Mystic Yin Corrosive Spirit Root

Li Jun froze for a moment, and then a powerful surge of joy welled up in his heart!

He, Li Jun, finally had a spirit root!

That meant he could cultivate too, could pursue the immortal path and seek longevity!

"The Mystic Yin Corrosive Spirit Root... could this be a mutated spirit root?"

He sensed his own dantian, but very soon he noticed something abnormal.

"What a strange spirit root. Its absorption speed is very fast, but only a small portion flows into my dantian each time, while all the rest is used to nourish the spirit root itself?"

Although Li Jun had never cultivated before, he still knew the common knowledge of cultivation.

Generally speaking, the fastest cultivators were naturally those with single spirit roots.

As for certain unique mutated spirit roots, those were even more something one could only encounter by luck and never seek.

However, whether it was a single spirit root or a mutated spirit root, the main reason they cultivated quickly was because spirit roots of a single attribute absorbed quickly and did not cause conflict within the body.

But this spirit root of his absorbed spiritual energy very quickly, yet the vast majority of it was used to nourish the spirit root itself. The amount that truly flowed to his dantian was only a small portion.

Calculating it this way, the conversion efficiency of this Mystic Yin Corrosive Spirit Root was only about equal to the level of four spirit roots.

"Whatever. Having a spirit root and being able to cultivate is already a great blessing. A person has to learn to be content."

Li Jun lay on the ground. At this moment, he could sense the presence of the surrounding spiritual energy with incomparable clarity.

He had envied this feeling for ten years!

Li Jun sat cross-legged on the platform and directly circulated the mental cultivation method of the Azure Origin Art, beginning his own cultivation for the first time.

And the entry before his eyes changed once again.

[Qi Refining First Level: Progress 15%]

The final round of alchemy lasted a full ten days.

Although it was very exhausting, Shen Xiyue was exceptionally excited.

After blowing up the furnace nine times in a row, there was a very high chance the tenth refinement would succeed!

And all of this was thanks to a carpenter.

"Hm? This fellow can cultivate?"

Shen Xiyue looked at Li Jun's figure.

He sat there quietly with faint fluctuations of spiritual energy around him.

"Didn't I say to find someone who couldn't cultivate? How could there be such an oversight?"

Shen Xiyue frowned.

She had long since instructed those deacons that the candidates for the medicinal catalyst had to be found from among people with no cultivation talent. They absolutely could not choose someone who could cultivate.

After all, even if their cultivation talent was poor, as long as they endured it, they could still reach the early stage of Qi Refining.

Such a person might not be able to reach Foundation Establishment, but they could absolutely serve as a spiritual farmer within the sect and bring tangible benefits to the sect.

"Once this is over, I'll ask Zhao Wenjie why he went against my orders."

Shen Xiyue quietly made a note of it, then put all her focus into the alchemy.

As for Li Jun on the platform, he was also extremely excited at this moment.

He looked at the entry before his eyes.

[Qi Refining Third Level: Progress 10%]

After ten days of cultivation, he had absorbed most of the spiritual energy leaking out from the pill furnace, and he had also smoothly broken through to the second level of Qi Refining!

"It's only the second level of Qi Refining, yet the spiritual energy required is actually this much. This is practically a bottomless pit!"

Li Jun pulled a wry face, feeling that this consumption was at least five times that of an ordinary cultivator.

If not for the considerable quality of the pill being refined this time, who knew what year of the monkey or month of the horse it would take for him to rely on himself to break through to the second level of Qi Refining.

"However, although this Mystic Yin Corrosive Spirit Root requires a large amount of spiritual energy, the spiritual power it converts actually carries a corrosive quality."

Li Jun opened his palm, and a wisp of spiritual power appeared in it.

He dripped the spiritual power in his hand onto the ground, and wisps of white mist actually rose up. A groove had been corroded into the ground.

"I'm only at the second level of Qi Refining right now. If I become a bit stronger, this corrosive power will probably be even stronger."

Joy flashed through Li Jun's heart, and the gloom in his heart instantly vanished without a trace.

What he had to do now was continuously accumulate spirit stones or heavenly treasures containing abundant spiritual energy.

As long as he had a large supply of spiritual energy, his cultivation speed would not be too slow either.

"I must first become a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect!"

Li Jun made up his mind, and right now there was the best opportunity.

"Pill furnace, open!"

In the pill room, Shen Xiyue gave a loud shout, and the furnace lid shifted aside, opening a crack.

Three purple pills floated in midair.

"It worked! Eldest Senior Sister is amazing!"

"Congratulations, Eldest Senior Sister!"

"..."

Everyone present was beyond excited.

If this Purple Foundation Pill really could increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment, then the impact it would cause would be enormous!

Shen Xiyue smiled faintly, and the charm of that instant made quite a few male disciples' hearts pound wildly.

She beckoned, grasping the three pills in her hand, and inwardly let out a breath of relief.

Although there had been some twists and turns, it had finally been successfully refined.

"Today's alchemy ends here. I hope all junior brothers and sisters will cultivate diligently. As long as you make contributions to the sect, the sect will certainly not treat you unfairly."

Shen Xiyue's words drew waves of cheers.

Quite a few people also looked toward the platform up above.

Everyone felt somewhat dazed. The key to this alchemy session had actually been discovered by a carpenter.

Fortunately, the other party could not cultivate. If he could cultivate, with Eldest Senior Sister protecting him in the future, their resources would probably shrink by another share.

On the high platform, Li Jun did not think that much, and naturally would not have imagined what these people were thinking.

He looked at Shen Xiyue. He had to admit, although Shen Xiyue was young, she was very mature in how she handled things.

The alchemy ended, and after everyone left, only she and Li Jun remained in the pill room.

"You're called Li Jun?"

"Replying to Eldest Senior Sister, this commoner is indeed Li Jun."

"No need to be so polite. From what I see, you can cultivate as well, so why were you found by Zhao Wenjie to serve as a medicinal catalyst?" Shen Xiyue asked.

"Replying to Eldest Senior Sister, I truly could not cultivate before. It was only today that I felt something unusual in my body, as if I had awakened a spiritual root."

"Oh? That truly is peculiar."

Shen Xiyue's gaze flickered. Then she took out a Spirit Testing Stone and looked at Li Jun.

"Place your hand on it. I'll test you."

Li Jun's heart gave a thump. Although he did not want anyone else to know, trying to hide it from Eldest Senior Sister was unrealistic.

He extended his right hand and rested it on the Spirit Testing Stone.

Then the Spirit Testing Stone flickered for a while, and five pillars of light lit up.

"It's actually a high-grade five spiritual roots. What a pity. If it had been even four spiritual roots, your fate might have been changed."

Shen Xiyue sighed, feeling regretful.

However, when Li Jun saw this result, he felt somewhat surprised.

He was clearly a mutated spiritual root, so why did the test show five spiritual roots?

Thinking carefully, my spiritual root seems able to absorb spiritual energy of all attributes.

Li Jun pondered, and inwardly he also let out a breath of relief.

Originally, he had still been worried that he would be exposed. But if the test result was five spiritual roots, then there was no question of being exposed or not.

After all, who would care about a standard piece of trash with five spiritual roots?

"Everyone has their own fate. This time, I must thank Eldest Senior Sister. If I had not become the medicinal catalyst, perhaps I still would not have been able to awaken my spiritual root."

"No matter. In any case, you rendered great merit this time. What reward do you want?"

Shen Xiyue waved her hand.

Li Jun's heart stirred. His chance had come.

"Replying to Eldest Senior Sister, this commoner does not want any reward. I only hope to seek a position under Eldest Senior Sister. I earnestly beg Eldest Senior Sister to grant this request!"

Li Jun cupped his hands, his attitude extremely sincere.

Just from the look Zhao Wenjie had shown today, if Li Jun went back, he would inevitably be targeted.

Right now, if he wanted to survive, he could only tug at Shen Xiyue's tiger skin.

"Oh? You want to work under me?"

Shen Xiyue raised an eyebrow. Intelligent as she was, she naturally understood Li Jun's thoughts.

"Eldest Senior Sister, although this commoner has been limited by my physique and unable to cultivate to this day, I have not wasted these years. As long as it involves classics on cultivating spiritual plants and raising spiritual beasts, this disciple knows them by heart. I earnestly beg Eldest Senior Sister to grant this request and give this commoner a chance to put what I have learned to use!"

Shen Xiyue looked at him. His attitude was rather good.

Moreover, she felt that his awakening of a spiritual root was probably related to the ancient formation and the Purple Foundation Pill.

The development of the Purple Foundation Pill was very important to her. If she kept him by her side, perhaps he might prove useful when she refined pills in the future.

At the thought, Shen Xiyue already had a plan.

"Very well. Seeing as you're so sincere, I'll allow you to work under me."

"And stop calling yourself a commoner. Tomorrow, go register with Deacon Xia, who is in charge of the outer sect disciples. From now on, you are an outer sect disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect."

Hearing this, Li Jun was overjoyed. He then bowed respectfully.

"Disciple Li Jun thanks Eldest Senior Sister for granting this!"