Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 145 - 133: Spiritual Root Origin Flow Theory

Chapter 145: Chapter 133: Spiritual Root Origin Flow Theory

After so many years:

Zhang Yao still remembers the matter of the recruitment order vividly and has discovered more than one suspicious point.

Firstly, no matter how harsh the cultivation conditions of the "Scripture of All Transformations and True Nature" may be, it should not pose too great a problem for the Celestial Treasure Tower.

Divine Soul strength, internal organ strength, Array prowess... all these can be resolved externally, and simply finding a willing Five Spirit Roots Cultivator or mortal in the Da Li territory should be easy.

Yet, they didn’t do this; instead, they chose to spend a huge price recruiting Five Spirit Roots from the entire Southwest Countries, which was clearly abnormal.

Secondly, there’s a problem with the recruitment order itself.

The Celestial Treasure Tower even accepts those who are coerced, threatened, or kidnapped, which is clearly contrary to their goal of cultivating puppets.

Divine Soul Skills can subtly influence the mind, but cannot forcibly change thoughts. As long as the coerced have a slight resistance in their hearts, they cannot achieve the goal.

This is something Zhang Yao deduced after repeatedly pondering the encounters in Qingyunfang City years ago.

"Looking at it now, the problem isn’t with the Celestial Treasure Tower, but with the Four Major Golden Core Powers behind it."

"They chose to relent and exchange for support, steering the recruitment order, there must be some deeper reason behind this..."

Zhang Yao’s thoughts flickered as he looked at Lord Haihe, still waiting for his answer.

"..."

Lord Haihe paused for a moment before sighing:

"I must say, you are indeed quite perceptive."

He smiled freely, picked up the teacup, and took a sip, gradually speaking:

"This matter isn’t a secret among the Four Major Golden Core Powers’ high-level circles, so I also know a bit."

"To be frank, it’s just an embarrassing scandal for them, telling you makes no real difference as long as you don’t spread it..."

"Scandal?"

Zhang Yao’s expression shifted slightly.

"Indeed."

Lord Haihe put down the teacup and began:

"After the Five Sects War ended, the relics obtained by the Pingdu Sect were divided equally among the four factions, some documents and scriptures are shared among them."

"Among them, there’s a scroll suspected to originate from the Celestial Continent Nine Mansions, called the "Spiritual Root Origin Flow Theory.""

"’Spiritual Root Origin Flow Theory’..."

Zhang Yao’s expression shifted, pondering:

"The name seems like a Daoist Scripture researching the origin of spirit roots."

Spirit Roots are the foundation of cultivation, the only key to opening the doors of the Great Dao.

Being so crucial, it’s naturally been subject to extensive research by former sages, including tracing the origins, birth mechanisms, operational methods, and detailed principles of Spirit Roots... all have been explored in depth.

Even though to date no one has deciphered the ultimate mystery of Spirit Roots, many research findings and Daoist Scriptures have been passed down.

"You guessed right." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Lord Haihe nodded and said:

"The ’Spiritual Root Origin Flow Theory’ adheres to the ’Qi Mechanism Sympathy Theory’ popular in the Hundred Countries of Central Plains thousands of years ago, using it as the theoretical basis for roughly deriving the birth mechanism of Spirit Roots."

"Without discussing its accuracy, the profound meaning and intricacies of each word are pearls of wisdom; it’s truly a rare treasure of a book."

"Additionally, the final part records a Secret Technique intended to actively induce Five Spirit Roots to mutate, by regulating the direction of mutation to cultivate Exotic Spirit Roots..."

Zhang Yao was overwhelmed with shock, trembling intensely in his heart:

"Is there such a Magic Skill?! This, this..."

The Secret Technique for externally transforming Spirit Root attributes is truly astonishing.

Five Spirit Roots in this era is merely the worst kind of Mixed Spirit Root; whereas Exotic Spirit Roots are top-level qualifications, on par with Celestial Spirit Root!

A Cultivator with Celestial Spirit Root or Exotic Spirit Root, as long as equipped with top level Techniques and aided by Spiritual Objects or Spirit Pills, has a fifty percent chance of breaking into the Golden Core Realm!

If the Secret Technique in the "Spiritual Root Origin Flow Theory" is truly effective, turning Five Spirit Roots into Exotic Spirit Roots, the increase in sect and noble family strength would be unimaginable!

"Alas!"

Lord Haihe sighed, smiling bitterly:

"When I found out about this, my reaction was almost exactly like yours, too stunned to speak."

"In fact, it was precisely the leak of news about ’Spiritual Root Origin Flow Theory’ that led the original allies of Pingdu Sect, the Dugu Family, to turn traitor and be swiftly defeated by the four factions encircling them."

"After several Golden Core Ancestors shared the scripture, it was regarded as a supreme treasure, revered for its Secret Technique, and this led to secret experiments spanning years..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yao understood and spoke:

"So, before the recruitment order was issued, they had already secretly collected Five Spirit Roots Cultivators extensively within the Da Li territory."

"Correct."

Lord Haihe nodded and said:

"Because this matter required many hands, they also used the channels of various subordinate forces and the Celestial Treasure Tower."

"The Haihe Association also participated, but it was under my direct responsibility, Old Peng and others were unaware of this."

"At that time, aside from a very few, only some internal personnel in the Celestial Treasure Tower responsible for liaising with various parties somewhat knew of the inside story."

Listening to this, Zhang Yao’s mind cleared completely.

A mystery that had puzzled him for years was solved at that moment.

"Back then, the shopkeeper in Qingyunfang City noticed me precisely because he understood the inside information."

"But because the actions of the Four Major Golden Core Powers were always done in secret, he didn’t rashly cause additional trouble."

"It wasn’t until a year before the recruitment order was made public, after a high-level meeting at the Celestial Treasure Tower, that he reported me, attracting the Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Headquarters of Celestial Treasure Tower..."

Zhang Yao felt rather gloomy at this point.

Based on the current information, it seemed that he was simply unlucky back then, being targeted just for asking a question.

Who could he reason with about this?

"Hah..."

Zhang Yao took a deep breath and spoke:

"Did their experiment eventually succeed?"

"Of course it failed."

Lord Haihe bluntly said:

"If there were successful examples of the experiment, the recruitment order wouldn’t have concluded after ten years; it would have continued till today."

"They paid a huge price, expended countless resources, spent decades, only to end up with nothing."

"The facts proved that the secret technique was inherently flawed, and even the sage who originally created it couldn’t further improve it..."

As he spoke, he paused and added:

"By the way, I remember there was a minor incident regarding this matter."

"A few years after the recruitment order was announced, several Five Spirit Roots cultivators were intercepted during their escort, even the Foundation Establishment Cultivators responsible for escorting them died."

"Oh?"

Zhang Yao’s expression changed, and he couldn’t help but ask:

"Is someone competing for these Five Spirit Roots cultivators? Who did it?"

"Not sure."

Lord Haihe shook his head and said:

"The person who acted was extremely strong and very clever, choosing to act in the Desolate Zone, leaving almost no trace."

"The Four Major Golden Core Powers suspected each other for a while, but ultimately found no clues, and since no similar malicious events occurred, the matter was left unresolved."

Zhang Yao nodded slightly, inquired about some additional details, and eventually ended this conversation, taking his leave.

The next day.

The Haihe Dharma Assembly was held on schedule, Lord Haihe openly announced the collection of Soul Thought Aura.

Many Foundation Establishment Cultivators discussed this, and quite a few envied Zhang Yao’s luck, being the one stationed at Suiyu Mountain and receiving this task, easily earning a large amount of Contribution Points.

After the assembly concluded, Zhang Yao bid farewell to the many Foundation Establishment Cultivators, maneuvering his Escape Light back to the branch hall in Suiyu Mountain.

Inside the cave residence.

"The crafting method of this item is indeed very intricate..."

Zhang Yao played with the Soul Thought Bead in his hand, using Divine Sense to probe its internal structure.

Over the years, through his research into Yellow Talisman Daoist Skill and practice with a vast amount of materials, his artifact refining skills had rapidly improved, reaching nearly Second grade level.

He judged that the Soul Thought Bead in his hand was very special, its crafting method akin to Array Banner and Array Map type array devices, and it was at the spiritual artifact level.

"The primary function of this item is to maintain the array and collect, store Soul Thought Aura."

"It engraves a Second grade Illusion Array, which can be activated by imbuing magical power, although the coverage isn’t particularly large..."

Zhang Yao’s expression slightly changed, continuing to probe the Soul Thought Bead in hand.

As his Divine Sense delved further, he found that this item actually had a surveillance function, with some of its spirit pattern magic bans being nested semi-finished pieces.

This meant the Soul Thought Bead was not only an array device but also a set of special magical artifact, similar to the Water Jade Token in his hand.

"This is extraordinary..."

Zhang Yao felt a chill in his heart.

Set magical artifacts are often master-slave types, with one main controller.

For instance, the main token of the Water Jade Token was controlled by Lord Haihe, primarily serving the purpose of supervising Contribution Points transactions to prevent fraud.

And this Soul Thought Bead also served a similar function, constantly monitoring the fluctuation of Soul Thought Aura to prevent anyone from using the bead to collect Soul Thought Aura while illicitly pocketing it and stealing the internal storage.

"Lord Haihe has mentioned, there are at least dozens of these, distributed among many Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

"Given this... the crafter of this set of Soul Thought Beads must surely be a Third grade Artifact Refiner!"

"Throughout Da Li, there doesn’t seem to be a Third grade Artifact Refiner publicly known, could this have been sought by some Golden Core Ancestor venturing to the Central Plains hinterland?"

Zhang Yao thought of this, and a trace of curiosity emerged in his heart.

What exactly did the Five Elements Wanderer leave within the Secret Realm that made several Golden Core Ancestors pursue it with such effort?

"Lord."

Just then, a clear and pleasant voice sounded within the cave residence.

Zhang Yao looked up and saw Li Shuixian in a red palace dress, nervously clutching the hem of her skirt with a hint of anticipation.

"Haha..."

Zhang Yao smiled gently and gestured:

"Rest assured, I won’t go back on my word."

"Prepare yourself, I will soon assist in dealing with that Blood Curse."