Purely Flawless Lightning Spiritual Root (Seeking Monthly Votes, Recommendations, and Tips)

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

During that month, Fang Yu did not spend all his time cultivating. Instead, he gathered information about Yellow Maple Valley and compared it with the information in his memories one by one. Only after confirming that there were no discrepancies did he finally relax and cultivate in peace.

At the same time, he received word that Han Li had used the Ascension Token to join Yellow Maple Valley and had entered the Hundred Medicines Garden.

He instantly became a prominent figure throughout Yellow Maple Valley. However, once everyone learned that Han Li had traded away his Foundation Establishment Pill, most disciples lost interest.

Especially those disciples who had coveted the Foundation Establishment Pill—they lost all interest, and the commotion gradually died down.

The main reason was that Han Li, the protagonist, had barely stepped out of the Hundred Medicines Garden from beginning to end. Even when collecting items or spirit stones, he only went when there were few people around—or no one at all.

Naturally, no one continued paying attention to him.

Upon hearing this news, Fang Yu was not particularly surprised.

At the same time, he recalled a fortuitous opportunity located within Yellow Maple Valley.

Since he knew of the opportunity and it was right beside him, how could Fang Yu possibly let it slip away? He had even snatched the Heaven-Palm Bottle, so he certainly would not care about taking this opportunity as well.

However, just as Fang Yu was preparing to search for it, a streak of fire shot into his cave dwelling.

"Martial Nephew Fang Yu, come to the council hall at once. There is important business. Do not delay."

The fiery light hovered above his head, and the voice of Yellow Maple Valley's Sect Master Zhong came from within it.

Fang Yu had a fairly good impression of this Sect Master Zhong.

Therefore, he temporarily set aside that opportunity and headed for the council hall first.

In any case, that opportunity was not going anywhere.

Half an hour later, Fang Yu arrived at the council hall. Aside from Yellow Maple Valley's kindly faced Sect Master Zhong, there was also a colossal figure inside, no less imposing than Fang Tong of the Fang Family's Giant Spirit Hand.

Yet the two were different. Fang Tong was tall and mighty, while the colossal figure before him could be summed up in one word: fat.

The man's eyes had been squeezed into two narrow slits. The flesh hanging beneath his chin was layered upon layer, and it was impossible to tell how thick it was. Coupled with a waist as thick as a giant barrel—

Among all the people Fang Yu had seen, this man could definitely rank among the top three. This fatty's aura was also exceptionally powerful, giving Fang Yu a sense of danger, though he was still inferior to Fang Qingxue.

His eldest sister was the most formidable person Fang Yu had ever seen, far beyond comparison with the fatty before him. Fang Yu also guessed the man's identity.

"Martial Nephew Fang Yu, why have you not greeted Patriarch Lei? Patriarch Lei, like you, possesses a lightning-attribute mutated spiritual root. He is also a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator. Among the many Core Formation cultivators in the Yue Kingdom cultivation world, his strength ranks within the top ten, perhaps even the top five."

The moment Sect Master Zhong saw Fang Yu enter, he immediately rose and introduced the fatty seated in the place of honor.

"This disciple, Fang Yu, pays respects to Patriarch Lei."

Hearing this, Fang Yu hurriedly bowed and spoke respectfully.

Just as he had expected, the large fatty before him was indeed Yellow Maple Valley's Lei Wanhe. It seemed that he intended to accept Fang Yu as a disciple.

However, he would likely only become a nominal disciple for now. Only after establishing his foundation would he be accepted as a formal disciple.

"So you are Fang Yu. Not bad. Your aptitude is indeed excellent. Come forward so this old man can examine you properly."

Lei Wanhe's bloated face, where his eyes could not even be seen, showed a trace of satisfaction. His voice was filled with authority and left no room for doubt.

"This disciple obeys. Thank you, Patriarch Lei."

Fang Yu replied respectfully.

After speaking, he strode forward without the slightest fear.

After all, Lei Wanhe should not be so shameless as to seize the body of a mere Qi Refinement disciple. Moreover, Fang Yu remembered that in the original storyline, Lei Wanhe had also accepted two disciples with lightning-attribute mutated spiritual roots. He was still worthy of trust.

Seeing this, Lei Wanhe nodded slightly, and the satisfaction on his bloated face deepened. Then, the instant Fang Yu extended his arm, he seized it.

Immediately afterward, his divine sense flowed out in moderation, probing Fang Yu's body like a radar to inspect the quality of his lightning attribute.

Even among lightning-attribute spiritual roots, there were differences in quality. Some, when paired with special physiques, could rival heavenly spiritual roots, while others were even inferior to dual-attribute spiritual roots.

But generally speaking, they were all cultivation geniuses worthy of focused nurturing by cultivation sects and families—let alone lightning-attribute mutated spiritual roots, the most powerful in terms of offensive force.

The fact that he could rank among the top ten, or even top five, Core Formation cultivators in the Yue Kingdom cultivation world was absolutely due in no small part to his lightning spiritual root.

Lightning-attribute divine arts and magic treasures possessed truly terrifying destructive power, surpassing ordinary Core Formation cultivators of the same realm.

"Not bad, not bad. It is considerably better than even this old man's lightning spiritual root in quality. I fear it does not lose out even to a heavenly spiritual root."

"What a pity that it is not a heavenly spiritual root."

After a quarter of an hour, delight appeared on Lei Wanhe's face, though he also spoke with some regret.

The reason heavenly spiritual roots made every sect so eager was mainly because there were no bottlenecks before the Core Formation stage. One could break through smoothly all the way.

Even after reaching the Core Formation stage, bottlenecks before the Nascent Soul Realm were somewhat easier to overcome, making countless cultivators green with envy.

Yet heavenly spiritual root cultivators had not appeared in the Yue Kingdom cultivation world for nearly a hundred years, while mutated spiritual root cultivators emerged one after another. Why, at a single Ascension Conference, Yellow Maple Valley had gained two mutated spiritual root cultivators.

It was said that the Moon-Covering Sect also had a disciple with an ice-attribute mutated spiritual root.

The Spirit Beast Mountain and Giant Sword Sect likewise had no shortage of disciples with mutated spiritual roots. One could imagine the gap between the two.

At the very least, merely because bottlenecks existed, no matter how fine Fang Yu's lightning-attribute mutated spiritual root was, it could not compare to a heavenly spiritual root.

This was the source of Lei Wanhe's regret. Though he had not seen many cultivators with lightning-attribute mutated spiritual roots, Fang Yu was undoubtedly the finest among them. It could almost be said to be flawless, as though it were a purely lightning-attribute spiritual root.

But how was that possible!

If not for the difference in attributes, Lei Wanhe would have thought Fang Yu possessed a heavenly spiritual root. The quality of his spiritual root was simply too high, and the lightning attribute within it was simply too pure.

"You flatter me, Patriarch Lei."

Fang Yu replied humbly and respectfully.

"Hehe, I am not flattering you."

Lei Wanhe gave Fang Yu a meaningful glance and smiled, as though he had seen through something but had no intention of saying it aloud, making Fang Yu feel somewhat guilty.

After all, he had only recently taken a Foundation Establishment Pill, so it was inevitable that Lei Wanhe might notice.

In truth, he had considered this issue just now. At worst, he would be scolded. It was nothing serious, not something that could not be resolved.

Now, it seemed Lei Wanhe had clearly noticed it, and the issues with Fang Yu's qi and blood could not be concealed from him either.

"You practiced worldly body-tempering arts in the past, did you not?"

Just as Fang Yu's thoughts churned, Lei Wanhe suddenly spoke.

"Reporting to Patriarch Lei, that is correct. Before entering the cultivation world, this disciple did cultivate for several years in a worldly martial arts sect and learned several martial arts techniques. Is there anything improper about that?"

Fang Yu feigned confusion.

"Hehe, there is nothing improper about it. These worldly martial arts do have their merits. But you must not let them delay your cultivation."

Lei Wanhe chuckled and explained.