A Loose Cultivator's Path to Longevity

It was a Tier Five Spirit Vein with a Tree of Spiritual Eye at its core!

Although it was a small-scale Spirit Vein, it was no match for the giant ones the Central Earth Immortal Sects had spent hundreds of thousands of years and immeasurable resources cultivating. Nevertheless, a Tier Five Spirit Vein was a Tier Five Spirit Vein. Setting aside its monetary value, the sheer significance it held was something a Tier Four Spirit Vein could never possess.

A new council meeting was convened in the Council Hall of Molten Iron City to discuss the distribution of this Tier Five Spirit Vein.

To a Nascent Soul Cultivator, the value of a Tier Five Spirit Vein was self-evident.

If one could enter seclusion at the Spirit Vein’s core and draw upon the massive amount of pure Spiritual Qi within, not only would their cultivation speed increase dramatically, but they would also have a greater chance of breaking through bottlenecks.

Even Lü Zhong was extremely tempted by this Spirit Vein.

As a result, a disagreement arose among them.

”Fellow Daoists, there’s no need to argue further.” Hee Yun’s expression returned to normal, and she spoke with an unusually calm face, ”In my opinion, why don’t we just hand it over to the Qian Nan Alliance to manage!”

At these words, Mu Guan’s lips moved a few times, but in the end, he said nothing.

Fire Dragon, who was at the side, could no longer hold back at Hee Yun’s spiteful proposal. His face flushed with anger as he shouted, ”What do you mean by that! The Qian Nan Alliance may be powerful now, but they are nothing more than vassals to our Sects. What gives them the right to take control of a Tier Five Spirit Vein?”

Shuini held the same opinion as Fire Dragon.

That is, to divide the Tier Five Spirit Vein among themselves.

The others then turned to look at Lü Zhong. Of all the native Southern Barbarian cultivators present, his cultivation was the highest. Moreover, everyone had witnessed his incredible display of power when he destroyed two Great Demons in succession. Therefore, his opinion could significantly sway the decision on how to distribute the Spirit Vein.

Seeing the ball was now in his court, Lü Zhong couldn’t be bothered with any more nonsense.

His opinion, of course, aligned with Shuini and Fire Dragon: the Tier Five Spirit Vein should be divided among the Nascent Soul Sects. Although this would inevitably require dismantling the Tree of Spiritual Eye and reducing it to a micro-sized Spirit Vein, the advantage was that the vein’s tier would be preserved.

Hearing Lü Zhong’s words, Fire Dragon let out a huge sigh of relief.

Hee Yun, on the other hand, looked displeased.

However, seeing that the three Great Cultivators had already agreed to divide the Spirit Vein, she and Mu Guan had no choice but to consent to avoid being targeted by the trio.

However, to prevent attracting any covetous eyes, the news of the Tier Five Spirit Vein would be temporarily concealed.

...

The Demon Chaos subsided, and life returned to peace.

While the Southern Barbarian lands grew more peaceful by the day, there was still no sign of the blocked East Sea Route reopening. As for the situation in Central Earth, judging by the Daoist Sect’s increasing acquisition of Spiritual Objects and the new purchase orders for various Low-tier Spiritual Objects, it wasn’t hard to deduce that the situation there was grim.

Lü Zhong paid no mind to the outside world, remaining engrossed in his secluded cultivation.

With the help of the Creation Secret Array, he could transform low-year Spirit Medicines into high-year medicinal liquids. This allowed him to refine a sufficient supply of Pills. Combined with the fragment of the Tree of Spiritual Eye he had obtained, which released a large amount of Pure Spiritual Energy every day, it was also highly beneficial for increasing his cultivation.

Therefore, his cultivation progress was no slower than when he had been taking the Yellow Extreme Celestial Dust Pill.

「Three years after the great war ended.」

He finally finished comprehending the Flower Shifting and Essence Changing Skill.

Lü Zhong tested it and found that he could indeed use the Secret Technique to transfer Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi into a Jia Yuan Heavenly Talisman, thus meeting the requirements for creating the Spirit Talisman. Afterward, with some effort and the aid of the True Talisman’s legacy, he successfully mastered the method for making the Jia Yuan Heavenly Talisman.

However, only when he began to draw it did he realize that while the Flower Shifting and Essence Changing Skill could transfer Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi into the Talisman Paper to meet the requirements, it didn’t mean that making a Jia Yuan Heavenly Talisman would be easy. After all, it was merely a clever workaround, and many unexpected issues arose during the Talisman Making process.

For example, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi channeled into the Talisman Paper would sometimes suddenly dissipate.

Lü Zhong had to solve these and other similar problems one by one.

’Looks like I was too optimistic!’

Fortunately, time was something he did not lack.

At the same time, the Gray Mist Space could also provide assistance.

Time passed, day by day.

「In the blink of an eye, seven years went by.」

After continuous simulations and improvements, Lü Zhong finally resolved all the problems one by one.

And at last, he drew his first Jia Yuan Heavenly Talisman.

The finished Jia Yuan Heavenly Talisman looked like an ordinary Yellow Talisman because its Spiritual Light was contained within. Only a Nascent Soul Cultivator who could sense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi would be able to detect the Primordial Qi it contained.

Lü Zhong held it in his palm, studying it carefully for a while.

After the better part of half a day, he finally rose and walked out of the Quiet Chamber.

He was ready to test it.

...

He found an uninhabited, desolate island.

It was far from Bihai, with no shipping routes nearby. Furthermore, it was a volcanic island formed by an eruption, covered in hard obsidian, making it a decent testing ground.

Lü Zhong took out the Jia Yuan Heavenly Talisman and placed it on the Giant Spirit Mask.

Then, he activated the talisman.

In the blink of an eye.

A white light enveloped his body, and as the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi within the talisman was consumed, he shot up into the sky. When he came to his senses, he had already become a hundred-zhang-tall giant.

’I’m finally starting to resemble a Giant Spirit!’

Lü Zhong was thrilled and began his experiment.

It was truly Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi; although there was only a minuscule trace, it could still turn the mundane into the miraculous, allowing the Giant Spirit Mask to unleash even greater power.

DONG! He threw a punch.

A massive mountain, as tall as his Dharma Body, was instantly blasted into rubble.

In terms of a cultivator’s attack power, it had already reached the level of the Late-stage Nascent Soul.

Lü Zhong was quite satisfied with this result.

’If I could stock up on more Jia Yuan Heavenly Talismans, wouldn’t I become a ’Little Divinity Transformation’?’

Soon, he abandoned the thought.

The reason was simple: the talisman was just too difficult to make.

Not only was the success rate for Talisman Making low, but the process also consumed an immense amount of Heart and Spirit and Magical Power. The one he had just used for the test had taken a full year to make, and he only succeeded by a stroke of luck after seven consecutive failures.

Therefore, the Jia Yuan Heavenly Talisman could only be used as a trump card.

...

In the time that followed, Lü Zhong continued to immerse himself in his cultivation.

During this period, nothing major happened.

The Qian Nan Alliance faithfully carried out its duties. Although there were many dissenting voices within who wished to change the alliance’s nature, they were unable to stir up any trouble under the suppression of the Nascent Soul cultivators.

On this day, Lü Zhong was still in seclusion in his Quiet Chamber.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

A hint of a smile appeared on his usually placid face. It was because his incarnation at the High Wall Secret Tunnel, after so many years of digging, had finally extended the Transmission Array to Central Earth.

There was no time to lose.

Lü Zhong immediately stood up and walked out of the Quiet Chamber.

He prepared to make a trip to the High Wall Secret Tunnel.

On one hand, he was worried.

After all, the other end of the secret tunnel connected to Central Earth, a place plagued by Soul Loss Syndrome. The moment the tunnel entrance was opened, a large number of cultivators with Soul Loss Syndrome might swarm in, which could attract the attention of Central Earth Cultivators. Therefore, it was necessary for him to go personally to prevent the hard-won tunnel from being accidentally exposed.

On the other hand, Lü Zhong also wanted to see the culture and customs of Central Earth for himself.

He made his way to the Waterside Pavilion and found that Yu Feng’Er had also just come out of seclusion.

Inevitably, they shared another intimate moment.

After comforting her and taking the opportunity to arrange Sect affairs, nearly half a year had passed.

On this day, just as the sky outside was turning the color of a fish’s belly, Lü Zhong quietly got out of bed. Looking at Yu Feng’Er’s satisfied face, he felt both amused and exasperated. She was clearly already a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, yet in certain aspects, she was still as shy as a maiden. Although it added a lot of pleasure to their dual cultivation, it was also quite tiring.

He cast aside the distracting thoughts in his mind.

Lü Zhong got dressed, pushed open the door, and walked out.

’I hope this trip goes smoothly!’

He really didn’t have much confidence in his own luck.

Afterward, Lü Zhong turned and went to the lower level of Tide Cave.

A large number of Transmission Arrays were laid out here, most of them escape routes left from the past. However, among them was a newly established Transmission Array that connected to the High Wall Secret Tunnel, allowing for direct transport to his incarnation’s location.

Considering the long journey and the possibility of a prolonged stay in Central Earth, Lü Zhong thought for a moment and decided to bring his remaining incarnations with him, just in case they were needed.