"Who stole the sect's Clear Source Divine Water?"
On Yunxia Peak, the furious roar of Chixia reverberated within the cave. If it weren't for the barrier isolating the sound, the entire Luofu Mountain would likely have known the shameful incident on Yunxia Peak.
A peak master with the strength of the Nascent Soul stage on his own territory, unaware that something was stolen. This matter was more ridiculous than asking the Asking Sword Peak, a waste that hadn't built its foundation in ten years.
"Father, what about the restrictions on the Clear Source Divine Water?"
A young man, resembling Chixia in appearance, asked.
For treasures like the Clear Source Divine Water, it would undoubtedly have restrictions imposed by his father. In theory, even if someone managed to steal it, they wouldn't be able to erase the restrictions in a short time. This time frame would be enough for Chixia to locate the thief.
"It was erased, almost in an instant."
"An instant! Father, have you offended a powerful figure outside?"
"How would I know."
At this moment, Chixia couldn't help but feel a headache. Silently infiltrating Yunxia Peak and instantly erasing the restrictions he left behind demonstrated the opponent's formidable strength. If he had truly offended a powerful figure, Yunxia Peak might have been flattened.
Punishing the small to warn the large might be a good outcome, but it was a hardship for his son. He might miss many opportunities.
"Father, be at ease. Even with the Clear Source Divine Water, I may not be able to integrate the Sword Spirit Root."
"If you have the Clear Source Divine Water, you have a glimmer of hope. Once you integrate the Sword Spirit Root, not only will your cultivation soar, but you can also awaken the Immortal Sword with the Sword Spirit Root. At that time, you will be the undisputed next sect master."
Chixia spared no effort in buying Clear Source Divine Water, not only to help his son, who had only dual spirit roots, advance to become a Heavenly Spirit Root, but also to have a chance to integrate a mutated spirit root—the Sword Spirit Root.
The Sword Spirit Root was naturally inclined toward the way of the sword, capable of controlling thousands of swords with a single thought. Combined with the Asking Sword Peak's Divine Sky Sword Technique, it would undoubtedly awaken the Immortal Sword left by the founder.
As for how Yunxia Peak would obtain the Divine Sky Sword Technique from the Asking Sword Peak, that was not something outsiders needed to know.
Unfortunately, when Chixia bought the Clear Source Divine Water, his son Jiang Yunfan was in seclusion, breaking through the Dan Formation. So, he stored the Clear Source Divine Water in a secret room, making it inaccessible to anyone.
Finally, when the seclusion ended, the Clear Source Divine Water was stolen.
Oh well, cross that bridge when we come to it.
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"Clear Source Divine Water? What a good thing."
Xu Sui played with the glass bottle in his hand, looking at the divine water inside emitting a strange luster. He suddenly felt that his system was still somewhat useful.
The only thing Xu Sui cared about was the tracking techniques and restrictions erased by the system.
"System, did you really pick up this thing?"
[All items picked up by this system have not been touched or needed by anyone for a very long time. Host, please use it with confidence.]
If that's the case, then this bottle of Clear Source Divine Water should come from some untouched cave ruins.
Thinking like this, Xu Sui sat cross-legged and drank the Clear Source Divine Water. Then, he activated his cultivation technique to maximize its effects.
In an instant, a warm feeling swept through his body. Initially, Xu Sui felt a tingling sensation in his spiritual roots, and then his spiritual roots began to gradually break down and dissolve. Eventually, not a trace of attribute could be felt from them, but the spiritual roots underwent changes as they came into contact with spiritual energy.
The five elements' spiritual energy flowed freely, even rare spiritual energies like wind, ice, and lightning could be transformed.
A cultivator's spiritual roots were not only crucial for cultivation but also determined the compatibility of spellcasting in the future. The higher the compatibility, the more powerful the spell. If two cultivators with identical strength cast a lightning spell simultaneously, the one with a lightning spirit root would undoubtedly win.
Now, Xu Sui's spiritual roots could freely transform different attributes of spiritual energy, meaning he could unleash the maximum power of almost all spells.
"Hollow Spirit Root."
The only possibility Xu Sui could think of was the Hollow Spirit Root, a root mentioned in ancient texts, capable of such transformations.
Originally, he thought he would only integrate a Heavenly Spirit Root, but unexpectedly, he hit the jackpot.
However, Xu Sui didn't celebrate for even a moment about acquiring the Hollow Spirit Root. In the next moment, as the spiritual roots changed, the bottleneck of his foundation construction, which had been unbreakable before, began to waver under the washing of spiritual energy.
"Is this a breakthrough?"
Previously, Xu Sui couldn't break through due to his poor spiritual roots, but now, with the fusion of the Four-Element Mixed Spirit Root into the Hollow Spirit Root, his utilization of spiritual energy had increased several levels. The accumulation of ten years finally erupted at this moment.
Fortunately, this situation was within Xu Sui's expectations. He worked hard to stabilize the restless spiritual energy in his body, then activated the Luofu Sect's Jade Scripture according to the foundation construction secrets in the scripture, slowly guiding the spiritual energy.
Xu Sui had attempted this many times over the past year, but this time was smoother than any previous attempts.
As time passed, Xu Sui's spiritual awareness constantly introspected himself, not allowing the slightest mistake in this breakthrough.
"Dong~"
A mysterious bell sound emanated from Xu Sui's dantian. In the originally pitch-black dantian, a bit of white light appeared, followed by more and more white light, like goose feathers falling continuously.
"These are snowflakes constructed by spiritual energy. Could it be..."
Suddenly, Xu Sui remembered what was written in the Luofu Jade Scripture. There were a few extraordinary geniuses in Luofu Mountain's history. Due to their high talent and sufficient accumulation, they would experience anomalies in their dantian when breaking through the foundation.
This was the scene of a thousand mountains covered in snow.
"According to the sect's records, cultivators who experience anomalies during foundation construction, as long as they don't die midway, almost all step into the Nascent Soul stage. This time, I've really hit the jackpot."
If Xu Sui's previous attitude towards cultivation was "success if I can form the Dan," he now leaped directly to "reviving the glory of Luofu Mountain is our responsibility."
Feeling the gradually stabilizing foundation cultivation within him and looking at the scene of a thousand mountains covered in snow in his dantian, Xu Sui reluctantly opened his eyes.
By now, the sky had turned slightly pale. Xu Sui hurriedly got up, washed, and headed to the Ascension Conference.
Asking Sword Peak was relatively far from the main peak of Luofu, and flying was also forbidden within the sect's protective array. Although Xu Sui represented the peak master and came to observe, he couldn't arrive later than the other peak masters, or he would leave room for criticism.
"It's fortunate that my cultivation has now entered the foundation construction period. I think the peak masters of each peak won't find any excuses to challenge me."
Thinking about his current foundation cultivation, Xu Sui's steps couldn't help but lighten a lot. Then he formed a technique for the Divine Travel Art, turning into a shadow heading towards the main peak of Luofu. Along the way, many disciples were left with disheveled appearances due to the dust he raised.
They had never heard of a senior brother with a wind attribute spiritual root in the sect. Whose Divine Travel Art could burst out at such speed?