the Innate Yin-Yang Five Elements Origin.
Spiritual treasures were good, but they were ultimately external paths. One's own cultivation realm was the foundation.
These seven gourd spiritual fruits, however, could help one comprehend the origins and raise one's cultivation realm without any side effects.
If one refined them into the body, even a mortal could immediately attain Golden Immortal status.
Furthermore, the effects of these gourd spiritual fruits could stack, continuously increasing laws of the same attribute.
In other words, as long as one had sufficient lifespan and time, this Innate Gourd Vine could cultivate one Quasi-Sage after another without any side effects.
"With such heaven-defying effects, no wonder you suffered calamity!"
Cihang's gaze upon the gourd seed became somewhat complicated.
The Innate Gourd Vine was indeed powerful, but its gestation period was far too long.
From flowering to the maturity of its fruit alone, it required an era.
One had to know that even the Dragon-Phoenix Three Tribes and the Witch Race had each only flourished for a single era at their peak.
And that was under the circumstances of the Gourd Vine being at its prime.
The current Gourd Vine was merely a seed. Who knew how many opportunities it would take to let it grow strong again?
Given such a long time, if everything went smoothly, Cihang would be at the peak of the Quasi-Sage realm even if he had not attained the Dao.
At that point, the Gourd Vine would no longer be of such great use to him.
As for things not going smoothly, then naturally he would have no need for this Innate Gourd Vine.
"Still, it is fortunate that there are other methods!"
In a flash, Cihang arrived on the island at the center of the lake and planted the gourd seed beneath the Ancient Life Tree.
He then extravagantly dripped nine drops of Life Divine Fluid onto it, allowing it to truly take root and sprout.
Sensing Cihang's intentions, the Ancient Life Tree immediately scattered boundless life essence.
At the same time, it began drawing in Chaos Qi with all its strength and focused it upon the gourd seed.
Originally, living beings could not absorb Chaos Qi, and spiritual roots were no exception.
But the gourd seed was different. Though it had fallen in grade, it still retained a trace of Chaos's essence.
Chaos Qi was swiftly absorbed by the gourd seed, and its origin vitality visibly grew stronger.
Life Essence was likewise continuously absorbed. A section of Gourd Vine instantly broke through the soil and climbed up the Ancient Life Tree.
At the same time, the Innate Wutu Essence within the Breathing Soil was also rapidly absorbed.
Seeing this, Cihang quickly took out the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and raised it with his magic power, producing layer after layer of Breathing Soil to help the Gourd Vine grow stronger at a rapid pace.
The Three Lights Divine Water in the lotus pool also turned into misty rain and fell over the island at the center of the lake.
In but an instant, a massive vine wound itself around the ancient tree, forming a symbiotic relationship with it.
The Gourd Vine and the Ancient Life Tree both conveyed feelings of joy.
The two spiritual roots absorbed Chaos Qi together to strengthen themselves.
Because the Ancient Life Tree had already reached its limit, more Chaos Qi was absorbed by the Innate Gourd Vine.
Cihang could clearly sense the Innate Gourd Vine growing stronger bit by bit.
Moreover, this did not affect the growth of the grotto-heaven, because the spiritual roots merely absorbed Chaos Qi before converting it into Innate Spiritual Qi.
Not only was the grotto-heaven's origin undamaged, it had instead increased by quite a bit.
The entire grotto-heaven's area was also slowly expanding.
"So this really is feasible!"
Cihang revealed a joyful expression as well. This alone had saved him the effort of hundreds of millions of years of gestation.
Innate Spiritual Roots grew slowly in the prehistoric world, but with Chaos Qi nourishing them, things were entirely different.
Now that it was nourished by Chaos Qi and cultivated by Innate Breathing Soil and Three Lights Divine Water, the Gourd Vine's growth rate had increased more than tenfold.
Looking at the vigorous Gourd Vine, it would likely advance to a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Root before long.
Because it had been reborn after surviving calamity, the Gourd Vine's grade had also fallen somewhat.
But unlike those low- and mid-grade spiritual roots whose potential had been exhausted, the Gourd Vine possessed a profound Innate Origin.
As it grew, it would slowly recover until it became a genuine Top-tier Innate Spiritual Root.
Two Top-tier Innate Spiritual Roots, one Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and one High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Even Jieyin and Zhunti probably did not possess such a foundation.
Furthermore, both the Ancient Life Tree and the Gourd Vine originated as Chaos Spiritual Roots.
If an opportunity arose in the future, they could even break through the innate limit in one stroke.
But that would have to wait until the day he attained the Primordial Chaos Dao.
Cihang firmly believed that day would come.
He could attain the Primordial Chaos Dao, and these two spiritual roots could also restore their Chaos-grade status.
As his knowledge grew, Cihang's expectations for himself rose ever higher.
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