I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives-Chapter 214 - 180: Altering the Spiritual Root!

The vermillion doors of Danming Hall opened precisely at the hour of Chen each day. In front of the twelve cyan jade desks inside the hall, several steward disciples dressed in gray robes were bent over, verifying the elixir material account books.

Chen Sheng sat at the main seat within the hall. His Divine Sense scanned the glazed scroll in front of him, the catalog of spiritual materials displayed on the scroll shifting with the flow of his Mana.

Beside him, there were several people, all astute individuals he borrowed from Master De Ming, including three stewards.

Among them, Steward Li, who had managed the affairs in the Pill Storage Hall for thirty years, was exceedingly familiar with the allocation of spiritual materials within the sect.

In merely half a month, he had cleared up the account books accumulated over the years in Danming Hall, even reorganizing the classification of spiritual materials in the pill storage room neatly. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"Hall Master, the ’Essence Condensation Pills’ requested by the Inner Sect disciples yesterday have been refined, totaling three hundred seventy furnaces, with thirty percent being of High Grade."

Steward Li presented a jade token with a bow, the face of the token displaying the number and quality of the elixir pills:

"Furthermore, the new furnace sent by the Pill Fire Hall has been properly installed, enhancing the fire control precision by twenty percent over the old furnace."

Accepting the jade token, Chen Sheng confirmed it with a sweep of his Divine Sense and casually returned it:

"Seal the High Grade ’Essence Condensation Pills’ separately, prioritizing them for the Inner Sect’s personal disciples."

Steward Li nodded respectfully and then withdrew.

Chen Sheng leaned back in his chair, his gaze leisurely falling outside the hall.

The framework of Danming Hall was originally stable, and with the help of these capable stewards, he now required little effort. He only needed to handle the allocation of high-tier elixir materials and the approval of special pill orders daily, making it much more relaxed than he imagined.

That afternoon, Chen Sheng returned to Nine Cloud Peak. As he stepped into his cave mansion, he noticed the Sect Jade Scroll within his storage ring was slightly warm.

He retrieved the jade scroll, infused it with Spiritual Power, and a pale blue light curtain unfolded in the air, listing several spiritual materials’ names and exchange conditions, among which a few lines of golden text were particularly striking.

"Celestial Spirit Green Cloud Reishi (Nascent Soul Spiritual Object), requires seven thousand units of Great Merit; Heart-Breaking Grass (Nascent Soul Spiritual Object), requires nine thousand units of Great Merit; Purple Patterned Dragon Scale Fruit (Nascent Soul Spiritual Object), requires twelve thousand units of Great Merit..."

Great Merit, a unit above Small Merit; one unit of Great Merit was essentially equivalent to a High Grade Spirit Stone. Of course, in actual transactions, Great Merit could be exchanged for Spirit Stones, but Spirit Stones could not be exchanged for Great Merit.

Seven types of Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects, any one of which could cause a bloody storm outside, were treasures that an ordinary Golden Core Loose Cultivator could not obtain.

Chen Sheng’s gaze swept over the "Celestial Spirit Green Cloud Reishi," and images from the Pingyang Market suddenly surfaced.

On the auction stage of the Black Water Commerce Association, that piece of Reishi, emitting a soft cyan light, was placed under a glazed cover, prompting the cultivators below to vie for it with fervor.

Ultimately, it was bought by a late-stage Golden Core cultivator in a private booth at the cost of his entire fortune, who then began to flee desperately.

At that time, Chen Sheng was merely a Fake Pill cultivator, afraid of getting embroiled in trouble, he could only leave early without even qualifying to participate.

Yet now, this core material for refining the "Celestial Spirit Infant Pill" had unmistakably appeared on his exchange list, and from the exchange requirements listed, it was actually the worst among the spiritual objects.

"Heart-Breaking Grass..."

Chen Sheng looked at another line of text, a contemplative glint flashing in his eyes. This spirit grass was fiercely intense, yet it could neutralize the malevolent energy of the Heart Demon Tribulation when refined into the "Heart-Breaking Pill."

Back in the day, when he saw records of it in sect archives, he thought of it as an aid for passing the Heart Demon Tribulation, and now it could indeed be exchanged with Great Merit.

However, when he turned the light curtain to the end, his brows lightly furrowed—Primordial Crystal, Thunder Essence Liquid, Celestial Thunder Wood, these three pinnacle Nascent Soul spiritual objects of the Daoist Sect, were still absent.

Apparently, they had yet to appear on his exchange list.

Chen Sheng quickly arrived at an answer in his mind: "Time, cultivation level, value, contribution... none can be lacking."

In comparison to those Golden Core cultivators who stayed in the sect for centuries and were nearing the end of their lifespan, he had only been with the Three Elements Dao Sect for less than a century, his qualifications were still shallow.

Although his cultivation level had reached mid-stage Golden Core, it was not at Perfection, so he naturally wasn’t the top priority.

As for value and contribution, though he was a Tier Three Top Level Alchemist, the sect still had several Tier Four Grandmasters, none of whom had broken through to Nascent Soul, so he couldn’t compare.

"No rush."

Chen Sheng put away the jade scroll, a faint calm smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. He was barely over two hundred fifty years old, leaving enough time before reaching Golden Core Perfection.

Once he elevated his alchemy skill to Tier Four, becoming a Grandmaster, the sect would naturally tilt its resources in his favor. These spiritual materials, to him, were merely items in his pocket.

...

Time flew like a white steed passing a gap; in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

That morning, the Mountain Protection Array of Nine Cloud Peak suddenly lit up with a stream of faint golden spiritual light. Shortly thereafter, a Communication Jade Scroll penetrated the array, landing steadily on the stone table in front of Chen Sheng.

The jade scroll was inscribed with the characters "Xihua," belonging to his ninth son who was traveling outside.

Chen Sheng inserted his Divine Sense into the jade scroll, and Chen Xihua’s hearty voice instantly echoed in his mind:

"Father, I heard you have advanced to a Tier Three Top Level Alchemist, your child is here to offer congratulations!"

"Some time ago, I stumbled upon an ancient cultivator’s cave mansion in the Western Desert and gained some fortune. I have sent the items back via the Three Elements Commerce Association, hoping you can check them."

The few succinct words stirred Chen Sheng’s interest. He quickly acted according to the information on the jade scroll, instructing Chen Xihuo to go to the Three Elements Commerce Association to collect it.

Before long, a jade box measuring half a foot square was delivered into Chen Sheng’s hand. The box’s surface was filled with intricate secret runes, between which flowed a faint purple restriction spiritual light; attempting to open it by force would certainly trigger a self-destruct array.

Chen Sheng stepped forward, observing the restriction on the jade box, which was precisely the secret box sealing method of the Chen Clan he had designed himself; only by mastering the special incantation could it be safely opened.

"This child is quite meticulous."

Chen Sheng chuckled softly, murmured the incantation, and brushed his fingertips over the runes one by one.

As the last rune lit up, the jade box emitted a soft "click," and the lid slowly opened, revealing a quaint jade scroll lying quietly inside.

The jade scroll was thoroughly dark brown, its surface covered in cracked lines, yet it exuded a heart-palpitating restriction fluctuation.

"Double insurance? It seems this opportunity is significant."

Chen Sheng’s curiosity grew even stronger as he took out the jade scroll. At his fingertip, a thin stream of spiritual power formed, carefully undoing the restriction on it.

The restriction was more complex than the one on the jade box, with runes shifting like living beings.

Gently nodding, the Chen Clan slowly peeled away the outer layer of the restriction using a secret technique passed down by the Chen Clan. It took a full half an hour before a light "buzz" sounded, and the restriction on the jade scroll finally dissipated.

The moment his divine sense penetrated the jade scroll, five bold ancient characters suddenly emerged—"Myriad Phenomena Sources Returning to Spirit Skill"!

Immediately after, a line of proud text exploded like thunder in his mind:

"The quality of spiritual roots, regarded by the world as predestined, is like stars and constellations, each with its place. However, the path of the cultivator inherently defies the heavens, like a Kunpeng breaking the sea, aiming to reach the Nine Heavens. Creation has spirituality, divine beauty is unpredictable; why fear the predetermined nature of spiritual roots, for one can defy fate and reach the heavens!"

Chen Sheng’s pupils suddenly contracted. He forcibly suppressed the turbulence in his heart and continued reading downwards as the full picture of the secret technique gradually unfolded before his eyes.

This technique required employing a special method to collect the original spiritual qi of various high-tier spiritual objects, refining it into pure spirit marrow, and then using one’s spiritual root as a vessel, using spiritual power to bind and integrate the spirit marrow with the spiritual root daily, gradually enhancing the quality of the spiritual root.

The potential ceiling was high enough that even lower grade spiritual roots could ascend to Earth or Celestial grade, truly deserving to be called a heaven-defying fate-changer!

Chen Sheng slowly raised his hand, his gaze falling on the dark brown jadeite’s patterns, involuntarily drawing a trace of admiration in his heart:

"What a wonderfully intricate secret technique!"

When his divine sense first infiltrated it, the analysis of spiritual roots by this secret technique was as meticulous as a butcher dissecting an ox—from the original structure of the spiritual roots to the meridians of qi circulation, and even the resonance frequency with the heaven and earth spiritual qi, each section was dissected thoroughly.

It was precisely this extreme analysis that had created this miraculous technique capable of defying the heavens and altering spiritual roots.

This was the first time in his centuries of cultivation over several lifetimes that Chen Sheng had encountered a secret technique capable of directly enhancing spiritual roots.

His thoughts inadvertently drifted to the scripture pavilion of the Three Elements Dao Sect.

He had once browsed several secret techniques there that enhanced the aptitude of cultivators, all of which centered around "forging acquired spirit bodies"!

For example, the Acquired Grass and Wood Spirit Body, the Acquired Thunder Treasure Body, the Acquired Cold Body, and so on...

However, the upper limits of those acquired spirit bodies were very low, with most only allowing lower grade spiritual roots to barely reach middle or high grade, requiring long periods of time to complete refinement.

When Chen Sheng first encountered these secret techniques, he discarded them without hesitation, thinking that with that time, he would have already elevated his cultivation.

Excitement sparkled in Chen Sheng’s eyes:

"But this ’Myriad Phenomena Sources Returning to Spirit Skill’ is entirely different."

This secret technique used one’s spiritual root as a container to gradually assimilate the spirit marrow, enhancing the quality of the spiritual root from the ground up. What’s more, its potential ceiling could reach celestial grade spiritual roots.

That was the highest aptitude limit Chen Sheng was aware of. Once achieved, condensing a Nascent Soul or even reaching higher realms would become immensely easier.

Not even many Nascent Soul True Monarchs possessed such potential.

Chen Sheng picked up the jade scroll again, injecting mana once more, his gaze fixed on the cultivation requirements, a broader smile forming on his lips:

"To acquire such a secret technique, it seems Xihua is quite fortunate."

As his divine sense delved deeper, the three layers of the secret technique and the needed spiritual objects unfolded clearly before his eyes:

The first layer, "Initial Spirit Marrow Fusion," upon mastery, could elevate a spiritual root to high grade. Twelve types of tier-two precious spiritual objects were required as support.

From the "Ice Heart Grass" to the "Red Flame Flower"... Each needed to contain exceptionally pure spiritual qi and no less than two thousand years in age.

After calculating in his mind, Chen Sheng realized each of these twelve spiritual objects was valued enough to exchange for a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

For an average Foundation Establishment cultivator, obtaining one of these could greatly enhance their cultivation speed, and having all twelve could enable an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator to reach perfection.

The second layer, "Spiritual Roots Transformation," upon mastery, could elevate a spiritual root to Earth grade, with the requirements sharply increasing to six types of tier-three top grade spiritual objects.

"Deep Sea Profound Bead," "Thunder Pattern Dragon Wood," "Purple Thunder Crystal Core"...

Searching through the exchange list in the sect treasure vault, Chen Sheng only found "Deep Sea Profound Bead" and "Thunder Pattern Dragon Wood," while the other four he had only seen recorded in texts, extremely rare and challenging to fully assemble.

The third layer, "Spirit Root Perfection," upon mastery, could ascend to Celestial grade spiritual roots; the required spiritual objects were even more astounding.

It needed a total of three tier-four top-level spiritual objects: "Myriad Spirits Stone Milk," "Nine Elements Spirit Fruit," and "Primordial Thunder Crystal."

Chen Sheng felt helpless as he had never spotted these three spiritual objects on the sect treasure vault list, and even in the scripture pavilion’s records, only sparse mentions of "Myriad Spirits Stone Milk" and "Primordial Thunder Crystal" could be found.

The former was a marvel of creation, requiring tens of thousands of years in a spiritually rich area to form, able to restore all mana to a Nascent Soul Cultivator with a single drop, and it contained pure mana, with nourishing effects for the Nascent Soul, making it a treasure for Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

The latter was formed by the concentration of thunder within space rifts, ranking as tier-four top grade, an elite material for crafting protective magical treasures for Nascent Soul cultivators, with an irresistible allure for Thunder Element Nascent Soul cultivators.

As for the Nine Elements Spirit Fruit, although related records couldn’t be found, its paralleling with the other two undoubtedly marked it as a rare treasure of the ages.

"Defying fate is certainly no small feat."

Setting the jade scroll down, Chen Sheng lightly sighed, yet showed not the slightest sign of withdrawal.

For the spiritual objects needed for the first layer, with his current status and wealth as the Master of Danming Hall, he only needed to put in some effort and could gather them within a few months.

The tier-three top grade spiritual objects for the second layer, though rare, could be searched for by the commerce association over time to assemble eventually.

As for the tier-four spiritual objects needed for the third layer, although seemingly unreachable, he believed that once he became a Tier Four Grandmaster, the level of accessible resources and information would dramatically rise, and at that time, there might be a slim chance.

Chen Sheng carefully stored the jade scroll in his storage ring, realizing that the appearance of this secret technique greatly heightened his prospects of achieving a Nascent Soul in this lifetime.

He gradually mapped out his plan in his mind: first, collect the spiritual objects needed for the first layer, advance his spiritual root to high grade, and then progressively enhance it to Earth grade.

Once reaching Golden Core Perfection, he would then attempt the breakthrough to Nascent Soul, ensuring spiritual roots would at least not hold him back!