hotmtlnovel Chapter 73 - 73 Golden Elixir True Monarch
Chapter 73 - 73 Golden Elixir True Monarch
chapter 73: chapter 73 golden elixir true monarch
true monarch!
zhou yi had stayed in the marketplace for four years and was no longer a novice who had just entered the cultivation world.
those at the foundation establishment level are revered as true persons. the current steward of little dan mountain is none other than xuan lin true person.
with but a word, he could determine the rise and fall of the national dynasty!
such might, in front of a golden core true monarch, was still considered that of a junior with much to learn.
a golden core true monarch who could fly through the heavens and burrow through the earth, with a lifespan of five hundred years. when his magic treasures descended, mountains would crumble, and the earth would split. he had essentially transcended the category of “human,” and to call him an immortal was by no means an exaggeration.
zhou yi held the notebook with both hands, resisting the urge to flip through it.
“senior, this book is too precious, i feel unworthy to accept it!”
jing xu waved his hand and said, “it’s not as if a true monarch is preaching, it’s just a mere volume of notes, without even leaving behind any spells.”
“then... i shall be so bold as to borrow and read it!”
zhou yi knew jing xu’s character. having inherited his family’s shop, he didn’t need to pay rent to the marketplace, and with minimal management, he could earn several hundred spirit stones a year, presenting quite an imposing and wealthy figure.
of course, his cultivation at the ninth layer of qi refinement was also the foundation of jing xu’s confidence.
zhou yi carefully stored away the notes of a true monarch, then conversed with jing xu for two to three hours before taking his leave, mostly discussing stories from the book.
in his previous life, zhou yi enjoyed reading fantasy novels about immortals and knights-errant. he did not dare claim his imagination could surpass that of the cultivation world, but he had his unique insights.
occasionally he would share a few plot lines, which would elicit jing xu’s admiration and praise, declaring he would have them written down.
such purely recreational books had no place in the cultivation world where they couldn’t be sold for spirit stones. they were often the fantasies and dreams of frustrated cultivators, who if lucky, might encounter a patron who would reward them with three to five spirit stones.
by that time, the author might have already passed away!
leaving jing xu’s abode.
zhou yi did not linger in the trading area but hurried back to his cave dwelling and secured the door.
after bathing, burning incense, and washing his hands, he opened the first page of the true monarch’s notes.
“in my youth, i was unaware of the importance of progress, cultivating without seeking the origin or resolving doubts, until i formed my golden core and had no worries about my lifespan, that i began to contemplate...”
zhou yi was momentarily left speechless. the opening was an overwhelming bout of bragging from a great figure, implying he had formed his golden core while idly wandering and confused.
this year, zhou yi was one hundred twenty-six years old. still in the mid-stage of qi refinement, he had not yet achieved success, while a normal foundation establishment cultivator would only live to around two hundred. by that age, there was no guarantee of advancing to the later stages of qi refinement.
continuing to read on, the pure true monarch lived for four hundred years before beginning to research the puzzles of his youth.
“once they appear in the mundane world, they uncontrollably dissipate!”
zhou yi held great respect for pure true monarch’s dedicated spirit; risking core-fragmentation was a very real possibility.
“pure true monarch extensively studied the spirit gathering array trying to bind and confine spiritual energy, yet the foundation of an array is also spiritual energy. elements like array plates, formation flags, and inscriptions are all related to spiritual energy, and in the end, he could only slow the dissipation, not stop it entirely.”
“other things like spirit pills, spirit stones, and talismans—all spiritual objects—become mundane over time if left in the mortal world.”
zhou yi read up to this point, musing deeply, and then slowly turned to the last page.
sure enough.
pure true monarch concluded that spiritual energy is the foundation of the immortal path, and spirit veins are the foundation of spiritual energy.
if the ancestral veins were damaged, the cultivation world would face a great catastrophe!
the entire collection of essays amounted to no more than ten thousand words, roughly equivalent to a thesis, and indeed it was. through repeated experiments and exploring the sources and characteristics of spiritual energy, pure true monarch adopted a scientific method of research.
science isn’t just physics and chemistry; it’s a tool for exploring the truth.
“this set of notes has really opened my eyes, it’s worth hundreds, even thousands of times more than the wine money. with a solid theoretical foundation to rely on, i can now see through the fog and target the core when looking at and handling matters.”
“no wonder the senior didn’t want it disseminated. if someone with ill intentions learned about it, it could lead to a disaster!”
zhou yi, who wasn’t short of malicious suspicions, knew that with so many people in the cultivation world, there was no shortage of those who didn’t want to live and thus would drag everyone else down with them.
although the ancestral veins are difficult to destroy, even a dike of a thousand miles can be ruined by an ant hole. with the constant assault from cultivators, a disaster would eventually arise.
zhou yi recited the “cultivation of the spirit theory” by qing wei zhenren, focusing his mind and calming his emotional fluctuations.
the exploration of the origin of the cultivation world by golden elixir true monarch was truly awe-inspiring, but it was far too distant from zhou yi, who at the moment needed to focus on tending to his fields and practicing his skills to break through the fourth layer of qi refinement.
moreover, if the true ancestral veins were severed and the age of decline descended, immortals would die, and demons would perish.
zhou yi would still be living in the world, possibly even becoming one of the strongest through the martial path!
“this seems like a shortcut, without having to spend thousands or tens of thousands of years cultivating, to achieve... immeasurable heavenly honored one! i’ve always been compassionate. how could such wicked thoughts arise in me? good indeed, good indeed!”
zhou yi cultivated for the night, making slight progress in his mana.
the next day.
he arrived at the entrance of jing xu’s abode and discovered the door was tightly shut, with a note attached.
“gone on a journey amongst the clouds, return date indefinite!”
“tsks tsks tsks, truly deserving of a wealthy owner with shops, tossing away tens or hundreds of spirit stones each month, affording plenty of visits to phoenix cry pavilion!”
zhou yi had toiled for four years and had yet to experience the flavor of a female cultivator, only hearing about their proficiency in dual cultivation.
the joyful enhancement of one’s cultivation level was truly indescribable!