nownovels Chapter 36 The spiritual roots are obscured
Chapter 36 The spiritual roots are obscured
What the hell!
Liu Hao's eyes nearly popped out of his head as he pointed at the divine bird in front of him, his fingers trembling like someone with Parkinson's disease.
"You, you, you...you are Lin Yuan?"
Lin Yuan calmly preened his feathers.
"Genuine or genuine."
"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!"
Liu Hao swore three times in a row, struggling to sit up, but the movement aggravated his wounds, causing him to wince in pain.
"Lin Yuan, brother, your...your size is just too exaggerated."
"Didn't you say in the group that you were just an ordinary F-rank crow?"
"This thing is over half a person's height, its feathers are like special steel, and its eyes are shooting fire... You call this an ordinary crow?!"
What horrified Liu Hao even more was...
"You can actually speak human language?"
"Don't the demonic beasts in this secret realm need to cultivate for hundreds of years and have their cranial bones removed before they can speak?!"
Faced with Liu Hao's barrage of shocks, Lin Yuan had already prepared a response in mind.
"Alright, stop acting so naive."
"Didn't the think tank recently release an ancient fragment called 'Shangqing Yinqi Pian' for free in the server-wide chat?"
"I had nothing better to do than eat insects all day, so I just practiced the incantation randomly."
"Who knew that the cultivation method actually emphasized 'education for all'?"
Lin Yuan lies without even a draft, and his tone is so sincere that even he almost believes it.
"As I practiced, a trace of immortal energy arose within my body. This energy cleansed my marrow and bones, not only causing my body to grow rapidly and my strength to increase dramatically, but also, by some strange twist of fate, helping me to refine the transverse bone in my throat."
"Now not only can I speak, but my flight speed is also more than ten times faster."
"Otherwise, do you think an ordinary crow like me could fly over two thousand miles?"
Upon hearing this explanation, Liu Hao was stunned, then suddenly realized what was going on.
"So that's how it is."
"Holy crap, the cultivation technique the think tank posted is so overpowered! Even animals can become spirits if they practice it?"
Liu Hao was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.
"Brother, you've turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise."
"Who says F-rank characters are cannon fodder from the start? As long as you can survive and master your skills, even a crow can become a phoenix!"
Lin Yuan felt secretly pleased seeing Liu Hao's unwavering belief.
These words were not only spoken to Liu Hao, but also, through his words, to those old guys in the military.
Now, his identity as a "mutant crow" is completely out in the open.
The authorities will not only not doubt it, but will regard it as a perfect experimental case of the miraculous effects of the "Shangqing Yinqi Pian".
"But then again..."
Lin Yuan changed the subject, his golden pupils scanning Liu Hao up and down a few times.
"You're a tough guy, aren't you?"
"He was hung on the edge of this cliff where the wind was as sharp as a knife for thirteen days! He didn't eat or drink, yet he managed to cling to his last breath."
"If you had urged me earlier in the chat, I would have rushed over two days earlier, even if it meant going on a crazy rampage."
Liu Hao gave a bitter smile and weakly waved his hand.
"Hey... We're all born of parents, and in this meat grinder-like place, it's not easy for anyone to survive."
"You traveled over two thousand miles to save me. If I, Liu Hao, were to rush you, would I even be human? If something were to happen to you while you were rushing, I wouldn't be able to die in peace."
Hearing this, Lin Yuan felt a warm current flow through his heart.
In this dog-eat-dog world of the Investiture of the Gods, it is truly rare to find a brother who has principles and knows how to put himself in someone else's shoes.
"Alright, stop getting sentimental."
"If you don't eat something soon, you'll really end up in the underworld on your path to immortality."
Lin Yuan spread his wings and disappeared from the spot in a flash.
In just a few breaths, he flew back.
On each of its two sharp claws were several fist-sized wild fruits, and a simple water ladle made of a large banana leaf, filled with spiritual spring water.
"Eat."
"The wild fruits in Jade Spring Mountain are imbued with celestial energy, making them even more nourishing than ginseng from the main world."
Lin Yuan pushed the wild fruit and spiritual spring water in front of Liu Hao.
Liu Hao was so hungry that his stomach was practically sticking to his back. When he smelled the aroma of fruit, he didn't care about his appearance at all.
They grabbed wild fruits and stuffed them into their mouths, even chewing up the pits and swallowing them.
Once the fruit enters the stomach, it transforms into a warm current that quickly flows to every part of the body.
In just a short while, Liu Hao's originally pale face regained some color.
"I'm alive... I'm fucking alive."
Liu Hao let out a long sigh of relief and slumped onto the stone slab in a starfish position.
After he caught his breath, Lin Yuan walked to his side and said.
"Your life is saved, now it's time to get down to business."
"Where exactly is that innate immortal vine with seven-colored divine light that you mentioned in the group chat?"
Lin Yuan looked around.
Although this concave cliff face is wide, you can see right to the bottom.
On the bare stone wall, apart from a few cracks and moss, there was no trace of any divine treasure.
There wasn't even the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy!
If Liu Hao weren't such an honest man, Lin Yuan would have even suspected that the kid was hallucinating from hunger.
Upon hearing Lin Yuan mention the Immortal Vine, Liu Hao quickly got up, wiped the juice from the corner of his mouth, and pointed to the stone wall in front of the two of them.
"Brother Lin Yuan, don't be in such a hurry. This celestial treasure isn't something you can just leave lying around on the roadside like a cabbage, for anyone to see."
"You can't see it because the time hasn't come yet."
Liu Hao recounted the bits and pieces he had overheard from the white-bearded old Taoist priest, along with his own observations, in their entirety.
"I heard that old immortal mutter to himself occasionally before he went into seclusion."
"It is said that there are some top-tier innate spiritual roots in this world, whose natures are extremely noble."
"They despise the filth and turbidity of the mortal world, so they usually hide in the gaps in the void. Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would find it difficult to find their traces if he is not proficient in the laws of space."
"Then how can we see it?" Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow.
"sunrise!"
Liu Hao smiled.
"This immortal vine only manifests from the void at the very moment each morning, when the first ray of sunlight pierces the darkness and the primordial 'innate purple energy' and 'true solar fire' of the world converge, opening its leaves to absorb and exhale that wisp of supreme yang essence!"
"Moreover, its manifestation time is extremely short, probably only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
"As soon as the sun fully rises and the dust and turbidity of the mortal world rise, it will immediately shrink back into the void and disappear without a trace once again."
Hearing this, Lin Yuan gasped in shock.
Good guy.
It inhales and exhales primordial purple energy and absorbs the essence of the sun's fire.
It only manifests at the moment of sunrise when yin and yang are in harmony.
With such extraordinary properties, the fruit produced by this immortal vine is absolutely priceless!
"A few days ago, I got up early in the morning to collect herbs here, and coincidentally, at sunrise, I saw the stone wall shimmering with seven-colored divine light."
"Two fruits were growing on the vine, crystal clear. Just smelling the fragrance emanating from them made me several times stronger."
Liu Hao rubbed his hands together.
"Brother, we're rich!"
"Once the sun rises and the fruit appears, we'll each take one and fly straight up!"
Lin Yuan nodded slightly.
But he was secretly making plans in his mind.
What Liu Hao said does indeed align with the logic of the primordial era.
The innate spiritual root is hidden in the void.
Even a Golden Immortal like Jade Cauldron Immortal would probably have to let nature take its course and wait for it to ripen.
This is why, even though this precious treasure was located on the cliff behind Yuquan Mountain, Master Yuding did not forcibly dig it up and transplant it.
It's not that I don't want it, but if I forcibly touch this kind of spiritual treasure, it is very likely to wither directly and dissipate all its spiritual energy.
It cannot be obtained without a destined connection!
"but……"
"For others, they have to wait for sunrise to see it breathe in the sun's fiery essence. But for me..."
"I'm the walking sun, for crying out loud!"
Lin Yuan possesses the supreme Golden Crow bloodline of the ancient Demon Court.
The Golden Crow True Fire he controls is the ancestor of all fires and the purest essence of the sun!
If this immortal vine truly feeds on the essence of the sun.
If he were to release even a tiny bit of the Golden Crow bloodline's original aura, wouldn't this immortal vine hiding in the void obediently come out like a cat smelling fish?
Even more surprisingly, under the nourishment of his massive amount of high-purity solar essence, those two fruits might even undergo a mutation!
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan's heart pounded.
But on the surface, he remained as calm as ever, only raising his head to glance at the gradually dimming starry sky above.
This was the darkest hour before dawn.
"Almost there. Sunrise is about half an hour away."
Lin Yuan turned to look at Liu Hao.
"You've just regained some strength, quickly sit cross-legged and rest for a while longer."
"Once the immortal vine manifests, the surrounding spiritual energy will definitely form a violent tide. If you, a mortal, get too close, you won't be able to withstand that pressure."
"Okay, bro, I'll do whatever you say!"
Liu Hao had complete trust in Lin Yuan, so he obediently retreated to the innermost corner of the stone platform and sat down cross-legged.
Lin Yuan then spread his wings slightly and flew to a distance of less than three feet from the stone wall.
"Come on, let me see what kind of earth-shattering creation this innate spiritual root is that even the Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect have kept in the back mountain to nurture it slowly."