For the remaining eleven plants, Chen Nianzhi expended eleven strands of Primordial Violet Qi and World-Opening Qi, unlocking their shackles one by one as well.
Jiang Linglong, Qing Ji, and Qu Nishang each chose enough spirit roots and planted them within their own Earth Immortal worlds.
Chen Nianzhi then expended thirty-one strands of Primordial Violet Qi and World-Opening Qi to unlock the shackles of the spirit roots they had planted.
Having completed this step, Chen Nianzhi smiled and said, "This matter is settled for now. As long as we cultivate peacefully from here on, we can all reach the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm within three or four hundred thousand years."
The women calmed their minds upon hearing this.
With the World-Opening spirit roots aiding them, their cultivation speed greatly increased, putting their hearts somewhat at ease.
Over the days that followed, Chen Nianzhi cultivated in seclusion while refining various spirit treasures.
Ten thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, and his five natal spirit treasures successively advanced to the realm of mid-grade World-Opening spirit treasures.
Then another thirty thousand years slipped by.
Until one day, Chen Nianzhi sensed a change within his internal Earth Immortal world and slowly opened his eyes, his gaze turning solemn.
"The thirteen Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Roots have finally advanced."
After forty thousand consecutive years of cultivation, all thirteen World-Opening spirit roots within the world Chen Nianzhi had opened had completely advanced into the World-Opening spirit root realm.
At this thought, Chen Nianzhi finally revealed a faint smile.
"Let me see whether these spirit roots are truly as miraculous as they are said to be."
With a thought, Chen Nianzhi stepped into his Earth Immortal world.
As he entered the Earth Immortal world, his divine sense swept across the various spirit roots in turn. He