Improving Spiritual Root Aptitude

The page of the Daoist Tome slowly began to reveal a great many words, each one glowing with a faint golden light.

Cultivation Method Name Tai Ling Jue!

A martial artist's martial aptitude.

It was divided into nine elemental aptitudes: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, darkness, and light.

Each elemental aptitude was further divided into nine grades!

First grade was the lowest, and ninth grade was the highest.

For example, a first-grade Fire Spiritual Root martial aptitude meant that the person's affinity with the fire element was the lowest. Such aptitude was usually called poor aptitude.

But if someone possessed ninth-grade Fire Spiritual Root aptitude, it meant that their affinity with the fire element was extremely high. When cultivating fire-element cultivation methods or combat skills, their progress compared to others could be described as advancing a thousand miles in a single day.

Martial aptitude was innate. Those blessed with great fortune might possess extremely high martial aptitude from birth.

There was also a possibility of inheriting an ancestor's aptitude, but that possibility was not very high.

"This cultivation method can transform aptitude. Doesn't that mean I can transform anyone's aptitude as I please? As long as the other person cultivates Tai Ling Jue!"

"This cultivation method has probably already surpassed the Heavenly-grade category. It isn't a cultivation method that human power could create at all."

Just then, the Daoist Tome opened another page, and golden words slowly emerged.

[To cultivate Tai Ling Jue and improve Spiritual Root aptitude, the Daoist Tome is required!]

More words slowly emerged afterward. Tai Ling Jue could only be cultivated by him. Once he had mastered it, he could combine it with the Daoist Tome to transform other people's aptitudes.

Buzz!

The Daoist Tome suddenly shone with brilliant golden light, and a stream of golden radiance sank into Ye Hao's mind.

Ye Hao felt a sharp pain in his head as a massive amount of memories was forcibly poured into his mind.

It turned out that there were nine Heavenly Tomes in this world. The Daoist Tome was only one of them. There were also the Body Tome, the Time Tome, and so on. According to the information the Daoist Tome had provided him, if he could gather all nine Heavenly Tomes, he would become invincible beneath the heavens and above the earth, existing for all eternity and enduring through the ages!

Ye Hao drew a light breath and immediately sank the Daoist Tome into his soul.

Afterward, he fell into thought.

At present, the only person he could completely trust was his father, Ye Wuchen. He could improve his father's aptitude first.

Ye Hao immediately went to the courtyard where Ye Wuchen lived. Ye Wuchen had just finished cultivating.

When Ye Wuchen saw Ye Hao, a faint trace of delight flashed through his eyes. "Not bad. You've already broken through to the second layer of the Qi Realm."

"To see through my realm at a glance, it seems Father has already recovered to the Fifth Great Realm." Ye Hao spoke calmly. Only upon reaching the Fifth Great Realm could one see through another person's cultivation at a glance, because the Fifth Great Realm gave birth to Spiritual Sense.

Ye Wuchen chuckled and nodded. "But this still isn't enough. I still need to continue recovering. By the way, what did you come to see me about?"

Ye Hao said, "I have a way to improve Spiritual Root aptitude."

Ye Wuchen's mind trembled slightly, and he looked at Ye Hao in surprise. A way to improve Spiritual Root aptitude?

Could Spiritual Root aptitude actually be improved?

He had at least come into contact with one of the most powerful forces on this continent, yet he had never heard of any method that could improve Spiritual Root aptitude.

"You want to help me improve my Spiritual Root?" Ye Wuchen asked.

Ye Hao nodded lightly.

Ye Wuchen fell silent. After a while, he sat down and then spoke calmly. "Back when I left the Eastern Region, I met an extraordinary person. That person's martial aptitude was very ordinary, merely a first-grade Gold Spiritual Root. His affinity with the metal element was extremely low, but at that time, he shattered my understanding of the martial path. With first-grade Gold Spiritual Root aptitude, he actually cultivated to the Sixth Great Realm, and faintly showed signs of breaking through to the Seventh Great Realm."

Ye Hao sat down as well. His expression remained calm. "Martial aptitude is innate. Everyone believes that those with low martial aptitude cannot go far, but in reality, cultivation places greater emphasis on comprehension. Comprehension can be improved through extensive study and practice, or perhaps one day, a flash of inspiration in the mind can lead to sudden enlightenment. You mean that cultivation places greater emphasis on comprehension, and one should try not to rely too heavily on aptitude, right?"

Ye Wuchen chuckled. It seemed he could no longer truly treat his son as a child.

"I'll improve your Spiritual Root aptitude. Having it is better than not having it." Ye Hao spoke at this moment.

"Good." Ye Wuchen nodded lightly.

The two of them then entered the room, and Ye Hao began transforming Ye Wuchen's aptitude.

Ye Wuchen's martial aptitude itself was not particularly good, but his comprehension was high, and his cultivation speed was much faster than most people's.

After Ye Hao's transformation, Ye Wuchen's martial aptitude became ninth-grade Gold Spiritual Root!

As for his other Spiritual Roots, Ye Hao did not improve them. Improving too many would be too monstrous. If others learned of it, it would cause a great deal of trouble.

Father and son chatted for a long time.

They started by discussing martial cultivation, then moved on to the crisis they faced, and finally chatted idly about everyday family matters.

Ye Hao stayed for two hours before leaving.

Night fell.

The two Lin Shige sisters were both tired and had already fallen sound asleep. Ye Hao secretly improved both their Spiritual Root aptitudes.

He raised both of their Water Spiritual Roots to the sixth grade.

Afterward, Ye Hao went to sleep as well.

The next day, after breakfast, the two sisters began cultivating. They discovered that their cultivation speed seemed to have increased considerably. Things they had not understood about their cultivation method before suddenly became clear to them.

Neither of them thought too much about it. Instead, they calmed their minds and cultivated earnestly.

Before long, knocking sounded at the courtyard gate, followed by Ye Paopao's anxious voice. "Brother Ye Hao, Brother Ye Chen and Brother Ye Feng were beaten by Xia Zhangjian! Xia Zhangjian's maid threatened us, saying that for every day you refuse to accept the challenge, he will humiliate Brother Ye Chen and Brother Ye Feng again!"

Ye Paopao said anxiously and furiously, "Xia Zhangjian is too despicable! To force Brother Ye Hao to accept his challenge, he resorted to such despicable methods. Brother Ye Hao, could you go over and beat Xia Zhangjian to a pulp?"

The courtyard gate was pushed open.

"Let's go!"

A mass of anger coiled in Ye Hao's heart. He had always preferred peace and quiet, yet there were always people forcing him to act, again and again!

On the Martial Arts Stage of East Moon Academy, Xia Zhangjian sat cross-legged on the ground in white robes, meditating with his eyes closed.

Below the Martial Arts Stage, Ye Chen and Ye Feng were battered and bruised. Several bones throughout their bodies were cracked, and their clothes were stained with blood.

A group of young men and women from the Ye Family supported Ye Chen and Ye Feng, every one of them wearing furious expressions.

One Ye Family girl clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles whitened. Her eyes were filled with intense grievance and fury, and tears streamed down her face.

She desperately wanted to rush onto the stage and beat Xia Zhangjian senseless!

But she was only thirteen years old. She had entered the academy and cultivated for merely one year, so she was no match for Xia Zhangjian at all.

"Xia Zhangjian, you're truly despicable!"

The Ye Family girl's voice was still somewhat childish, and her face had not yet shed its youthful innocence. Her voice rang out across a hundred meters.

Several hundred academy students nearby witnessed this scene, and every one of them secretly shook their heads.

Xia Zhangjian's purpose was obvious. He had injured Ye Chen and Ye Feng precisely to force Ye Hao to show himself.

"If you know what's good for you, hurry up and have Ye Hao come accept the challenge. Otherwise, don't expect the people of the Ye Family to have an easy time!"

The one speaking was Xia Zhangjian's maid. Her expression was arrogant, and her voice was icy-cold. Her young master had beaten Ye Chen and Ye Feng, which could also be considered taking a little revenge for her. Yesterday, Ye Hao and Ye Paopao had humiliated her, and whenever she thought about it now, she was consumed by fury and frustration!