Golden Core Dao, Mending the Foundation
Wu Chu gradually fell into deep thought regarding the differences between the two.
The Golden Core Dao leads to immortality, but even then, one remains Celestial Immortal. In this Primordial World, Celestial Immortal cannot achieve eternal life. Only Golden Immortal, who cultivate Indestructible Spirit Light, can live forever. Doesn't this simply return to the Primordial Orthodox Cultivation Path?
The Primordial Orthodox Cultivation Path world leads to the Earth Immortal Realm, where one condenses the Three Flowers. When the Three Flowers Gather at the Crown, one enters the Heavenly Immortal Realm. In the Heavenly Immortal Realm, one begins to comprehend the Five Elements Origin, which relies heavily on comprehension.
While there are many fundamental forces that can be learned from and observed, it is essential to at least understand not only what they are, but also why they are. Otherwise, no matter how many fundamental forces are available for reference, they will be of no use.
Therefore, what's holding the Flower Fairy Clan back is the Earth Immortal Realm. Gathering the Three Flowers requires Essence, Qi, and Spirit. So, where does the Flower Fairy Clan fall short?
Wu Chu looked at the Little Flower Fairies beside him and found that they were full of energy and in good condition, not at all like they were listless!
Could it be because they ate the Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apple Apricot?
He then looked at the Little Flower Fairies who hadn't eaten the Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apple. Sure enough, although they were full of energy and in good condition, they were much worse in comparison.
Could it be that the Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apple can compensate for their shallow foundation?
Wu Chu seemed to be deep in thought, but relying solely on the Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apple to make up for this deficiency was definitely not enough. The Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apple only grows forty-nine pieces in ten thousand years. If it takes tens of thousands of years to mature like last time, how many Little Flower Fairies could be helped by relying on this?
Therefore, the Golden Core Cultivation Method remains their first choice.
The Little Flower Fairies looked at each other with some curiosity as they saw Wu Chu stroking his chin in deep thought, glancing at them every now and then. They wondered what Wu Chu wanted to do to them, but dared not ask, for fear of disturbing Wu Chu thoughts.
After a long while, Wu Chu finally came to his senses and said to them, "You have all eaten the Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apple, which makes you different from the other Little Flower Fairies. Your weakness in having a shallow foundation should have been somewhat compensated for. You can try to work harder."
Upon hearing this, the little Little Flower Fairies stared at each other in astonishment.
After a long while, Hua Feier excitedly asked, "Senior A Chu, is this true?"
"Probably! You can give it a try." Wu Chu nodded and said, "In addition, I will also try to think of a way to allow your clan to cultivate to the Heavenly Immortal Realm regardless of the depth of their foundation."
"This, this is impossible!"
Shi'er, ever the cheeky one, made another remark, which earned her angry glares from Fei'er and Mi'er.
Wu Chu laughed and said, "What's so strange about that? Didn't Fellow Daoist Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi create a cultivation method that allows you to cultivate to the Earth Immortal regardless of your foundation? So, when you reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm, can't you also cultivate in a different way?"
"Yes, yes, it definitely will!"
Fei'er and Mi'er both nodded in agreement, a little excited. After all, because of this, their little Flower Fairy Clan wasn't very interested in cultivation, feeling like something was missing from their lives, and they liked to ponder things in their spare time.
It's alright now that there are few people, but what if there are more people in the future, and they're just thinking about things all day long? They're not sure.
Anyway, they're not very enthusiastic about cultivation anymore. They spend their free time thinking about how to play better music to please Wu Chu. After all, Wu Chu has been too good to them; he's even willing to share his Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apple with them.
"However, this won't be accomplished overnight, so don't have too high expectations."
Although he possesses theoretical knowledge and some experience in the Golden Core Dao, it's uncertain whether he can successfully transform this theoretical knowledge and experience into a method of cultivation.
He didn't possess the cultivation and insight of Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi.
"It's alright! Although our lifespan isn't long, it's still compared to those immortal beings. We can wait for thousands or tens of thousands of years."
As long as there is hope, even waiting can be a source of happiness.
Before long, Little Moon Spirit arrived at the pavilion carrying food.
First came stewed Imperial Beans ribs with red beans, the ribs being Dang Kang meat. Although Little Moon Spirit said that there were still quite a few Dang Kang in this Purple Jade Mountain area, Wu Chu had already sensed that the number of these 'auspicious beasts' was decreasing, and they needed to hunt them appropriately.
The Imperial Beans were harvested from the original Imperial Bean Spirit Root. This Spirit Root matures only once every thousand years, and after it is harvested, the Spirit Root withers away.
However, among the Imperial Beans it produces, one bean will grow with spiritual power that is countless times stronger than the other Imperial Beans. As long as the Imperial Beans in this bean pod is replanted, the same Imperial Bean Spirit Root can be cultivated, and then it will grow for a thousand years and Reincarnation again.
These pods, whose spiritual power is significantly stronger than that of their kind, sometimes contain more than one Imperial Beans; if you're lucky, each pod can contain two to three seeds.
Then you can cultivate two or three Spirit Root. Although they are still low-grade Spirit Root, the spiritual power contained in these Imperial Beans is stronger than that of many melons and fruits.
If it's one of those Spirit Root seeds, it also has the effect of enhancing one's cultivation level by a thousand years. Wu Chu had eaten one before, so he knew its effects.
After years of cultivation by Little Flower Fairies, there are now nine of these Imperial Bean Spirit Root.
At the foot of Flower Mountain, the ancient forest is mostly covered by vines.
As for the White-Barked Pine its Spirit Root, it also yielded pine nuts several times. The effects of pine nuts were similar to those of the Imperial Beans, and these nuts were very popular among the Little Flower Fairies.
This stuff easily attracts the covetous eyes of birds, so when they are about to ripen, the Little Flower Fairies will form patrol teams to drive away the birds from time to time.
After finishing the lunch that Little Moon Spirit had carefully prepared, Wu Chu grabbed a handful of pine nuts from the plate that Little Moon Spirit had brought over and threw them into his sleeve. The smallest of those pine nuts was as thick as a thumb.
Then, while peeling the petals, they made their way deeper into the Flower Valley.
Beside the spiritual spring deep in the Flower Valley, there stands an ancient tea tree, three zhang tall, with a body resembling a writhing dragon, its roots twisting and turning. One of its roots extends into the spring, embracing the piece of "Nine-Heavens Resting Soil," as if it were vying with the Sacred Tree for ownership of the Self-Growing Soil.
The Sacred Tree seemed to politely give way to it and did not provoke it.
The ancient tea tree is covered with dense, dark green leaves, each leaf shimmering with spiritual light and exuding Dao Resonance; it is clearly no ordinary tea.
The Twelve Divine Flowers were originally very domineering and squeezed out other Spirit Root, were not as domineering as before when facing this ancient tea tree. They stayed on the outer edge, feeling wronged.
Although the Twelve Divine Flowers are also among the Innate plants, they feel significantly inferior to this equally top-grade Little Enlightenment Tea Tree.
However, the Twelve Divine Flowers are not without their merits. Compared to the Little Enlightenment Tea Tree, they are more spiritual and have a greater potential for Transformation Form.
After enjoying this for a while, Wu Chu entered into meditation under the Little Enlightenment Tea Tree.