Missing Thoughts Literature

Heavenly-grade Five Spiritual Roots

Yun Luo had not eaten her fill during the day, so she secretly brought two pig trotters back.

One for herself, and one for Zhuaizhai.

Just as one person and one beast were gnawing away happily, Mu He suddenly told her to go to the Main Peak and meet Martial Ancestor Bai Huan.

She could only wolf down the rest of the pig trotter, then rode Maibake toward Taihe Peak.

Bai Huan did not live in the Main Hall, but in a cave dwelling opened up separately. It was so simple inside that there was only a meditation cushion and a jade bed.

At that moment, she had changed into a moon-white Dharma Robe and sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, truly carrying a hint of a Female Bodhisattva's air.

Yun Luo stepped forward and bowed.

"Disciple Yun Luo pays respects to Old Ancestor."

Bai Huan stared at her for a moment. "Come stand closer."

Yun Luo stepped forward and stopped three feet away from her.

"Closer still."

She had no choice but to take another step forward. At this distance, she could clearly see the texture of the other woman's skin.

"Do you know the Sūnǚ Heart Sutra?"

Yun Luo nodded. "I do."

The Sūnǚ Heart Sutra was a Cultivation Technique created by the Hehuan Sect that used the merging of souls to achieve the effect of dual cultivation.

Compared to ordinary dual-cultivation techniques, the Sūnǚ Heart Sutra did not involve the balance of yin and yang, so it could be cultivated between people of the same sex.

Over the past three years, Yun Luo had cultivated it with Chu Li, Su Xanyu, and senior sisters from other peaks.

Bai Huan understood. "Now, cultivate the First Chapter of the Sūnǚ Heart Sutra with This One."

Yun Luo glanced at Mu He beside them. Seeing her nod, she sat down cross-legged and calmed her breath and mind.

Bai Huan said, "Place your soul into This One's Sea of Consciousness."

"Yes."

Yun Luo quieted her mind and slowly approached Bai Huan, probing her own soul into the other woman's Sea of Consciousness as though they were one.

Bai Huan's Sea of Consciousness was boundless. Merely standing within it made her heart tighten under the crushing pressure.

Very soon, her soul sensed a warmth, as though something had wrapped around it.

That was Bai Huan's soul. Yun Luo could not see it—or rather, this entire space was Bai Huan's soul.

"... Unite and return as one, forming a pill, and restore the Primordial Innate Qi..."

As the incantation proceeded, the two women's souls began to intertwine. Dense spiritual power in the air streamed into their bodies thread by thread, like fine rain moistening things without a sound, nourishing both their Dantian Spaces.

Two hours later.

Yun Luo's cheeks were flushed. She could feel her cultivation becoming more stable, yet the bottleneck preventing her Foundation Establishment remained unbroken.

"Martial Ancestor, have you discovered anything?"

Mu He asked Bai Huan nervously.

Bai Huan frowned without answering. Raising a hand, she sent a stream of spiritual power into Yun Luo's Dantian Space, directly reaching the location of her Spiritual Roots.

A moment later, her brows relaxed, and her delight was plain to see.

"Xiao He, Xiao He, you truly picked up a treasure."

Yun Luo was bewildered, and Mu He and Tantai Zhao were equally confused.

Bai Huan rose and walked several steps with her hands behind her back before looking at Yun Luo.

"You are not a middle-grade Wood Spiritual Root, but Heavenly-grade Five Spiritual Roots."

Heavenly-grade Five Spiritual Roots?

From her tone, Yun Luo did not know whether she should be happy or sad.

She only knew that for those with multiple Spiritual Roots, every additional Spiritual Root doubled the resources required for cultivation.

Therefore, ordinary cultivators would only cultivate one of them. The result was that they would be affected by the Spiritual Roots they had not cultivated, making breakthroughs in realm exceedingly difficult.

Since they could not provide enough resources, great sects would only accept those with a single Spiritual Root.

"Martial Ancestor, are you certain?"

Mu He was both shocked and worried.

Five Spiritual Roots were not easy to cultivate.

Bai Huan sat on the jade bed. "Of course. But you need not worry. This is not a bad thing."

When Yun Luo heard that she possessed Five Spiritual Roots, her heart went cold, but on second thought, since they were Heavenly-grade, they must be different.

"Old Ancestor, what are Heavenly-grade Five Spiritual Roots?" she asked humbly.

Heavenly-grade Five Spiritual Roots

Bai Huan explained, "Heavenly-grade Five Spiritual Roots differ from ordinary multiple Spiritual Roots. Or rather, in essence, they are one Spiritual Root that has divided into five, often appearing as a single Spiritual Root in the early stages."

"To cultivate this Spiritual Root, you must establish your foundation five times, form a core five times, and form a Nascent Soul five times. When the five Nascent Souls merge into one, the five Spiritual Roots will also become a single Chaos Spiritual Root. Only then can cultivation be considered to have stepped onto the Right Path."

"The reason you have been unable to achieve Foundation Establishment is because your Spiritual Roots have not fully recovered in essence. They could even be said to be severely damaged.

To break through to Foundation Establishment, you must restore at least one more. If you wish to reach Spirit Transformation, you must repair all of your Spiritual Roots. Otherwise, you will remain in the Nascent Soul Realm for your entire life."

Yun Luo's heart sank sharply. Ordinary people could not even tell that she possessed Five Spiritual Roots, so how could she repair the four unseen ones?

She looked at Bai Huan and bowed once more.

"Please enlighten me, Old Ancestor."

Bai Huan flicked her sleeve and admired her pale, slender fingertips.

"Simple. You have already restored your Wood Spiritual Root. For the remaining Spiritual Roots, you need only use the corresponding pills. After taking them, circulate the Moon Sea Tide Sound Technique and dual cultivate with a Heavenly-grade Spiritual Root cultivator of the corresponding attribute. Obtain their Primal Yang, refine it, and you will be able to restore your Spiritual Roots."

"But take note: you must dual cultivate with a cultivator in the Nascent Soul Realm or above. Otherwise, your Primal Saint Physique will drain them dry."

Yun Luo: "..."

Was it really that simple?

Mu He revealed a delighted expression upon hearing that there was still hope.

"Martial Ancestor, do you have the Pill Recipe?"

Bai Huan rummaged through her Dantian Space and flicked out a scroll.

"There are Pill Recipes inside. The sect should be able to gather most of the spiritual plants. For whatever is missing, see if substitutes can be found. If not, go trade for them. As for Primal Yang..."

She paused. "Those with Heavenly-grade Spiritual Roots are all favored children of heaven. Anyone above the Nascent Soul Realm whose Primal Yang remains intact must harbor lofty ambitions and possess a Dao Heart as unbreakable as rock. Whether you can make them willingly offer their Primal Yang will depend on your own abilities."

Yun Luo felt somewhat disappointed.

She had thought men would be assigned to her, but in the end, she still had to find them herself.

Mu He's expression darkened.

"What a colossal loss. Had I known this, I should have crippled all those grandsons from the Heavenly Star Sect of their Spiritual Roots."

How could one Superior Spiritual Root possibly compensate for Heavenly-grade Five Spiritual Roots?

Tantai Zhao was so furious that she nearly spat blood as well.

Those were Heavenly-grade Five Spiritual Roots. If all five Spiritual Roots successfully formed Nascent Souls, Yun Luo would become the person in the Hehuan Sect with the greatest hope of ascending.

Forget Mu He—Tantai Zhao herself wished she could rush to the Heavenly Star Sect right now and rip out everyone's Spiritual Roots.

What a colossal loss.

After leaving Taihe Peak, Mu He brought Yun Luo to the Ninth Floor of the Scripture Pavilion.

The Scripture Pavilion stored all kinds of Cultivation Techniques. The higher one went, the higher the grade of the mental methods.

The moment Yun Luo stepped onto the Ninth Floor, she felt a sharp pain in her Sea of Consciousness.

Mu He formed a protective formation around her, blocking the pressure of the restrictions.

"Originally, I intended to have you cultivate this Moon Sea Tide Sound Technique after you achieved Foundation Establishment. But restoring your Spiritual Roots is urgent now, so I can only let you comprehend it early."

Mu He undid the restriction sealing the mental method, took out a golden book, and handed it to Yun Luo.

The golden book was woven from Heavenly Silkworm Silk and Golden Crow feathers. Neither water nor fire could damage it, and it served as the medium for carrying high-level mental methods.

"Remember this well: high-level mental methods cannot be copied or passed on orally. You can only comprehend them yourself. This mental method consumes an enormous amount of divine sense. With your current cultivation, you need only attempt to comprehend the First Layer."

Yun Luo held the golden book and nodded solemnly. "This Disciple will remember."

After carefully explaining everything, Mu He reinforced the protective formation around Yun Luo before leaving the Scripture Pavilion.

Yun Luo surveyed the pavilion. Knowing that time was pressing, she immediately found a meditation cushion, sat down, and began to comprehend.